Authors Note: This is a flashforward scene, if you
couldn't tell. Lily and James are already married here
and Already have Harry. The story will then flashback
to their school days. I think it'll work. Beware of
typo's…I'm a tad sick and my brain fails me.*smile*
Thank you for your patience! And okay…duh…the
Harry Potter characters are all JK Rowlings. Now that
we are all nice and depressed lets continue.Happy?
Enjoy! ~Aly
Never Expected: Chapter One
The smoke clouded her vision. She squinted hard
against the invisible
force that was holding her back from getting to him.
"James." She cried desperately, so desperately the
words caught in her
throat and she forced them out slowly.
Before Lily Potter stood James. His back faced her,
yet she knew his
look too well. Six years of staring at him, would do
that to her. He
stood bravely holding his wand out at arms length with
an unwavering
hand. His intense brown eyes stared straight into his
death. However,
James Potter refused to think his death proved unjust
or his downfall.
He
held his head rather stoically and Lily admired his
deep bravery, as
she
clutched the fragile, trembling baby to her.
"Oh Harry, you live, you fight, even after we are
gone, you grow up,
you
grow into the wonderful person your father and I know
you will become.
I
love you." And she lightly touched his forehead. Her
lips pushed
lovingly
against the baby's tiny forehead, as she mumbled words
forcefully and
lovingly under her breath. Harry seemed to illuminate
the room. The
tiny
baby giggled lightly, trying to play with the magic
light around him.
Lily's fire green eyes gazed into his, that matched
hers.
"I will never leave you. I love you. We love you.
Love Harry, not
hate."
Lily fled to James, gripping his hand tightly and
facing this evil
man.
Voldemort looked at them with a sly smirk.
"You think that love prevails don't you, Lillian?" he
hissed.
Lily briefly shuddered at his voice, his hot breath
so close to her,
almost possessing her.
"Love never fails." She smiled, and squeezed James
hand again. She
felt
a warmth flow freely over her and spread right into
James. James looked
at her, love shining out through his eyes to hers. No
words spoken. The
unspoken truth floated in the air. Lily closed her
eyes and Thanked God
for bringing them this far. Her dark black lashes
lifted from her cheek
and she met Voldemort's deadly stare, yet she remained
unflinching.
"Lillian, that kind of thought pattern will be your
end." He laughed.
"This thought pattern will make my end so much
different from yours. I
will die happy, with love. You will die alone, with
hate." She spoke
gently.
"Pathetic Last words." Voldemort hissed.
James charged at him, several blasts from both of
their wands
exploded
in the small room. Voldemort cringed on the ground at
James calling out
"Crucio!" Yet, Lily and James both knew the inevitable
fate. James
refused to die a coward, so as he stood stoically next
to Lily, his
only
true love, and he felt the steaming hot blast of pain
cut through his
entire body while Lily died silently. Even as James
died he smiled
slightly. That was Lily. Refusing to give Voldemort
the pleasure of her
screams she remained silent and brave till the end.
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Hogwarts School = James, Remus, Peter, Sirius, are
third years and Lily a second
year, on their way to the school on the bus.
Lily smiled and waved good-bye to her parents as she
scooped her bags
into
her arms and casually strode up to Platform nine and
three quarters. She
glanced around and slid into the train station. Lily's
fire green eyes
quickly surveyed the area. She easily picked out the
first years. They
shyly clung to individual friends or their luggage.
She could cope with
that. She'd been in that same position just last year.
But this year,
as
the sun shone brightly on her bright red hair that
flowed down to her
lower back, she smiled and walked towards her very
best friend, Mystica
Sani.
"Mystie!" she cried running into her open arms.
Mystica's violet eyes sparked with excitement and she
brushed her jet
black hair over her shoulders.
"Lil! I missed you so much this summer! I sent you
about…..a trillion
owls, but I suppose Petunia burned them all, speaking
of Petty herself
how's the beast? Still mean and hateful? Remember when
I came to your
house and she threatened to set my hair on fire if I
came within a
certain distance of her!? That was pretty funny huh
Lily? I loved your
parents though. They always made the best….whaddya
call em? OH yeah
Pancakes…."
