"I Do"
Song by: 98 Degrees.
This is a Mother's Day Special! Hope you like it all of you mothers out there! Thanks to Stephanie, my beta. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ALL!
~Birdie
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All I am, all I'll be,
Everything in this world all that I'll ever need
Is in your eyes Shinning at me.
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'My day. It has finally come! Every girl dreams about her white dress, the
flowers, the music, everything about her wedding. Well, I was almost a
fanatic. But, now it is finally here, my wedding day. I, Lily, am going to
be married!' the girl thought. Lily's head was spinning. Not with
nervousness, but with happiness. She knew that she was marrying the right
man. James. She thought back to the first time when she met him...
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She kissed her mother and father goodbye. Lily turned to her older sister,
Petunia.
"I am going to miss you Petunia, I'll write you..." she whispered to the
thin and frail girl next to her mother. Petunia raised an eyebrow and just
continued staring at the crowded platform. What did Lily expect? A good-bye
from her?
"Now remember Lily, love, you write us every chance you get! Make us proud,
dear!" sobbed her mother.
Lily hugged her one last time before hauling her large trunk onto the
platform. She found an empty compartment and sat near the window. She
looked out and saw her father hugging her mother tightly who was sobbing
into his neck. Petunia was sitting on a bench with her legs and arm crossed
looking as smug as ever. Lily waved good-bye as the train began to tug
along. Soon, the station was out of sight and she was totally alone.
"Can we sit here?" came a voice from the door. A black haired, brown-eyed
boy poked his head through the door of the compartment.
"Oh, sure. There is plenty of room." She answered.
Lily nodded. She was happy that she was going to have some company. The boy
disappeared behind the door and came back with two other boys.
"I'm Lily." She said after they had all seated down.
"I'm Sirius." Came the voice from the shortest of the three. He had short
black hair and dark eyes to match. Lily thought that he was funny looking.
"I'm Remus." Said the second boy. He was taller than Sirius by a head and a
half but was not as thin. He had mousy blond hair and deep blue eyes. His
features were somewhat pointed and they made him look intelligent.
"And I'm James."
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When you smile I can feel all my passion unfolding.
Your hand brushes mine and a thousand sensations seduce me 'cause I...
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'I am NOT nervous! Why would I be? How can I be? Lily wouldn't think twice
about running now! Would she? NO! She will not. Get a hold of yourself, man!
This is no time to lose it now.' James paced his dressing room. Sirius sat
in a chair, smirking at his friend and watching him pace nervously around
the room like a trapped animal.
"Sirus, are you sure she is still here?" James asked his friend, again.
"Oh, no, James, sorry! I forgot to tell you that she decided that you were
not good enough for her so she ran away with Peter, her true love. The one
who she will love for the rest of her life!" Sirius said enthusiastically.
James frowned. He knew that it was only Sirius' nature to be an ass, but now
was not the time.
"Yes James, she is still here," came the voice of reason from the other side
of the room, "and I highly doubt that she is going anywhere." Remus put a
reassuring hand on James' shoulder.
"Thank you, Remus. I know that I can count on one friend." He gave a pointed
stare at Sirius who was still smirking in his chair.
James decided to relax a little. He knew that Lily would never leave him.
She never had and she never will...
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"I can't do it! I just can't!" James continued to repeat to himself.
"What's wrong, James?" Came a sweet voice next to him. It was Lily. She was
always around him.
"Well, nothing really." He quietly said to his lap. His head was down
because he was too embarrassed to really look anyone in the face.
"Now James, we have been friends for four years now and I know when
something is on your mind, spill it." She sat down on the couch next to him.
"I don't think that I should tell you. I know that you are one of my best
friends, but I think that it wouldn't be right if I just say it." He
twiddled his thumbs aimlessly. Now Lily knew that there was something wrong.
He was nervous. Now all he needed to do was start pacing.
James stood up and began pacing the room. Lily smiled inwardly as she
watched James walk back and forth.
