Chapter 12 Christmas Day Part 1
AN: I am so sorry about the long wait. I hate it that my favourite story is on hold at the moment and yet I'm such a hypocrite to make you guys wait as well. I have had the school year from hell and this chapter is only getting down because I swore I wouldn't touch my school books today and I would write a chapter. Well here it is I sincerely hope you enjoy it!
Lily's P.O.V-----
Lily awoke Christmas morning not long after the 6am. She didn't not wake up on her own esteem but because something large had landed on her feet. A drowsy Lily sat up rubbing the sleep from her eyes and realised that the big thing on her feet was James. She had moved back into her old bed in the tower on the first day of holidays. This room no longer felt like hers though, she was a guest here. Her room was the little room off the hospital wing.
"James what, in the name of God, were you thinking waking me up this early in the morning?!? Especially, in such an awfully way." Lily at this point was obviously not pleased to have a large teenage male land on her feet. Lily had been extremely busy for the first part of break reporting to teachers for her practical tests that now she was exhausted and only wanted to rest up.
"Come on Lily its Christmas and we may as well make the best Christmas possible. Come on lets go open our presents." James replied crawly off the bed and physically pulling Lily onto the flour.
The first time that James had made an appearance in the girls dorm had scared Lily out of her wits. She had just emerged from the shower with only and towel on to find James sitting on her bed. She hadn't known that James and Sirius had found an alternate entrance into the girl's dorm years ago, one that didn't end with the guy sitting on a very sore bum at the bottom of the girl's staircase after in turns into a no grip ramp. Now, however, it did not choke her as much..
"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Lily replied exasperated. She wasn't as ticked off as she had been even though she had been pulled out of her bed because she realised that James was trying to cover up the fact that underneath this excitement he was feeling depressed and lonely. Christmas is in general very much a family season and for people like Lily and James who did not have any family to share it with it can be a very depressing and sad holiday. Lily had a feeling that she and James would be having a good cry over their parents before the day was out.
James' P.O.V--------
James woke up early on Christmas morning, about five am as he always had, he was about to jump out of bed and run to wake up his mom when he realised that he was at Hogwarts and his mom with no longer on this earth. It hit him light a freight train, the sadness and loneliness and grief. James broke down and cried into his pillow, he cried for his mother and even though to a lesser degree his father. He felt so alone in the world, he had no idea what he was supposed to do on a Christmas morning when all the normal traditions had been broken. Then he remembered, Lily.
James walked through the secret passageway that he and Sirius had discovered leading in to the girl's dorms in second year. He remembered the shocked embraced look on Lily's face the day she had emerged from the shower in only a towel to find him sitting on her bed. He hadn't minded seeing her in that state but he was sorry that he had bothered her. Entering the sixth year girls dorm, James couldn't help himself he had to jump on someone's bed today to wake them up and Lily just happened to handy. However, one look at her face after he landed on her feet may have convinced him that it wasn't such a smooth idea.
After pulling Lily out of bed and convincing her to come down and open presents James went down to the common room the quick way, the slide that formed for any male who wanted to set foot on the girl's staircase. After receiving and rather unpleasant bump at the bottom (something James always seemed to forget about before hand) James situated himself on a sofa in front of the fire.
Lily's P.O.V.---------
Not long after James began getting board with watching the flames in the fire place (which isn't very long), Lily emerged from the stair case (which was now stairs again). She had put on some slippers and a robe over her pyjamas. Walking over to the fire she sat down next to the massive pine tree that was set up there.
"Okay James, want to start?" Lily asked.
"You bet!" He replied almost to enthusiastically. Now Lily was sure that James' outward excitement was a façade to hind the pain and anguish he was feeling.
"Okay James here is one for you from Sirius. Are you sure you want to open it?"
"Ya, usually they aren't too explosive." James opened the present to find that for once Sirius hadn't given him a gag gift. Inside the package he found diamond hard broom polish and a book on pranks. "I think Sirius is getting out of practice." James commented.
