A/N Ok Their first year was really short and there was no second year because they aren't old enough to have boyfriends yet. (Not Lily and James...I am thinking Sirius and Amy) and I want them to be at least 13/14 when they do. So this is a bit rushed...but I promise that their third year and the years after will be much longer than 4 parts. And I would like to give special thanks to Mara Jade because she helped me a lot with the plot for this part and a lot of the upcoming parts. So thanks Mara!!!
Months later...on the last day of school, Lily and Amy were packing their things.
"Oh Amy, I don't want to go back home to Petunia. I'd much rather stay here with you!" Lily said for the millionth time that day.
"Well...maybe we can see each other a lot this summer." Amy said doubtfully.
"Amy, I highly doubt that...since you live in France and I live in England. Its only three months apart." Lily said, a bit choked up.
They finished packing their things, and then they boarded the train that would take them home.
Lily sat with Amy, Sirius, Remus, and unfortuneatly, James on the way home.
"Amy, I don't want to go home, I really don't. At least you have someone who loves you back home." Lily said tearfully.
"Oh Lil, you're parents love you!" Amy exclaimed.
"But they aren't home this summer...its just me and Petunia. It's going to be horrible." Lily whimpered.
"Oh Jeeze...quit being such a baby Evans!" James sneered from 2 seats back.
"SHUT UP JAMES!!! If I wanted any crap out of you, I'd squeeze your head." Lily said angrily. (A/N get it? Crap comes out of his mouth...ok yeah on with the story.
Lily turned back to Amy who was staring out the window, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Amy, whats wrong?" Lily asked, concerned.
"What? Oh its just that there are so many people I am going to miss. You and Sirius the most." Amy sniffled.
"I know. Its hard even though we've only got 3 months till we see each other again." Lily said sadly.
Amy put her arms around Lily and they cried for a while.
James, Sirius, and Remus were awkwardly silent...they had no idea what to do or say to comfort the girls.
Yep, James even felt bad for Lily. He had heard a lot about Petunia from Amy...and he wouldn't want to go home either if it were him with her as a sister.
Amy finally sat up and wiped her eyes.
She grinned.
"Since when do I cry?" she asked no one in particular.
I'm going to miss her beautiful violet eyes, and her perfect smile. And her fabulous shiny chestnut brown hair. Her personality, and everything about her. Man, Sirius, you must really like Amy to be thinking this. Sirius thought to himself, staring at Amy.
Amy turned to Sirius and grinned.
"I'm going to miss you, you dunderhead." she said.
"And I'll miss you too you brainless airhead." Sirius replied with a grin.
"WOW Sirius is going to MISS a GIRL? What next, James missing Lily?" Remus asked in shock.
"Um, no." James and Lily both answered at the same time.
They all giggled and talked about their upcoming third school year the rest of the way to Kings Cross Station.
When they got there, Lily said goodbye to Remus, Sirius, and even little Peter.
Then she turned and hugged Amy hard. They both cried and promised to send owls everyday.
When everyone else was gone, Lily found herself sitting next to James waiting for Petunia to pick her up.
"Why isn't your sister here yet?" James asked her.
"Well...she hates me so she might not come at all." Lily said with a sigh.
"Really? Thats mean." James commented.
"Do you have a prank up your sleeve or is there something wrong in your head? You're being too nice to be the real James Potter." Lily said looking at him suspiciously.
"Nah, I'm just bored thats all. I figure talking to you is better than sitting here quietly." James said as he flashed her a grin.
Lily looked at her watch. It was an hour since Petunia should have been there.
"Where will I go if she doesn't come?" Lily muttered to herself.
"You could always go to Amy's right?" James put in.
"No, she lives in France." Lily said with another sigh.
Then a man walked over, someone who worked at the station.
"Are you Lily Evans?" he asked her.
"Yup."
"Theres a message for you, here." the man said, then walked away.
Lily opened the envelope and read:
Lily- I decided it wasn't worth wasting my time and my summer to come get you, so I decided to just leave you there and wait for someone to take you in for the summer. I am in the Bahamas with Vernon Dursley. Well have a horrible summer.
Petunia
Lily dropped the letter and twisted her hair nervously.
James, who had read the letter over her shoulder said:
"Well, I guess you could stay at our house for the summer. I have a sister thats one year younger. She'd like to have the company."
