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"Ah, Sirius, here's one." Mumbled James Potter as he and his best friend, Sirius Black sat at the bar of the Leaky Cauldron.
"Spotted." Replied Sirius. "I'd say muggleborn, no wizard family at all, and…yes, she has a sister, and…wait…it's either a dog or a pig…I can't tell. Well, she has a pet, that's all I can say. And both her parents are alive, dad's a banker, mum's a housewife. Typical."
"You're getting better." Commented James.
"Stop it," said Sirius playfully, "You're flattering me."
"Shut up, here she comes." James stuck his friend in the ribs with his elbow.
"Ah, hello." Said James sliding off his stool to meet their prank target.
"I'm James Potter, first year at Hogwarts and this is my friend Sirius Black, first year also." James stuck out his hand and grinned his most charming grin.
The girl shook his hand and replied, "Lily Evans, first year." Sirius stuck out his hand also. Lily shook it.
"Nice to meet you both, but I've got some things to do…" the girl was digging around in her bag, flustered, obviously looking for something.
"Oh, shit." James raised and eyebrow to Sirius. He got his meaning—this girl was strange.
"Uh," Sirius spoke up for the first time "You seem to be missing something, perhaps your supply list." Lily stopped in her search and looked up.
"Yes, I have. Do you two happen to know where I can get another?"
"Actually," said James, "We have our lists and need to do our shopping, care to join us?"
"Yea, yea, that'd be good." Lily busily shoved papers back into her small purse. James wondered if she had put a charm on her bag. She seemed to be stuffing in way more papers than it looked capable of.
"But first I need to exchange some money."
"And we need to get some money from our vaults." Said Sirius. And with that, James, Sirius, and Lily set off for a day of shopping.
Thirty minutes later they emerged from Gringotts, pockets jingling with the little pieces. "Where to first?" asked James Lily could hardly make up her mind, all the shops looked so interesting. She finally decided on the bookstore, Flourish and Blotts. After getting all their required course books, Lily went about picking up 'spare time books'
"Lilee" said Sirius for the hundredth time, "There is no 'spare time' at Hogwarts…"
"Nonsense." Lily stated matter-of-factly. "We get off weekends and holidays, right?"
"Yes, we do, but.."
"Ah. See, we do have spare time."
"What Sirius is trying to say is we spend all our spare time doing homework and stuff." "Homework has never stood in my way of having fun." Lily said this so seriously and with just the right expression that James and Sirius broke out into fits of laughter.
"What's so funny?" demanded Lily.
"You've got the general idea right, it's just…" James had another laughing fit Meanwhile, Sirius was banging his fists against a book shelf with tears streaming down his face. James managed to choke out the rest of the sentence.
"It's just that your idea of fun is reading "Hogwarts: A History" and "A muggle-born's Guide to Wizard Lingo" He grabbed three books off the shelf and said, "Wait, you missed a few, and I bet you sure do need them!" James started laughing again but stopped when he no longer heard Sirius's chuckles.
"What?" said James.
"I thought you were going to be my friend, but I guess I was wrong." Lily walked up to James and whacked him with one of the books she had been holding. With that, she walked to the counter, paid, and left.
"You've stooped low James, but that was your all-time low."
"What?" James asked again. What had he done wrong?
"Look at the books." James turned the books around and looked at the covers. They read: "Wanna snog, but 'cha look like a Dog: A beginner's Guide to Kissing", "Witch Weekly's 101 Most Memorable Beauty Tips", and if that wasn't enough, "The Art of Stripping: What every Woman Wants to know but never Asked."
"Oh, shit." Muttered James
"Oh, shit's right," Sirius replied "I don't think she'll ever forgive you for that. And we didn't even get to play the prank!"
Tell me what you think. If you like it, I'll post more, if you don't, I won't. Simple. Thanks.
"Ah, Sirius, here's one." Mumbled James Potter as he and his best friend, Sirius Black sat at the bar of the Leaky Cauldron.
"Spotted." Replied Sirius. "I'd say muggleborn, no wizard family at all, and…yes, she has a sister, and…wait…it's either a dog or a pig…I can't tell. Well, she has a pet, that's all I can say. And both her parents are alive, dad's a banker, mum's a housewife. Typical."
"You're getting better." Commented James.
"Stop it," said Sirius playfully, "You're flattering me."
"Shut up, here she comes." James stuck his friend in the ribs with his elbow.
"Ah, hello." Said James sliding off his stool to meet their prank target.
"I'm James Potter, first year at Hogwarts and this is my friend Sirius Black, first year also." James stuck out his hand and grinned his most charming grin.
The girl shook his hand and replied, "Lily Evans, first year." Sirius stuck out his hand also. Lily shook it.
"Nice to meet you both, but I've got some things to do…" the girl was digging around in her bag, flustered, obviously looking for something.
"Oh, shit." James raised and eyebrow to Sirius. He got his meaning—this girl was strange.
"Uh," Sirius spoke up for the first time "You seem to be missing something, perhaps your supply list." Lily stopped in her search and looked up.
"Yes, I have. Do you two happen to know where I can get another?"
"Actually," said James, "We have our lists and need to do our shopping, care to join us?"
"Yea, yea, that'd be good." Lily busily shoved papers back into her small purse. James wondered if she had put a charm on her bag. She seemed to be stuffing in way more papers than it looked capable of.
"But first I need to exchange some money."
"And we need to get some money from our vaults." Said Sirius. And with that, James, Sirius, and Lily set off for a day of shopping.
Thirty minutes later they emerged from Gringotts, pockets jingling with the little pieces. "Where to first?" asked James Lily could hardly make up her mind, all the shops looked so interesting. She finally decided on the bookstore, Flourish and Blotts. After getting all their required course books, Lily went about picking up 'spare time books'
"Lilee" said Sirius for the hundredth time, "There is no 'spare time' at Hogwarts…"
"Nonsense." Lily stated matter-of-factly. "We get off weekends and holidays, right?"
"Yes, we do, but.."
"Ah. See, we do have spare time."
"What Sirius is trying to say is we spend all our spare time doing homework and stuff." "Homework has never stood in my way of having fun." Lily said this so seriously and with just the right expression that James and Sirius broke out into fits of laughter.
"What's so funny?" demanded Lily.
"You've got the general idea right, it's just…" James had another laughing fit Meanwhile, Sirius was banging his fists against a book shelf with tears streaming down his face. James managed to choke out the rest of the sentence.
"It's just that your idea of fun is reading "Hogwarts: A History" and "A muggle-born's Guide to Wizard Lingo" He grabbed three books off the shelf and said, "Wait, you missed a few, and I bet you sure do need them!" James started laughing again but stopped when he no longer heard Sirius's chuckles.
"What?" said James.
"I thought you were going to be my friend, but I guess I was wrong." Lily walked up to James and whacked him with one of the books she had been holding. With that, she walked to the counter, paid, and left.
"You've stooped low James, but that was your all-time low."
"What?" James asked again. What had he done wrong?
"Look at the books." James turned the books around and looked at the covers. They read: "Wanna snog, but 'cha look like a Dog: A beginner's Guide to Kissing", "Witch Weekly's 101 Most Memorable Beauty Tips", and if that wasn't enough, "The Art of Stripping: What every Woman Wants to know but never Asked."
"Oh, shit." Muttered James
"Oh, shit's right," Sirius replied "I don't think she'll ever forgive you for that. And we didn't even get to play the prank!"
Tell me what you think. If you like it, I'll post more, if you don't, I won't. Simple. Thanks.