FOREVER

Year Five (FINALLY!!)

Part One

Subtitled: Harry, Petunia, and MWPP

A/N - I'm SOO SORRRY!! This taking so long had absolutely nothing to do with reviews! I had major writers block, it was strange. Usually when I get writer's block I just sit down and write until I've worked through it but I just haven't had a spare minute! Thanks to gurlie409 for getting me to get my act together. Your review was what spurred me to make time. I just hope my history project doesn't suffer because of it! hehe

A/N - just to refresh your memory and to explain a few things, MWPP are about to be formed, as you'll undoubtedly find out in a matter of seconds. Petunia is staying for the summer with Lily as James and Sirius are staying with Remus to make + take the potion. Anna is in summer school. Pay attention some very important characters are given basis in this part!

*****

"Everyone have their ingredients?" Remus asked tensely as they stood around the bubbling cauldron. Peter nodded wordlessly, his eyes transfixed on the potion.

"Yeah." James said quietly, unable to hide the nervousness from his voice.

Even silly Sirius (oxymoron alert!) couldn't ignore the seriousness of the situation and he shifted his weight uncomfortably. "Yep!" he said a little too brightly in an ill fated attempt to lighten the atmosphere.

"Alright, then." Remus said and filled three goblets with the potion. He handed one to each of his friends. "Just add the Lovytime and take a swig."

"We know Remus." James snapped irritably as he glanced nervously at his potion.

"Wait!" Peter said urgently just as everyone had had the glass to their lips. "What does Lovytime do again?"

Sirius sighed loudly and placed his drink on the table with a clink. "Lovytime," he said slowly and delibrately. "is the ingredient that changes us into a specific animal. For instance, if bravery is your most predominant quality than your might turn into a lion." Sirius recited. He had read that explanation a million times after all.

"Ready everyone?" Remus asked. They all nodded.

"Down the hatch." Sirius said his voice shaking as he downed the potion.

"Here goes nothing." James said and gulped it down.

"Well I suppose it can't hurt." Peter said as he poured the potion down his throat. For a moment, nothing happened. The four boys stared at each other apprehensively. Barely daring to breath, they waited for something to happen. And then it did.

*****

"Lily Evans!" A very high voice shrieked from down the hall. Lily grimaced and pulled the covers around her tighter. She had just gotten back to sleep when the shrieking began again. With a sigh Lily slowly got out of bed, even if only to spare her aunt and uncle from her sister's demands. She trudged to her sister's room with her green eyes half closed and her red-gold hair a rat's nest.

"Yeah?" she asked tiredly as she entered her sister's room. Her sister looked strangely taller than usual. She was standing in a hot pink night-gown. Her thin blonde hair was in two braids. It took a moment before Lily realized the reason why she looked so much taller. Petunia was standing on a chair. "Is there any particular reason you've dragged me out of bed at, " Lily glanced at her watch. " four am? And why are you standing on a chair." Lily didn't care if her sister was a guest, this was getting ridiculous. Her sister pointed mutely to the space next to her bed. Lily looked to where she pointed. "You're afraid of a mouse?" Lily nearly screamed, incredulous.

"It's a dead mouse." Petunia said defensively as she gingerly stepped down from the mouse.

"Oh in that case!" Lily said sarcastically as she stared at her in complete disgust.

"Well," Petunia said expectantly. "Aren't you going to get rid of it.

Lily glared at her as she picked up the mouse and shook her head unbelievingly. Mumbling to her self about biological sports, (a/n - see explanation at the end about biological sports if you don't know what they are. ) she opened her sister's window and tossed the mouse out. "Can I go to bed now?" Lily asked irritably. Not really caring what her sister's answer was as she was already half way out the door.

"Can I have some tea?" Petunia called after her. "I've had quite a fright."

"Yea," Lily answered. "In the morning." And she climbed back into bed.

*****

"Can I sit here?" Anna asked a boy at the end of the table. She balanced her lunch tray as she waited for the response. The boy nodded and closed the book he had been reading. The kids all scooted over to make room for her and they continued on with their own conversations.

"We have potions together, right?" Anna said after a rather awkward silence. The boy nodded and brushed his blond hair out of his eyes.

"Um, yeah, I think so." He said quietly turning to look at Anna for the first time completely. Anna was rather shocked. He was cute, really cute. "So… why are you in?" he asked after a minute making his own brave stab at conversation.

"Uh…" Anna forced herself to think of something other than the boy's gorgeous eyes. "Oh I had to miss a lot of school last term so I'm making it up now. You?"

The boy smiled hesitantly. His smile, Anna couldn't help but notice, was as great as the rest of his face. "Well I was going to a mediocre public school. You know lots of kids in a class, bad neighborhood, our potion teacher was also our charms teacher. Anyway the principal thought I had a lot of potential and said that if I study up all summer I could catch up to where the Hogwarts students are. If I score well all summer I'm going to start in the fall as a Hogwarts fifth year."

Anna could hardly believe her luck. This guy was going to be her classmate next year! Just then the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. "Oh I've got to go." Anna said as she reluctantly got up. "By the way, my names' Anna."

"I'm Harry."

*****

James shuddered violently as he remembered the horrible ordeal he had gone through only yesterday. His hands still shook from the memory of the pain. Beside him, Peter was staring blankly at the wall. His face pale from absolute shock. James contained a chuckle. He would be the same was if his most admirable quality had turned him into a rat. Poor Peter, he had been through a lot of grief. But then, so had everyone else lately. Mrs. Lupin magicked some more sausage onto the table and watched in amusement as Sirius gobbled the entire plate up with the meager help of Remus.

