James stared at Lily. She was crying. He could see it, even if it was raining.

"Are you ok, Lily?" He asked

"I'm fine" she sniffed. She tried to stop crying, but she couldn't.

"Come on, let's get out of the rain" James suggested. He pulled her out of the rain and into and alleyway.

"I told you, I'm fine," Lily said angrily

"No, you're not!"

"Yes I am!"

"Then why are you crying?"

"I–well—"
And the next moment, she sobbing hard into James shoulder. He held her tightly as she cried, even if he was surprised by her.

One part of Lily wanted to pull away, but the other wanted to stay with him. She felt so safe in his arms, and hated herself for feeling it. She pulled away a little.

"Are you feeling better?" James asked gently

She tried to pull away, but he wouldn't let go. He looked her in the eyes. She felt so weak as he did that. He pulled her closer. Her heart was beating fast.

"NO, you hate him, remember?" she thought.

But those thoughts melted away as she looked at him. He was so handsome with wet hair. And then, quite suddenly, he kissed her. She didn't know why she didn't pull away.

Instead, to James's surprise, she kissed him back. It was the best kiss lily ever had. And all of a sudden, her heart felt very light, the burden of her parents deaths gone.

She hugged him, and he kissed the top of her head.

"I love you, Lily," he breathed in her ear.

"I love you to" she whispered back. She could not believe she had been blind to her own love for so long. She looked out into the rain.

"Oh, you must be freezing" James said and took of his jacket and put it on her.

She sighed happily and they both stood together, watching the rain fall. His jacket felt so comfortable, and it smelled just like him. She suddenly felt so happy.

"I love the rain!" she whispered, half laughing. She ran out and stood there.

James laughed and ran after her and caught her. People stared at them as they hurried past. But who cared, anyway?

James walked outside on the Hogwarts Grounds. All of his friends were busy. Suddenly, someone jumped on him, and he fell over. It was Lily, and she was laughing.

"Sorry, I didn't know you would fall" she said.

"That's ok, I think I can forgive you." He said, and he pulled her down to him, it was a very cold day, even if the rain had stopped. The grass was freezing. James rolled over on top of Lily. He brushed a wisp of her curly hair away form her face, and kissed her passionately. They got up and leaned on top of the cold bark of a tree.

Lily snuggled against him. They were just getting comfortable, when somebody shouted, "Expillaremus!" and James flew back. Lily looked around. It was Snape. James got up and swore loudly at Snape. He took out his wand. So he wanted to fight, did he?

"Hello snnivelus, I see you haven't washed your hair, but then again, have you ever?" James snarled.

"Sorry to interrupt you," Snape sneered "But I thought I would pay you back for the last thing you did to me."

"What, the time I Jinxed you so you would walk around with soap in your hair? I thought I was doing you a favor." James smirked. Lily laughed.

"Shut your damn mouth, mudblood!" Snape said.

Apparently, Snape just made a big mistake, because a minute later, he was hanging up side down. Everyone on the grounds laughed.

"I think I'll leave you like that, come on Lily" and he put his arm around Lily, and they headed of into the castle.

"Lily, I still can't believe it! You and James, dating?"

"Oh come on Sarah, how many times have you asked that question?

Lily and James had only been dating for about two weeks, and still, no one could believe that they were together.

"I don't know, maybe about a hundred times"

"Well, you can stop now, its getting annoying"

They were sitting inside the common room. It was full of students, doing homework. Lily had already finished it, and was sitting next to the fire, talking to Sarah.

"I can't believe you took points from Slytheryn, just because you found Harrington late for class!" Sarah said

Lily laughed.

"I never miss a chance"

"What, to kiss me?"

Lily turned around. James had just arrived with Sirius, Peter, and Remus.

"Of course, that was exactly what I was talking about." She said, as she rolled her eyes.

He seated himself next to her, and put his arm around her.

"Well that's got to be it, I mean what else could you be talking about?"

Lily shook her head.

"Something that hasn't got to do with you" she grinned

"I'll live with that" he said, as he began to kiss her.

A little while later (a k a, when they had finished kissing) Lily went up to bed to the dormitory that she shared with James.

"Good night, Lily" Sarah said as she walked of into her dormitory.

"Good—"what was that on her pillow?

She picked it up. It was a letter, and it said:

Lily,

Meet me in the common room at 12:00

James.

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