Just Yesterday
Chappie number 2
Summary: It's the Big Day, her wedding to James Potter, and as Lily walks down the aisle she remembers little flashes of her life and the people in it.
Disclaimer: I know I get bored reading these so I won't bother to put one in…oh look I just did. I don't own the stuff you recognise.
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Lily's pop led her out of the small room off the side of the church and into a larger waiting room where Lily's other bridesmaid and flower girl were.
"Aunty Lily! Aunty Lily! You're bootiful!" cried James' niece, Emily. Her mother Tara, James sister, stood behind her looking wonderful in the bridesmaid dress. Tara was like a big sister to Lily and Dee at school even though they didn't quite get along with James at the beginning.
FLASHBACK
"JAMES POTTER!" screamed Lily.
"SIRIUS BLACK!" screamed Dee.
"Yes Lovely Ladies" they replied in unison emerging from behind the Red gryffindor lounges.
From a distance, the two looked like brothers, and they acted like it too. One was never seen without the other too far away. They both had jet-black hair although James' stuck up in odd directions. James had hazel eyes and glasses while Sirius had blue eyes. They both had the same muscular build (muscular not fat, quite skinny actually) and were very athletic. And they both thought it was quite funny to charm Lily and Dee's skin Hot Pink while their hair bright yellow.
"I LOOK HORRIBLE!" screeched Dee.
"Actually, we thought it was quite an improvement" smirked Sirius.
"Why you little!" yelled Dee storming towards them.
"Minimosium" charmed James.
Before there very eyes, Dee shrank a foot lower.
"Not so little am I now?" asked Sirius standing over Dee.
Dee replied by kicking Sirius hard in the shins.
"CHANGE HER BACK!" yelled Lily.
"Maximosium" charmed James.
Dee began to grow to her full height again yet she was still Hot Pink and yellow.
"We'll see you later" smirked James.
"With hair like that, it'd be hard to miss" laughed Sirius as he made the mistake of turning around to head up to the boy's dormitory.
Instantly Dee and Lily pulled out their wands.
"Orangio" charmed Lily.
"Greno" charmed Dee.
James and Sirius both yelled in surprise as their skin turned orange and their hair green.
"We'll see you too!" called Dee feeling a bit better now as both she and Lily went up the girl's staircase.
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"Thankyou Emily. You look very pretty as well," replied Lily kindly as Emily twirled on the spot, giggling madly.
"Oh Lily, this is wonderful" commented Tara. Most people would look at Tara and James and think they were twins, however there was a two-year difference.
FLASHBACK
"I can't believe he turned you into a chicken" said Dee from their hiding place behind a bush.
"I know! How dare he!" fumed Lily crouching down beside Dee, one eye on the Entrance Doors.
"No, I mean that's advanced magic to turn a human into an animal. We were practising on stuffed toys!" exclaimed Dee.
"Who cares how advanced it was! We're going to…Look! Here he comes" said Lily pulling out her wand.
A tall black-haired person had emerged from the Entrance Hall.
"longario growth" charmed Lily.
A high-pitched scream erupted from the black-haired somebody in front of the girls. That somebody turned around and the girls gasped and quickly hid their wands.
"Did you do this?" the girl whispered threateningly. If it wasn't so serious the girls would have laughed at the out-come of the charm. The girl's hair had grown to touch the floor and her eyebrows were very bushy.
"Oh! We're really sorry we thought you were Potter" said Dee sincerely.
"OH! What's my bro done now?" asked the girl amusement in her voice.
"Your what?!" said Lily and Dee together.
"Yes, James Potter is my brother. I'm Tara Potter, 4th year. You must be his fellow 2nd years I guess. So, what did he do?" asked Tara.
"Well, he turned me into a chicken, so we wanted to get him back. We're really sorry." Said Lily.
"Happens all the time! Repairo." Said Tara muttering the counter-curse last.
"I guess it does, you two look so much alike"
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"Thanks, and thankyou for being my bridesmaid" said Lily
"As if I wouldn't! Oh look, it's nearly time we better get in line" said Tara glancing at the clock above the door. She grabbed Emily's hand and turned towards the doors.
