Slugston

Maybe if James picked some flowers for Lily and gave her a box of chocolates.

'So the letter didn't work.' James pointed a leg of turkey at Sirius. 'But I have a better idea. This Slugston gave me an idea of chocolates and flower. Chocolate and flower! I cannot go wrong!'

'It won't work, mate.' Sirius sat back with a large mixing bowl of pudding. He pointed his spoon at James. 'It never works. It's like there is a romantic blockage between your heart and your head.'

'That is why this is perfect. I don't have to say anything at all.' James smiled.

'Hey, Lils.' Mary pointed to the girls' dorm window. 'That looks like James' owl.'

'So…' Lily looked over at the owl pacing back and forth on the outside window ledge. 'It might be for you.'

'I wish.' Mary smiled dreamily. 'But unfortunately, James' a little stuck on you.'

Lily rolled her eyes but did open the window so the owl could fly in. He dropped two boxes, a long box and a square box, on her bed. He blinked at her, a sorry blink before giving a large screeching hoot and took off to the owl house.

'Well, well, well.' Mary picked up the card attached. 'Sweets and flowers to the sweetest flower of them all, love James.'

Lily gave an eye roll but never-the-less picked up the box that contains the chocolates. 'This is awfully light.' Lily frowned and quickly opened it.

Mary jumped up from her bed to look over Lily's shoulder. 'It's empty? Where is the chocolate?'

'Here is a letter.' Lily unfolded a small letter. 'Lily, I am truly sorry. I can say honestly that I am ashamed of what I had done. I only wanted to take one but it was the best one piece I have ever tasted and I had to have another. Then another and, well you can see what happen. James went through a lot of trouble getting the best candy for you…and I ate them all. Please don't tell him. Serenely sorry, Remus.'

'Aw. That boy is so cute.' Mary took the letter from Lily. 'Look, it even has his finger print in chocolate.'

'It was nice of James.' Lily opened the flowers, her eyes grew wide. The twelve flowers were vivid red with long petals that looked similar to dragons; the stem was long but without thorns. 'These are gorgeous! I have never seen flowers like these before.'

'Oh, Lily…' Mary shook her head as Lily bent down to smell the flowers.

'Mary!' Lily shirked as a flower snapped down on her nose while another flower started to blow fire.

'Dragon flowers!' Mary squished her wand, soaking the flowers to extinguish the flames. 'They hard to get. Extremely rare.'

'I wonder why!' Lily rubbed her bruised nose.

'They are also a little bit poisonous.' Mary held her index and thumb together.

'W-what?' Lily eyes grew wide.

'Yeah, they great hives as big as a dung beetle.' Mary nodded her head. She put her arm around Lily's shoulder. 'Best we get you to the hospital wing.'

'I'm going to kill him!' Lily cried as two hives suddenly appeared on her arm.