"So here is one for me from Peter. Isn't that nice of him?" Lily opened her present to find a box of chocolate frogs. These were put aside as more presents were handed out. They both got presents from Remus and cards form Dumbledore inviting them both to his house in Hogsmead for Christmas dinner. Lily got a present from Sirius and a Christmas card from her sister Petunia with a family Christmas card which spoke of Petunia and Vernon leaving out Lily's existence entirely. James got a present from Peter and some of his extended family and old family friends as well.
James's P.O.V-------
James felt bad when seeing his pile of gifts was so much bigger compared to Lily's. Lily its seemed did not noticed. It still made James feel bad thinking that that little card from her sister and maybe a card from Dumbledore was all she had had for the last 2 years. "Here Lily this is my present for you. James pulled her present out form under the couch where he had hid it."
"Oh my gosh this is to much James!" Lily cried as she unwrapped the paper from around her very own Silver Arrow broom. "Thank you!" Lily said as she through herself at him hugging him close. James held her to him savouring the feel of holding her in his arms. He couldn't think of anything but how much he liked this girl.
"You deserve it, Lily. That broom belongs with you, now you can really fly like an bird." James said unhappily letting her go.
"And here is your present." Lily said handing James a largish rectangular prism wrapped in changing colour wrapping.
Inside James found a 10 galleon gift certificate from Zonkos, the lattes prank book from the biggest prankster of all time Jerle Laughlot, as well as a pensive bowl and instruction book. "This is too much Lily you must have really gone out of your way."
"James except for you and my sister I have virtually no one. I got toke gifts for the other three boys but you are the only person I can truly spoil. Dumbledore gave me a pensive the Christmas after my parents died and I found it truly helps."
"Thank you, Lily." James said in not much more then a whisper pulling her to him in a hug that expressed all the pain that James was feeling inside. Lily realise that he was holding on to her as if she was a rock in the sea keeping him from floating away.
"Come on James. You'll feel better after some breakfast." Lily pulled out of his hug although she didn't want to. James looked up at her in gratitude realising that Lily understood exactly how he felt.
"Yes, let's go." And so James and Lily walked down to Christmas breakfast together in silence comforting each other by simply being there.
AN: I will post the next chapter as soon as possible but that may not be to the end of June or even the beginning of July. I'm sorry about the long waits but I can't help my schedule.
AN: I am so sorry about the long wait. I hate it that my favourite story is on hold at the moment and yet I'm such a hypocrite to make you guys wait as well. I have had the school year from hell and this chapter is only getting down because I swore I wouldn't touch my school books today and I would write a chapter. Well here it is I sincerely hope you enjoy it!
Lily's P.O.V-----
Lily awoke Christmas morning not long after the 6am. She didn't not wake up on her own esteem but because something large had landed on her feet. A drowsy Lily sat up rubbing the sleep from her eyes and realised that the big thing on her feet was James. She had moved back into her old bed in the tower on the first day of holidays. This room no longer felt like hers though, she was a guest here. Her room was the little room off the hospital wing.
"James what, in the name of God, were you thinking waking me up this early in the morning?!? Especially, in such an awfully way." Lily at this point was obviously not pleased to have a large teenage male land on her feet. Lily had been extremely busy for the first part of break reporting to teachers for her practical tests that now she was exhausted and only wanted to rest up.
"Come on Lily its Christmas and we may as well make the best Christmas possible. Come on lets go open our presents." James replied crawly off the bed and physically pulling Lily onto the flour.
The first time that James had made an appearance in the girls dorm had scared Lily out of her wits. She had just emerged from the shower with only and towel on to find James sitting on her bed. She hadn't known that James and Sirius had found an alternate entrance into the girl's dorm years ago, one that didn't end with the guy sitting on a very sore bum at the bottom of the girl's staircase after in turns into a no grip ramp. Now, however, it did not choke her as much..
"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Lily replied exasperated. She wasn't as ticked off as she had been even though she had been pulled out of her bed because she realised that James was trying to cover up the fact that underneath this excitement he was feeling depressed and lonely. Christmas is in general very much a family season and for people like Lily and James who did not have any family to share it with it can be a very depressing and sad holiday. Lily had a feeling that she and James would be having a good cry over their parents before the day was out.
