A/N- Before I start I would like respond to and thank my encouraging
reviewers:
J.E.A.R.K.Potter- Thank you for reading my fic, and I shall try to make the chapters a bit more lengthy! Petunia is not pregnant at this point, although that was my bad, I think I was a bit unclear in chapter 12 when Lily and Amy were discussing what her future children would look like. I can see where you would get the idea that Petunia was pregnant.
SHorTnSwEet9013- Possibly my most active reviewer and the only one that I have had the pleasure of talking to on-line! Instead of a sequel after Fate I have decided to do a prequel. I just can't give up Lily and James! Thanks a ton!
Waha123- My first reviewer! Thanks!!
Sarah- My neighbor! I don't know if you are still reading this, but thanks for your support in all of my stories!
shadowphoniexstar- I gave Gloria a much more active role! Thanks for reviewing!
KitKat- Thanks for the encouraging words!!
Tanya J Potter- Thanks for reviewing!
Ayla- Thanks for reviewing and for the Weasley children's ages!
Luthien RhiannonCat5- Thanks for constantly reviewing!!
aBIGpoptart- Thanks for reviewing and for being the only one to give me a death eater name!!
mandyzcool- Thanks for taking your time to read and review Fate!
Quiteona- Thanks for reviewing! I went back and fixed some of the grammatical errors in the first few chapters, not sure if I got them all, but hey I tried! And I did read and review your story! Keep writing it!!
Queen of Day Dreams- Cute pen name! Thanks for reviewing! I try to update as often as possible even if it means shorter chapters!!
Bloomz-baby- Orlando fan I presume! He rules! Thanks for reviewing! I shall try to update as much as possible!!
SwiminWithFishies- Amy!!! So glad you decided not to kill me! I'll have to write the fic during band more often, the only good thing about midterms! I know you hate cliff hangers, so I shall try not to be mean (well not too mean at least!). You have to put up your story! Quick! Now!! Go!! Why are you reading this?!?!?!?! I told you to WRITE!! LOL!! See you at school!
SugarMama- Glad you like it and came back to read it!
DaNoNi- Thanks for reviewing!
Now, I think that was everyone! If I forgot you, you can give me a virtual slap on the face and we'll call it even! Celebrating almost having 50 reviews! That is WAY more than I expected in just about a month! Glad you all like it! Continue to review! And now on to the part you have all been waiting for........Chapter 18!!!
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It was unusual for an Order meeting to be in the early hours of the day, but, since it was Valentine's Day, Dumbledore made an exception. James had to replan his whole day with Lily because of it. Unfortunately, he was stuck inside listening to Sturgis' evaluations. He looked at his watch. If he hadn't been at the Order meeting he would have been enjoying a picnic with Lily in their magically heated backyard. James glanced over at Lily who was sitting next to him. She had her hands on her head.
Lily noticed James watching her and turned her head to face him. She gave him a weak smile as he mouthed the words 'I love you'. Lily received a sharp nudge in her side from her friend Amy who was seated on her left and decided to pay attention.
Correction.
Try to pay attention.
No matter how hard she tried to stay focused, she just couldn't. Why the hell would they have a meeting on Valentine's Day anyway? She smiled to herself when she pictured the expression that James had on his face when they received the owl from Dumbledore. It was a classic. But, Lily could see why he was so perturbed by it, he had spent the past week planning the day's events. In Lily's opinion, she didn't care where they were, as long as they were together.
James looked over at Lily again. How long was this meeting going to last? He looked once again at his watch and guessed that he had been zoned out for the past 20 minutes, which meant that he only really paid attention for about 10 minutes. James just wanted the perfect Valentine's Day imaginable. That was all he wanted.
"...and since all of your minds are elsewhere at the moment, I think we should call it a day," Dumbledore concluded, snapping James out of his trance.
Everyone filed out quicker that usual hand in hand with their special someone. James waved his wand and the chairs disappeared. Lily was standing over by the window looking out. James grinned and walked over to her. Lily sighed as she felt his hands slip around her waist, but she continued to stare out of the window. James, very curious as to what was captivating his wife's attention, looked out of the window as well. To his dismay he found that it had begun to flurry. Lily sighed again. "Looks like the picnic is going to have to wait, James," she said gently, turning to face him.
