This is the concluding part.
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Anonymous, hazeleyedmarauder, thesmartditz and Remus`sweetie
I wrote all of these in advance. That's why they're out so fast.
R/R
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Chapter 3, Reality Check
James had been going downhill the past few months. Leia had tried to cheer him up, but to no avail. He wouldn't tell her what was wrong, and it made her upset that he didn't trust her enough to tell her.
The filming went by steadily. One day, when they were filming a scene with James's family, he broke down.
He raced out of the room after Fergus yelled cut, predicting what was going to happen.
"Leia, can you go and check on him, please?" Fergus asked quickly. The blonde nodded and raced out after James.
She found him sitting on a chair on the other side of the door and sobbing. "What's wrong?" she asked softly.
"I miss them," he whispered in reply through his tears. "I miss them so much."
"What happened to them?" Leia asked in the same soft tone.
"Voldemort murdered them," James replied simply.
"Who's Voldemort?" Leia asked. The name struck a bell, she was sure. She wanted to know how now.
James looked at her in surprise. "Oh, I forgot. You're a Muggle. You wouldn't know who he is."
Leia looked insulted at being called a `Muggle', whatever that was. She insisted he tell her what he meant.
That day, James told a Muggle about wizards and witches. When he'd finished, Leia said nervously, "Um…I'm going to go back inside…" She didn't believe him.
"Wait, Lily," James said quickly, before he could stop himself. "I…I'm sorry," he said quickly. "It's just you remind me so much of her."
"Her name really was Lily?" Leia asked.
James nodded. "Lily Evans. She had long curls, exactly like yours but bloodred. Her eyes were almond shaped and emerald…also like yours. And she was really short. She vanished after we graduated from Hogwarts; I haven't heard from her since, but I really want her back, just so I can tell her how much she means to me."
As he'd been telling her about Lily, Leia's throat closed up. She remembered how she'd been after the accident.
-Flashback-
The girl pulled herself out from under the rubble of the building. There seemed to have been a cave-in. She looked around for other survivors, and only found a dead man and woman. Her hand shot to her mouth, and she rushed backwards quickly.
She spun around, long bloodred hair flying behind her, and rushed as far away from the building as she could. The clothing she was wearing…robes, was her first thought…flapped about in the wind behind her. A long stick was pointing out of the back pocket, and she looked at it in surprise. She raced up to the nearest hotel and booked a room. When the woman at the desk asked for her name, she put down the first thing she could think of; Leia Markffelte.
The next day, she bought some new clothes and rented a room in a flat. Then she signed the ad for modelling, and she was done.
-End flashback-
Suddenly, it all came rushing back. Everything from the magical world. James…Merlin had she hated him! And after knowing him…he wasn't as conceited on his own, certainly.
She felt like crying, and she quickly turned so James couldn't see her and wiped her tears away. Her parents were dead. James's family was dead. Petunia hated her. It was upsetting.
"James?" she asked softly, turning back. "Do you have any female witch friends?"
James nodded. "Yeah, Iris, Camellia and Hazel are good friends of mine. It's Cammie's and Iris's day off. Hazel will be looking after her and Cam's jewellery shop; that's where I got your necklace. Iris is a clothes designer, so you'll probably find her drawing a polka dot dress or a leather bikini or something. Do you want me to come with you?" Leia shook her head. "Well, take my keys. Drive my car back; I'll get a lift home with Fergus. I'll tell Fergus you're going." He chucked over his keys and told Leia the directions of how to get to the flat.
"Thanks James," Leia said quickly. She turned and left the building, and got into James's car. She drove just slow enough to keep to the limit.
She got out of the car and hurried up the steps. She rang the flat's doorbell.
A tall girl with long curly blonde hair and the most beautiful jade eyes opened the door. She smelled of flowers, and was wearing a beautiful white flower-print halterneck dress that reached her upper thigh, and white strappy heels.
"Hello," the girl said cheerfully. "May I help you?"
"Yes, I was talking to James, and…I just need to talk to you urgently. I'm Leia."
The other blonde's eyes widened and she said, "Come in, come in. I'm Camellia. The other two are Iris and Hazel. Hazel should be looking after the shop, but one of the students is there, and she's pretty trustworthy. So what may I help you with, Miss Markffelte?"
As she said that, there came a squeak from the room next door and a tiny girl with incredibly long blue hair and pale purple eyes rushed in. "OMG! I can't believe it!"
Leia laughed. "Neither can I…listen, I was wondering…I was talking to James, and he explained about the fact he was a wizard. I didn't believe him until I remembered something, and anyway, I want to ask you a favour."
"A favour? Of us?" Hazel couldn't stop squeaking. Her idol was in the room!
