Love Me Lily, The Story Through James Potter's Eyes

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Love Me Lily, the story through James Potter's eyes, some PG-13

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#elong to J$ %owling!

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“Leave him ALONE!”

James and Sirius looked around. James’s free hand jumped to his hairaain.

t "as one of the irls from the lake ede. She had thi#k$ dark red hair

that fell to her shoulders and startlinl% reen almond&shaped e%es.“All riht$ Evans'” said James$ and the tone of his voi#e "as suddenl%

pleasant$ deeper$ more mature.

“Leave him alone$” Lil% repeated. She "as lookin at James "ith ever%

sin of reat dislike. “(hat’s he done to %ou'”“(ell$” said James$ appearin to deli)erate the point$ “it’s more the

fa#t that he e*ists, if %ou kno" "hat mean*”

+an% of the surroundin "at#hers lauhed$ Sirius and (ormtailin#luded$ )ut Lupin$ still apparentl% intent on his )ook$ didn’t$ and

neither did Lil%.

“,ou think %ou’re funn%$” she said #oldl%. “-ut %ou’re just an arroant$)ull%in toera$ otter. Leave him alone!+

“ "ill if %ou o out "ith me$ Evans$” said James /ui#kl%. “0o on* 0o

out "ith me$ and ’ll never la% a "and on old Snivell% aain.”“ "ouldn’t o out "ith %ou if it "as a #hoi#e )et"een %ou and the iant

s/uid$” said Lil%.

James Potter woe up as he heard a loud growl rom the #ed ne*t to his!

"s James sat up he put his hand instinctively to his messy, .et-#lac hair!

e looed over to see the shaggy-haired head o his #est riend, /irius

0lac! /irius covers were #eing thrown around as his arms and legswere moving around as though he was running on all ours!

James chucled as he thought aloud, 2Pro#a#ly dreaming o chasing that

salamander again!+

ooing to his let he saw his other two riends %emus upin and Peter

Pettigrew! It was then that he irst noticed the pain in his side! e, /irius,and Peter had #een out the night #eore trying to orce %emus upin into

the /hrieing /hac while he was transormed into a werewol and

James had received a nasty cut on his let side! James, /irius, and Peterwere all unregistered "nimagi, which meant that they could turn into

animals illegally! James transormed into a stag, /irius a shaggy #lac

dog, and Peter a rat! )he rest o the group had cuts and scratches, %emus

had the most as he was orced to #ite and scratch himsel #ecause o thelac o humans to attac! Peter was seemingly unscathed as he was the



smallest o the group! )hey called themselves the 4arauders! )hey were

nown or #eing handsome and #right-with the e*ception o Peter, #ut

he was still a 4arauder and that counted or something- and o course,or their legendary prans! )hese prans were mostly directed to /everus

/nape or, as they called him, /nivellus!

James layed down again, careul not to put weight on his let side! e

ept having the same dream over and over5 well really it was more a

memory! e could still hear ily screaming at him! It had happeneda#out a year ago #ut it still pained him to remem#er the loo o pure

loathing she gave him! James had lied ily since he had irst looed

into her emerald green eyes in their irst year, practically ive years ago!

6ow he new it was more than a crush, James was in love with ily! eloved everything a#out her, rom her iery red hair, and personality to

match, to her perect curves!

e new she didnt lie him #ut he couldnt help #eing ascinated #yher! /he was pro#a#ly the only girl who didnt awn over him! /he was

the #rightest witch in the si*th year, and she wasnt overly concernedwith mae-up or her appearance! /he made sure she looed good- well

in Jamess opinion #eautiul- and that was it! 0asically in James eyes

there was never a girl so perect! ed had girlriends, sure, #ut he

always carried a deep passion or ily and only ily! 7very night hewould sit up late thining o ways to impress her and get her to go out

with him! 0ut tonight as he rested his head on his pillow he reali8ed

something, 2I need to change,+ he said to himsel, 29or ily!+ )onight heacnowledged the reason she didnt lie him! /he thought he was an

arrogant, #ullying toerag! e sat up or a while thining!

7ventually he ell asleep, thining only o his promise to himsel and, o

course, the red

headed #eauty ily 7vans!

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2Prongs get upH+ James heard /irius yell #eore eeling the covers ly ohim!

2(ay, oay, Im up,+ James replied, 2whats the rush;+

2)oday is the last ogs- why are you smiling;+ %emus inuired! James

had .ust remem#ered his second dream o ily last night! )his one was

much more en.oya#le, though! )hey had #een sitting under the #ig tree #y

the lae taling when ily gave James a iss on the chee and then hadlain down on his chest!

2e was pro#a#ly having another dream a#out 7vans #eore we woe

him up,+ /irius said as i it was normal or James to have dreams a#out

ily, which it was! 2/o what happened this time;+ he said mocingly!

9eeling his chees get hot, James redirected the attention to /irius! 2@hat

a#out you Padoot; atch that salamander yet;+

2"ctually it was a cat tonight, and I didnt catch it! It got away #eore I

could catch up to it!+

2I swear, Padoot, sometimes I thin you should .ust stay a dog,+ James

hal-laughed!

2ou now he has a point, #ut the thing is Jad8ia would pro#a#ly go

through separation an*iety without /irius glued to her lips every ive

seconds,+ teased %emus!

2/hut up, 4oony,+ #ared /irius! )hen smiling he said 2I can see what

you mean Prongs,+ said /irius laughing at the #aring noise that had

come out o his mouth!

Peter laughed sueaily reali8ing it was sae to laugh #ecause /irius had

ound James comment amusing! 2ets go down to #reaast,+ he said ina voice as sueay as his laugh!

2"ll right @ormtail,+ /irius said still chucling a #it! 2Im starved!+

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)hey made their way down into the common room, where they stood

waiting or the girls! James .ust stood there lost in his thoughts o ily

and how pretty she was! e was #rought #ac down to earth only when/irius noced into him ater his girlriend, Jad8ia, .umped on him!

%emus made his way to the stairs and oered his hand to his girlriend,

/idney! /he too the oered hand!

James was lost in his thoughts again, this time #rought #ac when ily

came downstairs! /he was wearing tight .eans that aded at the nees anda green tan top that #rought out her eyes and at the same time, hugged

her curves nicely! (ver it she wore a plain white #utton down shirt over it,

which she #uttoned hal way, leaving the tan top visi#le to passer#y! er

hair was slightly wavy and she let it all over one shoulder!

0eore he could stop himsel he said, 2ily you loo hot!+

ily .ust scowled at him! Peter, James noticed, was only a#le to turn away

em#arrassed when "lice, the last o ilys riends, came down the stairs!"lice, lie Peter, was the shortest and shyest o her riends! /he was also

a little less #right and not as good looing as her riends, also lie Peter!

Getting a #it more conidence rom watching @ormtail twiddle his

thum#s nervously, James thought he would tal to ily!

2ey, 7vans!+

2es Potter;+

2I #et youd lie to meet me in ogsmeade today!+

ily rolled her eyes! 2ow many times do I have to tell you, Potter; 6o!+

James immediately cursed himsel! 1o" #ould )e so stupid' 2idn’t

just tell m%self last niht "ould #hane' 3his is harder than thouht it"ould )e. need help.

2(h,+ James said, a little depressed #ecause o the coldness in her voicewhen she said K6o, and #ecause he reali8ed he had messed up!

2ou now, Potter, may#e i you learned some manners you might stand achance,+ ily said sounding lie she was trying to stop hersel rom

yelling! 2 +a%)e,+ she said uicly and putting emphasis on the word, and

then she stormed o!

James couldnt stop admiring the way her hair whipped around as she

turned and how it neatly ell over her other shoulder, or how sweet her

hair smelled! 9rom the corner o the common room he heard /idneygiggle and turned to see %emus issing her hand and then her chee as



well as giving her a couple o compliments! James turned again to see

/irius and Jad8ia on the couch, loced in a tight em#race! @ormtail .ust

stood ne*t to "lice letting out a nervous suea every time he opened hismouth!

/oon everyone e*cept Jad8ia and /irius came to wait #y the portrait hole,ily only going ater #oth /idney and "lice were there! "ter ive minutes

o waiting %emus said, 2Padoot I thought you said you were starving;+

/irius and Jad8ia #roe apart and then they all waled down to the Great

all or #reaast! Oka%, James thought, this is m% #han#e to sho" Lil%

’m not a )ull%in toera and #an )e a entleman.

@hen everyone sat down though James said, 27vans how K#out sitting

ne*t to me; ou now you want to!+

ily .ust scowled at him again! ily went to sit in the seat #etween "liceand Jad8ia! +an$ this #hanin thin reall% is easier said than done,

James thought as he #egan to eat his ood suling while /irius stued hisace! Peter tried to mimic /irius #ut ailed misera#ly and ended up

dri##ling ood down his ront, earning him sniggers rom people as they

waled #y!

2Prongs, mate, you oay;+ James heard %emus as!

2eah 4oony Im ine,+ replied James! 2Just not too hungry is all!+ Intruth James was starving #ut was too #usy thining o ways to prove

himsel to ily to care!

/irius nearly choed 2(1A3' Prongs, the one who made it his sole

purpose to ind the itchens so he could get e*tra ood in irst year, isnt

hungry; ou sure youre eeling oay mate;+

2eah, positive,+ said James! e must have sounded less convincing than

he hoped #ecause /irius gave him a loo that said KI you say so! 2ets

go+ he said looing at everyone #ut ily, 2todays the last ogsmeadetrip, we should get there early!+

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Lilys P(ML

2ey, 7vans!+

ily turned around and saw James Potter standing right #ehind her! 2es

Potter;+

2I #et youd lie to meet me in ogsmeade today!+



Same old arroant otter thought ily! %olling her eyes she replied 2ow

many times do I have to tell you, Potter; 6o!+ (ill he ever et it throuh

his head' don’t like him.

2(h,+ James said! e sounded a little depressed! Oh "ell$ he’ll et over it

she thought!

2ou now, Potter, may#e i you learned some manners you might stand a

chance,+ she said trying to eep hersel rom yelling! Oh no$ did just sa%

he miht have a #han#e "ith me' 24ay#e,+ she added uicly, putting

emphasis on the word, and then too o, maing sure to whip him with

her hair!

)hey all waited #y the portrait hole or Jad8ia and /irius! ily only went

over when

/idney and "lice were there so she didnt have to #e alone with Potter!

)aling to /idney,she said 2ou loo happy!+

2@ell,+ /idney replied, 2%emus .ust maes me so happy, he is such a

gentleman and he's

so sweet!+

2Im glad youre happy,+ said ily! 2"t least we now one o the

4arauders have some

manners!+

2(h come on ily, James isnt that #ad! ou should give him a chance,+

stated /idney! 2Ithin he deserves it ater ive, almost si*, years o chasing you!+

2e is that #ad, hes soN so conceited! e .ust cant get it through his

over-inlated headthat one girl at ogwarts doesnt ind him attractive!+

2@hatever you say ily!+

In the Great all James approached ily again

27vans how K#out sitting ne*t to me; ou now you want to!+

+erlin$ "ill he ever /uit' ily thought to hersel! /he .ust sent a scowl inJamess direction! Instead she went to sit in the seat ne*t to Jad8ia and

"lice! "s /irius stued his ace and Peter tried to, the girls put their heads

together!

2ou now ily, /idney was .ust telling me what you guys were taling



a#out and I-,+ Jad8ia started #ut was cut o #y ily!

2)hen you now Im not going to give Potter a chance!+

Jad8ia started again, 2"nd I happen to agree with her! I mean dont you

thin he must lie you i hes #een chasing you or ive years;+

24y point e*actly,+ said /idney

2Potter is only in to me #ecause o the chase! I I were to give in he would

get #ored with me and throw me away in a#out a wee,+ ily said!

2ou now ily or someone so #right you are so dum#,+ said Jad8ia!

2I am not dum#! I get practically (utstanding on every test!+

2eah youre school smart, #ut you o#viously dont get when a guy ischasing you or a period o ive years, even though he gets repeatedly

re.ected, he must ancy you at least a little!+

2@hatever guys,+ said ily sounding annoyed!

/uddenly "lice said shyly, 2ily I thin /idney and Jad8ia are right!+

)hen they heard James say they should all get going i they wanted to

really en.oy their last day in ogsmeade this year! &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

"6: i now this was short! at least it was longer than the irst chapter

though! i wanted to end it here #eause it sort o sets the scene or the ne*tchapter! chapter 3 will #e longer than this chapter #y the way

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here is chapter 3! i hope you guys lie it! i showed #oth o lily and .ames

thoughts at the samee time in some parts #ecause it would have #een #oring to eep rereading the same part twice, .ust with dierent thoughts!

en.oy

&&&&&&&&&& hapter 3: %emus and /idney's "dvice

)he 4arauders and the girls decided to split up and meet at the )hree

0roomstics at twelve-thirty or lunch! )he 4arauders, o course went toQonos Joe /hop irst, then oneydues! In Qonos, James was

pretending to loo at ae wands that turned your hair purple when you

used them, #ut he was really preoccupied with thoughts o ily! e wasthining over what had happened so ar that day he had an answer!

+oon%! he thought!

2ow come I didnt thin o asing him #eore;+ James said under his #reath! e new the answer though! e had #een too #usy thining o

ways to prove himsel to ily that he hadnt even considered %emus! e

new he needed help #ut he didnt now who he would as,

2@hat was that, Prongs;+

James turned around and saw .ust the person he wanted to tal to!

24oony, can I as you a avor;+

2eah sure, mate!+

2@ell,+ James #egan, 2you see last night I had this dream- well, I guess itwas a memory- #ut anyway, I had this dream a#out when we were in ith

year, right ater we too our (!@!!s! ou were reading, and Padoot and

I were he*ing /nivellus-!+

2(h, I remem#er, ily came over and screamed at you,+ %emus cut in!

2@ell, when doesnt she;+ James started again! 20ut, yeah thats the timeI was taling a#out! /o I woe up and reali8ed that i I dont change Ill

never have a chance with ily!+

2@ell whats the avor you needed rom me;+ ased %emus #ut James

had a eeling he already new!

2I want you to give me gentleman lessons,+ James replied! 2(ver thesummer or that month you stay at my house!+

2(ay, i youre sure,+ said %emus! 2I mean you are positive you want





ily enough to change or her, right;+

2eah, 4oony, Ill do anything! I- IN love her,+ James last wordsaltered! )hat was the irst time he told one o his riends his true eelings

or ily, he hadnt even told /irius yet!

2(ay then, well start the day ater term ends,+ %emus told James!

2"ctually, 4oony, I was wondering i you could start now! I sort omessed up earlier, I was trying to #e nice #ut it didnt wor and she got

mad at me!+

James #egan to tell %emus what he had said earlier!

LLLL

@hen the guys went to Qonos that morning the girls had gone around todierent little shops! Jad8ia and /idney still hadnt given up the topic o

James #ut "lice, #eing shy, said her #it and let it go!

2I still dont see why you wont .ust give him a chance,+ Jad8ia #egan!

2eah, how #ad could it #e;+ put in /idney!

20esides, ily, i it does turn out #ad then you .ust have another reason to

hate him,+ Jad8ia added!

ily was thining over what her riends were saying! )hey sort o had a

point, 2@ell may#eN+ 2id just #onsider ivin James otter a #han#e'"ll the girls gasped! ily added 24ay#e i he was less conceited I would

give him a chance!+ ily thought this was sae to say #ecause she told her

riends oten that she only lied guys who were modest and didnt thin

they were irresisti#le!

/idney, Jad8ia, and "lice were shoced that ily even thought a#out

giving James Potter a chance! "lice recovered irst and said 2?mmN itstwelve-iteen! /hould we go to the )hree 0roomstics;+

ily new "lice didnt lie maing decisions that involved the wholegroup so she answered, 2/ure, lets go!+

LLLL

@hile the 4arauders waited or the girls in the )hree 0roomstics,

%emus and James went over what they discussed in Qonos and

oneydues! /irius and Peter were playing a game o wi8ard chess!



2/o, Prongs, you remem#er what I told you;+

2eah, I got it,+ said James! 2I .ust hope itll #e easier than last time Itried!+

2Just one more suggestion, mate,+ %emus said to James!