Lily felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around to meet Remus Lupin.
FLASHBACK
"I-I-I-ahhhhhh, I'm so tired" said Lily halfway through a yawn.
"Me too. Me must be the last ones here" said Dee looking around.
"Not quite" whispered Lily as a sandy haired boy walked over to them.
"Sorry, but I can't help noticing that you've got the only book left on Animagi" he said in a polite voice.
"Oh…um yeah…do you want to share?" asked Lily trying to remember his name. She had seen him around somewhere.
"thanks" he said and sat down.
"You're Remus right?" asked Sandy.
"Yes. Remus Lupin, and you're Lily Evans and Sandy Lucas." Said Remus knowingly.
"Yeah but how did…YOU HANG OUT WITH THAT BLASTED SIRIUS BLACK!" screamed Sandy.
"Shhhhh…this is the library" said the librarian behind the counter.
"Alright…where are they," said Lily peering over her shoulder, "what are they up to now?"
"Oh, don't worry they're not here with me. I wanted to do some studying and with them around it's a bit noisy so I came down here." Said Remus.
"Oh, I'm sorry…it's just…well last week they charmed a pile of mud in front of me that was knee deep and I fell straight in soaking my new robes" Dee explained.
"Sorry" smirked Remus.
"Don't bother, we know you're not, but I bet you heard how we got them back." Lily laughed it really was quite funny.
"Because of that boot they couldn't sit down for a week" laughed Remus.
"We know. We took pictures" laughed Dee.
"If I have to speak to you one more time you'll have to get out" whispered the Librarian threateningly.
"Sorry" whispered Lily. She really hated getting into trouble.
"So…Animagi. I've only got 4 inches written, I need another 8…"
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"Remmy!' Lily cried engulfing Remus In a large hug.
"Hi Lils, everyone's here and seated. All ready?" asked Remus like a big brother.
"Yes. How's James? Have you seen him? I miss him! I can't wait!" said Lily excitedly.
"Yes, he's at the altar and he's FINE!" soothed Remus.
"You really love him don't you" stated Dee.
"He's like no-one I've ever met before, and soon he's going to be mine!" cried Lily.
FLASHBACK
Lily was walking to the Great Hall alone. Dee was sick with the flu and wasn't allowed out of bed, so Lily was going to grab her some breakfast.
She followed a group of people through the Great Doors and started to walk towards Gryffindor table near the other third years when a boy with brown hair and hazel eyes came up to her.
"Hi! I'm Timothy" he said with his hands in his pockets.
"Err…hi I'm Lily" she answered a bit confused.
"Well, there's a hogsmeade trip coming up and I was wondering if you would like to go with me?" Timothy said.
"Oh! Um, sure, I'd love to Timothy" replied Lily smiling, this was the first time she had been asked out, excluding the time when she was six and her mum tried to set her up with her friends son.
"Great! I'll meet you in the Entrance hall since I'm in ravenclaw" he said
"Okay well I've got to go meet my friend Dee. I'll see you later Timothy"
"Bye Lily" he said and walked away.
Lily stayed around to grab some food and then ran up to Gryffindor Tower arms bulging full of toast. She burst in threw the 3rd year dormitory door and ran over to Dee.
"You'll never guess who just asked me out!" panted Lily handing the toast to Dee.
"Who?" asked Dee sitting up.
"His name's Timothy…Timothy…oh know I don't know his last name!" cried Lily as she fell back onto her bed.
"Heehee. As long as he's not in Slytherin I don't mind" laughed Dee.
"No! He's a ravenclaw, and he's sweet and not that bad looking" said Lily sitting up and grabbing a piece of toast.
"Oooooh, going for the brains are we?" asked Dee in a sing-song voice.
"Oh Shut up" Lily mock glared at Dee.
"Lily and timothy, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Dee. She had been singing on top of her bed and when Lily threw a pillow at her she tumbled right off the edge.
