Beauxbaxtons to Hogwarts
Disclaimer: I wanna be rich. I wish I was rich. I wish I was J.K. Rowling. I wanna be J.K. Rowling
Author's Note: I'm going so fast with this story that I love it. I'm also starting a new one. You can read the plot if you click on my name. Also, everyone who typed about Tia. She is not a seer. She was joking around and stuff because James always had a thing with naming his son his middle name or his first name. (James's middle name is Harold or Harry.) But no, she is not a seer. Though it sounds like a cool idea.
Summary: Lily suffers at her old school so she decides to run away. She came to Hogwarts under an alias name hoping to make friends somewhere else. However, she was wrong. She met James and his gang and they decide to play pranks on her just for the fun of it. But will James's feelings change as well as Lily's?
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Chapter 8- Some Things Never Change
"I'm going to miss you so much this summer!" Tia squeezed Lily very hard at the train station Platform 9¾. "You must promise to write to me everyday, alright?" Lily laughed as she returned the embrace.
"Of coruse I'll write to you silly. Unless Petunia starts yelling at me to get the 'freaky bird' out of her house." She turned solemn at the thought but Tia smiled encouragingly.
"You'll be fine. Just remember what I told you." Tia arched a brow at Lily as if being a mother towards her.
"I remember. Ignore her, avoid her, don't comment about her, and especially don't make eye contact with her." She sighed and picked up her luggage. "It looks like I have to take a train home and a bus. I see your parents Tia." Tia turned to see her mother and father.
"You can always stay at my house Lily." Tia offered. Lily only shook her head.
"I need to get things straight at my place first. I'll owl you later though alright? I'll give you updates and everything. I hope I can see you later." After one last hug, they departed. Before Lily grabbed her luggage, a shadow loomed over her. She looked up to see James. He smiled at her, which made her smile back, a bit puzzled though.
"Well, Lily. I hope that you can sort things out with your sister and all. I'm going to miss you." Lily gave a tight hug towards James which he warmly gave back.
"I'll miss you too." She whispered and had tears shining in her eyes.
"Hey, where's that tough Lily gone too?" Lily rubbed her eyes and chuckled.
"Still here. Just...misplaced for now, I guess. I'm going to have a horrid summer, I know. Petunia's going to wreck everything. She was in hysterics when she found out that I had to stay with her. You'd think she actually had a heart for me." James frowned and rubbed her cheek with his thumb.
"You'll be alright. You need to be strong and have courage. You also need to have spitfire, unless you wasted it all towards me?" He wiggled his brows as Lily laughed.
"I still have some, don't worry. I need to catch my train. Owl me alright?" With one last hug, they left. James, to his parents, Lily to her train. She turned to have one last look and smiled as James too turned, waving good-bye.
"Have a good summer!" He called out and chatted with his parents. 'I hope.' Lily thought sadly.
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"I thought I told you not to put your stupid books all over the house! What'll Vernon think when he comes home?!? I cannot believe that you have to stay here! Why, if I had the power to do something, you'd be living in the streets before you could say 'Lily Evans'!" Petunia shrilled at Lily who only rolled her eyes.
"Shut up Petunia. Everyone in the neighbourhood could hear you. I'm not that deaf you know. I'm right in front of you." Petunia glared at Lily.
"You are a freak Lily. You've always been the abnormal one. With you and your red hair and stupid, ugly green eyes and that freaky magic! I knew we shouldn't have moved here!"
"I think you're jealous Petunia. That mum and dad always favoured me instead of you. Just because you're the oldest doesn't mean you have to boss me around. I'll use my magic against you to look worse than you already are, you bloody horse."
"How dare you insult me like that! I can't even acknowledge your presence without a spark of magic in this house. What will people think when they see you? You're a stupid child that's all!" With that, Petunia stepped forwards towards Lily and slapped her hard across the cheek. This took Lily by surprise because she fell backwards, holding her cheek and looking surprised. "I wish you were never born. That way, mum and dad didn't have to die and I would live the most perfect life of all!"
"Good afternoon Pet. What's this?" Vernon thundered as he saw Lily on the ground, still clutching onto her cheek. Petunia sniffed with disgust at Lily.
"Lily here's been very rude towards me that's what Vernon. I couldn't stand it anymore. She also fell backwards and slammed her cheek against the furniture." Lily fumed at the lie and seeing that Vernon believed every single word she had said.
"You manipulative bitch!" Lily screeched at her. "I'm your family. Your own blood!"
