A/N: Hello everyone! Sorry about this taking so long to put up. I'm sorry
to say that this will be the last chapter of this story...I meant to make
it longer in the first place, but I just found this a good stopping point.
Plus, I didn't want to take any more than one of my stories all the way to
their wedding, so I had some deciding to do...I wanted to thank everyone
who has read and reviewed, I'm really happy you enjoyed it, because I
enjoyed writing it. Thanks again; I love you guys!
Chapter 10- His own
Lily Evans lay sprawled out on the bed in her dorm, her fiery red hair draped over her pillow and emerald eyes staring upward. She sighed out of boredom.
Lauren looked up from her homework. "If you're so bored, why don't you go talk to James?"
Lily raised her head to look over at her friend. "I already tried that. He's nowhere to be found."
"Hmm...odd. Well I'm sure he'll be back soon." she finished, turning back to her books.
Lily laid there for another ten minutes before deciding that she was going to search the school until she found him.
"I'll be back." she stated simply, jumping up.
"Where are you going?" Lauren looked up suddenly.
"To look for him." she said, waving as she walked out the door. She hummed to herself and descended the stairs one by one.
She was stopped about halfway down by a sixth year girl. She was tall and lean, with dark hair and eyes.
"So you're, like, James Potter's girlfriend?"
"Uh, yeah. Why?" she replied, glancing at the girl.
"Well, he's like one of the hottest guys here. Just wondering how you got him."
Lily smiled. "Well, I'm not really sure of myself really. It's more like he got me..." she recalled what she had put him through, just so that he could be her boyfriend. She was surprised that he had found her worth all of that in the first place. She shrugged. "I'm just lucky." she said, smiling as she turned away.
It turned out that she was going to be searching a long time for James Potter. He was simply nowhere to be found. She was turning another corridor when she ran smack into Professor Dumbledore. Rubbing her head, she looked up at him.
"Sorry about that, Professor..."
"No need to be sorry, Ms. Evans. But I was meaning to ask you. What inspired that little prank of yours in the Great Hall the other day?" Lily's eyes widened. Was he serious? Why was he asking her that?
"I, er, well...it all started a few days ago when I was doing homework with James." she started, staring at the ground.
Dumbledore smiled brightly. "Just what I expected. James Potter." his eyes twinkled. "But I think you're mistaken."
"Huh?" Lily looked up. "How's that?"
"It didn't all start a few nights ago. If I'm not wrong in guessing, I think it started when you two first laid eyes on each other."
She smiled at Dumbledore. "Thanks Professor."
"For what? I didn't do anything." he turned to walk away. "Don't mind me, I'm just an old man with no clue as to what young people today are like." he did turn away then, humming an old tune to himself.
Lily watched him go. That's two people in one day that have mentioned James to me. Odd. She turned her head again, and saw a raven- haired boy running down the corridor towards her. He stopped a foot short of her, panting.
"L-Lily! I've been looking for you everywhere!"
"Oh, and I haven't been looking for you? Where *were* you?" she replied, crossing her arms and demanding an answer.
"I was…away…someplace."
"Uh-huh. Doing what?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him suspiciously.
"Well…I…" he started to stare at the ground, scared to look her in the eye.
"James Potter! I'm your girlfriend and I have a right to know everything you do! If you aren't going to tell me now, I'll just have to ask Remus!" she stamped her foot at him for emphasis.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter, who were observing the scene from a nearby empty classroom, burst out laughing. However, they were careful to be quiet enough that James and Lily didn't notice them.
Sirius whispered to the other two, "They argue like an old married couple. This is so entertaining to watch." He laughed again, seeing that James was blushing and Lily was poking him in the chest roughly.
"Don't ever say that to me!" she started to say.
"But, I wasn't even doing anything bad! I went to Hogsmeade with the other Marauders. What's wrong with that?" he said, still blushing lightly. He looked apprehensive of her.
Lily knew that there was, in fact, nothing wrong with it, but no that they were arguing, she wasn't about to admit that she was being rash. "You didn't tell me you were going, that's what's wrong!" she spluttered at him, her green eyes flashing.
"You aren't my mother! I shouldn't have to!"
"Yeah, well maybe you need a mother to look after you!" she yelled back, spinning around, hair and robes flying behind her as she walked away quickly.
James simply stood staring after her, looking a little deflated but at the same time relieved that she was gone and he was still intact.
