Part 2:

"Where are we?" Lily asked as she studied her surroundings. She was on a beach with the wind whipping her hair around her face.

"We are at La Casa de Potter, or as less cool people call it, my summer home." James said as he grabbed her hand and walked her to the beach house up a sand dune.

"Why are we here?" She asked as she looked up a the large grand house. It was white with sky blue detailing and a big back porch.

"You said you had never seen a house elf before, I know one personally who would love to meet you." James said as they walked into the house. Lily heard a pop noise and there was a small figure in front of her.

"Lox at your service, Master James." Said the house elf. He came to about Lily's waist and was wearing a bright, blue smock.

She bent down to shake his hand, "Hello, I'm Lily. Very nice to meet you, Lox."

Lox bowed graciously for her kindness and asked if there was anything he could do for her.

"I'm okay, maybe later." She said nicely. "So how long have you lived with the Potters?"

Lox replied, "Ever since I was born, my family tree dates back generations with the Potters. I'm one of the luckiest elves alive. My sister Corky works here with me and our parents work at Potter Manor."

"Oh, interesting. Tell your sister I said hello." She said with a smile. Lox turned to James and slightly dropped his voice. "Is this your girlfriend, Master James, because I like her very much."

"No!" James and Lily shouted at the same time. Then looked at each other, then looked back at Lox.

"Oh, my apologies, I'll be in the kitchen." He said, very embarrassedly as he popped out of the room.

"So, how do you like house elves?" James asked after a moment of awkward silence.

Lily replied, "Oh! They're very sweet and so polite! I can't believe I'd gone this long without meeting one."

"Have you never seen one at school?" James asked. He had a few relationships with elves at a Hogwarts because of his trips to the kitchen.

"No, I never see them. I know they're there, just out of sight." She then looked around the room and asked, "Where's your loo? I know we should be going soon so we can continue, but this will only be a moment."

"Down the hall and first door on the left." James said pointing down the hallway.

"Thanks!" She replied as she walked down the corridor.

A few minutes later she walked back and said, "I know where we should

go to next." James gave her a smirk before he placed out his arm for Lily to grab onto.

"You have a license, right?" James asked nervously.

"As far as you know," She replied the spun on her heel.

Lily and James popped into an alley in Surrey, close by to where Lily lives. Disoriented, James hands ended up near Lily's ass. "Hands!" She yelled and James' hand flew to his hair. "My apologies. So disorienting." Lily shot him a disapproving stare and looked around.

"This way!" She shouted as she started fast walking to the main road. James jogged up to meet her speed.

"Are we in Surrey?" He asked. His chest was heaving. Damn she's fast.

"Ya I live over there," Lily pointed to a row of houses a few yards away.

"Do you want to stop in?" James asked. She hasn't been home all summer.

"Oh no! I was dreading going home, anyways. We're almost there, catch up!" She yelled over her shoulder.

"Here we are!" Lily said as she looked up at the store sign, "Pottery by Teresa."

"Oh bugger, I forgot about this one. Painting pottery." James said dryly as he realized what they would be doing.

"Oh hush! My dad never let me come in here to try painting. He said it was a waste of time, but I've always wanted to try it." They walked in and began searching for pottery to paint.

"How about this?" James asked as he held up a plate for Lily's approval.

"No, I want something less plain. I would rather an animal." She said as she kept looking.

"Oh I want to paint this one!" Lily said as she held up a ceramic deer. James' eyes went wide.

"Oh, ya that's nice." He stuttered out.

How did she pick a damn stag out of all the bloody animals in here? Weird.

"I'll do the same." James decided.

"Well, don't copy me! Poser." She joked.

"For your information I love deer. Very majestic and they say they rule the forest," James said smugly.

Lily laughed, "Oh yes I'm quite sure." They sat at on stools and began to paint. Lily chose the creative route and painted her stag in dark blues with a lot of reflecting light, like as if the deer was outside in the moonlight. James decided to go with browns and a more realistic idea.

"We should ask someone to judge on who's deer is better." Lily said as they painted,

"Yours would win," he replied. James was well aware that he was a poor artist.

"That's why I wanted a competition! I wanted to win!" Lily said happily. He smiled and looked at her. Lily's now short hair was clipped back away from her face so she could paint, a splash of blue paint on her cheek from when her dirty hands itched her face. Her eyes were in concentration as she painted fine lines on the deer's fur to look more life like.

"Why didn't you want to go home?" He asked after a moment. Lily's face fell a bit and she replied, "I guess I didn't have anything to look forward to there. I mean my sister moved out to live with a few friends in a flat and my dads not home a lot. You heard what Piper said, my mom left a few years ago." The last bit Lily said with sad eyes.

"Do you get along with your sister?" He asked.

Lily laughed and said, "Like fire gets along with water. We don't speak anymore. She never really was okay with me being a witch. Neither was my mom, that's one of the reasons she left. She had been raised really Catholic and she thought witchcraft was a demon taking over my soul. Dad was a bit more understanding, thank Merlin."

