Disclaimer: None of the characters in this fan fiction belongs to me. They're owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. The only ones that belong to me are those that you don't recognize.

Summary: Now that the Marauders, Lily, and Bella are out of Hogwarts, they faced a whole new world: adulthood. Between jobs, marriages, fights, and a bunch of whole new adventures, they know that they'll always have each other.

A/N: Hey everybody! Here's the sequel. Thank you so much for all the reviews in the last chapter of "I Knew I Loved You."

I'm sorry it took so long for me to update. I've been so busy. I have a major project that counts big time for my final report card.

To MarauderBabe07: Thank you so much for your review. And I totally agree with you. I did, indeed, rushed a bit in the ending. I was just so anxious to finally end it, that I guess I didn't think much. But then, as you see, Lily is still upset about her parents. Every time they're mention she's always sad. She's just no longer all broken down about it. James helped her through that. But I agree that I could have taken more time and developed it better, and for that, I am truly sorry. That review of yours was really helpful, thank you so much!

I will be posting up my new story in the next few chapters, I'm guessing two or three. Please check it out for me.

Chapter 1

It had been one week since the 7th years graduated from Hogwarts. Lily Evans is getting used to living with her best friend, Arabella Figg, because of the death of her parents. Though Lily is still upset about her parents, she know that moping around won't bring them back and that her parents won't want to see her like that. She only wished that her sister, Petunia, would forgive her for whatever she did wrong. Not since the "freak" letter had Petunia contacted Lily. She tried to send many letters, but each time her owl, Cherry, just return without a reply. Lily wasn't even sure whether Petunia read them or not. And today was not unlike the others.

Lily woke up to a ratter at her window. She went over to let Cherry in.

"No reply again, Cherry?" she asked sadly. Cherry hooted and nipped her finger.

"I figured…I just…just keep on trying, because maybe Petunia will see how sincere I am…and write back…but I…I guess not…" Lily looked miserably out her window, staring at the beautiful summer sky, baby blue with a few fluffy clouds here and there. She saw one that looked like her parents, and one lonely tear fell from her brilliant green eyes. Then she saw a cloud that looked like James…James holding her. She smiled at the thought of him.

"Oh, Cherry…I miss James so much…I wonder when he's going to owl about the visit to his house…" And with one last look at the clouds and a sigh, Lily went down to breakfast.

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"Good morning, Lily," said Mrs. Figg warmly.

"'Morning, Mrs. Figg," Lily replied. "Where's Mr. Figg?"

"Oh, he left for work early today."

"Oh…is Bella still sleeping?"

"Yes. Would you mind waking her up?"

"Not at all."

Lily went upstairs and knocked on Bella's door. "Bella?" No answer. Lily knocked again. Nothing. Lily pushed open the door. Bella was sleeping deeply in her bed, tangled in her blanket and sheet.

"Bella?" Lily asked, gently shaking her friend.

"Hrmp…mmrp…" Bella mumbled, turning on her side.

"Bella!" Lily said loudly, shaking her a bit harder.

"Limhmeeawonme," Bella said, pulling her pillow over her head. She was supposedly saying, "Leave me alone."

"Bella, come on! Your mum wants you up! Now!" Lily said, pulling the pillow away from her sleepy friend.

"Please, Lily! Just five more minutes!"

"Bella, five more minutes won't make any difference with waking up now. C'mon!" Lily whacked Bella in the stomach with the pillow.

"No," Bella said stubbornly, grabbing the pillow back from Lily and laying her messy-hair head on it.

"I'll give you 'till three. If you don't get up now, you'll face the consequences," Lily warned her. Bella gave a little snore.

"One…two…three…" Lily said. Nothing from Bella. "Oh-kay," Lily continued in a singsong voice. "You asked for it." And Lily took out her wand and dumped a bucket of ice-cold water over Bella. Splash! That pretty much says all. Oh wait, and this:

"ARGH!!" Bella jumped up from her bed, soaking wet. Goosebumps formed in her tanned skin.

"Lily, are you mad??"

"I warned you. But no--you had to take it the hard way."

Bella magicked herself dry. She then looks up at her almost-guilty friend. "Lily?" she asked sweetly. In fact, almost too sweet.

"Yes, Bella?" Lily replied, just as cotton-candily (a/n: I know this word doesn't exist, but hey--J.K. Rowling and other great authors make up their own words all the time!)

"I have two words for you."

"What--thank you?"

Bella shook her head from side to side and smiled. "Run."

"That's only one word."

"I wasn't finished. I mean to say: run…NOW!!" And Lily took off from her room, Bella right behind her. Bella chased Lily down the stairs and into the kitchen, both laughing like crazy.

"Girls!" Mrs. Figg cried, obviously unimpressed with their childish behavior. "You two are adults now, and should not be behaving in this--this childlike way."

"Sorry, Mrs. Figg," Lily said, looking really sorry. She really appreciate the Figgs' letting her stay and do not want to disappoint them.

"Yeah, sorry, mum," Bella said, though not as sincere as she could've sound.

"It's all right…here's your breakfast," Mrs. Figg said, pointing to some eggs and sausages on the table.

Lily and Bella began eating, and as soon as they did, an owl came flying in. It dropped the letter onto the table. Bella picked it up.

"Lily, it's for you," she said.

Lily looked puzzled. No one had sent her any letters all summer. Could it be Petunia? Lily opened it. No it isn't. It's better. It's--

"James!" Lily cried happily. "It's from James!"

"Open it!" Lily did and read it aloud.

Dear Lily,

Hi. Oh, I've missed you so much. Sirius has been so annoying!-- "That's my man!" Bella cried.--How have your summer been? Mine have been so boring…Anyway, I'm writing about the visit to my house as we'd plan. I'd already ask my mum. If you can, you and Bella can come next week. The rest of the gang would be here too. Write back as soon as possible. I can't wait to see you! Everyday without have been so meaningless. I think of everyday and dream of you every night…do you of me? (a/n: okay, after writing this, I realized how corny and fluffy it was. Pardon me, okay?)

Love,

James

"Aw…" Bella said, wiping a fake tear from her eye. "That's so sweet of James!"

"Wait!" said Lily. "There's more!"

P.S. Sirius said hi to you.

P.P.S. Sirius said hi to Bella.

P.P.P.S Sirius said he loves you, Bella.

P.P.P.P.S Oh, by the way, Lily, did I mention that I don't like you anymore?

P.P.P.P.P.S Sorry, Lily. Sirius wrote that and won't let me erase it. I DID NOT WRITE THAT. I love you, Lily.

"Sirius!" Lily cried, as Bella fell out of her chair laughing. "I nearly had a heart attack reading that part. Why does he always have to joke like that?"

"I don't know," said Bella. "But for whatever reason it is, I sure love him like that."

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A/N: Okay, how was that? Please let me know by reviewing. Thanks!