Disclaimer: I don't own anything having to do with Harry Potter. Especially the part from OOTP. I only own one character, Jesse Farrell.
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Meant to Be
Chapter 1, Lily's Opinion
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"Jesse! Jesse! Wake up!" Lily said nudging me with her elbow.
"Huh?...Ow...What?!"
"You dozed off again. Pay attention!" she whispered.
"Sorry, but potions is really boring. Especially double potions."
"Can I help you two ladies with something, or should I just wait for you to finish?" Mr. Smith (our potions teacher, and head of Slytherin house) asked. He was standing at the front of the class, giving instructions.
"Sorry professor." Lily said quietly, and he went back to teaching the class.
Hi, I'm Jesse Farrell. I'm 16 years old, and am in my 6th year at Hogwarts. My best friend is Lily Evans. And as you can or can't already tell, I'm intelligent, but sometimes my mind tends to wander. I'm in Gryffindor house. I have brown hair that falls a little bit past my shoulders, and brownish-hazel eyes. Lily has beautiful red hair (longer than mine) and amazing emerald green eyes (I'm only a little jealous). She's the smart one, the teachers pet. She also is prefect. Anyways lets get back to the story.
Finally the bell rang and it was time for lunch. I walked down to the Great Hall with Lily.
"Hey Lily, after lunch do you want to go outside? It's such a beautiful day." I asked her, taking a seat at the Gryffindor table.
"Yeah, I don't care." she answered.
Just then a group of four boys, better known as the Marauders, entered the Great Hall. They were laughing about something. Lily rolled her eyes as they came and sat down at the end of the table. For some reason she had a great dislike for them (except for Remus 'because he's the only one who hasn't lost his sanity' she would say). Their names are James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. I looked down the table, where they were talking and snickering to each other. James was sitting at the very end. His untidy black hair was as it always was- a mess. He had brown eyes and glasses. James is on the Quidditch team, he's seeker and he's really good. Next to him was Sirius Black. He was the best looking one of the group. He had black hair that was a bit longer than James, and his bangs were always falling in his face. He had deep, soulful blue eyes. His eyes were full of so much emotion, even if his face didn't show it. He was so good looking infact, that I found my eyes lingering on him. Half the girls in the school had a crush on him and James. He was also on the Quidditch team, his position is chaser. Across from James was Remus Lupin. He was the most quiet and thoughtful one. He was probably the only one I ever had a full conversation with. He had sandy, brown hair, and brown eyes. He wasn't that bad, but he was almost always seen with a book, and he wasn't too social. He was also prefect. Next to him and across from Sirius was Peter Pettigrew. He was short and chubby, with short black hair, beady black eyes, and a squeaky voice. He followed them around everywhere, and worships James and Sirius. They they are a little harsh on him sometimes. Peter seemed nice, but he was too much of a follower, and he was too quiet.
Anyways, I guess I was looking down at their end of the table for too long and Lily noticed.
"Why are you staring at them?" She asked bringing me out of my thoughts.
"What?"
"You don't have a thing for one of them, do you?" she asked looking a little disgusted at the idea.
"Not really. What do you think of Sirius Black?" I asked sneaking a glance at him before turning back to Lily.
"Why do you want to know?" She asked
"Just curious."
"Well if you really want to know, I think he's an arrogant bastard. His problem is he walks around knowing he's good looking. Girls would die for him, he's with a different girl every week or so. I think the longest he was ever with one girl was two months! He tells them he loves them, and then he dumps them. Girls are stupid to like him. He treats girls like dogs, and they follow his every command. Every time he's around they turn into giggling zombies. He's annoying, and..."
"Okay, okay I get your point!" I exclaimed cutting her short.
"Do you like him?" Lily asked curiously.
"I don't know." I amswered truthfully. "I mean he is gorgeous and charming, but do you think I'd ever have a chance with him?"
"To tell you the truth, I highly doubt it. It's not that you're ugly or anything, you're very pretty. It's just that he seems very shallow, and like tons of girls are after him. He's never alone. He's either with his friends or a group of girls." She replied.
Just then the Marauders got up and followed a greasy, black haired Slytherin out of the Great Hall.
"Ugh, I'd better go stop this before it gets too far." Lily said getting up and leaving the Great Hall. I followed her. When I got there Lily was already telling them off.
"Leave him ALONE!"
James and Sirius looked around. James's free hand jumped to his hair.
"All right, Evans?" said James, and the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.
"Leave him alone," Lily repeated. She was looking at James with every sign of great dislike. "What's he done to you?"
"Well," said James, appearing to deliberate the point, "it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean..."
Many of the people who gathered in the Great Hall to watch, laughed, Sirius and Peter included, but Lupin didn't, and neither did Lily.
"You think you're funny," she said coldly. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."
"I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on... Go out with me, and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid." said Lily before turning on her heal and storming off. I started to follow her, when I noticed Sirius looking at me. I smiled at him and then turned to follow Lily.
