Disclaimer & A/N: The usual--J.K. Rowling owns any characters that you see
in here that are from Harry Potter. Also, I decided to skip forward til
James's & Lily's 11th birthdays, I didn't feel like writing 3 years worth
of their lives before they turn 11. A quick summary of what's happened
between them as 8 year olds-11 year olds. James & Lily aren't really
"dating", but they're just really, really good friends and they'll do
anything for each other and they love each other so deeply, like family
almost like they're brother and sister, in a way that their love for each
other will always be there. James's birthday is before Lily's, I put it
that way so that Lily wouldn't get her Hogwarts letter first and run off to
show James before he leaves and then that would kinda ruin the story. This
way, you get to see a bit of how James feels extremely guilty for leaving
Lily behind & not telling her about his acceptance letter to Hogwarts and
everything. Well, I hope you like this chapter!!
James was laying on his bed, reading one of the books about magic that his parents had gotten for him, when he heard his window sliding open. He quickly tucked the book underneath his mattress and sat up, seeing Lily smiling brightly at him.
"Hey, Lily!" he exclaimed nervously, hoping she hadn't seen the book. Fortunately, she showed no signs of having seen the magic book.
Lily sat down on the bed next to him. "So, I was thinking about our plans for the summer. I was thinking maybe we could take some classes, for art and swimming and other stuff, during the summer, 'cause then we would be having lots of fun but we would also be together. And then of course we'll go down to the beach a lot, and have picnics under our special tree. Maybe some of our friends could come over, and you could invite that one really super cute guy with the long dark hair and dark eyes that your parents introduced us to," she teased, hoping to get a rise out of James, but he wasn't even paying attention.
"James! Snap out of it!" she said, laughing. James's head shot up and he said,
"Sorry--what did you say?"
"I was just talking about things we could do during the summer, maybe take some classes, have a couple of picnics, swim, invite people over. Does that sound good to you?" she asked.
James nodded. "Uh, yeah...but, I probably won't be able to hang out the whole summer. I think we're going on vacation in a couple of weeks. I dunno, I'll let you know, Lil."
"Jamesie!" Lily whined teasingly. "Who am I going to hang out with this summer if you're not here?"
James grinned. "You could always hang out with that really cute guy my parents introduced us to....by the way, his name is Sirius Black."
Lily hit him playfully on the shoulder. "So you were listening!"
"Yeah...oh! I just remembered. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but my birthday party's in two days. We have to have it that soon so we can go on vacation in a couple of weeks. It's going to be lots of fun," James said excitedly, thinking of all the spells his parents would cast to make his party super cool.
Lily's face lit up. "Oh my gosh, James, your parties are always soooo much FUN! You always have the best decorations and party favors and you always get the coolest presents from your parents. I wonder where your parents buy all that stuff....I've never seen it in any of the stores around here before..." Lily's voice trailed off thoughtfully.
"Oh, they order my presents and the decorations and everything from other cities and stuff. That's why all my decorations seem so fancy every year, 'cause they're from 'foreign' places," James said quickly.
"Oh, okay," Lily said. She was a little suspicious of James's quick answer, but she decided to brush it aside. After all, it's not like James and his family could be criminals! She almost laughed at that thought. James was so nice, and so cool to hang out with (although, she admitted, he was being a lot more cocky and arrogant than usual). There's no way him and his family could ever be criminals...although they did seem like they were hiding a huge secret, especially recently. Oh well....Lily decided there were more exciting things to think about, such as James's awesome party that was coming up in only a couple of days!
"Well, yeah, I'm sure my parents will let me go!" Lily said excitedly, jumping up and down. "I mean, they always let me go to your parties, they trust you." She paused, having just thought of something. "Is Petunia invited?" she asked quietly. Lily and Petunia were sisters; Petunia was the older one of the two. Sometimes the two of them were the best of friends, and sometimes little things happened (like a glass exploding, or the carpet sliding out from under their old, evil dog) that Petunia blamed Lily for and then they would get in the worst of fights. As of the moment they were in a huge fight about how their dog somehow managed to end up in the trash can after he bit Lily. Lily really wanted Petunia to go to the party though; it just wouldn't be the same without her.
James hesitated. After all, Petunia and Lily always got in a fight-- like every two seconds. They would probably disrupt his party. But it wouldn't really be fair to Petunia or Lily if he said Petunia couldn't go, he knew how much Petunia would want to go, and a lot of the time Lily & Petunia get along...just not ALL of the time. And this would be the last party of his that Petunia and Lily would ever be able to attend, since he was going away to Hogwarts very soon.
James shrugged. "Yeah, sure, if she wants to."
Lily gave James a huge hug and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you so, so much, James!" James hugged her back and pulled her towards him for a kiss on the lips. Lily usually wouldn't kiss him on the lips; she claimed they weren't old enough and she wasn't ready. (A/N: But James is becoming an arrogant prat already, therefore he'll do things like kiss Lily on the lips even if she doesn't want him to.)
Lily unwillingly kissed him back, and broke away from him, wiping her mouth with something like disgust written on her face. "James, you KNOW I don't like it when you do that!"
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Lilykins, I completely forgot," James said hurriedly at the sight of the furious look on Lily's face. He made a puppy dog face to try and calm her down; he knew she liked it when he did that. She claimed it made him look "so cutesy".
Lily's face softened. "Oh, alright, James." She paused, and shook a finger warningly at James. "But next time, James, there won't BE a next time after that."
