Author: I do not own anything in this chapter including (Some) characters, (most) words, (Many) phrases, ETC.

=Chapter 22=

James looked at his present, and a smile broke his face. He was actually going to go out with Lily. When? He decided it would probably be any day he cashed it in. Since he decided he wanted at least 1 date with Lily, he stopped going out with many of the girls, so it would be his first date in about 1 year and 3 months.

"Prongs!" Sirius came bursting into the door, "Check out the eggnog!" he pulled out a cup he was holding from behind his back. The eggnog was an odd shade of blue. Sirius turned the cup over and after a minute or so, a chunk of the eggnog fell out, and burned through some of James's carpet.

James walked over to the black burned spot, "That's going to be useful. Bottle some up. We'll take it to Hogwarts."

"Aye aye, captain!" Sirius said, "But may I ask what that is?" he signaled to the letter in James's hand.

"Oh, before I forget! Check out the present Lily gave me!" he handed the note to his best friend and watched in amusement as Sirius's expression changed, from smiling, to joyful, eventually for him to being so lively, he hooked arms with James and they danced around the room.

"This is great, buddy!" Sirius said after he stopped, "What did you get her for Christmas?"

James carefree expression changed to one of utmost horror. He only got presents for the rest of the Marauders, no one else. "I need to get her a present. How am I going to sent her a present right now?!"

Sirius thought, "Just floo to Diagon ally. Get her something there!"

James got a coat, "Good idea, but how do I get my family away from the mantle?"

"You've got moony to thank for that! He sent me a carton of these!" Sirius sang. He pulled out the present Remus gave to him from his pocket- a fake jar of vomit that doesn't lift unless you poor orange juice over it, "Get ready."

James got his wallet, and walked to the other side of the room. Grabbing his invisibility cloak, he threw it to Sirius who gracefully caught it, "Let's go."

They wrapped the cloak around them and walked downstairs. At the bottom step, Sirius purposely dropped the fake vomit. It broke in a loud crash. James ran out of the cloak, and behind the bookcase. Sirius sneaked back upstairs. Natalie came in to see what that noise was, and seeing the vomit, she gave a shriek for the house elves. The rest of his family came in to see what the little yell was all about. James seized the moment and ran into the living room, grabbed a handful of floo powder from the mantle and threw it in. Walking in, he said softly, but clearly, "Diagon Alley."

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It was James's third lap around Diagon Alley, still not knowing what to get Lily. He couldn't get her robes, he didn't know her size. He couldn't get her quidditch supplies, she wasn't too much into the sport. Not knowing what school supplies she needed, he sighed and sat down on the curb. Right across from him was a new store. A magical jewelry store. Shrugging, he decided to go in.

The store was unlike any store James had ever been in. The velvet carpet, was red, as was the ceiling. The walls where a crimson and maroon striped pattern. Light came in through the windows, illuminating the 3 desks. 5 people stood behind each desk, one helping each person. James went to one of the 4 males.

"What would you like?" the man asked, "We can make necklaces, bracelets, rings, anklets-"

"A necklace would be fine," James said, "Where are the necklaces I choose from?"

"We make the jewelry, exactly how the customer wants it," The man asked, "Do you have any shape in mind, or any color?"

"Um…" he pondered, "Can I have a gold necklace, with a pendant in the shape of a lily? And have the edges rimmed with some red?"

The man did as told, "Let me just add something that I think will do fine," he tapped the necklace with his wand so that three golden beads were on either side of the flower, "Let me guess. Hogwarts student?"

James nodded, "Yeah, Gryffindor."

The man tapped the necklace once more, so that the middle of the flower was red, with the exception of a small gryffindor Lion that was placed in it.

"Would you like the necklace to be a locket, or just leave it?"

"A locket will be nice."

The man gave a swishing motion, and in the next moment, the necklace clicked open. A picture could be placed on both sides, "Would you like us to have the locket play music whenever opened?"

James nodded, "Could the song fit the mood of the person who opened it?"

The man nodded, and the next minute, the locket was playing a lively tune.

"That'll be perfect. You don't have to engrave anything," James said, picking up the locket, and looking at it from ever angle, "How much."

"50 galleons, but due to the fact that we have our Christmas sale, it will be…" the man did some calculating in his mind, 40 galleons and 3 knuts."

James took out his wallet, paid, and watched as the man wrapped the necklace in red and green ribbons. Taking the package, he walked out of the store and pulled out a portable mirror, "Sirius Black."

Sirius's image appeared into the mirror, "Hey, Prongs! What's up? Shoplifted?"

James grinned, "Just get a distraction up. I'm getting ready to come home!"

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James came in and ran up the stairs, making sure he wasn't seen. Grabbing his owl, he sent it off before telling Sirius what he got Lily.

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Lily pulled out a tray of freshly made cookies from the oven. Letting them fall into the plate, she took of the oven mitts and placed them in a cupboard, when she heard a pecking at the window.

"What's that," asked Lily's only cousin, Mandy, "Someone send you something from school?"

Lily looked at the great owl. It had silver wings, each feather rimmed with black, "It's James's owl." She headed to the window and opened it, taking the package from it's outstretched leg, she handed the owl a cookie, and watched it go off.

"Ooh, la-la!" Mandy sang. Walking next to her cousin, she asked, "Who is this James? Is he hot?"

Lily looked surprised at her cousin, "Mandy!"

"My cousin is blushing. He must be fine!" She looked at the package, "Let's see what he got you!"

Lily ripped open the packaged and laid eyes on the golden necklace. Speechless, she looked at her cousin, who's eyes were round. Lily felt something on the side of the lily pendant and pressed on it. The flower flipped open and began to play a dreamy sort of song.

"Lily, whoever this James is," Mandy began, "Marry him."

Lily laughed and put the necklace on, "C'mon upstairs. I'll tell you about him, and show you some pictures."

Mandy practically dragged Lily upstairs.

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That night, when Lily laid awake, listening to Mandy's heavy breathing (Her family was staying over, and was going to watch Lily off to Hogwarts). Making sure Mandy wouldn't wake up to anything by calling out her cousin's name a bit, she grabbed her new necklace that was laying on her bedside table.

Clicking it open, it began to play a soft lullaby. Lily put it back on the table and fell asleep to the gift James gave her.

=End Chapter=

Sorry, I'm not going to write to the reviewers this chapter, I'm a bit busy this week. Have a few reports and projects I have to do right after I save this file!!! I'll write to everyone in the next chapter! C YA!