James woke up the next morning to find that his brown owl was perched on
his stomach. He groaned inwardly and glanced at the clock, it was 7:30am.
In James' opinion, it was far too early to wake up and start the day. He
tried to go back to sleep and re-enter dreamland, but found it very
difficult from the weight of the owl.
"Ugh! Gerroff me Mischief!" He snapped at the owl. James wasn't too happy about being woken up so early. The owl hopped down onto his bed and gave him a skeptical look. Mischief then hooted and nipped at his fingers until he sat up and glared at the animal.
"OK! I'M UP! What do you want?!"
Mischief just gave James a reproachful look and stuck out her leg. James, who had just realized that the owl was carrying a letter, hastily scrambled out of his bed and grabbed the letter. He opened and grinned. The letter was written in a slightly messy scrawl and it read:
Hey James!
Thanks for the broom mate! It's brilliant! My birthday was yesterday as well, so the timing is just right for a present. I want to take the broom to Hogwarts, but first years aren't allowed. Well, I'm taking it anyways. You should bring your broom too and then we can go flying together. My mum is yelling at me to get downstairs and help her with cooking. COOKING! That's a woman's job. I'll see you at the start of term then.
The.. WONDERFUL, GREAT, MAGNIFICENT, and ONLY
Sirius Orion Black
James grabbed some parchment and a quill and hastily wrote back:
Your welcome. I didn't know it was your birthday! Well it's good that I was one time. Can you come over today? We can go walk around a muggle neighborhood. I've never been but I heard my parents talking about a problem that happened between the muggle kids at a park or something. Maybe we can go check it out.
THE BEST QUIDDITCH PLAYER
James
'Yea, I'm taking my broom. I just hope mum doesn't notice' James thought to himself as his stomach gave a loud growl. James, who wasn't surprised that he was hungry, made his way to the kitchen where he was greeted by his mother and father.
"Good morning James." Charles Potter greeted his son. "What are you doing up so early? Not, that I'm not pleased to see you, seeing as how I rarely do."
"Well, that bloody owl of mine wouldn't stop pestering me until I read the letter that it was trying to deliver to me."
"James! I don't want you using that language!" His mother scolded.
"Good morning to you too mum."
"Good morning to you too James."
Mr. Potter chuckled at the small exchange. James and Jasmine both looked his way with raised eyebrows.
"And what, pray tell, is so funny Charles?" his wife asked him.
"You and James have the most unusual way of greeting each other in the morning." He answered her, clearly amused. "So James," he said, turning the conversation to the previous day, "I heard you made friends, with a certain Sirius Black." James smiled and nodded his head.
"Sure did dad. Sirius is going to Hogwarts this year too." James said excitedly.
"Now son, I want you to be careful. The Black family is made up of dark wizards and-"
"There is NOTHING wrong with Sirius! He isn't dark or evil!" James yelled out interrupting his father.
"I'm not saying that he is. I just want to warn you to be careful around his family."
"Whatever." James said rolling his eyes. He took the piece of toast his mother was holding out to him. She offered him some bacon and eggs, which he gladly accepted.
"Well, I best be off. Goodbye Jasmine." Mr. Potter said as he gave his wife a kiss on the lips. He ruffled James's hair.
"Bye dad." James said, returning to his breakfast.
"Stay out of trouble James."
'Yea right. That'd be a miracle.' James thought but he said
"Sure thing dad! HAVE NO FEAR!" to his father as he stood at attention and saluted. Mr. Potter couldn't help but laugh at that particular display, especially when a bit of toast fell out of James' mouth.
"Keep your food in your mouth James. I'll see you when I get home." And with that, he flooed to work.
Charles Potter was an Auror as well as an Unspeakable. He made a good amount of money and they also had the old Potter fortune that he inherited. This made them very rich and wealthy.
When Mr. Potter left the house James' owl flew in threw the open window with Sirius reply.
Yea I can. I'm coming over now. See you in two minutes!
Sirius
"Mum, Sirius is coming over ok?"
"Sure dear. Just don't tell your father."
