Parts of a whole
by shana
chapter 2.
POV: James, Lily
Diagon Alley was one of the coolest places I've ever been to. Seriously. They had everything there from a pub to a hotel to an ice cream parlor! Very cool, if you ask me. I'm surprised Mum and Dad hadn't brought me here before, seeing as it's the only magic 'shopping area' sort of thing in all of London. Weird, I know.
What Mum did was give Sirius, Remus, and me each a bit of our own money as we entered each store. That way, she could stand off to the side as sort of a chaperone and let us buy our own stuff as she watched. She, of course, did not give us money to buy brooms, books that told us how to really freak people out, or the bright orange robes that looked terrible on us. Hey, they weren't on our supply list, so we figured it was sort of okay. All three of us were pretty ticked about the no-broom thing, so Mum treated us to ice cream sundaes. I already told you that she is cool. But she made us pay for extra toppings and seconds. I guess that's fair.
The week left of vacation went by quickly. Mum made me read a little bit of each book so I'd know something about what the teachers were talking about on the first day. I spent the rest of my time with Sirius and Remus at the Black house, flying on Mr. Black's old brooms—he plays Quidditch for England, which is really cool, because he can usually get us tickets. Just not the nine needed for Sirius' family, my family, and Remus' family. Which isn't super cool.
On the first of September, we went to King's Cross (the train station) and went to Platform 9 and 3/4. Mum made me put my trunk on a trolley and push it through the wall by myself. Well, she had her downsides, I guess.
Just before I got on the bright scarlet Hogwarts Express, mum surprised me with my very own owl. It was sort of a tawny color and huge. Almost eagle-like, and I've only seen eagles in the zoo.
She told me to name the owl right away, and I said Disney.
Why? Because mum had taken me, Sirius, Remus, Johnny, Sarah and Zina [two other witches that we had met the other day] to a double Walt Disney feature: Cinderella and Snow White, American animated movies that had just come to England a few weeks ago, though they are really much older than that. Girl movies, I know, but they are actually really cool. Animation is awesome, and I had tried my hand at drawing some characters from the movies. They were really good, according to Zina. And she could be a pro, so I trusted her.
Either way, mum was glad about the name. She said it reflected my personality: persistent and awesome artist. Flattering. Very flattering. [I found out later that she had gotten a hold of Walt Disney's life story and read it word by word; I think it may be her favorite book/story for now...]
After few hours on the Hogwarts Express, a lot of games of Exploding Snap, and way too much candy, we finally reached the school. Or should I say castle, because that is what it really is. We pulled robes over our normal clothes and left our other stuff back on the train.
All of the new kids—first years—were called over to one side by the giant moat. Then, we got into boats for four. Sirius ended up going on a boat with three other girls who crooned over him; 'ha ha' from me. Remus, Sarah, Zina and I got into the boat behind Sirius.
We talked a lot, and Zina told us that her real name was Angel Izinia, but most people don't consider her an Angel—not even her own parents, for that fact! So she shortened it to Zina: the first two letters of her first and last name put backwards. Cool, I guess. I told her I was just James. That got a laugh out of everyone. (though Remus later said that Zina and Sarah were just flirting. Oh well.) Sarah told us that she was from an all-Wizard family (the 'Andreski's), and the rest of us agreed to that. We also agreed that it would be hard for each of us to relive our childhoods, not that it's not over, without magic. It was an incredibly big part of our everyday lives, and it would be impossible to let go of it.
After we reached the shore and all got out of the boats, we went into the school. There, we participated in this weird sorting ceremony thing. We put on a hat that talked to us and then told us which house, or section we were going to be in. Not hard at all, in my opinion.
The five of us got put into Gryffindor. Then we ate food off these magic gold platters that refilled themselves. After that, Headmaster (dean) Apocoliptis Dumbledore gave a speech. And it was off to bed with us. Prefects and the Head Boy and Girl took us to the Gryffindor tower and showed us around a little bit.
We had homework almost everyday of school. Our schedules were kind of confusing, but after a while we got the hang of life at Hogwarts. We had two hour classes, two in the morning, two in the evening. There were just a few main classes: Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Charms, and Potions. They interchanged every few days. It was hard to remember which way all the classes were; on the first day of school Prefects helped us find our way around the school. After that, it was 'ask a ghost or portrait' for us. That was okay, unless you asked Sir Cadigan the mad knight, the Bloody Baron (a scary ghost), or Peeves the poltergeist. That wasn't such a good idea. Of course, Nearly Headless Nick was our house ghost, so he was happy to lend a helping hand. That would go right through you.
