Swear On My Life

Chapter 5: Ties that Bind

Sirius waited impatiently as Tracy yelled, "10 more minutes!!!" to him. Sirius rolled his eyes and said, "Tracy, that´s the second time!!! You shoulda said 20 minutes the first time if you were gonna take THIS long!!!"

"Sod off Sirius, unlike you, I like looking decent."

"Well, I guess my ravishing looks come naturally then cause we all know I´m drop dead sexy and we also all know that I half the time you take in the morning!"

"Oh just shut up, I´m done now anyway."

Sirius stuck his tongue out at Tracy who finally emerged at the top of the staircase, trying to get her necklace on once more. Tracy rolled his eyes, and let out a frustrated sigh,

"Siri, help!! I can´t get this stupid clasp on!!! You BETTER be careful!!! Break it and I´ll break you!"

Sirius rolled his eyes, and walked over to Tracy as she handed him the necklace, and lifted her long dark brown curls up and over to the side. Sirius fumbled with the clasp awhile, obviously confused and very much lost, when his brown eyes lit up, and he grabbed his wand. Muttering a charm, the two necklace ends joined, and he said,

"Thanks for all your faith in me, but I know perfectly well how to put on a necklace, all done!"

Tracy let her hair down again while saying,

"You just lucked out with that charm, don´t think I didn´t hear you..."

And the two continued bickering through the hall, kitchen and living room to the fireplace. ^_^

Tracy proceeded to grab some Floo powder, but Sirius was quicker and jumped into the flames, and shouted, "Hogwarts!" while making a face at Tracy. Worn out from their previous argument, and very much pissed off with Sirius, she waited until the flames changed back to red to step into the fire.

When the two arrived in Hogwarts once more, Tracy screamed at Sirius (he was hiding behind a suit of armor, and jumped out at her and tugged at one of her curls while yelling `BOO!´ in her ear) and tore off after him, one laughing maniacally, the other red with fury and shouting at the top of her lungs.

Sirius finally came to a halt outside the entrance to the Hospital Wing, about to open the door, when Tracy took a flying leap and tackled him from his right.

As they both lay on the cold floor, in a very awkward position, their eyes locked for a moment. Tracy felt a little dazed as she stared into Sirius´ deep brown eyes.

As her hair fell down around them, Sirius couldn´t tear his gaze away from Tracy´s blue eyes. Her light, baby blue eyes were always twinkling, and were the perfect color, not too light so that they looked silver, but a beautiful pristine blue.

Finally, Tracy cleared her throat, and looked away uncomfortably. Sirius followed suit, and gently rolled her off of him, got up, and then offered her a hand. Sirius then opened the door to the Hospital Wing and let Tracy through first, then walked through himself, and approached the curtained off area where Lily lay.

James stirred in his sleep, snuggling closer to his pillow, wrapping his arms around it. As the sun´s rays continued to shine through his eye lids, he buried his head more into...hair? Since when do pillows have hair...am I holding a hand?? Pillows don´t have hands...ohhh wait Lily...that´s right, you´re in the Hospital Wing, and you were holding Lily´s hand...and you got up into her bed...wait a minute...this is no pillow! James quickly snapped up, as Sirius and Tracy continued to laugh, only now they did so openly, before they were at least attempting to hold it in ^_^

"Morning James!" Sirius chirped, "Have a nice sleep?"

James glared at his two friends while they laughed hysterically once more.

"Yah I did actually...you guys can shut up now!!"

As the laughter died down, James re-adjusted his glasses and got off the bed, stretching and yawning. The three of them looked at Lily once more, still pale, and unmoving.

"Seriously though James, how did the night go?" Tracy asked.

"She didn´t move at all...I don´t think that´s a good thing, so not good. I can´t believe she´s still out though, she never stayed stick for very long, not even that one time she got pneumonia." James replied.

"Well, James, we´ve gotta leave for a sec, Dumbledore owled us this morning, he wants to see the three of us, that´s why we´re here so early." Sirius said.

Sirius and Tracy both squeezed Lily´s still, cold hand, and James did the same, but kissed it also.

The trio arrived at Dumbledore´s office and gave the password, "Toffee Nut Latte!" (Starbucks´ newest drink...VERY yummy ^_^_^_^_^_^) and stood on the steps behind the statue of a griffin.

"Good morning Professor Dumbledore." The three said in unison.