"Tell me James, I know that there is something troubling you." Lily cooed.
James finally smiled at her and continued pacing.
"Well, figuratively speaking, if there were a girl that I really like, I
mean she is funny, very smart, and terribly pretty, and I want to ask her to
be my girlfriend, do you think that she would say no?" James stopped and
smiled at Lily.
Lily was about to scream with happiness. Was James actually asking her what
she thought that he was asking her? She had liked James for quite a while.
Lily was totally captivated by his entire being! She decided to play along
with his game.
"Well, I think that you should just go up to her, James. Go up to her and
ask her. Girls love it when boys are direct." She smiled back at him.
James walked up to where she was sitting on the couch and kneeled down to
her.
"That is it? That is all a guy would need to do?" He asked her, looking into
her eyes and smiling happily.
Lily nodded, a lump was growing in her throat. She waited for the question.
"Thank you, Lily!" He said quickly and hugged her tightly. James stood up
again and ran to where a group of girls were talking. He pulled one of the
third years aside and began to talk to her. She nodded and smiled at him.
James reached out to hold her hand.
Lily was crushed. Her heart broke into a million tiny shards...
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I do cherish you,
For the rest of my life,
you don't have to think twice
I will love you still
from the depths of my soul
It's beyond my control.
I've waited so long to say this to you,
If your asking do I love you this much, baby
I do...
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"Lily, honey, it is time!" Lily's mother squealed happily.
She loved her mother more than anyone else. Lily looked at her in her soft
pink dress and hat, and she looked as young as ever.
Lily's best friends Stephanie and Andigels were looking at her with such
envy. But both of them were very proud to be the maids of honor to such a
promising couple. Both were wearing identical rose-pink dresses with a large
bow in the back. They had pink roses placed in their hair and satin white
gloves and pink bouquets. Petunia sat in the corner watching everything. She
was also a maid of honor with the two best friends, but the dress far less
pretty on her because of her frown. Andigels and Stephanie began to fuss
over Lily's veil before the planner pushed them out of the room. Petunia of
course followed reluctantly.
"I can't believe that this day has actually come, Lil." Andigels said while
fixing one of Lily's red curls.
"Neither can I! Lily, you have to be the prettiest bride ever. Until I get
married. Then you will have competition..." Stephanie giggled as Andigels
slapped her arm playfully. Lily hugged her two best friends who were like
sister to her.
The line formed behind the closed oak doors. Lily smiled happily and waited
for their procession line to be organized properly. The chaos only made her
laugh. She was the only one in the whole line who wasn't terribly nervous.
Her father walked up to her and held out his arm. She took it and smiled up
at him.
"I am proud of you, Lily. You have done so many good things, and this boy
had better take care of you, or else." He said. Lily loved her father. His
pride was reflecting through his eyes. He trusted James, but of course it
wasn't always like that...
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"James, don't worry, my father will love you. If he can accept that beast
of a man that Petunia is dating, then he will just love you!" Lily assured
him.
They had been dating since the beginning of that year and it was now summer.
Lily wanted her parents to meet James so they would let her see him over the
holiday. Lily had to almost drag him to her door. But when they finally
arrived, Lily's father was waiting for them in the doorway.
"Lily! Hello dear! We have missed you so much!" Her father wrapped her in a
big bear hug. "Hullo Father!" She hugged him back and smiled peacefully.
"Lily, is that you?" She heard her mother call from inside the house. Lily
walked through the doorway, leaving her belongings outside, including James.
"Who are you?" Lily's father asked James. James looked around for some kind
of invisible help, but he found nothing.
"Oh, er.. I am James Potter, sir, Lily and I have been dating for the past
year, and, er... we though that it would be good if I met you." He
stuttered.
James received a poisonous look from the older man. He instantly wished that
he knew how to apparate. Turning into a stag in front of his girlfriend's
father was not a very good idea as well. He was stuck.
