This is my first attempt at a fanfic. I am a huge fan of L/J stories and I figured why not try and make my own.
Please don't be too hard on me. After all this is just a beginning, feel free to
give constructive criticism, please don't flame me-I would be forced to laugh at you if you do.


Disclaimer: All characters that you recognize in this story do not and will never belong to me-they are the creations
on the one and only J.K. Rowling. All other characters are mine-she can have them if she wants them.

Read, Review, and enjoy my first attempt at a fanfic.

Before Beginning, I would like to thank for everyone for his or her kind review. Thanks! I will make sure I keep it
goin for ya!

The Good Ol Days: A Tale of the Hogwarts Marauders

Chapter Four: Summer Days part 1

Lily Evans awoke early one Saturday morning in July to a tapping noise on her window.

"I'm up mom stop knocking." Lilly mumbled under the covers as she slowly made her way out of bed, then she noticed a
beautiful snowy owl outside her window.

"Well who do you belong to?" Lily asked the snowy owl. She pet it's head and read over the letter that it had given to
her, which was from James.

Dear Lily,
How has your summer been so far? Mine has been good, slightly boring though.
Well, I am writing to ask if you would be allowed to stay the rest of the summer with me, I already invited Sara
and Susan and they are allowed to go Sirius and the rest of the gang will be
there as well. I do hope so. Then we can have a birthday party for you here.
I hope Petunia is not being a monster. Send Sugar home with a reply.
Love From,
James

Lily ran downstairs excited as ever. "Mom, can I go stay the rest of the summer with James? You met his parents at the
station and Sirius will be there." Lily said

"Alright, fine with me" her mother said

"MOM, you can't let that FREAK out of the house! She'll embarrass us!" yelled a disgusted Petunia.

Lily ignored Petunia and ran upstairs, pulled out a quill and parchment and scribbled a reply.

James,
I can go. I can be at your house by floo powder as soon as you send me some. Hopefully that would be Monday,
July 5 because my birthday is later in the month and we need time to plan. Thanks for inviting me.
Love from,
Lily
Lily tied the note to the now rested owl's leg and sent it off, telling it to hurry.

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That Monday Lily took the powder that James had sent her and listened to the tips he wrote for seeing as this would be her
first time using it. Then she threw the powder in the fire,
stepped in with her trunk, tucked in her elbows yelled "THE POTTER PLACE" and held on tight. The sensation was enough to
make her sick, when finally she landed with a "thump" on what she thought was a
floor she was relieved to realize that her ride was over. Someone picked her up and dusted her off and when Lily finally
opened her eyes she realized that it was James, Lily, feeling quite queasy, lay her head onto his shoulder.

"I don't think I like Floo powder." Lily stated

"I can see why." He laughed "You are the first one here. Mum will give you something to stop that queasiness.
MUM! Can you get something to help queasiness!"

What Lily could only assume was James' mother walked in with a steaming goblet.

"Here dear drink this up. You will feel better in seconds" The kind woman said.

Lily, being obedient, drank the potion-it tasted of strawberries and cream. The effect was almost instantaneous,
Lily found herself perky as ever as soon as she drank the whole goblet.

"Thank you very much Mrs. Potter." Lily said

"No problem, You must be lily, I have heard so much about you. He was right. You are a beautiful girl" Lily
blushed scarlet

James coughed, blushing as well, "Well mom, I will show her around. If Sirius comes tell him to wait for the girls
to show up then bring them to my room.

Lily, only now noticing what a large house James had, was in awe. James picked up her trunk and led her through the
white carpeted hallways up the marble staircase.
He showed her his room and her room right next to it.
A bathroom separated them in the middle but there were doors on both ends of the bathroom for easy access to both bedrooms.
(AN: DO any of you know what a Jack and Jill suit looks like? 2 bedrooms a bathroom in the middle and 1 door leads to one
room and the other to the other room and you can get to both
rooms easier that way? Well you know what I mean. That is the setup here.)

"Lily, You will sleep here with Sara and Susan, I will sleep next door with the boys." James said while setting down
his trunk.

James' room was almost all in a Royal Blue Color. The walls seemed to show what it was like outside- there was sky all
around them and it was warm and sunny-but not too warm-it was comfortable.
His bed was Royal blue with Gold trimming and it was huge, definitely large enough for four boys to fit on, heck all 7
of them could have comfortably fit on it. It was, all in all a beautiful room

Lily's rooms as well as its furnishings were exactly the same, except her room was pink. It was all quite nice.

By the time the rest of the gang arrived Lily knew her way around James' house as well as she knew her
way around her own house.

This was going to be a really fun summer, and every one of the friends knew it.




A/N: Well, how do you like it? I do hope it is okay, I try my best. I know there are a few grammatical errors etc.
in here but please look past them. I would love it if you reviewed!
Thank you for reading my horrible story.

Lilly_Dee