Chapter 26

"YES!" Lily exclaimed.

She launched on James giving him a tight hug.

"I love you too and I will marry you!"

James grinned and hugged her back.

Lily pulled back for a minute.

"But not right away. I am only 16 you know."

James kept his grin.

"You forget your own birthday? You're 17 today."

Lily smirked. "You know what I mean Prongsie." She said, playfully hitting James on the shoulder. "Let me try on the ring!"

Now it was James' turn to smirk.

"No." he held the ring box in his hand, "I was thinking that I should keep it on a wall to show off my bravery."

Lily launched on him, trying to wrestle the box from his strong hand. Finally, James relented and handed Lily the box.

"I knew you'd see it my way." Lily said victoriously.

"No," James responded smugly, "I did what I wanted."

Lily opened her mouth in surprise, and saw that she was on the floor underneath James. She lightly smacked James and got back a full kiss on the mouth.

Remus opened the compartment door a little, and then shut it again.

"Have you ever noticed," he said to Peter, who was there with him, "that whenever we walk in a room that they are in, they are always doing that?"

Peter shrugged.

Then, a very angry Sirius pushed passed them, and went into the compartment.

"Well I guess it's safe now." Remus muttered to himself, "I wonder what's bugging him?"

Right before he went in though, a very ruffled-looking Raye shoved passed and into the compartment.

"What a weird distorted world we live in." Remus shook his head and went in the compartment.

Lily and James were back on the seat now, with Raye sitting next to Lily, and Sirius on the bench on the other side of the compartment. That is where Remus and Peter plopped themselves down on.

"What are you doing in here?" Sirius asked Raye.

"You can't kick me out Sirius! I was here first. And plus! I'm here for Lily." She put her arm through Lily's.

Lily shook her arm off.

"Sorry Raye. I'm taken." She said. "Engaged that is."

Lily showed the group the diamond lily ring she had on her ring finger on her left hand.

Raye gasped and looked closely at the ring.

"So you really did it James?" she said. "I thought it was just a rumor. I never though you would really ask her. You're too young to get married!"

"They never asked you." Said Sirius hotly to Raye. Then he turned to Lily and James. "I think it's a fine age for you guys." He said, just to contradict Raye.

James noticed something odd going on, and so he came right out and asked.

"What's going on with you two?"

Sirius and Raye sent each other angry glares, and then at the same time said,

"Absolutely nothing."

James looked at Lily and said, "Okayyy... Sorry I asked."

They were sitting in the train for a bit, when Lily sat up and headed out the door taking James with her.

When they were out, James said,

"What are you doing Lily?"

Lily flashed him a grin, and then held up her hand.

"To tell everybody of course!"

Lily went in all of the compartments telling everyone that she and James were now engaged. She told EVERYONE. Even people she didn't even know.

When they got to the last one, James was starting to complain.

"Lily. I know it's exciting being engaged to me and all," (here Lily gave him a playful little punch), "but you don't need to tell the entire population of Hogwarts."

Lily grinned at her fiancé.

"Too late. This is the last door."

With that, she opened the door.

What she found, were definitely not her favorite people in the world.

Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy.

It didn't really help that Kay was sitting on Malfoy's lap.

Lily decided that she would do what she first intended to do, and then leave.

"James and I are engaged." She said holding her left hand up.

Lily couldn't help but see that James was sending Snape death glares.

Kay slid off Malfoy's lap and bounded over to Lily.

"No way! I can't believe it! You have to tell me everything!"

"Okay." Said Lily, "But we have to come out of this compartment full of devils." She sent Snape a killer glance.

"Lily!" Kay revoked, "That is my boyfriend you are talking about."

"I have a right to my opinion." Lily simply said.

"Well, okay." Agreed Kay.

The three, (James, Lily and Kay), went out of the compartment, and Lily and Kay started to talk.

"I'm going back to our compartment love." James said, kissing the top Lily's head.

Lily smiled, nodded and went back to talking.

James smiled, and went back to the compartment, thinking that if he left Sirius and Raye alone in there for too long, either of two things could happen. Either they would kill each other, or they would get so tired of being mad at each other that they would make up. James hopped the latter would happen, but he went in anyway.

When James opened the door, he saw Sirius and Raye glaring at each other, neither one looked like they had blinked for quite a while.

"As much as I hate to brake up this little staring contest," said James, stepping in-between them, "I really don't think your eyes appreciate this battle. So please blink for goodness sake!"

Sirius looked up at James, saying, "James, if you want me to act normal, send her out of this compartment!"

"I can't." James stated, "It's not my job to kick a person out of here. Plus." James added, "We are supposed to be grown-up responsible adults now. So act like it!"

The group settled down for a bit, and then Lily came back in the compartment.

A little bit after that, Kay knocked and came in. She sat down by Lily, and the two talked. A second later, Lucius Malfoy came in.

James jumped to his feet.

"Get out Malfoy." He commanded, "Get out of here now or I swear to God I'll curse you, and you know I'm better than you."

"Piss off Potter." Malfoy retorted, "I was just here to tell Kay that we're almost there and that she should come back and get ready. You don't actually think that I would be in here intentionally without a reason, do you Potter? You are pathetic."

James took a step towards him, but Lily and Kay held him back.

"Don't do this James." Lily said, looking over at Malfoy, "He's not worth it."

Kay went over to Malfoy, said goodbye, and they left and went back to their compartment.

"It's not my job to kick people out of here. Plus. We are supposed to be grown-up responsible adults now. So act like it!" mimicked Sirius. "Remind you of anything Jamie?" he teased.

He and Raye laughed and gave each other a high five.

Raye shook her head.

"I can't stand this anymore." Said Raye to Sirius. She went over and sat by him. "I'm sorry, will you take me back?"

Sirius appeared in deep thought for a moment, and then he threw his hands up.

"Oh what the heck. Of course!"

Sirius took her in his arms, and dipped her, giving her a long kiss.

"Oh what the heck!" James threw his hands up, mocking Sirius, and took Lily in his arms and kissed her.

Remus shook his head and looked over at Peter.

"People these days. No respect. No respect at all. Just rub in the fact that us two guys here have no girlfriends."

James, Lily and Sirius and Raye all broke apart for a second to all throw something at Remus, and then went right back to what they were doing before.