DISCLAIMER: see chapters 1&2 !

this chapter was triple checked and is cerifyably typo free!! yes!


Chapter 11 - back to diagon ally.

After a few hundred steps and several turns and odd doors, they arrived back in James' main room.

"How do you not get lost in this house?" lily asked. James pointed to his head.

"I have a map."

"I wish I had a map!" came a voice from the other side of the room. Sirius was sitting in an arm chair where they did not see him. "Remember that one time I ended up in your sisters' bedroom, man that was funny"

"Yes, I do remember."James said threateningly "and you weren't lost, just your pants." lily sniggered.

"Oh yes," he coughed "now I remember, hey I haven't seen her around in a while where is she?"

"Sirius, I asked you to please go to your wing while I had lily over today."

"Wait," lily interrupted "he has his own wing?" Sirius gave a grave look, and stared across the room.

"Er... his parents kicked him out." James whispered to lily.

"Well, I can see you two are getting intimate I think I should be going!" lily and James turned red, Sirius laughed and disapparated. James turned to lily.

"Sorry 'bout him he doesn't seem to realize this is my room." lily laughed. "Ok, so, care for the tour?" he held out his arm, lily took it.

"Ok." he led her to one of 3 doors on the opposite wall from the fireplace. "This is my study, I do think you'll like this room, you are a book worm." lily made an angry noise, James laughed, and opened the door. Lily did like this room. It was like a library but so much nicer, and with so many more books. He led her though the room showing her many of the rare and mysterious books he had and at the end of the many rows there was an arch way leading to a high ceilinged circular room with, around 60 owls sitting on perches.

"Are they all yours?"

"Sort of, I share them, along with this room, with my older sister, Sarah"

"You have a sister?"

"Yes, she very eh... secluded though." he looked around the room "the er... only people I've ever seen her talk to besides me is," he turned and angry red "Sirius, and Remus, Remus is nice to her though, they are both bookworms, but I had to hex Sirius so he would leave her be."

"Can I meet her?" James gave her a skeptical look "well, I've known you since we were 5 and I never knew you had a sister I think you should at least introduce me to her."

"I don't know."

"Please?"

"Ok" he reluctantly lead her to a door, and knocked.

"Who is it?" sang a voice.

"James and er..." she opened the door smiling, saw lily and frowned. She looked about 2 years older than them, with long hair, so black that it looked almost purple, and reached her waist, she was very pale, but looked very beautiful.

"Oh" she had a much grimmer voice that sounded sad but it was also very even, flowing, and eloquent-like. "I thought you were-" she stopped when she saw James' face turn red. She looked over at lily "Aha, you must be lily" she said very quietly, and almost in awe. "James doesn't stop talking about you, and I wondered when I would meet you, you are very pretty." lily blushed. "Well, James please do not disturb me I am awaiting company." James turned red again.

"Er... yes Sarah " she closed the door. "Ok, I think we could go to diagon ally now if you'd like" he said while leading her back into the library room.

"Ok." he lead her to the library's fireplace.

"After you." she stepped in. And grabbed some powder. "Now don't fall." he told her, she laughed.

"Diagon ally." She threw the powder down and disappeared in a rushing wind of green flame. She landed, much more gracefully this time, quickly followed by James.

"Ok so where are we off to ms. Evans?"

"Flourish and Blotts, and Grandtook's Potion Supplies."

"Sounds good" he offered her his arm and they were off.

After purchasing several books, and a years supply of her Potion ingredients, James insisted that he take her out for a late lunch.

"Please?"

"I am not hungry, James" she laughed

"Its not like it's a date or anything, we're just out for lunch"

"And why can't it be like a date?"

"Because-" he thought, "unless you want it to be?" he looked her in the eye.

"I don't know, is it?" she laughed.

"Lily, may I ask you to a late-lunch date?" lily put her hand on her chin and pretended to think.

"Hmm, I accept." they laughed. "I'm not hungry though."

"well, ok how's about ice-cream, then?"

"Sounds good" they stepped into the ice-cream parlor again, both having the same ice-cream, as last time and sitting at a table outside. This time it was a table in a corner, more secluded, and instead of sitting across from each other, James, sat right next to lily, and put one arm around her.

They stayed there for about 20 minutes laughing and joking and having a wonderful time. James was just finishing up a story of how Sirius really did get lost in his house once and couldn't find a bathroom. They both laughed for a while, then there was a silence, not such an awkward one though. Lily fiddled with her spoon in the ice-cream dish, and noticed James staring at her, she looked up and, he stared her in the eyes, the way that made her heart dive into her stomach.

"I love-" he whispered in a lower voice, staring in her eyes dreamily, "-your eyes" he finished, lily didn't think that was what he was going to say. And James knew he couldn't bring himself to say what he wanted to. He leaned in closer and kissed her soft lips, hoping that she didn't feel hurt that he didn't finish the sentence the right way. But lily did not care whether he said he was going to marry her one day, she was lost in her own thoughts of him and his tongue that traced her lips, when someone coughed. They both looked up.

"Mr. Potter, public display of affection is not okay in my ice cream parlor," James tried to smile at the waitress. "Even if you are the minister's son.". James turned bright red and laughed.

"Sorry." James told the waitress. lily never realized that Michael Potter, the minister, was James' father, potter was a common name, right?

"I think you better be on your way, you have been her for too long, and this is a family place." the waitress prompted them.

"Er... Yes" James stood up and gave lily a hand. the waitress left. "Sorry about that"

"About what?" she was confused.

"Never mind"

"Ok..." she was a little annoyed.

"Do you want to go back to my place?" he asked.

"Alright" they made there way back to the leaky cauldron and to the fireplace

"Potter mansion, west wing, James' room" lily went though first, followed by James. They arrived in the main room of James' wing.

"I think I'm getting the hang of this" lily and James laughed. They stood in silence for a moment. A little voice popped up in James' mind, tell her, just Do - something! He hesitated and took a deep breath.

"Lily I was wondering" he looked her in the eye, she was so beautiful, so perfect. His hand jumped to his hair, nervously. He couldn't do it he was far too nervous, the voice came back, do- SOMETHING! Anything! It begged. "Er lily,"

"Yes" she made him even more nervous.

"Lily," he thought for a moment and took a deep breath saying the next few words very fast and blurred. "W-wouldjougo-owwimme?"

"Excuse me?" lily was sort of shocked, had she heard what she thought?

"I asked" he took another breath and looked at his feet, and touched one of her hands. "Would you er.. Please, be my girlfriend?" she stood still for a moment still quite shocked...


A/N; AHHHHH! i love writing this! but i feel like having writers block until oh, lets say febuary ! ha jk.