~*GREEN EYES*~
Chapter 27- A Quick End To Summer
After the incident at the camp ground, Lily's parents, along with everyone else, decided that it would be better if Lily's friends all went home. As soon as they got back to Lily's house, they got their bags and traveled home by floo powder. Lily gave each of them a warm goodbye, but she was slightly colder to James than she had usually been. She was still mad about their fight, and they had argued about little things for the duration of the camping trip. It wasn't long before Lily and Jamie were the only ones left, which was both sad and a relief. It was good for Lily to spend some time alone.
About a week after everyone had left, Lily got two owls. She opened the first one, which she recognized as Peter's. Inside was a letter and a package that contained a puka shell necklace. The letter read:
Dear Lily,
I sure am sad that I missed out on hanging out with you at your house this summer. Sure would have been fun. I have had a good time in the bahamas. We went surfing and snorkeling, there are many great fish out there, bright colors. I am almost disapointed about school starting so soon, but then again I can't wait to see everyone again. I do hope that you've had a good holiday.
Right now I am in Britain. I've just returned, so my house is quite chaotic. I need to go now, my dad is calling me to clean my bedroom (I didn't think it was that dirty, but I shouldn't argue). If you would like to tell me anything, drop me an owl. Mine knows how to find me.
Your Friend,
Peter
Lily put away that letter and made a mental note to write him back. Then she pulled out the second letter, which had the Hogwarts crest on it.
Dear Miss Lily Evans,
You have been selected as a sixth year prefect for the Gryffindor house, along with Angela Thomas, James Potter and Sirius Black. You will note that these are the same prefects as last year, because we feel that this group has done an outstanding job. We will, however, ask that you go over the Rules For Prefects handout that has been included to make sure that you aren't make any involunarty mistakes.
Also included is the book list for the next term. Please make sure to purchase all books before the term starts and farmiliarize yourself with the course material. The Hogwarts Express will leave from Platfom 9 and 3/4 as usual. Please make sure to be prompt. We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerly,
Professor Minerva McGonagal, Deputy Headmistress
Lily laughed as she put down that letter, remembering all the pranks that Sirius and James had pulled as prefects. It was a suprise that they were still prefects after all the things they did to harass their teachers.
"LILY! Jamie's here!" yelled Mrs. Evans up to her daughter. Lily ran downstairs and said hi to her friend.
"Hey Lils. I was thinking about going to Diagon Alley today to get all the new coursebooks, and you're the only one who is good enough to talk the ministry into letting her connect her house to the floo network, so I was wondering if you wanted to go," said Jamie in a rush of words.
"Yeah, that would be fun. Hold on a second, let me get my list and some money and we'll go over there," said Lily. She raced upstairs and was back down in a flash. Lily handed Jamie the flower pot full of floo powder. Jamie took some out, yelled "DIAGON ALLEY!" and walked into the flames. Lily waited a moment, did the same thing and was soon out in the bright sun of Diagon Alley.
"What do you need first?" asked Jamie.
"Books. Let's get the things on the list first and then we can do some shopping on our own," said Lily, taking charge. They went into Flourish and Blotts and came back out 15 minutes later will bags filled with books. Lily seemed to have many more than Jamie, so Jamie reached in and checked out what they were.
"Advanced charms? How to Study for the NEWTs. Lily those are almost two years away!" said Jamie. Lily frowned at her.
"Yes, that's why I want to study them now," said Lily in an 'isn't it obvious?' voice.
"Transfiguration for Experts, Lily you aren't an expert it's your worst subject!" exclaimed Jamie. Lily once agan rolled her eyes.
"That's for James," said Lily.
"Oh, I see. What about these though? Herb Lore, The Advanced Magic Every Witch and Wizard Should Know, and what' this?" asked Jamie, pulling out a brightly colored book. Lily tried to snatch it away, but Jamie held it over her head and read aloud. "Magical Beauty? Lily, what do you think you need this for, you look fine," said Jamie.
"Just fine?" asked Lily with a smile.
"I meant great. You know what I meant," said Jamie. "Seriously, why did you buy this?"
"Isn't it obvious? I wanted to make you look halfway decent!" exclaimed Lily sarcastically. Jamie glared. "No, I thought it might be fun to learn some of those hair styles and make-up charms. I spend too much time putting make up on the muggle way."
"Whatever. Why don't we look around some more?" asked Jamie, and the two friends walked together down Diagon Alley.
***
"Dad, I still don't understand why we can't go by floo powder to Kings Cross station!" exclaimed James as he and Sirius put their school trunks in the back of the ministry car. They had this arguement every year, yet somehow James' father always won.
"Because we're too important to arrive like that. We want to make an entrance," said Mr. Potter. James rolled his eyes.
