Disclaimer: I. Do. Not. Harry. Potter. There. I said it. AHAHAHA. NOW YOU CANNOT SUE ME!
Sorry for the last crappy chapter, but that chapter needs to be there, so sorry!
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Instantly, James, Sirius and Remus started yakking and yakking when they exited the station. They were showing rude hand gestures to each other and laughing, causing Mrs. Potter to scold them. James and Sirius shrugged and grinned, whereas Remus looked ashamed.
Lily merely rolled her eyes as she pushed her cart. The sun was shining brightly and the rays were burning every inch of her exposed skin. She wished that her mother had brought sunscreen for her, but then again, she would be able to use magic soon. She would just have to wait. Sighing, she trudged along, staring at Petunia's gaze at the Potters. Lily couldn't help but side with James for this battle.
"So, Lily, how was your school?" Mr. Evans asked kindly. He offered to push her cart, but Lily shook her head.
"Well, school was interesting," she answered emphasizing the word interesting. Every year with the Marauders are always interesting. Mr. Evans sighed. He expected a new answer this year. Lily had no thought of her answer, it was truthful.
Petunia glared at Lily. "Every year is interesting, Lily dear," Petunia sneered.
Lily just scoffed. "No where as interesting as how fat Vernon is. I do wonder what he eats. Are you sure he's human?"
Petunia fumed as Lily looked satisfied.
The Potters stopped, causing the running Sirius and James to collide into each other's trunks.
"HEY!" Sirius cried.
"OW!" James said rubbing his side.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?"
"ARE YOU TALKING TO MY PARENTS OR ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?"
"ER…"
"WHY ARE WE EVEN YELLING?"
"GOOD POINT! I MEAN…good point."
"Er, mum. Why did we stop?" James asked as he got up.
Mrs. Potter looked at her son and smiled as if that happens every time. Well, it does.
"We're waiting for the car."
"Oh."
The Evans stood by the Potters' side, sweating from the heat. Petunia's forehead was dripping with sweat and she was using her handkerchief and wiping her neck. Mrs. Evans took out a pack of Kleenex and handed it around.
Mr. Potter grinned. "Wait."
He muttered a spell and instantly, their sweat had evaporated.
Petunia shrieked.
"I NEED SWEAT!" she screamed, causing many people to stare at her.
Mr. Potter shrugged. "Well, if you insist…" he started.
"NO!" Petunia ran behind Lily. Lily rolled her eyes again. Honestly…
The Potters looked confused as the Evans looked uneasy.
"She's a…very picky girl!" Mrs. Evans faked a laugh. Lily inwardly groaned. It was obvious that the Potters aren't going to buy that.
"There's the car!" Remus declared. James and Sirius' jaw dropped.
"Did you shrink it, mum?" James asked, still looking at the dark colored car. Mrs. Potter sighed.
"Yes, a little. It's because we built another swimming pool and grew a garden where the garage used to be…so we are still arranging to build a bigger garage."
Sirius laughed. "I thought you said build!"
"She did," Mr. Potter answered.
The sleek black car stopped in front of the Potters and the Evans. It still looked quite long, and the inside was enchanted to look even bigger.
"Well, then, come on. Robert will take care of your trunks, dears. And your luggage, goodness, Donavan will get it," Mr. Potter said.
James and Sirius went inside the car and walked to the front, as it was enchanted so that people can walk.
"Hey Will," James greeted. Will raised two fingers, smiling. Will was a brown-haired man with friendly blue eyes. He was recently engaged to his girlfriend, who wants to work with him when they get married.
"Yo, mate. I added some firewhiskey in the fridge…oh wait, your parent are here. Better wait until you decided to sneak off with your ladyfriend."
James turned a bit scarlet as Will was motioning his fingers to Lily. Sirius laughed.
"Hello Will," Remus said as he went to the front.
"Hey mate," Will said as he drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. "How's the…thing…treating you?"
Will is the only other person who knows about Remus' lycanthropy. Remus was so glad that Will was still his friend afterwards. After all, it wasn't his fault he got bitten.
"Fine, really…" Remus said, trying to remember not to talk about the animagi. Will didn't know about that.
"Good to hear it, good to hear it. Anyway, I also got some turkey in the oven over there…and mashed potatoes. The gravy is over there. You see, Elizabeth wanted to cook for you guys, so…can't blame my wonderful fiancée, now can I?" he boasted.
The boys laughed as they sat at the lush couches.
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Lily was amazed at the limo. It looked so ordinary from the outside she wondered if they would all fit inside.
'I guess so,' she thought as she sighed when she felt its walls on the inside. Smooth and velvet, with golden handlebars and window frames; Gryffindor colors.
She inwardly smiled as she sat on a couch. Petunia had entered the limo, and she looked absolutely amazed. Her mouth was opened as if she was a fish waiting for her food. She started feeling the limo.
"I love this limo!" she admitted, her eyes gazing around the diamond chandelier and the steel fridge.
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The ride to Godric's Hollow was…eventful. James and Sirius all of a sudden declared a food fight and threw mashed potatoes everywhere. They started shaking the firewhiskey, making its contents to fly out everywhere. Mr. and Mrs. Potter were furious at the two, but didn't stay mad long as the Evans were unharmed and the limo was cleaned up with a few scourgifys and everything stayed quiet for a while, until James threw a firecracker out the window and hit a tree, causing it to explode into bits. Will stopped the car as Mr. Potter ran outside and put out the fire. Luckily, the road was deserted, so no witnesses saw what had happened. Not really aware of the punishments ahead (since he rarely got any), James and Sirius ran out as Mr. Potter slammed the door and climbed onto the limo and started running on the roof. They painted the car into hippie colors and started singing stupid songs with their feet dangling and their fingers imitating a guitar. Will stopped the car once again so that both of the boys can come back in, as they were going to reach a tunnel. In twenty minutes, Sirius declared that he needed to use the loo, so they stopped at a nearby gas station. When he came back on the limo, he squirted ketchup, mustard and chips at James. They had another food fight until the manager form the store went and asked for his ketchup and mustard bottle back.
Finally, when there were only ten minutes left of the trip, everyone was at peace. The car ride had lasted an hour and a half at least and they were all tired. Petunia managed to get away by calling James and Sirius freaks when they had went outside to paint the car. Mrs. Evans sighed at her older daughter then, realizing that for once, she was blessed with Petunia instead of the two troublesome boys. Mr. Evans, however, was quite entertained and was laughing when Sirius squirted ketchup and mustard on James. He was more of an adventurous person, and Lily wondered why she and Petunia never got that from their father.
Lily heard some rolling sounds. She looked outside the window and saw golden gates rolling out of the way, revealing the Potter Manor, or, Godric's Hollow.
Majestic looking, shining in the sun, a Quidditch pitch seen from the back…it was what Lily had expected to see at Hogwarts. But no, this looked a bit smaller, but massive nonetheless. There was a beautiful crystal fountain at the front and the beautiful summer flowers in the garden, including a maze that Lily had always loved. She simply adored the garden. The front doors were beautifully carved and engraved. Even Petunia didn't say anything like 'Freak house' or 'I hate this place.' No, she loved this place. She adored this place. She could not believe that she would be living here.
Neither could Lily.
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