Oops! I forgot I was supposed to update yesterday! So sorry! Oh well. Here's your chappie with some L/J action. Not the longest, but oh well. Enjoy!
The night before the first game, everyone had a long dinner, excited for the IQC. By 9 pm, everyone went up to their rooms except a few people, including the Marauders, Lily, Shay, and Minnie. They soon got tired too and decided to go to sleep. Before Lily went upstairs to her dorm, James grabbed her.
"Lily, wait for me, I have to get something." He said. Before Lily could respond, James ran in his dorm and came out a second later, apparently carrying nothing.
"Weren't you in there to get something?" Lily asked, confused. He put a gentle finger to her lips.
"Follow me." He whispered, leading her out. She followed, reluctantly. He led her out into the cold night. Lily shivered. James chuckled and drew out a thick cloak from under his own cloak. He put it around her. She sighed thankfully.
"Where you taking me?" She asked curiously.
"Get on." James said, pointing to a hovering broom. It seemed to materialize out of thin air. Lily looked at James, amazed, and saw he was holding a silvery thin piece of cloth. She outreached her hand and felt the cold silky material.
"What is this?" She asked, still touching the incredibly smooth cloth. He handed it to her and she held by the corner of it and it fell like water to her feet. It was a cloak.
"It's an invisibility cloak, a family heirloom." He said, his hand in his pockets.
"Wow. I've read about these." Lily said, folding it and handing it back to James. He pocketed it safely and got on his broom.
"Well, are you going to get on?" He said. Lily got on the broom. They flew over the lake and to the top of the castle. He settled on a slightly sloped roof. There, James got out a blanket and spread it, next to the wall of a tower. He motioned Lily to sit on the blanket and they sat there, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them.
"Wow. It's beautiful." Lily muttered, looking at the dark lake, mirroring the perfect night sky. The dark sky was velvety black and the stars were twinkling like diamonds. She straddled herself in James's lap and leaned back. He sighed and rested his chin on her head, resting his arms around her.
"I wish I can catch one of those." Lily said, watching a couple of the elusive streaking lights in the sky.
"Someday, I'll chase one and catch it for you." James said. Lily giggled.
"While you're up there, steal a couple of the brightest stars for me." Lily said.
"Of course." He said. Lily sighed.
"Do you miss your mother?" She asked apprehensively.
"Of course I miss her. Sometimes I feel like I miss her too much, I'm not going on with my life like I knew she would want me to. But sometimes I feel like I'm not missing her enough. I get too caught up in things and forget about her. When I do something really good, I can't wait to owl her. But then I remember… she's…" James said, his voice becoming soft. Lily grabbed his hand and squeezed it lightly.
"It's okay. She'd be really proud of you right now." She assured him.
"How would you know?"
"Well, you're... perfect. You've got a lot of friends, you're a prefect and a Quidditch captain. You've got girls and you still have one of the highest marks." She said. "Tell me a weakness."
"Hmm..." He said.
"Is it that hard?" Lily joked.
"I have really messy hair. I'm barely passing through in Muggle Studies this year. And I'm really really nervous about the game tomorrow." He finished.
Lily laughed. "That's it?"
"That's all I can think of." He said sheepishly. "Oh, and I'm addicted to pranks." That made Lily laugh.
They stayed quiet for about five minutes.
"So. When's your birthday?" He asked.
"June 1st. When's yours?"
"January 13th."
"Really?" She asked. He nodded. "That's my sister, Petunia's birthday."
"You have a sister?"
"Yeah. She's 21."
"Do you like her?" He asked.
"I love her… but I don't like her. She's kind of mean to me, but she's my sister. Do you get it?" Lily said.
James nodded.
"Why are you doing this?" Lily asked, suddenly.
"I don't know. I just... want to." James said, surprised that she couldn't tell that he liked her by now. "I just want to see you happy."
"I see." She said.
Lily simply sighed and cuddled in his arms. He held her tighter and leaned against the tree. There, James could hear Lily softly breathing in and out thirty minutes later, which told him she was asleep. He picked her up and carried her inside. He went into her dorm and laid her down on her bed and covered her with her blanket.
"Good night Lily." He whispered as he brushed a strand of hair in front of her face. His fingers lingered on her cheek for awhile before he turned away to leave.
"James?" Lily croaked.
"Yeah Lily?" James said, turning around.
"You have a big day tomorrow. Good Luck. I'm your biggest fan." Lily said, lightly chuckling. James smiled and left.
I just noticed. There are a lot of talking in this chappie. If you're disappointed that they didn't kiss... oh well. I want them to, you know, get to know each other more. I just don't want things going too fast.