"Dad, no one cares what kind of an entrance I make. I'm already a prefect, captain of the quidditch team, president of the dueling club and a transfiguration tutor-" said James.
"And the most popular guy in the year. Oh, and don't forget homecoming prince!" said Sirius. It was amazing how even James and Mr. Potter's fights didn't phase him at all.
"Yeah, I guess, well I did it all without you. I don't need you to make an entrace. And I don't want to ride in the car with that slimy git Snape!" yelled James.
"Don't think I want to any more than you do..." said a farmiliar voice behind James. He turned around to see Severus Snape right behind him.
"Severus," said James with a nod. Snape returned it.
"Potter," he said with a scowl.
"Am I right in assuming that once again your father will not be joining us?" asked James. Adamus Snape had not gone to see his son off at platform 9 and 3/4 for the past four years.
"He's away at an important interview. I have a friend with me though," said Snape. A pale faced, fourth year Slytherin walked out of the house and too the car.
"Lucius Malfoy," said Snape. Sirius couldn't help but laugh at his name.
"What, you think his name is funny? You won't think it's too funny when he's cursed half your face off," said Snape cooly. "Besides, look at your name, what's that supposed to be?"
"It's a constellation. And I doubt that we'll be getting cursed anytime soon," said Sirius, standing up straight. He stood a few inches taller than Snape.
"Boys, in the car, you don't want to be late!" yelled Mr. Potter, and the unhappy group of boys (plus Sirius) got into the car and sped off towards London.
***
"I wonder where everyone is? I haven't seen them all summer," said Peter Pettigrew, taking out some of the candy he had bought off the cart and putting it into his mouth.
"Hey, we're here kind of early. I'm sure the others will be here soon," said Remus. Just as he had finished Lily and Jamie walked through the door.
"Hullo. Oh, Peter, we haven't seen you in forever!" exclaimed Jamie, running over to him and giving him a hug. Lily followed suit.
"What, no hug for the perfect boyfriend?" asked Remus, in a false hurt voice.
"You get something better," said Jamie, giving him a kiss. Remus smiled.
"That's all I ask for," he said. Lily sat down on the opposite side of the compartment.
"Where are the other two juvinele delinquents?" asked Lily.
"No idea. I'm sure they'll be here soon." said Peter. Just then Sirius and James walked through the door.
"Howdy ya'll, what ya'll doin'" asked Sirius in a horrible texas accent.
"Perfectly fine. Glad to see you guys again." said Jamie. Lily looked over at James. They both didn't seem to be as mad, but they were still quite formal.
"James," said Lily.
"Lillian," said James. He sat down next to her, almost put his arm around her several times but then thought better of it, and rested his hand on the hand rest.
"What's the matter James? Lost your touch?" asked Sirius slyly. "It's like this." Sirius yawned and then put his arm around Lily. She quickly shrugged him off. "See, I'm a professional."
"A professional loser?" asked Lauren, who had just walked in to the compartment. "Shouldn't you guys be sitting with the prefects?"
"We could, but it's more fun over here. The rule breaking can go so much farther," explained Sirius. Lauren sat down on the other side of Sirius.
"So, what are we going to do this time?" asked James. Every year they attracted a great deal of attention with some stunt and then had something that was as close to a party as you could have in a train compartment. Sirius smiled and took the record player out of his trunk.
"I've worked on it all summer, trying to make it work by magic instead of electrikity," said Sirius. He pressed a button and...
"AT FIRST I WAS AFRAID, I WAS PETRIFIED..."
People started to pour into the compartment and sit down wherever they could find room. Lily and her friends talked, laughed, generally had a good time. Lily enjoyed herself all through the ride their, dinner, the sorting. It was when she layed down on the pillow in her dormitory that she felt like she was home.
"There's no place like home," said Lily, and then quickly fell asleep.
A/N-Yes , I do know that this isn't a very good or very long chapter, but I just wanted the summer to be over. Things will be going along much quicker from now. Sorry about the wait, I didn't know what to write.
Two pieces of new information. The first is that I have started writing the prequal to Green Eyes. It's called The Scarlet Dawn, and I have two chapters. If any of you would like to read it, please review. I'd appreciate it.
Also, for those of you that have the Harry Potter DVD already, here's how you get to the hidden scenes. Go to Diagon Alley and get a wand (first you have to enter Gringotts by going to the key on the sign.) Then go to Classes. Move your curser over to Transfiguration and then press down. The two owls should be highlighted. Press up, there should now be an H highlighted also. Press enter and you will be in the third floor corridor. Select the wand at the first part, the small key in the middle with the broken wing on the second part and the round, green bottle in the third part. When you get to the mirror of erised, select the stone and there will be seven deleated scenes for you to enjoy.
Disclaimer- All characters from the Harry Potter books belong to someone esle. I am not that someone. I don't even know that someone. Don't sue me.
