The Prince and The Pauper
(A Marauder Story)
Lily sighed. Finally! They had finished the breakfast dishes, and the lunch ones. And of course Ms. Doufahn had the cooks make waffles and syrup for breakfast and sloppy joes for lunch. She couldn't make it easy for them, oh no…
"Look you guys, I'm sorry 'bout this. It's my fault we have to do this," Lily apologized.
"It's alright, Flower" Sari answered with a sympathetic smile.
Lily smiled gratefully at her. Sari was Lily's closest friend-her caretaker too. Sari had called Lily "Flower" since she had arrived at the orphanage.
"All right, my ladies, time for you visit to Mr. Potter" she said dreamily. The girls giggled. Ms. Doufahn had a huge crush on Mr. Potter, who would each time tell her politely that he was NOT interested. They wondered why she bothered sending the orphans, it was clear she wanted to see him herself.
Mr. Edward Potter was St. Bernadette's financial supporter. His wife Marianne had been the founder of the orphanage, before she had died seven years ago. Lily never met Mrs. Potter but Sari told her all about the kind, beautiful lady who had ran St. Bernadette's.
"All right, I need you to bring Eddie-I mean Mr. Potter the thank you cards all of you made. Oh, and the monthly report, of course. Right now see that you're back by 3:00, you have an hour to get there, talk politely, and get back. Now scoot!" Ms. Doufahn said.
"Yes, ma'am," the girls chorused obediently.
The six girls walked out of the door and waited until they were out of Doufahn's sight before talking.
"That is so not fair!" Lily's green eyes were burning with indignation.
"I know, Flower, but when is "Madam Doufahn" ever fair?" Sari answered.
"Well, Lily, I'm glad we're going!" Donna said suddenly, startling them all.
"Why? Mr. Potter is creepy! I'm telling you, once I saw someone in a painting move!" Megan said.
"Nonsense! Don't let your imagination run away from you, Meg. Paintings don't move. Don't be an idiot." Anastasia replied.
"Now, 'Stasia, that wasn't very nice!" Traci reprimanded, "And you know what I always say,"
"Golden rule, girls, be nice to someone, they'll be nice to you!" Anastasia, Megan, and Donna all finished Traci's sentence.
"Yeah, and the Silver rule is 'Be nice to someone, unless they aren't to you, in which case insult 'em, and knock 'em out!" Lily added.
"Hey! Who're you to make fun of me, crybaby?" Traci asked menacingly, quite uncharacteristically.
"Girls! Calm down! We never let Don finish her sentence anyway." Sari said, eager to take Lily's mind of Traci's insult. Knowing Lily, her temper would've gotten away with her and the so-called 'Silver Rule' would've come true.
"Well, I was going to say at least we're away from Ms. Doufahn!" Donna said.
"Hey, we're here!" Lily yelled.
And sure enough, they were. Mr. Potter must've made a lot of money, as his "house" was really a 4-story mansion, complete with tons of property.
Lily cautiously walked up to the huge front door and rang the bell.
Ding, dong! The doorbell echoed throughout the block. The girls shivered nervously.
"Hello? Now who are these lovely ladies that I'm so lucky to be acquainted to?" a black, messy haired boy with glasses answered the door, looking eager to see them. He couldn't have been more than eleven.
Donna answered for all of them.
"Hi, we're from St. Bernadette's. May we speak to Mister Edward Potter?" She asked.
"Of course. Please, do come in," the boy answered, looking slightly disappointed, "Sirius! Where'd you go?"
"Here, Jamsie boy! Who's at the door? Ah, lovely ladies, may I introduce myself? I am Sirius Black, the wonderful, brilliant, stupen-"
"-dous idiot! I'm sorry, ladies. Please excuse Sirius here, he isn't exactly right in the head. I'll go ring for Father."
"Father???" all six girls asked in surprise.
"Yes, I'm Edward Potter's son. James Harrison Potter to be exact, though I never am. But do hold on, he's in his study."
He grabbed Sirius by the wrist and bowed politely to the girls.
"Please wait here one moment. I'll go inform my father of you presence," James said. He started up one of the grand staircase. He stopped when he noticed his friend wasn't following him.
"Sirius, NOW," he said sternly, yet when Lily looked close enough she swore she could see a ghost of a smile playing on his lips.
"Yes, Sir James, right away. But if you're ever around this part of town, do stop by, ladies. Now the name's Sirius Black, that's Sirius, S-I-R-I-U-S, and Black, B-L," he began playfully.
"We know how to spell black, we're not stupid. Do hurry though, we have to be back at St. Bernadette's within the hour. Unless of course you're interested in doing D.E.s for us?" Lily answered sarcastically.
Sirius, although not sure what 'D.E.s' were, looked at Lily in disbelief. You could tell he was normally a girl-charmer and not used to someone contradicting his (however absurd) statements.
Lily, being a redhead, tended to have the fiery temper that comes with the hair. She never stood with the rubbish people tried to pull, and had no patience whatsoever.
"Yes madam, will do," James answered, this time his amusement was apparent, "I've never seen anyone quiet Sirius here down so quickly." He said with complete awe and respect.
"We'll hurry on now, wait right here," James (and Sirius, still gaping at Lily in disbelief) walked quickly through a door that closed with a small bang.
"Well, that was…interesting," Donna said. And all of them nodded in agreement.
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Author's Note: Well, here's the second chapter. I just wanted to clarify a few things. The title, The Prince and the Pauper, is just a name I liked. It makes sense, James being rich, and Lily being…well, poor. The ONLY reason its used is because I like the title, the actual story, The Prince and the Pauper, has absolutely NOTHING to do with my story. If anyone has a better title suggestion I'd be glad to consider it. Next chapter Lily & the orphans meet Mr. Potter. After that chapter gets out, Lily can find out about magic.
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Disclaimer: James Potter, Sirius Black, and Lily Evans all belong to J.K. Rowling. The Prince and the Pauper (title) belongs to the guy who wrote the book, I can't find the book right now so I can't really help you there.
So what does belong to me? You figure it out. Or go to chapter one and see for yourself the list of characters I've made so far.
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