Passing Notes In Class

Chapter 10: The Lovely End

Disclaimer: It's not mine…I don't own anything you recognize for Jo's famous books.

James was shaking as he gathered his books. He was as nervous as Peter was when he had to answer a question in class, and James wasn't really the one to get nervous. But, professing your love for a girl in front of the entire Hogwarts school was not exactly a thing you could keep calm about, right?

Moony and Sirius were smirking at him as he left the classroom and entered the corridors, which were swarming with students all going to Lunch. James gulped as he saw Lily's red hair disappear into the crowd. His heart leapt then sank again as he saw her looking back at him. Lily blushed and grabbed Alice and walked even faster through the crowd.

James watched his feet as he walked the corridors to lunch. The rest of the Marauders talked and laughed animatedly in front of him. Whether or not the noticed him in the back, or if they we're trying to help him out and not say the wrong thing to him. Mostly likely it was the first thing.

Stupid bloody wankers. James thought bitterly.

After an all too short walk (to James anyway, to Sirius and Peter it was too long to appease their raving stomachs) they reached the Great Hall. James went pale and he started backing away when Sirius and Remus noticed. They grabbed his arms and pulled him aside.

Remus sighed and Sirius snickered.

"James, do you love her?" Remus asked.

James gulped and nodded.

"Well then, you stupid deer, go tell her that!" Sirius said impatiently.

"Yes, I would do that if she loved me back and-" but James wasn't interrupted by only Remus and Sirius, but a whole horde of first years.

"SHE LOVES YOU!" they all said.

"See? Even ickle firsties can tell that you two are nutters for each other, and they're brains are about the size of a pea or something." Sirius said. Nearly all of the first years glared at him, the others didn't understand the joke.

"Could you move? You dicks are blocking the door." Said a particularly fat one.

Sirius glared at him and said "Well God forbid you miss meal." The first year charged at him and kicked him in the happy place.

Sirius hunched and moved over so the first years could pass, although, not without giving the fat one the middle finger.

"What the hell? Were we ever like that?" James said, momentarily forgetting about his nervous.

"Yes, in fact, you were worse." Said Remus with a small smile.

"Awesome!" said Sirius and he and James shared a high five. Then James' face became pale again.

"I can't do this." He said as he slouched against a wall.

"Fine, don't do it. Go ahead and lose the girl of your dreams and break her heart, because you're leaving her confused and broken hearted." Remus said angrily. "Because you have a girl waiting to be yours and you're too nervous to tell the world that you love her too." And with that Remus turned on his heel and marched into the Great Hall.

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Lily looked around the Great Hall nervously. Peter had entered a few moments ago and had sat down in front of her and Alice and was now shoving his chubby face with food. Remus has just entered with Sirius following him like a lost puppy, but James was nowhere to be scene.

Remus and Sirius sat down next to Peter and also didn't say anything, but Remus was muttering darkly under his breath.

"Bloody deer…coward…stupid…"

And frankly, Lily was a bit scared that Remus was this upset by a stupid, bloody, cowardly deer. Sounded like a road kill gone wrong.

After a few more minutes, James still was nowhere to be scene. Lily's heart sank as she thought bitterly, He doesn't love me…He just said that to get laid and freaked out when a silly girl actually did fall in love with him. She had to blink several times to make the tears in her eyes disappear.

Lily sighed miserably and rested her head on his palm, playing with the food on her plate with her fork.

Oh yeah, she thought, this is going to suck.

.xXx.

James continued to lean against the cold stonewall, his eyes closed and his heart racing.

He couldn't do it. He couldn't march up to her in the middle of the great Hall…

Time seemed to go faster, and with only five minutes left of lunch, James looked slightly out to the great Hall, and saw his Lily playing with her food, looking just as miserable he knew his be if he didn't do what was right. After an all too short five minutes, the bell rang for students to go back to their classes. James heart leapt and he started striding into the Great Hall, his confidence given a boost.

.xXx.

With Lily

The Bell rang. Lily sighed and stood up from her spot of the Gryffindor's table's Bench. Another couple of hours of miserable classes lay ahead of her. Grabbing her bag, she stood up and turned to Alice.

"What class do we have next?" she said, but Alice didn't answer.

"Alice? Hello? EARTH TO ALICE!" But Alice still didn't say anything. The only thing she did was stare at the Great Hall doors.

James Potter was striding in, looking pale but determined. His eyes were darting franticly, looking for someone. Lily squeaked, dodged into Alice, and hid behind her.

"Lily, he's coming over." Alice murmured. Lily squeaked agin and tried hiding herself behind the shorter girl.

Alice looked franticly around for somewhere to run as James was nearing them. He had finally caught notice of Lily and was wearing a smirk on his face. Finally Alice saw a distraction in a mister Frank Longbottom.

"Excuse me Lily, I need to ask Frank something." And with that she dashed off, leaving a distressed Lily behind her.

"You bitch! I held your hair back when you threw up! You owe me!" Lily yelled, but Alice didn't even look back, though she did flinch a little before linking arms with Frank and hurrying off.

Lily tried hiding again….behind a first year.

"Get off me woman! I'll scream Rape, I swear I will!" the boy said. Lily pushed him out of the way and looked to James, who was only a few strides away from her now. With her heart pumping with adrenaline and fear, she inwardly groaned as he approached her. She really didn't want her heart broken now.

She faced his towering frame and saw that close-up, he looked pale and nervous, but he looked happy beyond belief.

"Lily-"

"James-" they both started. Blushing, James moved closer to her and noticed that she stiffened up. Now he was only a few inches away from her, and got ready to do what he's been planning all day.

"Me first." And he placed a hand behind her neck and waist, and pulled her into a firm kiss.

The Great Hall (that had been watching the entire show between the two star-crossed Head Students) burst into cheers and wolf whistles.

After a few minutes of expressing their, uh, "appreciation" for each other, the two teens broke apart, panting but with smiles on their faces. James took Lily's hand and led her out of the Great Hall, for some more appreciation time.

Sirius and Remus smirked at each other as they saw the two run from the Great Hall.

"Ah, Remmie old boy, I think we've got a love-sick stags on our hands." Sirius said with a smile.

"Alas, dear Sirius, I think we do."

.xXx.

And alas, it came to an end. This was the last chapter, my beautiful readers. First off, I want to say that I am sooo sorry for not updating when I promised. I feel really bad about it. And second, I love all of you for reading and reviewing! I will have a sequel which'll come out within a few weeks or so.

I'm also writing a few more series of stories, so look forward to that, my loves…

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Love,

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I'm dedicating this story to my best friend ever, Kris, and my friend Tyler who was killed a few weeks ago.

I also dedicate this chapter to all the September 11th victims and their families.

But, along with that, I'm dedicating the next story to all my lovely readers…Love ya, and I hope you're there with me for the next go around!