Hey I've just found that I had been writing 'Taylor' instead of 'Craley' a
couple of times for the elder Sirius Black. Sorry, that's just me getting
my stories mixed up. I'll try to fix it, but if it comes up again please
ignore it, that's just my stupidity kicking in... oh well.
A Time Out of Memory
by S. L
James didn't think, he just held Lily close and cried with her. To everyone in the common room it may have seemed very strange that the two biggest rivals of all time were suddenly very close, but to him and Lily it wasn't strange at all. For they knew something that no one else did.
They had sworn never to tell anyone, for it was far too embarrassing, but their parents were actually very close. For Lily's mum and James' mum had gone to Hogwarts together and were actually the best of friends. Which of course meant that during the holidays Lily and James saw a rather lot of each other, though pointedly ignored one another as enemies should. Their family's knew about their fights, and never got involved, though swore that they acted like an old married couple. So though nobody knew, Lily had been quite close to James' father and mother, and vise versa for Lily's parents.
James didn't care that Lily Evans, his number one enemy since their first year was hugging him, something they hadn't done since they were children, he just hugged her back. They had actually been very nice friends when they were very small, it had only been that when James went to a magical school and Lily to a muggle one before Hogwarts that they had distanced themselves. In fact they had not seen one another for many years before Hogwarts and when they reunited again, they had found that the other had changed over time.
"I- I can't believe it." Lily was now crying softly into James neck. "I'm so sorry James. I'm so sorry."
He didn't know what she was sorry for, but he hugged her all the more tightly. "Please Lily, don't cry... please."
They lay there for sometime longer, until James was sure everyone had gone up to bed. Lily, he thought had fallen asleep, he could feel her soft breath upon his neck. For him however, no sleep came. He lay awake for the night thinking about many things. His parents, his friends, Voldermort, his life, and Lily.
"James?" Said Lily a great time later. "Wake up James." He stirred, he still had not been sleeping, but he gave her a tired smile anyhow. They were still on the couch, and her arms had been around his neck the entire night, he hadn't bothered to move them.
Now though she pulled them back and sat up on her own. "I think we fell asleep," was all she said. "Do you think we'd better go to our dormitories now?"
James sat up as well. "I don't want to go up there," it was true, he didn't.
He couldn't see her expression in the dark, but he thought she was thinking about something. "Do- do you think I could stay here then?" She sounded almost afraid.
James nodded, then remembered she couldn't see him. "Yes, but don't think this means we're friends or anything."
She laughed lightly. "Yes, and don't let it get to your head, sleeping with a girl and all. This doesn't change anything. I still hate you and you still hate me. Happy? Now can I stay?"
"Sure." Then he felt her lay down again. After a moment her fingers sought out his and they held hands as both drifted off to sleep.
James woke up early, he'd been having a bad dream. He couldn't remember quit what happened, but Voldermort had been there, and had killed him and Lily. Also there was someone else... a baby. He couldn't remember anything more.
He shook Lily awake, it wouldn't do for anyone to come down and see them like this, they really did need to go to their own rooms now.
"Lily," he said startling even himself, since when did he call Evans Lily. Then he remembered she too had been calling him James. "Wake up, we gotta go."
She awoke somewhat reluctantly and gave her enemy a sleepy smile that faded instantly. "I'm so sorry James."
He sighed. "I know, but Dumbledore says they should be getting mum back."
"I hope he does, I just can't believe all this has happened..." Tears filled her eyes, though she blinked, forbidding any to drop. It had been a long time since he'd seen Lily Evans cry.
James could remember exactly when that last time was too. They'd been over at her house for her birthday when they were only six. It was summer, and it was just the Potter and Evans families. Lily had gotten a new bike, some muggle thing that confused James to no end.
She had been so excited, it was just what she had wanted. James, wanting to see what the thing did urged Lily to show him. She had smiled her know-it-all smile and jumped on the thing. Surprisingly she did know how to ride it, though not very well. She had taken off down the sidewalk for a couple of feet, then she had toppled over after hitting a lose stone in the pavement.
Lily had been so upset, she had fallen off her bike, scraped her arm and even scratched the paint on the handlebars. To make it all worse Petunia, her older sister had laughed and called her names. She had cried then, with all her family (except Petunia) and James' to comfort her.
