CHAPTER 3
PARTY PLANNING
James went over to his house, dropped off his shopping and hollered to his mom that he was going over to Lily's. When he got to her house, and rang the doorbell, Petunia answered.
"Hello? Oh hi James, where is your brother?" she asked in a gushing voice. James could now see why Matt was scared of her and Lily despised her.
"Oh, last time I talked to him, he told me that he want exploring the city." James said with ease.
"Meaning what?" Petunia persisted annoyingly.
"Meaning that he's looking for girls in his cool car." James said calmly. "Now, could you tell me were Lily is?" he added, walking into the hallway.
At his words, Petunia's mouth dropped open and her shock gave James the chance he needed to get away from her. When he got to the kitchen, he saw Mrs. Evans, sipping some tea, and looking through the mail. He decided that she must know where Lily was.
"Umm, Mrs. Evans. Do you know where Lily is? I just got back when she told me that she wanted to talk to me." James said. He was a little nervous because he didn't want her parents to think that they were going out or something.
Mrs. Evans just smiled warmly. "She's in the back, by the pool. Lily told me that she was waiting for you. Now run along."
Thank you, Mrs. Evans. Bye!" James said, heading out of the back door that led to the backyard. There, he saw Lily, lounging in a chair by the pool, in deep thought. As James neared her, she wrote something down on her pad of paper. "Hi, Lil. Whatcha wanna talk about?" James asked, leaning over the back of her chair.
"Oh, hi James. I usually have a party before heading off to Hogwarts. Do you want to help me plan it?" Lily asked turning around him to smile, showing her sparkling teeth.
"Sure, why not? But you need to make the guest list, cause I barely know any one. 'K?" James asked, tearing off a sheet of paper and grabbing a pencil.
"It's a deal! Now, how about you come up with a theme, and some decorations. Then when I'm done, I'll help you get a list of foods." Lily agreed, taking charge. She motioned to an empty chair and James took it.
For a few minutes the two sat in silence, occasionally writing something down. Just then, Lily remembered something. "Hey James, what did you wanna tell me? Is it something important?" Lily asked, a little concerned. She wondered what James wanted to tell her.
"Well, it's not really important. I was just wondering how we get to school. At Salem, we arrived in buses. They were magical." James said, feeling a little stupid.
"Oh, well we get to Hogwarts by a train that leaves from Platform 9 ¾. To get on, all you do is run straight at the wall. It will let you pass through. OK?" Lily asked, relieved that it wasn't something more serious. They continued working, talking occasionally. After about five minutes, Lily had finished the list. There were about 50 people invited from the three Hogwarts houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.
"Hey, James I'm done with the guest list. Did you figure out a theme and decorations, yet?" Lily asked. She couldn't wait to see what James had thought of.
"Yup." James said, nodding. "I got a really good idea, but we'll need some magic for decorations. Are any Muggles coming?" James asked, hoping that she would like his idea. He had worked hard and had practically all of the decorations figured out.
"The only Muggles are my parents and family. But they obviously already know about my powers. So, what's your idea?" Lily asked, hoping that they wouldn't have too many magical items, because her parents wouldn't exactly be thrilled.
"I was just thinking, since it's in the summer, we could have a luau! With magic, we could transform your pool into a Hawaiian ocean, and the trees into palm trees. Everyone would wear swimsuits or Hawaiian-style clothes." James explained in an excited voice.
"Oh my god! James, that's like the best idea ever! This party is going to be the bomb! I love you!" Lily exclaimed happily. Then she realized what she had said and a pink tinge appeared on her cheeks. "Oh, sorry James. I didn't mean it that way. You know, in that friends sort of way." Lily apologized, but James waved the apology away.
"You now what's really weird, though? That all of our friends want to get us together! Now, that's annoying!" James said and Lily agreed. They talked for a little while, and then Lily and James started planning the menu.
"We could serve drinks out of coconuts. And have all kinds of tropical fruits! The drinks could have those cute little umbrellas in them." Lily exclaimed. They had soon made up the guest, decoration, and food lists.
"Finally! I can't believe that we're done! If you want, I magically photocopy these for you." said James, stretching. They had been working for about forty-five minutes on the lists and they were finally done.
"Oh, thanks! Listen; do you want to go to a Muggle movie? Most of my friends are purebloods so they keep getting confused at Muggle things." Lily said, flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Sure! Let me go get some Muggle money, okay? I'll meet you at the corner," James said, walking toward his house. "Hey, mum! I'm going to the movies! I'll be back in three hours at the most!" James called to his mother.
