CrazyStarz ~ Note the appearance of Fred in this chapter.
goldensnitch3 ~ You were a witch! How cool! I have this awesome witch's hat with grey hair attached.
tori-black ~ We survived camp. YAY
Kiway ~ Thanks! :)
teresaangel ~ I'm not going to stop anytime soon
violetangel89 ~ Lily & James are both at Hogwarts, but so they don't grow up together, I need them at different campus. You'll see in the next chapter.
Angie ~ Hopefully I have less mistakes in this chapter!
A Little Bit Of Magic Chapter Four ~ Beards, Buses, Bitches, Boys
5 years Later…
Dear Anna
Hey! Hows your 1st summer of freedom been? Its cool we can still write to each other now you're not at Hogwarts. That was embarrassing sending letters to you when you were 2 minutes walk away. Scary. Oh, I do promise this letter has a point to it. Mum & Dad are going to go away for the weekend that usually would be good, but Petunias in charge. How much does that suck? And I really really really have to go to this concert, its Wingardium Leviosa, and supported by Merlin and Skeleton. How cool is that going to be? So, it's next Saturday, so I have 6 days to convince Petunia I should go. Wish me luck, luv Lily.
Hey James
You love rock music don't you. Well, I've heard there is this great concert in near London next Saturday. You know Wingardium Leviosa. They're performing. I really think you should go, it sounds awesome. You're saying with Remus in London anyway, aren't you? So go.
Toodles, Belle
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"Petunia, Lily! Come down and say goodbye"
"Com-ing"
"Yes mum"
"Now you two, while dad and I are in Cornwall, I want you to behave yourselves"
"No loud parties, no boys here, no shenanigans." Added Mr Evans
"And Petunia's in charge"
"What mum?" Lily shouted in disbelief. "I'm 15 now! I can look after my self!"
"Yes dear, but Petunia is 18 now. A real adult" Mrs Evans smiled proudly
"Oh yay! What's with suddenly being better one day than the next?"
"You'll understand you turn 18 Lily."
"Boris, we really should go now. The company has put on lunch and the starts at 12:30"
"Shivers, we should make tracks then. Lily remember, Petunia is in charge"
"Goodbye girls! Have a great time with out us!"
"But not too good" Boris added we don't them getting any ideas that time without us is good"
"Boris. Lunch remember"
"Oh. Bye Lily, Petunia"
Lily sighed a sigh of relief as her parents walked out the door
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Lily had been putting it off and off but with only one day to go realized she should probably tell petunia about the concert.
How bad can it really be? Just go to you sister, say I'm going out tomorrow night. That's all. Lily hated the voices in her head sometimes.
Lily summoned up all her courage and walked down the flight of stairs to her sister's room.
"What are you doing here rat?" Her sister greeted her friendly.
Lily took a deep breath. She couldn't back out of it now
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BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH Lily repeated throwing an assortment of random articles at the wall. Bloody hell! It's not like she owns me. I'm 15 for GODS SAKE! She screamed as a block of cheese hit the bed head.
"I guessing that did not go well" A voice from behind enquired. Lily jumped around to see her cat, Felicia, curled up on a cushion. Lily always regretted Taz getting that charmed collar for her for Christmas. Translating cats' thoughts seemed a great idea at the time, but now it was bloody irritating. As Felicia didn't understand what Lily was saying, she couldn't talk to her; just her cat could give random comments, and scare the hell out of her.
The day of the concert arrived, and Lily was still mad at Petunia. Lily could hear Petunia talking on the Phone.
"Oh yes there's a mega marathon of EastEnder's on tonight! 5 hours of pure bliss. Like how hot is that guy!"
So Petunia would be in front of the TV all evening. Why did she get to do that while she would be stuck in her room, and her friends would be having the time of their lives! Hang on… Sitting in front of the TV hmmmm. Lily discovered that it started at seven. If she got the tube, she could make it to Kiri's by 7:30, plenty of time to get there when gates open at eight. Once 7:00 came, and Lily heard the theme music, she ran back up stairs, threw on a skirt and strappy top, slid her feet into thongs, shoved her wand in a bag, and climbed out her window.
Lily arrived at the tube station not long after. She swiped her card, but the gates didn't open.
"Oh crap!" She muttered. Her card had run out. She looked down and realized she had no muggle money. Just Gallons and Sickles to buy merchandise. SHIT! She squeezed past annoyed commutes and back up on the street. There was nothing else for it. She'd have to walk.
20 minutes later, she was cold, hungry and tired. Bloody Petunia! She was getting so out of breath now. Everything ached. Suddenly, she tripped on a piece of rough pavement. SPLAT. Why why her? She was defeated. The world did not want her to go to the concert. She just lay there.
After a few minutes of lying-on-cold-hard-pavement-feeling-sorry-for-self, Lily looked up to see a blue and silver bus bearing down on her. Great. Being run over. One more thing to add to 'things to worry about list'. However, instead of squashing her like a banana, the bus pulled to a stop right in front of her.
"Welcome aboard young lady"
Lily stared for a minute, and then got up off the pavement. She was about to board the bus, when she stopped with a start
"Oh sorry, I can't. I have no money"
The small man with beady eyes and oddly shaped glassed looked at her. "Why did you summon us then?"
