Chapter 9- The Perfect Moment
At about 3 in the morning, Lily woke up, although she wasn't in her bed? Or her dorm? No in here dorm the hangings were all blue, but these were red? Then she remembered.
"James" She jumped up, heading out. But as she walked across the room she tripped and landed on a bump in the middle of the floor.
"Ouch" The bump said.
"Ahh2 Lily let out.
"Lily?"
"James? Why are you on the floor?" James sat up although it was difficult as Lily was still on top of him. He smiled.
"And where exactly was I supposed to sleep? My bed was a little occupied." Lily blushed.
"You could have woken me up."
James lifted Lily up off of him and they went down to the Griffindor common room. It was completely empty and the only source of light, was that of the glowing embers in the fire place.
"Sorry about what happened last night." James said.
"It's ok I'm over it. By the way I heard what you said...Thank you." James blushed.
"That's ok, I just said the truth." Lily smiled timidly. "You looked really pretty tonight, by the way."
"Like I said, your sister works miracles."
"No you've always looked pretty." Lily blushed again, James looked into her eyes and lent in, he was now so close he could feel her breath, Lily realising what he was about to do closed her eyes.
But then James realised what he was about to do and pulled back.
"No...I...Your with Sirius."
"No, I'm not."
"Your not?" Relief spread throughout James.
"No, neither of us feel that way about each other.
"I don't understand?"
"Well when you asked me who I wanted to go to the ball with, my mind and heart screamed your name, but I was scared you didn't like me like that. So my voice said Sirius. Then you arranged it all and I couldn't take it back.
It wasn't till Sirius talked some sense into me, that I realised what a fool I had been."
"So now wha...?" Lily didn't wait for him to finish. She lent in and kissed him, passionately.
And here it was, that moment. The moment which had been built up to, over the last few months. The moment their lips touched, the moment electricity ran down their backs, just from each others touch.
And the moment curiosity became discovery. This moment was pure magic. Seeing fireworks was an understatement. The ecstasy they felt, just being in each others arms and knowing how the other felt was indescribable.
After a couple of minutes James broke the silence.
"Lily will you go out with me?" She pondered her answer for a second, to purposely to leave him hanging.
"Depends" She finally said.
"On what?" He asked anxiously.
"Only if you kiss me again!" She grinned cheekily, and James lent in for another kiss. So this is what it feels like to be on cloud nine, Lily thought.
They sat in the common room talking, hand in hand, about anything and everything. The weird thing was, they didn't feel awkward around each other, like James had with so many girls. Maybe it was because he had been friends with Lily first?
They decided that they should keep their relationship a secret, after what happened with Lily the night before, it wouldn't be surprising if Lily was attacked by the Slytheryn's, especially if they knew she and James were an item. They hated James. Wow, she was actually going out with James Potter!
Just before day break Lily kissed James on the cheek and went back to her dorm. When she got there Crystal practically jumped her.
"Oh my gosh Lily, where were you? I was so worried! I swear if any of those Slytheryn's touched you, I'll..."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I fell asleep in Griffindor tower." Lily said smiling a dreamy smile.
"Oh really? And whom was there with you?"
"Well Sirius went to get James for me but took ages and after the busy day I had, I just fell asleep. And then I woke up and came here."
"Uh huh." Crystal said disbelievingly. Meanwhile, James went back up to his dorm and got into his now empty bed. Now a person with more common sense would have retake their position on the floor, so as not to cause suspicion, but no.
Later that morning, Sirius woke up, surprisingly first (out of him and James) this only usually happened on Christmas morning. He looked for James and found him asleep on his bed, Lily missing.
This led Sirius to believe James had, had a very busy night and that Lily had been with him, and after the conversation he had previously had with Lily, he could guess what had been talked about, or done.
Sirius decided that confrontation was the only possible solution. So he started jumping on James' bed to wake him.
"Sirius! Ger'off"
"So what happened with you last night?" James closed his eyes in thought. What had happened last night?
There was the ball, and Lily looked amazing. Lily, why does that ring a bell? OH! LILY! His face suddenly filled with a huge smile. He opened his mouth, but then he remembered he wasn't supposed to tell.
"Nothing really, the ball went smoothly, well almost. My job done and dusted."
"When did Lily leave?"
"Lily? Oh yeah, she left just after we fell asleep, tripped over me on her way out." James said in what he hoped was in an offhand manor.
