Lily and James (for lack of a better title) - By grahm_craker_gal
Chapter Two - Strange Happenings in Seventh Year
At Rosebud Acres, one week after Hogwart's dismissal.
Lily was sitting in her room reading A Journey with Many Paths: The Multitude of Magical Careers avidly. She was so engrossed that she didn't realize there was a large tawny owl hovering impatiently outside her window until it began tapping on her window annoyingly. It had in its beak a large, official looking letter that it dropped on the floor after being let in. After investigating, she found a Hogwarts seal stamped in dark green. 'That's strange,' she thought as she opened the envelope. The letter read as follows:
Dear Miss Evans, We at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to be this coming year's Head Girl. Congratulations are most definitely in order. Along with regular seventh year assignments, you will enforce rules, lead the school, and plan events with myself and Ms. McGonagal. It is a demanding task, but we feel you have the will power to do it. We await your reply via this owl within five days. Should you choose to accept, which we sincerely hope you will, you will need to arrive at Hogwarts early to begin planning for the upcoming year. A small train will be waiting for you and this year's Head Boy at platform 9¾ on August 15 at 11:00. Thank you and congratulations. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore
For about five minutes Lily sat there, looking at the letter, completely stunned. When she finally came to her senses she yelled, "Mum! Dad! Come Quick!"
She heard stomping of feet and within seconds her parents were there. Her dad was panting heavily, as if he had just run a marathon, and her mom was looking around suspiciously, almost as if she thought something was going to attack her.
"Lily," her mother began slowly after finding no source of concern, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing's the matter mum," she replied ecstatically, "Everything's perfect, I'm gonna be Head Girl!"
"Head Girl!" her mother shrieked, "Oh, Lily, I have no idea what that is but I'm sure it's wonderful. Hey, I know, this calls for a make-over!"
Lily was about to say yes, she was so shocked as a result of her new position. But she realized what was happening before it was too late. Her mother was always trying to get her to indulge in a make-over and a weight loss program. Her mother was extremely appearance oriented. Well, she'd have to live with Lily being the smart but geeky one and Petunia being the pretty but ditzy one (well, if you call a horse-like girl pretty).
"No, mum, I really don't want a make-over, you know that," Lily said, more than a little disappointed with her mom ruining her special moment with her shallow request.
"Well, just thought I'd ask."
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
At King's Cross Station, Platform 9¾, 11:00
Lily was already inside the train which was a replica of the Hogwarts Express but with only one compartment. She was amazed that she hadn't heard about this train in her books about Hogwarts, but she decided that she would just have to reread to see if she had missed it. She had been waiting for more than fifteen minutes for the Head Boy to show up. She was rather curious as to who it could be. She thought it might be Lucius Malfoy or Amos Diggory. She hoped it wasn't Lucius because he was, well, rather repulsive.
Suddenly there was loud pop and a disheveled, warn out looking James Potter apparated into the compartment and sat down with an ungraceful flop.
"You just apparated, didn't you? Don't you have to be eighteen to do that?" she asked hesitantly.
"Well, technically, yeah. But my dad works on the board for apparation regulation at the ministry, so."
"Oh."
"Well, I'm James Potter, I reckon you're the Head Girl. What's your name again?" James asked.
"Lily Evans."
James, obviously uncomfortable, started drumming on his leg and looking out the window as if he expected the earth to suddenly split apart.
Lily, realizing that this wasn't going to be a scintillating conversation, took out her notebook in which she was writing her book which she was hoping to get published after Hogwarts. It had been her dream since she was a small child to be an author.
James noticed her book, and asked, "What's that?"
She shyly responded, "It's a book I'm writing. It's on the magical world from the eyes of a muggleborn." She was amazed that she'd actually told him. The only other person who knew about her book was Hagrid.
"Wow, so you want to be a writer?"
"Yeah, I mean, it's not exactly the best use of my magical schooling, but maybe I'll write and work for the ministry. Charms department probably. How about you?"
"Well, I don't really know. You see, my parents do stuff in the ministry, and they want me to also, but I was thinking of maybe going to a magical university and training to be an auror."
"Wow, well you should really go for it. I've read some books about aurors and it seemed like a really interesting profession. I was never really into the physical part of wizarding, but if I was, I would definitely consider being an auror."
And so began the beginning of a wonderful friendship.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, mid-November
Lily Evans was genuinely confused. For once, her life was going well. She was doing well in school (hey, what's new?) and she was having fun with her Head Girl duties. She looked forward religiously to her weekly meetings with James. Usually they ended up talking more than they had planned and discussing their futures. She had started tutoring two Slytherin boys in Charms (Malfoy and Snape) which was annoying, but earned points for Gryffindor. She'd gotten to know James's friends Sirius, Remus, and Peter through supervising many of their numerous detentions. She didn't really believe it was humanly possible for three boys to get into so much trouble, but Sirius said they were trying to set a record.
However, none of that was what was confusing her. The source of her confusion was a note written on parchment attached to a single lily. The note said:
Roses are Red They remind me of your hair. They say I shouldn't love you, But Lily, I don't care.
