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Author's Note: I have a bunch of on-going fics at the moment so I am writing them in a cycle. I'm not 100% sure about what this chapter is going to be, as a matter of fact I am not 1% sure of what this chapter is going to be about, writing as I go. Hope you guys like it. This chapter is for Esperanza and CrazyBabieMeg who gave me an idea for Harry and the chapter's layout.
"Making Friends by Fate"
Harry saw Sirius' eyes shine and in that shimmer he saw the past play out and chocked back his next question, he would save that for later. Harry tuned the next page and saw them all at Diagon Ally and he was reminded of his first trip there with Hagrid, a good memory. One that would last a lifetime through the storms of a lifetime.
"If you're in the mood for stories I have a good one about this." Sirius pointed at a newspaper clipping. The title read "Ministry Members Son in Diagon Ally Brawl" with a picture below of who was definitely James Potter and a younger, somewhat less greasy Snape involved in a fight. Wands were waving back and forth with nothing more than sparks emitting from their point and after a few fruitless waves of the wand James dropped it into his pocket and went to punch Snape. Harry looked on in wonder as his father hit Snape in the stomach.
"Sirius, I know a picture is worth a thousand words and I know I can come up with more than a thousand to describe this picture but do you think you could fill me in on what happened?" Harry looked expectantly at Sirius.
"Of course I can, I would be delighted as a matter of fact. Do you remember that night in your third year when Remus and I told you about Peter and mentioned the little feud between your father and Snape? I believe Remus attributed it to jealously of Quidditch skills." Harry nodded in agreement. "Well that was a factor I think but it all started here." He pointed at the picture," Right at Diagon Ally. If you would look closer, right there in that corner you can see me. I met your father that day."
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"James honey I'm just going to step in here and pick up some more mushrooms. Mrs. Estel is going to need a healing potion weather she wants one or not for that flu of hers and I am nearly out. Just stay over here, you might make some new friends." Sarah Potter said, her sun yellow robes swishing as she turned to walk in. Her robes always swished and rustled James though, the old fashioned robes always did. Sarah turned and looked at her son once more, he was going to Hogwarts in just under a week, her little boy was going away and it hurt her heart as well as made her proud.
"I'll be fine Mum, really. I'll go and take a look at the new broomsticks and then I'll come right back here." James said in an exasperated voice.
"Ok James, I'll be back in a few moments." The bell rang as she entered the small shop, greeting the owner by name and kneeling down to examine the new plants and fungus.
James looked around at the crowded street and spotted the Quidditch shop, taking a look around he jogged over hitting a boy by accident in the shoulder.
"Sorry about that." James called over his shoulder as he reached the display case. The Hermes 100 was in the window. A new broom produced by a new company and James had one, or at least had tried one out at his cousin's house a few weeks ago. It was a piece of trash. Sure the handle gleamed and it shined but it didn't go any faster than a butterfly on a stormy day, the breaks were horrible and it couldn't turn. The broom wouldn't last long and neither would the company. James noticed the boy he had earlier ran into go into the shop and felt someone tap his shoulder.
"Sorry Mum, I thought you would be a few more minutes." James said as he turned but instead of seeing his mother he was facing a small redhead. "Oh, sorry. I thought you were my mum."
"I was wondering if you could give me directions to Madame Mulkins? I a bit lost." She flashed an anxious smile. This girl was definitely Muggle born thought James and a first year like him. "Where are my manners, I'm Lily Evans." She stuck out her hand and James shook it, it was very small within his own.
"James Potter. Madame Mulkin's is down that street, last store on the right." He pointed down the street to where he had bought his robes only an hour ago.
"Thanks, I should be going." Lily turned and started walking towards the shop. James could hear his mother's voice ringing in his head. She had told him to make some new friends and this girl was obviously going to be a Hogwarts first year with him.
