2 weeks later~*~*~*
James was sound asleep in his king sized bed at the Potter Estate. That was when his older sister, Melanie, came bursting in his room, throwing a bucket of water on his head.
"M-Melanie!!!!" James sputtered, shooting straight up in his bed, his eyes wide.
Melanie just raised an eyebrow at him and shrugged, saying in a patronizing voice, "Now now little brother. This has been going on for years and you still act surprised every morning you wake up dripping with water? tsk tsk.".
James just glared at her. The sixteen year old in front of him would be also attending Hogwarts this year, starting her 5th year. Even though James hated to admit it, his sister was really cool. She was very lenient whenever she had to baby-sit James and his friends back when they were younger, letting them do whatever they pleased just as long as she could help out with their pranks.
Melanie had shoulder-length silky brown hair with chocolate brown eyes just like her brother's. She was pretty, just not supermodel pretty. She had wired-rimmed glasses as well, making her look a lot smarter and more mature.
James looked over at his clock and groaned. "Melly!!! Why'd you get me up so early?" the clock on his nightstand read 9:00. Melanie shook her head in amazement. James really was one of a kind. He was acting as though she woke him up at 6 instead of 9. AND he forgot what day it was.
"James, dear. Fall back asleep if you want. I'll tell mom to let you sleep in, alright?" she said, sweetly.
James grinned at her. 'Gosh, how dumb can you get?' she asked silently. She smirked at him and walked to the door. "Sweet dreams, Jamsie!" she said over her shoulder. All she got in return was a snore, telling her he had already fallen back asleep. Once she got outside his room, she started to laugh, hysterically.
==================With Lily=========================================
Lily was already up by 7 o'clock. She was so excited she could hardly stand it. Despite her protests of being to anxious to eat, her parents made her sit down and eat a big breakfast their cook, Grace, had made as a going away banquet.
It was now 10 o'clock. The train Lily was supposed to take would be leaving at 11 o'clock sharp. She had taken a shower, dried her hair and straightened it, making it longer going down all the way to her waist. She was dressed in light green spaghetti strapped sundress with tan colored sandals. She was wearing no makeup on account of one: she was only eleven; she didn't need to impress anyone. And Two: she was pretty enough that she didn't need it.
"Lily dear. It's time to go." her mother's voice called up the staircase. Lily's father was on a business meeting this time, so he wouldn't be coming with, but he said goodbye last night and promised her a surprise when she came back for Christmas to make up for it. Petunia was being forced to come.
Lily bounced down the stairs, more excited than she was when she was going to Diagon Alley. 5 minutes later, her trunk was packed into their car and her mother, Petunia, who had a permanent scowl on her face, and Lily herself were all on the way to the train station. It took them 40 minutes to get to the station. By now, it was 10:45 and the Evans' couldn't find the platform!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~With James~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!" James screamed, jumping out of bed. Three thoughts kept repeating themselves in his head, 'Hogwarts... 10:30... Kill Melly!!!' He rushed into the bathroom, took a quick shower and pulled on a deep green shirt that wasn't buttoned up with a white shirt underneath. He had on kaki jeans and was pulling on his shoes while rushing down the steps, into the kitchen.
"Muuuuummmm... why didn't you wake me up???" he whined.
James' mother looked up from her breakfast, puzzled; "Melanie told me you were already awake." she glanced over at Melanie, who was trying to not snort into her oatmeal while trying to hide her face from her mother behind the flower centerpiece. "Melanie!!! I cannot believe you did that to your brother! Apologies now." she said, understanding now what had happened.
Melanie sighed, defeated. She looked at her little brother, apologetically and said, "Sorry Jamsie."
"Don't call me that!!! It's bad enough I get it from Sirius!!!" he cut her off.
Melanie rolled her eyes and said, "Well anyway, you did deserve what was coming to you. You wouldn't get up when I told you to."
"I don't have time for this. Mum, we have to leave right now." James said, turning his attention back to his mother.
"Whatever's the rush, son? We can always Floo over there." his mother said.
"I know, but I promised Sirius that I'd be there at 10:30. Right now it's... 10:45!!!" he said.
"All right, all right. Come on Melanie, your brother may blow up if he doesn't get to that station and see his long lost friend Sirius." she added the last part sarcastically, but with a motherly smile. Sirius had just been over last night, wrecking havoc on the household.
"That's right." James said, purposely ignoring his mother's sarcasm.
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"I don't see it anywhere." her mother said.
Petunia snorted rudely. "It was probably all a joke. Someone probably knew the freak here would be gullible enough to believe it." Lily looked panicked for a moment. What if it had been just a joke!!!