Lily came back into James' view. "Father, this is James Potter, my
boyfriend. I thought that he could come to dinner with us." Lily gave her
father the most pleading eyes that James had ever seen. Those eyes made him
just want to give in to whatever she wanted. Her father looked James up and
down as if searching for any possible threat.
"Fine, Lily. Come in James, let me help you with her trunk." Lily smiled at
her father and then at James. She walked back into the kitchen where her
mother was preparing their supper. James walked into a cozy home with bright
canary yellow walls and white lining. It was light and warm. James couldn't
help but feel happy and safe in this little house. He found Lily hugging her
older sister, Petunia, who was standing next to a large young man.
"Petunia, this is my boyfriend, James Potter." Lily said, entwining her hand
in James'. "James, this is my sister Petunia and her boyfriend, Vernon
Dursley."
Vernon seized up James and then Lily. "You were right, Petunia, they do look
like loonies. Why do they wear those ugly clothes? Yes, I would be ashamed
to call her my sister as well." Vernon stated monotonically.
Lily was hurt. Had Petunia actually said that? She looked at her sister
questioningly. Petunia smirked nastily at her and turned to hug Vernon's
oversized arm.
"Don't listen to them, Lily. Just think, in one year, we can turn them both
in to fruit bats." James whispered into her ear. Lily giggled and pushed
Vernon's words to the back of her head.
"Supper is ready!" came her mother's voice from the dinning room. Lily led
James into the elegantly set room. James pulled out the chair for Lily and
was ready to sit in the chair next to her when her father quickly took it.
He was forced to sit between Vernon and Lily's mother. This night was not
turning out the way he planned...
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In my world, I lived outside my emotions,
Didn't know where I was going
'Til that day I found you.
How you opened my life to a new paradise,
In a world torn by change,
Still with all my heart, till' my dying day,
I do...
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The music started. James began to tense up. Where was she? Why wasn't she
coming in faster? Sirius noticed this and kicked his friend lightly on the
leg.
"They still have to open the door you fool." He stated plainly.
Then, they opened. The long procession could be seen, but the bride was
still hidden in the back. James began to relax again. The small girl in the
front of the line was throwing white rose petals on the floor as pink petals
began to fall from the ceiling over the whole church. Dumbledore, from the
middle of the pews winked at him and smiled happily. James smiled. It was
like Dumbledore to pull a trick like that.
Next came Petunia, giving no one the satisfaction of a smile. After her it
was Stephanie looking more beautiful than ever in her light pink dress and
pink roses adorning her hair. Behind her was Andigels. She was smiling
broadly and looking extremely beautiful, her red hair going beautifully with
all of the pink. Then, the wedding march started. The congregation stood up.
James held his breath and looked beyond Stephanie's light brown hair and
Andigels' red head.
There she was. Her arm was locked with her fathers and his hand was patting
it gently. She smiled at everyone behind her veil. James could have melted
right then and there. She was stunning. Her white dress was flowing behind
her like a silken river. Her red hair was down and curls were cascading down
her back. She wore a single pearl on a gold chain around her neck. When she
reached the altar, her father took James' hand and put hers on his.
"Who presents this woman to this man?" asked the pastor.
"I do." He said.
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James and Lily sat on a park bench, just watching the stars in the night
sky.
James interrupted the silence. "Lily?"
"Yes James?"
"What you going to do next?"
"I am still thinking, James. I don't know if I am going to go work in
Beauxbatons or not. I can't decide."
"What do your parents think?"
"They want me to go. They think it is a great opportunity."
"Lily?"
"Yes James?"
"Will you marry me?"
"What!?"
James dropped to one knee in front of her. Lily began to sob.
"Lily, I know that we are only nineteen and still have a lot before us, but
I can't let you go without being forced to drag me along with you. I love
you Lily. Marry me."
Lily laughed and began to let a few tears slip from her eyes.
"James, I would like nothing better than to marry you. I would never leave
you behind. You should know that by now."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
James sat back on the bench and captured her mouth is a breathtaking kiss.
They then sat there until sunrise, just being in each other's company.
