Chapter 6
Author's Note: I'm sorry it's taken me soo
long…I'm sure that you'd all though I'd forgotten this story…Well, read and
enjoy! *spins around in her chair* wow.
This is longer…ok, to make you people happy, I'm not sending this one to my
Beta Reader, k?
Disclaimer: you know what's mine
Over
the next few weeks, Lily completely ignored James and Sirius, though she was
still perfectly friendly with Remus.
"Red
Rosie!" Sirius called to Lily the last day before the holidays. She ignored
him. Lily had been sitting alone in the Commonroom, working on homework, until
Sirius and James came in. James had gone straight up to his room while Sirius
had been left to terrorize Lily. She ignored him and tried to finish her
homework. Sirius sat down on the armrest of her chair. She tried to ignore his
stare and concentrate on her work. Finally she gave up and threw her book at
him. Then she got up and stormed up to her dorm. Lily could hear James come out
and laugh at Sirius.
"She
hit you with her book?" James said loudly. There was some murmuring, then
silence. Lily risked a look down the stairs. The Commonroom was empty. Lily sat
down by the fire and picked up her book and continued to struggle with her
Transfiguration homework.
The next day, Lily woke
up early. She was going home for the holidays. Cheerfully, she, and the other
girls that would be going home, packed her things (a/n does that make any
sense?). Lily excitedly gulped down a small breakfast.
"Lily!"
Maria laughed, "you look like a kid at Christmas!" Lily gave her a strange
look.
"Uh,
I am a kid and it is Christmas. AND I get three whole weeks without them," Lily
said thrusting her head toward James and Sirius.
"Ahhh,"
Maria said and turned back to her eggs.
Lily
eagerly found an empty compartment and sat down. None of her friends were going
home for the weekend.
"Are
you going to see the Bats play this weekend?" one voice asked outside the
compartment.
"Who
are they playing?" another one asked.
"Uh,
the Harpies I think," the first voice said.
"That
should be interesting. Maybe I can get dad to take me," the second one said. At
that moment, the door opened and James and Sirius walked in.
"Red
Rosie!" James and Sirius said together, obviously in a good mood. Lily groaned
to herself.
"Are
you not happy to see us?" Sirius asked, pretending to be hurt.
"No,
it's just the happiest moment of my life!" Lily sarcastically said and glared
at them. Her ride was obviously not going to be pleasurable. Lily had made the
mistake of sitting in the middle seat; James sat down on one side of her and
Sirius on the other.
"Really?
I knew it would be," Sirius grinned.
"Oh,
yeah. And my hair is purple!" Lily snapped. James gave her a strange look.
"Personally,
I think you should have your eyes checked, but, if you say so…" James took out
his wand. Moments later, Lily had purple hair.
"You
twit!" she screamed at him. Sirius just giggled. The rest of James's train ride
was spent dodging Lily's curses. When they got to the station, Lily hurried
off. Daisy and her mum were waiting.
"Lily!
You're hair!" Mrs Evans said when she saw Lily.
"Lovely,
isn't it? You can thank him for it," Lily said, pointing at James who was
standing with Sirius and two adult men.
"I
like it," Daisy giggled as Lily picked her up.
"Well,
I'll ask him to turn your hair purple," Lily lovingly teased.
"Ok,"
Daisy said and hugged her sister. Lily walked over to James and Sirius, with
her mother right behind her.
"Hey,
James?" she said as they approached the four.
"Hi
Red Rosie!" Sirius said cheerfully, "couldn't stay away from us, eh?"
"Actually,
my sister loved my hair so much, and she wants you to turn her hair purple,
too. Oh, by the way, this is Daisy and my mum. Mum, Daisy, this is James Potter
and Sirius Black," Lily introduced everyone that she knew.
"This
is my dad," James said pointing to the one who was standing closest to him,
"and that's Sirius' dad," he pointed to the other man.
"I
can't, Red Rosie. School rules," James said, giving her a look.
"And
that's stopped you before?" Lily asked cheerfully ignoring the look.
"Er…"
was all James would offer.
"Sorry,
Daisy. You'll have to wait, kiddo," Lily said, then, turning to her
schoolmates, she added, "see ya in a few weeks!" Lily went with her mother and
Daisy, who was riding on her back, to their house.
