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Nobility

Chapter eight: The Heart

"So then the apple said to the…"

Lily whirled around suddenly, her eyes sparkling, a grin begging to be let free across her lips. "Sirius Black, if you tell one more awful joke I swear you will regret the day you ever became a man." She turned back quickly her grin finally tugging up her lips as she heard the ringing laughing coming from her companions.

Sirius crossed his arms like a child and silently sulked.

Lily walked on grinning when she felt her foot catch, she was falling quickly. The root of a tree had tripped her, she saw the cold hard earth coming closer, she shut her eyes quickly waiting for the impact of the ground but it never came. She felt strong arms wrap around her waist and pull her securely to her feet, she opened her eyes slowly. Her eyes met deep hazel and she felt like she was drowning, she pulled away from his strong embrace.

"Thank you James," she whispered

"My pleasure Lily," he said back, his breath tickling her lips.

She pulled out of his arms, blushing slightly, the other three were smirking knowingly in the back ground.

Lily looked at the root that had caused the embarrassing scene when her eyes widened in amazement. There stood the largest tree any of them had ever seen; it was three hundred feet tall and at least seventy five across. But the size isn't what captured you most, all over the tree was hearts with initials carved in them.

"My mother used to tell me stories about this tree, they call it the tree of love, and people come from all over to carve their love in the tree. It's the oldest in all of Hogwarts." Arabella said staring at the monstrous tree.

"So it lives off the love?" Remus asked curiously

"pretty much," Arabella said her eyes still glued dreamily to the tree.

"Well in that case," Sirius said, taking a pocket knife out of his slacks and walked over to the tree. A few minutes later he stepped back to reveal a heart with the initials SB+AF in the middle.

Arabella ran over to him and jumped in his arms kissing him passionately.

The other three grinned slightly and rolled their eyes, a second later camp had been set and a fire stared. Lily looked pleased with herself and the others looked impressed, she had been getting better with her mind magic all the time.

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Lily laid on her wool blanket her head at the base of the tree later that night, she watched as the stars seemed to dance across the sky and she slowly fell into a deep slumber.

As Lily's breath became slow and even, someone got up and walked over to where she lay. At the base of the tree beside where Lily's' head was resting they began to carve. When they were finished they tip-toed back to their designated blanket and fell promptly asleep.

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When Lily woke up the next morning the first thing she noticed was that everyone else was still asleep. Remus was snoring lightly a peaceful look on his face, Sirius and Arabella had their hands intertwined sweetly, lastly was James he was breathing deeply his mouth slightly opened, his glasses on the end of his long nose. Lily smiled; for the first time in her life she had friends.

She looked at the love tree again, and noticed something that wasn't there yesterday, there at the base of the tree where her head had just lain was a heart and carved into it were the initials JP+LE. Lily looked back at the sleeping James and back again to the inscription.

Lily's eyes swirled with happiness, a pressure built up in her stomach making her smile; suddenly the ground began to shake the others who were sleeping jumped up quickly. There on the tree was a door, Lily looked back at her friends and back again at the door, she pushed the door slightly and gasped at what she saw inside.

A/N: haha cliffie, I am so mean. :D Review for love! ok so yeah i was gunna update tommorow but ya know i dicided to be nice but only for a couple of reviews! i love the feedback and i know yall hate it when authors beg but when you write you know it means the world...anywhoo have an awsome day check out the pics on my profile...ummm know it was short but i promise chapter nine is longer. and chapter ten has some L/J action so yall have that to look forward to, well enough with my author ramblings and on with the reviewing please. : D