Chap 3
"Just so you know, this is not a date," Lily said. James nodded barely concealing a smirk.
"James Potter THIS IS NOT A DATE!"
"I know, I know!" she started to lecture him about how it was not a date, James should not have lied to her and blah blah blah blah. Quickly James got bored listening and interrupted.
"You want an ice cream?"
She stopped mid-rant and stared at him. She could not think why she had expected him to listen to her for more than a minute. Giving up:
"Sure,"
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"I hate these things so much,"
"Why? They go so fast,"
"Exactly. They go so fast, and they rock and one day I swear- JAMES POTTER STOP ROCKING THE CART-that it will come off it's rails,"
They were speeding through Gringotts to get their money. James was trying to scare Lily by shaking the cart. And it was working. She had been with him for an hour and already she had forgotten that she was stressed at him. Must have been the ice cream.
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"NO!" Lily shouted. "We're not going to the Quidditch shop! If you asked one more time, we'll spend the whole day in Madam Malkins."
"What makes you think I want to spend the whole day with you, Evans?" James teased.
"I don't see you leaving," she pointed out.
"Good point," he said. "You want more ice cream?"
She sighed at his immaturity. Before picking her flavour.
"So what happened to you?" he asked. Not that he was complaining, but a week ago she hated his guts, and now they were out together eating ice cream.
"I'm sure I don't know what you mean," She replied innocently.
"Why don't you hate me?" Surprised she tried to answer his question but found that she did not know herself.
"I just....you.....because...erm......"
"I understand. You just can't resist me," He grinned his trademark slightly lop sided grin at her.
"Stop it! I don't like you that much so that smile has no effect on me,"
"Really?" He tried again, exaggerating his smile, but instead of being cute it was just creepy.
"THAT defiantly does not make me think that you're cute. It just makes me think.....("Yes?")....you're going to kill me when I'm sleeping,"
"Cheers," he said sarcastically and walked off. Lily stared as he walked off. Where did he think he was going? Until he returned with two more ice creams.
"What is it with you and ice creams?" she asked. He smiled and shrugged, his smile vanished as he tripped and nearly dropped the ice creams he was holding, struggled to catch them. Flustered he handed one to Lily and sat back down.
'Okay' thought Lily 'Now he's cute'.
She could not explain it herself. She had brought him to London so she could moan at him, but after spending time with just him and not with his pathetic friends, she had to admit that she was wrong at him. James was easy to be around and she was really having fun. He was talking to her but she wasn't listening. Because just walking out of the Leaky Cauldron was-
"Yeah James, I'm sure that's a very good story, but we have to go! Now!" she interrupted.
He looked puzzled. "Why?" He hadn't even been telling her a story.
"You see that woman in the blue? That's my mother," He looked behind him,
"SHE'S WITH MY MUM!" they stared at each other.
"Time to run?" he asked. She nodded and he grabbed her hand as they sprinted down Diagon Alley.
Despite being a muggle, Lily's mother became very involved in the Wizarding world after she got married. Her friends were magical and she felt just at home in Diagon Alley as she did in Oxford Street. Lily had always been glad, but not when she was out with James Potter.
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They had run down Diagon Alley and down a side street. They had ended up in a small camera shop, James had dragged Lily in there to go in the photo booth, so when they got back to Hogwarts she would not forget "That day when you didn't hate me". Lily laughed at the picture. Just to prove that he didn't hate him, he had flung his arm around her as the picture was taken. The photo version of her was rolling her eyes at the photo James who was grinning madly into the camera. James had bought a small camera and was busy snapping pictures of random things.
"Smile Lily!" She grinned cheesily.
"Smile Mr Fortescue!" He also grinned cheesily as he brought them their ice creams. Honestly thought Lily, he's like a kid with a new toy!
"Smile Sirius!" Lily looked up. Why did Sirius have to turn up? IT WAS JUST GETTING GOOD!
Sirius, obviously did not grin cheesily, but smiled charmingly into the camera.
"Find a house?" Lily asked.
"What happened today?" Sirius said in a dramatic whisper to James
"What do you mean?" James returned the whisper.