"Yes, and I hate you for that! I hate that my own flesh and blood is abnormal! You should go to the Asylum because that's where you belong! Mental child that you are."
"Petunia, let's just leave the freak alone."
"No, this is the last straw. I just suffered 5 weeks with her under my roof. Since it's near September, she can go somewhere else. I will not have this kind of behaviour under our roof. Grab your things and go Lily. I don't want you anymore. I've disowned you as my sister, much less a relative." Furious at Petunia, Lily stormed upstairs.
"Fine! I will! I don't care about you either! I never considered you a sister anyways!" Lily slammed the door and grabbed her trunk, grabbing everything that was hers. Her small carousel toy that her father had given her when she was young, her glittering, golden locket from her mother and her clothes. She crammed them in her trunk and proceeded towards the door. Petunia and Vernon were waiting impatiently as Lily looked around. There were no pictures of her at all. It seemed Petunia had taken them down.
"Hurry up, freak. We don't have all day!" Lily glared icily then with her owl's cage and her trunk, she stormed out of the house, slamming the door in the process. Petunia and Vernon smirked, triumphant over the departure of the freak.
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Lily had tears burning in her eyes as she absently wandered around. She took a train and somehow managed to be in front of The Leaky Cauldron. She remembered the first time she came here...
"I heard a noise. Was that you?" Tom growled at Lily. Lily gulped and nodded, her fingers turning white while grasped onto the cage tightly. Tom eyed Lily as he sized her up. "Might have thought so. So, what brings you here to The Leaky Cauldron? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Lily remained silent for a minute before replying.
"Uh...yes, I am but something came up and I was supposed to come here." She was convinced that it was partly true since of course, at the school, students were torturing her endlessly and she couldn't handle it anymore. Tom seemed to believe Lily given that he nodded.
"Ah, I see. Well, would you like anything to drink?" He held the lantern up to Lily's face which was pale and tired.
"I would like a cup of tea, thank you." Tom nodded and gestured her to a small private parlour where Lily settle down nicely. Five minutes later, he arrived with a pot of tea and crumpets.
"Here you go. I thought you might have been hungry so I managed to bring in some crumpets." Lily smiled warmly as she unbuttoned her coat.
"Thank you." She said relieved since she was hungry from her weary travel and sipped her tea and ate a crumpet. Tom returned afterwards after Lily had finished her second crumpet and her third cup of tea.
"I suppose you would like to see your room then. It's late and I've already brought up your stuff. Follow me please." He motioned Lily to follow him and began to climb the creaky stairs into a small but cozy room. Lily followed Tom and sighed happiliy.
"Thank you. I greatly appreciate this." Tom smiled slightly.
"No problem. It's all in a day's work. Good night."
Lily smiled weakly and entered the place. She was surprised that no one was here, only a stooping figure and Tom.
"Hello Tom." Tom looked up and looked at her curiously.
"Weren't you that girl that was here around a couple of months ago?" Lily was surprised that he actually remembered.
"Yes. I am. How come you can remember so easily?" Tom only laughed and motioned Lily to sit down. Lily sat near the figure with the black cloak and ordered a butterbeer. As she was sipping the butterbeer, she stared curiously at the figure. He was so bent down, that his face illuminated in shadows. His fingers were curled around the mug of butterbeer and he remained silent.
"Am I that interesting to look at?" Lily jolted when he spoke. 'That voice...' Strangely so, she thought that the figure resembled someone.
"James?" The figure looked up and placed his hood down. "James!" Lily exclaimed, shocked. She was both happy and relieved to know that someone familiar was in her presence, where she was at a desperate situation. They both looked overjoyed with the reunion.
"Hi Lily. What are you doing here with your trunk?"
"What are you doing here covering yourself like that?" Lily retaliated. James's eyes glittered maliciously.
"That's my secret." Lily only arched a brow and sipped her butterbeer. "But back to you. How did things go with Petunia? Seeing that you're in front of me with your trunk, I tell it that things didn't go as well." Lily set the mug on the table once more and closed her eyes, sighing.
"She disowned me." Lily murmered.
"Sorry?" James answered curiously.
"My ex-sister disowned me. She kept calling me a freak, saying that I wasn't worthy enough to be an Evans. Maybe she's right. It was my fault that my parents have died. My mother dying of grief, possibly my father couldn't concentrate, that's why he had the accidnet. I just keep wondering now, why I'm living. What is my purpose in life?" James only listened silently.
"Your purpose in life is that you lived. You could see the wonders of nature, become young adults, accomplish grand things, have friends, have a family of your own, see your children grow up, but most of all, being you."
