Because Things Change
Disclaimer: Like I said before I do not own Harry Potter in any way at all. Don't sue!
Summary: Both Lily and James's parents are going on a vacation for two weeks at the same time. Lily's family doesn't want her to be alone, seeing that her sister Petunia is at a friends house. James has his two friends Sirius and Remus staying over for the summer and James's parents don't trust the trio to be home alone. What will the parents do? Make them spend the two weeks together that's what. L/J.
Wow, I was surprised Yesterday, I posted Chapter two and then left for the day. I come back and I had like 20 new reviews. Thanks everyone I'm glad people are actually liking it. Well on with the story!
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Chapter 3: People coming and going and coming
Lily rolled over. She felt a light breeze on her face as she opened her eyes. She sat up and yawned and heard some laughing next to her. She turned to see James and Remus doubled over unable to stop their laughter.
"Huh? What did I miss? Why are you two laughing and where is Sirius?" Lily asked.
The two of them didn't stop laughing only one word escaped James mouth in between laughs. It was pool. She looked at them both slightly confused but she got up and started walking towards the pool. There in the center of it onto of a bright pink raft (AN you know the kind you can lay out on and you won't get wet unless you roll off or someone pushes you off, hinthint. Also I looked back at the first chapter where I mentioned the pool but I never said what kind, sorry about that, I'm making it an inground pool.) was Sirius still sound asleep in just boxers that had red hearts all over them. Lily giggled as Remus and James appeared behind her.
"It gets better, trust me," James whispered to her. She stopped laughing and stood up again. Remus went to the edge of the pool.
"Bloody! Quick Sirius the house is on fire!" Remus yelled in the loudest most panicking voice he could. Sirius shot upright screaming as he threw off the balance of the raft and it flipped over making him fall in the water with a splash . Lily, Remus, and James when cracking up and rolling on the ground laughing. Sirius swam to the surface and spit out a mouth full of water.
"Ok, now that was definitely not funny," He said as he climbed out of the pool soaking wet. The others were laughing to hard to talk. He glared at them.
"Don't worry, I'll get you guys back for that one," He said now smirking.
" Let's go get some breakfast ok?" Lily said. Everyone agreed and went with her into the house. Lily grabbed a few different types of cereal 4 bowls and spoons and some milk. They all sat down at the kitchen table and were eating when the doorbell rang. Lily ran up to get it. She opened the door and there stood Petunia.
" Oh, Petunia, what are you doing back?" Lily asked.
Petunia rolled her eyes "Whatever I'm just here to pick up some more clothing quickly," Petunia said brushing by Lily. Petunia, while going up the stairs noticed the boys in the kitchen.
"Who are they? Do mom and dad know?" she yelled at Lily.
"They are friends from school and yes mom and dad invited them," Lily said obviously getting upset.
"Oh great mom and dad let even more freaks in the house," she said as she went upstairs and came back down with a bag of clothing.
"I'm glad I came back home I left my bedroom door unlocked and who knows who would go in there with all these freaks running around the house," She said and left the house slamming the door.
"Nice girl," Sirius said.
"Yea to bad she couldn't have stayed longer," James also said.
"Yes, I really would like to meet her again sometime," Remus stated.
Lily laughed, "Sorry she was so rude to everyone, she's like that a lot because she's a muggle. She calls everyone from Hogwarts freaks she's just jealous or something," Lily explained. Lily sat down again and as she did a medium sized gray owl she recognized as Suffie's owl Twink came flying in the open kitchen window. The owl smacked into Remus's head causing his sppon to fly out of his hand and hit James. It dropped the letter it had in Lily's cereal and started eating the Cornflakes from Sirius's bowl. Lily wiped the parchment off, opened it, and started to read it.
Dear Lils,
I hope you get this soon Twink has been very out of it lately. I wanted to know if I could stay at your house for a few days until my Aunt returns and then I can go stay with her. I just need to get out of this crazy house and my Aunt doesn't come back from vacation for 3 days or so. Please let me come.
Your Friend,
Suffie
"Who's it from?" James said with his mouth full of cereal. Lily looked at him oddly.
