A/N: Hi everyone! This is my first Harry Potter fanfic, and my first time
posting anything on FanFiction.Net. I hope everyone enjoys it, and I hope
to get some good feedback, so review, review, review!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter related materials. The only things that are mine are the plot and anything you don't recognize.
Pairing: Lily and James (This is my favorite pairing. If anyone has read good L/J fics, tell me what they are in a review, please and thank you.)
Rating: PG
Review Thanks: Thanks to MissSugarQuill, who is the FIRST EVER REVIEWER FOR THIS STORY!!!!! Thank you soooo much.
Ch. 6 First Day of Classes
"Carly! Come on, I'm hungry," called Lily into the bathroom door. It was the next morning, and Lily was ready to head down to breakfast. Carly on the other hand was still in the bathroom.
"I'm almost done, hold on." Lily sighed as she wondered WHY Carly insisted on taking a shower in the morning. To Lily it had never made sense to take a shower in the morning, when you're clean, but rather, she liked to wait until before bed when she was dirty from a day's work. But to each his own, thought Lily.
Click.
The bathroom door opened and both girls grabbed their bags and ran downstairs.
"Looks like the sleepyheads finally decided to grace us with their presence." said James with a chuckle.
"You didn't have to wait for us. Where are Remus and Sirius?" asked Lily.
"I wanted to wait. And they went to breakfast with Peter Pettigrew, one of the other boys in our dorm."
"Well let's go then," said Lily, grabbing James's hand and walking out of the common room.
James and Lily sat across from each other and Carly sat next to Lily. Sirius was next to James and Peter was on his other side. Remus sat on Carly's other side.
"Been wondering when you guys were gonna show." said Remus.
"Carly was in the bathroom forever."
"Oh, shove off Lily."
"Pass the bacon." Said Lily pretending she hadn't heard Carly. Clumsily, Peter passed Lily the bacon.
"Here," said a Prefect, handing the group their schedules. Lily remembered him as Arthur Weasly, a 6th year. They all had the same schedule; they found out a minute later after they all had a moment to look over their timetables.
"At least we'll get potions out of the way first, we have it with the Slytherins," said Carly in disgust.
"Flying right after that, at least it's something to look forward to." replied Sirius, and the rest agreed.
***During Potions***
"Welcome to Potions. I am Professor Reed. There will be no fooling around in my class. I do not favor anyone, so don't try to butter me up. You will pay attention, take notes, and prepare potions as I tell you to. No talking unless I say to. Understood?"
The class nodded and Lily thought that maybe the class wouldn't be so bad if they weren't allowed to talk because the Slytherins wouldn't be able to taunt them, especially Malfoy and Snape. Personally Lily thought that Professor Reed didn't like being as strict as he was, you could see it in his clear blue eyes. He wasn't that old, maybe in his late twenties, and he had dirty blonde hair.
"Everyone stand at the back of the room, so I can tell you which table you will be sitting at and who your partner will be." Everyone got up and stood along the back wall.
"James Potter and Lily Evans. Remus Lupin and Carly Waiter. Sirius Black and Kyle Cordello. Peter Pettigrew and Lucious Malfoy. Severus Snape and Narcissa LeFaye. Rena Genvio and George Parkinson. Chop, chop. Find your seats and copy down the ingredients for the Truth Potions. When you're done you may pack up and leave. No talking please."
***Flying***
The seven Gryffindors stood in a line on the Quidditch field facing the opposing line of Ravenclaws.
"I am Madam Hooch," said a young woman walking onto the field. "All of you put your right hand over your broom and say "up". They all did. Lily wasn't afraid, she wanted to learn to fly more than anything, for she wanted to be on the house team next year.
Her broom shot up right away, as did James's and Sirius's. Carly and Remus got theirs' on their third tries, and Peter's didn't even move. There were a few people from Ravenclaw who had their brooms in their hand.
"Alright now, anyone who has successfully called their broom may mount it and fly around for a bit while I help the others. Don't go to high. When it's time to come down, lean slightly forward."
James shot up in the air closely followed by Lily, Remus, Sirius, and Carly. They started playing what Remus called 'Broom Tag'. Lily felt like a pro, like she had been flying all her life. She was going very fast, and James showed her something called the Wronski Feint, a Quidditch move that he had seen at the last Quidditch World Cup. When Madam Hooch blew her whistle, everyone came soaring down.
"What's next?" Lily asked Sirius, who was looking at his schedule.
"Herbology then Charms. Lunch and then History of Magic, Defense against the Dark Arts, and Transfiguration."
