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"Lily!" James yelled as his mother dropped him off at Play School.

His mother blanched and looked to see if Lily's parent was around. Sure enough, there was a woman with long red hair and a nervous smile lurking behind her daughter.

James ran forward and met Lily as she skipped to him. "Hi James," she said smiling happily.

Lily's mother made her way around to James' mother, wincing as she seen their kids hug. "Ah, Mrs Potter?" the woman asked holding out a hand politely. James' mother nodded, "Arlene, Arlene Potter." They shook and the woman expelled a relieved sigh.

"I'm Ellen. Ellen Evans, I wanted to talk to you about James and Lily." Arlene nodded and gave the woman a strained smile, "James is rather taken with your Lily."

Ellen smiled, "Is he really? Your son is very charming."

Arlene laughed, "Oh yes, very like his father. What was it you wanted to talk about?" Ellen seemed to ready herself to speak, "Well our Lily rather likes James and I thought maybe they would like to get together some time after school. Lily has a sister but they don't really get on since we found out Lily was a witch. She's rather jealous you see."

Of all the things Ellen could have said to her this was the least expected one. Seemingly Ellen didn't mind James' rather mature approach to a relationship with her five-year-old daughter. That or she didn't know about it.

There was a squeal from one of the kids and Lily rushed over to her mother.

"Mummy! Look! James gave me a ring! He says we're going to get married now!" Lily was pulling at her mother's sleeve and showing her the ring on one of her chubby little fingers. Arlene was almost glad Gordon had made the ring with the reaction of he little girl. She was also glad she had taken the time to charm it to fit the finger of the wearer.

Ellen turned her shocked glance at Arlene who shrugged. "James came home yesterday saying Lily wanted to marry someone like him. Then he insisted on his father making him a ring so he could ask her to marry him. It's only a childish thing."

Ellen laughed. "Her father came home ready to murder someone because of Lily's behaviour. I think it's adorable. It isn't some sort of Wizarding thing right? Where they will have to get married?" Arlene released a breath she didn't know she had held. If this was all the woman was worried about then that was fine with her.

"Of course not. James is rather mature for his age and well he's spoilt as well, he's very determined when he wants something you see."

Ellen laughed, "Well that's all right then. Do you want me to pick him up after school? I'll drop him home after if you want." Arlene smiled, she had a feeling she would get on with this woman, despite her being a Muggle. "That's fine. I'll pick him up though, the wards on the house make it difficult for anyone other than us Potters to come through."

They shook hands once more, kissed their respective kids and left, each wondering what would come of Lily and James' childish wedding promise.

-oOo-

James made Lily sit beside him when they were learning to draw their letters. Lily was very good at writing, James didn't really care and his were all squiggles at random.

"Mummy thought me how to write," she whispered to James. "She says that I'll have very nice writing when I'm bigger! I just find it hard to write with a quill; it's different than a pencil."

James nodded solemnly though he didn't know what a pencil was.

Sirius was sitting on James' right. "James, why are you playing with a girl instead of playing with us?" he hissed. Sirius was fierce, James remembered that suddenly.

"Sirius," he moaned, "Me and Lily are getting married! You can be my best man at the Wedding!"

James and Sirius were unnaturally close for such young boys.

Sirius scoffed, "Girls are weird James, you above all people should remember that!" James choose to ignore that statement after sticking his tongue out at Sirius in favour of writing some more letters.

Lily was sitting with her back to his talking to Marlene excitedly. "Did I tell you me and Lily are getting married?" James said sticking his head around to look at Marlene.

Marlene and James were cousins; Marlene was his favourite cousin of all. Marlene shook her head. "Honestly James," she said, "Lily is able to tell me herself. You don't have to stick your nose in to say it just because you're a boy."

James wilted. He had forgotten how much of a wet blanket Marlene was. She was always saying girls were just as good as boys if not better. James knew that, Lily was certainly better than him at lots of stuff. Even though he was better at Quidditch.

-oOo-

James played with Remus, Sirius and Peter at lunch. Marlene and Lily were picking flowers near the end of the playground. Remus was telling James exasperatedly that you shouldn't play with girls.

"All I'm saying James is that we're your mates, you shouldn't abandon us for Lily."

Marlene was more lenient. She knew James and he was a nice boy despite his idiotic attempts of being a horrid boy in front of his friends. He was nice to her and he seemed to be nice to Lily.

