"So...we're going to the dance together right?" James asked.
"Of course! Why wouldn't we?" Lily asked him with a smile.
"I don't know." James said with a laugh as he grasped her around the waist and kissed her on the mouth.
Sirius made a gagging sound from behind the kissing couple. Lily and James chose to ignore it, and continued kissing.
When they pulled apart, they grinned at each other.
"OH GAG ME WITH A SPOON. THIS IS GETTING WAAAAY TOO SAPPY." Sirius said loudly, to get them to pay attention.
They all laughed and Lily walked over to Sirius. Sirius put his arm around Lily's waist and they walked to the lunchroom.
James had grown too accustomed to this to let it bother him. Lily and SIrius were like brother and sister...he knew it didn't mean anything.
When they sat down, Susianna ran over to them and sat down in her usual spot, next to Remus, and across from Lily.
"Hi guys!!! Hi Remus!" She said, quickly kissing him.
"Hey," Lily said with a smile.
Susianna gave Lily a look that said 'I need to talk to you' and Lily looked at her puzzled.
Susianna just gave her the look again before turning back to Remus, James, and Sirius.
Lily turned to James, to see him looking at her already. She grinned and kissed him quickly on the lips.
"Love, did you know that we have only 8 months until our wedding?" Lily asked him innocently.
"EIGHT months? What happened to a year and a half?! We better get planning Lil!"
"I know! Do you want to ditch the rest of lunch and get a move on?" Lily asked him quietly.
James nodded, grasped her hand, and they walked to the Common Room, where Lily got out a quill and a sheaf of parchment.
She began to write:
Maid Of Honor: Susianna Ilikai
Best Man: Sirius Black
Bridesmaids: Minerva McGonagall
"James, who is there to be bridesmaids?" Lily asked with a frown.
"Well...theres always my sisters Jessie and Janie." He replied.
"Oh Yes! How could I forget Jessie and Janie? they would be vexed with me if they weren't ones!" Lily exclaimed.
Jessie Potter
Janie Potter
"I need 1 more Bridesmaid to be happy." Lily said.
"Hmm...what about your sister...whats her name?" James asked.
"I doubt she would want to...but I suppose I should ask just to be polite." Lily said grudgingly.
Petunia Dursley
"Ok, on to best men." Lily said with a grin.
"Remus, Peter, ummm..." James trailed off.
Groomsmen: Remus Lupin
Peter Pettigrew
"We could always use your cousins Jeffrey and Jason." Lily said tentatively.
"Yeah! That'd be great. We were really close growing up and it will be great to see them again." James said enthusiastically.
Jeffrey Potter
Jason Potter
They looked at their list. Lily recopied it neatly on another piece of parchment, and the final copy looked something like this:
Maid Of Honor: Susianna Ilikai
Bridesmaids: Minerva McGonagall
Jessie Potter
Janie Potter
Petunia Dursley
Best Man: Sirius Black
Groomsmen: Remus Lupin
Peter Pettigrew
Jeffrey Potter
Jason Potter
Bouquets: Lilies, Baby's Breadth, daisies
Wedding: Front Lawn Of Hogwarts
Reception: Great Hall Of Hogwarts
"How does that sound, love?" Lily asked him, looking at the paper with satisfaction.
"It looks great, I just wish it would just hurry up and get here sooner!" James exclaimed with a laugh.
"Me too!" Lily was just saying, when they heard a thunder of feet coming up the stairs.
"I'm guessing that Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Susianna." James said.
And then they came, all in that order, and James and Lily laughed.
"Hey!!! Let's see the paper." Sirius said, as he took it from Lily's hands.
He read for a minute and then..."I'm the best man!!! Hey I'm the best man!!!"
Susianna snatched it from Sirius.
"I'm the Maid Of Honor! Oh thanks Lil! But...I might be the Matron Of Honor by then." she said with a smile.
"You and Remus....?" Lily asked in surprise.
Susianna nodded and showed an astonished Lily her ring.
Remus then snatched the paper and found his name.
"I'm in the wedding!!! ALRIGHT!!! I'm a groomsmen!...hey Jamsie? Whats a groomsmen?" Remus asked with a puzzled look.
James laughed and said, "Thats the opposite of a bridesmaid...since you're a guy."
Remus grinned and handed the paper down to little Peter (A/N OHHHHHH I hate Peter. Thats why I have not included him in the story until now. But seeing as he was a close friend and it was he who betrayed Lily and James, I had to include him UGH.)
"Hey! I'm a groomsmen!" little Peter squeaked (A/N...I'll make him squeak! If I could get my hands on the little monster...!!!)
James smiled and took the paper back.
"Is everyone satisfied?" James asked
Everyone grinned and nodded. Only Peter looked a little perturbed.
