James was nervous. He had to sneak out of his house and fly into London on his broom. Not to mention pick up the girl of his dreams, wait with her over night until is parents came and got them, then spend the rest of their summer together. This would be interesting. He still had to tell his parents what was happening. Deep breath, James. You can do this. Mum and Dad will say "That's wonderful, James." Then they will want to tag along to London. Ugh. What have I gotten myself into? They better not embarrass me tomorrow. All I can worry about right now is tonight.
He found his parents reading, drinking coffee, and sharing their day in the library. They saw the look on James' face and become concerned.
"Jamsie…you look ill. What's wrong?" Mrs. Potter said.
"Mum. Dad. Do you mind if a friend of mine comes and spends the rest of the summer with us?" James' heart was racing. What if they say "no"? I would be screwed beyond reason if that happens.
"Which friend James?" Mr. Potter asked.
"Lily Evans…"James said quietly.
"Lily Evans? The Lily Evans? The girl you haven't stopped talking about since your first summer back from Hogwarts? She wants to come and spend the rest of the summer with you? James, this is wonderful! I'll have Missy prepare a room for her! When is she coming?" Mrs. Potter was so happy.
"Well, Lily isn't coming because she wants to. She doesn't really have a choice. Her family has been completely rude to her," James sounded completely concerned saying this. "They forgot her own birthday! Do you realize how much that hurts? Not that I would know. You both have always remembered important things like that. But if that ever happened to me, I would want to get away. Do you now understand why she is coming?"
"Yes completely. The poor dear. Now, when exactly is Lily coming?" Mr. Potter was almost as concerned as James for Lily.
"Tonight. Well I told her to get on the Night Bus and travel to Diagon Alley. Then I was going to fly there tonight and we were going to find a place to stay. I think Sirius have a room there with his sister. Maybe he will let us stay there. Then I was hoping that you both can come pick us up tomorrow." James's heart was on the brink of over heating it was beating so quickly.
"Sounds like a plan. You better leave soon. I trust that Lily will be arriving in Diagon Alley soon. Good luck."
"Thanks, Mum and Dad. See you tomorrow."
James ran quickly up to his room, grabbed his broom, and zoomed out his window in the direction of London.
It
didn't take long for the Night Bus to arrive. The drivers name was
Alfred. He asked Lily where she was heading and she said Diagon Alley.
Just like James said. There were already people on the bus. Some of
them sleeping. Alfred looked back at Lily, grinned and said "Hold on…"
Lily grabbed a pole near her and she understood why. The Night Bus must have been going over the speed limit because blurry things that resembled buildings whizzed by her window. The ride must have lasted 2 minutes because before Lily knew what was up and what was down, the bus stopped and Alfred said "Diagon Alley. Last stop." Everyone began to file off the bus. Lily grabbed her things and went off the bus into the night.
Diagon Alley looked very different at night. It was….lonely. I wish that Potter would hurry up and get here.
For a summer night, it was very chilly out. The wind blew clouds over head and they revealed the shimmering gray moon. Transfixed by the sight, Lily heard the sound of what seemed to be a trash can tipping over. She soon heard angry voices. A black dog appeared from an alleyway. It stole some sort of food from a trash can.
"You poor thing. What are you doing out on a night like this?" She stroked the dogs ears. It sat beside her as if waiting for someone, too. Lily looked at the moon once again. She saw something go in front of it. The dog looked up, also. Something was getting closer and closer to where they were sitting. James….Lily thought.
"Miss me, Lily?" James said and smirked. The smile usually made girls go weak in the knees. It nearly worked on Lily this time, but she convinced herself that she was tired.
"Actually, yes. I was beginning to wonder if you were playing a prank on me," Lily said.
"Me? Prank on you? Never. I see you found Sirius," he said pointing to the dog.
"What?" Lily was confused.
Before there eyes, the dog morphed in the Sirius Black.
"Lily, you have soft hands. I was tempted to roll over so you could rub my belly," Sirius laughed. James joined him. Lily was not amused.
"Haha very funny. Now, James, where are we staying tonight?" Lily was concerned that they would have to sleep on the streets.
"Um,
I was getting there. Hey Sirius, could Lily and I spend the night with
you tonight. I know that you and your sister got a place somewhere near
by," James said hopefully.
"Of course, Prongs. My home is your home. Actually, my sister moved out. So I have a spare you where you guys can stay in. Just don't make too much noise," he winked jokingly.
"That's great. Alright with you, Lily?"
"Yeah, that's fine with me." Lily was annoyed with Sirius. His jokes sometimes got on his nerves, but she didn't understand why really. Oh maybe because they were about her and James.
And they walked down Diagon Alley to Sirius's apartment.
Sirius unlocked the door to reveal his "bachelor pad". Two bedrooms, one living room, a small kitchen, and a bathroom.
"You two will stay in here." James and Lily looked in the room. Peeling wall paper, a cracked window looking out into the alleyway, and one king sized bed. "The bed is big because this use to belong to a married couple. And my sister liked to entertain people. I take after her." Sirius winked. "Well goodnight." And we walked down to his room.
"Do you want me to sleep on the ground, because I will gladly give the bed-" James was cut off.
"No. We can share the bed. I trust your hormones with contain themselves." Lily smiled. She actually didn't know what to think about the whole ordeal. She was too tired to really think about anything. It was nearly 2 in the morning and she wanted to sleep.
She left her things where they were and crawled into the bed. James looked puzzled. She must be really tired. She would never allow this when she was fully asleep. James decided to sleep, too. He took off his shirt and glasses then lifted up the blanket to sleep. He thought Lily was asleep, but as soon as he got settled, he heard Lily's drowsy voice.
"James…."
Lily turned to face his back. He did the same. "Thanks for everything.
I know that I've hated you the past but now I realized that you're a
great friend." And she kissed him on the cheek. "Good night"
Then
she went to sleep right then and there. James was in shock. He watched
Lily sleep and pondered the situation until he finally went to sleep.
Aw I love how i ended this chapter. I hope that you did too. -Ink