From Friends to Enemies in the Blink of an Eye
A/N: Okay, before you kill me…
I know I know! This is horribly and inexcusably late!! Eekers (haha I love that…it's just so strange lol) I'm sorry. I just took a history AP today and I have a Latin one next Friday and a huge Spanish project due Tuesday, not to mention it was the OC season finale on Weds. (how good was that??? I love Seth! I started crying (laugh all you want) when he said that Newport wouldn't be the same w/o Ryan, oh it was so good) and also the FRIENDS FINALE on Thurs (ahhhhh!!! Soooo very good, I can't even describe it! I'm not as obsessed as some of my friends are but it was still amazing and touching…yes I cried during that as well)
…still inexcusable, I know.
But to make up for it all (and that horribly long author's note, I tend to ramble…all the time lol) this is going to be a double update! (I don't know if there's any such thing but it means, in my world, that I'm posting two chapters in one night! I know, crazy hehehe
REVIEWERS! (who were absolutely astoundingly wonderful this time (as always) but I got…SEVEN for this chapter!! That's a record!)
childofScorpio: Thanks so much! You're amazing…it seems like every L/J story I read, you've reviewed every chapter! I'm astounded by your great reviewing skills (hehe) Cheers for the funky monkey!! Funky monkey funky monkey ;)
BlueRubies: Like, glad you, like, liked it! (haha imagine someone actually saying that! Like, liked it…hehe)
Miss Lady Padfoot: Hey again! I'm sorry Sirius scared you! I thought he was quite amusing… hehe
Stardrops: Thanks so much! Yeah I like the ice cream too…I was inspired by Bertie Botts. I figured, if they have such cool beans, why not ice cream? And the parfait came from that hilarious line in Shrek, when donkey goes, "Have you every met somebody and said, hey, let's get some parfait, and they're like, hell no! I don't like parfait!" hahaha I can watch that sooo many times lol
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Okay, I've been thinking…From Friends to Enemies in the Blink of an Eye is wayyy too long, so what do you say if I change it to just In the Blink of an Eye? Because they are going to go back to friends (I didn't say that!) (Not that it matters anyway b/c we all know they get married and have our favorite little Harry) again…so technically it's not such a good title. Tell me what you think! Oh right, and I changed the rating because I think some of these jokes might not be G-rated, when I think of G I think of what I could tell my 5-year-old cousin…and I wouldn't say this to her. Not to worry, it's not very sophisticated or anything. I use the word, "shag…" that's pretty much it. Just giving you the heads-up!
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 other big corporate people, not little Ms. Me.
And They're Off!
"James? James!" Lily exclaimed indignantly. "Where does that boy keep disappearing to?" she asked herself looking around her timidly. James had been in front of her a minute ago, right before they had gone through the barrier. Lily was scared enough as it was, Diagon Alley was one thing, but walking through walls? That was on a different spectrum altogether! She had finally worked up the courage to walk through and was astounded at the sight. However, once her wits were about her again, she was startled to find that her guide had disappeared. And it wasn't the first time in their trip to the station.
"James Thomas Potter!" she shrieked, upon catching sight of him boarding the train. He heard her…as well as everyone else on the platform. An eerie silence settled over the bustling platform and everyone stopped and looked at Lily, expectantly. "Well, I found him…you can all go back to what you were doing!" she stated, terribly embarrassed.
She then stalked up to James who was trying desperately not to laugh. "See? Now look what you've made me do! For the rest of my life I'm going to be known as that red-haired girl who shrieked on her first day of school! Thanks a lot you great prat!" she turned around in a huff. She had scarcely gone two steps when she turned back around again. "Well, aren't you going to get my trunk?" she asked him, giving him her infamous death glare which he couldn't stand. He jumped up and hurried over to her trunk, not daring to say a word. It was then that they caught sight of Sirius, rolling around on the floor with laughter.
