Hi!! I'm back. I removed my other story because I don't like it. I haven't even updated it in a long time. I decided to ditch it and start this. I hope you enjoy this sudden burst of creativity.
Disclaimer- This is the only chapter I'm putting the disclaimer in. I don't own Harry Potter. It belongs to J. K. Rowling who I hope writes the fifth book soon. All ideas belong to me. This applies to the whole story, More Than Just Harry. This story plot belongs to me. No copying.
Summary- Lily has always wanted to be a mother. She's twenty-two years old, and she has waited for four years for the perfect partner in life to come. Well, she's tired of waiting. If she can't have a family, she'll just have a child. Who else can she go to for help other than her best guy friend? No one. And thus, James Potter is roped into the horrific world of parenthood and a pregnant Lily. What else will these two friends get out of this experience besides a Harry Potter? L/J- not a Love/Hate.
More Than Just Harry
Chapter 1: Coffee Shop and Snow
"The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?"
-Eugene Kennedy
The red-head known as Lily Evans sat inside a warm coffee shop near the huge frost covered windows. Past the cool glass was a busy London street. She loved to stare out the windows and watch as snow fell leaving a thin layer of pureness on the ground. It was a beautiful sight. She could stare for hours at the people walking back and forth. It was quiet inside the coffee house, and she loved it.
The silence was broken when a messy haired man walked inside the tiny shop causing the gold bell near the door to tinkle. A wet puddle was created when the man shook off snow from his hair. He spotted the red-head and headed toward the table meant for two. He plopped down in the cushioned seat across from hers while taking off his jacket which he draped across the back of his polished mahogany wooden chair. Lily didn't seem to notice him. The tall man decided not to bother his friend, and, instead, he looked out of the window. The light flurry that had been falling a while ago was becoming a harder snowfall. The layer of track imprinted snow was thickening. He too enjoyed watching the snow. Winter happened to be both friends' favorite season. The two of them always sat in silence during the winter to watch snow. They enjoyed each others' company in a very simple way.
A waitress with a ivory colored apron on approached their table. "What would you two want to order today?"
The man answered, "I'll have a hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream. She'll have a french vanilla frappacino with whipped cream and caramel. Add crumbled white chocolate pieces. Also bring a plate of cannolies."
The waitress wrote this down quickly and hurried away to get the orders. James and Lily came to this particular coffee shop often since it was close to the University they went to and the staff was friendly. They never ordered the same thing twice in a week.
Lily smiled. James Potter could always read her mind without her saying a word. They had been friends since their first year in Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. Both Gryffindors had met when something funny had happened.
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"Ahhhhhhh!" screamed an eleven year old James Potter. He and his friends Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew had played yet another prank on their enemies Snape and Malfoy. It was the twenty-fifth prank that year, and it was only September 3. This time they had magically dyed the two Slytherins' hair pinkish purple. Then their robes were magically cursed to be transparent. To put it in a nice term, the whole school could see their underwear. Now the two Slytherins were chasing the four Gryffindors while muttering hexes at them.
"I don't want to be blind!" yelled Sirius. The pranksters ran out the main doors into the chilly morning air.
"Expelliarmus!" shouted the two Slytherins in unison. This time their aim was true. All four boys were blasted off their feet and into the Great Lake. The slimeballs were laughing.
"Bloody Hell!" screamed Snape as an arrow came whirling out of thin air and came in contact with his behind.
"Hey! This area is where I'm training for archery! No Slytherins allowed!" yelled a small red-head from afar. She was swiftly running toward the group with another girl right behind her.
Snape high tailed it out of there and back into the castle where he no doubt went to the hospital wing to get the arrow out of his ass.
"Watch where you're aiming!" yelled Malfoy. He was extremely embarrassed about what had happened to his side-kick.
"I have permission to train here from Professor Dumbledore!" she yelled back. She was right in front of Malfoy.
"No Mudblood should be here in the first place!" screamed Malfoy. A blond girl stood behind the red-head holding her back.
"Take that back!" yelled the red-head. Her green eyes were full of contempt.
"You heard what I said!"
The blond who held her back let go. The thin girl launched herself at Malfoy. She tackled him into the ground head first. Then she turned him over, punched him a couple of times, and kicked him hard in the *ahem*. Malfoy crouched over in pain.
"Need help?" asked the fiery red-head sweetly. Her tone had changed instantly.
