Until Death Do Us Part
Harry Potter theme and related characters are property of J.K. Rowling. Plot idea is accredited to the original author, J.K.Rowling. Plot angle and revisions idea of Melissa Pomeroy. Character Verissa Station (name borrowed with permission from an aquaintence) property of Meisako Pyoko-Chan (Melissa Pomeroy), copyright 2002. Any and all reviews appriaciated.~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
chapter TWO: The Train Ride
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Welcome to my version of 'life before Harry'. This is the story of James, Lily, and the gang in their seventh year of Hogwarts to the begining of the Harry Potter series as we know it... Please read my rendition of Harry's fifth year, Harry Potter and the Fallen Angel at Hogwarts (complete), and his sixth year, Harry Potter and the Children's Crusades (work in progress).
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Voices growing louder in the train told Lily that more students had arrived and the the Hogwarts Express would be leaving soon.
"Reckon James and Remus'll find us before the train leaves?"
Verissa blushed sheepishly. "I hope so... do you think Remus is still sick?"
"Don't tell anyone, Vera- but I think Remus has some sort of disease. He's been sick an awful lot." Lily whispered, leaning towards her friend as the Hogwarts whistle blew. The train was leaving.
Verissa looked pale. "Do you think he'll be alright?"
"Near as far as I can tell, he'll be fine. He's been sick since before I met him in my first year. I think Remus is strong enough. Lily sat back and the door opened suddenly, making her 'whoop' in suprise.
"Holy cricket, Sirius! You scared the breath out of me!" Lily laughed when the shock had settled. The tall, dark haired boy bowed low and smiled cheesily.
"I'm sorry, m'lady- allow me to make it up to you." He walked in and got on his knees, taking Lily's hand. "Take this as a token of my repentence." Sirius bent his head to kiss Lily's hand when there was a grunt behind them.
"I don't think you'll be wanting to do that, Sirius."
Sirius turned around, smiling broadly. "Why James! How simply sporting to see you! Been a long time, hasn't it old chap?"
"Budge up, Sirius... You saw me five minutes ago." James Potter said, shaking his head in humorous disbelief.
"Really? I must be getting old, losing my memory..." Sirius looked at Lily and bit his lip, confused. "Now... what was I doing?"
"You were moving so I could sit next to my girlfriend, Padfoot." said James, shoving his friend. Lily scooted over and James sat down. "Hello, Honey."
"Hi James, nice holiday?" Lily asked, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Fairly... Listen Lil, I did alot of thinking over the summer... alot."
"About what?" Lily looked up into James's deep mocha coloured yes. The eyes she had fallen in love with from day one. The eyes that complemented his charmingly thin face and handsome raven black hair. Lily could could read those eyes better than she could any text book. Something stirred deep within them. James was troubled.
"Oh-" James looked at Sirius, as if for support. His best friend seemed to have a loss of words and shrugged. James nervously picked at a loose thread on his pant pockets. "Erm... you see, there's something I've been-"
"Look, James, there's Remus!" Sirius said, glancing at the doorway.
James looked away from Lily to look at Remus Lupin, a sandy haired boy, their age, standing infront of their compartment.
"Hallo, Moony!"
"Hello, Remus- How are you?" Verissa asked timidly, trying to look as though she weren't scared by the thought of speaking to her crush.
"Pleasant, Rissa, and you?"
"G-good."
Remus glanced at her and flashed a smile before returning to the corridor for something. Verissa turned and faced the window, but seeing her relfection, showed her newly roseneed cheeks and pinkened ears.
"James... Sirius... Could you help me?" Remus's voice carried in the compartment from the hall. Lily poked her head out the door to see what the guys had gotten up to assist with.
"Remus! What did you do? I know he can get annoying, but honestly!" Lily shrieked when they half-dragged, half-carried a boy in. The boy was completely stiff and looked unbelievably tense. Some one had used a full body bind on him.
"Oh, Peter!" Verissa gaspedturning from the window to look at the chocolate-grey haired boy, who was slightly out of shape. "What happened to him?"
