Love This Feeling
Disclaimer: JKR…..Must I say more?
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Lily stumbled out of the Potter's fireplace, swaying before she caught her balance.
"Hello Dear! I assume you are Lily Evans?" A voice sounded, making Lily jump.
"Yes, that would be me." Lily answered, looking at the woman who stood before her.
"I'm James' Mother, Marina Potter." Mrs. Potter introduced herself to Lily. Mrs. Potter was a pretty woman, who was about 5'8, with long black hair and pretty hazel eyes.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Potter." Lily smiled.
"I'll get James and Sirius for you." Mrs. Potter smiled before making her way up the stairs.
Lily sighed, taking in the room she stood in. The room was nicely decorated, with pretty colors and everything in order. Pictures were hanging on the wall, showing Mrs. Potter, James and a man who must be James' father. The man had the same hair, wire-framed glasses, was tall and built like James. The only difference was the eyes, which were blue with specs of gray.
"Lily!" two voices yelled, before two tall males embraced Lily.
"Hello James, Sirius." Lily said, hugging them back. "Thank you for having me over here today." She smiled as the boys backed up. If possible, they had grown taller and slimmer. "Been playing Quidditch?" She smirked.
"Yep!" Sirius smiled. "We're glad you're here, Lily flower." Sirius lay down on the couch, talking the whole thing for himself. "You can sit on James." He grinned.
"And this isn't even his house." James told Lily smiling as he sat down and pulled Lily onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Ooh, look at our little Lily and Jamie, all cozy with each other." Sirius cooed, grinning as they rolled their eyes.
"Ooh, look at our lonely little Sirius, all by himself." Lily shot back, smiling, but only ended up in Sirius running over and lying over both Lily and James.
Mrs. Potter walked by, laughing and shaking her head. "I'm not going to ask."
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"Bye Lils, we'll miss you!" James and Sirius each hugged Lily.
"Make sure you come back soon, we need more woman around this house. Come by anytime, you don't ever need to ask." Mrs. Potter hugged Lily. "Come back soon!"
"Thank you, Mrs. Potter. Thanks you guys, for letting me spend the day with you." Lily smiled, walking to the Potter's fireplace.
"No trouble Lil, you make sure you come back." James smiled.
"Thursdays dinner is especially good, Lil, don't forget!" Sirius yelped at James punched him in the arm.
"Sure, Sirius." Lily said, rolling her eyes as she threw floo powder and whirled to her home.
'And this isn't even his house' James voice sounded in Lily's mind as she spun out of sight.
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Over the next month of summer, Lily went to James' house every Sunday and Thursday, sometimes-other days if she was bored or when they sent her an owl. They would sometimes come over to her house, running around like cavemen, letting out shouts of excitement as they learned how to work muggle electronics.
"You'll be pro's by summer's end." Lily told them as Sirius finally figured how to turn on the television set.
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The only Sunday that James and Sirius came over was when Lily didn't show up because of the flu she had caught.
"We were worried sick, Lil! Tell us if you're sick"! James said, sighing but sitting at the edge of her bed.
"Sort of hard when you can't get up to send a letter." Lily smiled, as James frowned.
"You could have asked your mum………"James said, pouting. Lily was always right.
"Awe, little Jamsie is in love" Sirius cooed, grinning at the look on James' face.
"Shut up Sirius. I am not." James frowned, but turned and winked at Lily.
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Lils,
We're going to Diagon Ally this weekend, early Sunday morning. Would you like to come over Saturday, and spend Saturday night at my house, since it might be a bother coming that early in the morning. Think about it and ask your mum. We'll be happy to have you. Sirius wants you to come, too. Hurry and reply, I need to keep some of my sanity. Don't roll your eyes, Lily Evans. See you soon.
James
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Lily grabbed her over night bag, kissing her mum on the cheek.
"I'll be back Sunday night. Love you mum." Lily waved as she got a hand full of floo power.