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Lily woke up that morning and hurriedly looked around her room. She wanted to make sure it had not all been a dream. She wanted to make sure that there was such a thing as magic and that she was going to Hogwarts to learn it. She smiled as she saw the book Hogwarts, A History sitting on her desk.
'Good. If it were a dream, I would have been so disappointed.'
Lily happily went to get breakfast in the kitchen.
"MUM! MUM! Good morning!"
Mary smiled fondly at her daughter. She was so pleased and delighted to see her daughter so happy.
"Why good morning, dear. It's nice to see you in such a good mood in the morning."
Petunia walked into the kitchen and watched the exchange between her little sister and her mother.
"Hey mum. Good morning." She said to her mother. "You too Lily. Good morning."
"GOOD MORNING PETUNIA! Isn't a wonderful day?" Lily said excitedly.
"Good morning Petunia." Mary smiled at her older daughter.
Lily and Petunia finished breakfast and asked her Mrs. Evans if they had permission to go to the park and play.
"Alright, but first, Lily, Petunia, I don't want you to tell anybody about Hogwarts or of the magical world. I don't think the neighborhood kids would react to well to that."
"Yes mother. Of course." They answered in unison.
Lily and Petunia had fun playing at the park with their friends. A group of boys were swooning over Petunia and trying to impress her. Petunia seemed to be enjoying this immensely.
Lily's friends had left to go to the mall. They had invited Lily to come as well, but Lily didn't want to go all the way home to get permission. The park was quite far away and Lily could only go when Petunia was with her. Lily had fun sitting on the swings watching Petunia flirting with the boys and vice versa. A yell distracted her from watching the exchange between Petunia and the boys.
"OI! SIRIUS YOU GIT! I FOUND THE PARK."
"OK MATE! HOLD ON I'M COMING!"
Lily saw to boys come into view. They were the same boys she had seen in Diagon Alley, the ones Petunia wanted to talk to. Petunia had also heard the yelling and saw the two boys. She smiled to herself.
'They are those wizard boys!'
She decided to wait until they came to her to talk. She didn't want to annoy them or let them know that she had a crush on the messy haired kid.
Lily noticed Petunia eyeing the boy with the hair that stood up all over the place. Lily sensed that Petunia had a little crush. She laughed silently, because Petunia crushed on about every decent guy she laid her eyes on. Lily went to stand next to Petunia.
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"James, aren't those the two girls that came to talk to us in Diagon Alley?"
"Yea I think so. Let's go make sure."
James and Sirius walked confidently to Lily and Petunia. Petunia noticed this and started talking to Lily to pretend she didn't notice. "And SO. That's the reason I broke up with him. Do you understand now?" Petunia said to a surprised Lily who just raised her eyebrows and nodded her head.
"Uhh..yea I get it now?"
"Good. Because –"
James and Sirius had now reached Petunia and Lily and interrupted their fake conversation.
"Hello. James Potter-"
"and Sirius Black. I believe we have met before?"
The boys introduced themselves.
"In the bookshop right?" Petunia asked flashing a beautiful smile.
"Yep. So are which one of you is the witch?" asked James curiously with his eyes on Lily who looked like she was observing the whole situation with her brilliantly green eyes.
"That would be my sister Lily." Answered Petunia, noticing the look James was giving Lily. Petunia felt a little bit jealous.
'Whoa, Lily is hot.' Thought James.
"Really? Hey Lily how come you haven't said anything? You're not.... SHY...are you?" inquired Sirius saying the word shy as if it were a disease.
"Leave her alone Sirius." James said before turning to Lily "So are you excited about going to Hogwarts?" "Yea. I was so surprised when I got my letter. I can't believe there's actually a whole world of magic. I can't wait until term starts."
Sirius, James, and Lily got into a discussion about magic and Hogwarts while Petunia just sat there listening to the conversation. She was very jealous and looked disgruntled. James seemed to be smitten with Lily because he didn't take his eyes off her the whole time they were talking. Finally Petunia got fed up and interrupted the conversation.
"OK LILY! I think we need to go home now! Come on. Bye James, bye Sirius." And with that, Petunia grabbed Lily's hand and dragged her towards their house.
