Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter characters. J.K. Rowling does.
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Summer. The best season of the year. Or so James thought. He had it REALLY bad. One time he was hanging out with Sirius at his house. Today was Sirius's birthday, and he would be turning sixteen. Remus was there too, but Peter was unable to make it. Apparently Sirius's parents had conveniently forgotten that today was his birthday, and had a "very important conference" that took up the whole day, and they would be bringing along Regulus, Sirius's kid brother, along for the joy ride. You can imagine Regulus's joy at being brought to an all day conference.
Anyway, they were sitting in James's large yard, talking about stuff. When they got to the subject of some people at Hogwarts, James felt a longing in his heart.
"God, I miss Lily!" James announced randomly. He desperately messed up his hair again in anguish.
Sirius and Remus turned to look at him quizzically, and then they both let out a sigh in unison.
"You've got it BAD." Sirius said.
"Yes, too bad she doesn't quite fancy you as much," Remus commented thoughtfully.
James glared at Remus. "Moony, you aren't making me feel any better."
"Well, look on the bright side: maybe some birthday cake will cheer you up." Sirius said heartily.
James looked up at his best friend in apology. "Sorry Sirius, I'm ruining your day, aren't I? Well, no more talk about my problems, let's eat!" With that, they cheerfully stuffed themselves with cake, making Sirius's day a happier one.
James Potter can be a hot-headed, egoistic jerk, but he is a good friend.
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Lily groaned. Why did Professor Binns have to give them so much homework?
"I mean, he just died a few months ago, wouldn't he at least reduce the homework? It'd save him a lot of time correcting them!"
She was supposed to write a foot long essay about troll wars. TROLL WARS! Who would be interested in how mountain troll wars are fought? Lily supposed that some boys would enjoy it, being violent prone as they are. Some of them, at least. There are quite a few decent boys around Hogwarts. Her mum had been asking her if she fancied anyone from Hogwarts, but she replied no. Then her dad had asked her if any boys were "chasing after her," as he had said with a chuckle. Lily had to honestly say yes to that. She lightly mentioned James Potter. Her parents, being parents, bombarded her with questions about him, to most Lily couldn't answer. She didn't want her parents to know he was really chasing after her! Stalking her, really.
Lily also couldn't help but notice the longing and jealous looks coming from Petunia's pale eyes. She had inherited her father's pearl eyes, while Lily had gotten her mother's emerald ones.
"What about you, Tuna?" Lily asked her sister. "Tuna" is Lily's nickname for Petunia, and Li is Petunia's nickname for Lily, though soon after she found out she was a witch, Petunia used the nickname less often.
Petunia stiffened at the nickname. "Well, a boy named Vernon had asked me to several dances as my date. I declined all but one time." Petunia answered stiffly.
"Why didn't you go for it?" Lily asked curiously, all awkwardness forgotten.
Petunia sniffed. "He isn't my type, and-oh wait, I'll show you his picture and then you'll see why."
In the rush of sisterly boy talk, Petunia had temporarily forgotten her jealousy of her sister and was now eagerly telling Lily about Vernon.
Petunia rushed and got the yearbook from this year and rushed back to the kitchen. She flipped the pages until she got to her class photos. Being at Hogwarts all year, Lily half expected the students in the pictures to wave or stick their tongues out at her. Petunia pointed out Vernon's picture.
Vernon had a tiny, fat neck, and he had a very fat and broad face. He looked very shrewd to Lily, like someone who would be the leader of a gang.
"Oh." Was all Lily said.
"The only reason I went with him the last time was because he was so pitiful! He was also extremely nice: sending flowers, giving me love notes, he was almost at tears when he asked me!"
Lily smiled. Typical of Petunia. The one time they actually had a civilized and nice conversation and it's about a complaint.
But then she recalled all the things Petunia had said about what Vernon did for her: flowers, love notes, etc. and she found a little tiny voice in her head wishing that James had done something like that for her.
"No! I don't fancy him! He's a hot-headed jerk with a big ego!" Lily reminded herself furiously in her thoughts.
"But he is trying, so give him a break! He's a guy! A guy who hasn't had much experience with girls! And he's trying really hard, so he must really want you." The voice pointed out.
Yeah, but-
Lily felt her heart pounding hard. All this thought and self-argument-just for James Potter?
She doesn't have it bad, does she?
Lily Evans may be stubborn and tends not to give many second chances to certain people (*cough* James Potter! *cough*) but she does care about people. Even if she doesn't realize it.
