Your Song

sarahmay

Rating: G
Genres: Romance, Humor
Relationships: Lily & James
Book: Lily & James, Books 1 - 4
Published: 28/12/2004
Last Updated: 28/12/2004
Status: completed

First L/J fic...it's not that great, but I had to get it out, so here you go! PS...i suck at summaries..hehe

Chapters

1. Your Song

1. Your Song

Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter or “Your Song” by Elton John!

“Due to the current threat of Lord Voldemort, everyone will remain at school over the Christmas holiday,” Dumbledore announced one morning in mid December. The hall broke out in complaints to which he added, “So, since some of you obviously don't want to stay, we're holding a Christmas Eve dance for all years to lighten the mood.”

“A dance!” A Ravenclaw girl exclaimed amid the squeals of many girls, and the groans of the entire male half of the student body.

“Damn,” Sirius Black swore. “You know all we're going to hear about for the next month is this stupid dance.”

“What?” James Potter replied, dragging his gaze from a fellow seventh year girl with dark red hair.

“You're so whipped, mate,” Sirius laughed.

“Shove off, Sirius,” James blushed slightly. “I am not.”

“Sure, James, keep telling yourself that,” Remus Lupin, their friend, smirked.

James turned to face Remus while Sirius made kissing faces behind James' back. “Stop it Sirius, I know you're making faces,” James rolled his eyes.

“I knew you had eyes in the back of your head!” Sirius exclaimed.

“Yea, sure,” James replied, giving him a funny look.

“Hi, James,” A voice said from behind him.

“Lily,” James grinned, turning to face his girlfriend.

“So, there's a dance coming up,” Lily smiled.

“So it would seem. Would you care to accompany me?”

“Why I would love to!” Lily giggled, giving him a peck on the lips. “But right now I've got to get to class, so I'll see you later,” she added, winking at him.

“Bye,” James grinned as he watched her walk out of the Great Hall.

“Whipped,” Sirius stated.

“Agreed,” Remus replied.

xxx

“So we'll meet tonight at 8 o'clock on the seventh floor,” James said to a group of first and second years. “And remember, this is a major secret.”

“James!” Sirius called from across the common room.

“Coming!” James yelled back. “8 o'clock,” he repeated, before turning to his friend. “Yea, Sirius?” He asked as he approached him.

“Why were you talking to a bunch of first years?” Sirius asked curiously.

“No reason,” James replied. “I'm Head Boy, remember?”

“Right. Well, we're going to Hogsmeade tonight.”

“I can't,” James said regretfully.

“James, what the hell are you up too?” Sirius asked.

“I can't tell you, but you'll know soon enough. Promise,” James replied. “I have to go,” he added, escaping the wrath of his friend.

He made his way up to the seventh floor to the Room of Requirement. He walked by the door several times thinking, `Amphitheater, instruments, amphitheater, instruments, amphitheater.' He pulled on the door handle that appeared and walked into a huge auditorium. He walked up to a conductor's stand and pulled out several sheets of music from his back pocket and laid them on the stand. Then he made his way over to a piano and several other instruments that were in the room.

“James?” A timid voice called from the doorway.

“Oh good, you found it. C'mon in,” he motioned for the group of first and second years to join him on the stage. “So, I want the vocals to go over to the risers, and the musicians to come over here.” The kids split into two groups.

“Okay, I'll start with the instrumentals. I need a pianist.”

A second year, Amanda, raised her hand.

“Okay, here's your music,” James handed her the music. “Can you do it?”

“Easily,” Amanda replied grinning.

“Good, now violinists.” A few people raised their hands and James motioned for them to each get a violin. “Right, here's your music.”

After all the instrumental parts were handed out and being practiced, James turned to the singers.

“All right, I'm trusting all of you can sing pretty well, this is very important,” and at the nods from the group he continued. “Okay, pass these around and we'll begin,” he told them, handing a stack of lyrics to a first year boy named Bill.

At 9:30, James stopped the practice and told them all to meet back here in two days, the 21st.

xxx

“Nicole, is Lily almost done?” James asked Nicole, one of Lily's friends and roommates.

“Be patient, loverboy, she'll be down in a minute,” Nicole grinned before linking her arm through Sirius'.

