A WALK TO REMEMBER

Summary – The summer before his fifth year, Harry Potter stumbles across his father's old journal from his seventh year at Hogwarts and he reads about the continuous adventures of him, the Marauders, and his mother, Lily Evans; how they met, how they fell in love, and what brought them to their horrendous deaths. This story is based on the movie and book called A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks.

Disclaimer – Unfortunately, I own absolutely nothing. All of the characters and their names belong to author JK Rowling and the plot and character traits belong to Warner Brother's and author Nicholas Sparks.

Chapter 10 – The List:

Lily was still in the hospital wing with her uncle and Dumbledore, telling them about her horrible experience. James could not bear to sit there and listen to her ordeal so he instead sat in the Gryffindor Common Room, on a sofa with his elbows on his knees and staring into the fire mindlessly. Peter and Remus were playing a quiet game of chess as Sirius tried talking to James; hoping to break him out of his trance.

"C'mon Prongs," said Sirius. "You haven't said anything in the last two hours. What's wrong with you?"

"I just…I just can't help thinking…the worst. I mean, what happens if he gets her?" James asked, running a nervous hand through his hair and then down his face in a stressful manner. Remus and Peter looked at each other and shrugged because only Sirius had heard his question and concern.

"What do you mean?"

"What happens if Voldemort gets her?"

"You'd never let that happen."

"I did last time," James muttered darkly.

"Well, you were in shock! You had just found out that Lily was the Heir of Gryffindor, that Voldemort was after her, and she almost ended the relationship with you," said Sirius reasonably, shaking James's shoulder comfortingly. Suddenly, James's eyes widened and that familiar mischievous glint came back into them. He grinned and Sirius grinned back, happy to see that look in his best friend's eyes.

"Padfoot, can you do something for me?" James asked earnestly.

"Sure, anything," answered Sirius. With that, James whispered something quietly into Sirius's ear. Sirius also grinned and nodded. James summoned his Invisibility Cloak and gave it to Sirius. Sirius put it on and ran out of the Common Room and out of sight. James waited a moment before following his best friend by running out of the Common Room. Meanwhile, Remus and Peter just stared at each other in bewilderment.

"What the bloody hell was that about?" snapped Peter, staring after Sirius and James long after they ran through the Portrait Hole. Remus shrugged casually and made a move on the chessboard.

"You know those two," started Remus nonchalantly, "they're always in their own little world. Why? Do you feel left out? Check."

Peter shook his head as he glared at the Portrait Hole that his two friends disappeared. Actually, it did make him feel left out and it angered him every single time.

James ran out of the Portrait Hole, down the corridors of Hogwarts getting several scorns and comments from passing professors about his running and he did not seem to hear them; or he chose to ignore them. Instead, James just ran straight to his sister's office. Skidding in front of the office door, he knocked on the door anxiously.

"Yes? Please, come in." came Anna's sweet voice from behind the wood. James opened the door and closed it behind him. Anna was sitting at her desk reading a book. She looked up at her younger brother and smiled.

"Hey Jimmy," she said smiling. "What's up?"

"Annie, could you do me a favor?" James asked slowly, his hands in the pockets of his robes, suddenly looking shy and unsure of himself. Anna nodded slowly. "Could you teach me how to dance?"

Three hours later, Anna had earned swollen toes and her feet were hurting like crazy. It took enough time and hours, but James finally had the steps down path could not stop thanking Anna. Despite the pain in her feet, it had been no problem for Anna.

After the dance lesson, James ran from his sister's office and towards the Gryffindor Common Room. He stumbled quickly from running so fast in through the Portrait Hole and saw Sirius sitting on the sofa with a large bag in his hands and lap. James grinned.

"Did you get it…?"

"I got just what you asked for," said Sirius handing James the large bag. James looked inside it and smiled brightly.

"Thanks Padfoot," he said grinning at his best friend. Sirius just nodded, silently telling James that it was no big deal, and that he too was going to make it up to Lily. "Let's go set up the Astronomy Tower..."

By the time James and Sirius finished fixing up the Astronomy Tower, it was almost dawn. Sirius went back to the Common Room for some much needed sleep as James headed straight off to the hospital wing. Quietly tip toeing, so not to wake the school nurse, he snuck in and sat beside Lily's bed.

