Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter. I bow down to J.K. Rowling for
creating my current life-support. Anywho, this chappie focuses a little
more on James. I'm not sure many people will like the way I've portrayed
James and Lily in this fic, but this is how I've always pictured the two of
them to be, from all that I've read about them. And, I would've had this
out sooner, had school not just started, and been a killer. I just had to
say that.
On with the fic!
Introductions Part 2: Meeting James Potter
Lily awoke on Saturday morning with a feeling of excitement and apprehension. The weekend she'd gotten home from Hogwarts, she'd sent an owl to James, telling him the details of the Evans family reunion, and asking if he'd want to come. He'd said yes in his reply, and asked if jeans and a t-shirt would be acceptable. Lily laughed lightly at that, and replied yes, asking for the apparition point he'd be using, and the time he'd be there, so she could meet him, then take him to the reunion. Looking at her clock, Lily decided she had enough time to take a quick shower, grab a light breakfast, then meet James.
"Mum, Dad, I'm going to pick up James!" she called as she came down the stairs, feeling refreshed after her shower. She grabbed a piece of toast on the way out, calling "I'll see you at the reunion!"
~~~ James Potter emerged from the apparition point, and looked around. He was in a muggle junk yard, and felt quite lost.
"James!" Turning his head, he saw Lily running towards him. James grinned and ran to her, picking her up and spinning her before crushing her to him in a hug.
"Hey, Lils, it's good to see you," he murmured into her hair.
Lily smiled as she regained her breath. "It's good to see you, too, James." She pulled back from him, and looked at his clothing. She smirked, as she saw how his clothes fit him. "I'm going to have a hard time keeping my cousins away from you." she murmured.
James smirked. "Of course you are. I'm too good looking for them not to want me."
Lily punched him lightly and laughed. "You jerk! You're so conceited!" She then smiled. "I'm so glad you're here. C'mon, let's go. We don't want to stand in the junk yard all day."
James smiled back, and took hold of Lily's hand. "So, what do I need to know about your family?" he asked as they made their way out of the junk yard and to the place of the reunion.
Lily sighed. "Well, my dad's going to want to question you a bit, and both of my parents are going to want to know how you're going to treat me, you know the normal stuff all over-protective parents ask their daughter's fiancée." Seeing James nod, she continued on, "Now, Petunia, you'll have to watch out for her. She absolutely hates me and all things that have to do with my "freakish" nature, as she calls it. She's also engaged, and was furious when I announced that I was getting married, too. I've only met her fiancée, Vernon, once, and from what I can tell, I don't like him much. When we're around other people, try not to talk about magic, or anything wizard-related, but you already know that." Lily took a deep breath. They were getting close to the park where the reunion was taking place. They were only a block away, now. "There's not much more I can tell you."
James noticed Lily was getting nervous. He pulled her close to him as they walked and murmured, "Lily, it'll be alright. We'll get through this. Besides, think of it this way: Your family is the last obstacle we're facing at the moment. At least, last major obstacle. My parents absolutely love you, from what they can remember, which is a lot, I must say, and have already started thinking of you as part of the family. So don't worry about this."
Lily sighed in relief, and leaned into James' embrace as they rounded the corner, extremely grateful that he was here. "Thank you, James," she said softly.
He kissed the crown of her head gently, then let go of her, taking her hand, and mentally prepared himself for the onslaught of questions he knew were going to be thrown his way. Squeezing Lily's hand in reassurance, he walked beside her towards the blanket her family was sitting on. This was going to be. interesting, to say the least.
~~~
James was starting to sweat under the gaze of Ryan Evans. Lily didn't mention that he'd have to be stared at. He knew he looked a little out of place, but this was just plain scary.
Ryan Evans stared at the tall young gentleman who'd entered the reunion with his daughter. His dark unruly hair fell every which way, and the thin wire-rimmed glasses framing the young man's warm chocolate brown eyes definitely gave him a charming look. But looks didn't fool Ryan Evans. He could tell this man had been a troublemaker. He just knew it. He finally stood up, feeling he'd made the kid nervous enough. "C'mon, son," he said. "Come with me. I'd like to have a little chat with you."
James gave a sigh of relief as he followed Mr. Evans to a secluded area of the park, away from all the relatives, and, here he was a little scared again, away from Lily. The two men stopped in the shade of a tree, and Mr. Evans leaned against it, while James stood nearby.
