Lily

This is your Sunday evening reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you...

I look over to my trunk one more time before closing it. I have everything for my sixth year at Hogwarts.

"Mom?" I scream from my bedroom. I hear quick footsteps while my mom climbs the stairs.

"Yes darling?"

"Have you seen my jumper?"

"Which one?" she frowns slightly.

"The one Marlene gave me for my birthday?"

"Ah yes... I think it's downstairs by the fireplace, with the rest of the cleaned clothes."

"Uhm ok, I'll just get it and then we can go." I'm half out of my bedroom when I turn around "Is Tuney coming?"

My mom's expression drops and with a sad smile she responds "She's out at a friend's, I'm sorry Lily..." I nod and make my way to the living room, downstairs.

My father comes out of the kitchen eating a cupcake "Hey, are you ready, steady?"

"Sure... Can we go? I told Marlene that I would be there by half past ten."

"Of course." dad nods

The drive wasn't quiet, dad tried to lighten the mood with music and mom tried to sing along all the hits, but I didn't talk or sang at all. I think I should be accustomed to the usual reaction of my sister but the pain of rejection gets me everytime. The only place I feel like myself nowadays it's Hogwarts and I feel warm as we are getting closer to the King's Cross Station.

I pick up the pace once inside and my parents grab a hold of my shoulders as we cross the wall. On the other side, as usual, many children and parents are saying their last goodbyes. Birds made of paper fly around people's heads and there's a loud noise made by the owls, the frogs and the cats.

"Hey look over there Lily! Isn't that Marlene?" mom points to some girl with long brown hair and pale skin. It looks like Marlene but it can't be her since she's laughing and smiling at... Sirius Black who is the best friend of the most annoying boy in Hogwarts.

"Evans..." talking about the devil. I roll my eyes and turn around to face him. "You look beautiful as always. Lovely to see you againr mr and mrs Evans, it's an honour."

"Go away James."

"Lily!" my mom scolds.

"Wait...you've talked so much about him all summer... and now you are being rude to him,Lilian? " James looks at me with a funny expression and I blush.

"You've talked about me?" he asks surprised.

"Only to say how annoying you are!" Marlene interrupts, as usual with the perfect timing. She interwines her arm with mine and Sirius joins James by his side.

"Oye Lils, prettier every time I see ya."

"That's what I always say..." James mutters.

"I know, that's why I said it."

"Where's Remus? He should've been here by now..." I said while looking around.

"There he is!" Sirius pointed. He was coming our way and talking to Peter. I could tell he was giving one of his "dad" speeches by the way Peter looked everywhere but at him.

I jogged towards them and leaped onto his lap. His arms held me tight and I heard his quiet laugh in my ear. "Lils..."

"I've missed you!" I confessed.

"I've missed you too!" he giggled and held me tighter.

"How come Moony gets more action with the girl you like, since first year, than you?" Sirius asked James. Marlene rolled her eyes and hugged Peter.

"Come on Sirius don't be an arse." Marlene complained.

"What did I heard about Sirius being an arse? Did ya know that's his personality right?" Remus stated with a laugh.

"That is very true." Sirius admitted and pointed a finger towards Remus and then at the train "As you pals may be well aware we are about to depart, shall we go?"

I hugged my parents, then Marlene's parents and then James's parents because they insisted. We all entered the train and Sirius took Marlene's trunk. I gave her a slight look of "he likes ya" and she just shook her head and said "shh".

James moved to my side and picked up my trunk. "What the hell?"

"What?"

"What are you doing Potter?"

"Being a gentleman Evans! Chivalry ain't dead ya know?"

"Feminism ain't either!" I took my trunk away from his hands and put it side Marlene's trunk. James rolled his eyes and then stopped on his way over, looking past behind me. I looked behind me and there he was. Severus. Behind me James clenched his fist until his knuckles were white.

"Go away Severus!" he scolded.

"I can speak for myself!" I repeated him "Go away Severus!"

"Lily can I just..."

"Hey guys what it's taking so long?" Sirius asked getting out of the carriage. Then he looked at James's disgusted expression and at my angry face. It didn't take long before he noticed Severus. He took out his wand and pointed it at him. "Leave Lily alone! You can do that on your own..." he frowned " or do you need the Dark Lords's premission? Can you do anything by yourself Snivellus?"

"I'd lower that wand if I were you Black..." he whispered. His hair was much shorter and his eyes were more noticeable, they were darker and I am not talking about the colour.

"Why? Will you call your little friends? The other deatheaters?" behind me James was also holding his wand. I wraped my hand around that hand and he looked surprised at me but kept his defensive position.

"That's enough! Go away Severus! Come on, we shouldn't be bothered by poor souls." I pushed Sirius's back and forced him into the carriage, and pulled James after me.

Everyone looked awkwardly at us three. "Why so Sirius?" Sirius asked.

"We heard..." Remus said.

"Well that's a shame. It totally killed the mood." again, only Sirius talked. "Do you think there's a spell to invoke butterbeer?" no one talked, usually his stupid questions cracked us up but I guess this time no one was up for a laugh. "Hey do you know why Sirius Black has so many girlfriends?" he persisted "Because once you go black you siriusly can't go back..."

That cracked Marlene up, who started laughing like crazy. Peter joined her shortly after and Sirius pretended to look offended.

"Oh I have one!" Remus announced. We all turned to him espectantly "Your mom is so fat the sorting hat put her in all houses." There was a big silence.

"Remus!" Sirius scolded shocked. "You racist!" I couldn't take it anymore so I burst out laughing and Marlene, Peter and Remus joined. "Oh I see... Miss. Evans likes cruel jokes...ok I have one... Your momma is so fat her patronus is a milkshake."

"Sirius, seriously? That wasn't funny, at all!" Peter confessed.

"Ok then, you do better!" Sirius dared.

Meanwhile James was awfully quiet. I brushed my feet on his leg to catch is attention. He looked wary. "Are you ok?" I mouthed. He nodded and gave a small smile before looking away.

"Hey I have one!" I announced "My wand has chosen you!"

"Merlin Lily! I didn't realize you were so dirty!" Peter cried.

"I'm so proud." Sirius said.

I looked over at James who was already looking and smiling at me.

Maybe I didn't need a Sunday reminder...maybe this year would be a great one and all I may need may be in this little carriage.

We laughed, told jokes, summer stories and other stories the whole trip to Hogwarts.