"LIIIIIILLLLYYY!" a loud voice said from behind her.
Darn, she said to herself, I thought that I wouldn't have to deal with this for the whole summer.
Lilly Evans despised James Potter. With him, it was the exact opposite. He had liked Lily his whole Hogwarts career, but she thought of him as an arrogant, self-centered pig. James simply wont give up even though they are at the Platform 9 ¾ waiting to get off the train.
"Plan to ruin my summer before it begins, Potter?" Lily spat at him.
"Nice to see you , too, Lily. Now listen, I know that we don't get along that well, but I was wondering-'
"Spit it out Potter. Hurry up and ask me out already so I can reject you and move on to my summer." She retrieved her things and moved briskly to escape him.
"No, no, no. I wasn't going to ask you out. But I was wondering if you would mind if I maybe….wrote you a couple of times. You see…my friends are too busy for me this summer and I have no one to talk to…except maybe you." James started to blush with embarrassment.
Lily was stunned. Never before has she seen him this desperate before to talk to someone. She didn't know how to answer. Of course the thought of writing to a boy over the summer excited her. But this was James Potter. Her enemy. Ever since first year, she couldn't stand him. But everything seems different.
"I'll understand if you say no….I'll just have to create some imaginary friends for this summer-"
"Potter, cut the crap. Yes, I will write to you this summer." The look on his face was priceless.
It was a mixture between learning that you have just won the Quidditch Cup and your fly was down. But it didn't last long.
"I knew you would come around to the Potter charm. Hasn't failed yet," James grinned.
Lily just rolled her eyes. Here we go….
"Potter, just because I have agreed to write to you does not mean that I 'have given in to the Potter charm,'" she stated. "I'm just being nice for once. Anyway, it's not like I'll have anything better to do."
They exchanged addresses and moved off the platform. As they walked away from each other, James looked back one last time and sighed. Maybe…just maybe she will give in someday. Nah. And he moved on to greet his parents.
"You survived another year, son," Mr. Potter said playfully while pulling James into a hug. "We have missed you so much."
"Did I see you talking to Miss Lily Evans or was it another beautiful red head?" Mrs. Potter squealed. "Jamsie, did you invite her over for dinner? Did you ask her out? What happened? I need details"
Mrs. Potter acted like the sky was falling if James didn't answer soon.
"No, mum. I didn't ask her out or to come over for dinner. But I did ask her if she would mind if I wrote to her." He stated this calmly. As for his mother, she looked as though she would burst out of her skin.
"Oh James this is wonderful!"
"I bet the old Potter charm worked its magic on her, eh son?" Mr. Potter winked at his son.
Not really. James thought to himself
He walked away from Platform 9 ¾, and the girl of his dreams, into summer.
Lily dreaded what she just did. She couldn't believe that she agreed to write to her nemesis, James Potter. Of course I didn't want to hurt his feelings…..wait! What am I saying? This is Potter. A Maurderer (Spelling), a womanizer, and not to mention a prankster. He has probably hurt my feelings numerous times. She shook her head and walked on out of the platform. Of course her family would never be caught dead on Platform 9 ¾. They were muggles. Her sister, Petunia, called her fellow peers and all magic folk "Freaks" and called Hog warts "The Freak Academy." Lily's parents never punished Petunia for saying such things.
She stumbled out of the barrier of Platform 9. And there she saw them. Her family. Looking as glum as ever to see Lily. Petunia was not there of course. And Lily was grateful that she didn't show up.
"Welcome back to the real world, Lily," Mr. Evans said. Over the last couple of years, he began to become impatient with the wizarding world. Petunia took after him.
"We missed you so much, deary. Are you glad to be home?" Mrs. Evans said enthusiastically.
Lily began to notice the anxiousness to change the subject. "Yes, mum. I'm really glad to be home now." It was a lie. She longed to be in the wizarding world. She felt at peace there with people that she actually had something in common with. This was going to be a long summer.