"Why'd you do that Petunia? I was having fun! And YOU were the one that wanted to talk to them so badly in Diagon Alley!"
"Well, you were having too MUCH fun! And incase you didn't notice, YOU were the one doing all the talking." Petunia huffed angrily. "Besides, that James wouldn't take his eyes off you!"
"No he wasn't! But that's it isn't it? YOU'RE JEALOUS! You like James and you think that he likes me so you're mad! Well, that's just stupid Petunia!"
"Shut up you little brat." Petunia yelled as she slapped her across the face.
Lily just glared at Petunia and ran straight into the house with tears streaming down her face. Her mother had heard the argument because they were yelling so loud, but she didn't know about the slap. She sighed. 'Petunia shouldn't get so mad over a boy, but I guess it's just hormones kicking in.' Mrs. Evans thought to herself. She decided not to bring up the fight incase that started another one. She would let the girls sleep and hopefully everything would be better the next day.
Lily and Petunia both fell asleep angry that night. They didn't act friendly towards each other for the rest of the summer holidays. In fact, Lily couldn't wait to get away from Petunia and go to Hogwarts. Petunia also wanted Lily to just leave and never come back. This is how the rest of the summer went in the Evans' household, constant fighting and bickering between the two girls that were once so very close.
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"Man, I didn't want her to leave!"
"Does wittle Jamiekins have a wittle cwush?"
"Shut it Sirius. No I don't!" James said though he was blushing just a little.
"Let's follow them, eh James?"
"Sure. Let's go."
They ran after the girls and when they close enough, they started to slow down. That's when they heard:
"YOU'RE JEALOUS! You like James and you think that he likes me so you're mad! Well, that's just stupid Petunia!"
"Shut up you little brat." And then they saw Petunia bring her hand up and slap Lily across the face. The two boys sat there, wide eyed. James saw the look of sadness that appeared in Lily's eyes. He wanted to help her, after all she was his friend. He started to run after her but was stopped by Sirius.
"No mate, then they'll know we followed them."
James just nodded and said
"Alright, let's go."
And the two boys turned around with the event still fresh in their minds. They turned around and went back to James' house. The two boys then said their goodbyes and went to enjoy the rest of their summer.
"Ugh! Gerroff me Mischief!" He snapped at the owl. James wasn't too happy about being woken up so early. The owl hopped down onto his bed and gave him a skeptical look. Mischief then hooted and nipped at his fingers until he sat up and glared at the animal.
"OK! I'M UP! What do you want?!"
Mischief just gave James a reproachful look and stuck out her leg. James, who had just realized that the owl was carrying a letter, hastily scrambled out of his bed and grabbed the letter. He opened and grinned. The letter was written in a slightly messy scrawl and it read:
Hey James!
Thanks for the broom mate! It's brilliant! My birthday was yesterday as well, so the timing is just right for a present. I want to take the broom to Hogwarts, but first years aren't allowed. Well, I'm taking it anyways. You should bring your broom too and then we can go flying together. My mum is yelling at me to get downstairs and help her with cooking. COOKING! That's a woman's job. I'll see you at the start of term then.
The.. WONDERFUL, GREAT, MAGNIFICENT, and ONLY
Sirius Orion Black
James grabbed some parchment and a quill and hastily wrote back:
Your welcome. I didn't know it was your birthday! Well it's good that I was one time. Can you come over today? We can go walk around a muggle neighborhood. I've never been but I heard my parents talking about a problem that happened between the muggle kids at a park or something. Maybe we can go check it out.
THE BEST QUIDDITCH PLAYER
James
'Yea, I'm taking my broom. I just hope mum doesn't notice' James thought to himself as his stomach gave a loud growl. James, who wasn't surprised that he was hungry, made his way to the kitchen where he was greeted by his mother and father.
"Good morning James." Charles Potter greeted his son. "What are you doing up so early? Not, that I'm not pleased to see you, seeing as how I rarely do."
"Well, that bloody owl of mine wouldn't stop pestering me until I read the letter that it was trying to deliver to me."
"James! I don't want you using that language!" His mother scolded.
"Good morning to you too mum."