Finally, they will be together forever. Never one without the other...
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I do, cherish you.
From the depths of my soul,
It's beyond my control.
If your asking if I love you this much, baby,
I do...
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"I do." Lily said, looking into James' deep brown eyes. They were sparkling
with happiness.
"Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you both husband and wife. You
may kiss the bride." The pastor closed his book and watched the two before
him.
James looked deep into her eyes. She was now almost in tears. He slowly
lowered his head to hers and kissed her gently.
The whole parish erupted into cheers. Sirius began to laugh and pat James on
the back. Stephanie and Andigels began clapping and crying tears of joy.
Lily's mother began to cry as well. Filibuster fireworks were set off and
the music echoed through out the chapel. James grabbed Lily's hand and led
her out the door where their horse and carriage were waiting. Remus, Sirius,
Peter, Andigels and Stephanie followed them, cheering and laughing. There
was no end to the happiness.
The horse began to move down the road. James and Lily waved at all of the
wizards, witches, and muggles behind them. Lily threw her bouquet behind
her. All of the girls ran to catch it, viciously tearing at anything that
got in their way. Sirius and Remus ran for their lives.
James looked at Lily. She was still smiling broadly. They were together now.
Nothing could ever bring them apart.
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I do...
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Lily looked down at her infant son. James stepped into the doorway and took
in the sight before him. It was everything that he wanted. Lily looked up
when she heard him sigh.
"Look Harry, Daddy's home! Say 'hi Daddy!'" she whispered to him.
He opened his eyes and looked at his father. His bright green eyes sparkled
in the same way that Lily's did. He was perfect.
James walked over to him and hugged his family.
"I love you, Lily."
"I love you, James."
They shared a gentle kiss before letting go because Harry began to pull at
his mother's red locks.
There the family spent many happy days with each other. Just Harry, Lily and
James, until something evil and dark broke their peaceful living and
destroyed any chance of poor Harry having a normal life. But Lily and James
are still looking after him, together, as they promised that they would be.
Together.
Song by: 98 Degrees.
This is a Mother's Day Special! Hope you like it all of you mothers out there! Thanks to Stephanie, my beta. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ALL!
~Birdie
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All I am, all I'll be,
Everything in this world all that I'll ever need
Is in your eyes Shinning at me.
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'My day. It has finally come! Every girl dreams about her white dress, the
flowers, the music, everything about her wedding. Well, I was almost a
fanatic. But, now it is finally here, my wedding day. I, Lily, am going to
be married!' the girl thought. Lily's head was spinning. Not with
nervousness, but with happiness. She knew that she was marrying the right
man. James. She thought back to the first time when she met him...
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She kissed her mother and father goodbye. Lily turned to her older sister,
Petunia.
"I am going to miss you Petunia, I'll write you..." she whispered to the
thin and frail girl next to her mother. Petunia raised an eyebrow and just
continued staring at the crowded platform. What did Lily expect? A good-bye
from her?
"Now remember Lily, love, you write us every chance you get! Make us proud,
dear!" sobbed her mother.
Lily hugged her one last time before hauling her large trunk onto the
platform. She found an empty compartment and sat near the window. She
looked out and saw her father hugging her mother tightly who was sobbing
into his neck. Petunia was sitting on a bench with her legs and arm crossed
looking as smug as ever. Lily waved good-bye as the train began to tug
along. Soon, the station was out of sight and she was totally alone.
"Can we sit here?" came a voice from the door. A black haired, brown-eyed
boy poked his head through the door of the compartment.
"Oh, sure. There is plenty of room." She answered.
Lily nodded. She was happy that she was going to have some company. The boy
disappeared behind the door and came back with two other boys.
"I'm Lily." She said after they had all seated down.
"I'm Sirius." Came the voice from the shortest of the three. He had short
black hair and dark eyes to match. Lily thought that he was funny looking.
"I'm Remus." Said the second boy. He was taller than Sirius by a head and a
half but was not as thin. He had mousy blond hair and deep blue eyes. His
features were somewhat pointed and they made him look intelligent.
