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Last Chapter: James' face mirrored mine with a huge grin. He leaned down and kissed me. It was filled with emotion. Passion that I'd never felt before. Everything I'd never be able to put into words, was said through this kiss.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!" the voices at the house screamed.

Fireworks exploded in the skies around us. James and I broke apart.

We were both grinning like idiots.

"Happy New Year love," he said softly leaning back down to kiss me.

I let him kiss me and happiness surged through me again. Everything was perfect. I could stay like this forever.

Chapter 21: 314th Time's The Charm

James and I walked back into his house hand-in-hand. Sirius and Melania ran up to us as soon as they saw us.

"She said yes?" Sirius asked.

"Yes!" James squealed. And yes, I mean squealed. I knew he was excited, but I couldn't stop laughing when I heard my boyfriend's voice so high.

Mel hugged me excitedly as I giggled.

I said quietly to Mel, "314th Time's The Charm."

Mel said, "I knew it'd happen eventually!"

But unfortunately, someone had been listening in on our little conversation.

"What?" James asked. "314? What's going on?"

My face turned red, "Uh...314 times. That's how many times you've asked me out."

"You counted?" Sirius asked with this stupid grin on his face.

"I – uh – yeah. I did." I admitted sheepishly.

"That. Is. Adorable." Sirius said grinning. "Prongs, she was definitely into you from the start!"

Mel smacked his arm, "Shut it you."

Sirius shut up for a few seconds until his face grew a mischievous face. I knew that face, I didn't like that face..

"We have to tell your parents Jamie!"

My eyes grew wide as possibilities ran through my head. What if they hated the fact I was dating James?

"Yes! GO!" he yelled.

Neither James or I moved. Sirius rolled his eyes and took our hands. He pulled us through the crowd of people who were hugging and saying "Happy New Year!" Eventually he found James' parents. They were sitting on one of the couches, holding a conversation with the Vance's.

Oh great. I thought. Emmaline is going to kill me.

"Mum. Dad. James has something to tell you!" Sirius said a little too excitedly.

Harold and Amelia looked at James. Then Sirius. Then me.

James started talking, "Well, you see, I asked Lily to be my girlfriend, and she said yes." he said smiling.

A smile crossed my face too and James grabbed my hand again.

"Oh my!" Amelia said leaping up and hugging me.

Harold smiled and said, "Congrats son. She's definitely something."

I was glowing with happiness. His parents approved of me! Nothing could get me down right now. I was on top of the world.

Well, nothing until I looked over at Emmaline.

She narrowed her eyes and flared her nostrils. I had always thought she was really sweet. I was wrong. She made a disgusted face and mouthed a sentence to me. A sentence that really stung me.

"You're just a filthy mudblood whore."

My insides churned and I bit my lip. That one hurt. It was far below the belt. She knew of my problems with Snape and how much that had hurt me. She knew exactly how much that hurt me. Tears formed in my eyes. I wiped them away before anyone could notice. I knew she was jealous, but that was a little over the top. And she knew it. She smiled smugly. I tried to hide my emotions but it wasn't working.

Luckily for me, I didn't have to hide my emotions anymore. Melania had saw what she mouthed to me And if there was one thing Melania hated, it was people insulting her friends.

"What did you just say to Lily?" she demanded.

People turned around to look at what was going on. Mel was usually the quiet but crazy one. People who didn't know her that well were shocked.

"I didn't say anything." she spat at Melania.

"Oh really? Because that's not what I saw happen."

Emmaline's face screwed up. "Fine! I called her a filthy mudblood whore."

Eyes went wide. All except one pair. James Potter's eyes narrowed into slits and were filled with hatred. It was scary.

"And you know what?" Emmaline shrieked. "I don't regret it! For years that skank just toys with James' heart and now she just snogs him and goes out with him? What kind of a bitch does that?"

"You take that back," Mel snarled.

"Oh shut up! You're no better than she is!"

Now Sirius got involved, "Don't you dare talk to her like that!"

Emmaline threw her hands up. "For Merlin's sake!"

This was too much. Insult me all you want, but if you say one word about my friends...

"Emmaline." I said, putting ice and steel in my voice. "You are completely wrong about everything you've said. Yes I am a muggle-born. What of it? Does the fact that I was born from muggles change who I am? Or how I act? Does it make you better because you were born from wizards? And second, I used to hate James because he was a prat. He has changed and is tolerable now. He and I have discussed how we both used to act. I don't believe that it is any of your business. Oh and do not insult my friends again. Or it will be the last thing you ever do."

"Shut up Evans," she sneered. "we both know you don't have the guts to hurt me. And second, I was just pointing out that James should have a proper girlfriend. One with the same blood type as him. Someone like, oh I don't know, me."

I opened my mouth to speak again but I was cut off by James. "Vance, I believe you've crossed the line. Lily is brilliant and twenty time the witch you'll ever be. And I don't care about blood type! She is perfect the way she is. So if you don't mind, leave. Now."

Emmaline made a very rude gesture to me and stormed off, stomping the whole way.

"I'm really sorry about that Lily," James whispered as he hugged me.

"It's okay," I said.

"No it really isn't. She said some really harsh things. I'd never leave you because you are muggle-born. Ever."

"Thank you James." I said leaning into his chest.

He led me into an empty room and sat me down next to him on a couch.

"I needed to escape the party atmosphere," he said quietly.

"Yeah, I did too" I said drowsily.