"Do you mind not talking with your full? It's from Suffie she's going to come over and stay for a little." Lily ran into her bedroom grabbing a piece of parchment, quill, and ink and then went back in the kitchen sitting down to write her letter telling Suffie she could come. Suffie had light brown hair with blonde highlights in it. The tips curled out into many tiny little layers at the bottom and was a little bit shorter than shoulder length. She had green eyes and was about 5 foot 1 inches tall. She was pretty and only had a few friends, Lily being her best friend of course. Suffie had two older brothers and a Father, her Mother had died in an accident and she had a rough time living with three guys and no females around so she stayed at her Aunts a lot during the summer. Lily finally finished writing a letter telling her to come over and tied it to the owls leg. The owl ate another Cornflake and flew out the open kitchen window. Lily looked over and saw that Sirius was still dripping wet.
"Since Black's still soaking wet do you all want to go swimming?" Lily asked. They all decided that sounded like a good idea and went to get changed. The boys finished first didn't even wait up for her, they were already splashing about the pool. Lily was up stairs in her bedroom, she put on her bathing suit. She was kind of embarrassed because it was a two piece. 'I don't care what I look in front of people in school so why should I care know,' she thought. It wasn't very revealing or anything , the top stopped right above her belly button and the bottoms were the type that are almost like shorts. Both pieces were light blue and purpled striped and they were sort of sparkly, but the suit looked very good with her orange hair. She grabbed a few towels for when they got out and went outside. She set them down on one of the chairs that surrounded the pool. She looked up and saw James looking at her, Sirius and Remus paid no attention but instead were splashing and dunking each other under the water. 'Woah...I think I'm imagining this. That can't be Lily she looks so different than at school, she looks nice! Arg, I have to stop thinking like this, I can't like her like that. I can be friends with her though I guess, that would be okay,' James thought still staring at her. Lily on the other hand was getting disgusted. She glared at him and then jumped in the pool splashing everyone.
"Oh so its going to be like that huh Lily," Sirius said and then splashed her back. She laughed and closed her eyes when the water hit her. Without opening them she splashed back. She heard a girl scream, 'what the...' she thought knowing there where no other girls except her in the pool.
" You could atleast wait until I have my bathing suit on Lil" a girl laughed. It was Suffie.
"Oh Suffie! I'm so sorry I didn't mean to!" Lily apologized while lifting herself out of the pool. "How did you get her so fast you don't live nearby at all!"
"I flew here, and I didn't exactly wait for you to owl back, I knew it would be ok and I just had to get away from them. They are horrible, guys are such jerks I swear," Suffie said. Someone in the pool coughed. Suffie looked at there direction. "Oi, I'm sorry, talking about boys Lily what are you doing with all these?" She said laughing.
"Both our parents are on vacation so I'm being forced to spend two whole weeks with them," Lily replied rolling her eyes.
"So your parents left you here with three guys, geeze Lils you should have owled me sooner," Suffie joked.
"Yea right their horrors, if I were you I would leave as soon as I could and bring my best friend with me, hint hint!" Lily said.
"You do realize were still here correct?" Remus said
"Besides Lily you can't deny the fact that you love us here with you," Sirius joked.
"Oh merlin, your parents left you with Potter, Lupin, and Black!" She said just recognizing who they were, "do they realize what they did?"
"I don't think they cared to much," Lily said laughing.
"Well now you have another girl to stay with you, trust me, my brothers and father are worse than those three," She said pointing at the trio. "Please tell me Petunia isn't home."
"Nope, she's staying at a friends house, luckily."
"Good, that girl is indeed a jerk," Suffie said "May I put my stuff up in your room?" She said picking up her broom and a backpack.
"Yes, here I'll help you." Lily said taking Suffie's backpack as they walked into the house leaving the boys alone together in the pool.
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I think I did well on this chapter, it's not very long but I'm going to post another chapter within the next two days probably. I hope you all like this chapter too. Please review! thanks! Also ideas for later chapters are still welcome! Now go review!