Summary: Lily Evans, 16, has been head over heels for the James Potter
since god-knows-when. She decides to confess her "love" thru an anonymous
love letter. Just as she was about to give it to him, she finds out he's
just a royal prick. She drops it on her way to burn it (LoL). But what she
doesn't know is that he found it, accidentally... What will this result?
Will she regret it, or will she thank the good Lord?
Disclaimer: The characters are mine, you hear me, MINE! ["Yeah Right!" shouts from the audience] *mutters* Dammit. Oh well, I tried! Okay, fine, it's not mine... Satisfied? Sheesh... They belong to J.K. Rowling, aight? Except Piper Valentine, Fiona, Jemima, Emily Hart, Dennis Front, Walter Reese and Isabelle Frall.
Oh well, even though these type of stories have been done before, I thought of it myself. And I'm so proud of myself! *wipes an invisible tear*
Love, An Admirer
Chapter 9: Surprises Galore
Written by: lil-miss-myra
~*~*~Lily's POV~*~*~
The ride home was, well, humorous. For one, Sirius and Jemima were still bickering about the so-called person who forced another so-called person to the ball.
Two, James was trying his best to persuade Remus that Ireland was going to win the Quidditch World Cup that was soon to come.
[Flashback]
'Ireland is so going to win this year! It's practically written on the calendar that this is Ireland's year of glory!'
Remus, with a calm straight face answered, 'Nothing you do will convince me that Germany won't win this time around.'
'Oh, come on! Germany has won three times in a row! I assure you Irealand will win this time!
'I'm a Germany supporter all the way, Prongs.'
'IRELAND, god dammit! Say Ireland for once! I've already had enough with the Germany's chaser in your poster smirking at my Ireland team all the time!' James practically half-shouted.
[End of Flashback]
Three, Emily was trying so hard to not blush when Remus was sitting next to her.
Ahh... *Sighs* What would I do without my fellow Hogwarts friends? What would have happened to me if I wasn't a witch?
I'd be a lost cause, that was what I would've been. I was thinking about this all the way, but couldn't help but smile at the thought of going to the ball with James.
'What are you smiling at, Lily?' asked a faint Remus.
'N-nothing, Remus.'
Remus just smiled. 'Hey, Lils, fancy a game of chess?' He just winked at her. 'No one in the whole of Gryffindor has ever beaten me. Sirius lost poorly to me last night - ' 'I RESENT THAT!' 'So, think you can handle it?'
I smiled mischievously at Remus, 'You'll be sorry you ever asked, Remmy.'
~*~*~James' POV~*~*~
I chuckled, and thanked Remus silently, as he offered Lily to a round of chess.
~*~*~Not So Long Ago~*~*~
James gazed into the misty windows of "Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions" and saw a certain red-head admiring jade robes that was elegant on display. He saw her sigh, then speaking to the clerk. She smiled, and left, empty-handed.
James smiled and he went into the shop.
"Ting-a-Ling"
'Welcome to the Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions outlet in Hogsmeade. Madam Malkin isn't available at the moment, how can I help - Oh, HI James! It's been a long time since I've seen you here, how's Geraldine? Is she doing alright?'
'Surprised to see you here today, Marie,' James said while smirking. Marie whacked him. 'OW! Your whacks are still painful as ever,' muttered James. 'Anyway, how have you been?'
'Fine... Just decided to work here for the money. I tell you, the fashion these days! Their getting more and more expensive by the day! You should see what the muggles are wearing now! And the names! Glares, tie-rye shirts, vell-bottoms?'
James chucked inwardly. Trust Marie to pronounce muggle words correctly. She should have taken up Muggle Studies when she could.
'How is it going in SWA?' [Salem Witchcraft Academy]
'Oh, it's fine, I guess... Sure miss the good ol' days in Hogwarts! When Dine and I used to sneak in the kitchens...' Marie wiped an invisible tear. 'How is she doing?'
'She's going great. She's even serious in her social life now. But I don't know what's such a big deal about dating Grego-'
'Ohmigod, don't tell me... It's Greg Summres?'
James looked at Marie quizzically. *Not you too!* 'What's so great about him?'
'EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! Dine's dating Summers! Dine's dating Summers!'
'Excuse me!' An old stern woman came out from a curtain, behind the counter who reminded James of an older version of Professor McGonagall. 'I hired you to promote my daughter's business, Miss Lodge. Not to shriek suddenly and tell the whole world someone's social status. I'm so sorry, dear. She's not usually like this.'
'It's okay, ma'am,' James said, trying to stifle a laugh.
'One more time, Miss Lodge!' Mrs Malkin said, waving a finger at Marie.
Marie turned beet red and said, 'Yes, madam.'
Mrs Malkin went back behind the curtain and Marie muttered, 'I swear, it's as if there's something shoved up her -'
'My, my, Marie! And you're getting paid to do this?' smirked James.
'Oh, shut up! So anyway, I'm going to kill Geraldine for not telling me. I just can't believe she's dating THE Gregory Summers!'
'What's so great bout this guy, anyway?'
'He was like, the hottest guy in Hogwarts at that time! I wonder if he still is...' Marie sighed dreamily.
'Oh, come off it! Anyway, the reason I came here is to buy those jade green robes on display,' James said, pointing to them.
'Oooh! For who? Aww... My ickie Jamesie has finally grown up! Now tell me, who is the lucky girl?'
James blushed. 'She's not my girlfriend, Marie! She's just a friend.'
'Riiiiight... But I don't think you should,' Marie said, biting her lip.
'Why not?'
'There was this pretty young girl with beautiful red hair that came in who was admiring them. She had beautiful features. I was dying to give her a discount, because it costs a bomb! But, Mrs God-Forsaken Malkins would probably fire me on the spot... It would have been a pity if she doesn't wear them... What ball is it, by the way? Didn't the Halloween Ball end a long time ago?'
'Oh... This year's different! We had a Halloween Feast instead of a Halloween Ball and having a Christmas Ball to replace it.'
'Cool... So, are you sure this isn't for your girlfriend?'
'Yeah, I'm sure! Oh, and by the way, the redhead you were talking about, that's whom I'm buying this for...'
Marie's eyes widened. 'You silly old fool! Why didn't you tell me earlier? Good choice, James. I'm proud of you! So, being around two beautiful glamorous ladies, does pay off, doesn't it?' She said, winking.
'Oh, of course. My mother and my grandma are beautiful.'
Again, Marie whacked him, and laughed. 'Anyway, that's really sweet of you, James. *sigh* If only there were only guys like you around, James.'
'Dream on.'
Marie stuck out a tongue at James. 'Anyway, how would you like it? Wrapped in a parcel?'
~*~*~Present~*~*~
James rushed to the Boys' Dormitory and grabbed his invisibility cloak, which his dad had gotten from a trade with a very close friend. He wrapped it around his body, and clutched the parcel under his arm.
He slowly crept up to the Girls' Dormitory, and thank God that Jemima, Emily, Fiona and Isabelle weren't there at the moment. He left the parcel on her bed, and slowly crept back to the Boys' Dorm, and folded his invisibility cloak neatly into his trunk.
Soon enough, the game between Remus and Lily ended as a draw, with a triumphant smile plastered on her face.
Lily yawned, and muffled, 'Good game, Remus. But I swear *yawn* that I will *yawn* beat you tomorrow... *Yawn* It's been a wonderful trip to Hogsmeade. And you and James -' Lily's eyes widened. 'Where is James, anyway?'
Remus yawned along. 'He's probably snoozing in the dorm, or at the quidditch field. He's a humungous quidditch fan, Lils. But, isn't it too early? You haven't even had your dinner!'
'Not too hungry. See you tomorrow, Remus.'
'Nights, Lil.'
Lily went up to the Girls Dorm, thinking about the robes she saw earlier on.
'If only I had that much money,' Lily muttered.
She sighed once more, and was wondering where the rest of the girls were. *Probably teasing Fi about Jeremy.*
Lily chuckled, she changed into her night gown, brushed her teeth, and then hair, and was about to sleep in, when she felt something bumpy.
