Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns all of the characters here except Betty and
Bob Evans, Abi, Rachael, and Nicole.
A/N: Yes people I know that Lily is supposed to be muggle born but for now in this story her parents are going to be wizard and witch, except for Petunia of course. I've decided to skip the rest of the years now – It'll take too long to write about all of it and I want to wrap this all up. Anyway just please review and be a good person.
Chapter 17: proposal
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
James and Lily went through their final years at Hogwarts, each getting more interesting than the previous. True to her word, Lily had never abandoned James. Abi was the same with Sirius. Lily recalled when James had first joined the Gryffindor quidditch team as a chaser. She remembered how every girl used to admire his toned and bulging muscles and say, "Oooh that James Potter – isn't he such a good chaser – and handsome too!"
Then she remembered when she had first found out that Remus was a werewolf. She recollected when James and Peter and Sirius all became animagi.
But then she remembered darker, more unpleasant memories. Like the time just last year when Abi died. She had fallen into the black lake, began thrashing around, and then sank into the murky water and never came back again. It was one of the most painful parts of her life. Abi was her very best friend. Of course James was there to help calm her down. Sirius was having a hard time too, dealing with the death.
And then, just early that year, she had the joy of becoming head girl. And what was even better was that James was head boy with her. It was near the end of the final term. Everybody in her class was getting excited about finally leaving Hogwarts.
As tradition, there was a final ball in honor for the soon to be graduates, which was just for seventh years. Kind of like a prom. Of course, James and Lily had never gone to a dance after that first one – Lily and James decided to stay out of Hogsmeade to be safe. But this ball would be held in the school. And that meant that James and Lily could attend.
Dumbledore had informed both of them that it was traditional that the head boy and girl open the dancing. Before, usually each head boy and girl would get different partners. But Lily and James would be together of course. Lily was very excited. But what would she wear?
Then James and Lily decided together that going into Hogsmeade – this once- wouldn't hurt them. They had never been back in it before. So they left with the rest of the students to get their dress robes. Arabella went shopping with Lily – they had become very good friends since Abi's death. This time, Lily picked out sparkling white robes that flared out slightly at the floor. Arabella who had blonde hair, picked out light blue robes which perfectly matched her eyes. James meanwhile had picked out black robes, which were much better than the school robes.
Before the ball, Arabella and Lily took about an hour to mess with their hair and makeup. Lily pulled her hair up tightly, and had the ponytail be in tight curls. Then she put on sparkly silver makeup. Arabella left her hair down, straight down her back.
When Lily met James in the great hall, he had a white rose in his hand, which he offered to her. She took his arm and sat down with him to eat the feast. When the feast was over, the lights dimmed and Lily and James walked out slowly onto the dance floor. This time, it was the Weird Sisters who played the music. They started a slow tune, and Lily and James danced. She felt so peaceful. She slowly placed her head on his now hard and muscular chest, and he tightened the grip on her. This was such a nice feeling, being in the arms of James. Everybody else was on the floor now. After that one, Lily and James never left the dance floor. They danced and danced, loving every moment of it.
Finally, the ball was over, and people left for the common rooms. While everybody else went up to the dormitories James sat on one of the comfy sofas with Lily on his lap. They simply sat there, feeling calm and too comfortable to move. Finally, when everybody else had left, James spoke.
"Lily?" he said quietly.
"Yes James," murmured Lily sleepily.
"You know," he began, and shifted her so that he could see her face clearly. "School's about to end and everything and… I was just wondering whether…"
"Whether what?" she said.
"Whether you would want to-" he hesitated, "marry me when we get out of here."
James was blushing so deeply that he was almost the color of Lily's hair.
Lily was wide awake now, and she started blushing too, even she had known James so well over the years. She didn't know what to think. She loved James, very much. But then she remembered what her mother had said a few years ago. How it would be unsafe to be with him.
She was silent for a moment, and then said-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A/N: Well here we are again – another cliffhanger! But I will have the next chapter up tomorrow since thank god school's finally out Just please review!