“You guys go on, we'll be done in a bit,” James said to Sirius, Nicole, Remus, and his date Brittany.

“All right, mate, see you there,” Sirius saluted him before the group exited the room.

“James?” Lily's voice asked from the stairwell.

James turned around to face Lily. For a minute he couldn't breathe. “You're, you're beautiful,” he whispered when she reached him.

“Thank you,” Lily blushed, looping her cream satin-gloved arm through his. Her dress, which matched her eyes, just brushed the floor and was strapless.

“James, is something the matter?” Lily asked as the walked down to the Great Hall.

“No, I'm fine,” James forced a smile.

“You're fidgeting,” Lily pointed out.

“It's nothing, I'm fine,” James let out a shaky breath.

“Okay,” Lily replied suspiciously as the entered the hall. “Oh, it's so beautiful!” Lily exclaimed, looking around the room, which looked like, well, a giant snowball.

“You are,” James smiled as she blushed.

“Want to dance?” She asked.

“At your own risk,” James replied, laughing.

After a few fast songs and a slow one they sat down with Sirius and Remus.

“This isn't so bad,” Remus smiled at a sulking Sirius.

“Lighten up, Sirius,” James laughed. “Go get out there and dance. You know you want to.”

“C'mon Sirius,” Nicole smiled. “Let's go dance,” she pulled him out of his chair and onto the floor.

After dancing for about an hour and a half, James excused himself to the men's room.

“Is everybody here?” He asked the group of people in his impromptu `band'.

“Yea, I already did a head check,” Samantha, a rather tall second year told him.

“Good, well, we've got about five minutes till the end of the dance, so everybody get ready!” James grinned and added, “I'll be right back.”

He made his way back over to Lily, who was sitting down.

“Come with me,” he smiled, taking her hand and leading her towards the stage.

“Where are we going?” Lily asked as James led her onto the stage.

“You'll see,” James grinned, walking over to the `microphone' in the middle of the stage. Before he spoke he turned to see the `band' ready and waiting. “Hello everyone,” he said as the music cut out. “Erm, I wrote a song, and I'm going to sing it now,” James said. “Right, okay.”

“What the hell is he doing?!” Sirius exclaimed from the dance floor.

“Who knows,” Remus laughed as music started.

“My gift is my song,” James sang. “And this one's for you. And you can tell everybody that this is your song. It maybe quite simple, but now that it's done. Hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words, how wonderful life is now you're in the world.”

Lily's eyes had filled up with tears and the hall was silent.
”Sat on the roof, and I kicked off the moss. Well some of the verses well, they

got me quite cross. But the sun's been kind while I wrote this song. It's for people like you that keep it turned on,” he continued and smiled at her.

“So excuse me for forgetting, but these things I do. You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue.”

Lily laughed as a tear escaped her eye, and James stepped towards her a gently wiped it away.

“Anyway the thing is what I really mean, yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen!”
“And you can tell everybody, this is your song,” the lights in the back of the stage came on as the choir James had put together started singing. “It may be quite simple, but now that it's done.”

“And you can tell everybody, this is your song. It may be quite simple, but now that it's done. I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words. How wonderful life is now you're in the world,” James took over, pulling Lily towards him.
“I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words. How wonderful life is now you're in the world!” He finished, planting a gentle kiss on her lips.

“James, I-I,” Lily started.

“No, that's not all. Lily, I wrote that song for you, because I love you.” James fumbled for something in his pocket.

“Oh my god,” Lily breathed.

“Lily,” James began as he pulled a small black box out of his pocket. “I want to love you for the rest of my life,” he smiled nervously and got down on one knee.

“Oh my god,” Lily put a hand to her chest. It felt like her heart was going to explode.

“Will you marry me?” James asked, holding onto her hand.

“Yes,” Lily smiled, tears spilling down her cheeks. “I love you,” she smiled as James slipped the ring on her finger.

“I can't believe he just did that,” Sirius said, completely shocked from the crowd that was now clapping.

“I can't believe he's waited this long,” Remus laughed.

“I love you, Lily,” James whispered, leaning his forehead against hers back on the stage.

“I love you too, James.”

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