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Lily Evans and James Potter were the two happiest people you could meet. They had already had three dates, both went successfully and when they had gone on Christmas break they both wrote each other several times a day. To Lily Evans the only decent thing that happened during Christmas were the letters.
Lily
I know I saw you just an hour ago but I really do miss you a lot. It's too bad your parents don't allow you to spend any time away from your family. I wish you luck with Victor or whatever his name is; he sounds like a real git.
Love
James
James
I know what you mean. We've finally gotten together and then whoosh break is here and I' am away from you. It really is painful. All Mum and Petunia can talk about is the wedding and that's it. Personally I don't think they'll find a suit in all of the U.K to fit that whale of a man. Speaking of Vernon he is a git a really stupid one at that. God forbid someone be different than him or, dare I say, better? Oh really James you're rubbing off on me.
Lots of love
Lily
Lily
I hope I am.
James
James
I wish you were here today is no better than yesterday. This time Vernon actually called me a freak to my face and then I told him that he was too bloody stupid to understand the beauty of it and that he was jealous. Petunia freaked on me and tried to pull my hair but seeing as I actually have meat on my bones I was able to pull her off no problem. But then my mum came down and grounded me for misbehaving. Mom then told me I'll have to get a taxi for school at the end of this already torturous week. I told her that I knew I'd have to because god forbid that Petunia's flower shopping get interrupted. Mum got a bit angry and reminded me of all the blood sweat and tears she'd put on me I told her to shove it. Ugh watch I'll be late for the train and then I'll miss a few days worth of classes. Worse I'll be stuck with Vernon for a few more days creep. Anyhow I hope your holiday is better than mine and I'll see you on the Hogwarts express.
Love always,
Lily
Lily
I'm sorry that your family sucks and that your sister is stupid for marrying this fat ass but look on the Brightside 2 days left until Hogwarts and then our fourth date will begin.
James.
James
1 day left,
Lily
Lily woke up on the morning she needed to leave for the train feeling elated and excited they only had one day of class and then she could go to Hogsmeade with James for their fourth date. Lily absolutely loved her dates with James they were the highlights of her week. For their first date they just went to the three broomsticks and watched a bar fight between a Ravenclaw and a Hufflepuff over escalate and left when it ended; Lily didn't think it could have gone better she remembered with a smile. Then he had taken her to the great lake and they skipped rocks under the bare trees. The second and third dates she didn't remember all that well because it didn't matter where they went it mattered merely that she had went somewhere with James.
Lily got her trunk and all her things together and strode out the door without a word to her mother Petunia or Vernon. They didn't want her presence so therefore she would not force it. She grabbed her things and stuffed them into the taxi and looked once back at the house and saw her mother staring out the curtained window and nodded once curtly but left the window after she did. Lily got into the cab and made it to King's station a half hour later. James had stayed at Hogwarts with Sirius while Lily rotted at home with what was left of her family. The train ride was long and tedious as she was sitting with Shane and Lizzie who only talked about make-up and Lily's relationship with James. Finally however it ended and Lily sped up into the common way ahead of Shane and Lily who were only on the second floor. The common room was filled with the entire Gryffindor house but there was only one person Lily wanted to see and he was sitting in the corner of the room talking to Sirius and Mary in their little huddled group. Their eyes met across the room and all Lily could see was James. It felt like it took forever to cross the room but soon Lily jumped into James's arms.
"Hey Sweets." James whispered into her ear as he spun her around.
"Hey" Lily greeted while smiling at James. She pecked him on the cheek and broke from his embrace. She took a good look around the room. There were red and green streamers from the ceiling, a giant Christmas tree with a Cornish pixie on the top, a giant Santa Claus yelling obscenities to the passerby, a radio that was blaring some rock music and of course her dancing classmates. Lily smiled and knew she had come home after a long two weeks.
On Sunday morning Lily woke up feeling fresh and elated for her date in two hours. She immediately jumped out of bed and tackled a sleeping Mary who grumbled something about " Harsh" "Wand" "Hex" and "Kill." Mary ignored Lily's excitement and rolled back to sleep. Lily jumped off the bed and went into the bathroom and brushed her hair, set it several different ways before allowing it to cascade down her back in gentle waves. She wore a pair of diamond studs with her dark blue jeans, two blue layered cami's and simple green sweater to go over it with a matching green hat and scarf. She smiled at the reflection of the mirror and added a little eyeliner to make her eyes stand out. She looked at the clock and came down five minutes late. When she came down James looked in awe but was breathtaking himself. He wore a black sweater with a gray shirt underneath that showed off his muscular chest, but brought out the green tones in his hazel eyes. He smiled and held out his hand which she took willingly.
"So where are we going today?" Lily asked him.
