HELLO ALL: OK so despite popular belief i have not i repeat have not been kidnapped by martians from mars and taken to their mother land to suck out my brains and use my attempts at writting J&L fan fiction for themselves (ah suck on that teachers who think i have no imagination)

I am soooooooo so sorry for not updating in what my friend Shoelia likes to remind me is a year hides but please dont hurt me.. i have suffered from major writters block and hope this make up for it... i do apologise for any spelling and grammer errors as i have just finished, couldnt wait any longer and could not find my editor

so anyway ill stop tallking youre ear off please READ REVEIW AND ENJOY

DISCLAIMER: no matter how hard i pretend i dont own anything

The Unlikely Prospect

Of Happiness

By MiSs WeStHoFf HeRsElF

CHAPTER FIVE: Of flying and ceilings.

Dinner was finished and the table was cleared and before James could run away with Sirius to play Quidditch, he was to show Lily the room that Carol had prepared for her.

"James she's in the one on your level next to Lucy's," Carol said looking up into her son's eyes making sure he understood, "Got it?"

James nodded not really paying attention but instead looking around the kitchen.

Carol snapped her fingers in front of his face

"Remember she's a guest which means no leading her into the point of almost certain death." Sirius and Michael sniggered, Lucy turned away busying herself with the non-existent dishes in the sink hiding a smile and Dave had hidden himself behind his paper,

"Your auntie was not impressed when you did that to her, you should just be thankful that your father had stopped you or James dear boy, you would be lying six feet under, with my favorite rose bush on top of you!" At that point in time Lily decided she really liked Carol!

James laughed nervously "Mum come on do we have to keep bringing that up I mean I didn't mean to and remember I apologized straight away, I swear I thought it was her bedroom I was young and innocent," there was a cough from behind the newspaper, at which James glared, "Okay minus the innocent and the young but it wasn't my fault." he finished arms crossed over his chest.

"Yes James, I'm trusting you this time, but please just show her to her room," Carol said looking up at her youngest child.

"Yeah, yeah" James mumbled indicating with his head for Lily to follow him. He leaded her out of the kitchen through the extremely large entrance hall and up the even larger staircase passing many doors and portraits. Lily was so interested that she was confused at why James was staring at her

"Huh?"

"You didn't hear a word I said did you?" Lily shook her head.

"Right," he said rolling his eyes, "Do you want me to give you a short tour?" Lily nodded slightly embarrassed that she was caught not paying attention.

"Okay well this is pretty much the main corridor it leads to pretty much the whole house."

'Mansion' Lily thought but her thoughts were yet again interrupted by James turning slightly and heading over to a door.

"And this is the most important room in the whole house," He said holding onto the door handle and pulling the door open to show the most important room in the house Lily was not impressed.

"A closet Potter? Lily said hands on her hips and a scowl on her face, James nodded.

"Great things happen in here," he said with great wisdom, "SO how bout you and me get started in there" with a wiggle of the eyebrows.

"You- You…Disgusting little brat you seem nice for five minutes then you turn back into the evil little gremlin that you are! I can't believe I agreed to stay here" she said walking of into a direction which she was hoping was the way back to kitchen.

"Look ok," James muttered jogging to catch up to her, "I know I haven't been the nicest person ever, but least we not forget you're a guest here you don't have to stay, owl one of your friends if your not going to be thankful." James said maturely which shocked Lily a bit.

"Well I would but Bella's is away," Lily said. She never realized how intricate the design on her ugg boots really was.

"What about Lottie?" James asked, Lily smiled at the nickname the boys had given Charlie.

"She's in Paris," Lily mumbles looking away, she'd already thought of going to either Charlie's or Isabella's houses before Potter offered. "But she comes back soon!"

"Well tell you what," said James, "you can stay here until she comes back," Lily didn't look so sure she didn't really know when Charlie was coming back and spending the whole time with Potter wasn't her greatest choice in holidays.

"We'll make a deal. You just be nice to me and I'll not ask you out, not once" He held out his hand ready for Lily to shake.

"And what to you get out of this hmm?" Lily asked not believing that he would leave her alone after pretty much six year of asking her out.

"Well nothing, but now that you mention it!" James exclaimed while grinning, "How about a kiss?"

"Git," she muttered under her breath as she yet again walked away.

"Fine, fine, fine," muttered James under his breath as he jogged to catch up to Lily, "No kissing, no asking out you just stay here until your friends come back ok," he said holding out his hand…again.

"You're a git!"

"And you don't have to stay here" James smirked as Lily sighed and stared at his hand.

"Alright Potter you've got yourself a deal!"

"James," James said and at Lily's confused look he laughed.