James could tell she didn't want to talk about it any further and decided to lighten the mood. He leaned over and painted a black line across Lily's forehead.

She gasped, "You bugger! Come here!" She reached out and got a glob of blue paint in James' hair. Soon they were having a full on paint battle, laughing and screaming.

"Don't you dare, Jame Potter! Get away!"

"Make me, Evans!"

"Oh you nasty-" Lily was cut off by the sound of shattered pottery. They both look over and see that in the midst of their fighting, someone had knocked a plate off the shelf and it fell to the floor.

"Out!" The worked yelled as she ushered the two of them out of the shop.

"So sorry!"

"My apologies!" They yelled as they tried to contain their laughter.

"You look like a hot mess!" Lily shouted at James. Paint was in his hair and covered his clothes. His glasses were glazed over with blue paint.

"Like you're much better!" He replied. Then he waved his wand and they were cleaned up magically.

"Thanks," Lily breathed out. Her heart was still racing from their paint fight and they were facing each other, very close.

"Not a problem. I am trained for this kind of thing." He replied. They were just barely touching. James then grabbed Lily's waist and POP they were gone.

"Oh damn you! You scared the shit out of me!" Lily yelled as they appeared outside a large, fancy building.

"Where are we?" She asked, looking around.

"Welcome to the London Symphony. Meeting a few friends here. Follow me and we can get changed." James said as he opened the door for Lily.

"Changed? What's wrong with our clothes?" She asked.

"This is a symphony, Lily, not a muggle backyard barbecue," he looked at her outfit up and down before adding, "no offense."

"Offense!" Lily shouted as James guided her down the halls to a small closet. He opens the door and gestured for her to get in.

"I'm not getting in there! It's a dingy cleaning closet!" She screamed. James then pushed her in and closed the door behind him.

"You're an ass, you know that?"

"Well aware, actually," he replied cheekily. He pulled out his wand. "Any dress requests?" James asked.

"Dress requests? Like your going to magic me a dress?" Lily asked.

"Precisely. Now we're running out of time so I get to pick!" He waved his wand and Lily was in a tiny little black dress fit for a hooker.

"James! You prick! Don't look at me!" Lily screeched, mortified at her exposed cleavage and bare legs.

"Only kidding!" He waved his wand again and she was in a floor length sapphire colored gown. It was strapless and fit tightly over her figure. "This okay?" He asked, waiting for her approval.

"Yes, this is good. Very nice." Lily replied running her hands across the silk.

Then James ran his wand in front of his body and he was in a formal tuxedo with shining shoes.

"What about my hair?" Lily asked, she was worried it was too casual.

"You're a witch, aren't you?" He said as he smirked.

Lily then concentrated and her hair was now in structured waves with a fancy silver clip that had sapphire stones on it to put up the side of her hair.

Woah. James thought as he looked at Lily. Fuck.

"We're in a rush, right? Let's move!" Lily commanded as she pushed James toward the door of the closet. He opened it and they walked down a few hallways and into the auditorium. James pulled out a pair of tickets and they began searching for their seats.

Lily spotted Sirius in his bright maroon tuxedo. "Prongs! Over here!" He shouted. The two of them shuffled over and sat down.

"Lily you've met Sirius before, then this here is Remus and Peter," they smiled at Lily and she shook their hands, "and then this is Alice Fortescue and her boyfriend Frank Longbottom."

"Lily?" Alice asked as she got a good look at the redhead. "Oh Merlin! I haven't seen you in ages!" Alice threw herself over Frank and Peter to hug Lily. The boys looked confused.

"Lily was a fifth year prefect when I was a seventh year prefect! Isn't that so funny? We got pretty close! Such a shame I had to graduate and leave!" Alive said throwing her head back in laughter.

"Ya! Oh I'll never forgive you for leaving me with that lot! A bunch of idiots they were! It's amazing how these things happen!" Lily responded.

"Peter do you mind switching seats with me? You can sit on the other side of a Frank I just need to catch up with Lily." Alice asked sweetly.

"Oh not a problem!" Peter shifted over. He was only about 5'10 but he was quite nicely built and had nice shiny blonde locks.

"Ya know, I love a good family reunion but the show is starting." Sirius said snarkily.

Jame leaned over to whisper in Lily's ear, "Sirius was raised in a very traditional and pristine household. He loves symphony's and fancy dinners out. It's hilarious to watch him get all riled up over things like this." His hot breath made Lily's body erupt in chills as it puffed in her ear.

She looked at him a smiled.

"Ya know when I said concert, I really didn't mean a symphony." She told James.

He responded, "I know. I'll take you to a head banging mosh pit concert sometime for a real rager."

Sometime? Will there be another time where we're together? Lily thought. She was hopeful that she would see James again. Then she turned forward and the music began.