"Lily?" He called after her, she turned and looked questionably at him and continued to step backward as she went. Suddenly the door to the Quidditch shop opened and the dark haired boy stepped out again, a Hermes 100 in his arms, the boy wasn't paying attention to where he was going and Lily didn't see him as they crashed into one another. Lily fell back and scrapped her knees up and the boy fell face down in the dirt, his robes becoming dirty sand the new broom cracking at the end.
The boy stood up and instead of offering Lily his hand, as James had been taught, he crouched over his broom. His eyes flared up he turned toward Lily. Catching Lily's Muggle clothing he started to snap at her.
"Stupid clumsy Mudblood. You should watch where you're going!" He hissed. "Ruined my new broomstick too, you owe me over a hundred gallons."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to run into you, I wasn't looking." The apologies went on and on and James walked over to her, helping Lily up and directing her towards where his mother was, not Madame Mulkins. The scrape wasn't bad, far from it but it still needed to be tended to and his mother could fix that up with a wand wave. He picked up her bag of books and turned away from the boy.
"Wait! Where do you think you are going Mudblood!" The boy yelled again and James felt his blood boil. Boys like this were the reasons for Muggle Protection acts, the ones who couldn't accept anyone who wasn't from an old wizarding family.
"I'm taking her to have this cut taken care of and don't call her that!" James said over his shoulder, trying to keep his voice steady.
"I'll call her whatever I like. I suppose you are a Mudblood too. Wouldn't surprise me." The boy went on.
"No, I'm James Potter. Sound familiar? " James questioned, he sat Lily down on a bench and turned around, he could tell this wasn't going to be an easy conversation. "Who are you?"
"I am Serveus Snape. Potter, that does sound familiar, isn't your mother that healer who visits those Muggle Hospitals? She's a disgrace to Wizard healers, she should worry about her own kind." His voice seemed to snarl.
"My Mum is a great healer of all, blood doesn't matter." James gripped in his robes for his new wand.
"Another little Muggle lover like your Mum I see Potter."
"Shut it Snape!" James drew his wand.
"Oh a duel, I am so scared Potter. Can you see that I am shaking in my boots?" Snape replied in a sarcastic tone, drawing his own wand. "Want to show your Mudblood girlfriend a Wizard duel?" That was too much for James, he detested the word Mudblood. Flicking his wand forward small sparks flew forward. Snape chuckled at this and then snapped his wand; a group of sparks shooting out of the tip. The war of sparks continued and a small crowd gathered. Even the photographer who was there to photograph a book signing came outside and began snapping pictures.
"Stop it please." Lily said from the bench as she wrapped a handkerchief around her knee.
"Shut it Mudblood!" Snape hissed.
"Don't call her that." James said with another furry of sparkles and then in a fit he put his wand away and punched Snape.
"I'll sue!" Snape said as he swung at James' head.
"Go ahead," James hit him again, "Maybe you could buy a decent broom then. The Hermes is a piece of junk."
"You know that isn't true Potter." Snape landed a blow against James head and Lily leapt up. After James regained his senses he ducked another blow and hit Snape hard in his face, his nose in fact and broke it. Snape fell to the ground and James turned.
"Watch out!" Lily called and James turned in time to see Snape being hit down by another boy.
"Stay down you bloody git!" The boy said as he approached. James gave him a thankful nod. "No problem, the git was getting on my nerves as well. I'm Sirius Black." He extended his hand and Lily shook in, then James in turn.
"I'm Lily Evans and this is James Potter. Thank you."
"Look, it's no big deal. Good shot in the nose James, I don't think it will ever be straight again. He did get you pretty good in the head though, you alright?" Sirius questioned.
"Yea, I'm ok." James said raising his hand to his temple and finding blood. Lily reached into her bag and withdrew another handkerchief, handing it to James who quickly dabbed away the blood.
"We should get you to a doctor, just to get it checked out." Lily said, looking at the cut. "Maybe him too."
"He'll be fine, did him good I would say." Sirius muttered reaching down and grabbing the bag. "Let me carry this, now let's go and see your mother. I'm sure she can fix you two right up."
