AN: Hello everyone! I felt that this chapter was too short and I also wanted to write a little bit more of Lily's POV so I've extended it. For those who have read the first half, you can scroll down till where you've read. Since I'm only uploading half a chapter now, I'll get a fresh one out by tonight. Sorry if this has caused anyone any inconvenience. Thanks for reading and please review!

On Christmas morning, Lily was woken up by Alice. She groaned, not wanting to leave the warmth of her bed.

"Why are you waking me up so early?" the red head complained, rubbing her eyes. Alice was already waking up Marlene who gave Alice a death glare and went back to sleep.

"Because it's Christmas!" she replied excitedly. Lily looked at the foot of her bed and there were several neatly wrapped presents lying there as expected.

Lily loved Christmas, she always had. It was her favourite time of the year. Once Mary and Marlene were awake each of them opened one present at a time.

"It's beautiful Lils!" Mary squeeled, holding up the fluffly white scarf Lily had given her. Lily had given Marlene A broomstick maintenance kit along with other basic Quidditch equipment like a new pair of gloves. She had given Alice a really pretty pair of sandals which would go with anything she wore. Lily could tell that her friends had liked their gifts because they were positively beaming at her.

Lily's mother had sent her a baby pink cardigan which looked very expensive. Marlene gifted her a green top which matched the colour of her eyes. Mary had bought her the most adorable pair of bunny slippers which fit Lily perfectly. Sev had got her lily flower which glowed every time she touched it, it was beautiful magic. Lily loved all her presents but her favourite one had to be what Alice gave her. It was a small gold locket which had a small picture of the four girls inside it. They were standing together, laughing at some long forgotten joke. They looked much younger and Lily could tell that it had probably been taken in their first year. Lily smiled to herself. Her friends were the most precious to her, she loved them more than life itself. Lily fastened the locket around her neck, feeling the cold metal against her skin.

They got dressed and went down for breakfast, anticipating the brilliant meal they were about to have. As they made their way to the hall, Lily looked at all the decorations in awe. Although she had been a part of the wizarding world for a while, Lily always felt that it was ...magical! She knew that sounded ridiculous but couldn't help feel that way.

When they entered the hall, they took their usual seats at the Gryffindor table. Lily scanned the hall for Severus wanting to thank him for his gift abd she nticed that the hall was not very full. Apparently a lot of the students had gone home for Christmas.

Lily looked around at the Gryffindor table and her eyes fell on Potter. He was wearing a black leather jacket and was laughing at something Peter had done but Lily couldn't tell what. Just then he looked up and their eyes met. He grinned at her, running a hand through his messy black hair, making it even more untidy. Lily rolled her eyes at him, He thinks he's so great but he's just an attention seeking git.

Lily was having a great time talking animatedly with her friends while feasting on everything she could lay her hands on. Just when she thought her day was going great, a loud BANG came from the other end of the hall. She looked over at the Slytherin table which was covered with smoke.

Once the fumes had cleared, she saw that the all the Slytherins were blowing up like balloons and turning the brightest shade of red. Slowly some of them began to float up to the ceiling where they bobbed up and down. The hall was silent and then suddenly it erupted with laughter. Lily spun around to where the Marauders sat. Sure enough they were howling with laughter at the expression on the Slytherins faces, clutching their sides as they did so.

Lily felt her blood boil. She marched over to them and glared at their smiling faces.

"What did you do?" she demanded. They were laughing too hard to answer her. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared even more menacingly. They finally stopped laughing although the smiles still lingered on their lips.

Potter was the first to answer,"Hey Evans!" Lily turned on him.

"What makes you think you can mistreat innocent students like that?" she seethed.

"Innocent? Their hardly innocent! All they do is hex anyone who isn't in their house," he retorted.

"Are you any different?" she was reaching her boiling point. "Honestly Potter. You're an insolant pig and you deserved to be hung upside down from the Astronomy Tower!"

"No need for that, . I'm sure a months worth detention will suffice," came a stern voice from behind Lily. She spun around and had never been so glad to see Professor McGonagall standing there surveying the boys.

Lily stomped out of the hall not noticing the students who were still hovering a good fifteen feet in the air against the cloudy ceiling which reflected the weather outside. She went up to Gryffindor Tower cursing the Marauders the entire way.

She entered her dorm and was going to fall flat on her bed when something caught her eye. She looked more carefully and saw a thin, long silver parcel lying almost hidden underneth her bed. Maybe she hadn't noticed it earlier.

She picked it up and read the note, Have a Happy Christmas Lily!, said the untidy scrawl. It wasn't signed but Lily didn't need a name to know who it was from, she could recognise that handwriting anywhere. Lily was unsure whether she should open the parcel or not but in the end her curiosity got the better of her.

She ripped open the parcel and opened the black box that she found inside. There lay a delicate and beautiful silver bracelet. It was very simple and elegant, just what Lily liked.

James Potter had presented Lily with one of the most wonderful presents (for a change) and Lily for once did not know how to react.

AN: Hope you guys liked it and I hope this change did not cause anyone any inconvenience. Like I said there should be another chapter out by tonight. Thank you for reading and please review!