This is a Lily and James story. Lily is a first year, James a second...and well...they kinda hate each other. :) It has MWPP in it too...well of course Prongs...but not too much Wormtail. I don't like him much. Hehe But he's still in it. I do not own Harry Potter, sadly, and I don't own any of the chars except Andrea. Enjoy and please review if you read!
Boy Against Girl-Chapter 1-The Idiot
By: Aly
Lily Evans walked down Kings Station, looking for Platform Nine and 3/4. She stopped in between ten and nine, feeling completely lost. Her parents hadn't stayed because her mother had to get to a school meeting and her father worked. Plus Petunia wouldn't be caught dead helping Lily do anything magical whatsoever, but had been forced to drop her off.
As she sat on her trunk, thinking of all the horrible things that could happen if she didn't catch that train.
After a while straightened her skirt and looked for someone wizardish who could help her. Soon she saw two boys, who looked about her age laughing and talking abut Quidditch. What the heck was Quidditch?!
She quickly got up and started walking, hauling her trunk behind her, following the two boys with messy black hair. Only then the boys started running toward the wall! Lily watched as they disappeared behind or into it. She couldn't decide which and then grimaced. Did she have to do that?
Lily took a deep breath and ran for it. The next thing she new she was flat on her stomach, with most of her braid now flying all over, but staring at the bright red train. She looked at the shiny writing on it. 'Hogwarts Express.' She stood up and walked toward where everyone was gathered.
"Alright Lily, you can do this." She told herself.
"Do what?" a voice asked behind her.
She turned around, looking straight at the boys she had practically followed. Lily put her hand to her hair, and felt extremely embarrassed.
"Nothing really. Just talking to myself, I guess."
The second boy grinned. "Shouldn't do that you know. Not healthy. Right James?"
The first boy, James, nodded. "Exactly right, Sirius."
Lily sighed. This was exactly like what she hadn't wanted to happen. She had embarrassed herself on the first day in front of two of her class mates, if not more. She was going to lose her temper. She could feel it. Too many things had boiled up. First Petunia, then leaving her dog behind. Hogwarts didn't allow dogs, only stupid cats. So she had bought an owl, which her dog detested. And so many other things had gone wrong, and now this.
"Will you just shut up? I don't need this right now."
And with that Lily turned and walked away. She didn't see James and Sirius look at each other and shrug.
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Lily had found an empty compartment and was now curled up by the window, reading a book. Her skirt was all scrunched up and she had undone the top button of her blouse. She felt at home. She had let her dark red hair down, and the waves hung to her waist. Her emerald green eyes skimmed over the page. She couldn't concentrate. She kept thinking about how stupid she had acted. As she read, the door opened and in walked four rowdy boys. Lily sighed. Yep, this was exactly like at home.
She looked up and quickly put her head back down, but it was too late.
"Hey! It's you again!" Sirius yelled.
Lily looked up. "Excuse me?"
"It's you! The girl who fell through the barrier." He said again with a laugh.
She sighed, why couldn't they just forget? "Oh yeah. I chose to block you from my memory."
A thin boy she didn't know yet started laughing, but a quick look for Sirius shut him up. James quickly stepped in, as the train started moving and fell to the seat beside her. "Um, sorry. By the way, I'm Potter. James Potter."
Lily took his had and shook it firmly. "Evans. Lily Evans."
James smiled and Sirius started laughing. "Lily?! Like the flower?!"
Lily turned and glared at him. She seemed to be doing a lot of glaring today. "Isn't your name Sirius? Like the star?"
Sirius was still laughing. "It's not as stupid as Lily! Don't you agree James?"
James looked a little flustered, but nodded. "Yeah."
"Just shut up! This is my compartment and you have no right to be in here you... you... Mudbloods."
She had no idea what she had just said. She only repeated something she had heard some boys talking about earlier as she had got on the train, but from the look on the guy's faces, it was bad.
Sirius' eyes became slits; after James finally got his mouth shut it became a hard line as his eyes glared daggers at her. Remus was trying not to laugh, cause he was almost sure she had no clue what she had just said. Peter, tears brimming his eyes shouted, "Don't you insult my Mum!"
Everyone turned and started laughing, except James who was still glaring at Lily.
"Don't you ever call me that again!" He said as coldly as he could.
