Jily - MY WORLD, MY LIFE, MY SOUL

23) Planning!

A/N- Hope you enjoy this chapter! It was a lot of fun writing this one!

The NEWTs were finally over and the seventh years were having the time of their lives. They had been messing about and the marauders had been pulling pranks on them non-stop, I mean could you blame them it was their last year of school, then they'd be defending each other from the dark world, and when you put it that way, not much time to play pranks is it? 

They had a week left of school, before they graduated and went of to fight the world.

"Hey guys," James said, sitting down in his usual spot in the great hall, he ran his fingeres through his hair.
"Hey Prongs!" the maruders shouted. The girls weren't here yet.
"I was thinking about proposing to Lily." James said in a small voice.
"WHAT?!" they all shouted, causing the whole great hall to turn in their direction.
"SORRY ALL, GET BACK TO DING WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WERE DOING!" Sirius shouted, standing on the bench
"Mr Black, Language and get off the table!" McGonogall said.
"SORRY MINNIE, RIGHT LET ME TRY THAT AGAIN, ALL OF YOU CARRY ON WHAT YOU ARE DOING, YOU MUST BE OUT OF YOUR MINDS IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE MEDDLING IN OUR BUSINESS!" Sirius shouted again.
"Padfoot, sit down please!" Moony was begging, dying of second-hand embarassment.
"SORRY!" he shouted again and jumped off the bench and sat down.
"Right back to what you were saying." Peter said.
"Lets go to the tree by the lake." James said, taking a piece of toast . The other three followed him like puppies to the lake.

"So....." 
"Yeah, um I was thinking of proposing to her."
"Don't you think it's a bit too early?" Remus asked.
"I feel like that's a reason she might say no, but I love her and she loves me, or at least I think she does, we have said 'I love you'  to each other already." James said, frowning a bit.
"I'm sure she does love you." Remus said, understanding.
" James I don't agree with this relationship at all."
"What! Why?" James asked.
"Unlesssssssss, I get to be best man!" Sirius said, jumping with joy. James sighed in releief.
"What that's not fair, I want to be bestman!" Remus argued.
Those two bickered for a long time, while James sat there with a huge grin on his face.

Peter, sat there quietly, he was happy for his best friend, but there was something building up inside of him, he couldn't tell if it was sadness or guilt.
He knew whatever it was, it was never going to go away, it started beause he chose to start doing it and he can't stop.

"Hey Wormy, u ok?" James asked.
"Yeah, Congrats James." he said, he looked over at Remus and Sirius, who were play fighting.
"Hey you goofballs! Come here!" James shouted.
"Yeah prongsie?" Just then an owl came swooping down, dropping a package and letter on James.
James opened the letter first,

  Dear James,

You're growing up!I'm so proud of youand yes I'd love to have Lily as a daughter-in-law! Your father agreed the moment we got the letter! I'm hoping you opened the letter first, the box has a little something, I hope you agree to. When your father and I got married, he gave me this silver ring. There are 2 rings in the box, a rose-gold engagement ring and your father and I's wedding rings. I hope you take these rings as a present form me and your father. If you want to get her one more 'up-to-date' I'd understand. I really hope Lily says yes. What am I saying, I know she will! I've seen the way, you both look at each other. I don't think I've ever seen a young couple like you two so in love. YOu guys are adorable. Here your father wants to say something.

Hey James, my boy! I'm so proud of you! Congratulations! I wanted to tell you, an engagement is the first step to a committed relationship. Make sure whatever you do, you make an amazing impression with the actual proposing bit. Don't just get on one knee and propose to her. That's too basic for someone like my son! Decorate the place with flower petals, put up a few pictures of you, you know go all out, besides you won't get an amazing opportuity like this again. Ok well tell us how it goes, and tell Remus to take pictures with those muggle carems - oops I meant cameras. Anyways see you soon my boy!