"I love you too, Lily!" Mrs. Evans smiled at her daughter.
Lily looked back at her mother's smile and would never forget the look of happiness on her face.
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Lily spent the day playing Quidditch with Sirius and James, as they finally convinced her to get on a broom. She had never been much of a rider, she was a klutz when it came to flying.
"It's getting dark, we should go in." James said, panting. They had been flying for hours.
"Yeah! We could eat dinner!" Sirius exclaimed, diving for the ground.
"That was three hours ago, Sirius." James called after, rolling his eyes, yet smirking. Sirius just ran for the house, Lily and James following.
"You are so spoiled, you know that James?" Lily said, as they sat down to eat.
"I know! He's very spoiled." Mrs. Potter came into the kitchen.
"But that's your fault, mum. I'm an only child. Only children are supposed be spoiled." James grinned, stuffing his mouth with food.
"I suppose it is. Maybe I should take some of this food away." Mrs. Potter grinned, the same grin James was so good at, and snatched his plate away, quickly scooping some food into her mouth.
"MUM!" James shouted, but was laughing. "How dare you deprive a growing man of his food?" James gasped."Man?" Sirius and Lily said together, and started laughing."Hey!" James pouted, quickly grabbing his plate back from his mum. "I still got it." He said to himself, picking up his fork once more.
The three others laughed harder, shaking their heads.
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As Lily lay in bed that night, she smiled to herself, happy with her life as of right now. The summer was going great, being with James and Sirius a couple times a week, having great times and creating great memories that she would keep forever.
Lily's mind so full, she got up, heading outside to a swing that was in a garden on the Potter's property. Lily stepped outside, shivering for a second, as she was in pajama pants and a tank top, but settled down on the swing, slowly rocking herself, a smile playing on her lips.
"What are you doing up?" James' voice cut through the silence, making Lily jump.
"Sorry, I just couldn't sleep, I thought it'd be ok-" Lily hurriedly said, starting to get up. She hated doing the wrong thing.
"No, no! Sit back down, I usually come out here, and no one is usually here." James explained, sitting down next to her.
"Oh, alright. I just hate doing the wrong things." Lily smiled, laughing at herself.
"I can tell. You jumped when I said something." James smirked at her. Lily rolled her eyes."I always jump. The sound is so sudden, I can't help it. Nervous habit, I guess, like waiting to be attacked." Lily said, sighing.
"I feel the same way. My father is rarely home, as you probably have never met him. Every moment alone that I'm not busy, I think of how we could get an owl, telling me that my father is gone." James sighed. "I hate Voldemort, and one day, I'll kill him." James growled this time, a glint in his eyes that Lily had never quite seen before.
"And I'll be right by your side, James." Lily said slowly, her eyes locking on to his. He knew she meant it.
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When Lily woke up that morning, after brushing her hair and teeth, headed downstairs, to find the living and dining room filled with different wizards and witches.
'Another attack……'
'Muggles of course'
'Dark Lord, no less'
'Killed them personally'
"What's going on?" Lily asked, finally finding James. "There was an attack?"
James' face was pale, and his eyes held a look of sadness Lily had never seen, entering his eyes as he looked at her. James moved closer to Lily, touching her waist softly as Dumbledore walked towards them.
"I'm sorry, Lily……," Dumbledore bowed his head, "……Your parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort last night."
Lily's stomach dropped, and the world went numb; she couldn't feel James clutching her with all of his strength, wizards and witches alike, gasping as she screamed for the world to hear, or the tear trickling down Dumbledore's cheek. The only thing she felt, saw, knew, was her mother's smiling face, I love you too, Lily.
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AN - Hey! I feel really bad about Killing Mrs. And Mr. Evans. I know I put Lily's mum in more than her dad, but we'll say she was closer to her mum than her dad. I hope you all like this chapter, even thought it was sad. Read, review or get a tissue, I love you all and thank you so much for reviewing! It means so much to me! Thanks!
Love n Stuff
Miss Meg