Guava Nancers A and L proudly present The Fellowship of the Marauders.
(Note: In no way does this fic have any connections to LOTR's we just
thought it was a cool title . . . the title is still a work in progress)
The Fellowship of the Marauders is the basic Lily and James romance with a
twist....it actually has a plot!
Readers: *gasp*
We have spent a lot of time working on this fic, (more so than any other
fic we have posted up to the present) so we hope you enjoy it. It starts
during Lily and James' sixth year. Surrounding the rise of Voldemort and
the ending of the eniminity of Lily and James, this fan fiction stays as
true to J.K. Rowlings' works as possible. You will get to see some scenes
that were only touched on in the Harry Potter series like Aberforth and the
goat scandle, as well as some new ideas from the minds of GNA and GNL. So
sit back relax and enjoy . . . The Fellowship of the Marauders!
CHAPTER ONE: THE PLATFORM
Lily Evans was watching her mother and sister from the barrier between platforms nine and ten.
"Petunia, dear, say goodbye to your sister!"
"Muuum! I don't want to say goodbye to. . .to. . .that!"
"Petunia Evans, you will go over there and say goodbye to your sister this instant, or I will personally see to it that you are restricted to your bedroom for the rest of Lily's term!"
"If it means I won't see her again. . ."
"Petunia!"
Scowling at her mother's stern face, she slowly walked toward Lily.
"Goodbye, Lily."
"Goodbye, Petunia."
Lily smirked at her and suddenly looked away, seeing two familiar faces shoving their way through the crowd. Petunia, in her negative way, concluded that Lily was ignoring her.
"Well if you're going to ignore me, freak, don't bother saying goodbye!"
With an angry huff, Petunia whirled around, giving Lily one last goodbye glare.
"OOF!"
Petunia found herself lying on her back, and Lily looking down at her, laughing madly.
"Oooh, Lily you horrible, disgu-"
"I'm sorry; I. . . wasn't looking where I was going," spoke a messy-haired boy, who scooped up a pair of glasses and offered his hand to Petunia. She ignored it and quickly jumped up.
"Thank you, but I think I can manage!"
"Ah.well, suit yourself then."
Petunia sniggered at his dazed expression.
"Well. . .I'm sure you meant no. . .harm. . ." she trailed off, as he stared at her. His mouth was slightly open and smiling, and he was staring fixedly at . . .Lily!? Petunia yelled in frustration.
"It figures, it really figures! Another FREAK!!!" She clutched her long- nailed fingers together as she watched James run to Lily and swoop her into a bear hug, crushing her breath out.
"P-Potter! Let go of me this instant!"
'Potter' hugged her more tightly, whirling her around for good measure.
"Come on Evans, you know you missed me!" Lily shoved him away, and let out a yell of frustration as he tousled his hair. Petunia had her arms crossed tightly together, shuddering at the thought of one of them touching her.
"Freaks!" she screeched, and as she turned to leave a hand grabbed her shoulder.
"Well if it isn't-"
Slap.
"Bloody hell! You aren't Lily!"
A scowling Sirius held his right cheek as Petunia ran to her mother, blushing salmon.
"Sirius, you dolt, they don't look anything alike!" laughed James
"Uh, well they both . . .Er she kind of . . .from the back they."
"Sirius, just stop. You're making it worse on yourself."
They quickly exchanged greetings, as one by one they slipped into the barrier.
"Come ON, you two! I refuse to be late because of your astounding immaturity." Said Lily as she emerged from the other side, where Potter was removing her trunk from its cart. Thus ensued a time-consuming battle of strength, in which Lily threatened James with castration and James threatened to put her luggage under the train if she didn't go out with him. The scarlet train had started moving by the time they had gotten away from the crowded station and started looking for a compartment.
"This is absolutely fantastic!" she spat as they walked down the length of the train, "I will be late for the prefect meeting because of you, Potter."
"Ah, that's not so bad! Of course, neither am I."
She snorted.
"Well if being arrogant, obnoxious, overbearing, overly-persistent, and snobbish isn't so bad, then you fit the bill perfectly."
"Over here, mates!" called Sirius, as he leaned against an apartment door to the distant right. The narrow corridor restricted movement, and Lily resorted to dragging her trunk down the hall backwards. Remus watched amusedly beside Sirius, as the pair took a painfully slow time to bring Lily's and James' trunks to the compartment.
"Evans, why won't you go out with me?"
Lily glared at him, slightly sweaty red hair falling into her face, as she exerted herself against the trunk. She wasn't pleased, to say the least, and started listing his faults with relish. The two continued to drag their things backwards, with Lily shouting at James' back. He was carrying two trunks, with perfect ease, but he could not help her!?
