Hi Everyone!!! Ok. I forgot to put a disclaimer on here so here it is.
I don't own anything anyone recognizes on here. Now on to the story. If you
don't remember, this is the last few lines on the last chapter. Now enjoy!
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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." 888888888888888888*******************88888888888888888888*******************
As Petunia said this, James' face dropped from its puppy dog look to a look of confusion. This teenager was just glaring at him and not moving. She was rather dangly-looking and had a horse-shaped face that didn't do her justice in the slightest. James did admit she did look a little familiar but he couldn't remember were he might have seen her. To make matters more bizarre for him, she knew his name.
"Yes that's my name... do I know you?" he asked politely.
"Should have known you'd grow up just as clueless as you were when you were six. You always were a dumb kid." she scoffed.
James blinked in surprise. ' 'When you were six.'? How the hell did she know me when I was six?' "Excuse me?" he asked. 'Maybe I misinterpreted her.'
She just sighed, exasperated, "You are honestly telling me you can't remember anything as far back of only 5 years! Hello!... Petunia. Petunia Evans!? Your neighbor? You and Lily once cut my hair and dyed it purple." she said loudly, trying to jog his memory.
James widened his eyes in horror, "Petunia!" he sputtered, terrified. Standing right in front of him was the person who made him believe there was evil in the muggle world, too. She scared the hell out of him when he was six. By the way she was acting right now, he realized some things really do never change. Petunia smirked, finally she got it through his thick head.
Then, James thought of someone he hadn't thought of in quite a while. He kept pushing all thoughts of this out of his head because it was way too painful for him. "I-Is Lily here?" he asked hopefully.
"Acual-" she began, but stopped. 'Why should I tell him where's she's at?' She looked at James' trolley and saw he had an owl. She smirked in understanding. James, noticing she stopped talking and looked at his cart, mistook her smirk. He thought she was going to make fun of him, not knowing just 5 minutes before she had been with her sister, watching her go through the invisible barrier. James decided to lie.
"Uh... I'm going to visit my, uh, aunt. She loves owls and mum made me take this to her as sort of an early birthday present." he finished, looking quite pleased with himself for coming up with such a plausible lie so quickly under pressure. But Petunia didn't live with Lily, who taught James almost everything he knew about deceiving people, and not being able to tell fiction from non-fiction. Though she knew James was lying and was most likely going to the same school as her sister, her being the mean git she is, decided to play dumb.
"Ohhhh" she said, acting clueless. "Well anyway, no Lily is not here. She just got on the train." Petunia pointed to a greenish-brown train they were standing close to.
"Oh." James said, looking very disappointed. "Well I guess I'd better be going. It was ...err...nice to see you again Petunia." he said, trying to sound polite.
With that, he turned and ran the rest of the way to the platform.
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Lily just seated herself in an empty compartment she had just found. She decided she would catch up on her prank book she bought at Zonko's. Not 5 minutes after she began reading, an older girl with dark hair and glasses came in. She looked as though she were in her 5th or 6th year. The dark haired girl looked around the not entirely paying attention to Lily.
"Hello. Have you seen-" she started asking Lily, but then she finally looked straight at Lily and did a double take. She lifted her head slightly, her eyes not leaving Lily's. Head still inclined, questionably, she asked, "Do I know you? You look 'really' familiar. What's your name?"
"Lily. Lily Evans."
The other girl narrowed her eyes in concentration 'maybe...' she thought, "How old are you?" she asked, while sitting down across from Lily.
"Eleven. I'm a first year. What about you?" Lily asked, getting slightly nervous and trying to change the subject.
"Oh. I'm a fifth year, Gryffindor." she said, smiling suddenly.
"Gryffin- what?" Lily asked, confused.
Lily's question seemed to prove whatever the girl was assuming, since her smile just broke out into a full-fledged grin.
"I'll explain in a minute.... I knew you looked familiar. Lily Evans, yes." seeing Lily's apprehensive face, she asked Lily a question. "Lily, do you live on a Maple Street?"
Lily looked taken aback by that question, "I-I used to. But my family and I moved three years ago. Why? How'd you know that?"
"So you don't recognize me?"
Lily looked closely at the girl. Shoulder length dark brown hair, chocolate brown eyes with glasses... 'She does seem familiar.' Lily thought.
"You do look familiar. What's your name?" Lily said, slowly.
"Melanie. Melanie Potter. Lily, I used to live on Maple St. too. Remember. My family was your next door neighbors!" Melanie said, excitedly.
Lily bit her lip, still looking confused. Then, with full force, memories came flooding back to her. Of course! Melanie Potter! The girl Lily thought of more as a sister than Petunia! The girl who used to baby-sit me. The girl who loved playing pranks as much as me!
"MELLY!" Lily jumped up a hugged her old neighbor. Melanie laughed at Lily's sudden outburst.
"It's so good to see you!" Lily said when she sat back down.
"Same to you. Sorry if I was freaking you out with all those questions. Gawd, Lily. You sure have grown up. I mean when I used to baby-sit you, you were just the cutest thing, but now, let's just say the boys won't be paying attention to us old farts." Melanie said, her sense of humor hadn't changed one bit.
Lily giggled, rather uncomfortable with someone complimenting her on how pretty she was. Petunia had done a good job with pushing all thoughts Lily might have had about thinking herself beautiful when Melanie and her family moved.
Melanie suddenly looked thoughtful. "Hey Lily... I'll be right back, all right. There's someone who you've got to see."
"Ok" Lily said, still smiling.
