A/N Thanks to all who reviewed! Hugs and kisses to you all! Oh, Roarke, I'm sorry that there isn't that much Peter in my story, I'll try to put some more in, but I really can't stand him and I agree with you, he shouldn't be a bad guy in school. He wasn't portrayed that way in the books! As for the way Remus acted, I don't believe that he quit because something could have happened, I think he quit to relieve stress off of Dumbledore for the owls he would've received from parents. I also think that the conversation that he had with Christina would have helped ease his mind some. But thanks for the advice!
Disclaimer: I'm not going to put one up! Ha! So there! I'll bet you're going to sue me now, right? Go for it! Ha! You'll probably get about 47 cents! You're welcome to it! Anyway, I'm not smart enough to think it up, I'll just give my POV. It all belongs to JKR. :P
Chapter Five
Lily was beginning to feel stifled. For the past few months, everywhere she looked, James or Sirius was three feet behind her. She had even come out of the girl's toilet and found Sirius standing there waiting for her. It wasn't as though she minded the company (especially from James). She just wanted a few minutes peace. Thank goodness Christmas was coming up! She'd be able to escape to her home! With this thought in her head, she strolled down the stairs from the girl's dormitory to breakfast. At the foot of the stairs, predictably James was waiting for her.
"'Lo, James. How are you this morning?" Lily said with a smile.
"Fantastic, Lils! It's Saturday! What are we going to do? Want to go to Hogsmeade with me and Si?" James was practically skipping he was so excited. "Or, you and I could take a walk around the lake if you'd prefer."
Lily sighed and considered her options. She needed to get some Christmas presents for her friends and family, but spending some alone time with her crush sounded good too. The latter won. "How about we take that walk? I'm not really feeling up to a lot of people today. Let's go and get some breakfast first, though, okay?"
"Sure!" James's eyes brightened at the thought of being alone with Lily. He didn't really believe that she would go for that. "Let's go!"
Down in the Great Hall, Sirius was already through his third helping of sausages. Ana was sitting and staring at him wide mouthed in astonishment. "I have never, in my life, seen a person eat as much as you do, Si. Where do you put it all?"
Sirius grinned and answered with a mouthful of toast, "Well, see, I have this extra large leg, see, and it's hollow. Wanna see it sometime, Ana?"
"Ugh, no. Sometimes I wonder why I hang out with you." *No you don't, Ana. You're hot for him* she thought. Out loud she said, "You're such a pervert."
Lily laughed and sat down. She and James helped themselves to some pancakes. As the owl post flew in, a small gray school owl that she recognized as the one she just sent home dropped a letter in front of her plate. "Oh! I got a letter from home!" She quickly scanned the letter. "Oh."
"Something wrong, Lils?" James looked at Lily questioningly. "Bad news?"
"Not really, Jay," Lily sighed. "It's just that my parents are going away to the continent for the holidays, and if I come home, I'll be alone with Petunia. I don't think I'll be leaving after all."
"That's great, Lils! Si and I are staying too! Just think of all the trouble we can get into!" James grinned widely with the prospect of it all.
Lily just sighed. *Well, there goes my break from my shadows* She thought. *I'm going to have to figure out a way to get away from them* Lily put her parents' letter in her pocket, and commenced eating breakfast.
When they were all finished, Sirius eating a whopping 19 sausages, Lily and James got up to leave.
"What are you doing today, Lils?" Sirius asked. "Want any company?"
"Lily and I are going for a walk, Si. Alone." James told him. Lily blushed as Sirius winked at them.
"Oh, I see. Say, Ana, want to take a stroll through the streets of Hogsmeade with yours truly?" Sirius cocked his elbow towards Ana. Ana linked her arm through his.
"Oh, I'd love for you to accompany me, sir." Ana grinned and they both got up to leave the Great Hall.
"Don't you guys do anything I wouldn't do." Sirius said over his shoulder to James and Lily as he and Ana walked out the door.