"Ooh, Potter, you infuriate me! Mussing up your ruddy hair, trying to act manly around me-HA!-treating the other people around you like scum, your lack of manners and-and chivalry, having to watch you muss up your hair every twenty seconds-"
"You said that already, Lily."
Lily scowled, and with a grunt stopped at the marauders compartment.
"Aren't you going to move your things out of my way, Evans?"
"I am trying to breathe, Potter!" she yelled, gesticulating with her hand.
"Can't you do that somewhere else?" he smirked. Remus had gone back into the compartment, but Sirius watched amusedly behind Lily. When she didn't move, he sighed and picked up her trunk.
"Fine, then." He dumped her trunk on the other side of the door, one of the hinges bending and snapping open. He picked up his own trunk and walked by Lily, storing his things painfully slowly on the shelf. When he turned to come back out, he saw the head boy and girl standing beside Lily.
"And what, may I ask, is going on here James?" asked the Head Boy, Bryan McCulligan.
"Oh, uh, just helping Evans here with her luggage." He flashed the head girl his best smile, attempting to look innocent.
"Well, I would suggest dragging that luggage up to the Prefects compartment NOW, Potter," spat Bryan angrily, "Or you will find yourself in a much more dire position."
"Speaking of which. . ." said the head girl, Tawny Spires. "Lily, you've already missed the meeting. You'll have to get the information from your fellow prefects: right now I need to check the compartments." She paused, looking around.
"By the way, have you seen Remus Lupin anywhere?"
James cut in quickly, walking between Tawny and Bryan and shutting the compartment door behind him.
"No, haven't seen him. Nowhere at all. I think I'll bring this luggage to the prefects compartment now!"
With a bright smile, he grabbed Lily's trunk and threw it over his shoulder, walking to Lily's compartment. Bryan and Tawny walked in the opposite direction, and Lily waited until they were in the compartment to yell at James.
"Potter!"
"Yes, Lily dearest?"
"I cannot believe you made me miss that meeting! Now I will start the year off, completely unprepared, and with a bad reputation, not to mention having the head boy and girl suspicious of me!"
"It could be worse."
"Worse! Potter, unlike you, I actually care about what others think of me!"
"Ah, sweetest Evans, I shall not stain your perfect record. I'll just get rid of your luggage and leave you alone."
"I highly doubt that."
Lily stood silently, watching James put her luggage on the rack above the seats for her.
"Now. . .Go, before I take points off," she finally spoke up.
"What!?"
"Go, Potter!"
"I haven't done a thing to you!"
Her face turned pink.
"Haven't done anything to me!? Haven't done anything to me!!!???!!! Potter, I will be the laughingstock of the entire school because of you!"
Sirius snuck up outside, cracking the compartment door open.
"No you won't- you missed a meeting! You didn't get caught, oh, say," he paused dramatically, "snogging in a broom closet! With, hmmm, Me!?"
She slapped him.
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CHAPTER ONE: THE PLATFORM
Lily Evans was watching her mother and sister from the barrier between platforms nine and ten.
"Petunia, dear, say goodbye to your sister!"
"Muuum! I don't want to say goodbye to. . .to. . .that!"
"Petunia Evans, you will go over there and say goodbye to your sister this instant, or I will personally see to it that you are restricted to your bedroom for the rest of Lily's term!"
"If it means I won't see her again. . ."
"Petunia!"
Scowling at her mother's stern face, she slowly walked toward Lily.
"Goodbye, Lily."
"Goodbye, Petunia."
Lily smirked at her and suddenly looked away, seeing two familiar faces shoving their way through the crowd. Petunia, in her negative way, concluded that Lily was ignoring her.
"Well if you're going to ignore me, freak, don't bother saying goodbye!"
With an angry huff, Petunia whirled around, giving Lily one last goodbye glare.
"OOF!"
Petunia found herself lying on her back, and Lily looking down at her, laughing madly.
"Oooh, Lily you horrible, disgu-"
"I'm sorry; I. . . wasn't looking where I was going," spoke a messy-haired boy, who scooped up a pair of glasses and offered his hand to Petunia. She ignored it and quickly jumped up.
"Thank you, but I think I can manage!"
"Ah.well, suit yourself then."
Petunia sniggered at his dazed expression.
"Well. . .I'm sure you meant no. . .harm. . ." she trailed off, as he stared at her. His mouth was slightly open and smiling, and he was staring fixedly at . . .Lily!? Petunia yelled in frustration.
"It figures, it really figures! Another FREAK!!!" She clutched her long- nailed fingers together as she watched James run to Lily and swoop her into a bear hug, crushing her breath out.
"P-Potter! Let go of me this instant!"
'Potter' hugged her more tightly, whirling her around for good measure.
"Come on Evans, you know you missed me!" Lily shoved him away, and let out a yell of frustration as he tousled his hair. Petunia had her arms crossed tightly together, shuddering at the thought of one of them touching her.
