A/N: this was inspired by Valentine's Day; and my sister talking about someone liking me. Not saying who, though. No one's business but my own!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything you see here; the characters belong to J.K Rowling, and the songs belong to their rightful owners.
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Lily sighed as she watched James across the room. They were sitting in the Gryffindor Common-room, doing extra work.
James could feel Lily's eyes on him, and forced himself to ignore it. He stood up and stretched. As he walked up the stairs to his room, he heard Lily sigh, making him want to turn around and comfort her. He forced himself to ignore that too, and closed his door behind him.
Lily placed her head in her hands and started to sob quietly. 'He'll never understand,' she thought, sobbing a little more loudly.
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The minute Lily entered the Great Hall at breakfast, she noticed signs all over depicting hearts, and dancing.
"Oh man, I forgot about Valentines Day," she moaned, scanning the table for James.
James was sitting quietly with Sirius and Remus; Peter had disappeared for the second day in a row. He looked up as the hall doors opened. When he saw who had come in, he sighed sadly.
"I spent most of the night listening to her cry," he explained to Remus, while Sirius started complaining about lack of valentines cards.
Remus glared at him, and then turned thoughtfully to James. "I think she's come to some sort of realization," he said quietly to James.
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Maybe Remus is right, James thought, watching Lily as she started walking around the great hall. They were placing decorations all over the hall, for the Valentines Day dance later that evening.
Lily had hardly spoken a word to him all afternoon, but her eyes were trying to tell him something; he just couldn't decide whether it was something important.
The minute they finished decorating, Lily walked off to get dressed for the event that evening.
James sighed, and entering the Gryffindor common room, found Remus and Sirius playing a game of Exploding Snap. Sirius already had a pair of singed eyebrows to his credit, and Remus was chuckling under his breath; until the cards singed his eyebrows. James chuckled softly. Remus and Sirius looked at him.
"What are you doing here so early?' Remus asked, looking at his watch.
"It's not that early," James said. He sighed. Running his hands through his hair, he explained why he was back.
"So the great hall is decorated for the dance tonight, but I haven't been able to talk to Lily about going with me," James finished about ten minutes later.
Sirius and Remus looked at each other with raised eyebrows. They had an idea, but they weren't about to let James in on it.
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Dumbledore had managed to book a wizarding music group to come play at the dance.
As Lily listened, someone came up to her. "Would you mind dancing with me?" asked a familiar voice. Lily looked into the smiling eyes of Remus Lupin. She nodded her head and got up.
"James really wants you to talk to him. He's going out of his mind. I've never seen him so depressed before," Remus said, as the music pulsed around them.
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
Lily looked at him. "What do you mean?" she asked.
Remus sighed. "Haven't you noticed how he's been ignoring you?" he asked incredulously.
Lily stopped dancing. Her eyes were glittering with unshed tears. She looked around, ignoring Remus.
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Meanwhile, James was sitting at the table he had picked out. But he was basically the only one sitting. Everybody else was up dancing.
The song playing had changed.
He works hard to give her all he thinks she wants
But it tears her apart 'cause nothing's for her heart
He pulls in late to wake her up with a kiss goodnight
If he could only read her mind, she'd say…
Buy me a rose, call me from work
Open a door for me, what would it hurt
Show me you love me by the look in your eyes
These are the little things I need the most in my life
Lily, it appeared, had decided to sit this song out, too. Her conversation with Remus had caused her heart to wring painfully.
Now the days have grown to years of feelin' all alone
As she sits and wonders if all she's doin' is wrong
'Cause lately she'd try anything just to turn his head
Would it make a difference if she said, if she said…
James listened closer to the song after the last few lines. He turned his head, and watched in surprise as a tear fell down Lily's cheek.
Buy me a rose, call me from work
Open a door for me, what would it hurt
Show me you love me by the look in your eyes
These are the little things I need the most in my life
And the more that he lives the less that he tries
To show her the love that he holds inside
And the more that she gives the more that he sees
This is the story of you…and me
Sirius was standing next to Remus. He watched as James stood up and walked toward Lily, who wasn't even watching in that direction.
The song came to a close:
So I bought you a rose on the way home from work
To open the door to a heart that I hurt
And I hope you notice this look in my eyes
'Cause I'm gonna make things right for the rest of your life
And I'm gonna hold you tonight, tonight
Do all those little things for the rest of your life
James asked nervously, "Lily, would you like to dance?"
Lily turned around in shock. Her eyes were rimmed with red. "W-what?" she asked.
James took a deep breath and repeated, "Would you like to dance?"
Lily seemed to consider it for a couple seconds.
As she thought about it, another song came on.
Baby, I knew at once that
you were meant for me
Deep in my soul I know
that I'm your destiny
James held his hand out to her, and without another thought, Lily took it.
James twirled her out onto the dance floor. As her head fell back, Lily laughed out of sheer joy.
Though you're unsure
Why fight the tide
Don't think so much
Let your heart decide
Baby, I see your future
and it's tied to mine
I look in your eyes and see
you searching for a sign
James noticed that Lily had been staring at him for a couple seconds. Her eyes looked sad but James couldn't understand why.
But you'll never fall
Till you let go
Don't be scared
Of what you don't know
True to your heart
You must be
True to your heart
That's when the
heavens will part
And baby, shower you
with my love
Lily felt as though her heart was starting to fill in an aching void as James continued to hold her.
Open your eyes
Your heart can tell
you no lies
And when you're true
to your heart
I know it's gonna lead
you straight to me
(Got to be true
to your heart)
Why do I feel this way about him? she wondered. It wasn't normal, that her heart would choose him after six years of being annoyed by him.
Someone ya know is on
your side, can set you free
I can do that for you if
you believe in me
Why second-guess
What feels so right
Just trust your heart
And you'll see the light
James twirled her again. As she fell into his arms, Lily looked up into his eyes. What she saw there had her catching her breath.
Girl, my heart is driving
me to where you are
You can take both hands off
the wheel and still get far
Be swept away
Enjoy the ride
You won't get lost
With your heart to guide you
True to your heart
You must be
True to your heart
That's when the
heavens will part
And baby, shower you
with my love
The song suddenly ended. Lily opened eyes that had closed. She gasped. James looked at her. He expected her to slap him but she didn't.
As they stood there, Dumbledore smiled.
A/N: okay, well here's my one shot. I hope you like it. Please review!
Serindraxx