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A/N: Yeah, I know, it's kinda short, but I decided I wanted to end it there and save James's birthday party for the next chapter. So, coming in the next chapter:
James's birthday party (definitely) James's Hogwarts letter (most likely) Lily's Hogwarts letter (questionable) James leaving the "Muggle town" (unlikely)
Anyways, please review, all comments are greatly appreciated!
Review! | | | | | | | \/
James was laying on his bed, reading one of the books about magic that his parents had gotten for him, when he heard his window sliding open. He quickly tucked the book underneath his mattress and sat up, seeing Lily smiling brightly at him.
"Hey, Lily!" he exclaimed nervously, hoping she hadn't seen the book. Fortunately, she showed no signs of having seen the magic book.
Lily sat down on the bed next to him. "So, I was thinking about our plans for the summer. I was thinking maybe we could take some classes, for art and swimming and other stuff, during the summer, 'cause then we would be having lots of fun but we would also be together. And then of course we'll go down to the beach a lot, and have picnics under our special tree. Maybe some of our friends could come over, and you could invite that one really super cute guy with the long dark hair and dark eyes that your parents introduced us to," she teased, hoping to get a rise out of James, but he wasn't even paying attention.
"James! Snap out of it!" she said, laughing. James's head shot up and he said,
"Sorry--what did you say?"
"I was just talking about things we could do during the summer, maybe take some classes, have a couple of picnics, swim, invite people over. Does that sound good to you?" she asked.
James nodded. "Uh, yeah...but, I probably won't be able to hang out the whole summer. I think we're going on vacation in a couple of weeks. I dunno, I'll let you know, Lil."
"Jamesie!" Lily whined teasingly. "Who am I going to hang out with this summer if you're not here?"
James grinned. "You could always hang out with that really cute guy my parents introduced us to....by the way, his name is Sirius Black."
Lily hit him playfully on the shoulder. "So you were listening!"
"Yeah...oh! I just remembered. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but my birthday party's in two days. We have to have it that soon so we can go on vacation in a couple of weeks. It's going to be lots of fun," James said excitedly, thinking of all the spells his parents would cast to make his party super cool.
Lily's face lit up. "Oh my gosh, James, your parties are always soooo much FUN! You always have the best decorations and party favors and you always get the coolest presents from your parents. I wonder where your parents buy all that stuff....I've never seen it in any of the stores around here before..." Lily's voice trailed off thoughtfully.
"Oh, they order my presents and the decorations and everything from other cities and stuff. That's why all my decorations seem so fancy every year, 'cause they're from 'foreign' places," James said quickly.
"Oh, okay," Lily said. She was a little suspicious of James's quick answer, but she decided to brush it aside. After all, it's not like James and his family could be criminals! She almost laughed at that thought. James was so nice, and so cool to hang out with (although, she admitted, he was being a lot more cocky and arrogant than usual). There's no way him and his family could ever be criminals...although they did seem like they were hiding a huge secret, especially recently. Oh well....Lily decided there were more exciting things to think about, such as James's awesome party that was coming up in only a couple of days!
"Well, yeah, I'm sure my parents will let me go!" Lily said excitedly, jumping up and down. "I mean, they always let me go to your parties, they trust you." She paused, having just thought of something. "Is Petunia invited?" she asked quietly. Lily and Petunia were sisters; Petunia was the older one of the two. Sometimes the two of them were the best of friends, and sometimes little things happened (like a glass exploding, or the carpet sliding out from under their old, evil dog) that Petunia blamed Lily for and then they would get in the worst of fights. As of the moment they were in a huge fight about how their dog somehow managed to end up in the trash can after he bit Lily. Lily really wanted Petunia to go to the party though; it just wouldn't be the same without her.
James hesitated. After all, Petunia and Lily always got in a fight-- like every two seconds. They would probably disrupt his party. But it wouldn't really be fair to Petunia or Lily if he said Petunia couldn't go, he knew how much Petunia would want to go, and a lot of the time Lily & Petunia get along...just not ALL of the time. And this would be the last party of his that Petunia and Lily would ever be able to attend, since he was going away to Hogwarts very soon.
James shrugged. "Yeah, sure, if she wants to."
Lily gave James a huge hug and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you so, so much, James!" James hugged her back and pulled her towards him for a kiss on the lips. Lily usually wouldn't kiss him on the lips; she claimed they weren't old enough and she wasn't ready. (A/N: But James is becoming an arrogant prat already, therefore he'll do things like kiss Lily on the lips even if she doesn't want him to.)
Lily unwillingly kissed him back, and broke away from him, wiping her mouth with something like disgust written on her face. "James, you KNOW I don't like it when you do that!"
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Lilykins, I completely forgot," James said hurriedly at the sight of the furious look on Lily's face. He made a puppy dog face to try and calm her down; he knew she liked it when he did that. She claimed it made him look "so cutesy".
Lily's face softened. "Oh, alright, James." She paused, and shook a finger warningly at James. "But next time, James, there won't BE a next time after that."
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A/N: Yeah, I know, it's kinda short, but I decided I wanted to end it there and save James's birthday party for the next chapter. So, coming in the next chapter:
James's birthday party (definitely) James's Hogwarts letter (most likely) Lily's Hogwarts letter (questionable) James leaving the "Muggle town" (unlikely)
Anyways, please review, all comments are greatly appreciated!
Review! | | | | | | | \/