2. Year 1- The First Meeting
"It's beautiful," Lily Evans marveled as she looked up at Mount Lessini, where she'd be spending the last week of her holiday, hopping out of the car ready to ski. On the way over to Italy Petunia had been completely ignoring her as much as it was to Lily and her parent's displeasure. Anyways back to Mt Lessini
"Lily, could you help me with this?" Harold Evans asked his youngest daughter, as he took Lily's skis off the roof
"Sure dad," Lily said while smiling and taking her skis she looked at them longingly.
"You can go Lily, we'll find you later," Harold said understandingly it's what he was like at her age.
"Thank you SO much dad, I'll see you's later," Lily made her way up towards the first chairlift, a four-man, and lined up behind two boys and a girl who all seemed to be about her age.
"Jimmy mate, I don't get these stick things," The shorter boy with dark shaggy hair who was starting to slid backwards said to the other boy who had from the back messy black hair who was having the same problems.
"I can't help you, I'm goin' the same way as you Si. Rox, help us would you" Messy haired boy asked the girl who was the same height as Lily and had her poles planted firmly into the snow.
"I would if I could, but I can't. It's our turn next. Oh gosh, how do we get on?" She asked the other boys.
"Next!" the Lift operator called saw the three kids, "It's busy get a fourth."
James looked behind and saw Lily "Hey, girl," Messy haired boy said rudely to Lily looked who up and saw that he had really nice hazel eyes "Could you join us?" He asked more nicely, he was shocked to find that the lower half of the girls face that he saw was quite pretty and she had the nicest crimson hair he had ever set his eyes on.
"Sure," Lily said and moved forward, she ended up between messy haired boy and the girl.
"Do you guys know how to get on the chairlifts?"
The three shook their heads
"That's what I thought. Excuse me!" Lily called out to the lift operator "Could you slow it down a bit?" He nodded.
"Why'd you do that?" Sirius hissed looking around to see if and worthy people heard her, no-one really cared.
"So you won't make a fool of yourself getting on, would you rather that?" Sirius shut up "Okay all you need to do is put your poles into one hand and let it pick you up, okay?" The kids did it
"We did it!" The girl squealed as Lily pulled the barrier down
"Thanks for that, I'm Roxanne Derwin but call me Roxy, and this is Sirius Black," pointing to the guy next to her "And that's James Potter," Roxanne said while pointing to the guy next to Lily.
"I'm Lily Evans," Lily smiled
They were silent for a bit when Sirius asked, "Um so Lily, how do we get off this thing?"
"Oh it's hard the first few times but all you need to remember is to keep your skis straight," Lily saw the puzzled looks on their faces "The things on your feet,"
"Oh" they all nodded. It was quiet again Lily didn't like it.
"So where are you guys from?" She asked
"London," Roxy answered for them
"Oh really, where?"
"The, er, countryside," Sirius put in
"Oh right," Lily figured that they didn't want them to ask to many questions.
"What school are you going to?"
"Brookeside College,"
"Okay then," Lily had never heard of it
"What about you?" James asked.
"Oh I live in West Fulham and um my school well I'm erm not to sure yet," Lily replied just as awkwardly.
"Cool," Sirius replied
"Almost at the top, you guys ready to get off?"
"Not really, but can't stay on," Roxy said positively.
"Here we go," Lily lifted the barrier and pushed herself off and skied smoothly to the side and watched the others struggle. James came forward and started down to where Lily was "Look at me go-" but was cut off by Sirius "Look out!" Lily winced as they collided and again when Roxy crashed down on top of them.
"You guys okay?" Lily asked concernedly
"Right as rain," Sirius said sarcastically while picking himself up.
"Well I guess I'll see you guys later," Lily started to go so she missed James give Sirius and Roxy an elbow in the ribs
"No don't go," Sirius said feebly "James wants you to-" He got elbowed again.
"We need help down the mountain and I don't want to be the only girl with these two," Roxanne covered for Sirius and James looked at her with a grateful look. He hardly knew Lily, but she was the prettiest girl he had ever seen only a bit shorter than him and her eyes well they were just a beauty of their own, as was her hair.
"Okay, do you want me to teach you to how to ski?" Lily asked glad that they wanted to spend more time with her.
"That'll be great," James said answering for them all.
Roxy smiled and Sirius was about to say something that would embarrass James a lot and she knew it and prodded him with her pole before he could speak.
Lily took them down to the learners slope and taught them for the day and then they went in for dinner.
"So how long are you guys here?" Lily asked as they sat down hoping that they weren't only there for the day, only Petunia for company * shudders *
"The rest of the week, you?" Sirius answered from across the table
"Same," Lily replied happily she really liked these kids they were really fun.