"Well, I guess that rules out studying, but anything else is up for grabs, eh? Let's go, Lils." James winked and the pair headed out the door. In the hallway, they passed Peter and Remus.
"Where are you two off to?" asked Peter.
"We're going for a walk, Wormtail," James grabbed Lily's hand and whispered in her ear. "Let's make a run for it, or else we'll never get out of here" To Peter he said, "See you later!"
* * * * * * * * * * *
Three hours later, Lily and James lay on a blanket under a grove of trees not too far from Hagrid's hut. James had picked up several fallen leaves from the ground and put them in a bouquet and had given them to Lily. He now lay on his back on the blanket with Lily's head on his stomach. His hand was idly running through her hair. "It's going to snow soon. Can you smell it?" Lily asked.
"Yeah. I'm surprised that it held off as long as it did." James sighed. "Quidditch is going to get more difficult once the snow starts to fly. We play Hufflepuff right after the holidays, you know."
Lily smiled at this. She loved watching James fly. It was almost art, seeing him bob and weave through the air chasing the red quaffle around. "I can't wait to see you fly, James. It's wonderful watching. I wish that I were as good on a broom."
James thought about this statement for a minute. *Could it be possible that she likes me too?* "Umm, Lily, can I ask you something?"
"Sure James, what is it?" Lily rolled over and propped her head up onto her hands.
"Do you ever think about us? I mean, you and I? Together?" James asked nervously. "Because I do. When I lay in bed at night, sometimes I do for hours." James watched her face for any sort of emotion; delight, distaste.
"Well, James, I guess that I do. Do you think we should do something about it?" Lily sat up, and began toying with her hair.
James sat up too, and kissed her softly on the lips. He pulled away a little, and looked at Lily for some sort of response. He saw what he was looking for in her bright green eyes, and kissed her again. This kiss lasted a little longer. Soft, plucking bites to her lips, he then ran his lips down her cheek and kissed that soft spot at the top of her neck where her heart beat hotly. He then traveled up to her ear, and took the lobe of it into his mouth. Lily's lips parted with a quiet sigh. James's mouth found hers again, and plunged his tongue into her mouth.
When their mouths parted, Lily gasped, "Wow. I guess that was a yes."
James laughed and smiled. "Yeah, I guess it was."
"James?" Lily said provocatively.
"Yes, Love?" James said leaning in for another kiss. Lily stalled him with a hand to his chest.
"This is great and all, but I'm freezing. Can we go in now?" Lily looked at James's puppy dog sad face. "Well, okay, in a few minutes."
* * * * * * * * * * *
When James and Lily finally made it back to the Gryffindor common room two hours later, Sirius and Ana were already back from Hogsmeade. "We were about to send out a search party for the two of you!" Sirius said. He looked at James with a knowing look. "Been staying out of trouble, kids?"
"Oh, shut up, Si." Said Ana. She took one look at Lily, and said, "Oooh. Come on, Lils, girl talk time." She grabbed Lily's hand and they took off towards the stairs to the girl's dormitory leaving behind a bewildered James and a laughing Sirius.
"So, Jamsie poo, what have you two been up to?" James slugged Sirius in the arm.
"I think I should be asking you the same question. You and Ana seemed to be pretty cozy there on the couch." James grinned at Sirius.
Sirius looked offended. "A true gentleman never kisses and tells!"
James winked at Sirius. "Gotcha."
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Lily, what's going on between you and James? You guys were gone forever!" Lily and Ana were sitting on Lily's bed in the girl's dormitory. "Are you guys officially a couple now?"
"I guess so, Ana. It's funny, though. I never really thought about us as a couple. Oh, sure, I've had a crush on him since about our second year, but we've been best friends since first year! I don't know if this is going to work out! What if we break up, and it totally ruins our friendship? I don't know if I could handle that. He means so much to me!" Lily flopped to her back and lay staring up at the ceiling. "I just don't want anything to come between us."
