A Challenge Changes Everything
By: Destiney Weasley
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the HP characters, the marauders or Lily.
Summary: James and Sirius make a bet over two girls at Hogwarts which they call the ice queens and their names are Lily Evans from Gryffindor and Rhiannon Blithe from Ravenclaw.
Author's Note: This idea had come to my head and I know it has most definitely been done before but I couldn't refuse the temptation. I had been writing (Is Love Worth It?) when my computer broke down and decided to write this while I was waiting for the piece to be delivered.
-Chapter One-
James Potter and Sirius Black were two of the most sought after boys at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry but unfortunately for them it was the summer before their seventh and final year and none of those fanatical girls were in sight at the moment. So, what is it about them that girls find so desirable?
Both of them are on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, both are pranksters and both of them are devilishly good looking. James stands right at six two with messy jet-black hair, chocolate brown eyes and a physique that girls drool over. Sirius stands at an even six feet with chocolate brown hair, crystalline blue eyes and a body that girls find irresistible.
Although the two of them have the reputation of being playboys, girls have always given into them because of their charm and talent of persuasion. Most of those same girls will tell you that they have a way with words.
Currently the two pranksters were in James room spending their time productively (to them anyway) at James desk hovering over some spare parchment "Padfoot we have a problem."
"What is that Prongs?" Sirius asked raising his eyebrows in curiosity.
Remus who had sandy brown hair, tired gray eyes and was on the thin-pale side had been sitting on James bed reading a book but had been drawn to the conversation between his two friends.
Peter who was short and fat with blonde hair and watery blue eyes was sitting on the floor shoveling chocolate into his mouth.
"I was looking over the list and it looks like this year is going to be a long year. We have dated almost all of the eligible girls at Hogwarts not counting the Slytherins and a few others for obvious reasons" James replied.
Sirius grabbed the list from James on the parchment was a long list of girls names with whom James and Sirius had dated at one point in their six year at Hogwarts "exactly who do we have left?"
"There are two from seventh year, Lily Evans and Rhiannon Blithe" James replied. Lily was in Gryffindor while Rhiannon was in Ravenclaw and both girls were prefects. Peter snorted in response spraying chewed up chocolate everywhere while Remus listened in anticipation.
"They shouldn't be too hard if we up our level of charm and persuasion," Sirius said as an idea was forming in his head.
Sirius and James had always wanted a challenge and none of the girls at Hogwarts thus far had given them that challenge. Trying to get Lily and Rhiannon to fall for them would be the ultimate challenge.
"I think I know what is going on in that head of yours and I like it" James said watching the same grin form across Sirius's face that he already had on his own face.
"I don't want to know what is going on in either of your heads" Remus replied.
"Picture it mate, the two ice queens of Hogwarts falling for the two womanizers. Can't get more of a challenge than that, now can you?" Sirius asked his eyes blazing with mischief.
"I suppose not but who gets whom" James asked he was definitely going to think about the idea.
"I don't think that this is a good idea: One you shouldn't play with girls emotions like that, Two you can get into serious trouble and Three Lily and Rin aren't ice queens just because they refuse to let the two of you get to them" Remus scolded.
He knew both girls rather well and they weren't ice queens. Lily dated guys from different houses but never her own. Rin just preferred to study than to chase after boys.
"It doesn't really matter" Sirius replied ignoring Remus. Although it would be more of a challenge for him if he chose Rin because she was in a different house "I will take Rin and you can take Lily."
"What if I wanted to try for Rin" James whined. He had been thinking along the same lines as Sirius plus he preferred auburns to redheads.
"Look, mate, everyone knows that Lily loathes you for some unexplained reason therefore she would be more of a challenge for you than what Rin would" Sirius said logically.
"Alright fine, lets up the challenge though" James suggested. If he had to butter up to the ice queen of Gryffindor he better get something in return "how about a friendly little wager?"
"Lily won't fall for you Prongs she detests you and as for you, Padfoot, Rin is too smart to even listen to a word you have to say to her" Remus interrupted. He wasn't surprised that they ignored him yet again and wouldn't be surprised if they hadn't even heard a word he had said thus far.
"That's what makes it a challenge, Moony" Sirius said. He turned to James he had never been able to refuse a bet or challenge before "what do you have in mind?" he asked.