*What on earth is that?*
She lifter her comforter, and saw a parcel. Lily, getting all excited (as she has never received an anonymous parcel before) opened it carefully.
She gasped, and nearly dropped it when she untied the parcel.
It was none other than those elegant beautiful jade green robes she saw on display earlier that day.
Fiona and Jemima were real sweethearts to buy them, no matter how much she refused to let them pay for her.
She blinked back tears, and went back to sleep thinking, *What wonderful friends I have...*
And how wrong she was, for it wasn't from them.
~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~
Author's Note: Gosh! All you people are soo sweet! And I'm so sorry for not updating for such a looong time. You all better be thankful that I wrote this story on my birthday (5th March, hehehe :P) for all you story-hungry readers! I felt so bad for not updating for such a long time.
This is my most favourite story I've written, though it has slight grammatical errors and other mistakes here and there. I try my best to make it least as possible.
The next update will probably be around early April, as my monthly test is coming soon. To those of you, who are going to undergo that as well, a very good luck to you!
And, now the thank you notes to my WONDERFUL reviewers. Where would I be without you people? This story would have probably went down the drain if it weren't for your encouraging reviews! ^_^ (sorry if I sound so.. weird.. LoL.. I'm also in the middle of writing an essay for English, and yah.. the flow of words and lingo has somehow transferred here.. :P)
mogliecat, the_girl_who_lived, Poli, Jess the Great, Fionnuala, Kitty Prydew, bebe-chrissy, Lucky_719, Sugarquill, moonlit angel, bertiebottsgeorge, Sammi, jtyw, Lamina Court, Samantha, Sk8er_Writer, Evenstar, alexz, Riana-Rin, Red Magic Marker, The One and Only Amazing Typo aaaaand Amber!
P/S: and if I didn't mention your name, THANK YOU!
Oh, and since I don't have that much time to check my own chapters, would anyone like to become my beta-reader? I doubt any of you would want to, but what the heck, it doesn't hurt to ask.
If you would like to, you can email me at
valentines_sucks@hotmail.com, simply_mirah@yahoo.com or lil_miss_myra@prettierthanher.com
LoL.. Can't help but have so many emails! :P
Live life to its fullest!
-m|rAh
The Chapter You Can Look Forward To: Chapter 10 - The Christmas Ball
Disclaimer: The characters are mine, you hear me, MINE! ["Yeah Right!" shouts from the audience] *mutters* Dammit. Oh well, I tried! Okay, fine, it's not mine... Satisfied? Sheesh... They belong to J.K. Rowling, aight? Except Piper Valentine, Fiona, Jemima, Emily Hart, Dennis Front, Walter Reese and Isabelle Frall.
Oh well, even though these type of stories have been done before, I thought of it myself. And I'm so proud of myself! *wipes an invisible tear*
Love, An Admirer
Chapter 9: Surprises Galore
Written by: lil-miss-myra
~*~*~Lily's POV~*~*~
The ride home was, well, humorous. For one, Sirius and Jemima were still bickering about the so-called person who forced another so-called person to the ball.
Two, James was trying his best to persuade Remus that Ireland was going to win the Quidditch World Cup that was soon to come.
[Flashback]
'Ireland is so going to win this year! It's practically written on the calendar that this is Ireland's year of glory!'
Remus, with a calm straight face answered, 'Nothing you do will convince me that Germany won't win this time around.'
'Oh, come on! Germany has won three times in a row! I assure you Irealand will win this time!
'I'm a Germany supporter all the way, Prongs.'
'IRELAND, god dammit! Say Ireland for once! I've already had enough with the Germany's chaser in your poster smirking at my Ireland team all the time!' James practically half-shouted.
[End of Flashback]
Three, Emily was trying so hard to not blush when Remus was sitting next to her.
Ahh... *Sighs* What would I do without my fellow Hogwarts friends? What would have happened to me if I wasn't a witch?
I'd be a lost cause, that was what I would've been. I was thinking about this all the way, but couldn't help but smile at the thought of going to the ball with James.
'What are you smiling at, Lily?' asked a faint Remus.
'N-nothing, Remus.'
