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Christmas

When Lily woke up the next day, she felt better than ever. She was no longer keeping any secrets from her friends. She got up and went to the end of her bed where there was a huge pile of presents waiting for her. She opened the first one. It was from her parents. It contained a box of a variety of candy, a Gobstones game set, and, of course, books. From her brother, she got a nice cloak which was blue, her favorite color. From Janet, she got a new wizard chess set. Lily got some money from Elizabeth, who didn't know what to get her. From Sirius, she got a cookbook entitled " Easy Meals in 60 Seconds". Strangely, she didn't get a present from Ian.

At lunch time, Lily went downstairs to the Great Hall. She saw that few students were there and that there was only one table. She saw her whole family and the Wesley's there. Then, she spotted Ian. She walked over to him and sat down.

" Hey." Ian whispered.

" Hey back" Lily whispered. She looked over to her dad. He smiled at her. Then, she looked over to her mum. Lily hadn't told her mum about her and Ian yet. But Hermione also smiled at her. After lunch, Ian took Lily out in the snow.

" I wanted to give this to you in private," Ian said, handing Lily a box. She opened it. Inside and framed, was a moving picture of her and Ian at the ball last night dancing.

" It was taken by Janet before our little disruption." Ian said. " Do you like it?"

" I love it, Ian. Thank you." Lily said leaning over to Ian to give him a hug. Then, Ian grabbed her by the waist and pulled her into a deep and passionate kiss. When they pulled apart, Lily was speechless.

" That was amazing." Ian said, breathlessly.

" Yea, it was." Lily replied, grinning broadly. She leaned in again for another kiss.

Harry was looking out of his window of his office when he noticed that Ian and Lily were outside. At first, it looked as if they were going to just hug. But then, he saw their lips meet. Harry looked at them, dazed. He ran out of his office and into his wife's.

" I just saw Lily and Ian kiss!" Harry said loudly.

Hermione looked remarkably relaxed. " So?" she said.

" You aren't worried?" Harry asked with skepticism.

" No. Why should I?" Hermione said. " Look Harry, I've raised her all my life. I know that she's responsible enough that she won't sleep with some boy at age 12 just because she kissed him. Just don't tell her that you saw her. Or anyone else. She's getting to that age when she needs more privacy. Now was that all?"

" Yea." Harry replied. " I guess I'll go now."

Lily and Ian walked in grinning widely and holding hands. They met Janet, James, and Elizabeth in the Great Hall.

" What's wrong with you guys?" James asked.

Lily looked up at Ian asking silently if she could tell them. He nodded.

" Well, you see, we ummm..." Lily began.

" We kissed." Ian finished.

" What?!" James said. Lily smiled broadly at him, blushing slightly.

" Yea." Lily said quietly. " Look what he gave me." She held out the picture.

" Oh Lily, you two look cute together. I spent all night developing that." Janet said.

Lily hugged her. " Thanks, Janet." she said. Then, she went back over to Ian. She kissed him on the cheek. " Well, we were going to get our coats so we could go for a walk." Lily said. " See you around."

"Well, I think she'll be spending more time with him than with us." Elizabeth said sadly.

"Yep" James replied. " I wonder where they are going."

Lily and Ian walked past the frozen lake.

" Wow, I didn't know that you were a good kisser." Ian said.

" Well, neither did I." Lily said, smiling up at Ian. Her head only reached his shoulders. " So what shall we do for the rest of the day?"

" I don't know. I would have invited you to my common room, but I don't think you'll be welcomed." Ian replied.

" Yea and I don't the Gryffendors would welcome you either." Lily said with laugh. " I know! There's this room called the Room of Requirement. It changes to supply your every need. Come on, I know where it is."

Lily grabbed Ian's hand and ran into the castle and through its hallways and corridors. They finally stopped in a hallway with a huge tapestry.

" Ok, now think of a place where we can relax and talk together." Lily instructed him. He did as she said and sure enough, there was a door where the tapestry used to hang. Lily opened the door. Inside, there were two comfy looking chairs, a little couch, and a table with some hot coco. On the wall was a whole bookcase of books. Lily sat down on the couch and took a cup of hot coco. She gestured him to do the same. He sat down and took a cup also. They sat there in silence for a while before Lily spoke up.

" Who do you think is the descendant of Voldemort?" she asked. " He or she would be in your house wouldn't they?"

" I have no idea. No one has been acting weird. But they could be in another house though, you know." Ian teased. " Wanna play some chess?"

" Sure." Lily replied. After three games and two more mugs of hot coco, Lily had fallen asleep next to Ian. Her head fell unto his shoulder. Finally, not being able to wake her up, Ian dozed off too.

Harry walked down the hallway. He was looking for somewhere to relax. And he knew just where to go. He walked past the tapestry and thought hard about the room he wanted. Suddenly, there was a door in front of him. He opened it, but he wasn't ready for the sight he saw. Lily and Ian sitting on a small couch together, sleeping. Ian had lain down and Lily was in front of him. Ian had his arm wrapped around her waist.

" Lily Anne Potter! What are you doing?!" Harry shouted.

Lily woke with a start. So did Ian. When they saw the position they were in and was in front of Lily's dad, they got up quickly.

" Dad, I'm so sorry. It's not what you think! We were just talking and playing chess and then, I guess I fell asleep." Lily said.

" And why didn't you wake her up?" Harry asked Ian.

" I tried to, but she wouldn't wake up and then I fell asleep." Ian replied promptly. " I'm sorry."

" Both of you, to your common rooms, now." Harry said, very annoyed. " Lily, I'll talk to you later."

The two of them walked out of the room.

" I'm sorry if I get you into trouble." Ian said quietly.

" It's ok. I shouldn't have fallen asleep." Lily retorted. Her mum was going to kill her when she found out. Well, maybe. She had never done this before.

" I should have picked you up or do something to wake you up." Ian replied. " I'll se you later, Lily." Ian said. Lily leaned up and kissed him on the cheek.

" See ya." she responded.

When Lily got back to the common room, Janet, James, and Elizabeth and the rest of the group were waiting for her.

" Where were you?" Janet asked.

" Umm somewhere." Lily mumbled, not wanting to explain what just happened. " Look, I'm going to do some studying, so just leave me alone for a while."

" Ok, but tell us what happened first." James said.

" Do you really want to know? Me and Ian went to the Room of Requirements and accidentally feel asleep on the couch together and got caught." Lily said irately.

They all looked at her.

" You slept with Ian?!" James and Janet said at once.

" Not purposely!" Lily yelled. " Look I just want to be alone for a while."

" Who did you get caught by?" Elizabeth asked.

" My dad!" Lily said, crossing the room to the stairs. She climbed up them and walked into her room. She fell unto her bed. There she lay like that until she heard her door open.

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