Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. The wonderful JK Rowling does! I wish I did, then I'd be rich! Just kidding! Please don't sue me for writing a fan fic that I really hope you enjoy!
(A/N: Ha ha ha..you dont know whats gunna happen..:D)
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The next morning when James woke up, he completely forgot the dream. He even sat there for the longest time, trying to recapture some of the memories. All he could remember was that Remus and Sirius were there.
He finally gave up and got up to take a shower. He realized no one was awake and looked at his watch, surprised to see that it was five in the morning and he had loads of time.
After he got ready, he got out a small velvet box. He clicked it open; revealing a gold band with three princess cut diamonds in the middle. On the side was a Latin inscription, reading, "We will always be together, in life or death, as one…" James kept going over the proposal in his mind, until he had it perfect. He had already arranged everything.
When Remus woke up, he found James clicking the box open, and then closing it, then opening, then closing it, and repeating the process.
Remus sighed and sat down next to him. "She'll say yes, I know she will, she loves you," James just nodded staring at the wall. Remus thumped his back, smiled, and went to take a shower. James put the box back in his trunk, and headed down to breakfast.
Lily was already down at breakfast, munching on some toast and reading a book. James hugged her from behind and kissed her head. "Schoolwork already? That's a little early," he said, nuzzling her neck and breathing in the smell of her hair.
"No, just reading. I didn't think you'd be down this early," Lily said, pulling him down on the bench. They talked until everyone else came down to join them.
"What was with you last night James? I was in the middle of dreaming about Mara when you woke me up with your screaming," Sirius said, piling food on his plate.
"You were screaming?" Lily asked.
"You were dreaming about me?" Mara asked Sirius.
Sirius' cheeks began to tint red. "Yeah, of course. So anyways James, what happened?" Sirius said, hastily changing the subject.
James rubbed his forehead. "I don't know. All I remember is that Remus and Sirius were in it – " James stopped in mid-sentence. He saw something forming in his mind. He remembered Sirius standing in a ratty prison uniform. He was much older, with matted black hair and yellow teeth. His skin was stretched across his face. He had a loathing in his eyes. He also saw Remus, much older, in shabby robes and graying hair, sorrow and regret painted in his eyes.
James gasped out loud, clutching his head. He told everyone what he remembered from his dream.
Remus and Sirius both looked shaken from what James said. "That's horrible," Remus said, shuddering. "We really looked like that?"
James nodded. Lily got a light in her eyes and said, "James, you're a Seer!"
James snorted. "Yeah right, it was just a dream, I know it couldn't have been real."
"Why not?"
"Because...can you imagine Sirius looking like that?" he asked, thrusting a hand at Sirius.
"You did see that, you didn't imagine it, that 'dream' was real. I think you're a Seer," Lily said, turning back to her book.
James was about to speak, but was cut off when owl post arrived. He sat stone still, looking up at the sky, waiting for something. Sirius and Remus were doing the same. Lily and Marissa looked at each other questionably.
James grinned when an owl dropped off a letter for him. He ripped it open and whooped, causing the Great Hall to look at him. "I got Captain! I'm Captain! Yes!" he said, passing the letter to Sirius and Remus, who were also grinning.
"Brilliant!" Remus said, reading the letter carefully. "James you have a choice of positions. You can either be chaser or seeker."
James got a dreamy look in his eyes. "I've always wanted to be seeker! I'll do it!" James said, smiling at the letter.
"Good job honey! I'm so proud of you!" Lily said, kissing him.
"Honey? I get another nickname?" James asked.
Lily shrugged. "Sure. You like it?"
"I love it," James said, kissing her.
Everyone else groaned. "I'm trying to eat! Anyways guys, we are forgetting something we have to do…" Peter said.
Realization dawned on the Marauders. They all put they're wand tips together. Lily and Marissa groaned. "Ready?" Remus asked. They all nodded, then each of them whispered a different spell. Green, yellow, blue, and red ribbons flew out of their wand tips. The green ribbon headed to Slytherin, the yellow headed to Hufflepuff, the blue headed to Ravenclaw, and the red stayed at Gryffindor. Each of the ribbons tapped the girls of that table on the heads. After each tap, a different bra appeared behind them. When the ribbons were done tapping, they disappeared.
The Great Hall broke out in laughter, mostly from the guys. "It worked!" James said, grinning at the bra behind Lily. It was green with lace around the edges. Marissa's was a red strapless. Brielle's was a black wonder bra and Danielle's was the same as Brielle's.