Lily was sleeping peacefully, as though she did not have a care in the world. He smiled at the thought, as he watched her sleep. He waited several minutes, perfectly content on watching her and letting dream in her blissful oblivion; where they were was no Voldemort out there to hurt her. When he was unable to interrupt her serenity, James simply kissed her forehead as he placed the bag beside her bed with a note inside of it before sneaking back out and back to Gryffindor Tower.

The next morning, Lily's emerald green eyes fluttered open and she yawned and stretched, raising her arms high over her head, letting out a tired yawn and sigh. She noticed that the school nurse had not yet woken up and decided to go to the window for some fresh air for a chance. Lily was simply tired from being confined to her bed and knew herself well enough to know she was okay to at least walk to the window and open it. As she threw off her covers and her legs over the bed, her feet hit a bag. She looked down curiously and with a raised eyebrow picked it up. There was a package inside with a note that said;

Lily,

Please meet me at the Astronomy Tower at 6:00PM tonight. And please wear this too…if you like it, that is.

I love you.

Love always,
James

Lily raised another curious eyebrow. She knew what couples did in the Astronomy Tower on a Saturday night after dark. Why did James want to meet her there?

Instead of pondering it, Lily simply shrugged and decided that she would meet him because she knew that trusted him with all her heart and soul and James would never do anything to abuse that trust. Folding the note back up, she timidly put it back in the bag and took at the package and could not help but smile when she saw what it was.

It was long, silky, white gown that was her exact size that strongly resembled the dress she wore the night of the Spring Play, except this one had beading on it that made the dress resemble a colorful pearl fresh out of its oyster. It was simply the most beautiful dress that Lily had ever seen. She smiled and folded the dress and before putting it back into the bag.

Instead of going to the window for fresh air, Lily lay back in bed and curled into a ball, smiling and hugging her pillow. She could not wait to meet James later tonight.

Later that afternoon, Lily managed to convince her uncle to let her out for the night. Starkson was just so happy that Lily was alive and he had come to trust James so much that he granted her request without really thinking about it.

A half an hour before 6:00PM; the time she was supposed to meet James in the Astronomy Tower; she grabbed the bag and ran into the nearest bathroom. She slipped on the dress, which fit her perfectly and hugged all of the curves that she did not even knew she had. She took her hair out of the bun she was wearing and let it hang loosely around her shoulders in waves, just the way James had always liked it. Then, Lily washed her face and applied some make-up to bring out her emerald green eyes, make her cheeks rosy, and make her lips soft and glossy. When Lily was satisfied with her appearance, she smiled and quietly and slowly walked up to the Astronomy Tower.

Lily cautiously and timidly opened the door. There was nothing inside and she did not see James anyway. The only thing she noticed that was out of place was that the window was opened and the sun was setting in the distance. She took a deep breath and started walking over to the window, still desperately wanting some fresh air. Before she reached the window, someone had wrapped their arms around her and kissed her softly on the cheek.

"Hey you," said a familiar voice. Lily smiled and turned her head to see James smiling down at her. "You look absolutely beautiful." Lily bit her lip and smiled.

"Thank you. And thank you for the dress," whispered Lily, taking a step back and showing him the full result. "I love it."

"And I love you." James grabbed her hand and pulled towards him again before kissing her lightly and smiling.

"So, what are we doing here exactly?" Lily asked as she looked around the tower curiously. James's grin widened and that familiar twinkle was in his eyes warm hazel eyes once again. Lily's stomach turned; she knew she was in for another one of James's romantic adventures.

"James, what are you up to?" asked Lily slowly, as though afraid of the answer.

"Follow me," was all he said as he took Lily's hand and dragged her towards the window. He stood on to the ledge and brought Lily up with him.

"Would you be able to climb up there?" James asked, pointing to the top of the highest flat on the Hogwarts castle. Lily looked up and studied it.

"If you give me a boost," she said. James gave Lily the boost that she needed and she climbed on to the flat above the Astronomy Tower, followed closely by James. Lily turned around to look at the view and gasped. There was the shimmering Great Lake, with the sun setting in the background. The sky was a sailor's sunset; swirling in colors of red, purple, pink, orange, and gold. It resembled a roaring fire that was too much to look at. As she stared in awe at the scene before her, James climbed up and stood next to her, putting his arm around her.

