Disclaimer: JKR is really a delusional 15 year old girl who lives on Cape
Cod and I am the real inventor of Harry Potter.
Author's Note: Ok, I'm thinking that I might change the format of how everything is set up, so next chapter, don't be alarmed because everything will be different.
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Christmas Time part one
The time before Christmas went by even slower than a turtle walking through molasses. Even Lily wasn't taking her usual notes in class. Everyone was eagerly anticipating the break, particularly the 7th years. The workload was even more than usual, the N.E.W.T. test only months away.
During the last class of the term, the Gryffindor 7th years could be find shivering down in the Potions dungeon with the Slytherins. Lily and James were standing over a bubbling cauldron next to Severus Snape and Tristan Campton, the Slytherin keeper.
"You have had a half hour to make the Temberbal Tonic. It should sit for 12 minutes and 27 seconds. After it sits out, it should give off a purple steam and be a deep yellow color," Professor Domroy's voice boomed out across the dungeon.
Lily looked into their cauldron with a smile. "We've done everything exactly how it says, so it should work." Lily and James turned around to talk to Remus and Selina while they waited for their potion to settle. When the time was up, their potion was giving off purple steam and the liquid was yellow. When Professor Domroy came over, he could find nothing wrong with it, so he moved on to Snape and Campton.
Snape and Campton hadn't had as much luck as Lily and James. While Snape was an excellent potion brewer (he was Professor Domroy's favorite), Campton was abysmal. He was a big bumbling idiot who couldn't read to save his life. Their potion was a bright orange and was giving off a blue steam.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. This is not up to your usual standard Snape, but I will let it slide this time. I'm sure it was hard to concentrate with this Gryffindor filth sitting next to you. 10 points to Slytherin." Professor Domroy commented as he passed Snape's cauldron.
When the bell rang, the Gryffindor's couldn't have been more welcoming. Sirius and James walked out of the classroom grumbling. Together, they had managed to lose about 50 points from Gryffindor. Everyone was looking glum.
Lily, being the optimistic one, tried to get everyone's moral up. "Come on, it is almost Christmas and we get two weeks without that miserable old git. Cheer up!"
Everyone smiled at the thought of going to James house. After they had dinner, everyone packed. They were going to James' house tomorrow.
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The next morning, all the sevenths year Gryffindors were ecstatic. Peter and Marissa couldn't attend James' house. They were both staying at Hogwarts. Everyone was rushing around to finish last minute packing, checking nooks and crannies to ensure that they didn't miss any presents for people.
When it was time to leave, Lily and James were standing in the common room, staring expectantly at the staircases.
Selina and Remus came down on time, but Amanda and Sirius were taking forever.
"Sirius Black! Amanda Pritchard! Get down here NOW! If we miss the train because you two are lazy and left your packing to last minute, I swear I will not rest until I have cursed you into next-" Lily shrieked up the stairs, but she was interrupted.
A very flustered Sirius Black and a blushing Amanda Pritchard ran down the boys staircase, their trunks levitating behind them.
"Sixty second man," James coughed. Sirius hit over the head, a blush creeping to his cheeks.
"That's not what we were doing. We were finishing up our packing. I don't get why we need to leave so early anyway. The train doesn't leave for another half hour." Sirius whined.
"Would you like some bread with your wine?" Selina asked. "We want to get a compartment to ourselves, right? Well we need to get down there early so that we will. Enough wasting time, lets go."
They all trooped out of the portrait hole, waving good-bye to Peter and Marissa playing chess. Peter was losing again.
The six seventh years got to the train in plenty of time and managed to get a compartment to themselves. Nothing interesting happened on the train ride. When the train pulled into Kings Cross Station at London, Lily finally got to meet the Potters.
Mrs. Potter rushed over to James and gave him a big hug. He patted her back awkwardly and then stepped out of her embrace as quick as possible. Mr. Potter was already engrossed in Quidditch conversation with Remus and Sirius, so James was left to do the introductions.
"Well this is Amanda Pritchard. I think you went to school with her parents." James mentioned towards Amanda. Mrs. Potter shook her hand.
"How is you mother? And your father?" Mrs. Potter asked softly. "Are they with him?"
Amanda nodded solemnly. "I don't really talk to them anymore. I mean, they are my parents, but I don't feel the need to talk to them. My younger brother is doing well though. He's against the Dark Arts too."
"Ok. Mom, this is Selina Gloutonlouve. She is Remus's girlfriend. Her parents live in Greece."
"Remus is quite a fine catch. I trust that you know about him?"
Selina nodded her head. "Of course I do. It isn't a big deal though, It isn't really an issue. There are things that I can do to make it easier on him. Shut up James!" She said the last part rather sharply. James had just opened his mouth and she knew that James was going to cut in with some sex-related remark and didn't want to hear it.