"I just pulled him and Snape apart, but not before the greasy git got him. they were quarrelling over something, and it looked dead serious."
"What looked dead?" Sirius said after he put his end of the seventh year on the floor.
"No, Sirius... I said serious- never mind." Remus and James set Peter down. "Now, I would have revived him already, but alas, I cannot recall the countercurse..." Lupin looked at Lily pleadingly. "Could you?"
"Of course... Don't you fellas pay any attention to Flitwick?" Lily replied getting her wand out of her trunk. Professor Flitwick was the little wizard who taught Charms lessons. He was so little that when not standing on anything, you couldn't even see his brownish-grey bearded face over his desk. He had taught them the counter curse for Petrificus Totalis in their second year.
"Hand movement reverse, remember?" Lily waved her wand and Peter's body fell limp.
"Thanks, guys... That Snape's a bugger." Peter was helped to his feet by James and Sirius.
"How'd this happen?" Sirius asked, taking the seat across from Verissa. "Did he just right out and attack you?"
"No... He said something about Lily I reckon he shouldn't have said." Peter rubbed the back of his head where a large goose egg was forming. He obviously hit his head after he was attacked.
"What did that nasty grease ball say about Lil?" James was furious, standing up quickly. They all knew what Snape had said, he always said it. Snape had called Lil a 'Mudblood'. It was the worst, most degrading term you could use for a person of Muggle parentage. Lily never really paid attention to it, however. She didn't see how a word could stir up so much hate, fully believing in the old rhyme; stick and stones will break my bones...
"James, please sit down-" She touched his hands and watched his eyes soften. Those heavenly eyes.
James sat, slightly calmer than before, but still very heated over Snape. "I only hope he gets all that he deserves in this life. That's all I can say."
"I've got some fillibusters in my trunk-" Peter offered.
"And I've got my yearly supply of dungbombs!" Sirius smiled.
Remus puffed out his chest proudly. "Father and I developed a type of firing arm that sprays tripe!"
"Wicked!"
Soon Peter Petigrew, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin were deep in conversation on how to get back at Snape, while Verissa muttered "Boys" dryly in her corner.
Lily didn't very well understand why they hated Severus Snape so much. Sure, Snape had been disagreeable enough up to their fifth year, but after that, James and his friends detested Snape beyond reason, and Snape likewise. Something had happened then, but they never extended an offer to enlighten Lily on the matter. That was fine with her. The boys had a special friendship with each other that she dared not interfere with.
"A spell to make him wet the bed? Really, Sirius, that's childish!"
"And giving him a potion to sprout mule's hair on his rear isn't, Remus?" Sirius sighed, desperate for a simply outrageous idea. "At least my idea was better than what Wormtail thought up."
"But beaver teeth would suit him so well!" Peter snapped irratably, baring his own bucked incisors. With his pointed nose, elongated fingers, and those teeth- Lily thought he looked much like a rat, not that she'd ever actually tell anyone that.
"I can make his robes change to the Gryffindor colours..." James began.
"Switching colours? Child's play, Potter. Honestly? Why not give 'the greasy slimeball' a dose of Veristadum? That's what I'd do... then make him tell his inner most secrets to the whole school-" a low metalically voise said.
James didn't look up. "Leave us be, Snape. I don't want you stinking up my robes." Peter backed away from the visitor and Remus glowered.
"And if I don't?" He asked, almost rhetorically.
"I'll make you." Sirius balled his fists intimidatingly.
"You wouldn't want any violence infront of these young ladies would yo-" Snape looked at Lily and Verissa with a twisted smile on his sallow face. "-Oh! My mistake. Hit me. Trolls don't mind violence in the least!"
James looked as if he were to explode and Verissa burst into heaving sobs. Lily tried to remain cool.
"Hello to you, too, Severus."
Snape looked sick. "Don't use my first name! I don't want it spoiled by a filthy Mudblood!"
"Your parents spoiled the name enough by naming you that. Now, just get Snape." Sirius said angrily, holding an even angrier James back.
