Author's Note: I hope you all enjoy the first chapter. This is the first Marauder's fanfiction that I've done in a while. Please tell me what you think, and don't be afraid to point out certain things that I could work on. I apologize for any spelling and grammar mistakes, or for any awkward sentence structures. I would also like to say that I am from the U.S. not the UK, but I will be attempting to use some British slang. If I get some terminology wrong, please feel free to tell me.

Chapter 1: Vacation Plans

Lily Evans

Lily Evans sat on one of the steps on the front porch of her house with a book in her hands. She stared down at the pages, not really reading. She had been stuck on the same page for about twenty minutes. It was a little after two in the afternoon, and Lily was completely bored. She had come home from Hogwarts yesterday after term ended. Unfortunately, she didn't count on having nothing to do during her first day of summer vacation. While everyone else she knew was going on vacation this summer, Lily's parents had no plans to do anything this summer, except work. The two of them had full time jobs, and it was very hard for them to get vacation time. While Lily was seventeen and of age in the Wizarding World, in the Muggle World, she was still underage and unable to go out of the country without her parents' consent.

Lily had auburn hair, which fell about two inches past her shoulders, and emerald green eyes. She wasn't exactly pretty, but she wasn't unattractive too. She possessed an average height and average weight. She had a rather ordinary face with a rather pointed nose and thin lips. Lily also had a rather casually feminine, yet simply modest sense of style. Today she wore a high waisted pleated black skirt that was about an inch above her knees and a t-shirt with the name of her favorite muggle band tucked into the skirt. She wore simple white trainers (shoes) with socks. Lily also wore her hair in two french braids, which were draped over her shoulders.

Today, only Lily and her mother were home. Lily's sister, Petunia, was at a movie with her boyfriend, Vernon Dursley, and her father was at work. Lily was happy because it meant that she wouldn't have to endure her sister's hateful glares. Petunia had never forgiven Lily for being discovered as a witch. While Lily tried her best to reconnect with her sister at times, Petunia never seemed to flinch from her belief that Lily was a freak. After a while, Lily had decided to leave her sister alone, and hope that Petunia would come around. Lily looked up, gazing at the house across the street, and the childrens' toys that were on the front lawn. Right at that moment, the front door to Lily's house opened and her mom walked out.

"Lily, Sophia is on the phone," Mrs. Evans said to her daughter.

Lily stood up, and brushed off the back of her skirt before going inside. There was a phone on an end table in the hallway next to a vase filled with silk roses. Lily thanked her mom before picking up the receiver.

"Hello?" she spoke into the phone. There was silent on the other end for a few moments. "Anyone there?" she asked a little louder.

"Lily, guess what?" said Sophia's excited voice. "You will not believe what's just happened!"

"What?" LIly asked, wishing her friend would get right to the point.

"You know that beach house my parents own, the one that you, me, and Jessica visited with my parents when we were fourteen?"

"Yeah, I remember." It had been rather fun. The beachhouse had belonged to Sophia's maternal grandparents. After they passed away, it had been passed on to Sophia's dad who had rennovated it.

"Well, I'm going with my mum and dad this summer."

"That's...nice." Lily felt a little dejected that she wouldn't be able to hang out with Sophia this summer.

"I would expect you to be more excited, because my mum said that I could invite a couple of friends. Guess who I decided to ask?"

A wide grin formed on Lily's lips. "You want me to come with you?"

"You and Jessica, plus a few other friends that agreed to come along as well."

Lily wanted to jump up and down, but she managed to keep her composure. She didn't even care who else was coming along at this point. "When do we leave?" she asked.

"We leave Friday morning," Sophia replied. "My mum said at around ten, so you'll probably need to pack the night before."

Lily couldn't contain herself, she squealed. Maybe this would turn out to be the best summer ever! They needed to do something fun before they entered their final year at Hogwarts. Before Lily hung up the phone, she asked one more question.

