Thanks to Coveret and redbird-flying-away..I appreciate the encouragement.
missprongs07- hahaha no he's mine!
A spark of hope
"This is hopeless!" Lily said, collapsing the bed in the guest bedroom that Melody was, unfortunately, occupying.
"Ow, my leg!" Melody exclaimed, wiggling her leg out from under Lily.
"Whoops sorry. It's just that this is getting ridiculous. All five letters I sent this morning were rejected." She said, throwing the letters down. "No one can take us in for Christmas."
"Well...why don't we just stay here alone?"
"My mother would never allow it." Lily said with a sigh.
"Who did you send letters to?"
"Carrie, Marissa, Jamie, Kevin and Halley. They all said that their parents want Christmas to be family time. Oh wait, Carrie's said they didn't want anymore kids in the house. Apparently they have quite a lot at the moment.."
Melody thought for a moment. "What about Potter?"
"What about him?" Lily asked, disgusted.
"He's rich so he has a really big house and he loves you. He'd take us in!" Melody said, excitedly.
"No way. Never." Lily said and just then a scream sounded from downstairs, "But it looks like we might have to."
Lily got up and went back to her room. She paced around for awhile, staring at the parchment and quill on her desk. A framed picture on the desk caught her attention. She, Melody and a few others were smiling and waving up at her. In the background you could see the Marauders. Peter, a small, blonde, watery eyed boy, was scuffing his toe on the ground not looking up. Remus, a taller boy with dark blonde hair with sparkling blue eyes, was looking up and smiling at her. Lily had had a crush on Remus for a long time but it was hopeless, Remus would never jeopardize his friendship with James. Sirius was standing with his arms crossed, long brown hair flopping into his eyes in a very sexy way. He was smirking and winking and occasionally nudging the tall, black haired boy next to him. James was grinning broadly and waving at Lily. She took a deep breath and sat down, starting to write the letter.
Dear James,
I have a problem. My parents have to go somewhere with my sister tonight. Melody and I have no where to spend Christmas and further more, no way to get back to school. So far everyone that I've contacted can't take us in. Could we please come and stay with you for the remainder of the holiday?
Sincerely,
Lily Evans
Lily read, reread and reread the letter before bringing to Melody who thought it sounded just fine. Lily carefully rolled the letter and tied it to her owl's leg.
"Go fast." She murmured, stroking her owl Jane. Jane hooted softly and flew out the window. Lily grabbed a deck of cards off her desk and played some ordinary muggle games with Melody. For awhile, they were able to let the stress go and have fun.
JPOV
"James Andrew Potter, get off that broom and into this house right now!" Rang an angry voice from the house.
"Uh oh mate, you're in trouble." Sirius said snickering.
James groaned and flew right into the house. "Yes, Mum?" he said in his cutest voice.
"You didn't wash the dishes so now you have to do it without magic. Go!"
James groaned again and traipsed into the kitchen. They had quite a few house elves but James' mother always insisted that when he was home he kept up with his chores. He started washing the dishes without magic when he heard a tap on the window, an owl he didn't recognize. He opened the window and took the letter. James read the letter quickly, dropped it and picked it back up again, reading it more slowly this time. It was then he allowed himself to start believing it and ran outside and got Sirius attention, jumping up and down a little girl. Sirius read the letter and a small grin crept along his lips. Melody was coming too. A spark of hope for both of them.
LPOV
"Mum...we found a place to stay." Lily said grumpily.