Chapter Two: Dinner with the Potters
"Lily! Lily, dear, wake up! The Potters will be here any moment!" said a distant voice. Lily opened her eyes slowly and sat up. Her mother was bustling around Lily's room, picking up stray clothes and sweeping the floor.
"What time is it?" Lily asked, rolling reluctantly out of bed.
"Three thirty--now get up! Get dressed! Hurry!" Mrs. Evans left the room. Lily ambled to her dresser and selected her best dress robes. She slid out of her pajamas and into her robes, then ran downstairs.
"Okay, I'm read--AAARRRRGGGHHH!" Lily cried as she ran into something very hard, knocking it over.
"Geroff me, Lily! You're squishing my bladder!" said a muffled voice. Lily brushed her dark, red hair out of her face and looked down. She happened to be laying on top of Sirius Black, one of James's best friends.
"Sirius?" she laughed. "What're you doing here?"
"Get off me and I'll tell you!" he moaned. Lily tried to push herself up, but fell back down onto Sirius.
"OWW! James--a little help-please?" Sirius said hoarsley. Someone slid their arms around Lily's waist and hoisted her up. Lily stuck out her arm for Sirius to take. He grabbed hold and pulled himself up. Lily turned around to find herself staring into the charming hazel eyes of James Potter.
"Well, that was a nice greeting!" said Sirius.
"Oh--yeah--sorry about that Sirius," Lily apologized. "What're you doing here, anyway?"
"I was staying with James. . .got a problem with that?"
"Erm. . .no. . ."
"Lily. . .you look. . .great!" spoke up James. Lily blushed.
"Thanks. Er. . .I'll-I'll just go see if dinner's ready then," she said, wheeling around and walking into the kitchen. Sirius shot a confused glance at James, but he didn't seem to notice, as he was too busy staring at the kitchen door, which Lily had just walked through.
"Oy! James! Anyone home?" said Sirius, waving his hand in front of James's face. He snapped back to reality(A/N oh there goes gravity, oh there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad, but he won't give up that easy, no, he won't have it. . .sorry, I always do that! I turn quotes into songs! Lol! I love you Eminem!)
"Huh. . .what?"
"Mate, your crush on Lily is more obvious then Remus being a werewolf. Didn't you learn anything in the fifth year?"
"Well. . .she-she's changed. . .don't you think?"
"Ah, I don't--"
"C'mon, dinner's ready!" Lily said, interupting the conversation. She lead them into the dining room, where all the food sat on silver platters in the middle of a large Parissian dining table. Lily took a seat on the left side of the table. James and Sirius joined her. The Potters and Lily's parents sat on the opposite side, while Petunia, who had invited her boyfriend Vernon Dursley, sat at the head of the table.
"Well. . .dig in, everybody!" announced Mr. Evans. Soon after these words, everyone began shoveling food onto their plates. Mr. Evans and Mr. Potter began discussing their jobs and Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Evans were exchanging gossip. Lily looked over at Petunia, who was gazing at Sirius like she had never seen anything like him.
"Sirius. . .Sirius! Oy, Black!" Lily whispered, kicking Sirius across James. Momentarily, her leg brushed against James's. It lingered there for a few minutes before kicking Sirius in the shins. Sirius dropped his fork with a clatter and stared at her.
"What do you want?" he whispered hoarsley.
"Look," she said, tossing her head in the direction of Petunia. Sirius looked at her irritably, but his expression of anger soon turned into an expression of horror. Petunia smiled at Sirius and waved.
"Well she's in a right state!" Sirius whispered.
"Uh-huh," Lily said absent-mindedly. She was knawing on a chicken leg and staring at James while he ate his, thought she seemed to just be chewing the bone. Sirius took notice immediatley. He sent a puzzled expression towards Lily, then James.
"James. . ." Sirius mumbled. James put down his chicken leg and looked over at Lily. Lily continued to chew the bone.
"Lily. . .LILY!" Sirius said, prodding her with his fork. She bit her toungue in surprise and howled in pain.
"OWWWW!" she moaned, gulping water. Everyone looked at her.
"Lily. . .maybe you should go to the bathroom or something," suggested James.
