A/N the morning after their wedding....
After a sleepless night, James and Lily got up and went to go eat breakfast.
Lily cooked, as she figured she would be doing for a long time to come.
"What would you like, dear?" Lily asked a still half asleep James.
At the mention of food, though, he perked up and said, "Sausage, Pancakes, blueberry muffins, and some caffiene coffee to make up for no sleep." James said with a tired grin.
"You got it." Lily replied.
Lily had already had some coffee so she was wide awake by now.
Using her wand, she had the food cooking within seconds. Then she walked over to James and gave him a soft kiss.
"Our first day married. What do you want to do?" Lily asked him softly.
"Well....eat..." James said.
Lily laughed.
"After that, though."
"Well, maybe we could go out and buy furniture for our house and start making it feel like home." James said, brushing a tendril of hair out of her eyes.
"Sounds good....but are you REALLY up to shopping?" Lily asked skeptically.
James chuckled...."Well, sure...I want to have comfy furniture instead of these hard chairs." he said, pointing to the card table chair he was sitting on.
Lily grinned and went to go put the food on plates.
They sat down at the table and began to eat. James ate like he hadn't eaten in days, but as hungry as she was, Lily still ate like a lady...one bit at a time, using her napkin occasionally for good manners.
"Wow you must be quite hungry, love." Lily stated, eyeing James as he shoveled another forkful of eggs into his mouth.
He looked up and grinned sheepishly.
There was a knock at the door, and Lily got up to answer it.
It was Sirius, Remus, Aria, Susianna, and Peter.
What is Peter doing here? Lily asked herself questioningly. She shrugged and grinned at everyone and signaled them to come in.
When James had finished his breakfast, he too walked in an greeted the guests.
"Oy! Sirius!" James exclaimed as he thumped Sirius on the back.
"Some things never change." Lily said with a laugh.
"James, Lily, I've got the motorcycle out front...we need to get back to Hogwarts...Dumbledore has to talk to us...so you don't have your first day married off after all." Sirius said.
"Oh...ok well let me go repack my things." Lily said with a sigh.
When they were all packed, the Potters, the Lupins (Susianna and remus were married now), and Sirius and Aria got on the magically enlarged motorcycle and began their long drive to Hogwarts.
Lily, who sat behind James, had her arms around James waste and was leaning into the wind, her hair whipping back away from her face.
She laughed from the sheer joy of it. This was almost as good as flying...and she told James so.
"ALMOST as good. Not quite though." James said with a laugh.
Lily chuckled and agreed.
Sirius and Aria were joking back and forth in front. Sirius was teaching Aria how to drive the motorcycle and they were laughing as she tried to figure out how to steer.
Susianna and Remus were in the middle, and they were fast asleep. Lily shook her head and wondered how could they be asleep at a time like this?
Peter, since he was so small, fit into the storage compartment because there was no more room on the seat. (LOL can you tell I hate peter?) And everytime there was a speed bump they would hear an OOF or a DOH as Peter got bounced along underneath.
The ride to Hogwarts from the Potters' new house in Godrics Hollow was about 3 hours long, and by the time they arrived at Hogwarts, it was time for lunch and Peter was complaining of starvation.
The other six grinned at each other. Their faces said Why does he need food? He pudgy enough already!
They all burst out laughing and Peter seemed lost....not knowing why they were all laughing.
But Peter was used to it...he didn't understand a lot of things...in a lot of ways he was a friend but there were times when the gang just couldn't put up with his stupidity.
They walked into Hogwarts and Lily put her things back up in the Girls Dormitory and James put his in the Boys.
They all met up again outside of Dumbledore's office. Lily and Aria and Susianna all straightened their skirts after James had knocked on the door.
Dumbledore opened it almost instantly and he beckoned them to come in and sit down.
"Now, I understand that 6 of you will be graduating in 3 months. Aria will be here for another year...as she is a 6th year. But I wanted to tell you all...Voldemort is steadily gaining power and we need more aurors to help stop him. Are any of you willing?" he asked them, his hands clasped in his lap.
"I am." Sirius said bravely.
"I am." James added.
Lily looked at James shocked, and worried. But she gained strenth from his determined face and she said,
"I will Professor."
The whole group looked at her in surprise. James stared at her in shock.
"What? I am brave enough. And I definitly have a right to be mad at Voldemort. I have a right to be mad." Lily said indignantly.
They all looked thoughtful and they agreed.