Lily had once tried to teach them what her parents called the 'Thumper Rule' - if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all - but that never worked around Snape. He always brought the worst out in them.
Snape took a step back when Remus drew his wand. "Alright.. But I'd be careful of anything might drink tonight, if I were you, Potter. Might say something you'd regret." And he left.
"Snape's full of hot air, James. Really, I'm not bothered by what he called me..."
"Lil- he just can't go around insulting people! One of these days... I swear... One of these days." Reluctantly, James sat. With an anxious look towards Sirius he cleared his throat. "Maybe we should change into our robes now-"
Verissa glanced at her watch. "Uh- yeah. C'mon Lily. We'll go to the toilet and you guys just change here." She pulled out her black school robe with a blue stripe along the cuffs, and Lily hers. They left just as Sirius was pulling off his shirt. ("Ah, James! They don't care...")
"Why are we changing into our robes so early? We wont arrive for another hour and one half!" Lily asked as they changed from their Muggle garb into the Hogwarts standard attire.
"You didn't sense it?" Verissa replied incerdously. "I would have though- you being James's girlfriend and all..."
"What?" Lily looked at her friend, stoll half over her head. "What about James?"
"Well..." Verissa looked uncomfortable. "In his voice, it just sounded like he wanted for us to leave for a bit... You're certain you didn't catch it?"
Lily got quiet for a moment. "I guess I didn't notice..." She frowned. "Some girlfriend I am."
"Oh come on, Lily! You two are great together- James was just too subtle, that's all. Really." Verissa straightened her friend's stoll absentmindedly.
Lily sighed and picked up her jeans from the floor. "Okay. Let's go back."
They returned to the compartment to find the guys in serious conversation. The instant the girls slid the door open they hushed up and didn't say anymore. Lily caight James flash Remus a peculiar look.
Had Lily done something wrong?
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Thanks to my two reviewers!
Slinkymalinki: There you go! Here's the guys! (They're happy to see you too!)
Thistlemeg: Thanks, and did you get your homework done? :)
Please email me! Slytherin_Angel@MostlySunny.com
Harry Potter theme and related characters are property of J.K. Rowling. Plot idea is accredited to the original author, J.K.Rowling. Plot angle and revisions idea of Melissa Pomeroy. Character Verissa Station (name borrowed with permission from an aquaintence) property of Meisako Pyoko-Chan (Melissa Pomeroy), copyright 2002. Any and all reviews appriaciated.
chapter TWO: The Train Ride
Welcome to my version of 'life before Harry'. This is the story of James, Lily, and the gang in their seventh year of Hogwarts to the begining of the Harry Potter series as we know it... Please read my rendition of Harry's fifth year, Harry Potter and the Fallen Angel at Hogwarts (complete), and his sixth year, Harry Potter and the Children's Crusades (work in progress).
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Voices growing louder in the train told Lily that more students had arrived and the the Hogwarts Express would be leaving soon.
"Reckon James and Remus'll find us before the train leaves?"
Verissa blushed sheepishly. "I hope so... do you think Remus is still sick?"
"Don't tell anyone, Vera- but I think Remus has some sort of disease. He's been sick an awful lot." Lily whispered, leaning towards her friend as the Hogwarts whistle blew. The train was leaving.
Verissa looked pale. "Do you think he'll be alright?"
"Near as far as I can tell, he'll be fine. He's been sick since before I met him in my first year. I think Remus is strong enough. Lily sat back and the door opened suddenly, making her 'whoop' in suprise.
"Holy cricket, Sirius! You scared the breath out of me!" Lily laughed when the shock had settled. The tall, dark haired boy bowed low and smiled cheesily.
"I'm sorry, m'lady- allow me to make it up to you." He walked in and got on his knees, taking Lily's hand. "Take this as a token of my repentence." Sirius bent his head to kiss Lily's hand when there was a grunt behind them.
"I don't think you'll be wanting to do that, Sirius."
Sirius turned around, smiling broadly. "Why James! How simply sporting to see you! Been a long time, hasn't it old chap?"
