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Written for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments): Triwizard Tournament (Task 6)

Prompts: TOP SECRET (Like seriously. I might have to kill you if I revealed them. Or someone else might kill me. Who knows? Don't you just love a nice little murder mystery? Sorry probably most of you have no idea what I'm rambling on about)

Written for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments): Transfiguration (Assignment 6)

Prompts: Write a first person fic where someone uses the Orchideus Charm.

Word Count: 1,133 (ish)

James woke me up early in the morning of our first anniversary with a smile and a mug of hot chocolate. It was a nice change, as usually he sleeps until late morning and I have to shake him awake.

He gave me a kiss and then he took out his wand. He used a spell I'd never seen before- Orchideus- and a bouquet of flowers appeared to sprout from the end of his wand. I let him cook me breakfast while I found a vase for the flowers. As soon as breakfast was over, it was my turn to surprise him.

"Are we nearly there yet?" James, childish as ever, was complaining again as he dragged himself up the large hill that I was making him climb. I did tell him that the fresh air would be good for him, but all he really wanted to do was sit down and begin our picnic. He stopped and took a long gulp of water from the water bottle that I had thrown at him as we were leaving the house.

"Come on slow coach!" I poked him and laughed as I danced ahead. It served him right for complaining so much

"Well maybe if you hadn't made me carry all the bags..." He grinned to show he was joking and picked his pace up a little. I felt a little guilty but oh well...

"Fine. This will do." I pointed at a large flat space, sheltered slightly by the large trees that stood firmly rooted to the side of the mountain. It was the perfect place for a peaceful picnic.

"Now will you tell me what you wanted to show me?"

"Nope." I started to lay out the picnic blanket and frowned at James. "You go away and amuse yourself for ten minutes."

"Lily" He sighed in mock exasperation. "Very well. I shall go and be bored without your wonderful company while you probably eat all of the food. This surprise had better be worth it!"

I made shooing motions at him and waited until he was completely out of sight before turning to one of the large bags we had brought with us. I looked round furtively, still worried that he might try to peek.

Rummaging through it I began to remove various items, piling them neatly around the blanket. I withdrew a tall red pillar candle and a knife, a quaffle and a bottle of firewhiskey, a shred of fabric and a chocolate frog box. The strange assortment of things grew as I continued adding to the seemingly random collection. A stranger would have seen nothing of consequence but I knew better.

"Lily? It's been fifteen minutes. I'm coming whether you're ready or not!" James looked pointedly at his watch and strolled back towards the picnic site.

"Lily?"

I was sitting in the middle of the rug, surrounded by everything I had collected. I had also laid out the food, and was now concentrating on trying to create a centrepiece of flowers using the spell James had used earlier.

"How do you do it?"

"What? I have no idea what you are talking about."

"The flowers!"

"Ah." He knelt down next to me and slowly repeated the incantation and wand motion, this time producing just a single lily flower. He tucked it behind my ear and smiled.

I copied his motion exactly and held my breath while a gorgeous bunch of flowers bloomed from my wand.

"Ta dah!"

"Well done. Now, what was the surprise?"

I gestured proudly around me and James sat down beside me, a puzzled expression on his face.

"Um- this is great Lily but what exactly is it?"

I looked momentarily crestfallen and then brightened up.

"It's a collection of everything that marks a milestone in our relationship. I thought that it would be nice to look back on our story, on our first wedding anniversary."

I had been worried that it would be a bit sappy but he seemed to appreciate it.

"What's this then?" He picked up a quaffle and tossed it to me.

"The quaffle from the first quidditch game I watched."

James frowned slightly, unsure of what that had to do with anything. Seeing his confusion, I continued speaking.

"Marlene had convinced me that I couldn't possibly stay inside studying while my boyfriend was on the team, playing Slytherin in the 'most exciting game ever'.

He looked at me in shock. "You had never been to a quidditch game before fifth year!?"

I laughed at his over the top reaction. "Nope."

"Okay then, what's this?" James pointed to a large, oddly shaped lump of wool.

"Oh. Um- that was my first attempt to make a Christmas present for you. It's supposed to be a hat."

After several attempts at trying to balance it on his head, keeping me in fits of laughter, he gave up and picked up the next object.

"A copy of 'Hogwarts A History'. Seriously Lils?"

"That kind of goes with this."

I rummaged through the pile, discarding a scrap of material, a deck of cards, and a slightly burnt piece of parchment. Finally I looked up triumphantly, brandishing a small bottle of sparkly nail polish.

"You must remember this one?"

"Ah yes. This was the time you brutally knocked me unconscious, turned me into one of those sparkly muggle vampires you like watching and then got yourself in such a state when I wouldn't wake up."

"Well, if you hadn't spilled nail polish all over my book I wouldn't have hit you with it! And anyway you liked Twilight as much as I did!" I scowled defensively at him and James laughed, wrapping an arm around me.

"What's next?"

Hours later, after the sun had gone down and I had snuggled closely into James we lay back and watched the stars. Just as I was falling asleep, James finally remembered the present that he had bought for me.

"Lily? I've got something for you." I looked up immediately, making James laugh as I showed a childish eagerness.

He gave me the little package and watched as I delightedly began ripping the paper open. I suppose I do get a little overexcited about presents. James always joked that I would be happy if he simply gave me an empty box and wrapped it in layers of paper and to be honest he's probably right.

There was a glint of silver as something fell out into my lap and then I gasped in pleasure and threw my arms around James.

"It's beautiful! I love it! Thank you so much."

"Open it up." He showed me the intricate clasp and I opened the silver locket. Inside, pictures of me and James waved back. Overcome with happiness I was speechless as James fastened it around my neck.

"Happy Anniversary Lily"