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Chapter 29:

Hugging tightly together James and Lily cried; they cried for the lives that were taken, they cried for each other and they cried for just the sake of crying. It was an emotional time in James's life as he finally had worked up the courage to tell Lily what he had wanted to tell her from the beginning. Lily's grip weakened around James as she moved away from him, wiping her tears away she looked up at James and saw his eyes were swollen, as she imagined hers to be the same, she wiped at her eyes more; awkwardly standing away from each other both James and Lily looked away; what would happen now James did not know; would she ever love him again he didn't know either; he only knew she had a choice to make and he would have to live by it; even if it ended up being not to see her ever again.

"Why do you love me so much James," Lily asked as she stared at James for an answer.

Staring at her for a moment, James was speechless, he had told her he had loved her from the first time he saw her; but the real question was why does he? Frowning to himself as he thought of this question, Lily watched him silently, patiently waiting for his answer to come.

"I love you so much because you were the only girl who could make my heart stop beating when I saw you without meeting you in the flesh; I love you so much because every time you smiled I knew you were smiling at me; I love you so much because you are the only one I think about; you make me happy when I'm sad, you make my knees wobble when I'm near you; I love you so much because I know I would do anything for you…." trailing off James stood and took a few deep breaths before continuing.

"You're the only one I want to be with Lily; without you I'm nothing, you're the air I breathe, without you I couldn't go on living," James finished watching Lily closely.

Tears that had only been wiped away moments before slipped down Lily's cheeks once again as James's speech finished. Looking down at her feet Lily gulped before looking back up.

"I never knew the boy you once were James, and I never would want to; I fell in love with the man that stands before me now; you can't take back what you've done and I know if you could you would, but the things that are in the past should stay at rest in the past, so we are able to concentrate on the present and the future; and I know that I wouldn't be able to spend my future without you James," Lily said as she ran to James and hugged him.

James laughed and cried as he swung Lily around kissing her cheeks and forehead, before placing her back on her feet.

"I love you Lily Evans," James told her as he looked into her glistering eyes.

"And I love you James Potter," Lily told James as they kissed each other passionately; tears pouring down both their cheeks as they had finally found each other.

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Two days passed after the confession/fight/can't live without you scenario that had taken place in the Tallest Tower. Lily and James were once again inseparable, but this time the connection was much stronger then before, a connection that was not ruled by feelings but a connection of love. This connection ran through the body and soul instead of the head; for when they looked at each other not only could they see the girl/boy of their dreams but their actual soul's light that shone through each of their eyes.

Lily felt as if she was floating around on a cloud, her spirit has finally come to rest as her past did not rule her anymore; she could laugh, yell, scream and smile again. She isn't afraid to let her opinion be said in class, and she wasn't afraid to talk to other people. Her social butterfly had finally been let loose, but had also drastically come with a short temper, which lasted a moment but Lily felt great every time it came. James had already figured out how to control her little outbursts which Lily felt grateful for. As time grew thin and there days left at Hogwarts had come to an end Lily felt frightened; what were they to do with their lives? They did not know, but knowing that they would be there for each other through the good times and bad was all they needed to know; for their lives hadn't come to an end, it was just the beginning of a new adventure….

A/N - This as you can tell is the last chapter of Dreams and Desires, I would like to thank all the support of all the poeple that read my story and has bared with me through the long delay of this chapter and others that have been delayed in the past.

Thank you so much and I hoped you enjoyed the last of Dreams and Desires...

Thanking you all again

Love always Troubled Tazzy

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