"That's so cool you can help us learn to ski properly, and I won't have to be the only one with these two," Roxanne said happily from next to Lily.
"Who are you here with Lils?" James asked not realizing what he called her.
Never been called that before, but I like it "My family. You Jimmy?" Lily asked with a smirk on her face.
"Now you've done it, he hates that name," Sirius said emphasizing the hates.
James ignored what Sirius said he was right he hated to be called that but it was okay when Lily called him that "With my family, I've known these two most my life, Roxy is my cousin, and neighbor and Sirius is my old neighbor on the other side but we keep in touch an awful lot."
"Sometimes I think a bit too much, but I love them really, they're like the brothers I never had. I've got an older sister called Bella. Jimmy here, is an only child, but Si's got an annoying prat of a younger brother, you got any siblings Lils?" Roxy asked using Lily's new nickname, it's cool. From what Lily had seen so far Roxy liked to talk a lot
"Yeah, an older sister, Petunia…" Lily trailed off and looked over the tops of Sirius and James' head "Speak of the devil. Hi mum, dad, Petunia," Lily said said her name darkly "This is Roxanne Derwin, James Potter and-"
"Sirius Black, I'm looking after my neighbors children," Sirius said pointedly to Petunia.
"Pleasure to meet you. That's nice," Rose said to the children barely believing that Sirius was older than Lily, Harold just smiled and Petunia ignored them.
"You kids staying here too?" Harold asked
"Yes, sir. Your daughter's teaching us how to ski," James informed the Evans'.
"Please call me Harold,"
"Okay, Harold," James said smiling up at him
"I'm helping," Sirius added.
"You're being more of a hindrance than a help," Lily whispered to him.
"Well we best be off, they're closing up it's started to snow heavily while you kids have been inside, Lily, come on," Rose said to her daughter.
"Is it okay if we come and visit Lily some time?" Roxy asked.
"If that's fine with the adults you are here with, but Lily needs to come and unpack, so get their information," Harold said.
"Thanks, so what cabins are you guys?" Lily asked the others.
"Us kids are in 7,8 and 9, you?" Sirius asked.
Lily looked up at her parents she had no idea.
"1, it's not far from them, so you won't need to walk to far, we'll go now don't for get your skis" Rose informed
"Cool, we won't," Lily said to her mother.
"We might as well come back with you, nothing else better to do," James stated while smiling at Lily and got up with the others fetched their skis and made their way back to their rooms heads bent against the snow. They reached Lilys place first.
"I've had a great day, don't forget to fetch me in the morning," Lily said worried that they might forget her.
"We wouldn't forget you, and it might be a bit earlier than you think," Sirius said smiling.
"I need beauty sleep," Lily said jokingly not really caring what time they woke her up
"No you don't," James whispered so only Sirius and Roxy could hear.
Roxanne gave her a quick hug then Sirius', which was a bit longer, and then James who gave an even longer hug and Lily didn't mind.
Once Lily was in her room Sirius started to taunt James
"Sorry Jimmy boy but I believe I missed that last bit, what was it Rox?" Sirius asked mockingly.
"I believe that she JOKINGLY said that she needed her beauty sleep, and our Jimmy boy here said 'No Lily dearest you don't!' and got down on one knee and kissed her hand passionately and-"
"You two are hopeless I'm off," James started off but Sirius and Roxy made some snowballs and threw them at him, which started a huge snowball fight. After ¼ of an hour they decided they better get back to their rooms for supper.
When the three walked into their cabins sopping wet they were immediately scolded by Roxys mother Kari and James' Mum Dawn
"Makes a mess," Dawn started
"Now we need to dry your clothes" Kari continued
"You could get sick for the rest of the holidays and not be able to ski!" Dawn finished off. The kids were used to it and the parents knew it didn't work but they did it any way.
"You wouldn't like that would you Jimmy! No more sucking up to Lils" Sirius put effort into the Jimmy bit
"I'm not sure that Lils would like it either!" Roxy grinned.
"Shut it you two!" James hissed looking at the adults hoping that they didn't catch on, he would be teased horribly for it.
"It sounds like you three had an interesting day care to tell?" Jay asked interestedly.
"Not particularly dad- " James was cut off by Sirius.
"Love to Jay." Sirius walked over and sat next to James' father of the same name, on the couch he was sitting on. "It all started when your darling son turned around and rudely asked a young girl to come with us on the chairlift-thing but then he was bestowed by her beauty and turned all nice on her. This young lady named Lily Evans-"
"Lily Evans?" Jonte asked interestedly the name was the same as a muggle born girl who was going to start Hogwarts but didn't tell the kids that.
