Lily sat on the window seat in the Gryffindor Common Room, watching the snow fall on a cool Christmas Eve night.
"What are you thinking about?" James asked, coming up behind her.
She looked up and smiled at him, "When I was little my family and I used to go to this park around Christmas time, where they had lights set up. They had the lights shaped as stuff, like reindeer and Santa and gingerbread houses, they were my favorite" She sighed and looked out at the ground, "It was my favorite part of the holiday."
James smiled, sitting next her and wrapping his arms around her, "That sounds nice."
"It was," Lily smiled, "I miss it."
James kissed her cheek, standing up, "Sirius and I are going to the Kitchens, wanna come?"
Lily shook her head, "Have fun." She called after him. "And don't get caught! You're Head Boy, after all!"
"I wont get caught," James said, grinning at her.
~Later That Night~
"Lily! Wake up!" Someone said beside her, shaking her sleeping form awake.
"Wha? What's going on?" Lily said groggily, sitting up a little, "James? What are you doing here?"
"I have something to show you!" James said, "Now get up!"
"It's three o'clock in the morning, James!" Lily said, after looking at the clock, "The only thing I want to see are the inside of my eyelids!"
"Come on, Lily," James pleaded, "You can't miss this!"
"Fine," She grumbled up, standing up and putting her coat on - where ever they were going, she was sure it was going to be cold.
James took her hand, leading her towards the staircase. They both slid down it together.
Lily yawned, "Why do I have to see this now?" She asked.
"Shh!" He whispered, "And it won't be here forever! Besides, Paddy would kill me if I made him wait any longer."
"What are you and Sirius doing?" She asked warily as they walked out of the portrait hole.
"Just trust me," He said, leading her outside.
"I hope they don't lock us out," Lily said, too tired to protest.
"They won't...hopefully," James said, shrugging, "It's worth it either way."
"What is i-" Lily stopped abrubtly, looking at the scene before her.
There were lights everywhere! And in all different shapes! There were kids having snowball fights, and reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh, with a bag of toys in the back. And they were all magical, so they moved, making them even more beautiful.
Lily gasped.
"Is it as good as when you were a kid?" James asked, squeezing her hand gently.
Lily shook her head, hugging him, "It's better. Thank you."
James grinned, then called out, "She likes it, Pads!"
"She better!" Grumbled a voice from behind him. "Worked all bloody night on it." He came up and stood next to Lily.
"Thank you, Sirius," Lily said, hugging him.
Sirius smiled down at her, "And that made it all worth it." He hugged her again.
James smiled, "Wanna see the best one?"
Lily nodded, accepting his hand and offering her other one to Sirius.
"Nah, I'm going back inside," Sirius said, "I'll wait for you two inside the door, just incase they lock them."
Lily kissed him on the cheek, "Thank you, Sirius, really."
He grinned at her, "No problem, kid." Then he turned and walked away.
Lily took James outstretched hand and he pulled her towards the other side of the Castle.
"Close your eyes," He said, and she did.
He led her for a few minutes before they came to a stop.
"Okay, you can open them."
She gasped as she opened her eyes. Before her was the best Gingerbread house she had ever seen, it was absolutely perfect. She took a step closer to it, reaching out as if to touch it.
"Do you like it?" James asked, watching her intently.
She grinned and nodded. "It's perfect, thank you."
He pulled her closer and kissed her. "I'm glad you like it."
"Can we leave it here?" She asked, laying her head on his chest.
"For a while, yeah," James said.
"Good," She smiled, "I don't want it to go."
A/N: Well my dead-line is up! And I'm not going to update for the rest of the day, so I'm going to put this up now (Because it's Christmas-ie) And then my dares later.
Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! :D
Anyway, Review!
And dare me! :)
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GoodeSpyYoung96