Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry this took so long. I have been really busy.
I hope you enjoy this chapter, it's a little short but there are some
important hints in here and I'm wondering if you guys are going to pick up
on them. Good luck! Please Read & Review!
Thank you to my wonderful readers:
Bell- Yes it is nice to fall asleep with someone. sadly, I don't have anyone to fall asleep with. Wait, Teegs just offered. that might be interesting. but yeah. Thank you for the review!
Annie- Thanks. you know you posted your second review twice?
Katie Bell- James doesn't want to until she's 18, though I'm using American ages for legality. besides that James is a "gentleman". *snorts*.
Bell- again. thank you for the input about the kiss.
Everblue3- Don't worry, sappiness is not going to be between James and Lily for a little bit. there will be some sappiness but hopefully not too much. I hope you enjoy it, thank you for the input on the age thing. And Sirius is always to blame isn't he?
Celine- Heh, I'm glad you liked the Sirius/James interaction. I thought it would be cute. So I hope you like the coming chapters.
Liat86- It's okay about the updating thing. I know how it goes and I still say update soon. I hope that your James turns out better because at the moment he's a butthead. but yeah. Not the topic. Thank you for your review!
The Elfin Child- Thank you, you cheer me up. I love your reviewing antics & Sirius of course! Heh. I have a question, are you Christian? I'm kinda assuming so based on your email. but I don't like to assume, so yeah.
MegHarts- Mebe, mebe not. Heh, I love reviews! They cheer me up so much!
Mionie Weasley- Thank you, I'm glad you like it. I'm working on the continuing thing. As for advice I would say to write down what ever ideas you have as soon as possible, on a napkin or even on your hand, just get the gist of it down. Write whatever you feel you want to, as long as you enjoy writing it you will go far!
Kristinerz77- Okay, *coughs* White blond hair *coughs* That is the only thing I will say because it was said in the story. and about Lily's age to me means within 4 years either way. mostly to the plus side though. If that helps you any. Thank you for the review! I'm really glad you like it!
Pumpkin Juice- Thank you, I wasn't sure if it would work out. I wanted to give a little bit more to their personalities and such so you knew they were both attracted to each other. I am glad you like it.
Bell- Thank you for your support. I hope to get out the next chapter soon. hopefully this incident won't keep me from writing too long. hopefully none at all.
Caryn- I hope to work things out but at this point there's little hope for it. We basically threw barbs at each other and hit our most vulnerable points. I guess that's what happens when you fight with a good friend huh? I hope you liked the story as you didn't say anything about it.
Fay Stone- Thank you! If you're reading this then the chapter is right below it. heh. I'm trying not to let this affect me too much. I feel much better today. (Wednesday)
Sugarquill- Thank you, I'm glad you like it and think it's unique.
Lembas Productions- When I wrote the dance scene it was because I couldn't figure out a transition from the tenseness to - er - the next bit. I might rewrite it and stick a similar little dancing thing somewhere else. I basically wanted to have James display is desire to be near her. So that was the point though it was probably the worst written bit in the whole story. Thank you for your review! & the support! I greatly appreciate both!
SAKURAnTOKYO- I'm trying to get time to type but I just haven't had it. The funny thing is I'm happier now then I was when me and the person I'm fighting with were friends. That's strange.
CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur- I'm glad you still love it. Thanks so much for the support! I'm trying to get things typed but also have a social life and such, because my friends make everything all better and a lot of them want to kick the guys' ass. Heh.
Oooh! Oooh! I made 100 reviews!!! So excited! I love you guys so much! Thank you!
Kristatwen- Thank you, I'm really glad you like the story. Thank you for the support!
And now for the story!! ~Frankie~
Chapter Fifteen: A Trip to Diagon Alley and Unexpected Confrontations
They went to Diagon Alley about 20 minutes later with Sirius who was bouncing around like a hyper active child. They flooed to The Leaky Cauldron and Lily was in awe at all of the witches and wizards that were dressed in robes of many colors and varieties. "This is amazing James!" Lily exclaimed quietly as they walked along the alley.
"Yeah, it is isn't it?" James asked trying to see Diagon Alley as Lily was seeing it for the first time. "We should get your wand first," he said and they headed to Olivander's shop first so Lily could get her wand.
