A good writer can keep the reader captivated. A good writer can turn the
reader for or against a character and never writes the predictable. The
world has been blessed with the tales of Harry Potter, written by J.K.
Rowling. But how much do we know of his parents? Lily and James Potter's
story hasn't been told, so this is my version of their years at Hogwarts
School of which craft and wizardry.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of J.K. Rowling's characters.
Leanne Woodstrow looked around platform 9 & ¾. Today she was transferring from her Australian school, Mirabooka, to Hogwarts School of which craft and wizardry, that was situated somewhere in England.
Her two best friends, Sydney Kase and Lily Evans were transferring with her and was supposed to meet her here 5 minutes ago.
"Hey Lee" a voice said from behind her. Lee spin around in surprise and sore her two best friends standing there.
"There you are. We couldn't find you" Syd laughed. While none of them were stupid, Lee thought that Syd could easily fool some one. She always ask silly questions, but it made her friends laugh.
"We had better find a compartment" Lee commented, referring to the train that was fast filling up with students. Lee was always a logical thinker.
Lee studied her friends as they struggled to put their trunks on the train. Lee had cast a lightening spell on hers as soon as she entered the platform. Syd was still the same with her long blonde hair, honey brown eyes that showed what she was feeling, dimples and big lips.
Lily had dark red hair that was slightly wavy, emerald green eyes that had gathered a mysterious look over the summer. Which was strange, as they had spent the entire summer, except for the last day together.
Lee herself had black hair that was wavy and fell just below half way down her back. She always wore it in strange plats that only her hair seemed to be able to hold. Her eyes were wide and a bright green that held a sparkle.
Sydney and Lily had strong Australian accents, but Lee had a mix of an Australian and British accent and Sydney and Lily loved to tease her about it.
The three settled down in the last carriage, of the fiery red Hogwarts Express,
"Lee! Lee, anybody home?" Sydney's smooth voice shook her from her thoughts. She looked at her friends and sore that amusement was evident in their eyes.
"Sorry. How are you guys?" Lee wanted to know. She knew it was a lame question because they had spent the summer together. Sydney rolled her eyes.
They were in the middle of usual chitchat when the compartment door opened and four boys walked in.
"Oh sorry, but can we sit here, everywhere else is full" the tallest boy that had deep blue eyes and messy black hair asked.
Lily looked at her two friends and sore that Lee was immersed in a drawing, 'no talking to her for awhile' she thought. Then she turned to Sydney. She was looking at one of them and he was looking at her. She turned back to the boys and nodded and the four sat in seats opposite the girls.
"I am James Potter by the way." He said looking at Lily. 'God she is pretty' he thought. 'What am I saying I don't even know her name.' "And this is-"
"I can introduce myself thank you very much Prongs. I am Sirius Black. The one and only"
'He looks a lot like James.' Lily thought. He had the same messy black hair and blue eyes. 'In fact I would easily mistake them for brothers.'
"Thank God" a boy with sandy blonde hair and lighter blue eyes than the other two said. This comment earned him a punch in the shoulder. "I am Remus Lupin and this is Peter Pettigrew." He pointed to the last boy. He was by far the smallest and had squinty, watery dull blue eyes and blonde hair that made him look like a pig cross a rat.
"Pleased to meet you. I am Lily Evans and this is Sydney Kase, well Syd and that's Leanne Woodstrow but she likes to be called."
But she never finished because a scrunched up piece of parchment was thrown up into the air the blow into many pieces. The pieces caught fire and burned.
The boys watched in amazement as Lee got up and walked over to her trunk, unlocked it with her wand and pulled out a broomstick and a snitch. She appeared oblivious to them.
She took them back to her seat and using a charm got them to stay perfectly still position and kept drawing.
Syd noticed that Remus watched her with an unreadable expression in his eyes. "She likes to be called Lee. We're the Australian exchange students."
"We can tell. You do have accents." James started but Sirius wasn't interested in accents.
"Is that a Megabolt?" he asked staring at the broom. "That's not out in England how can she have one?"
"That was rude and it was ordered from America." Lily informed him.
"And the snitch?" he was gaping like a fish out of water.
"That one we can't say." Sydney told him.
"Do you play?" James asked.
"No but Lee does. That's why she has the broom." Lily pointed out.
"What position?" Remus asked. "Seeker" the two girls replied together.
"Ooh James looks like you have competition" Sirius laughed. James just rolled his eyes.
"It just occurred to me. What grade are you guys going into?" Remus asked.
"Five" Lily said.
"Remus you have to turn your brain off" Sirius joked.
"We say that all the time to Lily." Syd laughed. But Remus wasn't listening to her he was staring at Lee.