"Good morning James, Sirius and Tracy. I hope it´s not too early to call a meeting. You all slept well I hope?"

They all nodded yes, and Dumbledore continued.

"Well, it´s time we discussed exactly what happened last night and the situation that is now at hand. Last night, I managed to do some more tests of my on Ms. Evans when you first brought her in, and I recently got the results. It seems that Lily is doing fine physically, Madam Pomfrey has checked all her organs, and they are all fine, but, her magic level, is a different issue." Dumbledore pulled out some sheets of parchment and handed them to Tracy, James and Sirius.

"Now, do you see anything interesting about that?"

Tracy, who had always been good at Medical Magic, was the first to respond,

"Her magic level...it´s not low at all, it´s actually...quite high and definitely normal. But Professor, it doesn´t make sense, how can she be in perfect condition, with her magic levels high, she should be perfectly fine, she shouldn´t be comatose if her magic level was okay."

"You´re right Tracy. Very curious that she´d be unconscious, free of curses, in perfect magical and physical health, and still be out like a light bulb. After I came to your resolution, I realized some thing was not quite right, and proceeded to re do the tests, but nothing came up yet again. Then, I tried something else. Next page please."

Tracy shifted the parchments, and placed the first one on the desk. The second parchment had another chart on it, but this one was slightly modified. James recognized it as the chart that was used whenever he, Sirius or Tracy went to get their check ups done with Mad-Eye Moody, a close friend of Dumbledore´s who happened to know many magical remedies and procedures (he insisted on learning them so that he would be prepared for anything) and who could be trusted to keep their information secret. This time, Sirius spoke up,

"Professor, isn´t that the chart that´s used on the three of us? Wait a minute...that´s why Lily´s passed out! Look Trace, her magic level. It´s normal, even above normal on a regular chart, but when compared to our levels, it´s really low! That´s it then isn´t it Professor? Lily´s one of us!"

Dumbledore smiled, but his eyes still held concern. James´ heart was racing...

"Sirius you are both right and wrong. Yes, when Lily´s magic is charted on this scale, her condition agrees with the data, naturally with her magic level so low, she would be knocked out for quite a while as her body tries to heal itself and restore the magic that is gone. But, what we don´t know is if Lily is a member or not. If you recall, I told you about the Soul Charm; nothing appeared on her when it was performed. At this point, it is possible that perhaps Lily truly is a Death eater. We don´t know for sure, the Dark Mark will only appear when the Dark Lord wants it to. It´s logical to assume though, what else was Lily doing there that night, fighting with you James, how would she know where to go?" Dumbledore concluded.

James could only stare at the old man in shock. Sirius and Tracy both had the same look on their faces, and all three of their jaws were dropped. Lily Evans? A Death Eater? Lily who was so full of life? Lily, former Prefect and Head Girl? Lily who was Muggle-born and who had so much compassion for those who had lost family in Voldemort´s attacks? It couldn´t be.

"Professor, you can´t believe that! Lily? LILY? It´s impossible! There´s got to be another answer!" James protested.

"James, please calm down. I don´t know for sure, I´m merely assuming. The only thing we can do now for sure though, is wake Ms. Evans. Now that we know what is wrong with her, we know what to do. This is the reason why I called the three of you here. Lily is very weak right now, and will eventually regain consciousness again, but it could take a very long time. What I need the three of you to do is donate some of your magic for her. I´m asking you because you were all Lily´s closest friends and because your magic level is high, and you are all very strong. Will you do it?"

Sirius, James and Tracy all answered with, "Yes!" "Of course!" and "Anything for Lily!"

Dumbledore smiled and followed the three friends as they sprinted out of his office and to the Hospital Wing.

"Okay, it´s a very simple procedure. Firstly, the three of you will need to take these potions. They will allow the magic to pass from you, through your wand and into Lily. Lily will be given the potion that allows her body to accept the magic given to her, so there should be no complications. Second, one by one, you will each place the tip of your wands to Lily´s right temple, and after a few seconds, your magic will pass into Lily. Everyone okay with that?"

They nodded, and Tracy stepped up first. She winced, looking at the fluorescent blue potion, Tracy had never enjoyed drinking potions, but it was, after all, for Lily. Madam Pomfrey finished pouring the fluorescent red potion down Lily´s throat, and Lily started to glow a dull red.

