Just Yesterday

Chappie number 3

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: If you haven't figured out by now that if I did own HARRY POTTER that I wouldn't be typing this on the internet. I would be partying all day and night with the millions of dollars I would have. Wow…that sounds so nice. Damn you J K Rowling!

(SORRY IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO UPDATE. IT WAS BECAUSE I JUST GOT ON HOLIDAYS…YAYAYAYAYAY)

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Lily took 4 deep breaths and folded her arm into her Pop's. She smiled widely and watched Emily throw petals onto the red carpet as she walked down the aisle. Next went Tara and Dee.

Then the music changed. It was like a dream come true. Lily use to play Mummy's and Daddy's when she was little and use to hum this tune. Now it was real.

She took her first step and nearly burst out laughing she was so happy. She took a look at the guests at the back on her right and received a wink back from Peter.

FLASHBACK

Lily and Dee were outside on a sunny day in the shade of a large tree. They had decided that it was too hot and stuffy in the common room and decided to do their homework outside on this wonderful day.

"I can't believe it! I just can't believe it! 16 inches on the properties of mer-mar-mor…I can't even say it! This is so unfair" Dee cried kicking her legs up in the air while lying on her back.

"Dee, you have said that every week since halfway through first year. We're halfway through our third year now for heavens sake! Get over it!" laughed Lily at her friend's poor excuse of a tantrum.

"I hate it when you're right" grumbled Dee turning onto her tummy.

"Well fine then! I won't let you copy my notes from History of Magic"

"Oh no. You're the greatest Lily. My Queen, my hero, my saviour. You can not do this to me" cried Dee dramatically.

'I was joking!"

"I knew that"

Lily heard a twig snap behind her and quickly turned around. She heard faint whispers but saw nothing at the place they were coming from. She was turning her head back around when she saw smoething blue move. She stared in disbelief. It was a shoe, with an ankle sticking out of it. The foot twitched as if it was nervous. Lily screamed. She watched as the foot ran away.

"What the-" started Lily

"It was probably just the marauders. What a stupid name. Anyway, have you ever wondered why they're friends with you know, the short one…I don't know his name even!"

"Peter Pettigrew. And yes I have wondered, he just seems so different to the rest of them. They're all tall and slim and well…he's short and pudgy" explained Lily.

"Well he joins in with their pranks so he must be a bad boy"

"Bad Boy?" questioned Lily raising her eyebrows.

"You know. Like those muggle movies I watched at your place"

"Whatever" Lily laughed and returned back to her homework.

END FLASHBACK

Lily smiled back and turned her head towards the left at the back of the church. There she saw Professor Dumbledore. She was surprised, they had sent him an invitation but in his busy schedule and all she didn't think he would be able to make it.

Dumbledore smiled knowingly at Lily, reminding her of all the times she thought she had managed to get away with something only to find out that Dumbledore knew all along.

FLASHBACK

"Miss Evans, the Headmaster will see you now" said a portrait that hung outside of the stone gargoyle entrance to the headmaster's office.

Lily nodded timidly. She knew she was in big trouble now. She walked up to the stone gargoyle and whispered "Toffee Bertie Botts".

The Gargoyle sprang to life and moved aside, behind was a staircase which Lily climbed upwards until she came face to face with a solid oak door. She knocked twice and let herself in.

"Miss Evans please take a seat. I presume you already know what you're here for?" said Dumbledore peering over his half moon glasses.

Lily nodded yes. Of course she knew what she was here for, the whole school did.

Earlier at Lunch that day when Lily was eating with Dee in the Great Hall when she felt a foot rub up against her leg. At first she ignored it thinking it was an accident, but then it became more persistent. Lily had tensed and glared at the boy across the table from her. He was talking with his friends, laughing and joking, he didn't seem the type. Lily tried moving her leg away to get a reaction but the boy didn't notice. Lily kept edging further backward on her seat. She moved so far backwards that she toppled off and hit the stone floor hard. People around her gasped and a few laughed, you can guess who they were too. The marauders. Poor Lily her face as red as her hair with a sore but glared over at them, she knew it was some prank of theirs. She grabbed a large plate of cheesecake and stormed over to them. She held the cake behind her back and stood right infront of Potter. He opened his eyes long enough to get a face full of cheesecake. Lily then stormed out of the hall.

"Well I was wondering if you could help me piece together the story. Starting first with what provoked you to give Mr Potter quite a shock?"

"Potter," Lily spat, " and his friends used some hex on me that provoked me. I stand by in my belief that he deserved it" said Lily confidently.

Dumbledore smiled knowingly. "ahhhhh, I am quite sure it was a paranoia charm. Quite handy, that is in a professional sort of use" said Dumbledore adding the last bit on rather quickly.

"It-It evolves itself around one habit that the receiver gets annoyed with. I've read about those in the Library. Ooooooh I'll get him back" said Lily mischeviously.