"Budge up, Sirius... You saw me five minutes ago." James Potter said, shaking his head in humorous disbelief.
"Really? I must be getting old, losing my memory..." Sirius looked at Lily and bit his lip, confused. "Now... what was I doing?"
"You were moving so I could sit next to my girlfriend, Padfoot." said James, shoving his friend. Lily scooted over and James sat down. "Hello, Honey."
"Hi James, nice holiday?" Lily asked, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Fairly... Listen Lil, I did alot of thinking over the summer... alot."
"About what?" Lily looked up into James's deep mocha coloured yes. The eyes she had fallen in love with from day one. The eyes that complemented his charmingly thin face and handsome raven black hair. Lily could could read those eyes better than she could any text book. Something stirred deep within them. James was troubled.
"Oh-" James looked at Sirius, as if for support. His best friend seemed to have a loss of words and shrugged. James nervously picked at a loose thread on his pant pockets. "Erm... you see, there's something I've been-"
"Look, James, there's Remus!" Sirius said, glancing at the doorway.
James looked away from Lily to look at Remus Lupin, a sandy haired boy, their age, standing infront of their compartment.
"Hallo, Moony!"
"Hello, Remus- How are you?" Verissa asked timidly, trying to look as though she weren't scared by the thought of speaking to her crush.
"Pleasant, Rissa, and you?"
"G-good."
Remus glanced at her and flashed a smile before returning to the corridor for something. Verissa turned and faced the window, but seeing her relfection, showed her newly roseneed cheeks and pinkened ears.
"James... Sirius... Could you help me?" Remus's voice carried in the compartment from the hall. Lily poked her head out the door to see what the guys had gotten up to assist with.
"Remus! What did you do? I know he can get annoying, but honestly!" Lily shrieked when they half-dragged, half-carried a boy in. The boy was completely stiff and looked unbelievably tense. Some one had used a full body bind on him.
"Oh, Peter!" Verissa gaspedturning from the window to look at the chocolate-grey haired boy, who was slightly out of shape. "What happened to him?"
"I just pulled him and Snape apart, but not before the greasy git got him. they were quarrelling over something, and it looked dead serious."
"What looked dead?" Sirius said after he put his end of the seventh year on the floor.
"No, Sirius... I said serious- never mind." Remus and James set Peter down. "Now, I would have revived him already, but alas, I cannot recall the countercurse..." Lupin looked at Lily pleadingly. "Could you?"
"Of course... Don't you fellas pay any attention to Flitwick?" Lily replied getting her wand out of her trunk. Professor Flitwick was the little wizard who taught Charms lessons. He was so little that when not standing on anything, you couldn't even see his brownish-grey bearded face over his desk. He had taught them the counter curse for Petrificus Totalis in their second year.
"Hand movement reverse, remember?" Lily waved her wand and Peter's body fell limp.
"Thanks, guys... That Snape's a bugger." Peter was helped to his feet by James and Sirius.
"How'd this happen?" Sirius asked, taking the seat across from Verissa. "Did he just right out and attack you?"
"No... He said something about Lily I reckon he shouldn't have said." Peter rubbed the back of his head where a large goose egg was forming. He obviously hit his head after he was attacked.
"What did that nasty grease ball say about Lil?" James was furious, standing up quickly. They all knew what Snape had said, he always said it. Snape had called Lil a 'Mudblood'. It was the worst, most degrading term you could use for a person of Muggle parentage. Lily never really paid attention to it, however. She didn't see how a word could stir up so much hate, fully believing in the old rhyme; stick and stones will break my bones...
"James, please sit down-" She touched his hands and watched his eyes soften. Those heavenly eyes.
James sat, slightly calmer than before, but still very heated over Snape. "I only hope he gets all that he deserves in this life. That's all I can say."
"I've got some fillibusters in my trunk-" Peter offered.
"And I've got my yearly supply of dungbombs!" Sirius smiled.
Remus puffed out his chest proudly. "Father and I developed a type of firing arm that sprays tripe!"
"Wicked!"
