Chapter 2: In Diagon Alley...
"Lily! Lily Evans! Get up! Come *on* get up!" said a voice. Lily put her head under the pillow and drew the covers up around her head. The voice sighed. "Lily, come ON! Wake up NOW!" Someone jumped on her, causing her pillow to go flying. Reluctantly, Lily opened her eyes.
"AAARRRGGHHH!" she yelled as she rolled off the bed. For three seconds ago, she had stared into the grinning face of Sirius Black. Laughter issued from her bedroom. Lily sat up, rubbing her back, and looked around. Sirius was stooped over her again, Remus was at her door and James was in the corner.
"Why did you wake me up?" she moaned. Everyone burst out laughing, all except James. "What?" she demanded.
"We...we head you t-talking in your sleep!" howled Sirius.
"What--what did I say?" she asked, trying to maintain a casual voice.
"Something like...'No, not Harry! Please, take me instead!' Who's Harry, your newest boyfriend?" Sirius said. Lily shook her head. She'd been having strange dreams like that lately, about a man with red eyes and an older woman with a baby. Lily shook her head again, as though trying to clear out the image from her mind. She tried to stand up, but her bottom was extremly sore.
"Can someone help me?" Lily asked. Sirius outstretched his hand but James flew over to her, knocking Sirius onto the bed, and helped her up.
"Oy! What was all that about?" Sirius said angrily.
"I--I just wanted to be useful," James told him, blushing a bit.
"Oh, I see, fulfilling your duties as Head Boy, eh? Thinking of become Saint Potter next?" Sirius taunted.
"Oh, stuff it Sirius," Remus said.
"What are you all doing in my bedroom?" Lily interupted.
"We've come to take you away!" Sirius said in a sinister voice. Lily rolled her eyes.
"You're coming to Diagon Alley with us, remember?" James spoke up.
"Oh yeah. I guess I'll get dressed, then." Lily walked over to her dresser and pulled out her robes. She started to take off her nightgown when she realized the boys were still there.
"Go on, go on!" Sirius told her. Lily slapped the back of his head.
"Now, get out, all of you!" she told them. They all filed out of the bedroom, looking rather sulky. Lily changed quickly and rushed downstairs. Mrs. Evans was chatting with Mrs. Potter in the parlor(A/N, aren't you happy I used Mrs. Evans instead of her mother?...Okay, so it's an improvment!).
"Ready!" Lily announced brightly as she flounced down the stairs. Mrs. Evans looked up.
"Go on outside, dear, Mrs. Potter said she'd take care of your trunk."
"Thanks. Bye mum!" Lily called as she ran out the door--and into James, knocking him into the grass. Lily landed on top of him.
"So you two've made up then?" Remus said excitedly, rushing over to them. Lily brushed hair out of her face.
"We never fought, so why would we have made up?" Lily said hotly.
"Lily, I never knew you were so feisty!" Sirius yelled, bounding over to the group. Lily sighed.
"I need a little help getting up, here!" Lily said annoyingly. Remus slipped his arms around her waist and hoisted her up, but not before Lily looked into James's hazel eyes. James looked jealously up at Remus. **That should have been me** he thought as he arose from the ground.
"So erm...er...nice--nice day," Lily said, acting as though nothing had happened.**But I can't pretend I didn't enjoy it** she thought.
"Oh er...yeah--yeah it is," James replied. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"C'mon, here's your mum, let's go," Remus said as Mrs. Potter walked out of the Evans' house, levitating Lily's trunk into the car.
"Well, don't just stand around, we've got supplies to be buying!" Mrs. Potter snapped at the boys. "We're so happy to have you staying with us, Lily," she added kindly to Lily.
"Thank you, Mrs. Potter," she replied sweetly as she climbed into the car after James. She saw Sirius send James a surprised look. Mrs. Potter slammed the door shut and walked round to the front.
