A/N: I still have no clue where this story is going, not too great a thing,
is it? All I know, really, is that I skipped ahead one year because I felt
like everything shouldn't happen in the same week you know? It's the week
of Christmas, again. Maybe I'll have L and J have a serious talk in the
common room some night.
Chapter 4: Fourth Years
"Ha!" Lily proclaimed really loud and everybody sitting at the Gryffindor table turned to stare at her. "Sorry," she said quieter, but her smile wasn't wiped off her face.
"What is it?" a girl from the same year as Lily asked from across the table.
"Oh nothing, Sonya," Lily replied, obviously bluffing.
"You're telling me a bloody lie!" Sonya said in a mock boys laugh, causing Lily to laugh.
"That was a perfect impression! You seriously have to show that to the boys sometime."
Hearing talk about them James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter yelled down the table, "What's that about us?"
"Oh," Lily laughed, even more than before, "Sonya just did a bloody brilliant impression of you four!" Lily said, trying her hand at the whole impression thing but not succeeding.
"Well, you didn't bloody well do a good job. Sonya might have, but you certainly didn't," James said. Every since last year they had been on a sort of odd speaking terms. Some days they wouldn't glance at each other, others they would smile and talk cordially, and even others they would laugh and kid each other around. Today was obviously one of the latter days. Their whole relationship confused Lily quite a bit, and often times she told herself that they wouldn't ever reach the point of being consistent friends, and she also said quietly to herself that she preferred it that way. Her friends tried pushing their relationship forward, especially since one or two of them were considering James' other three friends to be worthy of a date to a dance or something of the kind. Elizabeth had already gone with Sirius to Hogsmeade, which was the equivalent to a date at Hogwarts.
Josi elbowed her and said, "Anyways," in mock anger glancing at the prank pulling boys, "What were you laughing at."
"Well," Lily said, laughing as she remembered what had caused the whole ruckus. "I just got an owl from my eight-year-old sister, Petunia."
"Hold it a second, Petunia?" Elizabeth asked butting in. "Isn't that the very same sister that hates animals and anything to do with wizarding? Or has she suddenly sprouted a twin sister who wants to follow in your foot- steps?"
"It's one and the same sister, and that's not the hilarious part, she sent a letter along with the owl," Lily said, pulling out a piece of Muggle ruled paper. "I'll read it to you: Dear Lily, as much as I hate writing to you like this, with an owl and to the dreadful school you attend.see?" Lily added, away from her sister's note. "It really is her; anyways..I must tell you that I've met a new boy at my school and must tell you that we intend to marry when we're older. His name's Vernon Dursley, so now you have a soon-to-be brother-in-law. And, just to inform you, he's as much a hater of magic as I am, although he doesn't fully believe me that my sister attends a school for witchcraft, but he'll soon get over his idea of me as a poppy cock, at least I hope so. Well, I really must go now. Toodaloo!" Lily started cracking up again, joined by the other fourth-year girls.
"That's really a hoot," another girl named Kivrin said. "Who would have thought?"
"I wonder if Vernon thinks the same of her," Sonya said.
"At least he is somewhat like you, Lily, he thinks Petunia a poppy-cock," said Elizabeth. The rest of the girls added more comments amidst laughter. This will be a great day, Lily said to herself, I just know it.
A/N: I know this is short, but it's kind of a prologue to the fourth year, I guess. I'll add another chapter soon! Parents are rushing to leave, so I guess I'd better go.
Chapter 4: Fourth Years
"Ha!" Lily proclaimed really loud and everybody sitting at the Gryffindor table turned to stare at her. "Sorry," she said quieter, but her smile wasn't wiped off her face.
"What is it?" a girl from the same year as Lily asked from across the table.
"Oh nothing, Sonya," Lily replied, obviously bluffing.
"You're telling me a bloody lie!" Sonya said in a mock boys laugh, causing Lily to laugh.
"That was a perfect impression! You seriously have to show that to the boys sometime."
Hearing talk about them James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter yelled down the table, "What's that about us?"
"Oh," Lily laughed, even more than before, "Sonya just did a bloody brilliant impression of you four!" Lily said, trying her hand at the whole impression thing but not succeeding.
"Well, you didn't bloody well do a good job. Sonya might have, but you certainly didn't," James said. Every since last year they had been on a sort of odd speaking terms. Some days they wouldn't glance at each other, others they would smile and talk cordially, and even others they would laugh and kid each other around. Today was obviously one of the latter days. Their whole relationship confused Lily quite a bit, and often times she told herself that they wouldn't ever reach the point of being consistent friends, and she also said quietly to herself that she preferred it that way. Her friends tried pushing their relationship forward, especially since one or two of them were considering James' other three friends to be worthy of a date to a dance or something of the kind. Elizabeth had already gone with Sirius to Hogsmeade, which was the equivalent to a date at Hogwarts.
Josi elbowed her and said, "Anyways," in mock anger glancing at the prank pulling boys, "What were you laughing at."
"Well," Lily said, laughing as she remembered what had caused the whole ruckus. "I just got an owl from my eight-year-old sister, Petunia."
"Hold it a second, Petunia?" Elizabeth asked butting in. "Isn't that the very same sister that hates animals and anything to do with wizarding? Or has she suddenly sprouted a twin sister who wants to follow in your foot- steps?"
"It's one and the same sister, and that's not the hilarious part, she sent a letter along with the owl," Lily said, pulling out a piece of Muggle ruled paper. "I'll read it to you: Dear Lily, as much as I hate writing to you like this, with an owl and to the dreadful school you attend.see?" Lily added, away from her sister's note. "It really is her; anyways..I must tell you that I've met a new boy at my school and must tell you that we intend to marry when we're older. His name's Vernon Dursley, so now you have a soon-to-be brother-in-law. And, just to inform you, he's as much a hater of magic as I am, although he doesn't fully believe me that my sister attends a school for witchcraft, but he'll soon get over his idea of me as a poppy cock, at least I hope so. Well, I really must go now. Toodaloo!" Lily started cracking up again, joined by the other fourth-year girls.
"That's really a hoot," another girl named Kivrin said. "Who would have thought?"
"I wonder if Vernon thinks the same of her," Sonya said.
"At least he is somewhat like you, Lily, he thinks Petunia a poppy-cock," said Elizabeth. The rest of the girls added more comments amidst laughter. This will be a great day, Lily said to herself, I just know it.
A/N: I know this is short, but it's kind of a prologue to the fourth year, I guess. I'll add another chapter soon! Parents are rushing to leave, so I guess I'd better go.