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lily luna potter
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
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Jan 15, 2019 21:01:19 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Jan 15, 2019 21:01:19 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 Muggle airports were freaking crazy! Lily had always enjoyed going to them, but she had never landed in Los Angeles before, and that was one of the biggest airports she had ever seen. Getting to her plane on time had been a hassle – there were so many distractions and things to take into account on her way there that she made it with five minutes to spare when boarding. The goons at security had to pat her down because she kept going through the metal detector and forgetting to take rings and other things off of her person. Not like it was her fault they tried rushing people through it faster than they could toss their belongings into the plastic bins. But she eventually made it through and on to her plane, and from there it was a quiet flight to LA.
Or rather, it should have been. The poor stewardess made the mistake of offering Lily coffee, which was a big no-no, and from there things started to break down. Luckily it was a larger plane, which allowed her to ‘stretch her legs’ and chat up the other passengers in the bar area (despite being too young to drink on the place). Most were businessmen who thought it was funny that the little red-head was flying alone, initially trying to brush off her questions by telling her to go back to her parents. They soon found out that was impossible, and Lily spent the remainder of the flight talking their ears off about anything and everything she could. That was what they got for doubting her. She made sure not to mention that her mum had no clue she was running off to LA for the rest of the Christmas break. Well, she probably did once the plane was in the air, but at that point it was too late for Lily to head back. The letter she had left had been placed on her pillow right before she skedaddled off to the airport. She couldn’t wait to see the look on her mum’s face when she returned.
Eventually the plane landed and then it was on to the really fun part: finding Adrian at the airport. She had no idea how this one worked, and he had only given a brief description of it before heading back himself. Her backpack had been charmed to carry all of her clothes and wand, so there was no need to go to the baggage claim. Apparently he was going to meet her at the terminal exit, and from there they would go and do whatever people in California did. Wandering out of what she assumed was the right area, Lily stood awkwardly in the middle of the crowd, looking around for her Adrian.
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Jan 18, 2019 20:27:13 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 20:27:13 GMT -7
Adrian was a little panicked. What if Lily couldn't find him? Knowing her if he took too long to appear she'd just hitch a ride with the next person she saw and go exploring L.A. without any sort of supervision. That was a terrifying thought. So he made sure to stand right where he told her he would be - at the terminal exit. It was warm in L.A., as usual, so he just had a t-shirt and jeans on, not the sort of thing you'd where in England or Scotland or even Germany this time of year. He was fairly tall, but he still lifting onto his toes a little to look over the people coming and going. Thankfully it wasn't TOO crowded, and Lily had that bright red hair that was easy to spot. He grinned, moving the necessary distance to catch her eye, waving a hand, "Lil!" he called, reaching her. He lifted a hand and clapped her on the shoulder with it, "you made it. I was scared you'd bring down the airplane," he joked. "Want me to take your backpack or something?" he offered, starting to lead away from the crowd and toward the parking garage. lily luna potter
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lily luna potter
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
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Feb 3, 2019 8:05:55 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Feb 3, 2019 8:05:55 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 It didn't take long to hear her name called over the heads of the other airport goers, the first time in months that it was for a good reason, instead of to be reprimanded or yelled at for being late. She found it easier to do things on her own time when at school, which the professors simply didn't understand. Which was too bad for them because being on Lily time was the best time. Obviously the airport was a little different from school and she had to respect the muggles and their way of doing things. She got much more enjoyment from having to go undercover as one of them to fly than she would have from disrupting them. So when she heard Adrian call her name, she whipped herself around in a circle until she spotted his goofy mug.
"Maybe on the way back!" she laughed, though that was entirely possible knowing her. Getting bored on the plane was soooo easy to do. The old lady next to on the way to LA called it 'restless leg syndrome' or something like that. Lily called it an adrenaline overload. "Nah I've got them. Just take me away forever instead," she said dramatically before tossing her duffel bag at his chest.
Adrian has turned to walk towards what she assumed was the departure area, though she was starting to get curious about how they were supposed to leave. "Are we apparating to your house?" she asked, her voice dropping to a scratchy hush, which in comparison to most was still a normal talking level. "Or does Los Angeles have a train we can take? That would be totally cool. Maybe even see a celebrity or two!" Excitement reaching an all time high in the last twelve hours she jumped ahead of Adrian a few feet before turning around to face him, her feet continuing to walk her backwards as she talked. "Have you seen any famous people? I hope I see Brad Pitt."
