Chapter 2. James Potter
The three young ladies make their way to the train. They found a nice and empty compartment and sat down, discussing their future plans for the following year.
"See Lily, it wasn't as bad as you thought!" grinned Clarissa.
"I hope so." murmured Lily.
"Well Li, did you go though the books we are using this year?" Felicity grinned slyly.
"In a matter of fact, I have! I've learn most of the spells in our books and I've tried them at home...."
"Here we go again. " said Clarissa, sighing.
"Trust Lily to know all the spells by heart now." snorted Felicity.
Just then three boys went in and asked "Anyone sitting there?" but they didn't waited for an answer and sat down. The boys were all friendly looking, and Felicity and Clarissa talked and joked with them. But of course they didn't flirt with them because they promised Lily.
The boys were James Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. Lily forgot her looks and joined in. Remus was really kind to her. She thought. But she can't take her eyes off James. James was tall, thin. He looked cute with his glasses and never-tidy hair. Sirius and Remus were good looking too, but Lily liked James more than the others. However, James didn't seem to notice or talk to her. Lily tried to make him talk to her, but James just answered smooth but shortly. Then she and James have an argument.
"Well, James. I think you should tidy up your hair a bit. It looks like a bunch of hay!" giggled Lily.
James was very touchy about people talk about his untidy hair. He replied smoothly.
"Well Lily," said James, imitated Lily's voice. "I think you should fix up your face a bit. You look like some old fossil!!!"
As Lily wasn't used to be teased about her looks, she said "Well, Mr. Untidy-hair, that was just my advice and if you don't like it, that's fine with me!"
"Why can't you look more like your friends here? You should be ashamed about your appearance. I don't know why you dare to stand out in public!!"
Lily went white. She just sat there and said nothing for the whole time. Felicity and Clarissa was quiet too. They didn't dare to talk anymore to the boys because when Lily was angry, she will just go quiet. James was a bit sorry for what he said. But when Remus said "Why don't you say sorry and then everybody will have a better mood!"
"I'm sorry. But it was her who started it!!" snapped James. "But," he added. " just to make sure for you guys, I'm not sorry for her, I'm sorry that I made her friends stop talking!"
Lily was thinking of a plan, a plan that will make James be sorry for what he had said.
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When Lily and her gang arrived at Hogwarts, they were really amazed to see how beautiful and ... huge the school was. From Professor McGonagall, the first teacher she met, she learned that she will be sorted into one of the four houses. They were: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. As Lily and her pals arrived at the Great Hall, Lily looked around the four tables. "I don't really mind which house I'm in, I just hope it's not Slytherin. They look ... too sly for words!!!" She thought as she saw the Slytherin at their table.
The sorting ceremony began. Professor McGonagall placed a hat on a stool. The sorting hat sang. The song was about the four houses. Then Professor McGonagall began to shout.
"Rivers, Hannah!"
Then a pretty girl went to try on the hat. Then the hat shouted "Gryffindor!!!". Then one of the tables cheered. One by one the student tried on the hat.
"Hufflepuff!"
"Slytherin!"
Then it was Clarissa's turn. "Gryffindor!". Felicity was in Gryffindor too. Lily make up her mind that she wanted to be in Gryffindor with her friends.
"Evans, Lily!" Lily rush to put on the hat. She heard a little sound....
"Well, you are really talented, and smart too. Perhaps you can meet friends of your sort in Ravenclaw(No..) No? Hmm .... you're brave too (Gryffindor, please!!). Gryffindor? Ok. It better be GRYFFINDOR!" shouted the sorting hat.
Lily hugged Clarissa and Felicity happily. To Lily's disgust / delight, James Potter and his gang was in Gryffindor's too. She igored him in the feast. She felt sick when he flirt with some girls. Felicity and Clarissa looked at each other and shooked their heads. Lily knew she hadn't been talking for a while so she chat away, forgetting about James at the moment.
The two weeks in Hogwarts was horrible and also great to Lily. People looked at her glasses. The Slytherin always looked and pointed at her and laughed. That was natural because Lily understand the Slytherin were like that. But she never thought James would still bother to tease her. In fact, James was the most horrible teaser.
"Are you one of the Professors? How old are you? 60?" he asked, looking innocent. He always looked at Lily straight in the face. Sirius and Remus would laugh. But they didn't know something about Lily. When she stop arguing out loud, she must be thinking some way to make them sorry.
Lily enjoyed most of the lessons. She liked everything in Hogwarts. She turn out to be brilliant in every subject, especially in charms. But to her utter amazement James and Sirius was as good as her! Though James and Sirius always sleep or play around at classes, they always get the best marks in their assignments.
"This assignment is quite difficult and many of you only got C. But, there are a few people who has done very good in it. One of them is Miss Evans, of course." said Professor Flitwick, beaming at Lily. " But the best ones are Mr. Potter and Mr. Black!" which gave Lily a shock. She was planning to beat James in lessons, but it seems that James can easily beat her! James saw her and grinned. Lily saw it and blushed. She hated when she does that. She wrote furiously. But when Felicity asked her to lend her the notes Lily write, she saw Lily was just drawing lines and shapes all over the paper. She sighed.