Remus sighed and returned to his book wanting no part in their conversation any longer. Why he even bothered in the first place was beyond him, as they have never listened to him over this kind of subject before.
"If I win you will be my house elf next summer, that is if Lily falls first but if Rin falls first I will be your house elf next summer" James replied casually.
"This may sound stupid but how are you going to know if they have fallen for you?" Peter asked.
"Easy Wormtail, the first one to get their designated target to sleep with them wins" James replied.
"You have the same house advantage I think I deserve a month of leverage" Sirius said after running everything threw in his head.
"Deal" James replied. Both of them extended out their hands and shook on it making the deal final.
Even with a month of leeway James was positive that he would win the bet and the challenge. Remus was shaking his head in disagreement behind his book but he didn't say anything because he knew they wouldn't listen to him anyway.
The marauders watched as Sirius grabbed some of the spare parchment, wrote something on it then proceeded to give it to an owl and sent it on its way to deliver the letter.
"What are you up to Padfoot?" James asked suspiciously.
"Just getting a head start Prongs" Sirius replied mysteriously. He wasn't about to reveal his strategies with James and decided that if he needed help he would just have to ask Remus for advice. "Not that I need it" he added after seeing the look of triumph in James eyes.
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Rhiannon Blithe was sitting in her room at her desk working on her homework that had been assigned over the summer. She was an excellent scholar giving her homework a hundred and ten percent. Her friends told her that she spent too much time worrying about studying and not enough time focusing on boys.
Boys were the last thing from her mind especially after what happened in fourth year. Rin knew that there would be plenty of time after Hogwarts to worry about the male species. For now she was content with worrying about her classes, playing quidditch and doing gymnastics.
Rin's friends had forced her to tryout for the quidditch team in her fifth year and to her surprise she was made a chaser. At first she complained about all the time quidditch would take away from studying but she came to love the sport, one of her hidden passions.
She did hate one thing about her friends they were always nagging Rin to let them give her a make over. Rin didn't want or even need a make over she was pretty without it and truthfully she was happy with the way she looked. She was around five eight with shoulder length rich auburn hair and enticing blue gray eyes.
She was distracted from her homework when an owl flew in threw her open bedroom window. She had seen the owl before, last summer; it belonged to one of her twin sister's friends.
"GENEVIEVE" she shouted angrily after the owl landed on her scroll blocking her from her homework.
In less than a minute a replica of Rhiannon skidded to a halt in front of her bedroom door "it's GENNA, not Genevieve you know I ABSOLUTELY hate that name." the twin grumbled.
Genna was the exact opposite of Rhiannon she spent all of her time primping for boys and barely any what-so-ever on her schoolwork. Genna was also in Gryffindor. They were as different as night and day.
There were two main physical differences between the two girls: Genna's hair was long and wavy while Rin's hair was short and sleek. Genna also plastered her face with cosmetics while Rin preferred the natural look.
"Fine, GENNA, an owl just arrived for you, kindly remove it from my essay" Rin asked nicely but with an edge of coldness in her voice. She hated being interrupted when she was doing her homework.
"Damn Rin lighten up, you have like all summer to do your school work. Maybe if you weren't so uptight you could get a boyfriend" Genna replied as she strode over to the owl to retrieve her letter.
"The opposite sex who needs them, I sure don't need or want them, right now" Rin said bitterly. She had been waiting for Genna to bring the subject around to boys it never failed.
Genna didn't hear what her sister had said she was preoccupied with the letter. She noticed the handwriting belonged to Sirius "I wonder why he is writing to me" she muttered to herself.
"And who would that be?" Rin asked straightening out her now crumpled scroll. She would have to rewrite her essay on a new scroll and she was mentally cursing the owl.
"Sirius Black" Genna muttered as she read the letter.
"Now you can die happy" Rin replied sarcastically.
"Ha, ha how very clever of you" Genna said mockingly.
"Cleverness is my gift yours is vanity" Rin retorted.
"He wants to know when I am going to Diagon Alley, he says he wants to meet up with me" Genna replied confusedly "he hasn't wanted to see me since the beginning of sixth year."
Rin remembered having to comfort her sister when that skirt chaser had dumped her for someone else, no doubt another conquest. Rin knew all to well what her sister went threw "I don't see what everyone sees in that philander."
"He is popular, hot and has a way with words" Genna replied.
