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Title: You Wish!

Author: Mstar

Rating: G

Chapter: 10

Summery: To Lily Evans, James Potter was the most arrogant jerk in all of eternity. Just her luck that James had had a crush on her ever since 1st year. Now it was their 7th year at Hogwarts and James' last chance to win Lily's heart.

AN~ This story starts during the summer before their 7th year. If some of the character's seem familiar but aren't in the original 5 Harry Potter books, it's because they're my own creations and I've used them in other fics. Either that or you actually know them, because some of the characters are based on people I know, names and all. '.....' denotes thought, you know the rest. I am sorry to report (well actually, I'm NOT sorry at all^^) that this is the LAST chapter of this story.

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James looked out his window onto the grounds of Hogwarts, which were bathed in the light of dusk. He knew what he had to do. He went over to his trunk and pulled out his invisibility cloak. Madam Pomfrey would shortly lead Remus out to the Whomping Willow. From some snooping he had done, James had learned that Sirius had told Snape that if he took a long stick and poked the knot at the base of the tree, he could slip through the small opening that led to the Shrieking Shack.

James pulled on the cloak and slipped into the common room. He waited by the portrait hole till someone left or came in. After a minute or 2, a 2nd year left the room and James followed. James hurried down to the Entrance Hall. Remus should have already been led out onto the grounds. James arrived in the Hall just in time to see Snape slip through the doors. James hurried after him, seeing Snape duck into the hole. James quickly used the branch Snape had used to freeze the tree, and followed Snape into the tree. James was now at a full run. He could now see the back of Snape's greasy head.

Snape stopped, struggling against seemingly invisible bonds. Actually, he was struggling against James. Suddenly, Snape stopped fighting against James' grip around his waist. He had gotten a glimpse of something furry and wolf-like. Luckily, Remus had yet to notice Snape, and James used that moment to get Snape out of the tunnel. Only when James had both him and Snape safely on the castle grounds, outside of the tunnel, did he realize Snape had saw Remus. 'Uh oh," James thought as Snape looked around, spooked that he had just seen a werewolf AND was saved by something he couldn't see. James pulled off the invisibility cloak and Snape gasped. "You!" he yelped in disbelief. "Y-you just s-saved my life..." James nodded and replied, "You SO owe me."

.:*:.

"Mr. Snape, you are not to tell ANYONE about what you just saw," Dumbledore told Snape firmly. "50 points from Slytherin for even GOING THROUGH with such a thing." Snape nodded weakly. "Mr. Black," Dumbledore continued. "I am amazed that you did such a thing. You have detention for a month and 50 points from Gryffindor." Sirius also nodded weakly. "Now," Dumbledore said as he rounded on James. "I am very proud of what you did." James sighed, glad that he wasn't in trouble... yet. "I am very much aware of you Mr. Snape's... differences, but I am glad that you saved him none the less. It takes a very courageous person to risk their lives even for their enemies. For that, I give Gryffindor 100 points."

The 3 boys left Dumbledore's office silently. Before going their separate ways, Snape stopped and said in a very forced voice to James, "Thanks." With that, he headed off to the dungeons, toward the Slytherin common room. James and Sirius continued to Gryffindor Tower in silence. After a few minutes Sirius said, "I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have done that. You could've been killed rescuing Snape and now he knows about Moony. Worst of all, it's all my fault. Can you forgive me?" James didn't answer until they got to the Fat Lady's portrait. He looked at Sirius and said, "Still friends Padfoot, still friends." The 2 boys smiled at each other and gave the password to the Fat Lady.

*4 Years Later*

*Wedding music playing in the background* "So you and Lily are finally married," Sirius said to James smiling. James looked about the room containing his and Lily's wedding reception and smiled. "Yep," was all he said back to his best man. Lily, in all her white, wedding splendor, came over to James and Sirius smiling. James beamed at his new wife, thinking that he could've never been happier. "If someone told me I'd end up married to James 5 years ago, I would've laughed in their face and called St. Mungo's," Lily said in disbelief. All 3 of them laughed, knowing that she was right.

"Come on James," Lily continued. "We've got to go cut the cake." James smiled and allowed Lily to pull him over to the table that held the 6-layer cake. Sirius chuckled to himself as he read what the cake said. In blue letters, were the words, "Lily and James: Believe it or not Lils, James was right! He WOULD have you someday."

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AN~ I'M DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Crowd cheers in delight* This story is FINALLY finished! I better get a LOT of reviews congratulating me on my success!