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Feb 5, 2019 20:12:58 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 20:12:58 GMT -7
She said that she may bring the plane down on the way back and he scoffed, shaking his head, "what will I do with you," he groaned in faux exasperation. Okay, maybe not entirely faux. She said that she had the bags, yet tossed the duffel at him anyway as she asked him to take her away forever instead. He nodded, "done. You're going to love L.A." he suggested. She really would, too, he had no doubt about that. Really he was just glad to have her here - whether they were in L.A. or not it was just good to be spending the holiday together. The fact that she was willing to come all the way here for that was a big deal for their friendship being back to normal. At least that's what he thought. She asked if they were apparating to his house and he leaned back toward her a little to hear the low voice she switched to. He shook his head as she asked about a train, and jumped a little when she was suddenly in front of him, walking backward, asking about famous people. Classic Lily, going two hundred miles a minute - but his heartbeat and energy level sped up to match. That was what happened when two adrenaline junkies got together. "First, no we're not apparting. Secondly, we're not taking a train. Though there are some tour buses that go by celebrities houses, so maybe we'll do that letter. Thirdly," he kept walking to speed up next to her in an attempt to take her hand and spin her around so she was no longer walking backwards, "there are like a thousand people in this airport so just come on," he chuckled, pulling her toward the garage still. "That's what we're taking," he nodded toward the car he was walking to. A red Toyata Camry. He looked to her, "that's right; a real, red, American car not made in America," he said with a flourish. lily luna potter
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lily luna potter
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
396 posts
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Feb 5, 2019 20:28:19 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Feb 5, 2019 20:28:19 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 A fit of giggles took over Lily as Adrian groaned. He would stay by her side, that’s what he would do with her. And if he couldn’t, she knew she could count on him coming back. This last time had been a misunderstanding (or that was how she decided to view it going forward), and her irrationality had gotten the best of her feelings, among other things. But! That was in the past, and she was in LA now. “Psssh obviously I’m going to love it,” she waved her hand at him. “This city was made for me darling. It won’t even know what to do now that Lily Potter is here.” Among other things, she kind of wanted to see what the magical community was like. With all of the new American students at Hogwarts, she had met a few from California and they always seemed to laud over how great LA was. Even Adrian agreed on that. The best way to know if it was a good city, both muggle and magic, was to experience both sides. First came the celebrities though, because that would be a much better story to go back home with.
She stopped abruptly when Adrian said that they wouldn’t be apparating or taking a train, throwing an excellent pout on to show her displeasure that it wasn’t going to be either of them. Apparently there were too many people. The silver lining though was that they could do one of the celebrity bus tour thingies, her hopes of seeing Brad Pitt out mowing his lawn right back to where they had been moments earlier. Taking his hand and letting him spin her around back the normal way, they entered the parking garage, stopping in front of a little red car. “Is this yours?” she asked as her jaw dropped, looking back and forth between him and the vehicle. “Woah. This like, beats a broom any day of the week.” She let go of his hand and ran over to it, peering over the hood to see if her face would reflect off of it. “It’s so shiny! Does it go fast?”
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Feb 5, 2019 20:35:29 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 20:35:29 GMT -7
Her giggles were hard to resist, and he had to chuckle too after his groaning. She said that obviously she would love it, and that the city was made for her. "I don't even know what to do now that Lily Potter is here," he confessed wiggling his eyesbrows at her. That was a little true too. He was so excited to show her around his new home that he could barely contain it - and Adrian was not good at containing excitement. He caught her pout as he shut down her mode of transportation questions, but he was sure she wouldn't mind the alternative. She asked if it was his, looking at him and then the car and then him again. She moved to touch it and he laughed, shaking his head watching her. "Not fast enough, no," he admitted with a sigh. "It's ma's," he admitted. He clicked the button that opened the doors and opened the back door to toss her bag in, then walked around to open the passenger door for her. "Get in," he invited, waving an arm toward the inside seat. lily luna potter
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lily luna potter
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
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Feb 5, 2019 20:47:40 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Feb 5, 2019 20:47:40 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 “You keep me entertained, that’s what you do,” she threw a wink his way. “Which isn’t hard, because you’re you. It kind of just happens.” There used to be a point where she thought that she was doing everything and he was simply tagging along because he wanted to, but that had shifted slightly, and letting Adrian entertain her had become just as fun as her doing the entertaining. She wouldn’t be a werewolf if it hadn’t gone that way. Now she was in his home, and if the Germany trip a few summers ago was anything to go off of, this one was going to go splendidly.
