Chapter 1

A Delicious Breakfast

Lily Evans had always imagined her life to be prolonged, leading to her golden years in the ages of seventy and beyond and being able to fulfill all her hopes and dreams, but she would never have thought that her life would cease to exist in the next two years. Magic had been her personal companion since she was eleven years old, and she was entirely too dependent on it, when she should have been experiencing the joys of life. Lily learned this lesson when James came into her life.

A permanent smile was attached to Lily's face as she headed out back to her parent's home. She felt like a magical princess that was ready to be married to her destined prince, a man she would never have expected to even go on a date with because of their backgrounds and contrasting personalities.

It was about ten o' clock when she pulled up her car in her two car garage. The house was as quiet as a mime, with all the lights off in the house except for the living room, from what she could see outside the window. She examined her house. It was surprising to realize that she wouldn't be living in this place she had called home all her life for very long. Their house wasn't too big. There were three bedrooms, thankfully, to compensate for her parents, her sister Petunia, and herself. The best thing Lily liked about it was that they had a spacious basement, so when she wanted to invite one of her wizarding friends of James, she could do it in private and away from Petunia's prying eyes.

A dim light illuminated the living room as she stepped into it. Her parents were settled comfortably on the sofa, snuggled together, while Petunia lay lazily, her feet on the rear side, on the loveseat next to them. They were watching one of the popular game shows that gave away free money when you answered academic questions correctly, but if not, fell into a hole. She forgot the name of the show.

"Hey Mum, Dad!" She exclaimed, throwing her velvet green purse to the side and collapsing onto the sofa between the two of them, "Guess what?"

"What, honey?" Her mum asked curiously as to why her daughter was so jumpy.

"I'm engaged!" She stuck out her hand to show off the diamond ring rested on her finger. Lily found she still couldn't stop gazing at it. The ring was exhilarating, with a band of five diamonds, with one big diamond in the middle. The gold band was thin, but shined all around.

"Oh, that's wonderful!" Both her parents said in an outburst, but Petunia gave her an astonished looks, as if she had lost her mind, by saying, "With James Potter!"

"Yes, for your information. There's nothing wrong with him. He's a divine sweetheart." Which was the truth. She didn't want to try to prove that to her sister, but in a way, she felt she had to, because offending James offended her.

"Of course he is." Her Mum agreed.

"That's a hell of a ring. Wonder how much it cost?" Dad asked, still staring at the diamond ring.

"Dad!"

"I'm just joking, honey. Congratulations." He laughed, "We're very happy. So, when's the big day?"

"We don't know the exact date, but we're thinking of a month or so from now." Lily replied.

"Wonderful. Just tell us if you need help with anything." Mum suggested.

"Alright, I will."

Lily saw her sister strike her a jealous glare, but she ignored it. Nothing was going to ruin these months for her.

…

James Potter stuffed his face with sausage and milk. It was their usual Saturday morning breakfast with Sirius's arrival every week, with the exception of Lily, who had joined him and his parents for breakfast. To make a good impression on them, Lily had insisted that she make them breakfast before they woke up. See, the situation was that they didn't know about Lily at all, let alone that he was planning to marry her. The plan worked. They were delighted as they smelled the delicious aroma of apple cinnamon pancakes, sizzling sausage, and scrambled eggs.

Lily sat down across from James after she had placed the last dish on the table. He made an attempt to grab her hand from under the table, but accidentally touched her legs. She twitched slightly, and thankfully, no one noticed. She let out her hand and he held it, seeing her cheeks turn crimson red on the way.

"How can we thank you for this, Lily? Everything is delicious." James's Mum said with sincerity.

"Oh, it's no problem, Mrs.Potter. It was my pleasure."

"She can do the dishes too, if she's up for it." Dad joked, and all of them laughed together, although James saw an uncomfortable expression pop up on Lily's face. She signaled him to talk, popping her eyes out at him. He cleared his throat, as Sirius said, "Go for it, James…"

"Mum, Dad. I have something to tell you." Lily looked down at her feet, being the perfect lady, which made his parents look at her curiously.

"We-I mean, Lily and I, are getting married." He said nervously, not knowing how they would take this. Her Dad would be fair, but he didn't know about Mum. She never had liked surprises, and there was another thing also…

"What?" His Mum's eyes widened, placed her food down back on the plate, and wiped her hands with a napkin.

"We're engaged." James repeated.

