Growing Up Gryffindor

Summary: James and Lily despise each other with a passion. Will they learn to get along in their

6th year at Hogwarts? Can they be friends...or possibly more? JP/LE plus others

Disclaimer: I in know way own any of this except for the plot. Everything else belongs to J.K. Rowling.

Chapter 1 - The End of Summer Holidays

"Whhaaaa?" James Potter yelled incoherently while being woken up by his best friend. "Sirius, what was that for?" he questioned. Sirius Black, said best friend, was still chuckling from the results of his ingenious wake-up call. He had just drenched James with a bucket full of ice water.

"Works everytime, Jimmy-boy," Sirius replied. "Now hurry up because your mum's making breafast and she said that I can't start eating until your sorry butt's outta bed and downstairs. And I'm really hungry," he finished. Then, he disappeared out through James' bedroom door.

"When are you not hungry," James muttered to himself. Sirius was staying at the Potter's house for the summer holidays. Actually, he as good as lived there since his family had totally different beliefs about the wizarding world than Sirius did. In the boys' fourth year Sirius decided that he couldn't take it anymore and ended up on the Potter's doorstep. They had taken him in whole-heartedly. He was like an extra son to Edward and Melinda Potter and practically a sibling to James and his little sister, Jaclyn.

James got up and changed into some jeans and a orange T-shirt. He was a little bit taller than average and had the messiest hair out of anyone in the whole of Hogwarts. It was a dark brown color and was completely uncontrollable. James also had deep, hazel eyes. Sirius, on the other hand, was taller than James and had brown eyes. His hair was raven colored and neat, unlike his best friend's hair.

James eventually made it downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast. "Morning, mum," he greeted. "Morning, Jackie," he said as he gave his little sister a big hug. Jaclyn Potter was ten years old where as James was 16 years old. The siblings were very close to one another because there was a big enough gap between their ages so they rarely fought. Jackie was like a minuature, girl version of James. She had long, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. She, not like James, could control her hair though. They also shared a love for qudditch and pranks.

"Finally," exclaimed Sirius. "Took you long enough."

"Did dad leave for work already?" James asked his mum, ignoring Sirius. "Yes," Melinda Potter answered. Edward Potter was very involved in the Ministry of Magic where he was a well respected auror. He was avid in trying to put a stop to the most recent dark lord, Voldemort.

The three kids enjoyed a breakfast of pancakes and scrambled eggs. Sirius ate almost twice as much as the other two. "Don't you ever stop eating?" Jackie questioned. "Not when you're a growing boy, my friend," Sirius answered.

"Are you two almost done packing for school yet?" Mrs. Potter asked. September 1st was the following day in which James and Sirius would catch the Hogwarts Express from Platform 9 and 3/4. "Not really," James replied truthfully. "Well, you better do that today," she added. "Okay," he said. "Well, I will be enjoying my day out by the pool since I am already done packing," Sirius added in his two cents.

"I'm gonna go pack," James said leaving the kitchen. He ran up the stairs back to his room. He started to collect all of the items that he would need for the school year and threw them onto his bed. Then, he preceded to jam everything that he could into his trunk. Later, he heard someone knock at his door. "Come in," he hollered from inside his closet.

Jackie entered the room and found her brother digging in his closet for what she assumed was his broom. James was one of three chasers on the Gryffindor qudditch team. "James don't you remember that we left our brooms outside in the shed after flying yesterday. He looked up at her, "Oh yeah, right. Be right back," he said.

While James was gone, Jackie thought about how much she would miss her brother when he was at Hogwarts. "I really wish he didn't have to leave," Jackie thought to herself. "Hey, Jackie, give me a hand with this will you," James said when he arrived back into the room. They eventually finished packing everything that James would need for the year.

"I really wish you didn't have to go," Jackie voiced her thoughts from earlier. "I know Jack," James replied. "You know I have to though." Jack was a nickname that James gave to his sister that no one else was allowed to call her. If somebody else called her Jack she would get very angry. She hated that nickname, but for some reason she didn't mind when James called her that. "I'll be home for Christmas with the biggest present ever with your name on it. I promise. Plus, I'll write a lot," he said. "Okay," she said. "Now let's go play qudditch," James suggested.

They spent the rest of the day outside flying, talking, and swimming in the pool with Sirius. The Potter siblings even pulled off a successful prank on Sirius. They managed to pick up a lounge chair, with a dozing Sirius on it, and launch it into the pool. "Ha, ha, Siri. Got you back from this morning," James taunted. "Don't call me Siri," Sirius grumbled.

Dinner came and went very uneventfully. Mr. Potter returned from the Ministry for dinner and the family, including Sirius, spent the evening playing Exploding Snap and chatting. "You all better get upstairs to bed. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day," Melinda anounced at around 11 o'clock. "Good night," James, Sirius, and Jackie said retreating up the stairs to their respective bed rooms. All three were thinking about what would happen tomorrow. Two had positive thoughts where as one of them was not very excited for the coming day.

AN - This is my very first fan fiction. I would be absolutely thrilled if you guys would leave a review giving me some advice and suggestions for the future. Constructive criticism would be great and if any of you reading this want me to read/edit your story/stories I would be glad to. Just leave a message. Thanks a bunch!