LoL Thank you to my first reviewers… all called "Enter Name" how cool is that!? :p This fic is my first fic ever… so bear with me. I am glad that you are all a bit confused but things will eventually clear up… confusion is all meant to be part of the plot. But just to move the story along a bit I decided to post a new chapter a bit earlier than I intended to J I hope it didn't put you off reading… Enjoy J
Chapter One: Collision of Fate
It was the summer before Lily Evans' seventh year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and she was spending the last few days of it in Diagon Alley. This was because her parents were away on business and Lily didn't think she could face being cooped up in a house with her ghastly sister, Petunia, and ghastly was an understatement. As for her parents, Lily loved them deeply, painfully deeply, and although their business affairs called them away a lot Lily knew that they made the effort to be home during school holidays.
Smiling to herself Lily set out of The Leaky Cauldron, where she was staying and went to explore, for the hundredth time the shops of Diagon Alley. Her parents had given her a small fortune for becoming head girl and Lily planned on treating herself extensively as she walked down the street looking through the shop windows that had never ceased to fascinate her.
Suddenly loud bangs and explosions erupted further down the street followed by screaming and laughter. Lily whipped around to see what the commotion was only to find a man running straight at her, he was looking back over his shoulder shouting, "Come on Padfoot!"
Lily stood paralysed as the man turned his head back the right way to see where he was going but it was too late Lily let out a piercing scream as the man crashed into her sending both of them to the floor.
<<Oh Shit!>> he thought to himself as he looked down at the girl beneath him, it was no one other than Lily Evans, her eyes were sealed shut, her long dark red hair pooled around her head like fresh blood. Suddenly her eyes fluttered open, surprise flashed her eyes but quickly annoyance and irritation took over them in a flame of anger.
"Potter!" She hissed
"Hey Evans." James Potter replied with a sheepish grin on his face.
"Prongs you fool! What the hell- oh, OH! Why, if it isn't Lily Evans, fancy old Jamesie here have you of all people break his fall, ey?" Came the unmistakable voice of Sirius Black, well known as James Potter's significant other as they were inseparable.
Lily frowned and flushed, "Get off me!" she said hotly as she shoved James's shoulders.
Almost reluctantly James lifted himself off Lily though his whole body seemed to be burning, still grinning he offered Lily his hand which she slapped away. With some difficulty Lily pulled herself off the ground and stormed into Flourish and Blotts after giving both James and Sirius death looks.
"What was that all about?" came a voice behind James and Sirius, James who was staring after Lily's disappearing back and Sirius who was staring at James staring at Lily disappearing.
Sirius turned to the speaker, "Prongs here had a little run in with Evans, Moony."
Remus frowned, "Ah, not good."
Sirius smirked but James turned around to face his two friends and shrugged, "She was in my way."
Remus raised his eyebrow, "I think you two should lay off her this year, she's had enough. No, I don't need to hear you excuses," he said waving his hand at his two friends who were about to voice their innocent protests, "I'll meet you guys in Zonko's." he added as he quickly followed Lily into Flourish and Blotts.
James and Sirius shrugged and headed over to their favourite joke shop, Zonko's.
"Hey Lily, a penny for your thoughts." Remus whispered behind Lily as she was staring absent minded at books on the shelves.
Lily turned around and threw herself on Remus raining his face with little kisses, "Remy! How are you?"
Remus chuckled and nodded, "Yeah, I'm ok, what's up?"
Lily rolled her eyes, "I could strangle that Potter!" she said in annoyance her hands mimicking strangling someone's neck.
Remus frowned, "He's not that bad you know Lily, give the guy a chance, he can actually be quite decent once you get to know him."
Lily groaned, "I know he's your friend and everything Remus, but I know all I want to know about him. He is nothing more than an immature, conceited, fat headed, arrogant, intolerable, snobby, insufferable and sleazy bastard! I've seen enough and heard enough."
Remus sighed and ruffled Lily's hair, "Ah, Lily, as you say he is my friend, and likewise so are you, yet I see two completely different sides to what you see of each other, just give him a chance this year and don't jump down his throat at the smallest thing he does. You have a talent of making a war out of a rice grain when it comes to James."
Lily shook her head, "I stand by what I say, I don't like him. He sickens me, the way he is, the way he breathes, he invades my space all the time and I hate it!"
Remus shrugged, "All I am asking is that you give him a chance. Anyway, care to join me for dinner tonight? I know you are staying in the cauldron, Siobhan told me so, she and Miki will be here day after tomorrow no?"
Lily grinned, "Yeah, we're meeting on the platform. And dinner would be great, ugh, my summer was dismal with my sister! WAIT!" Lily almost yelled as if remembering something, then defiantly she said, "If I come to dinner with you that means Potter and Black will-"
Remus laughed lightly cutting her off with a wave of his hand, "Now what was that little thing you said about maturity, hmm? Its just dinner, and I will be there, what could possibly go wrong? We're in the same house for Godric's sake, it's our last year, give it a break already!"
Lily groaned, "Fine! But if he says or does ONE thing Rem, and I mean it, I will leave! And don't try stopping me!"
Remus smiled, "That's more like it, see you in The Cauldron at 7.30 then."
"Moony, I think you've just signed Prongs' death warrant…" Sirius groaned though his eyes sparked with mischief and intrigue.
"I mean it, well mannered, behaved, prank-less, civilized, proper, respectable and charming conversation. This is your first step towards proving yourself Prongs, don't blow it." Remus said giving James a meaningful look.
James was concentrating and listening intently to what Remus was saying, "Right, prank-less, well mannered, behaved, we allowed to joke?" James raised his eyebrow which was met with a stern shake of Remus' head, "No? Ok, jokeless, civilized, proper, charming, respectable, did I miss anything?" Remus shook his head and grinned proudly at James, "Good. Ok, that's sorted then. Sooo… shall we head over to the cauldron now then?" he said looking up expectantly at his two friends who stared at him and suddenly both burst out laughing.
"WHAT!?" James roared.
Sirius and Remus were laughing so hard they were supporting each other to stop them from falling over. Finally Remus straightened up, "Prongs, it's only 4o'clock, what are we going to do for three and a half hours in the cauldron?"
James flushed and then shrugged, "Lost track of time, so what shall we do now then?"
Sirius who had stopped laughing though still wore a huge smirk on his face said, "Well, what do you say to heading over to the cauldron for a few games of chess or exploding snap?"
Remus grinned, "Good idea Padfoot!"
James threw his arms out in despair, "That's where I just said we should go you great Danes!" and strode towards the cauldron without looking back at his two friends who were smirking and grinning at each other.
"He's for real with her Moony, I swear this one is for real, Ice Witch Evans." Sirius said as he and Remus followed in James' wake towards the cauldron.
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