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A/N- Ok I know. REALLY crappy chapter. But stay tuned... next chapter Lily and James MEET AGAIN! YAY!!!
"James Potter." 888888888888888888*******************88888888888888888888*******************
As Petunia said this, James' face dropped from its puppy dog look to a look of confusion. This teenager was just glaring at him and not moving. She was rather dangly-looking and had a horse-shaped face that didn't do her justice in the slightest. James did admit she did look a little familiar but he couldn't remember were he might have seen her. To make matters more bizarre for him, she knew his name.
"Yes that's my name... do I know you?" he asked politely.
"Should have known you'd grow up just as clueless as you were when you were six. You always were a dumb kid." she scoffed.
James blinked in surprise. ' 'When you were six.'? How the hell did she know me when I was six?' "Excuse me?" he asked. 'Maybe I misinterpreted her.'
She just sighed, exasperated, "You are honestly telling me you can't remember anything as far back of only 5 years! Hello!... Petunia. Petunia Evans!? Your neighbor? You and Lily once cut my hair and dyed it purple." she said loudly, trying to jog his memory.
James widened his eyes in horror, "Petunia!" he sputtered, terrified. Standing right in front of him was the person who made him believe there was evil in the muggle world, too. She scared the hell out of him when he was six. By the way she was acting right now, he realized some things really do never change. Petunia smirked, finally she got it through his thick head.
Then, James thought of someone he hadn't thought of in quite a while. He kept pushing all thoughts of this out of his head because it was way too painful for him. "I-Is Lily here?" he asked hopefully.
"Acual-" she began, but stopped. 'Why should I tell him where's she's at?' She looked at James' trolley and saw he had an owl. She smirked in understanding. James, noticing she stopped talking and looked at his cart, mistook her smirk. He thought she was going to make fun of him, not knowing just 5 minutes before she had been with her sister, watching her go through the invisible barrier. James decided to lie.
"Uh... I'm going to visit my, uh, aunt. She loves owls and mum made me take this to her as sort of an early birthday present." he finished, looking quite pleased with himself for coming up with such a plausible lie so quickly under pressure. But Petunia didn't live with Lily, who taught James almost everything he knew about deceiving people, and not being able to tell fiction from non-fiction. Though she knew James was lying and was most likely going to the same school as her sister, her being the mean git she is, decided to play dumb.
"Ohhhh" she said, acting clueless. "Well anyway, no Lily is not here. She just got on the train." Petunia pointed to a greenish-brown train they were standing close to.
"Oh." James said, looking very disappointed. "Well I guess I'd better be going. It was ...err...nice to see you again Petunia." he said, trying to sound polite.
With that, he turned and ran the rest of the way to the platform.
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Lily just seated herself in an empty compartment she had just found. She decided she would catch up on her prank book she bought at Zonko's. Not 5 minutes after she began reading, an older girl with dark hair and glasses came in. She looked as though she were in her 5th or 6th year. The dark haired girl looked around the not entirely paying attention to Lily.
"Hello. Have you seen-" she started asking Lily, but then she finally looked straight at Lily and did a double take. She lifted her head slightly, her eyes not leaving Lily's. Head still inclined, questionably, she asked, "Do I know you? You look 'really' familiar. What's your name?"
"Lily. Lily Evans."
The other girl narrowed her eyes in concentration 'maybe...' she thought, "How old are you?" she asked, while sitting down across from Lily.
"Eleven. I'm a first year. What about you?" Lily asked, getting slightly nervous and trying to change the subject.
"Oh. I'm a fifth year, Gryffindor." she said, smiling suddenly.
"Gryffin- what?" Lily asked, confused.
Lily's question seemed to prove whatever the girl was assuming, since her smile just broke out into a full-fledged grin.
"I'll explain in a minute.... I knew you looked familiar. Lily Evans, yes." seeing Lily's apprehensive face, she asked Lily a question. "Lily, do you live on a Maple Street?"
Lily looked taken aback by that question, "I-I used to. But my family and I moved three years ago. Why? How'd you know that?"
"So you don't recognize me?"
Lily looked closely at the girl. Shoulder length dark brown hair, chocolate brown eyes with glasses... 'She does seem familiar.' Lily thought.
"You do look familiar. What's your name?" Lily said, slowly.
"Melanie. Melanie Potter. Lily, I used to live on Maple St. too. Remember. My family was your next door neighbors!" Melanie said, excitedly.
Lily bit her lip, still looking confused. Then, with full force, memories came flooding back to her. Of course! Melanie Potter! The girl Lily thought of more as a sister than Petunia! The girl who used to baby-sit me. The girl who loved playing pranks as much as me!
"MELLY!" Lily jumped up a hugged her old neighbor. Melanie laughed at Lily's sudden outburst.
"It's so good to see you!" Lily said when she sat back down.
"Same to you. Sorry if I was freaking you out with all those questions. Gawd, Lily. You sure have grown up. I mean when I used to baby-sit you, you were just the cutest thing, but now, let's just say the boys won't be paying attention to us old farts." Melanie said, her sense of humor hadn't changed one bit.
Lily giggled, rather uncomfortable with someone complimenting her on how pretty she was. Petunia had done a good job with pushing all thoughts Lily might have had about thinking herself beautiful when Melanie and her family moved.
Melanie suddenly looked thoughtful. "Hey Lily... I'll be right back, all right. There's someone who you've got to see."
"Ok" Lily said, still smiling.
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A/N- Ok I know. REALLY crappy chapter. But stay tuned... next chapter Lily and James MEET AGAIN! YAY!!!