"So, Remus....you're marrying Susianna??" Peter asked sadly.
"Yep, I am. isn't that great?" Remus asked no on in particular as he smiled at Susianna.
"Sure...its great for YOU. I'll get you back Remus. I really will." Peter said with a mean grin as he left the room.
"Now WHAT was that all about?" Susianna asked in surprise after Peter had left.
"I think little Peter likes you Susianna...and Remus took him away. I have a weird feeling about Peter...he said he was going to get back at you Remus...and as he said that he looked at Lily and James. I don't like it. I don't like it one bit." Sirius said with a deep frown.
"Oh Sirius! What could Peter do?" Lily asked, making them all laugh. But Sirius couldn't shake off this feeling...
The next morning, Lily snuck into James' room to wake him up early.
She sat on the floor next to his bed and watched him sleep peacefully for a few minutes before she wrapped herself in a cover for it was quite cold.
I'll just lie down for a few minutes and then wake him up. Lily thought to herself with a yawn. She snuggled down next to James' bed and she too fell asleep.
James woke up an hour later, and imagine his surprise when he turned over and saw LILY sleeping on the floor next to his bed, curled up in a cover.
Then he remembered...he was supposed to wake up early this morning.
Lily had probably come in to wake him up, and had fallen asleep on his floor.
James didn't really want to wake her, so he turned over and went back to sleep.
"JAMES...JAMES!!!!!" Sirius said, shaking James violently.
"WHAT SIRIUS?! I AM TRYING TO SLEEP!!!!" James roared.
"UMM DO YOU REALIZE LILY IS SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO YOUR BED AND PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL IS ON HER WAY DoWN THE HALL TO CHECK ON US!!!" Sirius yelled back.
"BLAST!!!!" James exclaimed before jumping out of the bed, scooping up Lily in his arms, and looked around frantically, looking for a place to hide her.
Sirius was rolling on the floor laughing, because it DID look quite ridiculous James running around trying to hide his fiancee'.
Professor McGonagall knocked on the door and James jumped. He ran to the closet and layed Lily down gently, praying that she wouldn't wake while the Professor was in here.
Then he jumped back in the bed JUST as she walked into the room.
"One of the girls from the girls' dormitory notified me that Lily Evans was missing. And I was wondering if she was in HERE." Professor McGonagall said, trying to hide a smile.
James, being the good actor that he was, jumped out of bed and said,
"Lily's missing? Oh my God I've gotta find her!" he exclaimed convincingly.
Lily had woken up as Professor McGonagall had walked into the room, was in the closet TRYING not to laugh.
She finally couldn't stop herself and she snorted.
Professor McGonagall's head snapped over towards the bathroom.
"If she's in there Mr.Potter...." she threatened.
She walked into the bathroom...and Lily wasn't there.
James breathed a sigh of relief and he prayed that she wouldn't find her.
Then, to James' dismay, the Professor opened the closet door to find...nothing! Where had Lily gone?
Then James remembered he had left his invisibility cloak in there, and he couldn't hide his grin.
Sirius had realized this too, and he burst out laughing.
"WHAT IS SO FUNNY YOU TWO???" Professor McGonagall asked them sharply.
"Nothing...its just..a joke James just told me. IT was pretty funny. Would you like to hear it?" Sirius asked.
"NO I WOULDN'T MR.BLACK." the Professor roared just as James' stash of Filibusters fireworks went off right at Professor McGonagall.
She screamed and yelled and tried to put out the fire on her skirts.
Sirius snorted with laughter and the other boys were rolling on the floor laughing until their stomachs hurt.
James poured a pitcher of water on her skirts and she screamed even louder.
"MR.POTTER, MR.BLACK, MR.LUPIN IN MY OFFICE IN HALF IN HOUR!!!!!" She roared as she ran down the hallway with flaming skirts.
Lily appeared out of no where, her face red with laughter. She collapsed on James' bed and she dissolved in giggles.
James couldn't help it. The situation and the pictures of Professor McGonagall that Sirius had taken when her skirts were flaming...he burst out laughing and joined Lily on the bed laughing.
"Lily...did you...set....off...those...fireworks?" James asked in gasps between giggles.
"Yes...she...was...getting...too...close...but...i...didn't know...what...was...going to....happen!!!" Lily gasped.
Susianna walked in, looked at the scene, and looked at the whole roll of pictures in James' hand, and she too, started laughing.
By lunchtime that day, the whole school knew what had happened and Professor McGonagall walked around embarassed the rest of the day.
James and Sirius got 3 weeks of detention...but it was worth it.
Lily, since she was just protecting herself, had only gotten a week of detention.
A/N I had to write that...I had to loosen up Professor McGonagall a little bit. I hope you enjoyed it. Will Minerva still be in the wedding? Find out in Part 11 coming soon!!!