2eah, what was it;+ James ased eagerly! e wanted to now anything

that might help him win ilys heart!

2)ry calling her ily, not 7vans!+

Just then the girls came through the door! /idney went to sit ne*t to%emus, while Jad8ia, James noticed, orgot the space ne*t to /irius and

proceded directly to /irius lap! Oka% #an do this, James thought!

2ey 7vans,+ James said pleasantly! Shoot kne" "ould mess up. 4emem)er Lil% not Evans!

2i Potter,+ said ily a little less pleasantly!

2@ould you lie to sit ne*t to me;+

2(h- er- sureN+

James was happy #ut still got a little upset #ecause he saw her loo oranother seat, "lice had taen the one #etween /irius and Peter and the

only other two seats let were #oth ne*t to James! e hid his grin as he

pulled out a chair or ily to sit down in! )hey #oth sat there in awwardsilence! James was thining o what to say and ily was surprised he

wasnt #eing rude! ooing over at his riends, James saw that /irius was

snogging Jad8ia again and Peter was playing chess with "lice! James

could tell that they were #oth nervous! %emus was looing at Jamese*pectantly!

@hen James still hadnt said anything %emus ased /idney and ily whatthey went to #uy! James supposed he was trying to get a topic started!

2oull see at the end o the year east,+ /idney replied teasing him!

2Getting all dressed up to impress us, huh;+ James said #ut immediately

regretted it #ecause ily rolled her eyes at him!

kne" this polite thin "as just an a#t. 1e’s just as )i&headed as )efore,

thought ily!

26o, I was .ustN+ James tried telling her #ut trailed o as she got up and



motioned or /idney to ollow her! Stupid$ stupid$ stupid was the only

thing going through James head!

2Prongs mate, what happened; ou werent doing hal #ad,+ %emus said

to James, a little upset that James wasnt a#le to eep that remar to

himsel!

2I now, I now, I .ust cant help it! I get all nervous around her and it .ust

slips,+ James answered, taling to the loor!

2"lright, we need to wor on that!+

2@or on what;+ ased /irius completely o#livious to what hadhappened!

2Ill tell you later,+ James replied!

2(ay, well were going to go outside and wal around,+ /irius inormed

them, pointing to Jad8ia! James saw the mischievous glint in his greyeyes!

Peter, in his desire to #e lie /irius, ased "lice i she wanted to tae a

wal, although he spoe in a shaier, sueay voice! %emus and Jameswere let sitting at the ta#le waiting or /idney and ily to return!

LLLL

2@hats wrong ily;+ ased /idney!

2Potter,+ ily replied simply yet angrily! 2e thins everyone wants him!+

1e needs to et it in his head that not ever%one in the "orld "ants to

impress him, thought ily

2(h, come on ily, couldnt you tell he was trying;+

2e only wanted me to thin he was trying!+

2ou now, ily, you should really give him a chance! It couldnt hurt!

ou never now, you might reali8e you lie him!+

2I do not lie James Potter,+ said ily with a loo o disgust on her ace!

2oo how he treats every girl he goes out with! ow can you tell me togive him a chance; ell get #ored with me in a wee and then toss me

aside lie old trash!+

24ay#e he hasnt ept a girlriend #ecause he wants you and he cant getover you!+



2eah, oay,+ said ily sarcastically! 2)he day James Potter cant get over

a girl is the day I start to lie him!+ 3hankfull% that’ll never happen!

24erlin, Jad8ia was right5 you are the dum#est smart-girl I have ever met!

ant you tell that he ancies you;+

>I he really ancied me he wouldn't #e so rude to me!>

>ily, he's nervous! e lies you!>

2I told you hes only into me #ecause o the chase!+

2@hatever ily,+ this time it was /idneys turn to sound annoyed and

with that /idney turned on the spot and headed straight #ac or the ta#le

where %emus and James sat!

LLLL

James and %emus had inished their #utter#eers and were ordering more

when the girls came #ac! At least she’s still sittin ne5t to me, thought

James which cheered him up a #it! "ter ten minutes o taling, in which

ily had not said a word to James, %emus and /idney let! ily and Jameswere the only ones let at the ta#le!

2ily;+

2eah;+ ily said sounding shoced! 2id he just #all me Lil%' she

thought!

2Do you want to wal around ogsmeade with me;+ James ased

hopeully! Oh no, he thought as ily rolled her eyes a second time at him,

messed up aain!

2"t least let me wal you up to the school,+ James almost #egged!

2"lright,+ ily said deeated! /he thought he would .ust give up when she

said no to waling around ogsmeade! +a%)e Sidne% is riht$ ’ll ive

him a #han#e to )e polite!

,ES , thought James orgetting to hide his grin this time!

A""$ that’s #ute, thought ily as she saw a wide grin spread across his

ace! (hoa Lil%$ stop that!

)he wal #ac up to the castle was ine! James was #eing very polite!3his is ood , James thought, "e aren’t fihtin or an%thin ! e didnt



now it #ut similar thoughts were going through ilys head! (ell he #an

)e ver% #harmin "hen he "ants to )e, thought ily! Oh no$ am fallin

for him;

2Its so hot,+ ily complained!

2Ill tae your over shirt or you,+ James oered! anding him the over

shirt she said thans! 26o pro#lem,+ he said while con.uring her up a

glass o ice water!

#ould et used to this James otter , she thought! Lil% %ou6ve ot to stop

that!

"s she dran the water James stared at her and started #lushing! She’s so

)eautiful , he thought to himsel! /he really was #eautiul! er tan top

and .eans seemed to enhance every womanly curve she had and her hair

danced in the air as a gentle #ree8e came their way! James was so #usytaing in ilys #eauty that he didnt notice her glance at him and then

turn away uicly!

miht as "ell let him look. 1e’s not that )ad himself. Lil% stop %ou don’t

like him! 2o ' she thought to hersel, she was a little conused at the

thoughts that had #een running through her head!

)he two o them ept waling maing small tal, James was thining o

ily and ily was trying to sort out her thoughts when, to James'displeasure, /nape appeared!

2ooy here,+ /nape sneered! 2Its the mud#lood an-,+ he was cut o asJames suspended him in mid air #y his anle with a nonver#al spell!

2"pologi8e, /nivellus,+ James said! )here was so much anger and hate in

him that he was shaing! 26ow,+ he added while waving his wandthreateningly!

2"nd what happens i I dont;+ said /nape with as much hate in his voiceas James had!

2)his!+ @ith that James transigured /nape into a rog paraly8ed him andsent him shooting up through the air, then #ac down!

2/topH+ ily cried!

20ut, ily, he called-,+ James started!

2I now what he called me, .ust stop, he isnt worth it,+ ily cut him o!



0eore James could stop himsel and to his utter horror he said 2I will i

you go out with me!+

26( P())7%H+ ily e*ploded! /he turned and waled straight towards

the castle! /he only turned around to #ellow 2"ccio shirt,+ and then too

o again #eore her over shirt could catch up to her! kne" it$ otterhasn’t #haned one )it , she thought! 0ut why did she eel happy that he

stood up or her, even now that she was so angry;

LLLL

Stupid$ idioti# it , thought James! e wasnt taling a#out /nape, #ut

himsel! Ever%thin "as oin so "ell. (h% do al"a%s mess up in frontof her' 2@hy;+ he shouted at the sy!

LLLL

)he inal wee James was deeply depressed! e was only seen outside o

his dormitory or classes and meals! e #arely ate at the meals so hewasnt there or long! is riends tried taling to him and cheering him

up, #ut it seemed nothing would wor!

James lay down in his #ed! e had .ust inished pacing and was ready togo to sleep! e sipped the east not wanting to see what clothes the girls

had #ought in ogsmeade, especially ily! 7very time he thought o her

tears would ill his eyes! 6ow it was too much! e had the opportunity toshow her he could #e polite and what had he done; e messed up! e let

his tears low reely rom his ace #eore going into an uneasy sleep!

)he train ride home was very similar to the inal wee at ogwarts!

James wouldnt tal to anyone! /irius, #eing his #est riend, told Jad8ia he

needed to get James to cheer up!

2ey, mate eeling o;+ /irius ased James! James could tell he was

concerned!

2eah, ine,+ James replied sitting up a little #it!

2isten Prongs, 4oony told me what happened with ily!+

2(h!+

2eah, Im gonna help out too! @ormtail said he would i he was

spending time at your house!+

2)hans!+



2Do you really love her James;+

James reali8ed his riend was #eing serious when he used James realname and not his nicname! 2eah /irius, I do!+

2@ell then, Ill help out however I can!+

James grinned! e new /irius would help, thats .ust what #est riends

did or each other, #ut James couldnt help #ut eel grateul! +a%)e this

"on’t )e so hard$ if onl% Lil% "ould ive me another #han#e, James

thought! e was a little more hopeul now!

LLLL

(n the ogwarts 7*press the girls sat in their compartment taling! ily,

though, ept to hersel! /he was thining a#out what happened with

James last wee! #an6t like him. ,es %ou #an he is reall% s"eet$ he pro)a)l% ets nervous around %ou like Sidne% said. ily was really

conused! "ll she new was that when James hadn't shown his ace or therest o the inal wee she was happy he wasn't #othering her and at the

same time, or some reason, a little upset that she hadn't seen him!

>ily what's going on;> Jad8ia ased!

>6othing,> ily replied!

>)here is something wrong,> said /idney! >7ver since that weeend in

ogsmeade you've #een upset!>

>eah and James hasn't come out o his dorm,> said "lice!

)hen a loo o dawning comprehension hit Jad8ia and /idney's aces!

>@hat happened #etween you and James;> they ased together!

>6othing happened,> said ily trying not to #lush at the thought o that

day and how sweet James had #een!

>(h my god,> Jad8ia nearly screamed! >ou gave James a chance!>

>(ay, oay! I did!>

>ow did it go;>

>It went ine until he he*ed /nape and ased me out again!>

>Don't tell me you yelled at him, ily!> said /idney! ily .ust nodded! >Ithought you said he was #eing polite!>



>e was, and it wasn't that #ad! )hen he decided to he* /nape and

#ecome an arrogant git again!>

>ou now what I thin;> ased Jad8ia! >I thin ily has got a thing or

James Potter!>

>I don't lie him,> ily said! /he new that it wasn't completely true! I he

ever acted as polite as he had a wee ago ily new she would all orhim completely!

LLLL

@hen they got o the train, James, /irius, and %emus stood #y where the

luggage was released, taling a#out their plans or the summer!

2Im going to tae my #ie over to your house tomorrow with 4oony,+/irius inormed James! James new /irius had a motorcycle and now that

he was o age he planned on putting a lying charm on it! 2)hat remindsme, #e ready #y noon 4oony!+

2(ay, no pro#lem!+

2(ay, my parents will #e happy to hear that! )hey told me they en.oyed

having you stay over last summer,+ said James!

2Glad to hear it! Im only staying or a month, though!+

2"re you sure; @here are you going to stay;+ James ased! eremem#ered the day last summer when /irius had come to his house

asing to live with him #ecause he had run away rom home! onestly, he

was concerned or his riend!

24y ?ncle "lphard let me some money or my own place! oure going

home ater ull moon, right 4oony;+ ased /irius!

2eah you now how my parents get,+ replied %emus! 2In act i Prongs

parents didnt put that charm around the house and property when I go

there they wouldnt let me go at all, even when it wasnt ull moon!+

2"lright, so Ill give you a ride #ac,+ said /irius! James could tell that he

was e*cited a#out using the #ie! 2ou now, now that Im o age I thinIll help your parents out when youre with them, they deserve a #rea!

)hen Ill head to my apartment,+ he told %emus!

2Id go too, #ut Im not sure my parents would #e pleased i I ased i Icould help out with-,+ James stopped! e noticed Jad8ia, /idney, and ily



had .ust arrived! 7ach one had the loo o someone trying to comprehend

something a troll tried telling them! e pointed them out to %emus and

/irius and they stopped taling immediately!

2@hat were you taling a#out, sweetie;+ /idney ased %emus!

2eah and what do you mean your apartment, #a#y;+ Jad8ia uestioned

/irius!

26oth-,+ James heard %emus start to say #ut thought he must have

noticed the loo in /idneys eyes #ecause he stopped and told her he

would tell her #ut she might not lie it! e gave /irius and James a loo

that clearly said, KI only want her to now!

2et me get your truns or you, #a#e,+ /irius oered Jad8ia so %emus

could get some privacy! 2Ill tell you what I meant on the way to your

car!+

)aing /irius lead James oered to help ily with her truns!

2ou can tae that one,+ said ily pointing to the #iggest one! Inside her

head two voices were #attling! 1e’s so s"eet$ even after %elled at him,

one voice said! 1e’s still an o)no5ious it , said the other one! /he couldtell that second voice was starting to give in to the irst one!

2(ay! @here is your car;+

2(ver there,+ said ily! /he was now pointing to where a woman with

emerald green eyes was taling to a woman with ha8el eyes, and a manwith deep red hair was taling to a man with .et-#lac hair!

2ey mum, hey dad,+ James called! ily thought that he was #eing rude

calling her mom 4um and her dad Dad! See, said the second voicetriumphantly! )hat voice #ecame uiet at once when the man and the

woman who had #een taling to ilys parents turned at the sound o

James voice!

2i James,+ a deep voice spoe out, his athers!

2i dear,+ James mother called to him!

24um, Dad, this is ily 7vans! ily these are my parents!+

2ello,+ said ily! ooing more closely now ily saw that James and his

ather looed almost e*actly alie, their hair even stood up in the e*act

same places! )he only dierences were that James athers hair had littlegrey streas in them and that James had his mothers ha8el eyes! And "hat



)eautiful e%es the% are, ily ound hersel thining!

2ello ily, weve heard a lot a#out you,+ James mother told her! James #lushed and to his surprise, so did ily!

2I .ust have to help ily load her trun into the car,+ James inormed his parents!

2ou dont have to,+ ily told him!

2(h, yes he does,+ said James mother! 20e a gentleman, James, and get

all ilys stu or her,+ she told James while giving ily a nowing loo

and then a win!

2(ay, 4um!+ James gra##ed ilys stu, then turned and greeted ilys

parents! 2ello, Im James Potter! Its nice to meet you!+

2Its nice to meet you too, James,+ replied ilys mother! 2Im /usan and

this is my hus#and %ichard!+

26ice to meet you, 4r! 7vans,+ James said e*tending a hand! e new

there wasnt a reason to #e, #ut he elt intimidated #y ilys ather! "ter

all he was in love with his daughter, even i she didnt love him #ac!

ilys ather .ust smiled and said, 26o need to call me K4r! 7vans! Please

call me %ichie!+

2(ay, 4r! 7v- umm, %ichie,+ James replied awwardly! 2@here would

you lie ilys things, 4rs! 7vans;+

2In the trun, than you,+ she said, 2and you can call me /usan!+

2"lright,+ said James putting ilys stu in the trun!

2)hans, James,+ said ily!

26o pro#lem,+ said James! e turned and #id ilys parents arewell, and

made his way to his own parents!

2/hes very nice, son,+ said James ather when James got there! 2I see

why you lie her!+

2I guess all the Potter men have a thing or redheads,+ o#served James

mom, who had red hair hersel! 2/he reminds me o mysel when I was

her age!+

James .ust smiled! e hoped his parents would lie ily! )hey got into the



car, #ut not #eore James heard a someone shout hysterically!

2@");H+

It was ily!

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i'm sorry! i now ily's thoughts were all over the place #ut that's how i

wanted to have her thining! i you need me to sort anything out or you .ust as me in the eed#ac thread and i'll help you out!

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hapter =: 0eginning the /ummer

2ou heard me,+ ilys mom replied! 2our ather and I are going away

and the Potters have oered to let you stay over or the summer!+

)he thought terriied ily! It wasnt #eing with James that worried her! It

was that she was araid o what would happen i James was polite and

charming again! @hen they had waled #ac to ogwarts together, ilywas starting to warm up to James! (h% does he have to make me nuts

even "hen he doesn’t ask me out' ily ased hersel!

2Dont worry you are only going to #e there or a month,+ said ilys dad!

