Finally…

"Sirius it just doesn't make sense what is all this stuff and where does it all come from?" James asked.

"What all did you get again?" Peter piped in.

"He got a red rose, fizzing whizbees, us caroling to him in the morning, boxes of bertie botts, flying snitches, chocolate pyramid things, sugar quills, chocolate frogs, mini flying brooms, and dungbombs," declared Remus

"You mean serenading me awake in the morning." James laughed. The others gave him annoyed glances.

"You haven't eaten any of the items…" Sirius trailed off.

"Of course not, I have attended this school for just as long as you, I'm not daft. Anything could be wrong with them pranks, poisons, love potions, I'm not taking chances."

James just sat staring at all of the items on the bed, there didn't seem to be a pattern that he could see. Unless every day there seemed to be…tap,tap,tap.

"Will someone let in that ruddy owl I think I might be on to something here."

Peter went to the window and let the owl in, the owl glided across the room and landed on the James bed interrupting his thoughts. James began untying the letter attach while mumbling under his breath, "bloody bird…..had it….pattern….extra one."

After the bird flew off James looked back at his bed deciding whether to continue deciphering the pattern or read the letter he just got, probably from his mum. James decided on the latter and quickly opened it up.

Center of the dance at midnight, last gift awaits.

Love,

Leannán

James just stared at the note, he knew these were gifts but he didn't know who from or what they meant and who was Leannán.

"Prongs you look befuddled. What's the letter say?" Sirius asked for all three of them.

"To meet up with the person, sending these, in the middle of the dance at midnight and that the last gift awaits. Anyone know someone with the name Leannán?" James pondered.

"I have heard that before but I don't remember where." Remus voiced.

"Well for now let's set this all aside and head to the kitchens for a snack, I'm famished," Sirius proclaimed.

Remus, Sirius, and Peter watched as James made his way anxiously to the center of the dance floor. They were nervous for him and watching him closely to make sure this wasn't some hoax or worse some crazy stalker, after all the Bertie Bott's every flavor beans only had his favorites in them and as far as they all knew they were the only ones to know how he eats them. As they watched closely they saw a girl approaching and the only thought they could think was great she is going to mess up the whole thing and we will never know who sent the gifts.

The other marauders were so loud that James heard them gasp as a blindfold was placed over his eyes. He moved his hands up to remove it but the person enclosed their hands over his wrists and held them down from behind which he didn't fight. He could tell it was definitely female at least just not sure who he contemplated as they maneuvered around to the front of him. She brought his head down slowly and began to whisper words barely audible to his own ears, so that he couldn't make out her voice, but he could feel her breathe run across his neck and ear making him shiver.

"On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me one everlasting red rose."

She paused and took a breath and he remembered a similar muggle song his mum would sing around the house he loved the song but could never remember it exactly, what was it called? He felt her graze his right check with a kiss and the spot instantly warmed.

"On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two fizzing whizbees." She placed a kiss on his left cheek.

"On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three carolers." He chuckled remembering his serenade the other morning and she placed a kiss on his temple.

"On the fourth day of Christams my true love gave to four boxes Bertie Bott's."She placed a kiss to his other temple.

"On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five flying snitches." She placed a kiss on his forehead.

"On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six chocolate hugs." She kissed the tip of his nose.

"On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven sugar quills." I felt her lips on my jaw near my ear.

"On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight chocolate frogs." She kissed the other side.

"On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine flying brooms." Her lips moved further down his jaw.

"On the tenth day of Christams my true love gave to me ten dungbombs." She moved to the other side.

"On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven worded letter." She kissed his chin and moved her hands up around his neck untying the blindfold but not letting go.

James was so anxious this girl spent so much time on him and every time she touched him it tingled. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him on instinct.

"On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve kisses." She pressed her lips to mine and let the blindfold fall away as she tangled her hands in his hair, I lost myself in a kiss with this mysterious girl. I hadn't opened my eyes but I knew this girl was definitely the one. Electric shocks were sent through my entire body, I couldn't hear anyone around me, and I felt like we were dancing in the clouds. I pulled away from her and placed my forehead on hers, I was anxious to open my eyes. I was praying that this amazing girl was the same one I had fell in love with a couple years ago after that dream. I heard the deafening silence around me and I slowly opened my eyes to look at her. I gasped as I stared into her emerald eyes and I felt so overcome with the love I held for this girl. I pulled her into another kiss putting all of the love I had into that kiss. There was clapping around us and we finally looked up, she blushed so deeply, it made her look picturesque and absolutely breath taking.

