hola guys, sorry for the wait but this may either be good or bad news to some but this is the absolute final chapter. After this it's done, though i think i'm ganna start a new LJ fic, depends on how busy i am. When i do, either you can look at my profile or i'll post it up on here. But just wanted to say all of those who read this fic, thank you for reviewing. Now without further nonsense i present to you...
The Final Chapter of Her Cinderella Story.

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"Hey James, are you sure you want to do this?" asked Sirius straightening his friend's tie.

James breathed, "I have nothing to really stop me, do I?"

"You mean you have no one to really stop you."

"It doesn't matter, she never replied so I know I was just another guy that she shagged." Sirius shrugged unsurely and they left the preparation room to go out into the wedding hall.

"Pete, can you please hurry up?" Lily said tapping her foot.

"I'm sorry, I've never been to a wizard wedding!"

"All you have to do is put on the dress robes, you don't have to style your hair of anything!"

"Fine, fine, fine," said Pete emerging from the bathroom. He looked at Lily, "Good lord, you look gorgeous!"

Lily had her deep emerald dress robes on with a lily burette pulling back her hair on one side, she also had her wand in another hand and it felt good.

Lily had gone back to magic and her room showed it. It had a new vibe coming off it. Her spell books and potions covered her bookshelves and she had purchased an owl and a cat. She had a small cauldron in the corner and an old broomstick lay next to it. Her closet still had it's other clothes but she added her dress robes to it too. She now felt extremely happy.

"Alright, we're going by the floo network, I hooked up our fireplace yesterday."

"Floo?"

"You just take some of this dust, step into the fire, throw the dust into the fire, say where you want to go, and then you're there!"

"Is this safe?"

"Of course! I used to do it all the time."

"Alright, I'll trust you." Pete stepped into the fire and then vanished. Lily followed him excited about what she was about to do.

Lily and Pete brushed off the ashes, "Listen Pete, I have to quick find James, so just wait here and I'll meet back with you if I don't find him. Then I'll have to…"

"Stop wasting time, and go!" laughed Pete. Lily smiled and dashed off towards the preparation rooms.

Lily panted and reached an entire hallway full of them. She groaned and started to put her ear to each one, "Wait what am I doing?" Lily said to herself and she said a spell so that she could see in but no one could see out. Lily looked into about five rooms until she came upon Vanessa's room. She was in her gown in front of the mirror. She had two girls on each of her sides and a woman sitting near her sipping a glass of champagne. She had her hair up with pearls in some strands.

She straitened her gown and laughed, "James is so stupid!" Lily gasped and continued to watch the scene. "I mean honestly, he was just way to easy! The only time I thought I was out of the picture was when his ex-girlfriend appeared. I knew Lupin was suspicious of me but now that he has a sudden love interest he wont be a problem anymore." She laughed again, "My plan was absolutely perfect! First make the guy fall in love with me, then get his best friend a girl, next get the guy to propose, then marry him and then you'll be filthy rich after you divorce him! He is loaded with money!" she twirled in front of the mirror and beamed at herself.

"Vanessa, you are just too cruel!" laughed Amber.

"How many has it been darling?" asked the woman sitting down.

"Mom, you ask me this every time! But I think he's the fifth or maybe sixth!" she gleamed in wickedness.

"I'm sorry darling but a mother can't keep track of all of your husbands!" she smiled.

"It's almost time to go, Vanessa," giggled Amber.

"Alright, let's make some galleons girls!" said Vanessa as she fixed her gown again and then made for the door. Lily took the spell off the door and then looked for a place to hide. She tried the door next to Vanessa's room but no luck. Then without warning a hand from nowhere reached out and grabbed her. She was pulled under a cloak with Remus!

"Remus?" whispered Lily stunned. Remus put a hand over her mouth and watched as the bridal party mad for the wedding hall. Remus and Lily ducked into the room the girls just left and Remus threw off the cloak. "What the hell are you doing here?" asked Lily.

"Trying to figure out what Vanessa wants with James, thanks to you, I found out," smiled Remus.