"Do what you wish as long as it applies to the school rules. I'd hate to see you in here again for bad behaviour. Now, off you go to Potions Lily." Dumbledore dismissed her with a wave of his hand and a smile.

END FLASHBACK

Lily grinned back and nodded. She gripped tighter to her Pop and he smiled warmly down at her. She continued to sweep her eyes over their guests, smiling at each. She couldn't help but avoid her eyes from the front for a little longer. She looked to her side and there she saw little Jonny.

Lily and Dee had adopted him in their 4th year.

FLASHBACK

"Liiiiiiiiiiiiiily," Dee whined. "We're so eeeee-early"

"The early bird catches the worm" replied Lily hoisting her bag over her shoulder.

"The early bird does what? What's that supposed to mean? I swear you're losing it!" cried Dee.

Lily opened the door and noticed a small boy sitting in the corner.

"See. We're not the only ones!" explained Lily.

"Whatever! Whose that little dude anyway?" asked Dee.

"U-Uh-I'm Jon" stuttered the boy looking up to the girls. He looked quite young, maybe a first year.

"Are you lost?" asked Dee like she was talking to a little kid.

Lily whacked Dee in the stomach, knocking the wind out of her.

"He's not 5 you know" muttered Lily.

"Hmph!" growled Dee massaging her tummy.

"Isn't this First year Transfiguration?" asked Jon looking around.

"Oh! No it's not actually, this is Defence Against the Dark Arts" explained Lily.

"Lemme see your timetable" asked Dee.

"Um-" Jon stuck his hand in his backpack and shuffled around finally pulling out a small crumpled timetable.

"Oh what you need is-" started Lily examining the timetable.

"A best friend who colour codes your timetable for you" finished Dee smugly.

"No, what you need is-"

"An annoying friend who wakes you up early in the morning to catch worms"

"DEE! Stop it!" Lily cried stifling a giggle.

"Well, I seriously don't see the point. Why do we want to miss our beauty sleep so we can beat everyone to the classroom?" asked Dee puzzled.

"Because we want to get good seats"

"Lily, it's not like the movies or something!" complained Dee.

"Umm-huh-hmmm" muttered Jon.

"Oh we're sorry, you want to be going to the second floor, third door to the right" Lily said smiling.

"Thanks" said Jon as he scurried out the door.

"We'll see you around!" called Dee.

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Since that day they had seen a lot more of Jon and they had adopted him as a little brother. Standing next to him was his girlfriend Georgie.  She smiled at both of them and finally looked to the front.

There was James his hair sticking up in odd directions looking quite odd against his charming suit. His normal mischevious smile was now replaced with a loving and adoring one and his eyes were boring straight into hers.

She felt her heart starting to beat faster and happy butterflies in her stomach. She felt oddly like she was in an old soapie but didn't care.

She remembered the first time he had asked her out.

FLASHBACK

"And then Joanne was like no way so I was like-LILY!!!" screamed Dee.

Too late.

Lily spluttered and started to shiver. She was wet and cold and furious.

"POTTER!" she screeched.

"You rang?" said James coming out from the crowd around Lily.

"You did this! You-" started Lily.

"Oh no! I'm really sorry! We were just playing around and you got in the way and then BOOM you're all wet!" rambled this boy from second year.

Lily started to go red, but not in anger. Instead, in shame. She had yelled at Potter and now she would have to apologise.

"Sorry Potter" muttered Lily. Dee who was standing by Lily snickered, it was usually her making a fool of herself never Lily.

"Sorry isn't good enough," James sighed dramatically. "You have broken my heart dearest Evans and there's only one thing you can do to mend it"

"I'm NOT SLEEPING WITH YOU!" cried Lily in disgust.

"Evans, Evans, Evans. What do you take me for? I'm am merely asking you 'will you go out with me?'"

A few people in the crowd gasped, most just stared blankly at James. She knew of the mean little pranks both friendship groups played on eachother.

Lily couldn't help it. She snorted, which later turned into laughing so hard she clasped her side yelling it hurts between laughter.

Now everyone was staring at Lily.

"You-You-You want m-m-me to go out w-w-with you?" she gasped.

"Um yeah" muttered James not the usual arrogant bastard he usually was.

Lily burst out laughing again at the thought. James Potter nervous? Since when! It was some sort of joke, it had to be.

"Yeah! When hell freezes over" said Lily as she grabbed a stunned Dee and dragged her over to sit in the shade of a large tree.

"Don't you think that was a bit harsh?"

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I'm gonna leave it here. Next chap will be more L+J action I hope. I'm trying to keep 2 chappies ahead of what I post.

Please give me feedback on my story. Stuff like if you want me to make the chapters shorter so I can update more than once every week or should I leave it as it is?

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