James didn't say anything. Today just wasn't turning out to be his day. Lily kissed him on the cheek, not knowing what to say. James closed his eyes and put his chin on Lily's head as he drew in deep breaths. "I guess we'll just have to improvise," he said after a moment.
Lily nodded. "Come on, we could set up right here in the living room," she suggested.
James had a grin on his face. "All right, we just have to set it up."
"What are you smiling about?" Lily laughed.
James shook his head and went off to get the picnic basket that he had prepared earlier. He set up the picnic in the living room. It was perfect, well at least it would be as soon as he added his finishing touch.
Lily walked into her living room and gasped. There were white flakes falling from the ceiling. "James..."
"Well, it was kind of plain before," he smiled walking over to her.
Lily took the hand James was holding out to her and he led her over to the blanket. Lily noticed that there was no snow present on the blanket and smiled. "It's kind of like being in a snow globe, isn't it?" James smiled as they sat down.
Lily laughed. "I always wondered what it would feel like to be inside of a snow globe!"
They sat contently on the blanket amongst the swirling snow just enjoying each other's company. "This is perfect James," Lily sighed breaking away from a kiss, "As always."
James laughed. "You're perfect."
Lily blushed slightly, but it was hardly noticeable as her hair was framing her face. "I guess we should enjoy this Valentine's Day as much as we can. Next year we are going to have to share it with our little girl," she said.
"She'd be old enough to go with a sitter then right?" James teased, nibbling on Lily's lower lip.
Lily laughed and rolled her eyes. "I suppose so, but I think you are going to have to learn how to share."
James groaned. "Do I have to?"
"James, you sound like a child!" Lily laughed.
"Sharing is so hard," he pouted.
"Get used to it."
James kissed her. "I don't have to share for another, what, 5 months, right?"
"Yeah, 4 months," Lily sighed.
"What are we going to name her, Lils?" James asked.
"Well nothing that you can think of strange nicknames for," she laughed.
"What's wrong with my nicknames?" James asked.
Lily laughed. "Nothing, nothing."
"I can give everyone a nickname, regardless of what their real name is," said James shrugging.
"So what are your fabulous name suggestions?" Lily asked.
James sat quietly for a moment. He hadn't really thought of names before. "I don't know. You give some ideas, you probably know more girl names than I do," he said.
"Well we have a while to decide, there isn't a rush I guess," said Lily.
"Shall we eat then?" asked James as he pulled the basket closer.
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The streets of Hogsmeade were filled with Hogwarts students. James wished that he had though of this before he suggested shopping to Lily. But, as he heard the new Head Girl shout in the middle of town, the crowd would be leaving in about an hour. Until then they had to refrain from anything more than holding hands while walking through the streets and shops.
"So what are our plans exactly for the evening, James?" Lily asked leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Well after this crowd clears out, we could probably go out to eat somewhere," said James looking down at her.
"Can we please go somewhere other than the Three Broomsticks? It isn't exactly the most romantic place in the world," said Lily smiling.
"Why would I bring you to the Three Broomsticks on Valentine's Day?" James laughed. "Don't worry, I have a cozy place in mind, and no, it isn't that coffee shop on the hill," he added remembering too well what happened the last time he set foot in to the coffee shop.
"Yeah, that wasn't exactly our best date in the world," said Lily cringing.
"I think I still have the burn from that coffee," James laughed.
"Not to mention whenever we looked to our left we got to witness Sirius and his girlfriend's...er...extravagant display of affection," said Lily biting her lip.
"That was embarrassing!" James laughed squeezing Lily's hand.
She sighed. "I miss Hogwarts."
"Yeah me too."
"Come on, let's get out of the cold," said Lily motioning towards Honeydukes.
"I think that someone just wants some candy," smiled James.
"Only because someone's husband didn't get her any," she laughed.