Lily looked up in surprise.
"You mean it?" she asked, in awe.
James nodded and Lily squealed. She jumped up and threw her arms around his neck.
"Thank you so much!" she cried.
James allowed her to hug him for a moment, then shook her off and sat back down awkwardly.
"Theres no where else for you to go, so what was I supposed to say?" James asked gruffly.
"I still think it was awfully nice of you." Lily said.
Then James saw his parents coming into the station. His mother hurried over and gave him a huge hug.
"I'm sorry we were a bit late Jamsie. The Apparating Pad was so busy! I was worried you had been kidnapped!" his mother cried.
James pulled himself away and said, "Um this is Lily Evans and her sister ditched her for the summer...so can she stay with us? She goes to Hogwarts too."
James' mother smiled warmly at Lily. "Of course she can."
Lily smiled back and thanked them profusely as they walked out to the bus stop.
When they got to James' house, he showed her to the guest room, and she unpacked her things into the dresser.
Just seconds after she was done unpacking, the doorbell rang and in walked Sirius and Remus.
Sirius looked up and saw her. His mouth dropped open and he stared for a moment. Then he grinned.
"So you finally decided to move in together huh Jamsie Boy?" he said with a smirk.
"Ah shut up Sirius. Her sister ditched her and went to the Bahamas with some guy. And I felt bad just leaving her there so I said she could stay here. And one more word Sirius and I'll break your jaw." James said with a confident grin at his friend.
"So I guess we better include her this summer huh?" Remus put in.
"Yep, I guess we will. If thats ok with you James." Sirius added.
James shrugged and said, "Whatever." but inside, he kind of liked the idea of having Lily around all summer.
"Oi! Lil! Get your cute butt down here so we can go do something." Sirius yelled up the stairs.
Lily grinned and went down.
"One more comment about my butt and I'll slap you Sirius Black." Lily said with a little laugh.
Sirius grinned and they all walked out the front door and sat on the front step.
"So, what do you guys wanna do?" Remus asked after they had been sitting there a while.
"I dunno." Sirius said.
"Don't ask me!" James put in.
So Remus turned to Lily.
"Do you know of any muggle things we could do?"
Lily nodded eagerly.
"Have you ever been to the movies?" she asked them.
They all shook their heads and she grinned.
"Lets go then!"
"Wait, I wanna know what it is first." James said suspiciously.
"Its like a play except way better, and it is on a screen not in real life." Lily said pulling him up off of the step.
They all agreed and walked over to the nearest theater.
"You can pick what we see...you probably don't want to see some girly movie." Lily said with a laugh.
"Hmmm...Jaws...that sounds good. But Lily...whats a shark?" Sirius asked.
"Its a big fish with sharp teeth that likes to kill things and people." Lily said with a shudder.
"ALRIGHT! Lets go." Sirius yelled.
So they went in and sat down in the theater.
Lily sat in between James and Sirius and Remus sat on the other side of James.
The boys were looking at everything in awe...even the previews. A few people even told them to shut up.
About an hour later...when the first guy was eaten, Lily shrieked and closed her eyes.
James looked over at her and grinned.
"This was a great idea Lily." he said.
"Oh yeah, GREAT idea." Lily muttered.
James laughed and turned back to watch the movie.
At the end, they all walked out talking about how awesome it was.
They notice how quiet Lily was and they turned and looked at her.
"you ok?" Sirius asked, not knowing what to say.
"That was so disgusting. I think I am going to be sick." She said with a greenish tint to her face.
James, Sirius, and Remus laughed, but when they saw her face they quickly shut up.
"How about an ice cream?" Sirius asked her.
Lily nodded and looked up gratefully at him.
"Great idea." she said.
So they went over to Baskin Robbins and bought their cones.
They sat at a little table in the corner and ate in silence until James spoke up.
"Lily, I say we call a truce for the summer. I don't want my summer to be crappy cause we're fighting all the time." he said.
Lily nodded. "Sounds good...but just for the summer." she said with an evil grin.
They all laughed and finished up there ice creams before heading back to James' house for supper.
"So you guys just walk in here and eat here whenever you want?" Lily asked Remus and Sirius in amazement.
"Yep, his parents love us. We add flavor to the meal." Sirius said with a goofy grin.