"Freaks!" she screeched, and as she turned to leave a hand grabbed her shoulder.
"Well if it isn't-"
Slap.
"Bloody hell! You aren't Lily!"
A scowling Sirius held his right cheek as Petunia ran to her mother, blushing salmon.
"Sirius, you dolt, they don't look anything alike!" laughed James
"Uh, well they both . . .Er she kind of . . .from the back they."
"Sirius, just stop. You're making it worse on yourself."
They quickly exchanged greetings, as one by one they slipped into the barrier.
"Come ON, you two! I refuse to be late because of your astounding immaturity." Said Lily as she emerged from the other side, where Potter was removing her trunk from its cart. Thus ensued a time-consuming battle of strength, in which Lily threatened James with castration and James threatened to put her luggage under the train if she didn't go out with him. The scarlet train had started moving by the time they had gotten away from the crowded station and started looking for a compartment.
"This is absolutely fantastic!" she spat as they walked down the length of the train, "I will be late for the prefect meeting because of you, Potter."
"Ah, that's not so bad! Of course, neither am I."
She snorted.
"Well if being arrogant, obnoxious, overbearing, overly-persistent, and snobbish isn't so bad, then you fit the bill perfectly."
"Over here, mates!" called Sirius, as he leaned against an apartment door to the distant right. The narrow corridor restricted movement, and Lily resorted to dragging her trunk down the hall backwards. Remus watched amusedly beside Sirius, as the pair took a painfully slow time to bring Lily's and James' trunks to the compartment.
"Evans, why won't you go out with me?"
Lily glared at him, slightly sweaty red hair falling into her face, as she exerted herself against the trunk. She wasn't pleased, to say the least, and started listing his faults with relish. The two continued to drag their things backwards, with Lily shouting at James' back. He was carrying two trunks, with perfect ease, but he could not help her!?
"Ooh, Potter, you infuriate me! Mussing up your ruddy hair, trying to act manly around me-HA!-treating the other people around you like scum, your lack of manners and-and chivalry, having to watch you muss up your hair every twenty seconds-"
"You said that already, Lily."
Lily scowled, and with a grunt stopped at the marauders compartment.
"Aren't you going to move your things out of my way, Evans?"
"I am trying to breathe, Potter!" she yelled, gesticulating with her hand.
"Can't you do that somewhere else?" he smirked. Remus had gone back into the compartment, but Sirius watched amusedly behind Lily. When she didn't move, he sighed and picked up her trunk.
"Fine, then." He dumped her trunk on the other side of the door, one of the hinges bending and snapping open. He picked up his own trunk and walked by Lily, storing his things painfully slowly on the shelf. When he turned to come back out, he saw the head boy and girl standing beside Lily.
"And what, may I ask, is going on here James?" asked the Head Boy, Bryan McCulligan.
"Oh, uh, just helping Evans here with her luggage." He flashed the head girl his best smile, attempting to look innocent.
"Well, I would suggest dragging that luggage up to the Prefects compartment NOW, Potter," spat Bryan angrily, "Or you will find yourself in a much more dire position."
"Speaking of which. . ." said the head girl, Tawny Spires. "Lily, you've already missed the meeting. You'll have to get the information from your fellow prefects: right now I need to check the compartments." She paused, looking around.
"By the way, have you seen Remus Lupin anywhere?"
James cut in quickly, walking between Tawny and Bryan and shutting the compartment door behind him.
"No, haven't seen him. Nowhere at all. I think I'll bring this luggage to the prefects compartment now!"
With a bright smile, he grabbed Lily's trunk and threw it over his shoulder, walking to Lily's compartment. Bryan and Tawny walked in the opposite direction, and Lily waited until they were in the compartment to yell at James.
"Potter!"
"Yes, Lily dearest?"
"I cannot believe you made me miss that meeting! Now I will start the year off, completely unprepared, and with a bad reputation, not to mention having the head boy and girl suspicious of me!"
"It could be worse."
"Worse! Potter, unlike you, I actually care about what others think of me!"
"Ah, sweetest Evans, I shall not stain your perfect record. I'll just get rid of your luggage and leave you alone."
"I highly doubt that."
Lily stood silently, watching James put her luggage on the rack above the seats for her.
"Now. . .Go, before I take points off," she finally spoke up.
"What!?"
"Go, Potter!"
"I haven't done a thing to you!"
Her face turned pink.
"Haven't done anything to me!? Haven't done anything to me!!!???!!! Potter, I will be the laughingstock of the entire school because of you!"
Sirius snuck up outside, cracking the compartment door open.
"No you won't- you missed a meeting! You didn't get caught, oh, say," he paused dramatically, "snogging in a broom closet! With, hmmm, Me!?"
She slapped him.
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