"Oh, did she talk with you? Sirius was sure something must have happened, James didn't just smile for no reason.
"Look Sirius, I'm going to tell you this, but only because your my bestest friend in the whole wide world and you will never tell another soul, and it's because of you we're together anyhow!"
"She told you!" Sirius grinned.
"She sure did." James said dreamily.
"So what happened?"
"Well, I really wanted her, but I held back because I thought she was with you..."
"Really, ah thanks" Sirius interrupted in a girly voice.
"No problem. But she informed me otherwise, told me how she really liked me and then she kissed me."
"Was she any good?"
"SIRIUS! And yeah, it was absolute bliss! The best I've ever had in fact! And then I asked her out."
"And she said yes and now your married and James Potter junior is on his way!" Sirius said winking He received a thump for that comment.
"But Sirius, you have to promise not to tell a soul! Seriously, if people find out about us, they will probably really lay into us, plus..." He looked around guiltily. "You know what my father would so to me if he knew I was dating a Muggle born." Sirius put his arm around his mate, reassuringly.
"Yeah, I know prongs. But you have to do what's right for you. Sure your dad doesn't agree, but she's good for you and you like her!"
"Yeah, I really do." James gazed off dreamily. He was really glad Sirius was there to confide in.
The exams had been drawing ever closer and even though she Lily had been secretly going out with James for two weeks now, they hadn't on a date yet or done anything more than hold hands.
This was because one of main reason, they were too busy studying. Lily really wanted to improve on her exam results this year. She didn't do badly last year but she could still improve significantly. It was the night before Lily's first exam and she was studying with James in the prefects common room.
Just then Lily felt her stomach give an almighty lurch.
"I think I'm going to be sick." and with that, she ran out to the prefects bathroom, which, thankfully was next door and empty. She knelt over the loo and threw up. James was right behind her and held her hair.
When Lily was just about done and clean, they sat down for a second.
"That was soooo embarrassing, I'm soooo sorry! What do you think that was about?" she questioned.
"Your nerves?" James replied "Your so nervous about your exams, your making yourself physically sick."
"What can I do? What if I'm sick tomorrow?"
"Don't worry... err, I'll tell you what, take this!" He handed her a chain off of his wrist. "It has been in my family for generations, of course I will need it back, but for your exams you can have it.
It has always brought me luck and good fortune, it brought my family wealth, joy and good wizarding skill. It brought my grandfather, my grand mother. My father my mother, and me , you."
"I couldn't possibly."
"Take it!"
"Thank you, James." And with that she hugged him. She now felt a lot better.
The exams passed quickly and every time Lily felt herself getting nervous she played with James' chain, which never left her wrist. Even just toughing it, made her feel warm and comforted, as if he were there by her side. She drew strength from it as she did from James.
When the results came out, it was better than expected. Sirius and James of course topped the year, as they always did. But Lily was close behind their perfect scores, she in fact got the highest charms score in the whole school, let alone year.
The day before they were due to go home, Mcgonnagal called James to her office and said.
"Mr Potter, I understand you and Miss Evans have been working hard together like I asked you, to improve her school work and now you have managed to get her grades so they are one of the top in the year.
Well done! I am awarding Griffindor 10 points, for your help."
"Thank you professor."
James left the office and Dumbledore entered.
"What was that about Minerva?"
"I was just congratulating Mr Potter on the success he has had when tutoring Miss Evan's, She came in the top 3 of the year in her exam results, you know."
"Yes I know. They seem to work well together."
"They do."
"If they continue working so well, I will have to seriously think about giving them the positions ad head boy and girl. They could do great things, if they are taught well. We must bestow in them the rights of the world at an early age, even just one brick being removed can make a house tumble, and with them being as powerful as I see their potential, they are very important bricks in the wizarding world. Heaven forbid if they were to end up going to the dark side, we would have an even worse time of defeating it. I just prey that The newly rising dark lord, does not find out about them before they leave school and are more vulnerable to be corrupted."
"We can only hope."
"Anyway, are you ready? We must prepare for the end of year feast."
And with that they left for the great hall. Whilst James had been talking to professor Mcgonnagal, Lily pulled Sirius to the side of the great hall.
"Sirius, listen. I promised James I wouldn't tell anyone, but I feel as if I owe it to you, to let you know. After the dance, me and James got together!"
"Really?" Sirius said in mock surprise, after all James had already told him.
