~That French Girl
~Summary: There*s a new girl, this year, at Hogwarts and she*s stealing everyone's heart. This girl is none other than Lily Evans. But Lily didn*t leave Beauxbaton for no reason, Lily is running from something... The question is *What?* Lily/James, Remus/Elizabeth, Sirius/Sahara R&R!
~Disclaimer: And you think *I* own Harry Potter? Ha! Now that is laughable! The only thing I own is Sahara Raven. Elizabeth Anderson belongs to my friend Miriam aka Hermione9001 and I would like to thank her for helping me with this story and for being my beta (so if anything is wrong, blame her! No, just playing!). Thank you Miriam!
~Symbols: My quotation marks are going to look like **this** because if I use a normal quotation mark, it looks like Òthis.Ó And *this* is is when they are thinking. I hope this isn*t too confusing!!! Sorry! Oh and this is an apostrophe: *. Can someone please, please, please tell me how to make italic, bold and underlined words? I would love ya if you do!!!
~A/N: This is a 6th year book, that way I won*t have to deal with O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s. ^_^ If I ever us a british word you don*t know then just tell me in a review, then I will define it in the next chap. Oh and ideas are always welcome and needed!!! Now you probably want me to shut up so.... On with the story!!!
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~Chapter 1: The New Girl
~Lily*s POV:
**And with that said, I would just like to say tuck in!** Albus Dumbledore looked around the Great Hall through half moon spectacles, seeing the sea of faces staring back. Albus was a tall man of 6 feet, with equally long white hair and beard. For the welcome back feast the Headmaster was wearing dark blue robes with gold twinkling stars, the robes matched the ceiling remarkably if I do say so myself.
Dumbledore was about to sit down when Professor McGonagall cleared her throat. **Yes, Minerva?** Dumbledore asked.
McGonagall took this as her moment to stand. **I believe the Headmaster forgot to announce, that as an effort to build Inter school relationships, Hogwarts will be hosting an exchange student this year.** There was a murmur as the houses, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor, started to whisper.
**Oh, I hope their put in our house!** Peter Pettigrew whispered from the Hufflepuff table. Peter had short blonde hair, was 5*5**, and very round around the middle. He was the least popular of the Marauders, and made many people, when they were very bored, wonder why he was even their friend (A/N: I really don*t like Peter. Sorry if anyone does. I put him in Hufflepuff so I don*t have to deal with him too much throughout the rest of the story.)
**Father was telling me all about this... I have know for months!** Lucius Malfoy bragged rather loudly from the Slytherin table. He pushed his long, blonde, severely gelled hair back with a hand, revealing icy blue eyes. Lucius was someone all of the girls and most of the guys at Hogwarts didnÕt want to mess with. Malfoy was pretty strong , but armed with his lackeys, Crabbe and Goyle, two tall, thick boys, and his best friend, Severus Snape, a greasy, black haired boy, who was 5*10**, Malfoy was even stronger.
Professor McGonagall cleared her throat once more and silence returned to the hall. **I would like to welcome our exchange student from Beauxbaton, Lily Evans!**
This was my cue. I turned the knob on the main doors of the Great Hall and stepped in. Everyone turned to watch as I walked up between the tables. *Smile!* I told myself, trying to cover up my nervousness. *Remember, this is your chance. You can leave it all behind... You just have to make a good impression,* a little voice preached in the back of my head.
~James*s POV:
I sat at the Gryffindor table gapping as Lily Evans, a beautiful girl with toothpick straight red hair falling into a perfectly straight cut at her waist, brushed past with a swish of her fitted black robes. She stood about 5*4**, pretty petite even for a girl, and had amazing kelly green eyes that were darting positively everywhere. I could tell tell she was nervous, even though she was trying to hide it with a smile-
**Prongs! Earth to Prongs!** Sirius snapped his fingers in front of me, pulling me out of my thoughts. Sirius was one of my best friends and could be quite the lady*s man (though at the moment he was attached to Sahara Raven, another 6th year in our house), with his dark brown hair and aqua blue eyes. He was 6*2** and was always thinking up a new prank to play.