"Of course! Why wouldn't we?" Lily asked him with a smile.
"I don't know." James said with a laugh as he grasped her around the waist and kissed her on the mouth.
Sirius made a gagging sound from behind the kissing couple. Lily and James chose to ignore it, and continued kissing.
When they pulled apart, they grinned at each other.
"OH GAG ME WITH A SPOON. THIS IS GETTING WAAAAY TOO SAPPY." Sirius said loudly, to get them to pay attention.
They all laughed and Lily walked over to Sirius. Sirius put his arm around Lily's waist and they walked to the lunchroom.
James had grown too accustomed to this to let it bother him. Lily and SIrius were like brother and sister...he knew it didn't mean anything.
When they sat down, Susianna ran over to them and sat down in her usual spot, next to Remus, and across from Lily.
"Hi guys!!! Hi Remus!" She said, quickly kissing him.
"Hey," Lily said with a smile.
Susianna gave Lily a look that said 'I need to talk to you' and Lily looked at her puzzled.
Susianna just gave her the look again before turning back to Remus, James, and Sirius.
Lily turned to James, to see him looking at her already. She grinned and kissed him quickly on the lips.
"Love, did you know that we have only 8 months until our wedding?" Lily asked him innocently.
"EIGHT months? What happened to a year and a half?! We better get planning Lil!"
"I know! Do you want to ditch the rest of lunch and get a move on?" Lily asked him quietly.
James nodded, grasped her hand, and they walked to the Common Room, where Lily got out a quill and a sheaf of parchment.
She began to write:
Maid Of Honor: Susianna Ilikai
Best Man: Sirius Black
Bridesmaids: Minerva McGonagall
"James, who is there to be bridesmaids?" Lily asked with a frown.
"Well...theres always my sisters Jessie and Janie." He replied.
"Oh Yes! How could I forget Jessie and Janie? they would be vexed with me if they weren't ones!" Lily exclaimed.
Jessie Potter
Janie Potter
"I need 1 more Bridesmaid to be happy." Lily said.
"Hmm...what about your sister...whats her name?" James asked.
"I doubt she would want to...but I suppose I should ask just to be polite." Lily said grudgingly.
Petunia Dursley
"Ok, on to best men." Lily said with a grin.
"Remus, Peter, ummm..." James trailed off.
Groomsmen: Remus Lupin
Peter Pettigrew
"We could always use your cousins Jeffrey and Jason." Lily said tentatively.
"Yeah! That'd be great. We were really close growing up and it will be great to see them again." James said enthusiastically.
Jeffrey Potter
Jason Potter
They looked at their list. Lily recopied it neatly on another piece of parchment, and the final copy looked something like this:
Maid Of Honor: Susianna Ilikai
Bridesmaids: Minerva McGonagall
Jessie Potter
Janie Potter
Petunia Dursley
Best Man: Sirius Black
Groomsmen: Remus Lupin
Peter Pettigrew
Jeffrey Potter
Jason Potter
Bouquets: Lilies, Baby's Breadth, daisies
Wedding: Front Lawn Of Hogwarts
Reception: Great Hall Of Hogwarts
"How does that sound, love?" Lily asked him, looking at the paper with satisfaction.
"It looks great, I just wish it would just hurry up and get here sooner!" James exclaimed with a laugh.
"Me too!" Lily was just saying, when they heard a thunder of feet coming up the stairs.
"I'm guessing that Sirius, Remus, Peter, and Susianna." James said.
And then they came, all in that order, and James and Lily laughed.
"Hey!!! Let's see the paper." Sirius said, as he took it from Lily's hands.
He read for a minute and then..."I'm the best man!!! Hey I'm the best man!!!"
Susianna snatched it from Sirius.
"I'm the Maid Of Honor! Oh thanks Lil! But...I might be the Matron Of Honor by then." she said with a smile.
"You and Remus....?" Lily asked in surprise.
Susianna nodded and showed an astonished Lily her ring.
Remus then snatched the paper and found his name.
"I'm in the wedding!!! ALRIGHT!!! I'm a groomsmen!...hey Jamsie? Whats a groomsmen?" Remus asked with a puzzled look.
James laughed and said, "Thats the opposite of a bridesmaid...since you're a guy."
Remus grinned and handed the paper down to little Peter (A/N OHHHHHH I hate Peter. Thats why I have not included him in the story until now. But seeing as he was a close friend and it was he who betrayed Lily and James, I had to include him UGH.)
"Hey! I'm a groomsmen!" little Peter squeaked (A/N...I'll make him squeak! If I could get my hands on the little monster...!!!)
James smiled and took the paper back.
"Is everyone satisfied?" James asked
Everyone grinned and nodded. Only Peter looked a little perturbed.
