Author's Note: Grr … had to re-write some of this story otherwise it'd be stupid – they were in love in their first year! So I changed it that Lily has transferred from Beauxbatons. Review please!
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Summary: Lily transfers from Beauxbatons and goes to Hogwarts to begin her fifth year. Then she falls in love with James …
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG 13
Without You – By AGENT BAMBI
Chapter V: Meet me at Midnight
It was finally Friday, and Lily was getting restless. She was to meet James Potter, a mischievous, cute and smart Fifth Year, like herself. Two nights ago he had come into her room, kissed her and left a note.
Obviously, Lily couldn't concentrate on her work, I mean, would you be able to if the James Potter was about to admit he liked you? No. The teachers were constantly yelling at Lily.
"Evans! Are you paying attention?"
"Miss Evans! Please concentrate!"
"Lily! Stop daydreaming!"
It was very embarrassing for poor Lily. Lily noticed that James wasn't paying much attention to the teachers, or at least less than usual. He was the smartest Fifth Year, and smarter than most of the Sixth Years, too. It was unbelievable, but he never studied. He seemed to just know everything. Lily was smart, too, but she did study quite a lot.
Lily's day passed slowly, in her opinion. She went down for dinner, and stuffed down some food. She quickly went up to her dorm, and hopped into bed, telling her friends she had a headache. This was partly true, but she said it so they wouldn't bother her, and cause her to be late for James.
Lily got out her diary.
"Dear Diary,
I am SO bored! I have to wait another … umm … five hours for James! L That's too long! What am I supposed to do in the meantime? Maybe later I will go down and play chess with Stella, though she's probably playing with Sirius … and Melissa's no doubt sitting in a corner finishing homework with Remus. I wonder what James is doing. Oh, Diary, I am so nervous! What if this is one of James' pranks? He IS famous for them … but then, what was the kiss for?
Good Night, Diary, I'm going downstairs to ask Melissa to play chess with me, even if she is talking with Remus."
Lily pulled on some clothes and went down to the Common Room. Sure enough, Melissa was working with Remus, and Stella and Sirius were absorbed in Chess.
"OY! Melissa!" Lily called.
"Yeah?"
"Wanna
play Chess with me?"
Melissa looked at Remus, who nodded.
"Sure!"
They played Chess for hours, having championships with Remus, Stella and Sirius. And James. He had come down, looking much unlike himself, nervous.
It was 11:30, 3 hours later. Lily was nervous, what would she and James do if the people in the Common Room just stayed there? She caught James' eye. He smiled weakly. She smiled back. Yawning and stretching, Remus, Sirius, Mel, Stella, James and Lily went up to bed.
Half and hour later, Lily sneaked downstairs.
James was already there.
"Hi!" she whispered.
"Hey!" James responded, "Lets go for a walk …"
"Sure!"
They walked silently for a few minutes until …
"So … what did you want to talk about?" Lily asked.
"Well … umm …" James began.
"Yes?"
"I – I – umm LIKE you. A lot!" James finished.
"Really?"
"Yes – Do you like me?"
"YES! OF COURSE!" Lily giggled, "I've liked you since we met, didn't you notice?"
"No, didn't you notice that I like YOU since we met?"
"No."
On impulse, James suddenly grabbed her around the waist, pulled her to him and embraced her in a kiss.
Lily's head was spinning. She felt immensely dizzy. After what seemed and eon, they pulled back, gasping for air.
Lily was speechless. That had been a very passionate kiss.
They kissed again. And again. And again!
The slowly walked up to the castle again.
"So … do you think we should tell the others?" James asked.
"Well, they've always wanted us to be together, so, yes!"
"Ok in the morning we tell them that we are officially a couple."
They got to the Girls Dorm door.
"Goodnight, Lily!" James said, and kissed her once more.
"'Night, James!"
I'd die, without you,
I'd be sad, without you,
My life would gone, without you,
My heart wouldn't be whole, without you,
Even death wouldn't leave me without you,
There would be no reason to live, without you.
The End.
