Love is the Heart of Acceptance; Hate is the Heart of Denial
LilyHeartsJames
Summary: It all started when her stupid sister made her miss the train. It all ended when Voldemort tragically took their lives. Read on to discover what happened to Lily & James in between.
Disclaimer: I'm eighteen and just finished school. The last time I checked, the creator/writer of Harry Potter was a lot older than that.
Notes: Okay so I'm aware I haven't yet finished James and the Baby-Sitter, but part of this has been typed up for that long it's not funny. I just recently added a lot to it. And now I can finally unleash its power on all of you! Muhahahahahahahahahahaha!
Dedication: To my sister Kate, my Nan and BFF Rocket, who I think of EVERY SINGLE DAY. Rest In Peace, xoxox.
] CHAPTER ONE [
The Alarm Clock Malfunction
"I swear to Merlin I will kill Petunia when I go home for Christmas" Lily Kate Evans snarled under her breath as she pushed her trolley through King's Cross Station to platform checked the clock that was across the barrier and it read 10:57 AM, indicating she had exactly three minutes to make it onto the train or she would miss it.
Three minutes. Three lousy minutes, all thanks to her sister. Her lovely, thoughtful, sinister sister.
Lily shoved her red fringe out of her almond shaped eyes and focused on the barrier that would allow her access.
Two minutes remaining now.
Lily's hands gripped harder on the handle of her trolley and all of a sudden she was running at the brick wall, hoping against hope that she would make it and get on the train and change out of her monkey patterned dark green pyjama pants. She was lucky that she had packed last night because she had only woken up five or six minutes ago.
Lily closed her eyes tightly; afraid she would crash into the barrier and not be able to gain access to the train that would take her back to the beloved castle she called home. She had grown to love and admire it so much; it was like being back in first year, not knowing what to expect or what to do.
When she next opened her emerald green eyes she found herself facing the scarlet steam engine and let out a sigh of relief.
"Lucky I got here on time" she murmured to herself but she had spoken too soon. The train began to slowly roll out of the station.
"No! No, no, no, no, no! This is not good, not good at all" she moaned as she grabbed her trunk and owl cage off the trolley. She began to drag them along behind her as she set her sights on the train which was nearing the bend, pushing past people as she went and shouted apologies behind her.
"WAIT! STOP!" she shouted out as she began to lose hope.
A boy with jet black messy hair poked his head out of the window to wave to his mother who was already gone and caught sight of the redhead. His hazel eyes widened, appearing even bigger behind his round, circular glasses.
"Shit!" he yelled and threw open the compartment door and made a giant leap onto the ground of the station, landing on his two feet and staggering slightly.
Lily stopped short and froze, staring at him with narrowed eyes.
It was too late now, the train had already rounded the bend and the pair were left staring at each other, the only ones left on the platform.
His hand instantly jumped to his hair and ruffled it, causing it to appear even messier than usual. He made his way over to the stunned seventeen year old who couldn't take her eyes off of him from sheer shock.
"Nice pyjamas" he commented, his annoying smirk making her blood boil.
"Shut it. Now tell me, Potter. What was going through your mentally challenged mind when you catapulted your body off of the train when you could have just stayed on there and told the teachers I missed it?" Lily asked in a frustrated tone and the boy shrugged; his muscles noticeable in his white singlet. She ignored them and crossed her arms over her chest.
He cocked his head to the side and gave her his charming, toothy smile.
"That brings out your eyes, you know" he murmured, nodding at her lime green singlet.
"Thank- I mean, I know. Now are you going to enlighten me or not?" she asked tapping her foot impatiently.
"I thought you were going to miss the train and I figured I might as well help you with your fashionably late entrance" he told her with a wink and she rolled her eyes.
"Well thanks to you, now we're both stranded here without a way to Hogwarts. Real smooth, Pothead" she snapped and he just shrugged again.
"Well I'm sorry for trying to be of assistance. I'll be on my way then" he replied turning and walking over to the edge of the platform.