"But…"

"Oh the cloak, it's James's. I sort of took it from him, I wanted to find out what Vanessa was up to."

"How?"

"I had my suspicious, because I remember a few months ago she was engaged to a big time French Quidditch player, Michael Pierre. I wondered what happened to dear Michael but I never convinced Sirius since Vanessa hooked him up with Amber and well let's say they've been attached to each other like sticking potion."

"Remus breath," said Lily putting a hand on his shoulder as he gasped for breath.

"What are you doing here?"

"Doing what I should have done a while ago."

"You aren't!"

"I am."

"Good for you Lily, but the ceremony is about to start and I have to get to the alter."

"But I have to talk to James!"

"You came too late, but…"

"No I couldn't Remus!"

"You'll have to, but I have to go, good luck!"

"Remus!" Lily called as he ran out the door. Lily followed him but he was out of sight.

Lily ran back to the wedding hall to find Pete talking to some wizard. "Pete, we have to hustle!" breathed Lily heavily.

"Good you're here, I was just talking to…"

"I'm sorry but I really have to talk to you!"

"Excuse me Scott, she's a little mad." The wizard left the two alone.

"I couldn't find James so…" but Lily was interrupted by a small witch who said in a high voice, "The ceremony is about to start, please take your seats!"

Pete took Lily's elbow and they walked into the hall. Lily had to catch your breath. The hall was amazing. It was almost the size of the Great Hall at Hogwarts. It had garlands of flowers everywhere. There were also white turtle doves flying all over the place. It was like a garden practically.

Lily and Pete walked behind a tall wizard and witch and sat down behind the couple so James couldn't see Lily but she had a clear view of him. Pete made sure she was on the aisle next to a huge bouquet of roses on a pedestal.

James looked so handsome. His hair was still wild but in a funny way. He had his wire glasses on and dark blue dress robes with a gray tie under it. Sirius was beside him in dark gray dress robes. Remus appeared next to Peter, who was on the end. Remus whispered in Peter's ear and he nodded.

Lily couldn't believe what she was about to do. Lily cleared her throat and started to recite something in her head. She was so lost in her thought that Pete had to nudge her to stand up as Vanessa came down the aisle. Lily scowled as she passed her. She was "crying" under her veil as her father walked her down the white runner. The spectators sat down as James and Vanessa faced a middle aged man.

"We are gathered here together to join these two people together. Now if anyone has any objections please stand now, or forever hold their peace." The man waited but Lily couldn't move her legs or mouth. She was frozen. Pete looked wide eyed at her and mouthed, "Go!" Lily shook her head and bit her lip. Lily looked up at Remus who was staring at her with bewilderment. Lily felt like crying.

"Alright Vanessa," Vanessa turned towards the priest, "Do you take James Richard Potter to be your husband? Do you promise to take care of him through sickness and in health, until death do you part?"

"I do," Vanessa said smiling.

"James," James turned towards the priest, "Do you take Vanessa Abigail Biggins to be your wife? Do you promise to take care of her through sickness and in health, until death do you part?"

James looked at Vanessa who was beaming up at him, "No, I can't," James said dropping her hands, "I can't marry you Vanessa, I don't know how we got this far but I can't go through with this."

"Excuse me?" she said angrily.

"I don't love you."

"But you can't just… you can't do this to me!"

"I have only loved one girl in my life and I may have ruined ever getting together with her because of you," said James.

"No you haven't," said Lily standing up. She had no idea how she managed to do that since she was in shock with the sudden change in James's decision. James stared at Lily in awe. She walked towards the alter, with everyone in the hall fixing their attention on Lily. Lily reached James' side, he instantly grabbed her hand and kissed it.

"This is… outrageous!" cried Vanessa sobbing with Amber's arms around her shoulders.

"Shut up Vanessa!" said Remus.

Vanessa huffed and threw Amber off of her, "Oh, sounding like a big shot now! Yeah, well you can kiss Rebecca goodbye!"

