The beginning
It all started in my first year at Hogwarts. I was born a Metamorphmagus and I was unfortunately, quite clumsy. I love my clumsiness in a way. I have a strange ability to trip on the cords of cordless phones and fall on a stable flat surface. But you see, my twin, James Potter, and I would have never met my friends if it wasn't for my clumsiness ( I fell into their compartment on the train).
"Allyson?" asked Sirius. I smiled. I had a tendency to randomly start daydreaming and I had been teased for it multiple times.
"Sorry Padfoot, I was in la la land, could you repeat that?" He just rolled his eyes.
"I asked if your brother was going to get here anytime soon."
"Well at the moment he's off attempting to woo Lily I believe." We both stood up because someone was going to have to retrieve my brother.
"So my little friend, who shall have the honor of dragging our little Prongslet away from poor Lilykins?" asked Sirius.
"Well, seeing as I am 'little' I think it's your turn, as the whole two weeks you were at Remus's I had to listen to him rant about Lily. So you go." I crossed my arms.
"Oh yes because you're quite fragile." He said, walking out of the compartment.
"I am not!" I yelled after him. I turned to my seat and for the seventh time that day tripped on nothing.
"Still clumsy I see." Said Remus as he walked in and sat down.
"Still not sleeping I see." I said gesturing to the bags under his eyes and plopping onto a seat changing into a small calico kitten.
"Well what was yesterday?" I changed my vocal chords so I could answer.
"Friday." I said in a matter of fact tone. He gave me an 'are you serious' look.
"What was the moon yesterday Ally?"
"Full."
"Yes, and?" He asked. My eyes grew in size and I swore he could see the light bulb over my head go on.
"Ohhh! I get it!" He rolled his eyes and smiled, leaning his head against the window. I leaped over and settled myself in his lap. A few minutes later he was asleep. I slipped out of his grasp and jumped on the luggage shelf. The minute James and Sirius walked in and said to wake Remus up I pounced onto my twin's windswept head.
"Ally Potter get off my head or I'll tell Mum!" He threatened. I jumped off and changed back to myself. Blue streaks in my black hair and everything. My fringe covered one of my eyes and I brushed it away.
"Don't you dare wake him up Sirius Black," he was just about to poke him so I glared "He's tired."
"Yes Mum." He got a good slap for that. I smiled at him and flicked a blue streak out of my eye. Later Peter came in and we all sat. About two hours later the lady with the trolley came. James of course bought all he could and shared with his friends. I bought one pumpkin pasty then decided the boys were pigs. I felt bad for my Mum who had to cook for them all summer.
"I'm going to visit my friends." I said standing up and walking to Lily's compartment. If I had told James that I was going to see her he would have wanted to come and then Lily would leave. He's an idiot. On my way back I saw a bunch of boys my age looking at me. Uh-oh. Last time this happened the boy walked away with a black eye and at least one prank per week for a month all compliments of the dummies I call friends. I just waved and ran back to the compartment. I am such a chicken sometimes it amazes me that I got into Gryphinndor. Idiot brother with his idiot friends. Darn him. I plopped down onto my seat and rested my head on James's shoulder. This is about the only thing he's good for in my book (other than being an overprotective brother). A while later I went to Lily's compartment to change into my robes.
We all got into the carriages and the boys talked while I daydreamed. When we got to school James and the rest of the Marauders got out before me and Sirius helped me out of the carriage.
"So my fair maiden, where to next?" he asked.
"My good sir, I do believe that we were told to go to the great hall… That is unless you and the other Neanderthals you call friends aren't hungry…" I said and all of the sudden I found myself being dragged to the great hall by none other than Sirius. I knew it.
Okay now I was disgusted. Once the midgets were sorted and the food showed up the boys started shoveling whatever they could into their mouths. I on the other hand had finished fifteen minutes ago.
"Are you done yet?" I asked, doing my best to look bored.
"We have to eat this much! Quiditch." James stated. I just rolled my eyes
"Quiditch is like, 2 months away!" He just returned to his beloved food. Whatever. Thirty minutes later we were on our way up to the common room.
"Hobgoblin" we said at the entrance and the portrait hole swung open. We all went over to the couches and plopped down. There was no room for me so I sat on Sirius's lap. They all just started talking about the next prank when I thought it was too early in the year. We should wait until tomarrow.
I was going through lists of things to do to the Slytherins when my eyes started drooping. I pulled myself up and walked up to the seventh year girls dorms.
"Hi Lily." I mumbled on my way to change in the bathroom.
"Someone looks tired." She stated, not even looking up from the book she was reading. "Your brother's friends finally drive you crazy?" I just mumbled a barely intelligible 'almost' and went to take a shower. Once I was done with my shower I brushed my teeth and got into my pink night gown. I didn't bother dry my hair because it would always end up with the huge ringlets anyway. Stupid Potter genes. I walked out to see Lily looking at me.
"What?" I asked looking around. Alice was looking at me too. "Do I have something on my face? Did James put something on my back again?" I asked. If he did I swear he better be ready to face the wrath of devil Ally!
"No but…Never mind." Said Alice.
"What?" I asked cautiously.
"Well," said Lily. "We were just wondering if you and one of the Marauders are madly in love yet." She said this as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. My eyes got big and I couldn't help but giggle.
"Who do you guys think I'm 'madly in love' with?" I said snickering.
"Well Sirius isn't too hard on the eyes." Said Alice dreamily. I whipped a pen at her.
"See?! You like him! Ohhh this is good!" She said after dodging the pen. My eyes widened in what I hoped looked innocent.
"No, Alice, I do not." I protested when in truth I had liked Sirius ever since third year. Besides he was a heartbreaker, going out with a girl for a week or two then dumping them. That would never happen to me because I protect myself from it. Alice and Lily sighed like they were disappointed.
"Fine" said Lily.
"But it would have been so romantic! Like beauty and the beast except beauty and the heartbreaker!" Alice wailed looking at me pointedly. I think she could see through my little act but hoped not. Lily was too trusting not to believe me but Alice was just annoying at how well she could detect a lie.
"I'm going to bed." I stated, running over to my bed and pulling the curtains closed. Little did I know how draining tomorrow would be.