Single and not Looking?
Ch. 2 : Literally raced
Lily barged in her room at the Potter mansion.
Lily's parents often travelled, but most of the time they just left Lily with Petunia, figuring Petunia was an adult and could handle Lily. Wrong. It was a complete hell, but luckily Lily & Petunia didn't have to endure it for long as Petunia soon got engaged and moved out.
This left the Evans with one 'Lily sitter' : The Potters. And so, Lily came to transform one of the many Potter guestrooms into her very own room.
12:29
'Hmm… lunch should be served in a few seconds' Lily mused.
Sure enough, a loud bell chimed just as Lily finished her thought. She got off her bed and raced down the steps. Literally raced, against James to be precise.
They both ran neck to neck down the recently mopped marble staircase. On one of the last steps, Lily slipped and prepared to fall on the hard marble. But she never did fall, not onto the marble at least as she was scooped up by a pair of masculine arms.
James stared at Lily in his arms. Wow- she's pretty. Where did that come from? Lily -
Pretty? …and light too…Snap out of it James!
"Are you OK Lily?"
"Urgh yeah I'm fine… Well I will be as soon as I get out of these contaminated arms" said Lily out of habit.
A cosy silence followed with the two staring at each other before James registered what Lily said and put her down. If James had looked carefully at Lily's face, he would have seen a look of disappointment which contradicted all that Lily had said in the past minute.
They entered the Dining Room to be greeted by an unusual sight. Mr Potter was talking on his mobile at lunch.
An ordinary sight to some, but to Lily and James it was unheard off. It was Mrs Potter's strict rule that there would be no calls during meals. Sure enough, her lips were pursed in disapprovement. She looked as thought she was trying to figure out what was that important that a call was being taken by her husband during a meal. Lily and James waited cautiously at the massive doors.
"What a wonderful thought! But how? I thought they -"
"Ingenious! Mark, ingenious!"
So it was her father Mr Potter was talking to, thought Lily
"I'll tell them at lunch… Oh no - you weren't disturbing anything."
Mrs Potter looked livid.
Mr Potter cut the phone with a wide grin. He had a hushed conversation with his wife, who looked ecstatic at the end, and as if a phone was never picked up at a meal ever.
Mrs Potter motioned for Lily and James to join them at the table. The two sat down eagerly awaiting the news which Mr Potter had mentioned on the phone.
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