"Good morning to you too James."
Mr. Potter chuckled at the small exchange. James and Jasmine both looked his way with raised eyebrows.
"And what, pray tell, is so funny Charles?" his wife asked him.
"You and James have the most unusual way of greeting each other in the morning." He answered her, clearly amused. "So James," he said, turning the conversation to the previous day, "I heard you made friends, with a certain Sirius Black." James smiled and nodded his head.
"Sure did dad. Sirius is going to Hogwarts this year too." James said excitedly.
"Now son, I want you to be careful. The Black family is made up of dark wizards and-"
"There is NOTHING wrong with Sirius! He isn't dark or evil!" James yelled out interrupting his father.
"I'm not saying that he is. I just want to warn you to be careful around his family."
"Whatever." James said rolling his eyes. He took the piece of toast his mother was holding out to him. She offered him some bacon and eggs, which he gladly accepted.
"Well, I best be off. Goodbye Jasmine." Mr. Potter said as he gave his wife a kiss on the lips. He ruffled James's hair.
"Bye dad." James said, returning to his breakfast.
"Stay out of trouble James."
'Yea right. That'd be a miracle.' James thought but he said
"Sure thing dad! HAVE NO FEAR!" to his father as he stood at attention and saluted. Mr. Potter couldn't help but laugh at that particular display, especially when a bit of toast fell out of James' mouth.
"Keep your food in your mouth James. I'll see you when I get home." And with that, he flooed to work.
Charles Potter was an Auror as well as an Unspeakable. He made a good amount of money and they also had the old Potter fortune that he inherited. This made them very rich and wealthy.
When Mr. Potter left the house James' owl flew in threw the open window with Sirius reply.
Yea I can. I'm coming over now. See you in two minutes!
Sirius
"Mum, Sirius is coming over ok?"
"Sure dear. Just don't tell your father."
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Lily woke up that morning and hurriedly looked around her room. She wanted to make sure it had not all been a dream. She wanted to make sure that there was such a thing as magic and that she was going to Hogwarts to learn it. She smiled as she saw the book Hogwarts, A History sitting on her desk.
'Good. If it were a dream, I would have been so disappointed.'
Lily happily went to get breakfast in the kitchen.
"MUM! MUM! Good morning!"
Mary smiled fondly at her daughter. She was so pleased and delighted to see her daughter so happy.
"Why good morning, dear. It's nice to see you in such a good mood in the morning."
Petunia walked into the kitchen and watched the exchange between her little sister and her mother.
"Hey mum. Good morning." She said to her mother. "You too Lily. Good morning."
"GOOD MORNING PETUNIA! Isn't a wonderful day?" Lily said excitedly.
"Good morning Petunia." Mary smiled at her older daughter.
Lily and Petunia finished breakfast and asked her Mrs. Evans if they had permission to go to the park and play.
"Alright, but first, Lily, Petunia, I don't want you to tell anybody about Hogwarts or of the magical world. I don't think the neighborhood kids would react to well to that."
"Yes mother. Of course." They answered in unison.
Lily and Petunia had fun playing at the park with their friends. A group of boys were swooning over Petunia and trying to impress her. Petunia seemed to be enjoying this immensely.
Lily's friends had left to go to the mall. They had invited Lily to come as well, but Lily didn't want to go all the way home to get permission. The park was quite far away and Lily could only go when Petunia was with her. Lily had fun sitting on the swings watching Petunia flirting with the boys and vice versa. A yell distracted her from watching the exchange between Petunia and the boys.
"OI! SIRIUS YOU GIT! I FOUND THE PARK."
"OK MATE! HOLD ON I'M COMING!"
Lily saw to boys come into view. They were the same boys she had seen in Diagon Alley, the ones Petunia wanted to talk to. Petunia had also heard the yelling and saw the two boys. She smiled to herself.
'They are those wizard boys!'
She decided to wait until they came to her to talk. She didn't want to annoy them or let them know that she had a crush on the messy haired kid.
Lily noticed Petunia eyeing the boy with the hair that stood up all over the place. Lily sensed that Petunia had a little crush. She laughed silently, because Petunia crushed on about every decent guy she laid her eyes on. Lily went to stand next to Petunia.