The night before the first game, everyone had a long dinner, excited for the IQC. By 9 pm, everyone went up to their rooms except a few people, including the Marauders, Lily, Shay, and Minnie. They soon got tired too and decided to go to sleep. Before Lily went upstairs to her dorm, James grabbed her.
"Lily, wait for me, I have to get something." He said. Before Lily could respond, James ran in his dorm and came out a second later, apparently carrying nothing.
"Weren't you in there to get something?" Lily asked, confused. He put a gentle finger to her lips.
"Follow me." He whispered, leading her out. She followed, reluctantly. He led her out into the cold night. Lily shivered. James chuckled and drew out a thick cloak from under his own cloak. He put it around her. She sighed thankfully.
"Where you taking me?" She asked curiously.
"Get on." James said, pointing to a hovering broom. It seemed to materialize out of thin air. Lily looked at James, amazed, and saw he was holding a silvery thin piece of cloth. She outreached her hand and felt the cold silky material.
"What is this?" She asked, still touching the incredibly smooth cloth. He handed it to her and she held by the corner of it and it fell like water to her feet. It was a cloak.
"It's an invisibility cloak, a family heirloom." He said, his hand in his pockets.
"Wow. I've read about these." Lily said, folding it and handing it back to James. He pocketed it safely and got on his broom.
"Well, are you going to get on?" He said. Lily got on the broom. They flew over the lake and to the top of the castle. He settled on a slightly sloped roof. There, James got out a blanket and spread it, next to the wall of a tower. He motioned Lily to sit on the blanket and they sat there, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them.
"Wow. It's beautiful." Lily muttered, looking at the dark lake, mirroring the perfect night sky. The dark sky was velvety black and the stars were twinkling like diamonds. She straddled herself in James's lap and leaned back. He sighed and rested his chin on her head, resting his arms around her.
"I wish I can catch one of those." Lily said, watching a couple of the elusive streaking lights in the sky.
"Someday, I'll chase one and catch it for you." James said. Lily giggled.
"While you're up there, steal a couple of the brightest stars for me." Lily said.
"Of course." He said. Lily sighed.
"Do you miss your mother?" She asked apprehensively.
"Of course I miss her. Sometimes I feel like I miss her too much, I'm not going on with my life like I knew she would want me to. But sometimes I feel like I'm not missing her enough. I get too caught up in things and forget about her. When I do something really good, I can't wait to owl her. But then I remember… she's…" James said, his voice becoming soft. Lily grabbed his hand and squeezed it lightly.
"It's okay. She'd be really proud of you right now." She assured him.
"How would you know?"
"Well, you're... perfect. You've got a lot of friends, you're a prefect and a Quidditch captain. You've got girls and you still have one of the highest marks." She said. "Tell me a weakness."
"Hmm..." He said.
"Is it that hard?" Lily joked.
"I have really messy hair. I'm barely passing through in Muggle Studies this year. And I'm really really nervous about the game tomorrow." He finished.
Lily laughed. "That's it?"
"That's all I can think of." He said sheepishly. "Oh, and I'm addicted to pranks." That made Lily laugh.
They stayed quiet for about five minutes.
"So. When's your birthday?" He asked.
"June 1st. When's yours?"
"January 13th."
"Really?" She asked. He nodded. "That's my sister, Petunia's birthday."
"You have a sister?"
"Yeah. She's 21."
"Do you like her?" He asked.
"I love her… but I don't like her. She's kind of mean to me, but she's my sister. Do you get it?" Lily said.
James nodded.
"Why are you doing this?" Lily asked, suddenly.
"I don't know. I just... want to." James said, surprised that she couldn't tell that he liked her by now. "I just want to see you happy."
"I see." She said.
Lily simply sighed and cuddled in his arms. He held her tighter and leaned against the tree. There, James could hear Lily softly breathing in and out thirty minutes later, which told him she was asleep. He picked her up and carried her inside. He went into her dorm and laid her down on her bed and covered her with her blanket.
"Good night Lily." He whispered as he brushed a strand of hair in front of her face. His fingers lingered on her cheek for awhile before he turned away to leave.
"James?" Lily croaked.
"Yeah Lily?" James said, turning around.
"You have a big day tomorrow. Good Luck. I'm your biggest fan." Lily said, lightly chuckling. James smiled and left.
I just noticed. There are a lot of talking in this chappie. If you're disappointed that they didn't kiss... oh well. I want them to, you know, get to know each other more. I just don't want things going too fast.
