Je T'Aime, Lily: (I love you, Lily)
A/N: I Do Not Own the characters. They are JK Rowling's. I am merely using them.
October 24, 1977
Every year on Halloween there was a costume ball at Hogwarts. The ball was open to third year and up. This year, as was tradition, the head boy and girl would organize the ball. Lily loved the ball, she went every year she could. This year she would organize and attend the ball. Lily and James had become good friends over the month and now did all they could together, to get to know each other better.
One evening, about a week before the ball, Lily sat in the Head common room doing an essay for charms. James was trying to find Lily's best friend, Alice Stevens. He found her in the Gryffindor common room and sat beside her. "Hey, James, what's up?" Alice said smiling at James. "Is Lily going to the ball next week?" Alice giggled "She goes every year, so I should think so." James said "Really I never see her at the balls, who dose she go with?" Alice put her quill down on the table in front of her. "Well, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, year she went with her old best friend, Severus Snape. Last year she and I went together."
James stared at Alice who instantly became uneasy "What?" she said quietly. "Lily was friends with Severus Snape?!?!" James exploded "Yes, until the 'Mudblood' incident, he was her best friend. They live in the same neighborhood. They met before they came to Hogwarts. He spent most of his time during the summer holidays at her house. James...Where are you going? JAMES!!!!" James had jumped up and ran out of the common room. He ran back to the Head rooms before slowing down. "Lions" he muttered to the portrait guarding the rooms. The portrait opened and James stepped into the room. He spotted Lily doing her homework before the fire and sat in the armchair across from her.
Lily was almost done with her essay when Angel, who had been napping in Lily's lap, jumped down. Lily finished her essay and looked around for where Angel had gone. Angel, it seemed, had jumped into James's lap and was rubbing against him purring. Lily smiled as James petted Angel. "She likes you, and she doesn't take to everyone so well. She sees something in you that she likes." James, still surprised at what Alice had told him, merely shrugged. Lily placed her book and essay carefully in her bag and stood up yawning. "Well, I think I am off to bed, sweet dreams, James." Lily walked over and picked Angel up from James's lap, kissed his cheek, and headed up to her room.
James walked into the Heads kitchen. He pulled a box of cookies and poured a glass of milk. He sat at the small table and ate his snack thinking of what Alice had said. 'Lily went with Snape the first three years, Lily and Snape grew up together; Snape was Lily's best friend...' It all made since now that he thought about it. Prior to fifth year Lily was always hanging around Snape when she could be. James sighed and finished his snack and cleaned up. He grabbed a bottle of Pumpkin Juice and headed up to say one last goodnight to Lily.
He knocked on the door leading to Lily's room and slowly pushed it open. Lily was asleep on her bed, a book across her chest. James smiled and moved to the bed. He picked up the book, dog-eared the page she was on, and set the book on the bedside table. James tucked Lily in and kissed her forehead softly. Angel lay beside Lily purring softly. James petted her head then blew out Lily's bedside lamp. "Je t'aime, Lily" James whispered in Lily's ear kissing her cheek softly. James left the room closing the door quietly behind him.
Halloween
Lily woke to see a black kitten on her trunk with an orange ribbon around its neck. Lily smiled and picked the small kitten up. She untied the note attached to the ribbon and read it.
'My Dear Lily,
Happy Halloween, pumpkin! (Lily rolled her eyes.) I hope to see you tonight at the ball. I saw this little guy in hogsmead and thought Angel deserved a friend. He is part of my Halloween gift to you. If you go look in the Head kitchen, you will find part two. Happy Halloween!'
"Je t'aime, Lily" she looked up. James was standing in the door way smiling. Lily jumped up and ran to hug James still holding the note. James hugged Lily back tightly. She let him go. "What's in the kitchen?" "Go look," James kissed Lily's head and let her go. She ran to the kitchen and found a muggle trick-or-treat basket filled with muggle and hogsmead candy. "Where did you get the muggle candy, James?" James laughed "Remus, he is a half-blood. His family lives in muggle Britain. I asked him for the candy and basket and his parents sent them to me. Do you like it? Remus mentioned that muggle children like to go trick-or-treating every year on Halloween so I figured that you used to as well." Lily kissed James's cheeks and hugged him. "I love it, James. Thank you so much." "Je t'aime, Lily" James murmured kissing Lily's head.