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"James, aren't those the two girls that came to talk to us in Diagon Alley?"
"Yea I think so. Let's go make sure."
James and Sirius walked confidently to Lily and Petunia. Petunia noticed this and started talking to Lily to pretend she didn't notice. "And SO. That's the reason I broke up with him. Do you understand now?" Petunia said to a surprised Lily who just raised her eyebrows and nodded her head.
"Uhh..yea I get it now?"
"Good. Because –"
James and Sirius had now reached Petunia and Lily and interrupted their fake conversation.
"Hello. James Potter-"
"and Sirius Black. I believe we have met before?"
The boys introduced themselves.
"In the bookshop right?" Petunia asked flashing a beautiful smile.
"Yep. So are which one of you is the witch?" asked James curiously with his eyes on Lily who looked like she was observing the whole situation with her brilliantly green eyes.
"That would be my sister Lily." Answered Petunia, noticing the look James was giving Lily. Petunia felt a little bit jealous.
'Whoa, Lily is hot.' Thought James.
"Really? Hey Lily how come you haven't said anything? You're not.... SHY...are you?" inquired Sirius saying the word shy as if it were a disease.
"Leave her alone Sirius." James said before turning to Lily "So are you excited about going to Hogwarts?" "Yea. I was so surprised when I got my letter. I can't believe there's actually a whole world of magic. I can't wait until term starts."
Sirius, James, and Lily got into a discussion about magic and Hogwarts while Petunia just sat there listening to the conversation. She was very jealous and looked disgruntled. James seemed to be smitten with Lily because he didn't take his eyes off her the whole time they were talking. Finally Petunia got fed up and interrupted the conversation.
"OK LILY! I think we need to go home now! Come on. Bye James, bye Sirius." And with that, Petunia grabbed Lily's hand and dragged her towards their house.
"Why'd you do that Petunia? I was having fun! And YOU were the one that wanted to talk to them so badly in Diagon Alley!"
"Well, you were having too MUCH fun! And incase you didn't notice, YOU were the one doing all the talking." Petunia huffed angrily. "Besides, that James wouldn't take his eyes off you!"
"No he wasn't! But that's it isn't it? YOU'RE JEALOUS! You like James and you think that he likes me so you're mad! Well, that's just stupid Petunia!"
"Shut up you little brat." Petunia yelled as she slapped her across the face.
Lily just glared at Petunia and ran straight into the house with tears streaming down her face. Her mother had heard the argument because they were yelling so loud, but she didn't know about the slap. She sighed. 'Petunia shouldn't get so mad over a boy, but I guess it's just hormones kicking in.' Mrs. Evans thought to herself. She decided not to bring up the fight incase that started another one. She would let the girls sleep and hopefully everything would be better the next day.
Lily and Petunia both fell asleep angry that night. They didn't act friendly towards each other for the rest of the summer holidays. In fact, Lily couldn't wait to get away from Petunia and go to Hogwarts. Petunia also wanted Lily to just leave and never come back. This is how the rest of the summer went in the Evans' household, constant fighting and bickering between the two girls that were once so very close.
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"Man, I didn't want her to leave!"
"Does wittle Jamiekins have a wittle cwush?"
"Shut it Sirius. No I don't!" James said though he was blushing just a little.
"Let's follow them, eh James?"
"Sure. Let's go."
They ran after the girls and when they close enough, they started to slow down. That's when they heard:
"YOU'RE JEALOUS! You like James and you think that he likes me so you're mad! Well, that's just stupid Petunia!"
"Shut up you little brat." And then they saw Petunia bring her hand up and slap Lily across the face. The two boys sat there, wide eyed. James saw the look of sadness that appeared in Lily's eyes. He wanted to help her, after all she was his friend. He started to run after her but was stopped by Sirius.
"No mate, then they'll know we followed them."
James just nodded and said
"Alright, let's go."
And the two boys turned around with the event still fresh in their minds. They turned around and went back to James' house. The two boys then said their goodbyes and went to enjoy the rest of their summer.