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It was late August and Danae Potter was sitting in a booth at the Leaky Cauldron eagerly awaiting the arrival of her best friend Lily Evans. It was their seventh and final year at Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry and they were to go shopping together at Diagon Alley so that they could get their school supplies.
"Is she here yet?" Danae's brother James asked eagerly as he Sirius and Remus put four bottles of butterbeer down on the table, they sat down. Danae shook her head.
"No not yet, what about Peter, is he coming?" Remus shook his head.
"His mother wouldn't let him." Danae looked at her twin brother, who had positioned himself so that he could see the door perfectly. Danae sighed reminiscently, she remembered the first time she and James had come to Diagon Alley to buy their school supplies. They had both been extremely excited at finally being able to attend Hogwarts, it was then that they had met Sirius for the first time, he had been with his mother who was a rather unpleasant woman to say the least. James had thought that Sirius would be sorted into Slytherin and that they would have nothing to do with each other at all. Now they were best friends. Danea remembered her first encounter with Lily in had been at King's Cross Station, she was looking for platform nine and three quarters, Danea had been only too glad to help, Despite James's claims that they were running late and would miss the train. It was once they were on the train that they had met Remus, as fate would have it the only seats left on the Hogwarts express were those in the compartment that Sirius was sitting in. They had sat down and only moments later Remus had joined them, then Lily. It was in on that journey that Lily had developed her great dislike for James, yet that dislike was steadily diminishing.
"I have something that I would like to tell you all." James was saying as Danae broke away from her thoughts, she rolled her eyes she knew what was coming next, she'd been hearing it all morning, in fact so had Sirius. Only Remus was looking at James with any interest. "I am the new Head Boy at Hogwarts."
"That's great Prongs." Remus said with forced enthusiasm that seemed to go completely unnoticed by James. "I wonder who Head Girl is."
"That's completely obvious." Danae said tiredly. "Lily." James looked as though his wildest dreams had just come true.
"That means we'll be working rather closely together." He said more to himself than to any of the others.
"She'll be thrilled." Danae said sarcastically. She saw James suddenly straighten and reposition himself, she turned so that she could see Lily walking towards them. She got up and walked over to where Lily had stopped.
"Don't tell me that they're coming with us." Lily said harshly, though her eyes were lingering on James for a lot longer than was normal. Danae looked into some glass so that she could see her reflection, her brown eyes stared back at her appraisingly, she glanced over the state of her medium length dark brown hair which was very unruly but did not tangle. Her deep red robes sat nicely on her slender form accentuating the darkness of her eyes and hair. She looked very attractive indeed, it was hardly any wonder that she was the most popular girl at Hogwarts.
"Not exactly, they'll be around just not with us." Danae answered. She had never really understood why Lily hated James and Sirius so passionately, they were only really having a bit of fun after all. Lily seemed slightly disappointed. "How about you stay at my place tonight and we'll go to King's Cross Station together tomorrow." Lily stayed quite for a few moments. "It's fun usually it's just James, Sirius, Remus, Peter and I, but I'm sure it would be a lot more interesting if you were there." Lily cocked an eyebrow, but still agreed. They left the Leaky Cauldron and stepped out into Diagon Alley.
James watched the two girls intensely trying to pick up on what it was that they were saying, but he had no luck, it seemed as though they were intentionally keeping their voices low and their backs turned so that he was kept in the dark.
"Well Prongs?" Sirius asked.
"I've got no idea what they were saying." James answered. Sirius rolled his eyes. "What?"
"I was asking you if you knew where we could pick up another invisibility cloak." James still seemed rather distracted.
"I don't know , have you asked Danae? Do you think she'll stay with us tonight?" James asked vaguely.
"Of course she'll stay, she's your sister where else is she going to go?"
"No not her, Lily." James said annoyance in his voice. Sirius shrugged.
"No idea mate." Then suddenly a thought struck him. "She wouldn't go of with Lily instead of us would she?"
"Who?" James asked.
"Danae." Sirius answered frustratedly. James snapped back into reality.
"I suppose they would."
"Well they are best friends." Remus said. "Lily is hardly going to come and visit just so she can spend all her time mooning over you Prongs." Sirius let out a short laugh. "And Danae is hardly going to abandon Lily so you can almost tell her that you like her." James and Sirius became quite sulky but none the less determined to make the nights events turn their way.
