A/N: James' thoughts are in "~" those and Lily's are in "*"'s. and this is
me interrupting "^" ok??
James Potter, a 19 year old auror, was partner-less. Now it was a law in the Ministry that you couldn't do field work without a partner, so he was stuck in the office doing paperwork. This is all he did day in and day out. His best friend, Sirius Black, was partnered with an old friend, Arabella Figg, who went to Hogwarts with them. They already knew of her fiery temper, and stayed out of her way when she was on the warpath. So James was settling into a normal days' work when, the door was wrenched open and his boss, Frank Longbottom came into the large, spacious office. "Mr. Potter, he said softly, we've found another auror who is in need of a partner. They should arrive any minute now. They've been trained for this type of assignment. Be nice, or you might find yourself with a broken hand or arm, ok?"
"Yes sir." James replied obediently, while trying to figure out who would be without a partner if they were that good.
~He must be really good, to be able to work by himself most of the time~ ^remember this is James^
Frank left the office, muttering about the caldron bottom thickness ^hehehe^ After a few minutes, James got to work, filling out a form for Chris Bones, who had had his back broken a couple weeks ago, and needed sick leave. Then once again, the door was opened, but this time the person was a totally stranger. She had long, beautiful, wavy red hair, matched with sparkling, intelligent eyes. She was a head shorter then James. She was wearing a shirt that said "Like what you see... Dial 1-800-YOU WISH" and hipster jeans.
Looking him over she smiled and said "Hey, are you James..ah.Potter?" James nodded dumbly, as he was still recovering from the shock that she was a girl.
~ OH man.she's hot.but she can't be an auror.she just can't be! ~
*Oh, another egotistic male partner.damn! Why do I always get partnered with them?*
She sat on his desk, swinging her legs. Again, the door burst open and Frank came in. "Ahh, Lily, you're here. Well, introductions. This is James Potter, a very good graduate from our training program." Frank said to her. Then he turned to James. "Lily is from America and was their best & youngest auror in the business."
"But, Sir.um.She's just a girl. Are you sure there wasn't some mistake?" He said pompously. Lily glared daggers at him.
"Just a girl, huh? Would just any girl be able to do this? Imperio!" she shouted, letting her temper get the better of her. James stood there for a moment, feeling a voice in his head, saying "James, jump up and down, jump up and down James.DO IT!" He started jumping up and down until she broke the curse. Staring at her hands he realized, she didn't have a wand!
"This might be the right time to tell you James, Lily is a very powerful witch. By the time she is 20 she will be more powerful than Albus Dumbledore and Voldemort put together. She is an expert in the martial arts." Frank said.
"Ok.just how old are you?" James asked suspiciously
"18." She said sweetly, flashing a brilliant smile that probably had all the boys begging her to go out with them.
"EIGHTEEN? Sir, how the hell do you expect me to be partners with a teenager!"
"James you're only 19, stop acting like a spoilt child! You will respect her and treat her as an equal. Lily has just graduated from the Salem School of Auror training, the best in the world. And if I am very much mistaken, you are the one who still likes to pull pranks. So lay off!" Frank Longbottom said, "I expect you to show her around here and familiarize her with the Aurors Black and Figg." James looked to the floor, scuffing his shoes on it.
"Yes sir." He replied, sighing. He gazed at Lily. She coolly returned it, obviously waiting for a response.
~Well might as well try and make friends. ~
"Let's go." He said, leading the way to the café, which is where Sirius would most likely be.
"Fine with me." Lily replied, hopping off the desk and following him out.
****
"Yo Padfoot get over here." James yelled as they entered the small coffee shop. A tall man with long black hair, wicked blue eyes and a devilish smile walked over.
"Hey Prongs.WOAH! Who's your girl?" He said gesturing towards Lily.
Lily looked offended and yelled "First of all I am NOT anyone's girl, least of all his, second of all I have a name which happens to be Lily and thirdly I'm his PARTNER."
"Whoa...feisty one is she." Sirius said calmly, "New partner eh?"
"Yeah." James replied, a little cautiously.
"A little fragile is she?" he said raising an eyebrow to check her out.
"Excuse me?" Lily said, glaring at him.
"Uh-oh, you shouldn't have said that." James said shaking his head. A minute Lily had disarmed Sirius, pinned to the ground & broken his hand. The entire cafe started applauding. ^ Remember they're still on campus. ^
A small, brown haired girl came up behind Sirius and smiled saying "Hey, I am Arabella Figg. You can call me Bella. I've never seen James or Sirius taken out that easily. I am Black's partner. Frank Longbottom, the chief, said that a new auror will be arriving today. I never thought it'd be another girl, since not many girls want to be auror's. I guess you'll be sleeping in my dorm. I am the only girl here and it does get a bit boyish."