There was a strange sound, like a peaceful humming filling the carriage and it seemed to be coming from Lee. The others couldn't hear it.
'Maybe it's because I am a werewolf' he thought to himself.
Lee suddenly gasped and looked exhausted. "I-I finished" she stuttered and gave the drawing to Lily and realized that they had company. 'So that's who it is. The sandy haired boy is a werewolf.' She thought.
Her drawing was instantly snatched out of unsuspecting Lily's hands by Sirius. "Give that back" Lily yelled at him.
Sirius pulled James and Remus up by the arms and they ran out of the carriage with the drawing still in Sirius's hand.
The three girls got up and chased them, wands in hand. Lily was only 5 feet 6 inches, Syd and Lee was 5 feet 7 inches.
The boys were by far taller than the girls. Remus stood tall at 6 feet 3 inches and James and Sirius where 6 feet 4, so they thought they were way ahead of the girls.
Lee was closing in on them. She didn't know how she could run so fast but she did. People watched in amazement as three small girls ran after some of the tallest guys in the school. They were even more amazed to see Lee catching up.
Suddenly a tall figure jumped in front of Lee. The person was taller than James and Sirius. Lee slid down on her back and slid through the person's legs then put her hands on the ground and swung her body up so it was in a handstand. She dropped lightly to the floor and kept running. Lee was close enough now so jump on Sirius. So she leapt and tackled him to the floor.
He fell with a loud crash and Lee sat on his back. "Now my dear friend you will give me that." She said and snatched up the parchment. She got off his back and helped him to stand just as Sydney and Lily arrived.
"Whoa Lee, I think you have elfish blood" Sydney joked. "Uh-Could we look at your drawing please Lee?" James asked her nicely.
"Sure." She handed over the parchment.
James's eyes widened. This was the best picture he had ever seen. He had seen a lot of pictures because his house was so large that they had their own art gallery. Every line was precise and there was so much detail that it looked real. James stared at Lee flabbergasted. Remus looked over his shoulder at it and the exact same look appeared on his face.
James handed it over and as he was about to let go, Sirius grabbed it from him and looked. He too became flabbergasted. He was staring at the picture and was completely oblivious to the people around him, yelling in his ear trying to get his attention.
Suddenly Lee had an idea. She ran and jumped on Sirius, tackling him to the ground again. He snapped from his trance and groaned.
"What did I do to get this kind of attention?" he asked nobody in particular.
The 6 made there way back to their compartment. The three girls were oblivious to the stares they got from the most of the male population. The boys noticed the stares that they were getting from the female population but ignored them.
"So Lee, I didn't know Quidditch made you strong enough to run that fast" Sirius said. "I mean, we do quidditch and were not that fast."
"What positions do you play?" Lee asked, changing the subject but no one noticed.
"I play beater, Remus is Keeper and James is chaser. But he wants to play seeker" Sirius told her.
She nodded and entered the compartment. Peter was there starring out the window.
They spent the rest of the way to school talking and learning about each other.
When they arrived a loud voice said, "First years and transfers this way"
"That's Hagrid. Hope you're in Griffindor. See ya's later" Peter said. He seemed anxious to get into the castle.
Sydney and Lily replied with a 'see ya' but Lee didn't reply at all. She was nervous and notably paler. Remus understood. She wanted to make a good impression and get into a good house.
They went by boat up to the school, which did nothing to make Lee feel better as she got seasick. Sydney had her hand in the water and her blue eyes looked dreamy. Lily was staring at the water thinking comforting thoughts.
As they got out of the boat Lee felt her knee's wobble and her two best friends grabbed her under the arms to keep her from falling. She was feeling to sick to take notice of the grand castle.
Lily and Syd noticed. They were amazed. This was larger than their old school and there was no doubt about it going to get lost.
A strict looking professor stood at the double, oak doors. "I am Professor McGonnagall, head of Griffindor house" she said, then gave instructions for the sorting.
"They all walked into the great hall. It was magnificent. Four long tables each decorated with the appropriate house color and the Hogwarts crest.
"Woodstrow, Leanne" Professor McGonnagall called.
Lee walked up to the stool; most of the male population followed her graceful moves. She sat on the stool and the hat was placed on her head. After 30 seconds it called, "GRIFFINDOR"
She gracefully walked over to the Griffindor table and sat down across from Remus and beside James.
It took all her will not to throw up. She hadn't realized the feast had begun until Sirius asked, "aren't you hungry Lee?" he was shoveling food into his mouth so fast that Lee was wondering if he chewed. She groaned at the thought of food.
"She gets bad seasickness," Syd explained patently to him.