That was Mystica. She loved to talk and she would go
on forever if
someone didn't…hmm
"gently" stop her.
"MYSTIE! Give it a rest." Lily laughed softly and
threw an arm around
her as they walked quickly towards the back of the
bus.
"Hey! Someone got our usual compartment." Mystica
cried.
"Well, hope they don't mind company." Lily walked in
boldly, smiling
her
electric smile.
The two friends walked in on four rowdy boys. Two of
them; one with
wild black hair and small framed glasses laughed
wildly as he boxed
with
the taller boy. The other two idly played chess, every
now and then
glancing up from their game to crack a joke or laugh
at the antics of
the
other two.
Lily's eyes glittered. She loved meeting new people.
Mystica grinned.
When it came to being personable she could charm a
hornet.
"Hey. Sorry to interrupt but do you mind sharing your
room with us? We
kinda got here late, and lost our spots?" Lily flashed
her electric
smile. Mystica smiled warmly and winked at Lily who
didn't miss a beat.
The two boxing immediately stopped and stuck out
their chests
laughing.
" I'm James Potter and this is my bestfriend Sirius
Black. How ya do?"
James directed the question to Mystica who floated
four inches off the
floor at James cocky grin.
"I'm great." She purred in response. "You?"
The blonde boy playing chess looked up, laughing
easily. His bright
blue
eyes shone as he cracked:
"Is it getting warm in here, or are James hormones
raging again?" He
laughed and Lily joined in. Mystica and James were
making disgusting
displays of themselves. Sirius walked over and took
Lily by the arm.
"Sorry James is so rude, you are welcome in here.
Just have a seat and
I
hope you have a sense of humor." He grinned.
Lily sat down taking in the room carefully, and
easily. The blonde boy
with bright blue eyes was Remus. He laughed
incessantly and she found
him
quite easygoing. The other chessplayer was short,
rather stocky with
brown hair and watery brown eyes. His name was Peter,
and he was quiet.
Sirius Black had jet black hair and intriguing hazel
eyes. He laughed
freely, made jokes, yet didn't appear to be showing
off to anyone. It
seemed to be his nature, which made Lily feel very
comfortable and
relaxed. James on the other hand made Lily's skin
crawl, he talked so
smoothly, and appeared to be disgustingly full of
himself. She looked
at
his wild black hair and light brown eyes.
"He just HAD to be attractive." Lily thought.
By the time the train eased to a stop in front of
Hogwarts, they all
were great friends. Except for Lily and James. They
clashed. Sirius
helped Lily with her bags up to the Gryfinndor common
room. Everyone
was
laughing, unpacking, throwing things, or easing into
the surroundings.
When Sirius, Remus, and Lily sat down for a
conversation on the bus,
she
became baffled at how on earth they all lived in the
same house for a
year and didn't realize it. Remus sighed thoughtfully
and looked at
her.
"Don't take this the wrong way…but We don't really
pay any attention
to
the first years. Its a privilege you earn when you
enter your second
year…one you are granted with now." He said then
smiled easily.
Lily entered into her dormitory and began unpacking.
She arranged a
picture of her Mum and Dad on the nightstand and
straightened out her
maroon comforter…matching the Gryffindor colors. She
smiled happily.
She
could finally relax. No more Petunia, just the comfort
of being back at
Hogwarts set her mind at ease.
Mystica skipped up the stairs into the room. She
carelessly threw her
bags towards her bed and turned back, facing the door.
"You aren't going to unpack?" Lily questioned.
"No…James is taking me on walk of the grounds."
"Mystie, you know the grounds." Lily rolled her eyes.
"But, Lils…he's so cute!"
"The sorting ceremony is in ten minutes!" she stated.
