GREEN EYES
CHAPTER 21-THE NEW NEIGHBORS
Lily walked into her large living room, hoping to get in some quiet time before going back to where everyone else was in her house. She sat on the couch and then conjured a fire in the fireplace. It was perfect, she could get out a book, curl up on the couch and read. However, it didn't exactly go like that. As soon as she got out her book "Advanced Charms" someone opened the door to the living room. She quickly spun around and saw James walk through the door with a huge grin on his face. Lily immedeatly wondered what he was up to.
"Hey Lil," he said in a sweet voice, sitting down next to her and wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Hey," she said. She set down her book and cuddled in closer to him.
"It's getting way to hectic for me out there," said James. Lily nodded in agreement.
"I agree. Sometimes I just want to get away from everything and be by myself," said Lily.
"Do you want me to go away then?" asked James.
"No, of course not! This is much better, I promise." said Lily, giving James a quick reassuring peck on the lips.
"Your parents are really nice. I can't believe that they let all of us stay here."
"Well, I do have a big house."
"Yeah, I guess. My parents would never let me have this many people stay over for the summer."
"Do you miss them?"
"Yeah. I wish I could go and visit them."
"You can if you want to. I have a whole lot of flo powder if you want to use some, and my house is connected to the network."
"Oh really, that would be great!" said James, jumping out of his chair. Lily smiled, it was great to be able to just visit with him, she hadn't gotten to do that in awhile. Lily handed James the potfull of flo powder and he took a handfull of it.
"You're going to come too, right?" he asked. Lily nodded. James threw some of the flo powder into the fireplace and called out "Mr. and Mrs. Potter." Suddenly the heads of James' parents were in the fire.
"Oh James, how are you?" said Mrs. Potter.
"I'm fine mum. Just seeing how everything is. I wanted to know if I could visit you," said James.
"Well of course son. Come right over," said Mr. Potter. James stepped towards the fire, hugged Lily tightly and soon they were whirling through the mass of fireplaces to James house. James expertly got out of the fireplace and let go of Lily.
Lily was amazed by the size of James' house. It was so huge that Lily could have fit her own house in the entrance hall, and she lived in a mansion herself. Fountains and waterfalls emptied themselves into a huge swimming pool, and large heart-shaped spa sat in one of the corners, surrounded by exotic-looking plants. James hugged his parents and then realized that he hadn't entroduced them to Lily.
"Mum, dad, this is Lily. Lily, these are my parents," said James. Lily shook both of their hands.
"Well well, so this is James' girlfriend. We've heard all about you from James and Sirius." said Mr. Potter. Lily blushed.
"And I have heard a lot about you too," said Lily.
"So, this is my house. I have a quidditch pitch, gardens, the Pensieve room which has many famous wizard's thoughts, and of course this great pool. What do you want to do?" asked James.
"Pool," said Lily without even having to think about it. She conjured a swimsuit from her house and went into one of the bathrooms to go put it on. Soon, Lily and James were swimming in the pool.
Swimming at James' house was one of the best experiences that Lily ever had, for his pool was not like regular pools. For one thing, the water was neither too hot or too cold, it was the perfect temperature. Also, Lily had charmed them to be able to breathe underwater, which was a tricky and little known charm that the professor had taught her the year before. But that was not the only lovely thing about the pool. There were waterfalls all around the pool, and they were not like any other waterfalls that Lily had ever seen. They were a bit fatter than normal, and when you passed under them you were suddenly in a beautiful place free from water, and all of them lead to somewhere different. For example, one of the waterfalls had a small table under it, equiped with a butterbeer tap. Lily had just come out of this one when she heard James call out to her.
"Um, do you like fish?" asked James.
"Yes, of course unless they bite me," said Lily.
"Ok, good, then I can let Naiomi out," said James. He opened a large trap-door on the bottom of the pool and out came a beautiful dolphin. Lily looked down and realized that there was a whole underwater tank beneath the pool, encased in glass with space at the top for the dolphin to breathe. There were also huge arches that led outside to what Lily assumed to be James' gardens.
