A/N- This is the last chapter! -sniff sniff- It's very sad because it was very fun writing this. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who read and reviewed. You guys are awesome! Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Sitting In A Tree

The next morning, Lily awoke to the soft chirping of birds. When Lily opened her eyes, she was slightly surprised to find James resting peacefully beside her. Then she remembered the events of last night, and reality came back to her. Lily smiled. Things finally seemed to be getting back to normal. Deciding not to wake him, Lily quietly got up, and made her way to her bedroom.

Once there, Lily began rummaging through her dresser drawers. She grabbed a pair of jean shorts and a light blue tank top, and put them on. Lily then went into the bathroom. She looked at her reflection in the mirror. Lily then brushed out her hair and pulled it into a pony tail. After washing her face and brushing her teeth, Lily made her way to the kitchen.

Upon entering the kitchen, Lily noticed that Emma was already sitting at the kitchen table and eating a bowl of cereal.

"Morning Lily," Emma greeted.

"Morning," Lily replied, as she got herself some orange juice. "Did you sleep all right?"

"Yea," Emma said. "Did you?"

Lily tried to hide her grin as she took a seat next to Emma at the table.

Emma stared at Lily suspiciously. "Is there something you wanna tell me?" she asked.

Knowing that she couldn't keep a secret from her friend for much longer, Lily told Emma what happened last night. "James and I slept together."

"Really?" Emma asked surprised.

"Yup," Lily replied. "It was amazing..."

Lily stared off into space and didn't even respond when Emma tried to snap her out of it. When James entered the kitchen, it was Emma's turn to grin, while Lily suddenly became interested in looking at her nails.

James' hair was even messier than usual, if that was even possible, his glasses were off, and he wasn't wearing a shirt. He let out a big yawn and then said, "So, what's for breakfast?"

After James had fixed himself a bowl of cereal, the three sat at the kitchen table in an awkward silence. The only thing that could be heard was the crunching of cereal.

Deciding to break the silence, Emma spoke. "How was your night James?" she asked with a little smirk.

James choked a little on his cereal. "Fine," he answered, sending a quick smile to Lily.

Lily smiled back. She couldn't believe that just a year ago if someone would have told her that she would fall for James Potter, she would have laughed right in their face and recommended them to St. Mungo's. Now however, it was a completely different story.

Later that afternoon, Lily's parents returned home just in time to take the three to the train station. They all piled into the car, and were off. After Emma and James thanked Mr. and Mrs. Evans for letting them stay, they went ahead and got on the train; giving Lily a chance to say good-bye.

Mrs. Evans pulled her youngest daughter into a big hug. "I'll see you in two months," she said. "Take care and enjoy the rest of the school year."

Lily kissed her mom and then moved on to her father. She gave him a big hug and a quick kiss too, before she turned and got on the train with the rest of the Hogwarts students. Lily found the compartment that Emma and James were already in, and took a seat next to James.

"I have to go to the bathroom," Emma said suddenly. Lily caught the small wink Emma gave her before she left the compartment. Lily made a mental note to thank her later.

"So," James said, trying to start a conversation.

"Yeah, so..." Lily said.

"About last night," James started, "I think it was a mistake. Both of us were so shook up from being captured by Voldemort, that we didn't think about it."

"Y...you think it was a mistake?" Lily asked dumbstruck.

James stared at her for a moment and then began looking at his hands.

"I can't believe you!" Lily exclaimed. "I thought that we were finally getting back to our normal relationship! And you didn't try too hard to stop what was going on last night!"

"Look Lily, I really do like you, a lot," James said. "But I'd hate to think that last night only happened because well..."

"Well, what?" Lily asked.

"As sort of a thank you for saving you," James said lamely.

Lily started laughing. "You thought...oh my," she said between her giggles. "I would have sent you a box of chocolates if I wanted to say thank you. Last night happened because I finally realized that we're meant to be together."

James wrapped his arm around Lily and placed a kiss on her forehead. "I wanna take back what I said about last night being a mistake," James said.

"I'm sure," Lily replied.

As soon as Lily, Emma, and James entered the common room, they were immediately greeted by their friends. Sirius jumped onto James as if he hadn't seen him in years. Katie gave Emma and Lily a hug, and Remus tried to help James pry Sirius off him.

They all decided to hang out in the boys dormitory so they could all catch up on what happened the past couple days. The six of them made their way up the stairs, and opened the door. They found Peter rummaging through his trunk. When they all entered he let out a nervous squeak and muttered something about having to go.

"He gets weirder every day," Sirius commented as he took a seat on his bed.

The rest of the crew joined him and they began telling about the events of their weekend.

Lily and James took turns telling about how they were held captive by Voldemort. Their friends were a great audience; they gasped in all the right places. When Lily got to the part about her and James sleeping together she began blushing very badly, and James had to finish the story.

"Lily and James sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g! First comes love, then comes marriage, and then comes James in the baby carriage!" Sirius sang in a very high pitched voice.

"I always knew you two would get back together," Katie said.

"And I always knew my dear Prongsie had it in him to shag dear Lily," Sirius said grinning.

Lily picked up the nearest pillow and hit Sirius in the end. That boy always knew when to say the most inappropriate things.

With Lily and James' story now finished, Sirius took it upon himself to tell them all about his exciting weekend. It consisted of sneaking down to the kitchens, playing a prank on a poor first year girl, and loosing miserably to Remus at multiple games of wizarding chess. Very exciting indeed.

By the time Sirius had completed his story, it was getting pretty late. Emma and Katie said good night to the three boys, and headed to their own dormitory. After Lily gave James a very intense kiss, she left too.

Back at the girls dormitory, they were all getting ready for bed. While Emma was in the bathroom brushing her teeth, Lily asked Katie what was the deal with her and Sirius.

"Well, we spent the last few days spending a lot of time together. And let's just say that Sirius is a very good kisser," Katie said with a grin.

Lily laughed. "So, are you two a couple now?"

"No," Katie replied. "I ended it because if Emma found out she would kill me. I told him last night that we needed to stop whatever it is that we started. It was a pretty hard decision, but I much rather have Emma and Sirius as friends, than have Emma hate me and a relationship that probably won't last with Sirius."

"You made the right choice," Lily said. "There are much more brighter fishies in the sea."

"Speaking of that, what made you decide to get back together with James?" Katie asked.

"Is it cause he's so dreamy?" Emma asked with a grin, as she came out of the bathroom.

"It's all about the dreaminess!" Lily exclaimed with a little laugh. "But in all seriousness, it's because I really like him. I don't think any of my past boyfriends have even come close to James."

"Aww!" Emma and Katie said in unison.

Lily lay in bed that night thinking about this past year. Not only had she found an awesome boyfriend in a guy she at one time couldn't stand, but she managed to get even closer to her best friends. Her last year at Hogwarts did more than teach her highly advanced spells. It taught her lessons in life that would stay with her forever.

Lily let out a small smile, pulled the blanket closer to her, and fell into a peaceful sleep.