*James POV
James' heart have a jump, the three of them turned around and saw a tall and slender girl with long black hair that fell neatly in all the right places. Her eyes were a dark blue with a hint of orange, if she got mad. Maddie Emerson looked very amused.
"Lily Hun, why are you here a day earlier? I came after I called your house and you mother said you already gone to meet me. Did something happen?"
Lily nodded yes and smiled. "Maddie, you know James and Sirius." James noticed Lily was trying to get out of holding James' hand; James didn't let go. Maddie was looking at the pair holding hands.
"Yep, but since when have you called them that? It's usually 'Devil's spawn' or 'Idiot one and two' or—"
"Okay I think we got the point Mad." Lily looked beat red. " Well Idiot one wants to go on a date with me. Now. So do you wanna double with Idiot two?" 'Idiot one and two' glared at Lily and before she knew it James had her in the air.
"Potter! Put me down. Now! Please."
"Not until you get my name right Lily."
"James. Your name is James and Black is Sirius, happy?"
"Very," James put Lily down but still held on to her hand.
"Is anyone going to tell me what is going on here?" Maddie asked, with a hint of being annoyed.
James looked at Lily who looked as if she was doing some quick thinking, "uh—umm—"
"Sirius will tell you," James answered for her and with that pulled her out of the room.
"Wait, Lily!" Maddie called. "Weren't we gonna get out apparation testing done?" Lily smacked her forehead, which resulted in a red mark on her face.
'Sorry James we got to go, we have to do this. Rain check?" James face fell, "or you could go with us then we could go out." Lily hastily added upon seeing his face.
"Great, although me and Sirius—"
"Sirius and I."
"Sirius and I already got our testing done last summer, but will go anyway. Right Padfoot?"
"Right Prongs."
Lily looked over at Maddie and said, "they can't even get their names right."
"Hey, I heard that," James said, "now lets go by floo."
James saw the look on Lily's face, mixed with dread and horror.
"Well," she said slowly. "At least it's faster."
"That's the sprit Love."
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*Lily's POV
"I passed!" Lily walked out of the testing area, smiling for the first time in days. "I did it in a snap," turning to James. "Thanks Potter—I mean James, for coming."
"Anything for you Lily. Well now that you can apparate lets—"
"Hold on Jamesy, what about Maddie?" Sirius asked. Lily mouthed Jamesy? Then burst into a fit of giggles. Maddie then saved James from more teasing buy walking in.
"I passed, well barley, but still I did." Sirius beamed at her and pulled her into a hug. James gave a little "hem hem"(AN hehehe Umbridge that evil little hag) and they pulled a part.
"Well," started James. "As I was saying before, lets go to the Leaky Cauldron and maybe go out…say tomorrow? Deal?" The other three nodded. Sirius bent over and whispered something to Maddie, in which she nodded.
"Good, and what ever you two are planning, don't. See you in a minute." And with that, the four teenagers were gone with a pop.
"Much better then floo eh Padfoot? Padfoot?" James and Lily turned to see where 'Padfoot' and Maddie were: they didn't apparate back with them.
"Those two, I wonder where they went?" Lily asked out loud, but Lily was looking at another person. A boy, well a man, for he was about seventeen and he had brown hair that was slightly messed in a stylish way, unlike James. He had green eyes and looked strangely familiar.
"Lily…Lily are you there?" James taped Lily gently on the shoulder. "Hey welcome back, I was getting jealous with you looking at the guy over there."
"Sorry Jamesy, it just that he looks like someone I used to know…any who I am going to go shopping, so maybe we could go out tomorrow or something? And I need to find Maddie." Lily gave James a weak smile. He gave her one back.
"Very well Firecracker, tomorrow meet me here at noon. Bye," James gave her a quick kiss and left with a pop."
The first place Lily went to was to get more robes. Hers were many inches to short, but that was not the only reason, the mystery man just walked in to get robes too.
"First time at Hogwarts? You're a litter big to be a first year." The lady asked.
A deep voice that gave Lily a tingling feeling of comfort. " I am a transfer student, from America."
"Ah, but you don't have an American accent." The lady said accusing.
"I am from London, born and raised until I was ten. My accent never left."
"Oh, well here are your robes, ah Ms. Evans, here to get more robes are we?" The boy turned around and it clicked in Lily's head. Her old childhood friend. I wonder if he remembers me? Lets find out.
Lily stuck out her hand, "Lily Evans, head girl at Hogwarts and you are?"
"Mr. James Carta, and I know who you are my Lily-Bug." Lily didn't get a chance to respond for she was pulled into a big hug.
"Jimmy…breathing has become a issues now."
"Oh sorry Lily-Bug," Jimmy said (AN Jimmy is his nick name. You know how some people named James are called Jimmy…if you don't, you do now.)
"Oh, how are you Jimmy? Haven't seen you in like forever…what was it summer after forth year? Why are you back here? Is something wrong? Are you really going to Hogwarts?" Lily said all this really fast.
"Whoa, girl slow down, go get your robes and then we'll have lunch kay?" Lily nodded and went to get fitted. But little did she know that some one was watching her and her friend.
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