Oh, baby, it's cold outside…
This is just a nice holiday story about Lily and James. If ya'll (ya'll?) like it I'll continue writing it…so please review! Also, suggestions of what you want to happen next are appreciated and encouraged!
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is, in fact, not owned by me, but by J K Rowling
An icy breeze stirred the last leaf off the trees and over the lake, gray in the predawn light. It turned and smacked against the Gryffindor common room window, scaring the bejesus out of James Potter. He sat up straight from the book he had been using as a pillow ("The Oom Wandwood Guide to Biological Transfiguration").
"Oh crap, what time is it?" he asked himself, looking at his watch and groaning. Three final hours to study for the three final exams he had today. Lucky he was already dressed. He hated final weeks. This week had been especially bad, both from procrastination when it came to studying, and the insane difficulty of the fifth year exams. Besides, James had his reputation to protect. True, he was not overly concerned with schoolwork, it was just that he had always been the best. This year was different. Someone was trying to do better than James Potter.
The professors had had the brilliant idea of posting grades in order of rank-best at the top, and so on and so forth. James had sauntered up in the great hall and scanned the top of the list. James had recoiled with shock--second place! Not that he cared of course…second was still great and all, but, SECOND! Seething with anger he looked upward to find student number 3377 held the place of first in the fifth year (numbers were used instead of names, supposedly as a way to keep grades private, although everyone knew everyone else's numbers). Well, he decided to do something about that! Unfortunately it would have to be the old fashioned way of working extra hard in his classes, because James had no idea who student number 3377 was.
Today was the day I'm gonna keep command of my title he thought, inwardly smacking himself for referring to it as his title. Ah, Friday. Just Divination, Care of Magical Creatures, and Transfiguration left today and he was done with finals! Technically he was supposed to have two finals today, but Professor McGonagal also taught him Transfiguration privately after school on Fridays, so that final was today as well. Two hours and forty five minutes later he was shaken out of the study induced stupor by his best friend Sirius.
"All right James, enough studying. Here," Sirius threw down some toast, "I brought you some breakfast. Eat it and let's go."
James nodded and crammed the toast into his mouth.
"Lovely, let's go"
Meanwhile, in the Great Hall, some other people were eating toast. One of these, a girl with dark red hair and emerald eyes choked and said,
"You're leaving me!?!" Her companion, a girl with neat brown hair and deep gray eyes bit her lip nervously.
"I'm sorry Lily, but it just came up…Jeff's parents are real nice, and I know I just can't pass it up. Oh, Disneyland is so pretty at Christmas time, and--oh! Sorry…" catching sight of Lily's now narrowed eyes. Lily's expression softened at the sight of her nervous friend.
"It's okay Eta-have fun while you can. I mean I'm a little pissed that you're ditching me for Jeff Deepsky-" Lily sighed and spots of color appeared in Etalon's cheeks, "but with Voldemort's increasingly frequent attacks I say go for it…"
Etalon squealed and threw her arms around Lily.
"Oh, I'm so glad you're okay with this!" As they walked off to Divination Lily sighed and turned to her friend.
"But, oh God, I'll be the only one left in Hogwarts…"
By the end of Transfiguration it was nearly eight o clock. James slumped dejectedly through the portrait hole and up to his Dorm. He found Sirius piling clothes into his cauldron.
"What're you doin'" asked James confusedly.
"Family reunion, 'member?" Sirius replied, now shrinking the cauldron full of clothes with his wand and stowing it in his trunk.
"Oh crap, when did this spring up?" James said, trying to remember Sirius telling him anything about this.
"Last June…after we put the bat in McGonagal's desk."
"Oh yeah…wait! With Remus, uh, ill, and Peter with his mother, and everyone else spending time with their families 'cause of Voldemort…oh, God, I'll be the only one left at Hogwarts…" James said sighing.
"Oh, tough mate…I'll be sure to send you a Black family T-shirt!" said Sirius brightly.
"Oh joy…" James grumbled, pulling off his round glasses and putting them on his bed stand. Well, he thought, this is sure to be one uneventful Christmas…
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