"In other words he is an egotistical slick talker with too much time on his hands" Rin shot back.
"And can that slick talker use his hands" Genna retorted.
"UGH!! I didn't NEED or WANT to know that. Get out will ya, I have work to do" Rin replied disgustedly at her sister's newly discovered revelation.
Genna's eyes brightened up as the initial shock of Sirius writing her went away she became all giddy "I need to find something to wear to Diagon Alley" she turned and ran from Rin's room.
"HOW ABOUT CLOTHES" Rin shouted at her sister's retreating back as she rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe that her sister was actually going to meet up with Sirius in Diagon Alley had she not learned from last time. Rin knew that Sirius was up to something but she wasn't sure what.
She thought about writing her three friends Marah, Eden and Sonya but then decided against it. All three of them were obsessed with the marauders and victims of them too. Sirius had dated Marah and Eden while James had dated Sonya. Her friends would just want to follow Sirius around all day leaving Rin right where she started, stuck for the day with Sirius.
She knew of only two people to ask April and Lily. The three of them had been best friends up until fourth year when April and Lily had gotten into an argument tearing the friendship to shreds. Rin still talked to both girls, occasionally, but was currently not talking to April over a little spat concerning April's new boyfriend whom Rin hated more than anyone or anything.
She pulled out some parchment and wrote a letter to Lily. She gave it to her great horned owl (Tierney) and watched as Tierney flew out her bedroom window into the cloudless sky. Rin walked over to her stereo and turned on the Wizarding Wireless Network before returning back to her homework once again.
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Lily Evans was taking a nap after spending the morning jogging around her neighborhood. She liked to jog and found that it cleared up her mind. Lily was five ten with long wavy dark red hair and exotic emerald green eyes. She was concerned about the way she looked which was one of the reasons why she jogged.
Lily grew up never fitting in her sister, Petunia called Lily a freak and she had always been slightly over weight up until fourth year. She had been accepted to Hogwarts where she befriended two girls: Rhiannon Blithe from Ravenclaw and April Turner from Hufflepuff. Her fourth year was the year that she became noticed and loved the attention she was receiving.
During her third year she had grown taller and slimmer losing all of her baby fat as her mother called it. Over the summer she learned of the wonderful world or cosmetics and of the effect it had on ones appearance. When she returned to school in her fourth year she became popular making new friends and fighting with old ones.
Her two friends had also changed one over the summer and one during fourth year. April had returned to Hogwarts giving up her golden blonde locks for that of depressing black strands, her skin was a pale chalky white and she dressed in black clothing wearing black make up. Rin had come back prettier than ever and was quite popular with the boys until the middle of fourth year. She gave up on boys completely focusing on her studies.
April and Lily had gotten into a fight over the way they had changed so much over the summer and stopped talking to each other. Rin tried desperately to bring them back together but soon gave up (around the time she focused on her studies) and made new friends.
"AARRGGHH" was the shrill scream that woke Lily from her peaceful nap. She looked around wondering if it had been in her dream but then she heard footsteps fast approaching her door.
"LILY" the voice shouted as the owner started banging their fists on the door. The voice belonged to her sister.
The door came crashing open revealing a very angry girl with black hair and a bony face "this just arrived IN MY BREAKFAST I might add" she said angrily waving a letter in her shaking bony hand.
Lily sat in silence still waking up so Petunia took the opportunity to continue her ranting "why can't those FREAKS learn to use the postal system or AT LEAST learn to deliver to the right person for heavens sake."
Lily wasn't going to take her sister's crap any longer she got up from the bed and grabbed the letter from Petunia's shaking hand.
"They aren't FREAKS and OWLS are my KINDS postal system" Lily replied coolly emphasizing certain words.
"They are FREAKS and YOU are a FREAK as well. I don't see how mother and father have put up with this ABNORMAL nonsense, if it were up to me YOU wouldn't be allowed at that FREAKISH school." Petunia spat back.
"Good thing it isn't up to you and if it were up to me I would turn you into fish bait if you even tried to prevent me from going to school" Lily retorted coolly.
"FREAK" was the only thing Petunia could shout at the moment. She was so mad that she was about ready to explode the nerve of Lily threatening to turn her into a worm of all things.
Lily ignored her sister as she looked down at the letter. She wasn't sure who had written to her, she looked back up at her sister who was staring at her with pursed lips "is there anything else, Petunia?" Lily asked in annoyance.