Christmas and Easter bashes were huge, and I heard that there was a dance for fifth years and above on both holidays if you didn't go on vacation. We got 14 days of vacation for Christmas/New Year's, and 7 days for Easter. On the last day of school, we all were sure we would miss it, but not that much. We had three months of no classes! Who wouldn't be happy?
Oh yeah, I forgot the most important part. Sirius and I were totally the practical jokers of the school, occasionally along with Remus (though he was sick a lot and eventually told us why), or Zina and Sarah. We earned quite a few enemies, especially Ravenclaws and Slytherins, who seemed to hate our whole house.
But, all in all, it was an awesome first year.
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One year later...
Mum and Daddy saw me off. Petunia was convinced that she shouldn't come, so she didn't. It was kind of weird to go through the wall with my trunk on to Platform 9 and 3/4 and seeing the red train. My eyes watered a little; I sure would miss Mum and Daddy. But not Petunia. Definitely not her.
I sat in a compartment with a girl with blonde hair named Andrea, though she preferred Andi. Since we were alone, three guys walked in just as the train started. They introduced themselves as James, Sirius and Remus. They seemed okay for a bit, for twelve-year-old boys anyway. Until they started bragging.
Actually, James was the one bragging, but it was so annoying. And luckily, mum had taught me a few simple charms before I left home. I used the silencing one one James almost immediately. He was ticked, but everyone else laughed. Since I didn't know how to un-do it, we had to wait until a higher student walked past our compartment to have him talk again. It was a long wait, and I survived it by talking to Andi and the other two. I found out that Sirius is obsessed with trouble, and Remus's mum is sick. I gave my condolences, of course. And by then a fourth year walked past.
Once we got to the school, we went on these boats to the school. Once inside the school, we got 'sorted' by putting on a hat that shouted out a word. The word it shouted out was the house you got put in. Andi and I got put in Gryffindor.
When we got sorted, there were two empty seats on one end of the table, near the three guys and these two other girls, who told me that they were Sarah and Zina. I sat in one empty seat, and James had so kindly put a sort of whopee cushion on my chair. In retaliation, I made his plate repel all the food he tried to put on it. Even still, he made my goblet blow up during the Headmaster's speech.
So, I guess you could say we got off on the wrong foot. And, I figured that the wrong foot it would stay.
After the meal, we went up to the Gryffindor tower to sort of tour it. There was a big lounge, called the common room, with two stairwells leading up to the boys' dorm and the girls' dorm. Then these people called Head Boy and Girl gave us this big lecture about rules and classes and schedules. Yawn.
So, in the middle of the speech, Andi and I raced up to the first year girls' dorm and called the beds by the window. Of course people looked at us, but who really cares, you know?
I had the brilliant idea to curse James in his sleep, but Andi was against it. She said that we had classes tomorrow, and that we needed some sleep. All that food we had eaten at the was making her drowsy, I think. I snapped her out of it by dragging her into the bathroom attached to our dorm room and splashing water on her face. Easy enough.
We went through one of the books I had bought, a book called 'Curse Your Friends and Your Enemies.' After flipping the pages super slowly, we finally found a curse that turned people's hair different colors.
I decided to substitute pink in for black. Boy, would James have a surprise waiting for tomorrow morning. I set my clock to ring at 4 AM, and then went to bed.
I fell asleep almost right away. But before I fell asleep, I heard the other first year girls walk into our dorm. And then I finally fell asleep.
**********
hey, ho, hey, ho: i finally put up the prologue! well, the first 2 chapters... :-) i hope it's good.
and if u havent read the next chapters, click them. but first, review! and then click submit review. and then click the title. and then click the drop down menu bar and click chapter 3, since this is chapter 2.
can u believe i fit james's whole first year into 17 chapters?! i cant. [a/n addition] okay, 1 chap, not 17. :-p
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by shana
chapter 2.