At that moment Michelle walked in. "Make sure that you leave room for dinner, okay? And don't embarrass Lily. That's who you're going with, right?" She asked, getting out some Muggle money.
"Yes, and was I ever too full for your cooking, Mum?" James said rolling his eyes as she handed him the money.
"Bye, dear. I love you!" Michelle said, hugging her son.
"Love you too!"
Meanwhile, Lily was changing into an emerald sleeveless shirt and a khaki skirt.
"Mom, I'm going to the movies with James! I'll be back in three hours, tops!" Lily exclaimed, putting some Muggle money in her purse.
"Alright, just don't spoil your dinner. We're going to the Potters." Abby said, walking into the room. She paused. "You look beautiful, sweetheart."
"Thanks, mom. I love you!" Lily replied, brushing her hair in a half ponytail.
"I love you too, and be careful!" Abby said, heading for the kitchen.
In five minutes, Lily met James in his front yard. He was dribbling a basketball, looking bored. He looked up when she approached.
"Finally! You were taking forever. I thought that you forgot about me!" he exclaimed, putting on a puppy face at his last words. Lily started laughing at his expression. "No, I didn't forget about you. So, are you ready for that movie?" She asked, easily stealing the ball away and tossing it into the garage. "Do you have any in mind?"
"Nope! Give me the list of them and the summaries. I'll figure it out." James said, reaching for the summaries in her purse.
"Nu-uh, Potter, only I go in there. Got that?" To this, James replied "Yes, ma'am!" along with a salute. This caused Lily to chase him around his front yard until she finally caught him and begun tickling him.
"Okay...Stop... I surrender! Let's go to the movies." James screamed, between laughs. Lily then pulled out the summaries and handed them to James. "....Hmm, Lord of the Rings, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Black Hawk Down, and Frilly Kitties. Not 'Frilly Kitties.' Lord of the Rings sound okay?" James said, studying the paper.
"Fine, but I also want to see How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Deal?" Lily extended her arm, and James took it, pulling her down. "Hey, don't do that! It'll ruin my shirt! Stop it Potter!" she yelled, and got off his lawn. "Now, LET'S GO!!" she screamed so suddenly that James immediately jumped to his feet and followed her.
"So, do you have any Muggle friends?" James asked as they were walking across the street.
"Uh. Well I did, but we sort of lost touch after I started Hogwarts. But Em, Jen, and Bree are my best friends. We're closer than I was with my Muggle friends." Lily said, stepping on the sidewalk. "How about you?"
"Not really. Sometimes I would play soccer with some Muggle neighbors, but I never really had any Muggle friends."
"I wonder what they would do if they found out that I was a witch and went to Hogwarts?" Lily wondered out loud.
"Probably either not believe you and think that you were some kind of mental patient or call you a freak and completely abandon you." James answered thoughtfully.
"I guess that you're right." Lily said a little sadly.
"Well, ya still got me!" James said playfully, swinging his arm around her. She sighed, "I guess your right." Then Lily laid her head on his shoulder. They kept walking in silence. In about five minutes, Lily and James got to the movies. There, Lily bought some tickets while James went for the food.
"You sure love to eat. Don't you?" Lily asked, watching James get a huge tray filled with popcorn, pop, and candy.
"Hey, I'm a growing boy!" James exclaimed with mild indignation.
"Yeah, right. How do you not gain weight?" she asked in amazement as he also went and got a large amount of nachos with extra cheese. He turned around, and looked her straight in the eye. "I usually don't eat junk food. Plus I exercise every day. I either play Quidditch or play soccer. Now stop criticizing me about what I eat."
"Okay, okay. Don't get so cranky! Now come ON! Lord of the Rings is starting in five minutes. I want to get a good seat!" She dragged him over to the theater and went to find two seats for them. As soon as she had sat down, a voice called, "Lily! It's great to see you! Come over here!"
" I can't. I brought my friend with me. You can join us though!" Just then, a girl with very light blonde hair and icy blue eyes came towards them, smiling and showing all of her sparkling white teeth. "Hi, Gwen. What's up?" Lily said happily, but James noticed that it was a forced happy. He immediately realized that this must have been one of Lily's old Muggle friends. He definitely liked Jen, Bridget, and Emily much better.