I knew it was late (early?) and I was exhausted. People began to leave and soon the house was quiet. I'd never been so happy to be in a silent house. I stayed sitting and I rested my head on James' chest. He kept nodding in and out of sleep. In a few minutes he'd probably crash. But I was wrong. He stayed up and I would up falling asleep...on my boyfriend's chest.

I woke up to sunlight pouring in my eyes. I opened my eyes foggily and took in the scenery around me. I was laying down on the couch in the parlor. James was lying next to me, arms wound around me. He was mine. It finally hit me, I was dating James bloody Potter.

"Morning love," James said opening his eyes.

I kissed him sofly on the nose. "Morning James."

He sat us and smiled lazily. "I wouldn't mind waking up to that every morning."

"Who knows? Maybe you will..." I teased.

He pulled me into a hug and kissed me. The warm feeling in my stomach returned and it spread through my whole body.

Jame stood up and offered an arm. I took it and we walked into the kitchen. We were the first two up.

"What would you like for breakfast?" James asked.

"You cook?" I asked trying to hide a smile.

"Why the tone of surprise? Im particularly good at making those muggle pancakes."

"Hmm..you might need to prove that." I said.

James went about the kitchen, cooking. I sat at the counter, watching and talking. Withing the next half hour, pancakes were made.

When we sat down to eat I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Sure enough it was Sirius and Melania.

"Leave it to you two to come down as soon as the food is ready." James said laughing.

I smiled as the sleepy couple sat down next to us.

"I'm starving:" Sirius declared.

"Imagine that," Mel said.

"Oi! I'm right here!"

"It's true Padfoot," James asked.

"He's right you know," I chimed in.

"Finr, let's all pick on Sirius." Sirius said.

We all laughed as he began loading his plate.

James and Sirius decided that we were all going to go out in the snow that had come over night. So after bundling up, the four of us trudged out on the lawn.

The snow was beautiful on the Potter's landscape. I was stunned by it until I realized that they boys were missing. I looked around for footprints. But they had erased them with their wands.

"Oh Merlin," Melania sighed.

Just then I was smacked on the back of the head with a ball of snow.

"It's on James Potter." I declared. This was war.

"SIRIUS!" Mel screamed as a snowball hit her on the back of the head.

The two boys couldn't control their laughter. But too bad for them, they gave away their precious hiding spots.

As they rolled in the snow in hysterics, I made artillery. I pulled out my wand and created a fort out of snow. Mel came next to me and we began stacking up snowballs.

The boys stopped laughing long enoiugh to look at us. Their eyes dawned the look of comprehension. A smile crossed my face as I launched my first snowball.

A direct hit. James yelped as the cold hit his face.

"It's on Evans!" he said diving away from our rapid fire.

Snowballs were launched back at us.

It was a full on snowball fight.

Alliances were broken and it was every man for himself. The boys had better aim and were faster. But Mel and I could charm them to do what we wanted. Several times I got James on my side. Until he'd betray me.

But then again, I wasn't exactly helping him.

A favorite move of mine was jumping on people's backs and shoving their snow in their face. Or just pushing them over. This only backfired when James learned to grab hold of me and fall backwards into a snow pile. Not fun.

The battle wore on for a long time. No others could be trusted. War cries were developed. We all looked ridiculous. A bunch of seventeen year old kids running around in the snow! But we were having fun and it was worth it!

Before I knew it I was drenched in snow and shivering. Sirius had thought it would be funny to put snow down my back. I didn't think it was quite as funny.

We trudged back into the house. Amelia welcomed us with heated towels and mugs of hot chocolate. She ordered us to go sit by the fire. We all went without arguing.

I curled up next to James and he put an arm around me. We started a fire and sat and talked. Within the conversation Sirius indirectly asked Melania to go out with him. And she said yes. Imagine that.

About an hour later there was a knock on the door. James ran to get it and skipped (yes skipped) back into the room holding Remus and Marlene's hands.

"Look who's here!" James said.

I jumped up to hug Marlene.

"It's great to see you two!" I said.

"Hey Lils, it's great to see you too!" Marly said taking a seat in our circle by the fire. "So fill us in what's been happening?"

"Well," I said looking around. "Sirius and Melania just started dating about an hour ago. And James and I have been going out since the new year!"

"Marlene's eyes grew wide, "Really? How wonderful!"

Remus smiled and congratulated his two best friends. He looked at me and hung his head. "Lily, I really am sorry. I shouldn't have freaked out on you that one night. It was a bad night and when I heard that, well I didn't want to see my best mate get hurt. I shouldn't have yelled at you."

I smiled, "It's ok Remus. I forgive you."

Marlene on the other hand didn't seem as ok. "You yelled at Lily?"

She looked livid. Remus nodded, "I – I – was in a daze."

Marly nodded but still smacked him.

The boys laughed at Remus.

"Well now we're all happy again!" Sirius declared merrily.

We all laughed.

"So," James said after sitting in silence for a few minutes. "What now?"

Sirius' face lit up, "I know! Let's play Truth or Dare!"

A smile crossed all our faces.

"Grab the glasses," James said as we all settled down in a circle.

And I think you know what happens next.

A/N: Hi everyone! I hope you liked the chapter! There's only one more left. :( But all stories must come to an end. If you guys want to read some more Lily/James while I'm writing a new story go check out 's page! I'd recommend "12 Red Roses" and her new story "Holding onto Tomorrow" They are must-reads! And of course all of her fantastic one-shot's too! I really enjoy her writing and I believe you all will too!