His three friends tumbled out of the classroom just then, slapping him on the back. "Nice one, Prongs. Very nice." Sirius said, grinning.
"Why didn't you just tell her why you were at Hogsmeade?" Peter asked.
"Yeah. We were only there for her. She would have liked to hear that. Just go find her and give her the present." Remus finished.
James hesitated. "Yeah, I will give it to her. But not right now, she'd probably try to beat me if I came near her now."
Sirius looked the way Lily had gone. "Yeah, good call. Although I would like to see her kick your ass…" he trailed off as the four boys walked down the hall in the direction of their common room.
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The next morning, on the way to the Great Hall for breakfast, James caught Lily's arm. They stopped at the foot of the stairs, staring each other in the eyes. She loved his eyes. They always had a twinkling in them, even if he wasn't in a happy mood.
"Lily, I didn't tell you why I was at Hogsmeade yesterday, because you never gave me a chance. You just started yelling at me." he started, still holding her arm, probably so she couldn't walk away.
It was her turn to stare at the ground. "Sorry." she mumbled. "You just make me mad sometimes."
He blushed, reaching into his pocket for something. He pulled it out. A ring. Her eyes widened. He laughed at her expression.
"I'm not asking you to marry me, silly." his cheeks were still flushed as he raised her hand up in his.
She looked a little embarrassed that she had even considered it. She allowed him to slide the ring onto her finger, running her other hand over it. Then she looked up at him, into his brown eyes. He looked so serious, and a little nervous too. But his eyes were totally happy.
"I'm not asking you to marry me," he continued. "but this is the next thing to it." She understood what he was trying to say, and gave him a wide smile. They were too young to get engaged, but either way, James had pretty much claimed her as his own.
He reached a hand up and brushed a strand of her long, red hair behind her ears. She laughed, seeing that his was all over the place, like it usually was. She tried to smooth it, but to no avail. He stopped her, staring into her eyes as he held both of her hands in his own.
"I love you Lily. Always."
"I love you too." she said softly, his lips only centimeters away. He tilted her head upward and leaned down, kissing her slowly. They would have continued, if it weren't for the cheering and other noises they heard. They glanced around, just then realizing that they were right in the middle of a crowd of students and teachers. Everyone was smiling at them, and they both flushed red.
Some shook their heads, still holding to the fact that Lily and James had changed each other and were meant to be together. Others, such as the Slytherins, scowled at this display of affection. And others still, especially the teachers, smiled at the two young students, remembering when it had been like that for them.
Lily and James just held each others hands, still blushing but heads high, and walked through the doors of the Great Hall together.
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A/N: I hope you guys liked the way it turned out, I tried to make it good. Thanks a lot for reading! I really enjoyed writing this story, it was fun. It's sad that this is the last chapter though...;( Please, review one last time and tell me what you thought? Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it, as always! Oh, and don't forget to read my other stories, which I'm off to work on now!
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greatest chick- Thanks for reviewing, I'm happy you found it good.
Alexa- Lol, I don't either. I think James was a good influence. Thanks again!
Kristatwen- I'm glad you thought it was funny! Thanks once more!
lilyflower- Thanks a lot! Nice of you to review!
libertygrl413- Nope, she didn't want to hurt James, though I didn't even consider that...thanks again and I hope you liked this chapter too!
Katy Kat- Thanks a lot, for reviewing all of my stories!
roxyfreak- Lily is just all around surprising, and if I ever make a sequel to this, maybe later on, that would be in there. Thanks a lot!
Min Hee Ha- Usted es agradable para este capítulo, y esta historia. (I think I said that right) I hope you liked it! Thanks again!
Sugiganesan@hotmail.com- Thanks a lot, once again! I'm glad you like both the stories, it makes me happy ;) and I'll be working on the next chapter of old friends, new friends ASAP (more like right after this)
Kase- Yeah, I thought he was a seeker too, until I read that interview. It just seemed to fit. Thanks a bunch for reviewing again!
Hilcap- Lol, well I'm flattered. Three reviews! No tomato dodging, eh? Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it!
Mako-Shadows- No problem, I'm just happy you review when you do! I'm glad you keep coming back. Thanks again!!
KoolKitty- I know what you mean, I have trouble keeping track myself. And sometimes when I'm writing I'll forget which story I'm working on and put the wrong people in the wrong story. Thanks again, and I'm glad you updated your story!
rinoa- I'm so happy you like it! Thanks a lot!