"Lily, do you fancy James?" she asked staring at Lily over the huge pile of daisies they had accumulated. Lily wrinkled her nose, "Yuck Marley! That's disgusting! I just think he's very nice!"

Marlene shrugged, "My mum says she fancies my dad. I think you're supposed to fancy someone you're going to marry."

Lily laughed dismissively, "You're supposed to love the person you marry. I love everyone! Even that silly billy Sirius, even though he poured ink on my hair last week." Marlene laughed, "You don't love everyone! Then you'd have to marry everyone!"

Lily looked scared for a moment, "Oh! You're right. I think I'll stick to just loving James then. You can love Sirius, you said you fancied him!" The two girls sat closely together giggling and pointing at the various other denizens in the playground.

-oOo-

Lily was bored. They were playing kiddie Quidditch but she wasn't allowed to play. Her father said she might get hurt and told her not.

"Lily!" James called from his perch on the broom. Lily looked at him enviously. "James, you're so fast!" she yelled back, very impressed at the speed the five-year-old was going at.

James pulled to a halt in front of Lily and jumped off the broom holding it in his spare hand. "How come you aren't flying?" he asked her. He had noticed that she never flew but hadn't really thought about it until then.

Lily pouted, "My daddy says I might fall off so I shouldn't." James grinned, "Don't worry Lily, they all have charms put on them so you can't fall off. Here, come with me, I'll make sure you don't."

James mounted his broom and indicated for Lily to hop on behind him. "Come on Lily, don't tell me you never wondered what it was like to fly!" Lily beamed and scrambled up on to the broom behind him. James lifted his elbows so she could hold on to him and kicked off.

Lily, finally flying like she had always wanted, screamed in joy. She felt James laughing and yelled, "Faster!"

The boy sped up until they were flying at an exhilarating pace, eyes smarting from the wind, fingers going numb.

But they didn't stop. It was fun, Lily had waited too long to fly.

It took three of the Minders (two of which were Squibs and had been shouting futilely for them to land) to get them back inside.

They were having so much fun and looked so cute together the Witch who finally used magic to bring them had to take a couple of pictures first. One of the said pictures were on the bulletin board for the parents to gush over, one was in Lily's school bag and one was in James'. There were two spare for the parents of the two little dotes ready to give to them as soon as they arrived.

Lily's mother was the only person to come through the door for them. "Hello darlings!" she said brightly, holding out the usual bag to Lily and another for James.

When her mother picked her up she always brought Lily a bag with a doughnut and a carton of juice. "James you're coming over for dinner today, your mum said it was okay."

James cheered along with Lily. "Oh Mummy!" she said calling for the Minder while she did, "I was flying today! Miss Duane took pictures, she has one for you and James' Mummy!" Ellen frowned, "I thought you were afraid to fly."

Lily lowered her head and scuffed the toes of her shoes off the ground lightly. "Daddy told me not to fly because I might get hurt. I thought you would be mad at him for saying that so I told you I was too scared." Ellen looked down at her daughter and scooped her up into her arms with a kiss on the nose. "Oh Lily, you're so silly. Of course you should fly, your Daddy is far to cautious. Don't pay him any mind."

James grinned and the Minder came forward grinning. "Ellen," she said giving her mother a friendly hug, "Your little darling was flying with James today. It was just adorable! I have a photo here!" She handed Ellen the moving black and white photo.

Lily had her arms wrapped around James who was glancing back at her, a smile forming on his face to answer hers.

Her mother heaved a sigh of adoration. "Her father is going to kill me," she murmured and took the kids to the car. Lily was chattering to James, "You have to put the seatbelt on James. Mummy says you could get hurt if we're in a crash."

James was sitting tensed. He was terrified. "I was never in a car before," he said through clenched teeth. Lily at once began babbling, telling him that it wasn't as fun as a broom but it was nice and cosy. She picked up his hand and held it in hers, stroking his hair to calm him. "My mummy always brushes my hair when I'm upset," she whispered to him conspiratorially. "Yours isn't long enough so I'll use my fingers!"

James eventually calmed down enough to glue his face to the window to watch all the cars whizzing past. Lily laughed in glee when they went over a bridge and James told her, "It feels like my tummy is going to come up through my mouth!"

-oOo-

"Oh Mummy! Can we bake cookies? James has house elves to make him food so he's never baked before!" James nodded vigorously. "My Mum says that all men should pull their weight in the house but since we have house elves to cook all I have to do is help with clothes!"

