The camera adjusted on James and Lily who was side by side to each other with chairs slightly tilted to the center. They had a light purple backdrop behind them with the channel title 'ICEE'. There's some shuffling behind the camera as James and Lily mutter to each other.
"You sure you want to do this?" James ask Lily, his voice serious. "We can leave right now."
They wanted to keep a private relationship for at least five years. But their third anniversary is coming up and they decided to just confirm what's already known to everyone. James and Lily are in a relationship and has been for a very long time. And they want to finally do it on their terms instead of people making assumptions about them and their relationship and what goes on behind the scenes.
"It's okay James, I'm fine don't be all dramatic. I'm mostly worried about this shirt, do you like it?" Lily red hair covered her face as she adjusted her strapless white twisted knot shirt.
James just watched as she kept adjusting it, adoration in his eyes but also pity. Lily loved acting more than anything, but she tended to let the opinions of other gets in her way. Lily was simple, and she was often told it didn't fit in with her famous lifestyle. She was only 24 and everyone expected the world from her, more money to charity, more active on social media, more films, more more more. They wanted too much from her and at first, James wanted to protect her from it, but he seen she could do it own her own just fine and if she needed some assistance, she'd ask, and he'd be right there.
"You look amazing, Evans." Lily looked up from her shirt and into those earthy eyes, a blush forming on her freckled cheeks. She pushed his glassed up and situated more into her chair, "You don't look that bad yourself, Potter."
They just stared at each other. His brown eyes, determined to explain how much he loved her with just a look. And her green eyes, wonder if she could somehow show how much she loved him with just a look. And they stared at each other until everyone was ready for them.
"Alright guys, you firstly going to play a simple game of ten questions. Five questions about James for Lily, five questions about Lily for James, just to see how well you know each other. Got it?" And with a nod of their heads the camera started rolling.
"Hello, I'm James Potter."
"I'm Lily Evans."
"And we're playing 'Ten Questions'." They say, simultaneously.
"Alright so how the game goes are, I have five cards right here." James raises his left hand and his many rings on fingers are visibly, to show the ten cards. "And I have to see if, Evans here knows me as well as I would hope."
Lily smiled and looked away from James's stare and directly into the camera, "Yes, we're given a point when we answer a question correctly unless we run out of time, whoever gets the most questions right wins."
"Which will be me."
"Oh, you are on, Potter." She glared at him playfully. A person behind the camera can be heard saying, "All the questions are facts from previous interviews you have both done or things you've confirmed yourselves, so everything should have an answer to it. No cheating to appease your partner." They both laughed and agreed. "Okay James first."
He cleared his throat and grabbed the card like it was a royal decree. He read it, then frowned. "Yall, really want me to lose? That bad? Come on mate!" He complained as he glared at the camera, "What's the name my bandmates call me? Seriously?" He asked, gesturing to his sweater, which was cream, with blue on the sleeve and neckline, and then a deer in the middle.
"Awe prongsie it's okay. Some people are just unlucky." Lily faked a pout and pinched his cheeks. He moved her hand, glaring at her. She laughed, her light, head up, hand on chest laugh, and he just watched her. He was no longer able to fake an attitude, he could never be upset around her, actuality or a joke.
When she finally came to, she looked at him, her eyes sparkled with mischief. "We win some we lose some, we should make a bet on the loser."
"Lily Evans... You want to bet, with me?" He asked, a smirk making its way to his lips.
Lily pranked better than all the marauders combine. That's why when someone started a prank war in their house, they shared with all their friends, everyone tried to stay on Lily's good side. Only a fool would make a bet or get into a prank war with Lily. "Yes, Potter I am. Why? Do you doubt me?"
He chuckled and shook his head, "No, I'm scared for my safety. But sure Evans, bet on the loser if you're so confident."
"Alright. I win, you have to tell your parents what happened to the dog."
James glared at her before agreeing. "Alright deal, but you have to tell Mary where her makeup went last fall." And Peter laughter can be heard behind the camera.