Unicorn777- Thank you! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
kc- I wrote as quickly as I could, with all the other stuff I had to do ;) Hope you liked the story!
kasey- Well, I wrote more. Thanks for reviewing!!
Chapter 10- His own
Lily Evans lay sprawled out on the bed in her dorm, her fiery red hair draped over her pillow and emerald eyes staring upward. She sighed out of boredom.
Lauren looked up from her homework. "If you're so bored, why don't you go talk to James?"
Lily raised her head to look over at her friend. "I already tried that. He's nowhere to be found."
"Hmm...odd. Well I'm sure he'll be back soon." she finished, turning back to her books.
Lily laid there for another ten minutes before deciding that she was going to search the school until she found him.
"I'll be back." she stated simply, jumping up.
"Where are you going?" Lauren looked up suddenly.
"To look for him." she said, waving as she walked out the door. She hummed to herself and descended the stairs one by one.
She was stopped about halfway down by a sixth year girl. She was tall and lean, with dark hair and eyes.
"So you're, like, James Potter's girlfriend?"
"Uh, yeah. Why?" she replied, glancing at the girl.
"Well, he's like one of the hottest guys here. Just wondering how you got him."
Lily smiled. "Well, I'm not really sure of myself really. It's more like he got me..." she recalled what she had put him through, just so that he could be her boyfriend. She was surprised that he had found her worth all of that in the first place. She shrugged. "I'm just lucky." she said, smiling as she turned away.
It turned out that she was going to be searching a long time for James Potter. He was simply nowhere to be found. She was turning another corridor when she ran smack into Professor Dumbledore. Rubbing her head, she looked up at him.
"Sorry about that, Professor..."
"No need to be sorry, Ms. Evans. But I was meaning to ask you. What inspired that little prank of yours in the Great Hall the other day?" Lily's eyes widened. Was he serious? Why was he asking her that?
"I, er, well...it all started a few days ago when I was doing homework with James." she started, staring at the ground.
Dumbledore smiled brightly. "Just what I expected. James Potter." his eyes twinkled. "But I think you're mistaken."
"Huh?" Lily looked up. "How's that?"
"It didn't all start a few nights ago. If I'm not wrong in guessing, I think it started when you two first laid eyes on each other."
She smiled at Dumbledore. "Thanks Professor."
"For what? I didn't do anything." he turned to walk away. "Don't mind me, I'm just an old man with no clue as to what young people today are like." he did turn away then, humming an old tune to himself.
Lily watched him go. That's two people in one day that have mentioned James to me. Odd. She turned her head again, and saw a raven- haired boy running down the corridor towards her. He stopped a foot short of her, panting.
"L-Lily! I've been looking for you everywhere!"
"Oh, and I haven't been looking for you? Where *were* you?" she replied, crossing her arms and demanding an answer.
"I was…away…someplace."
"Uh-huh. Doing what?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him suspiciously.
"Well…I…" he started to stare at the ground, scared to look her in the eye.
"James Potter! I'm your girlfriend and I have a right to know everything you do! If you aren't going to tell me now, I'll just have to ask Remus!" she stamped her foot at him for emphasis.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter, who were observing the scene from a nearby empty classroom, burst out laughing. However, they were careful to be quiet enough that James and Lily didn't notice them.
Sirius whispered to the other two, "They argue like an old married couple. This is so entertaining to watch." He laughed again, seeing that James was blushing and Lily was poking him in the chest roughly.
"Don't ever say that to me!" she started to say.
"But, I wasn't even doing anything bad! I went to Hogsmeade with the other Marauders. What's wrong with that?" he said, still blushing lightly. He looked apprehensive of her.
Lily knew that there was, in fact, nothing wrong with it, but no that they were arguing, she wasn't about to admit that she was being rash. "You didn't tell me you were going, that's what's wrong!" she spluttered at him, her green eyes flashing.
"You aren't my mother! I shouldn't have to!"
"Yeah, well maybe you need a mother to look after you!" she yelled back, spinning around, hair and robes flying behind her as she walked away quickly.
James simply stood staring after her, looking a little deflated but at the same time relieved that she was gone and he was still intact.
His three friends tumbled out of the classroom just then, slapping him on the back. "Nice one, Prongs. Very nice." Sirius said, grinning.
"Why didn't you just tell her why you were at Hogsmeade?" Peter asked.
