"Aww isn't this cute," James drawled boyishly.
Lily sat up groggily rubbing her eyes.
"How did you get in here?" she snapped, as Sirius stirred below her.
"Relax Evans, I just came to tell your boyfriend that we arrived in London ten minutes ago," James said loudly locking eyes with her and rumpling his hair with his hands.
"Shit!" Sirius cursed, sitting up and practically throwing Lily off of him.
"Well I guess I'll wait for you outside," James told Sirius, still staring at Lily, he turned on his heel and headed out the compartment door but paused before exiting, "Oh and Evans, I think it would be best if you straightened yourself up a bit,"
Lily gasped fixing her clothes and glaring at the back of his head as he left. Lily let out a groan of disgust,
"See what I mean," she ranted gathering her things, "He's such a jerk,"
Yet she hadn't forgotten all the nice things he'd said about her the not before.
Sirius said nothing and Lily stepped closer to him fixing the buttons on his shirt and placing a stray hair back into place.
"Well," he said catching her hands, "I guess this is goodbye for a while,"
Lily felt a lump form in her throat.
"Make sure you owl me!" she choked.
"I will I promise," Sirius smiled," I will send one as often as James's ruddy owl is up for okay?"
She nodded pushing her body against his.
"And I will speak to Remus about stopping at your house," he kissed her cheeks tenderly.
"Sirius!" James called.
Sirius lowered his lips onto hers. She kissed him hard letting her hands run up his neck so she could touch his hair.
"Sirius come on!" James hollered, "Mom and Dad are waiting!"
Sirius broke away resentfully.
"Well, goodbye Lily,"
"Goodbye," she whispered back tearfully as he walked away. Just before he reached the door she felt a surge of emotion.
"Sirius," she cried.
He looked back,
"I love you," she finally said out loud,
"I love you too, see ya soon!" he grinned, and Lily felt her knees grow weak, and he was gone.
Lily took her time, located her trunk and hauled it to where her mother and father stood. Her father, a tall think light haired man, was scowling as usual,
"Lily," he nodded as she approached him, and immediately began to make his way back to their car.
"Lily dear," her mother, a short plumper woman, cried.
Lily hugged her mom tightly and kissed her cheek, staring after her dad.
"He's in a bit of a mood," her mother told her quietly, "So how was school?"
"Great! I am anxious to get my exam results though," Lily said.
"Always," he mother smiled, "Oh, who are those two handsome gentlemen?" Her mother asked Lily
Lily fallowed her mothers gaze, and it rested on James and Sirius who were lugging their trunks towards Mr. and Mrs. Potter. James looked strikingly like his father, tall and dark, while his mom had flowing blonde hair, and big smile. Lily noticed a younger girl, perhaps James's sister standing between the two of them. She was petit with rosy cheeks and waist length black hair. James stooped down a few feet from the group holding out his arms. The girl ran towards him in he swooped her up tossing her above him, and hugging her tightly. Her clear laugh rang out and Sirius tussled her hair playfully, glancing towards Lily, he smiled sadly at her.
"The one holding the little girl is James Potter," Lily said to her mother, still looking at Sirius.
"And the other?" he mother questioned as Lily turned towards the car.
"The other one is Sirius Black," she said non-chalantly.
The two made their way to opposite sides of the car, Lily threw her trunk into the backseat, pushed it in. She climbed in and shut the door sharply.
"Are you interested in either?" her mother, who was always very into Lily's wizarding life, questioned.
"Sirius," Lily began,
"That taller one?" Mrs. Evans asked. Lily nodded,
"He's my boyfriend," she let out.
"You're what?" Her father roared, "Why didn't I meet this chap, and is he..." he trailed off. Lily caught his murderous stare in the review mirror, "Lily is he a...wizard?"
"Yea, dad he is," Lily said sternly.
"I thought we'd agreed you would keep to our kind," Her dad said crossly.
"I am still human father!" Lily shouted.
"George," Her mother cried, "She only just got back,"
"I don't care Mary, we agreed when we sent her to that - that place," he spat, "That she would still have a respectable life,"
"She does have one," Mary insisted.
"Why couldn't she be more like Petunia," George muttered.
Lily blinked back tears. Mary brushed her hair behind one ear nervously,
"Petunia is engaged to that nice Dursley boy, you remember him Lily?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Yea, I remember," Lily muttered, looking out the window as the streets passed her by.
"Well there's a party this weekend, isn't that fun?" Mary asked cheerfully.
"Great mom," Lily replied, "Am I invited,"
Mary laughed, it was a forced laugh.
"Of course you are sweetheart,"
"You sure they want a 'freak' like me coming?" Lily asked irritably.
"You're not a freak," her mother insisted, "You are gifted,"
'More than you know,' Lily thought as she read her fathers resentment towards her as he stared at her through the review mirror once more,
'Another summer,' Lily thought as she let out a sigh.
"So did you get any action?" James asked as he and Sirius lugged their trunks behind James's family.