"Petunia! You will not speak to your sister that rudely again, do you hear?" her mother scolded. Petunia just glared and sulked.
Lily looked all around; suddenly she saw something that caught her eye. "Mother! Look. I think he may be going to Hogwarts."
"How can you be so sure, honey?" her mother asked, skeptically.
"He had an owl." she stated simply. "Let's follow him. It won't hurt just to check." with that she pushed her cart along the pavement, dodging some people here and there. What she saw next made her, her mother and Petunia stop dead in their tracks.
"Did...did he just walk right through that platform" her mother stuttered.
Lily, wide-eyed, nodded her head slowly. "I think he did." she said, timidly. 'Oh come on Lily. Don't get cold feet now. Just think, 4 months with no Petunia!' she said to herself, building up some confidence. She turned to her mother and Petunia, who was leaning against a different platform and glaring at the people who passed by.
"Ok... well I guess this is it. Goodbye, Mother. Petunia" After a teary goodbye, Lily raced onto the platform, leaving Petunia and her mother to stare at it for a few moments. Then they turned around and started to walk back to the car.
"Oh. Petunia, dear, wait here for a moment. I want to find out how much a to-and-back ticket to Ireland is." her mother left Petunia standing by one of the platforms.
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James was running along the train station, pushing his trolley and trying not to bump into people. His sister went before him with the Floo powder so she was already ahead of him, no doubt already on the platform. His mother decided to stay home, telling Melanie to watch out for James, which, of course, Melanie ignored. James was already 20 minutes late, he just knew Sirius would be pranking him for weeks as punishment.
James was so lost in thought that he almost ran over an 'innocent' muggle.
"Watch it!" she said, glaring.
"Oopps. Sorry about that." James said, smiling innocently and made his eyes as big as he could, this look had always made him look so cute that it always got him out of trouble. He figured out that trick back when he was about 4. He couldn't remember who taught him that, he always figured it had been his sister.
Petunia, the girl he had ran into, just stared at him. 'What's he trying to pull. Lily came up with that kind of smile and puppy dog face back when she was 4 so she'd get away with anything. Rather stupid trick, though. It never works on me.' she furrowed her brows in confusion. This kid looked so familiar to her. Then she smirked, recognizing this kid. The only other person that she knew who did that was...
"James Potter."
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A/N- Well there's another chapter. Please review and thanks to all who already did!!!
James was sound asleep in his king sized bed at the Potter Estate. That was when his older sister, Melanie, came bursting in his room, throwing a bucket of water on his head.
"M-Melanie!!!!" James sputtered, shooting straight up in his bed, his eyes wide.
Melanie just raised an eyebrow at him and shrugged, saying in a patronizing voice, "Now now little brother. This has been going on for years and you still act surprised every morning you wake up dripping with water? tsk tsk.".
James just glared at her. The sixteen year old in front of him would be also attending Hogwarts this year, starting her 5th year. Even though James hated to admit it, his sister was really cool. She was very lenient whenever she had to baby-sit James and his friends back when they were younger, letting them do whatever they pleased just as long as she could help out with their pranks.
Melanie had shoulder-length silky brown hair with chocolate brown eyes just like her brother's. She was pretty, just not supermodel pretty. She had wired-rimmed glasses as well, making her look a lot smarter and more mature.
James looked over at his clock and groaned. "Melly!!! Why'd you get me up so early?" the clock on his nightstand read 9:00. Melanie shook her head in amazement. James really was one of a kind. He was acting as though she woke him up at 6 instead of 9. AND he forgot what day it was.
"James, dear. Fall back asleep if you want. I'll tell mom to let you sleep in, alright?" she said, sweetly.
James grinned at her. 'Gosh, how dumb can you get?' she asked silently. She smirked at him and walked to the door. "Sweet dreams, Jamsie!" she said over her shoulder. All she got in return was a snore, telling her he had already fallen back asleep. Once she got outside his room, she started to laugh, hysterically.
==================With Lily=========================================
Lily was already up by 7 o'clock. She was so excited she could hardly stand it. Despite her protests of being to anxious to eat, her parents made her sit down and eat a big breakfast their cook, Grace, had made as a going away banquet.
It was now 10 o'clock. The train Lily was supposed to take would be leaving at 11 o'clock sharp. She had taken a shower, dried her hair and straightened it, making it longer going down all the way to her waist. She was dressed in light green spaghetti strapped sundress with tan colored sandals. She was wearing no makeup on account of one: she was only eleven; she didn't need to impress anyone. And Two: she was pretty enough that she didn't need it.