Lily giggled and swatted Sirius playfully on the arm. Soon, it had progressed from a swat to an all out tickling battle.
Lily, being as ticklish as she was, was gasping for breath in seconds.
"Say Sirius is the hottest guy in the world and I'll stop." Sirius said with a grin.
"Siriusisthehottestguyintheworld." Lily said quickly.
Sirius let up and grinned.
"Did you hear that James? She just implied that I'm hotter than you."
"I never said James was hot in the first place!" Lily exclaimed in defense.
"Oh, so you're saying I'm ugly?" James asked, an injured look on his face.
"I never said that either!" Lily said, flustered.
"On a scale of one to ten how hot is James? And be honest." Sirius said.
"I'm not going to say!" Lily laughed.
"Then I'll tickle you again." Sirius grinned.
"OK fine. Hmm..." she looked James up and down for about 2 minutes before saying, "I'd say he's a nine."
James looked up in surprise. "Really?"
Lily nodded. "You would have gotten a ten...but the hair."
They all laughed and Sirius was making kissy noises in the air.
"That does NOT mean I like him." Lily said again.
"Ok well then rate me!" Sirius said standing tall.
Lily giggled and said "A two."
That got James and Remus laughing so hard they couldn't breath.
Sirius looked at her in mock anger. "WHAT only a two? Gee and I thought I was your friend."
"Ok fine...I'd say...an 8 and a half." Lily said after a while.
Sirius grumbled, "8 and half...James got a 9! No fair."
"Well you asked for my honest opinion!" Lily said with a laugh.
"Well I think thats because Lily likes James." Sirius said, then he ran out the front door because Lily was chasing him.
Finally she caught up enough to jump on his back and bring him to the ground.
"Gotcha!" Lily yelled triumphantly.
"She's fast!" James commented from where he was standing.
Sirius sat up slowly.
"Wow. Hitting the ground that hard, that fast is enough to knock the air out of anyone." He said breathing deeply.
They all laughed and Lily apologized with a grin.
Then they all walked into the house to finally eat their supper.
They ate Roast Beef and Mashed Potatos with Pumkin juice as a drink.
They all ate hungrily because all they had had that day was ice cream.
Then they went to James' room and played exploding snap for hours.
Before they knew it, it was quarter past 10 at night and Sirius and Remus had to go home.
When they were gone, Lily and James went up to James' room. Lily sat down on the floor and was about to comment on the Quidditch posters, when James said:
"So, you really think I'm a 9?"
Lily blushed. "Yeah. You may be a jerk but you're a hot jerk."
James raised his eyebrows and laughed.
"You're not too bad yourself." he said before he knew what had come out of his mouth.
Lily looked at him and grinned.
Then she changed the subject.
"So, what are we going to do for the rest of the summer? No more sharks please." she said with an exaggerated shudder.
James laughed and said, "I dunno, we'll find something. But Sirius and Remus are going up north for 2 weeks. They're leaving tomorrow."
"So I'm stuck with you." Lily said in mock horror.
"I guess so." James replied with a grin.
Lily shrugged and said. "You're not that bad once you forget that you need to be jerky to be cool. Are you just like that at school in front of other people?"
James shrugged and blushed.
"Maybe? I dunno. At school everything is different you know?"
Lily nodded. "I definitely know what you mean."
Suddenly, Lily reached up and brushed some hair out of his eyes.
She grinned, "Sorry, it was bothering me."
"My hair never stays where someone puts it. Watch, in 5 minutes it will be back where it started." James said ruefully.
Lily laughed and shrugged. "You wouldn't be YOU with neat hair."
"Just like you wouldn't be you without that flame head you've got." James replied with a grin.
Lily threw a pillow at him and giggled.
"Hey James?" she asked him.
"Yeah What?" he asked, looking at her.
"Do you think we could be friends? Like a truce or something?" Lily asked hesitantly.
James looked at her in surprise. "You mean, you don't hate me then?"
"No, I haven't hated you since our first year...you just kept acting like you hated me and so I thought that you would think I was stupid if I wanted to be friends." Lily said, twirling her hair around her finger.
"Really? Thats the same thing with me...missed connections huh?" James asked her softly.
"I wouldn't say they were connections...but yeah." Lily replied with a giggle.