The feast past rather smoothly. After Professor Dumbledore had finished his start of year notices, Lily indicated to James to take Lee's other shoulder and help her to the common room.
Syd ran ahead with Sirius to find which dorm was theirs. They were waiting in the common room by the time the group of 5 arrived. "This way" Sirius said.
He went up then Sydney then Lily, Lee and James and Remus and Peter brought up the rear.
They took cover in the girl's room while Lee headed for the bathroom. "Will she be ok?" Remus asked. He was slightly glad that the bathroom had a silencing charm on it because the sounds of her being sick would haunt him. 'Why am I thinking such thoughts?' he asked himself.
"Once she was so sick, she fainted," Lily informed them.
"Should we check in on her in the morning?" Peter asked.
"Su-" Lily started but Syd elbowed her.
"Alias" she whispered. "Um we will be at breakfast. We'll see you then."
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Lily went to answer it and almost swore when she looked in the peephole. It was Professor McGonnagall. Lily turned to check that the boys were hidden then opened the door.
"Professor how may I help you?"
"This is a note to Leanne about Alias." She whispered handing over an envelope. Lily nodded and took it. The Professor left and Lily closed the door as a loud groan escaped the bathroom. The boys shuddered.
"See you tomorrow" Sirius said. They all nodded.
"Did you hear her groan?" Remus asked when they were back in their own dorm. 'She must be in so much pain' he thought.
"Ooh Remus and Lee" Sirius teased.
"Like you can talk Mr. Lets-all-stare-at-Sydney" Remus shot back. "And plus, I don't like her"
James rolled his eyes at Remus and hit him with a pillow. Remus walked out of the dorm rather than stay and fight. He wasn't in the mood.
The common room was empty when Lee half stumbled, half walked down the stairs. Well that's how it looked. She couldn't see the long couch that was straight in front of the fire. She walked over to it and sore Remus. "Can I sit here?" she asked him.
Remus nodded his ok and Lee sat, thankful for the firelight that hid her awful appearance. The two sat in a comfortable silence.
After awhile Lee began yawning. "Well I'm off to bed. Night" she said.
"Good night Lee" Remus said slightly disappointed.
Lee got up and headed for the girl's staircase when she got to the bottom she turned and whispered, "I know who you are. Your secret is safe" she smiled and turned around for bed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I hope you liked this. I wont add any more chappies if you don't r&r. I understand that you might not like this story as I was forced to put it up as a dare but all my friends say that its alrite.
Thank-you.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of J.K. Rowling's characters.
Leanne Woodstrow looked around platform 9 & ¾. Today she was transferring from her Australian school, Mirabooka, to Hogwarts School of which craft and wizardry, that was situated somewhere in England.
Her two best friends, Sydney Kase and Lily Evans were transferring with her and was supposed to meet her here 5 minutes ago.
"Hey Lee" a voice said from behind her. Lee spin around in surprise and sore her two best friends standing there.
"There you are. We couldn't find you" Syd laughed. While none of them were stupid, Lee thought that Syd could easily fool some one. She always ask silly questions, but it made her friends laugh.
"We had better find a compartment" Lee commented, referring to the train that was fast filling up with students. Lee was always a logical thinker.
Lee studied her friends as they struggled to put their trunks on the train. Lee had cast a lightening spell on hers as soon as she entered the platform. Syd was still the same with her long blonde hair, honey brown eyes that showed what she was feeling, dimples and big lips.
Lily had dark red hair that was slightly wavy, emerald green eyes that had gathered a mysterious look over the summer. Which was strange, as they had spent the entire summer, except for the last day together.
Lee herself had black hair that was wavy and fell just below half way down her back. She always wore it in strange plats that only her hair seemed to be able to hold. Her eyes were wide and a bright green that held a sparkle.
Sydney and Lily had strong Australian accents, but Lee had a mix of an Australian and British accent and Sydney and Lily loved to tease her about it.
The three settled down in the last carriage, of the fiery red Hogwarts Express,
"Lee! Lee, anybody home?" Sydney's smooth voice shook her from her thoughts. She looked at her friends and sore that amusement was evident in their eyes.
"Sorry. How are you guys?" Lee wanted to know. She knew it was a lame question because they had spent the summer together. Sydney rolled her eyes.
They were in the middle of usual chitchat when the compartment door opened and four boys walked in.
"Oh sorry, but can we sit here, everywhere else is full" the tallest boy that had deep blue eyes and messy black hair asked.
Lily looked at her two friends and sore that Lee was immersed in a drawing, 'no talking to her for awhile' she thought. Then she turned to Sydney. She was looking at one of them and he was looking at her. She turned back to the boys and nodded and the four sat in seats opposite the girls.
