Disclaimer: I really don't own any characters here, well maybe there is,
but since I type the disclaimer before I type out the story, I guess even
if there is, I wouldn't know now would I? =)
Author's note: Thank you Fireangel, Arorra and Senna for your encouraging reviews! I really hope you will continue to read and review this story! The reviews really mean a lot to me. Thanks~! (hugZ)
By the way, Thanks Laven for reviewing too!!! I'm sorry I forgot your name when I write this, cos this was written before you reviewed. Sorry!
Chapter Three
"You.You- ArgH!" Lily fumed. Her first day in the wizarding world, and she was humiliated, especially in front of her two new friends.
"Well, at least I did welcome you into the compartment, didn't I? Be honored, girl. You are the first to try my new prank." And again that self- satisfied grin appeared on his face. Lily longed to wipe it off with a punch.
Sensing her anger, Sirius intervened with an uneasy laugh.
"Aw, Jam, a bit of scrubbing for your ego, I guess. Can't you see that this girl here just doesn't like the prank?"
"Shut up, butter."
"Butter?"
"You called me Jam, didn't you?"
At that moment, Lily lost her fierce look and burst into giggles at the conversation between James and Sirius, while Peter and Remus looked on in amusement. Sensing the atmosphere lightening, Sirius laughed.
"Great! Now we are back to normal again! Mind if we all introduce ourselves? I'll start with me. I am Sirius Black, complete with my-"
Here, he was cut off by James, who interrupted. "Alright alright, you have already introduced yourself. Let's go on to someone else."
Sirius pretended to look hurt. "Gee, so much for best friends who vow to stick together forever. That's my feelings you are hurting. Ouch."
James looked surprised. "You have any?"
"The benevolent Sirius only showers his love and compassion for those who deserve it. And of course, Jam, you know your standard." Sirius answered in mock imitation of a guru.
Sheesh, these two boys here are sure jokers, Lily mused as she watched both of them hitting each other with corny remarks. Finally, Sirius proclaimed himself the winner when James couldn't think of anything to fight back.
James ginned good naturedly. "Ah well, losers always win once in a while. What's your name here anyway, fellow compartment-mate?" He asked Remus, who was looking on with an amused expression. Remus introduced himself, and the next was Peter.
Finally, it came to Lily. Remembering his first words to her about rudeness in the compartment, she looked straight into his eyes as she answered, "Hi I am Lily Evans. By the way, it is exceedingly rude to interrupt your best friend's introduction."
Looking at Lily's grinning face, James scowled.
~*~
Throughout the rest of the journey, Lily sat at the side of the compartment, chatting animatedly with Remus as he told her more about the wizarding world.
"There you see, the pictures in the photos can move," Remus showed Lily some of his photos. Lily laughed in surprise as the young Remus in the photo made a face and stuck his tongue out at her.
"Urm, that was when I was young you see. Urm, I thought girls were the most awful things alive, urm so-" Remus quickly kept the photos, his whole face pink from embarrassment.
Lily smiled. "there's nothing to be embarrassed about, Remus. You looked pretty cute when you were young anyway," She commented, making Remus's face even redder, if possible.
Next to them, James, Sirius and Peter were talking about the pranks they played. (Technically, it was more like Peter listening to the chattering and jokes of the other two boys)
"-and so I put a dungbomb which would only blow up like twenty minutes later. And can you believe it, this dumb guy here actually walked up to the bomb when he realized it wasn't blowing up (he didn't know it was a slow one), and peered at it, and at that moment, just when he said, 'it isn't blow-', the whole thing just exploded in his face. I still remember his face till this day, the surprised look with dung all over it," Sirius chuckled as he laughed at James.
James smiled. "Oh well, at least I provided some entertainment. Just count it as a good deed I guess."
~*~
After a while, Sirius stood up.
"Hungry, anyone? 'Cos I am," He grinned.
"Yeah, me too. Let's all go get some food!" Lily shouted happily as she bounded out of her seat.