"You…you…your face!" he panted, in between fits of laughter. "And…Lily…you…jumped…Lily…yell….everyone…" he couldn't make it any further, he just started laughing again. James glared at him and made sure to kick some dirt in his face while walking by. "Aw, yuck, James! You got that in my hair!" He stood up quickly and ran into the bathroom on the train to fix his hair before any ladies could see it. Lily rolled her eyes and turned to James, beckoning him to follow her.
They walked into the train and had been looking for a suitable compartment for at least 15 minutes already. Sirius had returned to the group, freshly groomed, and they had met up with Remus and Alice. James' arms were beyond tired from carrying two trunks and Lily was nearly at her wits end after having spent those 15 minutes with three hyper-active 11-year-old boys.
"This better be empty otherwise I'm going to kill someone!" James exclaimed as Lily swung open a door.
"Finally!" Lily exclaimed and plopped down on the nearest seat. "I'm so tired of walking!" James glared at her and made sure to step on her foot on the way in. She just laughed, "It was your fault," she reminded him, smiling obnoxiously. He stuck out his tongue and proceeded to put the trunks away.
When they had finally settled in the door swung open again.
"Hola! Bonjour! Namaste! Konichiwa! Wow, I'm so damn good!" exclaimed the girl who was now standing with her arms wide open in a star pose and a wide smile on her face. "Niiice ta meetcha!" she said, putting on a fake accent. "I am Sharmila, yaar!" she continued, now with a thick Indian accent. "I am from India, only!" She winked and then added in her normal English accent, "That is, if you couldn't tell." The other kids sat there, overwhelmed and stunned by this crazy girl who had just barged in on them. That is, most were overwhelmed but Sirius jumped right up to greet her.
"And moi, I am ze Zirius Bleeack!" he exclaimed with a French accent, bowing down with a graceful swoop of his hand to kiss her hand.
"Why, Sirius! You're just so charming!" she panted in a high breathy voice. "Shag me, baby!" she then added in a deep voice.
"Gladly, doll!" The two then burst out laughing. This snapped the others out of their trance and they joined the two crazies. Alice and James then jumped up and gave the girl a hug.
"Sharmila! I haven't seen you in ages!" Alice shrieked happily. James then added,
"Yeah, we haven't seen you since that Christmas party…who knows how long ago!"
"You'll never believe where I've been! Guess?" Without letting them do so, she continued, "India! My grandparents let me stay with them! Since I wasn't sure where I would be for wizarding school, I figured this was probably the only chance I'd get to really get to know them. So, anyway, I have all sorts of stuff to tell you guys! Ahh, I'm so excited to be going to school with all of you!" she exclaimed again, hugging them all. She then stuck her hand out to Lily, "I'm Sharmila, as you probably figured out. Both my parents are wizards so I've known this lot for ages," she explained, gesturing to Alice, James, and Sirius.
"Hi, I'm Lily," she said by way of introduction. "I'm muggle-born, but I've known James for a while now. I met Sirius, Alice, and Remus a couple of weeks ago and I've had to deal with them every since!" she said, laughing. Sharmila then turned to Remus,
"I recognize you…" she said.
"Yeah, I met you when we were really little at one of your parent's parties…"
"Oh," Sharmila said shortly, her face falling. "You had to witness that, sorry."
"Don't be sorry," interrupted Sirius. She gave him a half-grin and he hugged her again.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" she exclaimed, jumping out of Sirius' arms. "I met someone else on the platform…now, where did he go?" She wandered out of the compartment and shouted, "Kevin!" She soon came back in, "I dunno. I guess we'll catch up with him when we get there…"
The children began talking and getting to know each other, forming friendships that would last forever.
A/N: But wait, there's more! Remember? It's a double update!
But that does NOT by any circumstances mean that this chapter shouldn't get reviews! It would feel neglected…and that's just mean (I'm also a writer who's very greedy for reviews! Heh heh heh). Soooo REVIEW!