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::Two:: :: Hogwarts: A Romance.::
James re-entered the compartment just as the Hogwarts Express pulled was pulling into Hogwarts. Already everyone was changed into their robes. Lily caught his eye and smiled shyly, her cheeks flushing slightly.
"James, hurry up! We're here!" Remus frowned, trying to fix his messy hair. "I wouldn't want detention. Well, on the first day, anyways."
Peter Pettigrew grinned. "Yeah Moony. The first day back and detentions don't mix."
Lily looked at the small boy. There was something about him . . . Something that she didn't trust. She shook it off. It was probably her imagination. She was always blamed for having an over reactive one.
Delaine stared out the window as she stood up. "Ryan should be here. It isn't fair." She mumbled.
Lily squeezed her hand. "I know. But You-Know-Who will pay. He'll pay for everything."
With that the blonde girl let out a short, bitter laugh. "When will it stop, Lily? When?"
Lily looked at the floor. "I don't know, Delaine. I really don't know."
James looked at the two girls. "Lighten up, gals! We're home!" He flung his arms wide, knocking Sirius in the face as he did so. The latter issued a small grunt before flinging his arms wide and succeeding in knocking James' glasses to the floor. "We're home!" He mimicked.
Remus sighed. "Why do I have to be their best friend? Why?" He said, rolling his eyes.
"Because," James said, knocking Lupin on the back, "You just l o v e us, Remus. You know you do."
Lily giggled. "I think we better get off the train," she laughed. "Before it leaves with us still on it!"
They looked at each other before rushing off the Hogwarts Express. Lily looked at her friends and wondered, perhaps, that this was going to be the best year yet.
***
James flung himself on the common room sofa. He was tired. Their first night back at Hogwarts, and he felt like he had been there forever. Smiling, he took in the room, which in his six years never changed. This truly was home.
James looked at the pretty redhead curled up in a ball, gently snoring, in the char opposite him. Lily had fallen asleep shortly after she had led everyone back up to the Gryffindor Common Room and began to read.
Walking over to her, James pulled the blanket from the back of the chair and draped it over her sleeping form. He gazed down at her as she stirred, and fought back that irresistible urge to kiss her. She just looked so sweet, so. . .
"James?" she asked, her eyes flying open. She hurriedly sat up. "What's going on?"
James blushed. "Nothing . . . you had just fallen asleep . . . so I covered you up. And then I was just looking at you, thinking. . ." He clamped his mouth shut. Damn it! Why did he always say so much?
"Thinking what?" Lily asked, peering up at him with her bright green eyes.
"Just thinking about how I wanted to do this," James said, and leaned over and kissed her softly. Lily, surprised, put her arms around his neck, but he pulled away. "Goodnight, Lily Evans." He whispered, gently touching her cheek, and turned and went up the stairs to the boy's dormitories, leaving Lily sitting alone in the common room.
***
Time passed quickly. It was the week-end before Lily had a chance to speak to James. Sure, she had seen him, but there was only enough time for a small smile and a wink from James as they passed in the halls.
"James," she said that Saturday during breakfast, "Can I talk to you? Alone?" She added when a grinning Remus Lupin opened his mouth.
James stood up and pushed his glasses farther up his nose. Flashing his charming smile, he replied with a "Sure" and grabbing her hand and leading her out of the Great Hall, much to the delight of the rest of the Marauders, who laughed and whooped. Lily blushed. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately, especially around James.
Once out of the Great Hall, James smiled again. "Do you want to go outside? It looks like a brilliant day."
"Alright." Lily answered shyly. She scolded herself silently. Why was she being so shy? This was James Potter, the boy she had been friends with since that time in second year . . . She blinked as they entered into the bright sunshine.
"So," James said, sitting down under a tree.
"So what?" Lily asked, momentarily confused, as she sat down next to him.
"Didn't you want to talk to me?" He asked.
Lily bit her lip. "Oh yes, that. You see, I was wondering, if, you know, that night, in the common room, meant anything, James."
James blushed. "I kiss lots of girls, Lily Evans."
Lily felt her heart sink. How could she have been so foolish? "Oh."
James took one look at the crestfallen look on her face and felt suddenly angry at himself. "But," He said, smiling, "I haven't kissed any as pretty as you."
Lily blinked back tears and stood up. "James Potter," she snapped, dusting off her robes, "I can't believe you!"
James scrambled to his feet and caught her arm as she whirled to stalk away. "Lily," he said, his dark eyes pained, "I didn't mean it that way. What I meant was . . . well, um . . . I really like you, Lily. I do. And I was wondering if . . ." He paused dramatically, grinning amusedly at the puzzled expression on her face. "I was wondering, if, perhaps, the prettiest prefect in all of Hogwarts would like to, er, well, dare to be a girlfriend of a certain Marauder. And go to Hogsmeade with him tomorrow."
