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Seventh Year

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James and Lily were inseparable at the start of seventh year. They were hardly apart and the few times they were the other wasn't far off. It had almost become a problem during Quiddittch practice. The captain shouldn't be staring at his girlfriend all practice. Sirius had solved that problem though when he took it upon himself to send a bludger James' way whenever he got distracted. Luckily, James was a quick learner. As the year progressed and James and Lily weren't so afraid of losing each other, they mellowed out a bit, but were still obviously crazy about each other. Alice thought they were adorable. Sirius thought they were retarded for each other. Lily agreed with Sirius. Who would have thought that she would be completely ass backward in love with James Potter? She certainly didn't!

As the end of the year got closer and closer, Lily got more and more worried. What would happen to them after Hogwarts? What would happen to their group of friends? James had also noticed Lily's worried state as graduation approached. He didn't know what was bothering her but he knew something was and he was going to find out.

They were sitting near the back of the library when James decided to confront Lily. He turned her chair to face his and pulled her between his legs so she couldn't get distracted by the work they needed to do. "James what are you doing?" She looked at her book on the floor and frowned. "You made me lose my page."

James shrugged. "Oh well -"

Lily's eyes narrowed, "Oh well!" Lily didn't mean to speak so loud but her nerves were frazzled from thinking of NEWTs and graduation. She needed to concentrate. At Lily's outburst Madame Pince glared over at the head students. "James I needed that. I had just -"

Madame Pince had had enough noise, "Ms. Evans control yourself; this is a library!" Lily shut up immediately. She may be dating one of the school's biggest pranksters, but she still didn't like to break the rules.

Lily glared at James after being scolded. He chuckled as he ran his hands up and down the top of Lily's thighs. "I'm sorry you got in trouble, love."

James' hands were drawing all of the tension out of Lily. The gentle back and forth had such a calming effect on her. "Let's just finish this project so we can go back to the heads' dorm. Ok?"

James' hands stopped moving on her thighs and moved to hold her hips, effectively anchoring her where she was. "No, I wanna talk to you about something."

Lily struggled a little in her seat before giving up. "What?"

She sounded so tired to James' ears that it pulled on his heart. His voice softened and lost his playful edge, "What's been bothering you Lils?"

She sifted uncomfortably and couldn't meet James' eyes. "Nothing. I'm just stressed with NEWTs and graduation and stuff." She could feel James staring at her and his hands didn't loosen on her hips. She sighed. She was going to have to tell him the truth. He always knew when she was lying. Slowly she met his stare. "It's nothing really. I'm just being stupid, but I'm worried about what will happen to us after graduation." Once she started talking she couldn't stop. "What will I do? Are we gunna stay together? Will the group still hang out? Where am I gunna live? Where are you gunna live? Will we be safe?" James couldn't believe one person could worry about so many things at once. "I just don't want things to change and I know they will."

James' eyes were wide as he tried to take in everything she said. "Well … I don't know what to say to most -" He suddenly remembered that she said she didn't know what was going to happen to them. "What do you mean you don't know if we will be together?"

Lily got uncomfortable again. "We've never talked about it so …"

"Have I not proposed yet?" Lily laughed and shook her head no thinking this was another of James' ploys to cheer her up. "Oh sorry, my mistake." He slid off of his chair and got down on one knee.

Lily's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open. He wasn't going to propose to her here was he? She suddenly got very self conscience. She harshly whispered, "Don't you dare propose to me here James Potter!" The look in his eyes told her he was going to anyways. "I swear to Merlin I will say no."

He took her hand between his, "Lily Evans, I have loved you since the first train ride when you told me that what I was saying was useless noise. You are the most beautiful girl, especially when your angry" He lowered his voice before adding, "or when we do that thing when were alone." Lily blushed to her roots, but James just continued on as if he hadn't added the part about shagging into the proposal. "You're the first person I think of in the morning and the last person I think of at night. You were my first everything and I want you to be my first and only wife. So what do you say?"

He was grinning up at her with a cheeky 'I know your going to say yes so don't even bother answering' grin. However, Lily did swear that she would say no so her answer was, "No."

James got up and crossed his arms over his chest. "So you're going to play hard to get. I should have known. Alright, you little vixen, I dare you to marry me or else I'm going to start causing quite a big and embarrassing scene."

He stood looking at his nails as he spoke to her in a completely blasé manner. Lily got nervous. He really would cause a scene, but at the same time she wanted to see what he would do. This was a part of who they were. They would act crazy and disagree just to disagree, but behind it there was unconditional love and trust. Lily knew she was going to say yes. More importantly, James knew Lily was going to say yes. "Sorry Potter, but it's not going to happen. I would say yes if you had a different last name, though. Can you imagine me being named Lily Potter? Ewww! It sounds revolting. Lily Lupin sounds much better don't you agree?"

James got a wicked look in his eyes and Lily knew she was in for a show. She could barely suppress her excitement and keep her neutral face as James stood on the library table and pointed down at her. "That's it wench you have pushed me too far." He then flung his arms out to the side and called for the attention of the library. "Excuse me everyone, but I seem to need your assistance."