2our mother and I arent going away until ne*t month!+

0ood , thought ily, ma%)e ’ll )e a)le to orani7e m% thouhts )% then!


















2@here is Petunia staying;+ she ased a little calmer as she got into the

car!

2"t Mernons,+ her mother replied!

ily remem#ered her sisters #oyriend, Mernon Dursley! )hey had #eengoing out since the #eginning o last year and ily had met him last

summer!

2(h,+ said ily! 3his summer is oin to )e interestin !

LLLL

2I wonder why she screamed lie that,+ James thought aloud in the car!

2/he pro#a#ly ound out where she was going to stay this summer,+

James mother answered James uestion!

2uh; Did you say something 4um;+ James hadnt #een payingattention to his mom!

2I said she pro#a#ly ound out where she was staying this summer,+

James mom repeated!

2ow do you now;+ ased James!

20ecause ne*t month she is coming to stay with us,+ replied James dad

grinning!

James was having trou#le containing himsel! 2%eally;+ he ased trying

to sound calm #ut ailing!

2es,+ James mom said smiling! /he o#viously en.oyed seeing her son sohappy! 2er parents are going away and shes going to come here!+

’ll have another #han#e to sho" Lil% #an )e polite and "ith +oon% and adfoot helpin me for a month "on’t mess up! @ith this thought James

smiled widely!

)he ne*t day James woe up to someone shaing him! It was /irius!

2Prongs, your mum told me to come wae you up,+ /irius told him!

2ey, mate! Is 4oony here;+ James ased reaching or his glasses!

2eah, hes downstairs eating!+



2ool! I didnt thin you guys would #e here until the aternoon!+

2?h, mate, have you looed at the cloc;+ ased /irius laughing!

James turned on his side and checed the cloc! It was almost oneH 2Im

gonna tae a shower! )ell 4oony to come up here when hes inished!+@ith that James got up and let the room!

9iteen minutes later James was out o the shower and in his roomchanging! /irius and %emus told James to get them when he was done!

James rushed to get dressed! e wanted to start his Kgentleman lessons

with %emus as soon as he could! ily was going to #e there in a month!

6ow that he was ully dressed James ran down the stairs screaming!

24oony, Padoot come on upstairsH ets get started!+

2(uchH Prongs, watch where youre goingH+

2/orry 4oony didnt see you there!+ James had almost noced %emusdown the stairs! 2ow did it go when you told /idney;+ he ased helping

%emus stand up!

2/urprisingly, she too it well! /he didnt want to #rea up with me, she .ust listened and when I inished telling her how I got #itten she started

issing me as i her lie depended on it!+ %emus started grinning

sheepishly!

2Im guessing you didnt try to stop her,+ James replied laughing slightly!

26o, I didnt eel the need to mae her stop! @e ept at it until herN um,

until her parents came over to us,+ %emus said looing em#arrassed!

James couldnt help it! e .ust started laughing until he couldnt anymore!e developed a stitch in his side and had to sit down or a #it until it went

away so he could move without it hurting!

2@ell, come on lets go up to your room and get going,+ %emus said still

looing em#arrassed! 2Padoot come on were starting,+ he called down

the stairs!

(nce they were all in James room %emus pulled out his wand! 2(ay

Prongs, ready;+

James was conused and a little worried! 24oony,+ he ased, 2why do

you need a wand; ou arent going to lie wipe my mind or anything

right;+



2(h, rightN hold on!+ %emus perormed a complicated looing wrist

movement and the slim igure o ily 7vans appeared out o thin air!

2"lright Prongs, this is a replica o ily and youll practice controllingyour #ehavior while taling to her,+ %emus e*plained!

2(ay,+ said James eager to start!

2)he irst thing we need to wor on is holding your tongue when youre

around ily! ou should #e a#le to control he*ing people!+

2@ait so that means he cant he* /nivellus anymore;+ ased /irius

clearly disappointed! 2ou cant tae all the un out o himH>

2@ell I guess i he provoes you,+ %emus said to James! 2Just dont let

ily see you!>

2%ight, dont let her see got it!+ 3his is oin to take a lot of hard "ork ,James thought to himsel! 2an we start;+

2(nce I put the charm on the replica itll start acting e*actly lie ily!

ou might orget it isnt really ily ater a while!+

2Im ready,+ said James! 2Put the charm on it 4oony!+

LLLL

ily woe up that day thin a#out what would happen over the summer!

3his is nuts$ #an’t like him. onl% thouht did )e#ause he "as )ein so

ni#e. 1e even proved he "as pretendin "hen Snape sho"ed up.

1e "as onl% standin up for %ou$ said a voi#e in her head , it sounded a lot

lie /idney!

1e still ended up )ein a jerk thouh, a second voice argued #ac!

Stop$ S3O$ S3O! don’t like him! Deep down ily new she was lyingand i James was sweet and charming she wouldnt have a choice! /he

chose to ignore that part o her, at least or now!

2ey ily,+ came a voice rom the doorway!

ily looed up and saw her #ony and horse-aced sister, Petunia, standingthere! 2i Petunia!+ ily hadnt seen her sister when she got home! er

mother told her that she was with Mernon when they arrived home rom

$ings ross! ily and her sister werent riends e*actly #ut she was a

little upset that her sister wasnt there to greet her! ily supposed shenew why Petunia wasnt ond o her! ily was always #etter at school



and the #oys seemed to lie her more, and then ily ound out she was a

witch! )he act that Petunia came to say good morning made it a little

#etter though! 2ow was school;+

2Good,+ Petunia replied! 2@here is your owl;+ she ased pointing to the

empty cage on ilys night ta#le!

24erlin is out hunting!+ ily had a #eautiul Great Gray (wl! It was very

smart and ily thought that such a magniicent and intelligent #irddeserved to #e called 4erlin!

2(h, well when he comes #ac could you try to eep him uiet; Mernon is

coming over later and he would ind it strange i he new you had a petowl!+

2/o he still doesnt now Im a witch then;+ ily ased a little annoyed!

2$now he isnt going to nowN everH+ Petunia nearly screamed!

2es, yes I now you dont want him to now Im aN how do you so

elegantly put it again; (h yeah a rea,+ ilys voice dripped with

sarcasm!

2Good,+ and with that Petunia turned and waled downstairs!

ily thought a#out how hers and Petunias conversations had #een thesame since ily was eleven! )hey would #e nice to each other and then

Petunia would say something a#out ily #eing a witch and a rea and

then she would storm o! It happened so oten it didnt even aect ily!/he had no pro#lem waling downstairs with a smile on her ace!

2@ell someone loos a little more cheerul,+ ilys mother o#served!

2I .ust decided I would en.oy the month I have without James Potter

driving me nuts,+ ily told her mom!

2I dont see why you dont lie him! 7ven your ather lied him!+

2I now! I heard him telling James to call him %ichie!+ ily chucled alittle at that! er ather didnt even let Mernon call him %ichard, let alone

%ichie!

2ily, tell me why you dont lie him! I #et its nothing!+

ily o#ediently told her mom what James had done to her or the past si*

years at ogwarts! 2N and he always ass me out,+ ily concluded!



2I thin you should tal to him,+ said ilys mom! 2Give him a chance!

ou might end up having eelings or him!+

,eah$ that’s "hat ’m afraid of , ily thought!

2@hat was that;+

%eali8ing she must have thought aloud ily told her mom what happened

in ogsmeade! ily new there was no way to tric her mom! er mother new something was up!

2It sounds lie someone has a crush on James Potter,+ ilys mom teased

when ily inished telling her what happened!

2I do not 4um,+ ily argued! /he new she didnt sound the least #it

convincing!

2es you do otherwise you wouldnt #e so conused! ou are only trying

to convince yoursel you dont lie him!+

ily new her mom was right #ut wasnt ready to admit that yet!

LLLL

James, %emus, and /irius were in the itchen eating lunch ater the long

wor they did trying to control James #ehavior around ily! James hadimproved #ut his chee was still red rom where the replica ily slapped

him a couple o times!

24oony, I dont thin the real ily would slap me,+ said James! 2/he

usually .ust yells at me when I say something she thins is rude!+

2eah, well I thought it would help motivate you i the reaction rom thereplica was worse than it really would #e,+ %emus told James!

2(h!+

2heer up Prongs, with a little more practice you wont even notice the

stinging eeling o #eing slapped!+ /irius let out his #ar-lie laugh aterhe said this!

James elt discouraged and depressed! e reali8ed his ace must haveshown it #ecause /irius uicly changed his attitude!

2Prongs, mate, I was only .oing! oull get this gentleman thing down

dont worry,+ /irius said comortingly to James!



2eah, you are improving you only need to practice some more,+ %emus

put in!

2)hans guys! I .ust hope I dont mess up when ily comes over ne*t

month! It could #e my last chance to show her I have changed!+

2ea- waitN what;+ ased /irius with a conused e*pression on his ace!

%emus was wearing a similar e*pression!

2(h, I didnt tell you guys yet #ut ily is coming over ne*t month! er

parents are going away and my mum told her mum that she could stay

here,+ James e*plained!

2@ell i ily is coming here, well practice as much as we can,+ /irius

told James! James was grateul that his #est riend wanted to help him

out, and didnt try and tal him out o it! 7ven though James new he

wasnt really ond o the idea o having to change or a girl!

"ter lunch the three made their way upstairs again! @hen %emus put thecharm #ac on the replica it immediately opened its eyes and greeted

%emus! )urning to James though the replica scowled! 2ello Potter,+ it

said still scowling!

2ey ily,+ James said remem#ering to use ilys irst name! 2ow is

your summer going;+

29ine, why does it matter to you;+ it said rudely!

2Im only trying to #e nice,+ James said deending himsel! 3his is so"eird$ it a#ts e5a#tl% like Lil%! e ept at it though! I %emus said he

thought it would help then James trusted his riend! 2/o it was good;

)hats nice!+

2I guess! I havent really done anything so ar!+

2(h, o! @ould you lie to tae a wal;+ James ased very politely!

2/ure, #ut dont try anything Potter! Ill .ust go get changed!+

2Ill help you,+ James .oed! e reali8ed what he said was #ad as soon as

the replicas hand connected with James chee! )he result was a loud

/4"$H 24oony tae the charm o! Ive had enough practice ortoday!+

2Prongs, youre doing ine,+ %emus told his riend reassuringly! 2Just a

#it more practice and I dou#t well need the whole month!+



2eah, well Ive still had enough or today,+ James was getting depressed

again! ’ll never et the han of this. Lil% "on’t ever like me!

LLLL

)he only thing that resulted rom ilys conversation with her mom wasthat was once again conused! 3his is ridi#ulous, she thought! (hen o

to his house ’ll see "hat he a#ts like. f he’s the same then ’ll foret him$

if he reall% has #haned "ell* "e’ll see "hat happens! )his thoughtseemed to calm her down more than anything else had that day! Just as

she was a#out to lie down on the couch the door#ell rang!

2ily, can you get that dear+ her mom called rom the itchen!

2/ure 4um!+ ily got up to go answer the door #ut #eore she reached

the hallway Petunia came running down the stairs shrieing!

26o, Ill get! Its Mernon,+ Petunia shouted at ily!

/ure enough when Petunia opened the door ily saw the large orm o her

sisters #oyriend, Mernon Dursley! is #lue shirt and #lue pants gave him

the appearance o a small #lue whale!

2ey oney,+ Mernon said to Petunia!

2i Dear,+ Petunia replied!

ily accidentally let out a laugh! /he thought they sounded as i they were

married, not lie her riends who called their #oyriends 0a#y and/weetie! Petunia .ust glared at her!

2(h, hi ily,+ Mernon said to ily! e had clearly .ust noticed her

standing right #ehind Petunia!

2ow are you Mernon;+ ily ased!

2Good! ow was school this year;+

2It wasnt too #ad, than you!+

2@here is it you go again;+

ily hesitated or the slightest #it! 2)his #oarding school out in the

country,+ she said looing at her sister or approval! Petunia gave ily the

tiniest o nods!

2ello Mernon,+ ilys mom said coming out o the itchen! 2ow are



you doing today;+

2Im doing very well, than you! "nd how are you;+

ily didnt hear how her mother was doing #ecause she went upstairs! /he

elt lie she needed a nap! Just as she was a#out to lie down, she wasinterrupted again! )his time she was interrupted #y a tapping noise

coming rom the window! 4erlin had come #ac rom hunting! ily

opened the window or him and noticed he was clutching three letters!(ne was rom Jad8ia, the other rom /idney, and the last rom "lice!

ily read the letters over! 7ach one was the same! )hey all ased how her

summer was going and what her plans were! ily wrote them each a replytelling them where she was going to #e staying ne*t month! /he only told

/idney a#out how conused she was! /idney was good with things lie

that! Jad8ia was too #ut she would pro#a#ly ru# it in her ace saying that

she was right and ily had a thing or James! "lice .ust wasnt very goodwith giving out advice!

@hen she sent the letters o with 4erlin again ily glanced at her cloc! Oh no$ have to et read% for dinner! etunia "ill pro)a)l% shoot me if

’m not read% to o soon! )he whole amily was going out to dinner with

Mernon and his amily!

LLLL

)he month went on the same or ily and James! ily would spend most

o her time in her room #ecause Mernon came over in the aternoons

almost every day! /he wasnt very ond o Mernon! @hen they had goneout to dinner she concluded that even James could #e less #ig-headed! "

couple o days ater ily sent the letters to her riends 4erlin had come

#ac! Jad8ia and "lice had told ily not to worry5 it was only or a month!

/idney, though, had written two sentences: Give him a chance! ou liehim!

James ept practicing his manners with the replica! e was now conidentthat he could have a normal conversation with ily and #e polite! e

literally wored on his manners all day, only stopping or sleeping, eating,

and going to the #athroom!

0eore they new it, the end o the month approached! ily had never elt

such a spectrum o emotions! /he was e*cited, nervous, scared, andhappy all at the same time! )he only thought that had gone through her

head the past two days was, Im going to James house soon! 7ach time

she thought its tone would #e dierent! /ometimes e*cited, sometimes

scared! /he tried going to sleep, which she did, #ut only when James ace popped into her head did she calm down!



James was also e*cited a#out seeing ily #ut orced it out o his mind! e

had more important things to worry a#out and needed to remaine*tremely ocused! It was ull moon and %emus was nastier than ever and

at least ten times as hard to control! )his was mostly due to the act that

he ept hitting the invisi#le #arriers set around the house!

)he cut on James side had opened up again and /irius was #leeding rom

the mouth! )hey had gone inside to heal themselves once, James newthat as long as one adult wi8ard was in the house he could transorm and

heal himsel, and couldnt ris it again! )hey managed to orce %emus

onto the Ruidditch pitch in the #acyard! James and /irius stayed there all

night, standing guard in turns, until the moon disappeared and %emustransormed #ac into human orm and they eventually ell asleep!

James woe up and saw that the moon had set and the sun was rising! t

must )e earl%, he thought! e got up and made his way to the house,ignoring the #leeding in his side thining he would heal it when he got

into the house! "ter taing a ew steps inside, though, James collapsed!

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hey guys! i wored really hard on this chapter! i hope you all lie it! it wasoriginally going to cover a longer period o time #ut i lie where i let it!

oh and i wanted to tell you all that i #ased James' mother on my mom Sthe

name is the same too, e*cept or the Potter partT who passed away a#outthree years ago!

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hapter 9ive: )he Garden

ily woe up very early in the morning! Glancing at the cloc she saw it

was our in the morning! 9eeling very an*ious, ily got out o #ed! /he

couldnt remem#er why she was so an*ious! /he was thining a#out it















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when she remem#ered! )oday she was going to James house! 1o" #ould

foret' ’ve )een oin nuts thinkin a)out it all month!

)o ill time she decided to write letters to each o her riends telling her

she was leaving or James that day! 9irst she wrote to Jad8ia:

1e% Jad7ia$

3oda% ’m oin to otter’s house. ’m oin to tr% out "hat %ou said.

lease "rite )a#k. Send %our letters there )e#ause that’s "here "ill )e

"hen %ou et this.

