Things - Prolouge
Authors Note: I've never written a Lily/James story and, if it weren't for the fact that this is actually more of a gift in dedication to a good friend of mine, I would not be writing it at all. This is a work in progress - further notes at the bottom.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J. K. Rowling. The idea, though, is mine. Don't sue me.
It was Christmas break and everyone in Gryffindor had gone home for the holidays - except that is, Lily Evans and James Potter. How they had gotten stuck alone with one another was, actually, something the members of Gryffindor had planned - something Sirus had cooked up himself and the others had embraced immediately.
Lily and James were friends - good friends, the type people often assume are dating simply because they spend so much time with one another. They sat a little too close together, stared just a little longer than necessary, and spoke just a little softer then they had to - all the signs for a perfect relationship were there, the two just hadn't realized it yet.
And so - it had gone into affect; in late November everyone began making plans. Usually, James would go home with either Remus or Sirus for Christmas - but this year he found that both the Lupin and Black families wanted private, family-only holidays. He had been disappointed, of course, but sent a letter to his parents explaining he'd be at the Potter house for Christmas. Of course, he didn't know of the letter that Sirus had already sent under the name of a Professor - explaining that James really needed to spend the break studying instead of goofing off around the Potter house. The Potter's explained to James that he would be spending Christmas at Hogwarts for his fifth year and, if he didn't clean his act up, wouldn't be invited back home for any more Christmases, ever.
No one in the Girl's dorms knew how to get in touch with Lily's family - she certainly didn't talk of them much. And so, it was in the case of Lily that their plan had its only fault. They were surprised and excited to find that she had been asked to stay home by her parents, anyways. Her sister had a new boyfriend and they didn't need her home to complicate things when she so clearly knew how her sister felt about magic.
The members of Gryffindor house were pleased. As the early weeks of December began to pass the Boys and Girls of Dorms Year 5 watched Lily and James, closely. At the slightest hints of flirtation between the two, secret-knowing smiles would be exchanged.
Break began a week before Christmas.
To Be Continued
Authors Note: I've never written a Lily/James story and, if it weren't for the fact that this is actually more of a gift in dedication to a good friend of mine, I would not be writing it at all. This is a work in progress - further notes at the bottom.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of J. K. Rowling. The idea, though, is mine. Don't sue me.
It was Christmas break and everyone in Gryffindor had gone home for the holidays - except that is, Lily Evans and James Potter. How they had gotten stuck alone with one another was, actually, something the members of Gryffindor had planned - something Sirus had cooked up himself and the others had embraced immediately.
Lily and James were friends - good friends, the type people often assume are dating simply because they spend so much time with one another. They sat a little too close together, stared just a little longer than necessary, and spoke just a little softer then they had to - all the signs for a perfect relationship were there, the two just hadn't realized it yet.
And so - it had gone into affect; in late November everyone began making plans. Usually, James would go home with either Remus or Sirus for Christmas - but this year he found that both the Lupin and Black families wanted private, family-only holidays. He had been disappointed, of course, but sent a letter to his parents explaining he'd be at the Potter house for Christmas. Of course, he didn't know of the letter that Sirus had already sent under the name of a Professor - explaining that James really needed to spend the break studying instead of goofing off around the Potter house. The Potter's explained to James that he would be spending Christmas at Hogwarts for his fifth year and, if he didn't clean his act up, wouldn't be invited back home for any more Christmases, ever.
No one in the Girl's dorms knew how to get in touch with Lily's family - she certainly didn't talk of them much. And so, it was in the case of Lily that their plan had its only fault. They were surprised and excited to find that she had been asked to stay home by her parents, anyways. Her sister had a new boyfriend and they didn't need her home to complicate things when she so clearly knew how her sister felt about magic.
The members of Gryffindor house were pleased. As the early weeks of December began to pass the Boys and Girls of Dorms Year 5 watched Lily and James, closely. At the slightest hints of flirtation between the two, secret-knowing smiles would be exchanged.
Break began a week before Christmas.
To Be Continued