"I am James Potter by the way." He said looking at Lily. 'God she is pretty' he thought. 'What am I saying I don't even know her name.' "And this is-"
"I can introduce myself thank you very much Prongs. I am Sirius Black. The one and only"
'He looks a lot like James.' Lily thought. He had the same messy black hair and blue eyes. 'In fact I would easily mistake them for brothers.'
"Thank God" a boy with sandy blonde hair and lighter blue eyes than the other two said. This comment earned him a punch in the shoulder. "I am Remus Lupin and this is Peter Pettigrew." He pointed to the last boy. He was by far the smallest and had squinty, watery dull blue eyes and blonde hair that made him look like a pig cross a rat.
"Pleased to meet you. I am Lily Evans and this is Sydney Kase, well Syd and that's Leanne Woodstrow but she likes to be called."
But she never finished because a scrunched up piece of parchment was thrown up into the air the blow into many pieces. The pieces caught fire and burned.
The boys watched in amazement as Lee got up and walked over to her trunk, unlocked it with her wand and pulled out a broomstick and a snitch. She appeared oblivious to them.
She took them back to her seat and using a charm got them to stay perfectly still position and kept drawing.
Syd noticed that Remus watched her with an unreadable expression in his eyes. "She likes to be called Lee. We're the Australian exchange students."
"We can tell. You do have accents." James started but Sirius wasn't interested in accents.
"Is that a Megabolt?" he asked staring at the broom. "That's not out in England how can she have one?"
"That was rude and it was ordered from America." Lily informed him.
"And the snitch?" he was gaping like a fish out of water.
"That one we can't say." Sydney told him.
"Do you play?" James asked.
"No but Lee does. That's why she has the broom." Lily pointed out.
"What position?" Remus asked. "Seeker" the two girls replied together.
"Ooh James looks like you have competition" Sirius laughed. James just rolled his eyes.
"It just occurred to me. What grade are you guys going into?" Remus asked.
"Five" Lily said.
"Remus you have to turn your brain off" Sirius joked.
"We say that all the time to Lily." Syd laughed. But Remus wasn't listening to her he was staring at Lee.
There was a strange sound, like a peaceful humming filling the carriage and it seemed to be coming from Lee. The others couldn't hear it.
'Maybe it's because I am a werewolf' he thought to himself.
Lee suddenly gasped and looked exhausted. "I-I finished" she stuttered and gave the drawing to Lily and realized that they had company. 'So that's who it is. The sandy haired boy is a werewolf.' She thought.
Her drawing was instantly snatched out of unsuspecting Lily's hands by Sirius. "Give that back" Lily yelled at him.
Sirius pulled James and Remus up by the arms and they ran out of the carriage with the drawing still in Sirius's hand.
The three girls got up and chased them, wands in hand. Lily was only 5 feet 6 inches, Syd and Lee was 5 feet 7 inches.
The boys were by far taller than the girls. Remus stood tall at 6 feet 3 inches and James and Sirius where 6 feet 4, so they thought they were way ahead of the girls.
Lee was closing in on them. She didn't know how she could run so fast but she did. People watched in amazement as three small girls ran after some of the tallest guys in the school. They were even more amazed to see Lee catching up.
Suddenly a tall figure jumped in front of Lee. The person was taller than James and Sirius. Lee slid down on her back and slid through the person's legs then put her hands on the ground and swung her body up so it was in a handstand. She dropped lightly to the floor and kept running. Lee was close enough now so jump on Sirius. So she leapt and tackled him to the floor.
He fell with a loud crash and Lee sat on his back. "Now my dear friend you will give me that." She said and snatched up the parchment. She got off his back and helped him to stand just as Sydney and Lily arrived.
"Whoa Lee, I think you have elfish blood" Sydney joked. "Uh-Could we look at your drawing please Lee?" James asked her nicely.
"Sure." She handed over the parchment.
James's eyes widened. This was the best picture he had ever seen. He had seen a lot of pictures because his house was so large that they had their own art gallery. Every line was precise and there was so much detail that it looked real. James stared at Lee flabbergasted. Remus looked over his shoulder at it and the exact same look appeared on his face.
James handed it over and as he was about to let go, Sirius grabbed it from him and looked. He too became flabbergasted. He was staring at the picture and was completely oblivious to the people around him, yelling in his ear trying to get his attention.
Suddenly Lee had an idea. She ran and jumped on Sirius, tackling him to the ground again. He snapped from his trance and groaned.
"What did I do to get this kind of attention?" he asked nobody in particular.
