A/N: HELLO, EVERYONE! I do believe I promised a chapter a while back. I assure you I did complete it, it's just that I was too lazy to type. I wrote it about 8 weeks ago, 14 pages written out. Hope you all enjoy it! And I was way too lazy even when typing… so ignore any typos. And don't really mention them.

Christmas Bliss

Lily POV

We played in the snow until it got too dark to see. Then the six of us looked at the twinkling stars.

"It's amazing how where each of those sparkling beams of light is have effect on our whole lives," Remus mumbled to Dia, though we all heard. Remus was the only one of the six of us that could fully appreciate his own remarkable words. His words faded into the knowing silence that Sirius broke.

"Oh my god, " he said in a false dramatic voice, "Everyone, LOOK! It's me, Sirius!" we all laughed, but no one laughed harder than James and I. We were apparently the only ones paying attention to astronomy. Sirius was the Dog Star. As we stopped laughing, James looked at me very happily solemn and said, "Lily, Merry Christmas." That warm glow in his hazel eyes was unforgettable. And with that, James and I made our way to the Head's dorm.

James POV

"Lily is my princess," I said, looking playfully at her. She laughed as we walked into the dorm, in awe because it was the first time since early in the year. Dumbledore was right.

We went to our respective rooms and got into our pajamas. After that, I call after Lils, "Lils, whatcha wanna do?' I ask because I knew that we were still bound together, though the charm goes haywire in dorms.

"Sleep!" she said, stifling a yawn.

"Yeah, we will sleep but first I want to quiz you. When is my birthday?" I asked, almost sure she didn't know.

"December 31st at 11:59:59P.M,"she said quickly, as if reading a text book.

"Wow, Lils!" I said amazedly, but I went on, " And what do I want for my birthday?" I asked mischievously.

"Time with me?" she answered uncertainly.

"Yes! Will you give me my wish?" I asked playfully, knowing full well what was coming. She kissed me.

"Yes! Now I am going to Gryffindor. Coming?"

"Like I would stay here, in our place, alone? NO chance! Hell no! I'm coming!" and as we walked out the lion winked, and I would be willing to bet that it had Dumbledore's eyes a second ago. And the whole way to Gryffindor Tower I was ranting to Lily, "And like I would spend Christmas so FAR from where you are? No chance whatsoever…" She would have been irritated and furious just a year ago but today, she's amused and safe. And happy. When we got to Gryffindor, Lily and I were so tired we just dropped to the ground. (bonding charm reinstated as we left the Heads' dorm.) and we slept, hands held.

Christmas Morning

Lily POV

I wake up oddly on a pile of presents. Then I remember. Blissful memory, really. Being bound to James. Snow. Looking at stars. The birthday conversation. Walking back to Gryffindor. Sleeping right away. Christmas.

"James! Prongsie-muffin! Christmas!" I yelled into his ear slowly. Only realizing it's about 5 AM AFTER screaming my last word. James does that to me. I don't care about time, people, Deatheaters, anything or anyone else than myself and him when we are together.

"Wha…?"James groggily awakens, stirring like the rest of the tower.

"Sorry!" I yell, but no one listens, they're all way to preoccupied with their presents to thank god that someone woke them up early.

"Jam- Prongsie-muffin, Merry Christmas!" I whispered. He immediately woke up fully.

"Happy Christmas, Lils!" he burst.

"James, are you forgetting something?"

"Presents?" he could be SO thick sometimes. I kissed him softly.

"There," I said.

"OH!" the big git replies then grabs me into a passionate kiss that the rest of the lovebirds walk in on. Gwyn and Dia started saying "Aww! How cute!" as we separated.

"Hey lovebirds! Presents upstairs!" Sirius and Remus called.

"Coming!" James and I called back. As we walked up the staircase, James caught up with the guys and Dia and Gwyn got me alone.

"WE don't recall seeing YOU or JAMES after our trip outside…SO SPILL!" Dia asked accusingly.

"YEAH! Spill!" Gwyn agreed.

"OK." And I told them about the birthday conversation, omitting the kiss, figuring the good part should stay with me. My friends saw through me.

"Did you kiss him to shut him up? Or did he kiss you? There had to be a kiss in there somewhere!" My dear friend Gwyn stated so knowingly.

"I did."

"How was it?" they both asked, excitedly.

"Warm- "

"Lils! I figured it out! He wants a PARTAY to be thrown by you. For his birthday!" Dia rudely interrupted.

"I think he wants a smaller affair. A little dinner in Hogsmeade like." I suggested.

"Yeah. I wish Siri thought like that…" Gwyn whispered

"He sorta did. Remember the butterbeer liquor outing?" I said.

"Oh yeah. I think that you and James should do that. Go to Hogsmeade, I mean. And Rem and I and Gwyn and Sirius could come. It would be like a New Year's Eve bash for our little family!" Dia continued, "All we have to do is nick the guys' map and find out how to get there…"

"I think Remus and Siri have a right to know-" Gwyn stopped. The guys were calling, "Lils! Gwyn! Dia! COME ON! You are missing presents!"

"Let's go!"Dia yelled. She LOVED presents. And Remus.

We walked up the stairs to the 7th year secret room. It was the location of the 7th year Christmas tree every year. Everyone knew about it but only 7th years were allowed inside. All the other 7th years already got their presents out. It was just we six left.

"I sorted all our presents. There's Lil's pile. There's Dia-Lia's and there's Gwyn's." Remus said, cheerily, Wimbourne Wasps hat jammed on his head.

"And I assume that," I pointed at the opened presents, "is yours?" I pointed at the Marauders.

"Yeah, we do open them fast… Right, Prongsie?"

"Right, Padfoot!" James yelled.

"Ok then, what are we waiting for, Flowas!" Dia, Gwyn and I were loose. We got all our Large presents like candy and presents between girls (bracelets and such) then it was time to exchange gifts between couples.

"Here Lils," James handed me a colorfully wrapped box. I opened it. It was the most incredible shiny pair of emerald earrings I had ever seen.

"James…" I was speechless. I handed him his box. He understood my state of shock as thanks.

"Thank you, James! They are SO beautiful!" I finally managed to say. And as I saw him opening the box, I told him, " James, open that when you are ALONE. I want only you to see it, at least at first. It's very important. And I know you will love it," I said mysteriously, as the Flowas, Remus and Siri all went to breakfast.

"See you later, Prongsie-muffin!" I called to him.