Parts of a whole
by shana
chapter 1.
POV: Lily, James
The owl was trying to kill me, I swear. Finally, it stopped squawking after I threatened to get a stun gun and tranquilize it. [it must've understood something I was saying!] It sat on my bed and stuck it's right foot out at me. I noticed, for the first time, a letter attached to the foot. All I was thinking was 'weird!'
Somehow, I opened the letter and read it. In the meantime, I screamed. A scream of joy and delight and everything else happy. Why? Because it was a letter from a boarding school, which meant I got to go to school away from Petunia, my older sister.
My mum, dad, and Petunia rushed into my room when they heard me. Believe me, I think Petunia was genuinely worried for me. Well, that was okay, I guess. Mum asked what was the matter, and I thrusted the letter at her. I yelled something about getting a suitcase and ran to the linen closet to get one. My father called after me, saying that I would need a trunk. Was he kidding? A trunk? Well, it was fine with me. I went up to the attic and lugged the black one down to my bedroom. As soon as it was opened, I threw clothes into it.
"Lily, Lily! Calm down, darling!" Mum said to me.
"I can't!" I replied. "I'm going to boarding school!"
"Honestly," I heard her mutter, "I wasn't this excited when I left home."
I stopped and turned around. Petunia was sitting on my bed picking at her nails, daddy was looking at me, and mum was scrutinizing the letter. "You went to boarding school?"
"Of course!" Mum exclaimed. "So did your father. Public schooling just wasn't that great in those days. In fact, if I remember correctly, I went to this school."
"What school?" I wasn't the only one, daddy said it too.
"Hogwarts."
Petunia laughed. "Hogwarts? What kind of name is that for a school?"
"It's a darn good school, young lady. Mighty expensive, but we can afford it."
"We can," Daddy said, as if she was saying was unbelievable.
"Of course! By the way, would you two let me speak to Lily for a moment? Alone?" What was she doing? Daddy and I were much closer, but I guess it was okay to talk to mum. I mean, she was a girl. You can't talk about girl stuff to a guy—to your father!
Daddy and Petunia left. I sat next to mum on my bed. "What do you want?"
"I just want to tell you a few things. You know that I went to this school, but you don't know what you'll learn there."
"Normal school stuff, right?" Which was what I had figured.
"No, darling. This is a witchcraft and wizardry school. You'll be learning magic."
"I WHAT?" Huh?
"Yes, Lily. You will be learning magic. You and I are witches, but your father and sister are not. Don't you wonder sometimes why you and Petunia aren't as unhealthy as others? And if you become seriously hurt, how come you mend so quickly?"
"Because I have a good immune system?" Wrong answer, I knew it.
"No. Because I put a spell or charm on you."
"Oh. Kay." Okay... "Well, what's with the owl?"
"Thats our way of mail. Oh, Lily, I'm so pleased that I passed on the traits to someone else! I thought you and Petunia were true Muggles. Maybe the baby..."
"What baby?"
"Oh, darling. I'm pregnant."
**********
One year earlier...
"Yes, I got it!"
"The letter, Jamsie, you got the letter?" my mother called from the kitchen. She and my dad ran into the sitting room.
"Yeah, the letter. I'm in!"
"That's my boy, James. That's why the owl seemed so regal... It is a little late, though; school starts in a week." He took the letter and looked it and it's second page over.
I was so happy; I wasn't a Muggle after all. I had been convinced that I wouldn't get the letter that enrolled me in Hogwarts. But, it came. I was hit with a sudden idea. "Dad, when you were gone, is that where you went? To Hogwarts to make sure I was enrolled?"
He seemed a bit flustered as he replied. "Er—no, son. I was out on—on Ministry business. And I must leave once more in a fortnight."
"You're never home, Thomas. You're always out and about." Mum looked seriously sad as she spoke to dad. I knew what was coming next, they talked like this so often nowadays.
"That's the life of an Auror, Debra. It's my duty to keep the Magical community safe."
I slipped out of the sitting room just as mum replied. "I know, but sometimes I wonder if you want to be away from home so much." I reached my bedroom and stepped in, shutting the door behind me and locking it.
Shoot, I'd left the letter in dad's hand. Oh well. I sat at my desk and took out some parchment. Dipping the nearest quill into an inkbottle, I started the letter to one of my best friends, Sirius Black.
Minutes passed as I wrote. The voices died down. I finished the letter and put it into an envelope. Then, I took out some more parchment and wrote another letter, this one to my other best friend Remus Lupin. After a while, I finished and took out a sheet of Muggle paper and a pen.
I wrote a letter to my Muggle best friend, Johnny Glutarrin. I explained that I had been accepted into a boarding school, and I wouldn't be seeing him next year at the public school. I felt genuinely sorry, I had known Johnny as long as I had known Sirius and Remus. He was like a brother to me, he knew everything about me from what size shoes I wear to what girl I liked at the moment. I was already missing him.