"First we're getting something to eat then I have another place to show you but it's a surprise so I'm not going to tell you where." James said smiling while his eyes shone with amusement. Lily pouted mockingly but allowed him to lead the way. They were the first one's to enter Hogsmeade when they got there and the quiet little town was beginning to buzz with excitement. The snow on the ground reflected the bright high sun that had started to rise fully. James pulled her into Honeydukes store.
"James I thought we were going for breakfast?" Lily asked
"We are. This is breakfast." James said gesturing to the endless amounts of sweets.
Lily merely laughed but picked out some chocolate and some sugar quills.
"So I woke up Sirius today before our date." James began Lily laughed but told him that she did the same to Mary and that they were both likely to kill them for it later. When they had purchased their candy and left the store they noticed many other Hogwarts students were finally drudging their way through the snow into Hogsmeade. James took their bags of sweets and led her into the three broomsticks where Sirius and Mary had a table amongst the already crowded pub. Lily and James grabbed two stools over and sat with the angry looking couple.
When they had finally gotten settled Sirius pointed to the bags beneath his eyes and shouted "YOU are the reason for why I look like this." He pointed to his bags energetically now "These are your fault! Why did you have to get me up? Why? You couldn't have left me alone? You couldn't have let me sleep? Why what did I ever do to you?" Sirius shouted half hysterically.
"Uh oh I think it's time for somebody's nappie." Lily teased but got a death glare from both Mary and Sirius.
"Your one to be talking Lil. You woke me up too and I have to steal Sirius's line but why?" Mary grumbled viciously. They were clearly both very angry. Lily could not help but laugh at them; they looked like an old married couple. Lily pulled out some chocolate and broke it up and gave some each to James Sirius and Mary. The chocolate immediately softened Sirius's angry expression but Mary was still a bit miffed but a little less angry.
In an hour all the candy was gone and each person was laughing and having a good time while drinking a butter beer. Suddenly James looked at his watch and pulled Lily to her feet.
"I still have another surprise for you." He told her when she lifted her eyebrow questioningly at him. They left the warm bar into the cold sunny street. The wind was harsh that day and blew right through Lily's thick coat and she shivered into James's chest. James led her down a path towards the thick woods surrounding Hogsmeade. There was a clear path into the woods but no feet prints on the one James led her on. The thick pine trees that were covered with snow clouded her vision and she could not see ahead of her. The once cloudless sky was now filled with dark grey clouds which hid the sun from view and made Lily's ability to see where they were going even harder. James however looked like he could find his way to wherever it was they were going with his hands behind his back and blindfolded.
"James where are we going?" Lily asked when they were deep within the forest.
"I can't tell you that right now." James told her Lily's eyes widened in fear. "Your not seriously scared just because it got a little dark are you Lils?" He goaded her. Her eyes narrowed, she squared her shoulders and strode ahead of James. He covered her back with his body when another strong gust of wind shook the forest. Lily's nose was now very red and her eyes stung.
"How much longer James?" Lily asked after an hour of walking.
"About another ½ mile." He replied eying her. "You alright?"
"Yeah just cold." Lily replied pecking him before they strode down the path. As they went down the path which had now sharply turned the snow had become deeper and thicker. The storm that had threatened them only an hour before that begun. First there were only a few snowflakes but then the snowflakes morphed into snow cotton balls that were raining down from the sky and hiding the footsteps they had left behind. Lily turned to look back but James ushered her forward. Eventually they left the safety of the woods and she came face to face with the small rusted barbed wire fence that surrounded the shrieking shack. Lily turned to James questioningly "The Shrieking Shack? Why? What's in there?" she asked.
"Remember that we were hiding something from you back in second year?" Lily nodded "Well the answer to that is in there. In that shack." He told her. "Do you want to go?" He asked eying her seemingly frightened expression.
"No let's go in." Lily commanded fearlessly. They walked over the fence and came in through a broken back window. James went in first but helped Lily in through the window to help her avoid any broken glass. Lily opened her mouth in awe and horror. The house before her was completely destroyed something or someone had completely ruined it. The lilac wall paper was tinged brown due to age but there were claw scratches on every surface of the place. The lightly yellow furniture was covered in blood and scratches and looked ripped apart. It looked like some dog or a bear had come to the place and left it's claw and bite marks. Lily touched the chair lightly allowing her fingers to move along the rough grooves that was laced with blood. She turned to James "What happened here?" She asked in utter horror.
"Werewolf." James told her seriously. "I'll explain it upstairs, it's less gory and ripped apart."
"Who?" Lily asked as she went up the narrow creaky stair case.
"Think about it Lils for a sec it should come to you." James told her as he looked forlornly out the window.
"Remus; Remus is a werewolf." She guessed incredulously; James looked at her and nodded. "Wow poor Remus for how long?"
"Since he was four or five I think." He told her Lily merely nodded trying to digest this.
"Why was this hidden from me?" Lily asked trying to keep the irritation and anger from her voice. " How did it become just your secret? How does it involve all of you?" At this question James took a deep breath and sat on the next to Lily.
