Letters from Mr. Evans
By SuperGirl
Plot: James is madly in love with Lily, she hates him, but her father adore James and his friends. Two years left to win Lily's heart. He has to learn to grow up and control his temper. Being one of Mr. Evans' boys give James a chance to spend the 5th year summer at the Evans and torment Petunia before 6th year starts.
A/N: I only own my own twisted thoughts and my dog Gabriel!
'1976, May 20th
Dearest Lily,
It's been rough year with out your Mum. Petunia is absolutely mad. I swear she is a witch as well if you catch my drift. Here she is eighteen done with school and a leach. She was completely mad at me today Sirius my favorite chap sent me a dung bomb for my birthday lovely one that one is. There not so bad young Lily, even you Mum loved the four guys. There a lot like I was when I was in school in Ireland.
Anyways I have been getting your copies of the Daily Prophet by a horrible bird reminds me of Petunia in the mornings. That man 'He who must not be named' is probably doing some kind of drugs. Personally I think your sister is worst then that Dark Lord everyone is complaining about. Try living with a moocher who won't go to school or work.
I tell you darling I don't know what to do with her, sometimes I wonder if she is my own, unfortunately she has my eyes. She's going to go out with some Wanker named Vernon. Terrible name for that fat kid, I sorry, but I will be getting assistants from your friends to get rid of that Wanker this holiday.
After you Mum died she made it her personal mission to ruin my life. So I decided to tell her she had an arranged marriage with that Sirius fellow. It was too delicious I even wrote to him and he is in on it as well.
Oh, by the way I invited the four boys to spend the Summer with us. Just to prepare yourself dear.
With lots of Love,
Dad
Oh yeah, PS please bring me home a box of those every flavor jelly beans as well.'
Lily roller her eyes reading her father letter once again. He was as immature at times as the Marauders were. She sighed looking across the Griffindors common room. Remus was playing chest with Peter in the corner and James was sitting with Sirius studying. James and Sirius introduced themselves to her father after the end of her first year. By third year they started to write to her father and he would buy the boys drinks at the Leaky Cauldron in London on breaks having her and Petunia join them.
She had to admit it was nice to see her father have fun, he seemed to like Sirius the most and would send him notes often. Mostly she thought due to the fact Sirius teased Petunia to no end. And they send each other pranks to use. Then there was peter, her father referred to him as Rat-Boy. She never understood that, but after her mother died the four were watching out for her, by her father's request. Her mother died last summer before her 5th year from cancer.
Even her mother send the boys cookies. She didn't understand why her parent's loved the Marauders so much. Remus was the one she could stand as a perfect with him. Her dad called him Wolfy for some odd reason. It seemed they all confided something with her own dad she didn't. She loved her dad, and she didn't understand why he would like these boys. She would never admit they were growing on her as they grew up. Also she enjoyed Sirius teasing Petunia to no end. Summer with the boys though? That was a lot.
'Dear father,
Have you lost your mind? Yesterday Peter and James attacked Snape after class for calling me a name. I hope you had nothing to do with this? It's the end of 5th year and none of them are growing up anytime soon. You lost it I agree with Petunia. I however do agree with the thought of getting rid of that fat man she is dating. He is utterly repulsive.
I know you have given them ideas for pranks. Your doing similar ones to Petunia at home. I worry sometimes if Mum was around if you would be doing the same thing. Also Berry might come to see me this summer he is graduating from Hogwarts this year. You would love him daddy, he is smart and knows a lot about chest lovely fellow. Not as cheeky as me, but hey I am unfortunately Harold Evans daughter.
I some how find it hard to believe Petunia figured out to breath fire from your other letters. Also I noticed you sent the Marauders a book on an illegal form of transformation. You had nothing to do with this did you now? Hmm I wonder who sent those naughty magazines as well to Sirius for his birthday last month. He is only 16 now daddy. The rest of us are 15 we do not need to have him showing the other boys here what the female form looks like. Seriously daddy he tied mirrors to his shoes! Him and that Peter!
So much has happened this year it's been hard and with the Marauders being my secret police for you, has not helped me out any. I can take care of myself call them off. I over heard them plotting again against Snape again.
I love you Daddy, but grow up.
Lily'
'Dear Lily,
Would you go to Hogsmeade with me?
James-'
'Dear James,
I am bloody sitting across from you. Stop pestering me, I know what you four have planed and stop getting me dad to help you four out!
Grow up.
Lily'
'Dear Red,
Can I have dibs on you?
Sirius -wink wink'
'Dog boy-
No!