"I'll be back. Geez, what are you so touchy about
anyway?!" Mystica
asked sternly and retreated from the room. Lily laid
back on her bed
and
sighed. What was her problem? Oh…that's right. Her
bestfriend was
falling
head over heels for the school perfect boy. Sure,
James was popular and
…ugh…really cute but what was under all that
appearance? A personality?
Lily highly doubted it, but something was crawling at
her stomach.
Something forced her into uncomfort and uneasiness.
She laid there,
content on her soft bed, her mind silently reeling in
thoughts. The
door
burst open and Lily jolted up.
"Sirius!" She laughed.
"Hey ever-so-gorgeous-one! May I have to honor of
escorting you to the
Sorting Ceremony and maybe ever being the lucky guy
who gets to sit
next
to you?"
By this time Lily had made her way to his side and
linked her arm in
his.
"Si?" she asked.
"Yes my love?" he responded
"Stop talking and start walking." She laughed hitting
him in the arm
good naturedly.
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The ceremony went slowly. Lily sipped her butterbeer
and idly watched
the scared new kids slowly approach their respective
tables. She caught
herself glaring at the back of Jame's head. She
noticed Mystica and
himself slip in late and were presently holding hands
under the
table.
Sirius cracked jokes and she laughed, but soon enough
Remus and Lily
got
sick of the same thing and Remus politely told him to
give it a rest.
The
rest of the feast continued quite slowly, unless you
count Remus and
Lily
making small talk and tiny jokes as an explosion of
entertainment. For the life of her she couldn't force
her eyes to stay open. Remus went back and forth, from
sipping butterbeer to poking Lily to keep her awake.
The ceremony ended and Lily opened her eyes at the
sudden eruption of students talking and racing to
their dormitories.
The Gryfindor tower was alive and rowdy. Always the
life of the party, James Potter stood in the middle of
the room ontop a sturdy oak table and shouted loudly:
"Welcome Newbies! I am James Potter, a third year….."
"Really. Does he ever shutup? Can someone please kick
James off the ego trip and inform him he's not the
king of the universe?" Lily mumbled under her breath.
She stepped inside the dark, empty, girls dormitory
and lay back on her bed, gently falling in to a
peaceful sleep.
Well, that's all for this chapter. Forgive the many
MANY typos and I know I spelled the house name wrong
at least three times! *grins* I'm just a tired. I
promise the next one will be much…much better. J Thank
you for reviews they are much appreciated! ~Always,
Aly.
Never Expected - Chapter Two
Lily awoke refreshed. She quietly tiptoed past her fellow sleepers; Mysitca half hanging off the bed with a giddy smile on her face, Felicia's face mashed into her pillow, and Jennifer's curly brown hair going every direction; and into the bathroom. She brushed her hair out and pulled it back into a long wavy ponytail. Yawning gently, she pulled on her robes and scooped up several books. She exited her room shutting the door very quietly. A grin washed over her face as she looked down into the common room. Remus and Sirius were leaning on each other, obviously unaware of their sleeping positions, and James curled up in a ball, black hair going everywhere by the fireplace. She tiptoed down the stairs and deviously thought of a plot for the three.
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James jolted out of his peaceful sleep to roars of laughter from his fellow Gryffindors. He looked around, fully prepared to join in on any laughter. He became aware of the cause of the laughter when he look at Remus and Sirius. Remus had a lipstick smear on his cheek and someone had, very cleverly, painted Sirius's lips a dark shade of red, matching Remus's cheek. He exploded in laughter at the sight. Everyone fell silent at James laughter.
James looked around puzzled. "What?" he grinned.
A short quite girl with spirally brown hair named Jennifer spoke up, "James …urm…er…your face." She giggled. Everyone exploded again. He raced up the stairs two at a time and fled into the boys bathroom. His jaw dropped. Who would DARE to this to James Potter? THE James Potter!
His hair was huge, almost engulfing his head. Bright curly apple red went everywhere, and a bright matching nose had been witched on to his real one. He reached up a squeezed it. It loudly honked.
"A….a ……cl..clown." It had to be a muggle! Purebloods wouldn't know what a clown was anyway.
