Chapter Two: The Photos from the Past
James was right on time the next day, eager to learn about Darleen and how to please her. However, Lily was 10 minutes late. She came down from the castle carrying a small carboard box. James wondered what was in it. "Hello James." said Lily smiling at him. "Hi." said James impatiently. Lily chuckled. "You want to know what's in the box? Well sit down and you'll see." said Lily. James sat down and waited. Lily placed the box on the floor and sat on the floor behind it. She smiled and looked at James. "The first lesson to learn is to get an idea of how she acts and looks. I brought here a box full of old fotographs of her. Many of them show how she acts to the public and how everybody thinks of her." said Lily. She opened the box and took out a small paper bag marked SPECIAL OCCASIONS. She took out 10 photos and passed them over to James. He stared at them with awe. All of them showed a pretty, brown-haired girl waving at the camera in elegant dresses at parties or just wearing nice clothes at normal muggle high-school dances. "They're really nice aren't they?" said Lily kind of sad. "Yeah. They're beautiful. Who took them?" said James looking at the photos over and over again. "I did." whispered Lily. "Oh. You're a really great photographer." said James, still mesmerized by the pictures. "Thanks. Anyway, back to why I'm showing them to you. This is how she looks at parties or special occasions. She doesn't dress simply but doesn't overdo it. She loves parties and always has fun. But she liked to dance with many partners and not only with one. She has a particular dance style you have to catch on to." explained Lily. James gave back the pictures. lily placed them neatly back in the bag and put it aside.
She took out another bag marked DAILY PICTURES. She took out a pig pile of about 50 photos or so and handed them to James. They showed the brown-haired girl laughing along with two other girls, a short-blond haired girl and a girl with medium-length hair, all of them looked about eleven or twelve years old. The photos also showed them goofing around and making things and doing everyday activities or just having fun. "These photos show how she interacts with other people. She is usually cheerful, friendly and trustworthy. She's also funny and highly popular. But she will go to any lengths to get what she wants." explained Lily again. James flipped through the photos. "Who are these other girls?" he asked. Lily looked away, "They were her friends." she said quietly. "Oh." said James as he handed over the photos. Lily again, placed them neatly in their paper bag. Then she picked up the two paper bags and placed them in the carboard box. "There aren't any more photos?" asked James chestfallen. Lily shook her head. "No. Not today anyway." she said. James sighed, a bit dissappointed.
"But I thought that maybe we could use a bit of this time to get to know each other. I mean you are going to be stuck with me for a week or two to set you up and everything." said Lily. James smiled. "Yeah. Sure. Er. What house are you in?" asked James. Lily looked hurt. "Gryffindor." she said quietly. "Oh. I'm sorry. It's just...I haven't noticed you before. Except maybe...are you that girl who always has the answer to a question?" said James a bit embarassed. "Uhm. Yeah. It's all right. I mean i don't want to get notice too much." said Lily. "Oh. And how do you know Pa-Sirius?" asked James. "We've been neighbors ever since we were 3. He's my best friend other than Lindsay Lee.But she's too busy with her boyfriend so we really don't spend much time together." said Lily enthusiastically. "Lindsay Lee, as in the ravenclaw keeper?" asked James. "Er. Yeah." said Lily. "I heard you missed the prank on Snape the other day for daydreaming on Darleen." James blushed. "Er- Yeah. I did." he said. Lily chuckled. James laughed a bit. Then Lily checked her watch. "Oh. I gotta go do homework. See ya tomorrow!" said Lily, running off to the castle. James sighed and stood up and began to walk back to the castle.
( sorry it's a short chapter. It'll be longer next time!)
James was right on time the next day, eager to learn about Darleen and how to please her. However, Lily was 10 minutes late. She came down from the castle carrying a small carboard box. James wondered what was in it. "Hello James." said Lily smiling at him. "Hi." said James impatiently. Lily chuckled. "You want to know what's in the box? Well sit down and you'll see." said Lily. James sat down and waited. Lily placed the box on the floor and sat on the floor behind it. She smiled and looked at James. "The first lesson to learn is to get an idea of how she acts and looks. I brought here a box full of old fotographs of her. Many of them show how she acts to the public and how everybody thinks of her." said Lily. She opened the box and took out a small paper bag marked SPECIAL OCCASIONS. She took out 10 photos and passed them over to James. He stared at them with awe. All of them showed a pretty, brown-haired girl waving at the camera in elegant dresses at parties or just wearing nice clothes at normal muggle high-school dances. "They're really nice aren't they?" said Lily kind of sad. "Yeah. They're beautiful. Who took them?" said James looking at the photos over and over again. "I did." whispered Lily. "Oh. You're a really great photographer." said James, still mesmerized by the pictures. "Thanks. Anyway, back to why I'm showing them to you. This is how she looks at parties or special occasions. She doesn't dress simply but doesn't overdo it. She loves parties and always has fun. But she liked to dance with many partners and not only with one. She has a particular dance style you have to catch on to." explained Lily. James gave back the pictures. lily placed them neatly back in the bag and put it aside.
She took out another bag marked DAILY PICTURES. She took out a pig pile of about 50 photos or so and handed them to James. They showed the brown-haired girl laughing along with two other girls, a short-blond haired girl and a girl with medium-length hair, all of them looked about eleven or twelve years old. The photos also showed them goofing around and making things and doing everyday activities or just having fun. "These photos show how she interacts with other people. She is usually cheerful, friendly and trustworthy. She's also funny and highly popular. But she will go to any lengths to get what she wants." explained Lily again. James flipped through the photos. "Who are these other girls?" he asked. Lily looked away, "They were her friends." she said quietly. "Oh." said James as he handed over the photos. Lily again, placed them neatly in their paper bag. Then she picked up the two paper bags and placed them in the carboard box. "There aren't any more photos?" asked James chestfallen. Lily shook her head. "No. Not today anyway." she said. James sighed, a bit dissappointed.
"But I thought that maybe we could use a bit of this time to get to know each other. I mean you are going to be stuck with me for a week or two to set you up and everything." said Lily. James smiled. "Yeah. Sure. Er. What house are you in?" asked James. Lily looked hurt. "Gryffindor." she said quietly. "Oh. I'm sorry. It's just...I haven't noticed you before. Except maybe...are you that girl who always has the answer to a question?" said James a bit embarassed. "Uhm. Yeah. It's all right. I mean i don't want to get notice too much." said Lily. "Oh. And how do you know Pa-Sirius?" asked James. "We've been neighbors ever since we were 3. He's my best friend other than Lindsay Lee.But she's too busy with her boyfriend so we really don't spend much time together." said Lily enthusiastically. "Lindsay Lee, as in the ravenclaw keeper?" asked James. "Er. Yeah." said Lily. "I heard you missed the prank on Snape the other day for daydreaming on Darleen." James blushed. "Er- Yeah. I did." he said. Lily chuckled. James laughed a bit. Then Lily checked her watch. "Oh. I gotta go do homework. See ya tomorrow!" said Lily, running off to the castle. James sighed and stood up and began to walk back to the castle.
( sorry it's a short chapter. It'll be longer next time!)