Dumbledore nodded.
"You do have a right and James and Sirius this is very brave of you. I am going to be blunt. This is a dangerous job and there is a chance you will get killed. And I think that it is very noble of you to risk your lives for our cause. Remus I understand why you wouldn't want to." Dumbledore said gravely.
Lily nodded bravely.
"You begin your training at dawn, the day after graduation. You have 3 months to prepare yourselves mentally for this grueling process. I suggest you work out and stay fit. It is a 3 week process and by the time you are done, you will be prepared for your first assignment. I would like to warn you...this will cut down on time with your families..." Dumbledore trailed off.
Lily and James looked at each other. Lily bit her lip and nodded.
Dumbledore nodded. "Then thank you for your time, and I will be updating you on the reading you need to do on Aurors during Spring Break."
Then he shooed them out of the room.
They all started talking at once. "Lily, you really want to do this?" James asked, looking at her worriedly.
"Yes, I'm sure. What, you don't think I can handle it?" Lily asked, her eyes flashing.
"I never said that. I'm just worried about you." James said, putting an arm around her shoulders.
Lily relaxed and smiled at James.
They all went up to the Common Room and sat down to discuss everything.
"Sirius, do you have to?" Aria asked tearfully.
They were all thinking about what happened to a lot of aurors...brutal murders...unforgiveables...torture...even the chance of getting hanged.
"Yes I do Aria. It's a job...and I carry a lot against Voldemort...and I know you do too. This is my shot at revenge. Its not direct...but it can hurt him." Sirius said bitterly.
Fast Forward to: graduation
"I can't believe it." Lily said shaking her head as they began to call people up to the podium to accept their diplomas.
"Me neither." Susianna said.
Sirius was quiet.He had already received his diploma and he was saying goodbye to Aria. He was leaving Aria behind so she could finish school...it was the hardest thing he had ever done, and he wasn't in the mood to joke around.
"Anna Epsom." Dumbledore called.
Lily perked up, her turn was coming up. Oh, wait. My last name is Potter now. she thought to herself.
For the past 3 months she had been writing Evans and having to cross it out on her papers. She STILL wasn't used to it.
"And now we are up to our Head Boy and girl who now share the same last name so I will call up, Potter, James and Lily." Dumbledore said with a grin.
Lily and James clasped hands and walked up to Dumbledore to receive their diplomas.
Instead of shaking Dumbledore's hand, she put her arms around him and tears ran down her cheeks.
"You've been so good to me. Like a father, and I will never forget that. I'm going to miss you so much." Lily said as a new wave of tears welled up in her eyes.
Dumbledore let go and wiped at his own eyes. He smiled at her, and his smile said "I'm going to miss you too."
James shook hands with Dumbledore and said a few words to him.
Lily and James left the podium and progressed down the receiving line to the teachers. The first they had to say goodbye to was Professor McGonagall.
Lily walked up to her, her eyes once again spilling over.
"Thank you so much for all you've taught me. I can't believe its all over!" Lily said as she hugged the Professor.
"Oh Lily, you've been like a daughter to me. I will never forget you. Never." she said as her own eyes began to shine.
Seeing that she was holding up the line, Lily moved on to Professor Flitwick.
Lily leaned over and gave him a hug. He began to weep and Lily's tears continued to fall as she said goodbye to each of the people she had grown up with...these people had raised her...and now she might never see them again.
At last, when Lily was done, she met up with James, Sirius, and a sobbing Susianna.
James took Lily in his arms and held her while she cried.
Lily was very tense...very worried...always waiting...for something she knew would be coming...
"Oh James, these people are my family. My parents are dead...and I have always thought of Dumbledore as Dad and Professor McGonagall as Mum. How can I leave? It's my home! Whats going to happen to us?" Lily cried.
"I know, I can't believe its all over." James said, a tear escaping his eye.
He dashed the tear away with the back of his hand, but not before Lily could see it.
Lily, Susianna, James, Remus, and Sirius all stood up straight. They linked arms and they walked out of Hogwarts.
Walking into the unknown, a world of dangers awaiting them...but they were a team. They always would be...no matter what evils they may come across.
Dumbledore watched their disappearing backs and whispered. "Godspeed my children."
And in a flash, they were gone.
A/N next part coming soon. That was so sad! How hard would it be to leave? Man I'm sad just thinking about it. In the next part they begin their lives as Aurors and they meet their first danger....Please Review!!
