New Beginnings

by its-all-in-the-eyez

Please review! :) It's 7th Year, and Lily, her friends, and the Marauders are spending their last year together while planning for their future post-Hogwarts. Lily and James find themselves falling for each other between sweaty Quidditch practices, all-nighters before exams, and stressful career plans.

2. Chapter 2

"What do you even want James!? Can't you see I'm trying to work here?" Lily asked her eyes blazing shifting from her textbook lying on the library table, as she pushed back her fiery red hair and tilted her chin up at him. What she saw however, surprised her. James was boring his eyes into hers with a serious expression.

"Lily..." was all he said. Lilly involuntarily blushed. "What?" she said almost softly surprising herself with her tone of voice. James' eyebrows raised at her tone and then he quickly shook his head and blinked in wonderment at the idea she may finally be ready to give him a chance. "Lily..." he said again this time catching her hand in his and coming close. "Give me a day. Just one day, Evans. I'll show you what it would be like. I know you regret parts of our past and this is the perfect way to get some closure. Like when you sent Peeves after Sirius and I last term in November...or when you told McGonagal that Sirius and I were brewing Polyjuice Potion to spy on the Slytherins!" James finished, his voice sure that these were things Lily must regret on her part. Lily frowned and squinted her eyes. "...James, you were the one to call Peeves on me and my friends after you saw me laughing with Severus, and of course I told on you for brewing Polyjuice! Not only did that violate House rules, you could've been in serious danger if the Lestrange found out!" Lily said shuddering at the thought.

"So you agree? You'll spend the day with me? Please, I won't bother you for the rest of the term." Lily's eyes widened. "One day...and you won't bother me for the next 8 months?" she said now her voice shrill and focused. James was silent for a few moments, his face had dropped. "Promise." he said. Lily looked into his eyes this time, and again felt the warmth flood her cheeks. She took a deep breath, took back her hand from his grip, and rested her small hands on her waist. "I will absolutely spend the day with you James Potter. I can't think of anything else I'd ever want to do!" she brightly said, her eyes confident and mischeivous.