Thanks so much for the reviews for Chapter 1 guys, I'm glad you like it! To
Starlina, I will update as much as possible, thanx for your enthusiasm! And
to Alessandra Guiseppe, I thought they were a little short myself, thanks
for being honest! Thank you everyone else who had nothing but positive
things to say, it inspires me to write more.All right, here I come with the
3rd chapter! Please review!
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HER Parents?!
Lily's jaw dropped. She just stared. They obviously knew each other quite well. "What on earth.?"
"Who are they talking to?" The red head girl had obviously spotted Lily's parents by now as well. She started walking purposefully towards the group. Lily snapped out of her daze of confusion to follow her.
"Mum, Dad." Lily said as she got closer. The tall red-haired man immediately turned towards her we a friendly grin on his face. "Lily Potter! We saw you take that fall!" He said, patting her on the back. The tall, hazel-eyed woman beside him touched her hand. "Why, are you okay?" she said, her voice soft and whimsical. She turned and smiled at Hermoine. "'Moine! She looks so much like you!" She said in her same dreamy voice. Lily took a step back in confusion. Who were these people? How the hell did they know her name? How did they know her mother? 'Moine?? She had only heard her dad call her that!
Harry saw his daughter's confusion and spoke up. "Lily, This is Ron Weasley. One of my best friend's in my time in Hogwarts!" He said with a stupid grin on his face. Bloody Hell! Why couldn't these people make these introductions FIRST? Lily thought. Now she looked like an idiot. Her dad continued, completely oblivious to her anger. "And this," He motioned to the tall lady beside him, "Is his lovely wife, Thistle." She smiled at Lily in her cat-like way. Lily wondered if her father knew how idiotic he was acting. Still, Lily put on one of her best smiles as she shook hands with them. "And I believe you already met our daughter, Justine." The red-haired girl smiled, "Yeah, we met." She said, a laugh in her hazel eyes. Lily decided that she could do this and smiled back.
"Dear Dear Dear!" Hermoine suddenly broke the relative peace with her scolding. "I hope you didn't hurt yourself or Justine with that crash!" She smoothed Lily's dark green sweater lovingly. Lily once again fought the urge to roll her eyes, realizing that her mother was almost more nervous than her about this day. "I'm fine mum.but we really do have to get to the train." A sudden look of panic crossed all of the silly parent's faces and Lily wondered briefly if she was the only one with brains here.
"Oh my, we should go now!" Mrs. Weasley looked at the silver watch on her slender, fair-skinned hand. The watch matched a tiny silver necklace around her neck with a light green jewel in it that matched her jade-colored blouse and hazel eyes. Justine was in a white blouse like her mother's jade one and she had little pearl earrings that sparkled under her shiny red hair. Lily tugged self-consciously at her frizzy, mud-brown hair. As much as her mother had tried that morning it was still as wild as ever. She touched her unpierced ear and wondered why she hadn't gotten it pierced. It looked so elegant on Justine. She decided not to think much of it right now though-she had a train to catch! She pushed through the crowd just as she had moments before, this time watching out for other people around her. Suddenly she was at the brick column, with Justine beside her.
"It's a little unnerving, isn't it?" Justine breathed, obviously scared to run through it. Lily was a bit unnerved, but she wasn't about to show it. Lily shrugged with what she hoped was a casual air and then started running towards it. She felt her heart in her throat and decided to close her eyes. Suddenly, something like a tiny push caused her to open her eyes. Her jaw dropped again when she realized that she was at Platform 9 ¾. The Hogwarts Express glinted in the sun, its shiny black and red paint looking brand new. All around Lily were the strangest looking people. People like her. She set down her bag and smiled, ready as ever to go.