Oh, my, god, Lily! It's like so good to see you! I like haven't seen you in, like, 3 years! How are you?" she asked in a preppy voice.
"I'm, uh, okay. I guess. What about you?" Lily asked, then remembering that it was the wrong thing to ask Gwen.
"Oh, I'm super! Like two weeks ago, there was this guy that I was going out with. He was like a major loser! I dumped him after about 5 days! Hey, who's that hottie, over there? Now, HE is hot!" Gwen gushed, staring at James. Lily looked at James and laughed. " Hey James. Girls must really like you. First Jen, Em, and Bree and now Gwen. I don't know what they like about you so much!" James looked insulted. "What are you talking about? Of course chicks dig me. You're the only one who doesn't see my great body!" Then he lifted up his shirt to prove his point.
"Eww! James, stop that; it's gross! And Gwen stop staring at him!" Lily exclaimed, pulling James' shirt down. When her hand brushed his chest, she felt a tiny spark. "Whoa! James, did you feel that? It wasn't really a static shock, but a different sort of shock!" Lily exclaimed in awe, staring at James.
"Yeah, I did. I wonder what it was? Let's go ask my dad after the movies." James responded, looking equally astonished. His eyes were wide and he had let his shirt go. Gwen interrupted, " Well, speaking of movies, this one's about to start so we should sit down. Can I sit with you guys? My girlfriend totally abandoned me! Please?" she asked making puppy-dog eyes. Lily knew the only reason that Gwen wanted to sit with them was to get closer to James. Lily knew that she wouldn't let James go out with Gwen because Gwen always cheats and is a major player.
Soon, the movie previews began. First there was a preview for 'Homeward Bound 2', next for 'Rex', and finally for a movie called What a Girl Wants. Finally, Lord of the Rings began. In the beginning, Lily noticed that Gwen kept cuddling up to James. Soon, she ignored her because James didn't seem to like Gwen very much.
In the cave troll scene, Lily grabbed James' hand and he put his arm around her shoulder. Gwen saw this and became jealous.
"Are you two like going out or something? Cause I saw you two on the way here and you guys were like leaning on each other. So, are you a couple?" To this, Lily and James responded simultaneously, "No, were just friends. But everyone thinks that we make a cute couple."
"I don't think so. You two don't seem right for each other. Lily, I see you with someone with light blonde hair blue-gray eyes, tall, and thin. Now James. I think that a blonde with icy-blue eyes, medium height, and incredibly thin is exactly your type!" she exclaimed.
In about half an hour, the movie ended. They got out and Gwen followed them. She looked like a puppy following them. Some people started laughing when she almost started drooling all over James.
"Uh, Gwen? I need to talk to James for a minute. I'll be right back okay?" she asked and grabbed James' hand. She dragged him to a bench under a cherry tree. "James, do you know what that shock meant? I know that you're a pureblood, so I thought that you might know." "I have no idea! Do you want to go ask my dad? We can give our tickets to Gwen. I'm sure that she'll find somebody that will go with her." James asked and Lily nodded. They silently walked over to Gwen. They simply said that they had to go home and that they're giving their tickets to her. Then they left.
"So, are you okay?" James asked. Lily looked a little sad. She wasn't as lively and playful as before.
"Yeah, I was just thinking about the little spark thing. I wonder what it is. I am kinda scared. I mean it's almost definitely something magical. I just wonder what it means." Lily answered thoughtfully, twirling a lock of her hair.
"Don't worry, we'll ask my dad. Meanwhile, do you want to go flying a little? I got the newest Nimbus broom. It's called the Lightning Bolt. "
"No, I'm scared of heights! Especially on a broom. I almost fell off once. No way!!" Lily said stubbornly. James couldn't help but laugh at her expression.
"Don't worry. Just change into shorts and come out here. I promise that I'll be careful." Lily slowly walked back to her house and did as James told her to. When she got back, James was already racing around on his broom. She waved to him and he dived down. "Come on. Here get on and I'll go behind you. Don't worry." Slowly, he rose into the air. Lily grabbed at James and he just put his arms around her waist and comforted her. They hovered for a few minutes and went back down. "That wasn't so bad, now was it?" James asked as they got off the broom. "Want to go again?"
"Only if you go in front. I don't want to be there anymore." So they switched. When they rose, Lily grabbed James again and he stroked her arm.