Adrian explained that the car was actually his mum’s, and that it didn’t go ‘fast enough’, whatever that meant. All cars went fast, in her opinion. Brooms had that zoom zoom effect, but going fast in a car (or motorcycle) was even better. She always fought for the passenger seat when the family went out, usually making sure she was in the car well before her brothers were. They didn’t care enough about driving around to want it anyways.
Adrian unlocked the car with a click from the magical button thingy, and she immediately started walking towards the passenger side of the car. Or what should have been the passenger side. She had completely forgotten that American cars were backwards! Laughing, she shuffled back around the front of the car and let Adrian toss her bag into the back seat and took her proper place on the wrong side of the car. “How do you get used to this? It’s so…opposite. Like trying to fly a broom tail first. Because let me tell you, that is hard to do.” She had tried it once. It ended with a face plant into the garden wall and almost a broken nose.
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Feb 5, 2019 20:54:12 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 20:54:12 GMT -7
Lily said he would keep her entertained, and that's what he'd do with her. That wink made him smirk, shaking his head - mostly due to a slight disbelief that she was actually here and smiling at him. The semester had been great, yes, but he still felt like she might stab him at some point. She added that entertaining her wasn't hard because he was him and that happened and he gave a little sideways grin, "Lily Potter, was that a compliment? I could get used to this."He didn't even think about the fact that she'd be going to the wrong side of the car and that made him chuckle as she laughed. She slid in and he leaned against the frame, looking down at her as she spoke. He shrugged, "I didn't really drive in Germany, so it wasn't that hard to learn," he admitted. "And of course you've tried a broom like that," he said, reaching a hand back to roll down her window the button on her door. Then he stepped back, closing the door and moving to jump into the drivers side, grabbing the top of the car frame and yes, jumping in through the window like some kind of show off. He nodded toward her once in place, "seatbelt," he said, but he didn't wait to turn the car on and peel out. Showing off still. lily luna potter
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lily luna potter
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
396 posts
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Feb 5, 2019 21:05:03 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Feb 5, 2019 21:05:03 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 “Don’t get ahead of yourself,” she warned, though wasn’t able to hold back her own grin. He was too easy sometimes, and she knew she was the same way. Not having these interactions had killed her over the summer and during the end of the previous spring’s term. Having everything back the way it was supposed to be was comforting, and hopefully it was going to stay that way. She wouldn’t let it change again. “But sure, you can have that one.”
Squirming around in the car’s seat so she could get herself comfortable, Adrian stood in the door and looked down at her, explaining that he didn’t drive in Germany so doing it this way wasn’t all that difficult. Going from one side of the road to the other had to be though. She couldn’t mentally picture it yet since she had only ever been on the left side. In a few moments, she knew she was going to have her little mind blown by it. “I mean, you should have expected that already. I have to try everything at least once.” Like putting the window up and down a few times on her own after Adrian pressed it down for her. He probably didn’t even realize what he had just done. Showing her how to operate the car window was like giving her an infinite amount of enjoyment. And if that got boring, she could stick her head out the window.
Her game with the window was broken when Adrian jumped through the window on his door and landed in the driver’s seat. Lily’s eyes widened and she clapped her hands at the little show he put on. “Bravo! I get to try now!” She started to reach up towards the top of the car frame to mimick what she had just seen, only to hear Adrian say something about the seatbelt before pulling out of the spot. Laughing hysterically, Lily sat herself back down and locked herself in. “How long does it take to get to your house?” she asked as she returned to her window button while the car proceeded through the remainder of the parking garage.
