Author's Note: This is my 1st fanfic, so be kind! However I love advice from fellow writers, so please don't hesitate to review!!! (click that button! ^.^)
By the way, if you guys read the fifth HP book, this takes place the day right after the part where Harry finds and goes into his parents' past in Snape's Pensive (Ch. 28: "Snape's Worst Memory")
I was actually hoping for more reviews, but I'll continue anyway just for the heck of it.. Let's see where this story goes...
potterchick1: Thank you for your review (my 1st review ever!) and really nice compliment *blushes* - you made my day! ^_^ And for your question, yes- Lily overheard and I was hoping to clarify that in chap. 2
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling... However, original characters are credited to me as well as the plot (I think).
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Lily Evans woke up, startled on Saturday. Her stomach was churning and her head was throbbing. She remembered what had happened right after they had taken the O.W.L.'s on Thursday. Was I bit too harsh with James? she asked herself. Maybe not, she told herself, but she was not comforted.
She had actually wanted to go to the greenhouse to make sure her project for herbology was growing properly, but when she had seen James and his gang there she had hesitated. They had started to walk over back to the school. Not wanting to be seen, she had hidden in a bush near the Whomping Willow instead of going back into the school. She supposed she had been curious to know what boys talked about when they were alone. She had heard James saying something about wishing it was full moon. She had also caught something about transforming and roaming Hogsmeade, but Remus had said he could only transform during full moon. Lily was a clever girl and Care of Magical Creatures had always been one of her best subjects. That meant Remus could only be a....
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"-WEREWOLF??" Vanessa looked at Lily, mouth open, eyes wide. Lily had crept out of her bed and pulled back the curtains of her friend's four-poster.
"SHHH... not so loud" Lily tried to shush her friend and glanced nervously around the Gryffindor fifth year Girl's Dormitory, hoping no one was overhearing their conversation.
"Sorry," Vanessa said genuinely remorseful, "Let's go talk outside instead- or better yet why don't we go with everyone else to Hogsmeade?"
"Good idea, but did we actually sign up for the trip?"
"Last week."
"Ok, then let's go. We can sit in The Three Broomsticks. That place is always pretty full. I don't think anyone could eavesdrop. What d'you think, 'Nessa?," Lily said, brushing a few stray locks of auburn hair out of her face.
"Sure, fine by me," Vanessa smiled cheerfully. "Let's get dressed first, though," she added.
When they had slipped out of their nightgowns Lily said, "Let's go to our trunks and get some money!" Vanessa and Lily ran to their trunks and gathered a few sickles and knuts, putting them in small purses and then stashing them safely inside their robes. They quietly left the girls' dormitory as not to disturb those who weren't up yet. Downstairs in the Gryffindor common room, they began to chatter again.
"W-w-wait, Lily," 'Nessa said, interrupting Lily mid-word. Vanessa stretched her neck to look over to a far corner in the common room. Lily turned her head, trying to figure out what 'Nessa was so interested in.
"What is it?"
"Look over there! I think that's Sirius with Remus, isn't it?"
Lily turned around to look. She couldn't help staring curiously. What were they talking about now? And where was James..? Suddenly, Remus looked up and their eyes met. Alarmed, she quickly turned her head. But Remus had already called out, "Hello Lily!"
Lily weighed her choices. Should she pretend she hadn't heard him? But he knew that she had been staring at him and Sirius ... They weren't exactly her friends, especially Sirius, who was closest to James, and she always acted like she hated James. Remus was alright, though. They had sometimes had nice conversations when they had been placed next to each other in History of Magic during fourth year... What if she DID turn around and walked over to their table? Well, so what if she did? She'd pretend she didn't know... Already, she found herself involuntarily walking over. Vanessa followed her.
"Hello Remus, Hi Sirius!" said Lily in a falsely bright voice.
"Hello," said Vanessa, "What's that piece of parchment?" Sirius had a a quill and ink out, writing steadily.
"Letter to parents," Sirius mumbled, not looking up.
"I see," said Vanessa in a quiet reserved voice and she fell silent.
Lily felt a bit uncomfortable too. Remus was certainly being kind to her, making small talk about school, O.W.L.'s, latest homework and school assignments, plans for summer, but Lily felt strange. When she saw how Vanessa had started winding her curly chestnut hair around her fingers and nervously shifting her weight from one foot to the other and back again she broke off the conversation.