5o$

Lil%

/he wrote similar ones to /idney and "lice, telling them where to send

their letters! ilys cloc said it was our iteen! /he was going to James

house in a#out three hours! er parents wanted to leave at seven soJames mother was picing ily up to save ilys mother and ather the

trou#le! ily lay down in her #ed or lac o nothing #etter to do andthought a#out nothing or a while!

7ventually James ace popped into her head again and to her surprise she

didnt care! /he let her mind tae her on the #ac o his #roomstic withher arms wrapped around his waist, lying in the moonlight! ily smiled

and disregarded the voice in her head telling her to stop daydreaming

a#out Potter! (nly when the grandather cloc in the hall struc ive didshe come out o her reverie!

ily went over to her closet to pic out clothes! /he had sent letters to #oth Jad8ia and "lice asing or their advice as well as /idney! "lice

wasnt much help and /idney sent her the same letter again: Give him a

chance! ou lie him! Jad8ia, though, had suggested testing James to see

i he changed #y watching how he acted when ily did things lie dressattractively and lirt a little! ily usually didnt tease #oys #ut she thought

her riend had an idea, and she also thought it would #e too un not to

tease James!

ooing through her closet ily ound what she was looing or, a #lac

mini sirt and a white spaghetti-strap tan top! t’s simple, she thought,)ut if James hasn’t #haned he’ll )e all over me! /he laid out her clothes

on the #ed and made her way to the #athroom to tae a shower!

6ow out o the shower, completely dressed, and her hair dry and lowing

down her #ac and over her shoulders ily only had a hal hour to pac!

/he uicly paced all her summer clothes in a #ag and too out her trun

she ept all her stu in or ogwarts! /he ran to the #athroom to gra# herstu and then threw them unceremoniously into her #ag!



/he wasnt completely paced #ut thought that when $aren arrived she

could help! ily went downstairs and ound her parents taling to Jamesmother! )hey were laughing merrily which suggested that one o them

had .ust told a .oe!

2ello, 4rs! Potter,+ ily greeted James mom!

2ello dear,+ said 4rs! Potter smiling! 2I told you at $ings ross, please,call me $aren! 4y hus#and wont have you calling him K4r! Potter

either!+

2%ight, sorry,+ ily #egan! ily lied $aren, she seemed lie a un personto have around!

2Its not a pro#lem dear,+ $aren smiled again!

)hey sat there taling or a little! ily considered $aren to #e lie an

instant #est riend and uicly reali8ed that Kun was an understatement!

At least kno" ’ll have someone to talk to, she thought! )hen a silver owl

came into the itchen and whispered in $arens ear! er e*pression

uicly #ecame earul!

2ily, go and get your truns we have to go,+ said $aren, she was calm

#ut the ear in her eyes was o#vious!

2Im not completely paced yet! 4y stu is on my #ed though,+ ily told

her, a little at the loo o ear in $arens eyes!

2Ill go pac! ou go #y 9loo and Ill "pparate #ac with your stu! Just

say Potter 4ansion,+ $aren said! /he thrust a #ag o 9loo Powder into

ilys hand! 2@here is your room;+

24y door is open youll see it!+

2(ay!+ $aren then hurried up the steps!

ily turned to her parents! 2Good#ye 4um, good#ye Dad!+

2Good#ye ily,+ said her dad!

2Good#ye dear! @ell see you over hristmas!+

2(ay, i you need to write .ust send 4erlin,+ said ily hugging her

parents! )hen she through the powder into the ire and the lames

instantly shot up, turning the same emerald green color as her eyes! /hestepped in to the ire! 2Potter 4ansion,+ she said loudly and clearly!



/he was spinning very ast and there was a deaening roar in her ears! /he

caught glimpses o other rooms and inally ell out o the ire place andinto a itchen! )here lying on the loor was James #leeding #adly!

2JamesH 4r! Potter what happened;+ she ased rantically! (nly one thingwas going through her head, hope he’s ok$ hope he’s oka%$ hope he’s

oka%!

2I dont now! "ter $aren went to pic you up I heard ootsteps and I

came downstairs to see what happened and he was .ust lying here,+ 4r!

Potter said!

" loud 84A89 announced $arens arrival! 2arry, go get /irius and as

him what happened!+

2%ight oay,+ he said running upstairs!

)urning to James, $aren tried to close his wound with a wave o herwand #ut it wouldnt close completely and he was still #leeding! /he

summoned a #lood-replenishing potion and a plant with purple clusters at

the end ily didnt recogni8e at irst! $aren ed James the potion and then

put the plant, which ily now reali8ed was dittany, on the closed part oJames' wound and muttered the incantation! )he scars aded a little! )hen

she #egan e*amining his ace, as i to chec i it had changed at all!

2$aren,+ said arry running down the stairs! 2e isnt in his #ed!+

"n even more worried loo spread across $arens ace! 2Go loooutsideH+ she yelled hal-hysterically! It made ily uneasy .ust watching

$arens ace go rom happy to a worried loo to a loo o a#solute ear in

a matter o ive minutes!

2?mmN $aren;+

2es;+ said $aren as she inished e*amining James ace!

2/hould we move him upstairs;+ ily ased! 2" #ed would #e much more

comorta#le!+

2)hats a ine idea, ily,+ she said! @ith a swish and lic o her wand she

levitated James up the stairs!

(nce James was in his #ed $aren too his shirt o and con.ured up some

#andages, charming them to wrap themselves around his waist #ecause

his cut wouldnt completely close! ily #lushed when she saw themuscles in his chest and stomach and looed away! ro)a)l% from



:uiddit#h, she thought!

2ily why dont you go unpac,+ oered $aren! 2ou dont need to stayhere! Ill mae you some #reaast!+

26o its o,+ she said! /he was much too worried a#out James to leave hisside! +a%)e Sidne% and Jad7ia "ere riht. +a%)e do like him, ily

thought to hersel even though she new she didnt .ust may#e lie him!

/he still wanted to now i he had changed or not!

2(ay well Ill #ring you up some #reaast,+ $aren said smiling as

though she heard ilys thoughts!

ily was sitting in the chair in James room when James parents, %emus,

and /irius came in the room!

27*plain,+ she said to /irius with a penetrating stare!

2@ell you now a#out %emus,+ /irius #egan!

2@hat a#out %emus;+ ily ased cutting him o!

/irius looed surprised5 ily guessed he hadnt nown she was here! eturned to %emus and %emus nodded! 2Ill tell her Padoot, she wont tell

anyone!+ )hen he turned to ily! 2@hat he was taling a#out wasN Im a

werewol!+

ily .ust stared in shoc!

2(ay, so now that everyone is caught up,+ /irius started again, 2you

need to now why James wasnt aected #y the cut!+ e too a deep

#reath! 2James, Peter, and I are all animagi! James #ecomes a stag, I

#ecome a dog, and Peter #ecomes a rat! It too us three years and in ourith year we were a#le to do it!+

2@");H+ $aren screamed

2Dont get mad! It helps to have them around! I have more sel control

when they are with me! It is the #est thing any riend could ever do orme,+ %emus told James parents!

2/o youve #een doing this or a while now;+ James ather ased!

2es, Im sorry 4r! and 4rs! P,+ /irius said!

2@ell there isnt anything we can do a#out it now, is there; Just ne*t timetry and #e more careul,+ $aren said calming down!



ily was still in a state o shoc and looed on dis#elievingly! /he

couldnt #elieve it! Of #ourse it "ould e5plain "here the% "ent ever%month and "h% 4emus "as al"a%s so tired and "h% the% al"a%s had

une5plained injuries, she thought! t also e5plains the ni#knames.

2@e will 4rs! P,+ /irius reassured her! 2Ive got to tae %emus home

now!+

2eah, you now how my parents are,+ %emus said, 2especially the day

ater I transorm!+

2(ay #oys! oure always welcome over or /unday tea! @ould you liesome #reaast #eore you go;+ ased $aren!

2)hat would #e great 4rs! P,+ /irius said!

2eah, thans 4rs! Potter, something we can tae with us though! I dont

want my parents to worry,+ %emus added!

26ot a pro#lem and I dont now how many times Ive told you #eore,

call us $aren and arry! ily would you lie something too;+

2es, than you,+ ily inally managed to say something!

$aren went down to the itchen and arry ollowed her, leaving ilyalone with %emus and /irius! )hey all sat in an awward silence!

2/o are you guys really animagi;+ ily ased!

2eah, watch!+ /irius stood up and the ne*t moment there was a shaggy

#lac dog in his place! 2/ee;+ he ased ater he transormed #ac into his

human orm!

2eah, so is this what you guys were taling a#out at the train station;

"nd what you told /idney;+ she ased %emus!

2eah it is!+

2ow did she tae it;+

2Good, were still together,+ he said with a loo o happiness on his ace!2I was scared she wasnt going to want to see me anymore!+

2@ell Ill tell you something %emus! /he lies you a lot! 2@henever she

tals a#out you,her eyes light up!+



%emus smile #roadened! 2%eally;+ he ased still smiling!

2eah,+ said ily grinning at his reaction! 2Jad8ia lies you a lot too,

/irius! I .ust thought Id tell you #ecause you two snog so much she

pro#a#ly doesnt get the chance to tell you hersel,+ she laughed! Am reall% ettin alon "ith the +arauders' she ased hersel!

/irius laughed! 2ou now 7vans, Prongs lies you a lot too! oull see!+

ily was trying her hardest not to #lush! (hat does he mean )% that'

+a%)e James has #haned for me, she thought e*citedly!

)he rest o the day ily spent in the chair in James room! %emus and

/irius had let and ily was now alone! /he had eaten lunch in the room

and the plates were on the loor! $aren and arry didnt mind that ily

had chosen to spend the day with James! 6ow it was seven ocloc

2ily would you lie to come and have some dinner;+ $aren came in andased ily in a comortingly sot voice!

@ith a inal loo at James she got up! 1e’s so pea#eful "hen he’s asleep.

just "ish he "ould open his e%es so #an see them and no he’s oka%! (ver the day ily accepted that she lied James, #ut that one voice in her head

said that she still needed to see i he had changed! /he had a eeling he

had! 2(ay, Ill #e right down!+

2ell #e ine! )here isnt any need to worry,+ $aren said!

LLLL

James opened his eyes! e elt very wea and light-headed! (hat

happened' )he cloc on his wall read seven twenty! is side hurt a lotand James remem#ered the night #eore and how his cut had opened up

again! e .ust reali8ed he had #andages wrapped around him! Oh no! 2id

faint' (ho found me' hope didn’t et +oon% and adfoot in trou)le.

ooing around the room he saw a plate on the loor with ood on it!

"onder "ho sta%ed in here "ith me! e thought he heard voices comingrom downstairs! 3he% must )e eatin dinner , he thought to himsel! e

closed his eyes again and went #ac to sleep!

LLLL

9inished with her dinner ily went #ac upstairs to James room! is

parents had oered to mae up a guest room #ut she reused! /he settledhersel in her chair and continued the daydream she had that morning o



her and James! It seemed so long ago to ily, even though it was .ust a

ew hours, #ecause she couldnt stop worrying a#out James! /he inally

drited o to sleep still dreaming o riding on the #ac o James #roomstic!

LLLL

James woe up that morning when he got the greatest surprise o his lie5

ily 7vans was asleep in chair in his room! e had completely orgottenthat she was supposed to #e there yesterday #ut uicly remem#ered once

the shoc o seeing her wore o! /itting himsel up careully he gra##ed

the #oo that was on his night stand and #egan to read!

"#out an hour later ilys eyes slowly opened! /he #lined trying to

ad.ust to the light! @hen her eyes opened again she noticed James sitting

up, reading!

2JamesH oure awae,+ she said as she lung her arms around him

2es I am,+ he said in shoc! s Lil% Evans huin me'

ily let go o him! 2"re you oay;+ she ased

2Just a little sore #ut Im ine!+

2Good, in that caseN+ she hit his arm hard! 2Dont you ever scare melie that again James PotterH I was worried sicH+ she yelled!

;irst she hus me$ and no" she sa%s she "as "orried a)out me. reall%hope ’m not dreamin ! James couldnt eep the smile o his ace!

2@ere you really worried a#out me;+ he ased still smiling #rightly!

ily smiled #ac! 2es I was!+ 1e’s so adora)le!

James smile only got #igger! 2ily, did 4oony and Padoot leave yet;+

2eah they let yesterday! )hey told me and your parents a#out you #eing

animagi!+

2(h,+ said James! 2@ere my parents mad; "re you mad at me;+ he

ased! e really hoped she wasnt mad at him!

2@hat; 9or helping your riend out when he needed it the most; Im not

mad! our mom calmed down when %emus e*plained how much it helps!

I thin she was more worried,+ she said! /he smiled again, she couldnthelp it! James was oayH



James smiled again! #an’t )elieve it. Lil% Evans keeps smilin at me!

James .ust smiled even #igger!

2Im going to go see i your parents are downstairs! )heyll #e happy to

now you are awae,+ ily said!

James watched her as she went down the stairs! e didnt loo away until

she completely disappeared rom his view! She’s )eautiful even "hen

she’s doin somethin as simple as "alkin. She’s perfe#t. ’ve ot to prove have #haned. love her.

4oments later James heard oot steps coming up the steps! )hen he sawhis mother come into his room, ollowed #y his ather, ollowed #y ily!

2K4orning 4um, Kmorning Dad,+ James said!

2Good to see you awae, son,+ said his ather!

2James I can not #elieve you! "n unregistered animagous; ou could

have severely in.ured yoursel learning howH+ James mother shouted!

2I thought you said she wasnt mad,+ James said to ily!

2I said she calmed down a #it,+ ily replied simply!

24ad; ( course Im mad! ou willingly put yoursel in danger .ust so

you could help a riend and Im proud you would do something lie that

#ut o course Im mad!+

2/orry 4um,+ James said!

26o use crying over spilt potion, I guess,+ said his mother calming downa #it! 2@ould you two lie some #reaast!+

2es please,+ they #oth said at the same time!

)he two ate #reaast together in James room! James was #eing very

polite, lie he had practiced, and ily, although she didnt show it, wasvery happy a#out this!

t’s "orkin< ’m not messin up at all. hope she noti#es, James thought!

Inside ilys head the two voices were ighting again! See he has

#haned , said the irst! t’s onl% )een one da% ho" do %ou kno"' the

second voice argued! ily was siding with the irst voice! /omethinga#out James was dierent, #ut not in a #ad way!



)he rest o the day they spent in James room! James was itching to get

out o #ed #ut ily insisted he rest! e wouldnt have given in to anyoneelse #ut this was ily 7vans, the girl o his dreams! )hey were en.oying

each others company and having a good time! James hated to see ily go

that night #ut she promised he would get out o #ed tomorrow and theywould go outside!

James was up at si* the ne*t day! e was e*cited a#out getting to spendtime with ily! e was going to prove that he changed or her today!

Getting out o #ed he went down the hall to the #athroom to tae a

shower! (nce he got out he put on a pair o .eans and a t-shirt!

9ully dressed and downstairs James made himsel some #reaast and ate

uietly! @hen he inished eating he put his plates in the sin and waited

patiently or ily to come down! e didnt have to wait or long, he heard

ootsteps upstairs and then a door close and the shower turn on! Jamesdecided he would mae her #reaast!

" little less than an hour later ily came downstairs, her hair still wet!

"gain she wore a sirt, red this time, with a #lac tan-top!

2ily, you loo #eautiul,+ said James

2)hans,+ she said #lushing! 2ou dont loo too #ad yoursel!+ No rude

#omment. 0ood sin, she thought!

2)han you,+ now it was James turn to #lush! Just don’t let it o to %our

head , he told himsel!

2@hats that;+ she ased pointing to the plate o eggs and #acon on the

ta#le!

2(hN well I thought I would- er- mae you #reaast,+ James mum#led!

1e’s so s"eet , ily thought! And thouhtful$ if he keeps this up he "on’thave to #hase me for mu#h loner ! 2@hat;+ she ased! e was smiling at

her!