It was the strangest thing because Lily was the class nerd and it was obviously a law of nature that no one liked nerds. 'There has to be something wrong. Things like this just didn't happen to girls like me. There has clearly a cosmic mistake. The universe was clearly out of whack if Lily Evans had a secret admirer,' she thought.
* * *
Three days later Lily received another note along with necklace with a beautiful charm of a lily. This one read:
Your eyes are like emerald orbs that speak to me in a secret language. Your spirit pulls me through when nothing else can do. I live to live with you and supply you with an endless supply of love. Love shall linger on when all else is gone.
Lily was honestly befuddled now. Whoever this admirer was, he seemed genuine. And to tell the truth, Lily was a sucker for poetry. Even horrible, corny poetry.
* * *
Another four days passed and then Lily received a message reading:
Can't live another minute without you, Help me make it though. Meet me where stars shine bright, I await you at the very middle of the night.
The guy obviously wanted to meet. From what Lily could determine, he meant the Astronomy Tower at midnight.
Lily knew the consequence of being caught out of bed, but her inquisitive nature got the best of her and at 11:50 she crept out of bed and raced toward the Astronomy Tower after making sure her roommates were sound asleep.
Panting, she rested by the final set of steps, around the corner from the Astronomy. She took a deep breath and walked up to discover who her secret admirer was.
She looked around the tower and saw a tall boy with his back to her. "Lily," the figure said calmly.
"Yes, who is it?"
Slowly the boy turned around and Lily gasped. Holding a white lily was.
*CLIFFHANGER! I'm so evil*
AUTHOR'S NOTE: IMPORTANT!
You get to decide who Lily's secret admirer is! Just submit a review with any comments you may have and your thoughts on who it should be. Here are your choices:
James
Remus
Peter
Sirius
Malfoy
Snape
Who do YOU think it should be???
*BORING DISCLAIMER*
I own nothing. Well, I own the poems, but they suck, so you can have them if you want.
*BORING, UNIMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE THAT YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO READ IN ANY WAY*
Okay, you know the drill. People always write these. And it bugs me. I skip them. You should too. However, I need to write one to, just in case anyone wants to read it for some strange reason.
1-thank you thank you thank you thank you for reviewing if you did.
2-lilygirl88~Thanks for the tip!
3-miss wings~ Here you go, one chapter on demand.
4-Jo~ Sorry I didn't make it clearer, but Chapter One took place during the end of sixth year. This chapter is in seventh year, though.
Okay, that's all for now
Love, grahm_craker_gal
Chapter Two - Strange Happenings in Seventh Year
At Rosebud Acres, one week after Hogwart's dismissal.
Lily was sitting in her room reading A Journey with Many Paths: The Multitude of Magical Careers avidly. She was so engrossed that she didn't realize there was a large tawny owl hovering impatiently outside her window until it began tapping on her window annoyingly. It had in its beak a large, official looking letter that it dropped on the floor after being let in. After investigating, she found a Hogwarts seal stamped in dark green. 'That's strange,' she thought as she opened the envelope. The letter read as follows:
Dear Miss Evans, We at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to be this coming year's Head Girl. Congratulations are most definitely in order. Along with regular seventh year assignments, you will enforce rules, lead the school, and plan events with myself and Ms. McGonagal. It is a demanding task, but we feel you have the will power to do it. We await your reply via this owl within five days. Should you choose to accept, which we sincerely hope you will, you will need to arrive at Hogwarts early to begin planning for the upcoming year. A small train will be waiting for you and this year's Head Boy at platform 9¾ on August 15 at 11:00. Thank you and congratulations. Sincerely, Albus Dumbledore
For about five minutes Lily sat there, looking at the letter, completely stunned. When she finally came to her senses she yelled, "Mum! Dad! Come Quick!"
She heard stomping of feet and within seconds her parents were there. Her dad was panting heavily, as if he had just run a marathon, and her mom was looking around suspiciously, almost as if she thought something was going to attack her.
"Lily," her mother began slowly after finding no source of concern, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing's the matter mum," she replied ecstatically, "Everything's perfect, I'm gonna be Head Girl!"
"Head Girl!" her mother shrieked, "Oh, Lily, I have no idea what that is but I'm sure it's wonderful. Hey, I know, this calls for a make-over!"
Lily was about to say yes, she was so shocked as a result of her new position. But she realized what was happening before it was too late. Her mother was always trying to get her to indulge in a make-over and a weight loss program. Her mother was extremely appearance oriented. Well, she'd have to live with Lily being the smart but geeky one and Petunia being the pretty but ditzy one (well, if you call a horse-like girl pretty).
"No, mum, I really don't want a make-over, you know that," Lily said, more than a little disappointed with her mom ruining her special moment with her shallow request.
"Well, just thought I'd ask."
