After her encounter with the handsome Prince Severus, Princess Lily ran as fast as she could to the Cathedral, hoping that she wasn't too late. When she arrived, she tucked a few stray pieces of hair behind her ear, smoothed out her ruby red skirt, put on a big smile, and walked quickly inside. It was a rather small church, with warm tan-painted walls, and crimson carpeting, the pews were made of cherry wood, and up at the front was a huge beautiful stained glass window, glittering from the sunlight coming from outside. Thankfully she had arrived just in time, and Mrs. McGonagall ushered her to her place beside Sirius, in front of the stained-glass window. Sirius offered her a small smile, and she gave him one in return. Even though her brother looked very regal, she saw the apprehension in his eyes. She leaned in his direction and whispered to him right before the ceremony started "Siri, you will make a wonderful King, don't worry." She winked at him and got back into her place, while he looked at her in shock. He thought she would hate him for shutting her out for all these years! And how could she tell he was worried? He smiled at her, gratefully, and she smiled back, and the ceremony commenced.
The Priest recited the traditional words that were to be said when a new King comes to power, and soon it was time for Sirius to hold the sword of Godric Gryffindor, as well as the coronation orb, both of which were newly polished for the occasion, and shined in the sunlight that poured in through the windows. As Sirius was about to carefully pick up the ceremonial relics, the priest whispered "Your highness, the gloves," Sirius looked at the priest nervously, but did as he asked and slowly took the gloves off, and placed them on the tray that held the ceremonial objects, which he picked up quickly. He faced the audience, looking very nervous and silently praying that he wouldn't freeze the objects he was holding, especially in front of all those people that had gathered in the church to see the ceremony. When the priest finally finished the ceremonial coronation speech, Sirius quickly put the objects down on the tray and slipped his gloves back on almost immediately. The crowd said "All hail King Sirius of Gryffindor!" and cheered, and Lily smiled at him. Sirius felt relieved that it was over, and was escorted back to the palace through the secret tunnel under the church that leads to the castle. No one seemed to notice the little bit of frost that had formed on the coronation orb and the handle of the sword…
Afterwards, Sirius went to his room to relax before the Coronation Ball that was being held at the castle in a few hours' time. He put his crown back on its red cushy pillow on his dresser, and sank in one of the two comfy chairs by the window that oversaw the kingdom of Gryffindor. He looked out the window for the first time as a King: He couldn't believe it. How was he supposed to be a good ruler to the people of this kingdom, when he couldn't even rule himself? What's going to happen now? Will he be able to the brother he had always wanted to be for Lily? Maybe she could help him-"No! Am I mad? I could hurt her again, and this time much worse, and without our parents here how would I even be able to save her?" He thought to himself as he leaned downward to put his head in his hands. A few minutes later he laid back in his chair as he leaned his head on his fisted hand, and pondered what he would do with all this responsibility he now had. He found himself wishing more than ever to run away and leave all his troubles behind him.
"James! Wait up!" panted Remus as he grew tired of chasing his younger brother, James, who tended to do this very often. "Oh come on Remus! You're such a slowpoke!" James said, and didn't seem the least bit tired as he ran through the village. After looking back and seeing how exhausted Remus looked, however, he decided to stop and wait for him. "Remus! You're exhausted already? It's only been three miles!" Once Remus caught his breath, he glared at his brother, and said " Three miles? It's been more than SEVEN miles, we ran all the way down the North Mountain, and most of it required trudging through heavy snow! Why wouldn't I be exhausted, Prongs?" James whistled "Bollucks you're right! I forgot about that part. Sorry then, Moony." Remus sighed, and said "It's alright James, and would you please stop calling me Moony? I haven't howled at the Moon since we were kids!" James said "Well than what did I hear last night, your stomach?" Remus looked embarrassed, and tried to object "Well, er, you see-" James chuckled and cut him off "It's alright Remus. Hey why don't we look around and meet back here in about 30 minutes?" Remus quickly recovered from his embarrassment, and said "Yeah! Good idea." and with that, they went their separate ways.
Meanwhile, Lily wandered around in the village and soaked in all the sights around her: She never realized how beautiful her kingdom was! All her life she wondered what it would be like, what the people were like, the shops, the smells, everything. She could smell the wonderful scent of freshly baked bread from the bakery that was just down the cobbled street, and there was a slight scent of pine in the air from all the pine trees that bordered the village. She could see the people, most of them with content smiles on their faces as children ran through the streets as they laughed, and couples holding hands. She saw so many little shops; The butcher's, the jeweler's, a few little boutiques, food markets/stands, and much to her excitement, a chocolatier shop.