McGonagall stood up, beet red. The Marauders had also made all the teacher's bras appear behind them; everyone in the Great Hall was surprised to see Professor Flitwick with a bra behind him. (A/N: I doubt anyone wants to hear what the teacher's bras look like, so I won't even begin describing them.)
"Black! Potter! Lupin! Pettigrew! You have an hour added on to the detentions you already have with me from the prank last night! Undo this now!"
James was laughing up a storm when he saw the faces of all the girls around him, plus the bras they were wearing. "Can't! Lasts two days! Don't know the counter curse!"
"I will be sure to find it!" McGonagall said. Many of the girls were crying and running out of the Great Hall. Bellatrix was smiling at hers, and was proudly showing off her black bra. Brielle and Danielle stormed out a long time ago and Marissa and Lily had their heads on the table, their ears burning red.
Sirius and James were, of course, cracking up and staring at their girlfriend's bras. Remus was looking over at Kiah Malawi, whose face was turning red by watching Remus stare at her. Peter had his mouth open, staring at many pretty girls in seventh year.
Between his gasps, James stuttered, "This w-w-will be the only time some of the p-poor lads will see a bra in their life!"
"Sirius, undo this now or I will hex you into next week," Marissa said in a dangerous voice.
Sirius grinned. "Number one, we already told McGonagall that we don't know the counter curse and it lasts for two days. Number two, it is impossible to hex some one into next week, I looked it up. Number three, do you think I'm actually going to let an opportunity like this pass?"
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Lily was in a garden filled with flowers. Every single type of flower imaginable, hundreds of varieties. A million different colors painted the small garden. Everything seemed to be blooming around her, and she could feel the grass growing beneath her feet. It was so beautiful.
She continued to wander through the garden, breathing in the smell of all the different blooms. It was a scent she had never smelled before, as if it was sent from heaven. Then she saw the lily, focused on it and leaned in closer. It was the most beautiful one of all. The colors from every sunset were on this lily. Its beauty captivated her.
Suddenly she felt hands around her waist. Surprised, she snapped out of her trance from the lily and turned around. It was James. Before she could even think, he pulled her into a kiss. She had never been kissed with this much passion before. She stood in this place of beauty, with the smell of James and the flowers blanketed around her. It was so perfect, too real. It was just too real…
She woke up from her dream slowly. But as she opened her eyes she saw James pull away from their kiss. She didn't say anything; she didn't know what to say. "Come with me." James said. Lily looked into his eyes, seeing a look she had seen a glimmer of before but never this intense.
She knew tonight would be a night she would never forget. "I'm coming," she answered as she took his hand and walked with him. James pulled out his Invisibility Cloak.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"You'll see," he said giving her the grin she'd fallen in love with. James walked to her and threw the cloak around them, put his arm around her waist and pulled her close. They walked down a set of stairs and out into the hallways.
They walked through the halls not talking, and James just holding her close. He's shaking...why is he shaking? Lily thought to herself. She looked up at him. He gave her a smile and squeezed her around the waist. They came to the main doors, and slipped outside.
They came to the side of the lake and James pulled off the cloak. "Oh my..." Lily gasped. James was standing in dress robes, that he hadn't been wearing a few seconds ago. Then she looked down. She was wearing a woman's signature, a little black dress. It had a v-neck that was just right for her, showing cleavage but not too much. It fit her curves perfectly. A hemline just below the knee ruffled out at the end, just the way she liked it. Her red hair was magically curled in ringlets, like way James had told her he liked it best. Then she looked down and saw she had no shoes on.
James, seeming to read her mind, said, " You wont need any, come on." And they started walking out toward the lake.
The lake was gorgeous at night, but she had never been this close to it in the dark. It was almost a full moon. The moon shined so brightly, creating a ring of light out in the middle of the lake. Lily stared around at the calmness of the forest. It seemed like all the trees were watching for some big thing to happen. A twig snapped under James foot and brought her attention back to him.
"Come here." James said, taking her hand and leading her down to the shoreline of the lake. His hands were sweaty and he was still shaking slightly.
"Take a step," James said. He gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, you won't get wet," he said.
Lily nodded and grasped his hand tightly. She took a step with him and realized she didn't feel anything wet. Lily looked down and saw she was standing on the water. James took another step and she followed. She was amazed that she could actually walk on water! She'd have to look the spell up later.
