First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

The month of November went by quickly as people looked forward to Christmas. Lily and her Marauders (Yes she thought of them as her boys her Marauders) had decided for their last year at Hogwarts they would stay at school and they would stay for the Easter holiday. They had made plans to go into Hogsmeade on the full moon. It was Lily’s first trip out into the surrounding area as a doe and when they did not have permission to leave. Lily was very excited. James was very worried. He did not want her to be expelled. Lily squashed his fears at once when he tried to bring them up.

“Prongs you guy are always taking off having fun, if you can’t at least once let me join in and take the same risk then I’ll cut you off. You did say I could go remember.” Lily glared at him, daring him to counter her threat or to not remember his promise.

 James looked as though he really wanted to tell her no, but at the same time not willing to be cut off.

Sirius and Lupin smirked but were not saying anything to their two best friends as they sat cuddled on the couch staring down at each other. They knew who’d win this. They knew James would rather chop off his arm then lose Lily’s’ loving embrace.

“Fine but you better not get expelled from school.’

“The same goes for you lover boy.” Lily kissed James, who happily went into a clinched. 

“There they go again.’ Moony laughed with Padfoot.

“They never stop do they?”

“No we don’t!” Lily looked over at the two boys who were chuckling softly now.

“Would you guys stop?’ James asked them.

“Guess not Prongs, I doubt I’d ever let her go.” Lupin told him seriously.

Sirius was nodding his agreement. “I know if… well I know I’d never stop.” Sirius hadn’t said anything to Lily yet and with a large room full of students listening in he didn’t feel like announcing it here.

“What will she cut off though?’ Peter finally asked a look of wonder on his face.

“Wormtail you’re hopeless, remember what they told us the other day?” Sirius asked him. They had already learned of it months ago but Peter didn’t seem to have caught on then so they had retold him. It seemed it was a loss cause.

Peter looked thoughtful for several minutes and then said loudly.

“Oh yeah, the sex,” Peter looked proud to have remembered something.

“Great now go yell it off the Astronomy tower.” Lupin said wearily.

“Oooh sorry guys,’ Peter looked over at Lily and James who was laughing behind their hands as a few other people had looked over at the group of them.

“It’s ok Peter, I’m sure a lot of people could figure it out on their own.” Lily said gently.

“The ones who couldn’t will now know and if they aren’t here to hear it, their friends will tell them.” Sirius spoke up looking at Peter with exasperation. After this they turned their conversation to more mundane things like school work.

That night Lily made it out of bed and was walking slowly down the stairs to the common room. Lily looked around the empty room wondering where James and his mates were. They had promised to take her out to Hogsmeade with them this night and if they were not here she was going to hex the lot of them.

“We’re right behind you Evans.”

Lily jumped almost yelling as she clamped her hand over her mouth. “James you scared…. James?” Lily said looking at nothing. Lily looked around puzzled when three boys suddenly appeared out of nowhere in front of her. Lily did shout this time falling backwards to land on the edge of a chair then the floor.