The 6 made there way back to their compartment. The three girls were oblivious to the stares they got from the most of the male population. The boys noticed the stares that they were getting from the female population but ignored them.
"So Lee, I didn't know Quidditch made you strong enough to run that fast" Sirius said. "I mean, we do quidditch and were not that fast."
"What positions do you play?" Lee asked, changing the subject but no one noticed.
"I play beater, Remus is Keeper and James is chaser. But he wants to play seeker" Sirius told her.
She nodded and entered the compartment. Peter was there starring out the window.
They spent the rest of the way to school talking and learning about each other.
When they arrived a loud voice said, "First years and transfers this way"
"That's Hagrid. Hope you're in Griffindor. See ya's later" Peter said. He seemed anxious to get into the castle.
Sydney and Lily replied with a 'see ya' but Lee didn't reply at all. She was nervous and notably paler. Remus understood. She wanted to make a good impression and get into a good house.
They went by boat up to the school, which did nothing to make Lee feel better as she got seasick. Sydney had her hand in the water and her blue eyes looked dreamy. Lily was staring at the water thinking comforting thoughts.
As they got out of the boat Lee felt her knee's wobble and her two best friends grabbed her under the arms to keep her from falling. She was feeling to sick to take notice of the grand castle.
Lily and Syd noticed. They were amazed. This was larger than their old school and there was no doubt about it going to get lost.
A strict looking professor stood at the double, oak doors. "I am Professor McGonnagall, head of Griffindor house" she said, then gave instructions for the sorting.
"They all walked into the great hall. It was magnificent. Four long tables each decorated with the appropriate house color and the Hogwarts crest.
"Woodstrow, Leanne" Professor McGonnagall called.
Lee walked up to the stool; most of the male population followed her graceful moves. She sat on the stool and the hat was placed on her head. After 30 seconds it called, "GRIFFINDOR"
She gracefully walked over to the Griffindor table and sat down across from Remus and beside James.
It took all her will not to throw up. She hadn't realized the feast had begun until Sirius asked, "aren't you hungry Lee?" he was shoveling food into his mouth so fast that Lee was wondering if he chewed. She groaned at the thought of food.
"She gets bad seasickness," Syd explained patently to him.
The feast past rather smoothly. After Professor Dumbledore had finished his start of year notices, Lily indicated to James to take Lee's other shoulder and help her to the common room.
Syd ran ahead with Sirius to find which dorm was theirs. They were waiting in the common room by the time the group of 5 arrived. "This way" Sirius said.
He went up then Sydney then Lily, Lee and James and Remus and Peter brought up the rear.
They took cover in the girl's room while Lee headed for the bathroom. "Will she be ok?" Remus asked. He was slightly glad that the bathroom had a silencing charm on it because the sounds of her being sick would haunt him. 'Why am I thinking such thoughts?' he asked himself.
"Once she was so sick, she fainted," Lily informed them.
"Should we check in on her in the morning?" Peter asked.
"Su-" Lily started but Syd elbowed her.
"Alias" she whispered. "Um we will be at breakfast. We'll see you then."
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Lily went to answer it and almost swore when she looked in the peephole. It was Professor McGonnagall. Lily turned to check that the boys were hidden then opened the door.
"Professor how may I help you?"
"This is a note to Leanne about Alias." She whispered handing over an envelope. Lily nodded and took it. The Professor left and Lily closed the door as a loud groan escaped the bathroom. The boys shuddered.
"See you tomorrow" Sirius said. They all nodded.
"Did you hear her groan?" Remus asked when they were back in their own dorm. 'She must be in so much pain' he thought.
"Ooh Remus and Lee" Sirius teased.
"Like you can talk Mr. Lets-all-stare-at-Sydney" Remus shot back. "And plus, I don't like her"
James rolled his eyes at Remus and hit him with a pillow. Remus walked out of the dorm rather than stay and fight. He wasn't in the mood.
The common room was empty when Lee half stumbled, half walked down the stairs. Well that's how it looked. She couldn't see the long couch that was straight in front of the fire. She walked over to it and sore Remus. "Can I sit here?" she asked him.
Remus nodded his ok and Lee sat, thankful for the firelight that hid her awful appearance. The two sat in a comfortable silence.
After awhile Lee began yawning. "Well I'm off to bed. Night" she said.
"Good night Lee" Remus said slightly disappointed.
Lee got up and headed for the girl's staircase when she got to the bottom she turned and whispered, "I know who you are. Your secret is safe" she smiled and turned around for bed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I hope you liked this. I wont add any more chappies if you don't r&r. I understand that you might not like this story as I was forced to put it up as a dare but all my friends say that its alrite.
Thank-you.
