After having finished a huge meal in the great hall the five of them decided to go visit Hagrid. As they walked across the school yard toward Hagrid's house, Lily listened to the sweet sounds of the birds. She had been so caught up in their sweet melody that she didn't realize that they were at Hagrids, until they were knocking on the door. They knocked and listened to Hagrid rustling around the house. Finally he came and opened the door.
"Come in guys, I have something ter show yeh. Be quite though, okay" said Hagrid.
Confused they all stepped into the small hut. There was one large bed in the corner of the room, and the curtains that were draped over the windows were pushed open to allow sunlight in. The sunlight filtered through one of the windows and onto the wooden floor. The fireplace next to the bed was dark and filled with burnt wood. As lily looked about she saw a bundle of blankets lying on the floor. She looked closer and saw something black moving around. Hagrid moved closer and opened the blankets. What Lily saw surprised her. The black thing had turned out to be a baby boarhound.
"Hagrid where did you find this?" asked Lily.
"I found it in my garden. It don' have a mother so I'm going ter raise it."
"Hagrid you can't raise it," said Lily.
"Actually I can. I asked Dumbledore and he said it's okay as long as I take good care of it."
"What will you name it," asked Remus.
"I don' know. I think I might call him Fang," said Hagrid.
"That's a good name," said James.
"Thanks, I thought so to. Would anyone like some of my cakes? They're fresh," said Hagrid.
Everyone knew all to well what Hagrid's cakes were like. They were hard lumps that nearly broke all of your teeth. So they all declined the offer.
They stayed a little while longer and chatted. Hagrid, for some strange reason, kept throwing strange looks toward James as he talked. Lily also noticed that James was very tense. After Sirius had stopped talking to Hagrid, Lily walked over and gave her gratitude for the wooden flute that was given to her.
"Don' mention it, Lily. I couldn't think of anything else ter give you so I decided that it would be a nice gift," said Hagrid.
A while later Sirius and Remus had started a conversation. Hagrid came over to James and they both walked outside into the garden. Lily knew better then to eavesdrop, but still she wanted to know what they were up to. Slowly, without being noticed, Lily slipped outside through the front door and walked around to the back. She could hear James and Hagrid talking to each other.
"When are you going ter give it ter her?" asked Hagrid.
"Tonight" replied James.
Lily's hopes rose. James had gotten her a present after all. She didn't need to hear anymore. Lily was satisfied with the fact that he had gotten her something, so she went back inside. Little did she know, if she had stayed a second longer she would have found out something deeply surprising. After a while James and Hagrid returned.
"Where have you two been?" asked Sirius.
"Outside talking," replied James.
"Come on, Let's go back to the common room" said Remus.
"I agree. I'm quite tired," said Sirius.
"Well you come back and join me soon, okay" said Hagrid.
At that they all left the small hut and walked back towards Hogwarts. The sun was setting and lights could be seen from inside the castle. Lily and the others reached the castle and they all went to the great hall for dinner. As soon as they were seated food magically appeared on their plates. Everyone ate their food and went back to their dormitories. Lily was one of the last to leave the great hall. Her birthday was almost over and still James hadn't given her a present.
"I bet James will give it to me as soon as I get back to the common room," she said to herself.
With that she hurried off to the common room.
"Golden Butterflies," she said to the portrait on the wall.
The portrait swung open and lily stepped inside. As the portrait closed behind her Lily noticed that the room was dark. The fire was out and curtains were pulled across the windows. Lily slowly walked over to the fireplace, trying not to bump into anything.
"Lumous," she said and a fire spark flew from her wand and lit the fireplace.
"SURPRISE!!"
That was the first thing she heard as she turned around and was bombarded by students. Magical streamers were falling constantly from the ceiling. Lily nearly screamed from all the racket. Her heart was beating fast and she had to hold on to one of the cushioned chairs by the fireplace to keep herself from toppling over.
"Happy Birthday, Lily" said James as he slowly walked over to her.
"I…I," she started to say but it was hopeless.
She was so surprised she could hardly speak.
"I guess I planned this really well if you can't even talk," he replied.
She just looked at him and smiled. After a few moments Remus came over to talk. Everyone was having a great time, but lily was still hungry from dinner. So she hurried up her dormitory stairs and disappeared into her room. Lily quickly went over to her bureau and took out the chocolates from earlier. She closed the draw and walked back downstairs with the chocolates in her hands. As she reached the bottom of the stairs, James was waiting. She stepped beside him and looked about the room. Everyone was gone.
"Where is everyone?" she asked.
"They're com…."
He couldn't finish his sentence because everyone was coming down the stairs to the other dormitory. In lead were Remus, and Sirius. To Lily's surprise they were holding a great big chocolate cake. Sparkling candles sent a glow over the room and Lily found herself wishing the day would never end. Sirius and Remus stopped in front of Lily as everyone else closed in around them. The cake read: Happy Birthday Lily!
"Blow out the candles Lily and make a wish," said Sirius.
Lily Looked into James's eyes looked back at the cake and made a wish. The candle's flickered out and the room grew dark. Everyone cheered and applauded and set about cutting the cake. Lily's wish was about to come true.
Lily traditionally got the first piece. It was the most delicious cake ever. The chocolate was so delicious that it seemed to be the purest chocolate ever. The whip cream that covered the cake was like eating a bed of sweet fluff. Everyone partied until the midnight hours and then little by little they went to bed. Finally everyone had left except for Sirius and Remus. They came over to Lily and gave their condolences, and then they slumped off to their own beds. Lily herself was about to go to bed when James pulled her aside.
"Come with me outside," he said.
"But why? James it's really late and I'm tired," said Lily.
"I know that I should have done this sooner, but I couldn't get you alone." replied James.
"What are you talking about?" asked Lily.
"I want to give you your birthday present, Lily. Orginally I had planned to give this to you before dinner. That's why I kept asking if you had a free day. I guess now it doesn't matter" he said.
Lily smiled and nodded her head, and the two of them walked outside.