A/N: This chapter will have a little fluff between James and Lily in it.
Their likeness for each other is growing, so that will show a bit. Thanks
for sticking with the story!
Disclaimer: *pulls out empty pockets* If I owned Harry Potter, I'd have billions.
Chapter Three: In the Streets of Hogsmeade
The days leading up to the first Hogsmeade trip passed painfully slow for Lily. She was always torn between amusement and annoyance every time James pulled a prank. He seemed to take her words to heart and the next time Lily saw Snape and Malfoy they were slugs writhing in the corner. The day before the trip she woke up early. The cold stone ground burned her bare feet as she pulled back the curtain. For once, the sun seemed to shine, sitting just above the horizon. The sky was blue with the pink swirls against the clouds dancing across it. She breathed in the scent. Lily knew it was going to be a beautiful day. She slipped quietly into her robes and rubbed her arms as she went down to the common room. A fire was already cackling merrily, lighting the dark room. Lily sat down in one of the squishy armchairs and closed her eyes. She imagined Hosmeade; all the beautiful shops and she longed to have butterbeer run down her throat. She smiled.
"What are you smiling about?" She gasped and her eyes flew open. James chuckled as he sat down into one of the armchairs.
"Just about Hogsmeade."
"Yeah, I'm excited too. Can't wait to visit Zonko's. Need to replenish my, uh, supplies." It was Lily's turn to laugh.
"I'm sure." She noticed James look down and wring his hands nervously. Her heart beat quicker as his eyes met hers. She tried to look away, but she just couldn't.
"Lily?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah?" she replied still staring into his deep hazel eyes. He took a deep breath and looked down again.
"I was wondering..." He paused as if searching for the right words. "Would you, umm, like to hang out at Hogsmeade today? You know, umm, with me?" Lily's heart leapt. Joy spread throughout her. She smiled and he sighed with relief.
"I'd like that."
"Really?"
"Yeah." She giggled. James stood up and he held out his hand. She took it and he pulled her up.
"Well, I guess I'll see you then."
"Yeah," she said again. They stood there for a minute, hands still locked. He let go first, and then began to walk up his staircase. Lily looked after him for a moment, and sat down again. She let out a little squeal. There was no denying it anymore. She liked James Potter. It took a moment for it to sink in. Lily had spent most of her time at Hogwarts despising him and his huge head. Now, she couldn't help but like him. She thought back to the earlier years and realized he was never really that bad. She snuggled up into the chair.
"No, not that bad at all..."she grumbled before drifting off to sleep again.
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By the time the students were ready to go to Hogsmeade, the sun was shining high above the sky, and the few clouds seemed to be drifting lazily across the horizon. Phoebe and the others had been surprised when Lily told them she wouldn't be hanging out with them.
"Lily!" Brooke had complained. "It's the very first trip! Unless..." She looked slyly at Lily. "I heard the Marauders congratulating James..."
"Lily Evans!" Phoebe exclaimed. "Are you going to Hogsmeade with James Potter?" When she didn't answer her friend squealed just as she had done.
"I so knew it!" Rebecca said giggling. "I knew you two liked each other!" Lily smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've got to go now." She left her friends behind, and she could still hear them giggling and laughing. She saw James waiting for her, and she smiled even wider when his face lit up when he saw her. They clasped hand and went to the carriages. They spent the ride sitting very close to each other, talking silently. Lily had never felt so warm and safe. When they go to Hogsmeade, James pushed opened the door and lifter her out. He bowed down.
"Where to first m'lady?" She held out her hand and he kissed it and he suddenly took her around the waist and twirled her around quickly.
"James!" she shrieked.
"Well, where do you want to go?"
"I don't care. You choose."
"Fine, I will." He pulled her down the cobbled streets into Honeydukes. There were trays of free samples, little cubes of pink and blue, and cluster's of chocolates. James took the bits and popped them in his mouth. He groaned with delight as he put a cube of white fudge onto his tongue.