"When we found out, we knew we couldn't just leave him there by himself to transform so we helped him." Lily's eyebrows disappeared in her hairline.
"You became Animagi?" Lily asked horrified James nodded bracing himself for the anger that he thought would come. But never did. "Wow" Lily was in awe; she knew it took a lot of guts and hard work to accomplish something like that.
"What did you guys become?" she asked James who was still staring at the floor. He looked up at her with a small smile and told her "Sirius is a dog and Peter is a rat." Lily was not surpirse at what they were.
"What're you?" Lily asked.
"Guess." He told smiling
"An elephant?"
"With my grace no way." James laughed.
"A cat?"
"Too small."
"Of course cause your very large." Lily teased James glared at her. "A pig."
"Seriously a pig?" He asked mockingly outraged.
"Fine a horse?"
"And I'm a unicorn." James mocked
"Uhh a lizard?" James laughed
"You're kidding right?"
"I' am. I know you're a stag." Lily told him smiling.
"How did you know?" He asked cocking an eyebrow.
"It just seems fitting I suppose and well your nickname, Prongs." Lily smiled at him. He smiled at her and grabbed her in a hug. She planted a kiss on his lips and he grabbed her by the clothing on her back by the fistfuls and pulled her into his chest as if they could mold into one. Lily took off her hat scarf and gloves and wrapped her legs around James's waist. Lily's hands became knotted in James hair as their tongues intertwined. Lily quickly disposed of her sweater as she lifted off James's and threw it on the floor. "Lily are you sure you want to do this?" James asked in a rough whisper. His words tickling her ear. "Yes." Lily grabbed James's mouth with her own as they both proceeded to lose articles of clothing….
Lily collapsed in James's arms sweaty and breathing heavy as he was doing the same. Lily quickly shut her eyes and fell asleep quite content where they were.
When Lily next awoke she was asleep on James's now clothed lap while he sat on the floor. Lily pulled the thin moth eaten sheet around herself as she looked at James and smiled.
"I hate to be McGonnagal but we gotta go soon It'll be dark in a few hours." James told her. Lily pouted but grabbed her panties and got dressed.
"How are we getting back? I mean by the time we get back through those woods it'll be an hour after dusk." Lily asked as she put on her last item of clothing.
"We're going out the way I normally get in and out with Sirius. It'll get us back on school grounds near the Whomping Willow." Lily nodded and got up signifying she was ready. She pecked him on the lips as James led her down the stairs into a tunnel.
"What is this place?" Lily asked him.
"This is the tunnel that we take from Hogwarts ground it's a much shorter way to get here than going through Hogsmeade."
"Ah." Lily affirmed.
"Lily this must be one of the most random times to tell you this but I love you and this thing we've got going. Well I'm in this one hundred percent there is no way I could leave now or ever." James told her as he stared into her green eyes intensely. Lily was swimming in hazel at this point and never felt happier.
"James I have never felt happier and there is no way I can end this." Lily told him earnestly. He nodded and kissed her passionately. They walked down the creepy dark tunnel hand in hand unafraid of anything the world has in store for them at that moment.
James led her up through the grounds after they left the tunnel up through Hogwarts and made it there as the sun was setting. They walked slowly and serenely through the corridors ignoring the faceless people Staring at them behind their hands as they talked to their other friends. They simply did not matter the only thing that mattered was that Lily and James were together and as far as they knew it was going to stay that way. They made it to the common room eventually and James gave the password.
Lily started to go up the stairs to her dormitory when James called "Lily"
"Yup." She called back as she went back down the stairs.
"Did you have a good time?" He asked genuinely.
"The best." Lily replied smiling. She reached up on her tippy toes to give James a peck goodnight.
As soon as Lily made it to her bed in her pajamas she took out a book but she didn't get very far when there was a knock on the door.
Lily sighed but she said "Come in." Shane came in through the door and rested on Lily's bed. "Hi."
"Hey how was Hogsmeade" Lily asked Shane.
"Fine Amos was sweet; But Dorcas hung with us and she was acting kind of odd. Almost as if she had something to hide."
"I know I think she's doing something evil or something she shouldn't be doing at any rate. I have never seen her like this except when she's talking about Remus of course." Lily replied.
"Oh didn't you hear? Remus and Dorcas are going out already. They got together today and spent it at Madame Puddifoots."
"Oh that's good I think they complement each other." Lily said with fake enthusiasm. But then an idea popped into her head maybe Dorcas was feeling odd and knows about Remus being a werewolf and is feeling bad because she thinks less of him for it. Lily frowned it's sad that most families would look down on that. It was absolutely horrendous. Lily then felt better about the whole Dorcas thing and can't believe she accused Dorcas of being a death eater. Then a sinking feeling came into Lily's gut if it wasn't Dorcas who was it? There was a spy within their ranks The Lestranges had said so but the question was who. Who would betray their friends and lead them to their deaths?
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