"All Fair In Love And War?"
"So James, what do you say? All Fair in Love and War," asked Lily Evans. James straightened to his tallest and replied," I've never seen a difference between the two. So yes, I believe so." Lily smiled," Excellent."
Authors Note: Okay. Wow, you guys. I may not be getting a whole lot of reviews but I am seriously on a roll. Thanks to my newest reviewers. And here's some more.
Chapter Three: Two Flowers, Many Thorns
(a/n: does anybody get what this title means?)
The Blue Hair Fiasco was the worst experience Artemis had ever gone through. Artemis did not come out of her room until her parents came home from work and sorted it all out. It had been quite a scene.
"Who on earth did this to you Artemis?" questioned Josephine MacDougal as she , with a flick of her wand, returned Artemis' hair to it's normal hue.
Artemis sniffed and said in a gasping voice," J-James P-P-Potter!"
Josephine's face went from anger to understanding," Oh, yes...I should've known. Not to worry darling, Nora, James' mother, has been having a few problems with him these last few months. He's being absolutely awful to anyone who angers him, a bit of egotitis, if you know what I mean?" said Josephine with a slight smile.
She then turned to me," You better get home Lily. You only have two more days with your family."
I smiled," In that case: Can I stay with you? Please? Please-please-please- please-please???"
"Home. Now."
With a disappointed nod I trudged out the room.
~~
Today's the day. Today's the day I, Lily Kathleen Evans, am to become a full-fledged witch. It is quite exciting.
......
WHAT THE HELL AM I SAYING??? IT'S TERRIFYING! What if I get on the train and they say it was mistake? What if I try to do magic and nothing happens? What if I trip and fall in front of the WHOLE school and make a complete fool out of myself???
....I want my mummy.
"Mother!" I shouted racing down the stairs and embracing her in bone- crushing hug.
"Oh! Um, Lily... sweetie... I can't breath..," she said trying to pry herself away from me.
I realized what she meant and loosened my hold a bit, allowing her to breath. I muttered an embarrassed sorry and blushed.
"It's alright, now what is it you are absolutely terrified of? Was your sister walking around in her mud mask again? I told her she'll scare the neighbors into moving if she didn't stop doing that.
I giggled," No mother, she's not having another spa day. I'm...I'm scared of going to Hogwarts. What if I go and they say there was some kind of mistake? And then they'd have to do some sort of spell to make me forget then send me home. And then I'll be all alone until summer vacation when the year ends! And then-"
"And then," my mother interjected," you'd wake up and realize it had all been a nightmare. And you really were a witch who'd never be alone when you have great friends who would do anything to be with you."
I looked up at my mother's beautiful face and asked," You really think I am a witch?"
"Of course you are. It explains why you would walk around with a towel draped over your shoulders saying you would soon be the Queen of England."
"Hey, I forgot I used to do that," I said with shock," I really do want to be the Queen of England!"
"Not in this dimension, now go get your trunk so we can get going."
~~
My whole family was downstairs ready to walk over to Arty's where we would say our goodbye's and have Artemis' mother take us. All except Petunia Marie Evans.
"Petunia! PETUNIA! I swear if you do not get down here right now young lady, you will be grounded for a month!"
My sister appeared at the top of the stairs scowling, wither her sharp blue eyes narrowed with dislike.
You see, my sister and I don't have the healthiest relationship. We despise each other. The dislike grew when I received my Hogwarts letter. Petunia hated anything, and I mean ANYTHING, that wasn't how it was supposed to be.
"I can't believe you're ALLOWING her to go to this Freak School!" shouted Petunia.
"Imagine what everyone will think if they find out!," continued Petunia, her eyes fixing me with a glare that could kill.
Samuel Potter came into the argument.
"Petunia Evans, if you do not come quietly and be decent to your sister I will assure you that there will be after school mentoring and no more dates with this Vernon Dursley fellow."
My father knew he had hit her hard. Petunia hated mentoring children, they were never normal enough for her. And she would DIE if she didn't see or talk to Porkster for at least a day. Porkster is her boyfriend Vernon. He's a vulgar boy. Of course they make the perfect couple.
Both hate me. Both hate individuality. Both hate me. Both love making other people feel bad. And did I mention both hate me?
Anyways, Petunia disappeared then returned with her coat on and walked down the stairs. She walked past us all and walked out the door.
'Well," I said cheerfully," At least she's in a good mood."
~~
"Alright," said Mrs. MacDougal in a hurried voice," hurry up, hurry up. I didn't realize how much traffic there was."
And she pointed at the barrier between nine and ten.
"Yes Mrs. MacDougal," Kate announced," That's the barrier between nine and ten but I do not see a Platform 9 ¾."
"Don't be silly Kate, it's right here. I'm pointing at it. Now go."
Kate and I exchanged glances.
"no Mrs. MacDougal," I said timidly," that's a wall. You can't walk through walls."
"Who says," asked Mrs. MacDougal.
She walked up to the barrier and went to lean casually on it. But suddenly she disappeared... INTO the wall!
Artemis looked thoughtfully at the barrier and said," I thought so."
Kate looked to Artemis and asked in a panicked voice," What did you think? Your mother just disappeared! We should inform Scotland Yard-"
Artemis pushed us forward until we were right in front of the barrier. She then shoved us into the wall. I closed my eyes, preparing for the large amount of pain to be inflicted upon me, but none came. Instead a loud whistle sounded and Mrs. MacDougal shouted," Hurry girls! Five minutes!"
I opened my eyes and saw Kate and I were being dragged by Mrs. MacDougal, towards a large scarlet steam engine. Artemis was following in our wake.
" Oh my God," said Kate in disbelief.
