Lying to Myself
Chapter 1: 15
Authors Note: Just establishing facts here. Sorry if it's not ultra dramatic yet. May sound cheesy, but a lot of it comes from personal experiences.
It was Lily Evans 5th year. She had dark red shoulder-length hair and almond shaped green eyes with a light complexion. Her best friend, Molly Burns, also had red hair, albeit of a slightly lighter complexion with brown eyes. Her other best friend, Hannah Finnigan, had green eyes, but she had brown hair. Their final roommate, Amy Moore, had brown hair and narrow brown eyes with a tanner complexion.
It was their first night back at Hogwarts and the usual feast had just appeared.
"I can't wait to see what the boys do this year…" Amy whispered conspiratorially as she nodded quickly at the Marauders.
"Probably will make more jackasses of themselves," Molly scoffed. Lily laughed.
Hannah smiled knowingly,
"They're brilliant though. If I were that smart, I'd take school as lightly as they do."
"They're cheating somehow," Molly frowned, stuffing some potatoes in her mouth.
"I wish I had that lifestyle…" Amy sighed.
"You mean you wish you had one of them!" Lily teased.
"That too," Amy grinned.
The marauders were a group of three boys, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter, who were especially arrogant of their wizarding abilities. They especially enjoyed taunting those less fortunate than themselves. They pulled pranks for fun (because they could) and disobeyed authority.
In Lily's opinion, they were scoundrels.
James Potter was the worst. He was arrogant and haughty. He attracted women like food attracted flies. He was currently the Gryffindor chaser, but he aspired to be the seeker. The position currently filled by Amos Diggory. He apparently hated being groomed, because his hair never stayed flat in the back. He had hazel eyes, dark hair and a thin face with a steady build.
Sirius Black was attractive. And he knew it. Sirius was the honey to Hogwarts Queen Bees. He was even less compassionate than James, if that was possible. He made fun of others mercilessly and liked to crack jokes. No one took him seriously. His black hair hung naturally and elegantly in front of his forehead and eyes. He had dark eyes and a large grin.
Remus was very intelligent. He was also the most compassionate of the four, but he was also as mischievous as the others. He had a natural curiosity for trouble and assisted the others. Were it not for sandy haired and blue eyed Remus, Lily was sure James, Sirius and Peter would have been kicked out of Hogwarts by now.
Peter admired James. Every thing he did and said. He wouldn't leave the three alone, so after a while, they included him. Though Lily felt sorry for him because they often used him to do their dirty work.
There were the usual cliques at Hogwarts. Lily's group, somehow fell partly into the attractive girls group. They were always being asked out. Lily always said yes to be polite, but most often refused them the second time around. That rarely happened though. Boys tended to stop coming around if she refused to show affection the first date.
The marauders were leaders and prats. Rich kids. Narcissa and Regulus Black (Sirius' sister and brother), Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape were the Slytherin lowlifes. They favored pureblood in Hogwarts still and used their free speech to make it known. Severus mostly kept to himself. He was a suspicious character. Lucius, Regulus and Narcissa sneered at anyone they considered below them. And that was usually everyone.
Amos was a sports fanatic. When he wasn't talking about sports, though, he was hanging around girls. Lily thought he was smart. He had more girl friends than boy friends. Much to Amy's delight, he moved to sit with them.
"Hi girls!" Amos waved, sitting next to them, "How are you lovely ladies doing tonight?"
Molly laughed and Amy giggled.
"Good, thanks!" Hannah grinned, "How was your summer Amos?"
"It was great. You know, the usual job and everything."
He took a seat next to Amy and half-hugged her before taking some food.
"Molly!" A gangly looking brown haired boy with glasses waved down the table. Molly waved back, grinning merrily.
A loud explosion suddenly caused all their heads to jerk.
Sirius Black had taken a soda, shaken it and caused it to spill all over James, who'd been sitting next to him. James arms were out, his mouth open with a mischievous smile while Sirius laughed hysterically. Remus shook his head for a moment until regular talk started up throughout the great hall. Just another marauder moment.
As Lily, Molly, Amy and Hannah made their way down the great hall with everyone else, Lily happened to glance curiously at the four boys and see James and Sirius grinning a little too much in her direction. She suddenly felt a little queasy.
Not more than 20 minutes had passed before Hannah had enshrined her bed with photos of a boy their age with blue eyes and dark brown hair.
"Are you STILL in love with that muggle?" Molly looked on disdainfully, "Really girl. You know it will never work out."
Molly was a very practical person. She just didn't put up with fantasies or pranks. Hence, her apprehension for the marauders. It was quite funny though because Arthur Weasley, who was absolutely enthralled with muggles (he really liked to be around Lily) really fancied Molly. Except Molly didn't know it. She just thought Arthur was a "very kind friend".
"Oh, but it will!" Hannah clasped her hands together dreamily.
"How's that?" Lily asked.
"I just won't tell him," Hannah stated.
The other three laughed and her face fell slightly.
"Oh Hannah!" Amy gave her a hug, "Don't worry. You'll be happy in the end, no matter who you end up with."
Hannah broke apart and whispered, "I guess. I love him so much though. I can't stand the thought of being with someone else."
Lily climbed into bed, exhausted. She didn't like the marauders noticing her tonight. They always created trouble. Was she afraid of them?
"Did you see the glares Narcissa and Regulus sent you throughout dinner?" Remus asked Sirius cautiously.
"They're always like that," Sirius grimaced, spitting hard into the sink from the bathroom.
"Gawd, I'm glad to get away from my family too," James collapsed on his bed, "All summer, it was 'Oh James dear. I wish you'd wear a suit around the house more often' or 'Son, you should chop off your hair. It's abominable.' They even told me 'a man ought to marry before he's 20 or he'll be a disgrace to society'."
He ruffled his hair as much as he could then mumbled with a little grin,
"Oh, but it was a great pleasure making them mad with my unruly manners."
Peter laughed a little too loudly, then added,
"Yeah, I hate my family too."
"Why?" Remus asked.
Peter frowned, caught off guard.
"Um….because I do."
"Hmm." Remus looked away.
"How was your summer my hairy friend?" James asked curiously, half jokingly and half serious.
"Well…." Remus looked a little hesitant, then plunged, "I howled at the moon, tore all my clothes, ate some disgusting medicine and ripped apart some animals and trees."
"Golly, what an adventure!" Sirius bounced onto his bed.
"I should have invited you to my house!" James laughed. "My parents would have loved you."
"Mine really would have," Sirius added seriously.
"Why?" Peter asked with a confused expression.
"Never mind," Sirius rolled his eyes.
"Yo Sirius!" James sat up on his bed, "Did you see Evans?"
Sirius whistled, his eyes sparkling.
"Didn't you? I thought Moore and Finnigan were smoking too."
"I'm a little partial to Courtney Boggs," Remus joined in, grinning.
"My man!" Sirius bear hugged him, "Go for it."
"Yep," James got into bed, ripping his shirt off and throwing it onto the floor, "Another new year has definitely begun."
"And we're all so mature for it," Remus laughed, turning off the light.
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