3rd story today! Wo-hoo! Consider this as a sorry present from me, for not updating in so long.

Chapter 10 : First Time James met Lily's family

"Ding dong," rang the bell. Mr. and Mrs. Evans hurried to the door, wondering which couple was on the other side. Perhaps it was Petunia and her boyfriend, Vernon. Or maybe it was Lily and her boyfriend. They had never met any of Lily's boyfriends before, and they were quite excited about this.

They opened the door and Petunia and Vernon stood on the other side. Petunia came in and kissed her mother and father on both cheeks. Vernon awkwardly walked in and muttered a hello. Mrs. Evans smiled kindly at him and Mr. Evans nodded at him. He had never been fond of the walrus-like man.

"Have you lost some weight, Vernon?" Mrs. Evans asked politely. Vernon mumbled something incoherent, then he followed Petunia to the dining room.

There was another ding-dong, and Mr. Evans opened it. Lily stood there, smiling embarrassedly with her arm around a grinning young man.

"Hello, Mr. Evans. I'm James Potter, Lily's boyfriend." the young bloke said and he extended his hand for a handshake. Mr. Evans shook it. Mrs. Evans fussed over Lily, demanding if she had been eating properly, and she led them to the dining room.

Vernon and Petunia were already seated and James and Lily took the seat opposite to them.

"Hi, Petunia. How have you been?" Lily said feebly, trying to make conversation.

"Fine."

The table grew silent at the awkward air. Mrs. Potter brought the food to the table and when she was finished, she sat down in her own seat.

"Eat up!" she said with a smile and at her word, everyone started to put food on their plates. Petunia took tiny bites and Vernon took small bites at first, but then it escalted to shoveling food into his overstuffed mouth. James ate with great enthusiasm, not forgetting to complement Lily's mother on her cooking.

"So, tell us a bit about you, James." said Mrs. Evans curiously. James did as he was told and when Mr. Evans asked him about Hogwarts(Mr. Evans had always been fascinated with the wizarding world)he entertained them with tales of the mischief he had been involved in.

Mr. and Mrs. Evans laughed and Lily, harder.

Mrs. Evans was liking James, so far. It had been a while since she saw this happy, bubbly side of Lily, and she loved James for bring this Lily back. He also was good-looking, had manners, and had the ability to speak properly! He was the perfect match for Lily, Mrs. Evans thought.

Meanwhile, Petunia and Vernon were not pleased. Vernon feeling a bit of jealousy, Mr. and Mrs. Evans were clearly liking this bloke, and he couldn't remember if they had been this way towards him. Petunia, on the other hand, was angry at Lily for bring a boy from that, ugh, freak-school, and because, well, Lily had outdone her. Again. Stupid perfect Lily, with her magic, and looks, and brains. She just had to be better than her at everything! From being attractive to bringing home the perfect boy, Lily had everything. And Petunia hated her for it.

Lily, feeling the heat of Petunia's glares, hurried to shift the attention to Petunia and Vernon.

"How did you two meet? You two look so great together." said Lily, complementing them for good measure.

Somewhat pleaded, Petunia told them of how they had met at the movies. Apparently, Vernon spilled his drink on her, and he had given her his jacket. "It was so romantic." Petunia had added.

Unfortunately, Lily's parents did not get the message and turned their attention back to James and Lily. "How did you two end up together?" Mr. Evans questioned.

James told her parents of how he had liked her from Year 1, and how he had chased her until 7th year, when she said yes to going out with him. Mr. Evans liked this answer. Which father wouldn't? One bloke spilled soda on his daughter and one bloke chased her for 6 years, of course he preferred James's answer to Vernon's, or rather, Petunia's.

The rest of the dinner flowed in this pattern. Lily and Petunia's parents would focus on James and Lily, Lily would try give Petunia and Vernon some attention, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, or James would shift the conversation back to him and Lily.

At one point of the dinner James whispered, "I think you're parents like me, Lils. I'm sure they like me more than that fat pig sitting across me! I'm winning!" excitedly. Lily snorted into her water and rolled her eyes.

Both couples were very pleased when the dinner had ended. Petunia left with Vernon, she told everyone that she would stay in Vernon's apartment. James, who did not want to lose to Vernon, invited Lily over to his house. "My parents love her." he explained, which made Mr. Evans be pleased. He granted them his permission.

"Next time, be nicer to Vernon." Lily scolded him later, when they were at the Potters' house.

"Who?"

Lily sighed. "The fat pig."

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