It was Monday morning on the first day of classes, and I woke up with a stiff back, I rolled over and if I hadn't been wrapped in someone's arms I would have fallen over the edge. Then it hit me I was wrapped in someone's arms, my eyes shot open and sat up so quickly that I got a head rush, only to find that I was lying on the couch next to James Potter, who was now yawning and stretching out his arms.
"Lily, what's the matter?"
"Nothing, but it is," I glanced at my watch, "six o'clock on Monday morning, so we better hurry if we want to make it to breakfast in an hour. I'm going to go take a shower."
I got up and started up the stairs to my room when I heard footsteps behind me. I quickly turned around to find James Potter standing about two steps below me reaching out to stop me from going in my room. "Lily, wait, why are you running away from this?"
"I'm not running away, I'm going to get dressed. James you and I snogged on Friday night, and pretty much every other night over the weekend, and then we woke up together there is nothing TOO hide. That's just the way it is."
"Then what do you want to do about it?"
"It doesn't bother me James, that all of a sudden there is all of this chemistry between us, we should just walk to breakfast together and announce in the Great Hall that we spent the weekend snogging and that we are now officially a couple, as a matter of fact we are the Hogwarts IT couple."
"I never really thought about it that way, it would kind of be a bit of a shock to the student body, and Professor McGonagall might fall over in a dead faint."
"Yeah, it might scare a few people, you know, just a little. I think we 'take it slow.' The question is how do we do work this so that no one gets suspicious?"
"I think that the best course of action would be for you to continue deny me, and I keep courting you, but I start to do it as a gentleman. Flowers, and poetry and stuff like that. Does that sound like a good idea?"
"Yeah, we might as well give it a try."
"Do we have to act like that in hear or when we're by ourselves?"
"I don't think so, but it's going to gall me to have to insult you like that now."
"So, are you my girlfriend, at least in private?"
"It would seem so wouldn't it?"
The grin that spread across is face was so genuine that I couldn't help but smile too. Then he leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on my lips.
We had been keeping up the charade for some time and Halloween and the second concert had rolled around. When I wasn't in class, or with James in the commons room I was in the practice room with my band.
The Halloween Celebration that James and I had come up with revolved around the concert as an actual concert might go. To the extent of flashing lights and huge speakers.
Earlier the day before I had been informed that I would be going first. So as I was introduced I sat down with my acoustic guitar, messed with the microphone and began to play the first cords,
"I can feel the magic floating in the air, being with you gets me that way. I watch the sunlight dance across your face and I've never been this swept away.
"All my thoughts just seem to settle on the breeze, as I'm lying wrapped up in your arms; the whole world just fades a way and the only thing I hear is the beating of your heart.
"Cause I can feel you breathe, watching over me and suddenly I'm melting into you. I'm caught up in the touch, as slow and steady rush, baby isn't that the way that love's supposed to be? I can feel you breathe… just breath.
"In a way I know my heart is waking up, as all the walls come tumbling down. I'm closer than I've ever felt before and I know and you know there's no need for words right now.
"Cause I can feel you breathe, watching over me and suddenly I'm melting into you. I'm caught up in the touch a slow and steady rush, baby isn't that the way that loves supposed to be, I can feel you breathe… just breath.
"Caught up in the touch, a slow and steady rush, baby isn't that the way that loves supposed to be, I can feel you breathe… just breath.
"I can feel the magic floating in the air, being with you gets me that way."
I finished to a huge roar from the student body. Then set down my guitar and walked off stage as James was coming on. He conjured up a stool sat down and messed with my guitar, which I had lent to him, and then the microphone.
"She's cold and she's cruel, but she knows what she's doin'. She pushed me in the pool at our last school reunion. She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her laughter. Strange as it seems she's the one I'm after
"Cause she's bittersweet she knocks me off of my feet, and I can't help myself I don't want anyone else. She's a mystery, she's too much for me, but I keep comin' back for more. She's just the girl I'm lookin' for
"She can't keep a secret for more than an hour. She runs on 100 proof attitude power, and the more she ignores me the more I adore her. What can I do? I'd do anything for her
"Cause she's bittersweet she knocks me off of my feet, and I can't help myself I don't want anyone else. She's a mystery, she's too much for me, but I keep comin' back for more. She's just the girl I'm lookin' for
"And when she sees it's me on her caller ID she won't pick up the phone, she'd rather be alone. But I can't give up just yet, cause every word she's ever said is still ringin' in my head, still ringin' in my head
"She's cold and she's cruel, but she knows what she's doin' knows just what to say so my whole day is ruined
"Cause she's bittersweet she knocks me off of my feet, and I can't help myself I don't want anyone else. She's a mystery, she's too much for me, but I keep comin' back for more
"Cause she's bittersweet she knocks me off of my feet, and I can't help myself I don't want anyone else. She's a mystery she's too much for me, but I keep comin' back for more, Oh, I keep comin' back for more…She's just the girl I'm lookin' for…Just the girl I'm lookin' for"
I knew that he had written that song a long time ago for me, and it broke my heart to hear him sing it now, in front of everyone, especially after we have been seeing each other (in private) for a month or so.
As he came back stage I smiled at him and gave him kiss on the corner of the mouth, he pulled back and smiled at me.
The feast went of with out a hitch, or even a Marauder prank, which surprised me.