"Yeah. We were only there for her. She would have liked to hear that. Just go find her and give her the present." Remus finished.
James hesitated. "Yeah, I will give it to her. But not right now, she'd probably try to beat me if I came near her now."
Sirius looked the way Lily had gone. "Yeah, good call. Although I would like to see her kick your ass…" he trailed off as the four boys walked down the hall in the direction of their common room.
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The next morning, on the way to the Great Hall for breakfast, James caught Lily's arm. They stopped at the foot of the stairs, staring each other in the eyes. She loved his eyes. They always had a twinkling in them, even if he wasn't in a happy mood.
"Lily, I didn't tell you why I was at Hogsmeade yesterday, because you never gave me a chance. You just started yelling at me." he started, still holding her arm, probably so she couldn't walk away.
It was her turn to stare at the ground. "Sorry." she mumbled. "You just make me mad sometimes."
He blushed, reaching into his pocket for something. He pulled it out. A ring. Her eyes widened. He laughed at her expression.
"I'm not asking you to marry me, silly." his cheeks were still flushed as he raised her hand up in his.
She looked a little embarrassed that she had even considered it. She allowed him to slide the ring onto her finger, running her other hand over it. Then she looked up at him, into his brown eyes. He looked so serious, and a little nervous too. But his eyes were totally happy.
"I'm not asking you to marry me," he continued. "but this is the next thing to it." She understood what he was trying to say, and gave him a wide smile. They were too young to get engaged, but either way, James had pretty much claimed her as his own.
He reached a hand up and brushed a strand of her long, red hair behind her ears. She laughed, seeing that his was all over the place, like it usually was. She tried to smooth it, but to no avail. He stopped her, staring into her eyes as he held both of her hands in his own.
"I love you Lily. Always."
"I love you too." she said softly, his lips only centimeters away. He tilted her head upward and leaned down, kissing her slowly. They would have continued, if it weren't for the cheering and other noises they heard. They glanced around, just then realizing that they were right in the middle of a crowd of students and teachers. Everyone was smiling at them, and they both flushed red.
Some shook their heads, still holding to the fact that Lily and James had changed each other and were meant to be together. Others, such as the Slytherins, scowled at this display of affection. And others still, especially the teachers, smiled at the two young students, remembering when it had been like that for them.
Lily and James just held each others hands, still blushing but heads high, and walked through the doors of the Great Hall together.
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A/N: I hope you guys liked the way it turned out, I tried to make it good. Thanks a lot for reading! I really enjoyed writing this story, it was fun. It's sad that this is the last chapter though...;( Please, review one last time and tell me what you thought? Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it, as always! Oh, and don't forget to read my other stories, which I'm off to work on now!
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greatest chick- Thanks for reviewing, I'm happy you found it good.
Alexa- Lol, I don't either. I think James was a good influence. Thanks again!
Kristatwen- I'm glad you thought it was funny! Thanks once more!
lilyflower- Thanks a lot! Nice of you to review!
libertygrl413- Nope, she didn't want to hurt James, though I didn't even consider that...thanks again and I hope you liked this chapter too!
Katy Kat- Thanks a lot, for reviewing all of my stories!
roxyfreak- Lily is just all around surprising, and if I ever make a sequel to this, maybe later on, that would be in there. Thanks a lot!
Min Hee Ha- Usted es agradable para este capítulo, y esta historia. (I think I said that right) I hope you liked it! Thanks again!
Sugiganesan@hotmail.com- Thanks a lot, once again! I'm glad you like both the stories, it makes me happy ;) and I'll be working on the next chapter of old friends, new friends ASAP (more like right after this)
Kase- Yeah, I thought he was a seeker too, until I read that interview. It just seemed to fit. Thanks a bunch for reviewing again!
Hilcap- Lol, well I'm flattered. Three reviews! No tomato dodging, eh? Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it!
Mako-Shadows- No problem, I'm just happy you review when you do! I'm glad you keep coming back. Thanks again!!
KoolKitty- I know what you mean, I have trouble keeping track myself. And sometimes when I'm writing I'll forget which story I'm working on and put the wrong people in the wrong story. Thanks again, and I'm glad you updated your story!
rinoa- I'm so happy you like it! Thanks a lot!
Unicorn777- Thank you! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
kc- I wrote as quickly as I could, with all the other stuff I had to do ;) Hope you liked the story!
kasey- Well, I wrote more. Thanks for reviewing!!