CHAPTER 1
BEST FRIENDS FROM THE START
13 year old Lily Evans was kicking a soccer ball around her front yard, her dark red hair pulled back and her emerald eyes sparkling with excitement. She was practicing hard for a soccer tournament final to be played in London. Lily was a small, sporty girl, but she wasn't obsessed with all sports, just soccer. Besides soccer, Lily loved cooking. She obviously inherited her mother, Abby's passion and talent for cooking. Lily could make a large variety of meals on her own. Lily's third passion was animals. She loves spending time at the zoo, gazing at all of the animals, even though it annoyed her older sister, Petunia.
On that bright summer day, Lily planned to spend the whole day practicing for the soccer final, but her plans were soon disrupted. At around three o'clock, a moving truck slowly trudged up the hill. Lily was surprised to see a moving truck, but then she remembered that a family across the street had moved to the United States, leaving Lily to be one of the only children left in a neighborhood full of senior citizens.
The van stopped in front of a house across the street and a couple houses away from Lily's. Soon a silver car came into view, apparently following the moving truck.
"Great! Neighbors! I really hope that they have kids!" thought Lily. She ran into the house and told her parents about their new neighbors.
Her family was excited about the neighbors for their own reasons.
Lily's mom couldn't wait to meet them. Maybe they could throw a Welcome-to-the-neighborhood party. Abby was a total people-person! Lily's older sister Petunia wondered if the new family had any hot guys. She was in her boy-crazy stage, since she was fifteen. Lily's dad, Michael, wondered if he would have someone to talk about cars and business. Lily was wondering if they had any kids her age to play with.
Abby exclaimed, "Lily, we should invite them over for dinner. They must be tired after a day of moving! Go ask them." Lily was glad that her mother had this idea. It would make them feel more at home and they could have a chance to meet them. She went to the new family's house and rang the doorbell. The door was shortly opened by a boy with messy black hair and bright, sparkling sapphire eyes that rival Lily's own green ones. He looked just about her age.
"Hello, may I help you?" said the boy.
"Hi! I'm Lily Evans. I live across the street," said Lily, wondering how his eyes could be so blue.
"I'm James Potter. My family just moved here from America. Florida to be exact" said James.
"Cool! My parents were just wondering if your family would like to come over for dinner. It must be hard work to move into a new house," said Lily, hoping that he'll say yes, because it looked like they could be very good friends.
"I'll go ask my parents, but I'm sure that they'll say yes." replied James. He went into the house and came back in a few minutes. "My parents said that they'd love to. Do you want to come in?" asked James politely.
"Thanks, but I better go tell my mom that we'll have guests. See ya! I'll come get you and your family if you want. Dinner's at 6:00. Bye!" said Lily, hurrying home. Once she got to her house, she threw on an old shirt with faded jeans and an apron on top. Then Lily skipped down the stairs and made some desserts. She made her specialties: brownies with and without nuts, apple pie, and German cake with her own special nut frosting. After her desserts were complete, she helped her mom with whatever needed to be done.
At a quarter to six, Lily put on her best pair of jeans with a shirt that said "Angel" and sneakers, then went over to the Potter's house. She rang the doorbell twice and heard it echo through the house. Once again, James opened the door, but a boy who looked to be in his late teens was right behind him.
"Hi James. Are you guys ready?" asked Lily looking James over. He was wearing a white shirt that was a little tight on him, showing his muscles. He also wore a pair of black, baggy pants. The muscles lifted her spirits, since that meant that James obviously wasn't a computer geek. He also had a tan and Lily was sure that if James were a little older, Petunia would have asked him out.
"Hey what's up?" greeted James. " Oh yeah, this is my older brother, Matt. He's nineteen." said James, introducing his brother.
"Hello, Lily. Nice to meet you." said Matt in a confident voice.
"Hi Matt, same to you." said Lily thinking that Matt should stay away from Petunia - for his own good.
"Lily, do you want to come in for a bit? My mom isn't quite ready yet but she'll be done in a few minutes." asked James, stepping aside for her to come in.