After a sleepless night, James and Lily got up and went to go eat breakfast.
Lily cooked, as she figured she would be doing for a long time to come.
"What would you like, dear?" Lily asked a still half asleep James.
At the mention of food, though, he perked up and said, "Sausage, Pancakes, blueberry muffins, and some caffiene coffee to make up for no sleep." James said with a tired grin.
"You got it." Lily replied.
Lily had already had some coffee so she was wide awake by now.
Using her wand, she had the food cooking within seconds. Then she walked over to James and gave him a soft kiss.
"Our first day married. What do you want to do?" Lily asked him softly.
"Well....eat..." James said.
Lily laughed.
"After that, though."
"Well, maybe we could go out and buy furniture for our house and start making it feel like home." James said, brushing a tendril of hair out of her eyes.
"Sounds good....but are you REALLY up to shopping?" Lily asked skeptically.
James chuckled...."Well, sure...I want to have comfy furniture instead of these hard chairs." he said, pointing to the card table chair he was sitting on.
Lily grinned and went to go put the food on plates.
They sat down at the table and began to eat. James ate like he hadn't eaten in days, but as hungry as she was, Lily still ate like a lady...one bit at a time, using her napkin occasionally for good manners.
"Wow you must be quite hungry, love." Lily stated, eyeing James as he shoveled another forkful of eggs into his mouth.
He looked up and grinned sheepishly.
There was a knock at the door, and Lily got up to answer it.
It was Sirius, Remus, Aria, Susianna, and Peter.
What is Peter doing here? Lily asked herself questioningly. She shrugged and grinned at everyone and signaled them to come in.
When James had finished his breakfast, he too walked in an greeted the guests.
"Oy! Sirius!" James exclaimed as he thumped Sirius on the back.
"Some things never change." Lily said with a laugh.
"James, Lily, I've got the motorcycle out front...we need to get back to Hogwarts...Dumbledore has to talk to us...so you don't have your first day married off after all." Sirius said.
"Oh...ok well let me go repack my things." Lily said with a sigh.
When they were all packed, the Potters, the Lupins (Susianna and remus were married now), and Sirius and Aria got on the magically enlarged motorcycle and began their long drive to Hogwarts.
Lily, who sat behind James, had her arms around James waste and was leaning into the wind, her hair whipping back away from her face.
She laughed from the sheer joy of it. This was almost as good as flying...and she told James so.
"ALMOST as good. Not quite though." James said with a laugh.
Lily chuckled and agreed.
Sirius and Aria were joking back and forth in front. Sirius was teaching Aria how to drive the motorcycle and they were laughing as she tried to figure out how to steer.
Susianna and Remus were in the middle, and they were fast asleep. Lily shook her head and wondered how could they be asleep at a time like this?
Peter, since he was so small, fit into the storage compartment because there was no more room on the seat. (LOL can you tell I hate peter?) And everytime there was a speed bump they would hear an OOF or a DOH as Peter got bounced along underneath.
The ride to Hogwarts from the Potters' new house in Godrics Hollow was about 3 hours long, and by the time they arrived at Hogwarts, it was time for lunch and Peter was complaining of starvation.
The other six grinned at each other. Their faces said Why does he need food? He pudgy enough already!
They all burst out laughing and Peter seemed lost....not knowing why they were all laughing.
But Peter was used to it...he didn't understand a lot of things...in a lot of ways he was a friend but there were times when the gang just couldn't put up with his stupidity.
They walked into Hogwarts and Lily put her things back up in the Girls Dormitory and James put his in the Boys.
They all met up again outside of Dumbledore's office. Lily and Aria and Susianna all straightened their skirts after James had knocked on the door.
Dumbledore opened it almost instantly and he beckoned them to come in and sit down.
"Now, I understand that 6 of you will be graduating in 3 months. Aria will be here for another year...as she is a 6th year. But I wanted to tell you all...Voldemort is steadily gaining power and we need more aurors to help stop him. Are any of you willing?" he asked them, his hands clasped in his lap.
"I am." Sirius said bravely.
"I am." James added.
Lily looked at James shocked, and worried. But she gained strenth from his determined face and she said,
"I will Professor."
The whole group looked at her in surprise. James stared at her in shock.
"What? I am brave enough. And I definitly have a right to be mad at Voldemort. I have a right to be mad." Lily said indignantly.
They all looked thoughtful and they agreed.