"It's the end of the day and you're both still alive. And Lily's talking to me. You didn't kill each other?"
James sighed and repeated Lily's question.
"Yes I did. I bought a flat."
"Already?"'
"Yes. Oh and you're helping me move in next week."
"You're moving out next week?" James asked.
"Yes. Pay attention!"
"Sirius is living with you?" Lily asked James. He nodded.
"Long story,"
"I moved in." Sirius interrupted.
"Short story" replied James.
They chatted for a while until Lily decided that it was time for her to go. She finished her ice cream and got up, laughing at the amount of empty glasses on the table. They seemed to have eaten hundreds of ice creams.
"See you Sirius," She said, and then leaned over to kiss James on the cheek. "Bye James."
Somehow, she never did figure out how, she managed to keep her head up and to keep walking until she could collapse, after apparating home. Her head was spinning and her hands were shaking. She had just kissed James Potter. Lily Evan had just kissed James Potter. Okay so it was not a proper kiss but it was close enough.
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Lily ran inside and up to the bathroom. Willing herself not to be sick she splashed water on her face. Perhaps that sixth ice cream was too much.
"Damn you Potter," she groaned as she threw up. Her mum heard her and went up to see if she was okay.
"I saw something quite interesting today Lily," she said.
"Yes........." Lily replied hesitantly.
"I went to Diagon Alley today," Lily sighed. "And I saw a girl who looked just like you. And a boy who looked just like James Potter. Why was that Lily?"
"I don't know,"
"Lily!"
"Fine! Because I went to Diagon Alley with him." Her mother smothered her in a hug.
As her mother released her the photo they had had taken fluttered out of her pocket and onto the floor. She picked it up before Lily could stop her and stared at it. Looking at the grinning pair she suddenly shouted:
"Oh Lily! That's wonderful! You're seeing James Potter! Oh Lily!" she repeated.
Lily pulled away and told her that 'sorry to disappoint you' but she wasn't seeing him. She explained that they were friends, nothing more. She looked slightly disappointed but merely said:
"For now,"
"Just so you know, this is not a date," Lily said. James nodded barely concealing a smirk.
"James Potter THIS IS NOT A DATE!"
"I know, I know!" she started to lecture him about how it was not a date, James should not have lied to her and blah blah blah blah. Quickly James got bored listening and interrupted.
"You want an ice cream?"
She stopped mid-rant and stared at him. She could not think why she had expected him to listen to her for more than a minute. Giving up:
"Sure,"
***************
"I hate these things so much,"
"Why? They go so fast,"
"Exactly. They go so fast, and they rock and one day I swear- JAMES POTTER STOP ROCKING THE CART-that it will come off it's rails,"
They were speeding through Gringotts to get their money. James was trying to scare Lily by shaking the cart. And it was working. She had been with him for an hour and already she had forgotten that she was stressed at him. Must have been the ice cream.
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"NO!" Lily shouted. "We're not going to the Quidditch shop! If you asked one more time, we'll spend the whole day in Madam Malkins."
"What makes you think I want to spend the whole day with you, Evans?" James teased.
"I don't see you leaving," she pointed out.
"Good point," he said. "You want more ice cream?"
She sighed at his immaturity. Before picking her flavour.
"So what happened to you?" he asked. Not that he was complaining, but a week ago she hated his guts, and now they were out together eating ice cream.
"I'm sure I don't know what you mean," She replied innocently.
"Why don't you hate me?" Surprised she tried to answer his question but found that she did not know herself.
"I just....you.....because...erm......"
"I understand. You just can't resist me," He grinned his trademark slightly lop sided grin at her.
"Stop it! I don't like you that much so that smile has no effect on me,"
"Really?" He tried again, exaggerating his smile, but instead of being cute it was just creepy.
"THAT defiantly does not make me think that you're cute. It just makes me think.....("Yes?")....you're going to kill me when I'm sleeping,"
"Cheers," he said sarcastically and walked off. Lily stared as he walked off. Where did he think he was going? Until he returned with two more ice creams.
