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

chapter 58

Chapter 58

There was now only two days left of school. The seventh year students were in a frenzy of happy giddiness. They had sat their NEWTS at last and were ready to graduate in front of their family and friends. Lily was very confident that she did well on the NEWTS after they had finally finished and she had earned extra points with her very strong privacy bubble that she had whipped up around her and the little old lady, Madam Marshbank so that no one had known where they had gone, nor did they hear them both chuckling inside when Lily made a small area for hearing others but continue to not be heard. Madam Marshbank was highly impressed.

Lily and James had been walking around the sunny grounds watching the lake ripple with a slight breeze or a little flip of a large tentacle.

“My parents are coming here; Dumbledore told them they could ride the Hogwarts Express. I can’t wait for them to see it. I don’t know yet if my sister will come though?” Lily was happy to just talk as though everything was normal and they were just out having a pleasant stroll around the school grounds.

“That sounds great Evans. My parents are coming here as well, although they will apperate directly to the outside of the gates and walk up.” James told her. They leaned into each other their hands linked tightly together.

“The guys’ parents are coming here too.” James added in an afterthought.

“That’s great; I can’t wait to meet them.” Lily smiled. She knew she had wonderful friends at school and was happy to meet their parents.

“Uh you might not want to meet Padfoot’s parents, they are most unhappy with him for being in Gryffindor and for being friends with a … werewolf and a Muggle born.”

Lily looked surprised at this. She knew his younger brother was in Slytherin although she didn’t know anything past that and all his family before had but she felt they should be proud of him no matter what house he was in or who his friends were.

“He doesn’t tell too many people but his parents are very deep into the dark arts and very big on pure blood and the ridding of Muggle born. His younger brother has joined the Death Eaters. He is in Slytherin and won’t graduate for a couple more years.”

Lily was stunned. “I didn’t know this. Who is his younger brother?” Lily asked since Sirius had never said a thing the whole time she had known him. She had at first thought that like James he was an only child.

“His name is Regalus; he looks a bit like him.”

Lily thought for a moment. “I’ve seen him around isn’t he about fourth or fifth year?”

“Yeah he is in fifth year which was a surprised when he bragged to Sirius that he had joined up. Sirius and him had quite a row and his mother got into it, telling Sirius he was not worthy of the name Black and that he should be proud of his brother and join him.”

That was last year, its’ also when Sirius moved in with us.”

Lily looked miserable. “I never knew why didn’t you guys tell me?” Lily asked hurt.

James laughed. “You know Sirius he has too much pride to go crying to anyone. He showed up with a smile on his face and a trunk full of clothes.” James laughed.

“Anyway my little Evans, have you thought about what I asked you at the beginning of the year?” James asked her gently.

Lily stopped and looked at James with wide eyes. “You mean… the….. Proposal?” Lily asked stunned he was still thinking of it; she was sure he would forget it and not remember until maybe after they had finished becoming Aurors.