As they walked in Mr. Olivander stepped out from the many shelves covered in dust and said, "I wondered when you would get here Ms. Evans, but you're quite a bit late," Lily's eyes widened at the fact that this strange man with the silvery eyes knew her name.
"Good afternoon Mr. Olivander," James said and stuck his hands in his pockets nervously.
"Good afternoon Mr. Potter. Mahogany, 11 inches good for Transfiguration," Mr. Olivander said and turned to Sirius. "And Mr. Black, ebony I believe, dragon heartstring, 12 inches," he said and Sirius nodded, just as nervous as James. Olivander seemed to creep everyone out, not just the first time you saw him either.
"Hmm, now let's see," Olivander said and went to a shelf and picked a black box from it, opened it, and handed Lily the wand inside. "Well give it a wave," he said and Lily automatically moved it not more then a fraction of an inch before it blew a spindling little chair apart.
"No that's not right," Olivander protested and snatched the wand away before giving Lily another which caused a file cabinet to throw all its papers violently into the air. Lily was getting scared at this point and it got worse as Olivander kept giving her wand after wand growing more and more excited as something blew up, exploded or shot violently across the room. Finally Olivander handed her a wand and said, "Willow, 10 ¼ inches, swishy, good for Charms." Suddenly Lily felt warmth spread inside her and extend from her chest out to her fingers and toes as reddish orange and emerald green stars exploded from the end of the wand and Olivander shouted with glee. "Well done Ms. Evans, very well done," he said and even James and Sirius were clapping.
James paid for the wand because Lily only had muggle money. "Thank you James," Lily said and James waved it off his ears going slightly pink and mumbled something no one understood.
They wandered around Diagon Alley and Sirius asked, "Quidditch?" and he looked at James with a sly glance.
"We're here for Lily Si, not Quidditch supplies," James said even though he'd thought about it himself.
"But Lily needs to know about Quidditch too James," Sirius said quietly catching Lily's attention purposefully.
"What's Quidditch?" Lily asked them and Sirius grinned widely as James was now obligated to explain to Lily and most likely would bring them to Quality Quidditch Supplies.
James shook his head, "It's our sport," he said and sighed, "Okay we'll go to Quality Quidditch Supplies," he said and Sirius shouted loudly in triumph and skipped ahead of them down the street.
Lily laughed delightfully at Sirius and James shook his head. "He's gonna take a while, do you wanna get some ice cream while I tell you about Quidditch?" James asked gesturing to Florean Fortescues Ice Cream Parlor.
"Sure," Lily sad and joined hands with James as they walked down the crowded street.
A man, who looked to be James' age, perhaps a few years older, served them greeting James by first name. "Hello James, who is this lovely lady?" he asked, his off color teeth apparent with his smile.
"This is Lily Evans," James said smiling at Lily in such a way that the young man knew he would have to get through James to have any chance at all.
"Where did she go to school? I'm sure I would have remembered those eyes if she'd gone to Hogwarts," Mundungus Fletcher said in a flirtatious manner disregarding his first impression.
"She went to Salem Witches Institute, Mundungus," James lied brilliantly.
"Ah, an American, how is the country?" Fletcher asked pleasantly directing the question at Lily.
"Beautiful," Lily said quietly, "But not nearly as wonderful as England," she said truthfully.
"Really? Well, here's your ice cream, come back soon, both of you," Fletcher said and they walked out of the shop to sit outside at a small table.
James pulled out Lily's chair for her and sat across the table to begin his explanation of Quidditch. "Well-," he started but was interrupted when a shadow fell across the table. Lily looked up and saw a white blonde haired young man with cold blue eyes who looked like the rude man who threw the paper at her as well as a dark haired man with a hooked nose and cold black eyes. James stood up abruptly. "What do you want Snape, Malfoy?" he asked coldly and the tone of his voice sent a shudder down Lily's spine.
"To know who the girl is Potter," Snape said and looked appraisingly at Lily.
"My name is Lily Evans," Lily said and looked at them with an indifferent glance and took a bite of her ice cream.
Malfoy and Snape exchanged glances wondering where they had heard that name before. "You look familiar, do I know you?" Malfoy asked importantly, trying to wheedle more from her.
"I doubt it," Lily said and looked over at James. "Maybe we should go find Sirius," she said and stood up.