"But is that it? Is that all about the human race?"
"Well, yes." James admitted. "But what if you can perform miracles, cure people, help them, or help the world?" This time Lily smiled.
"Maybe you're right James." James only kissed the side of Lily's head and hugged her tightly.
"You can stay at my house for the rest of the summer. I know for a fact that you would likely end up dead on the streets without me." Lily only shoved James at the fact. James laughed and helped her with her luggage. They flooed over to James's house, which was for a fact, a mansion.
Lily awed at the sight, moving portraits, the bits and pieces of odd trinkets, even the clock that indicated that James was home, whilst his father was at work and his mother out for tea. James only chuckled at the sight of her face.
"Like it?" He teased and placed her trunk on the ground.
"It's a really nice house." Lily bit her lip. "Thanks for your hospitality. I don't know how I could thank you."
"Well, you could thank me with a smile." Lily rolled her eyes and paid her debt by a smile. "Thanks Lily. Come on, I'll show you your room."
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3 years later
"James, hurry your arse up! We're going to miss the train because of you!" Lily rushed alongside James as they quickly dashed towards the platform.
"Made...it...just...in...time..." Lily snorted a laugh and rolled her eyes at the sight of James leaning against his trolley, and out of breath.
"I thought Quidditch made you fit." James playfully glared at her and stood up straight.
"Oy, don't you go talking about Quidditch in front of me! I'll have you know that Quidditch-" Lily cut in, sighing.
"Is a very complicated and physical sport. I know I know. You've told me about a million times by now. Potter, I never knew how uptight you were about Quidditch. Let's find a compartment before all of them get full and we might have to share with a bunch of little first years." James grinned at Lily.
"How could you be so cruel to those little ones? It's their first year. They're probably very nervous and scared." Lily shoved James aside, laughing all the way.
"I never knew how much you loved the little tykes. Ickle little James has a soft spot for children." James scowled but smirked afterwards, grabbing her hand and leading her to a compartment which happened to be occupied by Snape and Malfoy.
"What are you doing here Potter? Along with your mudblood girlfriend, Evans?" Lily fidgeted a bit as James glared at them fiercely.
"I knew I smelled filth here. It just happened to be coming from you two. Greasy little git Snivellus here seems to take all the credit though." Snape at that moment took out his wand but James was quicker.
"Petrificus Totalus!" He quickly slammed the compartment door closed and dragged Lily to another compartment.
"James! Why did you have to do that? You're only causing more trouble!"
"They-they called you you-know-what!" Lily narrowed her eyes.
"As I recall, you seemed to have done the same to me during fourth year." She retorted to him. James groaned, frustrated.
"That was because I was angry at the time and I never intentionally meant to say that to you."
"Let's get a comparment." She said briskly. James followed angrily. 'What is wrong with her? It was 3 years ago that I said it! Besides, haven't we forgiven each other for all those times in fourth year?' As James was sorting through his thoughts, Lily managed to grab a compartment with Remus, Tia, Sirius, and Peter. Her face expression had changed. It seemed to have brighten up in a flash.
"Hello everyone! How was your summer?" Sirius piped up first, excited to mention his summer.
"Brilliant! Made up better pranks for those Slytherin gits! They'll never know what hit them! Oy, James, what's he all worked up about?" Lily flashed a dark look towards James before turning back towards Sirius.
"It's nothing. He's just had a bad run-in with Snape and Malfoy." James only continued to mutter under his breath, ignoring the looks that came across to him. Remus calmly looked at James, amused by the whole display. "How about you Remus? How was yours?"
"It was quite alright. Read a couple of more books, visited Sirius and James, as you know of course." Lily nodded at that point. For the past 3 summers, she spent it all at either James's, Remus's, Sirius's, or Tia's. They all seemed alright by having Lily over to their house. Besides, it added more excitement to the house by having spitfire between James and Lily. Though they were friends, they always seemed to have arguments over the littlest things. One time, they argued over a towel. Each one thought it was theirs so they continued to say it was theirs until Remus was irritated by the whole thing and took the towel himself.
"It's mine." He said in annoyance and walked off, leaving a stunned Lily and an angry James.
"How about yours, Tia?" Lily asked politely, shooting glares at James once in a while whenever she heard her name being mumbled from James. Tia gave out a nervous chuckle before replying.
"My summer was fine. I visited Venezuela. It was divine there. Everything was so magical and so exotic!" Her eyes glowed as she remembered her visit there.