Remus decided to walk to the bookshop, which was always one of his favorite places to go. He was just turning a corner when SMACK! A girl with strikingly red hair had run right into him, and both of them fell over. The girl got up and immediately ran over to him "Oh, are you alright? I'm so sorry! I hope that you aren't hurt or anything!" Remus said "No no, it's alright I'm fine. Are you okay?" She dusted off her skirt, and said "Yes I'm fine, thank you. I seem to be crashing into everybody today!" as she laughed nervously, and then quickly said "Oh! I'm sorry I really must hurry, but I'm glad you're alright, and again I'm so sorry!" Remus chuckled as she started walking quickly, and said "It's alright Miss, no harm done." She shot him a grateful look, and ran off into the other direction. Remus watched after her, and thought to himself as he chuckled again "Her energy could match James's!" After he finally made it to the bookshop and purchased a book about the history of Gryffindor, he made his way back to the spot where he was supposed to meet James, when suddenly a broom handle hit him right in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. He heard a gasp, and a young woman said "Oh dear! I'm so sorry! I'm such a clumsy girl! Are you alright?" when he saw her, the wind really was knocked out of him: he thought she was beautiful. She had soft brown wavy hair with a hint of pink in it, striking blue eyes, and a lovely smile. It took Remus a moment to realize he was staring "Oh, no I'm quite alright Miss." he said as he brushed himself off, and thought to himself "This seems to be a common occurrence today!" She snorted as she said "Please, don't call me Miss, I'm Nymphadora, although I despise that name as well. Just call me by my last name, Tonks. You are?" He smiled "Well I am Remus. Pleased to meet you, Tonks, although Nymphadora is a beautiful name" she blushed a little and he could swear her pink streaks of hair turned red as well. She said "Well, er, Remus, I've got to get these chores done, but I do hope to see you again sometime, hopefully under less hazardous circumstances." They both laughed softly, and she smiled at him and said "Goodbye" Remus looked after her with a smile on his face, saying softly "Goodbye...", and he sighed, when a voice startled him from behind, snapping him out of his trance. "Remus, mate, it looks like the love bug has bitten you on the arse!" said James as Remus turned red, and growled "Shut up, James." James laughed and continued to annoy Remus about his newfound love interest as they walked to a local restaurant.
Lily grinned as ran over to the little shop, carefully opening the bright orange wooden door and was immediately welcomed by the scent of freshly made chocolate. She felt as if she had been enveloped in a warm hug, and she closed her eyes as she took in the scent. "Good Afternoon, dear!" said a short red-headed slightly plump woman, who offered a warm smile. Lily looked to her, and grinned in return as she said "Hi there! I just couldn't resist a visit to your shop! It smells heavenly! What's your name?" The woman wiped her hands on her white apron that was over her dress, which was the color of milk chocolate with long sleeves (which were rolled up), and came out from behind the counter to hold her hand out to shake Lily's "Oh! Pardon my manners! I'm Molly Weasley, my husband Arthur and I just moved here with our three boys, Bill, Charlie, and Percy, from another village. Who are you dear?" Lily took her hand, and said "Pleased to meet you Mrs. Weasley, I'm Princess Lily!" Mrs. Weasley looked shocked, and immediately curtsied "Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize-" she said, sounding flustered, but Lily interrupted her. "Please, Mrs. Weasley, don't worry. This is my first day out of the castle since I was a little girl! I don't expect you to curtsey for me either, I just wish to get to know the people of the kingdom, and so far I think you're the nicest person I've met." She smiled at Mrs. Weasley, who's warm eyes looked tearfully at Lily as she said "You are such a sweet young lady, your highness." Lily smiled as she handed Mrs. Weasley her handkerchief, and said "Please, call me Lily!" Mrs. Weasley dabbed at her eyes, and said as she walked quickly to the counter "Well dear, please call me Molly, and since you have been so kind, the least I can do is offer you whatever chocolate you'd like to try!" Lily grinned and said "Oh my! These look too pretty to eat! But I think I'll try..." And for the next thirty minutes, Lily had tried all twenty flavors of the chocolates, and loved every moment, as well as every flavor. When it was time for her to leave, she invited the Weasleys' to come to the Coronation ball in just a couple of hours, which was greatly appreciated and Mrs. Weasley said that she'd talk to her husband about it and see if they can make it.
After her visit to the chocolatier shop, she decided to head back to the castle, where Mr. Dumbledore greeted her and said "Good Afternoon, your highness. What do you think of our lovely kingdom so far?" Lily grinned as she replied "Oh, Mr. Dumbledore it's amazing! I saw the most wonderful shops and was able to get to know the people a little more! I even found a chocolatier shop, and the owner was just as sweet as her chocolates!" Mr. Dumbledore smiled, and said "Well I take it you'll want to rest in your room for a couple hours to prepare for the ball?" Lily smiled as she yawned a little, all her excitement wore her out! She said "Yes, please! I'm going to take a short nap before the ball. Can you or Mrs. Pomfrey wake me in about an hour and thirty minutes or so, please?" Mr. Dumbledore replied "But of course. Go rest, it's been a busy day, and it's going to be a busy night as well!" Lily smiled tiredly at him as she walked up the stairs toward her room. Mr. Dumbledore walked to the portrait of Sirius and Lily's parents with the black veil over it, and said quietly "You should be very proud of your children, your majesties. They have grown into beautiful and responsible adults. But will it be too much for them to handle at once?"