POV: James, Lily
Diagon Alley was one of the coolest places I've ever been to. Seriously. They had everything there from a pub to a hotel to an ice cream parlor! Very cool, if you ask me. I'm surprised Mum and Dad hadn't brought me here before, seeing as it's the only magic 'shopping area' sort of thing in all of London. Weird, I know.
What Mum did was give Sirius, Remus, and me each a bit of our own money as we entered each store. That way, she could stand off to the side as sort of a chaperone and let us buy our own stuff as she watched. She, of course, did not give us money to buy brooms, books that told us how to really freak people out, or the bright orange robes that looked terrible on us. Hey, they weren't on our supply list, so we figured it was sort of okay. All three of us were pretty ticked about the no-broom thing, so Mum treated us to ice cream sundaes. I already told you that she is cool. But she made us pay for extra toppings and seconds. I guess that's fair.
The week left of vacation went by quickly. Mum made me read a little bit of each book so I'd know something about what the teachers were talking about on the first day. I spent the rest of my time with Sirius and Remus at the Black house, flying on Mr. Black's old brooms—he plays Quidditch for England, which is really cool, because he can usually get us tickets. Just not the nine needed for Sirius' family, my family, and Remus' family. Which isn't super cool.
On the first of September, we went to King's Cross (the train station) and went to Platform 9 and 3/4. Mum made me put my trunk on a trolley and push it through the wall by myself. Well, she had her downsides, I guess.
Just before I got on the bright scarlet Hogwarts Express, mum surprised me with my very own owl. It was sort of a tawny color and huge. Almost eagle-like, and I've only seen eagles in the zoo.
She told me to name the owl right away, and I said Disney.
Why? Because mum had taken me, Sirius, Remus, Johnny, Sarah and Zina [two other witches that we had met the other day] to a double Walt Disney feature: Cinderella and Snow White, American animated movies that had just come to England a few weeks ago, though they are really much older than that. Girl movies, I know, but they are actually really cool. Animation is awesome, and I had tried my hand at drawing some characters from the movies. They were really good, according to Zina. And she could be a pro, so I trusted her.
Either way, mum was glad about the name. She said it reflected my personality: persistent and awesome artist. Flattering. Very flattering. [I found out later that she had gotten a hold of Walt Disney's life story and read it word by word; I think it may be her favorite book/story for now...]
After few hours on the Hogwarts Express, a lot of games of Exploding Snap, and way too much candy, we finally reached the school. Or should I say castle, because that is what it really is. We pulled robes over our normal clothes and left our other stuff back on the train.
All of the new kids—first years—were called over to one side by the giant moat. Then, we got into boats for four. Sirius ended up going on a boat with three other girls who crooned over him; 'ha ha' from me. Remus, Sarah, Zina and I got into the boat behind Sirius.
We talked a lot, and Zina told us that her real name was Angel Izinia, but most people don't consider her an Angel—not even her own parents, for that fact! So she shortened it to Zina: the first two letters of her first and last name put backwards. Cool, I guess. I told her I was just James. That got a laugh out of everyone. (though Remus later said that Zina and Sarah were just flirting. Oh well.) Sarah told us that she was from an all-Wizard family (the 'Andreski's), and the rest of us agreed to that. We also agreed that it would be hard for each of us to relive our childhoods, not that it's not over, without magic. It was an incredibly big part of our everyday lives, and it would be impossible to let go of it.
After we reached the shore and all got out of the boats, we went into the school. There, we participated in this weird sorting ceremony thing. We put on a hat that talked to us and then told us which house, or section we were going to be in. Not hard at all, in my opinion.
The five of us got put into Gryffindor. Then we ate food off these magic gold platters that refilled themselves. After that, Headmaster (dean) Apocoliptis Dumbledore gave a speech. And it was off to bed with us. Prefects and the Head Boy and Girl took us to the Gryffindor tower and showed us around a little bit.
We had homework almost everyday of school. Our schedules were kind of confusing, but after a while we got the hang of life at Hogwarts. We had two hour classes, two in the morning, two in the evening. There were just a few main classes: Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Charms, and Potions. They interchanged every few days. It was hard to remember which way all the classes were; on the first day of school Prefects helped us find our way around the school. After that, it was 'ask a ghost or portrait' for us. That was okay, unless you asked Sir Cadigan the mad knight, the Bloody Baron (a scary ghost), or Peeves the poltergeist. That wasn't such a good idea. Of course, Nearly Headless Nick was our house ghost, so he was happy to lend a helping hand. That would go right through you.
