A/N: Ok, well, I tried to put this into HTML, but I'm at my Dad's house, and we've got a really crappy version of microsoft word here. Anyway, please read and review. Sorry it's so short.
The next day when Lily awoke she looked around and smiled. Her first morning at Hogwarts. Yesterday's drama seemed so long ago. She rolled over and her eyes fell onto her alarm clock.
5:58! She had never woken up this early on her own, at home, she would sleep in as long as she could, and today was a Sunday!
She closed her eyes and tried to get back to sleep, but she couldn't.
She sighed and got up. She went into the bathroom and washed the sleep away from her eyes before dressing and going down into the common room.
No body was up yet.
She crossed the room and looked out the window at Hogwarts' grounds. It was amazing. In front of the castle was a large lawn, to the right was a huge, dark forest with a little hut next to it. A long way off Lily thought she could see a large lake.
She heard a soft purr from next to her leg and looked down to find Iris looking up at her.
'Hello dear.' She said softly, lifting her up so she could see the view. 'Isn't it amazing?' She whispered.
Iris purred her approval.
Lily thought she heard a door open and shut from one of the boys' dorms. She looked around and saw James coming down the stairs.
He was smiling.
'Morning.' He said when he saw her.
'Morning.' Lily answered, turning back to look out the window again.
James didn't take the hint. He walked over to her and looked over her shoulder. 'Wow.' He commented softly about the vass grounds. 'I'd never have thought Hogwarts was this big from the outside.'
'It's made to look smaller.' She told him. 'Why are you in such a good mood anyway?' She asked curiously.
'Oh you know, just seeing you here I guess.'
She raised her eyebrows at him. 'Really?'
'Would I lie to such a gorgeous gal?' He asked, almost seriously.
'Let me think about that...yes.' She moved away from him and sat on one of the couches.
'I don't believe you would think so low of me!' He exclaimed in an amazed tone.
'Trust me, I've thought lower than that of you.' She told him.
He looked hurt for a moment, then regained his usual grin and sat in an armchair next to the couch.
He was silent for a moment; he just sat staring at her.
'What? Do I have something in my teeth?' She asked him.
'No, I was just thinking how lucky I am to know such a beautiful girl like you.'
'Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls.' She said in an American accent. 'Besides, you don't know me.'
'True, but you think you know me.' He told her plainly.
'Meaning?' She asked him.
'Meaning that you think you know what kind of guy I am from just looking at me. You haven't even given me a chance.'
She chose not to reply to this predicament. Instead she just stroked Iris gently.
'So, why do you hate me?' He asked her seriously.
She looked up. 'Who said I hated you?'
'So, your saying you like me?' He asked looking at her.
'James, I hardly know you, I don't know enough about you to like or hate you.'
'You don't seem to be making much of an effort to find out either.'
'Well excuse me for not instantly falling in love with you as soon as I saw you!' She told him annoyed. 'I'm going for a walk.' She said, placing Iris on the cushion next to her.
James sighed and watched the portrait door close behind her.
Iris yawned and went back to sleep.
* * * * *
Lily walked down corridor after corridor, not really aware of where she was going.
'What right did James have to question her like that?' She asked herself angrily. 'He didn't know her and she didn't know him. Why couldn't he just back off?'
She looked around. All the paintings around her were snoozing gently.
Lily shook herself mentally, paintings didn't snooze, they just stayed still.
She looked right into the closest one. An Egyptian woman was sitting down, her head resting on the edge of her couch. Lily moved her head closer 'Was her body moving up and down while she breathed?'
Suddenly, the lady woke up and looked around sharply.
'What are you doing?' She asked angrily. 'How dare you wake me up!'
Lily stepped back amazed. 'Uh...um...sorry.' She spluttered, before quickly continuing to walk down the corridor out of sight.
She continued to walk up and down stairs, still not sure where she was going. She didn't really care though; she just wanted to be alone for a while.
* * * * *
Back in Gryffindor Tower, Jasmine had just woken up and realised that Lily wasn't in her bed.
She got dressed, and went down to the common room to find James and Sirius talking.
'Hi guys.' She said brightly to them.
They stopped talking and turned around to look at her.
'Morning.' Sirius said to her, motioning for her to sit down.
'Have you guys seen Lily anywhere?' She asked them.
Sirius looked at James.
'She said she was going for a walk about two hours ago.' James told her.
'She's probably at breakfast.' Sirius told them.
James looked doubtful, but said nothing.
* * * * *
An hour later, Lily was still wandering the empty halls of Hogwarts. She was starting to get worried now. Hogwarts was a big place, and she had no idea where she was.