James could have kicked himself. How could he have forgotten? Candy was Lily's favorite thing in the whole world! "Sorry," he mumbled.
Lily laughed as they entered the shop. "I'm not mad James! It must have just slipped your mind. You had a lot on it for the past week planning all of this for us."
"Yeah, I guess. All of that planning and we only get to enjoy half of what I had planned. Stupid meeting," James said as he dragged Lily over to the Valentine's candy.
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"How much further is this place?" Lily asked as they continued up the snowy hill.
"Well I wasn't going to tell you until we go there, but I fixed up one of the rooms in the Shrieking Shack. You are going to love it!" said James enthusiastically.
Lily laughed. "I am sure I will!"
James opened the door to the Shrieking Shack and smiled when he heard Lily gasp in surprise. Rose petals were strewn about the floor and more were falling from the ceiling. Candles were lit and floating in the corners emitting different aromas in the room. There was a table with a red cloth in the middle of the room set for two. "James...this is beautiful!" said Lily.
James looked at her and smiled. It was his best idea ever and Lily reacted exactly the way he had expected her to. Her face was red, her eyes were wet with tears, and her hands were over her mouth. James put the bags of candy down and slid his arms around her waste. Lily turned around and pulled him into a kiss. They stood there for a while, locked in happiness as rose petals collected at their feet.
Lily finally broke away. "James...How?"
James silenced her. "I owe it to you, Lils," he whispered into her ear and led her over to the table.
Lily still had tears pouring out of her eyes which James wiped away. "It is a shame that you are soiling your beautiful face with tears."
Lily laughed and looked down at her empty plate. "You didn't hire Sirius to be our waiter, did you?" she asked smiling.
"No, he is off somewhere with some girl. I got those enchanted plates that Dumbledore used to put in the Great Hall on Christmas," said James.
"They must have cost a fortune!" Lily screamed.
"You are forgetting who I am and what I know. I am James Potter, Hogwart's greatest trouble maker, and I know every single passage into Hogwarts," he smiled.
Lily smirked. "I see."
James laughed. "Well what are you waiting for?" Order something!"
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As dinner came to an end James stood up and motioned for Lily to do the same. With a wave of his wand the table and chairs disappeared and were replaced with a red fleece blanket. James waved his wand once more as he and Lily were getting situated and bowl of strawberries appeared. James picked out the reddest strawberry he could find and offered it to Lily who accepted it.
"How many more surprises are you going to spring on me this evening?" Lily asked once she was done eating the strawberry.
"You never know," he smiled offering her another strawberry, this time from his mouth.
Lily smiled and bit onto the other end. Their lips met in the middle of the strawberry and stayed there until James bit it in half. Lily had an idea pop into her head as she delicately chewed the fruit. She grabbed her wand and waved it. "What goes better with strawberries than chocolate?" she laughed as a bowl of melted chocolate appeared along side of the strawberries.
"Who made strawberries the official romance fruit anyway?" James wondered out loud as he dipped a strawberry into the chocolate.
Lily looked at him and shrugged. James looked at the chocolate covered strawberry in his hand and then at Lily. He just could resist the temptation. He took the strawberry and brought it slowly to her face as she closed her eyes. James smiled and touched the tip to her nose leaving a dot of chocolate on it.
Lily tore her eyes open to see James grinning. She shook her head and wiped the chocolate off of her nose. "Very funny James," she said taking the strawberry from his hand and eating it.
"Hey! Who said that strawberry was for you?" James laughed.
Lily swallowed. "The baby."
"So what ever the baby says goes now, huh?" he chuckled.
A rose petal landed on Lily's stomach and she smiled. "No, whatever Rose says goes," she whispered picking up the petal.
"Rose...I like it," said James leaning in to kiss Lily.
"You'd better like it," whispered Lily leaning into the kiss.
The kiss started slow, but after a few seconds it grew into a passionate one. Lily outlined James' lips with he tongue and after a second his tongue met hers. He brought his hand up to Lily's cheek and she slung her arm around his neck pulling them closer together. James placed his free hand on the small of her back. Occasionally Lily would feel one of his hand reach up to brush away the rose petals that fell on them.
