A/N- Hello everyone! I'm back with a new Lily and James story that I simply must express. This is entirely different from the other one, and only has Alex from my old fanfics about them. I just can't get enough of them and I would definitely keep writing until my brain runs out of new ideas!
Discalimer: I do not own anything, all characters and all other related Potter stuff are J.K. Rowling's, and the only thing I own is Alex.
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Lily Evans emerged form the steam that the Hogwarts Express exhaled. Her mane of shoulder length red hair was tied into a sleek ponytail on top of her head, giving her that stylish retro look that the other girls tried to copy. Although she was wearing a modest set of jeans, a faded gray shirt and a cashmere coat wrapped around her, it made her look somewhat more elaborate, because of her striking face standing out of the simple attire, and her bottlegreen eyes.
Her face lit up into a pleasant smile as she spotted her best friend, Alexandra Hernandez, who looked absolutely breathtaking in her all Valentino ensemble, containing an impeccable white dress, a white quarter length knit jacket and her silk white ballet flats. Her olive-skinned face glowed with her natural tanness that was there all year round, and her strong jaw was more defined than ever.
"Alex!" Lily squealed in delight as she clung to her best friend by the arm. "I've missed you! Petunia has been a wretch these past few weeks."
"How many times do I have to tell you that you should move into my place?" Alex questioned, narrowing her already chinky eyes.
"Which house? You have lots of them."
"Ha-ha, someone thinks she's funny, doesn't she?"
"Anyway..."
They linked their arms together and looked around the train for an empty compartment. There was one near the front, and the ladies hoisted up their trunks into the compartment which was placed above their heads.
"Don't you have Prefect stuff?" Alex asked, looking out of the window distractedly. "So that I'll find someone to hang out with while you be boring."
"Thanks a lot," Lily giggled. Alex simply could not get used to Lily's steady pace of life. Alex enjoyed spur of the moment happenings, which were usually mental if Alex was involved.
Lily drifted off to the direction of the Prefects Compartment while Alex got out and peeked through the glass to find anyone worth accompanying.
The meeting was already starting when she got there.
"Evans!" said Hugh Pellywerry, the Head Boy. "So glad of you to join us. We were just discussing the plans and arrangements of the patrols around school."
He grinned at her rather suggestively, even though Lily could not find anything provocative in what he just said. She smiled back in reply and took a seat near Remus Lupin, who she got along with extremely well, even if he did have idiots for friends.
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On the other side of the train, where things weren't this dull, James Potter and Sirius Black were pouring buckets of water in the aisles and then freezing it so that when anyone in that back half of the train stepped foot on it, they would be unfortunately forced to fall on their bum and slide toward the end of the train in a crash.
"Let's see..." James said, rubbing his hands together and squinted from where they stood. "Shall we try it on our first victim?"
"I think I see someone coming," Sirius grinned and leaned back on the compartment door.
Just then, Alex Hernandez's beautiful face appeared ahead of them, and the three Marauders stiffened their backs. They were going to be in a hell of a lot of hell for this one.
They couldn't stop her in the pace that she was going and they all braced themselves for what was about to happpen. And she was even wearing really expensive looking clothes.
She hit the ice pretty smoothly, considering. Once she stepped foot on it, her face contorted into something that looked like surprise and eagerness, and then she got the hang of it and graced her foot one after the other in awesome speed. She was a bit of a blur, and when she stopped, she just screeched to a halt in front of them and pointed her left toe to the floor.
The three boys rattled in applause.
"Thank you, thank you," she smiled, lifting her hand and giving small bows. "And thank you for that. That was the most eventful thing that happened to me today so far."
"A pleasure," Sirius grinned widely, taking one of her hands and brushing his lips on the smooth surface.
"Let's watch the other people fall flat on their arses!" she trilled back and seated helrself on the floor and waited with the boys.
An hour was enough for them to witness many attempts to not fall. Plenty waved and waggled their arms around before falling and many fling out their extremities in all directions and screaming and falling flat on their face. It was way funny.
"I love people," Alex exhaled later, slouching onto one of the seats. "They're just too entertaining."
"I second that nomination!" James cheered, clapping her on the back, like she was one of the boys. This certainly indicates how he feels about her.
"Lily is so lame, missing out on the fun and doing Prefect duties," Alex joked, smiling at herself.
James face heated up at the name of Lily. It was sixth year. Couldn't he still get over her?
Apparantly not.
"Do you want Lily, James?" she said, noticing the faint red circles that were in James' cheeks.
"Yeah, you could say that..."James went on cautiously. "Why?"
"Because I really think that you're the only one worthy for her in this school." she smiled, raising one brow as if to say 'don't you think?'.
"And how can you be of assistance?" James asked in a professional and confidential tone. "Dearest Alexandra?"
