Heyy guys! Sorry for the wait, I've been quite busy with school and stuff. I have holidays tomorrow and after tomorrow and then there's the weekend so I'll be able towrite lots of chapters so updates will be daily. Enjoy!

The next day James Potter woke up with an unusually large headache. He looked around. Somehow his room didn't look the same to him. It was still his room with the blue bed covers and the turquoise curtains; but he felt that with yesterday's events, now nothing would be the same.

He ran his hands through his hair. His head felt strangely heavy and painful. He had fallen asleep late, thinking about the situation with him and Lily. He had never thought of Lily in that way, she was his friend and it felt so unfair that it was going to change because of a stupid quill. Lily deserved someone different, someone much better.

Slowly he got up and walked to the bathroom. He needed a shower to clear his head. To wash it all away.

As he went in, he couldn't help but admire the genius behind this bathroom. It had been charmed many, many years ago to modify itself to the needs of the user. James couldn't think of a better place to relax. The marble room with the large tub in the middle was just perfect. He turned on the taps surrounding it and took off his clothes. As he climbed in, he felt his body relax and his worries softly floating away.

He was lazily sitting there appreciating the piece and quiet surrounding him when suddenly the door clicked and in walked a red head wearing a tiny green silk robe, loosely tied around her waist. She was about to remove it when she spotted James. Her eyes grew wide and she desperately tried to cover herself up.

"Sorry James, I should have knocked!"

With that, she ran out, closing the door behind her.

James sighed and closed his eyes again. The image of Lily untying her robe was burnt in his head and it wouldn't go away. He had gotten a very good look at her legs and he couldn't help but admit that they were quite appealing. Shocked at his own thoughts, he climbed out and wrapped a towel around his waist.

"Lily, you can use the bathroom now!" he called and walked back to his room.

Lily walked into the common room. James was sprawled out on an armchair lost in thought. As she sat on the couch, he snapped out of it and his eyes focused on her.

"Morning," he said softly.

She smiled at him.

"I'm starving. There's probably no food in the Great Hall, it's already ten. Do you know the way to the kitchens?" Lily asked.

James grinned and nodded.

"How can I not know where it is? Sirius spends quite a lot of his time in there. I actually feel bad for the house elves."

"There are house elves in the kitchens! I've never seen a house elf in my life!" Lily said excitedly.

"C'mon then, they'll be happy to give us some food!" James said, already halfway to the portrait.

It turned out that James was right. They had been welcomed by a rather large group of house elves with wide, toothy grins.

As they brought them breakfast Lily looked around at the surroundings in amazement. Brass pots and pans covered the walls around her and she couldn't believe the number of house elves in there.

"Lily?"

She turned around to see James gazing at her.

"Yeah?"

"I was wondering… you know how Valentine's Day is in two weeks?"

Lily nodded slowly, not knowing where the conversation was going.

"Well, it's a Hogsmeade weekend. I was thinking maybe we could go and look for a house or something. We could ask Dumbledore for special permission to go and visit some places. You know, so we could, er… get it over and done with and we wouldn't have to worry about it," James added quickly.

"Um… that's fine. I think. But just not something too big. I'm more worried about telling my parents. I'll have to go that day too. How are they going to react? How is Caitlyn going to react! What're we going to tell everyone?"

James placed his hand comfortingly on Lily's shoulder.

"Lily, I promise I won't let anything happen. It'll be fine, I swear. We'll get through this. Just don't worry about it."

Lily nodded softly, and put down a half-eaten piece of toast.

"I'm going to go back to my room, I need to sleep."

With that, she got up, gave James a sympathetic smile, thanked the house elves and walked out.

That night James and Lily both exited the Heads' Common Room. They were going to have dinner with everyone else in the Great Hall and tell their friends about the wedding. Lily was especially scared of what could happen. Knowing Caitlyn, she could either scream with happiness, get over excited and start planning a massive wedding, or be sympathetic about it and help Lily out.

She sat at the table and was instantly attacked by Caitlyn.

"What happened yesterday with Dumbledore! Why didn't you and James come to class? I haven't seen you all day!"

Lily sighed. She just knew this was going to happen.

"You have to swear you won't tell anyone. Apparently there's this place in the Ministry where they arrange marriages randomly and then the people have to get married or something really bad will happen. James and I have to get married within a month of my 18th birthday."

"OH MY GOD!" Caitlyn screamed. People immediately turned around to stare at both her and Lily.

"Caitlyn…! No one's supposed to know about this so don't go blabbing. I'm serious. I know you like to gossip but please, please keep your mouth shut. Don't do it like the other time when you went and told everyone that I was going to break up with Ryan."

"Sorry," Caitlyn apologized. "I really can't believe you're getting married! This is so much to take in!"

"Yeah. And the worst bit – get this – we have to consummate the marriage within 24 hours of the wedding. And I have to have at least one kid in the two years after that. I have nothing against James or anything but somehow I really don't think we're meant to be. I mean… we're friends. You don't marry your friends!"

Lily sighed. Caitlyn was looking at her with her eyes wide.

"I can't believe my best friend is getting married! And you're going to be losing your virginity to him! I mean, they always said you should do it with someone you love and never under pressure. If there isn't any pressure on you here, then I'm the Tooth Fairy. James isn't exactly Mr. Romantic." Caitlyn whispered, looking around to check no one was listening.

"I know… Do you think it will hurt? I can't believe this is happening to me! What's my family going to say? Petunia is going to be terrible! God, I want to kill whoever created that freaking quill. Really." Lily stated nervously.

Caitlyn simply smiled sympathetically and hugged her. Lily would really be needing her help.

For James it hadn't gone any better. Sirius had burst out laughing, catching peoples' attention and Remus had simply smiled comfortingly. Sirius' laughter was really starting to annoy him. He would stop only to start all over again five seconds later.

"You have to consummate the marriage! You're actually going to see Lily naked? Prongs, I'm sorry but that's hilarious! I mean, she's a virgin and all." Sirius joked.

"Yes Sirius, and may I remind you, so am I. Though I would be very happy if you would keep it to yourself and not share it with everyone around you! I really don't see what's so hilarious. I'm being forced to marry Lily and she's my friend. You don't marry your friends Padfoot, you marry people you like." James had lectured.

"It will end up okay in the end, James. You and Lily will get past that. You just have to be very careful with what you say, you know how girls are. Say something wrong and they attack you! So just be very, very nice to her and be very understanding," Remus had told James gently.

"Yeah. Right. I'll do just that."

James sighed and looked away. A few seats along the table was a very shocked Caitlyn staring at a depressed looking Lily. He didn't want her to suffer. Not now, not ever.

OK guys, that's it for now, expect another update tomorrow.

Sara

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