James' P.O.V--------
James woke up early on Christmas morning, about five am as he always had, he was about to jump out of bed and run to wake up his mom when he realised that he was at Hogwarts and his mom with no longer on this earth. It hit him light a freight train, the sadness and loneliness and grief. James broke down and cried into his pillow, he cried for his mother and even though to a lesser degree his father. He felt so alone in the world, he had no idea what he was supposed to do on a Christmas morning when all the normal traditions had been broken. Then he remembered, Lily.
James walked through the secret passageway that he and Sirius had discovered leading in to the girl's dorms in second year. He remembered the shocked embraced look on Lily's face the day she had emerged from the shower in only a towel to find him sitting on her bed. He hadn't minded seeing her in that state but he was sorry that he had bothered her. Entering the sixth year girls dorm, James couldn't help himself he had to jump on someone's bed today to wake them up and Lily just happened to handy. However, one look at her face after he landed on her feet may have convinced him that it wasn't such a smooth idea.
After pulling Lily out of bed and convincing her to come down and open presents James went down to the common room the quick way, the slide that formed for any male who wanted to set foot on the girl's staircase. After receiving and rather unpleasant bump at the bottom (something James always seemed to forget about before hand) James situated himself on a sofa in front of the fire.
Lily's P.O.V.---------
Not long after James began getting board with watching the flames in the fire place (which isn't very long), Lily emerged from the stair case (which was now stairs again). She had put on some slippers and a robe over her pyjamas. Walking over to the fire she sat down next to the massive pine tree that was set up there.
"Okay James, want to start?" Lily asked.
"You bet!" He replied almost to enthusiastically. Now Lily was sure that James' outward excitement was a façade to hind the pain and anguish he was feeling.
"Okay James here is one for you from Sirius. Are you sure you want to open it?"
"Ya, usually they aren't too explosive." James opened the present to find that for once Sirius hadn't given him a gag gift. Inside the package he found diamond hard broom polish and a book on pranks. "I think Sirius is getting out of practice." James commented.
"So here is one for me from Peter. Isn't that nice of him?" Lily opened her present to find a box of chocolate frogs. These were put aside as more presents were handed out. They both got presents from Remus and cards form Dumbledore inviting them both to his house in Hogsmead for Christmas dinner. Lily got a present from Sirius and a Christmas card from her sister Petunia with a family Christmas card which spoke of Petunia and Vernon leaving out Lily's existence entirely. James got a present from Peter and some of his extended family and old family friends as well.
James's P.O.V-------
James felt bad when seeing his pile of gifts was so much bigger compared to Lily's. Lily its seemed did not noticed. It still made James feel bad thinking that that little card from her sister and maybe a card from Dumbledore was all she had had for the last 2 years. "Here Lily this is my present for you. James pulled her present out form under the couch where he had hid it."
"Oh my gosh this is to much James!" Lily cried as she unwrapped the paper from around her very own Silver Arrow broom. "Thank you!" Lily said as she through herself at him hugging him close. James held her to him savouring the feel of holding her in his arms. He couldn't think of anything but how much he liked this girl.
"You deserve it, Lily. That broom belongs with you, now you can really fly like an bird." James said unhappily letting her go.
"And here is your present." Lily said handing James a largish rectangular prism wrapped in changing colour wrapping.
Inside James found a 10 galleon gift certificate from Zonkos, the lattes prank book from the biggest prankster of all time Jerle Laughlot, as well as a pensive bowl and instruction book. "This is too much Lily you must have really gone out of your way."
"James except for you and my sister I have virtually no one. I got toke gifts for the other three boys but you are the only person I can truly spoil. Dumbledore gave me a pensive the Christmas after my parents died and I found it truly helps."
"Thank you, Lily." James said in not much more then a whisper pulling her to him in a hug that expressed all the pain that James was feeling inside. Lily realise that he was holding on to her as if she was a rock in the sea keeping him from floating away.
"Come on James. You'll feel better after some breakfast." Lily pulled out of his hug although she didn't want to. James looked up at her in gratitude realising that Lily understood exactly how he felt.
"Yes, let's go." And so James and Lily walked down to Christmas breakfast together in silence comforting each other by simply being there.
AN: I will post the next chapter as soon as possible but that may not be to the end of June or even the beginning of July. I'm sorry about the long waits but I can't help my schedule.
