Forward:
I realize the last chapter was kind of short and the title and summary to
this story need a lot of work, but it's all I've come up with so far. In
case anyone is questioning the rating, I just want to be on the safe side.
I would also like to let you know in advance that there are going to be two
POVs in this story, one is James, the other is, you guessed it, Lily. I'm
really excited and I hope someone likes my story.
Hello to Kelly and Abbey who got me hooked (on fanfic).
Chapter 2: Introductions
~Lily~
Lily looked up from the novel she was reading. There was a large barn owl tapping on the window to her small bedroom. She marked the place in her book and walked over to her window. Her eyes went straight to the Hogwarts seal and she immediately became flustered in her haste to grab the envelope and tear it open. The owl hooted unappreciatively and flew off.
As she sat down on her bed, she considered taking into the kitchen to share with her mother, but decided against it. Petunia would be there and find another reason to hate her if she got good marks and would mock her if she didn't. She would tell her parents when her sister wasn't around. Petunia considered her sister a freak and told her that frequently. She was a muggle like Lily's parents, but was far less enthusiastic about Lily going to Hogwarts to study witchcraft. Lily guessed Petunia was scared. Lily had been when she first found out.
Lily pushed these thoughts aside as she carefully took out the 2 pieces of parchment the envelope contained. She let her Hogwarts list fall to the ground as she studied her O.W.L. exam results. A large grin crept onto her face. She had done better than she had expected. The parchment read:
The following is the result of the O.W.L. exam for Lily Evans: Astronomy- E History of Magic- O Transfiguration- E Potions- E Charms-O Defense Against the Dark Arts- O Herbology- O Care of Magical Creatures- O Arithmancy- E
While silently celebrating her success, she glanced down at the Hogwarts letter and supply list. As she picked it up, a Prefect badge fell down onto her bed spread. Her smile faded slightly. She was happy to be prefect again, but she quickly glanced at her letter and her smile was wiped off of her face. Remus Lupin was to be the other prefect again.
Lily liked Remus well enough. He was always kind to her and was extremely intelligent, but it was his friends Lily didn't like. Peter Pettigrew, James Potter and Sirius Black were all boys in Lily's year. They acted as though the owned the school and were constantly playing pranks on innocent people. They were always getting out of it too. If they didn't get caught, Remus would show a blind eye and forget about his prefect duties. The thought of the Marauders had ruined Lily's moment of joy, especially the thought of James Potter. He and Sirius Black were constantly mocking Lily and being a prefect added to it. Right then and there Lily vowed to be as strict as she could when dealing with the Marauders this year.
"Lily, dinner is ready," she heard her mum call.
"Coming."
Lily would tell her parents about her exam when dinner was over. She was sure they would be proud.
*~*~*~*~*
~James~
James woke to a flurry of objects zooming towards him. He ducked and looked toward the direction from which they were coming. He saw a familiar face.
"Sirius?" What was Sirius doing in his room? Then it dawned on him.
Last night Sirius had come to his door with everything he owned. James had been speechless while Sirius explained to the Potters how he had decided to run away and just needed a place to sleep for the night. He had said he was fed up with his damn mother and her twisted thoughts. She was actually agreeing with all of the muggle murders and kept grounding him for disagreeing with her. He had lived with her too long and had sneaked out with all of his possessions that night and hitched a ride on the Knight Bus. After hearing this Mr. and Mrs. Potter had insisted Sirius stay, at least until they left for Hogwarts or he found somewhere better. And now Sirius was preparing for the two and a half weeks they were going to spend together.
"I was wondering how long it would take to wake you up mate. That was my sixth attempt. You sure are a heavy sleeper."
"I guess I was really tired last night. Hey, how did you do on your O.W.L.s?"
"Better than I expected. I didn't quite as well as you did, if your mum is telling the truth about your marks."
"That's good. I was worried you wouldn't be graduating with the rest of the Marauders," James joked.
"Well, I'm still worried you are going to graduate without having a steady girlfriend. And just because you snog a girl doesn't mean she's your girlfriend," Sirius shot back.
"And how many 'steady relationships' have you had?" James questioned.
"As a matter of fact I have had 3 and have probably snogged 10 times the girls you have."
Sirius was right and James knew it. He wasn't going to admit it though.
"How about we get something to eat."
