A/N: Ok, I'm not an author, just pretending to be for this story.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, its all J. K. Rowlings, she's the genius.
His Life, Her Life
Chapter 2
"Hey, Snape, get away from her." Sirius said again, "We don't want slimy gits around here."
Lily tried to say something, but instead Severus just said, "I'll see you at Hogwarts." And walked away as if he was already leaving.
"Sirius, that was rude. Severus is my friend, so leave him alone." Lily exclaimed, two red spots appeared on her cheeks, a sure sign that she was a little more than annoyed.
"But Lily, he's a slytherin, you can't trust him." Sirius argued back.
The two of them kept at it, while Remus leaned over to talk to James.
"Close your mouth, and pull your eyes back into your head." He advised James.
"She's so beautiful," he whispered, "I mean, I knew she was beautiful before, but, wow, she's just amazing when she wants to be." It was true, he had noticed before that Lily was beautiful, but she never tried to get any guys attention. She didn't wear makeup or flirt like the other girls did, she just worked hard and was very rarely noticed.
"True, but she probably won't like you ogling her, so pull yourself together." Remus stated in a very matter-of-fact way, "Same for you Peter. Lily is our friend, not some 20 second flirt, like the rest of the girls."
"And don't ever treat him like that again," Lily's voice intruded on the boy's conversation, effectively ending it. "Hi Remus, Peter, James," she said in a more friendly manner, the red spots on her cheeks starting to fade.
"Hi Lily, I heard you made a prefect, I guess you and James will have to work together," Remus said in his quiet manner.
"They made you a prefect? What were they thinking? Please tell me this is one of your oh-so-hilarious jokes." Lily said.
"Nope," James cut in, "I guess we'll be spending a lot of time together this year, planning stuff." James couldn't have been happier, time with Lily, oh boy.
"James," she said began gently, "Being a prefect is important, its about responsibility, and following the rules, and." her voice began to get louder.
"I know all about that stuff," he said flippantly, "Now if you'll excuse us, we still have shopping to do." With that he turned around and headed out the door.
"But." started Peter.
"Bye, Lily," Remus cut in, "I'll see you on the train." He half-pushed, half-dragged Peter with him, and they followed James.
"I'll be looking forward to seeing you too," Sirius said, and with a large extravagant bow, he trailed after the others.
"Well dear, did you decide on whether you wanted that robe?" Madame Malkin asked with a knowing expression on her face.
Lily remembered what she was wearing and looked down once more, a strand of red hair fell over her shoulder and she bit her bottom lip. She remembered the expression on James's face when he first saw her, and before she knew what she was saying a "Yes." Escaped her lips.
"Excellent, my dear, now if you'll just slip out of it, I'll wrap it up for you."
Lily changed back into her jeans and t-shirt. She paid for the robes, said "Thank you" and left the store.
Maybe with a dress like this James would notice her.
She had a crush on him ever since Third year when he had tutored her in Transfiguration. She had dreaded the lessons because everyone had told her that he would just play pranks on her and they would all laugh, but instead he had been kind and went slowly, she never needed help in Transfiguration again.
How did he ever manage to become a prefect, everyone knew that him and his friends were behind almost every prank at Hogwarts. They also snuck out more nights than they stayed in. Why they never got caught was a mystery. Despite their prankster ways, they were favorites of most of the teachers, and of course, all the girls, that small frown crossed Lily's face again.
Even through all that, James was a good person; and he was handsome, intelligent, and a really good Chaser on the Quidditch team. A slight smile crossed her face, and she hurried to get home.
"Wow, Lily has gets more beautiful every time I see her," Sirius exclaimed. "But that green dress, that has been by far the best. I wonder what it would take to get her to go out with me."
James was feeling the urge to punch his best friend in the face.
"I don't know, you'd probably have to give up pranks or something," Peter said, "She's pretty straight laced, if you know what I mean."
"Yeah, but I'm sure the right man could loosen her up," Sirius said boldly.
"Sirius, Lily is someone we respect, she isn't going to be happy with being the girlfriend of the week." Remus was annoyed with Sirius's attitude, "She deserves better than that." He glanced at James, "Don't you agree James?"