Her stomach gave a rumble; she hadn't eaten anything since the feast yesterday.
Suddenly, she heard a sound from around the corner.
She ran around it and saw a boy about her age come out of a classroom.
'Hello.' She said to him.
He looked shocked to see her standing there, but then recovered. 'Hi.' He said.
'Um, do you know how to get to the great hall?' She asked him. 'I'm kinda lost.'
'Sure, follow me.' He told her.
'I'm Lily Evans by the way.'
'Severus Snape.'
* * * * *
James, Jasmine and Sirius had all gone down to the great hall expecting to find Lily there.
'Where is she?' Sirius asked looking around.
'She has a habit of not showing up.' Jasmine commented.
'She's probably lost in one of the halls somewhere.' Sirius said, only half joking. 'What did you say to her James?'
'I didn't say anything to her!' He told them outraged. 'I'm going to look for her.'
He walked out of the great hall ignoring Jasmine and Sirius' protests.
He was halfway down a corridor one floor above when he spotted Lily and Snape walking together down it.
'Lily!' He cried out.
She looked up and frowned. 'What are you doing here James?' She asked annoyed.
'Looking for you.' He walked over to her and stared daringly at Snape. 'What's he doing here?' He asked her.
'What's it to you?'
'Don't you know he's a Slytherin?' He hissed at her.
'And you said I judged people before I knew them!' She told him angrily.
'Oh, and how well do you know him exactly?'
Snape, who had been keeping quiet, finally spoke. 'Back off Potter, it'd be a shame if you had to be sent home because of a critical condition before the first lesson.' He turned to Lily. 'I've got to go now, I'll see you around.'
'Bye Severus.' Lily called after him as he made his way back down the corridor from which they had come.
When he was out of sight, Lily rounded on James.
'What is your problem?' She asked, her voice trembling with anger.
'What were you doing with Snape?'
'Why is it your business?'
'He's a Slytherin Lily!'
'Why are you acting so jealous anyway?' She shouted at him. 'You don't know what he's like! You've just got a serious problem!'
'I do know what Snapes like Lily! I know him!' He was shouting too now.
'No you don't! You know that he's a Slytherin, that's all!' And with that she walked down into the entrance hall to see people looking curiously at her. 'What?' She snapped at them.
She went into the great hall and helped herself to a sausage that was on the platter in front of her.
* * * * *
Later that same day, in the Gryffindor common room, Jasmine and Sirius sat with James trying to find out what went on with him and Lily.
'Come on James!' Sirius urged. 'Just tell us, we won't tell anyone.'
'No.' James said tonelessly.
'Please?' Jasmine begged him.
'No.'
'We're going to find out anyway, so you may as well just tell us.'
'How're you going to find out?' James asked them.
'Lily.' They chorused at him.
As if on que, Lily opened the portrait door from the outside and climbed inside.
She walked over to them, looking at James.
'Lily, can you please tell us what James said to you before breakfast?' Sirius asked, shooting a sideways look at James.
'No.' Lily told him in the same tone as James had.
James smirked at Sirius.
'James, I need to talk to you.' She told him, before walking out of the common room.
James quickly got up and hurried after her.
She was waiting just outside the portrait door. Her face showed no emotion that he recognised.
When she saw him, she beckoned for him to follow her, and walked out of the castle and down to the lake.
She sat down on a bench and waited for him to sit down next to her.
'Look, Lily, about what happened today, -' Lily held up a hand to stop James.
'I know, we both over-reacted. Let's just forget the whole thing even happened.' She said looking at him.
'Yeah, good idea.' James looked at her, the moonlight was reflecting off the lake onto her face. 'Would now be a good time to tell you that you're really pretty?' He asked her.
Lily looked away from him into the lake in an attempt to hide her blush.
James took her chin with his hand and gently turned her face towards him.
He leaned forward and-
'You know what?' Lily said suddenly, leaning back the tiniest bit. 'It's kinda chilly out here, lets go back up to the castle.'
James cursed mentally and bit his lip, but nodded and escorted her back to the common room silently.
When they reached the fat lady, James gave her the password and was about to climb through, but Lily grabbed his arm to stop him.
'I'm sorry James.' She said to him.
He shrugged and put on a smile. 'Don't worry about it.' He told her, before going through the portrait hole.
Lily sighed and climbed through after him.
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Ha ha ha ha ha! Sorry, I just felt like doing that, I'm fine now. Anyway, please review this fic, I need reviews I tell you.