"Yeah!" shivered the four boys. They stared at her in admiration.
"Glad you're not Slytherins," she replied after taking a glance at their red and yellow badges.
"That was brilliant!" yelled James. "By the way, I'm James. The one you're pulling out of the water is Sirius, the sandy blond is Remus, and the last one's Peter. We're the Marauders.
"I'm Lily," replied the red-head. "She's Arabella." Lily nodded toward the blond. With little effort she had pulled Sirius and Remus out. There was little struggle with Peter, but James was a problem.
"I'm stuck in seaweed!" he yelled.
Lily pulled harder, but she slipped and landed in the water next to James.
"It's cold!" she managed out in-between shivers and chatters.
"No kidding!" replied James.
Lily took in a breath and dived under water. She untangled James from the mass of seaweed. Then she surfaced. Arabella and the guys pulled the two out. Lily and James landed side by side on the floor, wet and laughing. From then on, the group of six had been very close. Lily and Arabella would devise plans with the Marauders. Lily had the brilliance of a Ravenclaw and had top marks in every class. Close in second was James. All of them were smart, loyal, and cunning. When it came time to execute the plan, the boys would do it. The girls, being the teachers' pets, would bail the guys out saying they were there to witness everything. The teachers always believed them.
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Now the former Head Boy and Girl were sitting in a coffee shop far away from Hogwarts where they had met. Lily and James were always close. Perhaps closer than Lily and Arabella. Maybe even James and Sirius. The four of them and Remus were all best friends. No one liked another better. All five of them lived in one big house together after graduation at Hogwarts. They all attended University and are still extremely close. They all went to London Institute for Graduates. Lily, James and Sirius were studying to become Auors, Arabella was studying to enter and gain more experience for a high status at the Ministry, and Lupin was taking courses for teaching magic. They only had one more year of University left before they would have all the knowledge they could ever need or receive.
After reminiscing and a couple more minutes of silence, Lily took in a big breath of air, turned toward James and began to talk. "James, I need to ask you a favor..."
Is it terrific or okay or horrible? I'll use spellcheck, but I can't guarantee my grammar is good. I have horrible grammar. Don't remind me about it. I'm only in the seventh grade and english is not my best subject. Please review! Don' critisize my grammar though! I'll put up another chapter after ten reviews or next Saturday.
Disclaimer- This is the only chapter I'm putting the disclaimer in. I don't own Harry Potter. It belongs to J. K. Rowling who I hope writes the fifth book soon. All ideas belong to me. This applies to the whole story, More Than Just Harry. This story plot belongs to me. No copying.
Summary- Lily has always wanted to be a mother. She's twenty-two years old, and she has waited for four years for the perfect partner in life to come. Well, she's tired of waiting. If she can't have a family, she'll just have a child. Who else can she go to for help other than her best guy friend? No one. And thus, James Potter is roped into the horrific world of parenthood and a pregnant Lily. What else will these two friends get out of this experience besides a Harry Potter? L/J- not a Love/Hate.
More Than Just Harry
Chapter 1: Coffee Shop and Snow
"The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with the other person? Can you enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?"
-Eugene Kennedy
The red-head known as Lily Evans sat inside a warm coffee shop near the huge frost covered windows. Past the cool glass was a busy London street. She loved to stare out the windows and watch as snow fell leaving a thin layer of pureness on the ground. It was a beautiful sight. She could stare for hours at the people walking back and forth. It was quiet inside the coffee house, and she loved it.
The silence was broken when a messy haired man walked inside the tiny shop causing the gold bell near the door to tinkle. A wet puddle was created when the man shook off snow from his hair. He spotted the red-head and headed toward the table meant for two. He plopped down in the cushioned seat across from hers while taking off his jacket which he draped across the back of his polished mahogany wooden chair. Lily didn't seem to notice him. The tall man decided not to bother his friend, and, instead, he looked out of the window. The light flurry that had been falling a while ago was becoming a harder snowfall. The layer of track imprinted snow was thickening. He too enjoyed watching the snow. Winter happened to be both friends' favorite season. The two of them always sat in silence during the winter to watch snow. They enjoyed each others' company in a very simple way.
A waitress with a ivory colored apron on approached their table. "What would you two want to order today?"
The man answered, "I'll have a hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream. She'll have a french vanilla frappacino with whipped cream and caramel. Add crumbled white chocolate pieces. Also bring a plate of cannolies."
