One or The Other

One or The Other

Chapter 1: Quite the teaser

Summary: James Potter has known Petunia Evans for quite a while, so why didn't she tell him she had a sister?

" Hi Mr. and Mrs. Evans! How are you today?" asked James. They smiled warmly at him.

"Good. Thanks for asking." Mrs. Evans said while lifting a box. James walked towards them and took it from her.

" I got it, Mrs. Evans." He said politely.

" James, I've already told you! Call me Jackie. And call that lump of self pity over there Larry." Larry looked up from his paper and James chuckled.

" So, what's with all the boxes?" He asked them curiously. Jackie's eyes filled with tears and Larry groaned.

" My little girl moves back in with us today!" She said happily and a tear fell down her cheek. James looked confused. "Oh! You'll love her! She's just your age, too! She has red hair and Emerald Green eyes." She drabbled on. James remembered a picture that he'd seen of a girl that fit the description. He had confronted Petunia with saying 'Dang! She's hot!" Petunia had glared at him and put the picture back ignoring his questions about her. He had assumed her to be a dead family member that she had loved.

" Jackie, dear, you're rambling again." He told her without removing his eyes from the paper. James frowned.

"Where's her room?" He asked the couple.

" Three doors down from Petunia's." Jackie said distractedly. James noted that the room was larger than Petunia and that the girl was younger than her. He smiled at charming smile at them.

"I'll go put It there. When's she coming?" He asked nicely.

" Tomorrow. Oh dear! I've got to get everything ready! There should be a big dinner and James, do invite your parents over tomorrow. Will you bring that box up there? Thanks. Remind me to give you the first batch of cookies!" She added as James walked into the house up the second floor. He was The Evan's neighbor for quite a while and he knew where everything was. After he put the box down and walked back to the stairs, he was discovered.

"James!" yelled Petunia flinging her arms around him. She was only one year older. He grinned and returned the hug.

"Hey, Petty!" He greeted her as he pulled away. " Listen, I've gotta finish bringing these boxes up to your Sister's room." He raised an eyebrow at her and she looked at him guiltily. "What's up with you and your Sister?" He asked her, concerned. He got a shock when he saw her face harden.

" She's always been the center of attention, the boys have always gone for her, she thinks she's better than me, she's rude! Now do you get it?" She asked him, glaring.

" Harsh." James said, looking at her. "Well, I'd better go help with the boxes, I told your mot- Jackie, that I'd help." He added hastily as she looked at him disbelievingly.

The next day James awoke and with a yawn he realized that Petunia's Sister was coming. He knew that this was going to be a hard day for her, but he couldn't get that picture out of his mind. He ignored it for a moment as he got dressed. He walked over to the Evans' house. He knocked on the door and Petunia pulled him inside.

"What took you so long?" She hissed at him. "She's arriving in an hour! I have to upstage her! What do I wear? Tell me what to wear!" She said as she ran upstairs, James following slowly. It was forty-five minutes later when Petunia had found her perfect outfit. A cute dress that went up to her knees. James thought that It looked quite nice on her.

" PETUNIA! COME DOWN! SHE'S COMING!" Jackie yelled from downstairs. They came down just in time to see her getting out of a Black Limo and walking towards the door. James couldn't see her face because she wore sunglasses, he also couldn't see her hair because It was in a ponytail. However, as she walked through the door, she screamed,

"Je reviens!" (I'm back!) Her Mother hugged her and she hugged her back. "Hé la Maman, hé le Papa!"(Hey Mum, hey Dad!) She said as she pulled away from her Mum and gave her Dad a hug. "Salut Pétunia!" ( Hi, Petunia!) She said as she gave her Sister a hug, which petunia reluctantly let her do. Then she turned to James. "You must be James!" she said, and she couldn't help but notice that he was the hottest boy she had ever seen. She hugged him too. " You must be his parents!" She said as she gave them hugs too. They smiled at her.

" We've hear so much about you!" They said politely. Lily was the exact opposite of Petunia. Red hair, Green eyes, nice smile, friendly welcome, happy girl, nice curves, have funner. Lily gave them a smile that people would die for. Lily's Mum looked her up and down.

" Wow Lily! You've changed… a lot more developed, I see." Lily's mouth fell open in horror and her cheeks turned bright red.

" Mum!" She said, evidently horror struck.

" Very well, I'm sorry. Right now, you can go up to your room, later we can talk about the boys." She said with a wink. Larry suddenly became more alert.