Anyway, I'll try and work Moony and Wormtail into the next fic. Thanks for reading.
The next day when Lily awoke she looked around and smiled. Her first morning at Hogwarts. Yesterday's drama seemed so long ago. She rolled over and her eyes fell onto her alarm clock.
5:58! She had never woken up this early on her own, at home, she would sleep in as long as she could, and today was a Sunday!
She closed her eyes and tried to get back to sleep, but she couldn't.
She sighed and got up. She went into the bathroom and washed the sleep away from her eyes before dressing and going down into the common room.
No body was up yet.
She crossed the room and looked out the window at Hogwarts' grounds. It was amazing. In front of the castle was a large lawn, to the right was a huge, dark forest with a little hut next to it. A long way off Lily thought she could see a large lake.
She heard a soft purr from next to her leg and looked down to find Iris looking up at her.
'Hello dear.' She said softly, lifting her up so she could see the view. 'Isn't it amazing?' She whispered.
Iris purred her approval.
Lily thought she heard a door open and shut from one of the boys' dorms. She looked around and saw James coming down the stairs.
He was smiling.
'Morning.' He said when he saw her.
'Morning.' Lily answered, turning back to look out the window again.
James didn't take the hint. He walked over to her and looked over her shoulder. 'Wow.' He commented softly about the vass grounds. 'I'd never have thought Hogwarts was this big from the outside.'
'It's made to look smaller.' She told him. 'Why are you in such a good mood anyway?' She asked curiously.
'Oh you know, just seeing you here I guess.'
She raised her eyebrows at him. 'Really?'
'Would I lie to such a gorgeous gal?' He asked, almost seriously.
'Let me think about that...yes.' She moved away from him and sat on one of the couches.
'I don't believe you would think so low of me!' He exclaimed in an amazed tone.
'Trust me, I've thought lower than that of you.' She told him.
He looked hurt for a moment, then regained his usual grin and sat in an armchair next to the couch.
He was silent for a moment; he just sat staring at her.
'What? Do I have something in my teeth?' She asked him.
'No, I was just thinking how lucky I am to know such a beautiful girl like you.'
'Oh, I bet you say that to all the girls.' She said in an American accent. 'Besides, you don't know me.'
'True, but you think you know me.' He told her plainly.
'Meaning?' She asked him.
'Meaning that you think you know what kind of guy I am from just looking at me. You haven't even given me a chance.'
She chose not to reply to this predicament. Instead she just stroked Iris gently.
'So, why do you hate me?' He asked her seriously.
She looked up. 'Who said I hated you?'
'So, your saying you like me?' He asked looking at her.
'James, I hardly know you, I don't know enough about you to like or hate you.'
'You don't seem to be making much of an effort to find out either.'
'Well excuse me for not instantly falling in love with you as soon as I saw you!' She told him annoyed. 'I'm going for a walk.' She said, placing Iris on the cushion next to her.
James sighed and watched the portrait door close behind her.
Iris yawned and went back to sleep.
* * * * *
Lily walked down corridor after corridor, not really aware of where she was going.
'What right did James have to question her like that?' She asked herself angrily. 'He didn't know her and she didn't know him. Why couldn't he just back off?'
She looked around. All the paintings around her were snoozing gently.
Lily shook herself mentally, paintings didn't snooze, they just stayed still.
She looked right into the closest one. An Egyptian woman was sitting down, her head resting on the edge of her couch. Lily moved her head closer 'Was her body moving up and down while she breathed?'
Suddenly, the lady woke up and looked around sharply.
'What are you doing?' She asked angrily. 'How dare you wake me up!'
Lily stepped back amazed. 'Uh...um...sorry.' She spluttered, before quickly continuing to walk down the corridor out of sight.
She continued to walk up and down stairs, still not sure where she was going. She didn't really care though; she just wanted to be alone for a while.
* * * * *
Back in Gryffindor Tower, Jasmine had just woken up and realised that Lily wasn't in her bed.
She got dressed, and went down to the common room to find James and Sirius talking.
'Hi guys.' She said brightly to them.
They stopped talking and turned around to look at her.
'Morning.' Sirius said to her, motioning for her to sit down.
'Have you guys seen Lily anywhere?' She asked them.
Sirius looked at James.
'She said she was going for a walk about two hours ago.' James told her.
'She's probably at breakfast.' Sirius told them.
James looked doubtful, but said nothing.
* * * * *
An hour later, Lily was still wandering the empty halls of Hogwarts. She was starting to get worried now. Hogwarts was a big place, and she had no idea where she was.