"Sucking up will get you nowhere," she stated. "No, wait. It does for you guys, now that I think about it."
"True," Sirius smirked.
Alex ignored that and turned back to James, saying, "I am at your command regarding ways to woo Lily."
"You're setting me up?" James asked, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Why just now? Why not two years ago?"
"Because I am in a very generous mood today and I am really grateful that you don't mind me being hanging out for awhile."
James grinned. "All I need you to do is tell me what a brilliant guy I am."
Alex replied with a blank stare. "That's it? No 'I will always love you' rubbish? No roses or lilies? No chocolates and trinkets?"
"Lily isn't a materialistic kind of girl," James said confidently, brushing off nonexistent wrinkles from his shirt.
"If you say so then..."she grumbled back and slid the compartment door open.
"Where are you going?" said Sirius with a sad face that would've made anyone but Alex's heart melt with warmth.
"Back to my compartment?" Alex replied in confusion, and jerked her thumb behind her back.
"That kind of hurts when you get one unawares," a voice said behind her. She realized that her thumb ached from jerking it at someone.
Alex turned around and there stood a handsome young man of seventeen, with gold streaked brown hair and mellow brown eyes, looking at her with an intensity that made her want to look away.
"It wouldn't happen if you don't sneak up behind people unawares," she retorted, smiling slyly.
"I wasn't sneaking Hernandez, I was walking to this compartment specifically," he snarled back.
"Then what is your business around here?" she felt a thrill down her spine as she said it.
"To do this."
And his arms went around her and in a moment, he planted a sweet kiss on her glossed, vanilla-flavored lips.
"Ah Lalic," she crooned, snuggling tighter in his arms. "I love it when you do that."
"May I steal her for awhile?" Lalic Addison asked the Marauders out of politeness.
James grinned. "Sure, she's your girlfriend."
Sirius remained in surly silence.
What's got his boxers in a twist? Alex asked herself as she was steered of by Lalic back into her compartment.
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When Lily got back to her compartment, she found Alex being pulled onto Lalic's lap. Lily rolled her eyes. Lalic was so crazy about Alex and yet, Alex was oblivious to it all, just treating him like any other guy...just with kisses and make out sessions.
"Hey Lily!" she laughed once she spotted her at the door, and got out of a disappointed Lalic's lap. "How was the snorefest?"
"Pretty much a snorefest, I'd say," Lily laughed too. She couldn't help it, Alex was too contagious.
"I'll see you girls later," Lalic muttered and gave a quick kiss to Alex, who did not react in the slightest.
"Wanna set fire to someone'e robes?" said Alex with a manic glint in her eye.
"What got into your head today?" Lily pretended to back away slowly. "Who were you hanging out with awhile ago?"
"James, Sirius and Peter," she trilled back. "And they're great fun really. I don't get why you won't give James a chance, he's awesome."
"Ugh. Them? That's your replacement for me? I feel insulted."
"You should try it too. They're so much fun."
"So that I'll be annoyed to death?"
"Remus will be there, and you get along with him," Alex pointed out, flicking her black hair back.
"That makes one."
"Let's just sit with them at the table," she pleaded, with her intelligent dark brown eyes.
"Fine, but if something bad happens to me, I'll blame it on you."
"I think we should get changed."
Alex was always easily distracted, going from one topic to another, it's what Lily liked so much about her. She never dwells on too many things that'll annoy you until you start flnging things around.
Lily removed her coat and started rummaging for her schoolrobes.
"What are you doing?" Lily asked, when Alex started dragging down the dress off her shoulders.
"I want to change into something more casual."
"Can you please cover up the glass first? People can see us inside," Lily laughed and flicked her wand toward the glass that made it impossible to see from the outside.
When Lily just sat waiting, and Alex just zipped up her pants, the door flung open and Sirius Black appeared in the doorway. His eyes flicked into the direction of Alex, still in her purple bra and carefully looking through her silk camisoles. Instead of uttering a sorry and departing, Sirius remained frozen, his mouth hanging half open.
Lily fake-coughed. "Excuse me?" said she rudely.
"Oh yeah," said Sirius, finally coming to his senses before shutting the door behind him.
"You never freak out do you?" Lily mused, taking a black camisole and tossing it at Alex.
"What? It's the same thing as seeing me in a bikini, and it's just Sirius. He's no threat." Alex shrugged and slid into the camisole.
"Not a threat? Isn't he the biggest player in school?"
"Which means he's got lots of girls out of their clothes," Alex continued, with her perpetual smile still on her face. "My little torso reveal isn't of any significance to a guy like him."
Lily blinked and paused to think. Alex was right about that stuff. "You're right. If only I could be as calm as you when someone walks in on me getting dressed." Lily sighed.
"I adore your shoes."