He pulled out his wand and fixed himself quickly. His black messy hair returned. He briefly tamed it with a comb and walked back out to see that the crowd had dispersed. Remus and Sirirus woke up and currently, were laughing at each other. James waved a hello and placed his usual cocky grin on his face as he walked towards the Hall for breakfast. Several first years giggled and pointed at him as he strode by. He heard tiny whispers. He smiled easily at them, feeding their whispers. James sighed contently, he knew he was popular, he knew he was attractive, everyone told him so. He walked into the dining hall and took his place at his table. He still heard quiet snickering but he refused to let his cocky grin slide from his face. He glanced up as several girls and guys high-fived a curvy figured second year, with bright red hair an d electric green eyes. Her smile glittered and her laugh chimned in his ears. He immediately recognized her as Lily Evans the girl who had shared the train compartment with them.
"She increasing her social status everyday!" A tall fourth year said to her friend.
"I know! And with the trick she pulled on James,…wow! How can you not admire her?" her friend replied.
"She is terribly pretty, Isn't it sad Angel? I almost envy a second year!" she laughed and her friend shook her head knowingly.
So…Lily did this to me…to Sirius, and Remus….well, Lily. Let the war begin. James thought with a smirk as his breakfast disappeared and he strolled over to her. "She is really pretty." He mused listening to her gentle laugh. That didn't matter now. No one, NO ONE, made a fool out of James Potter.
"Erm…..Lily is it?" he said sliding next her on the highly polished wooden bench. He ran a hand thorugh his hair smoothly and looked her in those glittering green eyes. Lily sipped her orange juice slowly before responding. Everyone within a ten foot radius had stopped talking to see her reaction. THE James Potter was acknowledging a second year.
"What do you want Potter? She smirked provocatively. "Why did she have to be so….wow…?"James thought. He had never been called Potter by a girl before, a second year at that!
"We have to talk. See, that little trick this morning was cute. But, you better be aware of what you've gotten yourself into. No one messes with me Evans." He grinned again, " And if you do, be prepared for the repercussions."
"Oo, Reprecussions? Thats a multi syllable word there Potter, did you look it up yourself?" She stated, challenging him with her eyes.
"Funny Evans. But watch your ass from now on."
"With your hormones Potter, you'll be doing enough of that for the both of us." She grinned and walked out of the dining hall.
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Lily propped her head up on one hand, the other one taking notes on whatever McGonagal was sputtering about. She kept her grades up easily. She studied hard and worked to the best of her ability at everything, but paying attention today was just too hard. She was constantly received compliments on her argument with James. She smiled to herself.
"Who does he think he is anyway?" she whispered to her partner Jennifer. Her big curly locks swayed when she answered.
"I dunno, but I tell ya Lil, I'm proud to be your friend right now. You grilled him in front of everyone." Jenny smiled.
"Thanks Jen. I'm glad you and Felicia still have your senses. Mystie is so full of James it makes me want to vomit on my shoe." Lily replied and continued taking notes until the bell.
Jenny and Lily were still laughing quietly as they left the classroom when Sirius ran towards him with an evil grin on his face.
"Lils! You evil evil lady." He laughed.
"Si, I hope you aren't too mad about that…I was just havin' fun with you guys."
"Oh me and Remus are still laughing…Its James who's upset." He smirked.
"Remus and I" Lily corrected.
"Lil, shutup." He laughed again.
"Hey Lils, I catch up to you later, I'm going to be late my Muggle studies class!" Jenny called, "And look who's walking that way." She grinned and skipped off after a very attractive third year.
"Where are you off too?" Sirius asked
"Um, Advanced Divinations with …..you." she laughed.
"Wow, how'd you land an Advanced Class?" he smirked as he grabbed her books and they began walking towards the tower.