They broke apart with childish smiles on their swollen lips. James looked at his watch and jumped up. "Come here," he said walking through the sea of rose petals to the small window.
Lily followed him and they both stared out of the window. The sky was a mix of purples, reds, and blues as the sun set behind the snowy hills. Lily stared in awe. "We should be heading home, Lils," James whispered in her ear.
She sighed and walked away from the window. "There are enough rose petals in here to go swimming in, James!" Lily laughed as she tried to find her jacket.
"That could be arranged," smiled James.
Lily laughed. "Maybe some other day, I am famished."
James shrugged and was about to clear up the roses when he thought of a better idea. It would be a surprise for Lily. He flicked his wand and the roses vanished. James hoped they would end up where he wanted them.
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"My Lord, I still don't understand why we don't kill it now," whined Peter.
"There are worse things in life Peter."
"The baby isn't even born. If we can kill it now it will never be a threat to you."
"But Peter, if we kill it now, the Potter's will never have met her."
"But..." an evil smile appeared on Peter's face. "They would have never been able to hold her or have any good memories with her."
"Now you are thinking. Always look for the action with the outcome that will destroy someone the most."
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Lily and James lay side by side on their bed which was now covered with the rose petals from the shack. "This was the best Valentine's Day ever," Lily sighed.
"You better believe it was," whispered James.
"Can you believe that at this time next year we are going to have a little girl running around?" Lily asked moving closer to James.
"No, sometimes I expect it all to be a dream and that I'll wake up someday and be back in my dorm at Hogwarts."
Lily sighed and nestled into him. "Pretty soon we can have that family portrait taken to fill the first page of the photo album."
"Yeah...I can't wait to see her," James sighed. "Our little Rose..."
A/N- Has it really been just about a week since I last posted? Geez this chapter took me a while! Well, this was a slightly longer chapter so I guess I can see why it took me so long to write. I decided to go with the new formatting as it was easier to read. Well not much else to say except thanks again to my reviewers!
J.E.A.R.K.Potter- Thank you for reading my fic, and I shall try to make the chapters a bit more lengthy! Petunia is not pregnant at this point, although that was my bad, I think I was a bit unclear in chapter 12 when Lily and Amy were discussing what her future children would look like. I can see where you would get the idea that Petunia was pregnant.
SHorTnSwEet9013- Possibly my most active reviewer and the only one that I have had the pleasure of talking to on-line! Instead of a sequel after Fate I have decided to do a prequel. I just can't give up Lily and James! Thanks a ton!
Waha123- My first reviewer! Thanks!!
Sarah- My neighbor! I don't know if you are still reading this, but thanks for your support in all of my stories!
shadowphoniexstar- I gave Gloria a much more active role! Thanks for reviewing!
KitKat- Thanks for the encouraging words!!
Tanya J Potter- Thanks for reviewing!
Ayla- Thanks for reviewing and for the Weasley children's ages!
Luthien RhiannonCat5- Thanks for constantly reviewing!!
aBIGpoptart- Thanks for reviewing and for being the only one to give me a death eater name!!
mandyzcool- Thanks for taking your time to read and review Fate!
Quiteona- Thanks for reviewing! I went back and fixed some of the grammatical errors in the first few chapters, not sure if I got them all, but hey I tried! And I did read and review your story! Keep writing it!!
Queen of Day Dreams- Cute pen name! Thanks for reviewing! I try to update as often as possible even if it means shorter chapters!!
Bloomz-baby- Orlando fan I presume! He rules! Thanks for reviewing! I shall try to update as much as possible!!
SwiminWithFishies- Amy!!! So glad you decided not to kill me! I'll have to write the fic during band more often, the only good thing about midterms! I know you hate cliff hangers, so I shall try not to be mean (well not too mean at least!). You have to put up your story! Quick! Now!! Go!! Why are you reading this?!?!?!?! I told you to WRITE!! LOL!! See you at school!
SugarMama- Glad you like it and came back to read it!
