A/N: Hey! This is my first fanfic, so be nice. Its a Lily/James story. Hope you like it! It's not exactly a romance yet, but its getting there.
Disclaimer: Lily, James, and everything else Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling.
James Potter stared at his picture of his parents he was putting into his trunk. He was packing for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His eyes fell on his broomstick as he placed the picture inside the trunk. The broom had been his eleventh birthday gift, and it was the best kind made: a Golden Comet 2500. It also cost a fortune. He smiled at it and placed it inside his trunk. James loved Quidditch, a wizard sport playing on broomsticks. He was an exceptional Seeker, because he was really small and skinny for his age. This would be his first year at Hogwarts, and he was determined to make the Quidditch team, even though first years rarely did. His family was an old wizarding family, and he had known he would be going to Hogwarts all his life. Nevertheless, his parents, Larry and Amelia, had jumped and hugged James when they had gotten the letter of acceptance. James had inherited his father's tangely mess of black hair, pale skin, and his mother's dark eyes. His hair hardly ever behaved, but he had learned to live with it. James looked around his room to see if he had forgotten anything, and double checked to make sure he had all of his prank-supplies. He did.
"Okay, I'm ready," he said to himself. "Better go see what Sirius is up to."
Sirius Black was James' next-door neighbor and best friend. They were inseparable. Sirius, who had only sisters, was like a brother to James, who had no siblings. They were also the biggest pranksters in the neighborhood. They often got in trouble, but they would just laugh it off.
When James got to Sirius' house, he went around to the side of the house and yelled, "Oy! Sirius!"
A tan skinned and dark haired head poked out of an upstairs window. "Hey James, I'm comin' down now," Sirius called.
James walked around to the front of the house and waited for Sirius. When he came out, James asked, "You ready for school yet?"
"Of course!" Sirius exclaimed.
"What goodbye-prank should we pull? It has to be big, or else they might not remember us," James said excitedly, his eyes glinting mischievously.
"Hmmm....well, your right, its got to be big, and I can promise you they'll remember us afterwards!" Sirius assured him, his eyes laughing, and they went around to the back of the house, muttering excitedly.
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Lily Mitchell watched the two boys walk around the house across the street. "There they go, at it again," she thought to herself. She had known James and Sirius every since she was little. She wasn't as close to them as they were to each other, but they were still her very good friends. She was in the middle of packing for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when she had looked out the window. She would be attending Hogwarts for the first time with Sirius and James. Her family was a muggle family, but because they were her neighbors, she had known about wizards ever since she was little. She was the only one of her siblings who was a witch. Her older sister, Petunia, lived with their Aunt Tulip. Petunia hated anything to do with magic, and refused to live in a house with a witch. Lily's parents, Daisy and Ralph, told her Petunia was just jealous. Lily didn't believe that. Her parents were very proud of her, and her little sister Rosa was really excited about having a witch-sister.
Lily couldn't wait until the next day, when she would leave on the school train. She wouldn't see her home for a year, but she was too excited about school to care. Lily started humming softly to herself, and finished packing. She went to the mirror and made sure her auburn hair still looked all right. Her green eyes twinkled in the light streaming through the open window. She walked over to it to close it, when a head with messy black hair and paled skin appeared outside, popping up from below.
"Nice try James," she said. "How did you get up here?" Her room was on the second story of her house.
"Am I ever going to be able to scare you? Maybe just once?" he asked, looking hurt. Lily knew he was kidding, because his eyes were laughing.
"The day you succeed in scaring me is the day I agree to marry you, James," she said sarcastically. Suddenly they heard Sirius' laughter from below.
"You're supposed to be holding the ladder, dummy! What's so funny?" asked James, looking down at him questioningly.
"Like Lily would ever marry you! That'd be hilarious!" Sirius exclaimed, doubling up with laughter.
"Yeah, it is somewhat funny," James agreed, starting to laugh. He laughed so hard he fell off the ladder and landed on Sirius.
"Oof!" Sirius muttered, his voice muffled from below James.
"Give me a minute, and I'll be right down, you bumbling idiots," Lily joked, closing the window and making her way out of her messy room and down the stairs.
"Hey Lily," Sirius and James said in unison when she came out of her front door.
"I cannot wait until tomorrow, can you?" she asked them.