"I'll take her," Sirius muttered, and grabbed Lily by the arm, pulling her to the bathroom. Lily stuck her head under the sink and turned on the water. Sirius raised an eyebrow.
"What is your problem, Sirius?" Lily said through gulps of cool water.
"More like what's your problem!"
"Exactly what does that mean?" Lily said, rising from the sink and facing Sirius, green eyes flashing dangerously.
"You are so *thick*! Haven't you noticed that James--"
"This has *nothing* to do with James," Lily snarled.
"Yes it does," Sirius said impatiently.
"What then?"
"Lily, you really *are* thick. James--" But Sirius was cut short as Petunia appeared at the doorway.
"What do *you* want...girrafe neck?" Lily said. Angry patches of red appeared on Petunia's face.
"They want you back at the table," Petunia replied through clenched teeth. Lily grinned as she passed Petunia on the way to the dining room. She took her seat next to James and took another drink of water.
"So Lily. . .James tells me you've been made Head Girl?" Mrs. Potter said, helping herself to some salad.
"Oh yes. . ." Lily said distantly, mashing her potatoes.
"You must be proud," Mrs. Potter said to Mrs. Evans.
"Yes, yes, very proud."
"Of course, Lily is a bright, young girl--"
"Mum," James mumbled.
"--And I'm sure she'll make an acceptional Head Girl--"
"MUM!" James said loudly.
"What? I was only--"
"Please!"
"Fine," snapped Mrs. Potter. For the rest of dinner, they ate in silence. The only noise was the clanking of forks and knives on the silver plates. After what seemed like hours, Mr. Evans stood up and said, "Well, if everyone's done, let's go into the parlor for tea. Lily, you can take your friends up to your room." The adults stood up and made their way out of the kitchen, followed closely by Petunia and Vernon, leaving Lily, James, and Sirius.
"Well. . .erm. . .let's--let's go," Lily said, standing up and leading the way upstairs into her room. She flopped onto her bed and lay on her back. James sat on the bed beside her, and Sirius sat on one of Lily's bean bag chairs.
"Wicked!" he announced as he sank into the chair. Lily giggled.
"So. . .what d'you want to do?" James asked after a while. Lily sighed in reply. "Oh, so it's like that, then?" James began tickling Lily's stomach. She squeeled and giggled at the same time, her arms flailing in every direction in attempt to stop him. Lily rolled off the bed laughing, and James soon followed, landing squarely on top of her. They paused. There was an awkward silence. The door flew open.
"Lily, mum wants to know if you're going to that Dragon Alley or whatever--" Petunia said loudly, but stopped dead as she spotted James and Lily on the floor. James quickly sat up.
"Erm--erm--yeah, t-tell her I'm going," Lily said quickly.
"Oh, sorry, am I. . .*disturbing* something?" Petunia asked with a nasty grin.
"Petunia--Petunia please--it's not what you think--"
"I don't think mum will buy that," Petunia whispered.
"Please, Petunia!"
"After all that you've done to me, you really think I'd spare you? Think again, *witch*." Petunia stormed out of the room.
"You--you better go now," Lily said, her face hot. James was blushing.
"Er--yeah--yeah, c'mon Sirius, let's go," James said, grabbing Sirius's arm and pulling him out of the room. Lily blinked back tears. She could imagine what her parents would say. The front door slammed downstairs. /The Potters must be gone...oh, there're the footsteps of mum and dad...I'm in for it.../ Lily thought franticaly. She lay down on her bed and curled into a ball. There was a knock on her door.
"Come in," she said dully. Her parents came walking in, looking furious.
"Lily Evans, we expected better of you!" her father was saying.
"We trusted you! We never even gave a *second thought* to what you would do with a boy unsupervised--"
"--You betrayed our trust! We thought you were a good girl, Lily!"
"--We raised you right!"
"--*Never* expected you to go and do that with a boy--"
"STOP IT!" Lily shouted over her parents. "LET ME EXPLAIN!"
"Explain? EXPLAIN? Just what is there *to* explain?"
"That Petunia's a dirty, rotten blackmailer!" Lily shrieked, then burried her face in her pillow. Silence. Then...
"You're grounded."
