DISCLAIMER: So far into the story, I only own Rose & David Evans, and Jade. Those are my own characters. The rest is all JK Rowlings's. If you see anything familiar throughout… those are also hers. If it's different, it's mine!!! Thank you and mahalo. Reviews are very kind.
~ ~ ~Love and Justice: The Tall-tale Story of Lily Evans and James Potter~ ~ ~
Ring-ring-ring-ring!!!…
With fluttering eyes, 11-year old Lily Evans awoke with a radiating smile on her face.
The sun was beaming off of the transparent curtains in her cozy and comfortable bedroom, and Lily was delighted to be awaken by such a radiant day….. for today was the day that would change Lillian Maria Evans' life forever.
"My birthday….." she whispered to herself. Yes, that's right. July 28 was Lily's birthday. She has been waiting for this day to come for a couple of weeks, because she overheard her mother and father planning a special surprise for their lovely red-headed daughter. She groggily eased herself to the bathroom to wash herself up. It was the usual daily routine for any newly 11-year old girls: a nice long hot shower, brushing her teeth, washing her face, blow-drying her soft red hair until it sparkled under the fluorescent light. Then after dressing herself in a comfortable shirt and shorts, she bounded onwards down the stairs, grinning happily and eager at what surprise her parents had in store for her. Unfortunately for Lily, her parents…. were not the first she saw that day.
"Why hello my loseristic sister," snapped Petunia. Petunia Evans did not like Lily at all. The older of the two, Petunia was nothing like the kind and caring Lily (though Lily had a wild streak of her own with her hot temper). Her brownish-gold hair clashed horribly with the applied make-up that she put on. She, however, could not pull off the beauty that her little sister could easily do. Her face resembled that of a sick horse, really. The thought of her being related to Lily wasn't believed by most people, but they seem to have gotten the hint. After all, Petunia and Lily were both names of a flower.
"Petunia, how lovely to see you," said Lily with a bit of sarcasm in her voice.
"Just stay out of my way today, Lillian. I don't want to see that pathetic smile of yours. I most definitely am NOT planning on attending our annual get-togethers with Mum and Dad. I'm planning on snagging a date for myself tonight… so don't go anywhere near me, you plague." And with that, Petunia walked off into her room.
"You don't have to tell me twice!!! AND DON'T CALL ME LILLIAN! I HATE THAT!" shouted Lily. However, in her heart, she was deeply hurt. How could she treat me this way...it's my birthday for crying out loud!!! I'll never understand my sister. I love her dearly but she makes it so hard! Lily snapped back to reality and headed on into the living room.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILY!!!!"
There in the middle of the room, Rose and David Evans were standing with huge grins on their faces… eagerly waiting for their daughter's arrival. Lily smiled as she went and hugged her parents with much gratitude.
"Lily dearest, where's your sister?" her Mum said.
"Ummm.. busy I guess," replied Lily.
"Oh nonsense. No one will be busy on our Princess's birthday! Tonight we'll be going to your favorite place in the world!"
"You mean….."
"Charlie's Factory of Fun!!!" screamed her Mum and Dad.
"Oh thank you thank you!!! Truly this is the best birthday I've ever had!" Lily screamed as she hugged her parents tight.
Oh boy, she had no idea that this actually WAS going to be an interesting birthday indeed…….
Well as we move on later in the day, it turns out Petunia could not get the date she wanted. The boy 'supposedly' said that he was rather busy that day, and this disappointed Petunia. One because she put on makeup for nothing, and two was that she had to tag-along with her family for Lily's birthday.
She sulkily went back to her house after her unsuccessful rendezvous with her date-to-be.
"I don't know what went wrong…" she said.
"It's alright, dear. That boy probably needs glasses. He just doesn't see how incredibly… decent you are," smiled Dad.
Lily, however, tried desperately to hide a giggle, in which she failed horribly, considering that Petunia had put on too much lipstick. Now instead of a horse, she now looked like a revolting vampire, which probably scared the wits out of the poor boy. What a pity. Soon, after ignoring the bird on their porch as they walked out, the Evans Family was off to Charlie's Factory of Fun, where they would be having dinner and a night of pure fun. Lily had the usual, chicken fingers and French fries with a hot-fudge sundae on the side, and the waiters and waitresses graciously sang her a happy birthday much to her delight in front of everyone in the place. Of course, Lily knew that her parents planned this, so she smiled up at them and gave them each a hug and a kiss before wandering off into the game room. Petunia, however, sulked under her chair, waiting for time to fly by. With her being a mature and sophisticated 13-year old, Petunia thought of this place as too immature for her. "It's a place for bratty little kids," she told her parents, and after a quick scolding, Rose and David also went off into the game room to enjoy the nights for themselves. Along with Lily, this also was Rose's favorite place in the world. It was here that she met David, and it changed her life forever. She was hoping that maybe by taking her daughters here, it would have a great effect on their lives too, especially for Lily. Although she never admitted it, she favored Lily slightly more than Petunia. Maybe it was because of the fact that Lily seemed so care-free and reminded her of herself back when she was little. Maybe this place will be of importance to her, she thought. She was right, of course.
Lily sat down into a chair and searched in her pockets for two tokens so that she could play the racing game. After sliding one in, she tried to slide the other one, but the token slipped out of her hands and fell on the floor behind her. She got up to go get it and as she bent down to pick it up, a hand was placed on hers and she looked up to find a black-haired girl staring back up at her, smiling.
"I'm sorry, is this yours??" asked the girl. After seeing a free token, she eagerly wanted to pick it up, but after seeing the redhead, she figured she might as well ask if it was hers or not.
"Yes" replied Lily.
"Oh I'm sorry. I thought it was just another free token so I wanted to pick it up. It's all yours."
"Thanks so much. Oh, my name is Lily. Lily Evans"
"Hi, I'm Jade Chapman. Nice to meet you." And they shook hands, knowing that they made a new friend.
"Umm, so are you out of tokens or something, Jade?"
"Y-yes. See I could only afford five dollars worth. It's all my parents gave me." Jade replied shyly.
"Well you can have some of mine if you want. It's going to take me all night to get rid of these things, and I could use a little company. Besides, we might be here for a while." Lily replied after glancing at her parents who were currently enjoying a whack-the-clown game.
Jade giggled. "Thanks, I'll be glad to keep you company. I was having such a boring time by myself."
With that, Lily and Jade spent the entire evening together, playing nearly every single game in the place. Lily was with the strategy games, like Pong and Bust-a-Move. Jade however seemed to have an advantage at the racing and sporty games. "I like sports," was all she merely said to Lily. They were a terrific pairing, and in just one night, Lily and Jade grew to be very good friends. All good nights come to an end however, and it was time for Lily to go home.
"I hope to see you sometime, Jade!! What school do you go to. I don't see you at my public school."
"Umm, I used to go to Rockage Academy for Girls, but I… uhh… I'm going to transfer to a boarding school this year."
"Oh, well I'll see you around then! Bye."
"Bye."
When Lily returned home, she felt as if the day couldn't get any better, but right when they pulled into the driveway of their house, a strange sight was perched on their porch, literally. An owl with a piece of parchment was patiently waiting on the porch. What made it so strange was that it was the same bird that was sitting there just a while back. Lily decided to greet the owl with an affectionate nip, while the owl stuck out his leg for her to untie the parchment. It was addressed to Lily Evans, Room with the Transparent Curtain, Two-story House, Honey Lane. Lily was surprised at this newly-found letter. When she read it however, she nearly fainted.