DaNoNi- Thanks for reviewing!
Now, I think that was everyone! If I forgot you, you can give me a virtual slap on the face and we'll call it even! Celebrating almost having 50 reviews! That is WAY more than I expected in just about a month! Glad you all like it! Continue to review! And now on to the part you have all been waiting for........Chapter 18!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was unusual for an Order meeting to be in the early hours of the day, but, since it was Valentine's Day, Dumbledore made an exception. James had to replan his whole day with Lily because of it. Unfortunately, he was stuck inside listening to Sturgis' evaluations. He looked at his watch. If he hadn't been at the Order meeting he would have been enjoying a picnic with Lily in their magically heated backyard. James glanced over at Lily who was sitting next to him. She had her hands on her head.
Lily noticed James watching her and turned her head to face him. She gave him a weak smile as he mouthed the words 'I love you'. Lily received a sharp nudge in her side from her friend Amy who was seated on her left and decided to pay attention.
Correction.
Try to pay attention.
No matter how hard she tried to stay focused, she just couldn't. Why the hell would they have a meeting on Valentine's Day anyway? She smiled to herself when she pictured the expression that James had on his face when they received the owl from Dumbledore. It was a classic. But, Lily could see why he was so perturbed by it, he had spent the past week planning the day's events. In Lily's opinion, she didn't care where they were, as long as they were together.
James looked over at Lily again. How long was this meeting going to last? He looked once again at his watch and guessed that he had been zoned out for the past 20 minutes, which meant that he only really paid attention for about 10 minutes. James just wanted the perfect Valentine's Day imaginable. That was all he wanted.
"...and since all of your minds are elsewhere at the moment, I think we should call it a day," Dumbledore concluded, snapping James out of his trance.
Everyone filed out quicker that usual hand in hand with their special someone. James waved his wand and the chairs disappeared. Lily was standing over by the window looking out. James grinned and walked over to her. Lily sighed as she felt his hands slip around her waist, but she continued to stare out of the window. James, very curious as to what was captivating his wife's attention, looked out of the window as well. To his dismay he found that it had begun to flurry. Lily sighed again. "Looks like the picnic is going to have to wait, James," she said gently, turning to face him.
James didn't say anything. Today just wasn't turning out to be his day. Lily kissed him on the cheek, not knowing what to say. James closed his eyes and put his chin on Lily's head as he drew in deep breaths. "I guess we'll just have to improvise," he said after a moment.
Lily nodded. "Come on, we could set up right here in the living room," she suggested.
James had a grin on his face. "All right, we just have to set it up."
"What are you smiling about?" Lily laughed.
James shook his head and went off to get the picnic basket that he had prepared earlier. He set up the picnic in the living room. It was perfect, well at least it would be as soon as he added his finishing touch.
Lily walked into her living room and gasped. There were white flakes falling from the ceiling. "James..."
"Well, it was kind of plain before," he smiled walking over to her.
Lily took the hand James was holding out to her and he led her over to the blanket. Lily noticed that there was no snow present on the blanket and smiled. "It's kind of like being in a snow globe, isn't it?" James smiled as they sat down.
Lily laughed. "I always wondered what it would feel like to be inside of a snow globe!"
They sat contently on the blanket amongst the swirling snow just enjoying each other's company. "This is perfect James," Lily sighed breaking away from a kiss, "As always."
James laughed. "You're perfect."
Lily blushed slightly, but it was hardly noticeable as her hair was framing her face. "I guess we should enjoy this Valentine's Day as much as we can. Next year we are going to have to share it with our little girl," she said.
"She'd be old enough to go with a sitter then right?" James teased, nibbling on Lily's lower lip.
Lily laughed and rolled her eyes. "I suppose so, but I think you are going to have to learn how to share."
James groaned. "Do I have to?"
"James, you sound like a child!" Lily laughed.
"Sharing is so hard," he pouted.
"Get used to it."
James kissed her. "I don't have to share for another, what, 5 months, right?"
"Yeah, 4 months," Lily sighed.