Everything and everyone was silent, except Peter who was still crying.
Lily had definitely made a mess of things, but at least now she didn't have to worry about being nice to them. She went back to reading her book, but this time she couldn't concentrate because she knew she was being ignored.
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James could not believe what had just happened. A girl he didn't even know had called him a-a word he didn't think he would ever be called. Both his parents had been raised in wizarding families, and his grandparents, and his great-grandparents to who knows how far back. He ran his fingers through his unruly black hair. His usually deep brown eyes were now almost black as he concentrated on beating Sirius in this chess game.
He moved his queen, taking Sirius' knight. The knight, who insisted on being called Lancelot, huffed off the board join the rest of Sirius' pieces. Sirius picked him back up though and chucked him at Lily.
"Bull's-eye!" he shouted and started his little victory dance.
Lilly rubbed her now sore forehead. She glared at him again as Lancelot, highly offended about being thrown, trotted back down to the pile.
"You jerk!" Lilly yelled at him.
Sirius stopped dancing and looked at her, making his expression look as offended as possible. "Oh dear! Whatever shall I do? The fair maiden has called me a jerk. Alas, I am so highly offended."
He fell on the floor laughing, James and Remus following. Peter just looked confused. James heard Lily groan, but thought she might leave them alone now. No such luck. The next thing he knew, a book had hit him in the head.
"Wha?"
Lily smiled innocently. "Oh alas! I seem to have lost my book. Wherever could it be?"
Before any of the guys could answer, a lady came in. "Like any sweets?" She asked.
Since all the boys, except Peter (who didn't like sweets-what's wrong with him??) were on the floor, Lily got to her first.
"Um...some of those jelly beans and a couple of those chocolate frog things. Oh! And that pasty...and um..."
Now Sirius was next to her. "Hey! Leave some for us!"
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Peter looked at his watch, then at everyone else who looked as if they'd never arrive at Hogwarts. "Um...'scuse me, but I believe it's time to change into our robes."
Remus looked up from his chess game with Lily. James and Sirius hushed their quiet mummers from the corner.
Lily stood up abruptly. "All right. All of you out."
Remus smiled and stood up. James stood up but looked disgusted, Sirius grinned.
"Sure you don't need any help?" Sirius asked, still grinning.
Now Lily looked disgusted, but couldn't help but laugh. "I think I can manage, thanks though."
James then joined Sirius. "Sure? I mean, you're only a first year. I'm sure I didn't see you here last year."
Lily looked shocked. "You mean you're not first years?" Now she felt terribly embarrassed and disappointed. This would make it harder to do things to the jerks.
James laughed, making her feel more stupid. "Yeah. I've come to love being the best, and most popular, student at Hogwarts. And now that I'm a second year, I will also be the best at Quidditch." He grinned, knowing every word was true.
Lily raised her eyebrows. "I'm so sure." She said sarcastically as she went to her trunk to grab her robe.
James shrugged. "At least you won't be in my house. We're total opposites. I'm brave, loyal, nice, wonderful..."
Lily broke in. "No. You're self centered, arrogant, rude, impolite, ungentlemanly, and scared that your own shadow will turn on you."
With that she walked out of the compartment. With Sirius and Remus laughing.
How does she know you so well?" Sirius asked.
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Lily quickly changed into her robes as the train lurched for a stop. As she walked back to the compartment, James walked out, already fully robed, and smiled.
"Seeya when you're in Slytherin."
"Well I-I'd make a better comeback in I knew what that meant." Lily muttered as James walked away.
She walked into the room, and luckily all the guys where fully clothed. She grabbed her trunk and pulled it out of the room and out of the train.
When Lily stepped out of the train she was a giant of a man calling out.
"Firs years this way!"
Lily followed him around the bend and stopped when she say the school. It was huge to say the least, and more beautiful then she ever could have imagined. The lake out in front of it was gorgeous, and it caught the castles beauty in its waters.
James passed her and smirked.
"See ya later fire-engine."
The blow he got in the stomach was a total shock, and it surprised Lily as well. She didn't usually hit boys that often, but James Potter had done nothing but torment her all day. And she did not appreciate having her hair being made fun of. It was one of the things she liked about her looks. But it was too late to apologize, even if she had wanted to. So she stuck out her tongue instead.
"Don't call me that."