"I wish I could've gone." Lily said somberly. "I hope I can one day when we graduate."
"I almost forgot that we were graduating! Oh, it's our last year here. I'm going to miss Hogwarts and the teachers and the dorms and everything!" Tia said sadly, remenicing the past events shared with Lily and her other friends. Sirius, James, Peter, and Remus sighed.
"Yeah, our last year here to form pranks for the Slytherins too." Lily rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure someone will live up to your reputation. Even though you have none." Sirius puffed out his chest indignately.
"Woman, don't you dare say that about the Marauders! We do have the repuation! Our name and our pranks have lived up to that!" Lily only rolled her eyes once more. "Yours and James's child and his friends will live up to that reputation." Sirius smirked as Lily and James blushed.
"Don't say that Black. I'm warning you." Lily's eyes flashed dangerously as her cheeks were flushed. Tia stifled a laugh and Remus hid a smile behind his book. Peter only munched happily on chocolate frogs.
"Don't you remember Lily? Back in fourth year? I told you that you and James are going to get married and you'll have a son. Named Harry." She laughed about that as Sirius grinned.
"Harry? Isn't that James's middle name? I remember one time that James wanted to have a child with one of his names in it. Turned out to be Harold or Harry." This only made James blush more and glare at his friend.
"Oh yes, he's going to have the same moppy hair and the dorky glasses." Lily sighed and turned to her Witch's Weekly. "I wish you would shut up about that. It's getting very old. You've been saying it for the past 3 years about it."
"James? Don't you have a saying in this?" Tia said slyly. Only James didn't say anything, it was Remus.
"James, why don't you mature for once and look at the facts straight. You dreamed about Lily, you stared at her all day during the summertime and your eyes seem to have this dazed look to it whenever Lily's mentioned." James arched a brow at his sincere friend.
"And?" Remus sighed.
"You are very thick-headed." He ignored the "hey!" from James and continued. "You're in love with her. So kiss and make-up and let me get back to my reading." Tia couldn't stop laughing as she saw Lily swatting Remus with her magazine and James swearing at the top of his lungs. Peter and Sirius also seemed to enjoy the entertainment as they watched casually at their friend being tortured to death with headaches and shoulder pains.
"Alright, alright. I surrender!" Remus held his hands up with defence as Lily calmly took her seat and James quieted down. Sirius grinned and hid it behind his Quidditch book. 'Some things never change.'
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She sat outside, watching the sunset illuminate colours of pink, red, orange, yellow and purple all mixed together. The leaves of the trees were fading, turning a brilliant shade of red, yellow and orange. She loved this season. All the warm colours surrounding the Earth. She stared at the sky, even when the sun had set and the stars had come out to twinkle.
"Lily?" She turned to face James, who was looking at her curiously and possible tenderly? She only turned to see the sky once more on the little hill where she used to always read. She still did, but never seemed to get the chance to. "We missed you when you left abruptly from dinner." She sighed and played with the grass that had tickled her fingers.
"I just wanted to see the sunset. It's so beautiul this time of year. Especially with the colour of the leaves to go along with it. I used to share this with my mother and father. Sometimes Pet." She smiled sadly. "My mum and dad could still share it with me. From afar though." James remained quiet. Lily hardly ever mentioned her family. Too much chaos and grief had come to her and James hated that she had to suffer so much pain.
"Do you ever think about them nowadays?" He said quietly and sat next to her, enjoying the speculation of the stars. Lily smiled and leaned her head on James's shoulder.
"I think about them everyday. Them watching over me. Making sure no harm's way came my way." She sighed softly. "I bet you never did this. Watch the sun set or gaze up at the stars." He bit on the inside of his cheek.
"No," he admitted. "But now I'm glad that I'm doing it right now with you." She blushed a little but smiled.
"Thanks James. Thanks for sharing this with me. You made me feel extra special today." She kissed his cheek and stood up and left. James only remained sitting on the little hill for a few more moments, smiling. 'Your welcome Lily.' And with that, he stood up and walked away.
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Aura26: I know it's short but I'm sorry. I'll try to make it longer. How was it? Boring? I know it was but more problems are coming up ahead. If you're wondering about James's and Lily's feelings, well, they're friends for now and they resolved to that conclusion but James always felt more to Lily than friends. Even Lily felt so, but they thought the awkwardness would be in the way so they decided to stay friends. The title to this chapter sucks because well, I couldn't think of anything. Sirius is smart in this story because he rocks my socks. I love that line. Rocks my socks. Er...ignore me for that. Review please!