The memory came at James so fast he'd almost forgotten it was his. He hadn't thought about him and Lily being friends since... he couldn't remember. He had almost forgot that they ever were civil to one another. That had all ended after their families had drifted apart. They hadn't even recognized each other on the train. He could remember that too.
James was so excited to be starting Hogwarts, Daniel had got to go last year, but mum had said he had to stay at home. He looked around the crowded station for Sirius, his best friend, but he hadn't arrived yet. So he jumped on the train to find a compartment.
Most of them were already filling up with older students, but James found a compartment that held only one little first year. She looked almost familiar, though maybe it was the red hair. After all how many little red heads did you see everyday?
"First year?" He had asked her, though she didn't even look up from her book.
"Mmm, hmm," was all she had said before Sirius jumped into the compartment, as well... Sirius as you could get.
He had his robes half on half off with a wide smile across his face and a big rat in one hand. "Jamie boy I've been looking everywhere for you- look-it what I found." Then he noticed the girl sitting in the corner. "But it looks like you've found something as well..."
She didn't even look up. Sirius waggled his eye brows at James. James had laughed.
"Very pretty Jamie though you have to watch out for those red heads, awful temper they have." Sirius had smiled widely and James had laughed even more.
"I dunno, this one looks pretty calm, what do you say Sirius? Hasn't even given us a proper 'hello'!"
She had snapped her book shut and stood to glare at the two boys. "Can't you find someone else to bother, I was trying to read!"
"Nope," James had said looking over her at Sirius. "I think you were right a right bitch she is!"
That had done it, the girl had pulled out her wand and summered a few words. It took a moment, and Sirius' laughing to realize that he'd been turned bright green. From head to toe, hair, skin, cloths and all.
"HEY!" He'd shouted, trying not to laugh himself.
She smirked. "I may be a muggle though at least I was smart enough to read my books before coming to school, though it looks like you didn't bother, else you'd be able to change it back."
Sirius pushed her out of the way. "She's got a point James, you slacker you!"
"Shove it Sirius!" James yelled, no body got the best of James Potter. He gave the girl a smile. "You've no idea what you've gotten yourself into little girl."
"Oh really," she said with an air of one who didn't care one bit. "Somehow I doubt you could even hex that rat your friends got there, 'little girl' indeed." She said before sitting down again.
"Alright then James," Sirius laughed. "You haven't even made it to school and now you've got your first enemy." He turned to the girl. "You really have gotten yourself in a bit now girl. James is known for being rather... um... how shall I say it..." he thought for a moment then gave up.
"Just prepare yourself for war," James said. "Because no body gets the best of James Potter."
She smiled. "Well, I'm ready Potter though you just might like to know that nobody gets the best of Lily Evans."
Twin looks of recognition had crossed their faces as they realized whom the other was. Though neither said anything, and luckily Sirius didn't notice. Then the looks and memories were forgotten and their rivalry began.
"Goodnight then James," Lily said getting up from the couch, whipping tears from her eyes. Then with one last look at her old friend she walked up the stairs to the girls dorms leaving James to walk up to his room.
All of his roommates were asleep, and Peter was snoring as always. he ignored it all and settled down in his own bed to think once more.
~
Harry was the first to wake the next morning, and to his surprise he found James in his bed once more. Harry had been the one to keep everyone away from his sleeping parents last night for Sirius had been no help.
The pesky Marauder had taken pictures, laughed and begged Harry for the chance to wake him up. Then Harry told Sirius what had happened, though he knew James would have rather done it himself. That had calmed Sirius down, who sulkily went up to his dorm and fallen asleep immediately.
Ron and the others had been told as well and were soon helping Harry to keep the pair undisturbed. Then after everyone, but him had gone to sleep Harry had finally left them alone.
He'd woken up that night only once to check on his parents to find them still curled up on the couch. Everything was finally the way it should be. The way Harry had imagined it. Though they didn't know it yet. Lily Evans and James Potter were in love.