-Lily'
'Lily,
Sorry about James and Sirius, they were dropped on there heads as children, I seen it happen actually.
Also thank Mr. Evans for inviting us over this summer. Sirius and I don't have the nicest families to go home to. It means a lot to us, Peter will not be joining us fortunately for you and your home's groceries. James is ecstatic, after his Mum died last year he doesn't want to be around his dad by himself. I know he is a jerk, but he is going to grow up, no worries there next year you will see 6th year will be a good one for him.
Remus Lupin'
'Dear Lily,
Ignore Remus' charms take a ride on the wild side-
Sirius your Dog Boy-'
Lily rolled her eyes looking at the boys who kept sending her letters in the common room. She stood up and walked off to the owlery to send her father her note. After she got back it was her and James left in the common room. James was reading a letter he just received from Lily's owl. She looked at him strangely.
"Potter did my father write to you?" she asked. He nodded still reading the note concentrating on it. She couldn't figure out why her father liked him so much. Maybe her father was just as bad as he was when he was James' age. Lily sat across from James in front of the fire. "You boys better not give my father a heart attack with your pranks with summer." she said coldly. James looked up and smiled at Lily.
"No pranks, promise. Your father told me we can't even prank Petunia either, just Vernon. He says she is getting worst as the Dark Lord, they might be a great couple even." he laughed a bit as did Lily. "I wish he really knew how horrible the Dark Lord was, he wouldn't joke about him. I know Dad invited you guys to our home this summer. I also know how hard it is to be around someone after your Mum dies. I don't know your father, but after what Remus wrote to me, I changed my mind about you I guess three since Pete is not coming."
James grinned ear to ear looking up at Lily. "Oh yeah, me too?" he asked looking at her. She tilted her head. "It's 1976 James I have two years left of school. After we leave those doors in two weeks two years until I lose the one place I consider home. I want to be friends with you, but you have got to grow up and stop encouraging my father as well." she looked him straight in the eye and held his gaze. James nodded some and watched as Lily walked up the stairs to meet up with Alice another Griffindor.
'Dear Mr., Evans
How do I win your daughter's heart. I know I must be mad here she is in love with Berry a seventh year Raven-Claw. I despise him, he is sooooooooooo mature blah blah blah! I have stood up for her, but she gets mad if I ask her out. She won't even go to Hogsmeade with me as friends. I know you said to become her friend first before I could win her heart, but how can I open her heart up to me? I have tried so much this last year. I hope this summer before 6th year will let her at least have her call me but my first name.
Hopeless Prongs-'
'1976, May 26th
James,
That was part of my plan for you boys to stay over this summer, I know it be strange with just you so I suggested it to all four of you. Also Petunia will be driven mad! She swears when I am sixty five I will be in a home. Bloody hell James, that's in less then five years. I feel like I need to do something to motivate my eighteen year old to get a job or go to school. She feels it is her duty to pester me to my death. Were going out to eat by the way, her cooking is a poison that is not in your books yet.
Lots of jollies Harold.
PS I sent you one flower, give it to my flower. It's a step but tell her your sorry about what you did. Knowing you, you did something wrong by now.'
James looked at the flower strangely it made it almost two days without water. He sat it in a tea cup in the dorm right after he received the letter. "Mr. Evans you know me to well." said James looking back at the end of his letter. Sirius popped up looking at James. "Mate, where did you get that flower from?" he smelled it then looked at James. "Oh, it's for Lily, Mr. Evans sent it rolled up in the letter he sent to me to give to Lily as an apology." Sirius looked at the yellow rose oddly.
"She has a boyfriend, why give her a flower?" he asked oddly. James Shrugged looking back at the note. "It's a friendship flower." said Remus rolling up a shirt in his trunk looking at the two. "Friendship?" asked Sirius looked at Remus who nodded his head pulling out another article of clothing.
"Oh I get it!" said James standing up. "I'll be back, I need to see Lily-Flower." he walked past his friends . James reached the common room to find Lily was sitting down reading a Muggle book lost in it. He stopped in front of her. She pulled the book back and looked up at him and the flower. "This is for you a peace offering, from one friend to another one." he said softly. Lily sat up on the couch and looked at it as James handed it to her.
She looked up confused at James for a moment. "How- how did you get one of these up here?" she asked softly. He gulped some, not expecting this from her. "I was told that yellow roses are for peace offerings and for friendship." he said softly. "And I am sorry for the way I behaved when Berry was around yesterday. It was immature. I am sorry, I want to be your friend, but I don't want him to hurt you." he said softly looking down.