At this point James was physically restraining himself from attacking Sirius, "Completely, she's not right for you Sirius, you need to find a blonde Hufflepuff or something."
"I suppose, but maybe I'm ready for a change," Sirius pondered.
"We'll before you go professing your undying love for her, Arabella, that pretty Ravenclaw, seemed pretty interested in you by the end of last year." Remus said slyly.
"Really," Sirius was now interested, "I guess the Lovely Lily will now have to wait."
James relaxed. He didn't understand it, Lily was just a friend. Right? Sure, he thought she was beautiful, and smart, but that didn't mean that he felt anything special for her. Pushing aside these thoughts. He started, "I have an awesome idea for a prank at the Sorting Feast, but it needs to iron out a few minor details, you guys interested?"
"Are we ever," Peter said enthusiastically.
"Come on, James, of course we're interested," Sirius said a little excited himself.
"Don't you have to worry about your image a prefect?" Remus put in, "Lily might be disappointed."
Thoughts of Lily's beautiful sad eyes filled with disappointed tear filled James's head. Then an image of her, with her red hair escaping enclosure, and the two red spots appearing on her cheeks as she regarded him angrily. She's beautiful in every way, he thought. And carefully he placed these thoughts in a box, locked it, and stuck it back in the farthest reaches of a teenaged boy's mind.
He looked at the anxious faces of the Marauders, "Heck no, I'm still James, and with that comes pranks, she'll just have to live with it."
Then without any outward signs of remorse, he draped one arm over Sirius's shoulders and the other over Remus's, Peter stood beside Remus, and all four heads, bent down, low enough so that James could whisper, "Ok, here's what we'll do."
Thanks to my reviewers. all two of them. They're very important to me. Thank you so much.
k - I hope you liked this chapter, sorry if its still a little slow.
Jo - Thank you so much for your review, it gave me the warm fuzzies.
A/N: I know its still a little slow, things will pick up once they get to Hogwarts. Next chapter: The train ride. Imagine all the possibilities! I certainly am.
Please, Read and Review.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, its all J. K. Rowlings, she's the genius.
His Life, Her Life
Chapter 2
"Hey, Snape, get away from her." Sirius said again, "We don't want slimy gits around here."
Lily tried to say something, but instead Severus just said, "I'll see you at Hogwarts." And walked away as if he was already leaving.
"Sirius, that was rude. Severus is my friend, so leave him alone." Lily exclaimed, two red spots appeared on her cheeks, a sure sign that she was a little more than annoyed.
"But Lily, he's a slytherin, you can't trust him." Sirius argued back.
The two of them kept at it, while Remus leaned over to talk to James.
"Close your mouth, and pull your eyes back into your head." He advised James.
"She's so beautiful," he whispered, "I mean, I knew she was beautiful before, but, wow, she's just amazing when she wants to be." It was true, he had noticed before that Lily was beautiful, but she never tried to get any guys attention. She didn't wear makeup or flirt like the other girls did, she just worked hard and was very rarely noticed.
"True, but she probably won't like you ogling her, so pull yourself together." Remus stated in a very matter-of-fact way, "Same for you Peter. Lily is our friend, not some 20 second flirt, like the rest of the girls."
"And don't ever treat him like that again," Lily's voice intruded on the boy's conversation, effectively ending it. "Hi Remus, Peter, James," she said in a more friendly manner, the red spots on her cheeks starting to fade.
"Hi Lily, I heard you made a prefect, I guess you and James will have to work together," Remus said in his quiet manner.
"They made you a prefect? What were they thinking? Please tell me this is one of your oh-so-hilarious jokes." Lily said.
"Nope," James cut in, "I guess we'll be spending a lot of time together this year, planning stuff." James couldn't have been happier, time with Lily, oh boy.
"James," she said began gently, "Being a prefect is important, its about responsibility, and following the rules, and." her voice began to get louder.
"I know all about that stuff," he said flippantly, "Now if you'll excuse us, we still have shopping to do." With that he turned around and headed out the door.
"But." started Peter.
