Chapter 10
As the dance came to an end, Dumbledore stepped up.
"Thank you all for coming. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves. Have a wonderful holiday!"
Students began to file out of the Great Hall, and towards their houses. Lily and James walked to their common room, hand in hand.
"See you in the morning." Lily said, going to her room.
"Night Lils." James said, heading towards his room.
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The next day, Lily woke early, and dressed in a powder blue long sleeve shirt, and light blue jeans. She took her trunk and her wand and went out into the common room. Surprisingly, James was awake.
"Morning." he said.
"Good morning." Lily greeted, putting her trunk down next to the door.
"How did you sleep?"
"Not bad. You?" Lily asked.
"I had a bit of trouble sleeping. I kept waking up." James said.
"Oh. I'm sorry."
"Eh, I'm fine." James said.
There was a knock on the common room door.
"It's open!" Lily called.
Jasmine, Amanda, Sirius, and Remus stepped in.
"Morning!" Jasmine said brightly.
"Hey." Lily said.
"So James. What are we doing when we get home?" Sirius asked.
"We're going to have to hang with Lucy for a while."
"Who's Lucy, and what the heck is Sirius talking about?" Amanda asked. Sirius had invited her to visit over the holidays.
"Lucy is my dog, and Sirius lives with me."
"Oh."
"What are you doing over the holidays Lily?" Jasmine asked.
"Well, obviously I have to go home and see the she-devil." Lily said.
"Who?" Sirius questioned.
"Petunia." Amanda said, while Lily made a gagging noise.
James and Sirius laughed.
"She's horrible! We stayed at Lily's one summer and all she did was glare and call us freaks." Jasmine said.
"She's pretty evil." Amanda agreed.
"If you ever come round, stay out of her way." Lily warned.
"If she says anything, I'll hex her for you." Sirius offered.
Lily laughed at the thought.
"Well, we'd better get down to the Great Hall." Remus said.
"Yeah." Lily said, getting up from her chair. They grabbed their trunks and stepped out the door, and down to the Great Hall.
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As the group walked down to the train station, they talked eagerly about their holiday plans.
"I'm going to visit James." Lily said.
"Amanda is coming too." Sirius said.
"Awesome."
"Remus and I are going to hang out in Diagon Alley for a week. We're going to rent rooms in the Leaky Couldron." Jasmine said.
"Can you believe today is Christmas?" Amanda asked.
"Oh, wow. I totally forgot! Happy Christmas everyone!" Lily shouted.
"Lils. Shut up." James teased.
"Oh come on. Let me be spirtity." Lily said.
"Spirity?" Sirius asked.
"Stuff it." Amanda warned.
"Or what?"
"Or this." Amanda said, waving her wand. Sirius fell face first into the snow. Everyone laughed. Sirius picked himself up, grumbling.
"Better not mess with her anymore, Padfoot." James said.
"Oh, shut up." Sirius said.
"You're just mad cause you got tricked by a girl." Lily said. Remus and Jasmine were still laughing softly.
They came to the train station, and stepped onto the train, looking for a compartment. They found an empty one, and stepped inside.
James plopped down next to the window, Lily beside him. Sirius and Amanda sat across from them, while Jasmine and Remus curled up next to eachother by the compartment door.
On the way home, Lily fell asleep, her head resting on James' shoulder. He had an arm around her, and smiled softly. He had a wonderful girlfriend in his arms, and she was coming to visit him over the holidays. How much better could Christmas get?
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The train pulled into King's Cross. Lily woke with a start, and shook her head to clear it.
"We're here." James said, standing up and stretching.
"Did I sleep the entire way?" Lily asked. James nodded.
"Wow." she said, as Sirius, Amanda, Remus, and Jasmine filed out of the compartment, with their trunks.
"Come on." James said, grabbing her hand, and kissing her on the cheek. They stepped through the barrier and looked around. Lily's parents were no where in sight.
"We'll take you home." James said. Lily followed him and Sirius to a car. They drove her halfyway home, before coming to a rope and several muggle police.
"I'm sorry. You people aren't aloud past this rope." one of the policemen said.
"Why not?" Lily asked.
"There's a fire, and everyone's been evacuated."
"Oh."
"That's okay, Lils. You'll just have to stay with us." James said.
Lily shrugged."Okay."
James turned the car around, and they drove towards his house.