"Well, it's been nice talking to you , Remus," she said. "And you, Sirius," she added quickly, "but Vanessa and I were planning to go to Hogsmeade today so we'll see you guys later."
"Alright, bye then," Remus said. Sirius didn't look up, he only muttered what sounded like ,"see you later."
Lily and Vanessa went to the Great Hall where they sat with their usual group.
"Wow, you really slept in, didn't you?" Nadine said through a spoonful of oatmeal.
"That essay for Professor Binns," Lily said ,"it took me most of the evening and I didn't get to bed 'til one-thirty."
"I finished that on Wednesday, actually. 'Nessa, Nadine and I were in the library together looking up the Goblin Rebellions," Sasha said. She took a quick sip from her milk, "Weren't you there, Lily?"
"No, remember? I was making up an Arithmancy exam..."
"Oh, yeah, didn't you have your career advice during arithmancy on Wednesday?" Nadine said.
"uh, huh," Lily mumbled.
"So who else is going to Hogsmeade besides Lily and me?" 'Nessa piped up.
"Too Lazy," Sasha and Nadine said at the same time.
"Well everyone else seems to be going now so I guess 'Nessa and I should be going."
"Alright, we'll see you later then?"
Why don't we meet later in the common room?" Sasha suggested.
"Sure, bye then!"
Lily and 'Nessa, chattering about how excited they were at the prospect of school ending in two weeks and having finished their O.W.L.'s, moved over to the other crowd of kids who were leaving as well. They headed with the teachers through to Hogsmeade. Deeply immersed in conversation, they trudged over to the Three Broomsticks and went in.
"I'll get the drinks," Lily said.
"I'll find our usual table, Vanessa responded immediately and walked off.
Lily had to shout to Madame Rosmerta because the volume inside the Three Broomsticks was becoming increasingly louder each time the door opened and more Hogwarts students walked in. It was an unusually chilly and windy day with summer so near upon them, so students were all taking refuge in shops. With two butterbeers and change in hand, she headed off towards 'Nessa and her usual corner table. It was quieter and more secluded from the rest of the large groups at the other tables here. Lily put down the two warm mugs, pocketed her change, pushed back her chair. She sat down and started some friendly gossip with 'Nessa.
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When James finally got out of bed, the Gryffindoor Boys' dormitory was already empty. The common room was empty too, except for Remus and Wormtail who were just on their way out of the portrait-hole. James quickly caught up with them and together they walked to the Great Hall.
"Had a good night's sleep?" Remus asked as they sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"Great," James said shortly. Evans was nowhere in sight. "Where's everyone esle?"
"Hogsmeade, I expect," said Remus, picking the raisins out of his oatmeal.
James looked pensive for a moment, then,"I'm using my invisibility cloak today."
Remus looked up but said nothing, merely raised an eyebrow.
Pettigrew nervously spooned porridge into his mouth at an amazing speed. Through thick mouthfuls he joked ,"F-fo-fowgot to s-sign up a-again, eh?"
James didn't reply, only asked, "Where's Padfoot?"
"Went to the owlery," Remus said. "He didn't seem in the mood to go to Hogsmeade today."
"Well, alright then, I'll go by myself," James stuffed the rest of his muffin in his mouth, stood up and with long strides made his way back up to the dormitories. "Vindictus Viridian" he told the portrait of the fat lady and it swung open. In his trunk, he dug around for his invisibility cloak, draped around his shoulders and over his head and went on his way. As he made his way into Hogsmeade, he spied a mane of long red hair inside the window of The Three Broomsticks. He went in, his cloak still on, and found the corner in which Lily was sitting with 'Nessa, sipping butterbeer. He decided to just stand nearby to watch her and listen. Coincidentally, he heard that she just happened to be talking about him.
"Well, you see the thing with James is," Lily was saying, "He just thinks so highly of himself. He seems like the type who is much more likely to fall in love with HIMSELF than anyone real."
"Aside from that, he's terribly good-looking, isn't he?" Vanessa giggled.
"Oh, 'Nessa!" Lily blushed and giggled too. "More butterbeer?"
"Please," Vanessa handed Lily her mug, who pushed back her chair to get up. Suddenly, Lily dropped both mugs and jumped slightly.
"JAMES!" she exclaimed. James, startled, looked around him. Lily had stepped on his invisibility cloak, pulling it off his shoulders.
