The Moment That Changed Their Lives
Disclaimer: Alas, I do not own anything in the Harry Potter universe, I just play in the wonderful world.
"Lilly, please give me a chance. I promise you I've changed. I've grown up," James Potter said as he hurried to catch up with Lilly Evans.
"Why should I say yes to you James? You only keep asking me because I keep saying no. How do I really know you really care about me?" Lilly asked while trying to hold back her tears. She so very much wanted to say yes, but she didn't want to be just another one of James Potter's flings.
"Lilly flower, let me prove it to you. I swear, if I ever break your heart, I'll serve you mine on a gold platter. All I'm asking is for a chance." James whispered as he stood in front of Lilly with tears in his eyes. Lilly started to cry then and James hesitantly raised his hands to cradle her face and used the pads of his fingers to wipe away her tears.
"You swear that I'm not just another conquest?" Lilly whispered with her heart in her eyes and in her throat.
"I swear Lilly, you're not. You never were," James answered just as softly. Lilly closed her eyes and sighed as James held his breath. He knew that this moment could possibly change both of their lives forever.
"Okay James, I'll go out with you." Lilly opened her eyes to stare at her now-boyfriend. He looked shell-shocked and she giggled at the sight of him with his mouth slightly open and his wide eyes staring at her. She shouldn't really be surprised after her rejecting him all these years.
Eventually what she had said caught up with James and he gave a shout of joy as he picked his new girlfriend up and spun her around in circles till they were both laughing breathlessly. And as James set Lilly down on her feet again in front of him, he gently gathered her in his arms and gave her, what he hoped, was the first of a lifetime of kisses.
Upstairs in the sixth year boys' dormitory Sirius and Peter each handed Remus two galleons. While Sirius was swearing at Remus's luck, Remus looked back outside the window and smiled at the still kissing couple. James had finally gotten what he had always wanted: Lilly Evans.