She shivered. "It's freezing in here!"
James looked at her for a minute, then decided that since they were "friends" he could do this.
"Here, you can wear this sweatshirt." he said, pulled a Quidditch sweatshirt out of his drawers.
Lily looked up at him in surprise, then she grinned. "Thanks."
Then there was a tap at the window. Lily looked at the clock and saw that it was 1 a.m.
Since when did she talk to James for four hours? Oh well...it was Sirius and Remus at the window!
Sirius slapped James on the back, saw Lily sitting on the floor, and for the second time that day he grinned like a lunatic.
"Oooo Jamie so now you're sleeping with her!" he said in a teasing voice.
"HA...HA yeah right, we were just talking and you are a pervert." James said, rolling his eyes.
"Yeah...well then what WERE you doing? She's wearing your sweatshirt...your favorite sweatshirt!" Remus exclaimed.
"Oh shut up. I got cold and James was nice enought to let me borrow a sweatshirt.
"Since when do you care if Lily gets cold?" Sirius asked in surprise.
"Since now. Now shut the heck up if you know whats good for you Sirius." James told him with a light whack in the back of the head.
"Ok, Ok. Anyways would you like to know why we came over here?" Sirius asked, standing up straight, trying to look important.
"Why?" Lily asked poking him in the stomach, causing him to lose his good posture.
She giggled and Sirius pretended to glare at her.
Then he slung his arm around her shoulder.
"I forgive ya babe." he said, acting like they were going out.
"hahahaha ok yeah thats enough." Lily said with a grin.
Sirius pretended to look hurt.
"Don't I get a kiss? Sweetie?"
Lily giggled and stood on her tiptoes. She kissed him lightly on the lips and then stood back at her normal height.
"There. Honey." she said with a goofy grin.
Sirius stared at her, surprised. Then he whooped.
"HAHAHAAHAH Jamsie she kissed me!" Then he picked up Lily and swung her around in a circle.
James didn't know why, but he felt a little jealous, and he didn't know why.
Whats your problem James? You don't like her. As a friend maybe...but thats it.
"Hey Remus why don't you stay here with Jamsie and I'll go somewhere with Lily?" Sirius said.
"Sure...just be nice to her Sirius." Remus said with a grin.
"Well...see ya Lil." James said awkwardly.
"Bye! If we're not back by 5 send the ministry after us k?" Lily yelled as she flew out the window sitting double on Sirius' broom.
"You've got it bad for Lily don't you James?" Remus asked with a knowing smile.
"What? No way. She's just cooler than I thought." James said in a hurry.
Remus just rolled his eyes and they went downstairs to play exploading snap.
Meanwhile, Sirius and Lily were flying around in the park. (Lily was using James' broom)
Lily giggled. "You know we could get caught Sirius. Then what would the muggles say?"
"Who cares? We'll just say we were hanging from branches." Sirius said carelessly.
Lily laughed and Sirius taught her some tricks on the broom.
She almost toppled off of her broom while trying to do a flip and Sirius burst out laughing.
"That was the coolest thing I have ever seen in my entire life. But the FLIP goes like this. Ok lean forward like that and throw your weight back." he said with a laugh.
Finally, she got it right. Sirius applauded and Lily grinned.
Sirius was really fun to hang around. Suddenly, Sirius grabbed her hand and pulled her over so that they were floating side by side.
"Lily? Do you want to be my girlfriend?" Sirius asked seriously.
Lily grinned in surprise. "That would be awesome."
Sirius smiled in relief and they flew back to James' house silently.
They flew straight in through his window, and found James and Remus argueing over a game of exploding snap.
"I WON YOU CHEATER!!!" James said loudly.
"NU UH YOU CHEATED!" Remus yelled.
Sirius cleared his throat and they looked over at Lily and Sirius sheepishly.
"Hiya, what did you guys do?" James asked.
"Well, we went flying in the park. Sirius taught me some tricks." Lily said with a grin.
"Yep, and I asked Lily out." Sirius said with a wide smile.
James felt like someone had punched him in the stomach. It was all he could do to croak: "Congratulations Sirius."
Remus looked over at James with sympathy. He knew what that felt like.
Lily saw the look on James' face and knew there was something going on...she just couldn't put her finger on it.
