Chapter 6 Interviews and Rendezvous in the study
Later that day.
Lily was sitting in her room reading when Garnet knocked on the door.
"Lily? May I come in?"
"Really Garnet do you have to ask? Of course you can come in. I could use the company."
"Actually Mother wanted to know if you would like to have afternoon tea with her. Just the two of you. We Girls have tea with her before bed and James at noon. We Potters drink a gallon of tea a week." They laughed together.
"Oh well ok where am I suppose to go? Have you seen Catie? I know where Bree is but Catie is a mystery."
"Well Caitlin, Allie, Ivy, Anna, Dru and Jo went shopping after about one. I didn't want to go and Mother wanted to talk to you so that is why you weren't invited to go. Come on this way. I'll show you where to go." The two women walked past the butler Peter who was cleaning a statue of King Rowan I. Peter was cleaning an area vigorously when Garnet said.
"Peter, how many times do you have to be told not to scrub Granddaddy's Statue so hard?"
"Sorry, Princess Garnet." was all he said. Lily tried not to laugh at the area Peter was washing.
"Does he always do that?" She asked her companion. Garnet laughed.
"Merlin yes we have to tell him about once a day not to do that... It's almost like he wants to remove the parts that are there." They laughed.
"Garnet, I have been wondering why I never saw you girls at Hogwarts? I know that Jo went there she was in Gryffindor like me. But I never had very many friends just Catie and Bree."
"Well I wanted to go but since Mother and Daddy sent Dru and the triplets to Beauxbatons I had to go too. It royally blew." Both girls laughed as they reached the drawing room.
"Nervous?" Garnet asked Lily.
"Yea but I can get over it. Thanks Nettie." Lily smiled
"Hey no problem… mothers a peach; at least she is to us. She is always there for us when we need her. Lily would you like to hang out with me later?"
"Sure. I will come to your room around four or four thirty, or you can come to my room if you want."
"Sounds good to me, I will see you at four." Garnet went back upstairs. Lily took a deep breath and thought to herself, calm down Lils it will be ok, it's just James's mother… Oh Merlin its James's mother. I can't breath. Deep breath… In out. In out, I'm ok now. Let's go and meet the woman who raised your new boyfriend… boyfriend! Ha James is my boyfriend Yes, yes, yes it's about damn time well better get this over with... Go Lily go. She walked in and sitting there was Queen Sunniva looking majestic in the main chair.
"Good afternoon Miss Evans would you sit down please, Bevy would you please get Miss Evans and myself tea and cakes." The Queen said to the elf in the corner, she obeyed with a pop and disappeared. Two seconds later she reappeared carrying a tray with tea and small cakes.
"Thank you Bevy you may leave us now."
"Yes majesty, good day Mizz." The elf said bowing and left the room.
"Now Lily… I can call you that? Can't I?" Sunniva asked the girl sitting across from her. She looked so scared. Lily nodded. The queen smiled. "Good now that we have been introduced you can call me Sunni."
"Yes Ma'am… I mean Sunni… I mean Your Majesty… I mean."
"Sunni."
"Sunni I want to thank you for your hospitality and the chance to see Caliana…"
No dear I want to thank you. I have never seen my son so… so preoccupied over a girl. Why you are the only one who he has ever taken riding with him.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that James has never taken anyone riding with him including Jo and you know how close they are."
"I didn't know that. Is James very private?"
"Yes when he was a child the only to people who could get to him were either myself or Jo. His father couldn't get to him neither could his other sisters. It is strange… oh never mind."
"Tell me more about James as a child… please?"
"When James and Sirius were together… oh what trouble they got into one time they took the family cat Muffs we called it and took it to the top of the tallest tower and well threatened to drop it."
"Oh no poor Muffs."
"Yes poor Muffs didn't like that idea and clawed her way up James's arms… He still has the scars. She also got a hold of Sirius's favourite sweater and had her kittens on it."
"Let me guess Sirius never wear it again?"
"Nope James has it hung on the staircase above the tower where the cat almost… well you get the idea. Then there was the time they…"
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An hour later Lily was walking down a hallway towards the family quarters were. All of sudden she stopped. She was at a door where she could hear James talking on the phone.
"… Uh huh ok lunch at noon just for Miss Evans and Myself. Ok see you then Countess." Lily opened the door to James's office quietly and walked in. he was sitting at the desk writing something on a piece of parchment. He looked up.
"I must be in heaven." Was all he said.
"Why?"
"Because I see an angel. Hi."
"Hi. You know James that is the oldest line in the book."
"Yeah I know… Did it work?"
"Like a charm." She said walking over and sat on his desk. He stood up and kissed her lightly.
"Hi." He said.
"You said that already." As he kissed her again, he then deepened the kiss. It seemed like a second when he broke the kiss to a knock at the door.
"Damnation! Who is it!" she giggled. He scowled when Remus called out.
"It's me Prongs. May I come in?" Lily didn't say a word and ducked under his desk. James smiled at her and tried not to laugh at the look she gave him. Pure amusement.
"Ok Moony, come in."
"What took you so long buddy?"
"I was busy. Ah!" he blurted when Lily ran her fingernails along the skin of his thigh.
"What?"
"N-nothing…Ah!" she did it again.
"Are you ok James?" Remus asked frowning.
"I-I'm fine." Lily took off his shoe and started rubbing a foot after James sat down. The look on James's face was one of pure joy. Luckily Remus didn't catch it.
"Have you seen Lily?"
"N-no I haven't wasn't she in her room? She might be riding again."
"True, true. Have you talked to her yet?"
"Nope I was just going to find her and ask her before you came." She took the other shoe off and started rubbing it too. James looked like he was reaching down for the shoe and stroked her face. She bit him lightly. He coughed.
"Well I am going to find Miss Evans and tell her about tonight. Seven front steps am I right, Sirius and Brianna were going to meet us there?"
"All Righty then see you at seven James."
"Yep see you at seven. And make sure you don't be late. If you are Lily and I are going to skip out on you four." Remus left the room knowing exactly what was going on. Miss Lily Rae Evans was a very good actor, Very good indeed. He just smiled.
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After Remus left James stood there barefoot as Lily climbed from under the desk.
"You little wanton witch."
I know I am. Isn't it great? My sister would be proud as she was the one who taught me… although she is a little slut, bitch, and whore… but what can you do about it? You can choose your friends but not your family." Lily said cheekily. James laughed. Then ran at her. She squealed with delight. After he grabbed her he said.
"I forgot to ask did you want to have dinner with the others. After that I will show you Favianna."
"Sure I would love to. But I have to go and meet Nettie for a while. See you in my room at 6 wink, wink." She left the room.
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I know I know its short sorry more to come. Sorry it took me so long to get to you. My lateness is caused by 1) class, 2) Writers block, 3) laziness, and 4) my addiction to the sims. (don't ask) we can just stick with writers block. Damnation I am going to be late for class and have to go ttyl Allie P.s thanks for the Smashing Reviews keep it up.