Tracy drained the potion in a few seconds, took a deep breath and reached for her wand. She was glowing a faint blue and as she touched her wand to Lily´s temple, both their bodies instantly glowed brighter. After a few moments of silence, the blue from Tracy, spread down her wand, and into Lily. Lily´s body started to take on a purplish tint now. After about five minutes, Dumbledore stopped her, and Sirius stepped up next.

He chugged the potion, and did the same as Tracy, all the while, Lily was turning a deeper, brighter, glowing purple. Finally James stepped up, drank the potion immediately, and gently touched his wand to Liliy´s temple. Lily glowed even more, and when James was finished, as he removed his wand, Lily´s purple glow intensified and fiilled the room for a second.

When the purple vanished, Lily was back to normal, her body no longer emitting a purple glow, and her cheeks rosy once more. The color had come back into her skin, and looking around, James noticed that he, Sirius and Tracy, were no longer blue. Madam Pomfrey was just about to rush the four of them out the door when a low groan sounded from the bed.

Tracy, Sirius and James all dashed back to the bed, and Dumbledore smiled an all knowing smile as he walked calmly back to the bed. Lily groaned once more, and started to stir, eyelids squeezing together and relaxing again, her body shifting, and her shoulders shrugging. After what seemed like an eternity, she opened her eyes.

"Where...where am I?"

"LILY!!!!!!!LILY!!!!"

As Lily Evans opened her eyes, she felt as if she had just woken up from an extremely comfortable sleep. She was definitely not home though, this was not her bed, and she had no idea where she was. Focusing her eyes some more, she wondered aloud "Where am I?" and was immediately met with what sounded like three voices, screaming her name.

Closing her eyes once more and reaching to pull the covers over her head, she realized that she couldn´t move her hand, it was connected to something...a wire? A tube?? Opening her eyes once more, she gasped at what she saw.

"OH MY GOD!!! TRACY!!!!!"

"LILY!!!! AHHH!!!! You remember me!!!"

"Of course I do, what are you doing here?!?! Where am I?"

Tracy immediately grabbed Lily and gave her a huge hug, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"You´re awake!!! You´re awake!!! You´re okay! Ohhhh I´m soooo sorry for hitting you with that stupid curse!!!"

"CURSE?!?!?! Am I dreaming or something?" Lily was just about to ponder her sanity once more when Tracy shifted, and Lily was able to see the rest of the room.

"I´m sooo sorry I thought you were gonna kill the stupid prick, and I panicked...well it´s not all my fault..." Tracy was interrupted when Sirius came up and rudely shoved her aside and wrapped Lily in his arms,

"Lils!!! YOU´RE ALIVE!!! I´m sorry I cursed you too, see we thought you were gonna hurt the sissy boy over there, and we both hit you with a curse, but then we found out what was wrong, and donated some of our magic to you, and OH MY GOSH YOU´RE ALIVE!!!" Sirius kept rambling incessantly, as Lily laughed and hugged back,

"How´d you guys find me?? I haven´t heard from any of you in two years since graduation!! What have you been up to? WAIT YOU CURSED ME!?!??!!? WHAT!!!??"

Sirius then let go of her and moved out of the way.

Lily´s mouth dropped open as she saw who it was that was standing behind Sirius. He looked older, well they all looked older, but no matter how many years passed, Lily would always remember and recognize him. Something about him just let her know and reassured her that it was definitely him.

James Potter.

James was anxious to see Lily. Still, he waited patiently though, watching her every move. Two years. It had been to long. When she first opened her eyes, he had been mesmerized, as always. The deep, dark, sparkling green eyes renewed themselves in his memory, and now that Sirius was finally out of the way, James couldn´t keep his ecstasy hidden any longer. With a big grin on his face, he proceeded to wrap her in the biggest hug that he had ever given any one in his life, when...

"JAMES POTTER GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!!" Lily screamed. (Remember, last time they saw each other, 2 years ago, he had broken up with her? Yup, she´s not insane ^_^)

Next moment, James had shot up into the air and was hovering far above the ground, right next to the ceiling fan that hung from the high castle ceiling.

"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL!?!?!? Lily, put me down!!! What is your problem!?!! I haven´t seen you for two years, and this is how you greet me?!?" James screamed as he was suspended dangerously in the air. Sirius and Tracy were both laughing like crazy, they both knew why Lily was so ticked at seeing James again, and couldn´t help but laugh at poor love sick James who was probably extremely confused and very ticked off. Even though James´ hair was as far from red as possible, his temper could rival Lily´s.

Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey, on the other hand, had something else on their minds. How could Lily manage to do the Levitation Spell without her wand? Just to be sure, Dumbledore´s eyes flickered onto the table which was at Lily´s side.

Her wand was still there, as it was moments ago, before she had suspended James in mid air. Dumbledore glanced at Lily, and noticed that her hand was trembling. Wait, not trembling...flicking. Swish and flick...Wingardium Leviosa, Levitation Spell! Dumbledore let out a deep breath of relief and frustration. Well, Lily wasn´t a Death Eater, that´s for sure, if she was, Voldemort would have known of her powers and would have taken them from her by now. Still, how was Lily capable of this? Unless...

Meanwhile...

"James, what are you doing here?? My problem?? I thought that you had to leave, could never see me again, and now here you are? What do you expect James?? It´s not like you´ve even tried to keep in touch with me, actually," Lily´s temper now spreading to include the others, " NONE of you have kept in touch with me!! What are you all doing here??"

"Lily, once again I´M SORRY!!! It wasn´t my fault, what more do you want!!??? Damn!!! You could be a little nicer, I did save your god damn life just now, Tracy and Sirius too! You´re such a fricken spaz!!!"

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME POTTER!??!?!?!!"

"YOU HEARD ME EVANS!!!!"

As the two continued to yell at each other, Lily periodically dropping James a few feet then catching him again, just to freak him out and get him more pissed, Tracy and Sirius smiled recalling old memories. They remembered the years before James and Lily had started going out. Though they hung out with the same people, James and Lily we almost always fighting about something, they both had very short tempers. It´s not that they hated each other, they just had many disagreements, and very strong opinions (Like Ron and Hermione...disagreements, but still friends, get it?).

After being forced into becoming Potions partners though, the two eventually found out they had a lot in common, and then, after a long, slow, process, fell in love (Not cuz they had to get over the disagreements, cuz I like really slow, fluffy, cutesy, lovey dovey stories...like when they love each other but don´t realize it, that kinda thing ^_^). Anyways, back in the present time, Lily and James were still shouting at each other, James even more pissed now because his glasses had fallen off, and Lily was taunting him, telling him that they were to his left/right, when in reality, they were floating beneath him. James couldn´t see a thing though, and continued yelling at Lily...well actually he was yelling at a wall, but didn´t know it. Finally, Dumbledore yelled,

"ENOUGH!"

James and Lily both stopped screaming, and the laughter from Sirius and Tracy stopped immediately.

"Ms. Evans, kindly place Mr. Potter on the ground please, on be careful of his glasses. Meanwhile, I would like it if you could all leave please, and give me a moment with Ms. Evans."

Lily let James drift back down to the ground and let his glasses hover in front of his face. Angrily, James snatched his glasses, and shoved them back on his face. Lily glared at him, and stuck her tongue out at his retreating figure. Professor Dumbledore chuckled lightly before beginning to speak,

"Ms. Evans, you haven´t changed one bit since you left these halls, do you know that? You´re still as smart, witty, clever and pretty as ever."

Lily blushed a bit, and replied "Thank You Professor."

"Well, now my dear, I´m sure you must be very confused, so let me explain what I know to be true and what I´ve heard. According to Tracy, Sirius and James, you were found yesterday at a Death Eater attack, where you attacked James."

Lily´s eyes opened in surprise, and her jaw dropped a little.

"James? James was the Death Eater? But...then..."

"Relax dear girl, you misunderstand. Let me explain. You see, in every generation, there are two wizards and two witches who are blessed with extremely advanced powers, and also one special talent each. It is their destiny to protect the world of good from evil and to maintain balance in the world. They are called the Order of the Phoenix."

"Order of the Phoenix? The Order is real??" Lily interrupted,

"Yes, how do you know about the Order Lily?" Dumbledore asked.

"My grandmother used to tell me about it. When I was younger, she would tell me all these stories about a group of friends who fought evil, she told me they were called the Order of the Phoenix. I always thought it was just a fairy tale. What does that have to do with anything Professor?" Lily replied.