Sirius leaned over as Lily passed the group of boys. "I like her."
As Lily reached the lake, she had taken so long gazing at the beauty that most of the boats were full and that huge man had said 4 to a boat. Unfortunately for her one of the only boats that had room was in James, Remus, and Sirius. They had decided to go on the boats instead of the carriages with everyone else. Peter, for some reason, hadn't gone with them. Lily definitely did not want to get on that boat, but the man left her no choice. He lifted her up and pushed them off the land, smiling. She sat as far away from James as she possibly could, and tried to have a conversation with Remus, but it wasn't working. She could hear Sirius and James laughing, and she had a feeling that it was about her.
She leaned down to touch the reflection on the lake, and suddenly she saw James reflection in the water too. Before she could react she felt a push on her back and heard. "Opps. Did I do that?" It was definitely James. She couldn't even scream before the cold water enveloped her. She kicked off her shoes because the weight of them was pulling her down. She was terrified. One of her deepest fears was drowning, and now she might, and it would all be Potters fault. She had never really learned how to swim, and now she would pay for it. Just as she was giving up all hope of ever surviving she felt something sticky touch her leg and a tentacle type things wrap around her. Lily then felt herself being lifted out of the water and when she came out of it, she took in as much air as she could. Whatever had been holding on to her put her down in the boat.
Remus handed her a blanket but she didn't take it. The minute she caught her balance she lunged for the grinning James, pushing him as hard as she could. At the last moment he grabbed her arm, pulling her back in the water. She retaliated by dunking him under the water, to get him back and to keep herself up. After a few seconds she felt the tentacles grab hold of her again. This time she looked down and saw a squid. Lily didn't particularly mind this, but it was still strange. She glared at James, but didn't saw a word to him.
When they were placed back in the boat Lily took the blanket Remus offered this time, and the minute the boat touched land she hoped out, and followed a tall, long bearded man who was leading the first years.
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Lily stood in the line, while waiting to be sorted. She was still wet, and quite upset about what had happened. The list soon started with Jullian Avery, who went to Slytherin, and then Maria Banks went to Hufflepuff, and then Lily got very nervous. When Mitchell Donovan was called up she wanted to bite her nails. Never had Evans seems so first in the alphabet. Suddenly it was her turn.
"Evans, Lily."
Lily walked up, surprised she could even move, and placed the hat on her head.
"Well hello Miss Evans. How are you doing today?" the hat asked her.
This was very, very weird. The hat was talking to her.
"Fine" She thought back at it though.
"So what house would you like to be in? I can see you being in all of them...so I'll give you an advantage and you can tell me."
"I don't care really. As long as I am not with James Idiot Potter. Or Slytherin come to think of it. They look like a nasty bunch, and from the way James said it earlier it is not a compliment. I think I'd like to be in Gryffindor."
"So you want to be a Gryffindor, eh? I can do that easy, you're definitely brave enough. But you better get used to being around James since you're both in GRYFFINDOR!"
Lily tried to smile, and she thought she might even have done it. She hadn't seen James or any of the others at the table. She supposed now that they were just being punished for what James had done on the lake, but then why wasn't she being punished as well? She went to the table and sat down, feeling very confused, but the girl next to her seemed to be about her age. The girl was somewhat pudgy, but not too much. She was cute, not pretty, but cute.
"Hi Lily! I'm Andrea Brincock."
The warm smile suddenly made Lily very glad she was in Gryffindor, even if James was also in her house. And when James walked in and saw her sitting there she was even happier.
"Hello Andrea. It's very nice to have met you. Are you a first year too? Sorry I don't know, but I was so nervous up there I don't think I'll remember any ones name."
Andrea smiled. "No problem at all. But yes I am a first year and I'm really excited. I'll be the third in my family to go here."
Lily smiled but it stopped as soon as James sat down next to her.
"Why hello Lily. How was your trip here?"
Lily smiled somewhat sweetly. "Perfect. Couldn't have been better."
Before James could reply, a redheaded thin boy came up. "Already got detention James?"
James smiled proudly and nodded.
The boy laughed. "Better be careful or Dumbledore won't let you play on the Quidditch team no matter how good you are."
James laughed. "Arthur, Dumbledore would let anyone good on the Quidditch team." He then smiled and pointed to the badge.
"Enjoying being Head Boy?"
