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A/N: Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews. I love you all!
To Yukura: Yes, I did indeed post up my new story already. I've got three chapters up. The title is "A James and Lily Story: Cinderella Style."
Chapter 7
Days went by. James was very miserable. He kept trying to talk to Lily, but did her best to avoid him. She still hung around; she just changes the subject every time James mentions their relationship. So James just moped around. Lily hated seeing James so sad. *But it's for his own good* she kept thinking. So on the outside, Lily acted cool, as though nothing's wrong. But on the inside, her heart was broken up, going through much more pain than James. She missed James so much. Lily missed the way he holds her, they way he kisses her, they way he loves her…most of all, Lily missed being with James. Even though she sees him everyday, Lily felt really distant.
One afternoon that week, Lily was lying in bed hold two things: her mum's letter and a picture of her and James together. She looked at the letter first. Her mum and dad used to love each other so much…how can it be that her mum got tired of her dad? Lily then looked over at the picture. She placed a finger on James' image and traced his moving figure.
"Oh, James," Lily whispered, tears dripping from her eyes. "You can't possibly imagine how much I love you…"
Just then, Bella knocked on the door and called, "Lily?"
Lily quickly hid the letter and picture behind her pillow, wiped her face dry, and said, "Come in."
"Hey Lily," Bella said, sitting down on her bed. "Mrs. Potter wants to know if you would like to go muggle grocery-shopping with her. She wants to try cooking without magic."
"Oh, I'd love to," Lily said, standing up. "Are you coming?"
"Nah."
"Okay, see you later."
Bella watched as Lily left. Then she gazed out of the window, thinking. Bella wished that everything would be all right between Lily and James. She knew that they were meant to be together. She wishes that they could be as happy as she and Sirius are. Bella then shifted her gaze from the window and looked around the room. Her eyes fell on something behind Lily's pillow. Lily had been in such a hurry that she didn't put it away properly and so it was sticking out. Bella curiously took it out and looked at the picture.
"I knew it!" she said to herself. "Lily still has feelings for James!" Then she read the letter. "Oh my…" she said. "Her mum was about to leave her father…. Is this what's effecting her relationship with James?" Bella, very confused, went downstairs to show Sirius and Remus the stuff she found.
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"Hey, Bella," Sirius said.
"Hey…where's James?" asked Bella, letter and picture clutched in her hands.
"He's upstairs, moping in his room," Peter answered, munching on an apple.
"Oh, good."
"What?" they all asked shocked.
"How is James moping around good?" asked Sirius.
"Well, no it's not. But I found something in Lily's room that I want to show you guys." She handed the letter to Remus and the picture to Sirius.
"If Lily doesn't like James anymore, why would she keep his picture?" Sirius asked.
"Exactly my thoughts," Bella said. "Remus, read the letter aloud."
"'Dear Lily…I'm sorry that I didn't pick you up at King's Cross, honey…When you are reading this, I am no longer home…. I'm sorry, honey, but I just can't take it anymore…I'm leaving your father….'"
"What!?" cried Sirius and Peter.
"Hush…" Bella said. "Remus, continue."
"'I can stand him no longer…I guess it's just been boiling in my blood for a while now. Please don't hate me, Lily…I just did what I had to do. Also, please don't try to find me. You'll just be wasting your time…Remember this always, though: I still love you…Always yours…Mum…'"
"So…Lily's mum was about to leave her father?" Peter asked.
"Yes," answered Bella.
"But before she could, Voldemort came…" continued Sirius.
"Right," Bella said. "But what I want to know is, is this letter effecting Lily's and James relationship? And if it is, how so?"
"I think I know what's going on," said Remus wisely. "Lily got this letter from her mum and was shocked at the fact that her mother was going to leave her father. She's probably worried that something similar will happen between her and James…or something along that line…"
"But that's crazy!" Bella cried. "She and her mum are two totally different people."
"I know…but she's not realizing that," Remus said. "Now that we know--or we think we know-what's going on, how do we get them back together?"
"I've got it!" Sirius cried suddenly.
"What??" Bella asked.
"Well…do you guys remember how we got James and Lily to go to the Halloween Ball together?"
"The closet trick?" Remus asked.
"Exactly. I think it's time to pull it again."
"All right," the others agreed.
"Okay. Right now, Remus and I will go lock James in the bathroom--"
"Bathroom?" Peter asked. "I thought you were talking about some closet trick."
"Yes, but James' closet isn't big enough. So we'll just have to use the bathroom. Anyway, Remus and I will get James into the bathroom and lock it. When Lily return with Mrs. P, which should be within the next ten minutes or so, Bella, you will tell her James is in trouble and lock her in the bathroom too."
"All right," Bella and Remus said.
"Hey wait!" Peter said. "What do I get to do?"
"You, my friend, get to do the most important job: you get to make sure Mrs. P don't have a clue what's going on."
"Oh, okay."
"All right, people," Sirius said. "Let's move it. We have a couple to get back together."
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