"You boys sure are hungry." She commented dryly and sent for a fresh plate. "What did you do last night anyway." The boys froze and more than one of them visibly blanched. If Mrs. Lupin found any of this odd, she kept it to herself. Thankfully Sirius was there. Swallowing his sausage in one painful go, he turned to Mrs. Lupin

"We played Quidditch." Sirius said quickly.

"Oh, that must have been fun." Mrs. Lupin said absently, as she cleared the plates.

"Oh yeah, loads!" Peter supplied as Remus and James silently congratulated Sirius.

*****

"What are you doing, freak?" Petunia asked, not a note of playfulness in her voice.

Lily sighed and gritted her teeth. "Don't you ever knock?" her voice held only half of the annoyance and anger she felt. "My homework." Said Lily finally, her voice tight and tense. She didn't bother looking up, she could already see the condescending look Petunia was giving her.

"Oh, so you're not writing to your boyfriend?" Petunia asked coolly, although she had a good idea of the answer already.

"No." Lily said simply and tried desperately to concentrate on Arithmancy.

"Why not?" Petunia asked in a would-be innocent voice as she made herself comfortable in the chair next to Lily.

Lily looked up and gazed coldly at Petunia's reclining figure. "Sure Petunia, you can sit down, thanks so much for asking." The sarcasm dripped from her voice.

"Why not?" Petunia repeated, unfazed.

Lily heaved a sigh. "Webrokeup." She muttered under her breath.

Petunia grinned with pleasure, her nosy disposition getting the better of her. "What?" she hissed, leaning closer. "I couldn't hear what you said."

Lily took a deep breath and gathered her courage. She looked Petunia directly in the eye. "W…e---b…r…o…k…e--- u…p." She said slowly as she enunciated every letter.

Petunia grinned. "Oh really? I'm so sorry." She said insincerely, trying to act sad for her sister but the triumph was apparent in her every movement. Petunia got up to leave.

Lily waited until she was at the door until she called to her. "Oh and Petunia," Lily paused to look up. "I've got another one."

Petunia stood in the doorway rather confused. "Another what?"

Now it was Lily's turn to grin in triumph. "A boyfriend." Petunia smiled tightly at her and left. Lily sighed as she turned back to her work. Okay, so her boyfriend was Severus Snape, it wasn't like that meant anything to Petunia.

The question was, after all, did it mean anything to James?

*****

"Oh yeah, Dumbledore's really nice. Kinda…different… but nice." Anna explained to Harry life at Hogwarts as she had for the last month.

"What kind of Quidditch team do you have?" Harry asked between bites of pudding.

"Actually we have four."

Harry looked up in surprise. "Four? So what do the other three teams do while the first team plays other schools? How many subs do you need?"

"We don't play other schools. The matches are held between houses." Anna said.

Harry grinned. "Cool."

"Yeah it is pretty cool. Its really -" suddenly the bell rang. "Oh we'd better go. I for one, have transfiguration next and the last thing I need is to be late." Anna shot up and hurried to class. She waved bye to Harry as she left the cafeteria. Harry was really nice and extremely cute. If she didn't have other things in mind for Harry she might have dated him. But as it was… Well let's just say that Sirius was about to get a wake up call. Anna slid into her chair and grinned. Summer school was almost out and she couldn't wait to go back to Hogwarts. Anna absently took notes as thoughts of the fat lady and Quidditch filled her thoughts.

*****

"Done!" Remus smiled in satisfaction as he surveyed his packed and more importantly, neat trunk.

"About time!" Sirius said coolly as he tossed up the ball for the thousandth time.

"Why do you spend so much time on it anyway? You're just going to unpack when we get there." James asked his voice filled with amusement. Suddenly there was a tapping at the window. Peter flung it open and a great tawny owl glided in and fluttered softly to the bed. Peter untied the envelope from its claws and let the owl out.

"It's for you James." Peter said and tossed it to him. "It's heavy, too!"

James carefully tore it open and pulled out the parchment. "It's from Hogwarts." He said quietly just as a prefect badge slipped from inside the envelope and clanked to the floor. Peter, Remus and Sirius stared at the shiny badge in silence for a moment.

"Obviously." Sirius said quietly, breaking the quiet.

"Congrats, man!" Remus cried giving James a high five.

Sirius smiled widely at his friend. "I guess we'll just have to do pranks without you, Prongs."

James snorted. "Or just not get caught as often." He stooped to pick it up and held it in his hands.

*****

"Please pass the peas." Lily asked politely. Her Aunt Sarah smiled warmly at her and passed the dish.

Uncle Cruis opened his mouth to speak when am envelope appeared at him elbow. Petunia jumped, even after three moths she still hadn't gotten used to the idea of things just appearing. He glanced down and handed it to Lily. "For you m'dear."

Lily gazed at the envelope in confusion. She recognized that writing, it was from Hogwarts, but she had already gotten her letter. For a second her heart pounded with the worry that it might contain her expulsion but then again she couldn't remember anything she'd done wrong lately. With trembling fingers she opened the envelop and read the parchment. "I'm a prefect." She said at last, disbelieveingly.

"Honey that's great!" Her aunt said.

"Wonderful Lil!" Her uncle boomed.

"Great, Lily." Petunia muttered into her potatoes.

"This calls for a celebrations!" Her Aunt said as she conjured a cake.

All the while Lily stared at her hands in shock.

"I'm a prefect!"

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Biological Sport - an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usu. as a result of mutation esp. of somatic tissue