"HUMPH" was her sister's response. Lily watched as her sister gave her one last glare before turning and storming out of the bedroom.
Lily opened the parchment finding Rin's small loopy handwriting on the parchment:
-Hey Lily,-
-You are probably wondering why I am writing to you as we really haven't been the best of friends lately and I know that is as much my fault as it is yours-
Lily was beginning to feel bad about not keeping in touch with Rin over the years, Rin had been her best friend they shared no secrets.
-I am writing you to ask for a favor. Genna got a letter from Sirius (that masher)-
Lily couldn't agree more both James and Sirius were both womanizers jumping from one relationship to the next, not caring whose hearts they broke along the way.
-in the letter he asked to meet Genna in Diagon Alley. I think you see my dilemma but I will explain anyway-
There was no need to Lily already knew what the problem was. Lily hated James because from first to third year James had taunted her with words like fat, ugly, carrot top and freckles. James always stopped after a glare from Rin but it didn't change how it had made Lily feel.
-I thought about asking my friends but face it they are as obsessed with the marauders as Genna and the rest of your friends are-
Lily could see her friends Genna, Kaitlin and Janine fawning over the two marauders and truthfully it made her sick to see her friends act like that.
-I knew of only two people to ask you and April but seeing as how April and I aren't talking, OH PLEASE LILY HELP AN OLD FRIEND OUT-
Lily decided to help her friend out what other choice did she have. Rin had helped her so much in the past with the taunts that James sent her way.
-Tierney is waiting for your response. Rin Blithe-
Lily scribbled down her response. She couldn't leave one of her best friends in a jam, yes she still considered Rin her best friend even after they drifted apart. Truth was Rin knew more about Lily than any of her current friends would ever know about her.
She went downstairs to the kitchen where she found an owl waiting for her. It was perched on the back of a kitchen chair looking regal and distinguished as it waited patiently for a letter to return to its owner.
"Well Tierney I can tell that you are truly Rin's owl" Lily said to the owl.
It held out its leg in a dignified manor waiting for Lily to tie the letter onto its leg. She watched as the owl took flight and flew out of the kitchen window not even looking back.
By: Destiney Weasley
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the HP characters, the marauders or Lily.
Summary: James and Sirius make a bet over two girls at Hogwarts which they call the ice queens and their names are Lily Evans from Gryffindor and Rhiannon Blithe from Ravenclaw.
Author's Note: This idea had come to my head and I know it has most definitely been done before but I couldn't refuse the temptation. I had been writing (Is Love Worth It?) when my computer broke down and decided to write this while I was waiting for the piece to be delivered.
-Chapter One-
James Potter and Sirius Black were two of the most sought after boys at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry but unfortunately for them it was the summer before their seventh and final year and none of those fanatical girls were in sight at the moment. So, what is it about them that girls find so desirable?
Both of them are on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, both are pranksters and both of them are devilishly good looking. James stands right at six two with messy jet-black hair, chocolate brown eyes and a physique that girls drool over. Sirius stands at an even six feet with chocolate brown hair, crystalline blue eyes and a body that girls find irresistible.
Although the two of them have the reputation of being playboys, girls have always given into them because of their charm and talent of persuasion. Most of those same girls will tell you that they have a way with words.
Currently the two pranksters were in James room spending their time productively (to them anyway) at James desk hovering over some spare parchment "Padfoot we have a problem."
"What is that Prongs?" Sirius asked raising his eyebrows in curiosity.
Remus who had sandy brown hair, tired gray eyes and was on the thin-pale side had been sitting on James bed reading a book but had been drawn to the conversation between his two friends.
Peter who was short and fat with blonde hair and watery blue eyes was sitting on the floor shoveling chocolate into his mouth.
"I was looking over the list and it looks like this year is going to be a long year. We have dated almost all of the eligible girls at Hogwarts not counting the Slytherins and a few others for obvious reasons" James replied.
Sirius grabbed the list from James on the parchment was a long list of girls names with whom James and Sirius had dated at one point in their six year at Hogwarts "exactly who do we have left?"
"There are two from seventh year, Lily Evans and Rhiannon Blithe" James replied. Lily was in Gryffindor while Rhiannon was in Ravenclaw and both girls were prefects. Peter snorted in response spraying chewed up chocolate everywhere while Remus listened in anticipation.