"Wow, that's good! Try it!" He picked up a piece of it and he put it in her mouth. It's sugar sweetness made her smile.
"That is good. What flavor is it?" She looked at the little card next to the tray.
"White Peppermint." James said, reading it. "Do you want some?" She nodded and he picked up a half pound of them. By the time they were finished they had a bag full of chocolates and different assortments of candies.
"Can we go to Zonko's now?" James asked. He pouted his lip.
"Fine, fine! But I need another piece of candy to keep me going." She laughed as he handed her a Chocolate Chew. She munched happily as the opened the door. The whole store was full of students they could barely move. Lily just watched as James bought Dungbombs, Fizzing Whizbees, and an assortment of other items. She could only imagine what he was going to do with all of them. Lily took a breath of fresh air as they left the mass of students.
"Let's go get something to drink." The Three Broomsticks was just as full, but they managed to get their drinks from Madame Lampa and slide into a booth in the corner. Lily took a long sip and let the warm butterbeer fall into her stomach. James stroked her hand lightly.
"Did you have fun today?"
"Yes I did. And thanks for buying me all that candy. It must have cost a fortune."
"Well, you'll just have to share it all with me."
"Sounds like a plan." They bent in closer. There lips grazed each other softly. Lily felt shockwaves flowing through her. It was so warm...she closed her eyes. They broke apart and she bit her lip.
"I like you Lily Evans," he said. She kissed him softly again.
"I like you too James Potter." They both laughed.
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His heart beat quicker. Her lips were so warm. Lily's eyes sparkled, as they broke apart. She was so beautiful. She bit her lip. He breathed in her scent.
"I like you Lily Evans." James felt the blood rushing through him. What would she say? Surprisingly she bent close to him again. Her soft lips touched his gently. She broke out into a smile.
"I like you too James Potter." He laughed with joy. She joined him. He looked slightly up to see his friends smiling and giving him the thumbs up.
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A/N: That's the end of chapter three. I hope you all like the story so far. Pleas R&R. Thank you!
Disclaimer: *pulls out empty pockets* If I owned Harry Potter, I'd have billions.
Chapter Three: In the Streets of Hogsmeade
The days leading up to the first Hogsmeade trip passed painfully slow for Lily. She was always torn between amusement and annoyance every time James pulled a prank. He seemed to take her words to heart and the next time Lily saw Snape and Malfoy they were slugs writhing in the corner. The day before the trip she woke up early. The cold stone ground burned her bare feet as she pulled back the curtain. For once, the sun seemed to shine, sitting just above the horizon. The sky was blue with the pink swirls against the clouds dancing across it. She breathed in the scent. Lily knew it was going to be a beautiful day. She slipped quietly into her robes and rubbed her arms as she went down to the common room. A fire was already cackling merrily, lighting the dark room. Lily sat down in one of the squishy armchairs and closed her eyes. She imagined Hosmeade; all the beautiful shops and she longed to have butterbeer run down her throat. She smiled.
"What are you smiling about?" She gasped and her eyes flew open. James chuckled as he sat down into one of the armchairs.
"Just about Hogsmeade."
"Yeah, I'm excited too. Can't wait to visit Zonko's. Need to replenish my, uh, supplies." It was Lily's turn to laugh.
"I'm sure." She noticed James look down and wring his hands nervously. Her heart beat quicker as his eyes met hers. She tried to look away, but she just couldn't.
"Lily?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah?" she replied still staring into his deep hazel eyes. He took a deep breath and looked down again.
"I was wondering..." He paused as if searching for the right words. "Would you, umm, like to hang out at Hogsmeade today? You know, umm, with me?" Lily's heart leapt. Joy spread throughout her. She smiled and he sighed with relief.
"I'd like that."
"Really?"
"Yeah." She giggled. James stood up and he held out his hand. She took it and he pulled her up.
"Well, I guess I'll see you then."
