Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of its characters, places, or things (though I know we all wish we did). It all belongs to the great author J.K. Rowling. I only own Melissa (a.ka. me cause I wanted to be a character), Kelly, Shannon, and any other character you've never seen before.
Summary: A story about Lily, James, the Marauders, and a few OC's that I created (aka my friends and I). It goes from 1st to 7th or beyond. I'm not sure yet. NOT a love/hate story cause I don't like that. Well...I like that and I'll read it but I just can't write it and I don't think anyone wants to see me try. Lol. So this is more of a friendship story and there'll be romance later. From what I get from my reviewers this is a good story (much better than the summary). So R&R!!
Hi everyone!! This is my first fan fiction I've ever posted. It switched between Lily and James's POVs and totally disregards what was said in OOTP about Lily and James. I hope it's good...please review but don't be too mean. No flames just constructive criticism. So...here it goes!!
Chapter 1- Receiving Help and Saying Goodbye
"What's the platform number again?" a tall man with red hair asked.
"Daddy, I've told you twice already," a small red-headed girl replied impatiently.
"I know, I know. I just wanted to make sure I heard correctly," he stated dryly.
"Darling, although you may be getting on in years," a beautiful, blond woman started, sharing a wink with the smaller child. "I don't think your hearing's going to go just yet. Maybe in two or three years."
The man pushing the trolley stopped and glared at her. "I love you too, dear," he said sarcastically.
"You know you do," the lady told him, kissing him on the lips.
Lily Evans sighed impatiently. It wasn't that she disliked it when her parents (Charles and Rose Evans) showed affection for each other; she just wished it wasn't now. You see Lily was on her way to school. Not just any school, but Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Lily was a witch, which was very surprising to her parents who knew that no one else in their families had a drop of magic in their blood. Both of her parents were thrilled and very proud of her. Lily's sister, on the other hand, had not been so happy.
Petunia (her mother seemed to have an obsession with flowers) had been very freaked out when the owl came to deliver Lily's acceptance letter to school. Petunia was 16 and she and Lily had never quite gotten along. Lately, Petunia had taken to calling Lily a 'freak', much to the displeasure of their parents. It was a good thing that it was a weekday and Petunia had started school again at the local high school. Lily could just hear Petunia complaining if she were here.
So without Petunia there it had proven to be a very enjoyable trip to King's Cross station. There was only one thing problem. When Lily had looked at her ticket it had said "The Hogwarts Express: Platform 9 ¾". Where the heck did they expect her to find Platform 9 ¾?
"Mum? Dad?" Charles and Rose turned away from each other to look at their daughter. "Maybe we should go look around between Platforms 9 and 10. I mean it's bound to be around there."
"That's a smashing idea, my dear," Lily's father agreed. "Let's go."
So, the three of them trudged from platform to platform, until they arrived between Platform 9 and 10. Charles looked disgruntle. "Now what do we do?" he asked.
"I don't-," Lily started to say but was interrupted by a loud voice.
"Now Adam I want you to look out for your sister," a slender brunette woman ordered. Standing next to her was a tall bald man and holding her hand was a little girl about six or seven. A boy and girl who were pushing trolleys with trunks on them stopped several feet before the end of Platform 9 and the beginning of Platform 10. Lily saw that their trunks had the same crest on it as hers. The Hogwart's crest.
"Pardon me ma'am," Lily said, interrupting her spiel. "But do you know how to get onto the Platform?"
"Hogwarts?" the lady asked. Lily nodded eagerly. "Are you a first year also?" Another nod. "Oh wonderful! My daughter Melissa is also a first year," she said indicating the girl with the trolley. Melissa gave her a bright smile. "Are these your parents?"
"Oh yes. This is my mum Rose Evans and this is my dad Charles Evans. I'm Lily Evans by the way."
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. Pardon my manners, I'm Nancy Martin and this is my husband Thomas and my three children Adam, Melissa, and Taylor," Mrs. Martin introduced motioning to each person in turn.
"Are you all magical?" Lily questioned.
"Hardly," Mr. Martin answered. "We were quite surprised when Adam got his letter 2 years ago. We weren't that surprised with Melissa. We'd been seeing signs of some strange things going on with her for a while. Of course we had to idea she was a witch. We're so proud of both of them."
"Dad," Melissa moaned, rolling her eyes. "Can you and Mum stop rambling? All Lily wanted to know was how to get onto the Platform. And I'm sure the Evans didn't want their ears talked off."
