A/N- I didn't write the song, or the Harry Potter books, I didn't come up with any characters excluding Robbin and Lila. I don't own anything else you might recognize.

This chapter is dedicated to Twilight 4Evr/ Gotta luv Jasper, for her great reviews and agreeing with me on my reviewing policy. I like Jasper, too, but they all are smokin' hot! :D

I originally wanted this story to be done by Christmas, seeing as it is a Christmas story, but that is really rushing things. I want to have well written chapters that keep my readers interests and that might be hard to do if I'm rushing. Tell me in your reviews if you would hate me terribly if I did not get this story completed by Christmas.

Thanks to all my reviewers, you guys are the bomb: emma dov (for her enthusiasm), Harriet Fields (for her curiosity), Twilight 4Evr/ Gotta luv Jasper (for the previous reasons stated), mysterious Victoria (for her awesome writing, and attentiveness to detail in every story that she reads, and for being a great Fanfiction friend!), TayliaNinja (for her great writing skills, I recommend her! And for her interest in my story), b3lla (for her constructive criticism), and Merino649 (for her encouragement).

Okay, I know that was a l-o-n-g authors note, I've been known to ramble, so, without further adu, here's the third chapter.

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.

Lily was exhausted that night, but couldn't get to sleep. She couldn't help but wonder who it was that had sent her that tree. She had come to the conclusion that it couldn't possibly be James for three reasons:

Whoever this was was probably a shy and subtle secret admirer. James was neither shy nor subtle, and certainly wasn't a secretive sort of person. Lily knew that better than anyone.

Whoever this was must be thoughtful and creative, another two qualities James didn't possess, after all, he had asked Lily out practically the same way for several years.

And whoever this was knew exactly how to reel Lily in. Though she hated to admit it, Lily knew she was curious about this whole ordeal and the ones responsible. Therefore, it could not possibly be James.

Or so Lily thought. She was too blinded by logic to see who it actually was.

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Back in the empty boys dormitory (Sirius was sleeping somewhere else, most likely a broom cupboard) James was lying awake, just like Lily. He, however, was wondering if Lily had fallen asleep yet, so he could perform operation turtle doves.

At 3am a very drowsy James decided it was finally safe. He picked up his handcrafted ornament, grasping it rather gingerly, for he was rather proud of his invention. It was a stained glass heart outlined by two turtle doves, (if you looked closely, you could see that one had emerald eyes), surrounding the words: I love you. He hoped Lily would like it, he was anxious that it might be too sappy, but it was too late to go back now. Opening the clasp of the window, he flew out into the night air, and planted it just as he had the tree the night before.

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Lily woke up the next morning and went straight to her tree. There was only one alteration: on one of the higher branches of the tree hung a beautiful stained glass heart. Closer inspection showed two turtle doves, tail to tail and bill to bill, were imprinted in the glass, outlining the inscription "I love you."

The ornament was so beautiful, it's message so pure, Lily had to wipe a few tears from her eyes. When Robbin saw the exquisite ornament, she was speechless, for a moment. "Wow," she praised, "Whoever is doing this has great taste and is so romantic. I wish Remus would do something like this for me, but of course, he's off on vacation…"

Lily gave Robbin an apologetic look and turned her back to the tree to get ready for the day. She was dying to find out who her secret admirer was, yet one part of her didn't want to know. In the end, the curious portion of her mind won out, and she decided to keep an eye out for people acting out of the ordinary around her today.

On her way down to breakfast, James was walking ahead of her, but he didn't say anything. This, she thought, was definitely a weird but wonderful change. Maybe, just as Robbin had suggested, he was over her. This disturbed Lily, but what bothered her even more than that was the fact that she wasn't happy about it. Lily shook her head a little, sure that she was ailing. Before she could dwell on this very long, though, Severus caught up to her and engaged her in conversation about the Christmas Eve Hogsmeade trip, and she momentarily forgot all about James.

A/N- Reviews, reviews, reviews please! I will love you all for life. I would promise muffins or doughnuts or cookies to reviewers, but I would probably eat them all myself first. It's the thought that counts though, right?

Please remember to tell me in your reviews if you would hate me awfully if I didn't finish this by Christmas.

Love to all who've read thus far, LU