"No, I told you, Its not like that," Sirius said.
"Right," James said sarcastically as Mrs. Potter stopped them, and muttered a vanishing spell at the trunks.
"We're headed towards Diagon Alley boys, traveling the usually way," Mrs. Potter told them, "Now, no pranks, tricks or anything of the sort," she reminded with a bit of a smile.
"Ahh, you missed us!" Sirius grinned throwing an arm casually around his foster-mom.
"You're charm may work on the ladies at school Sirius, but you have to be better than that for it to work with me," Mrs. Potter said coolly.
Emily, James's kid sister giggled throwing a pudgy hand over her mouth.
"So," The boys dropped back, "what is Miss Book Worm the Virgin Mary to?" James asked, continuing their conversation.
"No James, look she's special to me okay? God, are you gonna be like this all summer?" Sirius asked.
"I don't need you to tell me how special she is," James reminded him as they approached the Leaky Cauldron.
"James, when we talked about this before, you told me you had no feelings for her, and that she was fair game, and i asked you if you were just saying that, and you said no she'd blown your last straw. You can't wait almost five months and change your mind, I care about her,"
"I don't have feelings for her," James muttered.
"Well then what the hell is your problem?" Sirius asked loudly.
"You stopped hanging out with us Sirius," James commented.
"Look James, I'm sorry, really I am, Lily didn't agree with what we did, and after Remus," James gave him a warning glare, "After Remus bit that boy," Sirius whispered, "I got a little freaked out okay?"
James continued to glare,
"Look you're like my brother," Sirius explained, "Let's not let something like this get between us and a good summer,"
James continued to glare, but after a few moments his face melted into a grin.
"You're right," he sighed and held out his hand.
"Boys," Mrs. Potter called out.
"Coming mother," James called feeling revived at the renewed friendship.
Mr. Potter tapped the brick wall behind the hotel and it opened them into Diagon Alley.
"So I was thinking of this one prank we could play on Rodgers," James whispered to Sirius as they made their way to the Floo Network Building.
"Rodgers, that kid who lives down the street from you?" Sirius whispered back.
"Yea, that stupid muggle who stole our football," James reminded him.
"Boys," Mrs. Potter said fiercely as they entered the building, "What are you whispering about."
"Oh come on Jody; leave them alone, they only just got back," Mr. Potter said.
"So anyways we'd walk down to his h-" James was cut off by Mrs. Potter shoving Floo Powder into James hand. As Sirius took his, he shook his head smiling, 'Another Summer,' he thought stepping into the green flame after James.
Lily sat up groggily rubbing her eyes.
"How did you get in here?" she snapped, as Sirius stirred below her.
"Relax Evans, I just came to tell your boyfriend that we arrived in London ten minutes ago," James said loudly locking eyes with her and rumpling his hair with his hands.
"Shit!" Sirius cursed, sitting up and practically throwing Lily off of him.
"Well I guess I'll wait for you outside," James told Sirius, still staring at Lily, he turned on his heel and headed out the compartment door but paused before exiting, "Oh and Evans, I think it would be best if you straightened yourself up a bit,"
Lily gasped fixing her clothes and glaring at the back of his head as he left. Lily let out a groan of disgust,
"See what I mean," she ranted gathering her things, "He's such a jerk,"
Yet she hadn't forgotten all the nice things he'd said about her the not before.
Sirius said nothing and Lily stepped closer to him fixing the buttons on his shirt and placing a stray hair back into place.
"Well," he said catching her hands, "I guess this is goodbye for a while,"
Lily felt a lump form in her throat.
"Make sure you owl me!" she choked.
"I will I promise," Sirius smiled," I will send one as often as James's ruddy owl is up for okay?"
She nodded pushing her body against his.
"And I will speak to Remus about stopping at your house," he kissed her cheeks tenderly.
"Sirius!" James called.
Sirius lowered his lips onto hers. She kissed him hard letting her hands run up his neck so she could touch his hair.
"Sirius come on!" James hollered, "Mom and Dad are waiting!"
Sirius broke away resentfully.
"Well, goodbye Lily,"
"Goodbye," she whispered back tearfully as he walked away. Just before he reached the door she felt a surge of emotion.
"Sirius," she cried.
He looked back,
"I love you," she finally said out loud,
"I love you too, see ya soon!" he grinned, and Lily felt her knees grow weak, and he was gone.
Lily took her time, located her trunk and hauled it to where her mother and father stood. Her father, a tall think light haired man, was scowling as usual,
"Lily," he nodded as she approached him, and immediately began to make his way back to their car.
"Lily dear," her mother, a short plumper woman, cried.
Lily hugged her mom tightly and kissed her cheek, staring after her dad.
"He's in a bit of a mood," her mother told her quietly, "So how was school?"
"Great! I am anxious to get my exam results though," Lily said.