The waitress wrote this down quickly and hurried away to get the orders. James and Lily came to this particular coffee shop often since it was close to the University they went to and the staff was friendly. They never ordered the same thing twice in a week.
Lily smiled. James Potter could always read her mind without her saying a word. They had been friends since their first year in Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry. Both Gryffindors had met when something funny had happened.
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"Ahhhhhhh!" screamed an eleven year old James Potter. He and his friends Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew had played yet another prank on their enemies Snape and Malfoy. It was the twenty-fifth prank that year, and it was only September 3. This time they had magically dyed the two Slytherins' hair pinkish purple. Then their robes were magically cursed to be transparent. To put it in a nice term, the whole school could see their underwear. Now the two Slytherins were chasing the four Gryffindors while muttering hexes at them.
"I don't want to be blind!" yelled Sirius. The pranksters ran out the main doors into the chilly morning air.
"Expelliarmus!" shouted the two Slytherins in unison. This time their aim was true. All four boys were blasted off their feet and into the Great Lake. The slimeballs were laughing.
"Bloody Hell!" screamed Snape as an arrow came whirling out of thin air and came in contact with his behind.
"Hey! This area is where I'm training for archery! No Slytherins allowed!" yelled a small red-head from afar. She was swiftly running toward the group with another girl right behind her.
Snape high tailed it out of there and back into the castle where he no doubt went to the hospital wing to get the arrow out of his ass.
"Watch where you're aiming!" yelled Malfoy. He was extremely embarrassed about what had happened to his side-kick.
"I have permission to train here from Professor Dumbledore!" she yelled back. She was right in front of Malfoy.
"No Mudblood should be here in the first place!" screamed Malfoy. A blond girl stood behind the red-head holding her back.
"Take that back!" yelled the red-head. Her green eyes were full of contempt.
"You heard what I said!"
The blond who held her back let go. The thin girl launched herself at Malfoy. She tackled him into the ground head first. Then she turned him over, punched him a couple of times, and kicked him hard in the *ahem*. Malfoy crouched over in pain.
"Need help?" asked the fiery red-head sweetly. Her tone had changed instantly.
"Yeah!" shivered the four boys. They stared at her in admiration.
"Glad you're not Slytherins," she replied after taking a glance at their red and yellow badges.
"That was brilliant!" yelled James. "By the way, I'm James. The one you're pulling out of the water is Sirius, the sandy blond is Remus, and the last one's Peter. We're the Marauders.
"I'm Lily," replied the red-head. "She's Arabella." Lily nodded toward the blond. With little effort she had pulled Sirius and Remus out. There was little struggle with Peter, but James was a problem.
"I'm stuck in seaweed!" he yelled.
Lily pulled harder, but she slipped and landed in the water next to James.
"It's cold!" she managed out in-between shivers and chatters.
"No kidding!" replied James.
Lily took in a breath and dived under water. She untangled James from the mass of seaweed. Then she surfaced. Arabella and the guys pulled the two out. Lily and James landed side by side on the floor, wet and laughing. From then on, the group of six had been very close. Lily and Arabella would devise plans with the Marauders. Lily had the brilliance of a Ravenclaw and had top marks in every class. Close in second was James. All of them were smart, loyal, and cunning. When it came time to execute the plan, the boys would do it. The girls, being the teachers' pets, would bail the guys out saying they were there to witness everything. The teachers always believed them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now the former Head Boy and Girl were sitting in a coffee shop far away from Hogwarts where they had met. Lily and James were always close. Perhaps closer than Lily and Arabella. Maybe even James and Sirius. The four of them and Remus were all best friends. No one liked another better. All five of them lived in one big house together after graduation at Hogwarts. They all attended University and are still extremely close. They all went to London Institute for Graduates. Lily, James and Sirius were studying to become Auors, Arabella was studying to enter and gain more experience for a high status at the Ministry, and Lupin was taking courses for teaching magic. They only had one more year of University left before they would have all the knowledge they could ever need or receive.
After reminiscing and a couple more minutes of silence, Lily took in a big breath of air, turned toward James and began to talk. "James, I need to ask you a favor..."
Is it terrific or okay or horrible? I'll use spellcheck, but I can't guarantee my grammar is good. I have horrible grammar. Don't remind me about it. I'm only in the seventh grade and english is not my best subject. Please review! Don' critisize my grammar though! I'll put up another chapter after ten reviews or next Saturday.