Chapter 2

A James potter and lily Evans Christmas story! The start of their 7th year at Hogwarts over the Christmas holidays.

Disclaimer: Though it would be nice, I do not own Harry Potter. :(

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Lily's POV

I woke up in the morning when the sun rose and shone brightly into our dorm, I was the first up, followed by Alice and as we had done for the last 6 years, we woke Marlene and told her breakfast was ready (which usually made her rush to get dressed). Then we all walked down to the great hall together for out breakfast.

We got to the great hall and again, as usual, we were some of the first people there. We sat in our usual spot and dug in. I had bacon, scrambled eggs and one piece of toast that morning.

James' POV

I lay awake this morning, Remus usually wakes us all up but I was up early today, remembering last night. It would be our last year of school and then we would be sent into the big, wide, scary world. I had a lot on my mind, but mostly what happened last night. Lily Evans had LOOKED at me, without disgust or hatred on her face. I was talking to Sirius about our Christmas prank and I ran my hand through my hair in thought. I looked up at Evans... Lily as I usually do, admiring her beauty and wishing that she would like me, even as a friend!

I looked at her as she was staring at me. I stared back but she didn't seem to notice. Then all of a sudden, Dumbledore dismissed us and she ran back to her dorm as fast as she could.

I stopped replaying it in my head and get really excited about the prospect of lily and i sharing a dorm for the whole year, maybe I could prove myself to her. Today was the last day in this dorm, we would be moved to the heads quarters, where we would live together the whole year. I jumped out of bed and got ready for the day.

I walked out of the dorm and down to the hall alone, knowing that there was no way I was waking Sirius from his beauty sleep and Peter and Remus would not budge. I figured that no one would be there as it was so early but I was wrong.

Lily's POV

James Potter turned into the grant hall, Alone. I looked up and saw he was walking towards us, Marlene and Alice were on the other side of the table and I was facing them. He was gong to sit next to me.

"What do you want Potter" I spoke

"To eat breakfast with some lovely ladies" he stated with a dramatic wink

"Go away Potter" I said sternly

"Why were you staring at me last night?" He said abruptly, with a slight smirk but an inquisitive look on his face.

"Uhhh...I...I wasn't staring" I stuttered.

I took the timetable that McGonagall had just given me and left the table to wait for my first class, though it would be a long wait.

"What was that about?" Alice questioned as she and Marlene walked up to me.

"Nothing" I said in a finalising tone, signalling the end of the topic.

The first day went by fast, but coincidentally I was in all the same classes as... James Potter. Ugh. Tonight we were moving into our dorm together and sharing living quarters for the first time.

We finished our classes at three like usual then I went to the gryffindoor common room to do the homework we had gotten today and sat with Marlene and Alice to talk once we had finished.
At five, we walked down to the rest hall together for dinner.

Once the feast was finished, all students went back to their common rooms except prefects, who were on patrol duty. Mcgnagall took James and I up to the Heads quarters and showed us around, we stood at the door and she told us to choose a password that we would both remember.

"Quidditch" James suggested

"That's too obvious as you play Mr Potter" Mcgnagall said

"Candy canes" I said, "a muggle sweet, I clarified to James's confused look

"That will do" Mcgnagall told us. "Mr Potter," she said as we walked into the living room, "your room is on the left there" she pointed, "and Miss Evans, your room is to the right. "Each of your rooms have an ensuite and this is your shared living space" she guest urged whilst she spoke.

"Thank you professor" i said politely

"I know you two will be able to do your duty to our school" she said kindly as she left with what I thought was a slight smirk on her face.

"Wow, its beautiful" I said wistfully

"Yes she is" James said quietly, not looking at the room

"Pardon?" I said, not quiet hearing him

"Not important" He said quickly

"Okay, goodnight Potter" I said, approaching my room

"Night lily" he said staring after my closed door

He called me lily? We always referee to each other by our last names. I thought nothing of it and went to sleep.

The next few weeks passed uneventfully and Halloween was almost upon us. I didn't really enjoy Halloween, I thought it was a pointless holiday and frankly, quite dangerous too. I mean the muggle tradition, you go around asking strangers for candy she any other day of the year you're told not to talk to strangers or take candy from strangers.

Well anyways the schools hallowe'en feast was tonight and there would be a little party in the gryffindoor common room after it that Marlene and Alice persuaded me to go to with them.

So that's how I found myself back in my old room in the gryffindoor tower with Marlene working on my hair and Alice on my face.

"Is this really necessary?" I asked them

"YES" they replied in unison for the fifth time tonight

"Fine" i huffed and mentally prepared myself for the night