"Yeah and it's all thanks to you that I plucked up the courage and was honest!"
"Ok no problem, I promise I won't tell anyone."
"Thanks Sirius!"
The end of year feast that evening, was pretty uneventful. Lily had a good time talking with Crystal, Andi and Hayley. A few other Ravenclaws came to say hi too. Lily had fun but often wished she were in Griffindor so she could sit with James. James found himself thinking along the same sort of lines about the Ravenclaw table. He especially got jealous if any males started talking to Lily. But she mainly talked to Crystal. Lily looked up at James, and he winked at her she smiled and looked down. Remus caught the wink and looked to see who it was at. But he couldn't find anyone?
"Who Ya winking at Prongs?"
He asked. James did some quick thinking.
"Uh, Oh... no one... Just got something in my eye."
"He he, you are such a messy eater, I still can't believe you managed to get that soup in your hair that time?"
"I told you, Sirius must have put that there!"
"Yeah whatever Potter!"
The feast continued in the same manor. Griffindor of course won the house cup as they had done the previous 4 years and the next thing they knew was that they were on their way home on the Hogwarts express. Just after the witch with the food trolley had passed, James said:
"Hey Siri, You fancy playing tricks on the rest of the school?"
"You bet!" And the 2 boys left the compartment. The first carriage they entered was full with 6th year girls.
"Mind if we join you ladies?" Sirius said twirling his wand.
"No not at all." One said giggling.
"So did you all have yourselves a good year?" James asked.
"Yeah it was great."
"Looking forward to the summ...?" Sirius dropped his wand. One of the girls politely bent forward to pick it up.
"What are you doing?" James asked trying to keep a straight face.
"That's my wand!" Sirius accused. The boys grabbed the wand and ran out laughing leaving some very confused girls.
In the next compartment James and Sirius sat down in between a boy and girl who looked as though they wanted to be left alone. James pulled a Quaffle out of his robe pocket (Yes they are big pockets!) and he tossed it to Sirius, who tossed it back and so on.
The couple carried on talking ignoring the 2 boys, until they couldn't take it anymore.
"WILL YOU TWO CUT IT OUT?!"
James and Sirius both put on sad puppy eyes, pretending to cry,
"Ok we'll leave..." And they left, leaving the couple feeling guilty.
The next carriage they went into, had two girls and a boy in. James and Sirius took seats either side of the boy and started up a conversation. Every now and again they would take it in turns to pretend to sniff the boy. But after about 3 minutes they got bored of the scared expressions they were receiving and left.
"Let's split up now." James suggested. "I'll go this way, you go that way." and they split up. After about 5 minutes of searching, James found the compartment he was looking for, Lily's. He got her attention and she slipped out. They walked around and managed to find an empty compartment.
"There's something I have to tell you about." They both said at the same time.
"You first." They replied.
"O.K. me." They both said.
"I told Sirius." They looked at each other disbelievingly.
"Yes, that's right," Sirius had appeared at the door. "You both secretly told me." James and Lily burst out laughing,
they couldn't believe they had, had the same idea of telling Sirius and then the same guilt of keeping it from the other.
"What's funny?" James and Lily laughed harder at Sirius' confusion.
"Fine! Lily, James said you were his best ever snog and James, Lily loves your cute butt!" James and Lily both stopped laughing and blushed.
"Sirius," Lily started, "I never said that?!"
"I know , but you stare at it often enough!" Lily blushed a deeper shade of red. Sirius rubbed his hands together and left.
"I'd better go too, I said I was only going to the toilet, they'll think I got lost."
"Or that you fell in!"
"Nah, I'm not wet." James grinned reaching for his wand.
"Don't you dare Potter!" Lily smiled, kissing him on the cheek, and left.
Meanwhile, Sirius was sitting in a compartment of 7th years, reading a version of "Hogwarts, a history". This may not sound that weird, but every now and again Sirius would start laughing and then refuse to tell anyone why. This of course was a trick, how could the most boring book ever have anything remotely funny in it?
Where as Peter and Remus had decided to go round all the compartments, asking for tickets and when none could be supplied, they would write each person a bill. They actually made quite a bit, from gullible first years.
Finally they arrived at Kings cross station. It was the end of a wonderful year. And little did James know, he had been right, that year had a big stage in his life. He met and even though he hadn't realised it yet, had fallen in love with the woman he would spend the rest of his life with. Lily Evans.