"Bye, Lily," Remus cut in, "I'll see you on the train." He half-pushed, half-dragged Peter with him, and they followed James.
"I'll be looking forward to seeing you too," Sirius said, and with a large extravagant bow, he trailed after the others.
"Well dear, did you decide on whether you wanted that robe?" Madame Malkin asked with a knowing expression on her face.
Lily remembered what she was wearing and looked down once more, a strand of red hair fell over her shoulder and she bit her bottom lip. She remembered the expression on James's face when he first saw her, and before she knew what she was saying a "Yes." Escaped her lips.
"Excellent, my dear, now if you'll just slip out of it, I'll wrap it up for you."
Lily changed back into her jeans and t-shirt. She paid for the robes, said "Thank you" and left the store.
Maybe with a dress like this James would notice her.
She had a crush on him ever since Third year when he had tutored her in Transfiguration. She had dreaded the lessons because everyone had told her that he would just play pranks on her and they would all laugh, but instead he had been kind and went slowly, she never needed help in Transfiguration again.
How did he ever manage to become a prefect, everyone knew that him and his friends were behind almost every prank at Hogwarts. They also snuck out more nights than they stayed in. Why they never got caught was a mystery. Despite their prankster ways, they were favorites of most of the teachers, and of course, all the girls, that small frown crossed Lily's face again.
Even through all that, James was a good person; and he was handsome, intelligent, and a really good Chaser on the Quidditch team. A slight smile crossed her face, and she hurried to get home.
"Wow, Lily has gets more beautiful every time I see her," Sirius exclaimed. "But that green dress, that has been by far the best. I wonder what it would take to get her to go out with me."
James was feeling the urge to punch his best friend in the face.
"I don't know, you'd probably have to give up pranks or something," Peter said, "She's pretty straight laced, if you know what I mean."
"Yeah, but I'm sure the right man could loosen her up," Sirius said boldly.
"Sirius, Lily is someone we respect, she isn't going to be happy with being the girlfriend of the week." Remus was annoyed with Sirius's attitude, "She deserves better than that." He glanced at James, "Don't you agree James?"
At this point James was physically restraining himself from attacking Sirius, "Completely, she's not right for you Sirius, you need to find a blonde Hufflepuff or something."
"I suppose, but maybe I'm ready for a change," Sirius pondered.
"We'll before you go professing your undying love for her, Arabella, that pretty Ravenclaw, seemed pretty interested in you by the end of last year." Remus said slyly.
"Really," Sirius was now interested, "I guess the Lovely Lily will now have to wait."
James relaxed. He didn't understand it, Lily was just a friend. Right? Sure, he thought she was beautiful, and smart, but that didn't mean that he felt anything special for her. Pushing aside these thoughts. He started, "I have an awesome idea for a prank at the Sorting Feast, but it needs to iron out a few minor details, you guys interested?"
"Are we ever," Peter said enthusiastically.
"Come on, James, of course we're interested," Sirius said a little excited himself.
"Don't you have to worry about your image a prefect?" Remus put in, "Lily might be disappointed."
Thoughts of Lily's beautiful sad eyes filled with disappointed tear filled James's head. Then an image of her, with her red hair escaping enclosure, and the two red spots appearing on her cheeks as she regarded him angrily. She's beautiful in every way, he thought. And carefully he placed these thoughts in a box, locked it, and stuck it back in the farthest reaches of a teenaged boy's mind.
He looked at the anxious faces of the Marauders, "Heck no, I'm still James, and with that comes pranks, she'll just have to live with it."
Then without any outward signs of remorse, he draped one arm over Sirius's shoulders and the other over Remus's, Peter stood beside Remus, and all four heads, bent down, low enough so that James could whisper, "Ok, here's what we'll do."
Thanks to my reviewers. all two of them. They're very important to me. Thank you so much.
k - I hope you liked this chapter, sorry if its still a little slow.
Jo - Thank you so much for your review, it gave me the warm fuzzies.
A/N: I know its still a little slow, things will pick up once they get to Hogwarts. Next chapter: The train ride. Imagine all the possibilities! I certainly am.
Please, Read and Review.