Chapter 9
James eyes grew large and he squeezed my hands in his own "you really mean it?" he asked softly.
"Yes" I said surely "I wasn't sure last night but after thinking about it I know I definitely do!"
James' face softened and he chuckled slightly "good, it would have been so awkward if you didn't feel the same way".
"Yeah it would of..." I started but was cut off by James leaning in suddenly and placing his lips on my own. I just stood there for a couple of seconds before I reacted by wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him closer whilst letting out a contented sigh. Applause erupted around us and suddenly I was aware that we were in the middle of the great hall with most of Hogwarts watching us. We broke apart and I looked around with a red face, the whole of the Gryffindor table were on their feet cheering! Even the slytherins were clapping slightly and Neville was giving Professor McGonagall a knowing look.
James broke me out of my embarrassed daze by slipping his arm around my waist and leading me towards the table. Fred and Ari were sitting opposite us; "at last!" they shouted simultaneously "we thought you would never get there, well in mate." Fred said before reaching over and slapping James on the back. Ari laughed at Fred before catching my eye and giving me the tell me everything tonight look.
We chatted with everyone whilst we finished our dinners. Everyone commented on what a cute couple we made and the bored look on my face must of become really obvious because James leant over and whispered in my ear "what to get out of here?" I turned to face him and nodded, we both stood up, he grabbed my hand and led me out of the hall. As we reached the Gryffindor tower James spoke "meet me in the common room at 11, I've got something planned".
My heart sped up suddenly and I let out a quiet okay before James leant in and kissed me goodnight. There was no one around so we kissed for a while before we decided to separate and get ready for bed.
I was just slipping beneath the blankets dressed in trackies and a hoody ready for 11 when Ari burst into the room announcing that she wanted to know everything. I started from the beginning with the tiny feelings I had felt for James and made my way through the story up to that night. When I had finished we lay there and discussed everything again until Ari and the others had fallen asleep. I just lay back in my bed and counted down the minutes until I could see James again.
I was laying there staring out the window calmed by the slowed breathing of my three roommates when my alarm clock next to me started flashing; I had charmed it to be silent not to wake the others. I silently hopped out of bed, pulled on my converses and went down to meet James.
He was stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting and as I got to him he pulled me in for a quick kiss before sighing and saying "man that will never get old". I smiled silently to myself and took hold of his hand. "so where are we going?" I asked.
"It's a surprise but you are going to need these" he said passing me his scarf, hat and a pair of gloves "It's getting cold outside now". I took my time putting on the items of clothing taking in the familiar smell I had grown to love before James led me out the portrait hole and held me close to fit the invisibility cloak he had borrowed from Al over both of us.
He was right; it was getting so much colder now. I shivered and leaned in even closer to him as he expertly led us out of the castle and towards the quidditch pitch. As soon as we were out of sight with no chance of being caught James whipped the cloak off and stuffed it in his back pocket. I looked up at him to see his gorgeous eyes gleaming in the moonlight "common it's this way" he said excitedly before setting off at a fast pace. I could see my breath stream out in the crisp air as I quickened my step to catch up with him but stopped so I watched him run for a while taking in the amazingness of my now sort of boyfriend. He turned and gave me his famous smirk "like what you see Hastings" he questioned with a wink "oh you wish Potter" I bantered back bringing me back to my earliest memory of James.
*FLASHBACK*
"HASTINGS, Aurora" the professor shouted out and I made my way cautiously to the stool and took my place underneath the hat. "hmm a muggleborn" the hat whispered into my head "very sly, cunning and ambitious I see, you would fit in with Slytherin nicely but you are so much more than that, I can see you are loyal, intelligent and courageous most of all. I believe you are best suited in GRYFFINDOR!" I breathed a sigh of relief, I hadn't read much about the houses at Hogwarts but it was like my subconscious knew Gryffindor was the only house for me. I made my way over to the red and gold table and sat down in the first seat I could find along the bench. Once I had sat down I was overcome by introductions and congratulations. Gryffindor's certainly seemed to be friendly. I looked up at the boy next to me. He looked to be about 15 years old and had bright turquoise hair. He smiled down at me and spoke "hey there, im Teddy Lupin, nice to meet you". His voice was very gentle and i felt that i could instantly trust him "im Aurora Hastings but you can call me Rory" i said back before turning my attention back to the sorting where they had reached the P's.
