The next morning, Lily woke up to bright light streaming in through the large window. She rolled over sleepily, moaning. Where am I? She wondered sleepily, not remembering the night before.

She opened her eyes and looked around at the familiar setting of Sirius's guest room, and remembered the whole night before. James. Voldemort. Harry. All the crying. Everything.

"Mama!" Harry said, crawling over to her. He landed on her stomach delightedly, gurgling some more. He had no clue what was going on. His black hair stood straight up from sleep.

"Come on Harry." Lily said, her voice scratchy from crying herself to sleep. She scooped him up, and walked into the little kitchen, where Aden was. She was sitting at the table, reading The Daily Prophet, while flicking her wand at the pancakes on the stove.

"Sirius is still asleep." She said monotonously, not raising her head from the paper.

Wow. Now? Really? Lily thought angrily.

Lily and Aden had never particularly liked each other during their years at Hogwarts. She had been a Ravenclaw, and one of Lily's biggest rivals in brains and looks. Aden was stunningly beautiful, with dark waist length hair and bright blue eyes. By the second week of first year, half the boys already fancied her. She was also very smart, if Lily didn't have her hand up right after the question Aden's would be up.

Aden had never liked Lily either, because Aden had always liked James. James had liked Lily. Lily knew that Sirius had liked Aden on and off through the years, but she never knew something would actually come out of it.

"Thanks for telling me." Lily sneered at her, sitting down at the table. Aden flipped one of the pancakes over with a hard jab of her wand. It was silent for a long while, with only the little sounds of Harry playing in the playpen with a stuffed owl.

"Hey guys." Sirius said, coming into the kitchen. His voice, like Lily's was scratchy. Maybe even more. He kissed Aden on the cheek while Lily rolled her eyes. He was still wearing nothing but the blue boxers, which showed off the muscles he had built up over six years of Quidditch. "Hello Harry!"

Harry waved at him, not looking up from the little toy owl. Sirius groaned and poured himself a glass of pumpkin juice.

"Aden? The pancakes?" He said, pointing at them. Aden shrugged.

"They'll get themselves when they're done."

Right then, three plates flew out of the cabinets and the pancakes onto them. The table magically set itself, and the food flew in front of them.

Harry's eyes widened at this grand use of magic. He clapped his hands, making Aden smile widely at him. She flicked her wand at the fridge, and a full bottle flew out of it and landed in front of Harry. His mouth formed a little o, and he took it and started drinking.

"Aden, can I see that?" Lily said, pointing at the newspaper she had just set down. Aden shrugged and passed it towards her. Lily flipped her hair back and started reading:

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Strikes Again, But Were There Survivors?

On the night of October 31st, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named set sight on his next target: The home of James and Lily Potter. He attempted to murder the family for unknown reasons, but only succeeded with one murder: James Potter. James's body was found in the living room, with the obvious effects of the Avada Kedavra curse. However, Lily and Harry Potter were nowhere to be found. They had seemingly disappeared, and now their whereabouts are unknown.

Lily made a choking sound, and set down the paper. Above the article was a picture that had been taken a few months after Harry's birth, with the whole family smiling and waving. James looked so-alive. She got up from the table, and ran into the bathroom closest to the kitchen.

Lily locked the door quickly, and looked into the mirror. Her face was red and splotchy, and her green eyes were dull and bloodshot. She turned the water on full blast, splashing her face. She sat down on the ground, a gut wrenching pain filling her stomach. She closed her eyes, and leaned her head back against the wall-

Lily and James walked down the path to The Three Broomsticks. The wind was harsh and cold, blowing Lily's red hair into her face. James grabbed her hand, and they raced inside the cozy inn. Madam Rosemerta worked the bar, and waved at them as they walked through the door. When Lily turned to look for a table, Rosemerta winked at James, he had been talking about going out with Lily to her for the longest time.

James pulled back Lily's seat for her, and she blushed at this his charm. He ordered two butterbeers, and they sat there, waiting for them.

"I've wanted to go out with you for a long time, Evans." James smiled at her. "Who would've known it would take seven years!"

"Glad you have such amazing 'patience'" Lily said sarcastically.

They drank their butterbeers together, talking about everything from Quidditch to their favorite candy. When they finally got up to leave, Lily was a bit tipsy from the butterbeer.

"James, I-I can't go back to school like this!" She laughed.

"Well we don't have to go back to school yet." He said, raising an eyebrow. They walked outside, hand in hand.

"I th-think it got c-c-c-colder." Lily said, her teeth chattering. James looked over at her and removed his coat.

"No James, you don't-"

"Lily, I want to."

He draped his jacket over her shoulders, and they walked along the path together. They stopped at the end where a long gate blocked off the shrieking shack.

"That place is really scary." Lily said, giggling a little.

"Not really." James murmured, looking at it with a hint of smugness on his face.

Lily turned to James and said, "I really like you James."

"I've always really liked you Evans."

"Always?" She looked up at him with wide eyes.

"Always."

He leaned in close, and her eyes fluttered shut. She wrapped her arms around his neck and stood up on the tips of her toes, leaning in closer. Their lips connected, and Lily felt a surge of warmth flood through her. She pressed harder, getting more intense. The kiss seemed to last a million years, and then…it was done. Lily pulled away, breathing heavily.

"Good one Evans." James said, smiling cockily at her.

Lily opened her eyes, snapping back into reality. She felt tears streaming down her cheeks, and she was breathing heavily, as though she had just kissed James in real life.

"Lily?" Sirius said softly, knocking on the door. "Are you okay?"

Lily shook her head, and got off the floor slowly. Sirius pulled her into a hug, and they stood there like that.

"I m-m-miss him s-so much!" Lily sobbed into Sirius's chest.

"Me too." He said, pulling her in closer.

AN: The James/Lily moments are so hard to write I die inside a little, and I always start crying. Anyways, please review! I have gotten so many alerts on this, but NO REVIEWS! But to all those who added it, thanks. I love you now review! Xoxo