"Do you like it?" asked James, looking directly into Lily's face as she watched the sunset. Lily's mouth was still open in awe and her eyes were wide with wonder. She nodded slowly, breathlessly, but never commented. She did not need to comment; the look on her face was enough.

James pulled her closer to him and she rested her head on his shoulder. They just watched as the sun settled slowly behind the Great Lake, followed closely behind a white marble crescent moon. Soon, darkness blanketed the sky as the stars glowed like glitter on a dark, blue blanket. James grinned and took out his wand. As he did this Lily looked at him curiously and raised an eyebrow.

"I swear, you're a mystery, James Potter," said Lily teasingly. "What are you up to now?"

James ignored her question, flicked his wand, and a light music came on. He turned to Lily still smiling brightly; standing up, he extended his hand to her.

"One of the things on your life to-do list was to dance on the tallest tower of Hogwarts under the stars," he said slowly. "So, would you like to dance?" Lily smiled.

"I'd love to," she said quietly as she took James's extended hand. James wrapped one arm around her waist and took the other tightly in his hand. Lily placed her free arm around his neck and the two gazed into each other's eyes as the soft music and song played softly in the background.

James was very proud of himself for perfecting the simple waltz that Anna had taught him; no matter what cost to her feet. Lily beamed at how much he was doing for her. He truly was making all of her dreams come true. It seemed as though James was determined to help her complete her life to-do list; to make her happy.

James twirled Lily around and then caught her in his arms again. As she spun, she filled the sparkling night sky with pleasant laughter. Her laughter was like a perfect symphony to James's ears and he would do anything to hear that music of Lily's laughter.

James twirled Lily again and this time he wrapped his arms around her waist and she leaned against him, the back of her head resting on his shoulder. They slowly and lovingly rocked back and forth in this position.

Having no desire to move from their current position, Lily and James just held on to each other closely and tightly and rocked slowly back and forth, listening to the soft music and lyrics of the song. Lily still had her eyes closed and she sighed, knowing she could never be happier than when she was than when she was in James's arms.

James gently bent down to Lily's ear and kissed it softly before nuzzling her neck and resting his face on her shoulder. The two of them just swayed like that, never wanting to move, as they danced their own dance on the tallest tower of Hogwarts under the glistening stars.

Sirius ran up to the seventh year boy's dormitories and rushed to get into the shower after such a tiresome day; classes, Quidditch practice, and Fiona would not stop breathing down his neck. Now he understood why James could not stand Achelle chasing after him after they had broken off.

As Sirius locked the door behind him, he turned around and saw James sitting on the floor in the middle of the room working on the telescope he had been working on for the past couple of weeks. Sirius never asked what it was about, or what it was for, but curiosity finally got the better of him.

"Prongs, why in the bloody hell are you making a Muggle telescope?" asked Sirius incredulously and disbelievingly. "It looks like you built it from scratch."

"I did," James simply stated as he continued to work on it diligently. "It's for Lily. She needs a bigger one than the one she has in order to see Halley's Comet. It comes around only every sixty-five years or so it's is supposed to be passing Earth this spring. I want to make sure Lily sees it."

"So, you're making this telescope so she can see this comet?" asked Sirius slowly, as though trying to comprehend what James was saying. James nodded, not looking up as he continued working on the telescope.

"Yeah," he said simply. Sirius chuckled.

"You'd really do anything for her, wouldn't you, Prongs?"

"Yeah, I would," said James. Sirius stopped chuckling for a moment because he had never heard James sound so serious and sincere about something.

"You really do love her, don't you?"

"Yeah, I do," said James again, his voice trailing off. There was a long pause and Sirius knew that James had something on his mind and needed to talk about it.

"Something on your mind, Prongs?"

"Padfoot, I've got to tell you something. Can you keep a secret?"

James took a deep breath, knowing what he had to do and no matter how difficult it may be for the both of them, he knew that it had to be done. So, fully understanding and acknowledging this, James timidly, yet bravely knocked on Professor Starkson's office door. He heard the deep stern voice from the other side of the word, urging him to enter.

"Mr. Potter?" Starkson called out in surprise, but he sounded pleased to see the boy. "This is an unexpected surprise. What can I do for you today?" He had been a lot kinder to James ever since Lily's kidnap. James had earned his trust and he finally understood how much James loved Lily. But, everyone knew that did not change the fact that he was still very overprotective of his niece.