I shook off the feeling. It's not like I wouldn't see him again in my life; we got vacation in Hogwarts, right? Hopefully, the answer to that question was yes.
Just as I had finished sending out my owl, Dizzy [short for Disney], out and sticking a stamp on to the letter to Johnny, Dad opened the door and walked in my room. "Did I hear anyone knock?" I said, realizing that I had locked the door.
"Sorry, son. But I'm going to be leaving again tonight. The Ministry reckons that they've sighted Dark Magic being used near the Edinsburgh castle. You'll have to go to Diagon Alley with your mother."
"Alright, I guess." Not okay! What if someone I knew saw me shopping with my mother? Wait, why was I worrying? Everyone thought my parents were cool! Dad's an Auror, and Mum had some sort of record with the number of points taken off for a single student at Hogwarts. "When are you coming back?"
"Fifteenth of September."
"Oh. I see."
"Yes. So, I, uh—have a good time at school, I guess."
"Thanks, dad. I will. I hope you get whoever's using the Dark Magic."
"Me too."
I watched him shut the door. I watched the door shut. I watched the door. Watched the door. The door. Door.
My mum walked in. I shook my head and revived myself from the trance. "Hi, mum."
"Hi James. Did your father tell you about our trip tomorrow?"
"Yeah."
"And I've invited Remus and Sirius to come with us. Believe me, their mother's were glad it was you going with me and not them going with you."
Did I tell you my Mum was cool?
**********
author's totally confusing note to the readers:
okay, most of u reading this have read the earlier—i mean later chapters already. and i have to warn you that this chap is confusing. the first part is one year after the second part. which, translated into normal person talk, means that lily is one year younger than james.
dont start getting ideas, now, about some stuff i wrote about. because u might b right. know what i mean? and i left you with a lot of cliffhangers, so click the next chapter link right now!
i think i'm putting 2 many chaps up. rite now there r 5. [well, when i posted this] So i'm thinking 20 reviews until i post the 6th chap? maybe 4 reviews per chapter... last time i checked, there were 4 reviews. better speed it up! :-)
well, hope u like this. review! and if u liked it, tell peeps about it! and if u really really loved it, put it on ur faves list! but u dont have 2 just cuz i told u to, its just a suggestion. ;-)
by shana
chapter 1.
POV: Lily, James
The owl was trying to kill me, I swear. Finally, it stopped squawking after I threatened to get a stun gun and tranquilize it. [it must've understood something I was saying!] It sat on my bed and stuck it's right foot out at me. I noticed, for the first time, a letter attached to the foot. All I was thinking was 'weird!'
Somehow, I opened the letter and read it. In the meantime, I screamed. A scream of joy and delight and everything else happy. Why? Because it was a letter from a boarding school, which meant I got to go to school away from Petunia, my older sister.
My mum, dad, and Petunia rushed into my room when they heard me. Believe me, I think Petunia was genuinely worried for me. Well, that was okay, I guess. Mum asked what was the matter, and I thrusted the letter at her. I yelled something about getting a suitcase and ran to the linen closet to get one. My father called after me, saying that I would need a trunk. Was he kidding? A trunk? Well, it was fine with me. I went up to the attic and lugged the black one down to my bedroom. As soon as it was opened, I threw clothes into it.
"Lily, Lily! Calm down, darling!" Mum said to me.
"I can't!" I replied. "I'm going to boarding school!"
"Honestly," I heard her mutter, "I wasn't this excited when I left home."
I stopped and turned around. Petunia was sitting on my bed picking at her nails, daddy was looking at me, and mum was scrutinizing the letter. "You went to boarding school?"
"Of course!" Mum exclaimed. "So did your father. Public schooling just wasn't that great in those days. In fact, if I remember correctly, I went to this school."
"What school?" I wasn't the only one, daddy said it too.
"Hogwarts."
Petunia laughed. "Hogwarts? What kind of name is that for a school?"
"It's a darn good school, young lady. Mighty expensive, but we can afford it."
"We can," Daddy said, as if she was saying was unbelievable.
"Of course! By the way, would you two let me speak to Lily for a moment? Alone?" What was she doing? Daddy and I were much closer, but I guess it was okay to talk to mum. I mean, she was a girl. You can't talk about girl stuff to a guy—to your father!
Daddy and Petunia left. I sat next to mum on my bed. "What do you want?"
"I just want to tell you a few things. You know that I went to this school, but you don't know what you'll learn there."
"Normal school stuff, right?" Which was what I had figured.
"No, darling. This is a witchcraft and wizardry school. You'll be learning magic."
"I WHAT?" Huh?