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AN: Hope I didn't disappoint! Sorry for the cliffhanger- but Please click that button! ^.^
I was actually hoping for more reviews, but I'll continue anyway just for the heck of it.. Let's see where this story goes...
potterchick1: Thank you for your review (my 1st review ever!) and really nice compliment *blushes* - you made my day! ^_^ And for your question, yes- Lily overheard and I was hoping to clarify that in chap. 2
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling... However, original characters are credited to me as well as the plot (I think).
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Lily Evans woke up, startled on Saturday. Her stomach was churning and her head was throbbing. She remembered what had happened right after they had taken the O.W.L.'s on Thursday. Was I bit too harsh with James? she asked herself. Maybe not, she told herself, but she was not comforted.
She had actually wanted to go to the greenhouse to make sure her project for herbology was growing properly, but when she had seen James and his gang there she had hesitated. They had started to walk over back to the school. Not wanting to be seen, she had hidden in a bush near the Whomping Willow instead of going back into the school. She supposed she had been curious to know what boys talked about when they were alone. She had heard James saying something about wishing it was full moon. She had also caught something about transforming and roaming Hogsmeade, but Remus had said he could only transform during full moon. Lily was a clever girl and Care of Magical Creatures had always been one of her best subjects. That meant Remus could only be a....
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"-WEREWOLF??" Vanessa looked at Lily, mouth open, eyes wide. Lily had crept out of her bed and pulled back the curtains of her friend's four-poster.
"SHHH... not so loud" Lily tried to shush her friend and glanced nervously around the Gryffindor fifth year Girl's Dormitory, hoping no one was overhearing their conversation.
"Sorry," Vanessa said genuinely remorseful, "Let's go talk outside instead- or better yet why don't we go with everyone else to Hogsmeade?"
"Good idea, but did we actually sign up for the trip?"
"Last week."
"Ok, then let's go. We can sit in The Three Broomsticks. That place is always pretty full. I don't think anyone could eavesdrop. What d'you think, 'Nessa?," Lily said, brushing a few stray locks of auburn hair out of her face.
"Sure, fine by me," Vanessa smiled cheerfully. "Let's get dressed first, though," she added.
When they had slipped out of their nightgowns Lily said, "Let's go to our trunks and get some money!" Vanessa and Lily ran to their trunks and gathered a few sickles and knuts, putting them in small purses and then stashing them safely inside their robes. They quietly left the girls' dormitory as not to disturb those who weren't up yet. Downstairs in the Gryffindor common room, they began to chatter again.
"W-w-wait, Lily," 'Nessa said, interrupting Lily mid-word. Vanessa stretched her neck to look over to a far corner in the common room. Lily turned her head, trying to figure out what 'Nessa was so interested in.
"What is it?"
"Look over there! I think that's Sirius with Remus, isn't it?"
Lily turned around to look. She couldn't help staring curiously. What were they talking about now? And where was James..? Suddenly, Remus looked up and their eyes met. Alarmed, she quickly turned her head. But Remus had already called out, "Hello Lily!"
Lily weighed her choices. Should she pretend she hadn't heard him? But he knew that she had been staring at him and Sirius ... They weren't exactly her friends, especially Sirius, who was closest to James, and she always acted like she hated James. Remus was alright, though. They had sometimes had nice conversations when they had been placed next to each other in History of Magic during fourth year... What if she DID turn around and walked over to their table? Well, so what if she did? She'd pretend she didn't know... Already, she found herself involuntarily walking over. Vanessa followed her.
"Hello Remus, Hi Sirius!" said Lily in a falsely bright voice.
"Hello," said Vanessa, "What's that piece of parchment?" Sirius had a a quill and ink out, writing steadily.
"Letter to parents," Sirius mumbled, not looking up.
"I see," said Vanessa in a quiet reserved voice and she fell silent.
Lily felt a bit uncomfortable too. Remus was certainly being kind to her, making small talk about school, O.W.L.'s, latest homework and school assignments, plans for summer, but Lily felt strange. When she saw how Vanessa had started winding her curly chestnut hair around her fingers and nervously shifting her weight from one foot to the other and back again she broke off the conversation.
"Well, it's been nice talking to you , Remus," she said. "And you, Sirius," she added quickly, "but Vanessa and I were planning to go to Hogsmeade today so we'll see you guys later."