"I heard that the Defense teacher is a werewolf! Wonder if it's true..." Said Carly. Lily noticed that Remus suddenly tensed up and turned very pale, but quickly dismissed the thought as the group entered the greenhouse.
***Herbology***
"Welcome class to Herbology. I am Professor Sprout. Today we will be repotting Mandrakes. Everybody grab a pair of earmuffs and watch me." Professor Sprout secured her earmuffs around her ears, grabbed the plant's leaves firmly in her hand, and pulled with all her might. Out came what Lily thought was supposed to be a baby, though it was quite ugly. It opened its mouth and bawled, or at least it looked like it was bawling. Lily couldn't hear a thing. However, she did see Peter drop to the floor. Apparently his earmuffs hadn't been on tight enough. Professor Sprout repotted the Mandrake and motioned to the class that it was safe to remove their earmuffs.
"Mr. Cordello, take Mr. Pettigrew to the infirmary, will you? Thank you lad. You may back up your things class, we won't have time to repot any Mandrakes, now."
They packed up their things and headed back up to the castle for Charms. So far, Lily's day had been great. She swore that tonight she would write to her parents to tell her what a great time she was having.
***Charms Class***
"Welcome, welcome. My name is Professor Flitwick. Today we will be learning the levitation spell. Wingardium Leviosa. Everyone find a partner and one of you come and get a feather." James and Lily immediately grabbed each other's wrists. Carly and Remus decided to partner, as did Sirius and Peter, who had been revived rather quickly. Lily went up to get their feather.
"Now remember class," said Professor Flitwick when everyone was situated, "it's swish and flick. Go ahead and try."
"You go first, Lily."
"All right, if you say so. Wingardium Leviosa! " Gently, the feather rose up into the air. Lily directed it with her wand and levitated it up a little farther, finally directing it back onto the table.
James however had a more difficult time. He could manage to get the feather about 3 centimeters off the table, but then it always fell back down.
"Stupid feather...why'd we hafta learn this charm anyway...EVIL FEATHER!" He pointed his wand at the feather, which burst into flames.
"James, calm down or you won't do it right."
"He's already not doing it right." sniggered Sirius from across the isle.
"Sod off Sirius."
"Will everyone please return their feathers to the box?" asked Professor Flitwick. They did so and proceeded to lunch. History of Magic turned out to be a bore, it was taught by a ghost, Professor Binns. Defense Against the Dark Arts however seemed vitally important when the teacher, Professor Kurt, informed them of the growing threat of Lord Voldemort.
***Transfiguration Class***
Their last class of the day was Transfiguration. James couldn't wait; he was most interested in this form of magic than any other. Lily was eager to try anything. Professor McGonagall taught this class and Lily thought her to be a good teacher, but very strict.
"This is an extremely hard class. Any funny business and I will ask you to leave. And you won't come back. Do I make myself clear? Good. Everyone pick a partner and one of you come get a match. You will be turning the match into a sewing needle. Good luck, you'll need it."
The group decided to have the same pairings as in Charms. Lily went to get their match. James had an easy time mastering the spell.
"Matchium Silverium!" He waved his wand and the match turned into a needle. Lily however had worse luck.
"Matchium Silverium!" Lily waved her wand. At first nothing happened, then the match cracked in half. "Reparo!" shouted Lily and the match snapped back together.
"The bell is about to ring." Said McGonagall. "Please work on the spell and try to get it right. Bring your matches back to the box on my desk." Lily took the match and deposited it in the box, a sour look on her face. As she turned around, she bumped into Lucious Malfoy.
"Watch where you're going, Mudblood," he sneered.
"Maybe you should watch where you're going," Lily retorted nastily, as she walked back to James.
"What did that git Malfoy say to you?" he asked Lily protectively.
"James, what's a Mudblood?"
"HE CALLED YOU A WHAT?"
"What is it James." Lily questioned. He sighed.
"It means that you're muggle born. Most witches and wizards don't think it matters, but some, like Malfoy, think that only full witches and wizards like himself should be admitted into Hogwarts. Wait 'til I get my hands on him. I'll rip him limb from limb from limb from..."
"You will not."
"Excuse me, I won't?"
"Nope." replied Lily with a smug smile on her face. James saw a mischievous glint in her eye.
"Oh, really. What do you have in mind, Oh Great Lily-bean?"
