Now that Lily was actually ready, the nervousness sunk in. She paced
back and forth beside her bed as she prepared herself to walk down to the
now deserted commons room.
"Lily, just relax. This isn't anything big; you've gone on dates before. This is such like all of the others." she said to herself.
But Lily couldn't help but thinking that she never had a dream about marrying one of the other guys before. Everything was so confusing. It's hard to believe that all of this happened in one day! After one final glance in the mirror and a set of relaxing, deep breaths, Lily opened the door and walked down the stairs, to what she later realized would be her destiny. ------------------------------------------------------
"Remus, I owe you big time!" said James, grinning from ear to ear.
"Yeah you do. But we can talk about that later, I think you better be going."
James stole a glance at his watch and realized that it was later than he thought.
"Oh yeah! I have to go. Wow, it's already here." said a now very nervous James.
"Good Luck Padfoot."
"Yeah James, have fun."
"Go ahead mate, she's waiting." said his friends, reassuringly.
James simply nodded and walked down the stairs to the commons room. When he arrived he was happy to see that Lily hadn't arrived yet. He didn't want to be late to his own date. Sticking his hand into his pocket he took out a white rose and held it behind his back, facing the door Lily would come out of. After a couple minutes, James became scared that she wouldn't show up. But then he heard the gentle footsteps of Lily walking down the stairs. As she appeared in the doorway, James was astounded. Lily was truly breath taking. The emerald robes made her gorgeous eyes pop and twinkle. Lily's hair was pulled back into an elegant bun with loose tendrils of hair framing her face.
"Wow, you look...amazing," said a James, at a loss for words. Remembering about the rose behind his back he pulled it out and handed it to Lily.
"This is for you." ------------------------------------------------------
As Lily walked down the stairs, her heart raced. As she made it to the last step she closed her eyes and walked down to the commons room. There he stood. James looked handsome in his black robes, with his hair as messy as ever. He really did clean up well. After some awkward silence of James staring at Lily, James finally spoke. Complement after complement, Lily blushed worse than ever. After receiving another white rose, James seemed to awaken from this trance he was in.
"Oh, right, well we should be going." said James, motioning Lily over to the door.
"Where exactly are we going?" asked Lily, a little uncertain of the plans for that evening.
"Well, that's a surprise. Here, you might want to get under this," said James with a grin on his face, as he was pulling the Invisibility cloak out of his pocket.
Almost reluctantly, Lily walked over and went under the cloak next James. As they left the Common Room and walked down to the Great Hall, Lily couldn't help but think that she really liked standing close to James. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Finally making their way to the secret passage, James pulled out his wand.
"This is where we're going?" asked a confused Lily.
"Well, not exactly." said James, "Dissendium!"
As James said the spell, a secret passage opened up, allowing Lily and James to climb through.
"What is...?" Lily asked, shocked at what she has just seen.
"Follow me," said James, taking Lily by the hand.
Laughing, Lily ran behind James, to what would be come the beginning of an amazing love.
Making their way up the steps to the trapdoor, James put a finger up to his mouth, signaling Lily to be quiet. James slowly opened the door and peeked inside, everything was clear. James took Lily's hand and guided her through the boxes and packages that laid all over the cellar floor. Finally making their way to the front door, and out into Hogsmeade, James slipped the Invisibility Cloak on again.
"James, this is Hogsmeade! How...what are we doing here?" asked Lily, shocked that she really was in Hogsmeade, "Do you know how much trouble we could get in?"
James laughed and just continued to guide Lily, "Just follow me, it's too late to turn back now."
Not wanting to get into trouble, Lily almost felt like turning back, but after seeing that silly grin on James' face, she knew she would regret it forever.
After walking for a while, Lily looked around and realized they were on the outer boundaries of Hogsmeade.
"James, we're going by the Shrieking Shack! Why are we going by the Shrieking Shack?!" asked Lily, almost scared.
"We aren't going to the Shrieking Shack, just by it. You'll see." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
After some persuading and a lot of walking, they finally made it to their destination, the mountains.
"Follow me," said James, going to grab Lily's had but realizing she had never let go.
"We're going up there?" she asked.
"Yes, please, just follow me."
Lily gave a small nod and began to climb the rocky path behind James. After sometime and a couple slips on some loose rocks, they made it to a small cave near the top of the mountain. James gestured Lily to climb in.