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Meant to Be
Chapter 1, Lily's Opinion
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"Jesse! Jesse! Wake up!" Lily said nudging me with her elbow.
"Huh?...Ow...What?!"
"You dozed off again. Pay attention!" she whispered.
"Sorry, but potions is really boring. Especially double potions."
"Can I help you two ladies with something, or should I just wait for you to finish?" Mr. Smith (our potions teacher, and head of Slytherin house) asked. He was standing at the front of the class, giving instructions.
"Sorry professor." Lily said quietly, and he went back to teaching the class.
Hi, I'm Jesse Farrell. I'm 16 years old, and am in my 6th year at Hogwarts. My best friend is Lily Evans. And as you can or can't already tell, I'm intelligent, but sometimes my mind tends to wander. I'm in Gryffindor house. I have brown hair that falls a little bit past my shoulders, and brownish-hazel eyes. Lily has beautiful red hair (longer than mine) and amazing emerald green eyes (I'm only a little jealous). She's the smart one, the teachers pet. She also is prefect. Anyways lets get back to the story.
Finally the bell rang and it was time for lunch. I walked down to the Great Hall with Lily.
"Hey Lily, after lunch do you want to go outside? It's such a beautiful day." I asked her, taking a seat at the Gryffindor table.
"Yeah, I don't care." she answered.
Just then a group of four boys, better known as the Marauders, entered the Great Hall. They were laughing about something. Lily rolled her eyes as they came and sat down at the end of the table. For some reason she had a great dislike for them (except for Remus 'because he's the only one who hasn't lost his sanity' she would say). Their names are James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. I looked down the table, where they were talking and snickering to each other. James was sitting at the very end. His untidy black hair was as it always was- a mess. He had brown eyes and glasses. James is on the Quidditch team, he's seeker and he's really good. Next to him was Sirius Black. He was the best looking one of the group. He had black hair that was a bit longer than James, and his bangs were always falling in his face. He had deep, soulful blue eyes. His eyes were full of so much emotion, even if his face didn't show it. He was so good looking infact, that I found my eyes lingering on him. Half the girls in the school had a crush on him and James. He was also on the Quidditch team, his position is chaser. Across from James was Remus Lupin. He was the most quiet and thoughtful one. He was probably the only one I ever had a full conversation with. He had sandy, brown hair, and brown eyes. He wasn't that bad, but he was almost always seen with a book, and he wasn't too social. He was also prefect. Next to him and across from Sirius was Peter Pettigrew. He was short and chubby, with short black hair, beady black eyes, and a squeaky voice. He followed them around everywhere, and worships James and Sirius. They they are a little harsh on him sometimes. Peter seemed nice, but he was too much of a follower, and he was too quiet.
Anyways, I guess I was looking down at their end of the table for too long and Lily noticed.
"Why are you staring at them?" She asked bringing me out of my thoughts.
"What?"
"You don't have a thing for one of them, do you?" she asked looking a little disgusted at the idea.
"Not really. What do you think of Sirius Black?" I asked sneaking a glance at him before turning back to Lily.
"Why do you want to know?" She asked
"Just curious."
"Well if you really want to know, I think he's an arrogant bastard. His problem is he walks around knowing he's good looking. Girls would die for him, he's with a different girl every week or so. I think the longest he was ever with one girl was two months! He tells them he loves them, and then he dumps them. Girls are stupid to like him. He treats girls like dogs, and they follow his every command. Every time he's around they turn into giggling zombies. He's annoying, and..."
"Okay, okay I get your point!" I exclaimed cutting her short.
"Do you like him?" Lily asked curiously.
"I don't know." I amswered truthfully. "I mean he is gorgeous and charming, but do you think I'd ever have a chance with him?"
"To tell you the truth, I highly doubt it. It's not that you're ugly or anything, you're very pretty. It's just that he seems very shallow, and like tons of girls are after him. He's never alone. He's either with his friends or a group of girls." She replied.
Just then the Marauders got up and followed a greasy, black haired Slytherin out of the Great Hall.
"Ugh, I'd better go stop this before it gets too far." Lily said getting up and leaving the Great Hall. I followed her. When I got there Lily was already telling them off.
"Leave him ALONE!"
James and Sirius looked around. James's free hand jumped to his hair.
"All right, Evans?" said James, and the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.
"Leave him alone," Lily repeated. She was looking at James with every sign of great dislike. "What's he done to you?"
"Well," said James, appearing to deliberate the point, "it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean..."
Many of the people who gathered in the Great Hall to watch, laughed, Sirius and Peter included, but Lupin didn't, and neither did Lily.
"You think you're funny," she said coldly. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."
"I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on... Go out with me, and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid." said Lily before turning on her heal and storming off. I started to follow her, when I noticed Sirius looking at me. I smiled at him and then turned to follow Lily.