Don't Forget Me

Romy Wallace sat and stared out of the window on to Platform 9 and ¾ from her carriage in the Hogwarts Express. She could no longer see her parents in the busy crowd as the trains smoke began to fill the station and move forward. She was about to begin her sixth year at the wizarding school with two of her best friends, Lily and Alice. She smiled as she looked at the two of them.

"What you smiling at Roms?" Lily asked, suspiciously.

"I just can't believe we're going back to Hogwarts and basically only have one year left," Romy replied. "It's so weird to think of a world without all of this."

Lily nodded in agreement and then reached in to her bag and pulled out an all too familiar booklet.

"So, have you decided what NEWTs you guys are taking this year? I am so excited!"

Alice rolled her eyes to Romy as Lily began flicking through the small pamphlet they received when they got their OWL results that summer. Romy already knew what she had to take in order to become an Auror so she didn't spend much time dwelling on the booklet like Lily was doing so.

"See, " Lily began, "I'm still stuck between becoming a Healer or to work in the Department of International Magical Cooperation but the only thing putting me off that is I don't know specifically what I want to do there-"

"I like the sound of 'Healer Lily'."

The three girls turned their heads to the door of the carriage where the four marauders stood, James Potter at the front smirking.

Lily glared at Potter, "To what do we owe the displeasure, Potter?"

James walked in the carriage and sat in between Alice and Lily.

"Start of the year Lily Petal, I wanted to come see you."

Lily's face turned as red as her hair and Romy noticed her reaching for her wand.

"What have I told you before about calling me that, Potter?!"

Romy watched the pair with bored eyes. She wondered when Lily was just going to give in and go out with James, she knew she liked him but Romy had come to the conclusion that she had kept up the façade that she hated James Potter from 1st year that she couldn't stop now.

While being lost in her thoughts, Romy hadn't even realised that someone had sat next to her until Sirius Black broke breath to her.

"You'd think they would give up this bickering and just go out, wouldn't you?"

Shocked that he had the same wave of thought as her, she smiled at him and nodded.

She never really spoke to the Marauders and they never really spoke to her (unless Lily was about) and that was mainly because she didn't grab their attention like the many of the other girls that attended Hogwarts. Not that she was particularly bothered about gaining their attention but she never knew what to say to any of them if they spoke to her. Except for Remus, he was good to talk to in classes and if he was studying close.

Romy was brought out of her thoughts as a red light flashed through the carriage and James was sent flying towards the door.

"Guess that's my queue to leave as well," Sirius said and stood up. "See you around, Wallace."

As the carriage door shut, Alice edged forward in her seat.

"What was that all about with Black?"

"Not a clue," Romy shrugged, "I never said a word to him."

"Are you kidding me, Alice?" Lily butt in. "Look at her! She's just back from her holiday making her tanned and due to this, she has her denim shorts on showing of her legs, her hair is that bit blonder from the sun and she is wearing make-up! Our little Roms is growing up."

Romy blushed. It was true, she did do a lot of growing up this summer and began to look after herself both with make-up and exercise but she didn't think she looked all that different.

"I highly doubt that's why he spoke to me, Lily. Not that much has changed."

"Just keep telling yourself that, you didn't see every guy's head turn to look at you as you got on the train."

Romy scowled as Lily smirked at her. There was no point in arguing with Lily Evans, she was always going to win.

After the sorting ceremony and the feast, all of the students in the hall began to make their way back to their common rooms.

"I'll catch up with you too, I've not said hi to Severus yet," Lily said and left them through the massive crowd in the Great Hall.

"I'm really not in the mood to start classes tomorrow," Alice sighed.

"Really? You're not usually like this," Romy replied.

"I know, my mind has just been somewhere else this entire summer."

Romy looked at Alice to see her expression before she replied, only to see her friend blushing.

"Okay you have to tell me what's going on!"

"I was waiting to tell you and Lily at the same time," Alice said. "But know how Frank Longbottom?"

"No way!"

Alice laughed, "We were going on dates the full summer and before we left to come to Hogwarts he asked me to be his girlfriend."

Romy squealed and hugged Alice as they reached the 7th floor.

"I'm so happy for you, that's fantastic news!"

"Oh do share," a voice said from behind them.

The two Gryffindor's turned around and became face to face with the Marauders yet again. Romy realised that Lily wasn't here to do the talking like she usually would when it came to these four and she knew Alice was too shy to have a comeback so she decided it was time for her to say something.

"I don't really think that's any of your business," Romy said, mainly to Sirius who she believed was listening in to their conversation long enough to ask what it was about.

"Look at you getting a back bone, Wallace," he stepped closer to her with Peter sniggering behind him, James looking bored because Lily wasn't there and Remus looking at her apologetically.

"I just don't see why we should be sharing information about our lives with you for."

Sirius shrugged, "Maybe we wanted to get to know you."

Before she could reply, the Marauders were already gone and walking through the portrait to the Gryffindor common room. Romy turned to Alice who was smirking at her.

"What?" she asked her.

"You're blushing," Alice replied.

"Oh shut up," she mumbled and stormed off towards the Fat Lady.

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