"They shouldn't be too hard if we up our level of charm and persuasion," Sirius said as an idea was forming in his head.
Sirius and James had always wanted a challenge and none of the girls at Hogwarts thus far had given them that challenge. Trying to get Lily and Rhiannon to fall for them would be the ultimate challenge.
"I think I know what is going on in that head of yours and I like it" James said watching the same grin form across Sirius's face that he already had on his own face.
"I don't want to know what is going on in either of your heads" Remus replied.
"Picture it mate, the two ice queens of Hogwarts falling for the two womanizers. Can't get more of a challenge than that, now can you?" Sirius asked his eyes blazing with mischief.
"I suppose not but who gets whom" James asked he was definitely going to think about the idea.
"I don't think that this is a good idea: One you shouldn't play with girls emotions like that, Two you can get into serious trouble and Three Lily and Rin aren't ice queens just because they refuse to let the two of you get to them" Remus scolded.
He knew both girls rather well and they weren't ice queens. Lily dated guys from different houses but never her own. Rin just preferred to study than to chase after boys.
"It doesn't really matter" Sirius replied ignoring Remus. Although it would be more of a challenge for him if he chose Rin because she was in a different house "I will take Rin and you can take Lily."
"What if I wanted to try for Rin" James whined. He had been thinking along the same lines as Sirius plus he preferred auburns to redheads.
"Look, mate, everyone knows that Lily loathes you for some unexplained reason therefore she would be more of a challenge for you than what Rin would" Sirius said logically.
"Alright fine, lets up the challenge though" James suggested. If he had to butter up to the ice queen of Gryffindor he better get something in return "how about a friendly little wager?"
"Lily won't fall for you Prongs she detests you and as for you, Padfoot, Rin is too smart to even listen to a word you have to say to her" Remus interrupted. He wasn't surprised that they ignored him yet again and wouldn't be surprised if they hadn't even heard a word he had said thus far.
"That's what makes it a challenge, Moony" Sirius said. He turned to James he had never been able to refuse a bet or challenge before "what do you have in mind?" he asked.
Remus sighed and returned to his book wanting no part in their conversation any longer. Why he even bothered in the first place was beyond him, as they have never listened to him over this kind of subject before.
"If I win you will be my house elf next summer, that is if Lily falls first but if Rin falls first I will be your house elf next summer" James replied casually.
"This may sound stupid but how are you going to know if they have fallen for you?" Peter asked.
"Easy Wormtail, the first one to get their designated target to sleep with them wins" James replied.
"You have the same house advantage I think I deserve a month of leverage" Sirius said after running everything threw in his head.
"Deal" James replied. Both of them extended out their hands and shook on it making the deal final.
Even with a month of leeway James was positive that he would win the bet and the challenge. Remus was shaking his head in disagreement behind his book but he didn't say anything because he knew they wouldn't listen to him anyway.
The marauders watched as Sirius grabbed some of the spare parchment, wrote something on it then proceeded to give it to an owl and sent it on its way to deliver the letter.
"What are you up to Padfoot?" James asked suspiciously.
"Just getting a head start Prongs" Sirius replied mysteriously. He wasn't about to reveal his strategies with James and decided that if he needed help he would just have to ask Remus for advice. "Not that I need it" he added after seeing the look of triumph in James eyes.
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Rhiannon Blithe was sitting in her room at her desk working on her homework that had been assigned over the summer. She was an excellent scholar giving her homework a hundred and ten percent. Her friends told her that she spent too much time worrying about studying and not enough time focusing on boys.
Boys were the last thing from her mind especially after what happened in fourth year. Rin knew that there would be plenty of time after Hogwarts to worry about the male species. For now she was content with worrying about her classes, playing quidditch and doing gymnastics.
Rin's friends had forced her to tryout for the quidditch team in her fifth year and to her surprise she was made a chaser. At first she complained about all the time quidditch would take away from studying but she came to love the sport, one of her hidden passions.
She did hate one thing about her friends they were always nagging Rin to let them give her a make over. Rin didn't want or even need a make over she was pretty without it and truthfully she was happy with the way she looked. She was around five eight with shoulder length rich auburn hair and enticing blue gray eyes.
She was distracted from her homework when an owl flew in threw her open bedroom window. She had seen the owl before, last summer; it belonged to one of her twin sister's friends.