"Oh, Lily." Ana said wistfully. "I don't know what to say."
A/N Here's a little bit of fluff as asked for by Daisy. Thanks for the great reviews guys! I promise to get back on the plot in the next chapter!!!
Disclaimer: I'm not going to put one up! Ha! So there! I'll bet you're going to sue me now, right? Go for it! Ha! You'll probably get about 47 cents! You're welcome to it! Anyway, I'm not smart enough to think it up, I'll just give my POV. It all belongs to JKR. :P
Chapter Five
Lily was beginning to feel stifled. For the past few months, everywhere she looked, James or Sirius was three feet behind her. She had even come out of the girl's toilet and found Sirius standing there waiting for her. It wasn't as though she minded the company (especially from James). She just wanted a few minutes peace. Thank goodness Christmas was coming up! She'd be able to escape to her home! With this thought in her head, she strolled down the stairs from the girl's dormitory to breakfast. At the foot of the stairs, predictably James was waiting for her.
"'Lo, James. How are you this morning?" Lily said with a smile.
"Fantastic, Lils! It's Saturday! What are we going to do? Want to go to Hogsmeade with me and Si?" James was practically skipping he was so excited. "Or, you and I could take a walk around the lake if you'd prefer."
Lily sighed and considered her options. She needed to get some Christmas presents for her friends and family, but spending some alone time with her crush sounded good too. The latter won. "How about we take that walk? I'm not really feeling up to a lot of people today. Let's go and get some breakfast first, though, okay?"
"Sure!" James's eyes brightened at the thought of being alone with Lily. He didn't really believe that she would go for that. "Let's go!"
Down in the Great Hall, Sirius was already through his third helping of sausages. Ana was sitting and staring at him wide mouthed in astonishment. "I have never, in my life, seen a person eat as much as you do, Si. Where do you put it all?"
Sirius grinned and answered with a mouthful of toast, "Well, see, I have this extra large leg, see, and it's hollow. Wanna see it sometime, Ana?"
"Ugh, no. Sometimes I wonder why I hang out with you." *No you don't, Ana. You're hot for him* she thought. Out loud she said, "You're such a pervert."
Lily laughed and sat down. She and James helped themselves to some pancakes. As the owl post flew in, a small gray school owl that she recognized as the one she just sent home dropped a letter in front of her plate. "Oh! I got a letter from home!" She quickly scanned the letter. "Oh."
"Something wrong, Lils?" James looked at Lily questioningly. "Bad news?"
"Not really, Jay," Lily sighed. "It's just that my parents are going away to the continent for the holidays, and if I come home, I'll be alone with Petunia. I don't think I'll be leaving after all."
"That's great, Lils! Si and I are staying too! Just think of all the trouble we can get into!" James grinned widely with the prospect of it all.
Lily just sighed. *Well, there goes my break from my shadows* She thought. *I'm going to have to figure out a way to get away from them* Lily put her parents' letter in her pocket, and commenced eating breakfast.
When they were all finished, Sirius eating a whopping 19 sausages, Lily and James got up to leave.
"What are you doing today, Lils?" Sirius asked. "Want any company?"
"Lily and I are going for a walk, Si. Alone." James told him. Lily blushed as Sirius winked at them.
"Oh, I see. Say, Ana, want to take a stroll through the streets of Hogsmeade with yours truly?" Sirius cocked his elbow towards Ana. Ana linked her arm through his.
"Oh, I'd love for you to accompany me, sir." Ana grinned and they both got up to leave the Great Hall.
"Don't you guys do anything I wouldn't do." Sirius said over his shoulder to James and Lily as he and Ana walked out the door.
"Well, I guess that rules out studying, but anything else is up for grabs, eh? Let's go, Lils." James winked and the pair headed out the door. In the hallway, they passed Peter and Remus.
"Where are you two off to?" asked Peter.