2)hat last #it you said! @hat was it again;+

reall% need to stop thinkin out loud ! 2I dont now what youre talinga#out,+ ily said with a lirty KIm innocent loo on her ace

James played along and pulled out her chair or her pretending she hadnt

said anything! ily too a seat and #egan to eat her #reaast! James satdown ne*t to ily and watched her while she ate! @hen she was done



James put her dishes in the sin! In his head he was thining a#out what

he was going to do ne*t! e oered ily his arm and she too it! )hey

waled outside together and into the #acyard!

2James, where are we going;+ ily ased! e was now pulling her to the

right!

2oull see,+ he told her not wanting to ruin the surprise!

ily couldnt help #ut marvel at the house! It was very #ig and the

#acyard seemed lie it was magically made #igger! 9inally they stopped

at a small gate! It looed uite odd standing #y itsel and #eyond that

there wasnt anything #ut grass!

2Go on through,+ James said when he noticed her conused e*pression!

ily opened the gate and waled past it! "s soon as she stepped through itchanged! @here there was once only grass there was a variety o plants

that put the er#ology green houses at ogwarts to shame! )here was asmall waterall and at the #ase o the waterall there was a small pond! It

was #eautiul!

2@elcome to the garden ily,+ James smiled when he saw the loo o aweon her ace! 2I thought it would #e nice to tae a wal around here!+

)hey waled around and looed at all the plants! James piced up a #eautiul lower out o the pond and placed it in her hair! It was a water

lily and each petal was shining lie silver would #ut the same stunningly

white color o unicorn hair! )hey waled around a #it more! ily wascompletely awed #y the #eauty o the garden!

"ter an hour, James too ily #ac to the pond at the #ase o the water

all! e sat down at the #ase o a tree and ily ollowed! )he #eauty othe pond was entrancing, the way the sun relected o the water and the

way the water rom the waterall .umped as it hit the pond!

2Its #eautiul,+ ily sighed!

2eah, it is,+ James whispered!

2ou arent even looing!+

2I now! I was taling a#out you!+

ily had an urge to iss him then and there! /he rerained hersel and

placed her head on his chest, letting it rise and all with the rhythm o his #reathing!



’m the lu#kiest person ever ! )he thought went through #oth o their heads

as they sat under the tree

)he #oth o them ell asleep under the tree, ilys head on James chest

and James #reathing in the #eautiul scent o her hair that had nothing todo with the lower he placed there!

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"6: I now that it seems lie i rushed ily into liing James #ut youhave to remem#er that she was already conused and she spent a whole

day with him while he was wounded and unconcious and then another

day ater that with him! and then they went to the garden!

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or you guys! it should #e up tomorrow! i .ust wanted to let you now i

haven't orgotten a#out the story or my readers! don't orget to show

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/orry or the wait guys #ut here's chapter F! i have a snowday today so i'll #e woring on chapter A and i hope to have that up #y @ednesday! once

again sorry or the wait!

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& hapter F: ily's 9ear

James awoe and sat up! e orgot ilys head was on his chest until he

elt her slide o him and onto the sot grass! She’s so )eautiful$ espe#iall%her e%es, he thought as he watched her eyelids open and reveal her #ig

emerald eyes!

/itting up, ily wiped the hair out o her ace! /he smiled as James i*edthe lower he put in her hair earlier that day! (ell James otter$ %ou have

me. As lon as %ou keep up the s"eet and polite attitude at s#hool 6m %ours, ily said to hersel!

2@hat time is it;+ she ased James!

2I thin its around noon! /hould we go #ac;+

2eah,+ she said despite her desire to spend the whole day in the garden!2@e wouldnt want anyone to worry!+

James nodded!

)hey waled #ac to the house in silence! 7ach one o them was thining

o the other! @hen they reached the gate, James and ily stepped throughit and the garden disappeared! 0oth were disappointed that they were

leaving the #eautiul garden!

?pon reaching the house James 7agle (wl landed on his shoulder! etold ily he had to go upstairs to read the letter! "s James made his way

up the steps ily went into the itchen with a huge smile plastered on her

ace! /he wasnt sure i she ever elt so happy a#out spending time withanyone!

2/o, you and James have un;+

ily turned and saw $aren sitting at the ta#le! ily didnt say anything,

she .ust ept smiling!









2e too you to the garden, then;+ $aren ased pointing at the lower in

ilys hair!

2eah,+ ily #reathed!

2I remem#er when arry irst too me into the garden,+ $aren saidreminiscently! 2James and his ather are even more alie than they loo!+

2)hats saying something,+ said ily laughing at the act that James andhis ather could #e mistaen or twins!

2es, it is,+ $aren laughed too! 2James lies you a lot, you now,+ she

said sounding more serious! 2es always telling us how smart and prettyyou are! I can see why he ancies you!+

2e says that;+ ily ased smiling again!

2e even writes letters when you do something really #rilliant!+

2@ell, I ancy him too,+ ily said, #lushing a little! 2es #eing very

charming now that he isnt acting so #ig-headed! Just dont tell him! Im

waiting to see i he acts this way at school!+

$aren laughed again! 2I was the same way with arry! e was pretty #ig-

headed too5 one o the #est in his year, e*cellent Ruidditch player, .in*ed

anyone who annoyed him, didnt hesitate to he* anyone who insulted me,and would as me out all the time no matter how many times I turned him

down! e never passed up a chance to impress me either! Im guessing

thats how James acts!+

ily nodded with her mouth open! $aren was right5 James and his ather

were even more alie than they looed!

2I told you!+

2/o what changed your mind;+ ased ily!

2In our ith year we were the only two Gryindors in our year that

stayed or hristmas so we spent time together! I wasnt too een on it atirst #ut as we were around each other more he didnt try and show o so

much! I started to ancy him! /o, lie you, I waited to see i he was the

same when his riends were there! "ter our (!@!!s he ased me out,e*cept that time I said yes instead o re.ecting him!+

2/o he doesnt show o anymore; (r hurt people i they #other you;+

26o, he still shows o and Id eel sorry or anyone who insulted me



while hes around! It doesnt matter though! It only shows he cares!+

Just then James and arry came down the stairs with #roomstics overtheir shoulders!

2Dad and I are going to have a race! ou guys want to watch;+ Jamesased hopeully! e wanted ily to watch!

2es o course,+ $aren replied! arry smiled widely!

2Ill come too,+ said ily! es so cute when hes happy, she thought

when she saw James put on a smile identical to his athers!

$aren gave ily a loo that said K/ee!

LLLL

)he Ruidditch pitch wasnt lie the one at ogwarts! )here werent any

stands along the walls and the three ity oot high hoops were missing!

2@hen we want to play my dad taes the invisi#ility charm o,+ James

told her when he saw her looing around! 2It would loo weird to

muggles, they pro#a#ly ind the walls strange enough #ut my dadcouldnt cover the whole pitch!+

2(h, right,+ ily said! /he had orgotten a#out magic!

)hey watched as arry too out his wand, muttered something, and

started to move his wand as i he were drawing! @hen he inished theysaw a wide gold line appear at a#out the same height the golden hoops

would #e! James looed over the twists turns and loops interestedly! ily

looed at it conused5 the upside-down loops reminded her o a roller

coaster!

/he looed it over again and reali8ed it was the path James and his ather

were going to race on!

2Interesting trac Dad, I dont thin it should #e too hard,+ James said in

the deep voice he used to impress ily, ater looing over the path again!

2I thought you would lie it! 6o, I dont thin itll #e that hard to get

through,+ arry replied in the same deep voice James used!

ily and $aren looed at each other, rolling their eyes! ily had to ight

hard to hold in her laughter! $aren looed as though she was ighting the

same #attle!



2"lright James, on the count o three,+ said arry, he and James were in

the air at the #eginning o the trac! 2(neN twoN )%77H+

James leaned in and started going as ast as he could! e loved the air!

9lying came to him easier than anything else had! )he amiliar rush and

roar o the wind comorted James! e could ride any #roomstic and stillturn on a dime! )his trac was no dierent, and his e*cellent #roomstic

only helped, he was a#le to ollow it perectly! is dad was in the lead so

James leaned in closer to his #roomstic and caught up!

(n the irst dive James was a#le to tae the lead! e pulled out and made

a sharp right, then a let, then another dive! Pulling out o the dive, James

readied himsel or the irst loop! e did it with ease! e prepared himsel or the second loop #ut wasnt a#le to gather enough speed! (n the top o

the loop his eet ell o and he was hanging on #y his hands!

Ruicly and switly, James threw his eet over his #roomstic andinished the loop! /lipping had cost him his lead, so he leaned in close

once again and caught up to his dad! ucily the last thing was a steepdive and that was James specialty! e passed his dad and touched down

gently!

e dismounted #ut ily nearly noced him over again when she threwher arms around him! James smiled as ily dug her head into his chest #ut

noticed that his shirt was #ecoming a little wet! e pulled away and saw

tears streaming down her ace!

2ily whats wrong;+ he ased!

2@h-when you s-slippedN I-I thought you were g-going to --all,+ she

cried!

2Its o! Im ine, I promise! I didnt get hurt,+ he said soothingly!

2I n-now #ut I got so s-scared,+ ily said holding him tighter!

2ome on lets go inside,+ James said putting his arms around her!

ily rela*ed a #it as James comorted her! /he let him lead her to thehouse and into the living room! James sat on the soa and made room or

her to lie down ne*t to him!

2Im sorry,+ ily apologi8ed, looing up at him! 2I really thought you

were going to all!+

2Its o, it doesnt matter,+ James told her, returning the ga8e!



e was a#out to get up as ily turned to loo at the ire and settled

hersel! ily reali8ed and moved her head to his lap so he couldnt get up!

appily read.usting himsel, James sat there stroing ilys hair! Lil% "as"orried a)out me! ’m not oin to ruin this. finall% et a #han#e, he

thought e*citedly!

#ould sta% like this forever , ily thought! James touch was maing her

more and more rela*ed! /oon her eyelids #egan to droop and her

#reathing #ecame deep and steady! James noticed the change in her #reathing! ooing down at her he saw her eyes were closed completely

and she was smiling!

"onder "hat she’s dreamin a)out , he ased himsel!

e lited her head, got up, and waled into the itchen! is ga8e never

lingered rom the sleeping teenage girl! @earing a huge grin he sat down

at the ta#le with his parents!

2@hats got you so happy;+ ased his dad! 24ight it have something todo with a certain red-head #y the name o ily 7vans;+

James elt his chees get hot!

26ow arry, dont tease,+ said James mom! 2I seem to remem#er a

certain iteen year old #oy at hristmas whose chees were always

redder than they should #e when I was near him, even i we werentoutside!+

)his time arry #lushed!

24um, I wanted to as you something!+

2@hat is it deary;+

2@ell, I sent a letter to ilys riend last wee to as when ilys #irthday

was! I .ust got her letter and ilys #irthday is in a wee! I wanted tothrow her a party! Is that oay;+

2es thats perect5 we can have two cele#rations!+

2@hy;+ James ased conused!

2our #irthday is in ive days, James! %emem#er;+

2(h,+ said James em#arrassed, 2right!+

2@ell go to Diagon "lley tomorrow!+



)he ne*t aternoon James, ily, arry, and $aren were in Diagon "lley!

)hey had split up and James had #een waling around searching orilys present! e had come across a ew things #ut didnt #uy anything!

e saw a .ewelry store and decided to go in!

James was looing in the glass case against the wall when he saw it! In a

large glass case was a single item! " #eautiul neclace with a thin golden

chain lay on a cushion in the case! )here was a #eautiul clear crystalhanging on the ront! )he crystal looed lie a diamond to James #ut it

somehow had a #it o every color in it while still remaining clear!

2an I see this neclace please;+ James ased the sales-witch!

2es o course,+ she replied waling over and tapping the case with her

wand! )he witch stuc her hand through the glass and pulled out the

neclace and handed it to James!

)he neclace was even more #eautiul up close and James could clearlysee it held every color in it! )here was a red that reminded him o the

ru#ies in the Gryindor hourglass at ogwarts! "s the image o the ru#ies

swam to the ront o his mind the color o the crystal went rom #eing

clear to the color o the ru#ies James thought o!

2@hat happened;+ James ased perple*ed!

2)his crystal will #ecome the e*act color o any crystal you thin o until

you thin o a new one or decide that you want it to go #ac to its original

state,+ the witch said!

3his is perfe#t , James thought! 2ow much is it;+

2(ne-hundred Galleons!+

It was a lot #ut James had the money! lus, he reasoned, she is #omin of

ae and her parents "on’t )e a)le to et her a present from the mai#al"orld ! 2an you hold this or me; I .ust need to run to Gringotts!+

2es, not a pro#lem,+ the witch told him!

James turned and waled out o the store, then ran to the wi8ards #an!

LLLL

ily spent a while waling around Diagon "lley looing or a present or

James! /he had almost #ought him a gold watch that had tiny movingstars instead o hands #ut decided that she would eep looing! 6ot



inding anything in any other store, ily decided to go to Ruality

Ruidditch /upplies and loo!

)he irst thing the store presented ended her search! In a large cage that

nearly reached the ceiling were a#out ity /nitches! 6ot only were there

the normal gold ones with silver wings there #ut ones with colors o allsorts were lying around! )his was what ily was going to get James! /he

.ust needed to ind the right one!

/he watched as the tiny, metallic colored /nitches lew past! " #lue one

with silver wings went past, ollowed #y a #lac one with red wings,

ollowed #y a green one with silver wings! ily ept watching until a red

/nitch with gold wings lew past! 0r%ffindor #olors! James "ill love it!

27*cuse me, how much are the /nitches;+ ily ased the wi8ard #ehind

the counter!

2(ne K?ndred Galleons or the regulation ones5 thosere the gold ones

tha Kave silver wings! )he restre seventy Galleons!+

2an you hold the red one with gold wings or me; I need to go to

Gringotts!+ ily needed to withdraw thirty more Galleons! /he had orty

rom e*changing her muggle money or wi8ard money!

2ea, oay!+

ily went out the door and hurried to Gringotts!

LLLL

James was waiting in line at Gringotts when ily came in!

2ily, IH (ver here,+ he called to her!

2i James,+ she said waling over to him!

2ome stand in line with me,+ he said! 2@e can get in the same cart!+

2(ay!+

)he line was short #ut to James the wait seemed to tae orever! e

glanced at the cloc! It had only #een a ew minutes! e always hatedwaiting in lines!

267U),+ the go#lin inally called!

James and ily stepped up to the counter!



26ames;+ the go#lin ased!

2James Potter!>

2ily 7vans!>

2ave your eys;+

)hey pulled out their eys and showed them to the go#lin!

2Ill get someone to tae you down,+ the go#lin said ater looing over

each ey careully!

" second go#lin appeared when the irst go#lin called! e too them to

one o the doors in the hall! )he go#lin whistled and a cart appeared!

)hey all stepped inside and #egan their very ast descent down to theGringotts vaults!

James loved the cart rides to his vault! )he twists, turns, and drops

reminded him o lying! ily wasnt uite so comorta#le on the ride to

the vault! /he was always araid o the cart tipping over! James looed

over at her and all e*citement let him as he saw the loo in ilys eyes!e put his arm around her and pulled her in close! /he #uried her ace in

her hands as they went down a drop and rested her hidden ace on James

shoulder!

2an I have the ey;+ the go#lin ased sticing his hand out in ront o

James!

James handed him the ey and got out o the cart! e stood there waiting

as the go#lin unloced the door! )he loced cliced open and James was

enguled in a cloud o green smoe! @hen it cleared James went into thevault and illed his #ag with Galleons!

@hen he was certain he had more than enough he let the vault and sat #ac down in the cart! )hey too o again, ilys ace #uried in James

shoulder whenever they made a sharp turn or drop!

)he ne*t time the cart stopped ily got out with the go#lin and was

enguled in the green smoe when the door cliced open! @ith a lighter

load than James was carrying she went #ac into the cart!

9ortunately or ily, the cart ride #ac up too less time than the one

going down! ?nortunately or her, there were a lot more twists and turns

on the path they too #ac up which only increased her ear!



0ac outside James and ily split up again! James went to the .ewelry

store and ily went to the Ruidditch shop! )hey agreed to meet at the

eay auldron at ive or a uic drin #eore they met arry and $arento go home!