James took a deep, nervous breath and told the Professor what was on his mind and what needed to be done; what he wanted to do about. James felt like he made the entire speech in one breath and when he was done, he needed to catch it. He could even feel the beads of sweat dripping down his forehead.

After James's little speech, Parker Starkson seemed to be in deep thought as tears sprung to his eyes. He began to shake involuntarily and violently at the very thought of all of this happening. Starkson knew that he did not want to let go, but he knew he had to; he knew deep down that it was for the best. Then, Parker Starkson let go by slowly turning his head towards James and nodding.

Lily was sleeping peacefully in her warm comfortable bed up in Gryffindor Tower. She sighed and snuggled into the soft mattress, pulling the dark red blankets closer to her to get warmer. Suddenly, she felt somebody's lips press against her forehead.

"Lily, wake up," Lily heard James's voice whisper. Lily yawned and opened her eyes.

"What?" she whined in a tired voice. This was her first night back in her own bed in Gryffindor Tower and she just wanted to enjoy it. But, at the same time, she could not be more delighted to see her boyfriend and James knew that because he simply chuckled over her supposed annoyed attitude.

"You need to wake up. I've got something for you," he whispered excitedly. Lily sighed inwardly. She was thankful enough for all that James had done for her. She did not need more; she just needed his love.

'Why is he so good to me?' she asked herself, wondering what she ever did to deserve someone as wonderful as James Potter.

Lily reluctantly got out of her warm bed and slipped next to James under his Invisibility Cloak, where they headed off to the Astronomy Tower. When they got there, James took off the cloak and smiled.

"Surprise!"

Lily gasped.

He had built her a Muggle telescope. It was the exact telescope that she needed to see Halley's Comet. She looked at James wide-eyed, her eyes filled with joy and happiness.

"Oh, James!" she cried as she threw her arms around him. "Thank you! Thank you so much!" He hugged her back and gave her a gentle and playful shove towards the telescope.

"Go take a look," he whispered. "Halley's Comet is supposed to be passing tonight." Lily nodded in excitement, resembling a small child on Christmas morning and dashed over to look into the telescope. She waited patiently for the comet to flash across the sky. After several minutes of observing the stars and planets with her new telescope, she saw it. There it was; soaring across the sky, like a dust of light.

She gasped with joy and awe.

"James, come look!" she said in an awed voice. James walked over as Lily moved aside to let him look. James wrapped his arm around Lily's waist as he looked into the telescope. He also saw the comet soar in the sky. He chuckled and grinned.

"Hey, that is pretty cool," he said, still chuckling. He pulled away from the telescope and turned to Lily and smiled at her. She was wearing a long pale blue flannel nightgown and a navy blue robe. There were little fuzzy slippers covering her feet and her long red hair was flowing down her back just the way he had always liked it, though it was still very tangled from sleeping. James decided in that moment that he had never seen anything as beautiful as Lily. In his opinion, even something as rare and as beautiful Halley's Comet did not compare to her.

"Do you want to sit down?" asked James, suddenly sounding nervous as he gestured towards the thick ledge of the window. Lily nodded and smiled as he her towards the window. They both sat down on the ledge and looked up into the night sky. James, without thinking about it, because it always happened so natural, wrapped his arm around her shoulder and stared down at her face.

"Lily?"

"Hm?"

"Do you love me?"

Lily and turned to James and smiled.

"Of course," she whispered. James faced her and took her hand in his.

"Will you do something for me then?"

"Anything," said Lily without hesitation. James smiled brightly and got off of the ledge, turning Lily so that she was facing inside of the Astronomy rather than outside on the grounds. When she was situated, James got down on one knee in front of Lily before taking out a small velvet box. Lily stared at it wide-eyed as he opened it and revealed a small and simple, but beautiful diamond ring.

"Will you marry me?"

A note from the Jitterbelle. SPOILERS AHEAD! Just so my readers know Landon and Jamie do get married in the book and movie. I did not add this scene simply because James and Lily get married in the Harry Potter series. I just wanted to clarify. END OF SPOILER! Well, I hope everyone likes the story and the revisions so far! Please don't forget to review and a big THANK YOU to those who have! Keep reading and enjoying!