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"That's how we met. We didn't meet Peter or Remus until Hogwarts started though."
"That's also why Snape hated my father isn't it? He embarrassed him." Harry questioned.
"Yup, I think he also was a bit peeved when we made copies of the photos and handed them out." Harry looked at Sirius with a shocked expression. "It wasn't my idea! It was your mums."
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Well that was longer then I thought it would be at first. I think it came out ok. Now onto my thank yous.
Reania: Ok, here is some more. I hope you like this chapter.
Moonlight: Hi, good question and that is what Harry puts off and it will come back. I swear. Hope this chapter is ok.
x-woman: Thanks!
Brigade701: I agree, they did need that little shower.
Heather: Hi! Yes I have multiple stories up and a few ongoing ones. That is why it takes some time between updates; I work them in a cycle. Hope you like this chapter.
SilverMoon: Can't tell you the answer to that question, you will find out though, promise. Hope you like this chapter.
WeasleyTwinLover1112: Ok, I'll update (
Liz: This one was longer, much longer and I updated GoYD the other day, the Peter chapter. It is also the next story to be updated.
Esperanza: Make sure you check the author's note at the top of the page and I want to thank you for your nice comments. I decided to work a lot with the flashbacks and they took up almost this entire chapter. Hope you like this one.
CrazieBabieMeg: Thank you so much!!!! Make sure you check the top author's note too! I hope you like this chapter.
LaminaCourt: Thanks! That was what I was going for. I hope you like the rest of it.
I think I have everyone but if I did miss you it was a mistake and just tell me and I will try to make it up to you. If you want to be notified of an updated just tell me in your review or if I do e-mail you and you don't want me to just tell me. I plan on updating soon so please check back! Everyone, please review. It makes me more confident in my writing and then I don't worry so much about posting and thus write more. I need reviews like oxygen if that makes sense. If you review (love it or hate it, just review) I will thank you in the next chapter. Until then.
~ Katie Black
Author's Note: I have a bunch of on-going fics at the moment so I am writing them in a cycle. I'm not 100% sure about what this chapter is going to be, as a matter of fact I am not 1% sure of what this chapter is going to be about, writing as I go. Hope you guys like it. This chapter is for Esperanza and CrazyBabieMeg who gave me an idea for Harry and the chapter's layout.
"Making Friends by Fate"
Harry saw Sirius' eyes shine and in that shimmer he saw the past play out and chocked back his next question, he would save that for later. Harry tuned the next page and saw them all at Diagon Ally and he was reminded of his first trip there with Hagrid, a good memory. One that would last a lifetime through the storms of a lifetime.
"If you're in the mood for stories I have a good one about this." Sirius pointed at a newspaper clipping. The title read "Ministry Members Son in Diagon Ally Brawl" with a picture below of who was definitely James Potter and a younger, somewhat less greasy Snape involved in a fight. Wands were waving back and forth with nothing more than sparks emitting from their point and after a few fruitless waves of the wand James dropped it into his pocket and went to punch Snape. Harry looked on in wonder as his father hit Snape in the stomach.
"Sirius, I know a picture is worth a thousand words and I know I can come up with more than a thousand to describe this picture but do you think you could fill me in on what happened?" Harry looked expectantly at Sirius.
"Of course I can, I would be delighted as a matter of fact. Do you remember that night in your third year when Remus and I told you about Peter and mentioned the little feud between your father and Snape? I believe Remus attributed it to jealously of Quidditch skills." Harry nodded in agreement. "Well that was a factor I think but it all started here." He pointed at the picture," Right at Diagon Ally. If you would look closer, right there in that corner you can see me. I met your father that day."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Fade into Memory~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"James honey I'm just going to step in here and pick up some more mushrooms. Mrs. Estel is going to need a healing potion weather she wants one or not for that flu of hers and I am nearly out. Just stay over here, you might make some new friends." Sarah Potter said, her sun yellow robes swishing as she turned to walk in. Her robes always swished and rustled James though, the old fashioned robes always did. Sarah turned and looked at her son once more, he was going to Hogwarts in just under a week, her little boy was going away and it hurt her heart as well as made her proud.