"What are we going to name her, Lils?" James asked.
"Well nothing that you can think of strange nicknames for," she laughed.
"What's wrong with my nicknames?" James asked.
Lily laughed. "Nothing, nothing."
"I can give everyone a nickname, regardless of what their real name is," said James shrugging.
"So what are your fabulous name suggestions?" Lily asked.
James sat quietly for a moment. He hadn't really thought of names before. "I don't know. You give some ideas, you probably know more girl names than I do," he said.
"Well we have a while to decide, there isn't a rush I guess," said Lily.
"Shall we eat then?" asked James as he pulled the basket closer.
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The streets of Hogsmeade were filled with Hogwarts students. James wished that he had though of this before he suggested shopping to Lily. But, as he heard the new Head Girl shout in the middle of town, the crowd would be leaving in about an hour. Until then they had to refrain from anything more than holding hands while walking through the streets and shops.
"So what are our plans exactly for the evening, James?" Lily asked leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Well after this crowd clears out, we could probably go out to eat somewhere," said James looking down at her.
"Can we please go somewhere other than the Three Broomsticks? It isn't exactly the most romantic place in the world," said Lily smiling.
"Why would I bring you to the Three Broomsticks on Valentine's Day?" James laughed. "Don't worry, I have a cozy place in mind, and no, it isn't that coffee shop on the hill," he added remembering too well what happened the last time he set foot in to the coffee shop.
"Yeah, that wasn't exactly our best date in the world," said Lily cringing.
"I think I still have the burn from that coffee," James laughed.
"Not to mention whenever we looked to our left we got to witness Sirius and his girlfriend's...er...extravagant display of affection," said Lily biting her lip.
"That was embarrassing!" James laughed squeezing Lily's hand.
She sighed. "I miss Hogwarts."
"Yeah me too."
"Come on, let's get out of the cold," said Lily motioning towards Honeydukes.
"I think that someone just wants some candy," smiled James.
"Only because someone's husband didn't get her any," she laughed.
James could have kicked himself. How could he have forgotten? Candy was Lily's favorite thing in the whole world! "Sorry," he mumbled.
Lily laughed as they entered the shop. "I'm not mad James! It must have just slipped your mind. You had a lot on it for the past week planning all of this for us."
"Yeah, I guess. All of that planning and we only get to enjoy half of what I had planned. Stupid meeting," James said as he dragged Lily over to the Valentine's candy.
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"How much further is this place?" Lily asked as they continued up the snowy hill.
"Well I wasn't going to tell you until we go there, but I fixed up one of the rooms in the Shrieking Shack. You are going to love it!" said James enthusiastically.
Lily laughed. "I am sure I will!"
James opened the door to the Shrieking Shack and smiled when he heard Lily gasp in surprise. Rose petals were strewn about the floor and more were falling from the ceiling. Candles were lit and floating in the corners emitting different aromas in the room. There was a table with a red cloth in the middle of the room set for two. "James...this is beautiful!" said Lily.
James looked at her and smiled. It was his best idea ever and Lily reacted exactly the way he had expected her to. Her face was red, her eyes were wet with tears, and her hands were over her mouth. James put the bags of candy down and slid his arms around her waste. Lily turned around and pulled him into a kiss. They stood there for a while, locked in happiness as rose petals collected at their feet.
Lily finally broke away. "James...How?"
James silenced her. "I owe it to you, Lils," he whispered into her ear and led her over to the table.
Lily still had tears pouring out of her eyes which James wiped away. "It is a shame that you are soiling your beautiful face with tears."
Lily laughed and looked down at her empty plate. "You didn't hire Sirius to be our waiter, did you?" she asked smiling.
"No, he is off somewhere with some girl. I got those enchanted plates that Dumbledore used to put in the Great Hall on Christmas," said James.
"They must have cost a fortune!" Lily screamed.
"You are forgetting who I am and what I know. I am James Potter, Hogwart's greatest trouble maker, and I know every single passage into Hogwarts," he smiled.
Lily smirked. "I see."
James laughed. "Well what are you waiting for?" Order something!"
