Hey everyone!
I'd just like to say sorry for my longish absence, I have been so busy it's unbelieveable!
This week I finished college so I'm not a qualified hairdresser and beautician!
I also had 3 different jobs going, as well as having to go to a mates art expedition.
Anyway, this chapter isn't great, it's basically leading up to the next one!
Thank you for the 30 odd reveiws for the last chapter, I have saved everyone!
Hope you enjoy this chapter
Luv ya
Jessie xxx
(for disclaimer etc see previous chapters!)
Phase 15- Putting your fears behind you
"Lily Evans, well I never. Who would have thought that we all would come back from holiday and there you are getting all close with James Potter. Congratulations, he's quite the catch." Sarah said the first night back in their dormitory.
"Yeah, I thought you didn't get on with him Lil's?" Claire asked. Lily blushed.
"Well, it was kind of, an... erm a love hate relationship." She replied "Hard to explain really."
"And just how long ago did he ask you out?" Claire pushed.
"Well, We've been getting closer all year. We've had to really both being in the heads position, however the last time he asked me out was 2 days ago, and I said yes."
"And was he this boy, your first?" Claire grinned getting to the juicy stuff. Lily's grin matched hers.
"Well yeah... he was my first... my second... my third." All the girls burst out into fits of giggles in the small circle they made on the floor. Lily was grinning like the Cheshire cat. She had constantly been on cloud nine since she had said yes to James. "I'm in love." She said gently, closing her eyes and smiling softly.
The other girls looked at her in awe. "Really?" Sarah asked. Lily locked eyes with her. You could tell in her eyes that it was true. They held so much compassion.
"Yes I am, but sometimes I get scared that he doesn't feel the same way, or that he will find someone else."
The other girls looked at her pityingly. "No, no I'm sure he won't. I have a feeling about this. He's a faithful one." Jenny finally spoke up. She had been the quietest one there, but to this she spoke.
Lily smiled gratefully. And Claire interrupted again with her childish antics.
"Is James any good?" All the girls burst out with laughter again at the suddenness.
"Oh yes!" Lily said through the laughter, sending them all into another bout.
Then suddenly there was a loud knock, which came from the wall. All the girls started in surprise. Then the wall opened and James peered through.
"Whats all the noise about?" He smiled. The girls started laughing and Lily turned a light shade of pink. "Never mind." He laughed. "Can I borrow Lily for a second?"
Lily stood up and went out into the house elf corridor once more. They heard the girls whispers through the wall. Lily blushed even more.
"Did you hear what we were saying?" She asked. James grinned proudly.
"Oh yes!" He mimicked. Lily hit him softly on his arm.
"What do you want?" She asked.
"Just a good night kiss." James smiled, and she softened.
"Ok Lover boy." She grinned.
"Pumpkin." He returned.
Honey bun..." Lily started but was forced to stop because James' lips had met her own mid word. Lily wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her body up closer to him indulging herself in him. As they reluctantly pulled apart reluctantly James smiled.
"I'd better go, I told Sirius that we were playing hide and seek, he would have given up just about now."
"Ok." Lily said softly.
"Sweet dreams foxy." He said planting a soft kiss one her forehead, "May they all be about me."
"Yeah in your dreams." Lily laughed.
"Don't worry, you will be." He grinned roguishly and left.
Lily opened the wall and reappeared into her dorm. All the girls had their ears pressed up against the wall.
"What did he want?" Claire gasped as she entered. "We couldn't hear a thing!" Lily laughed at how obvious they were.
"He just wanted a good night kiss." She replied. It was followed by a chorus of "Awwwwww"'s. "I think I'll go to bed now." And the other girls agreed.
Lily really did love James, she couldn't imagine spending the rest of her life with anyone else.
But this thought alone made her doubt herself. Whenever she held his hand, kissed him or even made up after a small row, she would imagine how heartbroken she would be if he left her. One more person stepping out of her life could finish her.
And after a weeks worth of worrying (Which really wasn't good having just started exams), she voiced her fears.
"Sirius, you're James' best mate." She stated. Sirius looked up, his attention caught. "He would never cheat on me right?" Sirius rolled his eyes.
"No Lil, he wouldn't." He sighed. "I think maybe we're going to have to prove this once and for all. LAURA!" He called to a pretty 6th year. She went to him and Sirius whispered something in her ear. She nodded and walked away.
"Sirius? What...?" Lily asked confused.
