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Mr. and Mrs. Evans (Lily's parents) and Nicole Wilson
a/n: for the next couple of chapters I will be doing it from James' point of view
Chapter 3: Lucy
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James woke up early the next morning. He remembered that this was a very important day indeed. He was too excited, so he quickly got dressed and hurried down the stairs but stopped when he heard singing. Looking up, he saw Lily Evans with her guitar, humming and strumming to a song he didn't recognize. She didn't notice him there; she had a sort of misty look about her eyes. "Wow," he thought to himself. Her voice was so just floaty, unlike most female singers who sounded like they were screaming. When the song finished she sat there and he noticed that the misty expression was coming from little tears glassing up her eyes. Suddenly she noticed James standing there. Her eyes looked startled at him and she and hurriedly swept out of the common room leaving James standing there alone. Soon, Sirius came down the stairs. "Hey, what's with Lily?" he asked Sirius in undertone, as more people began to fill up the common room.
"Oh, didn't you hear?" he said. "She's just gotten news of her mother. She just died yesterday. Lily Evan's been out of it ever since."
James felt sort of queasy. He hadn't expected that. No wonder she was like that. "Whoa… I didn't know," he said. "Gosh I feel so bad."
"Whoa whoa whoa!!! Hold it there!" said Sirius. "Is James Potter ACTUALLY caring about a girl's feelings?"
"Well yeah, I mean that's just bad you know? One day they're there and the next they're gone. It's horrible."
"Yeah, well she'll come around," said Sirius impatiently waving a hand. "This is the day Lucy makes her appearance! We should be planning…"
"God she had a great voice," said James who was clearly not listening. "It was so nice…"
Sirius' expression changed. "Ohhhhh I see," he said. "Does Jamesie have a little 'thang' for Lily?"
James snapped out of it. "Ah – no," he said giving Sirius a dirty look. "It was just nice, you know." Sirius still continued to look at him with raised eyebrows.
"Better be careful, James. If Nicole hears about your little feelings about Lily…" warned Sirius. Nicole Wilson was James' current girlfriend.
"Oh shut up Sirius," said James.
Suddenly, Remus looking pale from sleep but excited, joined them. "Come on boys! Today Lucy will reveal his feminine side!" he said.
James grinned at his friend, mostly relieved for the change of subject. "Right," he said. "Where's Peter?" he asked.
At that instant a pudgy boy descended down the stairs and joined them. "What's up?" he said
"Hey Peter. Ok, let's run over the plan. At 7:30, I will put on the invisibility cloak, sneak into the kitchens with a bit of the potion, and talk one of those house elves into putting some of this potion into Lucy's goblet," he recited. "Then I will return the cloak to here, and we will go to the feast with everyone else. Well, that's it I guess. I can't see what's going to stop us. Is the potion complete, Remus?" he added.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure," said Remus.
"Gosh I'm hungry" said Sirius, rubbing his stomach. "Let's go to breakfast." and they climbed out of the portrait hole to go to the great hall.
During the day, James could hardly contain his excitement. He didn't even care when Malfoy said, "Hey Potter, are you expelled yet?"
"Ha," thought James to himself with satisfaction. With a bit of luck, Lucy would be humiliated at 8 tonight. Finally, it was time to put the plan into action. At 7:30 he slipped on his invisibility cloak, holding a vile of the potion. Suddenly, he felt extremely nervous. What if someone caught him? Yet everything went as smoothly as planned. He arrived in the kitchens and pulled aside one of the house elves.
"Kindly put this in the goblet of Mr. Lucius Malfoy of Slytherin," he told it. "And do NOT tell anyone or anything what I am telling you to do. Just do it, ok?"
The elf, terrified of what would happen if he refused, nodded and took the potion.
He was so relieved that the hard part was over. He practically ran back to the common room, muttered "Sloppidus!" to the fat lady, and climbed in. He began to bustle around in the common room which seemed empty when he heard a funny noise. He whipped his head around and found Lily, curled up in a ball in the corner of the room. He shouldn't be staying; the feast would begin any minute. Yet, he couldn't just leave her. He slowly walked over and sat down next to her. "What's the matter," he asked quietly, even he knew perfectly well what was making her upset.