James waled down the street! @hen he reached the .ewelry store hewaled in and #ought the neclace!

2@ould you lie that wrapped;+ the witch ased ater placing theneclace in a cushioned #o*!

2es, than you,+ said James!

)he sales-witch waved her wand and the #o* wrapped itsel in pin

wrapping paper! James too it o the counter and let the store! e put the

#o* in his #ag made his way to the eay auldron!

LLLL

ily was wondering i she was ever going to get out o the store! )he

/nitch, it seemed, .ust didnt want to #e caught! )he wi8ard in charge o

the store ept trying to catch it #ut it would ly away at the last second!

/he watched as the /nitch lew to one place, hovered, and too o againwhen the man tried to catch it!

26eed some help;+

ily turned and saw arry! 2PleaseH+ ily said!

2@hich one;+ he ased!

2)he red and gold one!+ ily pointed it out to him!

arry uicly gra##ed the /nitch and handed it to ily!

2)hans 4r! Po-+

2Please, I told you, call me arry,+ he cut her o!

2)hans arry,+ ily said waling over to the counter! 2I have to go! I

told James Id meet him at the eay auldron!+

/he put the Galleons down and placed the /nitch in the #o* the wi8ard

gave her! )hen she turned and started waling to the eay auldron!

LLLL



James and ily were sitting in the eay auldron drining their

#utter#eers silently when James spoe up!

>ey ily;>

>eah;>

>@hy are you araid o alling;>

>?mm,> ily #egan, >don't you remem#er;>

James shoo his head!

>In our irst year when we had our irst lying lesson I went pretty high up

and couldn't control my #roomstic! I ept trying to go down #ut it .ust

ept rising! @hen I was a#out a hundred eet in the air I ell! (ur

instructer was a#le to catch me a#out orty eet in the air #ut the si*ty ootdrop shoo me up pretty #adly!>

>(h!> James remem#ered that day! e had even ollowed her to the

hospital wing, #ut he dou#ted she new that!

)hey continued their drining and taling! James was a#le to stay politeand once again ily noticed! (nly this time, ater they paid, she said

something!

2ou now, James, I hope you eep acting this way with your riends at

school! Its a nice change,+ she said putting her ace close to his!

James gulped! e wanted nothing more than to iss her, to hold her! Just

"ait , said a voice in his head, sho" her %ou #an #ontrol %ourself$ sho"

her %ou’ve #haned ! /ummoning all his will power he pulled his ace

away!

2ome on5 lets go meet your parents!+ /he too his hand and waled out

the door!

James was #eaming! ily was holding his hand! er sin was sot and

warm against his rough hands! e was so happy he hadnt reali8ed ilyhad stopped waling! (nly when he #umped into a woman loaded with

shopping #ags and nearly noced her down did James notice ily and

his parents were #ehind him!

2/orry,+ James mum#led!

2mp!+ )he woman gave James a dirty loo and ept waling!



9eeling slightly em#arrassed, James waled #ac over to his parents and

ily!

2@ell now that everyone is with us, lets head #ac,+ $aren said!

ily giggled and too James' hand again! )hey waled #ac to the eayauldron and too the 9loo 6etwor #ac to Potter 4ansion!

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hapter A: appy 0irthday

)he three days ollowing the trip to Diagon "lley passed uneventul! ily

and James spent time together and ily taught him a#out things that were

popular with muggles! e lied soccer #ecause it reminded him oRudditch! "lthough, oot#all did appeal to him when he ound out he was

allowed to tacle people! e thought getting old /nivellus to .oin him and

the marauders in a game would prove to #e pretty interesting!

James taught ily how to play wi8ard chess! ?nsurprisingly to him, she

caught on very uicly! )hey were having a game, which ily waswinning, /unday morning when they heard a noc on the door! James

opened the door to ind /irius and Jad8ia standing in the doorway!

2ey mate! ou eeling #etter;+ /irius ased! 2I told Jad8ia I was coming















over or tea and she wanted to give ily her #irthday present so I said I

would tae her! Its oay right;+

2Im ine,+ he told /irius! 2ily is in the living room,+ he said pointing so

Jad8ia new where the living room was!

Jad8ia entered the house and waled in the direction James was pointing!

" loud shrie let James and /irius now Jad8ia had ound ily!

2/o, Prongs, how is it going with 7vans;+ /irius ased!

2"ma8ing5 she hasnt yelled at me once! 7*cept or when I woe up and

she told me never to scare her lie that again! "nd listen to this,+ Jamessaid as he e*citedly told /irius a#out what happened in the past ew days,

starting with the garden!

LLLL

ily was sitting in the living room, in ront o the chess #oard! /he waswondering what was taing James so long at the door and was turning

around to get up when she saw her #londe #est riend!

2Jad8iaH+ ily shrieed!

2i ilyH+ Jad8ia said hugging ily!

2@hat are you doing here;+ ased ily!

2I came with /irius or tea,+ Jad8ia told her! 2I wanted to give you your present also,+ she said placing a neatly wrapped pacage in ilys hands!

2ows it #een with James;+

2(h, well, its #eenN oay,+ said ily #lushing!

Jad8ia seemed to sense that it was much more than .ust Koay #ecause

she ased ily to tell the truth!

2(ay, ine,+ ily gave in! /he told Jad8ia a#out her time with James!

LLLL

2/ounds lie she ancies you mate,+ /irius told James!

2Dont get my hopes up,+ James sighed!

2Im .ust sayingN I nowH+ /irius almost shouted!



2@hat;+

2Ill as Jad8iaN she might now a#out ily!+

2ily is going to thin I put you up to it and then shell get mad at me!+

2Ill as her in private! It couldnt hurt! (h, and #eore I orget,+ he said

tossing James a pacage!

0eore James could say anything else /irius went into the living room!

LLLL

2/o its #een a lot more than oay, then,+ said Jad8ia!

2eah!+ ily #lushed again!

2/o are you going to tell him;+

2)ell him what;+

2ome on, ily! "re you going to tell him you ancy him; Dont tell me

you dont, you wont stop #lushing!+

2I never said I dont ancy him,+ ily said!

2I new it,+ Jad8ia said!

26o telling /irius,+ ily said irmly! /he new her riends and Jad8ia wasa #ig gossip! 2Im waiting to see what he acts lie with his riends!+

2@hy;+

2@hat i hes dierent around his riends;+

2ou cant e*pect him to completely change ily! et him have some unwith his riends! 7ven %emus isnt completely innocent!+

2I now! I .ust dont want him to #e the same arrogant Potter! I want himto #e the sweet and charming James!+

2I dont thin thatll #e a pro#lem,+ Jad8ia said!

2@hat maes you thin that;+

2@ell, /irius said-+ #ut she was cut o when someone spoe!



2Jad8ia, sweetheart, can you come here or a second;+

ily saw /irius standing there and gave her riend a irm loo as Jad8iagot up! /he looed #ac down at the chess #oard and turned around when

she heard ootsteps #ehind her! James was waled over to the ta#le and

sat down!

2ey,+ ily greeted!

2ey!+ "ish kne" ho" she felt a)out me, James thought sadly!

(hat did Sirius tell Jad7ia' ily wondered! 2@hat were you and /irius

doing;+

26othing,+ James replied uicly! 2@hat a#out you and Jad8ia;+

2)aling,+ ily replied! 2@ant to inish the game;+

2@hat a#out /irius and Jad8ia;+

2I thin I can #eat you #y the time theyre #ac,+ ily replied playully!

2(h really;+ said James sitting down!

ily #eat him, #ut not #eore /irius and Jad8ia got #ac!

2@ow, Prongs, she got you good,+ /irius teased!

2I can still #eat you,+ James told him!

)his was ollowed #y a very competitive game o chess #etween James

and /irius! James ended up winning ater /irius too out James roo,

leaving a clear path or his #ishop! )he our were sitting in the itchenwhen James mom came in!

2(h, hello /irius, dear,+ $aren said smiling! 2owve you #een; "ndwho is this lovely young woman;+ she ased him pointing to Jad8ia!

2i, 4rs! P,+ /irius said! 2)his is my girlriend, Jad8ia /ywaler Jade!+

2ello, 4rs! Potter,+ said Jad8ia!

26ice to meet you, Jad8ia! ou can call me $aren, though! /irius .ust

insists on calling me K4rs! P no matter how many times Ive told him not

to!+

2(ay!+



2I was .ust a#out to mae tea! I now James and /irius want! @hat a#out

you girls;+

2es, please,+ they #oth said!

2@ould you all lie lunch too;+

)hey all said yes and ily and Jad8ia volunteered to help! $aren reusedat irst #ut ily and Jad8ia insisted!

James and /irius went out to ly around the pitch! )hey had a game going

where James or /irius would do a stunt and then the other had to ollow!)he two each pulled o some ama8ing stunts5 James had swung o and

did a sort o #ac lip and /irius had managed to stand on his #roomstic

and .ump down onto a second #roomstic he had #rought onto the ield!

)he game lasted or a#out two and a hal hours! James ended the game

when he succeeded in doing the same stunt as /irius #ut instead o .umping onto another #room he .umped orward and landed on his own

#room! )hey headed inside where a smell that had made them #oth drool

met their nostrils! )he girls and James mom had cooed more o a east

than a lunch! James went over to help ily with a particularly large platter she was carrying and placed it on the ta#le!

2)hans,+ ily said #reathing hard rom the eort o carrying the platter!

2/o, you can coo now;+ ased James lirting! 2"ny other talents I

should now a#out;+

2Ill mae you a list,+ ily replied in the same tone as James!

)hey sat down, Jad8ia and /irius across rom ily and James! /irius andJames didnt hesitate in stuing their aces! 7ach o them ate three

helpings o potatoes, roast chicen, and corn #eore ily and Jad8ia had

inished their irst helpings!

2)hat was great, guys,+ /irius said swallowing his last mouthul!

2eah, it was really good, thans,+ James agreed leaning #ac on his

chair so its ront legs were lited o the ground!

2Dont than us,+ ily said! 2)han your mom! @e only ollowed her

instructions!+

)hey all went into the living room and started a game o 7*ploding /nap!James told /irius a#out oot#all! /irius had voiced James thought o



getting /nivellus to play! James laughed and then shot a nervous loo at

ily, she didnt seem to care! @hen they were inished playing /irius

announced that he and Jad8ia were going to head #ac to his place!

2@hat happened to staying with 4oony;+ James ased!

2"nd I thought you told my parents you were going to #ring me #ac

when we were done here,+ Jad8ia said!

2is parents said that I could go later in the month! )hey said they didnt

want to #other me,+ he replied to James! 2"nd, yes, I did tell your parents

I would tae you #ac when we were done, #ut I never said what we were

going to #e done with,+ he told Jad8ia wining!

2/irius, you naughty #oy,+ Jad8ia giggled!

2@hat, are you going to punish me;+ he ased mischievously!

2I might!+

/he waled over and gra##ed his hand and started to pull him out o the

room!

20ye guys,+ /irius said!

2Good#ye ily, James,+ Jad8ia said still pulling /irius!

20ye,+ James and ily #oth waved!

@hen /irius and Jad8ia were out the door James turned to ily!

2It loos lie theyre going to have anN interesting time!+

2eah,+ ily laughed!

)he rest o the wee nothing else very e*citing happened! James eptwondering a#out ily and ily ept thining a#out whether or not to tell

James! Part o her wanted to #ut part o her wanted to wait to see what he

was lie at school! 0eore either o them new it, it was the day #eoreJames #irthday, two days #eore the party, and three days #eore ilys

#irthday!

It was ater dinner and James was in his room writing a note to give ily

with his present! e was woring very hard on it! /everal crumpled up

pieces o parchment lay on the loor near the gar#age #in! )he gar#age

#in itsel was illed completely with crumpled parchment! 6ow, inally hethought he had a good idea and wrote it down! e olded the note and



careully and put it with ilys present! e clim#ed into his #ed and as

soon as his head hit the pillow he ell asleep!

/imilarly, ily was in her room writing a note or James! ?nlie James,

though, the gar#age #in in her room wasnt illed with parchment! /he

hadnt written anything #ecause she couldnt thin o what to write!7very time she decided to write something she changed her mind,

thining it was stupid! 7ventually she decided what she would write, and

wrote it down immediately #eore she could change her mind! lim#ingin her #ed she ept thining o what Jad8ia had told her!

“,ou #an’t e5pe#t him to #ompletel% #hane Lil%. Let him have some fun

"ith his friends. Even 4emus isn’t #ompletel% inno#ent.”

“ don’t think that’ll )e a pro)lem.”

“(ell Sirius said&”

/irius said what; ily was getting rustrated! /he wanted to now whatmade Jad8ia seem so conident that James wouldnt #e #ig-headed around

his riends! ily ept thining and soon ell into an uneasy sleep!

LLLL

2James, James, wae upH+ someone screamed!

2"nother hour,+ James mum#led!

2James, get up,+ the person persisted!

James opened his eyes slowly and reached or his glasses! @hen they

were on he saw ily standing over him in a tan top and short shorts!

2appy #irthday,+ she said when his eyes ully opened! 2ome on

downstairs!+

ily #lushed when she James was out o #ed! /he hadnt reali8ed that he

was only in his #o*ers! 7very time she tried to loo away rom James

carved upper #ody she couldnt! 7ventually she was a#le to avert her ga8eto James ace, only to see he was unsuccessully trying to suppress a

silent it o laughter!

2Ill let you get changed,+ ily mum#led looing at her eet out o

em#arrassment!

James uicly went into the #athroom to tae a shower! e got out and pulled on a pair o .eans and a t-shirt and let his room! e headed



downstairs to the itchen where his parents wished him a happy #irthday

and ily was sitting at the ta#le, her chees still a light shade o pin!

James sat down in ront o the pile o presents and plate o eggs and

#acon that were sitting on the ta#le! e unwrapped the present /irius got

him irst! It was a pair o Ruidditch gloves that had an e*tra-strengthgripping charm put on them so he could hold onto his #roomstic #etter!

@hen he showed them to ily a relieved loo spread across her ace!

%emus had sent a Deense "gainst the Dar "rts #oo5 it was James

avorite class! Peter got him a #ig #o* o Qonos products! e

unwrapped some more presents and was very happy with the outcome!

@hen he reached his parents git his eyes lit up! It was suspiciously longand he thought he new what it was! /ure enough he was right, it was a

#roomH

2@hoaH+ he e*claimed hugging his parents! 24um, Dad this is the new 6im#usH+

2@e now! our ather saw it and said he would tae your #room so we

could get you this one,+ said $aren!

2)hans DadH+

2Its not a pro#lem! oure coming o age, you deserve a nice git,+ arry

replied! 2"nd speaing o coming o age, when do you want to go oryour "pparition testing;+

2I was thining I would wait and go with ily!+

ily almost choed! /he orgot all a#out "pparition testingH 2estination$

determination$ deli)eration, she immediately thought to mae sure she

remem#ered!

2(ay,+ said $aren! 2ily, you are ready to test right; ou dont have to

go yet i you dont want!+

2(h- er- I guess so,+ ily said!

2ome on ily dont #e modest, youve #een a#le to "pparate since the

second lesson,+ said James!

2"lright! ow a#out we go the day ater my #irthday;+

2(ay,+ James said turning #ac to his presents! 2ily where is yours;+

he ased when he noticed her present wasnt there!



2I was waiting or you to as or it,+ she said handing him a small #o*

with a note on top!

James decided to read the note irst!

James&

’ve had the most ama7in time "ith %ou this summer. lease meet me

later toniht. "ant to tell %ou somethin. hope %ou like %our present.

Love$

Lil%

James got e*cited! @as she going to tell him how she elt a#out him; e

looed at ily and nodded when she looed at him! James opened the #o*

and something shiny lew out! e stuc his hand in the air and

immediately caught it! e opened his hand to reveal a tiny red #all withgold wings!

2" /nitch; In Gryindor colors;+ he ased shoced!

2es,+ ily #eamed! 2Do you lie it;+

2ie it; Its #rilliantH+ he shouted!

e lung his arms around her, still clutching the /nitch!

