Disclaimer: Hello, this is Barbara the Bulldozer!!! So to get this thing rolling, I'd like to introduce Bobby the Piggy to our lovely crew of construction. Of course Bobby isn't REALLY a construction appliance but we let him pretend that… you understand, it's sort of like with Anna. She THINKS she owns the story but she don't. Anywho, I'm going to go get some oil… my throat hurts!!!
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Blacktoxy: Not all of the boys the girls named are in Gryffindor. Some are in other Houses. The only Gryffindor boys, for future reference, are Jeremy Sutter, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. Oh, and the girls are Lily Evans, Elle Harrington, Blair Carter, Samantha Lewis, and Leila Braden! Thanks for the review!
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Chapter 4- Paging Sunshine
"Good morning, students." Professor Dumbledore stood up, his long white beard sweeping the floor. "I have some wonderful news to speak of. As you most of you know, this is the Year of the Muggle in the ancient and most important calendar of the Pruines. And, to top that off, next week is also the Muggle Entertainment Week. So, as a treat to all of you, the faculty and I have decided to allow you to spend one week in Muggle London, learning all about the Muggles and their way of non-magical life. However, in the stead of choosing groups for you, you may each choose a group of six students. There are, however, to be three boys and three girls. There will also be certain things required of you. After breakfast, you may come to the Head of your House and tell them the rooming arrangement. Oh, and on a side note, the Head Boy and Head Girl are to room together." Professor Dumbledore sat down with a twinkle in his bright blue eyes.
Lily, Elle, and Leila looked at each other happily. James grinned at Sirius and Remus.
"So Elle, wanna room with us?" Sirius asked.
"Sure… why not?" She replied with a wink.
"Great. So it's you, me, Jamesie, Remsie, Lily-flower, and Barbie-dall?" Sirius grinned.
"Oh yeah." Elle batted her eyelashes.
"Can't wait til next week!" Sirius shouted, causing multiple people to stare at him.
"Like I can?" Elle's lips turned up slightly.
"No!!!" Sirius yelled.
"WE'RE GOING TO LONDOND!!! WE'RE GOING TO LONDON!!!" Three excited boys, namely Sirius, James, and Remus, began chanting.
"Guys, calm down or else we'll have to disown you!" Lily smiled, looking at James.
James's heart faltered when he saw her smile on him. He instantly became quieter and more subdued.
Sirius, however, glanced at Elle, who was clearly enjoying herself, and launched into another "WE'RE GOING TO LONDON" cheer.
"Boys really, breathe!" Leila said with a grin.
Remus quickly calmed down and smiled at her.
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Lily sat on the Hogwarts Express, mentally preparing herself for a week with James in the city. In all actuality, she wasn't dreading it as much as she thought she should.
"Hey, mind if I sit here?" Asked a masculine voice.
"It's a free country." Lily replied, almost-almost- flirtatiously.
"I'll remember that." The voice sat down.
"You would do well to." Lily smiled.
"Oh I will." The voice laughed.
Lily turned around and smiled.
"Oh James, I'm so glad you're here!!!" Lily cried.
"Oh Lily!" James sighed.
Lily threw herself into his arms, kissing him…
Lily woke up shocked.
However, across the wall that separated the Boys and Girls Dormitories, James opened his eyes. 'Reality… what a rip-off,' He thought unhappily. He sat in his bed for a moment before deciding to go down into the Common Room and think for a while.
As he walked slowly the oak steps, he watched as the fire blazed comfortably. Spotting his favorite couch being near the fire, he sat down and began to gaze above the flames.
'How can I get that girl out of my head?!?' He thought unhappily. 'Maybe I should just give up…'
He sat there for an hour before he heard faint steps walking down the Girls' Staircase. He looked up and saw Lily standing there.
"Sorry… I couldn't sleep." She said bashfully.
"It's fine, neither could I." He replied. "Why don't you sit down?"
Lily smiled and walked to him and sat down upon the couch.
"Did you have a bad dream?" James asked.
"Not really… it was sort of weird."
"Mine wasn't bad either but it made me sad because it was something that'd never happen."
"Oh."
"Yeah…"
Lily sat looking nervous. To take some pressure off of her, he asked, "Do you wanna talk about it?"
"I don't know…" Lily blushed.
James didn't say anything. He gazed about the fireplace and at the picture of the Gryffindor Lion.
They sat for nearly half and hour in silence. Then, suddenly, Lily spoke up. "I'd like to talk about it."
"Ok."
"It was about… well you're going to laugh at me!" Lily cried.
"I will not."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Fine… I dreamt that you and I were on the Hogwarts Express and then I kissed you." Lily said very quickly.
James tried to keep his shock hidden. "Wow… and kissing me was THAT bad?" He grinned playfully.
"No, it was…" Lily stopped half-way through her sentence.
"It was what, Sunshine?" James teased.
"Well fine… it was good."
"Just good?" James cocked an eyebrow.
"Ok… it was great." Lily shrugged. "But it was only a dream."
"You wouldn't wanna test that theory?" James smiled.
Lily rolled her eyes but didn't deny anything.
"Let's see… to kiss or not to kiss…" James deliberated aloud.
The corner of Lily's mouth began to lift.