" Yes. We certainly will." He said sternly. Lily rolled her eyes and headed towards the stairs.

"Which room is It?" She asked.

" The second floor, three doors down from Petunia's. Pet, dearie, you'll show her to her room, right?" Her Mother asked, even though she meant 'Go show Lily where her room is or else.' Petunia faked a smile.

" Of course, Mum." She said as she left, James with her.

" So your name's Lily?" he asked.

" So your name's James?" She asked him, mockingly. He chuckled.

" Quite the teaser, I see." He said, looking at her. She looked back at him, her eyes twinkling with amusement.

"I try." She told him. He smiled at her.

" We're here." She said coldly.

" Thanks, Sis. Nice talking to ya, James." She said as she headed into her room. James looked at Petunia.

" I think she's rather nice." He said with a shrug. Petunia just narrowed her eyes at him.

" That's all an act. Now lets go back downstairs." She said turning around. James shook his head.

" I think I'm gonna get to know Lily better." He said as he walked through her door. He realized he should've knocked first, when he saw her startled face. "I'm sorry, I should've- is that a wand?" He asked, completely caught by surprise. Lily's eyes widened in shock.

" N-n-no?" She asked more than said, but she immediately pulled it up to point at his face. "Obli-" but she didn't get to finish when James pulled out his wand.

" DON'T!" He shouted as he pulled out his own wand. Lily stood gaping at him. She dropped her wand on the floor. He lowered his wand hand.

"Sorry! I didn't know that you were a Wizard!" She blushed as she picked back up her wand. All of a sudden rushing footsteps came and the door burst open. Everyone stood staring at the Teens who were each holding their wands limply at their sides. Everyone stared. Mrs. Evans was shocked that James was a Wizard while Mrs. Potter was shocked that Lily was a Witch.

" Well… this is awkward…" Mr. Potter trailed off.

30 minutes later

Everyone was aware that both families had magic and were treating each other as if they had known all along. Petunia was so jealous and angry that she hadn't talked to James for the rest of the night, not that he noticed because he was too busy talking and doing small flirting with Lily. The next day someone burst through her bedroom door and she woke up, startled. She didn't recognize this person.

"PADFOOT! You can't just- oh ,hello Lily." He said nervously. Lily raised an eyebrow at James, fully aware that she was in her tank top and short shorts. 'Padfoot' ignored him.

"Hello, my dear Lady. My name is Sirius Black and you are the hottest female I've ever seen." Lily giggled.

" So I've been told." She got up. "I suspect you are a Wizard, too?" She asked him, looking at his wand. He grinned.

" I'm glad to see you've noticed." He said pleasantly. Lily suddenly felt wide-awake.

" Is Petunia awake yet?" They shook their heads.

" There you are, James. I've been looking for you." He turned to Lily and glanced at her, shocked. "You look nothing like your Sister!" He said, wide eyed. Lily giggled.

" So I've been told. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" She asked them.

" I'm Remus Lupin, and It depends on how you look at It." He said as he smiled.

"Très bien." (very well) They looked at her confused, except for James who replied,

"Agréable de Voir vous le prenez comme bon." (Nice to See you are taking it as good.) Lily smiled at him.

"Vous parlez le français ?" (You speak French?)

"Tout à fait Évident, n'est-ce pas ?" (Quite obvious, isn't It?) He said with a smirk.

"Maintenant je ne peux pas dire le truc de vous derrière votre revers! Darnit!" (Now I can't say stuff about you behind you back! Darnit!) She said, disappointed.

" Ha. Ha. Ha. I'm gonna have to get you back for that." He warned her. He whispered what she said to his friends. They all grinned at each other and ran towards her.

" Where'd she go?" Sirius asked.

" Over here." She said, sitting in one of her comfortable chairs.

" How'd you do that?" James asked, amazed. Lily sighed mournfully.

" The world will never know…" She said sadly, clearly mocking them. Sirius grinned.

" I've always liked you, now c'mon! We're going outside!" Sirius said with another grin.

"I have to take a shower and get dressed first!" She told them. They stared. She sighed. Then I'll come out with you…" They cheered and Lily smiled. Before James left her room, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. She blushed. Shetook a shower and decided to wear a normal pair of jeans with a shirt that went two or three inches past the button on her jeans. She left her hair down in a ponytail. Her hair still came down to her lower back, though. She walked out her bedroom door.