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Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 11: Christmas War

When Lily returned to her class, like usual, the entire school knew about what happened. Her younger friends all crowded around her asking how she was. Some rude Slytherins got points taken off for, well, just being rude Slytherins. The next few weeks went by rather quickly and next thing she knew it was Christmas break.

Lily didn't remember any great Christmases the guys did, which they weren't very happy about. Although on Christmas morning she sat up in her bed to see everyone in her room, presents in hand. Sirius was there too, because he (of course) got Christmas off work. Even Linky had snuck upstairs with a present. It may not have been as expensive but Lily enjoyed Linky's hot cocoa and breakfast in bed all the same. Remus had come down from the hospital wing to give Lily soft maroon gloves, a scarf, and a hat and James had come from the halls he was patrolling to give Lily a matching coat lined with black fleece on the inside. Lily had thought this to be strange and saw James glare at Sirius when he gave her a beautiful ruby and silver bracelet. (I know I know necklace would have been better but I've got a thing for bracelets…) Lily got James a new broom (because she knew his old one had broken the month before), Remus got some books and music, and for Sirius there was an entire box full of joke and prank supplies. Oh yes, and for Linky was a house-elf hat with holes for their huge bat ears (This doesn't count as clothes because they were actual house-elf clothes, designed to give to your house-elves). Then everyone left for her to get dressed and she said she would meet them all in the entrance hall (Linky too if she liked, because she was one of the house-elves with Christmas as one of their days off. Other elves had other holidays off.).

Little did Lily know that all four of them were planning to reenact an old Christmas they had together. They put a charm on Lily to slow her down without her noticing so they would have time before she made it to the entrance hall. Outside they quickly conjured up a small fortress. All of the kids playing outside were stunned to see some aurors and a house-elf playing in the snow, all of the kids that is, except for the kids that knew them.  Once they had a fortress built they asked some of the older students that they knew and trusted (from Gryffindor, of course) to watch their fort while they got Lily. As they ran upstairs to Lily and Remus took the charm off of her. Almost immediately afterwards Lily ran right into them. Then Sirius put a spell on her so she felt like she had a cold, (Lily had been sick that Christmas) and carried her down to the grounds.

"You guys this is really not a good idea…I don't feel so well…"

The three of them knew though that it wouldn't do anything to her since she didn't really have a cold. Once they reached the fort Lily gasped, "Wow it's beautiful." And it truly was. There were icicles hanging everywhere and sun peeking out from behind the clouds made the snow and ice glisten like diamonds. The three boys carried Lily inside with the small house-elf trailing close behind. They set her down on a throne made of ice and left with some 7th year Gryffindors to guard their fair queen. They decided that they better leave Linky down there to keep things in order and knowing that Snape now worked at the school as the potions master they rushed down to the dungeons.

"Snapey!" Sirius ran over pretending to be his long lost friend.

"Oh and what would a dog like you want here?" Sirius glanced back at Remus and James nervously at the word dog.

"Well Snapey, boy, we thought you might like to know that we have all of Gryffindor out there with our fair queen Miss Lily as out favorite house-elf likes to call her."

"Are you meaning to ask me to join you mongrels…and Lily?"

"Why yes we are fellow mongrels"

Here Remus butted in, "I do believe you will be needing to take your slimy Slytherins if you are to battle US…not to mention all of Gryffindor."

Snape glared at him, "Yes that I will do, but NOT because of you being there but I quite enjoy my house."

"We know"

Then James butted in, "Now we will have to get the other houses and see who is on whose side…I'm hoping for at least Ravenclaw though…we may have the courage and all that but we are going to need their good ideas…" James mumbled the last few parts to Remus and Sirius not wanting Snape to get the Ravenclaws.

They went and gathered the other houses, who had both wanted to be on the side with the Gryffindors, and then went back outside and into their fort.

Unexpectedly, Lily saw a large GREEN (yes I did say green) snowball come flying towards James. She quickly jumped off of her 'throne' and ran as fast as she could. Suddenly she no longer felt sick, but she didn't have her wand so she ran towards James, shielding him from the snowball. The mass of green flew right into Lily's jaw, knocking her out and people could hear her neck snap. Lily lay there, burgundy in white, a diamond in the rough, she lay there in a dreamless sleep, lifeless in the snow and her head rested on James's chest. Everyone rushed towards her. James was just as scared as everyone else, actually he was more scared. He was terrified. There were so many times he had lost her or come close to it. He didn't want this time to be final.

James carried Lily up to the hospital wing at the same time as casting evil glares over at Snape and 'his Slytherin gang.' Remus and Sirius ran ahead of James to tell Madame Pomfrey what had happened and to prepare a bed for Lily. After they got Lily safely in a hospital bed the three sat and talked. Sirius mentioned how they ran up to Madame Pomfrey and acted as if they were still at school and learning. Remus said very wisely that they still were learning. The three of them stayed there all night, talked and waited for Lily to wake up.
The next morning Lily sat up in bed and saw the three asleep next to each other half leaning against the bed half against each other. She thought that she owed them for staying with her too much to use it for black mail, besides she wasn't a student anymore. First she nudged the closest to her, Remus. Remus sat up yawning looked at Lily, smiled, looked at Sirius and James and made a face and sent some signals saying 'Was I doing that too!?!?' Lily giggled and nodded while Remus was still looking stunned.

Lily and Remus decided let them sleep for a while but were fed up with Sirius's snoring after about 20 minutes.
"Ok I'm waking them up...now" Lily reached over to shake the two of them awake. Remus grabbed each of them with one hand and joined in the shaking. The two of them woke up glanced at Lily and Remus then at each other then back at Lily and Remus with their mouths hanging wide open.
"Wha-"
"Did w-"
Lily answered before either one of them could finish their sentence "Yes, you did," Lily saw Remus smile, "And so did Remus..."
Sirius and James cracked up when they saw Remus's facial expression change in less than an instant.

Lily felt fine, so she asked Madame Pomfrey if she could leave and go to breakfast with the other three. Madame Pomfrey finally reluctantly agreed shooing the four of them away before they woke up some of the 'poor Slytherin children' that had been slaughtered with snowballs hard as rocks by the other three houses, after Lily had been hurt and brought to Madame Pomfrey. The four of them walked down to breakfast, and the three boys felt quite like they used to when they were at Hogwarts. That is until they slid into their seats at the head table looking down on all of the students. They ate quickly and all four of them forgot that the day before had been Christmas. The four stood up together and headed towards the doors out of the great hall when Dumbledore called.
"Lily, I must speak with you in my office in just a moment."

(A/N: I was re-reading over my chapters and I'm so sorry for all of the spelling mistakes and crap…and for the chapter shortness…but I already have them all set so I can't change them…it would take forever….or else I would…but I can't…so anyways I have to start actually WRITING in this story…I haven't for months…I have a few more chapters ready that I can give you but then I will have to make new ones and I apologize but that might take a while…anyways..have to go…thanks you guys, you're all so great for actually reading this thing…ok well bye.. – Jessie)