They kept walking on the lake until they reached ring of light caused by the moon in the middle of the lake. Lily looked around her, taking in the beauty of the Hogwarts grounds.
James turned to her and gave her another passionate kiss. Soon they had to break apart for air. Lily felt as if she would melt right into him. "James, what is this all about?" she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
James smiled, looking deep into her beautiful emerald eyes. "I want to tell you something," he said, his voice husky with emotion.
He stopped talking, shaking with fear. His throat felt like it was going to close up. Lily smiled sweetly and nodded for him to go on. James took a huge gulp tried to control his shaking.
"Lily, I love you so much. I hope you know that already. But I really do. Even the first time I saw you, I knew you were the one for me. I truly believe in my heart that we are meant to be together. So I want to ask you this question," James said, getting on one knee and pulling out a small velvet box. His heart was doing flip-flops. Lily had tears in her eyes and a hand over her mouth. "Will you marry me?"
Lily gasped and had tears running down her face. James' heart practically stopped moving. Lily wiped away her eyes and smiled at him. "Yes."
James smiled widely. "Y-you mean it?"
Lily nodded. "Of course. I love you so much James. I've imagined this moment so many times in my head. None of them were as nearly good as this." Lily stared at the ring for a while. "This is so beautiful! What does the inscription mean?"
"It says; 'We will always be together, in life or death, as one…'" James said, running his finger along her hand.
Lily was crying freely. "This is amazing,"
James smiled through his own tears. He slipped the ring on her finger. Lily pulled him up to his feet and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you," James said.
"I love you back," Lily answered. They stood there in the middle of the lake, holding each other so lightly and just enjoying being with the other. After a while the spell wore off, and they both toppled into the lake.
They came back up, gasping for breath and laughing. They swam to the shore and sat down on the lake. James performed a Drying Spell on each of them since Lily didn't have her wand. He then conjured a large blanket to wrap around themselves. They leaned against the rock, staring up at the beautiful night sky.
"This is perfect," Lily said.
James grinned, running a hand through her hair. "You're perfect."
Lily smiled and snuggled into his chest. Soon she fell into a deep sleep. James picked her up and carried her back to her dormitories.
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When Lily awoke the next morning, she smelled a familiar scent. She sat up groggily, trying to focus her eyes. After a minute or two she recognized it. It was the flowers from her dream last night. Or was that real? She couldn't remember.
Then the whole night before came rushing back to her; James proposing, falling into the lake, and Lily falling asleep in his arms. She smiled, excited that she was going to spend the rest of her life with James, until she realized something.
It might've been a dream. This might all be a dream. Lily was crestfallen. But then she realized what was around her in the room. It was the garden of flowers she saw the night before. Every single one in the same order. She wandered over to each one, smelling it. Then she went to the middle of the room, where she saw the special lily, the one with all the colors of the sunset.
She cupped it in her hands, deeply smelling it. Now she knew it was real. It wasn't a dream! It was real! I'm engaged! Lily started dancing around the room, yelling, "I'm engaged! I'm engaged!"
Mara sat up, blinking away the sleep from her eyes. "Lily! Some of us are trying to sleep!" Mara gazed around the room. "What the bloody hell are all these flowers for?"
"It's a garden! For me! I'm sure James made it!" Lily said, still dancing around the room.
Danielle and Marissa walked around, looking at all the flowers. Brielle sent a cold glare in Lily's direction. "They aren't that great," she said, picking at her nails.
Lily rolled her eyes and went over to the sunset lily. She plucked it of the vine. It floated in the air and stayed by her bedside. A piece of parchment popped into Lily's hand. Lily read it aloud. "This lily is a symbol of our love. Whenever our love dies, it will die. This lily will always be with you…"
Lily grinned and ran down to the common room and up the boy's staircase. She burst into the Marauders dormitories.
When Lily walked in she saw the Marauders laughing and chatting in their pajamas. James stood up. "Is there something the matter?" he asked her, a concerned look on his face.
Lily ran up to him and grabbed him around the neck, hugging him hard. "I love you so much!" she said.
James hugged her closer. "I love you too,"
Peter gagged. "Get a room why don't ya?" But the couple could no longer hear him. They were lost in their own world, where only they existed.
