Disclaimer: as you all know, all these characters are the creation of the great almighty JK Rowling . . .
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"Severus, you are the most amazing man I have ever known . . ."
"Lily, you make my heart soar . . . you are the most intriguing woman I have ever met in my whole life . . .
"Will you marry me, Lily? I will treat you like a queen, the queen of my life . . ."
"Of course Severus, I would love to be your wife . . ."
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"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled. I woke up with cold sweat literally pouring down my face. I rubbed my eyes and put on my glasses.
What a nightmare! Lily in love with Snape?! Snape proposing to Lily?! YUCK. Gag me with the snitch.
"Potter, go back to sleep . . ." mumbled Sirius. "We don't want to hear you pine away for your Lily. Go dream of her in peace . . ."
"Sirius, you gotta help me!"
"What is it this time, Lily, Lily, or Lily? Lemme guess . . .:"
"I'm serious, Sirius! I just had a NIGHTMARE that she and that slimeball Snape fell in love."
"Oh puh-leeze, James, don't even go there. That's DISGUSTING!" he sat up and gave me a horrified look.
"You guys, it's 4 in the morning, go back to sleep," came the voice of Remus.
"Lupin, lover boy needs us right now. He had a . . . bad dream about Lily and HIM."
"Ewww . . . but it's 4 in the morning, Sirius! FOUR IN THE MORNING! Besides, Lily needs her beauty sleep . . . I need my beauty sleep . . ."
"Helloooo, does anyone care about me anymore?! Desperate man here wants to tell his girl how he feels about her!!!" I can't believe we were having this conversation.
"Fine. James, go visit Lily and tell her how you feel. Just pleeeease let me go back to sleep . . ." said Remus drowsily.
"Good luck James. You'll need it. Now don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Sirius called out to me.
"Kidding!!" he said defensively when I beaned him with a pillow. That jerk.
"Thanks you guys . . ." I whispered as I stepped out of the room.
What if she doesn't feel the same way I do? What if she really IS in love with Snape?! Uh, don't even THINK about THAT, Potter!
I climbed up the stairs to the girl's dorm and stood in front of the door. You're crazy, you know, a little voice in my head told me. She'll never like you, you nerd. Not with your dorky glasses, it said nastily.
Shut up. You'll never know what'd happen if you never did this, said this encouraging voice. Go for it!
I knocked on the door gently and stood back. I nervously ran my fingers through my messy black hair. You ARE crazy, I told myself. Don't blow it.
The door opened and standing behind it was . . . HER. "Hello," I said softly.
I couldn't look at her straight in the eye. Her eyes were these beautiful shade of green and her long red hair was so sleek and graceful when it swayed. I looked up at her anywayz and her hair was a little tousled. She had this cute sleepy look in her eyes but they still had the usual sparkle.
"James, is everything all right? It's four in the morning . . ." she said, giving me a little smile.
"Uhhh, well, I really need to talk to you, if that's okay," I said nervously. That's just great, Potter, I thought, mentally kicking myself. Open mouth, insert foot. She thinks you're an idiot.
"Sure, let's just go to our common room." she picked up her blanket, closed the door, and I lead her to one of those huge overstuffed sofas in front of a crackling fire. She sat down and pulled me down beside her.
"What's up?" she said a little sleepily, covering herself with the blanket.
"Ummmm . . . well . . . I was just thinking . . ." I said slowly, racking my brains for what else to say.
"Mmm-hmmm," she said drowsily.
"Okay. I'm not going to beat around the bush anymore. Lily," I said, touching her arm gently to make sure she was listening to me. "I would just like to say, thank you for those times when you've been there for me. You have been one of my most special and close friends. Whenever I need you, you're always there to help me. I admire you because . . . because . . . because you're you. You're so innocent and free, you don't care about what other people think about you. You're such an honest and simple and loyal friend. I . . . I don't know how I can repay you for all that you've done. I just want to tell you that I love you so much and I'm always here when you need me." I looked at her, my heart thumping like mad. You're crazy, crazy, CRAZY!!!! taunted that annoying voice again.
She looked back at me and gave me one of her beautiful smiles that just made me melt. In the blanket she searched for my hand, put it around her shoulders, and held on to it. I looked at her and, and surprisingly, she was crying!
"Oh James," she breathed out, trying to steady her voice. "You've been such a great friend to me. Thank YOU for being the way you are. You're so sweet . . . why do you have to be so wonderful?"
She snuggled close to me and laid her head on my shoulders. I kissed her forehead and let her be. "I love you …" she whispered as she started to drift off to sleep.
"Good night Lily . . ." I said, as I leaned a little on her. "I love you too . . ." I closed my eyes and we just lay together in that huge sofa, happy that we were together.
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"Hey Lupin, wake up," shouted Sirius, throwing a pillow to him.
"Shut up, Peter, it's only four in the morning . . ." croaked Remus, throwing the pillow to Peter.
"Where's the fire?" Peter said stupidly.
"C'mon, you guys, it's 6 AM already. James hasn't returned; let's see what happened to him and Lily," Sirius said mischievously, his eyes sparkling.
"Oooooh, lets, this I gotta see!" said Remus, suddenly wide-awake.
"Wait for me!" squeaked out Peter, getting out of bed.
They tiptoed down the stairs into the Gryffindor common room and froze in their tracks.
"Well, looky here," whispered Sirius, chuckling.
"Lucky him," said Remus enviously.