"You didn't tell me that!" Sirius whispered to James. James shook his head and nodded toward Mrs. Potter, who'd just climbed in the car. She placed the keys in the ignition(A/N i love that song! Bounce, bounce bounce bounce bounce...okay I'm done) and sat back. Lily and Remus looked strangely at James, but just as they did, the car shot off like a bullet. Lily's head was forced against her seat.
"WHAT IS THIS THING?!" Lily shouted as the sound of rushing wind filled their ears.
"IT'S...A...LUBELT! WE...GOT IT...FROM...THE MINISTRY!" James roared.(A/N lubelt is an anagram for bullet in case you're a little slow)
"OH!" Everyone jerked forward as the car came to a hault. Remus was panting like he'd just run a marathon, and Lily was masaging her neck.
"Well, here we are! Let's set off then, shall we?"
* * * * * *
Lily, James, Remus and Sirius collected their supplies quickly. Only one more place to go: Flourish and Blotts. As Lily put her hand on the handle, the door swung open, knocking her backwards and into James's arms.
A pale, sallow faced, greasy-haired teenager came out of the store. His thin lips curled when he spotted Lily in James's arms.
"Hey, watch where you're going you slimeball!" Sirius shouted at him.
"Yeah, you greasy-haired git!" James yelled.
"Out of my way, Potter, Black, I have shopping to do," said the boy, Severus Snape.
"Apologize to Lily!" Remus shouted.
"Not if she were the last Mudblood in the wizarding world," he replied, his grin more pronounced. James plunged his hand inside his robes, but Lily beat him to it.
"Infligo!" Lily shouted as Snape was knocked backward.(A/N I know JK Rowling gets her spells from latin words, so I looked for "knock back" in a latin dictionary and that's where I got it. So don't ask questions, kay?) James released Lily as all four took off running.
"Nice one!" James said as they ran back to the car.
"Thanks! Oh and er...thanks for catching me back there," Lily told him when they'd reached it.
"No problem," he replied softly as the car took of once again.
"Lily! Lily Evans! Get up! Come *on* get up!" said a voice. Lily put her head under the pillow and drew the covers up around her head. The voice sighed. "Lily, come ON! Wake up NOW!" Someone jumped on her, causing her pillow to go flying. Reluctantly, Lily opened her eyes.
"AAARRRGGHHH!" she yelled as she rolled off the bed. For three seconds ago, she had stared into the grinning face of Sirius Black. Laughter issued from her bedroom. Lily sat up, rubbing her back, and looked around. Sirius was stooped over her again, Remus was at her door and James was in the corner.
"Why did you wake me up?" she moaned. Everyone burst out laughing, all except James. "What?" she demanded.
"We...we head you t-talking in your sleep!" howled Sirius.
"What--what did I say?" she asked, trying to maintain a casual voice.
"Something like...'No, not Harry! Please, take me instead!' Who's Harry, your newest boyfriend?" Sirius said. Lily shook her head. She'd been having strange dreams like that lately, about a man with red eyes and an older woman with a baby. Lily shook her head again, as though trying to clear out the image from her mind. She tried to stand up, but her bottom was extremly sore.
"Can someone help me?" Lily asked. Sirius outstretched his hand but James flew over to her, knocking Sirius onto the bed, and helped her up.
"Oy! What was all that about?" Sirius said angrily.
"I--I just wanted to be useful," James told him, blushing a bit.
"Oh, I see, fulfilling your duties as Head Boy, eh? Thinking of become Saint Potter next?" Sirius taunted.
"Oh, stuff it Sirius," Remus said.
"What are you all doing in my bedroom?" Lily interupted.
"We've come to take you away!" Sirius said in a sinister voice. Lily rolled her eyes.
"You're coming to Diagon Alley with us, remember?" James spoke up.
"Oh yeah. I guess I'll get dressed, then." Lily walked over to her dresser and pulled out her robes. She started to take off her nightgown when she realized the boys were still there.