"Always," he mother smiled, "Oh, who are those two handsome gentlemen?" Her mother asked Lily
Lily fallowed her mothers gaze, and it rested on James and Sirius who were lugging their trunks towards Mr. and Mrs. Potter. James looked strikingly like his father, tall and dark, while his mom had flowing blonde hair, and big smile. Lily noticed a younger girl, perhaps James's sister standing between the two of them. She was petit with rosy cheeks and waist length black hair. James stooped down a few feet from the group holding out his arms. The girl ran towards him in he swooped her up tossing her above him, and hugging her tightly. Her clear laugh rang out and Sirius tussled her hair playfully, glancing towards Lily, he smiled sadly at her.
"The one holding the little girl is James Potter," Lily said to her mother, still looking at Sirius.
"And the other?" he mother questioned as Lily turned towards the car.
"The other one is Sirius Black," she said non-chalantly.
The two made their way to opposite sides of the car, Lily threw her trunk into the backseat, pushed it in. She climbed in and shut the door sharply.
"Are you interested in either?" her mother, who was always very into Lily's wizarding life, questioned.
"Sirius," Lily began,
"That taller one?" Mrs. Evans asked. Lily nodded,
"He's my boyfriend," she let out.
"You're what?" Her father roared, "Why didn't I meet this chap, and is he..." he trailed off. Lily caught his murderous stare in the review mirror, "Lily is he a...wizard?"
"Yea, dad he is," Lily said sternly.
"I thought we'd agreed you would keep to our kind," Her dad said crossly.
"I am still human father!" Lily shouted.
"George," Her mother cried, "She only just got back,"
"I don't care Mary, we agreed when we sent her to that - that place," he spat, "That she would still have a respectable life,"
"She does have one," Mary insisted.
"Why couldn't she be more like Petunia," George muttered.
Lily blinked back tears. Mary brushed her hair behind one ear nervously,
"Petunia is engaged to that nice Dursley boy, you remember him Lily?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Yea, I remember," Lily muttered, looking out the window as the streets passed her by.
"Well there's a party this weekend, isn't that fun?" Mary asked cheerfully.
"Great mom," Lily replied, "Am I invited,"
Mary laughed, it was a forced laugh.
"Of course you are sweetheart,"
"You sure they want a 'freak' like me coming?" Lily asked irritably.
"You're not a freak," her mother insisted, "You are gifted,"
'More than you know,' Lily thought as she read her fathers resentment towards her as he stared at her through the review mirror once more,
'Another summer,' Lily thought as she let out a sigh.
"So did you get any action?" James asked as he and Sirius lugged their trunks behind James's family.
"No, I told you, Its not like that," Sirius said.
"Right," James said sarcastically as Mrs. Potter stopped them, and muttered a vanishing spell at the trunks.
"We're headed towards Diagon Alley boys, traveling the usually way," Mrs. Potter told them, "Now, no pranks, tricks or anything of the sort," she reminded with a bit of a smile.
"Ahh, you missed us!" Sirius grinned throwing an arm casually around his foster-mom.
"You're charm may work on the ladies at school Sirius, but you have to be better than that for it to work with me," Mrs. Potter said coolly.
Emily, James's kid sister giggled throwing a pudgy hand over her mouth.
"So," The boys dropped back, "what is Miss Book Worm the Virgin Mary to?" James asked, continuing their conversation.
"No James, look she's special to me okay? God, are you gonna be like this all summer?" Sirius asked.
"I don't need you to tell me how special she is," James reminded him as they approached the Leaky Cauldron.
"James, when we talked about this before, you told me you had no feelings for her, and that she was fair game, and i asked you if you were just saying that, and you said no she'd blown your last straw. You can't wait almost five months and change your mind, I care about her,"
"I don't have feelings for her," James muttered.
"Well then what the hell is your problem?" Sirius asked loudly.
"You stopped hanging out with us Sirius," James commented.
"Look James, I'm sorry, really I am, Lily didn't agree with what we did, and after Remus," James gave him a warning glare, "After Remus bit that boy," Sirius whispered, "I got a little freaked out okay?"
James continued to glare,
"Look you're like my brother," Sirius explained, "Let's not let something like this get between us and a good summer,"
James continued to glare, but after a few moments his face melted into a grin.
"You're right," he sighed and held out his hand.
"Boys," Mrs. Potter called out.
"Coming mother," James called feeling revived at the renewed friendship.
Mr. Potter tapped the brick wall behind the hotel and it opened them into Diagon Alley.
"So I was thinking of this one prank we could play on Rodgers," James whispered to Sirius as they made their way to the Floo Network Building.
"Rodgers, that kid who lives down the street from you?" Sirius whispered back.
"Yea, that stupid muggle who stole our football," James reminded him.
"Boys," Mrs. Potter said fiercely as they entered the building, "What are you whispering about."
"Oh come on Jody; leave them alone, they only just got back," Mr. Potter said.
"So anyways we'd walk down to his h-" James was cut off by Mrs. Potter shoving Floo Powder into James hand. As Sirius took his, he shook his head smiling, 'Another Summer,' he thought stepping into the green flame after James.