"Oh no, it's perfectly fine," Mr. Evans reassured after seeing Mr. and Mrs. Martin's ashamed faces. Then he looked at Lily. "Though I'm sure Lily is anxious to know how to get on the Platform."
"Of course!" Mrs. Martin exclaimed. "Adam, will you explain?"
Her son stepped forward. He addressed Lily and Melissa. "All you have to do is run straight through the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10."
Lily's eyes widened and she heard her parents gasp. "Don't worry," Melissa assured. "I've seen Adam do it a couple times. It's not as bad as it sounds."
"Are we allowed to go through the barrier?" Mrs. Evans inquired, sounding concerned.
"Unfortunately, non-magic folk such as ourselves can't get on the Platform," Mrs. Martin told her, frowning. Mrs. Evans looked distraught and Mr. Evans put his arm around her shoulders to comfort her. Mrs. Martin seemed to notice the Evans' desire to be alone with their daughter so she said, "Adam why don't you go ahead. Melissa will be along in a moment. I want you to wait for her on the other side."
Adam nodded. He kissed his mother on the cheek, hugged his father, and said a gruff 'bye' to Taylor, promising to write them. He took his trolley and with one last wave he ran towards the barrier and vanished beyond it. As Lily watched, this action went unnoticed by the people hurrying to catch their own trains.
Soon the Martins said a tearful goodbye to Melissa. Just as she was about to go through the barrier, Taylor exclaimed, "Wait! Don't forget Snowflake!" She handed Melissa a cage with a small white cat inside that Lily had failed to notice. "Oh I knew I would forget something! Thanks," Melissa breathed. She looked at her parents. " Te amo!"
"Te amo, también, mi hija," her mother replied, tears filling her eyes. She went back to English. "Be sure to write about everything. And keep an eye on your brother. We'll see you at Christmas!"
Melissa nodded. She turned to Lily and said, "I'll save a seat for you on the train if you would like." Lily smiled and nodded. Melissa turned to the barrier, took a deep breath, started running, and disappeared behind the barrier just as her brother had.
"Well...that's that," Mrs. Martin sniffled, dabbing her eyes with her husband's handkerchief. "Again, it was wonderful meeting you all. Perhaps we can get together sometime," she suggested.
"Oh that would be quite lovely," Lily's mum agreed. The two quickly exchanged telephone numbers and soon the Martins were gone, leaving the Evans alone in the area.
"Well...," Lily took a deep breath. She wanted to get this part over as soon as possible. "This is it, I guess. I'd better go before more people start coming. I don't want to block the entrance to the Platform," she joked weakly.
"No, no of course not," her mum sighed.
"I'll just take my trolley then," Lily said casually, trying to rush the process before she got to emotional. "Bye daddy. I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too, Flower. I don't know what I'm going to do with part of my garden missing," her dad answered, using the old family joke. He gave her a long hug and kissed her forehead.
"Bye mummy." Lily hugged her mum, trying to hide her tears. "I'll try to borrow someone's owl to write to you."
"Lily, we have something for you," her mum told her. Rose started digging through her purse. "Here." Mrs. Evans gave Lily a golden heart locket. Lily opened it and saw her family in it, including Petunia. On the other side was the three of them. "We'll always be together if you wear this," she told Lily, tears streaming down her face.
Lily looked from her to her father and burst into tears. "I can't do it! I can't leave both of you. I shouldn't go. It was probably a mistake anyway."
Rose lifted Lily's chin and tipped her eye to meet hers. Lily stared into the same green eyes she had. They were like a mirror. Both sad and both tear filled. "Lily you have to go. It wasn't a mistake. You are special and I can tell you'll do great things in the magical world. Never let anyone tell you anything different."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Call it mother's intuition," Rose replied. "Remember that your father and I love you."
"I love you both, too," Lily whispered, trying to wipe her tears away.
"Then go... and don't look back...don't look back."
Lily nodded and kissed both of her parents before grabbing her trolley and sprinting to the barrier. She didn't look back.
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Well that's the first chapter!! I hope you liked it. The end is kind of Star Warsish so that goes to George Lucas. Please R&R and if I get enough reviews than I'll be sure to post another chapter soon. Thanx a bunch! And for anyone wondering I made up Melissa's whole family by may own family. Hehehe I wanted to be in the story. I know go ahead and say it. You. Are. A. Freak. I already knew that. REVIEW!!