"Who else, besides Jessica and me, is going?"

There was silence on the other end for just a few minutes. Lily wondered why her friend had paused, a feeling of dread passing over her. She almost didn't hear what Sophia said next.

"Um...I kind of invited James and his friends to come along," Sophia said in a tone that indicated she might have been cringing a little on the other end.

"Oh, that's nice. Wait, what?" Lily wasn't sure if she heard Sophia correctly. "Did you just say you invited Potter and those other prats to come along with us?"

"Yeeeaaaaahhhh," Sophia said slowly. "I kind of told Sirius. Since he's living with James, you can pretty much guess that he spilled the beans."

Lily sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose while she did so. "Then I'm not going. There is no way I can endure being in the same house as Potter for two months."

"Please, Lily?" Sophia begged. "Besides, you see him at Hogwarts all the time. The two of you are in the same House."

"True, but the castle is huge. I can go anywhere I want to get away from him. I wouldn't be able to do that in a beachhouse."

"Er...it's not like you're going to be stuck in the beachhouse all summer. There will be things to do. You don't have to exactly be stuck with him. I'm sure that once James and his friends see all there is to do, you'll barely notice they're there. Besides, it's not like all of them are bad. You said yourself that you only thought James and Sirius were annoying prats. Remus and Peter are all right."

"I hate you, sometimes," Lily muttered into the phone receiver. "Fine, I'll come along with you. It's better than sitting at home all summer, doing nothing." Other than that little detail about Potter and his friends coming along, Lily was genuinely excited.

"I love you too," Sophia said playfully, giggling. "I'll see you bright and early, Friday morning."

Lily said good-bye to her friend before hanging up. She then went to go tell her mum the news. Since Sophia's parents would be acting as chaperones, she was sure that her mum wouldn't mind. After all, she had vacationed with Sophia and her parents a few summers ago when she was fourteen, so the chance of her mom saying no was extremely low. Lily went into the kitchen where her mum was washing dishes.

"Hey, Mum," she said, watching her mom rinse off a plate and put it into the dish drain next to the sink.

"Hi, sweetie. Just let finish washing these few dishes and I'll make us some lemonade," Mrs. Evans said.

"That's okay, Mum," Lily said, declining the offer for her mom's delicious lemonade. "Sophia invited Jessica and me to go on vacation with her at her parents' beachhouse. Can I please go?"

Mrs. Evans shut off the water and dried her hands on a dish towel before turning to face her younger daughter. "Will Sophia's parents be coming along?" she asked.

Lily nodded. "Yes, Sophia mentioned that." She hoped that her mum would say yes, for, even though Potter and his band of prats would be coming along, she wanted to go.

Mrs. Evans appeared to think for a few minutes before answering. "I don't see why there would be no reason for you not to go. I will need to speak with Sophia's parents before you leave, and speak with your dad and make sure he's okay with it, of course. When does this vacation begin?"

"Sophia said they'll be leaving Friday morning at around ten."

Mrs. Evans nodded. "I'll discuss it with your dad when he gets home," she said smiling. "I'm sure he'll say yes."

Lily approached her mum and hugged her. "Thank you so much, Mum. You're the best."

Mrs. Evans held her daughter. "You're welcome. I want you to have fun this summer." Mrs. Evans didn't ask if Petunia was going along, because she knew that her eldest daughter would be busy with her boyfriend, Vernon, this summer. They seemed to be almost inseparable. "So, how about that lemonade? It's pretty warm outside, and you must be thirsty."

Lily chuckled. "Sure, Mum," she said, changing her mind about the iced cold lemonade, and proceeded to help her mum get out the stuff to make it.

Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed that chapter. Please tell me what you think, and don't be afraid to leave a review. I'm sorry that it ran kind of long. I'm hoping to post at least one chapter a day, or one every other day. It depends on what my schedule is going to look like for June. Don't be afraid to give me a little constructive criticism, as long as it's friendly, and not negative.