"Just a smart kid I guess" she grinned as they took their seats. Sirius sat down next to her and sighed. The room was hot and stuffy. Poufs, in place of chairs were scattered about by low tables draped with multi colored cloths. There were several candles imlluminating the small tower. Lily and Sirius sat at a table togehter joined later by a very flustered looking Felicia and finally Remus stumbled in, sat at the table, and coughed laoudly at the smoke.
Lily grinned. Were these really her friends? Remus and his shaggy blonde hair, Felicia and her perky little smile, and then Sirius, oh Si, the evilest, craziest guy at Hogwarts. Lily croosed her legs under the low table and yawned.
"Can we get on with it already?" Remus said, "Comeon, lets just here about my sudden death and Sirius NOT getting a detention."
Felicia blinked! "Sirius NOT getting a detention?"
Remus chuckled, "Its supposed to be unbelievable."
Lily giggled softly as Sirius kicked Remus. She sighed to herself and looke dover at James, Mystica, and Peter sharing a table. The room was so warm, so comfortable, so ………
*Dream Sequence* {haha…} ~Aly
A very older looking Lily Evans stood above a crib rocking a tiny baby back and forth in her arms. His mop of crazy black hair went everywhere and she kissed him gently on his forehead.
"Love Harry, Not the Hate." She whispered.
A huge explosion sent her to protecting the baby by pulling him close to her.
"NO! NOT HARRY!" She screamed and screamed. Suddenly, a man, with hair matching the baby's called to her.
"Lily, Do it now!" the tingling chill of hearing a familiar voice swept over her.
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"Not…….Har….Harry….NO!" She screamed.
Lily jolted up and looked at the very white, very alarmed faces of her friends. Sirius smiled uneasily, Felicia's hands were placed over her mouth so firmly when she pulled them back her lips were white, Remus reached over to her and grabbed her hand, "Lil? Its okay? Its okay….you are with us. Its okay." Remus repeated the words over and over until Lily realized where she was and that she had been dreaming.
Professor Carmel stared at her.
"Lillian Evans, my dear, please tell us all what divine scene you have witnessed?!" she cried excitedly, racing over to Lily. She blinked several times, everyone in the classroom was staring at her. She mumbled a quiet "nothing" and looked down at her cup full of tea leaves and faked trying to understnad them all.
When the end of class finally rolled around Remus, Sirius, and Felicia stood around her protectively. The older students were rolling in laughter.
"Thats what happens whenever you let three second years into a third year class." A Hufflepuff observed.
Lily looked up defiantly, "Listen, just because you feel threatened by my intelligence doesn't mean you are awarded the gift of harassing me because I fell asleep during one of Carmels boring lectures." The Hufflepuff stared at her and stalked off.
"Well, at least we know Lily can handle her self." Sirius menitoned.
"Um, well said" Remus added, looking cautiously at Lily, "if you don't mind me asking, what is it that you saw?"
"It was terrible, I was older, with this baby, and this horrible thing was happening…I don't know what it was yet, but all of our lives were in danger. I know we would have died if I hadn't woken up." She whispered.
"Our, we, us ? Who else was in this dream, …vision whatever." Sirius bluntly quesitoned.
"There was a man too." Lily grew deadly quiet, I never saw the face, but he very was so familiar it scared me…I'm a crazy aren't I?" She asked.
"Not at all, I think Sirius and I are going to go down to the kitchens to get you some tea. Felicia will take you back to the common room. Maybe you just need some rest Lils." Remus said affectionately pushing her towards Felicia.
When the two girls entered into the common room it was alive and rowdy as usual. Felicia looked at Lily, who was staring openmouthed at James Potter talking loudly with Peter.
"Lily! What is it? You looked like you've seen a ghost." Felicia whispered as she pulled her towards their room. Lily jerked away from her grasp muttered something that sounded like "I have!"
Author Notes! Yeeeeeha. Anyway. How'd you like it so far?
The next chapter gets worse. Lily and James just hate each other,
but you know what, I don't think I even control them anymore. They
might as well write this themselves. Hmm, that could be interesting. I
wonder where that would go? Anyway. Reviews? Please. Oh I love my
reviewers.