AN: Sorry for the very late update! I had all that stuff to do for school, and I had a spot of writer's block concerning a particular scene in this chapter. Anyway, hope you enjoy it! Thanks! :)

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Chapter 15: Fly With Me

James led them outside after breakfast. He grabbed some Quidditch stuff and a couple of brooms and tossed them to the other three. Within seconds, Sirius, Remus, and him were hovering in the air. Lily stood on the ground, looking fearfully at her broom.

"What's the matter, Evans?" James called.

"I—I can't fly!"

James looked as though he wanted to dive-bomb and sweep Lily onto his broom, but he thought better of it and rolled his eyes instead. "Hey Moony, get your girlfriend, would you please?"

Remus nodded and lowered himself to Lily's level. "Would you like to fly with me? I promise I won't chuck you off or cause you to be chucked off."

Lily smiled, nodded happily, and leapt up onto the broom.

As Lily wrapped her arms around Remus's waist and held tight, Sirius caught James staring forlornly at the pair.

Remus had never felt happier. Zooming up in the sky on a broom was a great joy in itself, but having Lily behind him and hanging onto him for dear life…it was pure ecstasy. He put on a slight burst of speed, feeling the breeze whipping gently across his face.

"You're such a good flyer," Lily remarked. "Why aren't you on the house team?"

Remus shrugged. "I never liked flying for competition. I just like flying for my own enjoyment."

"That and the fact that you like books more than Quidditch and would rather spend your evenings in the library than on the field, right?"

"Don't forget spending time with you." Remus turned around to smile at his girlfriend. "I can assure you, though, that I am placing you way above books."

"Aw, you are so sweet." She pecked him quickly on the lips.

Remus turned back to concentrate on his flying, a deep blush spreading across his cheeks. Lily's arms curled once more around his waist and she leaned her head against his back. Remus took one hand off the broom handle and placed it on top of Lily's.

Lily and Remus were sitting together on the ground, watching James and Sirius batting Bludgers at each other. James was not winning; this was more Sirius's forte. James turned a somersault in the air, just barely missing a Bludger.

Suddenly, Sirius gasped. "A Ministry owl!"

They all paled.

James sped towards the owl. In the air, he wrenched the letter from the owl and sent it away.

"I think that owl lost a toenail," James commented when he landed on the ground. He ripped open the envelope, scanning the contents quickly.

"Well, they're just giving us a warning, as they don't really want to expel us. But we can't point our wands for the rest of the break or we get them snapped in two," he reported.

The others breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good," Remus quipped.

But Sirius realized something. "Wait a minute…that last part…does that mean…no more magic for the rest of the holidays?"

James reread the letter, his mouth dropping open. "Oh Merlin."

"Not a drop of magic," Lily added as she snatched the letter from a dumbstruck James and skimmed it.

Sirius moaned. "Nooooo."

James was forced to explain what had happened when his mother asked him to set the table that evening. Mrs. Potter burst out laughing. The she asked for all their wands.

"You'll get them back when you leave for school," she said.

Sirius moaned. "Nooooo."

"And no mischief for the rest of the day. You will go to the library and actually read."

"Nooooo," both Sirius and James moaned.

For the rest of the evening, all Sirius could do was moan. All throughout the meal, he did only that when spoken to.

Grudgingly, James and Sirius followed Lily and Remus into the library after dinner. Lily's mouth dropped open at the sight of all the shelves.

"Whoa."

Remus smiled. "Big, isn't it?"

"I could spend an entire year and not be done!"

"OK, we really must get Lily away from Moony. Being his girlfriend is turning her back into a bookworm," James muttered.

"Nooooo," Sirius moaned.

Remus woke with a start. He relaxed and smiled gently when he saw that Lily was wrapped in his arms, head against his chest, asleep as well. He concluded that they must've dozed off while reading in the library.

No wonder I love the library, Remus mused. The best moments of my life all seem to occur here.

He gently stroked her curtain of dark-red hair while she continued to slumber. He lightly brushed his lips against her forehead, causing her to wake. Remus admired the sparkle of her beautiful green eyes as they stared into his.

There was not a day when he did not thank the heavens for her.

"The library? Again?" Lily complained, grinning. "Can't we have a nice romantic moment without having books as our audience?"

"Hey, I like the library!" Remus retorted, quickly leaning in to give her a little kiss on the nose.

Lily rolled her eyes. "You still have such a bad aim."

She leaned closer until her pretty face was barely a quarter inch away from his and puckered her lips. "There. If you still miss, I will dump you for Potter faster than you can say 'oops'."

Remus wrapped his arms around her and kissed her deeply.

Lily felt her entire body heat up, and the entire room felt steamy , despite the fact that it was December and nippy. She gently hooked her arms around his neck. Remus released her for a moment so that they could breathe, but Lily kept her arms around his neck, refusing to let him move more than half an inch from her. They gazed into each other's eyes and smiled adoringly.

"We're always going to be like this, right?" Lily asked innocently, her green eyes wide and shining.

Without once breaking his gaze, Remus kissed her once more, sweetly and passionately. Lily was overwhelmed by the forcefulness of it.

"Does that answer your question?" Remus whispered huskily.

Lily nodded happily. "It does. It certainly does."

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