"And I'm James."
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When you smile I can feel all my passion unfolding.
Your hand brushes mine and a thousand sensations seduce me 'cause I...
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'I am NOT nervous! Why would I be? How can I be? Lily wouldn't think twice
about running now! Would she? NO! She will not. Get a hold of yourself, man!
This is no time to lose it now.' James paced his dressing room. Sirius sat
in a chair, smirking at his friend and watching him pace nervously around
the room like a trapped animal.
"Sirus, are you sure she is still here?" James asked his friend, again.
"Oh, no, James, sorry! I forgot to tell you that she decided that you were
not good enough for her so she ran away with Peter, her true love. The one
who she will love for the rest of her life!" Sirius said enthusiastically.
James frowned. He knew that it was only Sirius' nature to be an ass, but now
was not the time.
"Yes James, she is still here," came the voice of reason from the other side
of the room, "and I highly doubt that she is going anywhere." Remus put a
reassuring hand on James' shoulder.
"Thank you, Remus. I know that I can count on one friend." He gave a pointed
stare at Sirius who was still smirking in his chair.
James decided to relax a little. He knew that Lily would never leave him.
She never had and she never will...
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"I can't do it! I just can't!" James continued to repeat to himself.
"What's wrong, James?" Came a sweet voice next to him. It was Lily. She was
always around him.
"Well, nothing really." He quietly said to his lap. His head was down
because he was too embarrassed to really look anyone in the face.
"Now James, we have been friends for four years now and I know when
something is on your mind, spill it." She sat down on the couch next to him.
"I don't think that I should tell you. I know that you are one of my best
friends, but I think that it wouldn't be right if I just say it." He
twiddled his thumbs aimlessly. Now Lily knew that there was something wrong.
He was nervous. Now all he needed to do was start pacing.
James stood up and began pacing the room. Lily smiled inwardly as she
watched James walk back and forth.
"Tell me James, I know that there is something troubling you." Lily cooed.
James finally smiled at her and continued pacing.
"Well, figuratively speaking, if there were a girl that I really like, I
mean she is funny, very smart, and terribly pretty, and I want to ask her to
be my girlfriend, do you think that she would say no?" James stopped and
smiled at Lily.
Lily was about to scream with happiness. Was James actually asking her what
she thought that he was asking her? She had liked James for quite a while.
Lily was totally captivated by his entire being! She decided to play along
with his game.
"Well, I think that you should just go up to her, James. Go up to her and
ask her. Girls love it when boys are direct." She smiled back at him.
James walked up to where she was sitting on the couch and kneeled down to
her.
"That is it? That is all a guy would need to do?" He asked her, looking into
her eyes and smiling happily.
Lily nodded, a lump was growing in her throat. She waited for the question.
"Thank you, Lily!" He said quickly and hugged her tightly. James stood up
again and ran to where a group of girls were talking. He pulled one of the
third years aside and began to talk to her. She nodded and smiled at him.
James reached out to hold her hand.
Lily was crushed. Her heart broke into a million tiny shards...
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I do cherish you,
For the rest of my life,
you don't have to think twice
I will love you still
from the depths of my soul
It's beyond my control.
I've waited so long to say this to you,
If your asking do I love you this much, baby
I do...
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"Lily, honey, it is time!" Lily's mother squealed happily.
She loved her mother more than anyone else. Lily looked at her in her soft
pink dress and hat, and she looked as young as ever.
Lily's best friends Stephanie and Andigels were looking at her with such
envy. But both of them were very proud to be the maids of honor to such a
promising couple. Both were wearing identical rose-pink dresses with a large
bow in the back. They had pink roses placed in their hair and satin white
gloves and pink bouquets. Petunia sat in the corner watching everything. She
was also a maid of honor with the two best friends, but the dress far less
pretty on her because of her frown. Andigels and Stephanie began to fuss
over Lily's veil before the planner pushed them out of the room. Petunia of
course followed reluctantly.
