Title: Strawberries
Pairing: Lily/James
POV: 3rd Person
Rating: K
Word Count: 345

"Why me James?"

It was the last weekend of 7th year and unexpectedly sunny for a British summer time. Lily and James had been 'canoodling' for over 6 months now and the school was still recovering from the shock. Of course, it had always been glaringly obvious that James liked Lily, and to some more obvious still that she just must like him back (why wouldn't she), but few people seriously expected it to happen.

Anyway; happen it did, and it produced some rather wonderful memories for all involved. One of these cherished memories was, for Lily and James at least, lying by the lake from noon to sunset on the last Saturday of their Hogwarts career. "Why me?" wasn't a question James had been expecting. They'd already done the 'why Lily finally changed her mind' part, but it hadn't occurred to him to ever question why he wanted Lily. He just did.

So he naturally found it a difficult question.

"Didn't you hear me James?" She repeated, "Why me?"

"Oh, I heard you the first time. I just didn't know what to say."

"You must know. How can you not know why you like me?"

"Oh, I know why I like you. I just can't explain it."

"Will you try? For me?"

"Well. You know how in Spain they grow those really big, juicy strawberries. With all kinds of pest-pest-muggle spells and things?"

"Yes…"

"And you know how they always look fantastic when you were showing me in the shops?"

"Yes James. I know all about strawberries."

"So you know how those ones always taste a bit, tart. Or sour?"

"Tart. Yes. Where is this going?"

"Well, what I'm trying to say is, all the girls I see are like those strawberries."

"Juicy and perfect looking?"

"But tart."

"Alright, juicy and perfect looking and tart."

"Exactly. You're not like that at all."

"I'm not?"

"No, you're like a proper home grown strawberry. Small, and cute, and ever so sweet."

"Oh."

"Does that answer your question Lily?"

"Yes James. Thank you. You're very sweet too."

A/N. Constructive Criticism is very much appreciated. Dedicated to Toonsta like I promised, Mrs Ralph because there's a semi-colon if you look very hard and my Mum for buying Kent Strawberries.