"If we didn't know Lily, we would have thought she was insane! James in getting in to her nerves." she whispered to Clarissa. Clarissa nodded, feeling sorry for Lily.
On the other side of the classroom, Remus talked to James.
"I never thought you would still tease her for so long. It's not her fault that she isn't as pretty as Felicity and Clarissa." Sirius chimed in.
"Yeah, I think I like her too. She is willing to help me even though she knew I laughed at her before. "
"I didn't say I tease her because she's ugly. I tease her 'cause I hate her." explained James. Remus sighed and continued with his notes. Sirius just yawned and sleep. James didn't sleep. He was thinking. He looked at Lily. She was still blushing and she seems very busy with her notes.
"She's a bit cute when she blushes." said James to himself. He didn't hate Lily. All he wanted was to see her angry. She seems so quiet, so cool.
"Not that I like her." thought James, pretending to be listening to the Professor. "I'm just curious about her. Yeah, just curious..." But still, he felt Lily have some kind of power that makes everyone feels happy, comfortable with her. He had to admit that Lily was kind. She would help him if he would stop teasing her for the last minute and made her walking away.
"Too bad she isn't pretty.... if she is, perhaps I'd like her more than I do now." thought James, not knowing he would know a different Lily later on. The Lily in his dreams.
After a few days, the Slytherin stop teasing Lily. She wouldn't flew in a rage in front of them, and that was no fun. Remus and Sirius didn't laughed at James' teasing as usual. They were friendly with Lily and was sorry that they teased her. The five quickly became friends. James didn't stop teasing Lily, though now he was a bit tired of it. So he didn't tease her so often. Lily began to settle down. The girls' in her year were kind and friendly with her. She could always giggle and talk with other girls while Felicity and Clarissa was busy. But people always think Lily was a show off, while she was brilliant in every subject. Lily hope people wouldn't think that after they really get to meet and talk with her. She began to feel good and peaceful in Hogwarts.
Just one morning that changed Lily's peaceful first year. James came down to the Great Hall, saying loudly, "Oh, Sirius. I always thought Lily is a very pretty kind of flower. But now I have a different opinion. Look over there, there's the only Lily I think ugly!!!" The whole school heard him and laughed. Lily was near to tears. It was bad for James to tease her so much. But it was way too far for him to humiliate her in public. From that day on, every night, just before Lily went to bed, she would say to herself,
"I'll get even with you, James Potter!!!"
The three young ladies make their way to the train. They found a nice and empty compartment and sat down, discussing their future plans for the following year.
"See Lily, it wasn't as bad as you thought!" grinned Clarissa.
"I hope so." murmured Lily.
"Well Li, did you go though the books we are using this year?" Felicity grinned slyly.
"In a matter of fact, I have! I've learn most of the spells in our books and I've tried them at home...."
"Here we go again. " said Clarissa, sighing.
"Trust Lily to know all the spells by heart now." snorted Felicity.
Just then three boys went in and asked "Anyone sitting there?" but they didn't waited for an answer and sat down. The boys were all friendly looking, and Felicity and Clarissa talked and joked with them. But of course they didn't flirt with them because they promised Lily.
The boys were James Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. Lily forgot her looks and joined in. Remus was really kind to her. She thought. But she can't take her eyes off James. James was tall, thin. He looked cute with his glasses and never-tidy hair. Sirius and Remus were good looking too, but Lily liked James more than the others. However, James didn't seem to notice or talk to her. Lily tried to make him talk to her, but James just answered smooth but shortly. Then she and James have an argument.
"Well, James. I think you should tidy up your hair a bit. It looks like a bunch of hay!" giggled Lily.
James was very touchy about people talk about his untidy hair. He replied smoothly.
"Well Lily," said James, imitated Lily's voice. "I think you should fix up your face a bit. You look like some old fossil!!!"
As Lily wasn't used to be teased about her looks, she said "Well, Mr. Untidy-hair, that was just my advice and if you don't like it, that's fine with me!"
"Why can't you look more like your friends here? You should be ashamed about your appearance. I don't know why you dare to stand out in public!!"
Lily went white. She just sat there and said nothing for the whole time. Felicity and Clarissa was quiet too. They didn't dare to talk anymore to the boys because when Lily was angry, she will just go quiet. James was a bit sorry for what he said. But when Remus said "Why don't you say sorry and then everybody will have a better mood!"
"I'm sorry. But it was her who started it!!" snapped James. "But," he added. " just to make sure for you guys, I'm not sorry for her, I'm sorry that I made her friends stop talking!"
Lily was thinking of a plan, a plan that will make James be sorry for what he had said.
*******
When Lily and her gang arrived at Hogwarts, they were really amazed to see how beautiful and ... huge the school was. From Professor McGonagall, the first teacher she met, she learned that she will be sorted into one of the four houses. They were: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. As Lily and her pals arrived at the Great Hall, Lily looked around the four tables. "I don't really mind which house I'm in, I just hope it's not Slytherin. They look ... too sly for words!!!" She thought as she saw the Slytherin at their table.
