Epilogue

"Is it really judgment?"

Her voice sounded as tired as she felt. "It is, James..."

His eyes were desperate. "I don't judge you. I want you no matter what, Lily- but I can't have you if you starve yourself to death…"

That was the last thing he said before she shut him out.

It was her worst moment.

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The air was humid and the sky was golden on that one Saturday afternoon. The atmosphere was filled with laughing and shouting and splashing- water lapped at the bare feet of girls lounging on the lake edge; boys ran past, pulling off cartwheels and shooting sparks into the air with their wands to show off.

Underneath a certain beech tree, James Potter pulled Lily Evans a little closer to him, his hand comfortably on her waist. He leaned over and said in her ear, "Seems like just yesterday that was us."

She snorted and put her hand on his chest. "You're not that old, Potter. But you are full of yourself."

"Back to a last name basis now, are we?" He wiggled his eyebrows, provoking a laugh. "Well, Evans…"

She giggled uncharacteristically as he leaned in for a kiss; behind them their friends made noises of disgust. Black began to mimic vomiting.

"Ha ha, very funny," Lily shot back to him. "Why are you even here if you can't tolerate us?"

"I think he's just not used to it," Lupin interjected. His shoulders were shaking with laughter- something that pleased Lily. It hadn't been awkward between them for a while now. "Seeing you two together again just makes this place a lot happier."

"Too happy for me," Black elaborated, his eyes shining.

James was whispering something to Pettigrew over this conversation, and when Lily cleared her throat the two looked up and grinned guiltily.

"Something I should know about?" she asked with half a smile.

"Peter was just saying how good you look," James told her, squeezing her torso. She stuck out her tongue, but he overcame this with another kiss- slow and gentle. "No, really," he whispered.

She looked up at him from under a fringe of auburn hair. "Thanks," she said.


Author's Note: I hope this clears things up for you! An epilogue was completely unplanned, but what the heck, so was the rest of the story.

Yes, I envision in this story (as I told some of you in review replies) that Lily had a mild eating disorder. Not like, about-to-waste-away-to-nothing eating disorder, but serious enough as to where it interferes with the way she views things, and makes her a lot needier (ergo the Sirius fiasco). And this is what really messed up her relationship with James in the first place.

Review, please? Please? (Especially if you have a question.)