**Huh? You want something?** I said confused.
**You were practically slobbering all over yourself!** Remus, my other best friend put in. I turned to look at him. Remus was 6*0** with light brown hair covering the top of his head. Remus had honey brown eyes and was the more serious of our little group, a prefect, but he still knew how to get into quite a bit of mischief.
**I was?** I asked, perplexed. The only answer I got was the laughter from Sirius and Remus.
~Lily*s POV:
I got to the front of the hall, completely stumped as to what to do next.
**Come here, child,** Professor McGonagall beckoned me to a stool with an old, black hat on it. She picked up the hat and motioned for me to sit down. I took her invitation and sat facing the 4 house tables. **Lily Evans, 6th year,** McGonagall called as she placed the hat upon my head.
After reading Hogwarts: A History, I wasn*t surprised to hear the hat say, **Lily Evans, hmmm... I*ve been expecting. I knew where I was going to place you, even before you were born, and that place is GRYFFINDOR!**
There was a roar of approval from the table farthest to my right as McGonagall lifted the hat from my head. I grinned. *Gryffindor, just what I wanted,* I thought. I stood from the stool, shook McGonagall*s hand then sat down at the table below a maroon and gold, next to a girl with chestnut colored hair, dark brown eyes that stood out against her creamy skin, and was around 5*5**, and across from a boy with dark brown hair.
**Hi! How are you?** said the boy a little too enthusiastically. **Are you Lily?**
I backed away, wide eyed.
**Don*t scare her, Sirius!** said the boy next to Sirius. **Hey, babe.** The boy then said to me. He was about 6*4**, had unruly black hair, that at the moment he was running his fingers through, and had chocolate brown eyes.
The girl next to be, turned to face me. **Just ignore James, he*s being an idiot. He was practically drooling when you walked in. By the way I am Elizabeth Anderson.**
**I was not!** James said, his voice cracking.
**Uh-Huh. Sure think what you want,** said a girl on the other side of Elizabeth. She had dirty blonde hair and was tanned with pale blue eyes.
**That*s Sahara Raven,** Elizabeth said pointing to the girl who had just spoke, **and that*s Remus Lupin,** she said pointing to the boy across from Sahara, who had so far been silent.
**Hullo,** Remus said warmly.
~Remus*s POV:
James nudged me with his elbow under the table. **Come on! Do it now!**
**No! Not now James!** I mumbled.
Just then, McGonagall walked up **Since Lily is new she will be needing a buddy tomorrow to show her around,** she announced to the table, **Any volunteers?**
I looked over at Lily, she was blushing bad and trying to shrink under the table. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Prongs hand shoot up. **I will do it, Professor.**
**Ok, that*s settled,** Professor McGonagall said and left.
James grinned at Lily smugly.
**Come on everyone,** Sirius said turning to me and giving me a look saying When we get back to the common room..., **lets go upstairs.**
The six of us rose and started to walk out of the hall, Sahara and Sirius latched together by their hands, while Lily and Liz walked side by side whispering and I walked with James.
**So, Moony? You ready for this?**
**I guess, it*s now or never!** I replied. **By the way you sure have been acting like a fruitcake with Lily, but then again being a fruit isn*t out of the ordinary for you...**
**I choose to ignore that last part.** James said, trying to sound hurt. **But Lily is pretty hot isn*t she?**
**No comment!** I said, holding up my hand. **I can*t go around saying all these girls are hot when I am about to do what I am about to do!**
**Sorry! But *I* think Lily is fine!**
**Prongs, look, Lily will never like you if you act like this. She already didn*t seem to pleased with the way you were calling her *babe* and stuff... I have a feeling Lily isn*t the average girl you have went out with. Your setting your sights at a new level, James. Your going to act a little more classy then you are now.**
~Elizabeth*s POV:
**What is up with that mumbling and those looks Sirius and James were giving Remus?** I asked, concerned.
**I dunno.** Lily said, shrugging her shoulders.
**I hope something isn*t wrong with Remus.**
**You like him don*t you?** Lily asked. I blushed red. **Oh, you do? How cute! You guys would make the perfect couple!**
**And so would you and James!** I replied, curious as to how bad Lily would flip. I could already tell she wasn*t very fond of the guy.
