a/n well sadly I have to tell you that this is the last chapter of this story. It's missing some things that I wanted to happen as I was writing this story and that's a bit upsetting for me but you guys wanted it to be a fun/light story so that's what I wrote. This story started out as myself and another author co-authoring but the last 8 or so chapter I did on my own because the other author stopped returning my emails. Don't ask me I don't know why. So I'll stop rambling now. I really hope you enjoy this chapter and don't forget to review thank you. Ski000Girl
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It was the last day of school and so everyone was on the train home. The occasional bang could be heard as the students tried to squeeze in the last few valuable hours of being allowed to do magic. For most it seemed that the summer was way to long. It was a rare occurrence to hear a student saying they couldn't wait until summer vacation. The compartment with The Marauders and Maraudettes in it was no exception. Everyone was sitting and savoring the normalcy because they all knew that once they returned to the normal world they wouldn't have the innocent bliss that they possessed while at school.
"I can't believe what has happened this year," Rose said softly from her seat beside Remus, "It just seems so surreal."
"Amen," Molly chorused.
"I just mean who could have expected that the eight of us would be sitting peacefully in a compartment on the train ride home when you consider what happened on the train ride to school?"
Everyone quietly thought about what the previous year had involved, a lot of emotions that nobody had thought they could feel.
James had his arm around Lily who was secretly sneaking looks at him every chance she got. What she didn't know was that he saw everyone one of her short as well as long glances and he was admiring her himself. Sirius and Serenity were being well Sirius and Serenity. They had finally gotten over all their disagreements and decided to forgive each other. At the moment they were clinging to each other like a sailor would to the last life raft. Molly was working on homework so she would have the whole break free to hang out with Arthur. Beside the window Rose and Remus where deeply in conversation, completely tuning out everyone around them. Peter was reading a rather large and tattered looking book that he had been working on for the past month and a half.
The rest of the train ride went by to quickly for everyone's liking. Before they knew it the train was slowing down and pulling into Platform 9 ¾. As usual it was a long and tedious process of unloading the train. Out on the platform Lily felt herself scanning the crowd looking for the two people that could not be there. It was the first year her parents would not be there to greet her and take her home. As much as she tried to fight it she could not, the tears that had gone unshed for months finally released and dribbled down her cheeks. James seeing them sighed sympathetically and wiped them away. Before either of them knew it they were kissing passionately in the middle of the platform with hundreds of curious eyes watching. Most parents had heard about the quarrels between James Potter and Lily Evans so they were stunned to see them snogging away in front of everyone. Both of the teens knees had grown weak and the only way that they were still standing was from the support of each other.
Bzzzzz
"Ahhhh," Lily all but yelled as she looked around. She was no longer on the platform in King's Cross Station, nor was she kissing James Potter. There was a quick knock on her door and then a female voice calling, "Lily get up or you're going to miss the train."
"Mom?" Lily asked quietly. The door opened and in walked her mother, alive and well.
"Get moving, you don't want to miss your first day back."
"Okay I'm going, I'm going."
As soon as Mrs. Evans left the room Lily lay back and stared and the patchy looking ceiling. She fought to hold onto the dream but as dreams usually do it had began to slip away. All she could remember was the kiss with Potter and how it was surprisingly amazing.
The Evans' made it to the train station with 20 minutes to spare. Before any final goodbyes could be said though Mrs. Evans pulled Lily aside, "Lily," she began with a sigh, "I know you don't like this James boy but please be nice to him. Give him a chance, how bad could he be?"
"You're right Mom," Lily said with a smile, "I think I will. Thanks."
She hugged her shocked looking Mom and then her Dad and then with a final goodbye wave she was off in search of her 3 best friends in the world, Molly, Serenity and Rose.
The train ride went rather quickly and calmly. It had to be the first time in Hogwarts history that that had happened. Molly, Rose and Serenity noticed right away that something was different about Lily.
"What happened?" Serenity asked.
"Something's different," Molly added.
"You're glowing," Rose said.
"I think I've had a revelation," Lily muttered quietly.
"Excuse me for asking again but you aren't volunteering anything here, what happen?" Serenity said.
"I just told you," Lily defended.
"No you didn't, you were talking in circles. Now spill!" Molly sided with Serenity.
Before Lily knew it, it was 3 against 1, "Okay, hold your horses."
The three fully enthralled girls leaned forward and hungrily begged for the story. It was not what they were expecting.
"I had a dream," Lily began but was cut off by Serenity saying, "Big deal I dream all the time. Last night I had this amazing dream and in it I was in this absolutely amazing hotel room with an equally amazing-in more ways than one-Quidditch Player and we were…"
"Serenity," Rose scolded.
"Fine shutting up now."
All eyes were back on Lily.
"And in this dream I was kissing James…"
"James as in James Potter?" Molly asked.
"Yeah, and the worst part about it was I really was enjoying it."
"You aren't thinking about giving it a try are you?" Rose asked cautiously. The last thing she wanted was to see Lily hurt or somebody else hurt which was more like it if she ever got mad enough.
"I guess so…I don't know…I'm so confused," she moaned and dropped her head into her surprisingly cold palms.
"Go for it," Serenity said.
"What did you say?"
"Go for it," she repeated a bit louder.
"You're kidding me right?"
"Would I ever kid you babe?"
"Well there was that time in first year, or make that 11 times and then,"
"You win."
The rest of the train ride Lily debated with herself over what she was going to do. Luckily she didn't see any of the Marauders, well besides Remus but he really didn't count.
As the students settled into the horseless carriages that would take them up to the school Lily got separated from the rest of her group. Before she knew it all the carriages were pulling away. The last one in line had its doors open still so Lily jumped in just as it was about to begin moving. She wasn't the only one that had the same idea. From the opposite side of the carriage somebody else flew in. Once they apologized for knocking into each other they sat down on opposite ends of the seat.
"So Evans how was your summer?" none other than the person Lily had been most looking forward to seeing as well as dreading asked.
"Same as usual Potter."
"Want to make this year a bit different, spice things up? How about going out with me?" he winked at her.
Before she knew it her lips were opening and her tongue was moving. Completely against her will I might add, but obviously not against her consciences, "Sure."
James was just as surprised as her. At the same time there mouths dropped, neither believing that she had said that. It was to late to take it back on her part, but even if she could she didn't know if she wanted to.
"Really?"
"Yeah, I'd like that."
"I can honestly say I never thought you'd say those words," he exclaimed still in a bit of shock from her sudden acceptance, "I hoped and dreamt that you would, but never thought I'd actually hear them."
"Well dreams can be funny things," Lily said quietly because only she knew how true it actually was.
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a/n Thank you so much for being patient with me as I struggled through deciding on what I was going to do with this story after my co author ditched me-to put it nicely. Thank you for the awesome support throughout in the form of ideas and reviews. They are and were greatly appreciated, so please keep them coming and let me know what you thought of the last twist in the story. Did you love it, hate it?
I know this may seem weird but if you're reading this for some reason Black Roses please could you email me. Thanks.