Author's Note:
Reviews and Comments: To A Huge Fan: Lyall definitely feels immensely guilty, but he loves his son more than life and carrying the guilt around with him all these years makes it that much harder. He knows he is to blame for the reason it happened and I can't imagine how much that eats at him. Fee and Monty are great parents and I love them just adopting all of James' friends without question. Thank you! To scrappy8: I know, poor Remus! Yes, the Potters are very special people! Thank you! To ellyann13: Fee and Monty are the best. Thank you! To threereasonswhy: Poor Remus indeed. Thank you! To alix33: Biscuits as in cookies, not bread. Lyall is already grieving the loss of his wife and the stress is getting to him. Thank you. To Sets: Remus has a good family, but seeing the Potters be a second family to him was exactly what he needed. It does reflect on how Remus and Sirius will later treat Harry. Goodness, the early fics are really not good lol. Feel free to skip those. Thank you. To EnigmaticEmperor: Lyall does love him and he definitely didn't let the words out right. Remus has every right to be upset, but the two of them will work it out. Thank you. To ascfan: I know, poor Remus. Thank you!
To saucyswimmer: I agree, Remus deserves all of the love and support. Yes, his life does get harder as will see in ASC. Thank you! To MissKnowItAll: Yes, a lot of the snippets are from ASC with more detail and some are new. That was the plan. Thank you. To Slaidback: It is basically an allegory to having a disability or health condition and the way people are unfairly treated for having such. Thank you. To Emma Janet: It is a complicated situation for Remus. Lyall didn't understand and when he did, it was too late. Thank you.
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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE:
The One Where James is Head Boy
August 1977…
Lily Apparated to Somerset, still reeling in the news that she had made Head Girl. She'd practically screamed in excitement when she'd received the letter which had come fairly late this year. She wondered if the lateness was a mix of the darkness that seemed to be gripping the magical community on top of Dumbledore's lack of finding a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Rumour was the job was cursed and so far she'd had six different professors, none of them overly memorable.
She made her way through the gate, the warding already set to allow her in. She'd barely knocked on the door before James pulled it open and tugged her inside for a long kiss that left her breathless.
"Hi," she whispered.
James merely kicked the front door closed and pinned her back against it, his hands on her hips as he leaned in to kiss her again. Lily's hands slid up his back and into that soft hair as he kissed her slowly, passionately. Desire tore through her and when his hands slid down to cup her arse, she put her hands on his chest.
"Mmm… I missed you too."
James grinned widely, his grey eyes twinkling at her. "What do I owe this surprise visit? Not that I'm complaining."
"I have something amazing to tell you."
James slipped his hand in hers and gestured for her to walk around the house with him through the back garden. "Let's walk. Remus is sleeping inside. He had a row with his dad."
"Oh, no," Lily said, looking up at her boyfriend. "Is he all right?"
James nodded. "Yeah. He will be. Just on top of dealing with his mum's sickness, it was a lot. They just need some time apart. Mum and Dad are coddling him. So, what's this amazing news?"
Lily stopped him near the guest house, taking his hands in hers. "I'm Head Girl," she said, biting her bottom lip to stop herself from shrieking in joy again.
"No surprise there! Congratulations!" James exclaimed. He kissed their joined hands and grinned widely at her. "I, um, I have some news as well."
"Is Remus Head Boy?" Lily asked, smiling up at him.
James shook his head. "No, actually… I am."
Lily's smile faded as she stared at him for a moment. "Are you joking?"
"No, I'm not."
James reached into his pocket and pulled out the badge to place in her hand. Lily stared open mouthed down at it.
"Dumbledore chose me."
"But… why?"
"He said that I have great leadership potential, but I see you disagree," James said, hurt flashing across his face.
"No," Lily said quietly. "I don't disagree. I'm in shock." She handed the badge back to him. "That he chose you, not that you don't deserve it. James, you're one of the strongest and smartest people that I know. Brilliant actually, and everyone likes and respects you. Or is in awe of you. You've matured a lot over the last year. You're a natural born leader. You're the leader of your group, the Marauders. Sirius is like the goofy deputy minster who could easily take over, but is a better follower than a leader. They look to you and I can see why Dumbledore saw that as a good quality in a Head Boy. I'm just completely shocked that he trusts you to use it responsibly."
James grinned then. "You don't think that I'm responsible?"
Lily wrapped her arms around his waist and stared up at him, a big smile on her face. "We're going to have our own private little flat. Do you mean to tell me that you won't take full advantage of that situation?"
"Lily… you know how much I want you, but I would never take advantage of—"
"I know," she whispered, placing her finger over his lips. "I was just teasing. It was a poor jest."
His eyes darkened. "I know we haven't been dating that long, just over two months, but fuck, Lily… I want you all the bloody time."
Lily let him pull her behind the house elves' cottage and pin her against the stone. "Kiss me, James."
He did.
He kissed her with an inch of her life and she was still clinging to him, begging for more. His lips moved down her neck and his hands slid under her shirt and she arched towards him, trying to get closer to his touch. When those lips began to suckle her through her shirt, her head fell back and her fingers clutched his hair to hold him closer.
"James…"
His hands slid down, over her arse and around. He sucked her nipple through her shirt and bra and the intensity of the heat from his mouth had desire coursing through her. When his hand slid under the cotton band of her trousers, she only moved closer to him.
His fingers slipped into her knickers and she whimpered.
Merlin, James Potter had his hand in her knickers.
She had never imagined this would happen. When those fingers began to play with her, she let out a soft gasp that made him suckle her breast harder. And when they slid into her, she cried out his name on a shuddering breath.
"Lily," he moaned. "Oh, Godric…"
She bit her lip, her eyes on his as she rode his fingers and when she reached the point of no return, his name burst from her lips on a desperate pant that made him smile. He kissed her as she finished, nipping at her lips in quick bites.
"I can't wait to have our own little private dorm, Evans," he teased. "Because I definitely want to do that again."
Lily's cheeks were flushed as his hand slid out of her shorts. "That was…"
James kissed her cheeks, her nose. "Brilliant? Amazing? James, you're a god, please do go on…"
Her lips curved. "Lovely, you dork."
James kissed her once more, resting his forehead against hers.
"I'm so proud of you, James," Lily said, her eyes on his. "Really. Head Boy is a great honour to receive from Dumbledore. You should be very proud."
James smiled. "Do you really mean that?"
"I really mean that. I'm incredibly proud of you."
Sirius called his name in the distance and he sighed, pecking her lips once more.
"Come on. Stay for dinner. We can celebrate together. It will cheer Rem up to have you here and to know that you are the Head Girl."
"Are you sure?" she asked. "I don't want to intrude?"
"I'm sure," he said, straightening her shirt as they headed out to greet Sirius.
Sirius wiggled his eyebrows at them. "And just what were you two doing back there?"
"Lily's Head Girl."
"Of course she is. Congratulations. Come on, Fee's making Rem play the piano. He'll be happy to see you."
Lily smiled up at James as he put his arm around her shoulders and led her inside and thought seventh year was going to be the best year yet.