"GENEVIEVE" she shouted angrily after the owl landed on her scroll blocking her from her homework.
In less than a minute a replica of Rhiannon skidded to a halt in front of her bedroom door "it's GENNA, not Genevieve you know I ABSOLUTELY hate that name." the twin grumbled.
Genna was the exact opposite of Rhiannon she spent all of her time primping for boys and barely any what-so-ever on her schoolwork. Genna was also in Gryffindor. They were as different as night and day.
There were two main physical differences between the two girls: Genna's hair was long and wavy while Rin's hair was short and sleek. Genna also plastered her face with cosmetics while Rin preferred the natural look.
"Fine, GENNA, an owl just arrived for you, kindly remove it from my essay" Rin asked nicely but with an edge of coldness in her voice. She hated being interrupted when she was doing her homework.
"Damn Rin lighten up, you have like all summer to do your school work. Maybe if you weren't so uptight you could get a boyfriend" Genna replied as she strode over to the owl to retrieve her letter.
"The opposite sex who needs them, I sure don't need or want them, right now" Rin said bitterly. She had been waiting for Genna to bring the subject around to boys it never failed.
Genna didn't hear what her sister had said she was preoccupied with the letter. She noticed the handwriting belonged to Sirius "I wonder why he is writing to me" she muttered to herself.
"And who would that be?" Rin asked straightening out her now crumpled scroll. She would have to rewrite her essay on a new scroll and she was mentally cursing the owl.
"Sirius Black" Genna muttered as she read the letter.
"Now you can die happy" Rin replied sarcastically.
"Ha, ha how very clever of you" Genna said mockingly.
"Cleverness is my gift yours is vanity" Rin retorted.
"He wants to know when I am going to Diagon Alley, he says he wants to meet up with me" Genna replied confusedly "he hasn't wanted to see me since the beginning of sixth year."
Rin remembered having to comfort her sister when that skirt chaser had dumped her for someone else, no doubt another conquest. Rin knew all to well what her sister went threw "I don't see what everyone sees in that philander."
"He is popular, hot and has a way with words" Genna replied.
"In other words he is an egotistical slick talker with too much time on his hands" Rin shot back.
"And can that slick talker use his hands" Genna retorted.
"UGH!! I didn't NEED or WANT to know that. Get out will ya, I have work to do" Rin replied disgustedly at her sister's newly discovered revelation.
Genna's eyes brightened up as the initial shock of Sirius writing her went away she became all giddy "I need to find something to wear to Diagon Alley" she turned and ran from Rin's room.
"HOW ABOUT CLOTHES" Rin shouted at her sister's retreating back as she rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe that her sister was actually going to meet up with Sirius in Diagon Alley had she not learned from last time. Rin knew that Sirius was up to something but she wasn't sure what.
She thought about writing her three friends Marah, Eden and Sonya but then decided against it. All three of them were obsessed with the marauders and victims of them too. Sirius had dated Marah and Eden while James had dated Sonya. Her friends would just want to follow Sirius around all day leaving Rin right where she started, stuck for the day with Sirius.
She knew of only two people to ask April and Lily. The three of them had been best friends up until fourth year when April and Lily had gotten into an argument tearing the friendship to shreds. Rin still talked to both girls, occasionally, but was currently not talking to April over a little spat concerning April's new boyfriend whom Rin hated more than anyone or anything.
She pulled out some parchment and wrote a letter to Lily. She gave it to her great horned owl (Tierney) and watched as Tierney flew out her bedroom window into the cloudless sky. Rin walked over to her stereo and turned on the Wizarding Wireless Network before returning back to her homework once again.
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Lily Evans was taking a nap after spending the morning jogging around her neighborhood. She liked to jog and found that it cleared up her mind. Lily was five ten with long wavy dark red hair and exotic emerald green eyes. She was concerned about the way she looked which was one of the reasons why she jogged.
Lily grew up never fitting in her sister, Petunia called Lily a freak and she had always been slightly over weight up until fourth year. She had been accepted to Hogwarts where she befriended two girls: Rhiannon Blithe from Ravenclaw and April Turner from Hufflepuff. Her fourth year was the year that she became noticed and loved the attention she was receiving.