"James, my name's James…not Potter"

Lily woke the following morning and realized that she wasn't as accustomed to the wizarding world as the thought she was. Obviously living with magic was a lot different than her normal life. She also realized at the same time why both Sirius and James had good reflexes. So far she had been attacked by the combs in her bathroom, she had fallen over two mops and was attacked by a cloth that thought she was a window and she was bowled over by a walking foot rest.

After a rather long struggle with a mop, Lily followed the path that James and she had made the night before, slowly making her way towards the kitchen. Well that's where she thought she was heading until she realized that she was completely, utterly and hopelessly lost.

Wondering up the corridors looking for any paintings she could recognise, she became aware of a room with its door open, the morning light pouring through the windows, reflecting off a metal ring in the middle of the floor. Slowly she made her way towards it, squinting slightly at the light she neared closer to see the room she noticed the metal ring was attached to a trap door and was about a meter by a meter and would be well hidden was it not for the metal ring she stepped clo-

"Prongs thought you might have gotten lost!" Lily turned quickly to Sirius Black calmly leaning against the wall, a slight grin on his face "Good thing he sent me up here too you could have been lost for ever in "The Room of Mystery"" he shuddered grin still on his face.

"Alright Black what's really in there?" Lily asked an unimpressed look upon her face.

"Dunno," he said "The toenail of extraordinary shine, a goose, a water melon," He pushed himself of the wall and walked over to Lily and guided her down the stair case.

"A dark magic weapon, in which James plans to take over to world with," He grinned again, "Or you never know it could just be a room where we spend our time in, I'll show you one time, I swear" And walked away leaving Lily walk after him rather confused.

The kitchen smelt like all kitchens should friend eggs, bacon and pancakes. Upon entering, Lily was wary of the self-stirring wooden spoon as well as the self-flipping fry pan, so wary in fact that she didn't notice someone sitting behind her, who once she took a step back was rather aware of her.

"Oh I'm so sorry," She said turning around, a blush rising on her cheeks, though it did disappear as she noticed a pile of messy hair underneath the fallen news paper on the ground "Oh Potter it's just you!"

"Potter? Well I haven't been called that in a while." Said the older version of James Potter as he got up and folded away his newspaper.

"Oh by the way Lily, this is Athon, James' dad, Athon this is Lily" Sirius introduced through a mouthful of bacon. Lily blushed embarrassed that she had squashed Mr. Potter on the ground and left him there.

"I'm so sorry sir I didn't mean to, I thought…well I thought you were Potter" Lily muttered having a staring contest with the floor.

"Absolutely nothing to worry about," Grinned Mr. Potter moving towards Sirius and whacking him on the shoulder "And don't listen to anything this prat tells you, its normally lies, My name is Jonathon, not Athon despite popular belief" Lily grinned while she watching Sirius poke his tongue out at John

"Good Morning all!" A cheerful voice came from behind her in the spacious kitchen and in walked James Potter looking rather happy and holding Michael's hand. Michael who still looked half asleep slowly stumbled to a stool near the bench and climbed up, where Sirius automatically started to force feed him spoonfuls of sugar covered cereal which Michael eagerly accepted.

Unfortunately, Michael as any young child would goes unnaturally hyper with the merest amount of sugar.

"HAHAHA JAMES JAMES, LOOK IM FLYING" Yelled Michael as he slid down the banister of the grand staircase, giggling as he went, his arms waving. He was heading towards the end of the staircase at an alarming speed, destined to land rather forcefully on the highly polished marble floor, well until James moved to the end of the banister preparing to catch Michael, what James wasn't prepared for was the speed at which Michael was flung off the railing, hitting James in the chest and throwing him back a couple of feet.

And this is when our dear friend Lily returned from the kitchen, to find James the-Player Potter (whose real middle name is still unknown) sprawled unceremoniously on the ground, with a young boy making himself rather comfortable on James' chest.

"Well Potter this is d-" but she was cut off by another voice entering the hall.

"Ahh Mister Potter I do believe you share my love of ceiling staring" Albus Dumbledore's voice rang around the entrance hall.

"Isn't just wonderful Albee?" A rather calm James asked tilting his head backwards to see his school headmaster standing clad in bright purple robes ("After all it was the seventies" Sirius had said afterwards)

"Indeed Mister Potter, my favourite ceiling is the great hall, although this one is really quiet amazing, no matter James I am here to see your parents and you," he turned to look at Lily, "Miss Evans"

thanx for reading and soooo sorry for the wait henyway thanx heaps to all those who are still with me

and i am even trying to start updating every month...we'll se how that goes

love ya

Lottie