**What! Where the heck did you get that!** she shrieked.
**Get what?** Sirius asked, now Sahara, Sirius, Remus and James were looking at us.
Lily just stood there not saying a thing. I coughed a bit, trying to get Lily to say something. **Ummm... We were disscusing... Quidditich, yes! Quidditch, and well, Elizabeth said that the Wasps had a chance at the Cup this year, and um... this was a bit of info I hadn*t heard, so I was... a bit shocked.** Lily stuttered.
We all stared at Lily for a second then turned back to our converstations.
**Was I convincing?** Lily asked urgently.
**Not really...**
**Oh, well, By the way are Sirius and Sahara a thing?** Lily asked, quick to forget what had just happened.
**Yep,** I said nodding. **Ever since on the end of 4th year.**
**Ah!**
**Well here we are!** Remus said when we arrived at the Fat Lady.
**Anyone know the password?** Sirius asked.
**We do,** Remus pointed at himself and me. **We *are* the pre-**
**Hey, Aren*t you guys suppose to be with the First Years?** Sahara asked.
**Oh, no, that*s the 5th year prefects jobs. 6th years just get to sit back and relax on the first day back,** I said. Then turning to the portrait I said, **Bogart blood!**
**You may enter,** the fat lady said dully, then she swung her picture aside revealing the round Gryffindor common room with itÕs wood floors and many maroon armchairs, couches and tables. Lily looked around, taking it all in.
**Wow! This is so awesome!** Lily said in awe.
**Oh it isn*t *that* great!** James said.
**It*s so much more homey than Beauxbaton. Everything there is so sterile and clean. It makes you feel like you just commited a crime if you get a few fingerprints on the walls!** Lily explained.
~Remus*s POV:
*Oh, gosh! It*s time! Breath, Remus, breath! Deep breaths,* I thought then sucking in some air I said, **Can I talk to Elizabeth alone?**
**Sure,** Sirius said grinning then Lily, James, Sahara, and Sirius walked over to a couch and sat down, Sahara in Sirius*s lap. The couch, to the 4 of them*s conveniance, faced the corner of the room where I was standing, facing Elizabeth.
**What is it?** she asked quietly.
**Do you wanna go steady?** I whispered
~Elizabeth*s POV:
I wanted to jump up and down and hug Remus so bad, but something told me that wasn*t the right thing to do at the moment... I just stood there looking at him. I guess I stood there looking at him longer than I thought, because Remus said quietly, **It*s OK if you don*t,** and started to turn away, but I grabbed his wrist and pulled him back.
**I*d love too!** I said happily.
Remus smiled and grabbed my hand then we turned toward our friends.
**Awwww!!!** They exclaimed in union.
**Shut up!** Remus said. We were both the color of an open flame.
Just then a surge of students came through the door of the commons laughing and talking. Remus and I sat down on the couch across from Sirius, Sahara, James and Lily before a group of 2nd years could steal it. **So know that your going out, you guys gonna snog?** Sirius asked.
Remus and I turned to each other and grinned. **One, two, three,** Remus mouthed. At three we each grabbed a couple of pillows and started chucking them at Sirius*s head.
**Mercy!**
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~A/N: Ok that*s all for now! I hope that was a good stopping point! So now that you have read this go review! Since I spent a couple of hours of writing this the least you can do is spend a couple of seconds (or more) reviewing. I will update faster if you review! And, please! I need ideas! Any and all are welcome! Thanx!