In fifteen minutes, dinner was ready. They went in, washed their hands and sat down to eat dinner. At dinner, Petunia was trying to talk to Matt, but he just talked to Mrs. Evans. Anthony and Michelle were having a lively conversation about their childhood experiences.
"Dad, me and Lily need to talk to you." James said in a low voice and Lily looked over to him. Anthony saw that his son was serious so he said, "Alright you two. Come in my study." Then he got up. Lily and James followed silently and stayed close together. "Okay, so what's up? Any special reason to see me for?" he asked, a puzzled expression on his face.
"Well, we were at the movies." James began and Lily cut in.
"Before the movie began, James was acting silly so he pulled his shirt up. When I went to pull it down, my hand brushed his stomach and we both felt a shock."
"It wasn't a static shock, but a shock nonetheless. We don't know what it meant, but we think that it was something to do with magic. Do you have any idea, Dad?" James explained. Mr. Potter looked surprised and went to his bookshelf. He opened a thick book and looked at it. "Well, I'm not sure, but I think that it means that something great is going to effect you. We'll figure this out though. Now, let's go back to dinner, okay?" Lily and James agreed and went back down. In about half an hour, the two families were sitting in the living room. Matt was reading a book about dragons; Lily and James were playing a game of wizard's chess and talking occasionally, and Petunia was listening to the adults talking. Soon, she got bored and excused herself to go home. Mr. Evans let her so she went home, probably to talk to her boyfriend, Vernon Dursley. After a while, James invited Lily to spend the night at his house. At first their parents were reluctant, but soon they convinced them, saying that they were nothing more than very good friends. When Lily went home to get P.J.s, a bathrobe, slippers, and some toiletries, Petunia asked, "Where are you going?" To this, Lily answered simply, "I'm spending the night at James' house. We're going to finish planning our party. See you tomorrow." Then she exited, leaving Petunia open-mouthed.
When she got back to the Potter's, Mrs. Potter opened the door. "Hi Lily. James is in his room, cleaning for a change. I guess that he wants to show you a clean room."
"Hi, Mrs. Potter. I don't like cleaning my room either. Where is James' room?" Lily asked, going into the hall.
"It's upstairs, third to the right. See you, dear." With that, Lily went up the stairs, two at a time and went into James' room. There, she saw him putting some clothes away.
"Hey James. Do you want to do the decorations for the invitation?" Lily asked when he looked up. When she came in, his face broke into a grin. "Sure. I'll go and get the paper, so can you get my supplies?" He added, "They're in the middle drawer, on the right." Lily went and got the markers, pencils, glitter, glue, and some magical art supplies. They sat down on the bed and worked on the invitations. Lily wrote the necessary information and passed it on to James. He added some funny comments on the inside and decorated the front with palm trees, coconuts, sand, and an ocean. Occasionally, he asked her about the people on the invitation. Lily picked up the first finished invitation. "Wow, James! These are good! You're great at drawing!" she said in an astonished voice. James blushed.
"I'm not that good. But I can do a little Japanese animation."
"You do? Oh, let me see!" Lily begged, practically getting on her knees. James laughed.
In about a half-hour, the invitations were finished and waiting to be delivered. After they had finished, Mrs. Potter called, " Lily, James! We're going to sleep. Change now. See you in the morning!" Then Lily grabbed her bag and said, "Hey, James. Which bathroom should I use?"
"There's one down the hall. Meanwhile, I'll use mine." He went into his bathroom and soon Lily heard the shower turn on and she went into the restroom down the hall. She showered for ten minutes and blow-dried her hair until it was mostly dry. Then she washed her face, brushed her teeth, and put on some cream. When Lily got into James' bedroom, he was just emerging with wet hair and a pair of shorts on. "Hey Lils. Nice P.J.s." Lily was wearing her ducky pajamas.
She laughed and said, " At least I don't sleep in Quidditch boxers!" then she went to bed. Five minutes later, James looked at Lily, made puppy- dog eyes and said, "Lily, I lost my teddy bear. Will you sleep with me?"
She laughed and said, "If you scoot over!" then she got in beside him. They talked for a few minutes and then she said, "This teddy bear is not comfy. Give me your pillow." When he gave her the pillow, she put it in a place so both of their heads were on the pillow. Soon, they fell asleep. *~*~ Thanx for all the reviews!! I finally updated! Well, I'll try to updated regularly. Please review!! Daisy
PARTY PLANNING
James went over to his house, dropped off his shopping and hollered to his mom that he was going over to Lily's. When he got to her house, and rang the doorbell, Petunia answered.