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Feb 5, 2019 21:17:47 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2019 21:17:47 GMT -7
She told him not to get ahead of himself and he lifted his hands slightly in surrender. "I won't make any promises," he said oh-so-innocently. He said she could have that compliment and he lowered his hands, "sounds like you're implying I have to work harder to earn the others? I should warn you, kid, I don't work hard for anything," he clarified. He shook his head, laughing of course as she suggested that he should have expected her to ride the broom backwards. That was true, she did have to try everything at least once, just like he did. That was why they were so good together, they pushed each other to do crazy things, and what was better than that? Not much in Adrians opinion. And of course she was playing with the window. She applauded his climb into the car, about to pull herself out before he took off. She asked how long it took to get to his house and he shrugged, "depends, do you want the scenic route or the quick route?" he was already headed toward the scenic route. He reached over to the drivers side of the window controls - waited - and when her window was down again he quickly pressed the button so that she couldn't control the window anymore. "Childproof," now it was his turn to wink. lily luna potter
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lily luna potter
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
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Feb 5, 2019 21:28:44 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Feb 5, 2019 21:28:44 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 Lily tilted her head to the side, staring at him as he explained that he never worked hard. At anything. “Right. Well that makes two of us, so as long as you work harder than me, you’ll be good.” And that wasn’t a difficult thing to do at all. Thank Merlin’s beard she was in a different country right now, because her mum was about to get her first term’s grade report back pretty soon here. That was not a sight to behold. There had already been a few meetings with the professors before school let out for break, and they had warned her about getting her grades up or else the spring term wasn’t going to be easy on her. Like full on maybe not graduating type of not good. But that was for after break, and she didn’t want silly school grades get in the way of having fun with Adrian.
“Scenic route! Brad Pitt!” she cheered, throwing her hands up above her head, knuckles hitting the roof of the car. She had already forgotten that she was in the car. It was an easy thing to do since she was like, rarely ever in one. Car trips were saved for silly muggle adventures back home, and they were even rare for those since apparation and floo powder were easier to use. “I read that there are hills or something in Hollywood. Let’s do those first.” Lily had no idea how far the famous hills or the sign were from the airport, but if they could go there, she wanted to go there.
By this point they had pulled out of the parking garage and were on their way, Lily still enthralled by the window switch. And then it didn’t work. She turned to tell Adrian that it was broken when he said it was childproof. “Excuse you,” she said firmly, throwing herself into her seat and crossing her arms. “It’s probably better down anyways…” she muttered, throwing a sharp glare at him. If they were going the scenic route like she had asked, then playing with the window would distract her from seeing Brad Pitt.
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Feb 25, 2019 16:47:29 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 16:47:29 GMT -7
She said that he would have to work harder than her and he scoffed, "that's still too much work," he countered. "But, but, but, just for you since we're on vacation I'll work a little harder. So your stay is enjoyable and all," he explained. He wanted to make sure that she had fun and was safe... though, not too safe. That was incredibly boring. She of course wanted the scenic route, and Brad Pitt apparently, and he scoffed as he continued driving. He laughed when her hands hit the ceiling. She wanted to see the 'Hollywood Hills' first and he nodded, "keep your eyes to the left, we'll be there soon enough," he explained, nodding toward her window. She angrily sat back in her seat and he grinned, "hold on," he reached above to the center of the roof and pressed a button. First a black screen moved off to reveal the sky and then the glass slide back next revealing the fresh air. He immediately put a hand on her shoulder, "do NOT stand up. Maybe when we go to some back roads later, but not now," he warned her. lily luna potter
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lily luna potter
HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
396 posts
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Mar 13, 2019 22:09:01 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Mar 13, 2019 22:09:01 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 The grin that had been plastered on her face from the second she hopped off the plane was apparently immovable, and Adrian had said all the words she wanted to hear. First of all, assuming the trip would be anything but fun and enjoyable was silly. She had a knack for wiggling her way into the good F-word no matter the situation, but Adrian’s reassurance that he was going to be giving it all meant that he was game for anything. Or at least that was how Lily was choosing to interpret it. He knew her better than anyone else anyways, and trusting him was done without a second thought. “Psssh as if it would be anything else but that,” she waved her hand at him as if to dismiss it. “LA is going to be more fun now that I’m here. Watch.”
What was so bad about Brad Pitt and wanting to see him? Adrian’s scoff only made her sink into her seat even more, a playful scowl making its home on her face as she quietly watched him drive. He was pretty decent with the handling, something she had never figured out herself and probably what her parents didn’t want her doing. Lily was only allowed on a broom because Quidditch kept her under control – anything outside of that was dangerous and brooms were banned from the Potter’s backyard for a very good reason. Something about almost losing her head on a low-hanging tree limb when she was only five years old and on her toy broom she had gotten for her birthday. Those weren’t supposed to go more than a few inches off the ground, but Lily had figured out how to cheat the system and launch herself even higher.