"Where are you going?" Lily demanded and James turned back to face her.
"To Hogwarts. In case you haven't noticed, both Head Boy and Girl are missing and there's no one to give the Prefects their orders. Better late than never" he answered and she frowned.
"You're walking?"
He sighed and walked back over to her.
"Yeah, I am. Are you coming or are you just going to wait around until next September and repeat your seventh year?"
Lily huffed loudly and pulled out her wand, a piece of parchment, a quill and a bottle of ink.
"At least that's all that's stopping me. With your track record you'll be expelled by the second day" she snarled and pointed her wand at her trunk.
She shrunk it and then James picked it up and put it in his pocket.
"What do you think you're doing?" she snapped and he raised his eyebrows.
"I was going to carry it for you. It doesn't look like you have any pockets to put it in" he responded and she sighed.
"Fine. I'll send a note with Jelly Bean to Roxanne. She'll worry otherwise" she said indicating for him to turn around so she could write on his back.
He obliged and she scribbled down a quick short note and James sneaked a peak before she handed it to Jelly Bean who took it in his claws.
Roxanne,
Don't freak out. I missed the train and Pothead tried to be a hero and jump off to save me as if I'm some Damsel in Distress. Now we're stranded. See you at the Castle when we get there. IF we do.
Lily
P.S
Please have Lupin give the Prefects their duties and responsibilities for me.
"Oh, nice" he commented and she smirked to herself.
"Now have this read by Roxanne and stay on the train with her, she'll take care of you" she told her caramel coloured owl who hooted and then took flight. He soared high into the sky and disappeared amongst the clouds. She then pointed her wand at the quill, ink and owl cage and with one flick they too disappeared.
"Ready?" James asked and she strode off towards the barrier. James hurried ahead and jumped down before her. He held his arms out to help her and she glared at him.
"I can do it myself" she assured him indignantly, and to prove her point she hopped down with ease, and almost toppled over but James quickly caught her from behind.
He set her back up onto her feet and she brushed herself off and cleared her throat.
"See?"
James couldn't help but smile as she stormed ahead and he jogged to catch up to her, only too happy to be spending quality time with the object of his desire.
After walking for three hours in silence, Lily paused and sighed.
"This is taking forever!" she grumbled and James stopped and turned to face her, wiping sweat off of his face. He rested his hands on his knees and bent over forwards, catching his breath. His grey track pants were making his legs sweaty.
She glanced at him at the same time he looked up at her and their eyes met.
"Do you want to stop for lunch?" James asked and she nodded, averting her eyes and looking around at the small country side village.
"There's a shop down the road" she pointed out and he straightened up and began walking again.
"Why were you late anyway?" he asked and she rolled her eyes.
"My sister pulled the plug on my alarm clock. She did it on purpose because I wouldn't get off the phone with Alice; she wanted to talk to her pet whale" she spat and James gave her an odd look.
"Your sister has a pet whale?"
Lily grimaced.
"Her boyfriend. He's large enough to be one, he has to walk sideways to get through doors" she replied with a small chuckle but stopped quickly. She wasn't allowed to enjoy let alone have conversation with Potter; that was just insane.
"He sounds lovely" he replied dryly and Lily shook her head and didn't say anything. They entered the shop and the silence hit her hard the moment she closed the door. It was eerie. There was no one at the counter and the shop seemed completely empty.
She made her way to the counter and rang the bell but no one answered and there was no sign of the shop keeper.
She turned to see James browsing for food and she made her way over.
"I think we should leave" she muttered in his ear and he turned his head and frowned at her.
"Why? I thought you were hungry?"
"It's too quiet" she replied and he glanced up and caught sight of a small mirror over the counter and saw a body lying behind it bound in ropes.
"There's someone behind there" he whispered and her eyes widened as she too looked in the same direction. James' hand inched towards his pocket and slowly pulled out his wand, but just as he was about to explore the shop, someone shouted; "STUPEFY!"