"So, Remus....you're marrying Susianna??" Peter asked sadly.
"Yep, I am. isn't that great?" Remus asked no on in particular as he smiled at Susianna.
"Sure...its great for YOU. I'll get you back Remus. I really will." Peter said with a mean grin as he left the room.
"Now WHAT was that all about?" Susianna asked in surprise after Peter had left.
"I think little Peter likes you Susianna...and Remus took him away. I have a weird feeling about Peter...he said he was going to get back at you Remus...and as he said that he looked at Lily and James. I don't like it. I don't like it one bit." Sirius said with a deep frown.
"Oh Sirius! What could Peter do?" Lily asked, making them all laugh. But Sirius couldn't shake off this feeling...
The next morning, Lily snuck into James' room to wake him up early.
She sat on the floor next to his bed and watched him sleep peacefully for a few minutes before she wrapped herself in a cover for it was quite cold.
I'll just lie down for a few minutes and then wake him up. Lily thought to herself with a yawn. She snuggled down next to James' bed and she too fell asleep.
James woke up an hour later, and imagine his surprise when he turned over and saw LILY sleeping on the floor next to his bed, curled up in a cover.
Then he remembered...he was supposed to wake up early this morning.
Lily had probably come in to wake him up, and had fallen asleep on his floor.
James didn't really want to wake her, so he turned over and went back to sleep.
"JAMES...JAMES!!!!!" Sirius said, shaking James violently.
"WHAT SIRIUS?! I AM TRYING TO SLEEP!!!!" James roared.
"UMM DO YOU REALIZE LILY IS SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO YOUR BED AND PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL IS ON HER WAY DoWN THE HALL TO CHECK ON US!!!" Sirius yelled back.
"BLAST!!!!" James exclaimed before jumping out of the bed, scooping up Lily in his arms, and looked around frantically, looking for a place to hide her.
Sirius was rolling on the floor laughing, because it DID look quite ridiculous James running around trying to hide his fiancee'.
Professor McGonagall knocked on the door and James jumped. He ran to the closet and layed Lily down gently, praying that she wouldn't wake while the Professor was in here.
Then he jumped back in the bed JUST as she walked into the room.
"One of the girls from the girls' dormitory notified me that Lily Evans was missing. And I was wondering if she was in HERE." Professor McGonagall said, trying to hide a smile.
James, being the good actor that he was, jumped out of bed and said,
"Lily's missing? Oh my God I've gotta find her!" he exclaimed convincingly.
Lily had woken up as Professor McGonagall had walked into the room, was in the closet TRYING not to laugh.
She finally couldn't stop herself and she snorted.
Professor McGonagall's head snapped over towards the bathroom.
"If she's in there Mr.Potter...." she threatened.
She walked into the bathroom...and Lily wasn't there.
James breathed a sigh of relief and he prayed that she wouldn't find her.
Then, to James' dismay, the Professor opened the closet door to find...nothing! Where had Lily gone?
Then James remembered he had left his invisibility cloak in there, and he couldn't hide his grin.
Sirius had realized this too, and he burst out laughing.
"WHAT IS SO FUNNY YOU TWO???" Professor McGonagall asked them sharply.
"Nothing...its just..a joke James just told me. IT was pretty funny. Would you like to hear it?" Sirius asked.
"NO I WOULDN'T MR.BLACK." the Professor roared just as James' stash of Filibusters fireworks went off right at Professor McGonagall.
She screamed and yelled and tried to put out the fire on her skirts.
Sirius snorted with laughter and the other boys were rolling on the floor laughing until their stomachs hurt.
James poured a pitcher of water on her skirts and she screamed even louder.
"MR.POTTER, MR.BLACK, MR.LUPIN IN MY OFFICE IN HALF IN HOUR!!!!!" She roared as she ran down the hallway with flaming skirts.
Lily appeared out of no where, her face red with laughter. She collapsed on James' bed and she dissolved in giggles.
James couldn't help it. The situation and the pictures of Professor McGonagall that Sirius had taken when her skirts were flaming...he burst out laughing and joined Lily on the bed laughing.
"Lily...did you...set....off...those...fireworks?" James asked in gasps between giggles.
"Yes...she...was...getting...too...close...but...i...didn't know...what...was...going to....happen!!!" Lily gasped.
Susianna walked in, looked at the scene, and looked at the whole roll of pictures in James' hand, and she too, started laughing.
By lunchtime that day, the whole school knew what had happened and Professor McGonagall walked around embarassed the rest of the day.
James and Sirius got 3 weeks of detention...but it was worth it.
Lily, since she was just protecting herself, had only gotten a week of detention.
A/N I had to write that...I had to loosen up Professor McGonagall a little bit. I hope you enjoyed it. Will Minerva still be in the wedding? Find out in Part 11 coming soon!!!