Dumbledore nodded.
"You do have a right and James and Sirius this is very brave of you. I am going to be blunt. This is a dangerous job and there is a chance you will get killed. And I think that it is very noble of you to risk your lives for our cause. Remus I understand why you wouldn't want to." Dumbledore said gravely.
Lily nodded bravely.
"You begin your training at dawn, the day after graduation. You have 3 months to prepare yourselves mentally for this grueling process. I suggest you work out and stay fit. It is a 3 week process and by the time you are done, you will be prepared for your first assignment. I would like to warn you...this will cut down on time with your families..." Dumbledore trailed off.
Lily and James looked at each other. Lily bit her lip and nodded.
Dumbledore nodded. "Then thank you for your time, and I will be updating you on the reading you need to do on Aurors during Spring Break."
Then he shooed them out of the room.
They all started talking at once. "Lily, you really want to do this?" James asked, looking at her worriedly.
"Yes, I'm sure. What, you don't think I can handle it?" Lily asked, her eyes flashing.
"I never said that. I'm just worried about you." James said, putting an arm around her shoulders.
Lily relaxed and smiled at James.
They all went up to the Common Room and sat down to discuss everything.
"Sirius, do you have to?" Aria asked tearfully.
They were all thinking about what happened to a lot of aurors...brutal murders...unforgiveables...torture...even the chance of getting hanged.
"Yes I do Aria. It's a job...and I carry a lot against Voldemort...and I know you do too. This is my shot at revenge. Its not direct...but it can hurt him." Sirius said bitterly.
Fast Forward to: graduation
"I can't believe it." Lily said shaking her head as they began to call people up to the podium to accept their diplomas.
"Me neither." Susianna said.
Sirius was quiet.He had already received his diploma and he was saying goodbye to Aria. He was leaving Aria behind so she could finish school...it was the hardest thing he had ever done, and he wasn't in the mood to joke around.
"Anna Epsom." Dumbledore called.
Lily perked up, her turn was coming up. Oh, wait. My last name is Potter now. she thought to herself.
For the past 3 months she had been writing Evans and having to cross it out on her papers. She STILL wasn't used to it.
"And now we are up to our Head Boy and girl who now share the same last name so I will call up, Potter, James and Lily." Dumbledore said with a grin.
Lily and James clasped hands and walked up to Dumbledore to receive their diplomas.
Instead of shaking Dumbledore's hand, she put her arms around him and tears ran down her cheeks.
"You've been so good to me. Like a father, and I will never forget that. I'm going to miss you so much." Lily said as a new wave of tears welled up in her eyes.
Dumbledore let go and wiped at his own eyes. He smiled at her, and his smile said "I'm going to miss you too."
James shook hands with Dumbledore and said a few words to him.
Lily and James left the podium and progressed down the receiving line to the teachers. The first they had to say goodbye to was Professor McGonagall.
Lily walked up to her, her eyes once again spilling over.
"Thank you so much for all you've taught me. I can't believe its all over!" Lily said as she hugged the Professor.
"Oh Lily, you've been like a daughter to me. I will never forget you. Never." she said as her own eyes began to shine.
Seeing that she was holding up the line, Lily moved on to Professor Flitwick.
Lily leaned over and gave him a hug. He began to weep and Lily's tears continued to fall as she said goodbye to each of the people she had grown up with...these people had raised her...and now she might never see them again.
At last, when Lily was done, she met up with James, Sirius, and a sobbing Susianna.
James took Lily in his arms and held her while she cried.
Lily was very tense...very worried...always waiting...for something she knew would be coming...
"Oh James, these people are my family. My parents are dead...and I have always thought of Dumbledore as Dad and Professor McGonagall as Mum. How can I leave? It's my home! Whats going to happen to us?" Lily cried.
"I know, I can't believe its all over." James said, a tear escaping his eye.
He dashed the tear away with the back of his hand, but not before Lily could see it.
Lily, Susianna, James, Remus, and Sirius all stood up straight. They linked arms and they walked out of Hogwarts.
Walking into the unknown, a world of dangers awaiting them...but they were a team. They always would be...no matter what evils they may come across.
Dumbledore watched their disappearing backs and whispered. "Godspeed my children."
And in a flash, they were gone.
A/N next part coming soon. That was so sad! How hard would it be to leave? Man I'm sad just thinking about it. In the next part they begin their lives as Aurors and they meet their first danger....Please Review!!