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~Five lovely years later~

Lily lay napping on her small beige couch until she heard a familiar knock on her old wooden door.  She groaned and looked at the time.  It was one in the afternoon.  Lily rubbed her eyes and slowly ambled to the front door.  On her way, she quickly looked in the kitchen. 

There were those dreadful dishes to be washed.  They were piled high up to the cabinets.  She sighed heavily.  That was what she was trying to avoid.  That was the reason she had taken her little nap.

Lily had a gut feeling inside that hoped it wasn't James.  She didn't want him to see her house like this.  It was a mess.  The dishes needed washing along with the clothes, her bed to be made, and even her floors needed to be scrubbed.

She knew, though, even before she opened the door that it was going to be James.  James Potter, her beloved boyfriend, was probably wanting to just chat with her again.  She wanted to go back to her nap, but Lily knew she had things to do and kept herself awake.

She slowly turned the knob on her old Victorian home, opening the door.  She saw no one at first glance, but when she stepped outside, she saw James sitting in the small swing to the right of her.

"Good afternoon, Love," he smiled cheerfully.  James was gently swinging back and forth but had stopped when he saw her appear.

She smiled, grateful for his presence, "I knew it was you."

Lily walked over to him with a graceful swing in her step.  She quickly sat down and kept close to him.  He automatically put his arms around her and began to swing again.  

She was able to ponder for a moment on why the weather was so pretty before James opened his mouth again, "How are you, Lily?"

She smiled, "I'm fine, and how are you?"

She cared about him a lot.  He probably cared for her more, but neither could tell yet.  All they knew was that they loved each other, deeply and truly.  At first, Lily had thought it was one of those movie romances because it seemed so perfect.  She knew better than to take James for granted, so she quickly came back to reality.

"I'm doing fine.  I just have many things on my mind," Lily could hear him drifting off.  He was obviously thinking about something important.

"What are they, if you don't mind my asking?"

James looked at her lovingly and grinned, "Just wondering if I asked you to marry me," and he pulled out a small blue velvet box and opened it to reveal a diamond ring, "If you would say yes."

Lily was speechless.  Breathless was more like it.  Her mouth was wide open and she stuttering.

"I…I don't…I…"

James just smiled, "You don't need to reply right away, dear.  It can wait."

Lily shook her head meekly, "No, I'd love to be your wife, James.  I love you."

They looked at each other so lovingly at that moment you would have thought it was a dream.  Their eyes were twinkling with excitement while their faces expressed a ten-mile grin.  

As James put the ring on Lily's finger, he thought of what a beautiful beginning this would be.  It would be like a storybook.  Ending with happily ever after.

A/N- THE END! ^.^ Well, I liked it! Did you? If you want a sequel with Petunia and how she ended up…I'll gladly give it to you! Thank you to all of my reviewers! I can't get on the internet, I'm grounded YES AGAIN! And…I love you Glugster! I love you ever so dearly!