Lily shrieked as a jet of red light flew from the other side of the shop and James dived onto the ground pulling Lily with him. He ended up lying on top of her and he froze, staring at her. She inched down into the side of her pyjama pants and pulled out her wand and he silently rolled off of her.
He crouched behind the aisle, glancing up into the mirror to see their attacker.
A masked man was standing behind a wall, peeking out and then pulling his head back behind it.
James motioned for Lily to hide and she crept over to the fridges where the drinks were stored. Her teeth chattered as the coldness of the section overwhelmed her and she glanced up into the mirror and saw the man look out from behind the wall again.
She aimed her wand and was about to shout a curse but he beat her to it and as quick as a flash she opened the first fridge door as a shield and the spell hit it, cracking the glass. She moved back to the second one and James sent a stunning spell at the man who dodged it.
Lily aimed at the mirror; sure she would be able to get the man if her spell ricocheted off of it.
"Expelliarmus!" she shouted and her spell shot at the mirror and as expected it hit it, rebounded and hit the man straight in the chest. His wand soared through the air and James jumped up and caught it, making his way over to the Wizard.
Lily followed close behind and the Wizard stared at them for a second before Apperating.
James swore and then faced Lily.
"Let's get out of here in case he comes back" he suggested and she nodded.
They hurried out and glanced around before James grabbed her hand and pulled her down an alleyway.
"Potter, what-"
"Shush! Put this on" he cut in and pulled something light and translucent from his pocket.
She obeyed and he threw it over them and she gasped.
"What is it?"
"An invisibility cloak" he responded and glanced out of the alleyway before making his way out. She followed behind in awe, hating herself for it but couldn't help it. It was a rare piece of material after all.
"Where did you get it?"
"That's not important. Lower your voice, just because we can't be seen doesn't mean we can't be heard" he muttered and she became silent at once.
They travelled past more shops and houses until they reached a long road where the village stopped and there were only paddocks full of sheep and cows. James didn't lift the cloak until the village had completely disappeared behind them.
"Why do you think that guy was there?" she asked and James glanced at her with a puzzled expression.
"I don't know; but he was a Death Eater. I saw his mark when he hit the fridge with the same spell you got him with. I have no idea why it had to be at that particular shop though" he answered, his eyebrows frowning darkly.
Lily sighed and pushed her fringe out of her eyes.
"I can't believe this is happening. I'm supposed to be telling the Prefects what they need to know. I don't even know who Head Boy is" she grumbled and James stopped and grabbed her arm.
"Lily, I'm Head Boy. I told you before" he explained and she sniggered.
"Don't be silly, Potter. Who would make you Head Boy?" she asked going into a fit of laughter and James raised his eyebrows.
"Dumbledore" he answered amidst her raucous giggles which ceased when she realised he wasn't giving her his annoying smirk or laughing with her. Her smile fell and the severity of the situation hit her.
"You can't be. You have more detentions than girls Sirius has ever been with, and that's saying something" she replied, pleased with comeback.
"That's true, but regardless, I'm Head Boy. I got the letter" he told her and she rolled her eyes.
"Well obviously someone pranked you, and they did a good job of it if you actually believe you're Head Boy" she told him and he shook his head.
"I know it's hard to handle, but you're just going to have to take my word for it. There's nothing you or I can do about it, so you're just going to have to deal with it".
She shook her head.
"Very funny, Potter. And you thought I would actually believe you" she said chortling and James ran a hand through his hair frustratedly.
"For Christ's sake, I AM HEAD BOY!" he exclaimed and her eyes widened at his change of tone. They stood their quietly, both their eyes glaring into the others and James was the first to speak.
"Lily, I wouldn't lie to you" he told her reassuringly but she just raised an eyebrow.
"I don't trust you, Potter. I wouldn't know if you were lying to me or not" she answered softly and saw the hurt flicker across his hazel eyes. James cleared his throat and turned away from her, not wanting her to see the pain shooting from his heart. His eyes would betray him otherwise.
