Chapter 2 - Home
Lily waited for James to show up at her family's manor rather impatiently. She just had to tell him about her job offer! Lily's sharp ears heard a distinct pop sound coming from the entry way, and rushed out of the sitting room that she had been pacing in to see who had arrived.
"James!" Lily cried as she was embraced in James' arms.
"What?" James smiled as he hugged his fiancée back. "I have something to tell you."
Lily looked up into James' handsome face, or more directly into his sparkling blue eyes, and raised her eyebrow. What did he do? She wondered as she stepped away from him.
"I got a job offer, and this time I'm going to take it," he informed her as he led her outside. James had been given the opportunity to play for the Cannons as their Seeker, but he refused. He just couldn't see himself flying for a living, and he also couldn't see himself being away from Lily that often.
Lily perked up. "Really," she asked curiously. Wouldn't it be weird if we had the same jobs? She mused, but rejected it. She wasn't sure if James would go for something that seemed like more of a desk job than anything else. "And what would that be?"
James' eyes sparkled with laughter, and his lips twitched at the corners as he told her.
Oh my, God. Lily thought wildly. He's going to do a desk job! Okay, this isn't James Potter, this - this - this is an imposter! She concluded. "Who are you?" Lily asked before she thought anything of it.
James laughed; he had been expecting that response from her. Well, to tell the truth, not really, but one similar to it at least! "I'm James William Potter." He told her with a smile.
"You mean you are really going to be working with me then?" she asked, still too stunned to realize that she had just spilled her news.
"What? You are? Since when?" James demanded stupidly.
Lily shook herself out of her shock, and smiled. "Yes, I am. I got my letter this morning and replied to it."
"Oh."
Lily laughed, and looked at the time. "Oh, Merlin!" she swore. "James, come on, we're going to be late!" she cried frantically as she threw her jacket on and pocketed her keys, just in case she couldn't get in the magic way.
James looked at Lily and wondered what she was talking about. Then it hit him. Oh, shit! The House showing! James jumped up from his seat on the white sofa and rushed over to Lily. Seeing as they couldn't apparate into the house, the couple used Floo powder. "Dream Manor!" Lily yelled into the fireplace as the fire consumed her. James soon followed suit.
Lily shut her eyes as she felt herself getting dizzy from all of the twirling and fireplaces that she saw go by. When she stepped out of the fireplace, she gaped. The room that she had landed in was beautiful. It was large, but intimate, a large stone fireplace stood to her right, which was next to the door, and to the right of the fireplace, a bay window sat, overlooking a beautiful garden. The room was furnished in light colors, baby blue and white, with a few hints of navy blue.
"May I help you?" a voice asked as they walked through the door.
Lily looked at the young woman and guessed for her to be a real estate agent. She had on a black cloak, and was carrying around a clipboard, and her honey brown hair was situated in a bun that reminded her of Professor McGonagall's hairstyle. Her brown eyes were situated behind oval glasses, and shined with friendliness and warmth. Lily automatically liked this lady.
"Yes, my name is Lily Evans, but I think that I stepped out at the wrong time. Do you mind telling me where I am?" Lily asked her politely while holding out her hand to shake.
The young woman grasped the hand firmly and shook. "Nice to meet you, Lily." The real estate agent said. "My name is Veronica Huggles, and you are at Godrics Manor."
"Is it for sell?" Lily questioned as she looked around the room again. If the rest of the house looks like this, James and I might not need to look as much as we planned. Lily thought.
"Yes, it is. In fact, I have an appointment in 20 minutes, but if you'd like, I could fit you in for a tour in about an hour." Veronica chirpily informed her. Lily smiled and gave the lady her name, telling her that she would be here in an hour with her fiancée.
Lily then stepped into the fireplace again, and with a last wave to Veronica, started on her way to Dreams Manor once again.
"Where have you been?" James demanded as soon as Lily stepped out of the fireplace.
Lily smiled. "I got lost and ended up somewhere else," she told him as she walked over to his side, gave him a kiss on his cheek, and laced her arm through his.
