Authors note

my first ever fanfic, so please go easy on me, however all coments are much appreciated so please please pleas R&R and let me know what you think.

thakyou

alissa

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Dark Secret Love

Chapter one: Rain

And as he stood wondering, the door burst open and something came

hurtling at him like a wild beast.

But his memory had warned him, and he wasn't standing quite close

enough to be knocked over. He fought hard: knee, head, fist and the strength

of his arms against it, him, her-

The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman

The Hogwarts Express chugged along through a dense curtain of rain, violently pushing out of its way any of the dripping foliage that impeded its progress. Water streaked down the misted up windows in rivulets, distorting and obscuring the abysmal view beyond for the messy-haired seventeen-year- old boy looking out from the last carriage of the scarlet train.

James Potter turned away from the window and surveyed his fellow compartment occupants. Opposite him sat Sirius, lazily flipping through a magazine; a bored expression across his attractive features. Remus Lupin, as always had his nose buried in a book, completely engrossed in the content, his blue eyes flying across the page and his brow furrowed in concentration. And sitting in the corner closest to the compartment door, sat Peter Pettigrew, busily nibbling something, his fat cheeks bulging as they worked furiously.

'Man this is so damn boring' Sirius moaned, dumping his magazine on the table in front of him.

'Yeah, tell me about it' James agreed, running his hand through his hair, messing it up as was his custom. 'So, any suggestions?'

'Could play spin the bottle.' Said Sirius holding up an empty ginger beer bottle and giving a lopsided grin.

'With each other?' James laughed 'dude, you're gross!'

'Desperate' corrected Remus, before once again turning his eyes down to the tiny font of his book.

'We could climb up on the roof, and…' Peter blurted, in his eagerness to keep up with the conversation.

'And what? Get soaked to the bone and become utterly unappealing to every female that looks our way?' scorned Sirius 'Nah, I'd rather not mate.' At this James' face lit up with a malicious grin.

'It's been a long holiday, I think it's about time we remind everyone about the Marauders. And the first years certainly deserve a good introduction.' His hazel eyes twinkled wickedly as Sirius and Remus caught on.

Within 15 minutes, James, Sirius and Remus were crouching on the slippery roof of the scarlet train, exposed to the pelting rain. All three were soaked to the bone and dripping.

'You sure this is the right compartment?' Remus asked

'Yeah, Peter checked it twice'

'Ok then, good, on the count of three' James said taking out his wand from the back pocket of his jeans. 'One, two, three' all three boys pointed their wands at the expanse of roof in front of them, giving expert flicks of their wands and muttering something under their breath. In a matter of seconds, the section of roof in front of them disappeared, allowing the sheets of rain pour right into the compartment below. James and Sirius exchanged huge grins, which were, however disrupted by an annoyed scream from below. The looks on the three boys faces quickly transformed from glee to those of horror as they took in that the scream was not that of a teacher.

With a brief wide-eyed look at Remus, Sirius scrambled to where the roof disappeared and looked down into the compartment.

'Shit!' he muttered, before somewhat awkwardly jumping down into the compartment below, and landing with a thud. James threw Remus a worried glance before dropping down into the compartment after his friend. However, unlike Sirius, he did so with great ease and agility acquired from his years of quiddich. Once James was inside, Sirius was instantly at beside him, hissing into his ear.

'I swear we meant to be pranking teachers not hot girls.' Only then did James get a chance to look around. His eyes immediately fell on a girl sitting in the corner with her arms folded across her chest. She had long dark red hair which cascaded down her shoulders in wild ringlets, seemingly unmonitored, yet somehow beautifully in place. A slight smile played across her lips.

'Sirius Black' said Sirius holding out a hand to her, seemingly completely relaxed and oblivious to the building tension in the now sodden compartment. The girl stood up, her black unmarked robes falling loosely around her body, revealing the outlines of a slim waist and well-developed breasts. She sidled up to him, in turn, holding out a manicured hand.

'Lily Evans' she smiled as Sirius eagerly shook her hand. 'For future reference, the teachers compartment is the next one along.' She remarked, her emerald eyes cold. 'I was planning on having a shower once we had arrived, thanks for saving me the inconvenience.' her lips were smiling again, yet her eyes remained impassive. 'I'd love to stay and talk, but I'm afraid I have a prior engagement. I hope that when I return, my things shall be dry and the compartment will have reacquired a roof.' Her words held a pleasant request, yet her voice conveyed an order, laced with traces of a threat.' With this Lily Evans turned her back on the two boys who had fallen into her compartment and walked away, sliding the compartment door firmly shut behind her.

'I'm going to kill Peter' Sirius grumbled as he once again felt the rain pummelling his body.