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For the next week, the couple was inseparable. Everywhere you went, you would see them holding hands, sharing stolen kisses, and whispering secrets into each other's ears. People tried to be mad at the couple for making such a scene, but they found they couldn't. Even the professors couldn't deduct points from their houses. Everyone thought they were truly in love, and didn't want to break that up.
The only person who wasn't at least a little bit happy for the couple was Snape. Every time they were together, he felt like throwing up. He couldn't stand Potter. Everyone knew it! He gets everything he wants, including Lily… Snape sighed mournfully, stirring around his food at dinner mindlessly, gazing at Lily longingly.
Wilcox cocked an eyebrow. "Hello? Anyone home?" Snape jumped and scowled at his best friend.
"I am trying to eat," Snape mumbled, forcing himself to look at his soup and not the beautiful red head a few tables down.
"No, you were dreaming about Lily. You'll never have her, now that's she's with Potter. Like you had a chance before anyways," his best friend said with a snort, "We've already discussed this when they first started dating. Just forget about her," Wilcox said nonchalantly.
Snape rolled his eyes. "I'm not discussing it here. But there might be a way…" he said, realization dawning on his face.
"A way to what?"
Snape jumped up. "Come to the dungeons! I have an idea!"
Wilcox groaned. "But I'm eating!" Snape grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the Great Hall and started heading towards the dungeons.
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"So Lily, who's going to be you maid of honor?" Brielle asked coolly at dinner one night.
Mara and Dani leaned in closer and Lily's face gradually turned red. "Well, I have decided who is going to be mine, even though it wasn't that hard of a decision. So," she glanced at James, silently agreeing with him that he has to announce his best man next, "I want Rissa to be my maid of honor."
Mara grinned. "Really? You want me to?"
"Of course. You're my best friend," Lily said, squeezing Mara's hand. Brielle looked very angry at this choice. But Lily didn't care; she didn't like Brielle very much anyways. Maybe Danielle could just be in it. She was very sweet, even if all she did was copy Brielle.
There were a few minutes of chatter about the wedding, and then Lily nudged James' leg.
"Oh yes, I want to announce my best man," James said. Remus and Sirius stopped eating and looked at James. Peter continued tearing through the chicken. "Well, uh…" James trailed off, looking from Remus to Sirius.
Lily stomped on his foot hard and James yelped. The whole Great Hall looked over to the Gryffindor table. "Sorry! Okay, I'm not sure who I want for my best man. You both are so awesome to me. So, er…uh, you two can battle it out! Good luck!" James said. Remus and Sirius both had stern looks on their face, along with Lily. So James did the only thing he could think of and ran.
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Author Notes: Did you like it? My friend gave me the idea for the proposal and wrote half of it. Incidentally, her name is Claudia! Lol, I based the character in the story off of her. Unfortunately, we aren't close anymore ( I think I'm a horrible fluffy writer so she wrote the more fluffy part of the proposal. I started writing here:
"Come here." James said, taking her hand and leading her down to the shoreline of the lake. His hands were sweaty and he was still shaking slightly.
Oh, and with James becoming captain, since in the books he was a chaser and in the movies seeker, I decided to make him both. I got mixed reviews last time yelling at me for not making him seeker or for not making him chaser. You get one of each! Lol.
Also, news alert! NEW LATER CHAPTERS! I'm such a bad updater…I haven't gotten any reviews for it yet. I guess the third time's not a charm-the second time was…'(
CASOCCERCHIC02: Yeah it's very sad…but I thought hey, you're already on a sad streak, why not fit in a great movie!
xx-Heartbroken: Oh, if you thought 16 was "in depth" just wait until they graduate. ((insert evil laugh from authoress here)) Don't feel embarrassed! Mostly girls read this fanfic so no worries! ) No I didn't take it the wrong way! Whenever school gets out I am fully re-writing all the chapters and your comments are going to help me A LOT! Also, you are the reason for the update because you said you were going to read the later ones if I didn't update soon and YOU CANT READ THE LATER ONES YET! You are going to be mega confused and nothing will be a surprise. So you gotta stick it through haha. No, it doesn't go to Harry's third year. There are three chapters left in the story, so it will go to 49 chapters with an epilogue being the 50th. There will be a little follow up story set after Harry's third year where Sirius and Remus visit L/J's graves and tell them about Harry…maybe that's where you got the third year.
R/R and if you're an old reader, GO TO LATER CHAPTERS!