They had a long way to go yet, though.
At about 3 in the morning, Lily woke up, although she wasn't in her bed? Or her dorm? No in here dorm the hangings were all blue, but these were red? Then she remembered.
"James" She jumped up, heading out. But as she walked across the room she tripped and landed on a bump in the middle of the floor.
"Ouch" The bump said.
"Ahh2 Lily let out.
"Lily?"
"James? Why are you on the floor?" James sat up although it was difficult as Lily was still on top of him. He smiled.
"And where exactly was I supposed to sleep? My bed was a little occupied." Lily blushed.
"You could have woken me up."
James lifted Lily up off of him and they went down to the Griffindor common room. It was completely empty and the only source of light, was that of the glowing embers in the fire place.
"Sorry about what happened last night." James said.
"It's ok I'm over it. By the way I heard what you said...Thank you." James blushed.
"That's ok, I just said the truth." Lily smiled timidly. "You looked really pretty tonight, by the way."
"Like I said, your sister works miracles."
"No you've always looked pretty." Lily blushed again, James looked into her eyes and lent in, he was now so close he could feel her breath, Lily realising what he was about to do closed her eyes.
But then James realised what he was about to do and pulled back.
"No...I...Your with Sirius."
"No, I'm not."
"Your not?" Relief spread throughout James.
"No, neither of us feel that way about each other.
"I don't understand?"
"Well when you asked me who I wanted to go to the ball with, my mind and heart screamed your name, but I was scared you didn't like me like that. So my voice said Sirius. Then you arranged it all and I couldn't take it back.
It wasn't till Sirius talked some sense into me, that I realised what a fool I had been."
"So now wha...?" Lily didn't wait for him to finish. She lent in and kissed him, passionately.
And here it was, that moment. The moment which had been built up to, over the last few months. The moment their lips touched, the moment electricity ran down their backs, just from each others touch.
And the moment curiosity became discovery. This moment was pure magic. Seeing fireworks was an understatement. The ecstasy they felt, just being in each others arms and knowing how the other felt was indescribable.
After a couple of minutes James broke the silence.
"Lily will you go out with me?" She pondered her answer for a second, to purposely to leave him hanging.
"Depends" She finally said.
"On what?" He asked anxiously.
"Only if you kiss me again!" She grinned cheekily, and James lent in for another kiss. So this is what it feels like to be on cloud nine, Lily thought.
They sat in the common room talking, hand in hand, about anything and everything. The weird thing was, they didn't feel awkward around each other, like James had with so many girls. Maybe it was because he had been friends with Lily first?
They decided that they should keep their relationship a secret, after what happened with Lily the night before, it wouldn't be surprising if Lily was attacked by the Slytheryn's, especially if they knew she and James were an item. They hated James. Wow, she was actually going out with James Potter!
Just before day break Lily kissed James on the cheek and went back to her dorm. When she got there Crystal practically jumped her.
"Oh my gosh Lily, where were you? I was so worried! I swear if any of those Slytheryn's touched you, I'll..."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I fell asleep in Griffindor tower." Lily said smiling a dreamy smile.
"Oh really? And whom was there with you?"
"Well Sirius went to get James for me but took ages and after the busy day I had, I just fell asleep. And then I woke up and came here."
"Uh huh." Crystal said disbelievingly. Meanwhile, James went back up to his dorm and got into his now empty bed. Now a person with more common sense would have retake their position on the floor, so as not to cause suspicion, but no.
Later that morning, Sirius woke up, surprisingly first (out of him and James) this only usually happened on Christmas morning. He looked for James and found him asleep on his bed, Lily missing.
This led Sirius to believe James had, had a very busy night and that Lily had been with him, and after the conversation he had previously had with Lily, he could guess what had been talked about, or done.
Sirius decided that confrontation was the only possible solution. So he started jumping on James' bed to wake him.
"Sirius! Ger'off"
"So what happened with you last night?" James closed his eyes in thought. What had happened last night?
There was the ball, and Lily looked amazing. Lily, why does that ring a bell? OH! LILY! His face suddenly filled with a huge smile. He opened his mouth, but then he remembered he wasn't supposed to tell.
"Nothing really, the ball went smoothly, well almost. My job done and dusted."
"When did Lily leave?"
"Lily? Oh yeah, she left just after we fell asleep, tripped over me on her way out." James said in what he hoped was in an offhand manor.
