Morning After
The next morning Lily woke earlier than usual, from an unusually dreamless sleep that had been quite comforting. She dressed herself and wondered down to the common room where she pulled out a book and began to read, yet her mind wasn't in the book, it was in the firelight.
She was thinking of James, he was so much more than she thought and so much more than she could have asked for. She continued to "read" until she heard the door to the boy's dormitory open,
"Good Morning Tiger, what are you doing up so early?" she smiled at him, he had that glint in his eye, the one only he could have,
"Just reading, and doing some thinking, you?" he shrugged his shoulders and walked down to the couch beside her
"Well I was just about to do some walking, my mind is wondering probably for the same reason yours is...Do you want to come with me so we can talk about it, just talk" he had been thinking about her all night, what did that kiss mean to her? Did it mean as much to her as it did to him? He was put at ease when she smiled at him and nodded,
"Yes, of course, if anyone asks we are on Head Student business"
They left the common room in an awkward silence that continued followed by a few flirtatious glances and smirks.
As James looked down he saw Lily's hand dangling by her side and touched it, then to his surprise she entwined his fingers with hers and they continued. They walked what Lily thought was aimlessly around the castle, however James knew exactly where he wanted to take her they were on the seventh floor when they saw a door, Lily looked at James.
She had been up here many times and had never seen a door here before, James had a grin on his face that meant he probably knew what it was and was keen on taking her there.
James continued to walk towards the door as Lily followed beside him her grip on his hand tensing unconsciously the closer they came.
James smiled at her as he opened the door; it was like a little café. It had a small table big enough for the two of them to sit and talk, a tea kettle which appeared to be hot, soft music playing with a small dance floor, candle light with a fireplace on the far right hand corner which had a large green couch sitting in front of it.
It was perfect.
She looked at James who was now filling up two teacups and pulling out a chair and prompting her to come and sit down. They must have spent hours down there just talking over tea, about there family, swapping stories, secrets, goals and fears...
"My greatest fear, would be never falling in love, and getting married, and having kids... I really want a loving family and lots of children. I always have," James smiled at what Lily said because he had already fallen in love, and he wanted to marry her, and he wanted to have kids.
"Well my greatest fear is not being able to protect my family, my friends, or people that I love. It sounds arrogant I know, but I have a thing about protecting people, more than that, defeating dark arts wherever I find them. Sirius has always made fun of me for it, I hate watching innocent people, become casualties of someone evils, sick plan. It makes me so angry, that's why when we get out of here I want to become an Auror to get rid of the scum of the earth..."
They had gotten up and moved over to the couch James sitting up right with a pillow in his lap that Lily put her head on as she lay down.
They talked about what their futures held, what they looked forward to after school, but soon dawn broke and they looked at the clocks and saw it was seven, they had been together for three hours. They left the room and started walking to the great hall, grinning madly at each other James occasionally pushing Lily to the side as they walked, she pushing him back playfully, and sometimes he would accidentally knock her over and would help her up kiss her gently on her forehead and they would continue to walk. Because this was a weekend they were the first people to arrive at the great hall aside from the professors who seemed to be shaking there heads and mumbling things like "Finally..." "At last" Dumbledore and McGonagall looked at each other and nodded, they had known about James' crush, but of course who hadn't?
It warmed McGonagall's (said to be stone) heart to see not only two Gryffindors, but also the head students getting along so well, acting so blissful. Lily and James although not very hungry, sat in front of their food side by side poking and prodding at each other.
Back at the Common room Remus and Sirius were waiting for Peter to come down.
None of them had heard James come in that night, or had they seen him that morning.
Sirius figured he had probably gone to the Quidditch field like he did so often when he had a lot on his mind. They were surprised to find however when they got to the Great Hall that Lily and James were already there flirting like crazy with each other.
A fire welled up inside Sirius, he didn't know why, they were his best friends how could he be angry with them, they were together, this was good, this was what he had hoped for... wasn't it? He felt so crazy sometimes, he was like her big brother, not her boyfriend, or ever her ex-boyfriend, but why did this bother him so much?
Not far behind him Remus looked at Lily and James. It was right, he always knew it would be, but it was so hard sometimes. James was a nice guy, a little big headed, but he truly cared for her more than anything. He deserved Lily, and Remus knew that James would always be able to protect Lily in ways that Remus could not.
The three marauders walked towards Lily and James Sirius sitting opposite of them and Lupin and Peter on either side of him.
"So James, I didn't hear you come in last night, and I didn't hear you leave this morning, now you are here with Evans... What happened old buddy?" he said in his usual "Atta boy" tone, though this time he really did want to know.
