Chapter 3
James went into the portrait hole and saw Lily immediately, still sitting there. She looked a lot better and she wasn't crying anymore. 'She really is beautiful.' James thought.
James cleared his throat to catch her attention. Lily turned around and smiled at James."I was wondering what took you so long."
"Padfoot stopped me on the way over here." James said, smiling. "I've got cookies and milk."
"Great!" Lily said, but when she eyed the mountain of cookies she said, "Isn't that a bit much for two people to eat? Oh, wait, no, you have the appetite of three people. I forgot."
James just grinned and sat in the couch next to her. They started eating in silence, not really knowing what to say to each other. Lily broke the silence after a minute.
"What are you getting Sirius this Christmas?" she asked.
James looked at Lily for a second. "I don't know yet. Maybe some book about pranking your enemy. You?"
"Nothing yet, and I want it to be special. It's our last year here." Lily sighed. "I've got Remus a really nice silk cloak. I got Peter a large stuffed teddy bear. You'll know what you'll get in Christmas but I don't know what to get Sirius."
Suddenly, James was hit with inspiration. "How about if we make something for him? Like we can write about the seven years that we're here!"
"Yeah, I like it!" Lily said enthusiastically. "We can write about all the pranks that we pulled in each other and the Slytherins. We can also make him look extra bad in the book."
"So how about it?" James asked.
"You bet. We can start now, if you want to." Lily said excitedly.
"Ok, I'll go get lots of parchment."
James went into the portrait hole and saw Lily immediately, still sitting there. She looked a lot better and she wasn't crying anymore. 'She really is beautiful.' James thought.
James cleared his throat to catch her attention. Lily turned around and smiled at James."I was wondering what took you so long."
"Padfoot stopped me on the way over here." James said, smiling. "I've got cookies and milk."
"Great!" Lily said, but when she eyed the mountain of cookies she said, "Isn't that a bit much for two people to eat? Oh, wait, no, you have the appetite of three people. I forgot."
James just grinned and sat in the couch next to her. They started eating in silence, not really knowing what to say to each other. Lily broke the silence after a minute.
"What are you getting Sirius this Christmas?" she asked.
James looked at Lily for a second. "I don't know yet. Maybe some book about pranking your enemy. You?"
"Nothing yet, and I want it to be special. It's our last year here." Lily sighed. "I've got Remus a really nice silk cloak. I got Peter a large stuffed teddy bear. You'll know what you'll get in Christmas but I don't know what to get Sirius."
Suddenly, James was hit with inspiration. "How about if we make something for him? Like we can write about the seven years that we're here!"
"Yeah, I like it!" Lily said enthusiastically. "We can write about all the pranks that we pulled in each other and the Slytherins. We can also make him look extra bad in the book."
"So how about it?" James asked.
"You bet. We can start now, if you want to." Lily said excitedly.
"Ok, I'll go get lots of parchment."
