"Lily, darling!"
"Shh, James, the point of sneaking out is sneaking out. Not jumping around like a small elephant." Lily giggled, wondering where her common sense had fled to, because it felt as if her brains had left her head several floors back. And she was skipping Divination to go to Hogsmeade with James.
"Here's the humpbacked witch, now, watch me Lily, you-"
"Tap the statue and say the magic words." Lily finished for him, errupting in a fit of laughter at the surprised look he gave her.
"you do realize that out friends are going to wonder where we went."
"Let them wonder!" Lily cried, dancing away from James down the passageway.
"Lily!" James hissed, grabbing the girls arm. Lily only grinned at him, and slung an arm around his shoulders.
"Jamie, loosen up!" she chortled
"Jamie?" James raised an eyebrow "Did someone put a cheering charm on you,Lily?"
"Nope" Lily beamed "Sirius gave me some of his happy bans because he said I seemed so sad." James groaned. He'd had bad experiences involving Sirius' happy beans and girls. One such incident involved a bald patch "appearing" on his head. Lily giggled again, then hiccuped.
"Here's the door, be quiet Lily!" James said, opening the door, and reminding himself to get rid of the bean when they got outside. He pulled Lily behind the counter, then into one of the aisles. As they walke dout, Lily saw a sign for Leprechaun pops, and burst out laughing, as James yanked her outside amid the curious looks they were getting.
"Ooooh! Jamie! Look at that!" Lily squealed, her ditzyness peaking as the bean began to wear off. She was pointing at a glorious broom in the window of the Quidditch Supplies Shope. If he had been less ashamed of it, James would have squealed too. The broom was made of georgous dark mahogany, and polished until it seemed to reflect his adoring face. The twigs were perfectly straight, and moulded to give the rider swift movement in the air. The handle was just a little sunk in, to allow for betetr grip, and the long of the broom was painted with a gold that seemed to shimmer in the sunlight.
"Isn't it lovely?" Lily whispered. He nodded happily.
"Jamie" Lily tugged at his arm "Let's go inside and take a l-l-l" suddenly, she sneezed, and a small bright yellow bean came flying out of her nose.
"Oh my" Lily picked up the bean "I am going to kill Sirius. He said it would make me feel happier, not act like a complete bimbo!"
James suppressed a grin "I dunno, your kinda cute when your giddy" he said, causing Lily to blush.
"I know." She said in mock arrogance "I am cute all of the time" Lily pressed her nose against James', and he closed the space between the, and kissed Lily. The remembrance of all of the people in Hogsmeade almost stopped Lily, but she let the thought drop, and put her arms around James waist. One only got this chance once in a lifetime, why waste it?
Passersby either grunted and hurried off, or smiled indulgently at the couple, who seemed so blissfully unaware of them. One man carrying a camera snapped a picture of the young witch and wizard, grinning as he too hurried off.
Lily woke up on the Saturday after her Hogsmeade rendezvous with James to an owl's hooting. The bird was perched on her bed, the latest copy of "The Daily Prophet" in it's claws. Lily paid it two sickles, and opened the paper. She flipped through it, wrinkling her nose at Rita Skeeters coloum, and feeling tiny pinpricks of tears as she read about Voldemorts latest killing. Then he eyes fell on the page next to the Voldemort story. There, in full color, was a picture of a young witch and wizard, locked in a passionate kiss outside the Quidditch Supplies Shop in Hogsmeade. The article beside it read:
True Love is Not Dead
By: Angela A.
Even in the rise of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, the unbridled love that this young witch and wizard show is pure and beautiful. When I walked by them kissing otuside the Quidditch shop, I had to stop and take a picture. Why? Because it lifted my heart to see that although You-Know-Who has been killing and terrifying the magical community, the young are still around to remid us that love is equally as important in the fight against evil as anything else. I want to wish this young couple much happiness in the future. They symbolize the love that should be felt in this time of trouble., and I 'd also like to beg an invitation to the wedding.
The young witch had flaming red hair. The young wizard had black unruly hair. Both were dressed in Hogwarts robes. As the witch moved away, her face was hidden by her hair, but the young wizard was clearly identifiable as James Potter. Lily gulped, and crawled beneath her covers again. This was not going to be a good day after all.
"Jaaaaaaaames! Wake uuuuuup!" James attempted to swat the the not-so-musical voice of Sirius, but missed.
"I think you'll want to give us an explination for this photo before we make one up ourselves!" Remus chimed in, laughter evident in his voice.
"What photo?" James asked, too lazy to open his eyes.
"the one of you and some redhead snogging outside the broom shop in Hogsmeade!" Sirius crowed,and, jumping away from the now very awake James, he began to read the article in a gushing and very shrill falsetto voice. James jumped out of bed, and grabbed the article from his friend. As his eyes fell on the photo, he had to surpress a grin. Lily would be so embarassed, and so would he, but he was also kind of glad that someone else had told their friends instead of him.