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Summer. The best season of the year. Or so James thought. He had it REALLY bad. One time he was hanging out with Sirius at his house. Today was Sirius's birthday, and he would be turning sixteen. Remus was there too, but Peter was unable to make it. Apparently Sirius's parents had conveniently forgotten that today was his birthday, and had a "very important conference" that took up the whole day, and they would be bringing along Regulus, Sirius's kid brother, along for the joy ride. You can imagine Regulus's joy at being brought to an all day conference.
Anyway, they were sitting in James's large yard, talking about stuff. When they got to the subject of some people at Hogwarts, James felt a longing in his heart.
"God, I miss Lily!" James announced randomly. He desperately messed up his hair again in anguish.
Sirius and Remus turned to look at him quizzically, and then they both let out a sigh in unison.
"You've got it BAD." Sirius said.
"Yes, too bad she doesn't quite fancy you as much," Remus commented thoughtfully.
James glared at Remus. "Moony, you aren't making me feel any better."
"Well, look on the bright side: maybe some birthday cake will cheer you up." Sirius said heartily.
James looked up at his best friend in apology. "Sorry Sirius, I'm ruining your day, aren't I? Well, no more talk about my problems, let's eat!" With that, they cheerfully stuffed themselves with cake, making Sirius's day a happier one.
James Potter can be a hot-headed, egoistic jerk, but he is a good friend.
* * *
Lily groaned. Why did Professor Binns have to give them so much homework?
"I mean, he just died a few months ago, wouldn't he at least reduce the homework? It'd save him a lot of time correcting them!"
She was supposed to write a foot long essay about troll wars. TROLL WARS! Who would be interested in how mountain troll wars are fought? Lily supposed that some boys would enjoy it, being violent prone as they are. Some of them, at least. There are quite a few decent boys around Hogwarts. Her mum had been asking her if she fancied anyone from Hogwarts, but she replied no. Then her dad had asked her if any boys were "chasing after her," as he had said with a chuckle. Lily had to honestly say yes to that. She lightly mentioned James Potter. Her parents, being parents, bombarded her with questions about him, to most Lily couldn't answer. She didn't want her parents to know he was really chasing after her! Stalking her, really.
Lily also couldn't help but notice the longing and jealous looks coming from Petunia's pale eyes. She had inherited her father's pearl eyes, while Lily had gotten her mother's emerald ones.
"What about you, Tuna?" Lily asked her sister. "Tuna" is Lily's nickname for Petunia, and Li is Petunia's nickname for Lily, though soon after she found out she was a witch, Petunia used the nickname less often.
Petunia stiffened at the nickname. "Well, a boy named Vernon had asked me to several dances as my date. I declined all but one time." Petunia answered stiffly.
"Why didn't you go for it?" Lily asked curiously, all awkwardness forgotten.
Petunia sniffed. "He isn't my type, and-oh wait, I'll show you his picture and then you'll see why."
In the rush of sisterly boy talk, Petunia had temporarily forgotten her jealousy of her sister and was now eagerly telling Lily about Vernon.
Petunia rushed and got the yearbook from this year and rushed back to the kitchen. She flipped the pages until she got to her class photos. Being at Hogwarts all year, Lily half expected the students in the pictures to wave or stick their tongues out at her. Petunia pointed out Vernon's picture.
Vernon had a tiny, fat neck, and he had a very fat and broad face. He looked very shrewd to Lily, like someone who would be the leader of a gang.
"Oh." Was all Lily said.
"The only reason I went with him the last time was because he was so pitiful! He was also extremely nice: sending flowers, giving me love notes, he was almost at tears when he asked me!"
Lily smiled. Typical of Petunia. The one time they actually had a civilized and nice conversation and it's about a complaint.
But then she recalled all the things Petunia had said about what Vernon did for her: flowers, love notes, etc. and she found a little tiny voice in her head wishing that James had done something like that for her.
"No! I don't fancy him! He's a hot-headed jerk with a big ego!" Lily reminded herself furiously in her thoughts.
"But he is trying, so give him a break! He's a guy! A guy who hasn't had much experience with girls! And he's trying really hard, so he must really want you." The voice pointed out.
Yeah, but-
Lily felt her heart pounding hard. All this thought and self-argument-just for James Potter?
She doesn't have it bad, does she?
Lily Evans may be stubborn and tends not to give many second chances to certain people (*cough* James Potter! *cough*) but she does care about people. Even if she doesn't realize it.