Her stomach gave a rumble; she hadn't eaten anything since the feast yesterday.
Suddenly, she heard a sound from around the corner.
She ran around it and saw a boy about her age come out of a classroom.
'Hello.' She said to him.
He looked shocked to see her standing there, but then recovered. 'Hi.' He said.
'Um, do you know how to get to the great hall?' She asked him. 'I'm kinda lost.'
'Sure, follow me.' He told her.
'I'm Lily Evans by the way.'
'Severus Snape.'
* * * * *
James, Jasmine and Sirius had all gone down to the great hall expecting to find Lily there.
'Where is she?' Sirius asked looking around.
'She has a habit of not showing up.' Jasmine commented.
'She's probably lost in one of the halls somewhere.' Sirius said, only half joking. 'What did you say to her James?'
'I didn't say anything to her!' He told them outraged. 'I'm going to look for her.'
He walked out of the great hall ignoring Jasmine and Sirius' protests.
He was halfway down a corridor one floor above when he spotted Lily and Snape walking together down it.
'Lily!' He cried out.
She looked up and frowned. 'What are you doing here James?' She asked annoyed.
'Looking for you.' He walked over to her and stared daringly at Snape. 'What's he doing here?' He asked her.
'What's it to you?'
'Don't you know he's a Slytherin?' He hissed at her.
'And you said I judged people before I knew them!' She told him angrily.
'Oh, and how well do you know him exactly?'
Snape, who had been keeping quiet, finally spoke. 'Back off Potter, it'd be a shame if you had to be sent home because of a critical condition before the first lesson.' He turned to Lily. 'I've got to go now, I'll see you around.'
'Bye Severus.' Lily called after him as he made his way back down the corridor from which they had come.
When he was out of sight, Lily rounded on James.
'What is your problem?' She asked, her voice trembling with anger.
'What were you doing with Snape?'
'Why is it your business?'
'He's a Slytherin Lily!'
'Why are you acting so jealous anyway?' She shouted at him. 'You don't know what he's like! You've just got a serious problem!'
'I do know what Snapes like Lily! I know him!' He was shouting too now.
'No you don't! You know that he's a Slytherin, that's all!' And with that she walked down into the entrance hall to see people looking curiously at her. 'What?' She snapped at them.
She went into the great hall and helped herself to a sausage that was on the platter in front of her.
* * * * *
Later that same day, in the Gryffindor common room, Jasmine and Sirius sat with James trying to find out what went on with him and Lily.
'Come on James!' Sirius urged. 'Just tell us, we won't tell anyone.'
'No.' James said tonelessly.
'Please?' Jasmine begged him.
'No.'
'We're going to find out anyway, so you may as well just tell us.'
'How're you going to find out?' James asked them.
'Lily.' They chorused at him.
As if on que, Lily opened the portrait door from the outside and climbed inside.
She walked over to them, looking at James.
'Lily, can you please tell us what James said to you before breakfast?' Sirius asked, shooting a sideways look at James.
'No.' Lily told him in the same tone as James had.
James smirked at Sirius.
'James, I need to talk to you.' She told him, before walking out of the common room.
James quickly got up and hurried after her.
She was waiting just outside the portrait door. Her face showed no emotion that he recognised.
When she saw him, she beckoned for him to follow her, and walked out of the castle and down to the lake.
She sat down on a bench and waited for him to sit down next to her.
'Look, Lily, about what happened today, -' Lily held up a hand to stop James.
'I know, we both over-reacted. Let's just forget the whole thing even happened.' She said looking at him.
'Yeah, good idea.' James looked at her, the moonlight was reflecting off the lake onto her face. 'Would now be a good time to tell you that you're really pretty?' He asked her.
Lily looked away from him into the lake in an attempt to hide her blush.
James took her chin with his hand and gently turned her face towards him.
He leaned forward and-
'You know what?' Lily said suddenly, leaning back the tiniest bit. 'It's kinda chilly out here, lets go back up to the castle.'
James cursed mentally and bit his lip, but nodded and escorted her back to the common room silently.
When they reached the fat lady, James gave her the password and was about to climb through, but Lily grabbed his arm to stop him.
'I'm sorry James.' She said to him.
He shrugged and put on a smile. 'Don't worry about it.' He told her, before going through the portrait hole.
Lily sighed and climbed through after him.
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Ha ha ha ha ha! Sorry, I just felt like doing that, I'm fine now. Anyway, please review this fic, I need reviews I tell you.
Anyway, I'll try and work Moony and Wormtail into the next fic. Thanks for reading.