"Lily! Lily, dear, wake up! The Potters will be here any moment!" said a distant voice. Lily opened her eyes slowly and sat up. Her mother was bustling around Lily's room, picking up stray clothes and sweeping the floor.
"What time is it?" Lily asked, rolling reluctantly out of bed.
"Three thirty--now get up! Get dressed! Hurry!" Mrs. Evans left the room. Lily ambled to her dresser and selected her best dress robes. She slid out of her pajamas and into her robes, then ran downstairs.
"Okay, I'm read--AAARRRRGGGHHH!" Lily cried as she ran into something very hard, knocking it over.
"Geroff me, Lily! You're squishing my bladder!" said a muffled voice. Lily brushed her dark, red hair out of her face and looked down. She happened to be laying on top of Sirius Black, one of James's best friends.
"Sirius?" she laughed. "What're you doing here?"
"Get off me and I'll tell you!" he moaned. Lily tried to push herself up, but fell back down onto Sirius.
"OWW! James--a little help-please?" Sirius said hoarsley. Someone slid their arms around Lily's waist and hoisted her up. Lily stuck out her arm for Sirius to take. He grabbed hold and pulled himself up. Lily turned around to find herself staring into the charming hazel eyes of James Potter.
"Well, that was a nice greeting!" said Sirius.
"Oh--yeah--sorry about that Sirius," Lily apologized. "What're you doing here, anyway?"
"I was staying with James. . .got a problem with that?"
"Erm. . .no. . ."
"Lily. . .you look. . .great!" spoke up James. Lily blushed.
"Thanks. Er. . .I'll-I'll just go see if dinner's ready then," she said, wheeling around and walking into the kitchen. Sirius shot a confused glance at James, but he didn't seem to notice, as he was too busy staring at the kitchen door, which Lily had just walked through.
"Oy! James! Anyone home?" said Sirius, waving his hand in front of James's face. He snapped back to reality(A/N oh there goes gravity, oh there goes Rabbit, he choked, he's so mad, but he won't give up that easy, no, he won't have it. . .sorry, I always do that! I turn quotes into songs! Lol! I love you Eminem!)
"Huh. . .what?"
"Mate, your crush on Lily is more obvious then Remus being a werewolf. Didn't you learn anything in the fifth year?"
"Well. . .she-she's changed. . .don't you think?"
"Ah, I don't--"
"C'mon, dinner's ready!" Lily said, interupting the conversation. She lead them into the dining room, where all the food sat on silver platters in the middle of a large Parissian dining table. Lily took a seat on the left side of the table. James and Sirius joined her. The Potters and Lily's parents sat on the opposite side, while Petunia, who had invited her boyfriend Vernon Dursley, sat at the head of the table.
"Well. . .dig in, everybody!" announced Mr. Evans. Soon after these words, everyone began shoveling food onto their plates. Mr. Evans and Mr. Potter began discussing their jobs and Mrs. Potter and Mrs. Evans were exchanging gossip. Lily looked over at Petunia, who was gazing at Sirius like she had never seen anything like him.
"Sirius. . .Sirius! Oy, Black!" Lily whispered, kicking Sirius across James. Momentarily, her leg brushed against James's. It lingered there for a few minutes before kicking Sirius in the shins. Sirius dropped his fork with a clatter and stared at her.
"What do you want?" he whispered hoarsley.
"Look," she said, tossing her head in the direction of Petunia. Sirius looked at her irritably, but his expression of anger soon turned into an expression of horror. Petunia smiled at Sirius and waved.
"Well she's in a right state!" Sirius whispered.
"Uh-huh," Lily said absent-mindedly. She was knawing on a chicken leg and staring at James while he ate his, thought she seemed to just be chewing the bone. Sirius took notice immediatley. He sent a puzzled expression towards Lily, then James.
"James. . ." Sirius mumbled. James put down his chicken leg and looked over at Lily. Lily continued to chew the bone.
"Lily. . .LILY!" Sirius said, prodding her with his fork. She bit her toungue in surprise and howled in pain.
"OWWWW!" she moaned, gulping water. Everyone looked at her.
"Lily. . .maybe you should go to the bathroom or something," suggested James.