Christmas and Easter bashes were huge, and I heard that there was a dance for fifth years and above on both holidays if you didn't go on vacation. We got 14 days of vacation for Christmas/New Year's, and 7 days for Easter. On the last day of school, we all were sure we would miss it, but not that much. We had three months of no classes! Who wouldn't be happy?
Oh yeah, I forgot the most important part. Sirius and I were totally the practical jokers of the school, occasionally along with Remus (though he was sick a lot and eventually told us why), or Zina and Sarah. We earned quite a few enemies, especially Ravenclaws and Slytherins, who seemed to hate our whole house.
But, all in all, it was an awesome first year.
**********
One year later...
Mum and Daddy saw me off. Petunia was convinced that she shouldn't come, so she didn't. It was kind of weird to go through the wall with my trunk on to Platform 9 and 3/4 and seeing the red train. My eyes watered a little; I sure would miss Mum and Daddy. But not Petunia. Definitely not her.
I sat in a compartment with a girl with blonde hair named Andrea, though she preferred Andi. Since we were alone, three guys walked in just as the train started. They introduced themselves as James, Sirius and Remus. They seemed okay for a bit, for twelve-year-old boys anyway. Until they started bragging.
Actually, James was the one bragging, but it was so annoying. And luckily, mum had taught me a few simple charms before I left home. I used the silencing one one James almost immediately. He was ticked, but everyone else laughed. Since I didn't know how to un-do it, we had to wait until a higher student walked past our compartment to have him talk again. It was a long wait, and I survived it by talking to Andi and the other two. I found out that Sirius is obsessed with trouble, and Remus's mum is sick. I gave my condolences, of course. And by then a fourth year walked past.
Once we got to the school, we went on these boats to the school. Once inside the school, we got 'sorted' by putting on a hat that shouted out a word. The word it shouted out was the house you got put in. Andi and I got put in Gryffindor.
When we got sorted, there were two empty seats on one end of the table, near the three guys and these two other girls, who told me that they were Sarah and Zina. I sat in one empty seat, and James had so kindly put a sort of whopee cushion on my chair. In retaliation, I made his plate repel all the food he tried to put on it. Even still, he made my goblet blow up during the Headmaster's speech.
So, I guess you could say we got off on the wrong foot. And, I figured that the wrong foot it would stay.
After the meal, we went up to the Gryffindor tower to sort of tour it. There was a big lounge, called the common room, with two stairwells leading up to the boys' dorm and the girls' dorm. Then these people called Head Boy and Girl gave us this big lecture about rules and classes and schedules. Yawn.
So, in the middle of the speech, Andi and I raced up to the first year girls' dorm and called the beds by the window. Of course people looked at us, but who really cares, you know?
I had the brilliant idea to curse James in his sleep, but Andi was against it. She said that we had classes tomorrow, and that we needed some sleep. All that food we had eaten at the was making her drowsy, I think. I snapped her out of it by dragging her into the bathroom attached to our dorm room and splashing water on her face. Easy enough.
We went through one of the books I had bought, a book called 'Curse Your Friends and Your Enemies.' After flipping the pages super slowly, we finally found a curse that turned people's hair different colors.
I decided to substitute pink in for black. Boy, would James have a surprise waiting for tomorrow morning. I set my clock to ring at 4 AM, and then went to bed.
I fell asleep almost right away. But before I fell asleep, I heard the other first year girls walk into our dorm. And then I finally fell asleep.
**********
hey, ho, hey, ho: i finally put up the prologue! well, the first 2 chapters... :-) i hope it's good.
and if u havent read the next chapters, click them. but first, review! and then click submit review. and then click the title. and then click the drop down menu bar and click chapter 3, since this is chapter 2.
can u believe i fit james's whole first year into 17 chapters?! i cant. [a/n addition] okay, 1 chap, not 17. :-p
email me at conshallow@hotmail.com with questions. AIM im2crazygirl if i am online. add me 2 ur MSN buddy list. :-) your choice. just please please review, because i dont know if you dont like the story if you dont review.
remember, 20 reviews before the 6th chapter!