Lily and James (for lack of a better title) by grahm_craker-gal
Chapter One: Musings of the Class Nerd
Lily Evans sat at one of the circular oak tables in the library, staring blankly at Gremlins and Gobligook: An Index of famous Goblins an their Accomplishments. She was still stuck on page 419 where it told about how Emril the Unclean had helped with the Goblin-Runespoor Treaty after the Horticult battles in 1458. She was really trying to focus on the book, but she found it somehow impossible. She had started the sentence she was on at 5:12 pm. She glanced at the clock suspended in midair. It read 5:36.
"Ugggh!" she moaned to herself. As her voice bounced off the walls of the empty room, she slumped over in her seat and gave in to letting her thoughts wonder. They automatically ran to a certain James Potter. James Potter, heir of Godric Gryffindor, Prefect, Head of the Mauraders, Quidditch team captain, pretty much the prince of Hogwarts. Their situation was, to say the least, depressing. Lily was totally and completely obsessed. James, well, he didn't even know she existed. Lily sighed, wishing she was more like Kelly Finnigan, James' current girlfriend, than her plain self. Kelly had long, sleek, strait, blond hair, turquoise eyes and a perfect figure.
Lily, on the other hand, was on the dumpy side with green eyes and hair that hung down to her waist, but was scraggly and a reddish hue that reminded Lily of rust. It was anything but beautiful. Lily sighed once more.
In less than a week she'd be back home. She'd already taken her NEWTS (she'd received 197%). She was all ready to leave for the summer break before coming back for her seventh and final year a t Hogwarts. She wondered absent mindedly why she wasn't outside with everyone else, then she remembered. She was the class nerd. It was obviously somewhere in her job description to stay in the library, reading about various Goblin escapades, while everyone else had fun. She looked around the deserted library. There wasn't a soul in sight. Even Madam Prince was out. Lily stood up and stretched out her legs. She decided that for once she'd go out and be normal. She strode swiftly through the halls and out the huge French doors, then became suddenly self-conscious as she stepped gingerly across Hogwarts' lush grounds to Hagrid's hut. Hagrid was her one true friend. He knew what it was like to be an outcast. She rapt on the door but no one answered.
She figured he was probably out, so she headed towards a particularly shady tree, when BAM a red object hit her in the back of her neck. She turned around to see where it had come from and saw James Potter and company descending quickly on brooms. James jogged over and said, "Hi! Um, we're sorry we hit you, we were playing a little quidditch and, well, it got a kinda out of hand."
Sirius, who was standing about fifteen yards behind James, listening from a distance, yelled, "Yeah, it probably wouldn't have if you and Kelly hadn't started making-out in midair!" James shouted, "Shut up, Padfoot," before turning to Lily and continuing, "We're real sorry, um, uh."
"Lily," she interjected.
"Right, right, Lily," her cheeks burned, "Well, I swear it won't happen again, we'll be more careful."
"That's all right, it's not a big deal," she said, looking at the ground.
"Okay, well, see you around, uh, Layla," James jogged off, quaffle in hand and draped his free arm around Kelly Finnigan's shoulders. Lily didn't bother to correct him.
'Great,' she thought, 'the perfect end to the perfect year.'
*DISCLAIMER* Do I own the stuff you recognize? No *heaves a big sigh* that all happens to belong to a the talented JK Rowling. Have you heard of her? You know, you should really read her books, they're pretty good.
AND NOW, FOR THE BORING AUTHOR NOTE STUFF: I would really really really really REALLY appreciate you reviewing. I mean, even a simple sentence would be nice, just to let me know SOMEONE has read what I've written. I'd like at least one review per chapter. Predictions or suggestions are welcome. Thank you very much.
Until next time, Much love, grahm_ craker_gal
Chapter One: Musings of the Class Nerd
Lily Evans sat at one of the circular oak tables in the library, staring blankly at Gremlins and Gobligook: An Index of famous Goblins an their Accomplishments. She was still stuck on page 419 where it told about how Emril the Unclean had helped with the Goblin-Runespoor Treaty after the Horticult battles in 1458. She was really trying to focus on the book, but she found it somehow impossible. She had started the sentence she was on at 5:12 pm. She glanced at the clock suspended in midair. It read 5:36.
"Ugggh!" she moaned to herself. As her voice bounced off the walls of the empty room, she slumped over in her seat and gave in to letting her thoughts wonder. They automatically ran to a certain James Potter. James Potter, heir of Godric Gryffindor, Prefect, Head of the Mauraders, Quidditch team captain, pretty much the prince of Hogwarts. Their situation was, to say the least, depressing. Lily was totally and completely obsessed. James, well, he didn't even know she existed. Lily sighed, wishing she was more like Kelly Finnigan, James' current girlfriend, than her plain self. Kelly had long, sleek, strait, blond hair, turquoise eyes and a perfect figure.
Lily, on the other hand, was on the dumpy side with green eyes and hair that hung down to her waist, but was scraggly and a reddish hue that reminded Lily of rust. It was anything but beautiful. Lily sighed once more.
In less than a week she'd be back home. She'd already taken her NEWTS (she'd received 197%). She was all ready to leave for the summer break before coming back for her seventh and final year a t Hogwarts. She wondered absent mindedly why she wasn't outside with everyone else, then she remembered. She was the class nerd. It was obviously somewhere in her job description to stay in the library, reading about various Goblin escapades, while everyone else had fun. She looked around the deserted library. There wasn't a soul in sight. Even Madam Prince was out. Lily stood up and stretched out her legs. She decided that for once she'd go out and be normal. She strode swiftly through the halls and out the huge French doors, then became suddenly self-conscious as she stepped gingerly across Hogwarts' lush grounds to Hagrid's hut. Hagrid was her one true friend. He knew what it was like to be an outcast. She rapt on the door but no one answered.
She figured he was probably out, so she headed towards a particularly shady tree, when BAM a red object hit her in the back of her neck. She turned around to see where it had come from and saw James Potter and company descending quickly on brooms. James jogged over and said, "Hi! Um, we're sorry we hit you, we were playing a little quidditch and, well, it got a kinda out of hand."
Sirius, who was standing about fifteen yards behind James, listening from a distance, yelled, "Yeah, it probably wouldn't have if you and Kelly hadn't started making-out in midair!" James shouted, "Shut up, Padfoot," before turning to Lily and continuing, "We're real sorry, um, uh."
"Lily," she interjected.
"Right, right, Lily," her cheeks burned, "Well, I swear it won't happen again, we'll be more careful."
"That's all right, it's not a big deal," she said, looking at the ground.
"Okay, well, see you around, uh, Layla," James jogged off, quaffle in hand and draped his free arm around Kelly Finnigan's shoulders. Lily didn't bother to correct him.
'Great,' she thought, 'the perfect end to the perfect year.'
*DISCLAIMER* Do I own the stuff you recognize? No *heaves a big sigh* that all happens to belong to a the talented JK Rowling. Have you heard of her? You know, you should really read her books, they're pretty good.
AND NOW, FOR THE BORING AUTHOR NOTE STUFF: I would really really really really REALLY appreciate you reviewing. I mean, even a simple sentence would be nice, just to let me know SOMEONE has read what I've written. I'd like at least one review per chapter. Predictions or suggestions are welcome. Thank you very much.
Until next time, Much love, grahm_ craker_gal