I know it's a little short and doesn't have too much of a point, but a thought it was a nice chapter. Besides no cliffhangers! As always I hope you liked it and don't forget to review. If I've made any mistakes too just say so in your reviews and a thank you to everyone who read and these people who reviewed:
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A Time Out of Memory
by S. L
James didn't think, he just held Lily close and cried with her. To everyone in the common room it may have seemed very strange that the two biggest rivals of all time were suddenly very close, but to him and Lily it wasn't strange at all. For they knew something that no one else did.
They had sworn never to tell anyone, for it was far too embarrassing, but their parents were actually very close. For Lily's mum and James' mum had gone to Hogwarts together and were actually the best of friends. Which of course meant that during the holidays Lily and James saw a rather lot of each other, though pointedly ignored one another as enemies should. Their family's knew about their fights, and never got involved, though swore that they acted like an old married couple. So though nobody knew, Lily had been quite close to James' father and mother, and vise versa for Lily's parents.
James didn't care that Lily Evans, his number one enemy since their first year was hugging him, something they hadn't done since they were children, he just hugged her back. They had actually been very nice friends when they were very small, it had only been that when James went to a magical school and Lily to a muggle one before Hogwarts that they had distanced themselves. In fact they had not seen one another for many years before Hogwarts and when they reunited again, they had found that the other had changed over time.
"I- I can't believe it." Lily was now crying softly into James neck. "I'm so sorry James. I'm so sorry."
He didn't know what she was sorry for, but he hugged her all the more tightly. "Please Lily, don't cry... please."
They lay there for sometime longer, until James was sure everyone had gone up to bed. Lily, he thought had fallen asleep, he could feel her soft breath upon his neck. For him however, no sleep came. He lay awake for the night thinking about many things. His parents, his friends, Voldermort, his life, and Lily.
"James?" Said Lily a great time later. "Wake up James." He stirred, he still had not been sleeping, but he gave her a tired smile anyhow. They were still on the couch, and her arms had been around his neck the entire night, he hadn't bothered to move them.
Now though she pulled them back and sat up on her own. "I think we fell asleep," was all she said. "Do you think we'd better go to our dormitories now?"
James sat up as well. "I don't want to go up there," it was true, he didn't.
He couldn't see her expression in the dark, but he thought she was thinking about something. "Do- do you think I could stay here then?" She sounded almost afraid.
James nodded, then remembered she couldn't see him. "Yes, but don't think this means we're friends or anything."
She laughed lightly. "Yes, and don't let it get to your head, sleeping with a girl and all. This doesn't change anything. I still hate you and you still hate me. Happy? Now can I stay?"
"Sure." Then he felt her lay down again. After a moment her fingers sought out his and they held hands as both drifted off to sleep.
James woke up early, he'd been having a bad dream. He couldn't remember quit what happened, but Voldermort had been there, and had killed him and Lily. Also there was someone else... a baby. He couldn't remember anything more.
He shook Lily awake, it wouldn't do for anyone to come down and see them like this, they really did need to go to their own rooms now.
"Lily," he said startling even himself, since when did he call Evans Lily. Then he remembered she too had been calling him James. "Wake up, we gotta go."
She awoke somewhat reluctantly and gave her enemy a sleepy smile that faded instantly. "I'm so sorry James."
He sighed. "I know, but Dumbledore says they should be getting mum back."
"I hope he does, I just can't believe all this has happened..." Tears filled her eyes, though she blinked, forbidding any to drop. It had been a long time since he'd seen Lily Evans cry.
James could remember exactly when that last time was too. They'd been over at her house for her birthday when they were only six. It was summer, and it was just the Potter and Evans families. Lily had gotten a new bike, some muggle thing that confused James to no end.
She had been so excited, it was just what she had wanted. James, wanting to see what the thing did urged Lily to show him. She had smiled her know-it-all smile and jumped on the thing. Surprisingly she did know how to ride it, though not very well. She had taken off down the sidewalk for a couple of feet, then she had toppled over after hitting a lose stone in the pavement.
Lily had been so upset, she had fallen off her bike, scraped her arm and even scratched the paint on the handlebars. To make it all worse Petunia, her older sister had laughed and called her names. She had cried then, with all her family (except Petunia) and James' to comfort her.