"Sure. Thanks.... Wow you guys are good at this," said an awed Lily. When she stepped in, Lily noticed that the front hall and what appeared to be the living room were completely furnished. She sat down on the love seat next to James and Matt sat in a chair across from them and they chatted for a while. James and Matt wanted to know about life in England and Lily was just as curious about their American life.
After about ten minutes, Mrs. Potter was ready, and they went off to the Evan's. In two minutes they were in the Evan's living room, and getting to know each other. Lily soon found out that Mr. Potter's name was Anthony and Mrs. Potter's was Michelle. At six fifteen, dinner began. They had a pleasant conversation. Michelle and Abby talked about their favorite things to cook. They had decided to get together one day and have a large dinner and they'll make all of their favorite foods together.
Anthony and Michael chatted about business. It turned out that they both owned their own businesses. Michael owned a computer company and Anthony is the owner of a complicated company that he couldn't explain.
While Petunia was staring at Matt, Matt was eating steak and looking slightly scared, James and Lily were having an interesting conversation.
"Nu-uh, no way! You actually met Mia Hamm? She's my hero! That's not fair!" said Lily, pouting slightly.
"Yes-huh. It is too fair. I like soccer too," said James, feeling that they could be great friends. "Too bad she's a Muggle. Though I probably could still be friends with her in the summer." You see, James and his family are witches and wizards and James is going to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little did he know that Lily was thinking the exact same thing.
The weeks passed by quickly and the Evans and Potters were becoming friends really fast. They would go to the park or the zoo together. It turned out that James also loved animals, so he and Lily would go off on their own, watching the animals. He even owned an owl. James had told Lily that his brother found him and nursed him back to health, but Lily didn't believe it. One of the best things about going to the zoo now was that Petunia found out that Matt also liked animals so she wouldn't sulk so much when they went to the zoo.
~*~* Thanks for everybody that reviewed! Abarraine -Thanks. You were my first reviewer and I was so happy when I got your review. stagger - Thank you for reviewing. It means a lot to me. Lavinia Lavender - Thanks, but Petunia didn't know that James and Matt were wizards. I read your story and it's great. Please update soon. dracosgirl12 - Thanks. I hope you still like it. Keep writing on your story, it's really good.
BEST FRIENDS FROM THE START
13 year old Lily Evans was kicking a soccer ball around her front yard, her dark red hair pulled back and her emerald eyes sparkling with excitement. She was practicing hard for a soccer tournament final to be played in London. Lily was a small, sporty girl, but she wasn't obsessed with all sports, just soccer. Besides soccer, Lily loved cooking. She obviously inherited her mother, Abby's passion and talent for cooking. Lily could make a large variety of meals on her own. Lily's third passion was animals. She loves spending time at the zoo, gazing at all of the animals, even though it annoyed her older sister, Petunia.
On that bright summer day, Lily planned to spend the whole day practicing for the soccer final, but her plans were soon disrupted. At around three o'clock, a moving truck slowly trudged up the hill. Lily was surprised to see a moving truck, but then she remembered that a family across the street had moved to the United States, leaving Lily to be one of the only children left in a neighborhood full of senior citizens.
The van stopped in front of a house across the street and a couple houses away from Lily's. Soon a silver car came into view, apparently following the moving truck.
"Great! Neighbors! I really hope that they have kids!" thought Lily. She ran into the house and told her parents about their new neighbors.
Her family was excited about the neighbors for their own reasons.
Lily's mom couldn't wait to meet them. Maybe they could throw a Welcome-to-the-neighborhood party. Abby was a total people-person! Lily's older sister Petunia wondered if the new family had any hot guys. She was in her boy-crazy stage, since she was fifteen. Lily's dad, Michael, wondered if he would have someone to talk about cars and business. Lily was wondering if they had any kids her age to play with.
Abby exclaimed, "Lily, we should invite them over for dinner. They must be tired after a day of moving! Go ask them." Lily was glad that her mother had this idea. It would make them feel more at home and they could have a chance to meet them. She went to the new family's house and rang the doorbell. The door was shortly opened by a boy with messy black hair and bright, sparkling sapphire eyes that rival Lily's own green ones. He looked just about her age.
"Hello, may I help you?" said the boy.
"Hi! I'm Lily Evans. I live across the street," said Lily, wondering how his eyes could be so blue.