Ellen laughed, "You'd get on with Lily definitely then. She says that her and Marlene are always giving out to sexist boys."

James nodded ruefully. "Marlene is my cousin. I have to spend Christmas with her yelling that girls should be allowed cut the turkey and that Butterbeer isn't only for men."

Laughing at the poor boy, Ellen installed them in the kitchen and helped with the cookies.

"Oh James!" Lily said, hopping down off the stool she had been standing on and crossing the room to James. "You have flour all over your nose!" Her mother laughed and said, "I'm going to the loo, don't wreck the place!"

James smiled bashfully, "I was trying to smell it. I've never seen flour before." Lily chuckled and grabbed the tea towel, attacking James with it.

James laughed once he could open his mouth without having a towel shoved in. Lily was frowning good-naturedly. James couldn't help it, he took a handful of flour and rubbed it across her face. Lily shrieked but got him back by smearing chocolate on his cheeks. Soon the kitchen was covered in oatflakes, chocolate smears and flour. James had an egg cracked in his hair and Lily had a jug of water spilled over her head. They were giggling uncontrollably amidst the chaos.

James brushed Lily's hair off her face with one hand and spread a layer of chocolate across her forehead and down her nose. "I hereby induct you to the Knights of Merlin!" James declared grandly. Lily grinned as he sat back saying, "Now you do me Lily!"

Lily rolled her eyes for good measure and smeared him with the chocolate.

James stared into her green eyes, which were concentrating completely on the marking of James. When they met his brown eyes and a smile curled Lily's lips James leant forward and pressed their lips together quickly.

"There!" he said smiling slightly as she blushed and stood. "Reckon you could clean the kitchen with your magic?" he asked her slyly. Lily pondered, "You try too."

Lily's mother walked in to a kitchen that almost seemed to sparkle and Lily and James with their eyes scrunched up, faces red from concentrating. "What's going on?" Ellen asked.

"Lily's eyes flew open and she began talking quickly, "Oh Mummy I'm sorry! We were messing and we practically destroyed the kitchen, I know there's flour everywhere. We tried to clean it with magic but you know how hard it is without a wand and-"

James dragged on her sleeve. "Lily," he hissed, "We did it, shush!" Lily looked around the kitchen, her face transforming to complete astonishment. Ellen laughed, "Well no harm done since you two managed to clean it. Come on, there's some more ingredients. I'll stay in the room this time!"

Lily cheered and dragged James up to the counter. Ellen snickered, "Lily, you didn't clean yourselves." Lily glanced at James and then down at her clothes.

"Oh."

"My Mum will clean this off as soon as she gets here. Her magic is able to." James smiled proudly at his mother's ability.

Ellen laughed, "You two look worn out. Let's finish up baking and you can have cookies and warm milk."

They helped minimally and got to sit in the sitting room - seeing Lily's dad for the first time that afternoon. He glared at James, a glare morphing into extreme dislike once Lily told her father about her upcoming marriage.

"I know I told you I wouldn't get married for a long time daddy, so we won't. We're going to wait until we're bigger! Marlene says that I love him because I'm marrying him."

James beamed happily, "Of course you do Lily! We'll get married when we're seventeen and have a baby and call him Sirius!" Paul choked, "No babies! Ever!"

Lily slapped her father's hand. "Now Daddy! Don't be silly, I was a baby at one point and look at me now!" Paul laughed and pulled his daughter in for a snuggle. "Now Lils," he said sitting her on his knee and jiggling her quietly. "Your mother and I had a baby when we were very old!"

Lily jumped off his knee and sat down on the armchair made for one. The armchair James was currently occupying. "Lily!" he screeched laughing, "You almost spilled my milk!" Lily settled down beside him, shifting in close to her new best friend.

They were quiet for a while, falling asleep beside each other. "Lily," James asked finally. "How come we didn't see your sis?" Lily sighed sleepily. "Tuney went to her friend's house today." James heaved another sigh, "Good. From what I've heard she's very mean to you."

Lily cuddled up beside him, resting her head on his shoulder finally drifting to sleep. They both were covered in the contents of their food fight, both were squashed together for warmth and both looking rather adorable and decidedly perfect together.

Paul shook his head and fetched his camera. It may not take moving photos like the wizard kind, but it would still make a beautiful photo.

He snapped a few, shaking the polaroids until he was sure they developed. He tossed two onto the knees of the young couple in question, then taking the rest to show his wife; maybe the kid wasn't so bad after all.