"Alright, bye then," Remus said. Sirius didn't look up, he only muttered what sounded like ,"see you later."
Lily and Vanessa went to the Great Hall where they sat with their usual group.
"Wow, you really slept in, didn't you?" Nadine said through a spoonful of oatmeal.
"That essay for Professor Binns," Lily said ,"it took me most of the evening and I didn't get to bed 'til one-thirty."
"I finished that on Wednesday, actually. 'Nessa, Nadine and I were in the library together looking up the Goblin Rebellions," Sasha said. She took a quick sip from her milk, "Weren't you there, Lily?"
"No, remember? I was making up an Arithmancy exam..."
"Oh, yeah, didn't you have your career advice during arithmancy on Wednesday?" Nadine said.
"uh, huh," Lily mumbled.
"So who else is going to Hogsmeade besides Lily and me?" 'Nessa piped up.
"Too Lazy," Sasha and Nadine said at the same time.
"Well everyone else seems to be going now so I guess 'Nessa and I should be going."
"Alright, we'll see you later then?"
Why don't we meet later in the common room?" Sasha suggested.
"Sure, bye then!"
Lily and 'Nessa, chattering about how excited they were at the prospect of school ending in two weeks and having finished their O.W.L.'s, moved over to the other crowd of kids who were leaving as well. They headed with the teachers through to Hogsmeade. Deeply immersed in conversation, they trudged over to the Three Broomsticks and went in.
"I'll get the drinks," Lily said.
"I'll find our usual table, Vanessa responded immediately and walked off.
Lily had to shout to Madame Rosmerta because the volume inside the Three Broomsticks was becoming increasingly louder each time the door opened and more Hogwarts students walked in. It was an unusually chilly and windy day with summer so near upon them, so students were all taking refuge in shops. With two butterbeers and change in hand, she headed off towards 'Nessa and her usual corner table. It was quieter and more secluded from the rest of the large groups at the other tables here. Lily put down the two warm mugs, pocketed her change, pushed back her chair. She sat down and started some friendly gossip with 'Nessa.
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When James finally got out of bed, the Gryffindoor Boys' dormitory was already empty. The common room was empty too, except for Remus and Wormtail who were just on their way out of the portrait-hole. James quickly caught up with them and together they walked to the Great Hall.
"Had a good night's sleep?" Remus asked as they sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"Great," James said shortly. Evans was nowhere in sight. "Where's everyone esle?"
"Hogsmeade, I expect," said Remus, picking the raisins out of his oatmeal.
James looked pensive for a moment, then,"I'm using my invisibility cloak today."
Remus looked up but said nothing, merely raised an eyebrow.
Pettigrew nervously spooned porridge into his mouth at an amazing speed. Through thick mouthfuls he joked ,"F-fo-fowgot to s-sign up a-again, eh?"
James didn't reply, only asked, "Where's Padfoot?"
"Went to the owlery," Remus said. "He didn't seem in the mood to go to Hogsmeade today."
"Well, alright then, I'll go by myself," James stuffed the rest of his muffin in his mouth, stood up and with long strides made his way back up to the dormitories. "Vindictus Viridian" he told the portrait of the fat lady and it swung open. In his trunk, he dug around for his invisibility cloak, draped around his shoulders and over his head and went on his way. As he made his way into Hogsmeade, he spied a mane of long red hair inside the window of The Three Broomsticks. He went in, his cloak still on, and found the corner in which Lily was sitting with 'Nessa, sipping butterbeer. He decided to just stand nearby to watch her and listen. Coincidentally, he heard that she just happened to be talking about him.
"Well, you see the thing with James is," Lily was saying, "He just thinks so highly of himself. He seems like the type who is much more likely to fall in love with HIMSELF than anyone real."
"Aside from that, he's terribly good-looking, isn't he?" Vanessa giggled.
"Oh, 'Nessa!" Lily blushed and giggled too. "More butterbeer?"
"Please," Vanessa handed Lily her mug, who pushed back her chair to get up. Suddenly, Lily dropped both mugs and jumped slightly.
"JAMES!" she exclaimed. James, startled, looked around him. Lily had stepped on his invisibility cloak, pulling it off his shoulders.
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AN: Hope I didn't disappoint! Sorry for the cliffhanger- but Please click that button! ^.^