"I'll take her," Sirius muttered, and grabbed Lily by the arm, pulling her to the bathroom. Lily stuck her head under the sink and turned on the water. Sirius raised an eyebrow.
"What is your problem, Sirius?" Lily said through gulps of cool water.
"More like what's your problem!"
"Exactly what does that mean?" Lily said, rising from the sink and facing Sirius, green eyes flashing dangerously.
"You are so *thick*! Haven't you noticed that James--"
"This has *nothing* to do with James," Lily snarled.
"Yes it does," Sirius said impatiently.
"What then?"
"Lily, you really *are* thick. James--" But Sirius was cut short as Petunia appeared at the doorway.
"What do *you* want...girrafe neck?" Lily said. Angry patches of red appeared on Petunia's face.
"They want you back at the table," Petunia replied through clenched teeth. Lily grinned as she passed Petunia on the way to the dining room. She took her seat next to James and took another drink of water.
"So Lily. . .James tells me you've been made Head Girl?" Mrs. Potter said, helping herself to some salad.
"Oh yes. . ." Lily said distantly, mashing her potatoes.
"You must be proud," Mrs. Potter said to Mrs. Evans.
"Yes, yes, very proud."
"Of course, Lily is a bright, young girl--"
"Mum," James mumbled.
"--And I'm sure she'll make an acceptional Head Girl--"
"MUM!" James said loudly.
"What? I was only--"
"Please!"
"Fine," snapped Mrs. Potter. For the rest of dinner, they ate in silence. The only noise was the clanking of forks and knives on the silver plates. After what seemed like hours, Mr. Evans stood up and said, "Well, if everyone's done, let's go into the parlor for tea. Lily, you can take your friends up to your room." The adults stood up and made their way out of the kitchen, followed closely by Petunia and Vernon, leaving Lily, James, and Sirius.
"Well. . .erm. . .let's--let's go," Lily said, standing up and leading the way upstairs into her room. She flopped onto her bed and lay on her back. James sat on the bed beside her, and Sirius sat on one of Lily's bean bag chairs.
"Wicked!" he announced as he sank into the chair. Lily giggled.
"So. . .what d'you want to do?" James asked after a while. Lily sighed in reply. "Oh, so it's like that, then?" James began tickling Lily's stomach. She squeeled and giggled at the same time, her arms flailing in every direction in attempt to stop him. Lily rolled off the bed laughing, and James soon followed, landing squarely on top of her. They paused. There was an awkward silence. The door flew open.
"Lily, mum wants to know if you're going to that Dragon Alley or whatever--" Petunia said loudly, but stopped dead as she spotted James and Lily on the floor. James quickly sat up.
"Erm--erm--yeah, t-tell her I'm going," Lily said quickly.
"Oh, sorry, am I. . .*disturbing* something?" Petunia asked with a nasty grin.
"Petunia--Petunia please--it's not what you think--"
"I don't think mum will buy that," Petunia whispered.
"Please, Petunia!"
"After all that you've done to me, you really think I'd spare you? Think again, *witch*." Petunia stormed out of the room.
"You--you better go now," Lily said, her face hot. James was blushing.
"Er--yeah--yeah, c'mon Sirius, let's go," James said, grabbing Sirius's arm and pulling him out of the room. Lily blinked back tears. She could imagine what her parents would say. The front door slammed downstairs. /The Potters must be gone...oh, there're the footsteps of mum and dad...I'm in for it.../ Lily thought franticaly. She lay down on her bed and curled into a ball. There was a knock on her door.
"Come in," she said dully. Her parents came walking in, looking furious.
"Lily Evans, we expected better of you!" her father was saying.
"We trusted you! We never even gave a *second thought* to what you would do with a boy unsupervised--"
"--You betrayed our trust! We thought you were a good girl, Lily!"
"--We raised you right!"
"--*Never* expected you to go and do that with a boy--"
"STOP IT!" Lily shouted over her parents. "LET ME EXPLAIN!"
"Explain? EXPLAIN? Just what is there *to* explain?"
"That Petunia's a dirty, rotten blackmailer!" Lily shrieked, then burried her face in her pillow. Silence. Then...
"You're grounded."