Lily's mouth fell open. "I think," she replied, smiling, "That she would be delighted."
James smiled back at her. "I knew she would."
They stood there, looking at each other for a moment, when suddenly Sirius' head appeared, floating nearby. "Kiss her already, James!" he laughed, pulling of the Invisibility Cloak.
James glared at him. "Sirius," He said, turning away from Lily, "Don't you ever mind your own business?"
Sirius looked thoughtful for a moment. "Nope. Can't say that I do, at least when it comes to you, Jamesy." Turing to Lily, he grinned and stage whispered, "He s rather shy when it comes to a girl he likes, Lily love."
James scowled. "I asked her, Sirius."
Lily smiled as Sirius replied. "Only because she asked to talk to you. You never would have gotten around to it, otherwise."
Ohh, this was getting funny, Lily thought. But she decided that she should put an end to it BEFORE any blood was shed. That would be bad. "Sirius, leave James alone. I'm sure he would have asked me. Eventually."
Sirius smiled and nodded. "Eventually." He slapped James on the back, hard. "We hope, anyway."
Lily giggled. "Be nice," she warned jokingly. "Hey - is that Remus? And . . . Delaine?"
Both James and Sirius spun. "I guess so," James commented slyly, as if he knew something. Sirius laughed.
Lily looked terribly confused. "What's going on? Remus and Delaine?"
"No stranger than you and James," Sirius put in. James and Lily stared at him. He held up his hands. "Okay, I'm leaving now."
"Good idea," James said under his breath as Sirius ran and caught up with the other couple, walking by the lake.
Lily punched his shoulder lightly. "I think he was only trying to add some comic relief. Merlin knows we need it."
James smiled lightly and hugged her. "I know, Lil. But he'll be stopped. And we're at Hogwarts. We're safe here."
Lily smiled back. "I guess so." She grabbed his hand and laced her fingers though his. "Let's go get the others."
James smiled down at Lily. His Lily. He gave her hand a light squeeze. "Alright."
Lily sighed happily. Yes, she decided, this was going to be the best year yet.
***
A/N: I finally got to finish this.it's taken me three days. I've been terribly busy, between school and cheerleading. But since its snowing really bad outside, I had a snow day. Yippee!! *lol* I hoped everyone liked it!
~Alanna~
::Two:: :: Hogwarts: A Romance.::
James re-entered the compartment just as the Hogwarts Express pulled was pulling into Hogwarts. Already everyone was changed into their robes. Lily caught his eye and smiled shyly, her cheeks flushing slightly.
"James, hurry up! We're here!" Remus frowned, trying to fix his messy hair. "I wouldn't want detention. Well, on the first day, anyways."
Peter Pettigrew grinned. "Yeah Moony. The first day back and detentions don't mix."
Lily looked at the small boy. There was something about him . . . Something that she didn't trust. She shook it off. It was probably her imagination. She was always blamed for having an over reactive one.
Delaine stared out the window as she stood up. "Ryan should be here. It isn't fair." She mumbled.
Lily squeezed her hand. "I know. But You-Know-Who will pay. He'll pay for everything."
With that the blonde girl let out a short, bitter laugh. "When will it stop, Lily? When?"
Lily looked at the floor. "I don't know, Delaine. I really don't know."
James looked at the two girls. "Lighten up, gals! We're home!" He flung his arms wide, knocking Sirius in the face as he did so. The latter issued a small grunt before flinging his arms wide and succeeding in knocking James' glasses to the floor. "We're home!" He mimicked.
Remus sighed. "Why do I have to be their best friend? Why?" He said, rolling his eyes.
"Because," James said, knocking Lupin on the back, "You just l o v e us, Remus. You know you do."
Lily giggled. "I think we better get off the train," she laughed. "Before it leaves with us still on it!"
They looked at each other before rushing off the Hogwarts Express. Lily looked at her friends and wondered, perhaps, that this was going to be the best year yet.
***
James flung himself on the common room sofa. He was tired. Their first night back at Hogwarts, and he felt like he had been there forever. Smiling, he took in the room, which in his six years never changed. This truly was home.
James looked at the pretty redhead curled up in a ball, gently snoring, in the char opposite him. Lily had fallen asleep shortly after she had led everyone back up to the Gryffindor Common Room and began to read.
Walking over to her, James pulled the blanket from the back of the chair and draped it over her sleeping form. He gazed down at her as she stirred, and fought back that irresistible urge to kiss her. She just looked so sweet, so. . .
"James?" she asked, her eyes flying open. She hurriedly sat up. "What's going on?"