A/N ok so that was a boring part. But it was good at the end right? Quite unexpected. ANd I had to make them friends because I mean if you stay at someones house for the summer you can at least be nice....right? Ok please review! Flames Welcome!
Months later...on the last day of school, Lily and Amy were packing their things.
"Oh Amy, I don't want to go back home to Petunia. I'd much rather stay here with you!" Lily said for the millionth time that day.
"Well...maybe we can see each other a lot this summer." Amy said doubtfully.
"Amy, I highly doubt that...since you live in France and I live in England. Its only three months apart." Lily said, a bit choked up.
They finished packing their things, and then they boarded the train that would take them home.
Lily sat with Amy, Sirius, Remus, and unfortuneatly, James on the way home.
"Amy, I don't want to go home, I really don't. At least you have someone who loves you back home." Lily said tearfully.
"Oh Lil, you're parents love you!" Amy exclaimed.
"But they aren't home this summer...its just me and Petunia. It's going to be horrible." Lily whimpered.
"Oh Jeeze...quit being such a baby Evans!" James sneered from 2 seats back.
"SHUT UP JAMES!!! If I wanted any crap out of you, I'd squeeze your head." Lily said angrily. (A/N get it? Crap comes out of his mouth...ok yeah on with the story.
Lily turned back to Amy who was staring out the window, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Amy, whats wrong?" Lily asked, concerned.
"What? Oh its just that there are so many people I am going to miss. You and Sirius the most." Amy sniffled.
"I know. Its hard even though we've only got 3 months till we see each other again." Lily said sadly.
Amy put her arms around Lily and they cried for a while.
James, Sirius, and Remus were awkwardly silent...they had no idea what to do or say to comfort the girls.
Yep, James even felt bad for Lily. He had heard a lot about Petunia from Amy...and he wouldn't want to go home either if it were him with her as a sister.
Amy finally sat up and wiped her eyes.
She grinned.
"Since when do I cry?" she asked no one in particular.
I'm going to miss her beautiful violet eyes, and her perfect smile. And her fabulous shiny chestnut brown hair. Her personality, and everything about her. Man, Sirius, you must really like Amy to be thinking this. Sirius thought to himself, staring at Amy.
Amy turned to Sirius and grinned.
"I'm going to miss you, you dunderhead." she said.
"And I'll miss you too you brainless airhead." Sirius replied with a grin.
"WOW Sirius is going to MISS a GIRL? What next, James missing Lily?" Remus asked in shock.
"Um, no." James and Lily both answered at the same time.
They all giggled and talked about their upcoming third school year the rest of the way to Kings Cross Station.
When they got there, Lily said goodbye to Remus, Sirius, and even little Peter.
Then she turned and hugged Amy hard. They both cried and promised to send owls everyday.
When everyone else was gone, Lily found herself sitting next to James waiting for Petunia to pick her up.
"Why isn't your sister here yet?" James asked her.
"Well...she hates me so she might not come at all." Lily said with a sigh.
"Really? Thats mean." James commented.
"Do you have a prank up your sleeve or is there something wrong in your head? You're being too nice to be the real James Potter." Lily said looking at him suspiciously.
"Nah, I'm just bored thats all. I figure talking to you is better than sitting here quietly." James said as he flashed her a grin.
Lily looked at her watch. It was an hour since Petunia should have been there.
"Where will I go if she doesn't come?" Lily muttered to herself.
"You could always go to Amy's right?" James put in.
"No, she lives in France." Lily said with another sigh.
Then a man walked over, someone who worked at the station.
"Are you Lily Evans?" he asked her.
"Yup."
"Theres a message for you, here." the man said, then walked away.
Lily opened the envelope and read:
Lily- I decided it wasn't worth wasting my time and my summer to come get you, so I decided to just leave you there and wait for someone to take you in for the summer. I am in the Bahamas with Vernon Dursley. Well have a horrible summer.
Petunia
Lily dropped the letter and twisted her hair nervously.
James, who had read the letter over her shoulder said:
"Well, I guess you could stay at our house for the summer. I have a sister thats one year younger. She'd like to have the company."
Lily looked up in surprise.
"You mean it?" she asked, in awe.
James nodded and Lily squealed. She jumped up and threw her arms around his neck.
