What happened at the end of the last chapter

I pulled Emma out of the current shop and back up towards the castle. "We didn't tell anyone because I was embarrassed."

"You were embarrassed of James?" Emma was confused again.

"No! I was embarrassed of me. Because everyone in school knows about how we never got on before." I looked up at my best friend, ashamedly. "I could never be embarrassed of James." I continued. "I love him." I gasped. Emma gasped.

"You love him?"

I was still in shock at having said the significant three words all I could do was nod my head. I really did, I loved James.

Chapter Five: part 1

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

I screamed as I walked into the common room on the morning of the 24th November. My five best friends ran towards me giving me hugs and kisses.

"Congrats Lils. You made all the way to the over the hill age of SEVENTEEN!" Sirius finished with a shout.

"Over the hill! What are you talking about Sirius? Seventeen isn't over the hill. Our lives are just beginning!" argued Emma louder.

"If our lives are just beginning, I want to be able to enjoy the rest of it being able to hear." I laughed.

Calming down, with a huge smile on my face, I turned to the smiling face of James Potter. The love of my life. He bent down to kiss me passionately. "Happy birthday Flower." He whispered.

"Thanks."

Once all my classes for that day were over, most (emphasis on the most) of my teachers wishing me many happy returns, and dinner was settling in our stomachs, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Emma and myself walked back up to Gryffindor tower. As we settled in the chairs surrounding the fire, Remus picked up a pile of brightly wrapped presents.

"The first one is from -" he paused to look at the label "- me!" Remus passed the delicately wrapped parcel to me. I ripped open the paper carefully and pulled out a sparkling new copy of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin.

"Remus! How did you know? This has been my favourite book since I was eight. Thank you so much." I got up to give him and hug which he returned awkwardly. I sat back next to James who tightened his arm around my waist. "Who's next?"

"Me." said Emma. She handed me another package. This one wasn't so carefully wrapped. I opened this gift. At least I tried to. (Once I pulled so hard my elbow went back into James stomach. "Oof!" "Sorry!")

"What did you wrap this with?" I growled towards Emma.

"Just some spellotape. Why?"

"No wonder she can't open it if you used spellotape." laughed James.

Shaking my head at the stupidity of my best friend I pulled out my wand and used a spell to unstick the spellotape.

Pulling the off the paper I saw a metal photo frame with the word 'friends' written over the top. Inside the frame was a photograph of myself and James in Hogsmeade ten days ago. I remember Jessica Taylor taking a lot of pictures of the big snow ball fight Sirius initiated in the village.

"Thanks Em. This is so great. I love it, you're the bestest friend ever." Again I got up, ran over to Emma and gave her a big hug and kiss of the cheek.

"ME NEXT! ME NEXT!" screeched Sirius.

"Okay then." I said, half flinching. I took the gift, which was wrapped much worse than Emma's, and stared at it in shock.

"Yea! Mine wasn't the worst wrapped gift!" rejoiced Emma. We all laughed.

"Hey! At least I tried! Unlike Mr Pompous Potter over there." wailed Sirius.

"James?" I raised my eyebrows at my perfect, or so I thought, boyfriend.

"Well, I kind of got Remus to wrap up the gift I got you." At least he had the decency to look ashamed. "I just didn't want to ruin the thing I'd got you because it's so nice and I wanted it to stay nice for you and if I wrapped it then it wouldn't stay nice." James finished miserably. "Sorry."

"It's okay, you know. I'm not interested in how it's wrapped, or who wrapped it. All I want to know is what's inside." I reassured James.

"Okay then."

I opened Sirius gift, with less difficulty than with Emma's and pulled out a small, flat box. I looked curiously up at Sirius trying to guess what this prankster had put in this box.

Flipping open the top of the box I saw a simple silver charm bracelet. It had just one charm attached to it, a small flower. A lily.

"Sirius! It's gorgeous. Thank you." I leaned over to kiss his cheek and gave him a big hug.

"Your welcome." said Sirius, casually. "I was going to buy you some chocolate but then I thought you that you wouldn't want to get fat so I then I saw that in a shop window and I thought you would like it cause you like pretty things like that." Sirius ended his fast explanation of the gift with the rest of us staring at him like a lunatic. Then I came to my senses.

"You think I'm fat?"

"Er."

"You DO think I'm fat! OH MY GOD! This is the worst birthday ever!"

"Well done Sirius! Now look what you've done!" James hissed. I ran out of the common room with tears rolling down my face. Then James started following me, turned back to give Sirius a look that could kill and then climbed through the portrait hole after me.

Have no fear. That wasn't the end of the chapter. Part 2 will be coming, hopefully before the end of next week. That will be September 12th. I hope this chapter was satisfying to you, my faithful readers and reviewers. If you left a review for chapter 4 the reply will be seen below.

Pia O'Leary: Thank you. I have read a couple of good Lily/James fics, which gave me inspiration to write this one. My favourite one is 'Hem Hem This, Hem Hem That' by MissSugarQuill, which you will be able to find in my favourites along with a few others. I will definitely try to read your story and I look forward to reading your next review (I hope).

Dude Formerly Known As Coty: I don't think they will be getting engaged quite yet.

ourlittlesecret7: Don't worry everything's going to come out soon.

ZayneLily: Thanks for the suggestion. My mum wouldn't o my Christmas shopping for me even if I bribed her with the biggest box of chocolates. Lol.