"Revenge. In the form of pranks." And she gave an evil sounding laugh. The two started planning and with the help of their friends and the library they had a plan.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed. I'm hoping to get 5 reviews per chapter, and remember that every review counts!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter related materials. The only things that are mine are the plot and anything you don't recognize.
Pairing: Lily and James (This is my favorite pairing. If anyone has read good L/J fics, tell me what they are in a review, please and thank you.)
Rating: PG
Review Thanks: Thanks to MissSugarQuill, who is the FIRST EVER REVIEWER FOR THIS STORY!!!!! Thank you soooo much.
Ch. 6 First Day of Classes
"Carly! Come on, I'm hungry," called Lily into the bathroom door. It was the next morning, and Lily was ready to head down to breakfast. Carly on the other hand was still in the bathroom.
"I'm almost done, hold on." Lily sighed as she wondered WHY Carly insisted on taking a shower in the morning. To Lily it had never made sense to take a shower in the morning, when you're clean, but rather, she liked to wait until before bed when she was dirty from a day's work. But to each his own, thought Lily.
Click.
The bathroom door opened and both girls grabbed their bags and ran downstairs.
"Looks like the sleepyheads finally decided to grace us with their presence." said James with a chuckle.
"You didn't have to wait for us. Where are Remus and Sirius?" asked Lily.
"I wanted to wait. And they went to breakfast with Peter Pettigrew, one of the other boys in our dorm."
"Well let's go then," said Lily, grabbing James's hand and walking out of the common room.
James and Lily sat across from each other and Carly sat next to Lily. Sirius was next to James and Peter was on his other side. Remus sat on Carly's other side.
"Been wondering when you guys were gonna show." said Remus.
"Carly was in the bathroom forever."
"Oh, shove off Lily."
"Pass the bacon." Said Lily pretending she hadn't heard Carly. Clumsily, Peter passed Lily the bacon.
"Here," said a Prefect, handing the group their schedules. Lily remembered him as Arthur Weasly, a 6th year. They all had the same schedule; they found out a minute later after they all had a moment to look over their timetables.
"At least we'll get potions out of the way first, we have it with the Slytherins," said Carly in disgust.
"Flying right after that, at least it's something to look forward to." replied Sirius, and the rest agreed.
***During Potions***
"Welcome to Potions. I am Professor Reed. There will be no fooling around in my class. I do not favor anyone, so don't try to butter me up. You will pay attention, take notes, and prepare potions as I tell you to. No talking unless I say to. Understood?"
The class nodded and Lily thought that maybe the class wouldn't be so bad if they weren't allowed to talk because the Slytherins wouldn't be able to taunt them, especially Malfoy and Snape. Personally Lily thought that Professor Reed didn't like being as strict as he was, you could see it in his clear blue eyes. He wasn't that old, maybe in his late twenties, and he had dirty blonde hair.
"Everyone stand at the back of the room, so I can tell you which table you will be sitting at and who your partner will be." Everyone got up and stood along the back wall.
"James Potter and Lily Evans. Remus Lupin and Carly Waiter. Sirius Black and Kyle Cordello. Peter Pettigrew and Lucious Malfoy. Severus Snape and Narcissa LeFaye. Rena Genvio and George Parkinson. Chop, chop. Find your seats and copy down the ingredients for the Truth Potions. When you're done you may pack up and leave. No talking please."
***Flying***
The seven Gryffindors stood in a line on the Quidditch field facing the opposing line of Ravenclaws.
"I am Madam Hooch," said a young woman walking onto the field. "All of you put your right hand over your broom and say "up". They all did. Lily wasn't afraid, she wanted to learn to fly more than anything, for she wanted to be on the house team next year.
Her broom shot up right away, as did James's and Sirius's. Carly and Remus got theirs' on their third tries, and Peter's didn't even move. There were a few people from Ravenclaw who had their brooms in their hand.
"Alright now, anyone who has successfully called their broom may mount it and fly around for a bit while I help the others. Don't go to high. When it's time to come down, lean slightly forward."
James shot up in the air closely followed by Lily, Remus, Sirius, and Carly. They started playing what Remus called 'Broom Tag'. Lily felt like a pro, like she had been flying all her life. She was going very fast, and James showed her something called the Wronski Feint, a Quidditch move that he had seen at the last Quidditch World Cup. When Madam Hooch blew her whistle, everyone came soaring down.
"What's next?" Lily asked Sirius, who was looking at his schedule.
"Herbology then Charms. Lunch and then History of Magic, Defense against the Dark Arts, and Transfiguration."