~Summary: There*s a new girl, this year, at Hogwarts and she*s stealing everyone's heart. This girl is none other than Lily Evans. But Lily didn*t leave Beauxbaton for no reason, Lily is running from something... The question is *What?* Lily/James, Remus/Elizabeth, Sirius/Sahara R&R!
~Disclaimer: And you think *I* own Harry Potter? Ha! Now that is laughable! The only thing I own is Sahara Raven. Elizabeth Anderson belongs to my friend Miriam aka Hermione9001 and I would like to thank her for helping me with this story and for being my beta (so if anything is wrong, blame her! No, just playing!). Thank you Miriam!
~Symbols: My quotation marks are going to look like **this** because if I use a normal quotation mark, it looks like Òthis.Ó And *this* is is when they are thinking. I hope this isn*t too confusing!!! Sorry! Oh and this is an apostrophe: *. Can someone please, please, please tell me how to make italic, bold and underlined words? I would love ya if you do!!!
~A/N: This is a 6th year book, that way I won*t have to deal with O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s. ^_^ If I ever us a british word you don*t know then just tell me in a review, then I will define it in the next chap. Oh and ideas are always welcome and needed!!! Now you probably want me to shut up so.... On with the story!!!
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~Chapter 1: The New Girl
~Lily*s POV:
**And with that said, I would just like to say tuck in!** Albus Dumbledore looked around the Great Hall through half moon spectacles, seeing the sea of faces staring back. Albus was a tall man of 6 feet, with equally long white hair and beard. For the welcome back feast the Headmaster was wearing dark blue robes with gold twinkling stars, the robes matched the ceiling remarkably if I do say so myself.
Dumbledore was about to sit down when Professor McGonagall cleared her throat. **Yes, Minerva?** Dumbledore asked.
McGonagall took this as her moment to stand. **I believe the Headmaster forgot to announce, that as an effort to build Inter school relationships, Hogwarts will be hosting an exchange student this year.** There was a murmur as the houses, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor, started to whisper.
**Oh, I hope their put in our house!** Peter Pettigrew whispered from the Hufflepuff table. Peter had short blonde hair, was 5*5**, and very round around the middle. He was the least popular of the Marauders, and made many people, when they were very bored, wonder why he was even their friend (A/N: I really don*t like Peter. Sorry if anyone does. I put him in Hufflepuff so I don*t have to deal with him too much throughout the rest of the story.)
**Father was telling me all about this... I have know for months!** Lucius Malfoy bragged rather loudly from the Slytherin table. He pushed his long, blonde, severely gelled hair back with a hand, revealing icy blue eyes. Lucius was someone all of the girls and most of the guys at Hogwarts didnÕt want to mess with. Malfoy was pretty strong , but armed with his lackeys, Crabbe and Goyle, two tall, thick boys, and his best friend, Severus Snape, a greasy, black haired boy, who was 5*10**, Malfoy was even stronger.
Professor McGonagall cleared her throat once more and silence returned to the hall. **I would like to welcome our exchange student from Beauxbaton, Lily Evans!**
This was my cue. I turned the knob on the main doors of the Great Hall and stepped in. Everyone turned to watch as I walked up between the tables. *Smile!* I told myself, trying to cover up my nervousness. *Remember, this is your chance. You can leave it all behind... You just have to make a good impression,* a little voice preached in the back of my head.
~James*s POV:
I sat at the Gryffindor table gapping as Lily Evans, a beautiful girl with toothpick straight red hair falling into a perfectly straight cut at her waist, brushed past with a swish of her fitted black robes. She stood about 5*4**, pretty petite even for a girl, and had amazing kelly green eyes that were darting positively everywhere. I could tell tell she was nervous, even though she was trying to hide it with a smile-
**Prongs! Earth to Prongs!** Sirius snapped his fingers in front of me, pulling me out of my thoughts. Sirius was one of my best friends and could be quite the lady*s man (though at the moment he was attached to Sahara Raven, another 6th year in our house), with his dark brown hair and aqua blue eyes. He was 6*2** and was always thinking up a new prank to play.
