A/N: Hi ya'll! This is my first attempt at a Lily/James story. It has a
slight twist, so I hope ya'll enjoy! Ang
Lily Evans awoke to the sound of her older sister, Petunia, yelling at her.
"Lily Evans! Get up! Why are you so lazy? Didn't Mom teach you..." Petunia's obnoxiously whiny voice was suddenly cut off by the soft, silvery voice of their mother.
"Petunia, I asked you to wake your sister up nicely. Lily dear, Remus is here." Camille Evans told them. Lily sat up immediately.
"Coming! Give me, um, 5 minutes?" Lily called down the stairs. She and Remus were old friends. They'd grown up together. Remus grinned. He knew full well that Lily was never awake by this time, and he'd come to surprise her. Camille forced him to sit and eat some pancakes. Lily flew down the stairs a few minutes later.
"Hi! What's up, Remus?" Lily took the seat next to his, and her mother handed her a plate and a letter. The letter had her name and address written in green ink on it. She looked at the letter, slightly confused. Remus grinned. He'd gotten his letter that morning as well.
Lily read the contents of her acceptance letter to Hogwarts, and screamed. She dropped the letter in confusion. Remus laughed.
"Lils, I got one too. There are some things that I need to tell you about. I'm a wizard. I've known all of my life. And I've known for quite a while that you'd have magic in you too. Hogwarts is the greatest school that there is. Well, in mine and my parent's opinion at least. But we get to go there! It's going to be so awesome!" Remus barely got his words out in his excitement. Lily's eyes lit up.
"You're going too?! We'll be at school together? Cool! It'll be so much fun!" Lily breathed. Camille smiled. Remus had told her everything about her daughter's school while they were waiting. "Oh, I have so much to learn! You'll have to help me. Promise, Remus?" Lily pleaded.
"I promise. And, I also promise that you'll finally get to meet James and Sirius." Remus grinned. Lily had been begging to meet them ever since he got home last year from vacation and told her all about them.
James Potter and Sirius Black both lived near Remus's grandmother's home, and Remus had told Lily about all of their adventures. He had even told her about the wolf bite. She was one of only a few people who knew about him being a werewolf. Lily hugged Remus.
"Oh I don't know how I'd bear leaving home without you going too! This is so wonderful! Oh Mother, I can go, can't I?" Lily whirled around to face her mother, hoping that she'd say yes. Petunia snorted.
"Freaks. Mother, don't let her go. She has enough problems as it is. We don't need her embarrassing the family by becoming even more of a freak." Petunia sniffed.
"Petunia! That's enough! Your sister is not a freak. I think it's wonderful that she has been accepted to this school. I'm very proud of Lily. Yes dear, you may go. Now run along and have some fun today." Camille smiled at her youngest daughter. Petunia stormed off to her room. Lily grabbed Remus's hand and dragged him outside.
Lily started giggling. Remus laughed. They both collapsed onto the ground, and lay there for a while, looking up at the clouds. This was a favorite pastime for both of them.
"What will it be like, Remus?" Lily asked, tentatively. She wouldn't admit it, but Lily was terrified. Remus smiled, and told her everything that he knew about Hogwarts. By the time he was through, Lily had a dreamy look in her eyes.
"I hope I'm in Gryffindor." Lily sighed. "Or, at least in the same house as you. I couldn't bear for us to be separated."
"Hope for Gryffindor. But you know we'll be together, Lils. We're too much alike for anything different." Remus reassured her. Lily smiled. "Best friends for life, remember Lils?"
"Best friends for life. Of course." Lily smiled.
Lily Evans awoke to the sound of her older sister, Petunia, yelling at her.
"Lily Evans! Get up! Why are you so lazy? Didn't Mom teach you..." Petunia's obnoxiously whiny voice was suddenly cut off by the soft, silvery voice of their mother.
"Petunia, I asked you to wake your sister up nicely. Lily dear, Remus is here." Camille Evans told them. Lily sat up immediately.
"Coming! Give me, um, 5 minutes?" Lily called down the stairs. She and Remus were old friends. They'd grown up together. Remus grinned. He knew full well that Lily was never awake by this time, and he'd come to surprise her. Camille forced him to sit and eat some pancakes. Lily flew down the stairs a few minutes later.
"Hi! What's up, Remus?" Lily took the seat next to his, and her mother handed her a plate and a letter. The letter had her name and address written in green ink on it. She looked at the letter, slightly confused. Remus grinned. He'd gotten his letter that morning as well.
Lily read the contents of her acceptance letter to Hogwarts, and screamed. She dropped the letter in confusion. Remus laughed.
"Lils, I got one too. There are some things that I need to tell you about. I'm a wizard. I've known all of my life. And I've known for quite a while that you'd have magic in you too. Hogwarts is the greatest school that there is. Well, in mine and my parent's opinion at least. But we get to go there! It's going to be so awesome!" Remus barely got his words out in his excitement. Lily's eyes lit up.
"You're going too?! We'll be at school together? Cool! It'll be so much fun!" Lily breathed. Camille smiled. Remus had told her everything about her daughter's school while they were waiting. "Oh, I have so much to learn! You'll have to help me. Promise, Remus?" Lily pleaded.
"I promise. And, I also promise that you'll finally get to meet James and Sirius." Remus grinned. Lily had been begging to meet them ever since he got home last year from vacation and told her all about them.
James Potter and Sirius Black both lived near Remus's grandmother's home, and Remus had told Lily about all of their adventures. He had even told her about the wolf bite. She was one of only a few people who knew about him being a werewolf. Lily hugged Remus.
"Oh I don't know how I'd bear leaving home without you going too! This is so wonderful! Oh Mother, I can go, can't I?" Lily whirled around to face her mother, hoping that she'd say yes. Petunia snorted.
"Freaks. Mother, don't let her go. She has enough problems as it is. We don't need her embarrassing the family by becoming even more of a freak." Petunia sniffed.
"Petunia! That's enough! Your sister is not a freak. I think it's wonderful that she has been accepted to this school. I'm very proud of Lily. Yes dear, you may go. Now run along and have some fun today." Camille smiled at her youngest daughter. Petunia stormed off to her room. Lily grabbed Remus's hand and dragged him outside.
Lily started giggling. Remus laughed. They both collapsed onto the ground, and lay there for a while, looking up at the clouds. This was a favorite pastime for both of them.
"What will it be like, Remus?" Lily asked, tentatively. She wouldn't admit it, but Lily was terrified. Remus smiled, and told her everything that he knew about Hogwarts. By the time he was through, Lily had a dreamy look in her eyes.
"I hope I'm in Gryffindor." Lily sighed. "Or, at least in the same house as you. I couldn't bear for us to be separated."
"Hope for Gryffindor. But you know we'll be together, Lils. We're too much alike for anything different." Remus reassured her. Lily smiled. "Best friends for life, remember Lils?"
"Best friends for life. Of course." Lily smiled.