He started walking again and Lily followed, the silence between them was cold and awkward, it made her feel as though they were walking on thin ice.
Her emerald eyes glanced over at him, wondering if he was crying or not.
She shook her head.
Of course he wasn't crying; this was Potter after all. He didn't really care about her; he only thought of her as another girl to woo. Besides, he was one of those macho guys who tried not to let anything upset them; the only thing that hurt was his bruised ego.
Lily was about to open her mouth and tell him to suck it up when Jelly Bean began flying towards her with a scroll attached to his feet. He screeched in warning and Lily held out her arm so that he could safely rest upon it. James stopped and turned around and began untying the scroll and when he was successful he unrolled it and began to read.
Lily,
ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT!
APPARATE TO HOGSMEADE!
Roxanne
P.S.
Remus is taking care of the Prefects
:)
James suddenly snorted and Lily's eyes narrowed at him.
"What?" she snapped and James shrugged.
"I'm just wondering why we never thought of it" he explained and passed the parchment to her.
Her eyes scanned over it quickly and then flicked up to James' face.
"We need to Apparate" she murmured and he nodded slowly.
"The Three Broomsticks?" he asked and she nodded slowly and then turned to Jelly Bean.
"Fly to Hogwarts, Jelly. Rest up in the Owlery" she commanded and then he whipped back his wings and flapped them madly, taking flight into the skies above.
"You talk to him as though he's human" James commented and she ignored him.
"The Three Broomsticks" she reminded him and then turned left on the spot and she was gone.
James sighed and he repeated what she had done and he disappeared from the countryside.
Lily only waited a few seconds for James to appear in front of her and the moment his feet hit the ground she turned and strode off towards the school. He shook his head and followed after her, running yet again to catch up.
It was late afternoon, and the Hogwarts Express wouldn't be there until nightfall. That meant she had to spend the remainder of the day with James. And she didn't like that one bit.
She let out a small, indignant huff and continued walking until she got to the gates.
"Great, we're locked out" she muttered and James aimed his wand at the gates.
"Alohamora!"
Lily let out a loud snort.
"Yeah, because Alohamora is going to get us through to the castle. Honestly, Potter; have you not read Hogwarts: A History?"
James glowered at her and then pointed his wand through the gate.
"Expecto Patronum!"
A silvery translucent stag burst from the tip of his wand and galloped through the grounds. Lily stood there, her mouth ajar as she was once again amazed despite her disgust at the feeling.
"Wow. I mean, where did you learn to do that?" she asked, quickly changing her impressed tone. She didn't want to give Potter something to brag about to his friends.
He shrugged.
"Remus; he's very skilled at Defence Against the Dark Arts" he admitted and suddenly a huge figure began making their way towards them, his wild black hair and beard waving in the wind.
Lily's heart lifted as she spotted her close friend and Hogwarts Grounds Keeper -
"HAGRID!" James shouted and began waving excitedly towards him.
Lily glared at him before turning her attention back towards the half-giant.
"James? Lily? What are yeh doin' here? It's a bit early" he exclaimed and Lily noticed him pull his umbrella from underneath his cloak and began tapping at the gates, murmuring quietly to himself.
"Long story, we missed the train" Lily told him as he finished the enchantments and stepped back to allow them through.
Hagrid chuckled and began replacing the spells to the gates before turning and following them towards the castle.
"How was yeh summer than?"
James grinned and turned around and began walking backwards, his hands in his pockets.
"It was great, I met the entire Tornadoes team and even had a private flying lesson with them" he told the Grounds Keeper smugly and Lily rolled her eyes. Here was the real Potter, bragging about everything he did.
James caught sight of Lily's expression and ran his hands through his messy hair, causing her to grimace. She hated when he did that. She couldn't stand it.
"Ex'lent. And yeh, Lily?"
