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Lily allowed her cloak to fall to the ground, James gasped audibly. Lily stood before him in the cutest pajama set he had ever seen. The top buttoned up into a collar, though she didn't have it buttoned all the way. The top two buttons were undone. She wore matching pajama shorts. James had never seen her dress so casually. Some girls would hang around the common room in their pajamas, but not Lily Evans. He had dreamed of the day that he would get his first glimpse of her in this type of a situation. He had always hoped that she would knowledgeably and willingly let him see her like this. Though, he wasn't complaining.
Lily sat down on the ground and grabbed her wand in one hand and her bag in the other. She sat silently for a moment, not moving. James didn't like the way she looked, so pale and lifeless against the cold dark classroom.
"Accio blankets," Lily muttered and tapped the top of her purse.
Several blankets flew out and settled themselves out onto the cobble stone floor. Lily began to mutter quickly.
"Accio, accio, accio, accio," soon things were flying all over, transforming the classroom.
A white sheet hung itself on the wall. Pillows lined the blankets on the floor, candles flew to set themselves ablaze at the back of the classroom. Adding a slight ethereal glow to the atmosphere. Lastly a black plastic box, slightly larger than a shoebox, flew and gently set itself down to the side of Lily's makeshift bed. It had two large black circles resting on the top. Lily crawled into her bed, tucked herself into the blankets, and surrounded herself with pillows. James thought she looked not unlike a child, hiding in their parents bed. She looked rather small. With a wave of her wand the two black circles resting on the black box began to turn and the room became alive, transforming once again.
Rays of orange, browns and warmness stretched out over the classroom and landed upon the white sheet. Painting a portrait. A field of sunflowers at sunset stood before them. Lifelike and real. James was amazed, muggle pictures were different than theirs. He had studied them in Muggle Studies and even seen a picture in his textbook. The field stood before them unmoving.
"Lily!" a deep and gentle voice called out.
James frantically looked around for a man, but there was no one else in the room. Suddenly a small girl, with hair a deeper red than the sunset before her, ran through the field of sunflowers. She turned around to face them, smiling and laughing. James' breathe caught. He would recognize her anywhere. That little girl was Lily.
"Lily flower running through the sunflowers," sang a voice from nowhere.
"Catch me! Catch me!" Lily cried as she ran.
A woman in a white sundress ran after Lily, laughing and smiling brilliantly.
"Mommy's gonna get you," She sang.
"It's her mother," James said aloud.
He quickly looked over to see if he had alarmed Lily with his mistake, but she lay peacefully in her bed. He stood and took a seat next to her on the ground, examining her. She was fast asleep. Her eyes rested peacefully, her face seemed open, unguarded. She was even breathing easier. A sharp contrast to her nap earlier that day. James raised his hand slowly and removed a piece of her hair from her face, tucking it behind her ear.
"Ahahaha," Little Lily laughed, recapturing his attention.
Another little girl was running after them now. She had blonde hair and a straight sharp nose.
"Daddy catch me!" said the blonde little girl.
"Daddy's coming for his flowers," The picture began to move towards the three girls running and laughing freely.
"Darling, put the camera down. You're going to break it," Lily's mother said half seriously.
The picture stabilized and a man appeared to run onto the field. He was tall and thin. Not unlike James. Lily quickly ran to him and he swept her up in his arms, throwing her into the air. As she fell back down her dress flew around her, she looked like a fairy. A beautiful fiery sun fairy.
"My turn!" the blonde little girl cried at her father's feet.
He picked her up and threw her into the air, calling out as he went to catch her, "The amazing flying Petunia!"
The girls laughed and Lily ran through the field after her mother.
"My turn," Lily cried as she reached for her father.
He picked her up and threw her high into the air, Petunia circled around his feet.
"Daddy, do me! Do me!" she cried.
He caught Lily as she descended and set her back on the ground. Then he picked up Petunia and threw her into the air. She screamed with giddily. Lily's mother became smaller and smaller as she walked away from the family. Eventually calling out to them to follow. The girls raced after her as Lily's father picked up the camera. When they reached her mom, she had spread out a quilt on the ground. It was decorated with hand stitched flowers. All four of them sat down on the quilt and watched with anticipation as their mom took sandwiches out of a basket and handed them out.
James looked over at Lily, the real Lily, while the family ate their food. She seemed peaceful. He smiled and tucked the blanket around her shoulders. He dropped his invisibility cloak onto the floor and re-positioned himself on his stomach, laying next to Lily, but still far enough away to be on the cold stone ground. He rested his head on his forearms and watched the family play. He was torn. He wasn't sure which Lily he would rather watch, the young vivacious Lily, that he had never had the chance to meet. Or the peaceful sleeping Lily, whom he had missed dearly and was here with him right now. James wanted Lily to look like that again. Vivacious, happy, laughing. He knew things would have to change, but was content in knowing that he would make sure they did. Lily would be happy. He would make sure of that. He lay and watched the video for as long as his eyes would allow him too before he too, finally fell asleep in the abandoned classroom.
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