Madame Pince almost had a heart attach when she saw James. "Mister Potter get down from there this instant!"

James ignored her. "It would seem that your lovely head girl here has refused to marry me. She didn't say yes when I used pretty compliments and she refused even when I used threats. What can be done to win fair lady's hand?" James winked at Lily and she lost it and giggled herself out of her seat.

"MISTER POTTER! GET DOWN OR I'M GOING TO SEND YOU TO DUMBLEDORE!"

"Maybe me getting take away will convince lady love? Shall I try one more time?" At the nods and cheers from the students in the library James turned back to Lily, "Lily Evans I double dog dare you to marry me!"

"Stupefy!" Madame Pince shot her hex at James and he was gone. "I told you to get off of my table Mr. Potter. Since you didn't I regrettably had to use force. I will take you to the headmaster now." With that said Madame Pince left the library with a stunned James floating behind her. Lily sat in shock for a good minute before she came to her senses and ran after them.

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Lily ran into the room just as Dumbledore started asking Madame Pince what happened. Fawkes was perched on James' head playing with his hair. James was still stunned. "What exactly was he doing Madame Pince?"

"He was standing on my tables and yelling in my library. It is emphatically stated in the library rules that yelling and playing on the furniture is forbidden."

Dumbledore propped his elbows on his desk and had his hands steeped beneath in chin. He looked over at James. "Perhaps you should remove the jinx, Irma, so we can hear what young Mister Potter has to say."

Madame Pince looked over at James and jumped a little as if she had forgotten he was there. "Oh dear, I … I am most sorry headmaster. I had simply forgotten to take the hex off of the boy."

Once the hex was gone Dumbledore turned to James. "There you go. All better?" James nodded his head. "Wonderful. Now I was hopping you could tell us why you were standing on Madame Pince's table."

James launched right into his story, completely at ease in the headmaster's office. "Well I was with Lily in library when she pointed out -"

"Who pointed out?" Dumbledore cut in.

"- Oh Lily. Lily pointed out that I hadn't proposed to her yet. Naturally I tried to solve the problem immediately, but Lily didn't want that. I proposed anyway. She said no. So then I dared her and told her if she didn't say yes I would create a scene. Well she didn't say yes and forced me to stand on the table and yell. The only reason she didn't say yes was because she wanted to see how far I would go. I couldn't let her down so really I had to stand on the table." There was a pause, then James added, "Sir."

"I'm sorry to interrupt headmaster." Dumbledore waved his hand saying it was fine. Madame Pince looked over at James with a look of confusion. "What exactly were you proposing to Ms. Evans?"

"I asked her to marry me." James had a silly grin on his face.

Madame Pince started to sputter indignantly. "But … you … she … your both so young. You can't possibly be serious? Ms. Evans did have the good sense to refuse am I correct?"

Dumbledore having spotted Lily when she first entered said, "Why don't we let Ms. Evans answer that Irma." Madame Pince looked at Lily with surprise. When James saw Lily his silly grin got bigger.

Lily winked at James and he knew she was going to say yes. "I am afraid I did Madame Pince." Irma made a horrified gasping sound. "You see James is quite good at trickery and once I said yes I couldn't take it back. I fear I am stuck with him forever."

Madame Pince bought Lily's completely outlandish story. "Oh my poor dear. You don't have to go through with this. If you were tricked -"

Lily made a show of putting on a brave front. "No, I gave my word so I must keep it."

"I understand my dear. Dumbledore I was wondering if you could leave Mr. Potter's punishment up to Ms. Evans as she is the party who was truly wronged here?" She looked over at Lily; "I will see what I can find in the library to get you out of this dear. You needn't worry as long as it wasn't a wizard's oath. It wasn't a wizard's oath was it?" Lily nodded sorrowfully. "My poor poor dear. I am truly sorry."

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled merrily. "Of course, Irma. I'll see you at dinner. Mr. Potter, Ms. Evans you are excused as well. Oh and James, try to avoid standing on tables from now on." Madame Pince patted Lily's arm as she left the headmaster's office.

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James had his arm slung across Lily's shoulders as they left Dumbledore's office. "So Mrs. Potter -"

"I'm not Mrs. Potter yet and you still haven't thanked me for getting you out of your punishment."

James put on his shocked face. "Well that won't do." He backed her up against the door to his head's dorm and started to kiss her thoroughly. Her hands immediately tangled in his hair causing him to moan low in his throat. He detached his mouth from hers and started kissing down her neck. Lily's breathing was getting shallower as he continued and she quietly moaned as James nipped at pulse point. "Let's take this inside before we both end up with detentions." James whispered the password against her neck and they stumbled inside to celebrate their engagement. They would tell their friends later although knowing Hogwarts, the whole school probably already knew.

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A/N: As always a huge thanks to my beta and everyone who reads my story. Well here it is this is the last chapter of the story. I might do an epilogue, but I'm not sure it all depends on your feedback. This is my first chapter story so I am so excited that I completed it. Please let me know if I should add an epilogue.