"Yes. Can you take hair dye out of hair?"
Hazel thought for a few moments. Another girl, this time with messy brown hair to her shoulders and grey eyes (wearing the weirdest ensemble Leia had ever seen-a bright blue three-quarter-length-sleeved shirt missing a top button, a deep orange knee-length skirt, a bright orange headband, and blue stockings) walked in. "Hazel, stop hyperventilating," she told the girl sternly. "I'm Iris. And yes, it is possible, but it may take a little while."
Hazel's eyes popped out of her head. "I thought your hair colour was real!" she said in shock.
Leia laughed. "Wait til you see my real hair colour. I didn't want to stand out too much, you see. That's why I dyed it."
Iris brought out her wand and pointed it at the tips of Leia's hair. Just then, a boy with longish black hair and grey eyes appeared in the doorway.
"Hey. Nice legs by the way."
"Go away, Sirius," Iris said without even looking around. "We're in the middle of something. And telling Leia that she has nice legs is not going to change her opinion of you. Buh-bye."
Sirius's eyes widened. "So you're Leia, then, eh? I always wondered what you looked like. Personally, I've never seen any of your films. That weletision thing freaks me out a little still. But hey, you are as gorgeous as the boys make you out to be. And your eyes…" He stared for a few moments. "Merlin, your eyes are Lily's."
There was absolute silence.
Leia smiled softly. "How do you tell the man you're supposed to hate, but no longer do, that you've had amnesia for the past three years because a building fell on your head?"
The four continued staring. Eventually, it was Hazel who broke the silence. "Lily, we kept telling you, you were never supposed to hate him. And you never did. Just kiss him already!"
After that, everyone started hugging Leia, or Lily as we really should call her, and all the girls cried a bit. They decided not to turn her hair back to normal; they'd leave that to James. He'd certainly have a shock when he came back!
They held a party. A few hours later James and Remus came in together. Remus chuckled. "Nice party. What was the occasion?"
Hazel beamed and she hurried over to give him a quick kiss. "Leia regained her memory! And she's got you to thank for that, James. All your Lily talk reminded her of who she really was."
James looked confused. Lily smiled at him gently. "A building fell on my head three years ago. I got amnesia and forgot who I was. I created my name and my past."
James frowned. Lily sighed and went on. "When you said the name Lily Evans, lots of images came at me at once. It just made me remember. Thanks, James."
"But what's that got to do with your memory?" James asked, still a little dumb.
Lily rolled her eyes. "James, you're not the only one who has lived Life Without Lily for real. I'm going now, bye guys." She walked over and gave James a swift kiss on the lips before leaving the flat and going home, smiling slightly to herself.
James stared ahead of him. "Did that really happen?" he asked quietly, half to himself. "Was that seriously Lily and did she really kiss me?"
"Yes, James, that was Lily and she kissed you on my command," Hazel said with a yawn. "But she didn't know she was Lily before, so you can't blame her for not telling you."
James sighed blissfully and said, "Goodnight, guys." He walked over to his bedroom in almost ecstasy, leaving the others to laugh at his happiness.
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For the next few days Lily and James were called in to film scenes the other wasn't in, and so James didn't get to see Lily for a while after he'd realised who she was.
Just after they'd filmed the very last scene (when Jake asks if he will get his happy ending and Lily kisses him to signify it), James cornered Lily outside.
"Hey Lil," he said softly.
"Hi James." She smiled at him. "This has actually been really fun. I loved that last scene. Very romantic. You're good with romance, aren't you!"
James smiled softly. "Well I'm glad Jake got his happy ending. I just know I'll never get mine."
"Are you sure about that?" Lily asked teasingly.
He shrugged. "I suppose I am. I know I don't love any girl as much as…" He broke off. "Therefore I won't get my happy ending." He shut his eyes for a second.
The opportunity was too good to miss. "Say the question," Lily asked in a whisper while she was still daring enough.
He said it equally softly, his eyes still closed. "Will I ever get my happy ending?"
Lily smiled warmly and then covered his mouth with hers.
James chuckled when Lily pulled back eventually. "And I always wondered why they called you Princess Leia. I like it. I think that's going to be my new nickname for you." Then he leaned back in and began kissing her again.
They may have been twenty-one not eighteen. They may have just acted it out before. Lily may have hated James once. They may have both been miserable and remembering their families. And Lily's hair may have been blonde and not red.
But they still both got their happy ending…for then.
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It's finished! I finished a fic that wasn't boring and I enjoyed writing! Yay!
I really hope you enjoyed that. I loved it!
And there will, eventually, be a sequel! Marrying a Princess is what it's called.
lyl,
J xx
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