A/N: As promised the second! I would like to apologize for not have written chapter two sooner, I was working on other stories and lot's of homework. This chapter is dedicated to my first reviewer: padfoots-angellover. Thanks and once more sorry for the delay. Also this chapter will be kinda short for I'm really busy, school starting tomorrow and all. So without further ado, on with the story!

A United Friendship

a fic by Josie G. Evans


Ch.2: A bad beginning

It was around eleven thirty, Lilian Maire-Jocelyn Evans was baking. That's right you heard me Lily Evans was baking! Oh the disasters! She was currently in the kitchen of Hogwarts, trying with all her might, to ignore all of the house elves whom had been running around, trying to find the ingredients she needed for her twelve batches of cookies. Now what was Lily doing at midnight in the kitchen baking cookies without help from any of the house elves? It was all part of her latest petition: banning of school uniforms. She had a grand total of 6 signatures, half of them from people who just wanted her to shut up. She was starting to think no one was going to sign a petition in order to have freedom of choice and individuality. That's when it happened. The end of the world as we know it. Lily took James advice! Don't worry, you heard me right, you weren't just hallucinating or sleeping and no you don't have to much ear wax. His advice? He told her she may need a new approach. Of course that was a smart idea, and then he had to go all dull-witted and give ridiculous plans and ideas, which Lily, or anyone in their right mind, would ignore.

That ladies and gentlemen, 'tis what led our brave, young Lily into the kitchen, covered from head to foot in flour. Her plan? To bake loads of cookies and exchange them for a signature. A bright idea if you ask me and of course this plan would work out perfectly! Tomorrow was Saturday which meant they didn't have school and were free to roam the castle and it's many corridors, floors and classrooms.

'Hum, I think I should put a heating charm on the cookies. Keep em warm and fresh. Oh and I could let a window open, let the wind sweep the smell through the castle. People liking the smell would go and see were it came from, they would then sign in order to get one, word would spread about how good they were and next thing you know, presto wamo! More then half of the school's signatures.' She thought.

Busy daydreaming of everyone eating her cookies, Lily had forgotten the oven was on with half of her cooking. A burnt smell wafted it's way to her nostrils. The house elves were surrounding the oven, looking at it with a torn expression. She had given them strickt instructions, none of them were to meddle in this, it had been something she had wanted to do by herself. She rushed to the oven and quickly extinguished the fire with the help of a nifty spell she had learned last year. "Oh great! Now there all burnt." She whinned.

"No worries miss, Jackle will finnish baking the cookies, you relaxe miss." Said one of the house-elves looking very happy. "Fine!" she said letting out an exasperated sigh. She sat down in a corner as she watched the house-elves cleaning up her mess, baking what was left of the cookies, washing pots and utensils, sweeping the floor, and an others putting the burnt cookies in a beautiful canister. She still might be able to 'sell' the burnt ones.

Sometime during the night, the house-elf named of Jackle, woke her up, "Miss has fallen asleep, Jackle and friends finished the cookies miss." He said looking at her, a proud smile pasted to his wrinkled face. "Oh! Thank you." She said as the house-elves put two big canisters in her hands, they smelled wonderful! The melted chocolate and baked dough, reaching her nostrils. 'Just one.' she thought, 'to taste them, see if they're good. No, no! You know yourself Lily, if you eat one, you'll eat the rest.'

"Well goodnight." She said and left the kitchen and towards the Gryffindor tower to rest a little before the big day.


End of Chapter Two

Once again, sorry for the short chapter. Chapter three will be posted as soon as I have time to type it, so around next week. Now go and review, you don't want one of those burnt cookies now do you? Didn't think so, REVIEW! Constructive criticism always welcome, flamers aren't.

Adios

Josie

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