"What? I was just going to introduce Lily. Mom, this is Lily Evans. You know, the girl who I always complain about because she wouldn't go out with me?"
"How could I not remember you complaining? Talked about you almost 24/7. Bit annoying really, but you seem worth it. It's lovely to finally meet you after hearing seven years of complaining."
Lily felt the blush creep up her neck and she graciously shook Mrs. Potter's hand. "Well, now I know who to go to when I need to black-mail James."
Mrs. Potter laughed. "Anytime dear." James looked mortified. Mrs. Potter just put her arm around Lily's shoulders and led her out of the station. James followed after them. When they had finally got to the car and the boys had stopped talking about Quidditch, they got it. It was magically expanded so that everyone could fit.
When everyone was situated, the boys burst into Quidditch talk again. Lily, who was up front next to James and Mrs. Potter muttered, "Gosh, do they ever have anything else to talk about?"
Mrs. Potter laughed again. She was a very likable woman. "I can understand Harold's pent up Quidditch talk. He hardly ever has anyone to talk about it with, but it was the same when I went to school. They did occasionally talk about girls, but that's pretty much the range of conversation."
"Great," Lily groaned. "By the way Mrs. Potter, thank you so much for letting us come for holiday."
Selina and Amanda joined in their conversation. "Yea, Mrs. Potter. My parents would never let me have 5 guests over, especially if 3 of them were members of the opposite sex." Amanda explained.
"Yea, this is realy great. If you ever need help with anything, we'd be happy to help." Selina put in.
"That is really great of you girls. I'm glad James has such great friends." Mrs. Potter said.
The girls beamed. "Mrs. Potter," Lily said slyly, "I'd absolutely love to help you go through baby pictures of James."
"Wouldn't you know it? I just pulled down three crates of baby pictures, hoping that you girls would offer to help me go through them. There are some pictures of Sirius and Remus in there too. During visits during school vacation." Mrs. Potter said, her eyes twinkling.
"Excellent." The three girl said in unison.
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Authors Note: Ok, Merry Christmas. This is my gift to all of you. I'm posting al three parts of this chapter on Christmas Eve or actually on Christmas. I hope you like it. This installment was longer than usual, but I've had longer. The next two installments are going to be so much fun, but I'm not going to give anything away! Read and Review. I know the review thing isn't working al that great, but hopefully that problem will be fixed soon. If you log in when trying to review a chapter, it says that you already reviewed that chapter. Just close it and then reclick it. It will let you review and you will be logged in. Happy holidays!
Moony2187
Author's Note: Ok, I'm thinking that I might change the format of how everything is set up, so next chapter, don't be alarmed because everything will be different.
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Christmas Time part one
The time before Christmas went by even slower than a turtle walking through molasses. Even Lily wasn't taking her usual notes in class. Everyone was eagerly anticipating the break, particularly the 7th years. The workload was even more than usual, the N.E.W.T. test only months away.
During the last class of the term, the Gryffindor 7th years could be find shivering down in the Potions dungeon with the Slytherins. Lily and James were standing over a bubbling cauldron next to Severus Snape and Tristan Campton, the Slytherin keeper.
"You have had a half hour to make the Temberbal Tonic. It should sit for 12 minutes and 27 seconds. After it sits out, it should give off a purple steam and be a deep yellow color," Professor Domroy's voice boomed out across the dungeon.
Lily looked into their cauldron with a smile. "We've done everything exactly how it says, so it should work." Lily and James turned around to talk to Remus and Selina while they waited for their potion to settle. When the time was up, their potion was giving off purple steam and the liquid was yellow. When Professor Domroy came over, he could find nothing wrong with it, so he moved on to Snape and Campton.
Snape and Campton hadn't had as much luck as Lily and James. While Snape was an excellent potion brewer (he was Professor Domroy's favorite), Campton was abysmal. He was a big bumbling idiot who couldn't read to save his life. Their potion was a bright orange and was giving off a blue steam.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. This is not up to your usual standard Snape, but I will let it slide this time. I'm sure it was hard to concentrate with this Gryffindor filth sitting next to you. 10 points to Slytherin." Professor Domroy commented as he passed Snape's cauldron.
When the bell rang, the Gryffindor's couldn't have been more welcoming. Sirius and James walked out of the classroom grumbling. Together, they had managed to lose about 50 points from Gryffindor. Everyone was looking glum.
Lily, being the optimistic one, tried to get everyone's moral up. "Come on, it is almost Christmas and we get two weeks without that miserable old git. Cheer up!"
Everyone smiled at the thought of going to James house. After they had dinner, everyone packed. They were going to James' house tomorrow.
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The next morning, all the sevenths year Gryffindors were ecstatic. Peter and Marissa couldn't attend James' house. They were both staying at Hogwarts. Everyone was rushing around to finish last minute packing, checking nooks and crannies to ensure that they didn't miss any presents for people.
