This chapter is dedicated to mione-xavier. I've had half of it written for a looong time and I can't wait to finish writing the last chapter!
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Confessions
The next day James was released from St. Mungo's and back to his own flat. Lily spent most of her time at his place taking care of him and basically acting like old friends. The experience they shared brought them closer than they had ever been in their lives and both of them promised that they'd always stay friends. Sirius threw James a Welcome Home party and all of their friends showed up. Even though there were plenty of women around to meet his fancy, he stayed with Lily the whole night.
The next morning James woke up to a knock on his door. He quickly threw on his dressing gown and walked out of his room and into the living room. He looked down and saw Lily Evans fast asleep on his couch. He smiled gently and put another blanket on her. She must've been too tired to go home, thought James. There was another knock on the door and James rushed to open it. "Yes?" He asked nonchalantly rubbing some sleep out of his eyes. He opened them quickly and realized who was standing in front of him. "P-Professor Dumbledore?" Asked James in disbelief. What was his old Headmaster doing at his doorstep at 8 on a Sunday morning?
"Hello James. Would it be alright if I came in?" Asked Dumbledore politely with his blue eyes twinkling.
"Yes of course. Make yourself at home." James said as Dumbledore entered his flat. "Would you like any tea?"
"Yes please." Said Dumbledore making his way into James's messy flat. James entered the kitchen and began heating up the water for the tea. "James, there happens to be someone sleeping on your couch. It looks like a very familiar redhead." James returned to the living room and rushed over to Lily.
"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry Professor. I forgot Lily slept here last night. You see we had a party last night and she was too tired to make it back to her own flat." Said James nervously trying his best to get Lily to wake up.
"Oh no problem. I just wanted to let you know." Said Dumbledore happily.
"Lily? Come on, love, it's time to wake up." Said James rubbing her back trying to get her to wake up.
"Urgh?" Groaned Lily as she opened her eyes. She saw James then shut her eyes again. "No James...let me sleep."
"No! Lily, Professor Dumbledore is here and..." He realized there was no use. Suddenly a thought struck him of how to wake up Lily and get her off of his couch.
"Those are really sexy knickers you have on Evans." Said James. Lily shot up and covered herself in her blankets.
"What?!" She shouted. "How dare you James! What are you doing looking at my knickers?" Questioned Lily. James laughed.
"Knew that would wake you up. Now say hello and goodbye to Professor Dumbledore." Said James helping Lily up. Lily rubbed her eyes.
"James you're insane. Professor Dumbledore isn't here!" Said Lily cheerfully thinking that James was just fooling her.
"Hello Ms. Evans! Lovely morning we're having." Said Dumbledore. Lily stared at the old man in disbelief.
"Oh, er, hello Professor. You know there's a really good reason for all of this." Said Lily blushing. She had never been this embarrassed in her entire life.
"No need to explain. James has already told me. I came here to speak to you two and Sirius. Is he home?" Asked Dumbledore.
"Er, let me go get him." Said James scurrying off to Sirius's room. If anyone thought James's room was messy, they had obviously never seen Sirius's. Clothes were scattered all over the floor and furniture. It seemed like Sirius had never once hung up one article of clothing. James reached Sirius's bed crossing the mountain of rubbish in his way. He shook him furiously.
"Sirius! Sirius wake up!" Sirius groaned.
"What the hell is it Prongs? I was just in the middle of a dream involving two hot nurses. This better be important otherwise for my birthday you're buying me two strippers." Threatened Sirius sitting up.
"Professor Dumbledore is here. He wants to speak with you, me, and Lily." Sirius sat up and sighed.
"Fine. Leave so I can get some clothes on."
"You sleep in the nude? I've never known that." Stated James.
"This is a really lovely time to be having this conversation James. Just brilliant. Now get the fuck out of my room." Ordered Sirius. James obeyed and left. He walked into the living room where Lily was trying to calm her wild bed hair.