"Nope," said Sirius.
"Can't wait," said James.
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Disclaimer: Lily, James, and everything else Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling.
James Potter stared at his picture of his parents he was putting into his trunk. He was packing for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His eyes fell on his broomstick as he placed the picture inside the trunk. The broom had been his eleventh birthday gift, and it was the best kind made: a Golden Comet 2500. It also cost a fortune. He smiled at it and placed it inside his trunk. James loved Quidditch, a wizard sport playing on broomsticks. He was an exceptional Seeker, because he was really small and skinny for his age. This would be his first year at Hogwarts, and he was determined to make the Quidditch team, even though first years rarely did. His family was an old wizarding family, and he had known he would be going to Hogwarts all his life. Nevertheless, his parents, Larry and Amelia, had jumped and hugged James when they had gotten the letter of acceptance. James had inherited his father's tangely mess of black hair, pale skin, and his mother's dark eyes. His hair hardly ever behaved, but he had learned to live with it. James looked around his room to see if he had forgotten anything, and double checked to make sure he had all of his prank-supplies. He did.
"Okay, I'm ready," he said to himself. "Better go see what Sirius is up to."
Sirius Black was James' next-door neighbor and best friend. They were inseparable. Sirius, who had only sisters, was like a brother to James, who had no siblings. They were also the biggest pranksters in the neighborhood. They often got in trouble, but they would just laugh it off.
When James got to Sirius' house, he went around to the side of the house and yelled, "Oy! Sirius!"
A tan skinned and dark haired head poked out of an upstairs window. "Hey James, I'm comin' down now," Sirius called.
James walked around to the front of the house and waited for Sirius. When he came out, James asked, "You ready for school yet?"
"Of course!" Sirius exclaimed.
"What goodbye-prank should we pull? It has to be big, or else they might not remember us," James said excitedly, his eyes glinting mischievously.
"Hmmm....well, your right, its got to be big, and I can promise you they'll remember us afterwards!" Sirius assured him, his eyes laughing, and they went around to the back of the house, muttering excitedly.
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Lily Mitchell watched the two boys walk around the house across the street. "There they go, at it again," she thought to herself. She had known James and Sirius every since she was little. She wasn't as close to them as they were to each other, but they were still her very good friends. She was in the middle of packing for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when she had looked out the window. She would be attending Hogwarts for the first time with Sirius and James. Her family was a muggle family, but because they were her neighbors, she had known about wizards ever since she was little. She was the only one of her siblings who was a witch. Her older sister, Petunia, lived with their Aunt Tulip. Petunia hated anything to do with magic, and refused to live in a house with a witch. Lily's parents, Daisy and Ralph, told her Petunia was just jealous. Lily didn't believe that. Her parents were very proud of her, and her little sister Rosa was really excited about having a witch-sister.
Lily couldn't wait until the next day, when she would leave on the school train. She wouldn't see her home for a year, but she was too excited about school to care. Lily started humming softly to herself, and finished packing. She went to the mirror and made sure her auburn hair still looked all right. Her green eyes twinkled in the light streaming through the open window. She walked over to it to close it, when a head with messy black hair and paled skin appeared outside, popping up from below.
"Nice try James," she said. "How did you get up here?" Her room was on the second story of her house.
"Am I ever going to be able to scare you? Maybe just once?" he asked, looking hurt. Lily knew he was kidding, because his eyes were laughing.
"The day you succeed in scaring me is the day I agree to marry you, James," she said sarcastically. Suddenly they heard Sirius' laughter from below.
"You're supposed to be holding the ladder, dummy! What's so funny?" asked James, looking down at him questioningly.
"Like Lily would ever marry you! That'd be hilarious!" Sirius exclaimed, doubling up with laughter.
"Yeah, it is somewhat funny," James agreed, starting to laugh. He laughed so hard he fell off the ladder and landed on Sirius.
"Oof!" Sirius muttered, his voice muffled from below James.
"Give me a minute, and I'll be right down, you bumbling idiots," Lily joked, closing the window and making her way out of her messy room and down the stairs.
"Hey Lily," Sirius and James said in unison when she came out of her front door.
"I cannot wait until tomorrow, can you?" she asked them.
"Nope," said Sirius.
"Can't wait," said James.
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