"Oh, did she talk with you? Sirius was sure something must have happened, James didn't just smile for no reason.
"Look Sirius, I'm going to tell you this, but only because your my bestest friend in the whole wide world and you will never tell another soul, and it's because of you we're together anyhow!"
"She told you!" Sirius grinned.
"She sure did." James said dreamily.
"So what happened?"
"Well, I really wanted her, but I held back because I thought she was with you..."
"Really, ah thanks" Sirius interrupted in a girly voice.
"No problem. But she informed me otherwise, told me how she really liked me and then she kissed me."
"Was she any good?"
"SIRIUS! And yeah, it was absolute bliss! The best I've ever had in fact! And then I asked her out."
"And she said yes and now your married and James Potter junior is on his way!" Sirius said winking He received a thump for that comment.
"But Sirius, you have to promise not to tell a soul! Seriously, if people find out about us, they will probably really lay into us, plus..." He looked around guiltily. "You know what my father would so to me if he knew I was dating a Muggle born." Sirius put his arm around his mate, reassuringly.
"Yeah, I know prongs. But you have to do what's right for you. Sure your dad doesn't agree, but she's good for you and you like her!"
"Yeah, I really do." James gazed off dreamily. He was really glad Sirius was there to confide in.
The exams had been drawing ever closer and even though she Lily had been secretly going out with James for two weeks now, they hadn't on a date yet or done anything more than hold hands.
This was because one of main reason, they were too busy studying. Lily really wanted to improve on her exam results this year. She didn't do badly last year but she could still improve significantly. It was the night before Lily's first exam and she was studying with James in the prefects common room.
Just then Lily felt her stomach give an almighty lurch.
"I think I'm going to be sick." and with that, she ran out to the prefects bathroom, which, thankfully was next door and empty. She knelt over the loo and threw up. James was right behind her and held her hair.
When Lily was just about done and clean, they sat down for a second.
"That was soooo embarrassing, I'm soooo sorry! What do you think that was about?" she questioned.
"Your nerves?" James replied "Your so nervous about your exams, your making yourself physically sick."
"What can I do? What if I'm sick tomorrow?"
"Don't worry... err, I'll tell you what, take this!" He handed her a chain off of his wrist. "It has been in my family for generations, of course I will need it back, but for your exams you can have it.
It has always brought me luck and good fortune, it brought my family wealth, joy and good wizarding skill. It brought my grandfather, my grand mother. My father my mother, and me , you."
"I couldn't possibly."
"Take it!"
"Thank you, James." And with that she hugged him. She now felt a lot better.
The exams passed quickly and every time Lily felt herself getting nervous she played with James' chain, which never left her wrist. Even just toughing it, made her feel warm and comforted, as if he were there by her side. She drew strength from it as she did from James.
When the results came out, it was better than expected. Sirius and James of course topped the year, as they always did. But Lily was close behind their perfect scores, she in fact got the highest charms score in the whole school, let alone year.
The day before they were due to go home, Mcgonnagal called James to her office and said.
"Mr Potter, I understand you and Miss Evans have been working hard together like I asked you, to improve her school work and now you have managed to get her grades so they are one of the top in the year.
Well done! I am awarding Griffindor 10 points, for your help."
"Thank you professor."
James left the office and Dumbledore entered.
"What was that about Minerva?"
"I was just congratulating Mr Potter on the success he has had when tutoring Miss Evan's, She came in the top 3 of the year in her exam results, you know."
"Yes I know. They seem to work well together."
"They do."
"If they continue working so well, I will have to seriously think about giving them the positions ad head boy and girl. They could do great things, if they are taught well. We must bestow in them the rights of the world at an early age, even just one brick being removed can make a house tumble, and with them being as powerful as I see their potential, they are very important bricks in the wizarding world. Heaven forbid if they were to end up going to the dark side, we would have an even worse time of defeating it. I just prey that The newly rising dark lord, does not find out about them before they leave school and are more vulnerable to be corrupted."
"We can only hope."
"Anyway, are you ready? We must prepare for the end of year feast."
And with that they left for the great hall. Whilst James had been talking to professor Mcgonnagal, Lily pulled Sirius to the side of the great hall.
"Sirius, listen. I promised James I wouldn't tell anyone, but I feel as if I owe it to you, to let you know. After the dance, me and James got together!"
"Really?" Sirius said in mock surprise, after all James had already told him.