"I'm James Potter. My family just moved here from America. Florida to be exact" said James.
"Cool! My parents were just wondering if your family would like to come over for dinner. It must be hard work to move into a new house," said Lily, hoping that he'll say yes, because it looked like they could be very good friends.
"I'll go ask my parents, but I'm sure that they'll say yes." replied James. He went into the house and came back in a few minutes. "My parents said that they'd love to. Do you want to come in?" asked James politely.
"Thanks, but I better go tell my mom that we'll have guests. See ya! I'll come get you and your family if you want. Dinner's at 6:00. Bye!" said Lily, hurrying home. Once she got to her house, she threw on an old shirt with faded jeans and an apron on top. Then Lily skipped down the stairs and made some desserts. She made her specialties: brownies with and without nuts, apple pie, and German cake with her own special nut frosting. After her desserts were complete, she helped her mom with whatever needed to be done.
At a quarter to six, Lily put on her best pair of jeans with a shirt that said "Angel" and sneakers, then went over to the Potter's house. She rang the doorbell twice and heard it echo through the house. Once again, James opened the door, but a boy who looked to be in his late teens was right behind him.
"Hi James. Are you guys ready?" asked Lily looking James over. He was wearing a white shirt that was a little tight on him, showing his muscles. He also wore a pair of black, baggy pants. The muscles lifted her spirits, since that meant that James obviously wasn't a computer geek. He also had a tan and Lily was sure that if James were a little older, Petunia would have asked him out.
"Hey what's up?" greeted James. " Oh yeah, this is my older brother, Matt. He's nineteen." said James, introducing his brother.
"Hello, Lily. Nice to meet you." said Matt in a confident voice.
"Hi Matt, same to you." said Lily thinking that Matt should stay away from Petunia - for his own good.
"Lily, do you want to come in for a bit? My mom isn't quite ready yet but she'll be done in a few minutes." asked James, stepping aside for her to come in.
"Sure. Thanks.... Wow you guys are good at this," said an awed Lily. When she stepped in, Lily noticed that the front hall and what appeared to be the living room were completely furnished. She sat down on the love seat next to James and Matt sat in a chair across from them and they chatted for a while. James and Matt wanted to know about life in England and Lily was just as curious about their American life.
After about ten minutes, Mrs. Potter was ready, and they went off to the Evan's. In two minutes they were in the Evan's living room, and getting to know each other. Lily soon found out that Mr. Potter's name was Anthony and Mrs. Potter's was Michelle. At six fifteen, dinner began. They had a pleasant conversation. Michelle and Abby talked about their favorite things to cook. They had decided to get together one day and have a large dinner and they'll make all of their favorite foods together.
Anthony and Michael chatted about business. It turned out that they both owned their own businesses. Michael owned a computer company and Anthony is the owner of a complicated company that he couldn't explain.
While Petunia was staring at Matt, Matt was eating steak and looking slightly scared, James and Lily were having an interesting conversation.
"Nu-uh, no way! You actually met Mia Hamm? She's my hero! That's not fair!" said Lily, pouting slightly.
"Yes-huh. It is too fair. I like soccer too," said James, feeling that they could be great friends. "Too bad she's a Muggle. Though I probably could still be friends with her in the summer." You see, James and his family are witches and wizards and James is going to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little did he know that Lily was thinking the exact same thing.
The weeks passed by quickly and the Evans and Potters were becoming friends really fast. They would go to the park or the zoo together. It turned out that James also loved animals, so he and Lily would go off on their own, watching the animals. He even owned an owl. James had told Lily that his brother found him and nursed him back to health, but Lily didn't believe it. One of the best things about going to the zoo now was that Petunia found out that Matt also liked animals so she wouldn't sulk so much when they went to the zoo.
~*~* Thanks for everybody that reviewed! Abarraine -Thanks. You were my first reviewer and I was so happy when I got your review. stagger - Thank you for reviewing. It means a lot to me. Lavinia Lavender - Thanks, but Petunia didn't know that James and Matt were wizards. I read your story and it's great. Please update soon. dracosgirl12 - Thanks. I hope you still like it. Keep writing on your story, it's really good.