From Friends to Enemies in the Blink of An Eye
A/N: I was going to wait until I got more reviews to update but I was too impatient…but that doesn't mean I don't want reviews!! What happened to all the ppl from chapter 1?? Anyways, I guess I'm too impatient for my own good but as the song that I'm listening to says, "that's just the way it is…" (kinda creepy how that worked out, doncha think?)
For my TWO WONDERFUL reviewers: child-of-scorpio—I'm not saying anything… just that people who Lily and James go out with might cause problems (damn, that subtlety thing really isn't working for me! lol) and Ms. Lady Padfoot—you put me on your favorite's list!!!! Wow you don't know how excited I was when I saw that!! You're the best! This is for you : P as well as lots and lots of super yummo chocolate! Yay!
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, everything and everyone you recognize are owned by JKR and not little Ms. Me. Also, the name Funky Monkey belongs to Mssrs Ben and Jerry (I bet if I had said Jerry and Ben no one would know what I was talking about…hehe sorry, quite a random thought there.) Anndddd the phrase, "swim with moi" is (loosely) borrowed from the crab in the tank at the dentist's office in Finding Nemo (the best movie ever!!) I think that's it…now TO READ!!
Funky Monkey
"…Chocolate Cream Pie, Glue, Dirt, Vomit, Peas, Onion, Wasabi, Pie in the Face, S'more, Peach on the Beach, Fruity-tooti, I'm Bananas, Parfait…special mystery flavor of the week? That's certainly an interesting list of ice cream flavors!" remarked Lily, a little overwhelmed by the various "100,000 flavors, 100 for every taste bud and more!" offered at the store she and Alice had just stepped into.
"Yeah, some of them are a bit…wild, to say the least," commented Alice. "I normally stick with the chocolate-based kind. Although if I feel for a real sugar-high I go for the "funky monkey," everyone has a different reaction to it…it's hilarious to see them! Today I'm feeling for some "Pie in the Face," it's practically made of whipped cream!" Lily grinned at the expression of pure delight on Alice's face.
"I'm guessing you like whipped cream…"
"Like it? Whipped cream is absolutely the best substance on the face of this earth!"
"I wasn't even aware that wizards had whipped cream," Lily replied.
"They have something like it, it's lighter and if tampered with, it can actually make someone fly. My brothers tried it once," she explained. "But my mom's a muggle and I grew up in a mostly-muggle neighborhood, so I know all about them. You're a muggle-born?"
"Yeah, I actually just found out that I was a witch on my birthday—May 25th—and then James told me that he's a wizard…" the two girls sat down, chatting amiably, licking their newly-acquired ice cream, all thoughts of James and Sirius long gone from their minds.
* * * *
Those same boys were now situated right outside of Madam Maulkin's, each laden with 5 huge shopping bags, trying to decide how to get back into Lily's good graces.
"I'm telling you, James, all girls like flowers! We could get her a nice big bouquet and charm them to…I dunno… sing or something!"
"And I'm telling you, Sirius, that Lily isn't like other girls! She hates flowers! She'll throw them back in our faces and make it look like we were trying to be chauvinistic and egotistical." Seeing the perplexed look on Sirius' face, James amended, "she'll think we're trying to be macho or something."
"Ahh…But how could she think that? Of course we're not chaupatisfik, or whatever it was, we're just trying to be nice to her! To charm her!" Sirius protested.
"Believe me, man, I've tried. She doesn't even fall for the Potter Grin!" James replied.
"Oh, God, how could she not?" Sirius exclaimed sarcastically, putting his hands on his mouth for dramatic effect. "James, as much as your thick head refuses to believe it, "the Potter Grin" does not work on everyone!"
"Oh yeah?" James challenged. "Name one person."
"Me." Sirius replied simply.
"Sirius, it's not meant for guys! Gross! I mean, name one girl." Just as Sirius began to open his mouth, James amended, "other than Lily, of course."
"Whatever, that's beside the point!"
"Ha! You can't name anyone! I win, I win, I win I win I win!" James chanted.
"James shut up, we all know that you won. Let's all get down on our knees and praise the wonderful James Potter because he won an argument about the effectivity of his grin against his best friend," Sirius replied sarcastically.