"That was sweet of you James. I really do hope Remus is right and you do grow up next year, then we could be great friends, like how Alice and I am." she said smiling. James grunted some looking at her oddly. "I don't do that girly make up stuff just to let you know." he replied blushing some. Lily laughed some and stood up with her book and flower in the other hand and hugged James. James let out a deep sigh feeling Lily's arms around him. He was grinning like a fool when she pulled away. "You can be sweet thank you, no one will believe me, the great James Potter apologized." she smiled at him one more time and ran up the stairs to the girls dorm on the right side.
'1976, May 30th,
Dear Lily,
Petunia is not coming to King Cross with me this year. However I am driving and there should be room for all five of us in my car and your trunks as well. Until tomorrow.
Love Dad-'
The three boys, Sirius, James and Remus were standing at Kings cross after seeing there ring leader Mr. Evans waiting on Lily. She was hugging on to Berry seeing he finished his last year at Hogwarts. "Mushy." said Sirius sticking out his tongue. Remus chuckled. James stood there frowning some. "I bet he won't even write to my Lily." said Mr. Evans looking at his daughter as she cried clinging on to the older boy.
"I'll bet you a bottle of whisky." said Sirius looking at Mr. Evans. "He writes her once next week then doesn't reply." Mr. Evans frown some. "I'll bet you, he doesn't write, but shows up unannounced this summer to see her and they have a fight." He frowned more looking at the Blonde haired boy. "Red and blonde doesn't work well." said Mr. Evans. "He's washed out looking too bloody pale. His children would look like some bloody albinos. If Lily married him there children would probably have pink hair." he chuckled at his comment.
"Really?" asked Sirius looking at Mr. Evans. "That's just freaky, oh we should change Snape's hair pink!" Remus nodded taking notes. Mr. Evans looked at James who was frowning at the whole scene. He felt Mr. Evans hand resting on his shoulder. "It will be okay James, my boy. It won't work out he is too dole in my opinion. I think we should get drinks at the Leaky Cauldron. What do you boys say?" he asked the boys nodded even Remus smirked some.
"Oh and Wolfy I have the cellar cleaned out for your umm, time of the month thing." he said chuckling. "It's sound proof long as Petunia isn't stupid enough to go down there at night time you'll be fine. Of course I do think she could handle him without the transformations. I am going to leave you some dog toys down there Remus to play with as well." said Mr. Evans chuckling. Remus rolled his eyes.
"Thanks for the containment area Mr. Evans you shouldn't have gone that far, but thanks for letting me stay with you this summer." He smiled at Mr. Evans who grinned. "Oh your welcomed for me making you a dungeon. " he laughed a bit as did Sirius who snorted some. James remained transfixed on Lily who was being pulled off of Berry who wasn't looking very happy at her at the moment. "Here comes Lily." said Remus looking at her as she rolled her trunk along wiping her eyes. Mr. Evans walked to her and hugged her tightly embracing her.
"Are you okay Lily?" he said wiping her tears away. She shock her head 'no'. He hugged her tightly and she began to cry loudly against her father's chest. "What happened?" he asked patting her back some. "He- he- he broke up with me." she said shaking against her father. He cued Lily like she was still a child. "It will be okay, if it was meant to be he will come back to you." he said softly. She nodded still crying looking up at her father there green eyes looking at each other's. "If you love something you set it free, if it comes back it was meant to be." he said kissing her forehead.
They five walked to the parking area, Remus took Lily's chest in his other hand pulling it. James remained silent the whole time. "Lily, do you want to go to the Leaky Chadron with us or do you want to go home and talk with Petunia?" he asked. She swallowed hard looking at the three boys looking at her for an answer. "I'll go with you, I need something to forget today." she frowned some. Sirius ran to the passenger side and yelled out "SHOT GUN!" Lily laughed a bit against her father who chuckled some. "Your strong remember that Lily." she nodded and opened up the passenger seat in the back and sat in the middle. She had stopped crying. Her face was still puffy and eyes were red.
"It will be okay, you have us." said Remus who sat behind Sirius on the left of her. She nodded and looked up to see James sitting down next to her not saying anything. She was surprised he didn't go after Berry and catch his hair on fire or curse him or hex him, like she thought he would. He remained silent in thought. She looked at James closely and noticed he was getting a five o'clock shadow forming on his face. He turned to see her starring at him. She bit her lip looking away.