Lily looked at the real estate agent as he walked in, and tried to stifle her laughter, and barely managed. This man had seen past the age of 50, was balding, and was a bit . . . big. Actually, his stomach would do Santa Clauses good, and he had enough chins to make up almost 5 people.
"Yes, I am," Lily coughed to hide her laugh as she extended her hand in welcome. The man took it, and after a brief shake, released it.
"Now, about the house . . ." the man droned on.
Lily paid no attention to him and by the time the man had finished, Lily was almost asleep.
James looked down at Lily and smiled. She had her head resting on his shoulder, her long auburn hair shifting against his clothes as she nodded or shook her head, and her hand snuggled in his. She looked to prefect there. "Lily, honey, were you even listening to the guy?" James asked as they got ready to apparate out of the houses grounds to the appointment that Lily had made.
"No," she grinned.
James shook his head at her as she disappeared.
As soon as James appeared in front of the two-story mansion that was called Godrics Hollow, he knew that this was the house. Some say that a house always picked the family, and James had never believed that before, but now, he believed. It just seemed as if this house was made for Lily and him, and he hasn't even been in it!
The house consisted of a study, a library, 6 bedrooms and a master bedroom, 8 bathrooms, and 1 in each room, then one on the top and bottom floor. It had a small sitting room, a kitchen, a dinning room, and a recreational room. Each room had its own color theme, and housed its own fireplace. And the master bedroom was what topped it all for James and Lily. They had terrace doors that opened up onto a terrace that overlooked the raging cliffs, and had a prefect view of the waves.
James and Lily both turned toward Veronica and said, "We'll take it"
*~*~*~*~
"So tell me of this house you got," Kayla told Lily as they, along with Aria, Alexandra, and Tiffany, began their long search for a church for Lily's wedding.
"Well, it's in England--I don't think that James could ever live in any other place. It has 6 rooms, a sitting room, dinning, kitchen, recreational room, study, library, and 8 bathrooms," and then she went on to explain the lay of the land, and the views of the house.
"It sounds lovely," Aria sighed.
"It sounds like something my son would go for," Tiffany Potter said as they looked through the church booklet at the wedding receptionist's desk. James had backed out saying that all of the wedding details were to be whatever Lily wanted them to be, and he was no one to argue with her ideas.
"It sounds like something both of them would go for," Alexandra Evans corrected.
"Oh my God!" Lily yelped as she saw the perfect church. "Mama! Look at this church! It's beautiful!"
Tiffany, Alexandra, Kayla and Aria all looked over Lily's shoulder to see the church at which she was pointing. (A/N: I'm going to make this church up.) It was a church that had apparently been part of the wizarding world for years (the history said so at least) and it was located in Ireland, and thought of as a crumbling and falling ruin. But to wizards and witches a like, it was a wonderful gray cathedral.
"I am getting married here." Lily insisted, although no one protested.
"Now, where did that lady go!" Tiffany wondered as she looked around the room for the wedding planner.
"I'm sorry, I'm right here, did you pick?" Sarah Trinity asked as she stepped back into the large creamed colored room.
"Yes, I did," Lily informed her with a smile. "I want this one." She pointed to the page with the cathedral in Ireland.
"Really? Hardly anyone ever goes there anymore. For some reason most want the Ritz and glamour of the new cathedrals and churches, where they are surrounded by big cities and such," she told Lily.
And Lily, being as stubborn as she was, stated, "Then I'm starting a new trend. I want this one." Sarah smiled at Lily's determination and nodded her head in acceptance.
"Right. How about we go cheek it out next week, and you decide what kind of decorations you want?" Sarah asked.
Lily agreed, and was soon on her way over to Special Agents Headquarters to be assigned to a position. According to the Ministry, she and James, were qualified enough to not have to go through training, and decided to immediately admit them to the force.
Authors Note: One of you asked if Lily was in Italy in the last chapter, and the answer is no, she is not. She had decided to go to England with her Mother. And she never really lived in Italy, her family had homes in both England and Italy, most of the home chapters were set in Italy in Entranced because her Father had needed the warmth, and because she wanted to be in the sun for summer . . . sorry for that confusion!