She shrugged.
"It could have been better, could have been worse" she replied and Hagrid's beetle blacks eyes watched her closely.
"Yeh sister give yeh any trouble?"
She let out a groan.
"This morning she unplugged my alarm clock, hence the reason we missed the train" she answered and Hagrid raised his bushy eyebrows.
"Potter too?"
"No, he felt like being a hero and jumped off the train before it left the station" she explained and Hagrid shook his head.
"Yeh always gotta be helpin' people" he added winking at James who smiled back.
"Well it was either that or let Evans find her own way" he explained and looked at Lily who wasn't looking to happy.
"I would have preferred it" she muttered to herself.
"What was that Evans?"
She glared at him.
"Shut it, Pothead" she snapped and Hagrid chuckled.
"Well I bes' be off ter me cabin. See yeh both at the feast" he said as they reached the lake and he strode off in the opposite direction towards the forest.
"Looks like it's just you and me, Evans. All day" James reminded her with a smirk and she groaned.
The train better speed up and get Roxanne and Alice to Hogwarts as quickly as possible or else she might end up killing Potter or jumping off of the Astronomy Tower.
By the time the Hogwarts Express reached Hogwarts and a majority of the students had made it into the castle Lily was about ready to throw herself off of the Astronomy Tower.
James had tortured her all day, telling her he wasn't going to give her back her trunk so that the entire school would see her in her pyjamas. He followed her everywhere. He kept saying her name over and over again in an annoying sing song voice. He kept ruffling his hair in order to mess it up even more (if he was capable, it was quite messy as it was). He invited her to join him in every single broom cupboard they walked past and he kept talking non-stop about his summer.
When Lily had finally had enough, she turned around told him that if he didn't give her back her trunk and didn't leave a five mile radius between them she would hex his private parts into smithereens.
James' face turned pale and she got her wish and snatched her trunk from him and found her way into the closest female toilets she could find and got changed into her school uniform, pinning her Head Girl badge to her shirt. She then pointed her wand at her wavy red hair and it became untangled and she left it cascading down her shoulders.
When she emerged James was leaning against the wall whistling and she frowned at him.
"I thought I told you-"
"The rest of the school has arrived" he interrupted and Lily let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Thank Merlin" she muttered and pocketed her wand and her trunk that she had once again made smaller and hurried down into the hall with Potter following closely behind.
"LILY EVANS!"
Lily's eyes immediately found the source of the scream; her best friend, Roxanne Scott wading through the crowd of students towards them, her dark jet black long hair tied back into a high ponytail and her side fringe bouncing just above her electric blue eyes as she forced her way over.
"You had me worried" she exclaiming dragging her redheaded friend into a tight hug.
"I sent you a letter" Lily told her and Roxanne shrugged in reply.
"Doesn't make me worry any less; you were stranded out in the wilderness with this mad person" she responded and pointed at James.
"Hey!" he protested.
"PRONGS! I MISSED YOU!"
There was no mistaking that squeal. It could be none other than Sirius Black, with hair as silky and shiny as ever.
His coal black hair blew behind him as he set his warm, light grey eyes on his target and almost bowled Potter over without so much as a warning.
"Padfoot, get off of me. I spend every day with you" James bellowed and Sirius chuckled as he helped his friend onto his feet and straightened out his hair, patting it down smoothly.
"Oh, and by the way. Thanks for leaving me with Black and Pettigrew" Roxanne snapped at Lily who gave her a guilty smile and shrug.
"It wasn't my fault; it was-"
"Petunia?"
"As always" Lily answered darkly and Roxanne shook her head.
"That girl doesn't know when to stop, does she?"
Lily sighed in response.
"She can't help herself, she's pure evil" she explained and Roxanne linked arms with Lily and dragged her away into the Great Hall, leaving James surrounded by his friends.
"Tuck in" were the magical words of Albus Dumbledore who stood before the school beaming at them.