Lily lips parted and an unwanted gasp came out of her mouth. "That's just evil." James shrugged and gestured for her to go.
"Alright Potter. What was the fifth project I worked on." Lily's right eyebrow was raised, and she was giving him a 'You better know this' look. A smirk formed on her face as she held the cards tightly to her chest.
"You were... seventeen, I think. Which means it was in 2016, right? And you had two projects that came out then, but I can't remember which came out first." He bounced his right leg on his chair as he looked up to the ceiling, his glasses lifting up his nose a bit, his ringed finger balled and covering his mouth.
"Come on Potter. Don't make this game all the easier for me."
"It was the one with Alice... What was the nameee." James's leg shook faster as he tried to think back.
"Ten seconds." Someone behind the camera said.
"MY BELOVED!" He said when the timer got to 4.
"I cannot believe you took that long James. We watched it last week; you said it was your favorite." Lily shook her head and took the card in the front and put it behind the rest.
"I know," He leaned in and kissed her forehead. "I was thinking of the sequel, at least I got it right!"
"Mhm, your go."
"When I was eight, I had a little scene in each of my parent's projects at the time, which was it?" Lily smile dropped.
"Wait, were you eight when it came out or eight when you stared in it?" James did a zipping motion to his mouth with his fingers.
"Um, Sho- no not that one, you were six..." Lily covered her face with her hands as she thought back, mumbling under her breath.
"Come on sweetheart, it's not that hard, I've only been in 27 of my parent's projects." Lily let her right hand move from her face and flipped James off. He laughed at her frustration.
"Okay, I got it..."
"Alright, let's hear it."
"Blacksmith?"
James gave her a look of pity and patted her head. "It's okay lily pad, not all of us remember every film our partner's been it."
"No James you've been in at least 30. I've been in like, 15."
James shrugged, "People just love seeing my face."
"No people love seeing your check, nepo baby." Sirius said behind the camera.
James flipped him off, "You're a nepo baby too dickwad."
"Fuck off!"
Lily shook her head at their antics. "Can they be cussing?" Both Remus and Lily asked at the same time.
The man behind the camera shook his head. "No but we'll play over it."
"Alright, back on track, Sirius stay quiet. You were doing so good." Sirius rolled his eyes and folded his arms, pouting like a child.
Lily sighed, "What was my most embarrassing moment on camera?"
You can hear the laughter in the room pick up as everyone started visualizing it, James caught his breath before answering, "Tripping up the stairs at the Emmys."
"I'm starting to hate this game..." She shook her head and replaced the card. "Also, do not put the clip in the video!"
"Oh god someone find it for me and ta-!"
"Do you enjoy the couch" Lily narrowed her eyes at him.
"No sweetheart."
"Then be mindful of the words that come out of your mouth."
"And... Take it down for good, thank you..." He looked for her approval and she just looked away with a raised eyebrow.
"Mhm, your turn." She gestured for him to continue.
"Which football position did I play, when I was teeny weeny baby potter?" James smirked, no one really knew this, he mentioned it once.
"Umm," Lily pauses, she tries to think back to see if his father ever told her, because even though everyone thinks it's Effie who proudly gush about her children, they're wrong its Monty, and Lily knows for fact he told her once.
"Do you guys know?" Lily asked the people behind the camera who nodded their head and she let out a breath of frustration.
Lily made eye contact with her boyfriend, she narrowed her eyes and leaned in closer. She was trying to read him, one thing about her beautiful boyfriend, was he always gave himself up with his simple face expression. "You were number 58, striker. Next."
James's mouth fell agape as he stared at his girlfriend who held a look of satisfaction on her face. "I can't believe this." He mumbled shaking his hands.
"Believe it Potter, I'm coming for you." She promised as she got her next card.
"James, what did I win my most recent Oscar for and what project?" She asked James, a serious look on her face.