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Lily waited for James to show up at her family's manor rather impatiently. She just had to tell him about her job offer! Lily's sharp ears heard a distinct pop sound coming from the entry way, and rushed out of the sitting room that she had been pacing in to see who had arrived.
"James!" Lily cried as she was embraced in James' arms.
"What?" James smiled as he hugged his fiancée back. "I have something to tell you."
Lily looked up into James' handsome face, or more directly into his sparkling blue eyes, and raised her eyebrow. What did he do? She wondered as she stepped away from him.
"I got a job offer, and this time I'm going to take it," he informed her as he led her outside. James had been given the opportunity to play for the Cannons as their Seeker, but he refused. He just couldn't see himself flying for a living, and he also couldn't see himself being away from Lily that often.
Lily perked up. "Really," she asked curiously. Wouldn't it be weird if we had the same jobs? She mused, but rejected it. She wasn't sure if James would go for something that seemed like more of a desk job than anything else. "And what would that be?"
James' eyes sparkled with laughter, and his lips twitched at the corners as he told her.
Oh my, God. Lily thought wildly. He's going to do a desk job! Okay, this isn't James Potter, this - this - this is an imposter! She concluded. "Who are you?" Lily asked before she thought anything of it.
James laughed; he had been expecting that response from her. Well, to tell the truth, not really, but one similar to it at least! "I'm James William Potter." He told her with a smile.
"You mean you are really going to be working with me then?" she asked, still too stunned to realize that she had just spilled her news.
"What? You are? Since when?" James demanded stupidly.
Lily shook herself out of her shock, and smiled. "Yes, I am. I got my letter this morning and replied to it."
"Oh."
Lily laughed, and looked at the time. "Oh, Merlin!" she swore. "James, come on, we're going to be late!" she cried frantically as she threw her jacket on and pocketed her keys, just in case she couldn't get in the magic way.
James looked at Lily and wondered what she was talking about. Then it hit him. Oh, shit! The House showing! James jumped up from his seat on the white sofa and rushed over to Lily. Seeing as they couldn't apparate into the house, the couple used Floo powder. "Dream Manor!" Lily yelled into the fireplace as the fire consumed her. James soon followed suit.
Lily shut her eyes as she felt herself getting dizzy from all of the twirling and fireplaces that she saw go by. When she stepped out of the fireplace, she gaped. The room that she had landed in was beautiful. It was large, but intimate, a large stone fireplace stood to her right, which was next to the door, and to the right of the fireplace, a bay window sat, overlooking a beautiful garden. The room was furnished in light colors, baby blue and white, with a few hints of navy blue.
"May I help you?" a voice asked as they walked through the door.
Lily looked at the young woman and guessed for her to be a real estate agent. She had on a black cloak, and was carrying around a clipboard, and her honey brown hair was situated in a bun that reminded her of Professor McGonagall's hairstyle. Her brown eyes were situated behind oval glasses, and shined with friendliness and warmth. Lily automatically liked this lady.
"Yes, my name is Lily Evans, but I think that I stepped out at the wrong time. Do you mind telling me where I am?" Lily asked her politely while holding out her hand to shake.
The young woman grasped the hand firmly and shook. "Nice to meet you, Lily." The real estate agent said. "My name is Veronica Huggles, and you are at Godrics Manor."
"Is it for sell?" Lily questioned as she looked around the room again. If the rest of the house looks like this, James and I might not need to look as much as we planned. Lily thought.
"Yes, it is. In fact, I have an appointment in 20 minutes, but if you'd like, I could fit you in for a tour in about an hour." Veronica chirpily informed her. Lily smiled and gave the lady her name, telling her that she would be here in an hour with her fiancée.
Lily then stepped into the fireplace again, and with a last wave to Veronica, started on her way to Dreams Manor once again.
"Where have you been?" James demanded as soon as Lily stepped out of the fireplace.
Lily smiled. "I got lost and ended up somewhere else," she told him as she walked over to his side, gave him a kiss on his cheek, and laced her arm through his.
