( One Million Words )
She hadn't realised the true consequences of her request. Not until the words were out in the open and he had already heard them being spoken out loud. But in that heated moment, Lily felt like she had won the ongoing battle between Potter and her. Her green eyes burned into his soul, her eyebrows knitted together in an angry frown. But her triumph only lasted a second before James Potter folded his arms. A crooked smile appeared on his handsome face.
"You know what Evans? I think I might" James nodded. His muscular frame spun around, and he began to march off down the narrow hallway of the moving Hogwarts Express. The bloke had stuffed his hands in his pockets on his way down the hallway, until he disappeared behind some seventh year students who stopped to watch their argument. It took all her might for the ginger to not scream at the top of her lungs.
James Potter was an impossible boy, with ego as high as the Astronomy Tower in Hogwarts. He was handsome for some part, and painfully enough she had to admit it. His wild hair that never payed attention. His hazel eyes. His spectacles that were just the perfect size for him. His clothes, never neat and always messy like. Yet somehow, with every single girl inside the castle, the devilishly handsome Marauder focused all of his ego and flirtatious charisma on Lily Evans. She didn't understand why, and no matter how many times she tried to figure it out, the question always remained unanswered. However, at this exact hour, Lily Evans decided that she hated James Potter.
Turning around, Lily Evans stomped down the hallway into the compartment which was occupied by her and her friends.
"Uh oh" Mary Macdonald spoke, looking up from her copy of the Daily Prophet. "The steam thats coming from your ears and the absence of the sugar quills I requested clearly means that something arose that is way more important than my diet."
Mary Macdonald loved her candy. And it didnt take a complete genius to understand why. It was clear to every friend that Macdonald owned, that she was trying to hide her pain with the sweetness, that every food with sugar involved. Mary wasnt a popular girl, but she did have rather unfortunate luck with boys. She had long legs, naturally tanned skin. Brown doe eyes and black hair which dropped down to the top of her shoulders.
"James Potter-" Lily began, raising her hands in an exasperated motion.
"Is an egositic idiot" Anna Jenkins finished, slipping the bookmark inside the yellowed pages of the book she was reading. She lay the book on the seat neatly beside her, placing her hands on her knees and looking up at Lily calmly. "Spill."
Lily lifted her eyes to look at her friend. Anna however, was an extremely pretty girl. She had long straight brown hair. Over the summer she had dyed some of it red, and the glistening colour shown brightly once the light sun rays were upon it. She had a round doll like face, with round oval eyes. Her irises were the mysterious colour grey, that only lucky people like her could achieve. She was the kind of girl that could get any boy if she wanted to. Yet somehow, Anna Jenkins managed to reject almost every request without a hesitant flutter of her lashes.
"Yes. Do tell us the most unfortunate event that got in between me and my sugar quills" Mary muttered, folding her own copy of the Daily Prophet and setting it down beside her.
"Theres nothing to tell" Lily said, her voice low with annoyance she sat down in her previous seat beside the window. Her elbow rested against the cold glass, holding up her head. The ginger closed her tired eyes amd let out a deep sigh. "I refuse to play his stupid game" she stated firmly.
"Hmph" Anna shrugged, picking up her book once more and opening it back to the pages which she was reading, before the interruption.
"Well... I suppose there is some good news" Mary said. "We should be arriving at Hogwarts soon and that means shortly we shall be sitting at the feast, diving into the dearly missed food that only the house elves of Hogwarts could make" she finished longingly. Lily raised her eyebrows at Mary, sharing an uncertain look with Anna who looked at both of her friends through the top of her book.
"Bonkers" Sirius chortled, once James had finished with his story. "And you think she will fall first?" he asked.
"You sound as though you are doubting my plans, Pad" James smiled slyly lifting his legs and setting them on the empty seat beside him. His hands folded behind his head as he rested it against the wall of the train. "I know she will fall first. Certainly it wont be me, and if I get drunk enough to want to fall first. Catch me will ya?" he requested. Sirius chuckled again.
"Don't worry Prongles, we have your back in this one. Speaking of we, where has Remus gone off to? Although, I doubt he is having more fun than us" he added, as a matter of fact.
"I suspect he is at the prefect meeting" Peter offered, looking up at his two best friends from an open box of Berty Bots Every Flavoured Beans.
"Then he is definitely not having more fun than us" Sirius stated, as he spoke, the door of the compartment opened and Remus slipped inside. His robe swung around his scrawny frame and he pushed James' feet off his seat before seating himself down. "You don't seem happy Moony" Sirius pointed out.
"Rowena is Slytherins female prefect" the prefect grumbled, folding his arms. James sat up from his lying position.
"You mean Rowena Greene?" he asked, widening his eyes but a grin began to appear on his face. "Oh dear we are in trouble" the Marauder grinned.