"Son, what's your name?" Mr. Evans started. "I believe Lily said it, but I can't remember."
"James Potter, sir," James answered, staring the man straight in the eyes.
Mr. Evans held the eye contact. "Tell me, how good are your grades?"
"Fairly high, sir. I made Head Boy at Hogwarts, alongside Lily as Head Girl."
"I see. And what was your favorite thing to do at school when you weren't studying?"
James took a deep breath, and finally looked down. He didn't want to admit this to Lily's father, but felt it best to tell the truth, so he wasn't looked upon as a liar. Letting his breath out, he answered, "I played pranks, sir."
Mr. Evans' eyebrows raised. He hadn't expected such an answer from the boy. He struggled to keep a straight face. "Pranks, James?"
James' head shot up at the use of his first name by Mr. Evans. "Uh, yes, Sir. MY friends and I played pranks on people around the school, teachers, even."
Mr. Evans' eyebrows raised even further, struggling even harder to keep a straight face. "And did you ever play pranks on my daughter?" This time, his gaze held a hint of a challenge, as if daring James to answer.
James flushed guiltily, and answered once again, "Yes, sir. We did play pranks on Lily."
Mr. Evans glared slightly. "And, may I ask, why?"
James hesitated a little. He honestly wasn't quite sure why they had played such tricks on Lily. Luckily, he was saved from answering that question.
"James, Dad! Lunch is ready!" Lily called as she ran up to them. She'd seen them leave, and kept her eye on the two of them, trying to make sure nothing bad happened. Not that she needed to worry.
"Thanks, Sweety," Mr. Evans said, turning to his daughter.
Lily smiled at her father, then turned to James. "Ready?"
James smiled and took her hand, walking with Mr. Evans to the picnic tables laden with food, Lily between them.
Authors Note: I am sooo sorry I didn't get this out sooner!!! I swear!! I've had this finished for a few days, but I needed to have it approved by my best friend first, and I wasn't sure I wanted to end here. I had hoped to make the reunion one chapter, but I think I'll leave it here for now. There will be a bit more interaction between James and the rest of Lily's immediate family in the next chapter. Ooh. a clash between the two couples (Lily/James, Petunia/Vernon) sounds interesting, no? I can just picture it. Please leave me a review! It makes me feel all nice and warm inside when you guys review. Thank you!
On with the fic!
Introductions Part 2: Meeting James Potter
Lily awoke on Saturday morning with a feeling of excitement and apprehension. The weekend she'd gotten home from Hogwarts, she'd sent an owl to James, telling him the details of the Evans family reunion, and asking if he'd want to come. He'd said yes in his reply, and asked if jeans and a t-shirt would be acceptable. Lily laughed lightly at that, and replied yes, asking for the apparition point he'd be using, and the time he'd be there, so she could meet him, then take him to the reunion. Looking at her clock, Lily decided she had enough time to take a quick shower, grab a light breakfast, then meet James.
"Mum, Dad, I'm going to pick up James!" she called as she came down the stairs, feeling refreshed after her shower. She grabbed a piece of toast on the way out, calling "I'll see you at the reunion!"
~~~ James Potter emerged from the apparition point, and looked around. He was in a muggle junk yard, and felt quite lost.
"James!" Turning his head, he saw Lily running towards him. James grinned and ran to her, picking her up and spinning her before crushing her to him in a hug.
"Hey, Lils, it's good to see you," he murmured into her hair.
Lily smiled as she regained her breath. "It's good to see you, too, James." She pulled back from him, and looked at his clothing. She smirked, as she saw how his clothes fit him. "I'm going to have a hard time keeping my cousins away from you." she murmured.
James smirked. "Of course you are. I'm too good looking for them not to want me."
Lily punched him lightly and laughed. "You jerk! You're so conceited!" She then smiled. "I'm so glad you're here. C'mon, let's go. We don't want to stand in the junk yard all day."
James smiled back, and took hold of Lily's hand. "So, what do I need to know about your family?" he asked as they made their way out of the junk yard and to the place of the reunion.