"Um, James is it legal to keep a dolphin?" asked Lily.
"Yes, of course, as long as you have enough space. My family has about 50 acres and about a fourth of that land is water so my dolphins live very happily. We have fifteen, but Naiomi is my favorite." said James. "Look, she's coming up to you, I think she wants you to ride her."
Lily got onto Naiomi's back and James got onto the back of Orion, a dolphin that he had just let out. Lily rode Naiomi for about a half-hour. They went through the trap door to the tank that the dolphins lived in. Then they passed thorough the arches outside and Lily got her first view of James' gardens. They were very beautiful, with exotic flowers adorning every square inch of them. Finally it was time for Lily to go back inside. She got out of the water and dryed herself with a drying spell. James did the same.
"So, do you want to go to the spa now?" asked James. Lily nodded and they sat together, James' arm around her, talking. They were soon interupted by the call from James' mum.
"James dear, we have new neighbors that we were just visiting. They have two kids, I said they could come and swim with you, I do hope that's alright," said Mrs. Potter. Soon a boy and a girl were coming through the door. One was a boy with blonde hair and a grin that was so white that Lily thought would blind her, and the other person was--
"LAUREN!!" said Lily, climbing out of the spa and giving her friend a hug.
"Hi you guys! Wow, I didn't realize you lived here James. Thought it was some other Potter," said Lauren.
"Nope, it's me, the one and only. So, who's that?" asked James.
"That's my brother Roy," said Lauren in a disgusted tone of voice.
"Excuse me, let me introducing myself the right way. I am not just Roy," said the boy, extending his hand. "I assume you know my half-sister Lauren. I am the one and only Gilderoy Lockhart."
A/n-Well, hope you like this. The note would be longer but...I have to go eat pizza. Please review, I love reviews!!!
Disclaimer-I own nothing.
CHAPTER 21-THE NEW NEIGHBORS
Lily walked into her large living room, hoping to get in some quiet time before going back to where everyone else was in her house. She sat on the couch and then conjured a fire in the fireplace. It was perfect, she could get out a book, curl up on the couch and read. However, it didn't exactly go like that. As soon as she got out her book "Advanced Charms" someone opened the door to the living room. She quickly spun around and saw James walk through the door with a huge grin on his face. Lily immedeatly wondered what he was up to.
"Hey Lil," he said in a sweet voice, sitting down next to her and wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Hey," she said. She set down her book and cuddled in closer to him.
"It's getting way to hectic for me out there," said James. Lily nodded in agreement.
"I agree. Sometimes I just want to get away from everything and be by myself," said Lily.
"Do you want me to go away then?" asked James.
"No, of course not! This is much better, I promise." said Lily, giving James a quick reassuring peck on the lips.
"Your parents are really nice. I can't believe that they let all of us stay here."
"Well, I do have a big house."
"Yeah, I guess. My parents would never let me have this many people stay over for the summer."
"Do you miss them?"
"Yeah. I wish I could go and visit them."
"You can if you want to. I have a whole lot of flo powder if you want to use some, and my house is connected to the network."
"Oh really, that would be great!" said James, jumping out of his chair. Lily smiled, it was great to be able to just visit with him, she hadn't gotten to do that in awhile. Lily handed James the potfull of flo powder and he took a handfull of it.
"You're going to come too, right?" he asked. Lily nodded. James threw some of the flo powder into the fireplace and called out "Mr. and Mrs. Potter." Suddenly the heads of James' parents were in the fire.
"Oh James, how are you?" said Mrs. Potter.
"I'm fine mum. Just seeing how everything is. I wanted to know if I could visit you," said James.
"Well of course son. Come right over," said Mr. Potter. James stepped towards the fire, hugged Lily tightly and soon they were whirling through the mass of fireplaces to James house. James expertly got out of the fireplace and let go of Lily.