She rose up her swollen, tear stained face. "Why would you care?" she said in a trembling voice. "You've got both of your parents, I've just got one now…"
"That's not true," James said quietly, and she looked up in surprise. "My father died when I was 9 years old. Of a drunk driver. I've never told anyone else…"
Lily looked down. "Oh James, I'm really sorry," she whispered. "It's just I thought she would always be there and now she's…"
"Don't worry," said James trying to calm her down. "It's ok…" but he didn't really know what to say. For a moment she whimpered into her hands.
"You sounded really great this morning in the common room," said James hoping that a compliment would lift her spirits.
"Thanks," she mumbled.
James looked at his watch and said, "Well, I really have to go to the Halloween feast. Aren't you going to come?"
Lily shook her head. "No, I'm not hungry."
"Oh come on! This is going to be the best prank ever! You can't just miss out on it! Come on, you've just got to come!"
Lily hesitated, and then slowly nodded. "All right then," she said.
James helped her to her feet and she hurriedly wiped her eyes on the back of her hand. They walked out together and set off for the great hall.
"So… how long have you been singing like that?" James asked her.
"Well, actually I taught my self how to play the guitar 6 years ago and I guess singing comes naturally!"
"Dang six whole years…" said James. Then they reached the doors of the great hall. Everybody was just getting settled in, and food was already at the table. James winked at her and sat with his friends as she sat with Abi. Suddenly, a high pitched scream filled the whole great hall. James, trying to look surprised, swung around to the Slytherin table and spotted 'Lucy' with gleaming blond hair down to the waist. She was wearing pink leather pants and a pink sparkly spaghetti strap top. A thin white bra strap was visible just under the straps.
"WHO POISONED ME?!" Lucy bellowed, or rather tried to bellow, her voice was high a valley girlish. Lucy clapped her hands to her mouth and turned as pink as her pants.
The whole Gryffindor table roared with laughter, James the loudest. Through his huge gulps of air he saw Lily begin to smile.
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a/n: well that's it… I'll be putting up the next chapter soon. And thanks to all who have given me reviews - I really appreciate that (
a/n: for the next couple of chapters I will be doing it from James' point of view
Chapter 3: Lucy
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James woke up early the next morning. He remembered that this was a very important day indeed. He was too excited, so he quickly got dressed and hurried down the stairs but stopped when he heard singing. Looking up, he saw Lily Evans with her guitar, humming and strumming to a song he didn't recognize. She didn't notice him there; she had a sort of misty look about her eyes. "Wow," he thought to himself. Her voice was so just floaty, unlike most female singers who sounded like they were screaming. When the song finished she sat there and he noticed that the misty expression was coming from little tears glassing up her eyes. Suddenly she noticed James standing there. Her eyes looked startled at him and she and hurriedly swept out of the common room leaving James standing there alone. Soon, Sirius came down the stairs. "Hey, what's with Lily?" he asked Sirius in undertone, as more people began to fill up the common room.
"Oh, didn't you hear?" he said. "She's just gotten news of her mother. She just died yesterday. Lily Evan's been out of it ever since."
James felt sort of queasy. He hadn't expected that. No wonder she was like that. "Whoa… I didn't know," he said. "Gosh I feel so bad."
"Whoa whoa whoa!!! Hold it there!" said Sirius. "Is James Potter ACTUALLY caring about a girl's feelings?"
"Well yeah, I mean that's just bad you know? One day they're there and the next they're gone. It's horrible."
"Yeah, well she'll come around," said Sirius impatiently waving a hand. "This is the day Lucy makes her appearance! We should be planning…"
"God she had a great voice," said James who was clearly not listening. "It was so nice…"
Sirius' expression changed. "Ohhhhh I see," he said. "Does Jamesie have a little 'thang' for Lily?"
James snapped out of it. "Ah – no," he said giving Sirius a dirty look. "It was just nice, you know." Sirius still continued to look at him with raised eyebrows.
"Better be careful, James. If Nicole hears about your little feelings about Lily…" warned Sirius. Nicole Wilson was James' current girlfriend.
"Oh shut up Sirius," said James.
