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AN: Hello peeps! This multi chap is written for the Make Me Beautiful Challenge and the One Million Added Words Competition over on HPFC.
This is only the start, but I plan on continuing it. I really need to write more and I also should finish one of my stories for once! So here I am, giving it another go. I hope you will like this story and maybe give me some feedback.
Happy reading, folks! :)
From Letters to Love
Chapter One
Lily poked around in her sundae as she sat across from James and Sirius in Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour,
James looked at her, his lower lip stuck out and eyes that could match those of a begging puppy.
"Come on, Lils! One night of fun, before we have to go back to Hogwarts."
"Yeah, Lily! You'll miss out on all the good stuff if you keep burying your nose in all those dusty books," Sirius chimed in.
She was about to tell him that books are the good stuff for her when he continued, "And Andy will be there too. You know, my favorite cousin! You've got to meet her, I promise you'll love her!"
She really didn't want to go. A 'night of fun' probably meant a night of stinky bars and alcohol and Lily wasn't sure she wanted to deal with two drunk Gryffindors.
She knew they wouldn't let this go if she just plainly refused, so she tried to come up with a believable excuse, "Look, boys, I would really like to come, but we're going to leave for school in two days and I still need to finish packing..."
She hoped that would be enough for them to leave it be, but apparently she had fooled herself, for instead of accepting what she was telling them, James and Sirius started laughing.
"Think of something better Lils," James chuckled, "All of us know that you have already finished packing a week ago. You're coming and that's that. Let yourself loosen up a little!"
She looked over at Sirius who nodded approvingly, before he added, "And you don't want my cousin to be the only girl amongst us, do you?"
She didn't see what would be wrong with that. At Hogwarts, Lily was usually the only girl amongst the Marauders, and most of the time it didn't bother her any. But then again, at Hogwarts the boys weren't drinking.
She sighed, "All right, I'll come. But I am not going to touch any alcohol."
"Fine by me," Sirius murmured. James smiled brightly and looked at her with a happy glint in his eyes. "Awesome!" he said.
"Awesome," Lily muttered sarcastically, not at all happy at how this conversation had turned out.
She was happy she hadn't dressed up, when she was standing outside the shabby muggle pub where she was supposed to meet with the boys, later that evening.
Soon enough the two of them turned up also still dressed in their clothes from earlier.
Both of them hugged her, but she quickly broke away from James' embrace when she saw him move in to kiss her cheek.
She didn't miss the disappointed look in his eyes, but decided to ignore it.
The last few years she hinted to him that she wasn't interested in pursuing any kind of romance with him, but he just didn't seem to get it.
The three of them entered the pub and Sirius walked immediately over to two people sitting at the bar. When Lily and James got closer she finally got a closer look of them. Sirius was shaking the hands of a young man. Tall, handsome with light hair. He was obviously a wizard, but he looked like he didn't quite belong into the wizarding world. He had is arm around a woman. You couldn't say girl, because, while she was rather young, she was most definitely a woman. She was cury, had luscious lips and silky dark hair that was plaited into a beautiful French braid. She was dressed in a dark purple sheath dressed that hugged her body perfectly. Yes, this was definitely a woman; and she was truly beautiful.
The way Sirius hugged her she could only guess that the woman was his cousin. When they broke free from their embrace the lady looked at James and Lily and smiled. It was a brilliant smile. "You must be Lily and James," she said, "I am Andromeda, Sirius' cousin." She embraced them and planted a kiss on both of their cheeks. Her lips burned on Lily's skin and she could feel the blush creeping upon her face. Her cheeks were probably as red as her hair right now.
She smiled sheepishly and murmured, "Nice to meet you, Andromeda."
"It's my pleasure," Andromeda responded and her voice sent shivers down Lily's spine.
Lily was utterly amazed by the effect the woman had on her as she had never felt anything like it before. Whether it was admiration or something else, she didn't know, but she was sure that this would prove to be an interesting night.