He saw me and Lily sleeping peacefully on the sofa, my arm around her shoulders.
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"Severus, you are the most amazing man I have ever known . . ."
"Lily, you make my heart soar . . . you are the most intriguing woman I have ever met in my whole life . . .
"Will you marry me, Lily? I will treat you like a queen, the queen of my life . . ."
"Of course Severus, I would love to be your wife . . ."
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"AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled. I woke up with cold sweat literally pouring down my face. I rubbed my eyes and put on my glasses.
What a nightmare! Lily in love with Snape?! Snape proposing to Lily?! YUCK. Gag me with the snitch.
"Potter, go back to sleep . . ." mumbled Sirius. "We don't want to hear you pine away for your Lily. Go dream of her in peace . . ."
"Sirius, you gotta help me!"
"What is it this time, Lily, Lily, or Lily? Lemme guess . . .:"
"I'm serious, Sirius! I just had a NIGHTMARE that she and that slimeball Snape fell in love."
"Oh puh-leeze, James, don't even go there. That's DISGUSTING!" he sat up and gave me a horrified look.
"You guys, it's 4 in the morning, go back to sleep," came the voice of Remus.
"Lupin, lover boy needs us right now. He had a . . . bad dream about Lily and HIM."
"Ewww . . . but it's 4 in the morning, Sirius! FOUR IN THE MORNING! Besides, Lily needs her beauty sleep . . . I need my beauty sleep . . ."
"Helloooo, does anyone care about me anymore?! Desperate man here wants to tell his girl how he feels about her!!!" I can't believe we were having this conversation.
"Fine. James, go visit Lily and tell her how you feel. Just pleeeease let me go back to sleep . . ." said Remus drowsily.
"Good luck James. You'll need it. Now don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Sirius called out to me.
"Kidding!!" he said defensively when I beaned him with a pillow. That jerk.
"Thanks you guys . . ." I whispered as I stepped out of the room.
What if she doesn't feel the same way I do? What if she really IS in love with Snape?! Uh, don't even THINK about THAT, Potter!
I climbed up the stairs to the girl's dorm and stood in front of the door. You're crazy, you know, a little voice in my head told me. She'll never like you, you nerd. Not with your dorky glasses, it said nastily.
Shut up. You'll never know what'd happen if you never did this, said this encouraging voice. Go for it!
I knocked on the door gently and stood back. I nervously ran my fingers through my messy black hair. You ARE crazy, I told myself. Don't blow it.
The door opened and standing behind it was . . . HER. "Hello," I said softly.
I couldn't look at her straight in the eye. Her eyes were these beautiful shade of green and her long red hair was so sleek and graceful when it swayed. I looked up at her anywayz and her hair was a little tousled. She had this cute sleepy look in her eyes but they still had the usual sparkle.
"James, is everything all right? It's four in the morning . . ." she said, giving me a little smile.
"Uhhh, well, I really need to talk to you, if that's okay," I said nervously. That's just great, Potter, I thought, mentally kicking myself. Open mouth, insert foot. She thinks you're an idiot.
"Sure, let's just go to our common room." she picked up her blanket, closed the door, and I lead her to one of those huge overstuffed sofas in front of a crackling fire. She sat down and pulled me down beside her.
"What's up?" she said a little sleepily, covering herself with the blanket.
"Ummmm . . . well . . . I was just thinking . . ." I said slowly, racking my brains for what else to say.
"Mmm-hmmm," she said drowsily.
"Okay. I'm not going to beat around the bush anymore. Lily," I said, touching her arm gently to make sure she was listening to me. "I would just like to say, thank you for those times when you've been there for me. You have been one of my most special and close friends. Whenever I need you, you're always there to help me. I admire you because . . . because . . . because you're you. You're so innocent and free, you don't care about what other people think about you. You're such an honest and simple and loyal friend. I . . . I don't know how I can repay you for all that you've done. I just want to tell you that I love you so much and I'm always here when you need me." I looked at her, my heart thumping like mad. You're crazy, crazy, CRAZY!!!! taunted that annoying voice again.
She looked back at me and gave me one of her beautiful smiles that just made me melt. In the blanket she searched for my hand, put it around her shoulders, and held on to it. I looked at her and, and surprisingly, she was crying!
"Oh James," she breathed out, trying to steady her voice. "You've been such a great friend to me. Thank YOU for being the way you are. You're so sweet . . . why do you have to be so wonderful?"
She snuggled close to me and laid her head on my shoulders. I kissed her forehead and let her be. "I love you …" she whispered as she started to drift off to sleep.
"Good night Lily . . ." I said, as I leaned a little on her. "I love you too . . ." I closed my eyes and we just lay together in that huge sofa, happy that we were together.
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"Hey Lupin, wake up," shouted Sirius, throwing a pillow to him.
"Shut up, Peter, it's only four in the morning . . ." croaked Remus, throwing the pillow to Peter.
"Where's the fire?" Peter said stupidly.
"C'mon, you guys, it's 6 AM already. James hasn't returned; let's see what happened to him and Lily," Sirius said mischievously, his eyes sparkling.
"Oooooh, lets, this I gotta see!" said Remus, suddenly wide-awake.
"Wait for me!" squeaked out Peter, getting out of bed.
They tiptoed down the stairs into the Gryffindor common room and froze in their tracks.
"Well, looky here," whispered Sirius, chuckling.
"Lucky him," said Remus enviously.
He saw me and Lily sleeping peacefully on the sofa, my arm around her shoulders.
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