Hi I had a spare few minutes to update. It is Dissertation year so I have spent most of last year starting that. It is fun but hard work I hope you are all doing alright this new year. As always feed back is always welcome.


Tuesday 26th August 1975

Lily had been at James for a month now and she felt like she had never had more fun in her entire life. Sirius had been living with James since last summer so Lily got to know him well although he did go to muggle bars a lot. When he had first turned up at the house again the first thing he had done was come into her room and jump on her bed shouting

"Lilykins wake up." over and over until she had got up.

Remus and Peter had been over a lot as well. They had become like the brothers she had never asked for. She had become a very good Quidditch umpire in that time as they were always having Quidditch battles to see who as the best. James normally won, not that they made it easy for him.

She had beaten all the boys at wizard's chess and Sirius had been less than happy as he had been the champion since they were 11. James' parents had had to work a lot so they had had the house to themselves for the most part. Right now Sirius had decided it would be a good idea to play hide and seek (which he was also the champion of) as Remus, Peter, Alice, Frank, Marline, Fabian and Gideon had come over. Sirius was finding them all.

Lily had been wondering around the place for what seemed like a year. The place was huge, seriously huge. She heard footsteps behind her and ran into the nearest room. Shutting the door behind her, she leaned against the door trying to slow down her breathing. When the person had gone past she sat down an on a chair. As she looked around the room she realised that she must be in Anne and John's sitting room as the place was covered in pictures of James. They clearly loved James and made as much time for him as they could.

She walked over to the fire place and looked at the photos above them. John and Anne on their wedding day, Anne, John and James after he was born, James on his first birthday, James and Sirius when they where younger. It was the last photo on the fire place that caught her eye. James and a girl on the beach, the girl was holding flowers. She could have sworn she'd seen that picture before. Suddenly after a minute it hit her, like a ton of bricks.

She sat down on the settee as the realisation dawned on her. She had that photo on her bedside table. She took out the ring she had on a chain around her neck and held it tight. James was the little boy that she had 'married' when she was six. That had been the best holiday she had ever had. How had she never seen this before? It was so obvious. The Hazel eyes, the messy hair, that smile. Then again she had hated him for years. Hang on wasn't there a second boy, it couldn't have been Sirius, could it?

She ran out of the room. She had to find Marlene and Alice they would know what to do. She walked into the entrance hall and found them all there, with huge smiles on their faces.

"Where have you been?" asked Remus

"You've won Lils. You actually beat Sirius and he always finds everyone." said Marlene looking pleased with her. Lily was shocked she had completely forgotten about the game. Sirius looked upset that he had hadn't found her and stormed off. All the boys followed him to make sure he didn't do anything silly.

"Lils are you alright?" Alice asked.

"Yes and no." they both looked at her. "Sit down I need to tell you something." Marlene and Alice both sat down and Lily told them all about the holiday in Cornwall when she was six, the boy she had 'married' and showed them the ring.

"Lils, however much this is a lovely story I don't see the point in you telling us this" Marlene said and she was right.

"Oh right. The boy I married was James." They looked at her in shock.

"Are you sure Lils?"

"Positive I saw the picture it was defiantly me and him. Sirius was there as well. What do I do? Do I tell him?"

"This is a turn up for the books, isn't it? The boy you hated is the boy you married." Marlene said.

Just then the boys came back in. They all looked up and smiled at them.

"Sorry about him. He'll be fine in a minute. He is a sore loser and Lily has beaten him twice now, his pride is hurt." James said. Lily looked at Alice and Marlene; she knew that they thought she should tell him, it was a funny coincidence.

"James can talk to you for a sec?"

"Couse Lils"

They went to their sitting room and sat down. Lily had never been more nervous in her entire life, which was stupid. She didn't know how she was going to tell him or how he was going to take it. She knew she was being irrational, it was when they were six. He would probably laugh but she didn't want to loose his friendship. She had come to realise how much it meant to her, she felt safe with him as she hadn't felt with anyone but Snape. Looking at him now it was so obvious.

"You alright Lils?" James asked.

"Fine, how's Sirius?"

"Oh he'll survive. He's just not used to having his pride hurt by a girl." Lily laughed. Suddenly the door opened, Sirius came into the room with his tail between his legs (ironic considering his animagi).

"I'm sorry for acting like a dick" he said quietly. Lily got up and gave him a big hug. Although Sirius acted like an arrogant arse he always said sorry when he had gone too far and was always there if you needed him. He was one of the loyalist people she knew.

Lily decided not to tell James while everyone was here. She wanted to keep it to herself until she knew how she really felt about him; if she was honest with herself she had gained a bit of a soft spot for James Potter. It wasn't that important anyway. It was her little secret, with the girls, for now at least. This also meant the without knowing it James had been the first wizard she had met.