A/N: Yes people I know that Lily is supposed to be muggle born but for now in this story her parents are going to be wizard and witch, except for Petunia of course. I've decided to skip the rest of the years now – It'll take too long to write about all of it and I want to wrap this all up. Anyway just please review and be a good person.
Chapter 17: proposal
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
James and Lily went through their final years at Hogwarts, each getting more interesting than the previous. True to her word, Lily had never abandoned James. Abi was the same with Sirius. Lily recalled when James had first joined the Gryffindor quidditch team as a chaser. She remembered how every girl used to admire his toned and bulging muscles and say, "Oooh that James Potter – isn't he such a good chaser – and handsome too!"
Then she remembered when she had first found out that Remus was a werewolf. She recollected when James and Peter and Sirius all became animagi.
But then she remembered darker, more unpleasant memories. Like the time just last year when Abi died. She had fallen into the black lake, began thrashing around, and then sank into the murky water and never came back again. It was one of the most painful parts of her life. Abi was her very best friend. Of course James was there to help calm her down. Sirius was having a hard time too, dealing with the death.
And then, just early that year, she had the joy of becoming head girl. And what was even better was that James was head boy with her. It was near the end of the final term. Everybody in her class was getting excited about finally leaving Hogwarts.
As tradition, there was a final ball in honor for the soon to be graduates, which was just for seventh years. Kind of like a prom. Of course, James and Lily had never gone to a dance after that first one – Lily and James decided to stay out of Hogsmeade to be safe. But this ball would be held in the school. And that meant that James and Lily could attend.
Dumbledore had informed both of them that it was traditional that the head boy and girl open the dancing. Before, usually each head boy and girl would get different partners. But Lily and James would be together of course. Lily was very excited. But what would she wear?
Then James and Lily decided together that going into Hogsmeade – this once- wouldn't hurt them. They had never been back in it before. So they left with the rest of the students to get their dress robes. Arabella went shopping with Lily – they had become very good friends since Abi's death. This time, Lily picked out sparkling white robes that flared out slightly at the floor. Arabella who had blonde hair, picked out light blue robes which perfectly matched her eyes. James meanwhile had picked out black robes, which were much better than the school robes.
Before the ball, Arabella and Lily took about an hour to mess with their hair and makeup. Lily pulled her hair up tightly, and had the ponytail be in tight curls. Then she put on sparkly silver makeup. Arabella left her hair down, straight down her back.
When Lily met James in the great hall, he had a white rose in his hand, which he offered to her. She took his arm and sat down with him to eat the feast. When the feast was over, the lights dimmed and Lily and James walked out slowly onto the dance floor. This time, it was the Weird Sisters who played the music. They started a slow tune, and Lily and James danced. She felt so peaceful. She slowly placed her head on his now hard and muscular chest, and he tightened the grip on her. This was such a nice feeling, being in the arms of James. Everybody else was on the floor now. After that one, Lily and James never left the dance floor. They danced and danced, loving every moment of it.
Finally, the ball was over, and people left for the common rooms. While everybody else went up to the dormitories James sat on one of the comfy sofas with Lily on his lap. They simply sat there, feeling calm and too comfortable to move. Finally, when everybody else had left, James spoke.
"Lily?" he said quietly.
"Yes James," murmured Lily sleepily.
"You know," he began, and shifted her so that he could see her face clearly. "School's about to end and everything and… I was just wondering whether…"
"Whether what?" she said.
"Whether you would want to-" he hesitated, "marry me when we get out of here."
James was blushing so deeply that he was almost the color of Lily's hair.
Lily was wide awake now, and she started blushing too, even she had known James so well over the years. She didn't know what to think. She loved James, very much. But then she remembered what her mother had said a few years ago. How it would be unsafe to be with him.
She was silent for a moment, and then said-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A/N: Well here we are again – another cliffhanger! But I will have the next chapter up tomorrow since thank god school's finally out Just please review!