"Oh my!" A breathy voice that Lily had come to know as Justine's sang out behind her. "I know-great, isn't it?" Lily grinned, deciding to be nice to Justine, since she was the only one she knew at the moment. Justine grinned back and set down her luggage beside Lily's. They watched the wall, waiting. Suddenly, an owl cage popped through with Lily's father right behind it. He grinned just the same as Lily had. "I remember this. My first year." He looked sad and happy at the same time. Suddenly Ron Weasley popped out beside him. "Yup! You couldn't figure out 'ow to get 'ere for the life of you!" He laughed and elbowed Harry. "If it hadn't been for my Mum, you might not 'ave gone!" Lily IdidI roll her eyes this time. Couldn't they have their memoirs later? She picked up her luggage again, poised and ready to go. Her dad didn't notice this motion-he was far to into bringing back memories now.
"And then we met 'Moine, looking for Neville's frog! Who ever knew we'd end up like this?" They both laughed. What the hell was that supposed to mean? Lily tapped her dad on the shoulder impatiently. "What ever happened to Neville? 'Aven't seen 'im for years!" Ron said. Lily grinded her teeth, a bad habit of hers when she was a) angry, b) impatient, c) nervous. And all of those choices could work right about now. Hermoine and Thistle were here now, and also immersed in the memories. Lily felt like screaming at them all. She glanced at Justine and was surprised to see that she looked just as impatient as Lily. She was furiously twisting her little pearl earring. Lily nudged her and whispered. "Let's go!" Justine looked surprised at first but just nodded, and finally smiled. They both grabbed their luggage and started towards the nearest car. They hopped up the steps and laughed as they plopped down on the seats. Suddenly, the bell rang out, signaling it was time. The parents woke up from there daze and looked around in panic. Adults-what would they do without us? Lily laughed as she opened the window and called out to them. "Love you, Mum, Dad! Bye!" she yelled. The last she saw of them was their shocked faces and waving arms. She heard Justine giggle from the window beside her. They looked at each other and both started in a laughing fit again. She knew there were other people in the car and that they probably thought the girls were crazy, but Lily didn't care. She was going to Hogwarts!
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So, now they're off! Tell me if any of that was a bit confusing. And don't worry, Justine's charry will improve over time, just in case you didn't like her. I'm probably going to put up the next chap today to, so PLZ R&R! By the way, do you like Justine's name? I couldn't decide what to name her, tell me if you have any other ideas, maybe I can change it!
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HER Parents?!
Lily's jaw dropped. She just stared. They obviously knew each other quite well. "What on earth.?"
"Who are they talking to?" The red head girl had obviously spotted Lily's parents by now as well. She started walking purposefully towards the group. Lily snapped out of her daze of confusion to follow her.
"Mum, Dad." Lily said as she got closer. The tall red-haired man immediately turned towards her we a friendly grin on his face. "Lily Potter! We saw you take that fall!" He said, patting her on the back. The tall, hazel-eyed woman beside him touched her hand. "Why, are you okay?" she said, her voice soft and whimsical. She turned and smiled at Hermoine. "'Moine! She looks so much like you!" She said in her same dreamy voice. Lily took a step back in confusion. Who were these people? How the hell did they know her name? How did they know her mother? 'Moine?? She had only heard her dad call her that!
Harry saw his daughter's confusion and spoke up. "Lily, This is Ron Weasley. One of my best friend's in my time in Hogwarts!" He said with a stupid grin on his face. Bloody Hell! Why couldn't these people make these introductions FIRST? Lily thought. Now she looked like an idiot. Her dad continued, completely oblivious to her anger. "And this," He motioned to the tall lady beside him, "Is his lovely wife, Thistle." She smiled at Lily in her cat-like way. Lily wondered if her father knew how idiotic he was acting. Still, Lily put on one of her best smiles as she shook hands with them. "And I believe you already met our daughter, Justine." The red-haired girl smiled, "Yeah, we met." She said, a laugh in her hazel eyes. Lily decided that she could do this and smiled back.
"Dear Dear Dear!" Hermoine suddenly broke the relative peace with her scolding. "I hope you didn't hurt yourself or Justine with that crash!" She smoothed Lily's dark green sweater lovingly. Lily once again fought the urge to roll her eyes, realizing that her mother was almost more nervous than her about this day. "I'm fine mum.but we really do have to get to the train." A sudden look of panic crossed all of the silly parent's faces and Lily wondered briefly if she was the only one with brains here.
