Summary: Lily and James are at Hogwarts for their 7th year. After becoming Head Boy and Girl, they are forced to spend time together, much to the dislike of Lily. They soon fall in love, but will friends and family ties keep them apart?
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Note: Okay, I'm having a bit of a writers block after end of this chapter. Any ideas? I would be seriously thankful. Also, any ideas for a name for the story so far? Thanks!
"Hey, do me a favor?" James asked.
"Sure, anything." Lily replied, staring into James's hazel eyes.
with me." James smiled a nervous smiled, reached out and grabbed her hand, and slowly led her up to their rooms. "Okay, now I'm going to cover your eyes, so just trust me, okay?" He slowly wrapped a silky pink scarf around her eyes, and led her up to the balcony. "Ready?" He slowly untied the scarf.
Lily gasped in surprise. "Oh, James..." There was a round table with a white tablecloth over it, a lit candle, champagne glasses, softly folded napkins, and shining silverware. The deep dark midnight blue sky around them was sprinkled with stars. "Oh...oh James..." Lily's face glowed with happiness.
They sat down, and James pulled out the menu. "Pick anything, my lady." They both chose the same thing, a steak smothered in sauce. Suddenly it appeared on their plates in front of them. They started eating, but neither ate much. James was nervous, and Lily was too happy.
James stood up abruptly. He softly blew out the candles, and motioned to Lily. "Lily, come here."
Lily slowly stood up and followed James to the other side of the balcony, the side facing the big, shimmering lake. It stood completely still. He turned toward her, and smiled.
"Lily?" James said quietly.
"Yes?" Lily replied.
"Will...will you be my girlfriend?" James whispered softly.
Lily looked up at him in surprise. A million thoughts ran through her mind, such as what her friends would think. They knew nothing of Lily liking James. But she quickly pushed them all away. She nodded quietly and smiled.
James reached into his pocket and pulled out a velvety black box. He handed it to Lily. Her eyes opened widely. She slowly opened it and gasped when she saw the necklace. She lifted it out, and set down the box.
Lily turned around and held the necklace up for James to put on her. After he did so, she inspected the necklace.
To Lily, the most beautiful girl in the world. It said on the back. A tear slipped down her face. "Thank you James." She wrapped her arms around her and held him tightly. She looked into his eyes and felt butterflies in her stomache. Their faces got closer and closer until she finally closed her eyes and felt his warm lips on hers. After a few seconds, they pulled away and went back in the house. After saying good night, they went in their separate rooms.
Lily laid down and fell asleep immediately. She woke up in the middle of the night, sweating and shaking from the memory of her nightmare. She got up and ran through the bathroom into James room. She jumped onto bed with him.
"Lily?! What's wrong?" He asked, holding her tight.
Tears streaming down her face, she explained her nightmare to him in detail. "You-Know-Who came to my house and - and...and he.." Lily started sobbing. James wiped her tears off her face.
"Shhhh - baby - calm down..." James held her close to his body.
"He...he..." Lily breathed deeply. "And he killed my whole family, and he was coming after me too..." She sniffed and snuggled closer to James. "I'm so sorry for waking you up...I was so scared...I have nightmares all the time of You-Know-Who coming after me..." Her voice faded.
James pulled the covers over her because she was shivering. "Shhhhh...it's okay...it was only a nightmare...I won't let anything happen to you...shhh...baby....shhh....sweet dreams..." Her deep breathing told him she was asleep. He moved down just a little, so her head was resting on his chest and his arm was around her. He fell asleep to the steady rhythm of her breathing.
Lily woke up in the morning and heard a soft beating noise. She left her eyes closed, trying to figure out what it was. It sounds...like a heartbeat, she thought. Her eyes popped open, and she realized she was in James's bed.
She moved her head to look at him. She started thinking about how cute he looked when he slept. Wait, why am I here? She wondered. James's eyes suddenly popped open, and he smiled when he saw her.
"Good morning, beautiful." He said.
"Good morning." Lily grinned. She suddenly remembered why she was there, so she didn't have to ask him.