"Er...Hi I'm Lily Evans. I'm from America, and there, we have whole training camps for girls." Lily laughed at the shocked look on Arabella's face. "Not all countries are as sexist as they are here." Bella grabbed Lily's arm and told Lily to follow her.
"Are James and Sirius always this sexist?" Lily said after they were a fair way away from the café.
"Yeah, pretty much. They think that this is a "man's" job.whatever that is! They also have huge egos, but Remus, their other best friend, isn't that bad. It took about 2 years for James and Sirius to respect me. You've already gained Sirius's respect, though, I saw the look of respect on his face when you pinned him." Bella explained.
Bella led Lily up several flights of stairs into a very plain room, with two beds, two night stands and one dresser with 6 drawers. "This is our room. We are allowed to change it, but I'm not that good with decorating charms, so I never actually did any decorating. I like to keep the room clean, because the boy's rooms are so messy, it's disgusting!" Arabella said, looking hopeful.
*Should I show this girl what I can do? Why not??*
"Hey, Bella, what's your favourite colour?" Asked Lily, ready to surprise Bella.
"Um, purple, why?"
"'Cause it's decorating time!" Yelled Lily. When they had finished it was still early, about 6 in the afternoon, and the girls were doing they're own thing. Lily lay on a dark purple (like an amethyst colour) bed, drowning from the many pillows in different shades of purple, pink, blue and white. There was also a bookcase in one corner and a window seat in the window. The girls' room had a wonderful view, looking out onto the mountains which were surrounding the camp. The dresser was now a big duchessy sort of dresser, with a big mirror that could fit two people. Arabella was lying on her bed, which was a lavender colour, doing her nails in various colours of the rainbow. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, which startled both girls out of their respective dreamlands. Without bothering to wait, James & Sirius burst into the room.
"WOAH! Where you girl hit with a spell or something?" Sirius asked, stunned at the once bland room's new colours.
"Of course not, Sirius Black. I just happen to be able to know the decoration charm." Lily replied, getting out of the bed.
"Oh, of course. Well dinner is ready." James told the girls.
They scrambled into the bathroom, and appeared 2 minutes later, both wearing jeans and dark, hunting green, 3 quarter way sleeve T-shirts.
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This is actually a story by moon princess, but with a lot of difference. Check out hers at http://www.fanfiction.net/read
James Potter, a 19 year old auror, was partner-less. Now it was a law in the Ministry that you couldn't do field work without a partner, so he was stuck in the office doing paperwork. This is all he did day in and day out. His best friend, Sirius Black, was partnered with an old friend, Arabella Figg, who went to Hogwarts with them. They already knew of her fiery temper, and stayed out of her way when she was on the warpath. So James was settling into a normal days' work when, the door was wrenched open and his boss, Frank Longbottom came into the large, spacious office. "Mr. Potter, he said softly, we've found another auror who is in need of a partner. They should arrive any minute now. They've been trained for this type of assignment. Be nice, or you might find yourself with a broken hand or arm, ok?"
"Yes sir." James replied obediently, while trying to figure out who would be without a partner if they were that good.
~He must be really good, to be able to work by himself most of the time~ ^remember this is James^
Frank left the office, muttering about the caldron bottom thickness ^hehehe^ After a few minutes, James got to work, filling out a form for Chris Bones, who had had his back broken a couple weeks ago, and needed sick leave. Then once again, the door was opened, but this time the person was a totally stranger. She had long, beautiful, wavy red hair, matched with sparkling, intelligent eyes. She was a head shorter then James. She was wearing a shirt that said "Like what you see... Dial 1-800-YOU WISH" and hipster jeans.
Looking him over she smiled and said "Hey, are you James..ah.Potter?" James nodded dumbly, as he was still recovering from the shock that she was a girl.
~ OH man.she's hot.but she can't be an auror.she just can't be! ~
*Oh, another egotistic male partner.damn! Why do I always get partnered with them?*
She sat on his desk, swinging her legs. Again, the door burst open and Frank came in. "Ahh, Lily, you're here. Well, introductions. This is James Potter, a very good graduate from our training program." Frank said to her. Then he turned to James. "Lily is from America and was their best & youngest auror in the business."
"But, Sir.um.She's just a girl. Are you sure there wasn't some mistake?" He said pompously. Lily glared daggers at him.
"Just a girl, huh? Would just any girl be able to do this? Imperio!" she shouted, letting her temper get the better of her. James stood there for a moment, feeling a voice in his head, saying "James, jump up and down, jump up and down James.DO IT!" He started jumping up and down until she broke the curse. Staring at her hands he realized, she didn't have a wand!