It was late August and Danae Potter was sitting in a booth at the Leaky Cauldron eagerly awaiting the arrival of her best friend Lily Evans. It was their seventh and final year at Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry and they were to go shopping together at Diagon Alley so that they could get their school supplies.
"Is she here yet?" Danae's brother James asked eagerly as he Sirius and Remus put four bottles of butterbeer down on the table, they sat down. Danae shook her head.
"No not yet, what about Peter, is he coming?" Remus shook his head.
"His mother wouldn't let him." Danae looked at her twin brother, who had positioned himself so that he could see the door perfectly. Danae sighed reminiscently, she remembered the first time she and James had come to Diagon Alley to buy their school supplies. They had both been extremely excited at finally being able to attend Hogwarts, it was then that they had met Sirius for the first time, he had been with his mother who was a rather unpleasant woman to say the least. James had thought that Sirius would be sorted into Slytherin and that they would have nothing to do with each other at all. Now they were best friends. Danea remembered her first encounter with Lily in had been at King's Cross Station, she was looking for platform nine and three quarters, Danea had been only too glad to help, Despite James's claims that they were running late and would miss the train. It was once they were on the train that they had met Remus, as fate would have it the only seats left on the Hogwarts express were those in the compartment that Sirius was sitting in. They had sat down and only moments later Remus had joined them, then Lily. It was in on that journey that Lily had developed her great dislike for James, yet that dislike was steadily diminishing.
"I have something that I would like to tell you all." James was saying as Danae broke away from her thoughts, she rolled her eyes she knew what was coming next, she'd been hearing it all morning, in fact so had Sirius. Only Remus was looking at James with any interest. "I am the new Head Boy at Hogwarts."
"That's great Prongs." Remus said with forced enthusiasm that seemed to go completely unnoticed by James. "I wonder who Head Girl is."
"That's completely obvious." Danae said tiredly. "Lily." James looked as though his wildest dreams had just come true.
"That means we'll be working rather closely together." He said more to himself than to any of the others.
"She'll be thrilled." Danae said sarcastically. She saw James suddenly straighten and reposition himself, she turned so that she could see Lily walking towards them. She got up and walked over to where Lily had stopped.
"Don't tell me that they're coming with us." Lily said harshly, though her eyes were lingering on James for a lot longer than was normal. Danae looked into some glass so that she could see her reflection, her brown eyes stared back at her appraisingly, she glanced over the state of her medium length dark brown hair which was very unruly but did not tangle. Her deep red robes sat nicely on her slender form accentuating the darkness of her eyes and hair. She looked very attractive indeed, it was hardly any wonder that she was the most popular girl at Hogwarts.
"Not exactly, they'll be around just not with us." Danae answered. She had never really understood why Lily hated James and Sirius so passionately, they were only really having a bit of fun after all. Lily seemed slightly disappointed. "How about you stay at my place tonight and we'll go to King's Cross Station together tomorrow." Lily stayed quite for a few moments. "It's fun usually it's just James, Sirius, Remus, Peter and I, but I'm sure it would be a lot more interesting if you were there." Lily cocked an eyebrow, but still agreed. They left the Leaky Cauldron and stepped out into Diagon Alley.
James watched the two girls intensely trying to pick up on what it was that they were saying, but he had no luck, it seemed as though they were intentionally keeping their voices low and their backs turned so that he was kept in the dark.
"Well Prongs?" Sirius asked.
"I've got no idea what they were saying." James answered. Sirius rolled his eyes. "What?"
"I was asking you if you knew where we could pick up another invisibility cloak." James still seemed rather distracted.
"I don't know , have you asked Danae? Do you think she'll stay with us tonight?" James asked vaguely.
"Of course she'll stay, she's your sister where else is she going to go?"
"No not her, Lily." James said annoyance in his voice. Sirius shrugged.
"No idea mate." Then suddenly a thought struck him. "She wouldn't go of with Lily instead of us would she?"
"Who?" James asked.
"Danae." Sirius answered frustratedly. James snapped back into reality.
"I suppose they would."
"Well they are best friends." Remus said. "Lily is hardly going to come and visit just so she can spend all her time mooning over you Prongs." Sirius let out a short laugh. "And Danae is hardly going to abandon Lily so you can almost tell her that you like her." James and Sirius became quite sulky but none the less determined to make the nights events turn their way.