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Chapter 1:
Polli Holliday raced around the small bedroom throwing odds and ends into her truck as one of her best friends Sirius Black stared at her in awe. Polli was in a complete state of panic over the fact that she needed to get to the Hogwarts Express in 30 minutes but was 30 years from being ready.
"Are you going to just stand there and watch me freak out or will you please help me find my Transfiguration textbook?" Polli huffed at Sirius pulling her baseball cap down lower over her strawberry blonde hair and glaring at her friend.
"Sorry sure I'll help," Sirius said a laugh rising in his throat at his disgruntled friend. Polli quickly returned to her panic filled rush as Sirius slowly ambled around looking the textbook and maybe a few socks. With what could only be Merlin's intervention, Polli was finally ready when Mrs. Potter, the mother of James Potter another one of Sirius and Polly's best friends, announced it was time to leave.
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"Well thank Merlin we made it," Sirius smirked as he, Polli, and James as well as their other two best friends Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew piled into a compartment.
"Well, if somebody could possibly pack ahead of time their wouldn't always be this rush," Remus scolded Sirius who took on a mock offended expression.
"Don't look at me!" Sirius cried throwing up his hands, "Polli was the one of the warpath." Polli blushed lightly at his comment and let out a tinkling laugh.
"Er yea sorry about that, I get so flustered sometimes," She said apologetically and Sirius winked in forgiveness. Polli sighed happily as the group shifted into comfortable positions and Remus left to the Prefects carriage with a cluster of Boo's chasing him. The remaining 4 friends began chomping down on an enormous pile of candy until Remus returned with a pretty but somewhat pissed red head.
"Every year Miss Polli Holliday I hope hey, maybe this year Polli will come find me and I won't have to enter the world of the Marauders, but no!! Here we are again in the Marauder compartment," Lily Evans spat, but her tone was affectionate as she wrapped her arms around Polli's thin shoulders.
"Lily! I missed you!!" Polli cried ignoring Lily's comment and squeezing Lily hard around the middle. James, realizing that this was a big Hug-Lily moment jumped up quickly and wrapped his arms around the girls.
"Potter!" Lily errupted sending James flying back into his seat. Lily's emerald eyes flashed as she turned to glare at the crumpled boy.
"Lilyflower, I missed you so much," James told her rubbing the back of his neck and wincing in pain. For the briefest second Lily's face softened before she set her jaw back and spun around to face Polli.
"I hope you get my point now," Lily told her before storming off in a huff. Polli stared at her retreating back before letting out a soft laugh at her friend's never ending hard to get act. It was common knowledge that James Potter loved Lily Evans, but not so common knowledge that the feeling was mutual.
"Well, I think she's really warming up to you," Remus said sarcastically, but as usual James mised the sarcasm and broke into a ear to ear grin.
"Really? You thought so too?" James asked grinning like a madman as Remus and Polli hid their smirks. Sirius, however stood up outraged.
"You, you, crazy werewolf you! Evans was not warming up to Prongs in any way possible," Sirius cried, he too missing out on the sarcasm. "Sorry mate," he added to James on the after thought. Polli couldn't hold back her laugh any more as the giggles quickly fought out of her body and she begam cracking up. She gasped for air and hung onto Sirius to keep herself steady before turning to Remus.
"You ... (breath)... need to... (laughing fit)... teach them... (another breath)... about sarcasm!" Polli finally got out before burying her head in Sirius's chest and laughing even harder. Remus too was laughing now and finally Sirius, James, and Peter (merely because they were being left out) started cracking up too. Suddenly, the train gave a huge lurch sending Polli toppling and pulling down Sirius, James, Peter, and Remus down with her until they were a knotted, laughing, mass on the floor. Polli pushed hersef up on herself on her bony elbows at surveyed the group of friends before tilting her head back and beginning to laugh again. Sirius, James, and Peter, now knowing what the laughing was about, joined in whole heartedly until the compartment door flew open and three boys sneered down at them.
"I see that bat of a headmaster is still letting in blood trainers and half humans, not to mention midgets," the tallest blonde one scoffed. Polli untangled her coltish legs from the group and stood to face him.