"Lily?" James asked looking at her. She looked up at him then back at her hands holding a tissue in her hands. "Thank you for not doing anything to him." she muttered softly. James nodded looking out the window. "You told me you can defend your self and I believe you can. I will still look out for you though." he replied. She smiled some and looked at Remus who was reading a book. She smiled some, and realized they weren't so bad. They could be tamed. Even the great James Potter could be tamed down a bit.
"Where here chaps!" said Mr. Evans turning to the left to look to the back seat (there in London cars are different sided). "Let's cheer up Miss. Lily" he said putting the car into park. She smiled some looking at her father shaking her head some. The five walked into the Leaky Chadron. Some men said hi to Mr. Evans, which made Lily give him the evil eye look. "Daddy, haven you been having butter beer without me?" she teased he chuckled and sat at the bar.
"Harold!" said the bar keep smiling at him.
"Charlie, could I have five butter beers for my gang here." the man nodded at Mr. Evans and walked off. Lily sat by her father and looked around the bar some.
"It will be okay Lily, tomorrow is a new day I promise you that." She nodded at her dad and took the butter beer from the bar keep as did the boys. Sirius chugged down his as Remus and James slowly drank there's.
"Ahhh! It burns!" yelled Sirius gasping the four laughed at him. Lily smirked at bit and looked down at Remus and James at the other end of the bar. James caught her gaze and raised his bottle up to her. She smiled and raised her bottle up.
'Dear Lily,
I hope all is well with you and your guest. Frank is taking me out this weekend. I hate to brag especially after the way Berry treated you the other day. You'll be fine, I am here if you need me. You deserve someone special. Also tell you dad thanks Frank and I received some chocolates from you guys lovely. Sorry about petunia, you know being related to her in all. She is scary isn't she. I think I will write to you calling you on the phone is a 'no no' when she is there. Anyways I hope summer goes well it will take time to mend your heart. It's just reopening it back up it's hard to tell when it is ready.
Love Alice'
'Dear Alice,
There not so bad, James didn't hex or curse Berry even. He wants to be friends and promised to not do any pranks I will hear of if any. That is a step in the right area. Poor Petunia, Dad teases her Sirius is her arranged husband to be. It's too funny, he keep writing her love notes giving her flowers telling her Vernon is actually a death eater. She has no idea what one is just rolls her eyes and walks off. There making summer livable
At least Sirius and Remus are away from there mean families. I wish I new why James wanted to stay with us. Must be his friends. Dad has his boys as he calls them. I over heard him giving Sirius advice on women last night. It was cute. I guess I figured out the Wolfe nickname, I can't really say why, but it makes since to me why there friends. I never realized how good of friends they are. I hope we can be that close as they are. Without the pranks.
They jinxed Petunia's date, it was Sirius I can't tell if he was jealous or not. It's hard to tell when he is being serious. He is an awful boy, Vernon. Maybe he will change he is in college, maybe he will be nicer to us and stop calling us names like Freaks etc.
My father pulls pranks on him as well for some odd reason I can not bring myself to say anything when dad does them. I just cover my face and I do not make eye contact with Petunia.
I am mostly reading during the day keeping my mind off of Berry. I do miss him. Two years of my life gone like nothing counted. I still cry, not when anyone is around. Remus cheers me up and strangely James is being a good friend to me. Odd huh the boy I yelled at months ago and told him I hated him is becoming my best friend… that is a guy. No one can replace you Alice.
Sirius and I get along playing Monopoly, he finally caught on and hates it when he is forced to be the dog. He is actually quiet intelligent, hard to believe. He received his grades and surprisingly they were good as Remus and he even did better then Remus in transfigurations. Shocking I know! There not as bad a I thought. Hopefully James does grow up this summer. He will be a good friend to have
With love Lily Evans'
"1977, September 2nd,
Dear James,
Time will only tell, but you have accomplished becoming friends, now your task is staying friends with Lily. I know you can do it. I seen the way she looks at you when you talk to her. She is smitten, but she is still having a hard time getting over that block.
Use your invisibility cloak on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays get in the habit not to get caught by Lily and jinx that Snape boy when she is gone, try to make a tracer on her if you have to do a prank so she isn't near you.
Being sneaky will help, boys will be boys just don't be stupid and get caught like last year. Hold the anger inside if you have to do something do it when she isn't there or to anyone who will tell her. That will cause you to fall back a few steps.
Also a delightful idea, Christmas is coming, why don't you boys come back for the holiday break again. Vernon is driving me mad. I need some more dung bombs from Sirius. Good luck this year. Be sweet for Lily and hold doors for her, help her in transfigures that is her weakness. As a friend you need to make sure your friend is doing well.
Harold'
To be continued in a week or so SG-