"Woops"
"Yeah, woops" grumbled Dee.
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Lily was running down the stairs, she was meeting Timothy today and didn't want to be late. She saw the back of Timothy's head and slowed her pace.
"Hi Timothy"
"Hi Lily. Are you ready?" he held out his arm and Lily graciously took it, they were checked by the new caretaker Mr Filch and set off down the path to Hogsmeade.
This was the second Hogsmeade trip of the year and Lily absolutely adored the little village, especially Honeydukes with their large range of chocolate.
"Where would you like to go first?" asked Lily a bit curious on what their plans for the day intended.
"I was thinking we could warm up with a butter beer in the Three Broomsticks after the long walk and maybe get to know each other a bit better?" suggested Timothy confidently.
"That's a wonderful idea" Lily smiled warmly. She was beginning to like Timothy's polite and courteous manners.
Timothy led Lily to the door and held it open for her. He went up to the counter and ordered the butter beers while Lily found a table to sit at. Timothy returned quickly and they began to chat about their lives.
"So timothy-"started Lily.
"Call me Tim" stated Timothy smiling.
"Alright, Tim, do you have any siblings?"
"Yeah, I have two older sisters. I care for them very much but I guess, as with all siblings you get annoyed with them once in a while. I mean when they dressed me up in their old dresses and put make-up on me, now that's gonna leave a scar" Lily laughed and also felt sorry for Tim.
"I have an older sister, Petunia-"Tom laughed, "what?"
"Did your mother by any chance happen to love flowers at all?"
"Oh, yes, I guess. She believed that flowers were one of the most beautiful things on earth and by naming us after flowers we would be too"
"Aww, well she was right"
"Thanks Tim, however you haven't seen my sister. We don't get along very much; you see she's a muggle and disliked me becoming a witch. She started to Bully me and we haven't talked civilly since. Well, she has a face like a horse and an annoying high pitched laugh" Lily imitated her sister's laugh while stretching her face to look like a horse.
Tim laughed and took a sip of his butter beer. "I see. Next topic: what's your favourite colour?"
"Ummm…Emerald green. Like my eyes. And you?"
"Ocean Blue. Always"
The conversation continued like this for another hour as they sipped butter beer and described themselves. Lily was beginning to really like Tim.
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Lily pushed over a tapestry and walked up a staircase jumping the magical step. She was giddy and excited. Today was her and Tim's 2 month anniversary and she was told by his friends that he was on the third floor in a classroom doing some extra-credit. Lily hadn't noticed but Tim's friends had worried expressions on their faces.
Lily was walking across the corridor opening classroom doors and peering inside while humming to herself. Tonight Tim and her were going to have a picnic outside on the grounds for dinner.
Lily got to the end of the corridor to the last door. She heard movement inside and opened the door.
She gasped. In front of her was Tim. But he was not alone… on top of him was Jessica Daly and they were making out.
Tim sensed another presence in the room and pulled himself away from Jessica. He looked over at Lily in horror.
"Oh…Lily you weren't meant to find out like this" started Timothy.
"It can't be…… how long?" whispered Lily tears forming in her eyes, "How LONG?"
"A week" said Jessica tugging her school shirt back into her skirt.
Lily stormed out of the room slamming the door behind her. She started to run down the corridor, she could faintly hear Tim calling after her.
She ran down the hidden staircase but unfortunately forgot to jump the trick step and in her speed she fell right through and landed on the hard stone floor covered in dust.
A sharp pain shot through her lower torso. She placed her shaking hand near it and felt a warm liquid something surrounding a sharp piece of wood.
Before she slipped out of consciousness she remembered seeing Tim's head in the hole, eyes revealing utter shock.
END FLASHBACK
Lily subconsciously placed her hand where the wood had pierced straight through her. Under neath her wedding gown there was a large scar.
"Like we haven't heard that 100 times before since he proposed. Now come on" said Dee dragging Lily away from Remus and next to her Pop.
The Large Doors that separated the Foyer from the main Church slowly opened and everyone turned their heads to face the procession.
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