"We're going for a walk, Wormtail," James grabbed Lily's hand and whispered in her ear. "Let's make a run for it, or else we'll never get out of here" To Peter he said, "See you later!"
* * * * * * * * * * *
Three hours later, Lily and James lay on a blanket under a grove of trees not too far from Hagrid's hut. James had picked up several fallen leaves from the ground and put them in a bouquet and had given them to Lily. He now lay on his back on the blanket with Lily's head on his stomach. His hand was idly running through her hair. "It's going to snow soon. Can you smell it?" Lily asked.
"Yeah. I'm surprised that it held off as long as it did." James sighed. "Quidditch is going to get more difficult once the snow starts to fly. We play Hufflepuff right after the holidays, you know."
Lily smiled at this. She loved watching James fly. It was almost art, seeing him bob and weave through the air chasing the red quaffle around. "I can't wait to see you fly, James. It's wonderful watching. I wish that I were as good on a broom."
James thought about this statement for a minute. *Could it be possible that she likes me too?* "Umm, Lily, can I ask you something?"
"Sure James, what is it?" Lily rolled over and propped her head up onto her hands.
"Do you ever think about us? I mean, you and I? Together?" James asked nervously. "Because I do. When I lay in bed at night, sometimes I do for hours." James watched her face for any sort of emotion; delight, distaste.
"Well, James, I guess that I do. Do you think we should do something about it?" Lily sat up, and began toying with her hair.
James sat up too, and kissed her softly on the lips. He pulled away a little, and looked at Lily for some sort of response. He saw what he was looking for in her bright green eyes, and kissed her again. This kiss lasted a little longer. Soft, plucking bites to her lips, he then ran his lips down her cheek and kissed that soft spot at the top of her neck where her heart beat hotly. He then traveled up to her ear, and took the lobe of it into his mouth. Lily's lips parted with a quiet sigh. James's mouth found hers again, and plunged his tongue into her mouth.
When their mouths parted, Lily gasped, "Wow. I guess that was a yes."
James laughed and smiled. "Yeah, I guess it was."
"James?" Lily said provocatively.
"Yes, Love?" James said leaning in for another kiss. Lily stalled him with a hand to his chest.
"This is great and all, but I'm freezing. Can we go in now?" Lily looked at James's puppy dog sad face. "Well, okay, in a few minutes."
* * * * * * * * * * *
When James and Lily finally made it back to the Gryffindor common room two hours later, Sirius and Ana were already back from Hogsmeade. "We were about to send out a search party for the two of you!" Sirius said. He looked at James with a knowing look. "Been staying out of trouble, kids?"
"Oh, shut up, Si." Said Ana. She took one look at Lily, and said, "Oooh. Come on, Lils, girl talk time." She grabbed Lily's hand and they took off towards the stairs to the girl's dormitory leaving behind a bewildered James and a laughing Sirius.
"So, Jamsie poo, what have you two been up to?" James slugged Sirius in the arm.
"I think I should be asking you the same question. You and Ana seemed to be pretty cozy there on the couch." James grinned at Sirius.
Sirius looked offended. "A true gentleman never kisses and tells!"
James winked at Sirius. "Gotcha."
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Lily, what's going on between you and James? You guys were gone forever!" Lily and Ana were sitting on Lily's bed in the girl's dormitory. "Are you guys officially a couple now?"
"I guess so, Ana. It's funny, though. I never really thought about us as a couple. Oh, sure, I've had a crush on him since about our second year, but we've been best friends since first year! I don't know if this is going to work out! What if we break up, and it totally ruins our friendship? I don't know if I could handle that. He means so much to me!" Lily flopped to her back and lay staring up at the ceiling. "I just don't want anything to come between us."
"Oh, Lily." Ana said wistfully. "I don't know what to say."
A/N Here's a little bit of fluff as asked for by Daisy. Thanks for the great reviews guys! I promise to get back on the plot in the next chapter!!!