"You and Narcissa Black won the award, best picture..." Lily nodded her head as James dragged on his sentence, "For the Greek Mythology movie, Blinded Rage. With Narcissa as Medusa and you as her blind girlfriend! Thank you, Thank you!"
Lily laughed and nodded. "Yes, I knew you'd get that one!"
"No one would forget their girlfriend acting in a movie with her celebrity crush, worrying everyday if Narcissa would up and Divorce, Evelyn Zabini for you." James's fake shivered as Lily laughed, "I would never leave you for Narcissa." She smiled at him and grabbed his hand, he smiled back, a blush forming on his cheeks, "Who else am I going to make bets I'll clearly win with? My wife, Narcissa is way to intelligent for that."
James put his hand over his heart and played faint, he stayed there as Lily laughed then sat up. "You know what, it's okay, I'd leave you for Alphard Black any day."
Lily laughed and shook her head, "It's something in those genes!"
James nodded agreeing with her, "I'm saying, you should see Sirius on tours, he wakes up looking like an angel from heaven!"
Behind the camera you can hear Peter agreeing and Remus laughing, "Thank you very much for the compliment, I'm honestly just born this way," He flipped his hair over his shoulders. "But do not fawn over my family members, that's very gay."
James looked at Sirius with a 'you want to go there?' look and Lily just laughed.
"Back on track Potter. Quiet Black."
"Alright, my turn," James grabbed his card. "Okay so you guys do want me to lose," He glared at the people in front of them. "What is my favorite song from 'The Marauders?" Lily smirks, aware she has this game in the bag. "Album: Utopia is a state of mind, Song:" She paused and looked at the camera. "Lily of the Valley"
James let out a sigh as lily started singing the song, "Neptune of the seas, an answer for me, please the lily of the valley doesn't know, I lie in wait with open eyes," Lily terrible singing voice rang through the room and James laughed, shaking his head before joining in and his singing voice which was clearly better with hers also rang through the room, clashing with hers. And the rest of the marauders started harmonizing with them.
After a minute or so, their mouth started to dry so they continued with the game. "Jesus, I don't remember saying this in an interview. Ahem, how old was I when I broke my nose... The first time?"
James's face held confusion, his girlfriend was an actress who did her own stunts, she's broken her nose many times. "It was with Snivels, right?" She hummed approval and he ransacked his brain for the story petunia told him, "Was it... 7?" A smile formed on her face, and he knew he was wrong, he put his head down in defeat and shook his head. "That is not my fault Lily, Petunia said, "she was like six or twelve." I took my best guest!" James had tried his best at a Petunia impression and Lily started laughing hard and loud which was contagious to her boyfriend and everyone around them.
When Lily finally caught her breath, she tapped James, "Okay Potter, your go." James held a handout trying to catch his breath, and when he finally got there, he read his card out, "Oh I win this game."
"What is it?"
"How, do I have my tea?" Lily froze, there was one thing James swore not to do, and it was sharing the way he makes his tea, he made it once in a live with his band: The Marauders but he was so far back, no one could really see what he was doing, and he refuses to tell anyone. Only his parents and Sirius knows.
"Where did you even get this information? Do you have cameras in our loft?"
James bounced his leg, waiting for her answer, come on sweetheart, you got this!"
"You boil your water..."
"Yes, keep going."
"You get your teabag..." He nodded motioning for her to continue.
"Yes."
"Put it in the cup, add the water from the kettle," James's smirk started to grow and he had an eyebrow raised. "Um, I've tasted your tea before and I know you like it sugary so, a little milk and I'll say, three tablespoons of sugar.
James said nothing, he just looked at his girlfriend as he reached into his pocket, glanced at his phone screen once, and it started ringing. Lily wanted to smile, her heart caught in her throat, she looked over at Sirius to see if she was wrong or not, but he was whispering something in Peter's ear. The anticipation was killing her because James wouldn't let her see who he was calling, and it was only the third ring. The ringing stopped and the person on the other side said hello. It was Mary, and Lily was done for.
James handed Lily the phone and watched as she nervously began to speak to her best friend. "Mare?"