Lily was amazed by the size of James' house. It was so huge that Lily could have fit her own house in the entrance hall, and she lived in a mansion herself. Fountains and waterfalls emptied themselves into a huge swimming pool, and large heart-shaped spa sat in one of the corners, surrounded by exotic-looking plants. James hugged his parents and then realized that he hadn't entroduced them to Lily.
"Mum, dad, this is Lily. Lily, these are my parents," said James. Lily shook both of their hands.
"Well well, so this is James' girlfriend. We've heard all about you from James and Sirius." said Mr. Potter. Lily blushed.
"And I have heard a lot about you too," said Lily.
"So, this is my house. I have a quidditch pitch, gardens, the Pensieve room which has many famous wizard's thoughts, and of course this great pool. What do you want to do?" asked James.
"Pool," said Lily without even having to think about it. She conjured a swimsuit from her house and went into one of the bathrooms to go put it on. Soon, Lily and James were swimming in the pool.
Swimming at James' house was one of the best experiences that Lily ever had, for his pool was not like regular pools. For one thing, the water was neither too hot or too cold, it was the perfect temperature. Also, Lily had charmed them to be able to breathe underwater, which was a tricky and little known charm that the professor had taught her the year before. But that was not the only lovely thing about the pool. There were waterfalls all around the pool, and they were not like any other waterfalls that Lily had ever seen. They were a bit fatter than normal, and when you passed under them you were suddenly in a beautiful place free from water, and all of them lead to somewhere different. For example, one of the waterfalls had a small table under it, equiped with a butterbeer tap. Lily had just come out of this one when she heard James call out to her.
"Um, do you like fish?" asked James.
"Yes, of course unless they bite me," said Lily.
"Ok, good, then I can let Naiomi out," said James. He opened a large trap-door on the bottom of the pool and out came a beautiful dolphin. Lily looked down and realized that there was a whole underwater tank beneath the pool, encased in glass with space at the top for the dolphin to breathe. There were also huge arches that led outside to what Lily assumed to be James' gardens.
"Um, James is it legal to keep a dolphin?" asked Lily.
"Yes, of course, as long as you have enough space. My family has about 50 acres and about a fourth of that land is water so my dolphins live very happily. We have fifteen, but Naiomi is my favorite." said James. "Look, she's coming up to you, I think she wants you to ride her."
Lily got onto Naiomi's back and James got onto the back of Orion, a dolphin that he had just let out. Lily rode Naiomi for about a half-hour. They went through the trap door to the tank that the dolphins lived in. Then they passed thorough the arches outside and Lily got her first view of James' gardens. They were very beautiful, with exotic flowers adorning every square inch of them. Finally it was time for Lily to go back inside. She got out of the water and dryed herself with a drying spell. James did the same.
"So, do you want to go to the spa now?" asked James. Lily nodded and they sat together, James' arm around her, talking. They were soon interupted by the call from James' mum.
"James dear, we have new neighbors that we were just visiting. They have two kids, I said they could come and swim with you, I do hope that's alright," said Mrs. Potter. Soon a boy and a girl were coming through the door. One was a boy with blonde hair and a grin that was so white that Lily thought would blind her, and the other person was--
"LAUREN!!" said Lily, climbing out of the spa and giving her friend a hug.
"Hi you guys! Wow, I didn't realize you lived here James. Thought it was some other Potter," said Lauren.
"Nope, it's me, the one and only. So, who's that?" asked James.
"That's my brother Roy," said Lauren in a disgusted tone of voice.
"Excuse me, let me introducing myself the right way. I am not just Roy," said the boy, extending his hand. "I assume you know my half-sister Lauren. I am the one and only Gilderoy Lockhart."
A/n-Well, hope you like this. The note would be longer but...I have to go eat pizza. Please review, I love reviews!!!
Disclaimer-I own nothing.