"James, I still don't understand why we're going to a cave, it's a little..." Lily began to ask questions but as she climbed in and looked around she was at a loss for words.
"Lily, just relax. This isn't anything big; you've gone on dates before. This is such like all of the others." she said to herself.
But Lily couldn't help but thinking that she never had a dream about marrying one of the other guys before. Everything was so confusing. It's hard to believe that all of this happened in one day! After one final glance in the mirror and a set of relaxing, deep breaths, Lily opened the door and walked down the stairs, to what she later realized would be her destiny. ------------------------------------------------------
"Remus, I owe you big time!" said James, grinning from ear to ear.
"Yeah you do. But we can talk about that later, I think you better be going."
James stole a glance at his watch and realized that it was later than he thought.
"Oh yeah! I have to go. Wow, it's already here." said a now very nervous James.
"Good Luck Padfoot."
"Yeah James, have fun."
"Go ahead mate, she's waiting." said his friends, reassuringly.
James simply nodded and walked down the stairs to the commons room. When he arrived he was happy to see that Lily hadn't arrived yet. He didn't want to be late to his own date. Sticking his hand into his pocket he took out a white rose and held it behind his back, facing the door Lily would come out of. After a couple minutes, James became scared that she wouldn't show up. But then he heard the gentle footsteps of Lily walking down the stairs. As she appeared in the doorway, James was astounded. Lily was truly breath taking. The emerald robes made her gorgeous eyes pop and twinkle. Lily's hair was pulled back into an elegant bun with loose tendrils of hair framing her face.
"Wow, you look...amazing," said a James, at a loss for words. Remembering about the rose behind his back he pulled it out and handed it to Lily.
"This is for you." ------------------------------------------------------
As Lily walked down the stairs, her heart raced. As she made it to the last step she closed her eyes and walked down to the commons room. There he stood. James looked handsome in his black robes, with his hair as messy as ever. He really did clean up well. After some awkward silence of James staring at Lily, James finally spoke. Complement after complement, Lily blushed worse than ever. After receiving another white rose, James seemed to awaken from this trance he was in.
"Oh, right, well we should be going." said James, motioning Lily over to the door.
"Where exactly are we going?" asked Lily, a little uncertain of the plans for that evening.
"Well, that's a surprise. Here, you might want to get under this," said James with a grin on his face, as he was pulling the Invisibility cloak out of his pocket.
Almost reluctantly, Lily walked over and went under the cloak next James. As they left the Common Room and walked down to the Great Hall, Lily couldn't help but think that she really liked standing close to James. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Finally making their way to the secret passage, James pulled out his wand.
"This is where we're going?" asked a confused Lily.
"Well, not exactly." said James, "Dissendium!"
As James said the spell, a secret passage opened up, allowing Lily and James to climb through.
"What is...?" Lily asked, shocked at what she has just seen.
"Follow me," said James, taking Lily by the hand.
Laughing, Lily ran behind James, to what would be come the beginning of an amazing love.
Making their way up the steps to the trapdoor, James put a finger up to his mouth, signaling Lily to be quiet. James slowly opened the door and peeked inside, everything was clear. James took Lily's hand and guided her through the boxes and packages that laid all over the cellar floor. Finally making their way to the front door, and out into Hogsmeade, James slipped the Invisibility Cloak on again.
"James, this is Hogsmeade! How...what are we doing here?" asked Lily, shocked that she really was in Hogsmeade, "Do you know how much trouble we could get in?"
James laughed and just continued to guide Lily, "Just follow me, it's too late to turn back now."
Not wanting to get into trouble, Lily almost felt like turning back, but after seeing that silly grin on James' face, she knew she would regret it forever.
After walking for a while, Lily looked around and realized they were on the outer boundaries of Hogsmeade.
"James, we're going by the Shrieking Shack! Why are we going by the Shrieking Shack?!" asked Lily, almost scared.
"We aren't going to the Shrieking Shack, just by it. You'll see." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
After some persuading and a lot of walking, they finally made it to their destination, the mountains.
"Follow me," said James, going to grab Lily's had but realizing she had never let go.
"We're going up there?" she asked.
"Yes, please, just follow me."
Lily gave a small nod and began to climb the rocky path behind James. After sometime and a couple slips on some loose rocks, they made it to a small cave near the top of the mountain. James gestured Lily to climb in.
"James, I still don't understand why we're going to a cave, it's a little..." Lily began to ask questions but as she climbed in and looked around she was at a loss for words.