However, James did not barge from his seat. He lay there, grinning lazily. "Get me some food Sirius. Thanks!"
"So are you going?" Lily asked impatiently.
"Nah I'm not going, I'm James!" He grinned widely at Lily's pissed face.
"Urgh! Fine, James you are going to stay here while we go off to buy food," She instructed. James laughed, having triggered a spark in Lily.
"Sure, Lily. But do be careful of your seat when you come back!" He hollered at the sound of the retreating footsteps.
Lily groaned inwardly as Sirius grinned.
~*~
After they had finished their meal (and lily had finished laughing at James eating a Bertie Botts' every flavor bean which was dung flavored [ewww]), they settled down and changed into their robes.
As they sat down, Lily shifted uncomfortably. The robes, being long enough to cover even her shoes, was getting into the way when she walked, and she even tripped occasionally.
"What are you doing?" James asked, his amused eyes on her, as she tugged at the robes. She glared at him.
"What's wrong with tugging at my robes? I just feel uncomfortable with it, that's all," she snapped.
"Ok, fine. There's no need to get so fierce with me. I was just asking anyway," James shrugged, and returned to his chattering with Sirius. Lily hesitated.
After a while, James felt a light tap on his shoulder. It was Lily.
"Urm, James, I'm sorry about just now. I guess I was just too nervous about going to Hogwarts. It's like, I have just entered this world, and I was afraid I won't fit in," Lily mumbled, her eyes darting at James once or twice as she spoke.
To her immense relief, James laughed. "It's alright, I'm not angry or anything, if that's what you mean. And don't worry about not fitting in. I know you are fat, but surely," Here he pretended to examine Lily back and forth, "you can fit in the world."
Sirius chuckled, as Lily scowled. "I guess apologizing to you was just another excuse for you to tease me then."
"Oh no dear, never to tea-se you. I just wanted to coffee-se you!"
At this time, the other boys could hold it no longer, not even Remus. They were all howling in laughter at James' grinning face and Lily's pissed expression.
"Man, you are good," Sirius chuckled.
Author's note: Thank you Fireangel, Arorra and Senna for your encouraging reviews! I really hope you will continue to read and review this story! The reviews really mean a lot to me. Thanks~! (hugZ)
By the way, Thanks Laven for reviewing too!!! I'm sorry I forgot your name when I write this, cos this was written before you reviewed. Sorry!
Chapter Three
"You.You- ArgH!" Lily fumed. Her first day in the wizarding world, and she was humiliated, especially in front of her two new friends.
"Well, at least I did welcome you into the compartment, didn't I? Be honored, girl. You are the first to try my new prank." And again that self- satisfied grin appeared on his face. Lily longed to wipe it off with a punch.
Sensing her anger, Sirius intervened with an uneasy laugh.
"Aw, Jam, a bit of scrubbing for your ego, I guess. Can't you see that this girl here just doesn't like the prank?"
"Shut up, butter."
"Butter?"
"You called me Jam, didn't you?"
At that moment, Lily lost her fierce look and burst into giggles at the conversation between James and Sirius, while Peter and Remus looked on in amusement. Sensing the atmosphere lightening, Sirius laughed.
"Great! Now we are back to normal again! Mind if we all introduce ourselves? I'll start with me. I am Sirius Black, complete with my-"
Here, he was cut off by James, who interrupted. "Alright alright, you have already introduced yourself. Let's go on to someone else."
Sirius pretended to look hurt. "Gee, so much for best friends who vow to stick together forever. That's my feelings you are hurting. Ouch."
James looked surprised. "You have any?"
"The benevolent Sirius only showers his love and compassion for those who deserve it. And of course, Jam, you know your standard." Sirius answered in mock imitation of a guru.
Sheesh, these two boys here are sure jokers, Lily mused as she watched both of them hitting each other with corny remarks. Finally, Sirius proclaimed himself the winner when James couldn't think of anything to fight back.