They just smiled and shook their heads "Nothing worth telling Sirius..." Lily said shyly,
"And if it was" James added, "I'm sure you'd be able to tell, or you know I would." he winked as Lily knocked him in his side smiling at him... she had that look in her eyes, the same look James had for her for so many years. It had finally happened... they had fallen in love... and there was no turning back, it was official.
As the trip to Hogsmeade grew closer, Sirius became a little bit edgy, which was a surprising and confusing to most of the Marauders, besides Remus who knew exactly what he was going through, usually Sirius got the giddiest around times of Hogsmeade, because since it was off school grounds, the best pranks could be played.
James although, noticing a change didn't think much of it as he and Lily became closer, Peter figured Sirius was simply jealous and decided to blow it off. Remus was the only one who seemed to catch a clue as to what was going on. Sirius, although reluctant to admit it, had feelings for Lily... which was not a good thing.
"You feeling alright there Padfoot?" Remus had finally let his curiosities get the best of him
"I'll be okay" he lied as he shook his head.
"You like her don't you?"
Sirius looked at him a little taken back by the words spoken so solemnly by his friend
"No, that would be stupid wouldn't it, she is one of my best friends, by best friends girlfriend, and she is like my little sister... wouldn't that be stupid" he muttered darkly. He looked up seeing that Remus was not convinced, and let out a heavy sigh then
"And even if I did, what would it matter, I spoke to late, I cant do anything about it, I can only make sure James doesn't royally screw himself over with her, which I doubt is possible seeing how much they care for each other"
Remus shook his head, "I figured that's what it was, I understand. How could anyone help but love Lily? I know when I find myself thinking that I remember that she is happy and letting her be with James is the best thing I can do for her".
He glanced over at Sirius,
"I never knew you had feelings for Lily, why-"
"Because I knew, I knew a long time ago that I could never love Lily, and protect her the way that James could, and probably will"
Sirius nodded, it was going to be hard but he would have to try his best to see things the way Remus did.
DISCLAIMER I OWN NOTHING IT ALL BELONGS TO JKR
Quick authors note. I haven't received many posts tellin me what you think so Im hopin to get more with this chapter! And Im a personal fan of Harry/Hermione relationships, i just think they would be too cute, both so smart and all, and harry is so alone lol he needs somebody!! anyways im tryin to parallel Sirius's fellings with what harry would feel if he found out about ron and hermione. giving it up knowing they could be happy, but this is a Lily and James Fiction so they will be more in the next chapter. :-D
The next morning Lily woke earlier than usual, from an unusually dreamless sleep that had been quite comforting. She dressed herself and wondered down to the common room where she pulled out a book and began to read, yet her mind wasn't in the book, it was in the firelight.
She was thinking of James, he was so much more than she thought and so much more than she could have asked for. She continued to "read" until she heard the door to the boy's dormitory open,
"Good Morning Tiger, what are you doing up so early?" she smiled at him, he had that glint in his eye, the one only he could have,
"Just reading, and doing some thinking, you?" he shrugged his shoulders and walked down to the couch beside her
"Well I was just about to do some walking, my mind is wondering probably for the same reason yours is...Do you want to come with me so we can talk about it, just talk" he had been thinking about her all night, what did that kiss mean to her? Did it mean as much to her as it did to him? He was put at ease when she smiled at him and nodded,
"Yes, of course, if anyone asks we are on Head Student business"
They left the common room in an awkward silence that continued followed by a few flirtatious glances and smirks.
As James looked down he saw Lily's hand dangling by her side and touched it, then to his surprise she entwined his fingers with hers and they continued. They walked what Lily thought was aimlessly around the castle, however James knew exactly where he wanted to take her they were on the seventh floor when they saw a door, Lily looked at James.
She had been up here many times and had never seen a door here before, James had a grin on his face that meant he probably knew what it was and was keen on taking her there.
James continued to walk towards the door as Lily followed beside him her grip on his hand tensing unconsciously the closer they came.
James smiled at her as he opened the door; it was like a little café. It had a small table big enough for the two of them to sit and talk, a tea kettle which appeared to be hot, soft music playing with a small dance floor, candle light with a fireplace on the far right hand corner which had a large green couch sitting in front of it.
It was perfect.
She looked at James who was now filling up two teacups and pulling out a chair and prompting her to come and sit down. They must have spent hours down there just talking over tea, about there family, swapping stories, secrets, goals and fears...
"My greatest fear, would be never falling in love, and getting married, and having kids... I really want a loving family and lots of children. I always have," James smiled at what Lily said because he had already fallen in love, and he wanted to marry her, and he wanted to have kids.
"Well my greatest fear is not being able to protect my family, my friends, or people that I love. It sounds arrogant I know, but I have a thing about protecting people, more than that, defeating dark arts wherever I find them. Sirius has always made fun of me for it, I hate watching innocent people, become casualties of someone evils, sick plan. It makes me so angry, that's why when we get out of here I want to become an Auror to get rid of the scum of the earth..."