"For your information, effectivity isn't a word!" James countered.
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Hey, look, it's Lily taking off her clothes!"
"What? Where?" James asked, frantically swiveling his head in all directions. He then turned slowly and glared at his friend, now howling with laughter. "Ha ha, very funny," James said. "Anyway, what are we going to get Lily?" He hoped that Sirius was laughing too hard to see him blush as he said her name.
"Who's trying to change the subject now, Jamesie?" Sirius taunted. James was about to retort when an idea dawned on him.
"Sirius! I know what we can get Lily! Swim with moi!" James did his best interpretation of a fish as he started walking down the street. Sirius laughed and followed him willingly.
* * * *
An hour later the two boys were standing in the rain, Sirius with drooping flowers clutched in his hand and James holding a gift-certificate to Honeydukes, no longer recognizable. Both were thoroughly soaked, matted hair and all, and wore identical anxious and frustrated expressions on their faces.
"Why didn't you listen to her when she told you where she was going to be?" Sirius demanded for the millionth time.
"We've been through this," James replied, barely holding his anger in check. "I wasn't paying attention. I'm sorry. What more can I say? I've been searching just as long as you have! I'm just as worried, if not more, as you are!"
"Okay, okay," conceded Sirius, sensing his friend's distress. "You know what I think?" He asked, considerably brightening. "We should get ice cream!"
"Yeah!" James said, also brightening at the thought of a nice dose of chocolate crepe and banana ice cream and Sirius' reaction to "funky monkey," which never got old.
So, the two drenched boys plodded into the store, each concentrating only on the thought of some sweet ice cream.
* * Lily * *
Lily had finished her ice cream long ago, and was now relaxing in the comfy chairs at the ice cream parlor, waiting for James and Sirius to show up.
"Where are those boys?" she wondered. "It can't take that long to get robes, can it? I mean, I know James is vain but I didn't realize he was this bad!"
"Yeah, it has been a long time," agreed Alice. "Especially if you were with them for a couple of hours before you left…how long have we been here?" Lily glanced at her watch and exclaimed,
"It's been two hours already! Do you think they got lost or hurt or something?" Alice grinned and pointed behind Lily,
"Nah, they look like they were having a splendid time," she joked.
"James! Sirius! Where have you been?" Lily jumped up, seeing them entering the ice cream parlor. They turned.
"Lily!" They ran over, James came to hug her but Lily stepped back and James retreated, hurt.
"You're wet," she stated. They looked down at their clothes and then at each other. James nodded, Sirius smirked, and they attacked her from both sides. Lily shrieked.
"Alice! Help!" Alice laughed and replied,
"No way am I getting near those boys!" They broke away and attacked Alice, soon the four were running around the ice cream parlor laughing and tripping. They were all wet but they didn't care. All of a sudden, as he was passing the row of ice cream tubs, Sirius stopped.
"Funky Monkey!" he shouted. A scoop was lifted out of the tub, "crazy cone," he informed it. The scoop was placed into an intricately twisted cone with sprinkles, chocolate icing, whipped cream, and dippin' dots on top and he placed a galleon in the machine in front of the tub. It opened and he took the ice cream.
"Yummo!" he exclaimed.
* * * *
"Like, ohmygod, what happened to my like beautiful like gorgeous like sun-kissed hair?" The ice cream had had its desired effect on Sirius, he was now completely and irreversibly, for a few hours at least, a valley-girl. With it came the ability to speak at incredibly high wpm (words per minute) rate, something Sirius as himself already possessed—making Sirius-as-a-valley-girl practically impossible to understand. The other three had long given up trying to decode the new Sirius language, and were talking amongst themselves, ignoring him completely.
"It's really incredible how Sirius can hold a conversation with himself for so long," remarked Lily.
"Oh, that's nothing. He can do it for hours after going through our Halloween candy," James replied casually. The two girls raised their eyebrows.
"You gave him two shares of Halloween candy?" Alice asked skeptically.
"Well…he threatened me!" said James, holding up his hands in innocence. The girls grinned and turned back to watching Sirius.