During her third year she had grown taller and slimmer losing all of her baby fat as her mother called it. Over the summer she learned of the wonderful world or cosmetics and of the effect it had on ones appearance. When she returned to school in her fourth year she became popular making new friends and fighting with old ones.
Her two friends had also changed one over the summer and one during fourth year. April had returned to Hogwarts giving up her golden blonde locks for that of depressing black strands, her skin was a pale chalky white and she dressed in black clothing wearing black make up. Rin had come back prettier than ever and was quite popular with the boys until the middle of fourth year. She gave up on boys completely focusing on her studies.
April and Lily had gotten into a fight over the way they had changed so much over the summer and stopped talking to each other. Rin tried desperately to bring them back together but soon gave up (around the time she focused on her studies) and made new friends.
"AARRGGHH" was the shrill scream that woke Lily from her peaceful nap. She looked around wondering if it had been in her dream but then she heard footsteps fast approaching her door.
"LILY" the voice shouted as the owner started banging their fists on the door. The voice belonged to her sister.
The door came crashing open revealing a very angry girl with black hair and a bony face "this just arrived IN MY BREAKFAST I might add" she said angrily waving a letter in her shaking bony hand.
Lily sat in silence still waking up so Petunia took the opportunity to continue her ranting "why can't those FREAKS learn to use the postal system or AT LEAST learn to deliver to the right person for heavens sake."
Lily wasn't going to take her sister's crap any longer she got up from the bed and grabbed the letter from Petunia's shaking hand.
"They aren't FREAKS and OWLS are my KINDS postal system" Lily replied coolly emphasizing certain words.
"They are FREAKS and YOU are a FREAK as well. I don't see how mother and father have put up with this ABNORMAL nonsense, if it were up to me YOU wouldn't be allowed at that FREAKISH school." Petunia spat back.
"Good thing it isn't up to you and if it were up to me I would turn you into fish bait if you even tried to prevent me from going to school" Lily retorted coolly.
"FREAK" was the only thing Petunia could shout at the moment. She was so mad that she was about ready to explode the nerve of Lily threatening to turn her into a worm of all things.
Lily ignored her sister as she looked down at the letter. She wasn't sure who had written to her, she looked back up at her sister who was staring at her with pursed lips "is there anything else, Petunia?" Lily asked in annoyance.
"HUMPH" was her sister's response. Lily watched as her sister gave her one last glare before turning and storming out of the bedroom.
Lily opened the parchment finding Rin's small loopy handwriting on the parchment:
-Hey Lily,-
-You are probably wondering why I am writing to you as we really haven't been the best of friends lately and I know that is as much my fault as it is yours-
Lily was beginning to feel bad about not keeping in touch with Rin over the years, Rin had been her best friend they shared no secrets.
-I am writing you to ask for a favor. Genna got a letter from Sirius (that masher)-
Lily couldn't agree more both James and Sirius were both womanizers jumping from one relationship to the next, not caring whose hearts they broke along the way.
-in the letter he asked to meet Genna in Diagon Alley. I think you see my dilemma but I will explain anyway-
There was no need to Lily already knew what the problem was. Lily hated James because from first to third year James had taunted her with words like fat, ugly, carrot top and freckles. James always stopped after a glare from Rin but it didn't change how it had made Lily feel.
-I thought about asking my friends but face it they are as obsessed with the marauders as Genna and the rest of your friends are-
Lily could see her friends Genna, Kaitlin and Janine fawning over the two marauders and truthfully it made her sick to see her friends act like that.
-I knew of only two people to ask you and April but seeing as how April and I aren't talking, OH PLEASE LILY HELP AN OLD FRIEND OUT-
Lily decided to help her friend out what other choice did she have. Rin had helped her so much in the past with the taunts that James sent her way.
-Tierney is waiting for your response. Rin Blithe-
Lily scribbled down her response. She couldn't leave one of her best friends in a jam, yes she still considered Rin her best friend even after they drifted apart. Truth was Rin knew more about Lily than any of her current friends would ever know about her.
She went downstairs to the kitchen where she found an owl waiting for her. It was perched on the back of a kitchen chair looking regal and distinguished as it waited patiently for a letter to return to its owner.
"Well Tierney I can tell that you are truly Rin's owl" Lily said to the owl.
It held out its leg in a dignified manor waiting for Lily to tie the letter onto its leg. She watched as the owl took flight and flew out of the kitchen window not even looking back.