James saw look of triumph in Sirius' eyes as they made their way downstairs to get some breakfast.
*~*~*~*~*
I hope you liked this chapter. I can't wait until the next one! This so much fun! I hope you review. Bah.
Hello to Kelly and Abbey who got me hooked (on fanfic).
Chapter 2: Introductions
~Lily~
Lily looked up from the novel she was reading. There was a large barn owl tapping on the window to her small bedroom. She marked the place in her book and walked over to her window. Her eyes went straight to the Hogwarts seal and she immediately became flustered in her haste to grab the envelope and tear it open. The owl hooted unappreciatively and flew off.
As she sat down on her bed, she considered taking into the kitchen to share with her mother, but decided against it. Petunia would be there and find another reason to hate her if she got good marks and would mock her if she didn't. She would tell her parents when her sister wasn't around. Petunia considered her sister a freak and told her that frequently. She was a muggle like Lily's parents, but was far less enthusiastic about Lily going to Hogwarts to study witchcraft. Lily guessed Petunia was scared. Lily had been when she first found out.
Lily pushed these thoughts aside as she carefully took out the 2 pieces of parchment the envelope contained. She let her Hogwarts list fall to the ground as she studied her O.W.L. exam results. A large grin crept onto her face. She had done better than she had expected. The parchment read:
The following is the result of the O.W.L. exam for Lily Evans: Astronomy- E History of Magic- O Transfiguration- E Potions- E Charms-O Defense Against the Dark Arts- O Herbology- O Care of Magical Creatures- O Arithmancy- E
While silently celebrating her success, she glanced down at the Hogwarts letter and supply list. As she picked it up, a Prefect badge fell down onto her bed spread. Her smile faded slightly. She was happy to be prefect again, but she quickly glanced at her letter and her smile was wiped off of her face. Remus Lupin was to be the other prefect again.
Lily liked Remus well enough. He was always kind to her and was extremely intelligent, but it was his friends Lily didn't like. Peter Pettigrew, James Potter and Sirius Black were all boys in Lily's year. They acted as though the owned the school and were constantly playing pranks on innocent people. They were always getting out of it too. If they didn't get caught, Remus would show a blind eye and forget about his prefect duties. The thought of the Marauders had ruined Lily's moment of joy, especially the thought of James Potter. He and Sirius Black were constantly mocking Lily and being a prefect added to it. Right then and there Lily vowed to be as strict as she could when dealing with the Marauders this year.
"Lily, dinner is ready," she heard her mum call.
"Coming."
Lily would tell her parents about her exam when dinner was over. She was sure they would be proud.
*~*~*~*~*
~James~
James woke to a flurry of objects zooming towards him. He ducked and looked toward the direction from which they were coming. He saw a familiar face.
"Sirius?" What was Sirius doing in his room? Then it dawned on him.
Last night Sirius had come to his door with everything he owned. James had been speechless while Sirius explained to the Potters how he had decided to run away and just needed a place to sleep for the night. He had said he was fed up with his damn mother and her twisted thoughts. She was actually agreeing with all of the muggle murders and kept grounding him for disagreeing with her. He had lived with her too long and had sneaked out with all of his possessions that night and hitched a ride on the Knight Bus. After hearing this Mr. and Mrs. Potter had insisted Sirius stay, at least until they left for Hogwarts or he found somewhere better. And now Sirius was preparing for the two and a half weeks they were going to spend together.
"I was wondering how long it would take to wake you up mate. That was my sixth attempt. You sure are a heavy sleeper."
"I guess I was really tired last night. Hey, how did you do on your O.W.L.s?"
"Better than I expected. I didn't quite as well as you did, if your mum is telling the truth about your marks."
"That's good. I was worried you wouldn't be graduating with the rest of the Marauders," James joked.
"Well, I'm still worried you are going to graduate without having a steady girlfriend. And just because you snog a girl doesn't mean she's your girlfriend," Sirius shot back.
"And how many 'steady relationships' have you had?" James questioned.
"As a matter of fact I have had 3 and have probably snogged 10 times the girls you have."
Sirius was right and James knew it. He wasn't going to admit it though.
"How about we get something to eat."
James saw look of triumph in Sirius' eyes as they made their way downstairs to get some breakfast.
*~*~*~*~*
I hope you liked this chapter. I can't wait until the next one! This so much fun! I hope you review. Bah.