Lily reached for every food possible; considering how she'd missed breakfast, lunch on the train, and missed lunch at the shop because she'd been randomly attacked by a Death Eater; she was literally starving.
"Wow, slow down Lils. You'll have a heart attack" Roxanne told her, eyeing her friend with an odd glance. Lily had never been so into the food at Hogwarts; she was almost as bad as the Marauders.
Well not almost, she thought glancing at Black, Potter and their chubby little friend Pettigrew as they dug into their foods like vacuum cleaners. But she was eating a lot more than usual.
"Roxy, she missed lunch" Alice Taylor, their friend reminded her. Alice had light brown eyes and mousy brown shoulder length hair and was also watching the redhead with worry.
"Guys, I'm fine. I'm just really hungry" Lily assured them in between mouthfuls.
Down the table, Sirius and James were discussing Quidditch.
"I fink we 'ood do twials soon as 'ossible" Sirius demanded, flecks of food flying from his mouth and hitting Remus Lupin's plate, who crinkled his nose in disgust.
James nodded vigorously.
"Exactoly. I'll twy 'o book the pitch earwee" he answered and shovelled more food into his mouth, both not noticing the girls and Remus glaring at them.
"That is so disgusting" Marlene McKinnon, a girl who shared their dormitory and was another friend remarked and turned away from them.
Lily looked at Remus and caught his chocolate brown eyes and smiled at him, and he returned the gesture causing James to look on jealously. Remus' shaggy honey coloured hair was dangerously hanging in his eyes, as though he hadn't cut it in weeks.
"Really, Remus; you ought to let me give it a trim" Dorcas Meadows, yet another friend of the girls begged him and he chuckled.
"If it helps you sleep peacefully" he told her and she beamed at him.
"Honestly, how do you expect to see the notes on the boards in classes?" she asked and he shrugged.
"After dinner, I'll find my scissors and meet you in the Common Room?"
He nodded in reply and she turned back to Marlene who was her best friend. Marlene had long dark brown hair that she kept out of her face and light blue grey eyes. Dorcas on the other hand had long blonde hair she kept in plaits and braids with a front fringe above her eyebrows, and her eyes were olive green.
"It feels like it's been ages since we met up at Diagon Alley" Marlene muttered and Lily glanced up at her.
"I know it feels like it took place months ago" she said and Marlene sighed.
"I really missed you guys. This year, we've got to get Operation Payback on the Marauders" she added in a whisper and Lily smirked evilly, glancing up at James who was busy telling Remus all about their trip to the castle.
"I'm definitely in on this one" she added and the rest of them stared at her with wide eyes. Dorcas actually dropped her fork into her plate and food splattered everywhere, but they ignored it. Alice opened and closed her mouth several times.
"Lily Evans! You're Head Girl! And not to mention, you always looked down on that sort of behaviour" Alice murmured and the redhead shrugged in return.
"Yeah, but this is our last year. Think about everything they've done to make our lives hell. And who said we'd get caught?"
"Yeah, I get your point. Subtly; and let's not make it just one big thing, let's make it about a hundred little things" Marlene added with a snigger.
"Girls, I now declare war" Roxanne piped up and they all grinned at one another. The Marauders had no idea what was coming to them.
"Now as I said Quidditch tryouts will be held next week; give your names to your Head of House and this will all be arranged. Remember, first years are not permitted.
"Also, the Forbidden Forrest, as I've said for many years, is out of bounds to all students."
Was is just her, or did Lily see Dumbledore incline his head towards the Marauders, who were all grinning mischievously at one another?
"If there are any problems, direct them towards the new Head Boy and Girl; James Potter and Lily Evans-"
Dumbledore was interrupted as three of the four houses erupted into cheers and Lily blushed deeply and hid her face behind her hands and Alice patted her shoulder comfortingly. No one had ever applauded the Head Boy and Girl, and Lily had a feeling it was all to do with Potter and his popularity. She looked up and saw him smirking at everyone and rolled her eyes. Of course, it was all going to straight to his head like always.