Disclaimer: I wanna be rich. I wish I was rich. I wish I was J.K. Rowling. I wanna be J.K. Rowling
Author's Note: I'm going so fast with this story that I love it. I'm also starting a new one. You can read the plot if you click on my name. Also, everyone who typed about Tia. She is not a seer. She was joking around and stuff because James always had a thing with naming his son his middle name or his first name. (James's middle name is Harold or Harry.) But no, she is not a seer. Though it sounds like a cool idea.
Summary: Lily suffers at her old school so she decides to run away. She came to Hogwarts under an alias name hoping to make friends somewhere else. However, she was wrong. She met James and his gang and they decide to play pranks on her just for the fun of it. But will James's feelings change as well as Lily's?
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Chapter 8- Some Things Never Change
"I'm going to miss you so much this summer!" Tia squeezed Lily very hard at the train station Platform 9¾. "You must promise to write to me everyday, alright?" Lily laughed as she returned the embrace.
"Of coruse I'll write to you silly. Unless Petunia starts yelling at me to get the 'freaky bird' out of her house." She turned solemn at the thought but Tia smiled encouragingly.
"You'll be fine. Just remember what I told you." Tia arched a brow at Lily as if being a mother towards her.
"I remember. Ignore her, avoid her, don't comment about her, and especially don't make eye contact with her." She sighed and picked up her luggage. "It looks like I have to take a train home and a bus. I see your parents Tia." Tia turned to see her mother and father.
"You can always stay at my house Lily." Tia offered. Lily only shook her head.
"I need to get things straight at my place first. I'll owl you later though alright? I'll give you updates and everything. I hope I can see you later." After one last hug, they departed. Before Lily grabbed her luggage, a shadow loomed over her. She looked up to see James. He smiled at her, which made her smile back, a bit puzzled though.
"Well, Lily. I hope that you can sort things out with your sister and all. I'm going to miss you." Lily gave a tight hug towards James which he warmly gave back.
"I'll miss you too." She whispered and had tears shining in her eyes.
"Hey, where's that tough Lily gone too?" Lily rubbed her eyes and chuckled.
"Still here. Just...misplaced for now, I guess. I'm going to have a horrid summer, I know. Petunia's going to wreck everything. She was in hysterics when she found out that I had to stay with her. You'd think she actually had a heart for me." James frowned and rubbed her cheek with his thumb.
"You'll be alright. You need to be strong and have courage. You also need to have spitfire, unless you wasted it all towards me?" He wiggled his brows as Lily laughed.
"I still have some, don't worry. I need to catch my train. Owl me alright?" With one last hug, they left. James, to his parents, Lily to her train. She turned to have one last look and smiled as James too turned, waving good-bye.
"Have a good summer!" He called out and chatted with his parents. 'I hope.' Lily thought sadly.
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"I thought I told you not to put your stupid books all over the house! What'll Vernon think when he comes home?!? I cannot believe that you have to stay here! Why, if I had the power to do something, you'd be living in the streets before you could say 'Lily Evans'!" Petunia shrilled at Lily who only rolled her eyes.
"Shut up Petunia. Everyone in the neighbourhood could hear you. I'm not that deaf you know. I'm right in front of you." Petunia glared at Lily.
"You are a freak Lily. You've always been the abnormal one. With you and your red hair and stupid, ugly green eyes and that freaky magic! I knew we shouldn't have moved here!"
"I think you're jealous Petunia. That mum and dad always favoured me instead of you. Just because you're the oldest doesn't mean you have to boss me around. I'll use my magic against you to look worse than you already are, you bloody horse."
"How dare you insult me like that! I can't even acknowledge your presence without a spark of magic in this house. What will people think when they see you? You're a stupid child that's all!" With that, Petunia stepped forwards towards Lily and slapped her hard across the cheek. This took Lily by surprise because she fell backwards, holding her cheek and looking surprised. "I wish you were never born. That way, mum and dad didn't have to die and I would live the most perfect life of all!"
"Good afternoon Pet. What's this?" Vernon thundered as he saw Lily on the ground, still clutching onto her cheek. Petunia sniffed with disgust at Lily.
"Lily here's been very rude towards me that's what Vernon. I couldn't stand it anymore. She also fell backwards and slammed her cheek against the furniture." Lily fumed at the lie and seeing that Vernon believed every single word she had said.
"You manipulative bitch!" Lily screeched at her. "I'm your family. Your own blood!"