"I can't believe that this day has actually come, Lil." Andigels said while
fixing one of Lily's red curls.
"Neither can I! Lily, you have to be the prettiest bride ever. Until I get
married. Then you will have competition..." Stephanie giggled as Andigels
slapped her arm playfully. Lily hugged her two best friends who were like
sister to her.
The line formed behind the closed oak doors. Lily smiled happily and waited
for their procession line to be organized properly. The chaos only made her
laugh. She was the only one in the whole line who wasn't terribly nervous.
Her father walked up to her and held out his arm. She took it and smiled up
at him.
"I am proud of you, Lily. You have done so many good things, and this boy
had better take care of you, or else." He said. Lily loved her father. His
pride was reflecting through his eyes. He trusted James, but of course it
wasn't always like that...
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"James, don't worry, my father will love you. If he can accept that beast
of a man that Petunia is dating, then he will just love you!" Lily assured
him.
They had been dating since the beginning of that year and it was now summer.
Lily wanted her parents to meet James so they would let her see him over the
holiday. Lily had to almost drag him to her door. But when they finally
arrived, Lily's father was waiting for them in the doorway.
"Lily! Hello dear! We have missed you so much!" Her father wrapped her in a
big bear hug. "Hullo Father!" She hugged him back and smiled peacefully.
"Lily, is that you?" She heard her mother call from inside the house. Lily
walked through the doorway, leaving her belongings outside, including James.
"Who are you?" Lily's father asked James. James looked around for some kind
of invisible help, but he found nothing.
"Oh, er.. I am James Potter, sir, Lily and I have been dating for the past
year, and, er... we though that it would be good if I met you." He
stuttered.
James received a poisonous look from the older man. He instantly wished that
he knew how to apparate. Turning into a stag in front of his girlfriend's
father was not a very good idea as well. He was stuck.
Lily came back into James' view. "Father, this is James Potter, my
boyfriend. I thought that he could come to dinner with us." Lily gave her
father the most pleading eyes that James had ever seen. Those eyes made him
just want to give in to whatever she wanted. Her father looked James up and
down as if searching for any possible threat.
"Fine, Lily. Come in James, let me help you with her trunk." Lily smiled at
her father and then at James. She walked back into the kitchen where her
mother was preparing their supper. James walked into a cozy home with bright
canary yellow walls and white lining. It was light and warm. James couldn't
help but feel happy and safe in this little house. He found Lily hugging her
older sister, Petunia, who was standing next to a large young man.
"Petunia, this is my boyfriend, James Potter." Lily said, entwining her hand
in James'. "James, this is my sister Petunia and her boyfriend, Vernon
Dursley."
Vernon seized up James and then Lily. "You were right, Petunia, they do look
like loonies. Why do they wear those ugly clothes? Yes, I would be ashamed
to call her my sister as well." Vernon stated monotonically.
Lily was hurt. Had Petunia actually said that? She looked at her sister
questioningly. Petunia smirked nastily at her and turned to hug Vernon's
oversized arm.
"Don't listen to them, Lily. Just think, in one year, we can turn them both
in to fruit bats." James whispered into her ear. Lily giggled and pushed
Vernon's words to the back of her head.
"Supper is ready!" came her mother's voice from the dinning room. Lily led
James into the elegantly set room. James pulled out the chair for Lily and
was ready to sit in the chair next to her when her father quickly took it.
He was forced to sit between Vernon and Lily's mother. This night was not
turning out the way he planned...
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In my world, I lived outside my emotions,
Didn't know where I was going
'Til that day I found you.
How you opened my life to a new paradise,
In a world torn by change,
Still with all my heart, till' my dying day,
I do...
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The music started. James began to tense up. Where was she? Why wasn't she
coming in faster? Sirius noticed this and kicked his friend lightly on the
leg.
"They still have to open the door you fool." He stated plainly.