"Hello? Oh hi James, where is your brother?" she asked in a gushing voice. James could now see why Matt was scared of her and Lily despised her.
"Oh, last time I talked to him, he told me that he want exploring the city." James said with ease.
"Meaning what?" Petunia persisted annoyingly.
"Meaning that he's looking for girls in his cool car." James said calmly. "Now, could you tell me were Lily is?" he added, walking into the hallway.
At his words, Petunia's mouth dropped open and her shock gave James the chance he needed to get away from her. When he got to the kitchen, he saw Mrs. Evans, sipping some tea, and looking through the mail. He decided that she must know where Lily was.
"Umm, Mrs. Evans. Do you know where Lily is? I just got back when she told me that she wanted to talk to me." James said. He was a little nervous because he didn't want her parents to think that they were going out or something.
Mrs. Evans just smiled warmly. "She's in the back, by the pool. Lily told me that she was waiting for you. Now run along."
Thank you, Mrs. Evans. Bye!" James said, heading out of the back door that led to the backyard. There, he saw Lily, lounging in a chair by the pool, in deep thought. As James neared her, she wrote something down on her pad of paper. "Hi, Lil. Whatcha wanna talk about?" James asked, leaning over the back of her chair.
"Oh, hi James. I usually have a party before heading off to Hogwarts. Do you want to help me plan it?" Lily asked turning around him to smile, showing her sparkling teeth.
"Sure, why not? But you need to make the guest list, cause I barely know any one. 'K?" James asked, tearing off a sheet of paper and grabbing a pencil.
"It's a deal! Now, how about you come up with a theme, and some decorations. Then when I'm done, I'll help you get a list of foods." Lily agreed, taking charge. She motioned to an empty chair and James took it.
For a few minutes the two sat in silence, occasionally writing something down. Just then, Lily remembered something. "Hey James, what did you wanna tell me? Is it something important?" Lily asked, a little concerned. She wondered what James wanted to tell her.
"Well, it's not really important. I was just wondering how we get to school. At Salem, we arrived in buses. They were magical." James said, feeling a little stupid.
"Oh, well we get to Hogwarts by a train that leaves from Platform 9 ¾. To get on, all you do is run straight at the wall. It will let you pass through. OK?" Lily asked, relieved that it wasn't something more serious. They continued working, talking occasionally. After about five minutes, Lily had finished the list. There were about 50 people invited from the three Hogwarts houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.
"Hey, James I'm done with the guest list. Did you figure out a theme and decorations, yet?" Lily asked. She couldn't wait to see what James had thought of.
"Yup." James said, nodding. "I got a really good idea, but we'll need some magic for decorations. Are any Muggles coming?" James asked, hoping that she would like his idea. He had worked hard and had practically all of the decorations figured out.
"The only Muggles are my parents and family. But they obviously already know about my powers. So, what's your idea?" Lily asked, hoping that they wouldn't have too many magical items, because her parents wouldn't exactly be thrilled.
"I was just thinking, since it's in the summer, we could have a luau! With magic, we could transform your pool into a Hawaiian ocean, and the trees into palm trees. Everyone would wear swimsuits or Hawaiian-style clothes." James explained in an excited voice.
"Oh my god! James, that's like the best idea ever! This party is going to be the bomb! I love you!" Lily exclaimed happily. Then she realized what she had said and a pink tinge appeared on her cheeks. "Oh, sorry James. I didn't mean it that way. You know, in that friends sort of way." Lily apologized, but James waved the apology away.
"You now what's really weird, though? That all of our friends want to get us together! Now, that's annoying!" James said and Lily agreed. They talked for a little while, and then Lily and James started planning the menu.
"We could serve drinks out of coconuts. And have all kinds of tropical fruits! The drinks could have those cute little umbrellas in them." Lily exclaimed. They had soon made up the guest, decoration, and food lists.
"Finally! I can't believe that we're done! If you want, I magically photocopy these for you." said James, stretching. They had been working for about forty-five minutes on the lists and they were finally done.
"Oh, thanks! Listen; do you want to go to a Muggle movie? Most of my friends are purebloods so they keep getting confused at Muggle things." Lily said, flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Sure! Let me go get some Muggle money, okay? I'll meet you at the corner," James said, walking toward his house. "Hey, mum! I'm going to the movies! I'll be back in three hours at the most!" James called to his mother.