The sorting ceremony began. Professor McGonagall placed a hat on a stool. The sorting hat sang. The song was about the four houses. Then Professor McGonagall began to shout.
"Rivers, Hannah!"
Then a pretty girl went to try on the hat. Then the hat shouted "Gryffindor!!!". Then one of the tables cheered. One by one the student tried on the hat.
"Hufflepuff!"
"Slytherin!"
Then it was Clarissa's turn. "Gryffindor!". Felicity was in Gryffindor too. Lily make up her mind that she wanted to be in Gryffindor with her friends.
"Evans, Lily!" Lily rush to put on the hat. She heard a little sound....
"Well, you are really talented, and smart too. Perhaps you can meet friends of your sort in Ravenclaw(No..) No? Hmm .... you're brave too (Gryffindor, please!!). Gryffindor? Ok. It better be GRYFFINDOR!" shouted the sorting hat.
Lily hugged Clarissa and Felicity happily. To Lily's disgust / delight, James Potter and his gang was in Gryffindor's too. She igored him in the feast. She felt sick when he flirt with some girls. Felicity and Clarissa looked at each other and shooked their heads. Lily knew she hadn't been talking for a while so she chat away, forgetting about James at the moment.
The two weeks in Hogwarts was horrible and also great to Lily. People looked at her glasses. The Slytherin always looked and pointed at her and laughed. That was natural because Lily understand the Slytherin were like that. But she never thought James would still bother to tease her. In fact, James was the most horrible teaser.
"Are you one of the Professors? How old are you? 60?" he asked, looking innocent. He always looked at Lily straight in the face. Sirius and Remus would laugh. But they didn't know something about Lily. When she stop arguing out loud, she must be thinking some way to make them sorry.
Lily enjoyed most of the lessons. She liked everything in Hogwarts. She turn out to be brilliant in every subject, especially in charms. But to her utter amazement James and Sirius was as good as her! Though James and Sirius always sleep or play around at classes, they always get the best marks in their assignments.
"This assignment is quite difficult and many of you only got C. But, there are a few people who has done very good in it. One of them is Miss Evans, of course." said Professor Flitwick, beaming at Lily. " But the best ones are Mr. Potter and Mr. Black!" which gave Lily a shock. She was planning to beat James in lessons, but it seems that James can easily beat her! James saw her and grinned. Lily saw it and blushed. She hated when she does that. She wrote furiously. But when Felicity asked her to lend her the notes Lily write, she saw Lily was just drawing lines and shapes all over the paper. She sighed.
"If we didn't know Lily, we would have thought she was insane! James in getting in to her nerves." she whispered to Clarissa. Clarissa nodded, feeling sorry for Lily.
On the other side of the classroom, Remus talked to James.
"I never thought you would still tease her for so long. It's not her fault that she isn't as pretty as Felicity and Clarissa." Sirius chimed in.
"Yeah, I think I like her too. She is willing to help me even though she knew I laughed at her before. "
"I didn't say I tease her because she's ugly. I tease her 'cause I hate her." explained James. Remus sighed and continued with his notes. Sirius just yawned and sleep. James didn't sleep. He was thinking. He looked at Lily. She was still blushing and she seems very busy with her notes.
"She's a bit cute when she blushes." said James to himself. He didn't hate Lily. All he wanted was to see her angry. She seems so quiet, so cool.
"Not that I like her." thought James, pretending to be listening to the Professor. "I'm just curious about her. Yeah, just curious..." But still, he felt Lily have some kind of power that makes everyone feels happy, comfortable with her. He had to admit that Lily was kind. She would help him if he would stop teasing her for the last minute and made her walking away.
"Too bad she isn't pretty.... if she is, perhaps I'd like her more than I do now." thought James, not knowing he would know a different Lily later on. The Lily in his dreams.
After a few days, the Slytherin stop teasing Lily. She wouldn't flew in a rage in front of them, and that was no fun. Remus and Sirius didn't laughed at James' teasing as usual. They were friendly with Lily and was sorry that they teased her. The five quickly became friends. James didn't stop teasing Lily, though now he was a bit tired of it. So he didn't tease her so often. Lily began to settle down. The girls' in her year were kind and friendly with her. She could always giggle and talk with other girls while Felicity and Clarissa was busy. But people always think Lily was a show off, while she was brilliant in every subject. Lily hope people wouldn't think that after they really get to meet and talk with her. She began to feel good and peaceful in Hogwarts.
Just one morning that changed Lily's peaceful first year. James came down to the Great Hall, saying loudly, "Oh, Sirius. I always thought Lily is a very pretty kind of flower. But now I have a different opinion. Look over there, there's the only Lily I think ugly!!!" The whole school heard him and laughed. Lily was near to tears. It was bad for James to tease her so much. But it was way too far for him to humiliate her in public. From that day on, every night, just before Lily went to bed, she would say to herself,
"I'll get even with you, James Potter!!!"