"Sirius will be just a moment." Said James as politely as he could. Seconds later Sirius emerged into the living room wearing only a pair of loose fitting sweat pants. His hair was scruffy, more scruffy than usual, and he had not shaved yet.
"Hello Mr. Black. Good to see you. Now that the three of you are here, I'd like to invite you all to become members of the first Order of the Phoenix." The three friends looked at each other.
"Um, sir? What is the Order of the Phoenix? I've never heard of it." Said Lily.
"It's a new secret organization to help the fight against the Dark Arts. I've only just begun recruiting members this week. I've decided to invite you three because after your brilliant performance against Voldemort himself, how could I not?"
"That was just luck sir." Replied James modestly.
"Nonsense! Not any young adult straight from Hogwarts could escape Voldemort and his Death Eaters and live to tell the tale! You have three days to get back to me. Good day." Said Dumbledore as he apperated out of the flat. James, Sirius, and Lily all looked at each other.
"Wow...that's something isn't it?" Asked James.
"Yeah." Replied Lily.
"Well I'm in." Decided Sirius. "How about you two?" James and Lily looked at each other.
"I don't know. What do you think James?" Lily asked wearily turning to James. James was surprised she even wanted to hear his opinion of the issue.
"It seems like a good idea...and I hate the Dark Arts...Plus it'd be good to be able to catch all of those Death Eaters that we met up with the other day..." Started James.
"And kick Malfoy and Snivelly's ass!" Ejaculated Sirius loudly. James grinned.
"I'm in." Said James. "What about you?"
"I'm in too." Said Lily. She looked at James and smiled. He had a slight feeling she was only going to agree if he did and that suited him just fine.
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Two days later, James was sitting on the couch in his living room finishing up some paperwork for Auror Training. He, Sirius, and Lily had been excitedly discussing some of their possible assignments in the Order and how demanding they would be. Unfortunately with all of the excitement in the air caused James to slack off from his work at Auror training. He was getting so frustrated with it when Lily walked into the flat and smiled. She looked so beautiful to him. Her hair was tied back in a bun that was messy leaving tendrils shaping the soft white skin of her face. Her lips were rose red matching the red sundress she was wearing underneath a light black sweater.
"Hello James." She said taking off her sweater.
"Hullo Lily." He looked at her once more. She looked like she had something on her mind. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She said quickly. "Absolutely nothing at all." She lied. James eyed her and she felt her self tremble. Why was this happening every time he looked at her.
"Come on Lily. I know you." He said calmly. Lily sighed.
"Okay you know how I've been going out with Amos?" James groaned.
"How could I forget?" Asked James rhetorically.
"Don't be like that. Anyways we've been going out a long time, right? I mean a really long time. Longer than when we went out. And tonight, I don't know, I have this stupid feeling that he wants to...you know...do it." Said Lily shyly. James fought hard to resist the urge to scream at her for even thinking of sleeping with that idiot, that moron, Amos Diggory. "Well? What should I do?" Asked Lily.
She sat down next to him on the couch and James sighed. He always thought of Lily losing her virginity to him but now, it seemed impossible. James loved the idea of Lily being so pure and somewhat naïve when it came to sex. "Well, do you really want to know what I think you should do?" Lily nodded. "Think about it."
"I have thought about it. I've thought about it a lot." Said Lily decidedly. James gulped waiting for the inevitable.
"Do you love him?" Asked James wearily. He knew the answer, he just didn't want to hear it from Lily's mouth. Lily nodded.
"Yes, I do love him. A lot." James shook his head. Lily put her hand on his shoulder.
"I know how you feel, James. I know you must feel extremely awkward talking about this with your ex-girlfriend but I think of you like a brother. I love you like a brother." She said confidently hoping it would cheer him up. Then, without James looking at her, he spoke.
"I love you too, only not as a sister." Lily was silent. She didn't know what was coming next. He turned to her and grabbed her hands. The dim light of the moon was shinning in through the windowpanes on the far end of the flat. Sirius was due home for hours but Lily wished that he would come bursting through the door this very moment.
"Lily, I love you."