**Huh? You want something?** I said confused.
**You were practically slobbering all over yourself!** Remus, my other best friend put in. I turned to look at him. Remus was 6*0** with light brown hair covering the top of his head. Remus had honey brown eyes and was the more serious of our little group, a prefect, but he still knew how to get into quite a bit of mischief.
**I was?** I asked, perplexed. The only answer I got was the laughter from Sirius and Remus.
~Lily*s POV:
I got to the front of the hall, completely stumped as to what to do next.
**Come here, child,** Professor McGonagall beckoned me to a stool with an old, black hat on it. She picked up the hat and motioned for me to sit down. I took her invitation and sat facing the 4 house tables. **Lily Evans, 6th year,** McGonagall called as she placed the hat upon my head.
After reading Hogwarts: A History, I wasn*t surprised to hear the hat say, **Lily Evans, hmmm... I*ve been expecting. I knew where I was going to place you, even before you were born, and that place is GRYFFINDOR!**
There was a roar of approval from the table farthest to my right as McGonagall lifted the hat from my head. I grinned. *Gryffindor, just what I wanted,* I thought. I stood from the stool, shook McGonagall*s hand then sat down at the table below a maroon and gold, next to a girl with chestnut colored hair, dark brown eyes that stood out against her creamy skin, and was around 5*5**, and across from a boy with dark brown hair.
**Hi! How are you?** said the boy a little too enthusiastically. **Are you Lily?**
I backed away, wide eyed.
**Don*t scare her, Sirius!** said the boy next to Sirius. **Hey, babe.** The boy then said to me. He was about 6*4**, had unruly black hair, that at the moment he was running his fingers through, and had chocolate brown eyes.
The girl next to be, turned to face me. **Just ignore James, he*s being an idiot. He was practically drooling when you walked in. By the way I am Elizabeth Anderson.**
**I was not!** James said, his voice cracking.
**Uh-Huh. Sure think what you want,** said a girl on the other side of Elizabeth. She had dirty blonde hair and was tanned with pale blue eyes.
**That*s Sahara Raven,** Elizabeth said pointing to the girl who had just spoke, **and that*s Remus Lupin,** she said pointing to the boy across from Sahara, who had so far been silent.
**Hullo,** Remus said warmly.
~Remus*s POV:
James nudged me with his elbow under the table. **Come on! Do it now!**
**No! Not now James!** I mumbled.
Just then, McGonagall walked up **Since Lily is new she will be needing a buddy tomorrow to show her around,** she announced to the table, **Any volunteers?**
I looked over at Lily, she was blushing bad and trying to shrink under the table. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Prongs hand shoot up. **I will do it, Professor.**
**Ok, that*s settled,** Professor McGonagall said and left.
James grinned at Lily smugly.
**Come on everyone,** Sirius said turning to me and giving me a look saying When we get back to the common room..., **lets go upstairs.**
The six of us rose and started to walk out of the hall, Sahara and Sirius latched together by their hands, while Lily and Liz walked side by side whispering and I walked with James.
**So, Moony? You ready for this?**
**I guess, it*s now or never!** I replied. **By the way you sure have been acting like a fruitcake with Lily, but then again being a fruit isn*t out of the ordinary for you...**
**I choose to ignore that last part.** James said, trying to sound hurt. **But Lily is pretty hot isn*t she?**
**No comment!** I said, holding up my hand. **I can*t go around saying all these girls are hot when I am about to do what I am about to do!**
**Sorry! But *I* think Lily is fine!**
**Prongs, look, Lily will never like you if you act like this. She already didn*t seem to pleased with the way you were calling her *babe* and stuff... I have a feeling Lily isn*t the average girl you have went out with. Your setting your sights at a new level, James. Your going to act a little more classy then you are now.**
~Elizabeth*s POV:
**What is up with that mumbling and those looks Sirius and James were giving Remus?** I asked, concerned.
**I dunno.** Lily said, shrugging her shoulders.
**I hope something isn*t wrong with Remus.**
**You like him don*t you?** Lily asked. I blushed red. **Oh, you do? How cute! You guys would make the perfect couple!**
**And so would you and James!** I replied, curious as to how bad Lily would flip. I could already tell she wasn*t very fond of the guy.