"As well as stuck up know it alls who have yet to learn the purpose of shampoo," Polli retorted up at him as the rest of the boys stood behind her. She turned her head and looked pointedly at the skinniest and palest boy of the group with greasy black hair, Severus Snape. Polli hated these boys and the names they called people, blood traitors and half humans was so crude... not to mention SHE WAS NO MIDGET... just 5"1. The final boy, a near spitting image of Sirius but his face was colder, stepped forward, dangerously close to Polli.
"You'll speak with more respect to your superiors," Regulus Black snarled his wand raised threateningly. This is when Sirius pushed himself in front of Polli and glared down at his younger brother.
"Like you speak to mum then eh, Regulus? Yes ma'am I will kiss your butt," Sirius taunted him his grey eyes shining with hatred. Regulus tore his eyes away from Polli, who was safely tucked behind Sirius sandwiched between Remus and James, and smiled cooly at his brother.
"I am sure mum would like to hear all about that little comment in my letter home," Regulus told him and Sirius let out a short laugh.
"Yes, yes good idea. You write home to mummy little Regipoo and you tell her that big bad Sirius was teasing you again," Sirius said and Regulus backed up along with the other two before fleeing from the compartment with final looks of hatred. Sirius rolled his eyes at their departing backs and turned around smiling at his friends.
"Let's get planning on our first prank of the year then. I have the perfect victims," He said rubbing his hands together like an evil scientists and the group smiled kneeling down into a devious little circle to plan.
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"For the love of all lollipops only Minnie could assign homework the first day back," Sirius cried plopping down onto the Gryffindor common room couch and sighing exaspertdly.
"Seriously, she's off her rocker that one," James agreed falling down next to his friend.
"Couldn't agree more," Polli said collapsing across their legs and Peter quickly squeaked his agreement as he settled down next to them.
"I actually think tonights assignment will be quite interesting," Remus said matter- of- factly sitting down in a seperate armchair. James threw him a look of disgust and shook his head.
"What are we gunna do with you Moony?" James cried, but quickly regain his composure when Lily walked through the Portrait Hall.
"Hey Lily," Polli smiled up at her best girlfriend as James hand flew to his messy hair.
"Hey Lilylove, how are you my dear?" James asked her smoothly, and Lily didn't even blink in his direction.
"I was wondering guys, if you're still having you annual back to school party?" Lily said somewhat nervously. Sirius jumped up so fast that he almost sent Polli flying, but without even looking up from his book Remus caught her, Sirius was standing proudly and speaking loudly.
"Why, by beautiful- but taken- Lily Evans we are of course having are annual Back to School Bash in this very fine Gryffindor common room. And you my lovely -but taken- lady are most defintley invited, to what will be the best Back to School Bash your own Marauders have ever thrown. This friday night my gorgeous- but taken- Lilyflower," Sirius announced his eyes sparkling and Lily smiled at him.
"Right thanks, bye guys," Lily quickly departed but Polli was hot on her heels.
"Lily, Lily Geranium Evans you come explain to me," Polli whispered fiercly chasing her up into their dormitory. The girls ran inside and Lily looked at her friend.
"You know better than to say my middle name aloud," Lily said and Polli smiled, "I whispering now spill about your interest in the bash!" Lily blushed and looked at her feet before bringing her gaze up to stare into Polli's sunglass covered eyes. (Polli always wore a baseball cap and sunglasses, it was just her thing.)
" I think it could be fun, and I want to really be a part of it this year not just coaxed down by you and the Marauders only to fly off about the spiked punch," Lily said shrugging.
"Oh well that's cool, want to give each other makeovers before hand?" Polli asked knowing better than to make a big deal about this big change, and knowing even more to not ask what brought it on.
"I'd love to do makeovers!" Lily smiled, her green eyes lighting up and nodding enthusiastically, a bit like Sirius actually. Polli laughed and they agreed they'd block off a couple hours Friday afternoon for a full fledged girly getting ready party.
A/N: First chapter hope you like it. REVIEW YOU KNOW YOU WANT!!