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Muahahhahhaa! Cliffhanger! Read and review please!
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Confessions
The next day James was released from St. Mungo's and back to his own flat. Lily spent most of her time at his place taking care of him and basically acting like old friends. The experience they shared brought them closer than they had ever been in their lives and both of them promised that they'd always stay friends. Sirius threw James a Welcome Home party and all of their friends showed up. Even though there were plenty of women around to meet his fancy, he stayed with Lily the whole night.
The next morning James woke up to a knock on his door. He quickly threw on his dressing gown and walked out of his room and into the living room. He looked down and saw Lily Evans fast asleep on his couch. He smiled gently and put another blanket on her. She must've been too tired to go home, thought James. There was another knock on the door and James rushed to open it. "Yes?" He asked nonchalantly rubbing some sleep out of his eyes. He opened them quickly and realized who was standing in front of him. "P-Professor Dumbledore?" Asked James in disbelief. What was his old Headmaster doing at his doorstep at 8 on a Sunday morning?
"Hello James. Would it be alright if I came in?" Asked Dumbledore politely with his blue eyes twinkling.
"Yes of course. Make yourself at home." James said as Dumbledore entered his flat. "Would you like any tea?"
"Yes please." Said Dumbledore making his way into James's messy flat. James entered the kitchen and began heating up the water for the tea. "James, there happens to be someone sleeping on your couch. It looks like a very familiar redhead." James returned to the living room and rushed over to Lily.
"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry Professor. I forgot Lily slept here last night. You see we had a party last night and she was too tired to make it back to her own flat." Said James nervously trying his best to get Lily to wake up.
"Oh no problem. I just wanted to let you know." Said Dumbledore happily.
"Lily? Come on, love, it's time to wake up." Said James rubbing her back trying to get her to wake up.
"Urgh?" Groaned Lily as she opened her eyes. She saw James then shut her eyes again. "No James...let me sleep."
"No! Lily, Professor Dumbledore is here and..." He realized there was no use. Suddenly a thought struck him of how to wake up Lily and get her off of his couch.
"Those are really sexy knickers you have on Evans." Said James. Lily shot up and covered herself in her blankets.
"What?!" She shouted. "How dare you James! What are you doing looking at my knickers?" Questioned Lily. James laughed.
"Knew that would wake you up. Now say hello and goodbye to Professor Dumbledore." Said James helping Lily up. Lily rubbed her eyes.
"James you're insane. Professor Dumbledore isn't here!" Said Lily cheerfully thinking that James was just fooling her.
"Hello Ms. Evans! Lovely morning we're having." Said Dumbledore. Lily stared at the old man in disbelief.
"Oh, er, hello Professor. You know there's a really good reason for all of this." Said Lily blushing. She had never been this embarrassed in her entire life.
"No need to explain. James has already told me. I came here to speak to you two and Sirius. Is he home?" Asked Dumbledore.
"Er, let me go get him." Said James scurrying off to Sirius's room. If anyone thought James's room was messy, they had obviously never seen Sirius's. Clothes were scattered all over the floor and furniture. It seemed like Sirius had never once hung up one article of clothing. James reached Sirius's bed crossing the mountain of rubbish in his way. He shook him furiously.
"Sirius! Sirius wake up!" Sirius groaned.
"What the hell is it Prongs? I was just in the middle of a dream involving two hot nurses. This better be important otherwise for my birthday you're buying me two strippers." Threatened Sirius sitting up.
"Professor Dumbledore is here. He wants to speak with you, me, and Lily." Sirius sat up and sighed.
"Fine. Leave so I can get some clothes on."
"You sleep in the nude? I've never known that." Stated James.
"This is a really lovely time to be having this conversation James. Just brilliant. Now get the fuck out of my room." Ordered Sirius. James obeyed and left. He walked into the living room where Lily was trying to calm her wild bed hair.
"Sirius will be just a moment." Said James as politely as he could. Seconds later Sirius emerged into the living room wearing only a pair of loose fitting sweat pants. His hair was scruffy, more scruffy than usual, and he had not shaved yet.