"Yeah and it's all thanks to you that I plucked up the courage and was honest!"
"Ok no problem, I promise I won't tell anyone."
"Thanks Sirius!"
The end of year feast that evening, was pretty uneventful. Lily had a good time talking with Crystal, Andi and Hayley. A few other Ravenclaws came to say hi too. Lily had fun but often wished she were in Griffindor so she could sit with James. James found himself thinking along the same sort of lines about the Ravenclaw table. He especially got jealous if any males started talking to Lily. But she mainly talked to Crystal. Lily looked up at James, and he winked at her she smiled and looked down. Remus caught the wink and looked to see who it was at. But he couldn't find anyone?
"Who Ya winking at Prongs?"
He asked. James did some quick thinking.
"Uh, Oh... no one... Just got something in my eye."
"He he, you are such a messy eater, I still can't believe you managed to get that soup in your hair that time?"
"I told you, Sirius must have put that there!"
"Yeah whatever Potter!"
The feast continued in the same manor. Griffindor of course won the house cup as they had done the previous 4 years and the next thing they knew was that they were on their way home on the Hogwarts express. Just after the witch with the food trolley had passed, James said:
"Hey Siri, You fancy playing tricks on the rest of the school?"
"You bet!" And the 2 boys left the compartment. The first carriage they entered was full with 6th year girls.
"Mind if we join you ladies?" Sirius said twirling his wand.
"No not at all." One said giggling.
"So did you all have yourselves a good year?" James asked.
"Yeah it was great."
"Looking forward to the summ...?" Sirius dropped his wand. One of the girls politely bent forward to pick it up.
"What are you doing?" James asked trying to keep a straight face.
"That's my wand!" Sirius accused. The boys grabbed the wand and ran out laughing leaving some very confused girls.
In the next compartment James and Sirius sat down in between a boy and girl who looked as though they wanted to be left alone. James pulled a Quaffle out of his robe pocket (Yes they are big pockets!) and he tossed it to Sirius, who tossed it back and so on.
The couple carried on talking ignoring the 2 boys, until they couldn't take it anymore.
"WILL YOU TWO CUT IT OUT?!"
James and Sirius both put on sad puppy eyes, pretending to cry,
"Ok we'll leave..." And they left, leaving the couple feeling guilty.
The next carriage they went into, had two girls and a boy in. James and Sirius took seats either side of the boy and started up a conversation. Every now and again they would take it in turns to pretend to sniff the boy. But after about 3 minutes they got bored of the scared expressions they were receiving and left.
"Let's split up now." James suggested. "I'll go this way, you go that way." and they split up. After about 5 minutes of searching, James found the compartment he was looking for, Lily's. He got her attention and she slipped out. They walked around and managed to find an empty compartment.
"There's something I have to tell you about." They both said at the same time.
"You first." They replied.
"O.K. me." They both said.
"I told Sirius." They looked at each other disbelievingly.
"Yes, that's right," Sirius had appeared at the door. "You both secretly told me." James and Lily burst out laughing,
they couldn't believe they had, had the same idea of telling Sirius and then the same guilt of keeping it from the other.
"What's funny?" James and Lily laughed harder at Sirius' confusion.
"Fine! Lily, James said you were his best ever snog and James, Lily loves your cute butt!" James and Lily both stopped laughing and blushed.
"Sirius," Lily started, "I never said that?!"
"I know , but you stare at it often enough!" Lily blushed a deeper shade of red. Sirius rubbed his hands together and left.
"I'd better go too, I said I was only going to the toilet, they'll think I got lost."
"Or that you fell in!"
"Nah, I'm not wet." James grinned reaching for his wand.
"Don't you dare Potter!" Lily smiled, kissing him on the cheek, and left.
Meanwhile, Sirius was sitting in a compartment of 7th years, reading a version of "Hogwarts, a history". This may not sound that weird, but every now and again Sirius would start laughing and then refuse to tell anyone why. This of course was a trick, how could the most boring book ever have anything remotely funny in it?
Where as Peter and Remus had decided to go round all the compartments, asking for tickets and when none could be supplied, they would write each person a bill. They actually made quite a bit, from gullible first years.
Finally they arrived at Kings cross station. It was the end of a wonderful year. And little did James know, he had been right, that year had a big stage in his life. He met and even though he hadn't realised it yet, had fallen in love with the woman he would spend the rest of his life with. Lily Evans.
They had a long way to go yet, though.