[ really, lily? because ever and ever is a really long time. especially long, actually. but james doesn't really mind because lily took his hand and they're now sliding down the staircase and her laughter is exactly what he was looking for. so he just keeps the one hand around her middle with his hand on her lower back and he lets go of her hand with the other to reach into the pocket of his robe, pull out his wand and tap it along the staircase they're sliding down.
he really hopes this trick works because the last time he tried it he and sirius were in the infirmary for a week. so he taps the side of the staircase, and maybe holds lily a little closer, and he's laughing along with her just like before and hoping and hoping that the staircase moves to connect them to the next landing down...
not that he doesn't have a back-up plan, of course. he always has a plan b. this plan would just be much more fun. and less...possibly harmful to the two of them.
annndddd...nope. turns out james' luck isn't as on tonight as he would like, which means that they make it to the next landing but instead of that seamless transfer to the next set of stairs, lily and james go tumbling off the railing and sliding across the floor. but james is a gentleman, which means he maneuvers the two of them so that lily's more on top of him than anything, so when they fall and slide it's mostly james falling and sliding and lily's just kind of along for the ride. ]
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he really hopes this trick works because the last time he tried it he and sirius were in the infirmary for a week. so he taps the side of the staircase, and maybe holds lily a little closer, and he's laughing along with her just like before and hoping and hoping that the staircase moves to connect them to the next landing down...
not that he doesn't have a back-up plan, of course. he always has a plan b. this plan would just be much more fun. and less...possibly harmful to the two of them.
annndddd...nope. turns out james' luck isn't as on tonight as he would like, which means that they make it to the next landing but instead of that seamless transfer to the next set of stairs, lily and james go tumbling off the railing and sliding across the floor. but james is a gentleman, which means he maneuvers the two of them so that lily's more on top of him than anything, so when they fall and slide it's mostly james falling and sliding and lily's just kind of along for the ride. ]