Chapter 9: The Surprise...

Lily met James in the common room at 10:15 that night. He was standing there with his invisiblitly cloak and boyish smile.

He took Lily's hand and kissed her cheek with made her go deep crimson.

"Are you ready?" James asked.

"Yes, I must say these adventures have been fun. I thought for sure we would have been caught by now."

"You forget who you are with Lils. I am the master!"

Lily scoffed, "Yeah...that's why you're in dentention almost every other night?"

James laughed and threw the cloak over them. They preceeded to climb out of the portiart whole and made thier way to the Room of Requirement. Lily knew where they were going, but she had no idea what awaited them there.

"James, are you going to give me any bit of a clue?" Lily pleaded.

"Nope...now close your eyes."

She did as she was told and her scooped her up in his arms. He muttered something and walked through the door. He set Lily down.

"Ok Lils, open your eyes..."

Lily's eyes fluttered open and she gasped. She couldn't believe what she saw.

Lily was standing in front of the Effiel Tower in France.

"J-j-j- James...how did you..." her voice trailed off in amazement.

"That you always wanted to see the Effiel Tower?"

Lily nodded, at a lost for words.

"Let's not worry about how I know...let's just enjoy our gathering..."

"Gathering?" Lily replied

"Yeah! Meaning all of us!" A voice said from behind her.

Lily whirled around to see Peter, Remus, Siruis, and Audrey walking toward her. She laughed and hugged each one.

"You all had a part in this didn't you?"

Siruis barked with laughter, "Actually we didn't know what Prongs had planned...but he told us we were coming anyway."

Lily smiled, "It's more beautiful then I imagined. Paris in the nighttime..."

"Would you like to ride the elevator to the top?" Audrey asked.

Lily gasped, "Oh yes! That would be wonderful!"

"Ok then, let's go," James said and the six of them headed to the elevator.

They crammed inside, Audrey and Siruis so close that they were almost kissing, and waited until they reached the top. When the door finally opened, they all fell out, and Lily gasped at the beautiful view of the Paris lights dancing in the night.

"James, this is the greatest thing has ever done for me..."

"Wait Lils, I'm not done..." he said as he fumbled through his pocket and pulled out a small box wrapped lilac paper.

"What's this?" she asked.

"Open it!" Siruis and Audrey shrieked at the small time.

Everyone laughed as Lily started unwrapping the paper. She opened the box and gasped. There was the ring she saw in Hogsmeade. The emerald one with the silver band...Lily looked at James...her expression shocked.

"James...it's just the one I wanted. I love it!"

"I like the way it matches your eyes," he said taking the box from Lily. He took the ring out and got on one knee.

"Don't worry Lily, I'm not proposing just yet," James said causing everyone to laugh. "I want everyone to know how much I love you. This ring is a symbol of it." Then he showed the enscription to her. It read, "My love is true and pure'. "Lily will you be mine?"

Lily's eyes were overflowing with tears, she giggled and replied, "Of course James..."

He slid Lily's ring on her finger and kissed her.

"I love you Lily Evans..."

"I love you James Potter..."

Then the two kissed again. Remus clapped, Audrey and Siruis whistled and whooped, and Peter squeaked a happy sound...