"Well, as you know, each member of the Order has a different magical power; I noticed when you were busy keeping Mr. Potter afloat that you did it without your wand. Lily, wandless magic is the power that belongs to the youngest member of the Order. Now I´m not saying that you´re in the group Lily because when I did the Soul Charm on you, a phoenix was not above your heart, and without that mark on your soul, you can not be a member of the Order. I´m not sure what or how that happened, but I do want you to know that if you are willing, I would like you to move in to a flat near Hogwarts, perhaps with Tracy so that you can come here every day to train with us. Training is hard, and very draining, but if you want to, I don´t mind at all having you here. Then after you´ve had time to exercise your powers, and when you feel comfortable, I will perform the Soul Charm on you once more. What do you say?"

Lily was in shock. Never had she expected anything like this in her life! As the shock started to fade, happiness started to fill her soul, as she realized what Dumbledore was asking of her. Without any more hesitation, Lily replied,

"Yes, I´d love to Professor."

"Wonderful. I´ll go let your friends back in now, you all have a lot to catch up on." Dumbledore said as he left the room. In the moments that followed, Lily was starting to relax again when she heard what sounded like yelling and pushing from outside her door. Frowning, she wondered what it was when all of a sudden the door burst open and James was shoved inside.

In less than a second, before James could get his balance again, Sirius slammed the door shut, and Tracy locked it with her wand. Running his hand through his ever messy hair, and re adjusting his glasses, James slowly walked towards Lily. After an awkward silence, they both whispered at the same time,

"I´m sorry." They both burst out laughing, and Lily took James hand while James pulled her closer and gave her a huge hug. James started first and said,

"Tiger Lily, I´m so sorry. These past two years, I´ve thought about you so much, and I still love you. I know I shouldn´t have lied to you, and I should have told you because I trust you with my life, but I couldn´t. Lily, I´m so sorry for everything you had to go through, your parents and grandma, being alone and having to face everything solo. I wish I could have been there by you Lil." They broke apart and Lily, who now had streams of tears running down her cheeks, asked

"Why couldn´t you be?" James wiped away her tears, and told her about being a part of the Order, about Sirius and Tracy too. He told her about how he thought it might be you, and how he knew that it was her that night. He explained how they revived her too, and about where they lived. When he finished, Lily´s tears had stopped, and her hand was still in his.

She smiled at him, and James´ heart flew as the image of her was burned into his mind once more. Gently, he kissed her hand, and Lily smiled even wider while James started laughing, and picked her up out of her bed to swing her around. They both laughed out loud, and Lily was happy once more.

As the room continued to swirl around her, Lily focused her eyes on James´ dark blue ones and felt happiness that she thought she would never feel again.

When James finally put her down, they both walked to the door and Lily used her wand (Sirius had taken James before locking him inside) and whispered "Alohomora" to the lock, and the door clicked open. As James turned the door knob, Tracy and Sirius came tumbling through, landing on the floor in disarray, and tried to avoid the suggestive looks and winks they were given from James and Lily as they became lost in each others´ eyes again for a few moments, and pulled together in a huge group hug.

After managing to convince Madam Pomfrey into letting Lily go, the four Flooed to the Leaky Cauldron where they Apparated to Lily´s flat.

As Lily packed, with Tracy´s help, Sirius and James started shrinking furniture to take with them. In the cupboard under the stairs, the guys came along a box that was covered with dust, and obviously hadn´t been looked through in a long time. Brushing some of the dust away, James managed to read the label, which simply said `Lily´. James and Sirius both decided it best to open it with Lily so they both grabbed an end and heaved to Lily´s room.

"Hey Lils, we found this box in the cupboard that was in the way corner. What is it?" Sirius asked.

Lily started to tremble, and James immediately dropped his end, causing Sirius to lose his balance completely, until Tracy caught the other end. Without hesitation, James walked over to Lily as the other two set the box down and sat with their friends on the bed.

"That´s the box of stuff that I got from my parents and grandmum. I-I never went through it. It was just too painful." Sirius, Tracy and James all gave her hugs and held her as she started to cry. The two boys walked over to the box and heaved it onto the floor by the bed. Lily and Tracy came down by the floor and Lily slowly lifted the cover off. Photo albums, old videos, and a jewelry box were the things that were most noticeable. Lily´s tears never stopped falling, and eventually after almost everything was out, Lily spotted one last box.