"Hello Mr. Black. Good to see you. Now that the three of you are here, I'd like to invite you all to become members of the first Order of the Phoenix." The three friends looked at each other.
"Um, sir? What is the Order of the Phoenix? I've never heard of it." Said Lily.
"It's a new secret organization to help the fight against the Dark Arts. I've only just begun recruiting members this week. I've decided to invite you three because after your brilliant performance against Voldemort himself, how could I not?"
"That was just luck sir." Replied James modestly.
"Nonsense! Not any young adult straight from Hogwarts could escape Voldemort and his Death Eaters and live to tell the tale! You have three days to get back to me. Good day." Said Dumbledore as he apperated out of the flat. James, Sirius, and Lily all looked at each other.
"Wow...that's something isn't it?" Asked James.
"Yeah." Replied Lily.
"Well I'm in." Decided Sirius. "How about you two?" James and Lily looked at each other.
"I don't know. What do you think James?" Lily asked wearily turning to James. James was surprised she even wanted to hear his opinion of the issue.
"It seems like a good idea...and I hate the Dark Arts...Plus it'd be good to be able to catch all of those Death Eaters that we met up with the other day..." Started James.
"And kick Malfoy and Snivelly's ass!" Ejaculated Sirius loudly. James grinned.
"I'm in." Said James. "What about you?"
"I'm in too." Said Lily. She looked at James and smiled. He had a slight feeling she was only going to agree if he did and that suited him just fine.
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Two days later, James was sitting on the couch in his living room finishing up some paperwork for Auror Training. He, Sirius, and Lily had been excitedly discussing some of their possible assignments in the Order and how demanding they would be. Unfortunately with all of the excitement in the air caused James to slack off from his work at Auror training. He was getting so frustrated with it when Lily walked into the flat and smiled. She looked so beautiful to him. Her hair was tied back in a bun that was messy leaving tendrils shaping the soft white skin of her face. Her lips were rose red matching the red sundress she was wearing underneath a light black sweater.
"Hello James." She said taking off her sweater.
"Hullo Lily." He looked at her once more. She looked like she had something on her mind. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She said quickly. "Absolutely nothing at all." She lied. James eyed her and she felt her self tremble. Why was this happening every time he looked at her.
"Come on Lily. I know you." He said calmly. Lily sighed.
"Okay you know how I've been going out with Amos?" James groaned.
"How could I forget?" Asked James rhetorically.
"Don't be like that. Anyways we've been going out a long time, right? I mean a really long time. Longer than when we went out. And tonight, I don't know, I have this stupid feeling that he wants to...you know...do it." Said Lily shyly. James fought hard to resist the urge to scream at her for even thinking of sleeping with that idiot, that moron, Amos Diggory. "Well? What should I do?" Asked Lily.
She sat down next to him on the couch and James sighed. He always thought of Lily losing her virginity to him but now, it seemed impossible. James loved the idea of Lily being so pure and somewhat naïve when it came to sex. "Well, do you really want to know what I think you should do?" Lily nodded. "Think about it."
"I have thought about it. I've thought about it a lot." Said Lily decidedly. James gulped waiting for the inevitable.
"Do you love him?" Asked James wearily. He knew the answer, he just didn't want to hear it from Lily's mouth. Lily nodded.
"Yes, I do love him. A lot." James shook his head. Lily put her hand on his shoulder.
"I know how you feel, James. I know you must feel extremely awkward talking about this with your ex-girlfriend but I think of you like a brother. I love you like a brother." She said confidently hoping it would cheer him up. Then, without James looking at her, he spoke.
"I love you too, only not as a sister." Lily was silent. She didn't know what was coming next. He turned to her and grabbed her hands. The dim light of the moon was shinning in through the windowpanes on the far end of the flat. Sirius was due home for hours but Lily wished that he would come bursting through the door this very moment.
"Lily, I love you."
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Muahahhahhaa! Cliffhanger! Read and review please!