Epilogue: In the Endless Sunlight

There was light this time. Brilliant, blinding light everywhere. She was drowning, suffocating, suffused with a light that went through her, past her, in her...

And then he was there, handsome as ever, smiling at her with his arms open. She flew to him with a cry of joy, and he caught her as he always did. He was warm, and solid, and real…and then she was laughing, laughing and crying with joy as he picked her up and swung her around.

"James!" she screeched, startled.

His grin was unrepentant and roguish; the grin she loved so much. "Yes, Lily?" he asked innocently, setting her down gently.

It was too much for her. Lily threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly, sobbing into his chest. "Oh, James…" The familiar feel of his strong arms encircling her only made her cry harder.

"Now see here Jamsie-boy, you're not making my Lils cry again, are you?" a familiar voice threatened playfully.

Lily turned in James's arms and felt her jaw drop. "Sirius?"

"The one and only," he replied proudly, giving her a mock-bow. There stood Sirius Black, hale and whole, black eyes sparkling. "Miss me much, Lils?"

"Sirius!" Her half-exasperated, half-joyful shout was barely coherent. Sirius looked mildly alarmed when she hurled herself at him, sobbing uncontrollably.

Sirius patted her back awkwardly. "Aw, come on, Lily, you know I didn't mean it like that…"

"Idiot!"

"Well, naturally," another voice laughed. "But it's good to hear you say it, Lily."

"Remus!" Lily missed the grateful look Sirius shot him over her shoulder. She was too busy drinking in the sight of her friend; like James and Sirius, he looked wonderful, his amber eyes alight with joy. Unlike Sirius, however, Remus caught her securely and held her as she cried.

"We missed you, Lils," her oldest friend said softly. Lily simply buried her face in his chest and hugged him tighter.

"Hope you're not tryin' to steal my girl, Moony," came James's voice from somewhere behind her.

"Not at all, Prongs. Do us all a favor though, and take care of her, will you?" Lily knew she had missed the infamous Marauder planning again, for suddenly Remus was pushing her away and she was falling and then—and then James was there, kissing her passionately. She responded instantly, automatically. He was fire and ice; she shivered in his arms as his heat coursed through her veins.

When they finally broke apart, all traces of her tears were gone, and she smiled up at him warmly, ignoring Sirius's smirk and Remus's little smile.

"Harry got married," Lily told her husband happily.

"I know." She looked at him questioningly, and James smiled. "Harry must have found his angel, because you're here with me."

Finis.

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