Arthur laughed. "It's ok. Molly is really proud of me, but she wants me to drop my Muggle Studies class."
James laughed again. "Arthur, I'd like you to meet a very close friend of mine. Lily Evans."
Lily did not like the way he said "close" or very for that matter, but smiled anyway.
"Yes, and if you get any closer I will throw myself off the highest tower." She said with a sassy smirk.
Sirius and Remus laughed, and so did Arthur after giving Lily an odd look. "Picked a nice one James. Very nice."
James grinned and Lily humphed and turned back to Andrea who looked awed.
"What?" Lily asked.
"You just talked to not only the head boy, but James Potter. THE James Potter." Andrea whispered loudly.
"So? He's an idiot! A BIG idiot."
"He's the cutest, most popular person in school. And he's only a second year!"
Lily made a sound. "Yeah and he knows it too."
"But still! My sister is a third year, and told me that any girl would go out with him if he asked."
Lily gagged.
James wrapped his arms around Lily's waist tightly. Lily tensed up, then elbowed him in the stomach.
"You really want me to jump off that tower don't you."
James grinned. "Oh you know you liked it. Besides, I was just saving you from choking."
Lily humphed. "Yeah. I liked it about as much as I like getting a tooth pulled."
The sorting was finally finished, and Lily couldn't believe she had missed it all, because stupid Potter had to "save her from choking".
Just then some way old guy got up and started to talk.
"I'd welcome you to Warthogs, but most of you already know what it's like here, so don't feel welcome."
Lily and Andrea looked at each other and tried not to laugh. The bearded guy up front, Dumbledore Lily guessed, hit his head.
"Just make sure you spend lots of time in the Forbidden Forest and do not do any homework. It's extremely dangerous."
The entire hall exploded in laughter. The man looked confused. "Did I say something right?"
Dumbledore stood up before the Headmaster could do any more harm.
"What Professor Dippet means to say is Welcome to Hogwart's, we want you to have fun, but please stay out of the Forbidden Forest, and do your homework. We don't want any howlers this year." He gave a pointed stare at James, as if his last sentence was meant just for him, and it probably was. "Also Finch has added an extra 159 things to the list of "Things You Can't Do, Can't Touch, or Bring (That Means You)". I'm sure those who need to look, will look on his door."
Sirius snickered and James grinned. Lily looked at Andrea confusedly and Andrea pointed at James. Lily then sighed and nodded. James was going to ruin all of her fun by having them make more rules so that she couldn't pull as many things as she wanted to.
Then she thought, "I'd be in trouble for doing them anyway, so what's the point of having a list." Unfortunately she said it aloud and James nodded.
"Good point."
"Anyway," Dumbledore started again. "Time to eat."
With that loads of food pilled onto the platters and tables. Lily was beside herself. This was better then Christmas Dinner at Aunt Iris's house.
She started to stuff herself and James and Sirius started making oinking noises. She smiled at them with her mouth open showing the mashed potatoes and peas. She was not going to stop eating just so she'd look lady like; she was hungry and was going to be full one way or another.
When she finished she felt way to full. "I'm stuffed." She said and then burped. "Excuse me."
Andrea just smiled a little oddly and then Lily burped again.
"Excuse me, again." She said while holding her hand over her mouth. She hardly ever burped, but she did it again. And again, and again.
Her eyes looked very worried. "Umm..." Burp. "What's wrong." Burp. "With me." Burp.
James could not hold his laughter and neither could Sirius.
"Sirius I guess we know the belching powder works."
Sadly, for James he didn't whisper and Lily overheard him.
"YOU JERK!" Burp. "I'm going to" Burp. "Kill you!" burp.
James and Sirius looked at each other, stood up, and ran.
"I think I'm awfully tired, how 'bout you Sirius old boy?"
"Umm...yeah!"
They ran for it, Lily following. James and Sirius ran to the Gryffindor Tower, but didn't know the password, so they headed for the next safe place. The boys bathroom. Lily ran following, but she had some dignity and was not about to go in there.
"Fine! Be that way!" Burp. "I_AM_GOING_TO" Burp. "Kill you tomorrow."
With that she followed the rest of the Gryffindor's to the tower and went in to her room, falling on her bed falling asleep instantly. It had been a very hard day.
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That's it for right now. Hope you like it!!! Please R/R