"Yes, Lily. You will be learning magic. You and I are witches, but your father and sister are not. Don't you wonder sometimes why you and Petunia aren't as unhealthy as others? And if you become seriously hurt, how come you mend so quickly?"
"Because I have a good immune system?" Wrong answer, I knew it.
"No. Because I put a spell or charm on you."
"Oh. Kay." Okay... "Well, what's with the owl?"
"Thats our way of mail. Oh, Lily, I'm so pleased that I passed on the traits to someone else! I thought you and Petunia were true Muggles. Maybe the baby..."
"What baby?"
"Oh, darling. I'm pregnant."
**********
One year earlier...
"Yes, I got it!"
"The letter, Jamsie, you got the letter?" my mother called from the kitchen. She and my dad ran into the sitting room.
"Yeah, the letter. I'm in!"
"That's my boy, James. That's why the owl seemed so regal... It is a little late, though; school starts in a week." He took the letter and looked it and it's second page over.
I was so happy; I wasn't a Muggle after all. I had been convinced that I wouldn't get the letter that enrolled me in Hogwarts. But, it came. I was hit with a sudden idea. "Dad, when you were gone, is that where you went? To Hogwarts to make sure I was enrolled?"
He seemed a bit flustered as he replied. "Er—no, son. I was out on—on Ministry business. And I must leave once more in a fortnight."
"You're never home, Thomas. You're always out and about." Mum looked seriously sad as she spoke to dad. I knew what was coming next, they talked like this so often nowadays.
"That's the life of an Auror, Debra. It's my duty to keep the Magical community safe."
I slipped out of the sitting room just as mum replied. "I know, but sometimes I wonder if you want to be away from home so much." I reached my bedroom and stepped in, shutting the door behind me and locking it.
Shoot, I'd left the letter in dad's hand. Oh well. I sat at my desk and took out some parchment. Dipping the nearest quill into an inkbottle, I started the letter to one of my best friends, Sirius Black.
Minutes passed as I wrote. The voices died down. I finished the letter and put it into an envelope. Then, I took out some more parchment and wrote another letter, this one to my other best friend Remus Lupin. After a while, I finished and took out a sheet of Muggle paper and a pen.
I wrote a letter to my Muggle best friend, Johnny Glutarrin. I explained that I had been accepted into a boarding school, and I wouldn't be seeing him next year at the public school. I felt genuinely sorry, I had known Johnny as long as I had known Sirius and Remus. He was like a brother to me, he knew everything about me from what size shoes I wear to what girl I liked at the moment. I was already missing him.
I shook off the feeling. It's not like I wouldn't see him again in my life; we got vacation in Hogwarts, right? Hopefully, the answer to that question was yes.
Just as I had finished sending out my owl, Dizzy [short for Disney], out and sticking a stamp on to the letter to Johnny, Dad opened the door and walked in my room. "Did I hear anyone knock?" I said, realizing that I had locked the door.
"Sorry, son. But I'm going to be leaving again tonight. The Ministry reckons that they've sighted Dark Magic being used near the Edinsburgh castle. You'll have to go to Diagon Alley with your mother."
"Alright, I guess." Not okay! What if someone I knew saw me shopping with my mother? Wait, why was I worrying? Everyone thought my parents were cool! Dad's an Auror, and Mum had some sort of record with the number of points taken off for a single student at Hogwarts. "When are you coming back?"
"Fifteenth of September."
"Oh. I see."
"Yes. So, I, uh—have a good time at school, I guess."
"Thanks, dad. I will. I hope you get whoever's using the Dark Magic."
"Me too."
I watched him shut the door. I watched the door shut. I watched the door. Watched the door. The door. Door.
My mum walked in. I shook my head and revived myself from the trance. "Hi, mum."
"Hi James. Did your father tell you about our trip tomorrow?"
"Yeah."
"And I've invited Remus and Sirius to come with us. Believe me, their mother's were glad it was you going with me and not them going with you."
Did I tell you my Mum was cool?
**********
author's totally confusing note to the readers:
okay, most of u reading this have read the earlier—i mean later chapters already. and i have to warn you that this chap is confusing. the first part is one year after the second part. which, translated into normal person talk, means that lily is one year younger than james.
dont start getting ideas, now, about some stuff i wrote about. because u might b right. know what i mean? and i left you with a lot of cliffhangers, so click the next chapter link right now!
i think i'm putting 2 many chaps up. rite now there r 5. [well, when i posted this] So i'm thinking 20 reviews until i post the 6th chap? maybe 4 reviews per chapter... last time i checked, there were 4 reviews. better speed it up! :-)
well, hope u like this. review! and if u liked it, tell peeps about it! and if u really really loved it, put it on ur faves list! but u dont have 2 just cuz i told u to, its just a suggestion. ;-)