Lily sighed. "Well, my dad's going to want to question you a bit, and both of my parents are going to want to know how you're going to treat me, you know the normal stuff all over-protective parents ask their daughter's fiancée." Seeing James nod, she continued on, "Now, Petunia, you'll have to watch out for her. She absolutely hates me and all things that have to do with my "freakish" nature, as she calls it. She's also engaged, and was furious when I announced that I was getting married, too. I've only met her fiancée, Vernon, once, and from what I can tell, I don't like him much. When we're around other people, try not to talk about magic, or anything wizard-related, but you already know that." Lily took a deep breath. They were getting close to the park where the reunion was taking place. They were only a block away, now. "There's not much more I can tell you."
James noticed Lily was getting nervous. He pulled her close to him as they walked and murmured, "Lily, it'll be alright. We'll get through this. Besides, think of it this way: Your family is the last obstacle we're facing at the moment. At least, last major obstacle. My parents absolutely love you, from what they can remember, which is a lot, I must say, and have already started thinking of you as part of the family. So don't worry about this."
Lily sighed in relief, and leaned into James' embrace as they rounded the corner, extremely grateful that he was here. "Thank you, James," she said softly.
He kissed the crown of her head gently, then let go of her, taking her hand, and mentally prepared himself for the onslaught of questions he knew were going to be thrown his way. Squeezing Lily's hand in reassurance, he walked beside her towards the blanket her family was sitting on. This was going to be. interesting, to say the least.
~~~
James was starting to sweat under the gaze of Ryan Evans. Lily didn't mention that he'd have to be stared at. He knew he looked a little out of place, but this was just plain scary.
Ryan Evans stared at the tall young gentleman who'd entered the reunion with his daughter. His dark unruly hair fell every which way, and the thin wire-rimmed glasses framing the young man's warm chocolate brown eyes definitely gave him a charming look. But looks didn't fool Ryan Evans. He could tell this man had been a troublemaker. He just knew it. He finally stood up, feeling he'd made the kid nervous enough. "C'mon, son," he said. "Come with me. I'd like to have a little chat with you."
James gave a sigh of relief as he followed Mr. Evans to a secluded area of the park, away from all the relatives, and, here he was a little scared again, away from Lily. The two men stopped in the shade of a tree, and Mr. Evans leaned against it, while James stood nearby.
"Son, what's your name?" Mr. Evans started. "I believe Lily said it, but I can't remember."
"James Potter, sir," James answered, staring the man straight in the eyes.
Mr. Evans held the eye contact. "Tell me, how good are your grades?"
"Fairly high, sir. I made Head Boy at Hogwarts, alongside Lily as Head Girl."
"I see. And what was your favorite thing to do at school when you weren't studying?"
James took a deep breath, and finally looked down. He didn't want to admit this to Lily's father, but felt it best to tell the truth, so he wasn't looked upon as a liar. Letting his breath out, he answered, "I played pranks, sir."
Mr. Evans' eyebrows raised. He hadn't expected such an answer from the boy. He struggled to keep a straight face. "Pranks, James?"
James' head shot up at the use of his first name by Mr. Evans. "Uh, yes, Sir. MY friends and I played pranks on people around the school, teachers, even."
Mr. Evans' eyebrows raised even further, struggling even harder to keep a straight face. "And did you ever play pranks on my daughter?" This time, his gaze held a hint of a challenge, as if daring James to answer.
James flushed guiltily, and answered once again, "Yes, sir. We did play pranks on Lily."
Mr. Evans glared slightly. "And, may I ask, why?"
James hesitated a little. He honestly wasn't quite sure why they had played such tricks on Lily. Luckily, he was saved from answering that question.
"James, Dad! Lunch is ready!" Lily called as she ran up to them. She'd seen them leave, and kept her eye on the two of them, trying to make sure nothing bad happened. Not that she needed to worry.
"Thanks, Sweety," Mr. Evans said, turning to his daughter.
Lily smiled at her father, then turned to James. "Ready?"
James smiled and took her hand, walking with Mr. Evans to the picnic tables laden with food, Lily between them.
Authors Note: I am sooo sorry I didn't get this out sooner!!! I swear!! I've had this finished for a few days, but I needed to have it approved by my best friend first, and I wasn't sure I wanted to end here. I had hoped to make the reunion one chapter, but I think I'll leave it here for now. There will be a bit more interaction between James and the rest of Lily's immediate family in the next chapter. Ooh. a clash between the two couples (Lily/James, Petunia/Vernon) sounds interesting, no? I can just picture it. Please leave me a review! It makes me feel all nice and warm inside when you guys review. Thank you!