Lily looked at the real estate agent as he walked in, and tried to stifle her laughter, and barely managed. This man had seen past the age of 50, was balding, and was a bit . . . big. Actually, his stomach would do Santa Clauses good, and he had enough chins to make up almost 5 people.
"Yes, I am," Lily coughed to hide her laugh as she extended her hand in welcome. The man took it, and after a brief shake, released it.
"Now, about the house . . ." the man droned on.
Lily paid no attention to him and by the time the man had finished, Lily was almost asleep.
James looked down at Lily and smiled. She had her head resting on his shoulder, her long auburn hair shifting against his clothes as she nodded or shook her head, and her hand snuggled in his. She looked to prefect there. "Lily, honey, were you even listening to the guy?" James asked as they got ready to apparate out of the houses grounds to the appointment that Lily had made.
"No," she grinned.
James shook his head at her as she disappeared.
As soon as James appeared in front of the two-story mansion that was called Godrics Hollow, he knew that this was the house. Some say that a house always picked the family, and James had never believed that before, but now, he believed. It just seemed as if this house was made for Lily and him, and he hasn't even been in it!
The house consisted of a study, a library, 6 bedrooms and a master bedroom, 8 bathrooms, and 1 in each room, then one on the top and bottom floor. It had a small sitting room, a kitchen, a dinning room, and a recreational room. Each room had its own color theme, and housed its own fireplace. And the master bedroom was what topped it all for James and Lily. They had terrace doors that opened up onto a terrace that overlooked the raging cliffs, and had a prefect view of the waves.
James and Lily both turned toward Veronica and said, "We'll take it"
*~*~*~*~
"So tell me of this house you got," Kayla told Lily as they, along with Aria, Alexandra, and Tiffany, began their long search for a church for Lily's wedding.
"Well, it's in England--I don't think that James could ever live in any other place. It has 6 rooms, a sitting room, dinning, kitchen, recreational room, study, library, and 8 bathrooms," and then she went on to explain the lay of the land, and the views of the house.
"It sounds lovely," Aria sighed.
"It sounds like something my son would go for," Tiffany Potter said as they looked through the church booklet at the wedding receptionist's desk. James had backed out saying that all of the wedding details were to be whatever Lily wanted them to be, and he was no one to argue with her ideas.
"It sounds like something both of them would go for," Alexandra Evans corrected.
"Oh my God!" Lily yelped as she saw the perfect church. "Mama! Look at this church! It's beautiful!"
Tiffany, Alexandra, Kayla and Aria all looked over Lily's shoulder to see the church at which she was pointing. (A/N: I'm going to make this church up.) It was a church that had apparently been part of the wizarding world for years (the history said so at least) and it was located in Ireland, and thought of as a crumbling and falling ruin. But to wizards and witches a like, it was a wonderful gray cathedral.
"I am getting married here." Lily insisted, although no one protested.
"Now, where did that lady go!" Tiffany wondered as she looked around the room for the wedding planner.
"I'm sorry, I'm right here, did you pick?" Sarah Trinity asked as she stepped back into the large creamed colored room.
"Yes, I did," Lily informed her with a smile. "I want this one." She pointed to the page with the cathedral in Ireland.
"Really? Hardly anyone ever goes there anymore. For some reason most want the Ritz and glamour of the new cathedrals and churches, where they are surrounded by big cities and such," she told Lily.
And Lily, being as stubborn as she was, stated, "Then I'm starting a new trend. I want this one." Sarah smiled at Lily's determination and nodded her head in acceptance.
"Right. How about we go cheek it out next week, and you decide what kind of decorations you want?" Sarah asked.
Lily agreed, and was soon on her way over to Special Agents Headquarters to be assigned to a position. According to the Ministry, she and James, were qualified enough to not have to go through training, and decided to immediately admit them to the force.
Authors Note: One of you asked if Lily was in Italy in the last chapter, and the answer is no, she is not. She had decided to go to England with her Mother. And she never really lived in Italy, her family had homes in both England and Italy, most of the home chapters were set in Italy in Entranced because her Father had needed the warmth, and because she wanted to be in the sun for summer . . . sorry for that confusion!
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