James nodded and took Lily's hand in his and began to lead her away from the table when Snape grabbed Lily's wrist. "Wait a moment," Snape said icily.
"Let go of my arm sir," Lily said and whirled around and faced Snape, her eyes flashing violently. "Have you no manners?" she asked when he hadn't released her. "Weren't you taught not to touch a woman who doesn't invite it?" she asked angrily and Snape unconsciously stepped backwards and let go of her arm. "Thank you and good day," Lily said and walked away with James who glanced back and grinned at the two shocked looking men.
"That was very interesting." James said with an amused voice.
"Explain who the hell those two goons were when we find Sirius," Lily said still fuming angrily and stomping down the street.
"No need, he found us," James said pointing ahead where Sirius was looking around standing on his tip toes scanning the face of every passerby.
"There you guys are," Sirius said when he spotted them, "I had this strange feeling like you wanted to get the hell out of here and that Lily was decidedly pissed off. What's going on?" he asked when he got near to them.
"Malfoy and Snape, Lily snapped at them," James said happily practically skipping down the street looking like he was going to burst into song at any moment.
"Explain who they are why they left such a bad taste in my mouth," Lily said still bristling slightly but she was calming down rapidly. (A/N: Just like a red head, hot temper).
"Lucious Malfoy and Severus Snape," Sirius said and gagged himself with his finger as a grimace covered his face. "They are the slimiest Slytherins to ever walk the halls of Hogwarts, except maybe Voldemort. They were the recipients of many of our pranks in our Hogwarts days," Sirius explained quietly.
"What did they want with me?" Lily asked in a disgusted tone of voice.
"Well, to put it bluntly, you're gorgeous and they probably wanted to hit on you," Sirius said and scrunched up his nose like a bad smell had passed nearby.
"Eww, can we get out of here if there is no other reason for us to be here?" I really have to desire to see those two again," Lily said even though she felt strange concerning Snape in particular. James and Sirius nodded in agreement and went to The Leaky Cauldron to floo back to James' house.
Authors Note: Sorry it took so long. I will try to get another chapter out this weekend but there are no guarantees as Friday is prom and Saturday will be recovery day. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review! BTW: My friend and I are talking again. I think we still have to sort things out but its okay. I'm the one who initiated the conversation. ~Frankie~
Thank you to my wonderful readers:
Bell- Yes it is nice to fall asleep with someone. sadly, I don't have anyone to fall asleep with. Wait, Teegs just offered. that might be interesting. but yeah. Thank you for the review!
Annie- Thanks. you know you posted your second review twice?
Katie Bell- James doesn't want to until she's 18, though I'm using American ages for legality. besides that James is a "gentleman". *snorts*.
Bell- again. thank you for the input about the kiss.
Everblue3- Don't worry, sappiness is not going to be between James and Lily for a little bit. there will be some sappiness but hopefully not too much. I hope you enjoy it, thank you for the input on the age thing. And Sirius is always to blame isn't he?
Celine- Heh, I'm glad you liked the Sirius/James interaction. I thought it would be cute. So I hope you like the coming chapters.
Liat86- It's okay about the updating thing. I know how it goes and I still say update soon. I hope that your James turns out better because at the moment he's a butthead. but yeah. Not the topic. Thank you for your review!
The Elfin Child- Thank you, you cheer me up. I love your reviewing antics & Sirius of course! Heh. I have a question, are you Christian? I'm kinda assuming so based on your email. but I don't like to assume, so yeah.
MegHarts- Mebe, mebe not. Heh, I love reviews! They cheer me up so much!
Mionie Weasley- Thank you, I'm glad you like it. I'm working on the continuing thing. As for advice I would say to write down what ever ideas you have as soon as possible, on a napkin or even on your hand, just get the gist of it down. Write whatever you feel you want to, as long as you enjoy writing it you will go far!
Kristinerz77- Okay, *coughs* White blond hair *coughs* That is the only thing I will say because it was said in the story. and about Lily's age to me means within 4 years either way. mostly to the plus side though. If that helps you any. Thank you for the review! I'm really glad you like it!
Pumpkin Juice- Thank you, I wasn't sure if it would work out. I wanted to give a little bit more to their personalities and such so you knew they were both attracted to each other. I am glad you like it.
Bell- Thank you for your support. I hope to get out the next chapter soon. hopefully this incident won't keep me from writing too long. hopefully none at all.