Lost in her memories, she was only reminded of their destination again when Adrian told her to keep her eyes peeled for the hills out his window. Peering out the left window when she was on the right still felt strange to her, and the disorientation wasn’t helped much by the winding roads they were taking higher into the surrounding hills. She had no idea if Adrian had read her mind or not about the difficulty of looking out his window, but he suddenly pressed a button above their heads, causing the roof to retract back into the trunk of the car. Her eyes widened double of what they were normally capable of as the warm California air and blazing sun met her face for the first time this trip. Her pasty white skin was going to be scorched by the time she got back to London and she was going to love every second of it.
Before she could even think of standing up in the car, Adrian had his hand on her shoulder telling her not to do that right now. “Awww,” she pouted, biting down on her lower lip for added effect. “As long as I get to at some point. I can do that uhh…that thing they do in the giant ship movie,” she started to push herself up into a stand to give Adrian a physical description of it but quickly remembered she wasn’t supposed to be doing that and sat her butt back down. “You know, sinking ship movie. I want to do that.”
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Apr 22, 2019 7:35:44 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2019 7:35:44 GMT -7
She claimed that the trip couldn't be anything other than enjoyable, especially since she was there. He nodded, "I can definitely agree with that," he said casually, almost more to himself than to her. He loved spending time with his mum but there was only so much fun that could be had without friends. Especially his once best friend, best friend again? Whatever Lily was. Adrian loved driving, especially when the freeway was actually moving. Back home in Germany there wasn't much need for driving where they lived, so he didn't do a lot of it there, plus he wasn't really old enough to drive there anyway. Here he had learned to drive because his mother made it a priority because the transit system was crap and for a short amount of time last summer she couldn't drive very well so he was basically her chauffer. It was like flying... only sometimes faster ad definitely more dangerous. So, obviously, he loved it. He even knew where the California stretches of backroad were where you could go 100 miles per hour and no one would notice. He'd definitely be taking Lily there. He wasn't surprised that she was disappointed when he told her not to stand up. But, she agreed that if she could do it some time she'd be happy. He raised an eyebrow, but kept his eyes on the road, "giant ship movie?" he questioned as she started to move, but then she stopped. He shook his head, "oh, oh the sinking ship. The... Titanic?" he questioned. He laughed, "but who would be the guy holding onto you if I have to drive?" he paused, "Brad Pitt?"lily luna potter
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HOGWARTS ALUM WEREWOLF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES CASHIER
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Apr 30, 2019 21:22:59 GMT -7
Post by lily luna potter on Apr 30, 2019 21:22:59 GMT -7
@adrian 12.27.2024 A cheesy grin spread itself across her face. Lily knew he would say that, but it was always nice to hear it from him too. This trip was what the entirety of the last summer should have been, and while that wouldn’t have absolved all of her personal problems that had been going on, it would have been one less to worry about. The redhead had gotten herself into quite the foul mood and was always in a tizzy, and she was glad that at least part of herself had returned back to normal. “Well you have to. There isn’t really any disagreeing when it comes to me, obviously. But you already know that.”
Giant ship movie! The Titanic! It was all coming back to her now that she had the right name. Sort of an important detail to forget, since it was both the name of the ship and the movie. If it had been a Brad Pitt movie then it never would have slipped her mind. She knew his entire body of work by heart. And his body. “Adrian darling, you only need one hand to drive,” she said as if the answer to his question was obvious. “All you have to do is wrap your lovely little arm around my legs and hold on tight.” The other option, which she didn’t like as much because it was basically cheating, was to use a sticky spell to glue her feet to the seat of the car. Lily was basically aerodynamic already anyways, and she was sure that going really fast in a car while standing upright wasn’t any different from doing it on a broom, and she had done that loads of times (only ever falling off during a few of the said attempts).
“And anyways, Brad Pitt doesn’t have anything on you,” Lily added, batting her eyelashes at him dramatically before letting out a cackle. Meeting the actor would be cool and all, maybe even a dream come true, but she had to be a little realistic for a moment. That didn’t mean she wasn’t going to keep a sharp lookout for him the entire time she was in LA though.
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