"Shut up Vanessa!" shouted James.

Vanessa gasped and looked at Lily, "You little whore! You think that you could ever be half of what I am, well think again, bitch! No one has ever stolen a man away from me!"

James started to shout back at Vanessa but Lily lay her hand on his arm, "Well Miss Biggins, I guess there's a first time for everything. And, I am about ten times better than you are. I maybe be a bartender but I am at least honest and proud of who I am! I know what you were planning to do, so I suggest you get out of my sight because you do not know what I am capable of." Lily stared at Vanessa evilly. Vanessa huffed, picked up her dress, and marched down the aisle with Amber behind her.

Lily turned to James, "Vanessa is a fake, all she wanted was your money, James." Lily breathed deeply, "James I…" James made to hush her, "Will you ever let me talk? James I love you, I have always loved you!" she stated tearing.

James wiped the tears from her eyes, "I love you, Lily Evans, I always have," Lily cried but he kissed her passionately her. Everyone in the hall (except the bride's family) clapped in joy. Lily and James broke away and smiled at each other. Sirius jumped on the too and shouted, "Finally!" Lily kissed James again and laughed.

…

It was the day after James's wedding and Lily was restless. She was on the couch eating ice cream in her green tank top and boxer shorts. It was raining outside and she was watching Charade. Pete was on a date with the wizard he met at the wedding, leaving Lily alone. Lily and Bret had broken up at the airport (he never found out about James), and Lily was feeling extra lonely, with James on her mind but not with her and Pete out. She dug her spoon into the chocolate ice cream and sighed staring out the window. She heard a loud screeching noise outside and so she made her way towards the window. Outside, James was standing in the pouring rain, singing his heart out. Lily grabbed an umbrella and stepped out onto the fire escape.

"James Potter, what the hell are you doing?" Lily shouted over the rain.

"I'm making you fall in love with me Lily Evans!"

"James, get out of the rain!"

"Not until you fall in love with me!"

"I already am, you idiot!"

"Then I'm trying to be a romantic!"

"This isn't very romantic Mr. Potter!"

"Then come down, and I'll make it romantic!"

"I don't want to get sick!"

"Then I'll just have to sing louder!" And he did. Lily scowled and went inside, to hear banging on the walls from all sides. She went out into the hall to meet her neighbors complaining about the noise at three in the morning. Lily nodded dashed down the steps, umbrella in hand.

Lily walked out into the pouring cold rain, "You are so bloody crazy!"

"It's because of my love for you," he said dancing in the rain.

"I don't call being drunk, serenading me at three o'clock in the morning romantic," said Lily approaching him.

"Then maybe this will change your mind," he reached into his pocket and pulled out a velvet jewelry box. He went on one knee and opened the box, "Marry me Lily Evans," Lily watched as he slid the ring on her finger and then he stood up. She dropped the umbrella and jumped on him. They kissed, forgetting the rain, and forgetting all of their senses. They looked at each other and James twirled Lily around. Lily laughed she looked up at the sky, letting the raindrops fall onto her face.

She completely forgot about the time and that she was in her underwear, all she saw was James standing in the dripping rain by her side, holding her, where he would be forever.

As time passed on, Lily often told Jackie--whom she visited now as a friend--that she was lucky to have James. She told Jackie that she felt like Cinderella when he placed that ring on her finger. James, a popular gorgeous prankster had married Lily, a nerdy average flirtacious bartender.

"What a Cinderella Story," Lily would say but Jackie would just reply with, "Your Cinderella Story." Lily grinned and repeated, "My Cinderella Story, and it'snot the fairy taleI imagind myself to be in." Jackie shook her head and grinned.

Little didJames and Lilyknow then that they would marry, have a son named Harry, and die within a year of his birth. But, it was and always will be a semi-demented fairytale to Lily called, Her Cinderella Story.

I hope you like it. Thank you again to all who reviewed, you guys are awesome!

Sincerly,

the MaNiAc & MegZ (a.k.a) ManiacMegZ