Lily got up and stretched. She brushed a hand through her hair. "I'm going to take a shower." She smiled at him and went and took a shower. She quickly did her hair, put on her make-up, and changed into her robes.
When she went back into James's room, she saw he had gone back to sleep. She jumped on the bed and start bouncing up and down. He groaned.
"Go away..." He muttered, pulling the covers over his head.
Lily sat next to him. "Come on, sleepy head!" She pulled the cover over her head and then was suddenly pulled under all the way by James. They started wrestling under the covers and finally James pinned her down. They were both breathing hard. James stared into her eyes and she stared back into his. Suddenly he leaned in toward her and kissed her softly on the lips. Lily kissed back, and he pulled away. She grinned at him and pulled the covers off of them.
"Go get in the shower." She pushed him towards the bathroom, giggling. After he got out of the shower, they walked down to breakfast together, holding hands.
Sirius glanced up at them then took a second glance. "What the...?? WAY TO GO, JAMESIE!!" James grinned slyly.
"I'll be right back, okay?" Lily kissed James on the cheek and walked down near the end of the table where her friends were sitting. Lily grinned widely at her four friends.
"Why are you so happy?" Victoria asked.
"No reason.." Lily grinned. "Except the fact that I'm going out with James!" Lily sighed happily.
"James? James Potter?" Stacie asked, confused.
"Well, yeah. Why?" Lily asked, frowning.
Kimmie glanced at Stacie. "Just...he asked you out so many times in the past, and you...you turned him down happily. Suddenly, you're excitedly announcing you're with him? Dunno - it's just...weird. It's not like you - at all. I just hope that - James isn't ... like... changing you or something." Katrina nodded in agreement.
"He's a different guy then he used to be. As you seemed to realize about Sirius in the train station, then the train, then last night in the common room." Lily retorted to Kimmie.
"Not even! We could talk without me going out with him right away!" Kimmie cried angrily.
"Sure didn't seem like that, when I saw you reach out and hold hands with him!!" Lily yelled. She stood up at the same time Kimmie did.
"He held hands with me, and besides, holding hands doesn't mean anything!!!" Kimmie shrieked.
"IT DOES WHEN YOU LIKE THE PERSON, AND NOT JUST PLAY WITH THEM LIKE YOU OBVIOUSLY DID WITH SIRIUS! DON'T TREAT MY FRIENDS LIKE THAT!" Lily screamed.
"YOUR FRIENDS?? YOUR FRIENDS??? AND JUST WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE WE, LILY?? FREAKIN' TOYS??" Kimmie yelled.
"OBVIOUSLY NOT MY FRIENDS, IF YOUR ALL GOING TO THINK I'M CHANGING BECAUSE I'M GOING OUT WITH JAMES! YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO SEE ME HAPPY, AND FOR ONCE, I AM! BECAUSE I LIKE HIM!! A LOT! CAN'T YOU JUST DEAL WITH THAT??"
Kimmie went silent, looking at the floor. Lily also looked down. "Lily, you know I want to see you happy for once. I just don't want you to be happy based on a guy, and when he hurts you, you're going to get sad all over again." Kimmie said quietly.
Lily looked up, eyes flashing. "When he hurts me? What makes you so damn sure he's going to hurt me?" She glared at Kimmie, turned on her heel, stormed toward where James was sitting. The whole Gryffindor table stared at her. She sat down quickly and put her head in her hands.
"Er - you alright there, Lily?" Remus asked, staring at her.
"No." She growled. "Kimmie is the most selfish person I have ever met."
James looked around and glanced at Sirius. Sirius's face had clouded over. He really does like Kimmie, James thought.
"Well . . . maybe she's only looking out for your well-being, Lily." James said quietly.
Lily looked over at him and cocked her head to one side. "Excuse me?"
"She's your friend, she's just making sure you aren't going to get hurt or something." James looked up at her.
"James – I was sticking up for YOU!" Lily stood up.
James sighed. "I know, babe, but she's your friend and you have to understand that she's trying to help you, trying to protect you, trying to - "
"I'm going back to the room." Lily interrupted. "See you guys later." She started walking away and glanced back at James. She shook her head and kept walking.