"I'll be fine Mum, really. I'll go and take a look at the new broomsticks and then I'll come right back here." James said in an exasperated voice.
"Ok James, I'll be back in a few moments." The bell rang as she entered the small shop, greeting the owner by name and kneeling down to examine the new plants and fungus.
James looked around at the crowded street and spotted the Quidditch shop, taking a look around he jogged over hitting a boy by accident in the shoulder.
"Sorry about that." James called over his shoulder as he reached the display case. The Hermes 100 was in the window. A new broom produced by a new company and James had one, or at least had tried one out at his cousin's house a few weeks ago. It was a piece of trash. Sure the handle gleamed and it shined but it didn't go any faster than a butterfly on a stormy day, the breaks were horrible and it couldn't turn. The broom wouldn't last long and neither would the company. James noticed the boy he had earlier ran into go into the shop and felt someone tap his shoulder.
"Sorry Mum, I thought you would be a few more minutes." James said as he turned but instead of seeing his mother he was facing a small redhead. "Oh, sorry. I thought you were my mum."
"I was wondering if you could give me directions to Madame Mulkins? I a bit lost." She flashed an anxious smile. This girl was definitely Muggle born thought James and a first year like him. "Where are my manners, I'm Lily Evans." She stuck out her hand and James shook it, it was very small within his own.
"James Potter. Madame Mulkin's is down that street, last store on the right." He pointed down the street to where he had bought his robes only an hour ago.
"Thanks, I should be going." Lily turned and started walking towards the shop. James could hear his mother's voice ringing in his head. She had told him to make some new friends and this girl was obviously going to be a Hogwarts first year with him.
"Lily?" He called after her, she turned and looked questionably at him and continued to step backward as she went. Suddenly the door to the Quidditch shop opened and the dark haired boy stepped out again, a Hermes 100 in his arms, the boy wasn't paying attention to where he was going and Lily didn't see him as they crashed into one another. Lily fell back and scrapped her knees up and the boy fell face down in the dirt, his robes becoming dirty sand the new broom cracking at the end.
The boy stood up and instead of offering Lily his hand, as James had been taught, he crouched over his broom. His eyes flared up he turned toward Lily. Catching Lily's Muggle clothing he started to snap at her.
"Stupid clumsy Mudblood. You should watch where you're going!" He hissed. "Ruined my new broomstick too, you owe me over a hundred gallons."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to run into you, I wasn't looking." The apologies went on and on and James walked over to her, helping Lily up and directing her towards where his mother was, not Madame Mulkins. The scrape wasn't bad, far from it but it still needed to be tended to and his mother could fix that up with a wand wave. He picked up her bag of books and turned away from the boy.
"Wait! Where do you think you are going Mudblood!" The boy yelled again and James felt his blood boil. Boys like this were the reasons for Muggle Protection acts, the ones who couldn't accept anyone who wasn't from an old wizarding family.
"I'm taking her to have this cut taken care of and don't call her that!" James said over his shoulder, trying to keep his voice steady.
"I'll call her whatever I like. I suppose you are a Mudblood too. Wouldn't surprise me." The boy went on.
"No, I'm James Potter. Sound familiar? " James questioned, he sat Lily down on a bench and turned around, he could tell this wasn't going to be an easy conversation. "Who are you?"
"I am Serveus Snape. Potter, that does sound familiar, isn't your mother that healer who visits those Muggle Hospitals? She's a disgrace to Wizard healers, she should worry about her own kind." His voice seemed to snarl.
"My Mum is a great healer of all, blood doesn't matter." James gripped in his robes for his new wand.
"Another little Muggle lover like your Mum I see Potter."
"Shut it Snape!" James drew his wand.