At that moment Michelle walked in. "Make sure that you leave room for dinner, okay? And don't embarrass Lily. That's who you're going with, right?" She asked, getting out some Muggle money.
"Yes, and was I ever too full for your cooking, Mum?" James said rolling his eyes as she handed him the money.
"Bye, dear. I love you!" Michelle said, hugging her son.
"Love you too!"
Meanwhile, Lily was changing into an emerald sleeveless shirt and a khaki skirt.
"Mom, I'm going to the movies with James! I'll be back in three hours, tops!" Lily exclaimed, putting some Muggle money in her purse.
"Alright, just don't spoil your dinner. We're going to the Potters." Abby said, walking into the room. She paused. "You look beautiful, sweetheart."
"Thanks, mom. I love you!" Lily replied, brushing her hair in a half ponytail.
"I love you too, and be careful!" Abby said, heading for the kitchen.
In five minutes, Lily met James in his front yard. He was dribbling a basketball, looking bored. He looked up when she approached.
"Finally! You were taking forever. I thought that you forgot about me!" he exclaimed, putting on a puppy face at his last words. Lily started laughing at his expression. "No, I didn't forget about you. So, are you ready for that movie?" She asked, easily stealing the ball away and tossing it into the garage. "Do you have any in mind?"
"Nope! Give me the list of them and the summaries. I'll figure it out." James said, reaching for the summaries in her purse.
"Nu-uh, Potter, only I go in there. Got that?" To this, James replied "Yes, ma'am!" along with a salute. This caused Lily to chase him around his front yard until she finally caught him and begun tickling him.
"Okay...Stop... I surrender! Let's go to the movies." James screamed, between laughs. Lily then pulled out the summaries and handed them to James. "....Hmm, Lord of the Rings, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Black Hawk Down, and Frilly Kitties. Not 'Frilly Kitties.' Lord of the Rings sound okay?" James said, studying the paper.
"Fine, but I also want to see How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Deal?" Lily extended her arm, and James took it, pulling her down. "Hey, don't do that! It'll ruin my shirt! Stop it Potter!" she yelled, and got off his lawn. "Now, LET'S GO!!" she screamed so suddenly that James immediately jumped to his feet and followed her.
"So, do you have any Muggle friends?" James asked as they were walking across the street.
"Uh. Well I did, but we sort of lost touch after I started Hogwarts. But Em, Jen, and Bree are my best friends. We're closer than I was with my Muggle friends." Lily said, stepping on the sidewalk. "How about you?"
"Not really. Sometimes I would play soccer with some Muggle neighbors, but I never really had any Muggle friends."
"I wonder what they would do if they found out that I was a witch and went to Hogwarts?" Lily wondered out loud.
"Probably either not believe you and think that you were some kind of mental patient or call you a freak and completely abandon you." James answered thoughtfully.
"I guess that you're right." Lily said a little sadly.
"Well, ya still got me!" James said playfully, swinging his arm around her. She sighed, "I guess your right." Then Lily laid her head on his shoulder. They kept walking in silence. In about five minutes, Lily and James got to the movies. There, Lily bought some tickets while James went for the food.
"You sure love to eat. Don't you?" Lily asked, watching James get a huge tray filled with popcorn, pop, and candy.
"Hey, I'm a growing boy!" James exclaimed with mild indignation.
"Yeah, right. How do you not gain weight?" she asked in amazement as he also went and got a large amount of nachos with extra cheese. He turned around, and looked her straight in the eye. "I usually don't eat junk food. Plus I exercise every day. I either play Quidditch or play soccer. Now stop criticizing me about what I eat."
"Okay, okay. Don't get so cranky! Now come ON! Lord of the Rings is starting in five minutes. I want to get a good seat!" She dragged him over to the theater and went to find two seats for them. As soon as she had sat down, a voice called, "Lily! It's great to see you! Come over here!"
" I can't. I brought my friend with me. You can join us though!" Just then, a girl with very light blonde hair and icy blue eyes came towards them, smiling and showing all of her sparkling white teeth. "Hi, Gwen. What's up?" Lily said happily, but James noticed that it was a forced happy. He immediately realized that this must have been one of Lily's old Muggle friends. He definitely liked Jen, Bridget, and Emily much better.