"Oh my, we should go now!" Mrs. Weasley looked at the silver watch on her slender, fair-skinned hand. The watch matched a tiny silver necklace around her neck with a light green jewel in it that matched her jade-colored blouse and hazel eyes. Justine was in a white blouse like her mother's jade one and she had little pearl earrings that sparkled under her shiny red hair. Lily tugged self-consciously at her frizzy, mud-brown hair. As much as her mother had tried that morning it was still as wild as ever. She touched her unpierced ear and wondered why she hadn't gotten it pierced. It looked so elegant on Justine. She decided not to think much of it right now though-she had a train to catch! She pushed through the crowd just as she had moments before, this time watching out for other people around her. Suddenly she was at the brick column, with Justine beside her.
"It's a little unnerving, isn't it?" Justine breathed, obviously scared to run through it. Lily was a bit unnerved, but she wasn't about to show it. Lily shrugged with what she hoped was a casual air and then started running towards it. She felt her heart in her throat and decided to close her eyes. Suddenly, something like a tiny push caused her to open her eyes. Her jaw dropped again when she realized that she was at Platform 9 ¾. The Hogwarts Express glinted in the sun, its shiny black and red paint looking brand new. All around Lily were the strangest looking people. People like her. She set down her bag and smiled, ready as ever to go.
"Oh my!" A breathy voice that Lily had come to know as Justine's sang out behind her. "I know-great, isn't it?" Lily grinned, deciding to be nice to Justine, since she was the only one she knew at the moment. Justine grinned back and set down her luggage beside Lily's. They watched the wall, waiting. Suddenly, an owl cage popped through with Lily's father right behind it. He grinned just the same as Lily had. "I remember this. My first year." He looked sad and happy at the same time. Suddenly Ron Weasley popped out beside him. "Yup! You couldn't figure out 'ow to get 'ere for the life of you!" He laughed and elbowed Harry. "If it hadn't been for my Mum, you might not 'ave gone!" Lily IdidI roll her eyes this time. Couldn't they have their memoirs later? She picked up her luggage again, poised and ready to go. Her dad didn't notice this motion-he was far to into bringing back memories now.
"And then we met 'Moine, looking for Neville's frog! Who ever knew we'd end up like this?" They both laughed. What the hell was that supposed to mean? Lily tapped her dad on the shoulder impatiently. "What ever happened to Neville? 'Aven't seen 'im for years!" Ron said. Lily grinded her teeth, a bad habit of hers when she was a) angry, b) impatient, c) nervous. And all of those choices could work right about now. Hermoine and Thistle were here now, and also immersed in the memories. Lily felt like screaming at them all. She glanced at Justine and was surprised to see that she looked just as impatient as Lily. She was furiously twisting her little pearl earring. Lily nudged her and whispered. "Let's go!" Justine looked surprised at first but just nodded, and finally smiled. They both grabbed their luggage and started towards the nearest car. They hopped up the steps and laughed as they plopped down on the seats. Suddenly, the bell rang out, signaling it was time. The parents woke up from there daze and looked around in panic. Adults-what would they do without us? Lily laughed as she opened the window and called out to them. "Love you, Mum, Dad! Bye!" she yelled. The last she saw of them was their shocked faces and waving arms. She heard Justine giggle from the window beside her. They looked at each other and both started in a laughing fit again. She knew there were other people in the car and that they probably thought the girls were crazy, but Lily didn't care. She was going to Hogwarts!
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So, now they're off! Tell me if any of that was a bit confusing. And don't worry, Justine's charry will improve over time, just in case you didn't like her. I'm probably going to put up the next chap today to, so PLZ R&R! By the way, do you like Justine's name? I couldn't decide what to name her, tell me if you have any other ideas, maybe I can change it!