( Feast... )
"As for new staff change, I am pleased to introduce Professor Chaster Banks, who will be taking post as our new defence against the dark ats teacher this year" Dumbledore spoke. A lean skinny wizard stood up. He had a dark face about him, his black hair covering the colour of his eyes from sight and a shaggy beard covering most of his mouth. His clothes were tattered and old and he seemed, alomost tired. Like he had been travelling by foot rather than on train or by floo powder. The wizard grinned, nodding his head politely at the sound of clapping students, and he sat back down. Disappearing into shadows that were overcast on his part of the table.
"Hes rather handsome isn't he?" Mary spoke up.l
"Macdonald please" Clare spoke, annoyance in her voice. "Hes a teacher" she pointed out.
"I know! I am just stating facts" the girl defended herself. "I don't see why I cant state a fact without receiving your annoyance."
"Well, for a fact you have ruined everything else for me by stating facts so I have decided you can no longer state them" the blonde responded. Mary was about to speak again, but she was silenced by Lilys annoyed voice and look.
"I would like you to enjoy this year, rather than find yourself wishfully thinking you were in a world where these troubles didnt exist. And now, I shall give the job of boring you to your teachers. Eat up!" Dumbledore smiled, raising his hands. The tables filled with food.
"Its a shame, Professor Shill had to leave" Lily said, facing the table and beginning to fill her plate with food. "I rather liked him. He was a great teacher" she muttered.
"Jsut because you got an O" Clare Klareder pointed out. Her blue eyes looked up at her friend and she grinned, presenting perfect pearly whites. Long blonde hair adorned the girl, that was plated neatly into a side plait. "Although, he was rather funny" she agreed beginning to place small forkfuls of food into her mouth and chewing.
"How was your summer Anna?" Clare asked after a moment of silence. Her friend turned her head and shrugged.
"Fine. I dyed my hair" the girl announced. Clare waited for more, perhaps more exciting news to come from her friend but when Anna continued eating the blonde sighed.
"Anything exciting happen? For example... I went on a cruise."
"I... dyed my hair?" Anna repeated, frowning as she did so.
"Lily please help me out here?"
"I don't know Clare. Dying hair is a big change and extremely exciting" Mary spoke up before her ginger friend could.l
"I didnt do anything divine either this summer" Lily admitted. "My family did visit Spain for a month however. Honestly I have never seen more exquisit food" she mused, taking a bite from a carrot stick. The gingers eyes flew down the large table distractedly, spotting familiar faces on the way until they settled on the Marauders. They were talking among themselves naturally and quitely, before at least one of the, errupted into a loud laughter while the other ones shared a mere chuckle. Lilys eyes burned at James until she turned them away to face Mary and her news about her summer.
( Moonlit Walk... )
Only two hours passed until the Great Hall was completely empty. The prefects, Head Girls and Head Boys called out to the first year students to follow them to the their dormitories. Tired faces, glanced around the hall of Hogwarts, either climbing up the stairs to the towers or going down the stairs to the dungeons to find their dormitories. Students wished they were in bed resting before their first day of lessons tomorrow.
Rowena Greene wandered the halls silently. She kept glancing behind her shoulder, watching out for any teachers or Filch and his god forsaken cat. The halls were empty, and only the sound of her footsteps alone echoed in her ears.
"Greene" a rough voice called. Rowena nearly jumped out of her skin, biting her tongue to not shriek out in surprise and fear. Her heart beat fast against her chest and she glanced around her wildly.
"Remus. What are you doing here?" the girl spoke. Her icy blue eyes could be seen through the darkness, focusing on the handsome face of the boy in front of her. Her black, long curly hair was pulled up in a neat bun, with two wisps of hair escaping from each temple. She was a head shorter than the boy in front of her, and she had to look up to be able to make out his eyes. His cold eyes.
"You could have written to me you know. Told me you were a prefect too" Lupin spoke, stepping into the light that the moon befell upon the two students. His scarred face aas illuminated by the white light of the moon. He had his hands behind his back, and he looked down at the girl he addressed. A prefect badge, exactly like the one Rowena wore, shined on his robes.
"I didnt think thats what you wanted" Rowena admitted sheepishly. "After all... I did the most unforgivable thing imaginable" she sneered. His words echoed in her mind for a long time throughout the summer.
"Don't take me for a fool Greene. I just - I was" Remus was stuck for words.
"What? Afraid. Thought so. You are a coward Remus Lupin, and it doesnt take a broken heart to see that. Now if you excuse me, I should get back to my dormitory before I get caught. Wouldn't want a detention on my first day back" the girl spoke. She spun around, and began to walk towards the dungeons.
Remus watched her thin biuld get engulfed by the darkness. The boy leaned against the wall, running his hands through his hair in exasperation. A trick he seemed to pick up from James. Gritting his teeth, the Marauder began to walk towards the main staircase, ready to begin his climb towards Gryffindor tower.
I sincerely apologise for this crappy first chapter. Hence it being my first time using this website it took a long long while to get the hang of, but anyhow, I hope you enjoyed it! I love the Marauders series too much *^* Please feel free to leave Reviews and such and give me any hints on improving my writing! I love them all thank you! - Royal