"What is it with you and ice creams?" she asked. He smiled and shrugged, his smile vanished as he tripped and nearly dropped the ice creams he was holding, struggled to catch them. Flustered he handed one to Lily and sat back down.
'Okay' thought Lily 'Now he's cute'.
She could not explain it herself. She had brought him to London so she could moan at him, but after spending time with just him and not with his pathetic friends, she had to admit that she was wrong at him. James was easy to be around and she was really having fun. He was talking to her but she wasn't listening. Because just walking out of the Leaky Cauldron was-
"Yeah James, I'm sure that's a very good story, but we have to go! Now!" she interrupted.
He looked puzzled. "Why?" He hadn't even been telling her a story.
"You see that woman in the blue? That's my mother," He looked behind him,
"SHE'S WITH MY MUM!" they stared at each other.
"Time to run?" he asked. She nodded and he grabbed her hand as they sprinted down Diagon Alley.
Despite being a muggle, Lily's mother became very involved in the Wizarding world after she got married. Her friends were magical and she felt just at home in Diagon Alley as she did in Oxford Street. Lily had always been glad, but not when she was out with James Potter.
***************
They had run down Diagon Alley and down a side street. They had ended up in a small camera shop, James had dragged Lily in there to go in the photo booth, so when they got back to Hogwarts she would not forget "That day when you didn't hate me". Lily laughed at the picture. Just to prove that he didn't hate him, he had flung his arm around her as the picture was taken. The photo version of her was rolling her eyes at the photo James who was grinning madly into the camera. James had bought a small camera and was busy snapping pictures of random things.
"Smile Lily!" She grinned cheesily.
"Smile Mr Fortescue!" He also grinned cheesily as he brought them their ice creams. Honestly thought Lily, he's like a kid with a new toy!
"Smile Sirius!" Lily looked up. Why did Sirius have to turn up? IT WAS JUST GETTING GOOD!
Sirius, obviously did not grin cheesily, but smiled charmingly into the camera.
"Find a house?" Lily asked.
"What happened today?" Sirius said in a dramatic whisper to James
"What do you mean?" James returned the whisper.
"It's the end of the day and you're both still alive. And Lily's talking to me. You didn't kill each other?"
James sighed and repeated Lily's question.
"Yes I did. I bought a flat."
"Already?"'
"Yes. Oh and you're helping me move in next week."
"You're moving out next week?" James asked.
"Yes. Pay attention!"
"Sirius is living with you?" Lily asked James. He nodded.
"Long story,"
"I moved in." Sirius interrupted.
"Short story" replied James.
They chatted for a while until Lily decided that it was time for her to go. She finished her ice cream and got up, laughing at the amount of empty glasses on the table. They seemed to have eaten hundreds of ice creams.
"See you Sirius," She said, and then leaned over to kiss James on the cheek. "Bye James."
Somehow, she never did figure out how, she managed to keep her head up and to keep walking until she could collapse, after apparating home. Her head was spinning and her hands were shaking. She had just kissed James Potter. Lily Evan had just kissed James Potter. Okay so it was not a proper kiss but it was close enough.
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Lily ran inside and up to the bathroom. Willing herself not to be sick she splashed water on her face. Perhaps that sixth ice cream was too much.
"Damn you Potter," she groaned as she threw up. Her mum heard her and went up to see if she was okay.
"I saw something quite interesting today Lily," she said.
"Yes........." Lily replied hesitantly.
"I went to Diagon Alley today," Lily sighed. "And I saw a girl who looked just like you. And a boy who looked just like James Potter. Why was that Lily?"
"I don't know,"
"Lily!"
"Fine! Because I went to Diagon Alley with him." Her mother smothered her in a hug.
As her mother released her the photo they had had taken fluttered out of her pocket and onto the floor. She picked it up before Lily could stop her and stared at it. Looking at the grinning pair she suddenly shouted:
"Oh Lily! That's wonderful! You're seeing James Potter! Oh Lily!" she repeated.
Lily pulled away and told her that 'sorry to disappoint you' but she wasn't seeing him. She explained that they were friends, nothing more. She looked slightly disappointed but merely said:
"For now,"