"Lils?"
"Yea, hey where are you?" Lily asked, dragging the awaited screaming.
"Getting ready for a photoshoot. Why, do you need something?" Lily took her off speaker and made a grimacing face at the camera. She knew her best friend and she knew how she was going to react.
"Yea, you know my cat, Lilypad?"
"Yes, the scary little thing, I specifically told you not to get."
"Yea, and that time you had to by a bunch of new make up because yours went missing and you were mad because some of them were gifts and priceless." Lily rushed out, putting James phone on the armrest and covering her face.
"Yes... Lily, listen I'm going to be in a very tight dress in about three, if you're calling with bad news hurry it up so I don't mess the dress up." James snickered and Lily glared at him.
"Yea, so I'm at the ICEE studio to do that YouTube video, and it was the 'Ten Questions' and I made a bet with James."
"Lily." Mary knew something was coming and she was waiting for it.
"And if I lost, I had to tell you what happened to your makeup. Cause you know, we all know what happened to it."
"I know you do because you made my favorite muffins for two weeks straight." Mary's voice was starting to get irritated, and Lily was sweating at this point.
"Lilypad pooed on your makeup products, and I wasn't paying attention when I was cleaning it and I just ended up throwing them all out, even some of the ones that didn't have shit on it, and I am so sorry I'll replace it all. Okay love you, bye." Lily rushed out and hung up.
She looked at James who had a gummy grin and then the rest of the marauders, Peter who held a look of pity, Sirius who was laughing hard, and Remus who just shook his head.
"You." She pointed to James, and he held his hands up, "I'm going to get you Potter." And Lily was up, chasing the Singer, around the set, off camera, he ended up turning around and catching her.
"We both know you aren't going to do anything, love." She glared at him with crossed arms.
"You could've made another bet options. But I guess it's okay because you parents are going to watch this and they're going to want to know what happened with the dog."
James smiled and kiss her forehead, "Exactly, and Mary would've done the same thing. We would've ended up in this predicament either way"
Lily smiled and kissed him on the lips going back to her seat, "You're still sleeping on the couch, James." James shook his head and followed her to the seat, doing an outro and ending the video.
COMMENTS
Jenea: Alphard Black? IS LITERALLY DADDY! James we gon have to share!
Maraudersno.1fan: I knew Lily of the Valley was about her! Is Candy about her too?
BarkBark4Padfoot: Sirius is my favorite nepo baby
MaraudersOfficial: And that's the way it should be! - Padfoot
BarkBark4Padfoot: OH MY FUCKING GOD
Jily4Life: The way he looks at her oh my god!
Vivin: Awe naw, apologize to Mary, Ms. Queen of Fasion RIGHT NOW
WarmestBlanket: They're so cute
LiveLaughLoveLestrange: Please be fr Bellatrix is the best Black and everyone knows it.
Jack: Honestly
Arisa: Get a grip to reality honey, she's in a weird cult
LiveLaughLoveLestrange: Don't believe everything on the internet sweetie.
Zo: I got me some food, got nice and comfortable, and then I RAN to this video.
Lily_Of_The_Valley: If I don't have love like them, I don't want it.
Greg: I love this band so much. They need a YouTube channel!
MaraudersOfficial: I've always believed in giving the fans what they want. - Wormtail
Kenisha: I inspire to be Lily, she's so beautiful and crazy successful in this alpha male society
JamesPotterswife: He remembers all her movies!
Lesbihonest: Are we ignoring the fact that her cat shitted on Mary's Makeup? THAT'S HILARIOUS. I would love to know what goes on inside their house. Ten celebrities in one house. CRAZY. And they're all couples, I know they got soundproof walls, James looks like he can put it to work.
Gally: LITERALLY WHAT I SAID! James looks like he knows how to make a girl finish.
Morgana: THEY'RE TRENDING ON TWITTER! #JILY and #MARAUDERS anddd #CATSHIT I'm dead asf.