Oh, my, god, Lily! It's like so good to see you! I like haven't seen you in, like, 3 years! How are you?" she asked in a preppy voice.
"I'm, uh, okay. I guess. What about you?" Lily asked, then remembering that it was the wrong thing to ask Gwen.
"Oh, I'm super! Like two weeks ago, there was this guy that I was going out with. He was like a major loser! I dumped him after about 5 days! Hey, who's that hottie, over there? Now, HE is hot!" Gwen gushed, staring at James. Lily looked at James and laughed. " Hey James. Girls must really like you. First Jen, Em, and Bree and now Gwen. I don't know what they like about you so much!" James looked insulted. "What are you talking about? Of course chicks dig me. You're the only one who doesn't see my great body!" Then he lifted up his shirt to prove his point.
"Eww! James, stop that; it's gross! And Gwen stop staring at him!" Lily exclaimed, pulling James' shirt down. When her hand brushed his chest, she felt a tiny spark. "Whoa! James, did you feel that? It wasn't really a static shock, but a different sort of shock!" Lily exclaimed in awe, staring at James.
"Yeah, I did. I wonder what it was? Let's go ask my dad after the movies." James responded, looking equally astonished. His eyes were wide and he had let his shirt go. Gwen interrupted, " Well, speaking of movies, this one's about to start so we should sit down. Can I sit with you guys? My girlfriend totally abandoned me! Please?" she asked making puppy-dog eyes. Lily knew the only reason that Gwen wanted to sit with them was to get closer to James. Lily knew that she wouldn't let James go out with Gwen because Gwen always cheats and is a major player.
Soon, the movie previews began. First there was a preview for 'Homeward Bound 2', next for 'Rex', and finally for a movie called What a Girl Wants. Finally, Lord of the Rings began. In the beginning, Lily noticed that Gwen kept cuddling up to James. Soon, she ignored her because James didn't seem to like Gwen very much.
In the cave troll scene, Lily grabbed James' hand and he put his arm around her shoulder. Gwen saw this and became jealous.
"Are you two like going out or something? Cause I saw you two on the way here and you guys were like leaning on each other. So, are you a couple?" To this, Lily and James responded simultaneously, "No, were just friends. But everyone thinks that we make a cute couple."
"I don't think so. You two don't seem right for each other. Lily, I see you with someone with light blonde hair blue-gray eyes, tall, and thin. Now James. I think that a blonde with icy-blue eyes, medium height, and incredibly thin is exactly your type!" she exclaimed.
In about half an hour, the movie ended. They got out and Gwen followed them. She looked like a puppy following them. Some people started laughing when she almost started drooling all over James.
"Uh, Gwen? I need to talk to James for a minute. I'll be right back okay?" she asked and grabbed James' hand. She dragged him to a bench under a cherry tree. "James, do you know what that shock meant? I know that you're a pureblood, so I thought that you might know." "I have no idea! Do you want to go ask my dad? We can give our tickets to Gwen. I'm sure that she'll find somebody that will go with her." James asked and Lily nodded. They silently walked over to Gwen. They simply said that they had to go home and that they're giving their tickets to her. Then they left.
"So, are you okay?" James asked. Lily looked a little sad. She wasn't as lively and playful as before.
"Yeah, I was just thinking about the little spark thing. I wonder what it is. I am kinda scared. I mean it's almost definitely something magical. I just wonder what it means." Lily answered thoughtfully, twirling a lock of her hair.
"Don't worry, we'll ask my dad. Meanwhile, do you want to go flying a little? I got the newest Nimbus broom. It's called the Lightning Bolt. "
"No, I'm scared of heights! Especially on a broom. I almost fell off once. No way!!" Lily said stubbornly. James couldn't help but laugh at her expression.
"Don't worry. Just change into shorts and come out here. I promise that I'll be careful." Lily slowly walked back to her house and did as James told her to. When she got back, James was already racing around on his broom. She waved to him and he dived down. "Come on. Here get on and I'll go behind you. Don't worry." Slowly, he rose into the air. Lily grabbed at James and he just put his arms around her waist and comforted her. They hovered for a few minutes and went back down. "That wasn't so bad, now was it?" James asked as they got off the broom. "Want to go again?"
"Only if you go in front. I don't want to be there anymore." So they switched. When they rose, Lily grabbed James again and he stroked her arm.