2I thought you would lie it,+ she said laughing at how e*cited James was

)hey spent the day hanging around the house! ily had told James he

could pic what he wanted to do and he replied #y telling her he only

wanted to spend time with her! ilys heart melted as the words came out

o his mouth!

6othing else really happened that day #ecause the party was tomorrow!

6either James nor ily cared though, they were .ust happy rela*ingtogether on the couch! James ept receiving pacages and letters wishing

him happy #irthday! )here was a letter rom the 4inistry o 4agic telling

him stu he already new, that now that he was a legal adult he would #eallowed to use magic outside o school and that he was now eligi#le or

"pparition testing!

James mom had made his avorite meal, roast #ee, gravy and orshire

pudding, or dinner! It wasnt a huge dinner, #ut James en.oyed it

nonetheless! e was heading into his room when ily came up the stairs!

2ilyH I almost orgotH @hat did you want to tell me;+



2(h, Ill tell you tomorrow! appy #irthday,+ she said and issed his

chee! /he #lushed uriously! 2Goodnight!+ @ith that she waled downthe hall and into her room!

James .ust stood there in dis#elie watching ily wal away! Lil% Evans just kissed me! he thought! e couldnt care less that it was on the chee

and could #e passed as a riendly gesture! Lil% Evans just kissed me! e

gently placed his hand on the spot where ilys lips touched his chee!

Lil% Evans just kissed me! "ter ive minutes o standing outside in the

hallway, staring at the spot ily disappeared into her room, he went into

his own room! Lil% Evans just kissed me! /oon he ell asleep!

LLLL

James wasnt woen up #y ily the ne*t day, #ut the other way around!

2ily come on! @ae up,+ he said pulling her out o #ed!

2@ha- JamesH+ ily screamed! /he was still in her night clothes5 her

underwear and a short sleeve shirt!

2@hat; 6ow were even,+ he said laughing a #it!

2(ay, were even, now let me get dressed,+ she said trying to hide a

smile!

James let the room and headed downstairs! ily came downstairs with

her hair a little wet a #it later! )hey ate their #reaast uicly and wentoutside!

2/o, do I get to ind out what you wanted to tell me;+ James ased!

2(h, right, oay,+ she started! 2?mm, well, Ive had the most ama8ing

time with you so ar! I .ust want you to now that! ouve changed, and

or the #etter! "ct this way at school and who nows! @e might even-+ #ut she was cut o #y two handsome owls swooping down on them!

Perect timing, she thought!

ooing down at the letters the owls dropped, ily reali8ed they were

ogwarts letters! /he uicly tore open the yellow envelope in her hand

and read the amiliar letter reminding her that term started on /eptem#erirst! "nother amiliar letter told her the list o #oos she needed! /he was

a#out to put the envelope down when she noticed a third letter! /he too it

out and read:

2ear +s. Evans$



(e are pleased to inform %ou that %ou have )een appointed 1ead 0irl

this %ear. On Septem)er first please report to the prefe#ts’ #arriae on the 1o"arts E5press to ive the prefe#ts’ their duties. After the feast %ou are

to o to the 1eadmasters offi#e for further instru#tions.

Sin#erel%$

+inerva +#0onaall$

2eput% 1eadmistress

ily overturned her envelope and a shiny silver #adge that read ead

Girl!

2JamesH Im ead GirlH+ ily shouted e*citedly! 2@hats that youve got

there;+

2(h, nothing,+ James said uicly putting his hands #ehind his #ac, 2.ustmy Ruidditch aptains #adge is all-+

2@hat do you have #ehind your #ac;+

26oth-+ #ut it was two late! ily pulled his arm rom #ehind his #ac and

e*posed the silver #adge that read ead 0oy that was in his hand!

2@hy didnt you tell me you were made ead 0oy;+ ily ased him!

2ou were so e*cited a#out #eing ead Girl! I didnt want to ruin it or

you #y telling you I was made ead 0oy!+

2@hy would that ruin it or me;+

2@ell, #ecause the ead 0oy and Girl stay in the ead Dorm together!

@e share a common room and we each have our own #edroom!+

2@hy would that ruin it or me;+ ily repeated!

2I .ust didnt thin you would #e happy a#out living with me, alone!+

2I dont care!+

James ace lit up! 2%eally;+

2eah, why should I care;+

2I dont now, I .ust thought you would!+

James thought he was going to #urst with happiness! e was going to live



with ily or the whole year, and the #est part was that she didnt careH

/he didnt care she was going to live with him, last year i you told her

that she was going to live with him she would have screamed! Jamesnew he was going to #urst with happiness!

In her head, ily was thining the same thing as James! (e et to livetoether! (e et a "hole dorm to ourselves! /he was very e*cited!

)hey went inside to tell James parents and send ilys parents a letter!James mom was ecstatic!

2I cant #elieve itH It loos lie we have more than #irthdays to cele#rate!

(h, James, Im so proud o youH "nd Ruidditch captain tooH (h andcongratulations to you too ily!+

2)hans $aren! Im .ust going to send a letter to my parents! )heyll

understand how important ead Girl is! James can I #orrow your owl;+

2eah, hes upstairs!+

LLLL

)hat night James mom prepared a #ig meal! )o James and ilys delighttheir riends were there, everyone e*cept Peter, 9ran and "lice who were

away! 7ven %emus was there! %emus and /irius thought the /nitch was

the #est present to get James! /irius nearly choed #ecause he waslaughing so hard when he ound out James and ily were going to share a

dorm! "ter dinner they all taled a#out their summers, %emus, /irius,

and James leaving out their night time escapade! James, /irius, and%emus all shared their .oes a#out how much o a load o their shoulders

it was nowing that they didnt need to worry a#out #eing caught out o

#ed with James #eing ead 0oy!

2ily, can I tal to you;+ /idney ased!

2eah, sure!+

2Ill come too,+ Jad8ia said!

2@hatd you want to tal a#out;+ ased ily once they were out o the

room

2ows it #een going with James; Jad8ia says you lie him!+

ily sent a loo to Jad8ia!

2@hat; ou said I couldnt tell /irius!+



ily looed at /idney and nodded her head! 2eah, I lie him!+

2"H I was rightH /o have you told him yet;+

ily shoo her head! 2I was interrupted when I tried last time!+

)hey went #ac inside with the #oys and played a game o 7*ploding

/nap in teams! It was James and ily, /irius and Jad8ia, %emus and/idney, and 9ran and "lice!

/oon, though, %emus had to leave and everyone ollowed suit! James and

ily went upstairs to #ed!

LLLL

ily woe up the ne*t morning eeling an*ious! /he was thining harda#out how to tell James without #eing interrupted! " deep voice too her

out o her thoughts!

2Good morning!+ It was James!

2Good morning,+ ily said!

2appy #irthday!+

2)hans! @hat are you doing up so early;+

2(h, I couldnt sleep, so I was going downstairs to mae #reaast!@ould you lie some;+

2eah, sure,+ she said getting up! /he slept in shorts now so James

couldnt see her in her underwear again!

2Ill go get your present since youre up!+

)his was the real reason James was waling #y her #edroom! e really

wanted to give her the neclace!

2Ill #e right down!+

James ran into his room and piced up the #o* containing ilys git aswell as the short note he had written asing her i she wanted to tae a

wal in the garden! e also piced up the /nitch ily got him and put it in

his pocet, he decided to carry it around in case he got #ored! e ran #ac

out o his room to ind ily waiting or him!



2/hall we go downstairs;+ he ased!

2es, lets!+

James thrust the present into ilys hand when they were in the itchen!

ily unwrapped the #o* and opened it up! /he gasped when she saw theneclace! )he crystal on the end was clear #ut still had every color

imagina#le inside it!

2(h my godN its #eautiul,+ she said #reathlessly!

2Put it on,+ James urged! 2ere Ill help you!+

e too the neclace and held one end in each hand! ily pulled her hair

#ac so he could get the neclace around her nec! "s he pulled the

neclace #ac so he could close the catch his hands #rushed the sides o

ilys nec, sending shivers down her spine! James let go once the catchwas closed and turned ily around so he could see it!

)he crystal rested elegantly on her chest! )he many greens in the crystal

seemed to emphasi8e the emerald color o ilys eyes! )hining o how

much ilys eyes resem#le emeralds reminded James that ily didnt

now to the crystal wored!

2ily, thin o a crystal,+ he said e*citedly!

2@hy;+ ily ased conused!

2)hin o a crystal, any crystal, it doesnt matter!+

ily had no idea what James was thining #ut she thought o the

Gryindor ru#ies anyway! ily looed at James, he seemed e*cited a#out

something! /he ollowed his ga8e to her neclace and saw that the crystalwas no longer the same one she was wearing #eore #ut a ru#y, .ust lie

the ones she imagined!

2ow did it turn into a ru#y;+ ily ased!

2@ell, it isnt a ru#y, .ust the color o one,+ James said! 2)he crystal turnsinto the color o any crystal you thin o and stays that way until you

thin o a dierent crystal or want it to go #ac to normal! Do you lie

it;+

2I love itH+ ily said! 20ut it must have cost you a ortune!+

29or someone as #eautiul as you, it was worth every $nut!+



ilys heart melted and she wrapped her arms around James! /he read the

note, too his hand, and they waled outside!

LLLL

)he garden was as #eautiul as ever! ily led James to the tree they hadsat under on ilys irst trip to the garden! James tried to spea #ut ily

placed her inger on his lips!

2/o ar this summer was incredi#le! I dont thin Ive ever had this much

un spending time with anyone #eore! ouve changed, James, and in a

good way! ou are sweet and charming and polite! 9or that I thin you

deserve this!+

2Deserve wha-+ James was cut o rom asing his uestion #y ily

pressing her lips against his!

James had imagined this moment #ut he never thought it would #e this

good! e never thought that ilys lips would #e so sot and warm, neverimagined that thousands o Dr! 9ili#usters irewors would #e going o

inside his head! e hadnt even thought this day would come!

ily was surprised #y her action #ut in a matter o seconds she didntcare! )here were thousands o irewors going o inside her! In that

instant she only new one thing, the iss elt right!

"ter what seemed lie orever, they #roe apart!

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hapter : (ut to Dinner

)he rest o ilys #irthday was spent the same way as James #irthday!

James and ily sat around with each other doing nothing in particular!

James was hal sitting hal lying down on the couch with his arms around

ilys waist while ily lay with her head on his chest and her #ac againsthis stomach with her arms olded over his! )hey would send small smiles

to each other, and on more than one occasion, thin o the iss and grinsheepishly, then turn the color o ilys hair when they caught the other

looing at them!

$aren had commented on how #eautiul ilys neclace was! /he also told

James and ily that they looed perect together, which resulted in more

sheepish grinning and #lushing! )hey had #arely moved rom their position

on the couch, only getting up when it was time or lunch and dinner!

2ey, ily,+ James said ater they were inished eating dinner! )hey weresitting on the couch and James was stroing ilys hair! 2@hat would yousay i I ased you i you wanted to relive the moment in the garden this

morning;+

2Do you mean the iss;+ ily ased! /he #lushed slightly!

2eah!+ James #lushed too!

2(ay!+ ily turned to ace him! /he moved her head closer to his and

pressed her lips against his! @hen they pulled apart James smiled widely

and ily #lushed again!

LLLL

)he ne*t day they woe up early to go to the 4inistry o 4agic! @hen

James came down the stairs he ound ily sitting there with a #owl o

cereal in ront o her! /he was wearing the neclace that James had gottenher, it was still ru#y colored!







2K4orning,+ he said and issed ily atop the head, her hair smelled o the

lowery scent it usually did!

2K4orning,+ she smiled wealy at him!

2@hats wrong;+ he rowned! 2ou havent eaten anything! Do you eel

oay;+

2Im ine, .ust nerves! /ee;+ she ased putting a spoonul o cereal in her

mouth!

James gra##ed her hand and gave it a comorting suee8e! 2oull do ine!)rust me, youll pass! 4y dad is going to tae us soon on his way to wor!+

2@hat does your Dad do; es at wor a lot!+

2es an "uror, pretty high up in the rans too! es really #usy with all

the stu thats #een happening with Moldemort!+ e spat the name andstarted muttering under his #reath with a loo o pure disgust on his ace!

2/tupid pure-#lood maniaN cant wait Ktil Im an "urorN theyll get

theirs!+

ily had never seen so much hate in James eyes, or heard so much

loathing in his voice! /he thought compared to this, .ust the way he was

taling, he treated /nape lie a sweet ive year-old child! ily gave Jameshand a suee8e, #ut not or comort, to calm him down!

2/orry! I really cant stand that load o ru##ish!+

26o pro#lem, neither can I! 7at something, you need to rela* or the test!

(therwise you might end up splinching yoursel!+ /he pushed her cereal

#owl in ront o James!

2Im not hungry!+

2"lright, #ut try and rela*,+ she said taing his hand again! 2I lie you

whole!+ /he gave him a iss on the chee and went #ac to her cereal!

James went into the living room where his ather was sitting on the soa!

e had a piece o parchment in his hand! It looed lie a report! James

waled over to the soa and too a seat!

2K4orning, James! "lmost ready to go;+

2eah, ily is eating! /hell #e done soon!+



)hey sat there5 James playing with the /nitch ily gave him, and his ather

reading over his report! /oon ily entered the room and they departed to

the 4inistry o 4agic, #y way o 9loo Powder!

@hen they arrived, ily couldnt help #ut stare around the place! )he

#right sunshine coming through the window completely contradicted themorning mist outside, leading her to #elieve the windows were #ewitched!

)he ceiling looed lie a #ig message #oard with odd shapes and sym#ols!

)here was a mi*ture o, what looed lie, paper airplanes and owls lyingaround!

)hey made their way to the security des! James and ily registered their

wands and then they headed or the lits! (nce they were all inside the litit started to move! " emale voice spoe out rom inside the lit, seemingly

rom every spot in the lit, telling them they were at evel /even!

)he doors opened and some people got out! )hen the grilles doors closedagain, the lit started moving, and the same emale voice said, 2evel /i*,

Department o 4agical )ransport, incorporating the 9loo 6etwor"uthority, 0room %egularity ontrol, Portey (ice, and "pparition )est

enter!+

2)his is us,+ said arry!

James, ily, and arry e*ited the lit when the doors opened along with a

ew other people!

2"lright, you two, Im going to wait down on the entrance level! ome tell

me how it went when youre done,+ arry told them!

James and ily went over to a des with a sign hanging over it that read:

"pparition )esting! "n old witch was sitting #ehind the des! /he was very

thin and looed as though a slight #ree8e would #low her away5 her hairwas white and wispy!

2ello, names, please;+ she ased!

2James Potter, and ily 7vans,+ James answered or #oth o them!

)he witch looed through a very long list on the des! 27vansN Potter,+

she said as looed over the long piece o parchment! 2"h, here you are,+

she said pointing to a spot on the list! 2ou will need to come #ac here atthe end o the test to tell me the results!+

James and ily nodded their understanding and proceeded through the

doors! )he doors led them into a room that was at least one hundred eetlong rom the wall the doors were on to the #ac wall! James couldnt



guess at how ar the distance rom side wall to side wall was, #ut it was a

very #ig distance! )hey were each called over to an e*aminer as soon as

they stepped in!

2ello there, your name isN;+ ased the elderly wi8ard who would #e

giving James his test!

2James Potter!+

2"hhhN arrys son, are you; es, I remem#er giving him his test! e did

e*ceptionally well i I remem#er correctly! "h well, to your test,+ the

wi8ard said in a K#ac-to-#usiness tone! 2ou are to start in this hoop and

"pparate into every hoop! ou are to "pparate #ac into the irst hoop ater every hoop! /o or e*ampleN+ he said stepping into the irst hoop!

)he e*aminer then "pparated into the second hoop, then "pparated #ac

into the irst hoop! )hen he "pparated into the third hoop, and then"pparated #ac into the irst hoop!

2)his way we can mae sure you are a#le to "pparate #oth short distances

and longer distances! @hen you are inished "pparating inside the hoops,

you are to "pparate to the witch sitting #ehind the des! /he will give you

a note proving that you were a#le to "pparate outside o the room!+

James nodded and stepped into the irst hoop! e concentrated on the hoop

in ront o him and turned on the spot! @ith a loud 84A89! he was in thesecond hoop! )urning again, with a loud 84A89!, he was #ac in the irst

hoop! e repeated the pattern the wi8ard had shown him or ten hoops,

each spaced ive eet apart!