"Yea Jonte, it was, why?" James replied as he shook his head telling James not to worry.
"Trust me James will always remember that name" Sirius said with a wink "Anyways back to the story. Lily Evans was a great help to Rox and Jimmy on this lifty-thing and back down. Miss Evans taught them how to ski. With my help of course," Sirius said, making Roxy snort with laughter and smiles crossed everyone else's faces. "You needed the MOST help Si," James smirked. Sirius continued as though he didn't hear James'remark, "Then we went in for dinner and we talked and she had to go home. When we escorted her home the true gentlemen we are –" "Hey Black I heard that!" Roxy called out "Sorry darl, so as the true gentlemen we are" A "Hmph" Came from Roxy.
"Like you guys could be gentlemen," Dawn smirked as she handed round butterbeers.
"Yeah, I don't really see it in Roxy, she's more of a servant or something," Sirius observed seriously. Roxy shot him an evil look. "Anyway, we escorted her home, listen now we're getting up to the good bit, and I said that we'd see her early in the morning and she said 'Not too early I need my beauty sleep" Sirius had put on a horrible impression of Lily which made her sound all giggly. Roxy rolled her eyes "And then James pulled Lily into a tight embrace and cried to the world 'No you don't! Then bowed down onto his knee and started to kiss her hand up to her arm passionately and it took ten minutes to separate them which by this time he was up to her mouth and snogging her senseless. And that is the story of Lily Evans and James Potter," Sirius concluded seriously and was appalled by what he saw everyone had tears rolling down their faces.
"Sirius can you ever be serious?" Jay asked and almost regretted it instantly he knew the comeback too well he was the person to say it first.
"No I can't be serious because I'm Sirius," and Sirius cracked up laughing at his lame joke which made everyone go silent.
"Too much spare time," Kari muttered.
"Hey, I heard that," Sirius said and stopped laughing.
"Well Jamie, when'll we get to meet her?" Dawn asked wanting to meet this girl to capture her sons heart for that week.
"How about tomorrow night?" Sirius asked.
"SIRIUS!" James screeched.
"What?" Sirius asked innocently.
"I think tomorrow night will be brilliant, why don't you three nip round and ask her now?" Jonte asked the kids.
"Okay!" Roxy and Sirius jumped up and a huge grin spread across James' face.
"Be back by 10 o'clock and no snow fights!" Dawn ordered.
The kids nodded and were out the door in a flash and ran as fast as they could over to Lily's, they bashed on her door
"LILY! IT'S US!!!" Roxy yelled as she banged on the door.
The door creaked open "Hi," Lily said plainly "You know you could have just knocked quietly like a normal person."
"Could of, but since when has Si been normal?" Roxy asked and smirked at Sirius.
"Hay well just because-," Sirius started
"Shut it you two," James brought peace "We've come to ask you to dinner tomorrow night."
"I'll just ask, come in, come in," Lily dragged them in towards the lounge where Rose and Harold were watching T.V "Mum! Dad! Can I go to Roxy, James and Sirius' for dinner tomorrow night?"
"I don't see a problem, are you sure it's okay with your folks," Rose looked at the three kids as she said this.
"It's absolutely fine, Mrs. Evans," Roxy reassured.
"Okay then, do you three want to stay for Hot Chocolate?" Rose offered.
The three looked at each other and nodded at the same time. "Head up to Lily's room and I'll bring it up."
"Thanks mum!" Lily called as she bounded up the stairs.
When in Lily's room the four sat on the balcony and talked about there homes when Mrs. Evans came in with the hot chocolates.
The three were sitting on Lily's porch sipping hot chocolate looking at the stars, Sirius, James and Roxy had come back that night after dinner. They were talking about where they lived and Lily asked about Godric Hollow "It's gorgeous. Out in the country and it's got tall oaks down the road and there are only 5 families the Potters, Cartés, Longbottoms and Prewetts who have left now and of course my family the Derwins. Most of the places have big gardens with ponds, fountains and statues the Potters even have a Hedge maze-,"
"Remember the time we got lost?" Sirius asked the other two.
"What time?" Roxy answered, "There were too many."
"True, true I'm talking about the time we slept in there,"
"Yeah that was cool," Roxy remembered fondly, "hey we should keep in touch with you Lils and then next holidays you could come back to Godric Hollow!"
The others all nodded furiously in agreement. "You would love it Lils, wait til you meet those two's parents, they'll really like you!" Sirius exclaimed.
They talked for a few more hours and then the others went back.
When Lily went to bed she was thinking about the dinner tomorrow night, Roxy and James' parents sounded cool, but quite rich/posh what was Lily going to do?…
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