HIDDEN MARAUDER
Hogwarts is always filled with mysteries... The marauders of course uncovered some of them. Another mystery is about to reveal when they met a girl named Lina Centauri Edison whom eventually, will fall in love with one of the marauders and the reason on how James and Lily got together...
Chapter I: At the Hogwart's Express
It was already September 1st... Students are crowded at the king's cross station to board the train. Some students appeared from the barrier, some apparates, some appear via floo network. It was a bit chilly because of the rain. However, one particular student was feeling quite a bit hot... not because of the weather or what he's wearing, but he's a bit irritated and impatient.
James Potter stared and stared at the barrier leading to the muggle London. He stood there waiting for a particular red-head to pass through and he was standing there for nearly an hour. He really hated waiting. Just then, a voice called him.
"Oi, Prongs!" A tall, black-haired guy was going towards James.
"Hey" James said still looking at the barrier. Sirius chuckled.
"Waiting for Lily... are you" Sirius said grinning.
"Yeah, and can you believe it when I wrote to her? She sent me a howler as a reply!" James said indignantly.
"Ah well" Sirius said. "I've been expecting that"
"What does that suppose to mean?" James said pointedly.
"Well, who won't send you a howler when you kept on writing her 3x everyday?" Sirius said still grinning.
"It's 4x actually" James scowled.
"Whatever" Sirius said. "Say... where's Moony and Wormtail?"
"Don't know" James said irritated. He has his eyes glued on the pair of people coming out of the barrier; one with lovely face that blooms radiantly having long semi curly red hair and one with gloomy pale skin and greasy hair.
"Great. Snivellus" Sirius said grinning mischievously.
"Guys! Guys!" a person wheezed behind them as they were heading towards the pair.
"Shhh, Pete come on" Sirius said as he trailed beside James. As soon as Lily caught the sight of them, both Lily and Severus scowled.
"Alright Evans?" James said in a cheery tone. "It wasn't nice to send me a howler with all those lovely letters I've sent you"
"Leave her alone Potter" Severus said coldly.
"Oh! I haven't notice you! I thought you were Lily's bag" James said innocently that made the passersby's to laugh.
"Leave him alone Potter" Lily said in a dangerous tone that made her Prefect badge shone.
"I would leave him, James!" Sirius said in a mock worry voice. "Or she'll put you to detention"
"Oh, I don't mind having a prefect girlfriend" James said wobbling his eyebrows. With that the pair walked out.
"See ya later Snivellus!" Sirius said.
"Come on, let's find a compartment" James said.
"What about Remus?" Peter wheezed.
"He'll know where to find us" Sirius said and again followed James.
They searched and searched but there was no other compartment available except for the one on the farthest end. But it was occupied with one girl who was sleeping. They had no choice but to move in because the train is already moving.
"Come on in" Sirius said.
"But... with a sleeping girl?" Peter said awkwardly.
"She's sleeping" Sirius said. "It's not as though we're going to do something bad to her"
James surveyed the girl. She was curled in a ball-like position, her head resting on the windowsill, wearing her Hogwarts uniform. She has long blond hair that surely reaches her waist, soft white skin, and curved pinkish lips. James realized that she was wearing a Gryffindor's seal, but he had not notice her.
"Who's she?" James asked. "I haven't seen her in our common room"
"Oh, that's Edison, I forgot the first name and she's in our year." Peter said.
"Really, I haven't noticed her" Sirius said
"Well you two are busy dallying with other popular girls you don't notice the likes of her" Peter said.
"Oh..." James said and the girl stirred. So, he looked at the luggage on the top. There was 'L.E.' initials engraved on it. "L.E. Lily Evans?"
"No..." A soft tone Said. "That's mine..." James wheeled around and looked at the girl. She was looking at them with blank expression on her face. James looked at her... she has hazel eyes like his, but hers was larger...
"So... what's your name?" Sirius asked flashing his most charming smile. Sirius had never seen this beautiful girl. But the girl only looked at him; she didn't return her smile at him. This made Sirius caught his attention... no girls that never giggled when he flashed his smile.
"Lina Centaury Edison... just call me Centaury" She said and looked at the window.