Then, they opened. The long procession could be seen, but the bride was
still hidden in the back. James began to relax again. The small girl in the
front of the line was throwing white rose petals on the floor as pink petals
began to fall from the ceiling over the whole church. Dumbledore, from the
middle of the pews winked at him and smiled happily. James smiled. It was
like Dumbledore to pull a trick like that.
Next came Petunia, giving no one the satisfaction of a smile. After her it
was Stephanie looking more beautiful than ever in her light pink dress and
pink roses adorning her hair. Behind her was Andigels. She was smiling
broadly and looking extremely beautiful, her red hair going beautifully with
all of the pink. Then, the wedding march started. The congregation stood up.
James held his breath and looked beyond Stephanie's light brown hair and
Andigels' red head.
There she was. Her arm was locked with her fathers and his hand was patting
it gently. She smiled at everyone behind her veil. James could have melted
right then and there. She was stunning. Her white dress was flowing behind
her like a silken river. Her red hair was down and curls were cascading down
her back. She wore a single pearl on a gold chain around her neck. When she
reached the altar, her father took James' hand and put hers on his.
"Who presents this woman to this man?" asked the pastor.
"I do." He said.
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James and Lily sat on a park bench, just watching the stars in the night
sky.
James interrupted the silence. "Lily?"
"Yes James?"
"What you going to do next?"
"I am still thinking, James. I don't know if I am going to go work in
Beauxbatons or not. I can't decide."
"What do your parents think?"
"They want me to go. They think it is a great opportunity."
"Lily?"
"Yes James?"
"Will you marry me?"
"What!?"
James dropped to one knee in front of her. Lily began to sob.
"Lily, I know that we are only nineteen and still have a lot before us, but
I can't let you go without being forced to drag me along with you. I love
you Lily. Marry me."
Lily laughed and began to let a few tears slip from her eyes.
"James, I would like nothing better than to marry you. I would never leave
you behind. You should know that by now."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
James sat back on the bench and captured her mouth is a breathtaking kiss.
They then sat there until sunrise, just being in each other's company.
Finally, they will be together forever. Never one without the other...
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I do, cherish you.
From the depths of my soul,
It's beyond my control.
If your asking if I love you this much, baby,
I do...
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"I do." Lily said, looking into James' deep brown eyes. They were sparkling
with happiness.
"Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you both husband and wife. You
may kiss the bride." The pastor closed his book and watched the two before
him.
James looked deep into her eyes. She was now almost in tears. He slowly
lowered his head to hers and kissed her gently.
The whole parish erupted into cheers. Sirius began to laugh and pat James on
the back. Stephanie and Andigels began clapping and crying tears of joy.
Lily's mother began to cry as well. Filibuster fireworks were set off and
the music echoed through out the chapel. James grabbed Lily's hand and led
her out the door where their horse and carriage were waiting. Remus, Sirius,
Peter, Andigels and Stephanie followed them, cheering and laughing. There
was no end to the happiness.
The horse began to move down the road. James and Lily waved at all of the
wizards, witches, and muggles behind them. Lily threw her bouquet behind
her. All of the girls ran to catch it, viciously tearing at anything that
got in their way. Sirius and Remus ran for their lives.
James looked at Lily. She was still smiling broadly. They were together now.
Nothing could ever bring them apart.
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I do...
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Lily looked down at her infant son. James stepped into the doorway and took
in the sight before him. It was everything that he wanted. Lily looked up
when she heard him sigh.
"Look Harry, Daddy's home! Say 'hi Daddy!'" she whispered to him.
He opened his eyes and looked at his father. His bright green eyes sparkled
in the same way that Lily's did. He was perfect.
James walked over to him and hugged his family.
"I love you, Lily."
"I love you, James."
They shared a gentle kiss before letting go because Harry began to pull at
his mother's red locks.
There the family spent many happy days with each other. Just Harry, Lily and
James, until something evil and dark broke their peaceful living and
destroyed any chance of poor Harry having a normal life. But Lily and James
are still looking after him, together, as they promised that they would be.
Together.