"POTTER, James" was shouted out and there were a few gasps before the hall instantly silenced. Well all apart from Teddy who had stood up and started cheering "go on Jamsie!" before a professor had shot him a look and he had sat back down. i looked around in surprise and everyone was staring intently at the first years. "Do you know him?" i questioned Teddy hoping he could shine some light on the strange situation. I kept my eyes on the crowd of first years to watch for this mysterious Potter boy. "Yeh James is my God brother" Teddy whispered to me "his parents helped raised me as my parents were killed in the war". I didn't say anything i just turned back to the front where James Potter had finally emerged and i got my first look at James Sirius Potter. He was slightly taller than most 11 year old boys and had a head of raven black hair that was messed up so much it looked as if it had never touched a brush. He walked confidently up to the stool and sat down. The silence was deafening, it wasn't that quiet when i or anyone else was being sorted, there was always someone whispering to someone else. But not this time! The hat seemed to be getting no where so i turned again to Teddy "what's the big deal?"
He chuckled and drew his eyes away from his god brother to look at me "I'm guessing you're a muggle born?" I nodded and he continued "have you heard of someone called Voldemort?" I frowned and nodded again, I had read the stories of the recent wizarding war and a bad wizard by that name. Teddy continued seeing my nod "well my God father and James's dad Harry was the one that defeated Voldemort so everyone is anxious to see where his first born son will end up" he finished turning his head back towards James where the hat had still made no progress. "Oh okay" I whispered and made a mental note to find out about this Harry Potter and his family.
Suddenly the silence was broken when the hat roared "GRYFFINDOR!" and the hall broke out into cheers as James made his way towards the table. He sat down in the space opposite Teddy and gave his God Brother a high five whilst everyone else just stared with an open mouth, including me. "Mate, this is Aurora Hastings" Teddy said looking down at me. James smirked when he noticed me staring "like what you see Hastings?" he asked with a smirk "oh you wish Potter!" I said winking. My own smirk made an appearance as James mouth dropped. I turned back towards the sorting but still heard James whisper "oh we shall see".
*END FLASHBACK*
James smiled obviously remembering the same moment. He started to walk back towards me," and what did I say after that?" he asked his voice sounding husky. I smirked at him and whispered in his ear "oh we shall see". He shivered, but not from the cold. "So let's see" he said stepping back one step,"I'll ask you again and this time answer truthfully". His sexy smirk once again appeared on his face and he said very slowly "like what you see Hastings?" I closed the distance between us and swung my arms around his neck "oh definitely Potter!" i murmured before leaning in and pressing my lips against his. He kissed me back eagerly and I instantly warmed pressed up against the body I had been subconsciously in love with since I was 12 years old.
We stopped kissing when our combined adrenalin and body het could no longer keep us warm. I pulled back and looked into his brown eyes; he smiled back at me before grabbing my hand and leading me towards one end of the quidditch pitch. When we reached the three poles I noticed a broom on the ground. James picked it up mounted it and pulled me on behind him. I instinctively put my arms around him and held on tight as he pushed of the ground and we slowly got higher. Once we reached the top of the hoops I noticed a table set with candles and two chairs levitating just above. My mouth dropped "Merlin James, this looks amazing! But is it safe?" James chuckled and hovered near one of the seats "of course it is I would never let you fall Ror". I smiled and pecked him on the cheek before sliding off the broom onto the nearest chair. "Well in that case let's eat because I'm starving". Once we had settled down and the food had appeared and then disappeared I looked at James and asked "how did you do all this in so little time? You only found out I liked you back at dinner time?"
"well this was originally supposed to be an apology for being as you would say a Twazzock for the last couple of weeks but when I found out you felt the same way I made a few adjustments to make it a bit more romantic and thought it would be a great idea for our first date. Away from prying eyes and at that time I know you get hungry" he said making a joke about the fact I love to eat in the middle of the night.
I smiled and leant across the now clear table to give him a kiss on the lips. "It was lovely Jay" I whispered "but can we go in now, I'm about to freeze my nipples off!". James grinned "well we wouldn't want that happening" he chuckled before pulling me onto the broom and flying us all the way back to the entrance.
A/N - Hey guys, sorry it's been a while but I've been busy revising for my exams. Anyways I hope this is okay and I'll try and update my other stories soon. Review please!
Love Maddie