"Oh a duel, I am so scared Potter. Can you see that I am shaking in my boots?" Snape replied in a sarcastic tone, drawing his own wand. "Want to show your Mudblood girlfriend a Wizard duel?" That was too much for James, he detested the word Mudblood. Flicking his wand forward small sparks flew forward. Snape chuckled at this and then snapped his wand; a group of sparks shooting out of the tip. The war of sparks continued and a small crowd gathered. Even the photographer who was there to photograph a book signing came outside and began snapping pictures.
"Stop it please." Lily said from the bench as she wrapped a handkerchief around her knee.
"Shut it Mudblood!" Snape hissed.
"Don't call her that." James said with another furry of sparkles and then in a fit he put his wand away and punched Snape.
"I'll sue!" Snape said as he swung at James' head.
"Go ahead," James hit him again, "Maybe you could buy a decent broom then. The Hermes is a piece of junk."
"You know that isn't true Potter." Snape landed a blow against James head and Lily leapt up. After James regained his senses he ducked another blow and hit Snape hard in his face, his nose in fact and broke it. Snape fell to the ground and James turned.
"Watch out!" Lily called and James turned in time to see Snape being hit down by another boy.
"Stay down you bloody git!" The boy said as he approached. James gave him a thankful nod. "No problem, the git was getting on my nerves as well. I'm Sirius Black." He extended his hand and Lily shook in, then James in turn.
"I'm Lily Evans and this is James Potter. Thank you."
"Look, it's no big deal. Good shot in the nose James, I don't think it will ever be straight again. He did get you pretty good in the head though, you alright?" Sirius questioned.
"Yea, I'm ok." James said raising his hand to his temple and finding blood. Lily reached into her bag and withdrew another handkerchief, handing it to James who quickly dabbed away the blood.
"We should get you to a doctor, just to get it checked out." Lily said, looking at the cut. "Maybe him too."
"He'll be fine, did him good I would say." Sirius muttered reaching down and grabbing the bag. "Let me carry this, now let's go and see your mother. I'm sure she can fix you two right up."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Fade out of memory~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"That's how we met. We didn't meet Peter or Remus until Hogwarts started though."
"That's also why Snape hated my father isn't it? He embarrassed him." Harry questioned.
"Yup, I think he also was a bit peeved when we made copies of the photos and handed them out." Harry looked at Sirius with a shocked expression. "It wasn't my idea! It was your mums."
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Well that was longer then I thought it would be at first. I think it came out ok. Now onto my thank yous.
Reania: Ok, here is some more. I hope you like this chapter.
Moonlight: Hi, good question and that is what Harry puts off and it will come back. I swear. Hope this chapter is ok.
x-woman: Thanks!
Brigade701: I agree, they did need that little shower.
Heather: Hi! Yes I have multiple stories up and a few ongoing ones. That is why it takes some time between updates; I work them in a cycle. Hope you like this chapter.
SilverMoon: Can't tell you the answer to that question, you will find out though, promise. Hope you like this chapter.
WeasleyTwinLover1112: Ok, I'll update (
Liz: This one was longer, much longer and I updated GoYD the other day, the Peter chapter. It is also the next story to be updated.
Esperanza: Make sure you check the author's note at the top of the page and I want to thank you for your nice comments. I decided to work a lot with the flashbacks and they took up almost this entire chapter. Hope you like this one.
CrazieBabieMeg: Thank you so much!!!! Make sure you check the top author's note too! I hope you like this chapter.
LaminaCourt: Thanks! That was what I was going for. I hope you like the rest of it.
I think I have everyone but if I did miss you it was a mistake and just tell me and I will try to make it up to you. If you want to be notified of an updated just tell me in your review or if I do e-mail you and you don't want me to just tell me. I plan on updating soon so please check back! Everyone, please review. It makes me more confident in my writing and then I don't worry so much about posting and thus write more. I need reviews like oxygen if that makes sense. If you review (love it or hate it, just review) I will thank you in the next chapter. Until then.
~ Katie Black