"Shh..." Sirius replied, "Just watch." Laura made her way to where James and Peter were seated doing their homework. She wrapped her arms around James' neck from behind. He smiled and turned round thinking she was Lily. Laura lent in to kiss him, but he pushed her off hastily.
"What do you think you're doing?" He spat. "I have a girlfriend who I love!" Lily watched as James' eyes searched the room for Lily until suddenly they met. "Lil." He said rushing to her, "Listen you have to understand, I didn't want her to do that. I love you." He continued guiltily. Lily smiled.
"Thanks Sirius." She said.
"Am I missing something?" James asked.
"Yeah, sorry prongs my bad." Sirius said holding his hands up. "I was just proving a point to miss Lily. You know that you love her and will always be faithful." Lily glared at Sirius.
"Oh, ok then." James smiled.
"WHAT?" Lily gasped. "OK? Your best mate just set you up in a VERY dangerous situation because your girlfriend didn't know if she could trust you or not! And you're OK with it?"
"Well yeah." James said smiling casually and taking her hand. "Sirius knows that I'd never do ANYTHING to hurt you. Therefore it wasn't that dangerous and you, I believe have a reason to distrust all mankind because of your father. So I forgive you. Plus you trust me now right? It's out of your system?" Lily looked thoughtful and then broke into the widest grin James had ever seen on her.
"YES!" she exclaimed. "Yes I can truly trust you now!" She turned round and pecked Sirius on the cheek. "Thank you."
"Well I think I may develop trust issues in a minute, with you two!" James pouted. So Lily gave him a slightly bigger kiss on the lips.
"Hey no fair!" Sirius showed off. Lily sighed. She wondered once again how many boys she was actually dating. James came with 3 additional members.
"No more Lily for you!" James smiled. "She's mine."
Sirius gave James puppy dog eyes. "Can't we share?" He asked.
"No." James smiled. "Get your own." Lily looked bewildered between the two.
"MINE!" Sirius grinned as he lifted Lily over his shoulder easily and ran up into the boy's dormitories with her.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Lily screamed. James was high tailing it after her.
Sirius ran into the boys room and locked the door behind him, then with that he lowered Lily onto James' bed.
Lily was giggling.
"What you gonna do with me now?" She smiled. "Tie me up?" Sirius got an evil glint in his eyes. "No Sirius I didn't mean it!" Sirius waved his wand and Lily had a rope constricting her hands and feet, so all she could do was lay there.
"Not really hard to capture are you." Sirius mocked.
"You know what James is my favourite now." She teased, finding humour in her situation.
"Well prince charming will just have to save you wont he." Suddenly one of the walls burst open and James came bounding in tackling Sirius to the floor, laughing.
"UN hand her you evil fiend." James said from the floor. Lily watched them fight each other, until finally Sirius said out of breath.
"Ok ok I give!"
"Will someone untie me now?" Lily asked. James looked at her for the first time and gave her an evil grin.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here." He said walking towards her.
"I think I'll go now." Sirius grinned. Lily and James ignored him as he left.
"So..." James started as he climbed on top of Lily. "I find a pretty thing like you on my bed all tied up and helpless. What should I do, shall I be the gallant knight and untie her. Or shall I be the evil ogre and take advantage of the situation?" James face was very close to Lily's she could feel his breath warm to her face. It enchanted and enraptured her.
"Take advantage." She whispered closing her eyes and granting him permission. As Sirius had left he had magiked a large flashing sign in the dormitory door, which read;
"DORM IN USE- DO NOT DISTURB." This was so EVERYONE was informed of the situation, and would leave a couple of red heads later on.
Days passed, tests tortured the students to no end, and Lily and James were making the finishing touches to their dance. By now they didn't need as much help so they were back to their little duo. This wasn't always a good thing as they weren't as focused on work this way.
And with exception of occasional tiffs, the two head students were well in there as Hogwarts favourite couple. In fact the tiffs made it funnier as the couple couldn't fight discreetly, when they argued the whole school knew about it.
Like when James Hid Lily's school tie for fun, she set his alight at breakfast.
Or when Lily forgot to kiss James good night one evening, the next day in transfiguration review class, James beat Lily to every question.
It was so much fun.
Lily and James had enchanted a giant sign in each of the houses common rooms saying; "ONLY 4 DAYS TO GO TILL 7TH YEAR GRADUATION!" And each day it would get less.
They had the whole school counting down their departure.
And with Gryffindore having won the Quidditch cup and tying with Slytherin for house cup (a few days to gather more points) This was the most exciting year ever.