"I didn't" Lily replied thoroughly confused
"Right you did. Stuck out your wand arm clear as uncloudy sky."
"Wand arm? This is a wizard bus?"
"No. Muggle buses are randomly going to pull over for witches and mention wands. I'd like to see muggle excuse for buses making it from Dover to Manchester in 34 minutes"
It was so strange for Lily seeing an old man being sarcastic
"Oh well that's OK then. I have wizard money."
"Hop on then."
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A few minutes later, Lily was standing outside Kiri's door.
"Oh Lily, I thought you wouldn't make it
"Hey Kiri, hey Taz. Well I have now, everything's fine!"
"Awesome!"
I had to sneak out though. Petunia wouldn't let me go otherwise. She's in charge will the parents are away"
"That's so harsh"
"Hey, I've just realized that you and Petunia were both named after flowers. That's so cool"
"Well, mum is obsessed with gardening. I'm totally pleased she named us instead of Dad actually"
"Any particular reason?"
"Yeah. Dad's obsession is Fairytales. If he had his way, I'd be named Cinderella."
Moving aside Tara's stuffed elephant, Fred, Lily found various accessories on Kiri's bedside table, including a carrot shaped hairclip. After going crazy with body glitter, Lily and her friends were ready to go.
"DAD" Kiri shouted "Hurry up"
A few moments Kiri's father emerged wearing mustard coloured shorts and a blue spotted T-Shirt. On his head was a 'French Foreign Legion hat', which looks as hideous as it sounds.
"Mum. Could you please drive us?" Kiri hurriedly called out
"Oh Philip. Please change."
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Girls, sorry, but I'm going to have to buy some petrol. This won't make Spiparrot. And if you come in with me, I'll let you get some chocolate each. We'll just go to Franks"
"Evening Sir" A 30-something man greeted them
Kiri's father looked at him "Didn't you have a beard the last time I saw you"
Kiri glanced horror struck at her friends
"Uh, no sir, I don't think so. What pump was it?"
"7. Unleaded. You sure you didn't have a beard?"
"Yeah, pretty positive. That's ₤15.
"And these" Tara added placing the chocolate on the bench
"Have you ever had a beard?"
Kiri looked like she was deeply suffering
"I don't think so Sir. Perhaps you're thinking of my colleague"
"Does he have a beard?"
Kiri Pretended to faint. "DAD. The concert!"
"Oh right. Keep the change."
"Have a good evening Sir"
"Wow." Lily said looking around the ground. She had been to muggle concerts before, but there was something special about magic ones. Perhaps it was the glittering stage; perhaps it was the flying bright objects in the night sky. What ever it was it sure worked. Merlin was singing "Witch with an Itch", a song which was impossible not to dance to. Very soon, Lily, Kiri, and Taz were caught in the music.
"Hey Ladies, how's it going?"
Lily spun around to find herself face to face with a hot looking boy with brown messy hair
I'm Prongs, this is moony, that's Padfoot. We saw you girls dancing and thought how beautiful you all were."
"I'm Taz, she's Kiri, and that's Cinderella" Tara said pointing at Kiri and Lily respectively.
"Ladies and Gentleman, Witches and Wizards, May I Present Skeleton!"
While the voices from all five members of skeleton rang out, the six teenagers talked and laughed taking full advantage of the night. Kiri and Padfoot seemed to had really fallen for each other, while Taz and Moony were dancing together. This left Lily with Prongs.
Girl you don't need no love potion
I already feel like I'm under one!
"Dance with me Cinderella?"
"Absolutely!"
Finally, it was time for the main act. As Wingardium Leviosa was announced, the stage was dimly lit. All that was there was four objects suspended in mid air.
Suddenly, the band took the stage "Wingardium Leviosa" They cried out. The objects lifted themselves up further and the song began.
I wake up in the morning
Look over to your side
Of the bed
I think to my self
God must be mad at me
Because you're still there
You say it was fate
That we met
That everything was just
The was it was meant to be
But I have another theory…
It must have been
Black magic
That brought us together
That black cat
It must have been
A sign
Your thirteen toes
Should have warned me
Warned me away
There's no need to put
Me under the
Cruciatus Curse
You're torturing me
Enough already
Sure that dog of yours
Isn't a grim
Cos that's how my future looks
Suddenly, the chines rang out. "Oh God" Lily cried as she glanced at her watch. 12:00! "Well, I going to have to do a Cinderella, and leave as the clock strikes midnight"
"What? Already?" Exclaimed Prongs
"But the nights only just started!" Added Moony
Padfoot could not comment, as he was wrapped around Kiri
"Yeah, but the EastEnders marathon finishes at 12:30. That is the time my sister will be drawing herself away from the TV, and will see I'm not there."
"Right. I see. You better go then" moony replied
"Yeah bye" Prongs added
"Bye L- sorry, Cindy. Owl me OK. Good luck with your sister"
"Bye Prongs, Moony, Taz. And Taz, say bye to Kiri and Padfoot for me" Lily walked off. Suddenly, she heard a voice from behind.
"Hey Cinderella wait, will you leave your shoe behind
so I can find you again?"
Lily laughed, "I need my shoe to get home. But you can have my carrot hairclip
if you want"
When James Potter went home that night, he stared at the hairclip for a long time. "Oh Cinderella. I need to see you again" He whispered.