James blushed. "Nothing . . . you had just fallen asleep . . . so I covered you up. And then I was just looking at you, thinking. . ." He clamped his mouth shut. Damn it! Why did he always say so much?
"Thinking what?" Lily asked, peering up at him with her bright green eyes.
"Just thinking about how I wanted to do this," James said, and leaned over and kissed her softly. Lily, surprised, put her arms around his neck, but he pulled away. "Goodnight, Lily Evans." He whispered, gently touching her cheek, and turned and went up the stairs to the boy's dormitories, leaving Lily sitting alone in the common room.
***
Time passed quickly. It was the week-end before Lily had a chance to speak to James. Sure, she had seen him, but there was only enough time for a small smile and a wink from James as they passed in the halls.
"James," she said that Saturday during breakfast, "Can I talk to you? Alone?" She added when a grinning Remus Lupin opened his mouth.
James stood up and pushed his glasses farther up his nose. Flashing his charming smile, he replied with a "Sure" and grabbing her hand and leading her out of the Great Hall, much to the delight of the rest of the Marauders, who laughed and whooped. Lily blushed. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately, especially around James.
Once out of the Great Hall, James smiled again. "Do you want to go outside? It looks like a brilliant day."
"Alright." Lily answered shyly. She scolded herself silently. Why was she being so shy? This was James Potter, the boy she had been friends with since that time in second year . . . She blinked as they entered into the bright sunshine.
"So," James said, sitting down under a tree.
"So what?" Lily asked, momentarily confused, as she sat down next to him.
"Didn't you want to talk to me?" He asked.
Lily bit her lip. "Oh yes, that. You see, I was wondering, if, you know, that night, in the common room, meant anything, James."
James blushed. "I kiss lots of girls, Lily Evans."
Lily felt her heart sink. How could she have been so foolish? "Oh."
James took one look at the crestfallen look on her face and felt suddenly angry at himself. "But," He said, smiling, "I haven't kissed any as pretty as you."
Lily blinked back tears and stood up. "James Potter," she snapped, dusting off her robes, "I can't believe you!"
James scrambled to his feet and caught her arm as she whirled to stalk away. "Lily," he said, his dark eyes pained, "I didn't mean it that way. What I meant was . . . well, um . . . I really like you, Lily. I do. And I was wondering if . . ." He paused dramatically, grinning amusedly at the puzzled expression on her face. "I was wondering, if, perhaps, the prettiest prefect in all of Hogwarts would like to, er, well, dare to be a girlfriend of a certain Marauder. And go to Hogsmeade with him tomorrow."
Lily's mouth fell open. "I think," she replied, smiling, "That she would be delighted."
James smiled back at her. "I knew she would."
They stood there, looking at each other for a moment, when suddenly Sirius' head appeared, floating nearby. "Kiss her already, James!" he laughed, pulling of the Invisibility Cloak.
James glared at him. "Sirius," He said, turning away from Lily, "Don't you ever mind your own business?"
Sirius looked thoughtful for a moment. "Nope. Can't say that I do, at least when it comes to you, Jamesy." Turing to Lily, he grinned and stage whispered, "He s rather shy when it comes to a girl he likes, Lily love."
James scowled. "I asked her, Sirius."
Lily smiled as Sirius replied. "Only because she asked to talk to you. You never would have gotten around to it, otherwise."
Ohh, this was getting funny, Lily thought. But she decided that she should put an end to it BEFORE any blood was shed. That would be bad. "Sirius, leave James alone. I'm sure he would have asked me. Eventually."
Sirius smiled and nodded. "Eventually." He slapped James on the back, hard. "We hope, anyway."
Lily giggled. "Be nice," she warned jokingly. "Hey - is that Remus? And . . . Delaine?"
Both James and Sirius spun. "I guess so," James commented slyly, as if he knew something. Sirius laughed.
Lily looked terribly confused. "What's going on? Remus and Delaine?"
"No stranger than you and James," Sirius put in. James and Lily stared at him. He held up his hands. "Okay, I'm leaving now."
"Good idea," James said under his breath as Sirius ran and caught up with the other couple, walking by the lake.
Lily punched his shoulder lightly. "I think he was only trying to add some comic relief. Merlin knows we need it."
James smiled lightly and hugged her. "I know, Lil. But he'll be stopped. And we're at Hogwarts. We're safe here."
Lily smiled back. "I guess so." She grabbed his hand and laced her fingers though his. "Let's go get the others."
James smiled down at Lily. His Lily. He gave her hand a light squeeze. "Alright."
Lily sighed happily. Yes, she decided, this was going to be the best year yet.
***
A/N: I finally got to finish this.it's taken me three days. I've been terribly busy, between school and cheerleading. But since its snowing really bad outside, I had a snow day. Yippee!! *lol* I hoped everyone liked it!
~Alanna~