"Err... nice to meet you" James said. But The Lina girl just stared at the window.
The three of them watched at her in amazement. No girl except Lily has the guts to ignore them like she did. She was different and this intrigued them. So, they just jumped to conversations as the train past several mountains and valleys. After a couple of hours, the food trolley came.
"Anything from the trolley dears?" a young mother-looking woman said warmly.
"I think I'll have 2 chocolate cauldrons, butterbeer and pumpkin pasty" James said.
"Mine's pumpkin pasty and butterbeer" Sirius said
"Mine's cheese ball and pumkin juice" peter said and they paid up.
"How about you, my dear" The woman said looking at Centaury.
"Uhm... no thanks ma'am" Centaury said and smiled. "I got my own..." She said and heaved a cream-colored box.
"Okay" The woman said warmly and left. Centaury opened the box revealing rice. The other three looked at her. Then on the side of the rice were the side dish; stirred fry vegetables and chicken. Centaury used chopsticks to eat.
"What's that you're holding?" James said.
"It's called chopsticks James... Chinese people use them" Sirius said knowledgeably, having to learn muggle studies.
"Oh... are you Chinese?" James asked.
"No..." Centaury said "I just use them"
"Oh" James said taken aback.
"I only user this because I like muggles" Centaury said
"I see" Sirius said thoughtfully. Just then, the compartment door opened and Remus showed his face together with Lily. The three looked at him then at Lily and then at their badge.
"Hi Lily" Centaury said in a cheery tone.
"Lina, thank God you're alright with these people" Lily gestured to the other three.
"I'm quite fine, come on in and have some food" Centaury said smiling.
"I'm already full" Lily said entering the compartment. "I..." But Lily was interrupted by a loud yell from James.
"Remus! How could you become a prefect?" James said in a fake accusation voice while pointing at his badge.
"First Lily, now you too" Sirius said mimicking James' way of talk. Remus just scowled and sat beside Lily.
"So what are you up to?" Centaury said to Lily.
"I was planning to change compartment" Lily said and glared at James. "We'll not get out intact if we sat with them... what made you sit with them?"
"Well, it was them who sat with me" Centaury said in her unusually soft tone.
"Why did you let them?" Lily asked
"Well they were in before I could shoo them away" Centaury said and Lily laughed.
"Now that hurt" Sirius pouted.
"No one could 'shoo' the marauders" James said grinning.
"Oh I don't know about that" Peter said sniggering. "I think Centaury could"
"Hey! Whose side are you Wormy?" James said in mock hurt tone and Remus chuckle.
Lily and Centaury ate the lunch that Centaury prepared while the marauders were noisily joking around. Centaury looked at the marauders with some quite blank impression. The marauders were talking about some new pranks that they would do as soon as they reach their dormitory. As they realized that Centaury was looking at them, they also looked at her. She continued to stare and this made Lily chuckle. James was kind of freaking out. He never had seen a girl like this one before... as though she was examining them through some x ray.
"Err... is something wrong?" Sirius blurted out.
'Both you and Potter thinks something is wrong with me staring at you guys' was all that Sirius heard in his mind. It was Centaury's voice but her lips were not moving. The marauders then gave audible gasps and made Lily laugh.
"What's so funny?" James asked. "And how did you communicate with our mind?" he added to Centaury.
"It's funny to see you boys shocked like that" Lily said laughing.
"Why? Is there something wrong?" Centaury said "I was just staring at you"
"You... Didn't you... our mind!" Peter Stuttered.
"What?" Centaury said in her soft tone.
"You spoke in our minds" Remus said uneasily.
"Did I?" Centaury said and made the marauders doubt. "I was just staring at you people" Centaury said innocently.
"But..." Remus said.
"Excuse me, boys... we have to go" Lily said and picked her luggage and Centaury picked her luggage too. The girls went out of the compartment to find another one. The marauders just ogled at the door.
"I'm sure she said it" James said in disbelief.
"Yeah" Sirius said frowning.
"Well I'm going to find out how she did it" Remus said seriously. It takes a lot of mystery to drive Remus in this way.