A/N: Not mine! Merry Christmas.
December 24, 1977
Lily was going mad! She had not been alright since the night in the broom closet. She had thought that James would demand that she go out with him because they had kissed. But he had not. He was acting as if they had not kissed that morning. It had been over a month ago and he was starting to annoy Lily. She and James had gone from being good, if not, best friends to barely speaking. Even though Lily would never tell anyone, besides Alice, she missed James
The morning of Christmas Eve Lily and Alice snuggled together in Alice's bed in the 7th year girl dorm, eating cookies, drinking hot coco, and talking like the best friends they were. "Ally, that night in the broom closet..." "I TOLD Black it was a stupid idea." "I think I love James." Alice stared at Lily. "Since when?" "That night in the broom closet." Alice giggled "Are you serious?" Lily laughed "No, he is downstairs!" Alice groaned "Yes, I think I love James." Alice smiled "go tell him!" Lily sighed "Are you mad?!?! I don't even know if he still feels the same..." The two girls spent the day talking and giggling like the best friends they were.
Around eight that night Lily headed back to the Head Dorms. She gave the portrait the password "Holly" and headed up to her room. She was at the foot of the stairs leading to her room when she found she could not move. Lily looked up to see mistletoe. Oh great! , Lily thought what now? I could call James to see if he knows who did this, and get me out of here. Before she could stop herself she yelled "JAMES!" James's door flew open "LILY?!?! Are you ok?" James appeared at the foot of his stairs. "Has Black been up here today?" "Well, yeah, he just left, why?"
Lily pointed above her head. "So?" James said confused. "I can't move." Realization dawned on James's face. "What?" "It is charmed mistletoe." James muttered. Lily was confused. "So..." "You can't move until you get kissed." "By whom?" "Anyone that is passing." Lily thought. "James..." "Yes?" "Kiss me." "Sorry?" "Get me out of this thing, please." James stepped forward and gave Lily a short kiss. He started to walk away but, "um, James..." He turned back "Yes?" "I still can't move..." "That's odd..." He came back looking surprised. Lily looked up at him. He was inspecting the mistletoe. Knowing Sirius, the kiss could not be one sided or else the person under the mistletoe would be stuck there a while or at least until they figured out the whole two sided kissing thing Lily thought.
Lily reached up and kissed James who instantly kissed her back hungrily. Lily slipped her arms around James neck forgetting why she was kissing him. James pushed Lily back into a wall near her stairs and wrapped his arms tightly around Lily's waist. Finally they pulled apart, panting. "You're free." James whispered huskily. "So I am..." Lily whispered back. "Je t'aime, Lily, Merry Christmas." James kissed Lily's forehead and went quietly back to his room leaving Lily, very confused and hurt, in the common room. "I love you too, James" She whispered before going up to her room.