AN: Hey, guys! Sorry if you got notifications that said I updated and there weren't new chapters.. Being the computer genius I am, I just knew that if I uploaded pictures, they would definitely show up on the story. They didn't. So, I tried to copy and paste links. The links messed up. So, I wound up deleting the chapters. They were pictures of who the Lily in my head looks like, and I was going to post them, so at least one character would come across looking the way they were supposed to. You can obviously see how that worked out.

Because of that mishap and possible disappointment (and also because a certain rhiannon95 inboxed me asking if I would update), I've decided to make up for it by actually writing a chapter for you! So, you see, when I tell you things will make me update sooner, you now know that it actually does! This builds some kind of trust between us, now, eh?

Well that was fun. On to Chapter Six!

Anyways,

DarlingILoveYou

The next few months went along the same lines as that day. It was December 1st, and the day that we were going home for Christmas break.

I wasn't sure why I was going home, really. My parents were dead, and my sister hated me.

What was there for me to go home to? The house? The empty, memory-filled house? By myself? Lots of fun, that is. I would really rather go to James' house, but I'm afraid that it would be incredibly awkward to ask. We're friends, now – James and I. Best Friends. We laughed and talked and fought – but no hexes were thrown and he'd apologized the next day, even though it was nowhere near being his fault. I loved that boy with all my heart, trusted him with my life, and would do anything for him.

So far, winging it was working well.

"Hey, Lil." Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

"Hey," I replied, sounding depressed. He didn't catch on.

"Excited for the holidays?" He asked. I rolled my eyes, but he didn't see. He was so oblivious, sometimes. I giggled and he looked over at me, crooked smiling.

"Are you?" I asked. He grinned wider.

"Yeah. Haven't seen my mum in months!" I smiled. His adoration for his mum was probably the cutest thing I'd ever seen. Every time he talks about he, he brightens up and gets this loving look in his eyes. "But then, I guess you haven't, either!" He laughed. Why would he laugh at that? Frowning, I looked down at my toes. "What are you parents like?" I froze. He didn't know? I thought everyone knew! Why doesn't he know?

"Er… They don't do much, anymore." I said lamely.

He looked confused. "Why?"

I thought quickly. "I guess they feel boxed in." I laughed on the inside. If he only knew how clever that was…

"Hm. That's weird. How do they act?"

I was hoping he'd ask that. I had the perfect answer. "They're just not very lively, anymore." I almost cracked a smile. Almost.

"Oh. Well, they'll get excited about Christmas, I'm sure." He tried to encourage me.

"I'm sure they would." I said sadly.

"Would?" He questioned. Whoops.

"Yeah, uh.. they've gone away for Christmas." I told him quickly.

"They didn't take you?" He said, surprised.

"No." I said, looking away.

"There's my mum!" He said after a moment of silence, grinning. "You want to meet her?" He asked, almost nervously.

"I'd love to." I smiled.

"Cool. Come on," He began walking to her. When she saw him, she broke into a huge, beautiful smile. It almost made me cry.

"James!" She said lovingly, reaching for him with tears in her eyes.

"Mum!" He said happily. Dropping his trunk, he ran to her, lifted her into a tight embrace, and spun her in a circle.

"Oh, I missed you so much, baby!" She said, a single tear sliding down her cheek.

"I missed you, too, mumma! I've got someone you need to meet!" He turned her toward me, sniffing a bit. His eyes were red, too. He wiped them with the back of his hand and smiled apologetically at me. I smiled back sadly. "This is Lily. Lily Evans." He looked… possessive. His mum looked up at him with a surprised expression. He grinned proudly.

"It's lovely to meet you, Mrs. Potter." I said, holding out my hand for her to shake.

"Oh, you're quite the little pleaser, aren't you?" She laughed lightly, taking my hand. "Very pretty, as well. Oh, deary, yes. Look at her eyes… Like glassy green orbs, they are. And, her hair… Oh, yes, quite the catch. Yes ma'am, you are." She said, smiling widely. I was incredibly embarrassed and was blushing deeply. "And there will be none of this 'Mrs. Potter' nonsense. What am I, old?" She asked, chuckling for a moment before saying airily "Don't answer that. You may call me Velvet, dear." She said, smiling adoringly at me. Just like my mum used to. And, suddenly, I was hugging her. "Oh! Well, it looks as if you're a hugger, as well! James, dear, I love her, already. You have full permission to marry her." I could see James blush over Mrs. Potter's shoulder, but I pulled away laughing.

"Well, thank you." I smiled at her. James' head snapped up to mine, wearing a look of extreme surprise, his cheeks still red. I laughed and picked my trunk back up. "I'd better get going. It was a delight meeting you, Mrs. – er, Velvet." She grinned, but her eyes frowned.

"Leaving already? I just hardly came to the idea of another lady around… Well, you may come visit any time, love. Isn't that right, Jamesie?" She said, turning to him.

"Huh?" It seemed as if Mrs. Potter had aroused him from deeply concentrating on my face – which I had been ignoring. "Oh – Yeah! Come Christmas if you can!" He said, grinning.

"I think I can make it," I laughed with James smiled again. Not like I had anything else to do.

"Oh, good! We'll see you then! Happy Christmas!" Mrs. Potter said happily.

"Yeah, Happy Christmas!" James agreed.

"Happy Christmas." I replied to them, and turned to leave.

"VELVET!" I heard someone screech. Looking up quickly, I saw Sirius streak by, running to his adopted mum. I turned to see her being swung around, once again, in a tight embrace. I laughed, took my wand out, and apparated back home.

So, the next chapter is boring, if I do say so myself. It shows how utterly lost Lily is without James around her 25/8, if you know what I mean.

Thanks for reading! (:

Anyways,

DarlingILoveYou