Disclaimer: I forgot to put this before the first chapter---J.K. Rowling owns Lily, Petunia, Dumbledore, James, and the rest of the Marauders, I own the plot and original characters.

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A Lily Evans Story

Chapter 2

Meeting James and Sirius

Lily jumped around the den in excitement as her parents tried to remind her that her friends were going to be there soon. She stopped jumping and immediately went to change into her bathing suit. She forgot about her party when Mr. Dumbledore came.

"Hey, Petty, hurry up, our friends will be here soon," she called out as she ran to her room.

She quickly changed and went back downstairs. She helped her mother in the kitchen. She arranged trays of food and put the cooler with ice in it outside the deck door. She then noticed two faces peering at her thru some bushes.

"MOM! There are two faces in our bushes!" Lily yelled in fright.

"Whoever is hiding in our bushes, please come out," Mrs. Evans called out genially.

Two young boys came out. One had messy black hair and glasses while the other had long black hair and dancing blue eyes. They looked sheepishly at Mrs. Evans and grinned.

"We're sorry, ma'am, but we wanted to meet the new people. I'm James Potter and this is Sirius Black," the boy in the glasses said as the other boy was chewing a big wad of gum. "We are going away to school and wanted to make friends with the new kids."

"We're glad to meet you. If it is all right with your parents, you join us in celebrating Lily's eleventh birthday," Mrs. Evans invited.

The boys' eyes lit up in anticipation as they left to ask their mothers if they could attend. Sirius' mind raced with the pranks he could play on the others. He knew that they were muggles and they would have to be non-magical.

They talked to their moms and got ready for the party. When they left their homes, they each had a brightly wrapped package in their hands while carrying towels over their shoulders. James was telling Sirius that he and his mom would have to pick up a muggle-born witch for her first trip to Diagon Alley the next day.

"Ooh, Jamesie-poo is playing tour guide. Will you be taking her on the grand tour or just the basics?" Sirius teased as they arrived at the front door of the Evans house and rung the doorbell.

"Good afternoon, boys, the rest of the guests are in the back, please join us," Mrs. Evans told them.

They followed her thru the house and into the backyard. It was filled with girls and boys about their own age. They put the gifts on the table and joined in the fun. They were introduced to Lily and her sister, who took a great liking to Sirius, to his chagrin.

The party turned out great and there wasn't any pranks pulled by Sirius and James. Lily loved the presents from everyone, including the ones from James and Sirius. She said goodbye to all as her parents told her that they needed to talk to her in the den.

"Lily, we have received word from your school that you will be taken to get your things for school tomorrow," her father said as they looked over the items on her list. "They will be here at 10 am."

"Okay, Daddy," Lily said. "Will you or Mom be coming with me?"

"Unfortunately, we have a prior commitment, honey, so you will go without us. Will you be okay?"

"I'll be fine, Daddy," Lily said.

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That night, Lily went to bed and dreamed of broomsticks and magic wands. She tried with all her might to fall asleep but excitement kept her awake. She tossed and turned for a couple of hours until she finally fell asleep.

Ahh, my area to thank all my reviewers. THANKS!! I love the positive feedback!! I'm trying as hard as I can to get it out but with a child who has a busy life, I am hard pressed for time.