Remus just smiled. 'Hey, Lils, fancy a game of chess?' He just winked at her. 'No one in the whole of Gryffindor has ever beaten me. Sirius lost poorly to me last night - ' 'I RESENT THAT!' 'So, think you can handle it?'
I smiled mischievously at Remus, 'You'll be sorry you ever asked, Remmy.'
~*~*~James' POV~*~*~
I chuckled, and thanked Remus silently, as he offered Lily to a round of chess.
~*~*~Not So Long Ago~*~*~
James gazed into the misty windows of "Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions" and saw a certain red-head admiring jade robes that was elegant on display. He saw her sigh, then speaking to the clerk. She smiled, and left, empty-handed.
James smiled and he went into the shop.
"Ting-a-Ling"
'Welcome to the Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions outlet in Hogsmeade. Madam Malkin isn't available at the moment, how can I help - Oh, HI James! It's been a long time since I've seen you here, how's Geraldine? Is she doing alright?'
'Surprised to see you here today, Marie,' James said while smirking. Marie whacked him. 'OW! Your whacks are still painful as ever,' muttered James. 'Anyway, how have you been?'
'Fine... Just decided to work here for the money. I tell you, the fashion these days! Their getting more and more expensive by the day! You should see what the muggles are wearing now! And the names! Glares, tie-rye shirts, vell-bottoms?'
James chucked inwardly. Trust Marie to pronounce muggle words correctly. She should have taken up Muggle Studies when she could.
'How is it going in SWA?' [Salem Witchcraft Academy]
'Oh, it's fine, I guess... Sure miss the good ol' days in Hogwarts! When Dine and I used to sneak in the kitchens...' Marie wiped an invisible tear. 'How is she doing?'
'She's going great. She's even serious in her social life now. But I don't know what's such a big deal about dating Grego-'
'Ohmigod, don't tell me... It's Greg Summres?'
James looked at Marie quizzically. *Not you too!* 'What's so great about him?'
'EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! Dine's dating Summers! Dine's dating Summers!'
'Excuse me!' An old stern woman came out from a curtain, behind the counter who reminded James of an older version of Professor McGonagall. 'I hired you to promote my daughter's business, Miss Lodge. Not to shriek suddenly and tell the whole world someone's social status. I'm so sorry, dear. She's not usually like this.'
'It's okay, ma'am,' James said, trying to stifle a laugh.
'One more time, Miss Lodge!' Mrs Malkin said, waving a finger at Marie.
Marie turned beet red and said, 'Yes, madam.'
Mrs Malkin went back behind the curtain and Marie muttered, 'I swear, it's as if there's something shoved up her -'
'My, my, Marie! And you're getting paid to do this?' smirked James.
'Oh, shut up! So anyway, I'm going to kill Geraldine for not telling me. I just can't believe she's dating THE Gregory Summers!'
'What's so great bout this guy, anyway?'
'He was like, the hottest guy in Hogwarts at that time! I wonder if he still is...' Marie sighed dreamily.
'Oh, come off it! Anyway, the reason I came here is to buy those jade green robes on display,' James said, pointing to them.
'Oooh! For who? Aww... My ickie Jamesie has finally grown up! Now tell me, who is the lucky girl?'
James blushed. 'She's not my girlfriend, Marie! She's just a friend.'
'Riiiiight... But I don't think you should,' Marie said, biting her lip.
'Why not?'
'There was this pretty young girl with beautiful red hair that came in who was admiring them. She had beautiful features. I was dying to give her a discount, because it costs a bomb! But, Mrs God-Forsaken Malkins would probably fire me on the spot... It would have been a pity if she doesn't wear them... What ball is it, by the way? Didn't the Halloween Ball end a long time ago?'
'Oh... This year's different! We had a Halloween Feast instead of a Halloween Ball and having a Christmas Ball to replace it.'
'Cool... So, are you sure this isn't for your girlfriend?'
'Yeah, I'm sure! Oh, and by the way, the redhead you were talking about, that's whom I'm buying this for...'
Marie's eyes widened. 'You silly old fool! Why didn't you tell me earlier? Good choice, James. I'm proud of you! So, being around two beautiful glamorous ladies, does pay off, doesn't it?' She said, winking.
