Author's Note: This is going to be so weird… Sorry for not updating… It was a complete accident, I swear.
Title: Love and Flashbacks
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Erm… Possibly.
Summary: Lily and James remember the events that led to their romance.
Disclaimer: As much as I'd love to own Harry Potter and its characters, I don't.
Setting: This story takes place when the Marauders are at Hogwarts.
*** = setting change
*~*= begin flashback
~~~ = another flashback
~*~ = end flashback
[…] = time
italics = emphasis
~The Visit~
"Lily, wake up."
"Huh? What?" Lily woke up to find three faces peering down at her. "Ah!" She sat up. "What, we're here already?"
"Yep."
Koren grinned. "Oh! Do you guys want to come to my house during the summer?"
"Sure."
"Okay, I'll owl everyone later to confirm plans and stuff."
***
[10 days later]
"Hi, guys!" Koren exclaimed when she saw her friends in front of her house. She hugged Charlotte and Lily.
"Hey, what about me?" Sirius asked.
She looked at him, then turned around and headed into the house, laughing.
"Hey!" Sirius ran in after her and picked her up (AN: Much like he did in chapter 7.).
Their friends shook their heads and dragged their luggage into the house.
"Where's Peter?" Koren asked.
"Oh, he couldn't make it," James replied.
"Why not?"
"I don't know… He was very vague about it."
"Okay. Sirius! Put me down!"
"Nuh uh."
"Come on! You're making a habit of doing this, you know."
Sirius grinned. "Yeah."
They were interrupted by a loud "Ahem!" from the doorway. Sirius turned to face the person who had come into the room. It was a blond woman with blue eyes. She looked a lot like Koren.
"Oh… Hi, Mum," Koren said, blushing.
Melody Smith stared intently at the boy holding her daughter.
"Oh!" Sirius dropped Koren (literally).
"Ow!" She got up and hit him.
Mrs. Smith tried to hide her smile. She stepped forward. "You must be the famous Sirius Black."
"Wow, I'm famous?" he answered, glancing at his girlfriend, who blushed yet again.
Koren's mother turned to the other two girls in the room. "Nice to see you again, Lily. You too, Charlotte."
They smiled appreciatively. "It's really nice of you to let us stay here, Mrs. Smith," Lily said.
"Well, when I heard how much my daughter wanted her Siri-poo to come here, I had to let you stay here."
"Siri-poo?" Sirius whispered to Koren, who turned even redder than before.
James and Remus snickered from their positions by the door. James had finally found a way to get back at his friend for all the times he had been called "Jamsie."
Melody turned to the two boys. "You must be James and Remus," she said.
They nodded.
"Okay. Koren, why don't you show them to the guest rooms."
***
"Um, is it okay for you three guys in one room?" Koren asked.
"Yeah."
"Okay, then Lily and Charlotte can take the other one."
They put their luggage into their rooms.
***
"You're just in time for lunch," Melody stated as the group came thundering down the steps.
"Sure you have enough food?" James asked, glancing at Sirius, whose eyes had lit up at the word "lunch."
***
"Lily, Koren tells me that you're dating James."
"Yeah."
"You used to hate him."
Lily grinned. "Well, not anymore."
*~*
[2nd year]
"You jerk!" Lily yelled at James. "Don't throw food at me!"
"Sorry!"
"It's too late for that!"
"It was an accident!"
"I don't know how you got on the Quidditch team with such poor aim!"
"You know what? On second thought, maybe I did aim at you!"
"Shut up!"
~~~
[6th year]
"I like being here with you. I think you've been a good influence on me," James said.
Lily smiled. "Yeah?"
"Mm hmm."
"Like how?"
James hesitated. "I don't want to tell you."
"Come on."
He shook his head.
"All right, fine. Don't tell me." Lily settled back against the cushions. After a minute or so, she sat up and started tickling her boyfriend.
"Ah! Somebody—Hahaha!—somebody help me!—Hahaha!—Please! Lily, stop!—Help!"
"I won't stop until you tell me!"
"Okay!—Ha!—Just stop!"
~*~
Mrs. Smith turned to Charlotte. "And you are with Remus?"
The dark-haired girl smiled and nodded.
"Well, they seem to be nice boys. So far." The woman turned to Sirius. "Koren's never actually told me the whole story of your relationship. Would you care to tell it?"
Sirius, who was (of course) stuffing himself with food, looked up. He swallowed. "Um…"
"I'll tell it," James volunteered.
"No!" Koren and Sirius said at the same time.
"You'll just embarrass us, Prongs."
"That's why I volunteered."
Sirius stuck his tongue out at his friend.
Koren said, "Mum, can I tell you later? And when is Dad getting home?"
"The usual time, probably."
"Okay."
***
[A few hours later]
"I'm home!" a man with light brown hair and brown eyes said.
"Hi, Dad!" Koren exclaimed, hugging her father.
"Hi. And who might these young people be?" David Smith asked, gesturing to the group behind his daughter.
"Oh. You remember Lily and Charlotte."
"Yes. Nice to see you again, girls," he said.
"And that's Remus Lupin and James Potter," Koren said, pointing at each of them.
David shook both boys' hands.
"And this is Sirius Black," the blonde said, introducing the final member of the group.
Sirius shook Mr. Smith's hand. "It's nice to meet you, sir."
David smiled and nodded. "So this is the famous—or rather, infamous—Sirius Black."
The boy grinned. "I guess so."
"Well. We'll have to talk later. But first," the man said, "we eat dinner."
***
"You know," David said to Sirius, "my daughter can't stop talking about you. Everyday, whenever she's home, it's Sirius this and Sirius that."
"Daddy!" Koren was getting tired of looking as red as her best friend's hair. "I think you and Mum are determined to embarrass me to death."
"Isn't that what parents are for?" he answered, chuckling.
"Boy, I'm glad we aren't at my house," James muttered.
Lily, who was sitting next to him, giggled. "Why? What do you have to hide?"
"Uh… Nothing."
"Sure," Lily said, unconvinced.
***
[After dinner]
"Okay, I'm going to go to bed," Koren said.
"Wait up," Charlotte called. She and Lily followed their friend upstairs.
"I suppose I'll be going too," Melody stated. "See you boys in the morning." She kissed her husband on the cheek and left the room.
"Ooh! I forgot to ask you. Prongs, did Lily say yes yet?" Sirius asked.
"Yes to what?" asked David.
"Yes to his marriage proposal," Remus informed the man.
"I see."
"Jeez, Padfoot. You have no tact whatsoever." James said.
"I know." Sirius grinned. "So did she?"
"No. Not yet. But she still has the ring."
"What if she runs off with it? I mean, she could get a lot of money by selling that thing."'
"Lily wouldn't do that."
"Yeah, you're right."
David interrupted, "May I ask what your intentions are towards my daughter and her friends? Lily and Charlotte are like family to us, so if you hurt them or Koren…" He let the sentence hang.
Remus replied, "We won't hurt them. We'd never do that. They mean too much to us."
Sirius said, "Plus, I think they're the ones who hurt us. I mean, Koren hits me all the time…" He rubbed his sore shoulder.
David laughed. "Okay."
TO BE CONTINUED…
Author's Note: Um… Well. How was that chapter? I liked it. Except the flashback thing was weak. Sorry… Anyway, next chapter: more adventures at Koren's house!
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