When it was time to leave, Lily and James were standing in the common room, staring expectantly at the staircases.
Selina and Remus came down on time, but Amanda and Sirius were taking forever.
"Sirius Black! Amanda Pritchard! Get down here NOW! If we miss the train because you two are lazy and left your packing to last minute, I swear I will not rest until I have cursed you into next-" Lily shrieked up the stairs, but she was interrupted.
A very flustered Sirius Black and a blushing Amanda Pritchard ran down the boys staircase, their trunks levitating behind them.
"Sixty second man," James coughed. Sirius hit over the head, a blush creeping to his cheeks.
"That's not what we were doing. We were finishing up our packing. I don't get why we need to leave so early anyway. The train doesn't leave for another half hour." Sirius whined.
"Would you like some bread with your wine?" Selina asked. "We want to get a compartment to ourselves, right? Well we need to get down there early so that we will. Enough wasting time, lets go."
They all trooped out of the portrait hole, waving good-bye to Peter and Marissa playing chess. Peter was losing again.
The six seventh years got to the train in plenty of time and managed to get a compartment to themselves. Nothing interesting happened on the train ride. When the train pulled into Kings Cross Station at London, Lily finally got to meet the Potters.
Mrs. Potter rushed over to James and gave him a big hug. He patted her back awkwardly and then stepped out of her embrace as quick as possible. Mr. Potter was already engrossed in Quidditch conversation with Remus and Sirius, so James was left to do the introductions.
"Well this is Amanda Pritchard. I think you went to school with her parents." James mentioned towards Amanda. Mrs. Potter shook her hand.
"How is you mother? And your father?" Mrs. Potter asked softly. "Are they with him?"
Amanda nodded solemnly. "I don't really talk to them anymore. I mean, they are my parents, but I don't feel the need to talk to them. My younger brother is doing well though. He's against the Dark Arts too."
"Ok. Mom, this is Selina Gloutonlouve. She is Remus's girlfriend. Her parents live in Greece."
"Remus is quite a fine catch. I trust that you know about him?"
Selina nodded her head. "Of course I do. It isn't a big deal though, It isn't really an issue. There are things that I can do to make it easier on him. Shut up James!" She said the last part rather sharply. James had just opened his mouth and she knew that James was going to cut in with some sex-related remark and didn't want to hear it.
"What? I was just going to introduce Lily. Mom, this is Lily Evans. You know, the girl who I always complain about because she wouldn't go out with me?"
"How could I not remember you complaining? Talked about you almost 24/7. Bit annoying really, but you seem worth it. It's lovely to finally meet you after hearing seven years of complaining."
Lily felt the blush creep up her neck and she graciously shook Mrs. Potter's hand. "Well, now I know who to go to when I need to black-mail James."
Mrs. Potter laughed. "Anytime dear." James looked mortified. Mrs. Potter just put her arm around Lily's shoulders and led her out of the station. James followed after them. When they had finally got to the car and the boys had stopped talking about Quidditch, they got it. It was magically expanded so that everyone could fit.
When everyone was situated, the boys burst into Quidditch talk again. Lily, who was up front next to James and Mrs. Potter muttered, "Gosh, do they ever have anything else to talk about?"
Mrs. Potter laughed again. She was a very likable woman. "I can understand Harold's pent up Quidditch talk. He hardly ever has anyone to talk about it with, but it was the same when I went to school. They did occasionally talk about girls, but that's pretty much the range of conversation."
"Great," Lily groaned. "By the way Mrs. Potter, thank you so much for letting us come for holiday."
Selina and Amanda joined in their conversation. "Yea, Mrs. Potter. My parents would never let me have 5 guests over, especially if 3 of them were members of the opposite sex." Amanda explained.
"Yea, this is realy great. If you ever need help with anything, we'd be happy to help." Selina put in.
"That is really great of you girls. I'm glad James has such great friends." Mrs. Potter said.
The girls beamed. "Mrs. Potter," Lily said slyly, "I'd absolutely love to help you go through baby pictures of James."
"Wouldn't you know it? I just pulled down three crates of baby pictures, hoping that you girls would offer to help me go through them. There are some pictures of Sirius and Remus in there too. During visits during school vacation." Mrs. Potter said, her eyes twinkling.
"Excellent." The three girl said in unison.
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Authors Note: Ok, Merry Christmas. This is my gift to all of you. I'm posting al three parts of this chapter on Christmas Eve or actually on Christmas. I hope you like it. This installment was longer than usual, but I've had longer. The next two installments are going to be so much fun, but I'm not going to give anything away! Read and Review. I know the review thing isn't working al that great, but hopefully that problem will be fixed soon. If you log in when trying to review a chapter, it says that you already reviewed that chapter. Just close it and then reclick it. It will let you review and you will be logged in. Happy holidays!
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