….Where have I landed. Flying that too with James. he isn't in the slow ones. That shows Flying+speed=lily in trouble. I should have stayed in the bathroom.

Chapter 2: the flying disaster

After having dinner they all went to their own common rooms. Sirius, frank and Alice to the Gryffindor common room. Lily and James to the head common room. Lily couldn't sleep for about what seemed hours she was thinking of the wedding. It was almost after 5 years that she was attending a wedding.

Enough! What would come would come, for now it's between me and my warm bed. For god's sake lily sleep! Tomorrow's a big day for you. She thought to herself.

The next morning she found herself in an awkward position. Her left leg was hanging out of the bed and her head on the right side. The morning felt cool. She opened her window and stretched her arms to welcome the day. The cool breeze washing over her morning laziness. Then she noticed that James was standing on the window beside hers . he waved to her and she waved back much absent-mindedly.

She met the other three at the breakfast. Only then had she noticed that they had become much a group from the past few days.

"I have these ,it should work." Alice said. Lily looked down and saw around 4-5 small boxes of eye shadow, lip makeup things and compact. Surely Alice was in a bang-on mood.

"What say? Think this should do for the five of us?"

"Um..Yeah. that's pretty nice, thanks Alice."

"Oh that's because I'm a bit excited. I haven't been on a wedding since I was five."

"yeah-" lily was speaking when Sirius broke in between

"What do you mean by 'the five of us' you two will be doing the makeup stuff."

Lily was sure this would be asked by them she was ready with the answer

"Well my sister wants everything to be perfect"

"That doesn't explain why do we have to put these on"james said picking up the eye shadow box. It contained shades of blue and yellow "I mean, come off it ,blue ….and yellow!"

Lily and Alice looked at each other plain faced but they knew they were thinking the same thing

"now that isn't for you guys, lily is wearing blue and I'm wearing yellow so… by the way it's not the full makeup you just have to put the compact. Your skin has tan patches so it's just to cover them."

"fine "they all said together.

"Just for you" James added. lily felt hot red patches appearing on her cheeks and her lips curling into a smile. she tried to control it but realized that it was giving a awkward expression of half –one-sided smile.

"Okay so I and Alice are heading to charms."

"And we are to herbology ,but what does it matter?" James gave her a what-are-you-saying look. Lily understood that she was to make herself clear

"That means we all have potions at the last. So at 4'o clock we are free from classes. Then we can get ready and we will sneak out after the curfew so nobody gets to see us."

"What about filch?"Frank spoke for the first time . till now he was just staring at Alice.

"don't worry he starts patrolling from the seventh floor ,we are on forth. So we meet in the entrance hall, then we get to the ground and take the brooms and fly off to surrey"

"Bingo!"Lily agreed

So then with that they set off. They were busy the whole day. they only got to see each other during break between classes in the corridors. That evening frank, Sirius and James went to the heads common room and found out it was empty. They were about to knock at lily's door when they heard a loud "ouch". They looked at each other for a moment and then they heard something else-

"Alice do it lightly"

"Lily it's going to be a little hard and just …..I got it"

They knocked again. This time Alice opened the door. A hair brush in her hand and a pin in her mouth. She walked across the room, fixed the pin in lily's hair and said

"So what brought you here, we have time right?"

"Yep but what are you guys doing?"Sirius asked. the room was totally disheveled. Dresses were lying on the bed, nail paint bottles on the floor, and a confused looking lily in from of the mirror. Holding a photo which was meant to be her hairstyle. Honestly it wasn't matching to what Alice had done.

"Alice I think it's a little bit twisty over there."

"Why don't you guys do it by magic? here" James said.. 'it as obvious' he thought "confrontoues"

the bun now matched the photo.

"Well thanks. We are just getting ready its 7:35 we better get going; everyone is at dinner, even filch. So change in plan I guess."

"Fine we'll just grab the suits and then we're on" frank said

With that they set off. After 15 minutes they were on the quidditch pitch. When they reached they found out that the guys were already waiting there, each one of them holding a broom.