**What! Where the heck did you get that!** she shrieked.
**Get what?** Sirius asked, now Sahara, Sirius, Remus and James were looking at us.
Lily just stood there not saying a thing. I coughed a bit, trying to get Lily to say something. **Ummm... We were disscusing... Quidditich, yes! Quidditch, and well, Elizabeth said that the Wasps had a chance at the Cup this year, and um... this was a bit of info I hadn*t heard, so I was... a bit shocked.** Lily stuttered.
We all stared at Lily for a second then turned back to our converstations.
**Was I convincing?** Lily asked urgently.
**Not really...**
**Oh, well, By the way are Sirius and Sahara a thing?** Lily asked, quick to forget what had just happened.
**Yep,** I said nodding. **Ever since on the end of 4th year.**
**Ah!**
**Well here we are!** Remus said when we arrived at the Fat Lady.
**Anyone know the password?** Sirius asked.
**We do,** Remus pointed at himself and me. **We *are* the pre-**
**Hey, Aren*t you guys suppose to be with the First Years?** Sahara asked.
**Oh, no, that*s the 5th year prefects jobs. 6th years just get to sit back and relax on the first day back,** I said. Then turning to the portrait I said, **Bogart blood!**
**You may enter,** the fat lady said dully, then she swung her picture aside revealing the round Gryffindor common room with itÕs wood floors and many maroon armchairs, couches and tables. Lily looked around, taking it all in.
**Wow! This is so awesome!** Lily said in awe.
**Oh it isn*t *that* great!** James said.
**It*s so much more homey than Beauxbaton. Everything there is so sterile and clean. It makes you feel like you just commited a crime if you get a few fingerprints on the walls!** Lily explained.
~Remus*s POV:
*Oh, gosh! It*s time! Breath, Remus, breath! Deep breaths,* I thought then sucking in some air I said, **Can I talk to Elizabeth alone?**
**Sure,** Sirius said grinning then Lily, James, Sahara, and Sirius walked over to a couch and sat down, Sahara in Sirius*s lap. The couch, to the 4 of them*s conveniance, faced the corner of the room where I was standing, facing Elizabeth.
**What is it?** she asked quietly.
**Do you wanna go steady?** I whispered
~Elizabeth*s POV:
I wanted to jump up and down and hug Remus so bad, but something told me that wasn*t the right thing to do at the moment... I just stood there looking at him. I guess I stood there looking at him longer than I thought, because Remus said quietly, **It*s OK if you don*t,** and started to turn away, but I grabbed his wrist and pulled him back.
**I*d love too!** I said happily.
Remus smiled and grabbed my hand then we turned toward our friends.
**Awwww!!!** They exclaimed in union.
**Shut up!** Remus said. We were both the color of an open flame.
Just then a surge of students came through the door of the commons laughing and talking. Remus and I sat down on the couch across from Sirius, Sahara, James and Lily before a group of 2nd years could steal it. **So know that your going out, you guys gonna snog?** Sirius asked.
Remus and I turned to each other and grinned. **One, two, three,** Remus mouthed. At three we each grabbed a couple of pillows and started chucking them at Sirius*s head.
**Mercy!**
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~A/N: Ok that*s all for now! I hope that was a good stopping point! So now that you have read this go review! Since I spent a couple of hours of writing this the least you can do is spend a couple of seconds (or more) reviewing. I will update faster if you review! And, please! I need ideas! Any and all are welcome! Thanx!