"Oh, Sirius, I've been meaning to tell you that girl is-"
"Molly Weasley! Arthur's going to be so angry!" Sirius said gleefully. Molly had graduated the year before, and Arthur was her steady boyfriend.
"What?" James asked, not believing that Sirius could be so dense.
"Sneaking out for secret meeting with Molly, eh James?" Sirius said. James shot Remus a look. Remus looked as confused as he did.
"Sirius, it's Lily." Remus said, his voice just a little condescending.
"I know that you git, I just wanted James to say it." Sirius said, glaring at Remus.
"Oh. So James, you guys hooked up at Hogsmeade didja? I can picture it, Lily walking along, her robes clinging nicely, her hair flaming under the bright sun. You see her, you smile, she smiles, you feel-"
"Since Halloween." James said, interrupting Sirius because he knew that his best friends mind was born and raised in the gutter.
"What?!" Sirius and Remus chroused.
"Yes. You might as well know. We didn't want to say anything, but…" James trailed off, as it was obvious that the newspaper had said it for them.
Sirius grinned.
"Well Prongs old man, with my great divination powers, I can see you living a long and productive life- very productive- now………tell us everything." Sirius said, reminding James of an old granny hounding for gossip.
"Is that all that happened to them, then?" the tall red-haired boy asked, looking at the man sitting before him, whose graying hair and wrinkles could not mask the twinkle that still held residence in his black eyes.
"Of course it's not James!" the little girl sitting beside him exclaimed haughtily "It isn't, is it Sirius?"
"No. After they graduated, they became engaged, and eventually got married. We wrote all of our experiences down for Lily right after graduation- it was so important for her to remember everything. James became an Auror, along with myself. In fact, everything in that future Potion came true. They gave birth to Harry, and died for him." The man stopped for a moment as he needed to regain his composure. This gave the little girl the opportunity to ask a question that had been plaguing her.
"And what about Angelica? What happened to her?" she asked, smoothing her own black curls with the gesture she had seen grown ladies use. The old man's face fell, and the wrinkles, which had already been visible, deepened.
"We lost touch a few years after graduation. Eventually, she became involved with Voldemort and his people, along with Peter. But, like Professor Snape, her name was cleared, and she went into hiding. A few years after Voldemort fell, she turned her wand on herself because she couldn't live with what she had done."
"You loved her lots, didn't you Sirius?" the little girl asked as her older brother groaned loudly at the mention of the "L" word.
"Yes I did Lily." Sirius said, punching James lightly on the shoulder "And now that you have heard the story of your namesakes, you can stop wondering what's in this old book." He said, smiling warmly at the two children. After a few moments, a far off shout reminded the children that their mother wanted them, and Sirius watched them scuttle out of the attic where they had been seated.
He sat in silent tenet for awhile, lightly stroking the picture on the front of the book, in which half a dozen happy teenagers smiled back at him. Then he carefully opened it to the first page, on which an inscription was written in Lily's unmistakable scrawl.
This book is a giant cluster of memories. It is dedicated to the lives of, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Angelica Ward, Peter Pettigrew, and myself, Lily Evans(now Potter). It is written by each of them, telling of their lives since they first met in their fifth year of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Should the walls of Hogwarts crumble, the world spin out of orbit, the school fall down, or one of Professor Binns' classes become interesting, they will remain friends beyond even after the course of their lives has come to a halt. This book was finished on May 7th, 1978 by the aforementioned people, and we wish whomever reads it:
Best Wishes
-Angelica Ward
Fondest regards old chum!
-Peter Pettigrew
-A long happy past and a brilliant future
-Remus Lupin
Joy, happiness, and plenty of good times
-Sirius
Friends as good as any I have had
-James Potter
The love I have felt from everyone who wrote in this book. May you have friends as close as this in your lifetime and beyond.
-Lily Evans Potter
Sorry I never told you
All I wanted to say
Now it's too late to hold you
'Cause you've flown away
So far away
Never had I imagined
Living without your smile
Feeling and knowing you hear me
It keeps me alive
Alive
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven
Like so many friends we've lost along the way
And I know eventually we'll be together
One sweet day
Darling I never showed you
Assumed you'd always be there
Took your presence for granted
But I always cared
And I miss the love we shared
Although the sun will shine the same
I'll always look to a brighter day
Lord I know when I lay me down to sleep
You will always listen as I pray
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven
Like so many friends we've lost along the way
And I know eventually we'll be together
One sweet day
One Sweet Day
A/N: *sobs* My fic is over! And it's the longest I've ever written! I know I left some ends untied, but use your imaginations. You have them, I know you do. I thought the ending was rather sad myself, although somewhat sappy. I might try writing another L/J fic, more original perhaps *g*, and now, I want to thank everyone who reviewed, because your what made me want to write more. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Owwww, my teeth hurt. Because the fic was so fluffy? Nah. Because I've just been to the dentist, and dentists hurt very, very much. Owwwww!