"Would you like to take a walk?" I looked at her questioningly

"That would be fantastic." She responded quickly.

We walked to a garden outside that the professors had placed warming charms in the area and placed a charm on the snow so that it wouldn't melt from the warming charms, it was the perfect picture of a winter wonderland. They found a bench and sat looking at their surroundings, when James finally voiced his thoughts.

"Lily, I absolutely loved the fact that when I opened my eyes it was you standing in front of me. Please tell me that this is real and not a dream, joke, or passing fancy."

"James look at me," he glanced up at her, "I absolutely adore you and even though it took me a little longer to see. James, I love you." He stared into her eyes looking for any signs of deceit, after finding none, he kissed her again.

"I love you too Lily." He whispered against her lips and kissed her again.

James decided it was time to turn on his boisterous attitude, "So a song just for me?"

She laughed, "Yes I created that song for you, I had to find your favorite things though and left little clues here and there."

"What clues did you leave and what did each one mean?"

"Well rose is a flower like my name and it stands for love. Fizzing Whizbees you had told me a story about you and Sirius using them to cheer me up when my parents were killed. The caroling," James coughed and it sounded like he said serenading, she eyed him then continued, "caroling was my prank, not meant to be embarrassing but to show that I am ready to stop being so anal."

"Lily, you are far from anal, yes you like to follow rules but I don't think I would have fallen in love with you any other way." She smiled at him and gave him a chaste kiss.

"At the beginning of the year I saw you sorting through a box of Bertie Bott's when I asked you why you said you were picking out your favorites and told me which ones were your favorites. So I got seven boxes, your four had your favorites."

"What did you do with the other three?" She began smiling like the Cheshire cat and he noticed a twinkle in her eye.

"I charmed them to look like a regular box full of all of the colors and they will be arriving to the people they are meant for in the morning." His eyes brightened up and he began laughing a deep husky laugh.

"You Lily Evans played another prank a real one. This is amazing. Who are the lucky winners?"

"I'm not telling you, if you don't know by lunch I will tell you then. The snitches were to signify all those times you would play with that snitch and after catching it you would turn to me and smirk. The chocolate hugs…"

"Wait that is what those were called, hugs?"

"Yes, they are called chocolate hugs, they were given because I'm muggleborn and I gave you hugs without physically giving you a hug and giving up the secret admirer part. The sugar quills were for you because I know you like having them in classes, just please keep them away from Sirius!"

"Oh don't worry, I'm hiding all of the candy from him."

"Whew, where were we, oh yes the chocolate frogs, I charmed them to have emerald green eyes."

"You did? I was too worried about who could possibly be sending me all this stuff that I still have all of it, I was kind of scared to eat it."

"Understandably, what with Voldemort, Snape, and your fan club. The flying brooms were to remind you that nine months ago you promised to teach me how to become a better flyer and I'm still holding you to that."

"I haven't forgotten and I will definitely be teaching you."

"The dungbombs were a part of your pranking nature and the first prank you played on the girls in first year, including myself. Which by the way those dungbombs will disappear now that you know it was me."

"What? What do you mean disappear? I was going to use those!" She laughed at his reaction.

"If you let me finish, they are hidden within the Slytherin's common room and set to a timer. At sun rise on our first day back to classes after break, they will go off." He stared at her wide eyed.

"You put all ten in there, Merlin, two would leave it smelling for a week, ten would probably leave it smelling for the rest of the year and then some. This is going to be great, I can't wait"

"At least it's not in their dormitories, so we don't have to smell it in classes with them."

"The letter? How you signed your name confused me, what does that have to do with anything about you or me?"

"Well it had to be exactly eleven words long, and tell you where to meet me obviously. Leannán is actually Irish because I am part Irish and mostly because I look it, it means lover. Lastly the kisses because what better way to show you how I feel then to just kiss you."

"After you kissed me, I didn't open my eyes for a little bit because with everything you caused me to feel by the gesture, I had to hope and pray that it was you because if it was anyone else I would have been torn in two. Lily I have loved you for a couple years now and would be a pleasure of mine if you would honor me with your presence at every Hogsmeade visit and continue seeing only me after we graduate."

"Yes James, I wouldn't have it any other way."

James cupped her face and inched closer until his lips were on hers and his heart burst with pride as he was finally able to call Lily Evans his girl.

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