Disclaimer: I do not own the characters.
Summary: Sometimes you need a little lift. A collection of short stories about anything Harry Potter. (Also where I will put my responses for mackgirl's Character Challenge).
I will number the chapters according to their catagory - Character Challenge for the challenge responses and Little Lifts for any other short stories, such as the Drabble Request Thread responses. Hopefully it won't be confusing! Remember, reviews are cookies, and everyone loves cookies. :)
Little Lifts 1.
For Cuba's request on the Drabble Request Thread (go see the HPFC, numerous links on my profile XP).
Dancing in the Rain
Lily Evans
Lily Evans was a practical girl. She thought logically, acted responsibly, and tended not to stray from the plans and schedules she made. Lily did not do anything stupid; it was a known fact that she was sensible and rational when it came to school, friends and boys.
Lily did not dance in the rain, because she was afraid that she would slip and fall.
But James was different. James was a risk, and the idea of allowing herself to trip over for him was not one she thought she would ever consider. Although charming, he was like any other boy, a vulgar pig who assumed he could get whatever he wanted with a smile and a rude joke. As the years went on, however, the premise became somewhat more appealing as a promising future; he loved her, even she knew it, and her comfort at being a solitary character was waning. She had lived so long convincing herself that she was stronger alone, that she didn't really need anyone except herself to survive, but growing up in a dark world changed that, and with James, she knew that she was as good as complete.
Lily still tries to prove that she is too old for dancing in the rain, but not even she can resist it all the time. When it pours sometimes, James leads her out by the hand and twirls her around in the road, and she allows the water to soak through her skin and melt her heart. What the heck – even if she slips, there is always someone to lift her up again.