And there goes the never dwelling topics again.
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"You walked in on her getting dressed?" James said in amusement as they walked up the steps into the Hogwarts Entrance Hall.
"Yeah, it was better than asking her out," Sirius replied, smilingly.
"Good it wasn't Lily, or I'd have smacked you in the head right now."
"Yeah, like you could possibly do that."
"Want to bet on it?" James raised his fist in threat.
"Not really, just find good seats."
"Hey," Remus said, catching up behind them. "Wormtail, what are you eating?"
"Just some escargot that his mother got from France this morning," James answered before Peter could get a word out.
"Snails?"
"They're quite delicious," Sirius stated matter-of-factly.
"That's a relief then."
The four of them automatically headed toward the top of the Gryffindor table and started plotting on new tricks for the schoolyear. A redhead and a ravenhaired couple appeared at the doors of the Great Hall. The ravenhaired one spotted them and waved at them frantically before pulling her redhead friend beside her and toward that side of the table.
"Lily, Alex, so glad of you to join us," Remus said goodnaturedly.
"Alex did insist," said Lily stiffly.
"Don't be akward! We've known these guys for years!" Alex waved her arms over her head to emphasize it.
James cast Lily an apologetic smile. Lily felt a warm tingle in her stomach, seeing his cockily handsome smile. She averted her gaze just to stop looking on at James.
Before any of them could start to remark on something, the Sorting began, which made them all go quiet. This was the only time of the year when all of them would remain on their seats without uttering a word.
When "Zabini, Madelin" had proceeded toward Slytherin, Dumbledore stood up and simply said, "I know you are all hungry so, tuck in!"
These were always the awaited words of Dumbledore.
The boys tittered in glee at the enormous amount of food that lay before them and proceeded to taking one of everything from the platter.
Lily took some potatoes and chicken and nibbled on it primly. Beside her, Alex was doing the exact opposite. Like the boys, Alex was piling a dangerous tower of food on her very limited plate.
When she thought it enough to satisfy her, she immediately devoured it using her knife and fork and sliced at it fiercely before chewing it in her always closed when chewing mouth.
On the other table, a tall, pale, stickthin brunette stood up and walked to their table, behind Sirius. In her high, girly voice, she squealed, "Sirius! I have missed you this summer. Letters were not enough to describe how much I missed you!"
"Hello Connie," Sirius replied, giving her a quick peck on the lips before proceeding his meal. He hadn't made eye contact whatsoever.
"Connie Collins," the girl stuck out her skinny hand to shake with Lily and Alex.
"Alex Hernandez."
"Lily Evans."
"And what is your position exactly?" said Alex curiously, watching the lovesick expression of COnnie to the bored look on Sirius' face.
"I'm Sirius' girlfriend!" said Connie like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I'm surprised he hasn't told you!"
Her high, loud voice was starting hurt Lily's ears. They were too...fake. Lily couldn't help but muffle a laugh at the girl's flat chest. She looked like she was about to be blown away by the wind at any moment.
Lily turned to her right and laughed as she observed Alex oggling Connie's rather handsome but huge nose. She saw Alex press her hand to her own upturned nose with great satisfaction.
After a few more high-pitched conversations later, Connie trotted back to her own table.
"Lovely girl," Alex said, sarcasm, evident in her voice.
"Completely," Lily agreed, smiling.
James glanced at Sirius. "She was preferable when she was still acting so mysterious for Sirius."
"Now, she's a pain in the ears...and the eyes," Sirius thought.
"Eyes?" Lily mused.
"She wears bright pink dresses to our dates and wears a load of diamond on her neck to emphasize her chest."
"What are the diamonds for then, when she doesn't have a chest to speak of?" Alex said seriously.
A smile creeped up on their faces one by one and slowly leveled up to maniacal laughter.
"Why don't you just break up with her?" Peter asked earnestly.
"You think I haven't thought of that?"
"Er--no. Why not then?"
"As much as a pain that she is, I have to remain steady with one girl for at least five months. Remember the bet?"
"Oh right," Peter realized something.
"Next month, I'll be back in the game," said Sirius, looking a lot happier than a while ago.
James risked one look at Lily, who was chatting once again with Alex, obviously no longer interested than the subject Connie. Who was, after a few minutes?
She was too beautiful, it was almost unbearable for one guy to handle. After years and years of tireless longing, James actually thought that he was in love with Evans, although he never voiced it.
Lily's pretty green eyes flashed in his direction and he quickly avoided it.
Later in the common room, the six of them sat in comfortable positions on the couches or on the floor.
Out of nowhere, a shrill voice said, "Sirius Black, you are going to pay!"
A/N-Okay, I need reviews and fast. I need ideas and opinions, and I have no idea what to do next. Reviews...xoxo's.