"I really don't want to know what that situation was like… Hey, who's that kid over there?" Lily asked, catching sight of a boy who looked to be about their age sitting at a table far in the corner of the store. He had brown hair and grey eyes and looked tired—beyond tired, exhausted. "I wonder why he looks so tired…" she mused. James and Alice turned to look.
"He looks about our age…why don't we go talk to him?" James suggested. The two girls shrugged and stood up.
"Like totally, for sure, I just got a manicure! The sun, I swear, is bleaching out my gorgeous hair! My skirt, too small…" Sirius was singing, as they stood up he stopped. "Like, hey, wait up! Where are you like headed?"
"Sirius can't come with us," Lily whispered out of the side of her mouth to James. "I'll stay with him." She then turned to Sirius, "nowhere! Don't worry about it! Now, what were you saying about your skirt?"
"Like oh my God, too small! I gotta go to the mall! 32, 44, I don't even know the score…" he continued. Lily rolled her eyes and winked at Alice and James. They walked away, barely containing their giggles.
* * * *
Remus looked up at the sound of someone clearing their throat. He shook his head to make sure he wasn't sleeping, there were two kids standing in front of him and they looked his age.
"Hi!" said the boy, a little too cheerfully. He looked very confident and Remus was a little intimidated, confidence wasn't something that came to him naturally, not anymore at least. The boy continued, "I'm James Potter and this here is Alice Prewett, nice to meet you." He stuck out his hand. Remus looked at it unsure of whether or not this was just some cruel joke, like the kids at school used to play. He then decided that there was no way these kids could know of his condition, so he shook it tentatively.
"Remus Lupin," he said. "Delighted."
"So, we were wondering how come you're sitting here all alone…" prompted the girl, Alice. Remus was taken aback. They were taunting him! But they looked so kind. He looked up at her,
"She has such a soft voice, surely she's not trying to be mean…" Remus told himself. Finally, he overcame his insecurity and said,
"Well, I don't have many friends, if that's what you mean…"
"Well we can be your friends!" offered James heartily, grinning widely. Remus pondered this for a moment and was about to reply in the negative when,
"Like, I asked you where you were like going! Oh my God, I can't believe you met a new friend without me! Like, hi, my name's Sirius. But I'm rarely serious," Sirius started laughing uproariously, slapping his thigh for good measure. By that time he had some how gotten a hold of a bright pink feathered scarf, who knows how—it's Sirius for God's sake!—and had it wrapped numerous times around his neck. He also had tied his hair up into a few little ponytails and was talking in a very high-pitched voice. This left Remus unsure of whether the entity was a boy or a girl or both.
"Oh God, I'm so sorry!" apologized Lily on behalf of Sirius. "He must be scaring you. Sorry, he had some of that Funky Monkey stuff and now he's just jumping off the walls!" she explained to Remus, looking a bit frazzled.
"Jumping? Like oh my God, I know how to jump! It's like part of cheerleading! Duh!" He then commenced what was supposed to be some complicated cheerleading sequence but ended up being Sirius jumping up and down making a fool of himself, much like usual. James, Alice, Lily, and even Remus couldn't hold it in anymore, they cracked up at Sirius' antics. They didn't stop for a few minutes, when all of them had tears rolling down their cheeks. When James had recovered enough to speak, Sirius had gone to take a "water break! Like, with the footballers," he repeated his previous question.
"So, what do you say, we'll be your friends." Remus was still chuckling a little and said easily,
"Sure, that'd be great!" The four sat down to talk, Sirius interrupting every once in a while with some new trick, and soon realized that they would be going to the same school, namely Hogwarts. It was midnight when they finally left. Lily and Sirius were sleeping at James' house, and his parents were gone for a couple of days so they had the house pretty much to themselves. By the time Sirius' valley-girl qualities had fully gone, he had completely worn himself out and fell asleep, exhausted.
"Wow, James, that was one of the most fun days I've had in…well forever," Lily remarked, yawning.
"Yeah, it really was fun."
"James?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks so much for showing all of this to me, I really appreciate it."
"Any time, Lily, any time."
"Night, James," said Lily
"Night," James replied and fell asleep with a huge grin on his face.
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A/N: Aww!! They're so cute! Hehe, I love fluff! Anyways, I hope this chapter was long enough… I certainly thought it was! I enjoyed it too, Sirius…hehehe
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