'Oh, of course. My mother and my grandma are beautiful.'
Again, Marie whacked him, and laughed. 'Anyway, that's really sweet of you, James. *sigh* If only there were only guys like you around, James.'
'Dream on.'
Marie stuck out a tongue at James. 'Anyway, how would you like it? Wrapped in a parcel?'
~*~*~Present~*~*~
James rushed to the Boys' Dormitory and grabbed his invisibility cloak, which his dad had gotten from a trade with a very close friend. He wrapped it around his body, and clutched the parcel under his arm.
He slowly crept up to the Girls' Dormitory, and thank God that Jemima, Emily, Fiona and Isabelle weren't there at the moment. He left the parcel on her bed, and slowly crept back to the Boys' Dorm, and folded his invisibility cloak neatly into his trunk.
Soon enough, the game between Remus and Lily ended as a draw, with a triumphant smile plastered on her face.
Lily yawned, and muffled, 'Good game, Remus. But I swear *yawn* that I will *yawn* beat you tomorrow... *Yawn* It's been a wonderful trip to Hogsmeade. And you and James -' Lily's eyes widened. 'Where is James, anyway?'
Remus yawned along. 'He's probably snoozing in the dorm, or at the quidditch field. He's a humungous quidditch fan, Lils. But, isn't it too early? You haven't even had your dinner!'
'Not too hungry. See you tomorrow, Remus.'
'Nights, Lil.'
Lily went up to the Girls Dorm, thinking about the robes she saw earlier on.
'If only I had that much money,' Lily muttered.
She sighed once more, and was wondering where the rest of the girls were. *Probably teasing Fi about Jeremy.*
Lily chuckled, she changed into her night gown, brushed her teeth, and then hair, and was about to sleep in, when she felt something bumpy.
*What on earth is that?*
She lifter her comforter, and saw a parcel. Lily, getting all excited (as she has never received an anonymous parcel before) opened it carefully.
She gasped, and nearly dropped it when she untied the parcel.
It was none other than those elegant beautiful jade green robes she saw on display earlier that day.
Fiona and Jemima were real sweethearts to buy them, no matter how much she refused to let them pay for her.
She blinked back tears, and went back to sleep thinking, *What wonderful friends I have...*
And how wrong she was, for it wasn't from them.
~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~
Author's Note: Gosh! All you people are soo sweet! And I'm so sorry for not updating for such a looong time. You all better be thankful that I wrote this story on my birthday (5th March, hehehe :P) for all you story-hungry readers! I felt so bad for not updating for such a long time.
This is my most favourite story I've written, though it has slight grammatical errors and other mistakes here and there. I try my best to make it least as possible.
The next update will probably be around early April, as my monthly test is coming soon. To those of you, who are going to undergo that as well, a very good luck to you!
And, now the thank you notes to my WONDERFUL reviewers. Where would I be without you people? This story would have probably went down the drain if it weren't for your encouraging reviews! ^_^ (sorry if I sound so.. weird.. LoL.. I'm also in the middle of writing an essay for English, and yah.. the flow of words and lingo has somehow transferred here.. :P)
mogliecat, the_girl_who_lived, Poli, Jess the Great, Fionnuala, Kitty Prydew, bebe-chrissy, Lucky_719, Sugarquill, moonlit angel, bertiebottsgeorge, Sammi, jtyw, Lamina Court, Samantha, Sk8er_Writer, Evenstar, alexz, Riana-Rin, Red Magic Marker, The One and Only Amazing Typo aaaaand Amber!
P/S: and if I didn't mention your name, THANK YOU!
Oh, and since I don't have that much time to check my own chapters, would anyone like to become my beta-reader? I doubt any of you would want to, but what the heck, it doesn't hurt to ask.
If you would like to, you can email me at
valentines_sucks@hotmail.com, simply_mirah@yahoo.com or lil_miss_myra@prettierthanher.com
LoL.. Can't help but have so many emails! :P
Live life to its fullest!
-m|rAh
The Chapter You Can Look Forward To: Chapter 10 - The Christmas Ball