"Yes, and I hate you for that! I hate that my own flesh and blood is abnormal! You should go to the Asylum because that's where you belong! Mental child that you are."
"Petunia, let's just leave the freak alone."
"No, this is the last straw. I just suffered 5 weeks with her under my roof. Since it's near September, she can go somewhere else. I will not have this kind of behaviour under our roof. Grab your things and go Lily. I don't want you anymore. I've disowned you as my sister, much less a relative." Furious at Petunia, Lily stormed upstairs.
"Fine! I will! I don't care about you either! I never considered you a sister anyways!" Lily slammed the door and grabbed her trunk, grabbing everything that was hers. Her small carousel toy that her father had given her when she was young, her glittering, golden locket from her mother and her clothes. She crammed them in her trunk and proceeded towards the door. Petunia and Vernon were waiting impatiently as Lily looked around. There were no pictures of her at all. It seemed Petunia had taken them down.
"Hurry up, freak. We don't have all day!" Lily glared icily then with her owl's cage and her trunk, she stormed out of the house, slamming the door in the process. Petunia and Vernon smirked, triumphant over the departure of the freak.
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Lily had tears burning in her eyes as she absently wandered around. She took a train and somehow managed to be in front of The Leaky Cauldron. She remembered the first time she came here...
"I heard a noise. Was that you?" Tom growled at Lily. Lily gulped and nodded, her fingers turning white while grasped onto the cage tightly. Tom eyed Lily as he sized her up. "Might have thought so. So, what brings you here to The Leaky Cauldron? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Lily remained silent for a minute before replying.
"Uh...yes, I am but something came up and I was supposed to come here." She was convinced that it was partly true since of course, at the school, students were torturing her endlessly and she couldn't handle it anymore. Tom seemed to believe Lily given that he nodded.
"Ah, I see. Well, would you like anything to drink?" He held the lantern up to Lily's face which was pale and tired.
"I would like a cup of tea, thank you." Tom nodded and gestured her to a small private parlour where Lily settle down nicely. Five minutes later, he arrived with a pot of tea and crumpets.
"Here you go. I thought you might have been hungry so I managed to bring in some crumpets." Lily smiled warmly as she unbuttoned her coat.
"Thank you." She said relieved since she was hungry from her weary travel and sipped her tea and ate a crumpet. Tom returned afterwards after Lily had finished her second crumpet and her third cup of tea.
"I suppose you would like to see your room then. It's late and I've already brought up your stuff. Follow me please." He motioned Lily to follow him and began to climb the creaky stairs into a small but cozy room. Lily followed Tom and sighed happiliy.
"Thank you. I greatly appreciate this." Tom smiled slightly.
"No problem. It's all in a day's work. Good night."
Lily smiled weakly and entered the place. She was surprised that no one was here, only a stooping figure and Tom.
"Hello Tom." Tom looked up and looked at her curiously.
"Weren't you that girl that was here around a couple of months ago?" Lily was surprised that he actually remembered.
"Yes. I am. How come you can remember so easily?" Tom only laughed and motioned Lily to sit down. Lily sat near the figure with the black cloak and ordered a butterbeer. As she was sipping the butterbeer, she stared curiously at the figure. He was so bent down, that his face illuminated in shadows. His fingers were curled around the mug of butterbeer and he remained silent.
"Am I that interesting to look at?" Lily jolted when he spoke. 'That voice...' Strangely so, she thought that the figure resembled someone.
"James?" The figure looked up and placed his hood down. "James!" Lily exclaimed, shocked. She was both happy and relieved to know that someone familiar was in her presence, where she was at a desperate situation. They both looked overjoyed with the reunion.
"Hi Lily. What are you doing here with your trunk?"
"What are you doing here covering yourself like that?" Lily retaliated. James's eyes glittered maliciously.
"That's my secret." Lily only arched a brow and sipped her butterbeer. "But back to you. How did things go with Petunia? Seeing that you're in front of me with your trunk, I tell it that things didn't go as well." Lily set the mug on the table once more and closed her eyes, sighing.
"She disowned me." Lily murmered.
"Sorry?" James answered curiously.
"My ex-sister disowned me. She kept calling me a freak, saying that I wasn't worthy enough to be an Evans. Maybe she's right. It was my fault that my parents have died. My mother dying of grief, possibly my father couldn't concentrate, that's why he had the accidnet. I just keep wondering now, why I'm living. What is my purpose in life?" James only listened silently.
"Your purpose in life is that you lived. You could see the wonders of nature, become young adults, accomplish grand things, have friends, have a family of your own, see your children grow up, but most of all, being you."
