"Hey Evans, you're looking beautiful as always" James winked
"Thanks Potter" I mumbled in reply.
James had changed. For one, he no longer bullied younger students. He still pranked, but didn't victimize, the marauders simply entertained.
"See you later for head rounds" he called as he walked off to his class.
Rounds would be the best part of the day. I couldn't stop thinking about James all through classes. And when Professor Flitwick asked me a question I had to ask him to repeat it. I had gone through all seven years of our time at Hogwarts and could not give myself a reason as to why I hadn't been in love with this man before now. He was my other half. There are people who spend a lifetime looking for the one for them, and mine had been with me since I started school. I had been so ignorant. So… picky. I thought I could have done better than James. I realized I couldn't. I had to tell him how I felt about him and I had to tell him tonight.
That night during rounds
"Hey Jam-" I began
"Oh Lily there's a code pink up ahead" James interrupted. Code pink being snogging couples.
"Break it up you two" I called.
The 5th year students broke apart and headed in the direction of the dungeons
"That brings the tally for the year to 32" James laughed and I did to.
"Hey James I was going to say before that this year you've really matured and I think that maybe after all this time I might have fallen for you an" but James didn't let me finish as his lips had met mine, he broke a part all too soon.
"You don't know how long I've waited for you to say that" he said and then we made the snogging tally to 33.