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
At King's Cross Station, Platform 9¾, 11:00
Lily was already inside the train which was a replica of the Hogwarts Express but with only one compartment. She was amazed that she hadn't heard about this train in her books about Hogwarts, but she decided that she would just have to reread to see if she had missed it. She had been waiting for more than fifteen minutes for the Head Boy to show up. She was rather curious as to who it could be. She thought it might be Lucius Malfoy or Amos Diggory. She hoped it wasn't Lucius because he was, well, rather repulsive.
Suddenly there was loud pop and a disheveled, warn out looking James Potter apparated into the compartment and sat down with an ungraceful flop.
"You just apparated, didn't you? Don't you have to be eighteen to do that?" she asked hesitantly.
"Well, technically, yeah. But my dad works on the board for apparation regulation at the ministry, so."
"Oh."
"Well, I'm James Potter, I reckon you're the Head Girl. What's your name again?" James asked.
"Lily Evans."
James, obviously uncomfortable, started drumming on his leg and looking out the window as if he expected the earth to suddenly split apart.
Lily, realizing that this wasn't going to be a scintillating conversation, took out her notebook in which she was writing her book which she was hoping to get published after Hogwarts. It had been her dream since she was a small child to be an author.
James noticed her book, and asked, "What's that?"
She shyly responded, "It's a book I'm writing. It's on the magical world from the eyes of a muggleborn." She was amazed that she'd actually told him. The only other person who knew about her book was Hagrid.
"Wow, so you want to be a writer?"
"Yeah, I mean, it's not exactly the best use of my magical schooling, but maybe I'll write and work for the ministry. Charms department probably. How about you?"
"Well, I don't really know. You see, my parents do stuff in the ministry, and they want me to also, but I was thinking of maybe going to a magical university and training to be an auror."
"Wow, well you should really go for it. I've read some books about aurors and it seemed like a really interesting profession. I was never really into the physical part of wizarding, but if I was, I would definitely consider being an auror."
And so began the beginning of a wonderful friendship.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, mid-November
Lily Evans was genuinely confused. For once, her life was going well. She was doing well in school (hey, what's new?) and she was having fun with her Head Girl duties. She looked forward religiously to her weekly meetings with James. Usually they ended up talking more than they had planned and discussing their futures. She had started tutoring two Slytherin boys in Charms (Malfoy and Snape) which was annoying, but earned points for Gryffindor. She'd gotten to know James's friends Sirius, Remus, and Peter through supervising many of their numerous detentions. She didn't really believe it was humanly possible for three boys to get into so much trouble, but Sirius said they were trying to set a record.
However, none of that was what was confusing her. The source of her confusion was a note written on parchment attached to a single lily. The note said:
Roses are Red They remind me of your hair. They say I shouldn't love you, But Lily, I don't care.
It was the strangest thing because Lily was the class nerd and it was obviously a law of nature that no one liked nerds. 'There has to be something wrong. Things like this just didn't happen to girls like me. There has clearly a cosmic mistake. The universe was clearly out of whack if Lily Evans had a secret admirer,' she thought.
* * *
Three days later Lily received another note along with necklace with a beautiful charm of a lily. This one read:
Your eyes are like emerald orbs that speak to me in a secret language. Your spirit pulls me through when nothing else can do. I live to live with you and supply you with an endless supply of love. Love shall linger on when all else is gone.
Lily was honestly befuddled now. Whoever this admirer was, he seemed genuine. And to tell the truth, Lily was a sucker for poetry. Even horrible, corny poetry.
* * *
Another four days passed and then Lily received a message reading:
Can't live another minute without you, Help me make it though. Meet me where stars shine bright, I await you at the very middle of the night.
The guy obviously wanted to meet. From what Lily could determine, he meant the Astronomy Tower at midnight.
Lily knew the consequence of being caught out of bed, but her inquisitive nature got the best of her and at 11:50 she crept out of bed and raced toward the Astronomy Tower after making sure her roommates were sound asleep.
Panting, she rested by the final set of steps, around the corner from the Astronomy. She took a deep breath and walked up to discover who her secret admirer was.
She looked around the tower and saw a tall boy with his back to her. "Lily," the figure said calmly.
"Yes, who is it?"
Slowly the boy turned around and Lily gasped. Holding a white lily was.
*CLIFFHANGER! I'm so evil*
AUTHOR'S NOTE: IMPORTANT!
You get to decide who Lily's secret admirer is! Just submit a review with any comments you may have and your thoughts on who it should be. Here are your choices:
James
Remus
Peter
Sirius
Malfoy
Snape
Who do YOU think it should be???
*BORING DISCLAIMER*
I own nothing. Well, I own the poems, but they suck, so you can have them if you want.
*BORING, UNIMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE THAT YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO READ IN ANY WAY*
Okay, you know the drill. People always write these. And it bugs me. I skip them. You should too. However, I need to write one to, just in case anyone wants to read it for some strange reason.
1-thank you thank you thank you thank you for reviewing if you did.
2-lilygirl88~Thanks for the tip!
3-miss wings~ Here you go, one chapter on demand.
4-Jo~ Sorry I didn't make it clearer, but Chapter One took place during the end of sixth year. This chapter is in seventh year, though.
Okay, that's all for now
Love, grahm_craker_gal