"Dad!"
Petunia, Lily's older sister, called out, "Where's mum's purse?"
"Your
mother has it," Mr Evans called to her. There was thundering on the stairs, and
moments later, Petunia was downstairs demanding for the purse. She took one
look at Lily's hair and screamed.
"I
am not going anywhere with that freak!" Petunia said.
"Don't
you just love my gorgeous hair?" She asked twirling a lock of purple around her
finger absentmindedly.
"Petunia,
you know that we always go out for a nice dinner of Christmas Eve," Daisy
giggled.
"I'm
staying home unless someone fixes her hair!" Petunia.
"What's
going on…Lily…your hair…" Mr Evans walked into the room and caught sight of the
arguing three (Mrs Evans had given up on them and left).
"I
love it, don't you? Everyone who's anyone has purple hair," Lily said with a
straight face.
"I'm
not wearing it!" Petunia argued.
"Well,
then you must be a nobody, then," Daisy had caught along.
"Wash
it out, Lily," Mr Evans said.
"Can't.
It was turned purple by magic," Lily said as she stared to head up to her room
with Daisy still on her back.
"Lily?"
Daisy asked as Lily was unpacking.
"Will
I get to go to your school?"
"I
dunno sweetie," Lily said, then cursed under her breath, "that twit! He's gonna
get it when we get back to Hogwarts!"
"What
happened?" Daisy asked.
"James-
or Sirius- took out all my books…now I won't have my homework done!" Lily said
angrily.
"Oh,"
Daisy said and laid back on my bed.
"Lily!
Daisy! Time to go!" Mrs Evans called. Lily looked at herself in the mirror. She'd
changed out of her Hogwarts robes into a nice sweater and skirt (white so that
they brought out her hair) and brushed her purple tresses until they shone.
Petunia sniffed and looked away when Daisy and Lily came downstairs in matching
outfits.
"Lily
wouldn't turn my hair purple like hers," Daisy pouted.
"Sorry.
I'm not suppose to use magic on holidays," Lily said quietly to Daisy. She
didn't want Petunia to know.
"Well
girls, lets go," Mr Evans said. In ten minutes they were at The Ivy (a/n the name
sucks and my sis wasn't any help), a very nice restaurant. Petunia tired to
look like she didn't belong with the other four. They sat down at the table,
and started to have a wonderful time.
"Lily?
Lily Evans?" came a voice from behind Lily. She turned around to see Remus (for
some reason he hadn't been on the train) sitting at the table behind them.
"Remus!
Hi!" Lily reached over and gave him a half hug.
"What
happened to your hair?" he asked as he pointed to her hair.
"James,"
Lily said. They talked for a few more minutes then each turned back to their
food.
"Who
was that?!" Petunia asked, obviously 'in love' with him.
"A
friend from school," Lily said and enjoyed watching as Petunia's face turned
purple and the lovesick look was gone.
The
next morning, Lily woke up early. She rushed down the stairs. Daisy was already
downstairs, just staring at the presents.
"Are
mum and dad up yet?" Lily asked Daisy and sat down next to her.
"Yup.
We have to wait for Petunia though. She's probably gonna sulk upstairs all
day." Daisy complained, finally taking her eyes off the presents to look at
Lily.
"Sulking?
Why?" Lily asked. She had missed soo much while she was at Hogwarts.
"You
being home. She's ashamed of you," Daisy said softly, averting her stare at
Lily.
"Nothing
new, nothing new," Lily said under her breath as Petunia came down the stairs.
By
the time Lily was back on the Hogwarts Express, she was very ready to get away
from Petunia. Lily sat in a compartment with James, Sirius, and Remus.
"James,
will you please turn my hair back?" Lily asked him tiredly.
"I
dunno how, Red Rosie," James grinned then avoided Lily's hand as she tried to
smack him.
"Fine!
I'll do it when we get back!" Lily snapped angrily.
"What's
up with you?" Remus asked.
"Nothing,
nothing. Though, Remus," Lily grinned evilly, "my sister Petunia likes you."
"Which
one was she?" Remus groaned.
"The
ugly prat that's older than me," Lily smirked. Remus just groaned. The arrival
at Hogwarts was well appreciated.