It was a simple small cardboard box, covered with brown paper and with a dried lily on top. As Lily looked at it, she wondered what it could be, she had never seen anything like it in her house or her grandmother´s house. Lily took a deep breath and opened it. Instantly, the box started to float, hovering a few inches above her hands. The group looked on in surprise as Lily dropped her hands, and the box continued to be suspended in air.

All of a sudden, the box set itself on fire, and a face started to materialize in the middle of it. An old, wrinkled, but pretty and sweet looking lady materialized in the flames, and James could see that she had emerald green eyes as well, though not as bright as Lily´s. Lily gasped and whispered,

"Grandmum?"

The face looked at her sadly and happily while it whispered,

"Hi love. Yes Lily, it´s your grandma. It pains my heart to be doing this, but it´s something that I have to do. Lily, before I begin, I want to tell you something. Never question your destiny. Your life is something that you should have control over, but what needs to be done must be done. I´m sure that you must be deeply grieved right now because the only way you can be seeing and listening to this is if I am dead. You musn´t dwell on this though child, you must move on.

Lily, I never told you, or even your mother, but I am a witch. Yes, you are not the only magical one in the family. I was most disappointed when I had your mother and she wasn´t magical, but then, when you were born, and I first looked at your eyes, so much like mine, I knew.

Lily Evans, ever since you were a baby, you have been causing havoc for me and your parents. Did you know that when you were a baby, you used to make your toys move on their own and that once, when you were angry at me for feeding you a bitter medicine, you levitated me off the ground? Dearie, you were a handful, but I was nevertheless delighted that magic had managed to find it´s way into someone else in my family. Your advanced powers and control over them got me thinking about you, something was special about you, you weren´t just a witch. Sweetie, those stories I told you when you were younger, about the Order of the Phoenix? They are real. Just like you.

Lily, you are a member of the Order. You are one of the four most talented in your generation, and it is your destiny. Now, I know you might be doubtful, but it´s true Lily, you are; well now you are. Lily, when you first got your Hogwarts letter, I was so happy for you, but also afraid. By this time, Lord Voldemort already had a handful of supporters, and was gaining power. If this were to happen, I knew that someone would have to re-establish the Order of the Phoenix, to protect good, and I was selfish.

I didn´t want you to have to go through that, to have to face death and stare it in the eye. You´re a brave girl Lily, I knew that if asked, you would do anything for the Good side. So, before you left for Hogwarts, I bound your powers to me. From then on, your powers that would give you away as a member of the Order were held back, until the day I died.

Lily, now your powers are tripled in strength. You will either have telekinesis, be able to freeze things in air, have the power to block spells coming at you, or you will have the power of wand less magic. Whatever it is Lily, use it well, and never forget who you are. Even though this is all new to you, you can´t ignore it love, you can´t ignore it, you have to accept your destiny. This is your life, your legacy. Make it worthwhile, and do it not for me, or your sweet parents, do it for you. I love you Lily.

You are my granddaughter, and I´m sorry for all that I did to try and stop your time from coming, but it´s only because I love you so much. Well this is all Lily. Don´t forget what you´ve heard, and also remember that I love you. Just incase I don´t get a chance to say good bye, Good bye Lily. I love you." With that, the flames disappeared, and the box fell to the ground. Sirius, Tracy and James all stared, dumbfounded at the box while Lily, tears flowing down her face as she contemplated the information in her head, buried her head into James´ chest. She couldn´t deal with this now.

Two years, it had taken her the better part of two years to let go of her parents and grandmother, and now this. Silently, Sirius picked up the box, gathered the rest of the furniture with Tracy´s help, and the four of them Apparated to the Leaky Cauldron once more, and then Flooed to Hogwarts.

While Tracy and Sirius split up to look for Dumbledore who wasn´t currently in his office, James and Lily continued to hold each other, James resting his chin on Lily´s head. Lily finally regained her composure and pulled away. James´ eyes were still full of concern as he looked into Lily´s eyes once more.

Leaning down, James held Lily close again and kissed her on the cheek. Lily pulled back once more, and their eyes locked. Unable to break away, James only stood, frozen as Lily, slowly moved her face closer to his.

Now, with only inches between their faces, Lily rested her forehead against James´ and their noses rubbed together in an Eskimo kiss. Unable to control himself anymore, James shifted his head and placed his lips on Lily´s and they shared their first real kiss after two long years apart.