The memory came at James so fast he'd almost forgotten it was his. He hadn't thought about him and Lily being friends since... he couldn't remember. He had almost forgot that they ever were civil to one another. That had all ended after their families had drifted apart. They hadn't even recognized each other on the train. He could remember that too.
James was so excited to be starting Hogwarts, Daniel had got to go last year, but mum had said he had to stay at home. He looked around the crowded station for Sirius, his best friend, but he hadn't arrived yet. So he jumped on the train to find a compartment.
Most of them were already filling up with older students, but James found a compartment that held only one little first year. She looked almost familiar, though maybe it was the red hair. After all how many little red heads did you see everyday?
"First year?" He had asked her, though she didn't even look up from her book.
"Mmm, hmm," was all she had said before Sirius jumped into the compartment, as well... Sirius as you could get.
He had his robes half on half off with a wide smile across his face and a big rat in one hand. "Jamie boy I've been looking everywhere for you- look-it what I found." Then he noticed the girl sitting in the corner. "But it looks like you've found something as well..."
She didn't even look up. Sirius waggled his eye brows at James. James had laughed.
"Very pretty Jamie though you have to watch out for those red heads, awful temper they have." Sirius had smiled widely and James had laughed even more.
"I dunno, this one looks pretty calm, what do you say Sirius? Hasn't even given us a proper 'hello'!"
She had snapped her book shut and stood to glare at the two boys. "Can't you find someone else to bother, I was trying to read!"
"Nope," James had said looking over her at Sirius. "I think you were right a right bitch she is!"
That had done it, the girl had pulled out her wand and summered a few words. It took a moment, and Sirius' laughing to realize that he'd been turned bright green. From head to toe, hair, skin, cloths and all.
"HEY!" He'd shouted, trying not to laugh himself.
She smirked. "I may be a muggle though at least I was smart enough to read my books before coming to school, though it looks like you didn't bother, else you'd be able to change it back."
Sirius pushed her out of the way. "She's got a point James, you slacker you!"
"Shove it Sirius!" James yelled, no body got the best of James Potter. He gave the girl a smile. "You've no idea what you've gotten yourself into little girl."
"Oh really," she said with an air of one who didn't care one bit. "Somehow I doubt you could even hex that rat your friends got there, 'little girl' indeed." She said before sitting down again.
"Alright then James," Sirius laughed. "You haven't even made it to school and now you've got your first enemy." He turned to the girl. "You really have gotten yourself in a bit now girl. James is known for being rather... um... how shall I say it..." he thought for a moment then gave up.
"Just prepare yourself for war," James said. "Because no body gets the best of James Potter."
She smiled. "Well, I'm ready Potter though you just might like to know that nobody gets the best of Lily Evans."
Twin looks of recognition had crossed their faces as they realized whom the other was. Though neither said anything, and luckily Sirius didn't notice. Then the looks and memories were forgotten and their rivalry began.
"Goodnight then James," Lily said getting up from the couch, whipping tears from her eyes. Then with one last look at her old friend she walked up the stairs to the girls dorms leaving James to walk up to his room.
All of his roommates were asleep, and Peter was snoring as always. he ignored it all and settled down in his own bed to think once more.
~
Harry was the first to wake the next morning, and to his surprise he found James in his bed once more. Harry had been the one to keep everyone away from his sleeping parents last night for Sirius had been no help.
The pesky Marauder had taken pictures, laughed and begged Harry for the chance to wake him up. Then Harry told Sirius what had happened, though he knew James would have rather done it himself. That had calmed Sirius down, who sulkily went up to his dorm and fallen asleep immediately.
Ron and the others had been told as well and were soon helping Harry to keep the pair undisturbed. Then after everyone, but him had gone to sleep Harry had finally left them alone.
He'd woken up that night only once to check on his parents to find them still curled up on the couch. Everything was finally the way it should be. The way Harry had imagined it. Though they didn't know it yet. Lily Evans and James Potter were in love.
I know it's a little short and doesn't have too much of a point, but a thought it was a nice chapter. Besides no cliffhangers! As always I hope you liked it and don't forget to review. If I've made any mistakes too just say so in your reviews and a thank you to everyone who read and these people who reviewed:
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