"But is that it? Is that all about the human race?"
"Well, yes." James admitted. "But what if you can perform miracles, cure people, help them, or help the world?" This time Lily smiled.
"Maybe you're right James." James only kissed the side of Lily's head and hugged her tightly.
"You can stay at my house for the rest of the summer. I know for a fact that you would likely end up dead on the streets without me." Lily only shoved James at the fact. James laughed and helped her with her luggage. They flooed over to James's house, which was for a fact, a mansion.
Lily awed at the sight, moving portraits, the bits and pieces of odd trinkets, even the clock that indicated that James was home, whilst his father was at work and his mother out for tea. James only chuckled at the sight of her face.
"Like it?" He teased and placed her trunk on the ground.
"It's a really nice house." Lily bit her lip. "Thanks for your hospitality. I don't know how I could thank you."
"Well, you could thank me with a smile." Lily rolled her eyes and paid her debt by a smile. "Thanks Lily. Come on, I'll show you your room."
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3 years later
"James, hurry your arse up! We're going to miss the train because of you!" Lily rushed alongside James as they quickly dashed towards the platform.
"Made...it...just...in...time..." Lily snorted a laugh and rolled her eyes at the sight of James leaning against his trolley, and out of breath.
"I thought Quidditch made you fit." James playfully glared at her and stood up straight.
"Oy, don't you go talking about Quidditch in front of me! I'll have you know that Quidditch-" Lily cut in, sighing.
"Is a very complicated and physical sport. I know I know. You've told me about a million times by now. Potter, I never knew how uptight you were about Quidditch. Let's find a compartment before all of them get full and we might have to share with a bunch of little first years." James grinned at Lily.
"How could you be so cruel to those little ones? It's their first year. They're probably very nervous and scared." Lily shoved James aside, laughing all the way.
"I never knew how much you loved the little tykes. Ickle little James has a soft spot for children." James scowled but smirked afterwards, grabbing her hand and leading her to a compartment which happened to be occupied by Snape and Malfoy.
"What are you doing here Potter? Along with your mudblood girlfriend, Evans?" Lily fidgeted a bit as James glared at them fiercely.
"I knew I smelled filth here. It just happened to be coming from you two. Greasy little git Snivellus here seems to take all the credit though." Snape at that moment took out his wand but James was quicker.
"Petrificus Totalus!" He quickly slammed the compartment door closed and dragged Lily to another compartment.
"James! Why did you have to do that? You're only causing more trouble!"
"They-they called you you-know-what!" Lily narrowed her eyes.
"As I recall, you seemed to have done the same to me during fourth year." She retorted to him. James groaned, frustrated.
"That was because I was angry at the time and I never intentionally meant to say that to you."
"Let's get a comparment." She said briskly. James followed angrily. 'What is wrong with her? It was 3 years ago that I said it! Besides, haven't we forgiven each other for all those times in fourth year?' As James was sorting through his thoughts, Lily managed to grab a compartment with Remus, Tia, Sirius, and Peter. Her face expression had changed. It seemed to have brighten up in a flash.
"Hello everyone! How was your summer?" Sirius piped up first, excited to mention his summer.
"Brilliant! Made up better pranks for those Slytherin gits! They'll never know what hit them! Oy, James, what's he all worked up about?" Lily flashed a dark look towards James before turning back towards Sirius.
"It's nothing. He's just had a bad run-in with Snape and Malfoy." James only continued to mutter under his breath, ignoring the looks that came across to him. Remus calmly looked at James, amused by the whole display. "How about you Remus? How was yours?"
"It was quite alright. Read a couple of more books, visited Sirius and James, as you know of course." Lily nodded at that point. For the past 3 summers, she spent it all at either James's, Remus's, Sirius's, or Tia's. They all seemed alright by having Lily over to their house. Besides, it added more excitement to the house by having spitfire between James and Lily. Though they were friends, they always seemed to have arguments over the littlest things. One time, they argued over a towel. Each one thought it was theirs so they continued to say it was theirs until Remus was irritated by the whole thing and took the towel himself.
"It's mine." He said in annoyance and walked off, leaving a stunned Lily and an angry James.
"How about yours, Tia?" Lily asked politely, shooting glares at James once in a while whenever she heard her name being mumbled from James. Tia gave out a nervous chuckle before replying.
"My summer was fine. I visited Venezuela. It was divine there. Everything was so magical and so exotic!" Her eyes glowed as she remembered her visit there.