"Thank you so much!" she cried.
James allowed her to hug him for a moment, then shook her off and sat back down awkwardly.
"Theres no where else for you to go, so what was I supposed to say?" James asked gruffly.
"I still think it was awfully nice of you." Lily said.
Then James saw his parents coming into the station. His mother hurried over and gave him a huge hug.
"I'm sorry we were a bit late Jamsie. The Apparating Pad was so busy! I was worried you had been kidnapped!" his mother cried.
James pulled himself away and said, "Um this is Lily Evans and her sister ditched her for the summer...so can she stay with us? She goes to Hogwarts too."
James' mother smiled warmly at Lily. "Of course she can."
Lily smiled back and thanked them profusely as they walked out to the bus stop.
When they got to James' house, he showed her to the guest room, and she unpacked her things into the dresser.
Just seconds after she was done unpacking, the doorbell rang and in walked Sirius and Remus.
Sirius looked up and saw her. His mouth dropped open and he stared for a moment. Then he grinned.
"So you finally decided to move in together huh Jamsie Boy?" he said with a smirk.
"Ah shut up Sirius. Her sister ditched her and went to the Bahamas with some guy. And I felt bad just leaving her there so I said she could stay here. And one more word Sirius and I'll break your jaw." James said with a confident grin at his friend.
"So I guess we better include her this summer huh?" Remus put in.
"Yep, I guess we will. If thats ok with you James." Sirius added.
James shrugged and said, "Whatever." but inside, he kind of liked the idea of having Lily around all summer.
"Oi! Lil! Get your cute butt down here so we can go do something." Sirius yelled up the stairs.
Lily grinned and went down.
"One more comment about my butt and I'll slap you Sirius Black." Lily said with a little laugh.
Sirius grinned and they all walked out the front door and sat on the front step.
"So, what do you guys wanna do?" Remus asked after they had been sitting there a while.
"I dunno." Sirius said.
"Don't ask me!" James put in.
So Remus turned to Lily.
"Do you know of any muggle things we could do?"
Lily nodded eagerly.
"Have you ever been to the movies?" she asked them.
They all shook their heads and she grinned.
"Lets go then!"
"Wait, I wanna know what it is first." James said suspiciously.
"Its like a play except way better, and it is on a screen not in real life." Lily said pulling him up off of the step.
They all agreed and walked over to the nearest theater.
"You can pick what we see...you probably don't want to see some girly movie." Lily said with a laugh.
"Hmmm...Jaws...that sounds good. But Lily...whats a shark?" Sirius asked.
"Its a big fish with sharp teeth that likes to kill things and people." Lily said with a shudder.
"ALRIGHT! Lets go." Sirius yelled.
So they went in and sat down in the theater.
Lily sat in between James and Sirius and Remus sat on the other side of James.
The boys were looking at everything in awe...even the previews. A few people even told them to shut up.
About an hour later...when the first guy was eaten, Lily shrieked and closed her eyes.
James looked over at her and grinned.
"This was a great idea Lily." he said.
"Oh yeah, GREAT idea." Lily muttered.
James laughed and turned back to watch the movie.
At the end, they all walked out talking about how awesome it was.
They notice how quiet Lily was and they turned and looked at her.
"you ok?" Sirius asked, not knowing what to say.
"That was so disgusting. I think I am going to be sick." She said with a greenish tint to her face.
James, Sirius, and Remus laughed, but when they saw her face they quickly shut up.
"How about an ice cream?" Sirius asked her.
Lily nodded and looked up gratefully at him.
"Great idea." she said.
So they went over to Baskin Robbins and bought their cones.
They sat at a little table in the corner and ate in silence until James spoke up.
"Lily, I say we call a truce for the summer. I don't want my summer to be crappy cause we're fighting all the time." he said.
Lily nodded. "Sounds good...but just for the summer." she said with an evil grin.
They all laughed and finished up there ice creams before heading back to James' house for supper.
"So you guys just walk in here and eat here whenever you want?" Lily asked Remus and Sirius in amazement.
"Yep, his parents love us. We add flavor to the meal." Sirius said with a goofy grin.
Lily giggled and swatted Sirius playfully on the arm. Soon, it had progressed from a swat to an all out tickling battle.
Lily, being as ticklish as she was, was gasping for breath in seconds.
