Lily and her mother decided to go to get her school supplies the weekend after she received her letter. Lily was so excited, and getting more and more excited as she looked at all of the shops. The ice cream shop looked simply delicious, and the pet shop looked great too. She was getting so excited that she was running through the streets, when she bumped into someone. He was a tall boy, who looked as if he were a year older than her.
He smiled, said, "Excuse me," and walked off, only slowing down to look back at the young redhead staring back with her mouth open at him. He chuckled a little to himself before he kept on walking.
"He's a catch, that Amos Diggory, did you hear him talk to her? She's so lucky!"
Lily heard these three girls talking excitedly and jealously about the boy that Lily had run into. She smiled to herself and walked into the wand shop with her mother. After Lily and Mrs. Evans had completed their shopping from the list in the letter, they sat at a place called the "Leaky Cauldron" and started to order. Having no idea what any of the drinks were, the server gave them two butterbeers.
They sipped in sheer happiness as a group of 4 boys entered the room. They walked to a booth a couple of tables away from the counter, laughing and talking. Lily and her mother watched as a group of girls followed them to a table close by, and giggled through their hands. Obviously, these girls fancied the boys, and the boys were enjoying every minute of it. They winked back, laughing and talking, and ordering bottles of butterbeer for the girls. They giggled some more, making Lily want to hurl. She and her mother rushed out, laughing and holding their sides at the sight of these 11 year old boys, and went home. As they were rushing out, Lily thought she saw one of the boys catch a glimpse of her and smile as she rushed out, but she wasn't sure…
James Potter walked into the Leaky Cauldron, laughing and talking with his three best friends, Sirius Black, a handsome boy of his exact height, Remus Lupin, a scrawny, but very handsome boy with a pale face, and Peter Pettigrew, the slightly chubby boy who seemed to be following the other three. James and Sirius had been best friends forever, and always loved chasing after women together. They watched the girls follow them in to a table near them from their booth as they ordered butterbeers for themselves. They ordered some for the girls as well, and laughed and winked at them. The girls loved this and James and Sirius were having fun as well. Remus rolled his eyes and laughed along, while Peter laughed in a very shy manner. He was a peppy fellow, only to do what James, Sirius, and Remus were doing. James heard two people laughing and saw a flash of red sweep out the door as the light shined into the diner.
"Yo, James, you okay, mate?" Sirius asked as he winked to a girl. James had been staring off for a minute, leaving a poor girl all to herself.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm okay. Just thought I saw…never mind." He smiled to himself, and went back to his friends and women.