"I heard that the Defense teacher is a werewolf! Wonder if it's true..." Said Carly. Lily noticed that Remus suddenly tensed up and turned very pale, but quickly dismissed the thought as the group entered the greenhouse.
***Herbology***
"Welcome class to Herbology. I am Professor Sprout. Today we will be repotting Mandrakes. Everybody grab a pair of earmuffs and watch me." Professor Sprout secured her earmuffs around her ears, grabbed the plant's leaves firmly in her hand, and pulled with all her might. Out came what Lily thought was supposed to be a baby, though it was quite ugly. It opened its mouth and bawled, or at least it looked like it was bawling. Lily couldn't hear a thing. However, she did see Peter drop to the floor. Apparently his earmuffs hadn't been on tight enough. Professor Sprout repotted the Mandrake and motioned to the class that it was safe to remove their earmuffs.
"Mr. Cordello, take Mr. Pettigrew to the infirmary, will you? Thank you lad. You may back up your things class, we won't have time to repot any Mandrakes, now."
They packed up their things and headed back up to the castle for Charms. So far, Lily's day had been great. She swore that tonight she would write to her parents to tell her what a great time she was having.
***Charms Class***
"Welcome, welcome. My name is Professor Flitwick. Today we will be learning the levitation spell. Wingardium Leviosa. Everyone find a partner and one of you come and get a feather." James and Lily immediately grabbed each other's wrists. Carly and Remus decided to partner, as did Sirius and Peter, who had been revived rather quickly. Lily went up to get their feather.
"Now remember class," said Professor Flitwick when everyone was situated, "it's swish and flick. Go ahead and try."
"You go first, Lily."
"All right, if you say so. Wingardium Leviosa! " Gently, the feather rose up into the air. Lily directed it with her wand and levitated it up a little farther, finally directing it back onto the table.
James however had a more difficult time. He could manage to get the feather about 3 centimeters off the table, but then it always fell back down.
"Stupid feather...why'd we hafta learn this charm anyway...EVIL FEATHER!" He pointed his wand at the feather, which burst into flames.
"James, calm down or you won't do it right."
"He's already not doing it right." sniggered Sirius from across the isle.
"Sod off Sirius."
"Will everyone please return their feathers to the box?" asked Professor Flitwick. They did so and proceeded to lunch. History of Magic turned out to be a bore, it was taught by a ghost, Professor Binns. Defense Against the Dark Arts however seemed vitally important when the teacher, Professor Kurt, informed them of the growing threat of Lord Voldemort.
***Transfiguration Class***
Their last class of the day was Transfiguration. James couldn't wait; he was most interested in this form of magic than any other. Lily was eager to try anything. Professor McGonagall taught this class and Lily thought her to be a good teacher, but very strict.
"This is an extremely hard class. Any funny business and I will ask you to leave. And you won't come back. Do I make myself clear? Good. Everyone pick a partner and one of you come get a match. You will be turning the match into a sewing needle. Good luck, you'll need it."
The group decided to have the same pairings as in Charms. Lily went to get their match. James had an easy time mastering the spell.
"Matchium Silverium!" He waved his wand and the match turned into a needle. Lily however had worse luck.
"Matchium Silverium!" Lily waved her wand. At first nothing happened, then the match cracked in half. "Reparo!" shouted Lily and the match snapped back together.
"The bell is about to ring." Said McGonagall. "Please work on the spell and try to get it right. Bring your matches back to the box on my desk." Lily took the match and deposited it in the box, a sour look on her face. As she turned around, she bumped into Lucious Malfoy.
"Watch where you're going, Mudblood," he sneered.
"Maybe you should watch where you're going," Lily retorted nastily, as she walked back to James.
"What did that git Malfoy say to you?" he asked Lily protectively.
"James, what's a Mudblood?"
"HE CALLED YOU A WHAT?"
"What is it James." Lily questioned. He sighed.
"It means that you're muggle born. Most witches and wizards don't think it matters, but some, like Malfoy, think that only full witches and wizards like himself should be admitted into Hogwarts. Wait 'til I get my hands on him. I'll rip him limb from limb from limb from..."
"You will not."
"Excuse me, I won't?"
"Nope." replied Lily with a smug smile on her face. James saw a mischievous glint in her eye.
"Oh, really. What do you have in mind, Oh Great Lily-bean?"
"Revenge. In the form of pranks." And she gave an evil sounding laugh. The two started planning and with the help of their friends and the library they had a plan.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed. I'm hoping to get 5 reviews per chapter, and remember that every review counts!