In fifteen minutes, dinner was ready. They went in, washed their hands and sat down to eat dinner. At dinner, Petunia was trying to talk to Matt, but he just talked to Mrs. Evans. Anthony and Michelle were having a lively conversation about their childhood experiences.
"Dad, me and Lily need to talk to you." James said in a low voice and Lily looked over to him. Anthony saw that his son was serious so he said, "Alright you two. Come in my study." Then he got up. Lily and James followed silently and stayed close together. "Okay, so what's up? Any special reason to see me for?" he asked, a puzzled expression on his face.
"Well, we were at the movies." James began and Lily cut in.
"Before the movie began, James was acting silly so he pulled his shirt up. When I went to pull it down, my hand brushed his stomach and we both felt a shock."
"It wasn't a static shock, but a shock nonetheless. We don't know what it meant, but we think that it was something to do with magic. Do you have any idea, Dad?" James explained. Mr. Potter looked surprised and went to his bookshelf. He opened a thick book and looked at it. "Well, I'm not sure, but I think that it means that something great is going to effect you. We'll figure this out though. Now, let's go back to dinner, okay?" Lily and James agreed and went back down. In about half an hour, the two families were sitting in the living room. Matt was reading a book about dragons; Lily and James were playing a game of wizard's chess and talking occasionally, and Petunia was listening to the adults talking. Soon, she got bored and excused herself to go home. Mr. Evans let her so she went home, probably to talk to her boyfriend, Vernon Dursley. After a while, James invited Lily to spend the night at his house. At first their parents were reluctant, but soon they convinced them, saying that they were nothing more than very good friends. When Lily went home to get P.J.s, a bathrobe, slippers, and some toiletries, Petunia asked, "Where are you going?" To this, Lily answered simply, "I'm spending the night at James' house. We're going to finish planning our party. See you tomorrow." Then she exited, leaving Petunia open-mouthed.
When she got back to the Potter's, Mrs. Potter opened the door. "Hi Lily. James is in his room, cleaning for a change. I guess that he wants to show you a clean room."
"Hi, Mrs. Potter. I don't like cleaning my room either. Where is James' room?" Lily asked, going into the hall.
"It's upstairs, third to the right. See you, dear." With that, Lily went up the stairs, two at a time and went into James' room. There, she saw him putting some clothes away.
"Hey James. Do you want to do the decorations for the invitation?" Lily asked when he looked up. When she came in, his face broke into a grin. "Sure. I'll go and get the paper, so can you get my supplies?" He added, "They're in the middle drawer, on the right." Lily went and got the markers, pencils, glitter, glue, and some magical art supplies. They sat down on the bed and worked on the invitations. Lily wrote the necessary information and passed it on to James. He added some funny comments on the inside and decorated the front with palm trees, coconuts, sand, and an ocean. Occasionally, he asked her about the people on the invitation. Lily picked up the first finished invitation. "Wow, James! These are good! You're great at drawing!" she said in an astonished voice. James blushed.
"I'm not that good. But I can do a little Japanese animation."
"You do? Oh, let me see!" Lily begged, practically getting on her knees. James laughed.
In about a half-hour, the invitations were finished and waiting to be delivered. After they had finished, Mrs. Potter called, " Lily, James! We're going to sleep. Change now. See you in the morning!" Then Lily grabbed her bag and said, "Hey, James. Which bathroom should I use?"
"There's one down the hall. Meanwhile, I'll use mine." He went into his bathroom and soon Lily heard the shower turn on and she went into the restroom down the hall. She showered for ten minutes and blow-dried her hair until it was mostly dry. Then she washed her face, brushed her teeth, and put on some cream. When Lily got into James' bedroom, he was just emerging with wet hair and a pair of shorts on. "Hey Lils. Nice P.J.s." Lily was wearing her ducky pajamas.
She laughed and said, " At least I don't sleep in Quidditch boxers!" then she went to bed. Five minutes later, James looked at Lily, made puppy- dog eyes and said, "Lily, I lost my teddy bear. Will you sleep with me?"
She laughed and said, "If you scoot over!" then she got in beside him. They talked for a few minutes and then she said, "This teddy bear is not comfy. Give me your pillow." When he gave her the pillow, she put it in a place so both of their heads were on the pillow. Soon, they fell asleep. *~*~ Thanx for all the reviews!! I finally updated! Well, I'll try to updated regularly. Please review!! Daisy