Suddenly, Remus looking pale from sleep but excited, joined them. "Come on boys! Today Lucy will reveal his feminine side!" he said.
James grinned at his friend, mostly relieved for the change of subject. "Right," he said. "Where's Peter?" he asked.
At that instant a pudgy boy descended down the stairs and joined them. "What's up?" he said
"Hey Peter. Ok, let's run over the plan. At 7:30, I will put on the invisibility cloak, sneak into the kitchens with a bit of the potion, and talk one of those house elves into putting some of this potion into Lucy's goblet," he recited. "Then I will return the cloak to here, and we will go to the feast with everyone else. Well, that's it I guess. I can't see what's going to stop us. Is the potion complete, Remus?" he added.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure," said Remus.
"Gosh I'm hungry" said Sirius, rubbing his stomach. "Let's go to breakfast." and they climbed out of the portrait hole to go to the great hall.
During the day, James could hardly contain his excitement. He didn't even care when Malfoy said, "Hey Potter, are you expelled yet?"
"Ha," thought James to himself with satisfaction. With a bit of luck, Lucy would be humiliated at 8 tonight. Finally, it was time to put the plan into action. At 7:30 he slipped on his invisibility cloak, holding a vile of the potion. Suddenly, he felt extremely nervous. What if someone caught him? Yet everything went as smoothly as planned. He arrived in the kitchens and pulled aside one of the house elves.
"Kindly put this in the goblet of Mr. Lucius Malfoy of Slytherin," he told it. "And do NOT tell anyone or anything what I am telling you to do. Just do it, ok?"
The elf, terrified of what would happen if he refused, nodded and took the potion.
He was so relieved that the hard part was over. He practically ran back to the common room, muttered "Sloppidus!" to the fat lady, and climbed in. He began to bustle around in the common room which seemed empty when he heard a funny noise. He whipped his head around and found Lily, curled up in a ball in the corner of the room. He shouldn't be staying; the feast would begin any minute. Yet, he couldn't just leave her. He slowly walked over and sat down next to her. "What's the matter," he asked quietly, even he knew perfectly well what was making her upset.
She rose up her swollen, tear stained face. "Why would you care?" she said in a trembling voice. "You've got both of your parents, I've just got one now…"
"That's not true," James said quietly, and she looked up in surprise. "My father died when I was 9 years old. Of a drunk driver. I've never told anyone else…"
Lily looked down. "Oh James, I'm really sorry," she whispered. "It's just I thought she would always be there and now she's…"
"Don't worry," said James trying to calm her down. "It's ok…" but he didn't really know what to say. For a moment she whimpered into her hands.
"You sounded really great this morning in the common room," said James hoping that a compliment would lift her spirits.
"Thanks," she mumbled.
James looked at his watch and said, "Well, I really have to go to the Halloween feast. Aren't you going to come?"
Lily shook her head. "No, I'm not hungry."
"Oh come on! This is going to be the best prank ever! You can't just miss out on it! Come on, you've just got to come!"
Lily hesitated, and then slowly nodded. "All right then," she said.
James helped her to her feet and she hurriedly wiped her eyes on the back of her hand. They walked out together and set off for the great hall.
"So… how long have you been singing like that?" James asked her.
"Well, actually I taught my self how to play the guitar 6 years ago and I guess singing comes naturally!"
"Dang six whole years…" said James. Then they reached the doors of the great hall. Everybody was just getting settled in, and food was already at the table. James winked at her and sat with his friends as she sat with Abi. Suddenly, a high pitched scream filled the whole great hall. James, trying to look surprised, swung around to the Slytherin table and spotted 'Lucy' with gleaming blond hair down to the waist. She was wearing pink leather pants and a pink sparkly spaghetti strap top. A thin white bra strap was visible just under the straps.
"WHO POISONED ME?!" Lucy bellowed, or rather tried to bellow, her voice was high a valley girlish. Lucy clapped her hands to her mouth and turned as pink as her pants.
The whole Gryffindor table roared with laughter, James the loudest. Through his huge gulps of air he saw Lily begin to smile.
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a/n: well that's it… I'll be putting up the next chapter soon. And thanks to all who have given me reviews - I really appreciate that (