"But…how long have you known her?"

"Uh…" James stuttered, and Sirius came to the rescue, "Technically, it's seven years, Selena, but they've been going out for over a year so far. James just didn't tell you about her because he thought you wouldn't approve him dating a Muggle."

"Muggle?" Mum said suspiciously, while Lily turned redder and redder ever time Mum opened her mouth.

"A Muggle-Born witch," he corrected Sirius, sending him a grave look, "Oh…" Mum had a sort of disapproving expression pasted on her face, but she recovered her poise immediately, "Well, I do not have a problem with that. You should have told us earlier, James."

"Is that why you didn't?" Dad asked James, thinking he was unbelievable, 'Because we wouldn't approve of her blood-line? What makes you think we cared?"

"I don't know…I guess it's all the pureblood mania going on right now, with Voldemort and-"

"James!" Mum jumped with fright at the name, and James apologized quickly, "Sorry Mum, but I don't see why we shouldn't say his name-"

"You should be scared of some things in life, James. You'll learn one day." His Mum told him, but he doubted that day would ever come.

"Don't listen to anything he says, even after you are married," Dad said, pointing his eyes in Lily's direction, "He still hasn't got a straight head. All that Quidditch garbage is blocking his real brain."

"Dad! Do not insult Quidditch!" James protested, pretending to be incredibly offended.

"Don't worry Mr.Potter, I never started." Lily replied smartly, and he put up an offended face for her too as they guffawed at her comment. James was relieved to hear that her parents were alright with it, but he still had a hunch that her mother was against it. Well, he would see when Lily left. They started cleaning up the table, and Lily offered to do the dishes, but Dad smirked and told her that he had only been joking. His Dad ended up doing the dishes, Mum cleaned the kitchen, Sirius went off somewhere upstairs in James's bedroom, leaving Lily and James still sitting on the dinner table. James smiled widely at her from cross, tapping the table annoyingly with his nails.

"What?" Lily asked playfully, tapping the table too, producing a louder noise than him.

"A guy could get used to this. Watch out."

"That's the plan."

James got up and walked over to her, sitting on half her seat and holding her in his arms and attempted to kiss her, but she ended up kissing her cheek.

"Not in front of you parents, James!" She retreated, blushing again.

"They're not in here. Well, that didn't go too bad, did it?"

"It was okay. But why didn't you tell me your Mum didn't like Muggle-Borns?"

"No, she likes Muggle-Borns. It's just Muggles she finds ignorant…" He wasn't being entirely truthful, but oh well. Nothing mattered at the moment.

"Oh…I see." Lily said, falling silent.

"Don't take it personally. I think she really likes you."

"Good…"

"And I do too."

"Like? I hope it's more than that or you're not getting breakfast." Lily threatened without a hint of seriousness. She felt like a ten year old again, joking around with her friends.

James wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly, leaving a trail of kisses on her neck. She giggled, "Stop! That tickles!"

"I know. That's why I'm doing it." James smiled and suddenly poked her hips. She exploded into a frenzy of laughs, got to her feet, and ran to the living room. When James followed her, she held up her hands in caution and took steps back slowly as he advanced on her, "James…"

"Oh, come little Lily, now now now, or I tickle you…" He sang and ran after her. She shrieked and ran up the stairs. James followed her, making it into a cat and mouse game, and she went right into his bedroom. As he followed her, she knew she was trapped, so she pulled Sirius, who had been standing by the window and reading a letter, in front of her in protection. James was too smart. He swiveled around him and snatched her by the arm, and they both fell on his bed. He tickled her practically to death, as she screamed and cried and tried hardly to get him off of her.

"Ugh. You two make me sick." Sirius said, having a look of disgust.

"He started it." Lily pointed to James. He had stopped tickling her by now, and they were laying on the bed next to each other, looking at Sirius.

He gave them a letter, "Read this. It's from Dumbledore."

"Dumbledore? Are you sure?" James grabbed the letter in disbelief. Why would he be writing them? Sirius nodded, Lily and James got up from the bed and read it:

My attention to James Potter,

Please meet me at the following address tomorrow at twelve o' clock to discuss an important matter that has surfaced recently. Lily Evans has relevance in this situation as well, and she has been sent a letter also. Please be there.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

Lily placed a hand on James's shoulder, wondering the same thing he was. Dumbledore sounded so serious. What was all this about?