Soon Peter Petigrew, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin were deep in conversation on how to get back at Snape, while Verissa muttered "Boys" dryly in her corner.
Lily didn't very well understand why they hated Severus Snape so much. Sure, Snape had been disagreeable enough up to their fifth year, but after that, James and his friends detested Snape beyond reason, and Snape likewise. Something had happened then, but they never extended an offer to enlighten Lily on the matter. That was fine with her. The boys had a special friendship with each other that she dared not interfere with.
"A spell to make him wet the bed? Really, Sirius, that's childish!"
"And giving him a potion to sprout mule's hair on his rear isn't, Remus?" Sirius sighed, desperate for a simply outrageous idea. "At least my idea was better than what Wormtail thought up."
"But beaver teeth would suit him so well!" Peter snapped irratably, baring his own bucked incisors. With his pointed nose, elongated fingers, and those teeth- Lily thought he looked much like a rat, not that she'd ever actually tell anyone that.
"I can make his robes change to the Gryffindor colours..." James began.
"Switching colours? Child's play, Potter. Honestly? Why not give 'the greasy slimeball' a dose of Veristadum? That's what I'd do... then make him tell his inner most secrets to the whole school-" a low metalically voise said.
James didn't look up. "Leave us be, Snape. I don't want you stinking up my robes." Peter backed away from the visitor and Remus glowered.
"And if I don't?" He asked, almost rhetorically.
"I'll make you." Sirius balled his fists intimidatingly.
"You wouldn't want any violence infront of these young ladies would yo-" Snape looked at Lily and Verissa with a twisted smile on his sallow face. "-Oh! My mistake. Hit me. Trolls don't mind violence in the least!"
James looked as if he were to explode and Verissa burst into heaving sobs. Lily tried to remain cool.
"Hello to you, too, Severus."
Snape looked sick. "Don't use my first name! I don't want it spoiled by a filthy Mudblood!"
"Your parents spoiled the name enough by naming you that. Now, just get Snape." Sirius said angrily, holding an even angrier James back.
Lily had once tried to teach them what her parents called the 'Thumper Rule' - if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all - but that never worked around Snape. He always brought the worst out in them.
Snape took a step back when Remus drew his wand. "Alright.. But I'd be careful of anything might drink tonight, if I were you, Potter. Might say something you'd regret." And he left.
"Snape's full of hot air, James. Really, I'm not bothered by what he called me..."
"Lil- he just can't go around insulting people! One of these days... I swear... One of these days." Reluctantly, James sat. With an anxious look towards Sirius he cleared his throat. "Maybe we should change into our robes now-"
Verissa glanced at her watch. "Uh- yeah. C'mon Lily. We'll go to the toilet and you guys just change here." She pulled out her black school robe with a blue stripe along the cuffs, and Lily hers. They left just as Sirius was pulling off his shirt. ("Ah, James! They don't care...")
"Why are we changing into our robes so early? We wont arrive for another hour and one half!" Lily asked as they changed from their Muggle garb into the Hogwarts standard attire.
"You didn't sense it?" Verissa replied incerdously. "I would have though- you being James's girlfriend and all..."
"What?" Lily looked at her friend, stoll half over her head. "What about James?"
"Well..." Verissa looked uncomfortable. "In his voice, it just sounded like he wanted for us to leave for a bit... You're certain you didn't catch it?"
Lily got quiet for a moment. "I guess I didn't notice..." She frowned. "Some girlfriend I am."
"Oh come on, Lily! You two are great together- James was just too subtle, that's all. Really." Verissa straightened her friend's stoll absentmindedly.
Lily sighed and picked up her jeans from the floor. "Okay. Let's go back."
They returned to the compartment to find the guys in serious conversation. The instant the girls slid the door open they hushed up and didn't say anymore. Lily caight James flash Remus a peculiar look.
Had Lily done something wrong?
Thanks to my two reviewers!
Slinkymalinki: There you go! Here's the guys! (They're happy to see you too!)
Thistlemeg: Thanks, and did you get your homework done? :)
Please email me! Slytherin_Angel@MostlySunny.com