Caryn- I hope to work things out but at this point there's little hope for it. We basically threw barbs at each other and hit our most vulnerable points. I guess that's what happens when you fight with a good friend huh? I hope you liked the story as you didn't say anything about it.
Fay Stone- Thank you! If you're reading this then the chapter is right below it. heh. I'm trying not to let this affect me too much. I feel much better today. (Wednesday)
Sugarquill- Thank you, I'm glad you like it and think it's unique.
Lembas Productions- When I wrote the dance scene it was because I couldn't figure out a transition from the tenseness to - er - the next bit. I might rewrite it and stick a similar little dancing thing somewhere else. I basically wanted to have James display is desire to be near her. So that was the point though it was probably the worst written bit in the whole story. Thank you for your review! & the support! I greatly appreciate both!
SAKURAnTOKYO- I'm trying to get time to type but I just haven't had it. The funny thing is I'm happier now then I was when me and the person I'm fighting with were friends. That's strange.
CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur- I'm glad you still love it. Thanks so much for the support! I'm trying to get things typed but also have a social life and such, because my friends make everything all better and a lot of them want to kick the guys' ass. Heh.
Oooh! Oooh! I made 100 reviews!!! So excited! I love you guys so much! Thank you!
Kristatwen- Thank you, I'm really glad you like the story. Thank you for the support!
And now for the story!! ~Frankie~
Chapter Fifteen: A Trip to Diagon Alley and Unexpected Confrontations
They went to Diagon Alley about 20 minutes later with Sirius who was bouncing around like a hyper active child. They flooed to The Leaky Cauldron and Lily was in awe at all of the witches and wizards that were dressed in robes of many colors and varieties. "This is amazing James!" Lily exclaimed quietly as they walked along the alley.
"Yeah, it is isn't it?" James asked trying to see Diagon Alley as Lily was seeing it for the first time. "We should get your wand first," he said and they headed to Olivander's shop first so Lily could get her wand.
As they walked in Mr. Olivander stepped out from the many shelves covered in dust and said, "I wondered when you would get here Ms. Evans, but you're quite a bit late," Lily's eyes widened at the fact that this strange man with the silvery eyes knew her name.
"Good afternoon Mr. Olivander," James said and stuck his hands in his pockets nervously.
"Good afternoon Mr. Potter. Mahogany, 11 inches good for Transfiguration," Mr. Olivander said and turned to Sirius. "And Mr. Black, ebony I believe, dragon heartstring, 12 inches," he said and Sirius nodded, just as nervous as James. Olivander seemed to creep everyone out, not just the first time you saw him either.
"Hmm, now let's see," Olivander said and went to a shelf and picked a black box from it, opened it, and handed Lily the wand inside. "Well give it a wave," he said and Lily automatically moved it not more then a fraction of an inch before it blew a spindling little chair apart.
"No that's not right," Olivander protested and snatched the wand away before giving Lily another which caused a file cabinet to throw all its papers violently into the air. Lily was getting scared at this point and it got worse as Olivander kept giving her wand after wand growing more and more excited as something blew up, exploded or shot violently across the room. Finally Olivander handed her a wand and said, "Willow, 10 ¼ inches, swishy, good for Charms." Suddenly Lily felt warmth spread inside her and extend from her chest out to her fingers and toes as reddish orange and emerald green stars exploded from the end of the wand and Olivander shouted with glee. "Well done Ms. Evans, very well done," he said and even James and Sirius were clapping.
James paid for the wand because Lily only had muggle money. "Thank you James," Lily said and James waved it off his ears going slightly pink and mumbled something no one understood.
They wandered around Diagon Alley and Sirius asked, "Quidditch?" and he looked at James with a sly glance.
"We're here for Lily Si, not Quidditch supplies," James said even though he'd thought about it himself.
"But Lily needs to know about Quidditch too James," Sirius said quietly catching Lily's attention purposefully.
"What's Quidditch?" Lily asked them and Sirius grinned widely as James was now obligated to explain to Lily and most likely would bring them to Quality Quidditch Supplies.
James shook his head, "It's our sport," he said and sighed, "Okay we'll go to Quality Quidditch Supplies," he said and Sirius shouted loudly in triumph and skipped ahead of them down the street.