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As dinner came to an end James stood up and motioned for Lily to do the same. With a wave of his wand the table and chairs disappeared and were replaced with a red fleece blanket. James waved his wand once more as he and Lily were getting situated and bowl of strawberries appeared. James picked out the reddest strawberry he could find and offered it to Lily who accepted it.
"How many more surprises are you going to spring on me this evening?" Lily asked once she was done eating the strawberry.
"You never know," he smiled offering her another strawberry, this time from his mouth.
Lily smiled and bit onto the other end. Their lips met in the middle of the strawberry and stayed there until James bit it in half. Lily had an idea pop into her head as she delicately chewed the fruit. She grabbed her wand and waved it. "What goes better with strawberries than chocolate?" she laughed as a bowl of melted chocolate appeared along side of the strawberries.
"Who made strawberries the official romance fruit anyway?" James wondered out loud as he dipped a strawberry into the chocolate.
Lily looked at him and shrugged. James looked at the chocolate covered strawberry in his hand and then at Lily. He just could resist the temptation. He took the strawberry and brought it slowly to her face as she closed her eyes. James smiled and touched the tip to her nose leaving a dot of chocolate on it.
Lily tore her eyes open to see James grinning. She shook her head and wiped the chocolate off of her nose. "Very funny James," she said taking the strawberry from his hand and eating it.
"Hey! Who said that strawberry was for you?" James laughed.
Lily swallowed. "The baby."
"So what ever the baby says goes now, huh?" he chuckled.
A rose petal landed on Lily's stomach and she smiled. "No, whatever Rose says goes," she whispered picking up the petal.
"Rose...I like it," said James leaning in to kiss Lily.
"You'd better like it," whispered Lily leaning into the kiss.
The kiss started slow, but after a few seconds it grew into a passionate one. Lily outlined James' lips with he tongue and after a second his tongue met hers. He brought his hand up to Lily's cheek and she slung her arm around his neck pulling them closer together. James placed his free hand on the small of her back. Occasionally Lily would feel one of his hand reach up to brush away the rose petals that fell on them.
They broke apart with childish smiles on their swollen lips. James looked at his watch and jumped up. "Come here," he said walking through the sea of rose petals to the small window.
Lily followed him and they both stared out of the window. The sky was a mix of purples, reds, and blues as the sun set behind the snowy hills. Lily stared in awe. "We should be heading home, Lils," James whispered in her ear.
She sighed and walked away from the window. "There are enough rose petals in here to go swimming in, James!" Lily laughed as she tried to find her jacket.
"That could be arranged," smiled James.
Lily laughed. "Maybe some other day, I am famished."
James shrugged and was about to clear up the roses when he thought of a better idea. It would be a surprise for Lily. He flicked his wand and the roses vanished. James hoped they would end up where he wanted them.
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"My Lord, I still don't understand why we don't kill it now," whined Peter.
"There are worse things in life Peter."
"The baby isn't even born. If we can kill it now it will never be a threat to you."
"But Peter, if we kill it now, the Potter's will never have met her."
"But..." an evil smile appeared on Peter's face. "They would have never been able to hold her or have any good memories with her."
"Now you are thinking. Always look for the action with the outcome that will destroy someone the most."
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Lily and James lay side by side on their bed which was now covered with the rose petals from the shack. "This was the best Valentine's Day ever," Lily sighed.
"You better believe it was," whispered James.
"Can you believe that at this time next year we are going to have a little girl running around?" Lily asked moving closer to James.
"No, sometimes I expect it all to be a dream and that I'll wake up someday and be back in my dorm at Hogwarts."
Lily sighed and nestled into him. "Pretty soon we can have that family portrait taken to fill the first page of the photo album."
"Yeah...I can't wait to see her," James sighed. "Our little Rose..."
A/N- Has it really been just about a week since I last posted? Geez this chapter took me a while! Well, this was a slightly longer chapter so I guess I can see why it took me so long to write. I decided to go with the new formatting as it was easier to read. Well not much else to say except thanks again to my reviewers!