"I wish I could've gone." Lily said somberly. "I hope I can one day when we graduate."
"I almost forgot that we were graduating! Oh, it's our last year here. I'm going to miss Hogwarts and the teachers and the dorms and everything!" Tia said sadly, remenicing the past events shared with Lily and her other friends. Sirius, James, Peter, and Remus sighed.
"Yeah, our last year here to form pranks for the Slytherins too." Lily rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure someone will live up to your reputation. Even though you have none." Sirius puffed out his chest indignately.
"Woman, don't you dare say that about the Marauders! We do have the repuation! Our name and our pranks have lived up to that!" Lily only rolled her eyes once more. "Yours and James's child and his friends will live up to that reputation." Sirius smirked as Lily and James blushed.
"Don't say that Black. I'm warning you." Lily's eyes flashed dangerously as her cheeks were flushed. Tia stifled a laugh and Remus hid a smile behind his book. Peter only munched happily on chocolate frogs.
"Don't you remember Lily? Back in fourth year? I told you that you and James are going to get married and you'll have a son. Named Harry." She laughed about that as Sirius grinned.
"Harry? Isn't that James's middle name? I remember one time that James wanted to have a child with one of his names in it. Turned out to be Harold or Harry." This only made James blush more and glare at his friend.
"Oh yes, he's going to have the same moppy hair and the dorky glasses." Lily sighed and turned to her Witch's Weekly. "I wish you would shut up about that. It's getting very old. You've been saying it for the past 3 years about it."
"James? Don't you have a saying in this?" Tia said slyly. Only James didn't say anything, it was Remus.
"James, why don't you mature for once and look at the facts straight. You dreamed about Lily, you stared at her all day during the summertime and your eyes seem to have this dazed look to it whenever Lily's mentioned." James arched a brow at his sincere friend.
"And?" Remus sighed.
"You are very thick-headed." He ignored the "hey!" from James and continued. "You're in love with her. So kiss and make-up and let me get back to my reading." Tia couldn't stop laughing as she saw Lily swatting Remus with her magazine and James swearing at the top of his lungs. Peter and Sirius also seemed to enjoy the entertainment as they watched casually at their friend being tortured to death with headaches and shoulder pains.
"Alright, alright. I surrender!" Remus held his hands up with defence as Lily calmly took her seat and James quieted down. Sirius grinned and hid it behind his Quidditch book. 'Some things never change.'
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She sat outside, watching the sunset illuminate colours of pink, red, orange, yellow and purple all mixed together. The leaves of the trees were fading, turning a brilliant shade of red, yellow and orange. She loved this season. All the warm colours surrounding the Earth. She stared at the sky, even when the sun had set and the stars had come out to twinkle.
"Lily?" She turned to face James, who was looking at her curiously and possible tenderly? She only turned to see the sky once more on the little hill where she used to always read. She still did, but never seemed to get the chance to. "We missed you when you left abruptly from dinner." She sighed and played with the grass that had tickled her fingers.
"I just wanted to see the sunset. It's so beautiul this time of year. Especially with the colour of the leaves to go along with it. I used to share this with my mother and father. Sometimes Pet." She smiled sadly. "My mum and dad could still share it with me. From afar though." James remained quiet. Lily hardly ever mentioned her family. Too much chaos and grief had come to her and James hated that she had to suffer so much pain.
"Do you ever think about them nowadays?" He said quietly and sat next to her, enjoying the speculation of the stars. Lily smiled and leaned her head on James's shoulder.
"I think about them everyday. Them watching over me. Making sure no harm's way came my way." She sighed softly. "I bet you never did this. Watch the sun set or gaze up at the stars." He bit on the inside of his cheek.
"No," he admitted. "But now I'm glad that I'm doing it right now with you." She blushed a little but smiled.
"Thanks James. Thanks for sharing this with me. You made me feel extra special today." She kissed his cheek and stood up and left. James only remained sitting on the little hill for a few more moments, smiling. 'Your welcome Lily.' And with that, he stood up and walked away.
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Aura26: I know it's short but I'm sorry. I'll try to make it longer. How was it? Boring? I know it was but more problems are coming up ahead. If you're wondering about James's and Lily's feelings, well, they're friends for now and they resolved to that conclusion but James always felt more to Lily than friends. Even Lily felt so, but they thought the awkwardness would be in the way so they decided to stay friends. The title to this chapter sucks because well, I couldn't think of anything. Sirius is smart in this story because he rocks my socks. I love that line. Rocks my socks. Er...ignore me for that. Review please!