"This might be the right time to tell you James, Lily is a very powerful witch. By the time she is 20 she will be more powerful than Albus Dumbledore and Voldemort put together. She is an expert in the martial arts." Frank said.
"Ok.just how old are you?" James asked suspiciously
"18." She said sweetly, flashing a brilliant smile that probably had all the boys begging her to go out with them.
"EIGHTEEN? Sir, how the hell do you expect me to be partners with a teenager!"
"James you're only 19, stop acting like a spoilt child! You will respect her and treat her as an equal. Lily has just graduated from the Salem School of Auror training, the best in the world. And if I am very much mistaken, you are the one who still likes to pull pranks. So lay off!" Frank Longbottom said, "I expect you to show her around here and familiarize her with the Aurors Black and Figg." James looked to the floor, scuffing his shoes on it.
"Yes sir." He replied, sighing. He gazed at Lily. She coolly returned it, obviously waiting for a response.
~Well might as well try and make friends. ~
"Let's go." He said, leading the way to the café, which is where Sirius would most likely be.
"Fine with me." Lily replied, hopping off the desk and following him out.
****
"Yo Padfoot get over here." James yelled as they entered the small coffee shop. A tall man with long black hair, wicked blue eyes and a devilish smile walked over.
"Hey Prongs.WOAH! Who's your girl?" He said gesturing towards Lily.
Lily looked offended and yelled "First of all I am NOT anyone's girl, least of all his, second of all I have a name which happens to be Lily and thirdly I'm his PARTNER."
"Whoa...feisty one is she." Sirius said calmly, "New partner eh?"
"Yeah." James replied, a little cautiously.
"A little fragile is she?" he said raising an eyebrow to check her out.
"Excuse me?" Lily said, glaring at him.
"Uh-oh, you shouldn't have said that." James said shaking his head. A minute Lily had disarmed Sirius, pinned to the ground & broken his hand. The entire cafe started applauding. ^ Remember they're still on campus. ^
A small, brown haired girl came up behind Sirius and smiled saying "Hey, I am Arabella Figg. You can call me Bella. I've never seen James or Sirius taken out that easily. I am Black's partner. Frank Longbottom, the chief, said that a new auror will be arriving today. I never thought it'd be another girl, since not many girls want to be auror's. I guess you'll be sleeping in my dorm. I am the only girl here and it does get a bit boyish."
"Er...Hi I'm Lily Evans. I'm from America, and there, we have whole training camps for girls." Lily laughed at the shocked look on Arabella's face. "Not all countries are as sexist as they are here." Bella grabbed Lily's arm and told Lily to follow her.
"Are James and Sirius always this sexist?" Lily said after they were a fair way away from the café.
"Yeah, pretty much. They think that this is a "man's" job.whatever that is! They also have huge egos, but Remus, their other best friend, isn't that bad. It took about 2 years for James and Sirius to respect me. You've already gained Sirius's respect, though, I saw the look of respect on his face when you pinned him." Bella explained.
Bella led Lily up several flights of stairs into a very plain room, with two beds, two night stands and one dresser with 6 drawers. "This is our room. We are allowed to change it, but I'm not that good with decorating charms, so I never actually did any decorating. I like to keep the room clean, because the boy's rooms are so messy, it's disgusting!" Arabella said, looking hopeful.
*Should I show this girl what I can do? Why not??*
"Hey, Bella, what's your favourite colour?" Asked Lily, ready to surprise Bella.
"Um, purple, why?"
"'Cause it's decorating time!" Yelled Lily. When they had finished it was still early, about 6 in the afternoon, and the girls were doing they're own thing. Lily lay on a dark purple (like an amethyst colour) bed, drowning from the many pillows in different shades of purple, pink, blue and white. There was also a bookcase in one corner and a window seat in the window. The girls' room had a wonderful view, looking out onto the mountains which were surrounding the camp. The dresser was now a big duchessy sort of dresser, with a big mirror that could fit two people. Arabella was lying on her bed, which was a lavender colour, doing her nails in various colours of the rainbow. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, which startled both girls out of their respective dreamlands. Without bothering to wait, James & Sirius burst into the room.
"WOAH! Where you girl hit with a spell or something?" Sirius asked, stunned at the once bland room's new colours.
"Of course not, Sirius Black. I just happen to be able to know the decoration charm." Lily replied, getting out of the bed.
"Oh, of course. Well dinner is ready." James told the girls.
They scrambled into the bathroom, and appeared 2 minutes later, both wearing jeans and dark, hunting green, 3 quarter way sleeve T-shirts.
****
This is actually a story by moon princess, but with a lot of difference. Check out hers at http://www.fanfiction.net/read