Chapter 27- A Quick End To Summer
After the incident at the camp ground, Lily's parents, along with everyone else, decided that it would be better if Lily's friends all went home. As soon as they got back to Lily's house, they got their bags and traveled home by floo powder. Lily gave each of them a warm goodbye, but she was slightly colder to James than she had usually been. She was still mad about their fight, and they had argued about little things for the duration of the camping trip. It wasn't long before Lily and Jamie were the only ones left, which was both sad and a relief. It was good for Lily to spend some time alone.
About a week after everyone had left, Lily got two owls. She opened the first one, which she recognized as Peter's. Inside was a letter and a package that contained a puka shell necklace. The letter read:
Dear Lily,
I sure am sad that I missed out on hanging out with you at your house this summer. Sure would have been fun. I have had a good time in the bahamas. We went surfing and snorkeling, there are many great fish out there, bright colors. I am almost disapointed about school starting so soon, but then again I can't wait to see everyone again. I do hope that you've had a good holiday.
Right now I am in Britain. I've just returned, so my house is quite chaotic. I need to go now, my dad is calling me to clean my bedroom (I didn't think it was that dirty, but I shouldn't argue). If you would like to tell me anything, drop me an owl. Mine knows how to find me.
Your Friend,
Peter
Lily put away that letter and made a mental note to write him back. Then she pulled out the second letter, which had the Hogwarts crest on it.
Dear Miss Lily Evans,
You have been selected as a sixth year prefect for the Gryffindor house, along with Angela Thomas, James Potter and Sirius Black. You will note that these are the same prefects as last year, because we feel that this group has done an outstanding job. We will, however, ask that you go over the Rules For Prefects handout that has been included to make sure that you aren't make any involunarty mistakes.
Also included is the book list for the next term. Please make sure to purchase all books before the term starts and farmiliarize yourself with the course material. The Hogwarts Express will leave from Platfom 9 and 3/4 as usual. Please make sure to be prompt. We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerly,
Professor Minerva McGonagal, Deputy Headmistress
Lily laughed as she put down that letter, remembering all the pranks that Sirius and James had pulled as prefects. It was a suprise that they were still prefects after all the things they did to harass their teachers.
"LILY! Jamie's here!" yelled Mrs. Evans up to her daughter. Lily ran downstairs and said hi to her friend.
"Hey Lils. I was thinking about going to Diagon Alley today to get all the new coursebooks, and you're the only one who is good enough to talk the ministry into letting her connect her house to the floo network, so I was wondering if you wanted to go," said Jamie in a rush of words.
"Yeah, that would be fun. Hold on a second, let me get my list and some money and we'll go over there," said Lily. She raced upstairs and was back down in a flash. Lily handed Jamie the flower pot full of floo powder. Jamie took some out, yelled "DIAGON ALLEY!" and walked into the flames. Lily waited a moment, did the same thing and was soon out in the bright sun of Diagon Alley.
"What do you need first?" asked Jamie.
"Books. Let's get the things on the list first and then we can do some shopping on our own," said Lily, taking charge. They went into Flourish and Blotts and came back out 15 minutes later will bags filled with books. Lily seemed to have many more than Jamie, so Jamie reached in and checked out what they were.
"Advanced charms? How to Study for the NEWTs. Lily those are almost two years away!" said Jamie. Lily frowned at her.
"Yes, that's why I want to study them now," said Lily in an 'isn't it obvious?' voice.
"Transfiguration for Experts, Lily you aren't an expert it's your worst subject!" exclaimed Jamie. Lily once agan rolled her eyes.
"That's for James," said Lily.
"Oh, I see. What about these though? Herb Lore, The Advanced Magic Every Witch and Wizard Should Know, and what' this?" asked Jamie, pulling out a brightly colored book. Lily tried to snatch it away, but Jamie held it over her head and read aloud. "Magical Beauty? Lily, what do you think you need this for, you look fine," said Jamie.
"Just fine?" asked Lily with a smile.
"I meant great. You know what I meant," said Jamie. "Seriously, why did you buy this?"
"Isn't it obvious? I wanted to make you look halfway decent!" exclaimed Lily sarcastically. Jamie glared. "No, I thought it might be fun to learn some of those hair styles and make-up charms. I spend too much time putting make up on the muggle way."
"Whatever. Why don't we look around some more?" asked Jamie, and the two friends walked together down Diagon Alley.
***
"Dad, I still don't understand why we can't go by floo powder to Kings Cross station!" exclaimed James as he and Sirius put their school trunks in the back of the ministry car. They had this arguement every year, yet somehow James' father always won.
"Because we're too important to arrive like that. We want to make an entrance," said Mr. Potter. James rolled his eyes.
