The Proposal

"Sirius, get down here! I think he's actually going to follow through!" 17 year old Remus Lupin yelled up to one of his best friends, Sirius Black, wile staring at a piece of parchment. "What?" Sirius yelled back as he reached the bottom of the stairs and almost fell face first from running so fast. "Where are they?" he practically yelled at Remus after a very quick glance around the common room. Remus casually pointed at the piece of parchment and shoved it into Sirius's hand before carefully approaching a group of girls close by. "Eloisa (pronounced 'L'-oo-'E'-sa), Jessica... You might want to come with us. Lily might need you," Remus told them, glancing back at Sirius. "Why couldn't we make this thing show conversations?" Sirius yelled at both the parchment and Remus before running to the portrait hole, "Are you coming Moony?" Sirius yelled back after he was out the portrait hole and in the 7th floor corridor. "Come On!!" Remus, Eloisa and Jessica all ran after Sirius, following him through a series of corridors and hallways as well as many secret passageways until they found him screech to a halt in front of a statue of a hump backed witch. "Toadstools" Sirius yelled at the witch and yanked open the entrance to yet another secret passageway. Just inside the small, dimly lit corridor was Lily Evans, staring down at non other than Sirius and Remus's best friend, James Potter. He was on one knee, staring deeply into Lily's glistening, green eyes. In his hand was a small black box that, just as the entrance opened, he removed the lid and asked, "Lily Miriam Evans... Will you marry me?" There was complete silence from everyone, all eyes on Lily. Her head made a very, very small 'nod' and she whispered, "Yes,... Yes James Harry Potter, I will!" As she said this, tears spilled from her eyes and a smile broke across her face. James gently took her left hand and slipped the beautiful diamond ring onto Lilly's finger, second from his right. He stood up and pulled her close in a big bear hug. Lilly hugged him back tightly then looked up and snogged him. They didn't care about their friends watching or the people pouring out of the near by classrooms walking by and seeing them. They kissed each other like there was no tomorrow, and for all Lily cared, there didn't have to be. Here she was, engaged to a man that she loved and that loved her. Finally after the warning bell for next class rang, they broke apart, breathing heavily. and holding each other in a loving embrace. "Nice going James. I didn't think you had it in you," Sirius said, jokingly. At the sound of someone's voice, Lily's eyes broke away from James's and she looked over. Seeing Remus, Sirius, Jessica and Eloisa standing there, watching her, she turned bright red and gently pulled away from James's hug, still holding his hand. "I...We should probably get to class. The professor doesn't like us late for potions," Lilly mumbled, pulling James along past the other four. "Lily!" Jessica called after her. "Yes?" Lily turned and asked tartly. "You're kind of going the wrong way. Potions is that way," Jessica said, holding back a giggle and pointing behind her. "Oh!" Lily turned bright red and started to stomp off in the correct direction. "Lils?" James asked tentatively, jogging a couple of steps and gently grabbing Lily's arm, spinning her around to face him. "Do we really have to go to Potions right now?" James asked her, biting his lip to stop from smiling. "I guess not. We can ask someone else from the class after" Lily said with a chuckle.