"Go on, go on!" Sirius told her. Lily slapped the back of his head.
"Now, get out, all of you!" she told them. They all filed out of the bedroom, looking rather sulky. Lily changed quickly and rushed downstairs. Mrs. Evans was chatting with Mrs. Potter in the parlor(A/N, aren't you happy I used Mrs. Evans instead of her mother?...Okay, so it's an improvment!).
"Ready!" Lily announced brightly as she flounced down the stairs. Mrs. Evans looked up.
"Go on outside, dear, Mrs. Potter said she'd take care of your trunk."
"Thanks. Bye mum!" Lily called as she ran out the door--and into James, knocking him into the grass. Lily landed on top of him.
"So you two've made up then?" Remus said excitedly, rushing over to them. Lily brushed hair out of her face.
"We never fought, so why would we have made up?" Lily said hotly.
"Lily, I never knew you were so feisty!" Sirius yelled, bounding over to the group. Lily sighed.
"I need a little help getting up, here!" Lily said annoyingly. Remus slipped his arms around her waist and hoisted her up, but not before Lily looked into James's hazel eyes. James looked jealously up at Remus. **That should have been me** he thought as he arose from the ground.
"So erm...er...nice--nice day," Lily said, acting as though nothing had happened.**But I can't pretend I didn't enjoy it** she thought.
"Oh er...yeah--yeah it is," James replied. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"C'mon, here's your mum, let's go," Remus said as Mrs. Potter walked out of the Evans' house, levitating Lily's trunk into the car.
"Well, don't just stand around, we've got supplies to be buying!" Mrs. Potter snapped at the boys. "We're so happy to have you staying with us, Lily," she added kindly to Lily.
"Thank you, Mrs. Potter," she replied sweetly as she climbed into the car after James. She saw Sirius send James a surprised look. Mrs. Potter slammed the door shut and walked round to the front.
"You didn't tell me that!" Sirius whispered to James. James shook his head and nodded toward Mrs. Potter, who'd just climbed in the car. She placed the keys in the ignition(A/N i love that song! Bounce, bounce bounce bounce bounce...okay I'm done) and sat back. Lily and Remus looked strangely at James, but just as they did, the car shot off like a bullet. Lily's head was forced against her seat.
"WHAT IS THIS THING?!" Lily shouted as the sound of rushing wind filled their ears.
"IT'S...A...LUBELT! WE...GOT IT...FROM...THE MINISTRY!" James roared.(A/N lubelt is an anagram for bullet in case you're a little slow)
"OH!" Everyone jerked forward as the car came to a hault. Remus was panting like he'd just run a marathon, and Lily was masaging her neck.
"Well, here we are! Let's set off then, shall we?"
* * * * * *
Lily, James, Remus and Sirius collected their supplies quickly. Only one more place to go: Flourish and Blotts. As Lily put her hand on the handle, the door swung open, knocking her backwards and into James's arms.
A pale, sallow faced, greasy-haired teenager came out of the store. His thin lips curled when he spotted Lily in James's arms.
"Hey, watch where you're going you slimeball!" Sirius shouted at him.
"Yeah, you greasy-haired git!" James yelled.
"Out of my way, Potter, Black, I have shopping to do," said the boy, Severus Snape.
"Apologize to Lily!" Remus shouted.
"Not if she were the last Mudblood in the wizarding world," he replied, his grin more pronounced. James plunged his hand inside his robes, but Lily beat him to it.
"Infligo!" Lily shouted as Snape was knocked backward.(A/N I know JK Rowling gets her spells from latin words, so I looked for "knock back" in a latin dictionary and that's where I got it. So don't ask questions, kay?) James released Lily as all four took off running.
"Nice one!" James said as they ran back to the car.
"Thanks! Oh and er...thanks for catching me back there," Lily told him when they'd reached it.
"No problem," he replied softly as the car took of once again.