"Dad, no one cares what kind of an entrance I make. I'm already a prefect, captain of the quidditch team, president of the dueling club and a transfiguration tutor-" said James.
"And the most popular guy in the year. Oh, and don't forget homecoming prince!" said Sirius. It was amazing how even James and Mr. Potter's fights didn't phase him at all.
"Yeah, I guess, well I did it all without you. I don't need you to make an entrace. And I don't want to ride in the car with that slimy git Snape!" yelled James.
"Don't think I want to any more than you do..." said a farmiliar voice behind James. He turned around to see Severus Snape right behind him.
"Severus," said James with a nod. Snape returned it.
"Potter," he said with a scowl.
"Am I right in assuming that once again your father will not be joining us?" asked James. Adamus Snape had not gone to see his son off at platform 9 and 3/4 for the past four years.
"He's away at an important interview. I have a friend with me though," said Snape. A pale faced, fourth year Slytherin walked out of the house and too the car.
"Lucius Malfoy," said Snape. Sirius couldn't help but laugh at his name.
"What, you think his name is funny? You won't think it's too funny when he's cursed half your face off," said Snape cooly. "Besides, look at your name, what's that supposed to be?"
"It's a constellation. And I doubt that we'll be getting cursed anytime soon," said Sirius, standing up straight. He stood a few inches taller than Snape.
"Boys, in the car, you don't want to be late!" yelled Mr. Potter, and the unhappy group of boys (plus Sirius) got into the car and sped off towards London.
***
"I wonder where everyone is? I haven't seen them all summer," said Peter Pettigrew, taking out some of the candy he had bought off the cart and putting it into his mouth.
"Hey, we're here kind of early. I'm sure the others will be here soon," said Remus. Just as he had finished Lily and Jamie walked through the door.
"Hullo. Oh, Peter, we haven't seen you in forever!" exclaimed Jamie, running over to him and giving him a hug. Lily followed suit.
"What, no hug for the perfect boyfriend?" asked Remus, in a false hurt voice.
"You get something better," said Jamie, giving him a kiss. Remus smiled.
"That's all I ask for," he said. Lily sat down on the opposite side of the compartment.
"Where are the other two juvinele delinquents?" asked Lily.
"No idea. I'm sure they'll be here soon." said Peter. Just then Sirius and James walked through the door.
"Howdy ya'll, what ya'll doin'" asked Sirius in a horrible texas accent.
"Perfectly fine. Glad to see you guys again." said Jamie. Lily looked over at James. They both didn't seem to be as mad, but they were still quite formal.
"James," said Lily.
"Lillian," said James. He sat down next to her, almost put his arm around her several times but then thought better of it, and rested his hand on the hand rest.
"What's the matter James? Lost your touch?" asked Sirius slyly. "It's like this." Sirius yawned and then put his arm around Lily. She quickly shrugged him off. "See, I'm a professional."
"A professional loser?" asked Lauren, who had just walked in to the compartment. "Shouldn't you guys be sitting with the prefects?"
"We could, but it's more fun over here. The rule breaking can go so much farther," explained Sirius. Lauren sat down on the other side of Sirius.
"So, what are we going to do this time?" asked James. Every year they attracted a great deal of attention with some stunt and then had something that was as close to a party as you could have in a train compartment. Sirius smiled and took the record player out of his trunk.
"I've worked on it all summer, trying to make it work by magic instead of electrikity," said Sirius. He pressed a button and...
"AT FIRST I WAS AFRAID, I WAS PETRIFIED..."
People started to pour into the compartment and sit down wherever they could find room. Lily and her friends talked, laughed, generally had a good time. Lily enjoyed herself all through the ride their, dinner, the sorting. It was when she layed down on the pillow in her dormitory that she felt like she was home.
"There's no place like home," said Lily, and then quickly fell asleep.
A/N-Yes , I do know that this isn't a very good or very long chapter, but I just wanted the summer to be over. Things will be going along much quicker from now. Sorry about the wait, I didn't know what to write.
Two pieces of new information. The first is that I have started writing the prequal to Green Eyes. It's called The Scarlet Dawn, and I have two chapters. If any of you would like to read it, please review. I'd appreciate it.
Also, for those of you that have the Harry Potter DVD already, here's how you get to the hidden scenes. Go to Diagon Alley and get a wand (first you have to enter Gringotts by going to the key on the sign.) Then go to Classes. Move your curser over to Transfiguration and then press down. The two owls should be highlighted. Press up, there should now be an H highlighted also. Press enter and you will be in the third floor corridor. Select the wand at the first part, the small key in the middle with the broken wing on the second part and the round, green bottle in the third part. When you get to the mirror of erised, select the stone and there will be seven deleated scenes for you to enjoy.
Disclaimer- All characters from the Harry Potter books belong to someone esle. I am not that someone. I don't even know that someone. Don't sue me.