James saw lily coming. Her red hair was shining in the moonlight. She was wearing the blue dress her sister gave her. she was just amazing, her hair taken to one side which were now slightly blowing because of the cool breeze. Alice was there just walking beside her. Lily whispered something into her ear and then she turned a shade darker than lily's hair. James guessed what made her blush. He turned over to see frank who was staring at Alice open-mouthed .

"Frank shut your mouth." Sirius said to have noticed that too.

"What? Oh yeah right."

"Now come on talk to her she won't bite. Tell her what you feel."james motivated him , well he was experienced at his game he must've said 'I love you' to 100 different girls including lily.

"not now but surely sometime…..maybe at the wedding" frank whispered back

"not planning to marry her are you, cause if you are give up, it won't work." Sirius replied frowning he too was experienced with girls.

"No not marriage."

"So, whats going on, talking about us?"Lily asked as they finally reached them

"nothing"james replied . for the first time in his life he felt his cheeks go red.

"anyway. What made you so late?" frank asked changing the subject

"Nothing we were just…let's say doing the touch up part. why any problem.?"

"No" frank was now getting nervous

Sirius poked him. Then he came to his normal self. It was as though he was the only one in his right mind because maybe rest all the people were busy blushing !

"Where have I landed myself" he muttered to himself

"What did you just say?"Lily now seemed to be alert

"I said can we now proceed?"

"ya sure "lily seemed casual. Well if it was a general day she surely would have freaked out.

"ok so we climb first on the broom then you can join us. What say?" James asked .he was always ready for broom rides. especially midnight.

"fine"

With that the guys mounted their brooms, now it was the girls chance. They shifted a little backwards making place for the girls. both of them Alice and lily paused for a moment looked at each other and then nodded. They sat one-sided. James felt his broom slightly tilting on the side where lily sat . it was still ok for him he could manage. The only problem was-

will they be able to manage too?

"keep telling us the way lily, will you?" frank asked

"well I think we won't be able to talk, I mean the air would be flattering the ears." Alice pointed out

"well ok see – Alice and frank you'll be with us at the back and Sirius will be guiding the way. First, reach London then I'll tell you what to do later."

"why me lily?"

"because you're the only one alone." Well that was kinda obvious. lily thought

"ok"

And then the three men kicked hard on the ground , surprisingly together. The brooms started rising into the air higher and higher. Then with a sudden jerk they were off. Lily could hear the boys making noises. They were enjoying the ride, but she did not. She looked down—they were about 30 feet above the ground as she saw the depth se felt that at any moment she would slip. She held James's chest. Then she noticed that her long nails were clutching James's suit tightly. His one hand were on hears, he was bending down to look at her…..he was tall. She let go off but he was still holding her hand , it felt comforting.

"scared are you?" he whispered into her ear. His breath tickling her ear.

"no"she lied. But he seemed to have understood this

"sure?"

"Ok fine, I am scared of height and flying"

"its alright. I could see that on your face"

He kept his other hand on her shoulder

"hold the broom"

"don't worry. I've done this loads of times."

She forcefully took his large hands off her shoulder and set them on the broom. He merely chuckled. They now reached the river . they were about to be there in London.

"CAN WE GET A LITTLE DOWN?"lily shouted and not to her surprise Sirius shouted back

"OK"

They were now flying above the river water.

"wanna have some fun?" James was finally holding the broom now. Her heart was thumping inside her chest . was it because of James or because of flying?

"if we're going slow then yes"

"then just wait and watch"

They went low just above the water. lily's foot was in the water…. just foot. It was pleasantly cool, the feeling of the water over her feet was nice.

"cool idea"

"you like it?"

"yeah"

"LILY WHAT NEXT?" shouted Sirius.

"I THINK IT'S THE SURREAN RIVER WE ARE CLOSE. LAND ON THE STREET AND THEN GO STRAIGHT WE'LL BE THERE"

He did as he was told. The scenes kept on changing. The street then the houses then shops. Finally lily saw a house in the line lighted.

"its there" she pointed

As they came closer ,to her relief the brooms went slow and they landed smoothly.