"Lily dear. It's time to go." her mother's voice called up the staircase. Lily's father was on a business meeting this time, so he wouldn't be coming with, but he said goodbye last night and promised her a surprise when she came back for Christmas to make up for it. Petunia was being forced to come.
Lily bounced down the stairs, more excited than she was when she was going to Diagon Alley. 5 minutes later, her trunk was packed into their car and her mother, Petunia, who had a permanent scowl on her face, and Lily herself were all on the way to the train station. It took them 40 minutes to get to the station. By now, it was 10:45 and the Evans' couldn't find the platform!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~With James~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!" James screamed, jumping out of bed. Three thoughts kept repeating themselves in his head, 'Hogwarts... 10:30... Kill Melly!!!' He rushed into the bathroom, took a quick shower and pulled on a deep green shirt that wasn't buttoned up with a white shirt underneath. He had on kaki jeans and was pulling on his shoes while rushing down the steps, into the kitchen.
"Muuuuummmm... why didn't you wake me up???" he whined.
James' mother looked up from her breakfast, puzzled; "Melanie told me you were already awake." she glanced over at Melanie, who was trying to not snort into her oatmeal while trying to hide her face from her mother behind the flower centerpiece. "Melanie!!! I cannot believe you did that to your brother! Apologies now." she said, understanding now what had happened.
Melanie sighed, defeated. She looked at her little brother, apologetically and said, "Sorry Jamsie."
"Don't call me that!!! It's bad enough I get it from Sirius!!!" he cut her off.
Melanie rolled her eyes and said, "Well anyway, you did deserve what was coming to you. You wouldn't get up when I told you to."
"I don't have time for this. Mum, we have to leave right now." James said, turning his attention back to his mother.
"Whatever's the rush, son? We can always Floo over there." his mother said.
"I know, but I promised Sirius that I'd be there at 10:30. Right now it's... 10:45!!!" he said.
"All right, all right. Come on Melanie, your brother may blow up if he doesn't get to that station and see his long lost friend Sirius." she added the last part sarcastically, but with a motherly smile. Sirius had just been over last night, wrecking havoc on the household.
"That's right." James said, purposely ignoring his mother's sarcasm.
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"I don't see it anywhere." her mother said.
Petunia snorted rudely. "It was probably all a joke. Someone probably knew the freak here would be gullible enough to believe it." Lily looked panicked for a moment. What if it had been just a joke!!!
"Petunia! You will not speak to your sister that rudely again, do you hear?" her mother scolded. Petunia just glared and sulked.
Lily looked all around; suddenly she saw something that caught her eye. "Mother! Look. I think he may be going to Hogwarts."
"How can you be so sure, honey?" her mother asked, skeptically.
"He had an owl." she stated simply. "Let's follow him. It won't hurt just to check." with that she pushed her cart along the pavement, dodging some people here and there. What she saw next made her, her mother and Petunia stop dead in their tracks.
"Did...did he just walk right through that platform" her mother stuttered.
Lily, wide-eyed, nodded her head slowly. "I think he did." she said, timidly. 'Oh come on Lily. Don't get cold feet now. Just think, 4 months with no Petunia!' she said to herself, building up some confidence. She turned to her mother and Petunia, who was leaning against a different platform and glaring at the people who passed by.
"Ok... well I guess this is it. Goodbye, Mother. Petunia" After a teary goodbye, Lily raced onto the platform, leaving Petunia and her mother to stare at it for a few moments. Then they turned around and started to walk back to the car.
"Oh. Petunia, dear, wait here for a moment. I want to find out how much a to-and-back ticket to Ireland is." her mother left Petunia standing by one of the platforms.
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James was running along the train station, pushing his trolley and trying not to bump into people. His sister went before him with the Floo powder so she was already ahead of him, no doubt already on the platform. His mother decided to stay home, telling Melanie to watch out for James, which, of course, Melanie ignored. James was already 20 minutes late, he just knew Sirius would be pranking him for weeks as punishment.
James was so lost in thought that he almost ran over an 'innocent' muggle.
"Watch it!" she said, glaring.
"Oopps. Sorry about that." James said, smiling innocently and made his eyes as big as he could, this look had always made him look so cute that it always got him out of trouble. He figured out that trick back when he was about 4. He couldn't remember who taught him that, he always figured it had been his sister.
Petunia, the girl he had ran into, just stared at him. 'What's he trying to pull. Lily came up with that kind of smile and puppy dog face back when she was 4 so she'd get away with anything. Rather stupid trick, though. It never works on me.' she furrowed her brows in confusion. This kid looked so familiar to her. Then she smirked, recognizing this kid. The only other person that she knew who did that was...
"James Potter."
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A/N- Well there's another chapter. Please review and thanks to all who already did!!!