"Yeah," she said again. They stood there for a minute, hands still locked. He let go first, and then began to walk up his staircase. Lily looked after him for a moment, and sat down again. She let out a little squeal. There was no denying it anymore. She liked James Potter. It took a moment for it to sink in. Lily had spent most of her time at Hogwarts despising him and his huge head. Now, she couldn't help but like him. She thought back to the earlier years and realized he was never really that bad. She snuggled up into the chair.
"No, not that bad at all..."she grumbled before drifting off to sleep again.
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By the time the students were ready to go to Hogsmeade, the sun was shining high above the sky, and the few clouds seemed to be drifting lazily across the horizon. Phoebe and the others had been surprised when Lily told them she wouldn't be hanging out with them.
"Lily!" Brooke had complained. "It's the very first trip! Unless..." She looked slyly at Lily. "I heard the Marauders congratulating James..."
"Lily Evans!" Phoebe exclaimed. "Are you going to Hogsmeade with James Potter?" When she didn't answer her friend squealed just as she had done.
"I so knew it!" Rebecca said giggling. "I knew you two liked each other!" Lily smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've got to go now." She left her friends behind, and she could still hear them giggling and laughing. She saw James waiting for her, and she smiled even wider when his face lit up when he saw her. They clasped hand and went to the carriages. They spent the ride sitting very close to each other, talking silently. Lily had never felt so warm and safe. When they go to Hogsmeade, James pushed opened the door and lifter her out. He bowed down.
"Where to first m'lady?" She held out her hand and he kissed it and he suddenly took her around the waist and twirled her around quickly.
"James!" she shrieked.
"Well, where do you want to go?"
"I don't care. You choose."
"Fine, I will." He pulled her down the cobbled streets into Honeydukes. There were trays of free samples, little cubes of pink and blue, and cluster's of chocolates. James took the bits and popped them in his mouth. He groaned with delight as he put a cube of white fudge onto his tongue.
"Wow, that's good! Try it!" He picked up a piece of it and he put it in her mouth. It's sugar sweetness made her smile.
"That is good. What flavor is it?" She looked at the little card next to the tray.
"White Peppermint." James said, reading it. "Do you want some?" She nodded and he picked up a half pound of them. By the time they were finished they had a bag full of chocolates and different assortments of candies.
"Can we go to Zonko's now?" James asked. He pouted his lip.
"Fine, fine! But I need another piece of candy to keep me going." She laughed as he handed her a Chocolate Chew. She munched happily as the opened the door. The whole store was full of students they could barely move. Lily just watched as James bought Dungbombs, Fizzing Whizbees, and an assortment of other items. She could only imagine what he was going to do with all of them. Lily took a breath of fresh air as they left the mass of students.
"Let's go get something to drink." The Three Broomsticks was just as full, but they managed to get their drinks from Madame Lampa and slide into a booth in the corner. Lily took a long sip and let the warm butterbeer fall into her stomach. James stroked her hand lightly.
"Did you have fun today?"
"Yes I did. And thanks for buying me all that candy. It must have cost a fortune."
"Well, you'll just have to share it all with me."
"Sounds like a plan." They bent in closer. There lips grazed each other softly. Lily felt shockwaves flowing through her. It was so warm...she closed her eyes. They broke apart and she bit her lip.
"I like you Lily Evans," he said. She kissed him softly again.
"I like you too James Potter." They both laughed.
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His heart beat quicker. Her lips were so warm. Lily's eyes sparkled, as they broke apart. She was so beautiful. She bit her lip. He breathed in her scent.
"I like you Lily Evans." James felt the blood rushing through him. What would she say? Surprisingly she bent close to him again. Her soft lips touched his gently. She broke out into a smile.
"I like you too James Potter." He laughed with joy. She joined him. He looked slightly up to see his friends smiling and giving him the thumbs up.
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A/N: That's the end of chapter three. I hope you all like the story so far. Pleas R&R. Thank you!