"Ah no… I shan't. You'll get that kiss when the time is right." James decided with a smile. He smiled broadly as he watched Lily's eyes look downcast for a split second.
"I'm sleepy." Lily yawned.
"Me too." James replied. "Uh… if you want, you can put your head on my shoulder… I mean, if you want to…"
"Ok… why not?" Lily smiled sleepily as she placed her head on his shoulder.
James cautiously placed an arm around her and they both fell quickly asleep.
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The next morning, James awoke with his left arm at a very uncomfortable angle. He was lying down on the couch in the Common Room and Lily's head was lying upon his right arm. He smiled happily until he heard snickering. Looking up, he saw Sirius and Remus and Peter laughing at him and Lily.
"Oh the lovebird awakes!" Sirius sang out.
"Stuff it, Sirius." James rolled his eyes.
"Mate, if you don't happen to remember, we're leaving for Muggle London soon." Remus said, trying to keep a straight face.
"Oh… yeah…" James leaned over and gently woke Lily.
"Lils, it's time to go!" Sirius cried.
"Urg… ok…" She slowly got up and went upstairs into her room.
"Well, Jamesie, that was interesting." Remus said before leaving through the Portrait Hole.
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"Now this is your house." Professor Dumbledore said with a smile as he pointed out a large three-story brick house. "There will be three people in each room." He smiled. "Have fun." And with those parting words, Dumbledore dissapparated.
"Oh my God… this is going to be GREAT!!!" Leila called out happily. She grabbed Remus by the arm and pulled him inside the large house.
As they walked through the front door, they gasped. The entrance hall was decorated beautifully.
The theme of the room was Arabian. The walls and ceiling were painted a deep blue and golden stars twinkled on the walls. The floor looked like sand but didn't have the annoying habit of sticking to one's feet. There were miniature elephants with gold and silver saddles roaming the floor and bells resounded in the distance.
"Wow…" Elle said softly.
"Let's check out the Kitchen!" Sirius said happily.
The kitchen was a bright and cheerful pale yellow. The counters were white and the curtains on the kitchen window were a soft blue and white checker. The white table in the half-circle breakfast area was covered with a white and blue checker table cloth and a white vase stood upon it, holding a sunflower.
"Let's eat!" James shouted excitedly.
"How about we check out the rest of the house?" Lily suggested.
The others (except James and Sirius) agreed and the six made their way into an elaborate living room.
The living room was huge in size. It held a baby grand piano that was a sleek black. There was a large gold colored couch and many expensive paintings.
"Upstairs, shall we?" Elle called as she sped up the large mahogany steps.
They entered the first bedroom. Upon the door was a place for the owners of the room to enter their names.
As Remus did the honors of opening the first door, the group started grinning from ear-to-ear.
The first bedroom had three large mattresses lying upon the floor. Between them was a large and silver lamp with six different lights hanging from it. The bedroom's color theme was pastel. The beds were covered with pastel blue and white throw pillows. The walls were filled with modern art pictures.
"I'm in love with this room!" Elle sighed.
"Me too…" Leila grinned.
Lily was speechless.
"Then I, Remus J. Lupin, do hereby declare this the room of Elle and Leila and Lily!" Remus bowed to the two.
"Come on! Let's hurry up! I can't wait to see what my room looks like!" James cried.
The six ran into another room that was filled with edibles. You could eat the walls, the floor, the beds, the ceiling, everything! The three boys looked as though heaven was on earth.
"I am never going home…" Sirius whispered, deeply in awe.
Lily laughed and James smiled.
It was pure bliss.
"How about we all meet up later to go do some Muggle things? Like go to the the-a-ter?" Sirius slowly sounded out.
"Sure… what time do you guys wanna meet up?" Elle smiled.
"Three?" Remus suggested.
"Sure…" Leila said.
The six split up and each went into a different room. Lily went downstairs into the Living Room and began to softly play Fur Elise on the piano. James sat in the kitchen, where he was close enough to listen but not to disturb. Remus and Leila were in the Library, talking to each other. Sirius sat in Boys' Room, eating and Elle was flipping through a Muggle magazine.
It was a restful time until three.
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"Wow… you girls look amazing!" James said with a smile.
"Thanks… you guys clean up pretty well too." Lily replied.
Lily's long red hair was gently curled. She wore an ice blue shirt and a pair of jeans which showed off her long legs. She didn't have any makeup on except eyeliner.
Elle's brown hair was swept into a messy updo. She wore a short white skirt and a light pink top with the words, "Witch", in white letters. She had pink flip-flop earrings and white flip-flops.
Leila stood beside them in a slim-fit black shirt and khaki pants. She had blonde hair lying straight behind her and she wore a black beret upon her hair.
"Well, Leila, may I have the pleasure of escorting you?" Remus asked with a soft smile.
"But of course." Leila replied. The two linked arms and walked onto the busy London street.
"Lo, must I even ask?" Sirius grinned.
"No." Elle answered, taking his outstretched arm.
Lily looked at James awkwardly before shrugging internally and taking his arm.
"Let's go!" The six ran down the street, laughing and bypassing innocent civilians. They went quickly into the theater, where they began watching a film.
Half way through the movie, the three boys had to leave suddenly. They were gone for a long time but the girls didn't worry… until they heard a voice over the loudspeaker going, "Paging Sunshine… paging Sunshine…"
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