"Say Sirius is the hottest guy in the world and I'll stop." Sirius said with a grin.
"Siriusisthehottestguyintheworld." Lily said quickly.
Sirius let up and grinned.
"Did you hear that James? She just implied that I'm hotter than you."
"I never said James was hot in the first place!" Lily exclaimed in defense.
"Oh, so you're saying I'm ugly?" James asked, an injured look on his face.
"I never said that either!" Lily said, flustered.
"On a scale of one to ten how hot is James? And be honest." Sirius said.
"I'm not going to say!" Lily laughed.
"Then I'll tickle you again." Sirius grinned.
"OK fine. Hmm..." she looked James up and down for about 2 minutes before saying, "I'd say he's a nine."
James looked up in surprise. "Really?"
Lily nodded. "You would have gotten a ten...but the hair."
They all laughed and Sirius was making kissy noises in the air.
"That does NOT mean I like him." Lily said again.
"Ok well then rate me!" Sirius said standing tall.
Lily giggled and said "A two."
That got James and Remus laughing so hard they couldn't breath.
Sirius looked at her in mock anger. "WHAT only a two? Gee and I thought I was your friend."
"Ok fine...I'd say...an 8 and a half." Lily said after a while.
Sirius grumbled, "8 and half...James got a 9! No fair."
"Well you asked for my honest opinion!" Lily said with a laugh.
"Well I think thats because Lily likes James." Sirius said, then he ran out the front door because Lily was chasing him.
Finally she caught up enough to jump on his back and bring him to the ground.
"Gotcha!" Lily yelled triumphantly.
"She's fast!" James commented from where he was standing.
Sirius sat up slowly.
"Wow. Hitting the ground that hard, that fast is enough to knock the air out of anyone." He said breathing deeply.
They all laughed and Lily apologized with a grin.
Then they all walked into the house to finally eat their supper.
They ate Roast Beef and Mashed Potatos with Pumkin juice as a drink.
They all ate hungrily because all they had had that day was ice cream.
Then they went to James' room and played exploding snap for hours.
Before they knew it, it was quarter past 10 at night and Sirius and Remus had to go home.
When they were gone, Lily and James went up to James' room. Lily sat down on the floor and was about to comment on the Quidditch posters, when James said:
"So, you really think I'm a 9?"
Lily blushed. "Yeah. You may be a jerk but you're a hot jerk."
James raised his eyebrows and laughed.
"You're not too bad yourself." he said before he knew what had come out of his mouth.
Lily looked at him and grinned.
Then she changed the subject.
"So, what are we going to do for the rest of the summer? No more sharks please." she said with an exaggerated shudder.
James laughed and said, "I dunno, we'll find something. But Sirius and Remus are going up north for 2 weeks. They're leaving tomorrow."
"So I'm stuck with you." Lily said in mock horror.
"I guess so." James replied with a grin.
Lily shrugged and said. "You're not that bad once you forget that you need to be jerky to be cool. Are you just like that at school in front of other people?"
James shrugged and blushed.
"Maybe? I dunno. At school everything is different you know?"
Lily nodded. "I definitely know what you mean."
Suddenly, Lily reached up and brushed some hair out of his eyes.
She grinned, "Sorry, it was bothering me."
"My hair never stays where someone puts it. Watch, in 5 minutes it will be back where it started." James said ruefully.
Lily laughed and shrugged. "You wouldn't be YOU with neat hair."
"Just like you wouldn't be you without that flame head you've got." James replied with a grin.
Lily threw a pillow at him and giggled.
"Hey James?" she asked him.
"Yeah What?" he asked, looking at her.
"Do you think we could be friends? Like a truce or something?" Lily asked hesitantly.
James looked at her in surprise. "You mean, you don't hate me then?"
"No, I haven't hated you since our first year...you just kept acting like you hated me and so I thought that you would think I was stupid if I wanted to be friends." Lily said, twirling her hair around her finger.
"Really? Thats the same thing with me...missed connections huh?" James asked her softly.
"I wouldn't say they were connections...but yeah." Lily replied with a giggle.
She shivered. "It's freezing in here!"
James looked at her for a minute, then decided that since they were "friends" he could do this.
"Here, you can wear this sweatshirt." he said, pulled a Quidditch sweatshirt out of his drawers.
