Written for Em.
18. James and Lily
"James, where are you taking me?"
James Potter was dragging Lily Evans towards the outskirts of Hogsmeade village, then further to a boarded up building.
"Just trust me, Lil, please?"
"I do trust you. But why do we have to go to this weird house? If you wanted some alone time, we could've stayed in Gryffindor Tower, everyone is here."
They arrived at the side of the building when James hit the wall with a repetitive code of knocks. A panel of the wall slid away to reveal a short passage into the building to which Lily was again dragged into.
"Hey guys! James is here!" called Sirius.
"What are you boys even doing in here?" Lily was growing increasingly confused with the scene that was being revealed before her. Sirius, Remus, Peter and James all looked at her expectantly.
Remus turned to James. "Are you sure you want to tell her?"
James ignored this, and began talking to Lily again. "Lil, we graduate in a term. I don't want to keep this a secret from you anymore, but you can't tell anyone... Peter? Sirius? If you will."
As if on cue, Peter and Sirius began to shrink and transform until a rat and a dog were seated where the two boys once were.
"We're all Animagi, Lily. Except for Remus…"
"I'm a werewolf." Remus interjected sadly.
"Yes. Peter is a rat, Sirius is a dog, and I am a stag." He stepped forward to take Lily's face in his hands. "Are you okay? With all of this?"
Lily stood, the shock evident on her face as the two boys reappeared in place of the animals. "You're all insane, thinking you can get away with it. But," she hesitated. "Your secrets are safe with me."
James gently kissed Lily. "You have no idea how much I love you."