Disclaimer: Just for a note, I don't own Harry Potter and neither does my friend Michelle. We just enjoy taking the characters and sticking them in sticky situation. This story is the brainchild of Michelle and myself in the church nursery with 3 sleeping kids.
The Christmas holidays descended on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and brought a cold biting blizzard with it. Some students were in the Great Hall drinking hot cocoa and playing wizard's chess. Others, however, sough the warm haven of their common rooms or the library. This particularly cold day found Lily Evans, Head Girl, in the Head's common room, with her wand out decorating a large tree. She sang softly as each flick of her wand sent the baubles, tinsel, and bits of ribbon onto the branches.
" Absolutely gorgeous. " A male voice, directly behind her ear, caused Lily to spin around, and the glass bauble she had been levitating hit the ground with a tinkling shatter. She found her self chest to chest with James Potter, Head Boy and the most annoying person in the school. " Sorry, didn't mean to startle you Lily. " He smiled warmly and his blue eyes showed that he wasn't sorry at all.
Lily glowered at him and backed up, putting a good two feet between them. " Then next time, Potter, don't sneak up on me. " She flicked her wand and the glass bulb was repaired. Her green eyes were narrowed and flashing. She growled softly under her breath as James began to investigate the box of decorations. " May I help you? " She questioned her voice saturated with annoyance.
" Nope, just checking out the decorations. " His fingers found the angel that Lily had bought specially to adorn the tree's top. " May I? " he asked with a raised eyebrow.
" Why not? " Lily grumbled, turning to retrieve bits of garland to adorn the windows and doorframe. She gingerly picked up the bits of live holly that she was going to add to the garland. She got all of the garland by the windows adorned with the holly, thanks to the window seats, but was failing to reach the mantle of the doorframe. She didn't want to attach it with her wand, for fear of harming the holly. She stood on her tiptoes in hopes of reaching when a pair of strong hands lifted her up by the waist. " Potter… "
" Easy there Spitfire, I'm just helping. " James cut in defensively.
Lily hanged the holly on the garland, and as soon as her feet hit the floor she pulled swiftly away. James hands tightened on her waist. " What's the rush-"
" Let me go. " She snarled trying to pull away.
" On one condition. " James smirked mischievously.
"What?"
" Look up. "
Lily gazed up above them and gasped in surprise as she realized he had replaced a bit of the holly with mistletoe. " Mistle-" Her sentence was cut short as James' lips covered hers. She froze in shock for a moment, but then relaxed into the kiss. Stars flashed before her eyes and she felt as if the ground were about to give way. After a moment she pulled back, shook her head a bit, took a deep breath, looked at him, blinked then shook her head again. She saw his lips draw near again, but her hand met his cheek before they reached their target.
" HEY! " James stumbled back startled. " What was that for? " He rubbed his cheek lightly.
" For kissing me. " With that Lily Evans turned on her heel and exited the common room, with a flustered face and a badly hidden smile.
James kicked back on the couch and grinned. " She loves me. "