Lily looked up at him in surprise, then she grinned. "Thanks."
Then there was a tap at the window. Lily looked at the clock and saw that it was 1 a.m.
Since when did she talk to James for four hours? Oh well...it was Sirius and Remus at the window!
Sirius slapped James on the back, saw Lily sitting on the floor, and for the second time that day he grinned like a lunatic.
"Oooo Jamie so now you're sleeping with her!" he said in a teasing voice.
"HA...HA yeah right, we were just talking and you are a pervert." James said, rolling his eyes.
"Yeah...well then what WERE you doing? She's wearing your sweatshirt...your favorite sweatshirt!" Remus exclaimed.
"Oh shut up. I got cold and James was nice enought to let me borrow a sweatshirt.
"Since when do you care if Lily gets cold?" Sirius asked in surprise.
"Since now. Now shut the heck up if you know whats good for you Sirius." James told him with a light whack in the back of the head.
"Ok, Ok. Anyways would you like to know why we came over here?" Sirius asked, standing up straight, trying to look important.
"Why?" Lily asked poking him in the stomach, causing him to lose his good posture.
She giggled and Sirius pretended to glare at her.
Then he slung his arm around her shoulder.
"I forgive ya babe." he said, acting like they were going out.
"hahahaha ok yeah thats enough." Lily said with a grin.
Sirius pretended to look hurt.
"Don't I get a kiss? Sweetie?"
Lily giggled and stood on her tiptoes. She kissed him lightly on the lips and then stood back at her normal height.
"There. Honey." she said with a goofy grin.
Sirius stared at her, surprised. Then he whooped.
"HAHAHAAHAH Jamsie she kissed me!" Then he picked up Lily and swung her around in a circle.
James didn't know why, but he felt a little jealous, and he didn't know why.
Whats your problem James? You don't like her. As a friend maybe...but thats it.
"Hey Remus why don't you stay here with Jamsie and I'll go somewhere with Lily?" Sirius said.
"Sure...just be nice to her Sirius." Remus said with a grin.
"Well...see ya Lil." James said awkwardly.
"Bye! If we're not back by 5 send the ministry after us k?" Lily yelled as she flew out the window sitting double on Sirius' broom.
"You've got it bad for Lily don't you James?" Remus asked with a knowing smile.
"What? No way. She's just cooler than I thought." James said in a hurry.
Remus just rolled his eyes and they went downstairs to play exploading snap.
Meanwhile, Sirius and Lily were flying around in the park. (Lily was using James' broom)
Lily giggled. "You know we could get caught Sirius. Then what would the muggles say?"
"Who cares? We'll just say we were hanging from branches." Sirius said carelessly.
Lily laughed and Sirius taught her some tricks on the broom.
She almost toppled off of her broom while trying to do a flip and Sirius burst out laughing.
"That was the coolest thing I have ever seen in my entire life. But the FLIP goes like this. Ok lean forward like that and throw your weight back." he said with a laugh.
Finally, she got it right. Sirius applauded and Lily grinned.
Sirius was really fun to hang around. Suddenly, Sirius grabbed her hand and pulled her over so that they were floating side by side.
"Lily? Do you want to be my girlfriend?" Sirius asked seriously.
Lily grinned in surprise. "That would be awesome."
Sirius smiled in relief and they flew back to James' house silently.
They flew straight in through his window, and found James and Remus argueing over a game of exploding snap.
"I WON YOU CHEATER!!!" James said loudly.
"NU UH YOU CHEATED!" Remus yelled.
Sirius cleared his throat and they looked over at Lily and Sirius sheepishly.
"Hiya, what did you guys do?" James asked.
"Well, we went flying in the park. Sirius taught me some tricks." Lily said with a grin.
"Yep, and I asked Lily out." Sirius said with a wide smile.
James felt like someone had punched him in the stomach. It was all he could do to croak: "Congratulations Sirius."
Remus looked over at James with sympathy. He knew what that felt like.
Lily saw the look on James' face and knew there was something going on...she just couldn't put her finger on it.
A/N ok so that was a boring part. But it was good at the end right? Quite unexpected. ANd I had to make them friends because I mean if you stay at someones house for the summer you can at least be nice....right? Ok please review! Flames Welcome!
