I know by now you're probably tired of seeing this. I don't own Harry Potter.
I woke up on Saturday morning to find a pair of strong arms encircling me. I turned shook my head as I remembered last night's events. James and I. The Patronuses. The kiss. So that means, the person holding me must be James.
I turned my head and sure enough, the bespectacled boy was sleeping peacefully. We were on a couch in the common room, and when I looked through the window I saw the sun shining.
"James," I squirmed, trying to wake him up. "James wake up."
He stirred but tightened his hold on me and I giggled. It felt good to have someone hold me like this.
"BREAKFAST IN TEN!" I yelled, and instantly James jerked awake.
"Merlin Lily! Wait- what? Why? Oh!" It seemed that the same things had gone through his head that had gone through mine. "I told you that I would eventually get you to be my girlfriend!"
I laughed and sat up. He put his arms behind his head and yawned.
"Get up you," I poked his chest. "Breakfast really is in ten minutes."
I went upstairs to get dressed. We didn't have to wear robes today since it was a weekend, so I put on my gray skirt and a short-sleeved white blouse. I left the top three buttons undone and rolled the skirt a couple times at the hip so it was shorter. I left my socks off and slid some black flats on before heading down stairs. James was already waiting.
We walked down to the Great Hall, and for some reason didn't see anybody. Fantastic, just meant more people to be astounded when I walked in holding hands with James.
Sure enough, as we entered the Great Hall jaws dropped open.
We sat down next to the Marauders and the girls, and they all just stared as I leaned my head onto James's shoulder. I raised my eyebrows at Alice, Mary, and Marlene.
"L-Lily?" Alice looked at me as though I had lost my mind, which I probably had.
"Yes?" I smiled.
"You two, dating?"
"Mhm."
"Since when?"
"Last night."
"HOW?" Sirius yelled. I glared at him when even more people turned and stared.
"Well," James ruffled his best mate's hair. "Last night we both managed to perform corporeal Patronuses, and they were a pair. And I told Lily how that meant we were meant for each other, and it just sort of happened."
"Back up," Sirius said. "You two produced corporeal Patronuses?"
"Yeah," I said. "Last night. A doe."
"And Prongsie yours was a stag?" Peter piped up.
"Of course."
We were standing up to go outside when Rita Skeeter, a bitchy seventh-year Slytherin came up to us. She pulled out her notebook and acid green quill and was poised to write.
"So," she said, eyes wide behind her bejeweled glasses.
"What?" James snapped.
"Is it true? Are the two of you, who have hated each other for years, actually going out?"
"Well obviously," I rolled my eyes.
"You're serious?"
"No!" Sirius piped up. "I am!"
"SIRIUS!" Remus hit him over the head.
"Honestly mate," Peter laughed. "That joke got old in first-year."
Sirius pouted. "I like it," he feigned mock disappointment.
It was the first day of term that the sun was out, and the lake was shining. James swept me up and put me on his back, I clasped my arms around his neck as we went outside.
"Lily," Marlene called. "You and James are perfect for each other. You really should have listened to him!"
"Absolutely!" Mary giggled. "I'm glad you two don't hate each other anymore."
We all sat underneath the huge tree by the lake. Two years ago it had been this spot where Severus had called me a Mudblood, and when I had yelled at he and James. Now I was cuddling with James and laughing as Sirius chased Remus around the lake for telling him his laugh sounded like a dog's. Sometimes I have a feeling that the boys all share a secret, a really big secret.
Music floated outside from somewhere in the castle, and the wind picked up. There was a chill in the autumn air. James took his Gryffindor scarf and tied it around my neck, and I slid a black cap over my red curls. Music was drifting down from somewhere in the castle and Alice jumped up and started to sway in time to the rhythm. We all laughed at the sight of the bubbly little girl swaying back and forth.
James shifted me aside and stood up. He grabbed my hand and pulled me into a tight hug, while spinning around. The leaves swirled around us in the picking-up wind. I smiled and stood on my tiptoes while James bent his head to kiss me. Just as our lips met I heard a camera snap. When he pulled out of the kiss I turned and saw Marlene grinning with her camera.
"I used magical film, so when I develop the picture it'll be moving!"
I grinned at her. "Thanks."
We ate lunch outside, Sirius darting quickly down to the kitchen to get food for a picnic. I grinned as the sky darkened. We went in for dinner and then James and I departed to the Head's Tower.
"Today was fantastic," I said, leaning my head into his shoulder. His arm was slung around my waist and I was leaning into him. My eyelids were starting to droop.
"It was. I'm glad you agreed to be my girlfriend."
We had reached the tower and James was about to say the password when someone came out of the shadows.
"Lily!" I whirled around and saw Severus Snape stepping towards us. I felt James tighten his grip on my waste and his body tense next to mine.
"What?" I snapped.
"Can we talk?"
I sighed. I didn't like Sev anymore, but I felt that I at least owed him an explanation. I spun out of James's grip, and told him to go upstairs. For a second he looked like he was about to protest, but her turned and climbed the staircase with one last glower at Severus.
"Why are you dating him?" Severus blurted before I could say anything.
"That's none of your business," I snarled.
"Lily," Severus reached out to grab my hand.
"Don't touch me!"
"Lily!" Severus grabbed my wrist and yanked me towards him. I stumbled on the slippery floor and her pulled me towards him. He pressed his mouth hard against mine. His lips were rough and I struggled to free myself. When he pulled away I spat in his face.
"You're disgusting Sev."
His grip tightened on my wrist and I struggled to get free. He raised his hand and I felt it make contact with my cheek. I gasped and kicked his shin, but he wouldn't let go.
"SEVERUS! OW STOP IT YOU'RE HURTING ME!"
"Dammit Lily! Why don't you see?"
"LET GO!" out of shock Severus shoved me away from him and I slid and hit the ground. The pain in the back of my head from hitting the wall was enough to make me see stars. But when I turned I saw James standing, livid, in the portrait hole. Lady Delia was standing, terrified, I realized that she must've run to a portrait in the common room and told James. Or he had heard my yells.
Severus drew his wand as James directed his at Severus. "Impedimenta!"
Severus ducked the spell as I stumbled to my feet. "Incarcerous!"
James muttered a spell and the ropes that had wrapped around him dissolved. I meant to do something but I was frozen in place.
"Langlock!" Severus struggled to talk, but his tongue was stuck to the roof of his mouth. He sent a nonverbal spell at James and with a flash of light James was hanging upside-down.
He nonverbally reversed it and jumped to his feet. "Stupefy!"
Severus froze, and I took that as my chance but James shook his head. "Stay out of this Lily!"
Severus directed his wand at James. "Sectumsempra!"
"No!" I cried and threw myself in front of James before the spell could hit him. Unfortunately, that put me in the path of the spell. I felt the invisible sword slice through my robes and into my chest. A look of horror crossed Severus's face, and he ran off. James's face swam in front of my vision, him taking his shirt off, tearing it and pressing them across the cuts; he didn't know how to heal wounds.
I remember Delia hurrying off to go find help, and James's strong arms lifting me off the ground. Then Madam Pomfrey came and everything went black.