James ginned good naturedly. "Ah well, losers always win once in a while. What's your name here anyway, fellow compartment-mate?" He asked Remus, who was looking on with an amused expression. Remus introduced himself, and the next was Peter.
Finally, it came to Lily. Remembering his first words to her about rudeness in the compartment, she looked straight into his eyes as she answered, "Hi I am Lily Evans. By the way, it is exceedingly rude to interrupt your best friend's introduction."
Looking at Lily's grinning face, James scowled.
~*~
Throughout the rest of the journey, Lily sat at the side of the compartment, chatting animatedly with Remus as he told her more about the wizarding world.
"There you see, the pictures in the photos can move," Remus showed Lily some of his photos. Lily laughed in surprise as the young Remus in the photo made a face and stuck his tongue out at her.
"Urm, that was when I was young you see. Urm, I thought girls were the most awful things alive, urm so-" Remus quickly kept the photos, his whole face pink from embarrassment.
Lily smiled. "there's nothing to be embarrassed about, Remus. You looked pretty cute when you were young anyway," She commented, making Remus's face even redder, if possible.
Next to them, James, Sirius and Peter were talking about the pranks they played. (Technically, it was more like Peter listening to the chattering and jokes of the other two boys)
"-and so I put a dungbomb which would only blow up like twenty minutes later. And can you believe it, this dumb guy here actually walked up to the bomb when he realized it wasn't blowing up (he didn't know it was a slow one), and peered at it, and at that moment, just when he said, 'it isn't blow-', the whole thing just exploded in his face. I still remember his face till this day, the surprised look with dung all over it," Sirius chuckled as he laughed at James.
James smiled. "Oh well, at least I provided some entertainment. Just count it as a good deed I guess."
~*~
After a while, Sirius stood up.
"Hungry, anyone? 'Cos I am," He grinned.
"Yeah, me too. Let's all go get some food!" Lily shouted happily as she bounded out of her seat.
However, James did not barge from his seat. He lay there, grinning lazily. "Get me some food Sirius. Thanks!"
"So are you going?" Lily asked impatiently.
"Nah I'm not going, I'm James!" He grinned widely at Lily's pissed face.
"Urgh! Fine, James you are going to stay here while we go off to buy food," She instructed. James laughed, having triggered a spark in Lily.
"Sure, Lily. But do be careful of your seat when you come back!" He hollered at the sound of the retreating footsteps.
Lily groaned inwardly as Sirius grinned.
~*~
After they had finished their meal (and lily had finished laughing at James eating a Bertie Botts' every flavor bean which was dung flavored [ewww]), they settled down and changed into their robes.
As they sat down, Lily shifted uncomfortably. The robes, being long enough to cover even her shoes, was getting into the way when she walked, and she even tripped occasionally.
"What are you doing?" James asked, his amused eyes on her, as she tugged at the robes. She glared at him.
"What's wrong with tugging at my robes? I just feel uncomfortable with it, that's all," she snapped.
"Ok, fine. There's no need to get so fierce with me. I was just asking anyway," James shrugged, and returned to his chattering with Sirius. Lily hesitated.
After a while, James felt a light tap on his shoulder. It was Lily.
"Urm, James, I'm sorry about just now. I guess I was just too nervous about going to Hogwarts. It's like, I have just entered this world, and I was afraid I won't fit in," Lily mumbled, her eyes darting at James once or twice as she spoke.
To her immense relief, James laughed. "It's alright, I'm not angry or anything, if that's what you mean. And don't worry about not fitting in. I know you are fat, but surely," Here he pretended to examine Lily back and forth, "you can fit in the world."
Sirius chuckled, as Lily scowled. "I guess apologizing to you was just another excuse for you to tease me then."
"Oh no dear, never to tea-se you. I just wanted to coffee-se you!"
At this time, the other boys could hold it no longer, not even Remus. They were all howling in laughter at James' grinning face and Lily's pissed expression.
"Man, you are good," Sirius chuckled.