Right Here Waiting

A/N: Hellos and welcome to my first fic on this pen name. Enjoy and read and review.

Disclaimer: Dun own it. Except Ellie, who is my own creation. Yays!

Chapter One: All the times that I thought would last somehow

"JAMES POTTER, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!" screeched Lily Evans, stepping into the common room, dripping with a foul smelling, purple liquid. Lily's eyes were flashing and she had one hand on her hip and the other was holding a wand that was pointed between James Potter's eyes.

James tried to stifle a laugh, but to no avail. "Nice look for you, Evans. Try getting rid of it."

Lily let out a muffled scream and pointed her wand at herself. "Scourgify!" Nothing happed. "POTTER! GET IT OFF OF ME!"

A grin played at the edge of James's mouth. "Go out with me."

Lily figured she should be used to this by now. "No! I will not go out with you; I will never ever go out with you! Deal with it!" She directed a glare that could have boiled water at James.

Ellie Tate, an on again, off again friend of Lily's heard this argument from her dorm and came down to see what the problem was. When she saw Lily, she knew that it was James who had done it from the glare Lily was giving him.

Ellie sighed. "James, grow up," she said. She was currently in a friendly period with Lily. Ellie turned to Lily, "And Scourgify didn't work, did it?" Lily paused in her glaring long enough to nod. "Right. James, you seriously need a new blocking spell." Ellie flicked her wand at Lily and said "Tersus." There was a flash of light and the goop on Lily was gone. Her hair was also shiny and brushed, the chalk that was on one sleeve of her robe was gone, and underneath her fingernails was clean.

Ellie tossed her short blonde hair. "Yeah, I'm good."

"Thanks Ellie," said Lily, pausing once more from her death glare.

Ellie just shrugged. "No prob." She tucked her wand behind her ear. "So, Potter, where did the rest of your friends run off to? Did Sirius and his sissy sneak off for some fire-whiskey again?"

"It isn't a Hogsmeade weekend, you aren't supposed to leave the grounds!" said Lily, somewhere behind Ellie. Ellie rolled her eyes. This was going to be one of those 'I hate you, please die, Lily' moments that happened to her so often. Lily Evans could be so annoying!

"They didn't go, anyway," said James, plopping down in an arm chair near the fire. It was cold for November. It was already snowing. "They decided to stay in and pull a prank on the first years.

"Didn't they do that last week?" Ellie asked, sitting down next to him.

James just shrugged. "I guess so."

Remus and Sirius chose this moment to enter the common room. Sirius was snickering and Remus was shaking his head. "Sirius, I really don't understand you sometimes." He paused. "Actually, make that most of the time."

"What is it that you did this time?" Ellie asked Sirius. "Did you take after James with that purple stuff? Which by the way, is rather childish."

"It is not!" Sirius exclaimed, highly affronted. "It's a classic!"

"Whatever."

Remus sat down next to Ellie on the couch and slipped an arm around her. They dated off and on through out the year and had been since fourth year. It was sixth year now. Ellie pecked him on the cheek then looked at Sirius.

"And anyhow, we turned the first floor corridor into a giant swamp. I wouldn't recommend going down there." Sirius plopped down next to James and propped his feet up on a table where a few second years were working. One girl made to push his feet off the end but Sirius flashed her a grin and she stopped.

Ellie rolled her eyes again. "Rightio then." She slid closer to Remus who turned to her and kissed her lightly.

"Get a room!" James complained loudly. Ellie paused long enough to stick her tongue out at him then went back to her kissing.

"Yeah James, just because you haven't got a girl friend doesn't mean you need to take it out on us," Remus told him. He pecked Ellie on the forehead.

Yes, the five were quite good friends. They hoped they would stay like that forever.

Halloween, two years after seventh year

The Potters, Sirius, Remus and Ellie were seated in the Potter's living room. They all knew they were all in grave danger, but no one wanted to think about it.

Lily and James had married right out of school and soon had a little boy, who they named Harry James, after James and James's father. Sirius saw different girls, none of whom were very serious. Ellie and Remus continued to date and were currently living together.

Ellie and Remus sat close together on one couch. Sirius sprawled out on the floor with Harry on his lap and Lily and James sat on the other couch. Lily and James were talking (mostly kissing actually) and Sirius was tickling Harry.

Remus coughed suddenly and James glanced at him. He nodded. Sirius caught Remus's eye and Sirius grinned and stopped tickling Harry. Remus stood up and took Ellie's hand, turning slightly red. He bent on one knee.

"Okay. Here we go," he said to himself. He continued out loud, "Ellie, I love you more than words can say. I want you to know that and I want you to know that everyday. So-"he paused to pull a small box out of his pocket and open it. "Will you marry me?"

Ellie gasped and Remus stood up, looking into her eyes. "Oh, of course!" she grinned and Remus put the ring on her finger and kissed her, wrapping an arm around her.

James and Sirius clapped. Lily gave James a disapproving look, but grinned. Even Harry, who had no idea what was going on, giggled. Lily got up and picked him up, kissing his forehead.

"Well, I'd better go," said Sirius, getting up from the floor. "Places to go and such." He waved at everyone and said to Ellie and Remus, "Congrats, you guys make a great pair. Now Peter and I are the only ones not hooked up." Sirius grinned and headed for the door. They heard a pop and knew Sirius had disapperated.

James took Harry from Lily, kissed her on the forehead, and swung Harry around in a wide circle. "Wow, Lils, he's getting so big."

"I know," said Lily softly.

Ellie and Remus, meanwhile, were seated back on the couch, still kissing.

Lily sat down on the couch and James sat down next to her. She went to tuck a lock of James's hair behind his ear, but froze. "You have to go. They're coming," she said. Everyone knew better than to think this was a joke. Lily often had these feelings, and they were often right.

Ellie and Remus separated themselves and just looked at Lily. "How?" breathed Remus. "Sirius...."

"No," said James. "You have to go then."

"I have to stay and help," said Remus simply. "Ellie, go back to the house."

Ellie drew her wand. "No, I have to help!"

Remus turned to Ellie and kissed her quickly. "Ellie, go, I'll stay and help. You have to go. I don't want anything to happen to you."

"Well, I don't want anything to happen to you either!"

"Both of you go!" said Lily, pushing Remus towards the door. "Now. We can take care of ourselves."

After a moment of pushing, Remus relented. "Fine. You have to swear you'll call Dumbledore though."

"Of course, now go!" She shoved Remus and Ellie out the front door. "Go!"

Lily closed the door and turned to James. "We have to get out of here, he's coming. There isn't time!"

There was a loud knock on the door.