"Ahem. Now, you've had quite a big day so off you trot, your beds await" Dumbledore added and the scraping of chairs was heard amongst the entire hall as everyone hurried to get out the doors fastest.
"First years, follow me! First years!" a blonde girl with braces called out. Lily had no idea who the Prefects were as she had missed the train, but it appeared to be Madeline Jenks and from what she could see, Tony Keeler; a boy with short cropped brown hair.
She too stood from the tables and made her way out of the Great Hall with her friends, all laughing and chatting about the holidays they hadn't spoke of. While Marlene bragged of her summer romance over in Italy, Lily got distracted by Dumbledore and James who were standing over in a corner. Upon meeting her eyes, James indicated for her to join them and she sighed, interrupting Marlene's story.
"I'm so sorry, but I've got to go, Dumbledore wants to talk to me. I'll see you in the Common Room" she promised and they said goodbye and she made her way over.
"Ah, Miss. Evans. A lovely pleasure. Now, before you leave I must warn you that this year we're taking a different approach. We are giving the Head Boy and Girl their personal quarters and common room behind the portrait of Frederick the Forlorn. You may make up your own password as you please" he instructed and Lily's eyes almost bugged out of her head as she stood there gaping at him.
"Professor, may I ask you why?" James asked and Dumbledore smiled that knowing twinkle in his eyes.
"Why, to encourage the Head Boy and Girl to form a bond" he explained and James suddenly grinned at Lily who ignored him.
"Now, if either of you have any enquiries than you may address either myself, or your Head of House" he assured them and they each nodded and he bade them goodnight, striding away with his midnight blue robes flowing behind him.
"Well, it looks like we'll be living together this year, Evans" James told her with a smug tone to his voice.
Lily's eyes darted to his own and she glared ferociously at him.
"Yeah, because I really need you driving me crazy every second of the day" she snapped and stormed off with him on her heels.
"Oh come on Evans, lighten up. It's our last year. At least be a little excited you get to spend all your time with me" he begged and she suddenly stopped and turned to face him.
"I'm jumping for joy, Potter" she said tonelessly and he rolled his eyes.
"Oh well don't conceal it for my sake" he replied dryly and she sighed and they made their way to the portrait in silence. When they did make it however, there was one more hurdle.
"I want the password to be Squiggly Piggly" James pouted, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Potter" Lily snarled through gritted teeth. "The password is not going to be 'Squiggly Piggly'. We aren't five anymore."
"Who said anything about age? And besides, can you come up with another one?"
"Chocolate frogs. There; it's easy and quick to say" she replied and he snorted.
"If it's going to be easy then anyone can guess it. Besides, anyone who observes you closely would know that chocolate frogs are your favourite desert" he added and Lily raised her eyebrows at him.
"Not everyone stalks me like you do, Potter" she responded heatedly and he sighed, looking to the portrait for help.
"Who's right?" he asked and Frederick, a man with short, parted brown hair, a black toothbrush moustache and royal blue robes looked from one to the other, a miserable look upon his face.
"Chocolate frogs is one of the most common" he droned and avoided Lily's glare.
She let out a huff.
"Fine! Let it be Squiggly Piggly for all I care!" she burst out angrily and the portrait swung open and she stormed through, James entering behind her doing a victory dance.
"Night Lily" he called out and received a rude hand gesture in reply.
He chuckled to himself. This was definitely going to be an interesting year.
A/N: And there it is. Reviews? YES PLEASE. I want to know what you guys think.
I have another story (James and the Baby-Sitter) that I've been writing for a while now so I'm going to focus on that for a bit longer but it shouldn't be too long; it's getting to the point where soon enough, it needs to be wrapped up. And then I will find my way back to this story, I promise.
But please, please let me know what you think. Should I continue it, should I drop it; you tell me.
Love always,
LilyHeartsJames
Xoxoxoxoxoxox :)