James wiped away the small amount o sweat that was on his orehead!

"pparating wasnt hard or James, #ut doing it twenty times in a row was!

e was inished with the hoops, so concentrated on the room outside o thedoors! James turned on the spot, and was in ront o the des in seconds!

e gra##ed the note the old witch had in her hand and "pparated #ac intohis hoop!

27*cellent, e*cellent,+ the e*aminer stated! e looed James over andstarted writing on the parchment he was holding when he seemed satisied!

2ongratulations, you did very well5 and here you go!+

James reached out and gra##ed the piece o parchment that allowed him to

legally "pparate! In the #ottom right corner was a ministry seal! In the

#ottom let was, presuma#ly, James elderly e*aminers signature! )here

wasnt much else written on the parchment e*cept or James name and aline saying he was a#le to legally "pparate!



e waled through the doors and made his way over to the des! James

handed the witch his "pparition license and she crossed his name o thelist!

"ll o a sudden James elt something .ump on his #ac!

2I passedH+ the person e*claimed! It was ily!

2I new you wouldH ongratulationsH+ James swung her o his #ac and

gave her a congratulatory iss!

2owd you do;+ she ased him!

2I passed too!+

ily gave James a iss too and showed her license to the witch sitting at thedes! )he witch crossed o ilys name and handed #ac #oth James and

ilys licenses, smiling at the two!

2ome on, lets go tell your dad we passed,+ ily said! 2)hen we can go

#ac to your house! Im pretty hungry!+

James laughed and gra##ed her hand! )hey waled to the lits and headed

#ac into the entrance hall! @hen they got out they sought out James dad!

7ventually they spotted him and waled over! arry clapped James on theshoulder in congratulations when James told him his results, and shoo

ilys hand when he heard she had passed! e led them to the "pparition

points and they too o!

James had the eeling o #eing suee8ed through a tight tu#e, not allowing

him to #reath! )hen as soon as the eeling had come, it was gone and James

was standing with ily outside his door! James wasnt a an o theuncomorta#le eeling that "pparition #rought, #ut he had #een told it too

some getting used to!

)he ne*t thing James new the door was lung open and his mom was

hugging him tightly!

2I heard you guys "pparate! ongratulations,+ she said pulling away rom

James and turning to hug ily!

2)hans 4um!+

2eah, than you, $aren!+

2@hat would you guys lie or lunch; (h, and I .ust read through your



ogwarts letters! @e need to mae another trip to Diagon "lley! James I

wouldnt #e surprised i you needed new ro#es all together! "nd ily do

you need any ro#es; Ill write to /irius, I would eel terri#le i he had to goalone-+

24um, youre #a##ling! %ela*! ou can as /irius i he would lie to comewith us when he comes over /unday!+

2(h, alright! I want you to try on your ro#es though! ou too, ily! 6ow,what would you lie or lunch; "re sandwiches oay;+

2eah, thats ine,+ ily answered!

/he and James went into the living room to sit on the couch! ily had her

head on James lap while he played with his /nitch! is rele*es were

e*cellent! ily giggled when she saw his muscles le* as he uicly

snapped his arm out to capture the /nitch!

2@hats so unny;+ James ased when he noticed ilys giggles! e poceted the /nitch!

26othing,+ ily giggled!

James started ticling her stomach! ily was laughing hysterically!

2JamesH+ she laughed! /he tried to control her laughter #ut couldnt!2/top!+ /he tried to sound mad #ut she was laughing too hard!

2I will when you give me a iss!+

2IN cant,+ she said in #etween laughs! 2oureN ticling meN too

hardN+

James sat straight with an e*pectant loo on his ace!

2(h, no5 you arent getting away that easily,+ ily said sitting up!

ily started ticling James! e was a#le to control his laughter #ut he still

ell #acwards! /he clim#ed on top o his stomach, one leg on each side ohim, still ticling him! James was a#le to gra# hold o ilys arms and

pulled her into a iss! ily pulled away

26o air,+ ily said, pouting playully!

In response, James pulled her in or another iss! )his time ily stayed

down, #ut pulled away when James tongue gra8ed her lips!



2@hats wrong;+ James ased! 2)oo much;+

26o, noN Its .ust, well, last summer I ind o went out with this guy! @ehad .ust gone #ac to his house rom eating dinner and we started issing!

)hen he tried doingN well, more than issing! I didnt want to #ut he

wouldnt let me go! I got out #eore he got to do anything, though!+

2@e dont have to iss lie that i you dont want to!+

2I want toN I .ust got startled, thats all!+

2oure positive that youre oay with it, right;+

ily nodded and James pulled her in or another iss! /he accepted and

parted her lips, letting him deepen the iss! "t irst she was shy and let

James iss her #ut as the minutes passed ily elt more comorta#le and

wrapped her arms around James nec! /he slipped her hands into hismessy hair and started issing James #ac! /oon she ound hersel eeling

her way around James mouth!

James thought his irst iss with ily would #e the #est #y ar! owever he

was wrong5 there were, i possi#le, even more irewors going o inside

him now than during their irst iss!

ily elt the same!

)hey pulled apart ater a while, #oth their lips tingling! ily was still on top

o James so she .ust lay down and put her head on his chest! @hen

someone cleared their throat they sat #olt upright!

2unch is ready,+ $aren laughed!

James and ily turned #right red and headed into the itchen!

)hat night when arry came home he told everyone that he was a#le to get

o wor the ne*t day! e said he had nown or a#out a wee and that heowled a restaurant called )he Draught o Peace aW and made reservations

or them at seven ocloc! "ccording to him and $aren it was a very nice

restaurant!

LLLL

)he ne*t aternoon, ily was picing out a nice outit or dinner! /he

piced out her #lac spaghetti strap tan top and her #lac sirt and laid

them on the #ed! )apping them #oth with her wand she said, 28erdamin!+

)he two pieces o clothing com#ined and ormed a #lac dress or ily to



wear! It was a tric that she had learned in ourth year! /he thought it

looed good so piced it up the dress and tried it on! It it her nicely, it

wasnt too loose and it wasnt too tight! /he went to ind $aren, they had #ecome really good riends and ily wanted her opinion!

2It loos great,+ said $aren! ily had ound her in her and arrys room picing out an outit or dinner!

2)hans,+ said ily! 2Im going to go inish getting ready!+

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James was waling up the stairs! e and his dad had stayed downstairswhen his mother and ily went upstairs to get ready!

2@hat taes girls so long to get ready;+ he had ased his ather!

2Im not sure,+ arry replied! 2Its #est not to as them, the last time I

ased your mother that same uestion I ended up listening to how hard herhair is to manage!+

2@ell, did you end up inding out why it taes so long;+

26o, I didnt really understand what she was saying,+ laughed arry!

James laughed too!

6ow James was up the stairs and in his room! e needed to try on his

school ro#es! e dug them out o his drawer and pulled them on! )hey #arely reached his anles! e pulled out his dress ro#es .ust to mae sure

they it otherwise he was going to have to #orrow a pair o his dads or the

night and he didnt lie his dads ro#es!

)hey were deep red and lucily they it! James pulled o the ro#es and put

them on the #ac o his chair! e lay down on the #ed, nowing that he

didnt have anything #etter to do #ecause ily was getting ready!

)hen he thought o something to do! e hadnt used it all summer! James

piced up his wand and said, 2 A##io 3"o&"a% +irror !+

" small suare mirror 8oomed out o his trun! James stuc out his arm

and caught it!

2/irius 0lac,+ he spoe uietly #ut clearly into the surace o the mirror!

e wiped away the mist that his #reath had caused to appear on the mirror!@hen he removed his hand he was looing into the grey-eyed ace o his



dar-haired #est riend!

2Prongs; @hats up, mate;+

26othing5 Im pretty #ored! ow a#out you;+

27h, its pretty #oring here too! I saw my cousin, "ndromeda, the other

day! 4e and Jad8ia met up with her and her #oyriend! is names )ed

somethingN oh, right- )ons5 )ed )ons! es a 4uggle! er mum isnttoo pleased a#out it,+ he said in a #ored voice!

2ou and Jad8ia seem to #e spending a lot o time together!+ James had a

mischievous tone in his voice!

/irius seemed to tae no notice and said, 2eah, shes great,+ in an almost

dream-lie tone!

2ou really lie her, dont you Padoot;+

2eah5 I thin that I- that I love her!+

James was shoced! 9or all the years he had nown /irius, not once would

he have pictured him alling in love! /irius had always sipped rom girl togirl! 0ut now that James thought a#out it, it made sense! /irius had never

stayed with a girl as long as Jad8ia and he was never as aectionate with

another girl as he was with Jad8ia!

26ow I now why you havent given up on 7vans yet! /peaing o

7vansN @hats happened since I was there;+

2(h, you now! @e hung out, we taled, we issed-+

2$issed;H;H+ /irius said!

2eah, you now, that thing you and Jad8ia never stop doing!+

2I now what it isN @hat happened; "re you guys dating now;+

2@ell, on her #irthday we went into the garden and she said that she hadun with me and then .ustN issed me! "nd yes, we are dating,+ James

said with a smile!

/irius whooped! 29inallyH+

James laughed! )hen he heard a noc on his door!

2I gotta go, Padoot! /ee you /unday, right;+



2eah, see you!+

Just lie that /irius ace let the mirror! James heard another noc!

2ome in,+ James said, uicly hiding the mirror under his pillow!

)he door swung open and ily stepped in!

2@ere you taling to someone;+ ased ily!

26o, .ust mysel,+ James said! e didnt want ily to now a#out the

mirrors .ust yet!

2(h, oay,+ ily said! /he didnt completely #elieve him5 she had

deinitely heard someone that was dierent than James! /he decided it

didnt matter! 2@ell, Im going to tae a shower!+

"#out an hour later James heard the shower go o! "ccording to the clocit was a couple o minutes until si* so he decided to go tae a shower!

Getting up, James too the mirror out rom under his pillow and put it #ac

in his des drawer! e waled out the door and headed down the hall!

)he #athroom door was unloced so James waled in! )here was ily,

wrapped in a white towel! It was tied around her chest and was #ig enough

to cover her up #ut still short enough that most o her legs were showing!/he was drying her hair!

2(h, sorry ily- the door wasnt locedN+ said James! e averted his ga8eto the loor!

ily waled over to James, wrapped her arms around his nec, and issed

him! James looed her up and down and grinned devilishly! ily winedand waled out the door!

/he was surprised at what she had done5 she hadnt played around lie that #eore! /he didnt now why she did it, she .ust did! It didnt matter to her5

it was un playing around with James lie that!

ily laughed to hersel, thining a#out what James would #e thining! /he

went into her room to do her hair and get dressed!

ily was nearly done with her hair5 she had used her wand to mae it

straight, instead o the waves her hair was usually in! /he had only hal o

it done so ar #ut when she heard the shower turn o a#out iteen minutes

ater her encounter with James she waled over to her door and opened itenough to see the door to the #athroom! )his would #e good!



James waled out o the #athroom with a towel around his waist and

started waling towards his room! Ruietly, ily crept out o her door andwaled on tip-toes #ehind James! @hen she was close enough she .umped

on his #ac!

James was caught o guard and stum#led orward a little #eore regaining

his #alance! ily slid o James and he turned around! e looed at her

ui88ically!

2@hat;+ she ased! 26ow were even!+

James laughed! 2eah, I guess so!+

)hey #oth headed #ac to their rooms to get dressed! James was ready in

ten minutes, he only had to pull on his ro#es and dry his hair! e igured

there was no use in com#ing his hair #ecause it wouldnt lie lat anyway!

e shoo his head, linging little drops o water o o his hair, and ran hishand through his hair! )hen he pulled on his ro#es and went downstairs!

is dad was sitting in the itchen, wearing dar #lue dress ro#es,

drumming his ingers on the ta#le! (#viously, James mom and ilywerent ready to go yet! James and his dad taled a#out everything that had

#een happening with the wi8ard named Moldemort5 people had started

calling him ou-$now-@ho and would linch at the sound o his realname!

James thought this was a load o ru##ish! e was going to listen to "l#usDum#ledore, his head master! e could clearly remem#er the speech the

whole school had received in James second year! Dum#ledore told

everyone that ear o the name only increased ear o the thing itsel!

@hen James mom and ily came down, James was seething! @ho was

this man to go around illing people; @ho was he to decide that only

people o pure-#lood descent were worthy o living; @ho was he to #ringterror into peoples lives; James was disgusted! e was urious!

(nly when he elt something small and warm in his hand did he come outo his thoughts! e looed down and saw ilys hand in his! James

immediately rela*ed as he looed into ilys green eyes!

/he was stunning! er hair ell straight down her #ac, she was wearing a

tight #lac dress, and her neclace was lying elegantly on her #reast5 it was

a #it darer than emerald, and looed lie the green color o an apple you

would ind during autumn!



James couldnt eep his eyes o o her! 2ou loo gorgeous,+ he whispered

in ilys ear!

2@hy than you! ou loo very handsome yoursel!+

e .ust noticed how she smelled! It was into*icating5 a com#iniation o thelowery scent o her hair and somehow the smell o a new #roomstic

handle!

>@hy do you smell lie a #roomstic;> James ased!

>It's the perume Jad8ia got me! It has a little #it o "mortentia in it!>

2ow do I loo;+ ased $aren!

2@hat; (h, sure 4um! @hatever you say,+ said James! e was too

a#sor#ed with ily to notice anything else!

2ou loo #eautiul, $aren,+ said arry!

2)han you!+

2"lright, well, we should get going,+ arry announced! 2%emem#er, )heDraught o Peace aW!+

)hen he too $arens hand and they were gone! James ollowed suit5 hegra##ed ilys hand and then they "pparated to the restaurant!

ily thought it was a very nice restaurant! /he had never #een to a wi8ardone #eore, unless you count the )hree 0roomstics or the eay

auldron! Inside, the walls were a calming #lue color! ily couldnt see any

waiters, only one witch standing #ehind a wooden stand5 ily igured she

was the hostess!

)he hostess ased their name and then led them to their ta#le! ily was still

wondering where the waiters were when she too her seat! er unaseduestion was answered when a house-el appeared at their ta#le!

2Good evening sirs and misses! I am )oey! Is there anything you need)oey to get;+ It sounded lie a emale house-el!

)hey all shoo their heads!

2Just call )oey when you are ready!+ @ith that )oey snapped her ingers

and disappeared!

Dinner was very good! )he ood was e*cellent, the wait was minimal, and



the service provided #y )oey was e*cellent! arry and $aren insisted on

paying or ily when she tried handing over her money!

@hen they got home ily ound hersel e*hausted! 3hat’s the last time o

to )ed at t"o in the mornin and "ake up at si5, ily thought!

/he and James made their way up the stairs! ily was incredi#ly tired!

James noticed and oered to have her sleep in his room, as it was closer to

the stairs than ilys! ily nodded sleepily!

)hey went into James room and ily lay down on the #ed!

2@here are you going;+ she ased when she noticed that James wasleaving!

2@ell, youre sleeping in here so I was going to sleep your room!+

2(h, no! oure sleeping right here!+ /he patted the space on the #ed ne*t

to her and scooted over!

James clim#ed on the #ed, in the spot ne*t to ily and put his arms around

her tiny waist! /he placed her arms around his stomach and #uried her ace

in his chest! /he too a deep #reath, taing in his smell and ell asleep asshe e*haled!

LLLL

" couple o days later they were in Diagon "lley, getting new ro#es and

school supplies! /irius came with them also! e had #rought Jad8ia, whowas ecstatic that ily and James were together, along with him! /he said

her parents didnt mind #ecause her mom was a 4uggle and her dad didnt

lie shopping very much!

)he our were waling down the street5 the threat o Moldemort hadnt

seemed to reach Diagon "lley yet, as everyone was up and a#out! )hey

were halway to 4adam 4alins %o#es or "ll (ccasions when a snidevoice spoe out!

2@ell i it isnt Potter 0lac the al #lood /ywaler and the

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