From Friends to Enemies in the Blink of An Eye
A/N: Hey! This is my first story and I'm really excited about it! J It would be great if you could r/r pretty please!! Thanks so much!
Summary: Lily and James have been best friends for three years and are very excited when they find out that they're going to the same school. Their friendship is tested when they arrive. James' long-hidden crush is revealed at school after a certain someone asks Lily out. James turns to pranks and Lily to schoolwork… follow them through friends, school, pranks and, of course, love, as they make their way through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Disclaimer: Obviously, the characters Lily and James are owned by JKR and not little Ms. Me.
Realizations
Lily Evans pulled a sweater over her head and straightened her outfit nervously. She glanced in the mirror yet again, looking over her face, just starting to tan again with the beginning of June and the reemergence of the sun. It was her favorite time of year. Not only because her birthday was at the end of May, but because she couldn't stand the winter and loved feeling the sun after so long. She started to pull her long and curly red hair up into a ponytail and then sighed, frustrated.
"Pull yourself together, Lily!" she demanded. "It's just James Potter, the same James who you have been friends with for years. Why are you so nervous all of a sudden?" Of course the annoying voice in the back of her head had to reply,
"Because you're not just going for any reason—I mean, you're going to tell him you're a witch. And you know how most people react to that. Take Petunia for example!" After a few more seconds of arguing with herself she exclaimed,
"That's it! I'm going! If he doesn't want to be my friend after this, then it's his loss, not mine!" She stalked out of the house and slammed the door with a determined look on her face. She walked across the street and up the steps to James' house, which he moved into three years back. It was located in Godric's Hollow, the neighborhood Lily was born and raised in. She brought her hand up to knock on the door and then paused, the voice in her head protesting unceasingly. She was caught again between telling him and walking away when the great oak doors opened.
"Lily!" cried an 11-year-old boy. He was about the same height as her, with uncontrollable black hair and gorgeous hazel eyes covered by a thin pair of glasses. Lily froze, knowing there was no way out of her confession. She chuckled nervously.
"James, fancy meeting you here…"
"Well, you are on my doorstep," he stated simply, eyeing her suspiciously.
"Right. Right. I actually have something I wanted to tell you," she began cautiously.
"Sure, why don't we go to the park?"
"Alright. So, um, it…it was my birthday a few days ago," she managed.
"Yes…I know that Lily, and I gave you your present…what's your point?" James was starting to get a little exasperated.
"Yeah, yeah. Great present, by the way. I really loved it! It's just great…" she stammered. Then she shook her head, realizing that procrastinating wasn't going to help much. "Okay, okay, so I…I…I got this letter, a strange letter. But I have reason to believe it's true…um, yeah, so, it um, says…" she trailed off yet again. "James, I understand if you're upset or don't want to be friends with me after I tell you this. I mean, that's how my sister reacted, and I completely understand. And, yeah, I'll understand…"
"Lily, I get it! What are you trying to tell me?" James shouted, finally fed up.
"Don't get mad at me! I'm trying to tell you something important!" she yelled back at him. "I'm trying to tell you that I'm a witch!" She then blushed furiously, realizing that she had said that quite loud. She stared intently at the grass and braced herself for his reaction. After a few seconds of silence she looked up fearfully. He was grinning! Grinning like an idiot, like James always did.
"Lily that has to be the best thing I've ever heard! You're a witch? Guess what? I'm a wizard! Always have been, always will be," he added proudly. She was too shocked to retort to his arrogance like she normally did. Instead, she simply faced him with her mouth wide open.
"You…you…." Then it dawned on her. "James!" She screamed, "James!" unable to say any more, she simply enveloped him in a bear hug. He was overwhelmed but quickly gathered her up in his arms. "That's so amazing! You've been one your whole life? Wow, that makes sense. That's why I've never been to your house, and why I don't know where you go to school! Oh, James, you have to teach me everything! I'm so excited! Tell me everything you know, I feel so left out! This is going to be so much fun! We'll…" she didn't get to finish, however, because James cut her off.
"Wait, Lily, you found out from a letter on your eleventh birthday. What school are you going to?" She had gotten ready to lecture him for interrupting her, for it was one of her biggest pet peeves, but then realized he had a point.
"I'm going to a place called Hogwarts. And you?" James emitted a noise that would be known as a squeal had he been a girl. He then quickly cleared his throat and amended in a gruff voice,
"Yeah, yeah, me too." It was Lily's turn to squeal and she hugged him again.
"James! We're going to school together! How groovy is that?" He held her tightly and grinned, thinking,
"This is going to be the best year ever!"
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A/N: So what'd you think?? I'd love to hear your feedback…you know what to do! If anyone has criticisms (kind ones, of course…) or suggestions about the plot I'd love to hear them and will try to improve! I have a basic plot idea planned out. I'm thinking of showing first year and maybe a little of second (but this is tentative…) then skipping to 6th, where the fun really begins! Thanks for listening to my rambling…once again—REVIEW!!
Also (sorry, sorry, I'll stop talking after this, I swear!), I don't really like the title…any suggestions? And tell me if you think the summary's too cheesy/not interesting enough…thanks again!