My feelings exactly.
"So James, what do you say? All Fair in Love and War," asked Lily Evans. James straightened to his tallest and replied," I've never seen a difference between the two. So yes, I believe so." Lily smiled," Excellent."
Authors Note: Okay. Wow, you guys. I may not be getting a whole lot of reviews but I am seriously on a roll. Thanks to my newest reviewers. And here's some more.
Chapter Three: Two Flowers, Many Thorns
(a/n: does anybody get what this title means?)
The Blue Hair Fiasco was the worst experience Artemis had ever gone through. Artemis did not come out of her room until her parents came home from work and sorted it all out. It had been quite a scene.
"Who on earth did this to you Artemis?" questioned Josephine MacDougal as she , with a flick of her wand, returned Artemis' hair to it's normal hue.
Artemis sniffed and said in a gasping voice," J-James P-P-Potter!"
Josephine's face went from anger to understanding," Oh, yes...I should've known. Not to worry darling, Nora, James' mother, has been having a few problems with him these last few months. He's being absolutely awful to anyone who angers him, a bit of egotitis, if you know what I mean?" said Josephine with a slight smile.
She then turned to me," You better get home Lily. You only have two more days with your family."
I smiled," In that case: Can I stay with you? Please? Please-please-please- please-please???"
"Home. Now."
With a disappointed nod I trudged out the room.
~~
Today's the day. Today's the day I, Lily Kathleen Evans, am to become a full-fledged witch. It is quite exciting.
......
WHAT THE HELL AM I SAYING??? IT'S TERRIFYING! What if I get on the train and they say it was mistake? What if I try to do magic and nothing happens? What if I trip and fall in front of the WHOLE school and make a complete fool out of myself???
....I want my mummy.
"Mother!" I shouted racing down the stairs and embracing her in bone- crushing hug.
"Oh! Um, Lily... sweetie... I can't breath..," she said trying to pry herself away from me.
I realized what she meant and loosened my hold a bit, allowing her to breath. I muttered an embarrassed sorry and blushed.
"It's alright, now what is it you are absolutely terrified of? Was your sister walking around in her mud mask again? I told her she'll scare the neighbors into moving if she didn't stop doing that.
I giggled," No mother, she's not having another spa day. I'm...I'm scared of going to Hogwarts. What if I go and they say there was some kind of mistake? And then they'd have to do some sort of spell to make me forget then send me home. And then I'll be all alone until summer vacation when the year ends! And then-"
"And then," my mother interjected," you'd wake up and realize it had all been a nightmare. And you really were a witch who'd never be alone when you have great friends who would do anything to be with you."
I looked up at my mother's beautiful face and asked," You really think I am a witch?"
"Of course you are. It explains why you would walk around with a towel draped over your shoulders saying you would soon be the Queen of England."
"Hey, I forgot I used to do that," I said with shock," I really do want to be the Queen of England!"
"Not in this dimension, now go get your trunk so we can get going."
~~
My whole family was downstairs ready to walk over to Arty's where we would say our goodbye's and have Artemis' mother take us. All except Petunia Marie Evans.
"Petunia! PETUNIA! I swear if you do not get down here right now young lady, you will be grounded for a month!"
My sister appeared at the top of the stairs scowling, wither her sharp blue eyes narrowed with dislike.
You see, my sister and I don't have the healthiest relationship. We despise each other. The dislike grew when I received my Hogwarts letter. Petunia hated anything, and I mean ANYTHING, that wasn't how it was supposed to be.
"I can't believe you're ALLOWING her to go to this Freak School!" shouted Petunia.
"Imagine what everyone will think if they find out!," continued Petunia, her eyes fixing me with a glare that could kill.
Samuel Potter came into the argument.
"Petunia Evans, if you do not come quietly and be decent to your sister I will assure you that there will be after school mentoring and no more dates with this Vernon Dursley fellow."
My father knew he had hit her hard. Petunia hated mentoring children, they were never normal enough for her. And she would DIE if she didn't see or talk to Porkster for at least a day. Porkster is her boyfriend Vernon. He's a vulgar boy. Of course they make the perfect couple.
Both hate me. Both hate individuality. Both hate me. Both love making other people feel bad. And did I mention both hate me?
Anyways, Petunia disappeared then returned with her coat on and walked down the stairs. She walked past us all and walked out the door.
'Well," I said cheerfully," At least she's in a good mood."
~~
"Alright," said Mrs. MacDougal in a hurried voice," hurry up, hurry up. I didn't realize how much traffic there was."
And she pointed at the barrier between nine and ten.
"Yes Mrs. MacDougal," Kate announced," That's the barrier between nine and ten but I do not see a Platform 9 ¾."
"Don't be silly Kate, it's right here. I'm pointing at it. Now go."
Kate and I exchanged glances.
"no Mrs. MacDougal," I said timidly," that's a wall. You can't walk through walls."
"Who says," asked Mrs. MacDougal.
She walked up to the barrier and went to lean casually on it. But suddenly she disappeared... INTO the wall!
Artemis looked thoughtfully at the barrier and said," I thought so."
Kate looked to Artemis and asked in a panicked voice," What did you think? Your mother just disappeared! We should inform Scotland Yard-"
Artemis pushed us forward until we were right in front of the barrier. She then shoved us into the wall. I closed my eyes, preparing for the large amount of pain to be inflicted upon me, but none came. Instead a loud whistle sounded and Mrs. MacDougal shouted," Hurry girls! Five minutes!"
I opened my eyes and saw Kate and I were being dragged by Mrs. MacDougal, towards a large scarlet steam engine. Artemis was following in our wake.
" Oh my God," said Kate in disbelief.
My feelings exactly.