They had gotten up and moved over to the couch James sitting up right with a pillow in his lap that Lily put her head on as she lay down.
They talked about what their futures held, what they looked forward to after school, but soon dawn broke and they looked at the clocks and saw it was seven, they had been together for three hours. They left the room and started walking to the great hall, grinning madly at each other James occasionally pushing Lily to the side as they walked, she pushing him back playfully, and sometimes he would accidentally knock her over and would help her up kiss her gently on her forehead and they would continue to walk. Because this was a weekend they were the first people to arrive at the great hall aside from the professors who seemed to be shaking there heads and mumbling things like "Finally..." "At last" Dumbledore and McGonagall looked at each other and nodded, they had known about James' crush, but of course who hadn't?
It warmed McGonagall's (said to be stone) heart to see not only two Gryffindors, but also the head students getting along so well, acting so blissful. Lily and James although not very hungry, sat in front of their food side by side poking and prodding at each other.
Back at the Common room Remus and Sirius were waiting for Peter to come down.
None of them had heard James come in that night, or had they seen him that morning.
Sirius figured he had probably gone to the Quidditch field like he did so often when he had a lot on his mind. They were surprised to find however when they got to the Great Hall that Lily and James were already there flirting like crazy with each other.
A fire welled up inside Sirius, he didn't know why, they were his best friends how could he be angry with them, they were together, this was good, this was what he had hoped for... wasn't it? He felt so crazy sometimes, he was like her big brother, not her boyfriend, or ever her ex-boyfriend, but why did this bother him so much?
Not far behind him Remus looked at Lily and James. It was right, he always knew it would be, but it was so hard sometimes. James was a nice guy, a little big headed, but he truly cared for her more than anything. He deserved Lily, and Remus knew that James would always be able to protect Lily in ways that Remus could not.
The three marauders walked towards Lily and James Sirius sitting opposite of them and Lupin and Peter on either side of him.
"So James, I didn't hear you come in last night, and I didn't hear you leave this morning, now you are here with Evans... What happened old buddy?" he said in his usual "Atta boy" tone, though this time he really did want to know.
They just smiled and shook their heads "Nothing worth telling Sirius..." Lily said shyly,
"And if it was" James added, "I'm sure you'd be able to tell, or you know I would." he winked as Lily knocked him in his side smiling at him... she had that look in her eyes, the same look James had for her for so many years. It had finally happened... they had fallen in love... and there was no turning back, it was official.
As the trip to Hogsmeade grew closer, Sirius became a little bit edgy, which was a surprising and confusing to most of the Marauders, besides Remus who knew exactly what he was going through, usually Sirius got the giddiest around times of Hogsmeade, because since it was off school grounds, the best pranks could be played.
James although, noticing a change didn't think much of it as he and Lily became closer, Peter figured Sirius was simply jealous and decided to blow it off. Remus was the only one who seemed to catch a clue as to what was going on. Sirius, although reluctant to admit it, had feelings for Lily... which was not a good thing.
"You feeling alright there Padfoot?" Remus had finally let his curiosities get the best of him
"I'll be okay" he lied as he shook his head.
"You like her don't you?"
Sirius looked at him a little taken back by the words spoken so solemnly by his friend
"No, that would be stupid wouldn't it, she is one of my best friends, by best friends girlfriend, and she is like my little sister... wouldn't that be stupid" he muttered darkly. He looked up seeing that Remus was not convinced, and let out a heavy sigh then
"And even if I did, what would it matter, I spoke to late, I cant do anything about it, I can only make sure James doesn't royally screw himself over with her, which I doubt is possible seeing how much they care for each other"
Remus shook his head, "I figured that's what it was, I understand. How could anyone help but love Lily? I know when I find myself thinking that I remember that she is happy and letting her be with James is the best thing I can do for her".
He glanced over at Sirius,
"I never knew you had feelings for Lily, why-"
"Because I knew, I knew a long time ago that I could never love Lily, and protect her the way that James could, and probably will"
Sirius nodded, it was going to be hard but he would have to try his best to see things the way Remus did.
DISCLAIMER I OWN NOTHING IT ALL BELONGS TO JKR
Quick authors note. I haven't received many posts tellin me what you think so Im hopin to get more with this chapter! And Im a personal fan of Harry/Hermione relationships, i just think they would be too cute, both so smart and all, and harry is so alone lol he needs somebody!! anyways im tryin to parallel Sirius's fellings with what harry would feel if he found out about ron and hermione. giving it up knowing they could be happy, but this is a Lily and James Fiction so they will be more in the next chapter. :-D