Lily laughed delightfully at Sirius and James shook his head. "He's gonna take a while, do you wanna get some ice cream while I tell you about Quidditch?" James asked gesturing to Florean Fortescues Ice Cream Parlor.
"Sure," Lily sad and joined hands with James as they walked down the crowded street.
A man, who looked to be James' age, perhaps a few years older, served them greeting James by first name. "Hello James, who is this lovely lady?" he asked, his off color teeth apparent with his smile.
"This is Lily Evans," James said smiling at Lily in such a way that the young man knew he would have to get through James to have any chance at all.
"Where did she go to school? I'm sure I would have remembered those eyes if she'd gone to Hogwarts," Mundungus Fletcher said in a flirtatious manner disregarding his first impression.
"She went to Salem Witches Institute, Mundungus," James lied brilliantly.
"Ah, an American, how is the country?" Fletcher asked pleasantly directing the question at Lily.
"Beautiful," Lily said quietly, "But not nearly as wonderful as England," she said truthfully.
"Really? Well, here's your ice cream, come back soon, both of you," Fletcher said and they walked out of the shop to sit outside at a small table.
James pulled out Lily's chair for her and sat across the table to begin his explanation of Quidditch. "Well-," he started but was interrupted when a shadow fell across the table. Lily looked up and saw a white blonde haired young man with cold blue eyes who looked like the rude man who threw the paper at her as well as a dark haired man with a hooked nose and cold black eyes. James stood up abruptly. "What do you want Snape, Malfoy?" he asked coldly and the tone of his voice sent a shudder down Lily's spine.
"To know who the girl is Potter," Snape said and looked appraisingly at Lily.
"My name is Lily Evans," Lily said and looked at them with an indifferent glance and took a bite of her ice cream.
Malfoy and Snape exchanged glances wondering where they had heard that name before. "You look familiar, do I know you?" Malfoy asked importantly, trying to wheedle more from her.
"I doubt it," Lily said and looked over at James. "Maybe we should go find Sirius," she said and stood up.
James nodded and took Lily's hand in his and began to lead her away from the table when Snape grabbed Lily's wrist. "Wait a moment," Snape said icily.
"Let go of my arm sir," Lily said and whirled around and faced Snape, her eyes flashing violently. "Have you no manners?" she asked when he hadn't released her. "Weren't you taught not to touch a woman who doesn't invite it?" she asked angrily and Snape unconsciously stepped backwards and let go of her arm. "Thank you and good day," Lily said and walked away with James who glanced back and grinned at the two shocked looking men.
"That was very interesting." James said with an amused voice.
"Explain who the hell those two goons were when we find Sirius," Lily said still fuming angrily and stomping down the street.
"No need, he found us," James said pointing ahead where Sirius was looking around standing on his tip toes scanning the face of every passerby.
"There you guys are," Sirius said when he spotted them, "I had this strange feeling like you wanted to get the hell out of here and that Lily was decidedly pissed off. What's going on?" he asked when he got near to them.
"Malfoy and Snape, Lily snapped at them," James said happily practically skipping down the street looking like he was going to burst into song at any moment.
"Explain who they are why they left such a bad taste in my mouth," Lily said still bristling slightly but she was calming down rapidly. (A/N: Just like a red head, hot temper).
"Lucious Malfoy and Severus Snape," Sirius said and gagged himself with his finger as a grimace covered his face. "They are the slimiest Slytherins to ever walk the halls of Hogwarts, except maybe Voldemort. They were the recipients of many of our pranks in our Hogwarts days," Sirius explained quietly.
"What did they want with me?" Lily asked in a disgusted tone of voice.
"Well, to put it bluntly, you're gorgeous and they probably wanted to hit on you," Sirius said and scrunched up his nose like a bad smell had passed nearby.
"Eww, can we get out of here if there is no other reason for us to be here?" I really have to desire to see those two again," Lily said even though she felt strange concerning Snape in particular. James and Sirius nodded in agreement and went to The Leaky Cauldron to floo back to James' house.
Authors Note: Sorry it took so long. I will try to get another chapter out this weekend but there are no guarantees as Friday is prom and Saturday will be recovery day. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review! BTW: My friend and I are talking again. I think we still have to sort things out but its okay. I'm the one who initiated the conversation. ~Frankie~