Author's Note: Hello everybody! This is my first fanfic and I'm very excited to finally post it! I really hope you like it and without further adoo, Read On!
Chapter 1 "No Fear Evans"
The train whistle sounded as Lily Evans hugged her parents goodbye. "Goodbye Mum, goodbye Dad. Take care." she said as she embraced them. She glanced at the surly figure beside her parents. "Bye Petunia," she said, trying to keep the scorn out of her voice. Petunia just glared at Lily and mouthed the word "freak" at her sister, though, no stranger would have guessed their relation. Petunia, who stood at about 5'5", had chin-length mousy brown hair and a nose that reigned supreme over her pinched face. Her brown, squinty eyes darted back and forth as she scanned Lily's fellow students with pure disgust. Lily, on the other hand, was 5'8" and had long, wavy, red hair that no one could miss, and a delicate, Grecian nose with exactly three freckles. Lily's most striking feature though, was her eyes. They were almond shaped, peridot green with flecks of emerald and they could show her emotions without the rest of her face moving a muscle. Her eyes also displayed an unwavering amount of kindness to anyone she met.
Lily rolled her eyes at her sister, hugged her parents once more, then ran off to find her friends.
At the same station, a few meters down, James Potter was having a similar farewell with his parents, minus the evil sister lurking in the background.
"Yes Mum I've got all my books," said James impatiently, "And yes I'll owl you once a week."
"I'll miss you Jamesie," said his mum, embracing her son in a hug.
"Mum for God's sake it's my seventh year at Hogwarts." James said from in embarrassment as he tried to pry himself from his mother's Kung-Fu grip. He succeeded, finally.
"I wish you'd let me cut your hair before school," chided his mother, trying in vain to smooth down the hair that wouldn't be, "It looks so untidy." "Whatever Mum," James said absently, his hand automatically jumping up to re-mess his jet black hair. He spied his two best friends Sirius Black and Remus Lupin standing by their trunks with amused expressions on their faces. "I've got to go. I'll owl you later." He hugged her again and shook hands with his dad and made his way over to his smirking friends.
On the train, Lily met up with her two best friends Julia and Felicity. The three had been best fiends since their first year but were all so different. Felicity, the prettiest and most easygoing of the three, had long chestnut hair and pool blue eyes. She was also the smartest witch in the year and was a little shy. Julia was exactly the opposite. She possessed a mass of blonde curls that were never in the same place twice and had striking violet eyes. What made her stand out though, was her outgoing personality.
"Hey girl!" Julia cried, "How was your summer?" Though Julia stood only at 5'3", what she lacked in size, she made up for in energy, enthusiasm, and, most of all, loudness.
"Fair," Lily smiled at her friend as they made their way into an empty compartment, "I couldn't threaten Petunia anymore because she found out I'm not allowed to use magic. But I made up for it when I put the newts in her purse. How about you guys?"
"Same old, same old," said Felicity, the quietest of the three, "I baby-sat my sisters most of the summer. Congratulations on getting Hear Girl Lil-"
"I had an absolutely marvelous time girls," cut in Julia, "My parents and I went to Ireland for a month. I met the most fabulous guy-he was absolutely gorgeous. Though," she added, "He still wasn't as good-looking as Sirius Black."
"I quite agree with you m'lady," came a voice from behind them. Lily and her friends turned to see the Marauders: Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. "I don't know the bloke myself," continued Sirius, a large grin on his face, "But I could hardly imagine anyone better looking than yours truly." He plunked down between Julia and Felicity, putting and are around each.
There was definitely some truth to what Sirius said. At 6'2" he was tall, dark, and handsome, and easily the best looking guy at Hogwarts. He was know for being a heartbreaker and not taking any relationship too seriously.
But Lily wasn't paying attention to Sirius. She was staring at James, her mouth open in disbelief. The shiny, gold badge with the letter HB winked back at her in the sunlight.
James noticed Lily looking at him and his heart jumped two feet as it always did when he was around her. But, as usual, he couldn't keep his mouth shut.
"Admiring the badge Evans?" he said loftily.
Recovering from her shock just in time, she retorted, "Not really, seeing as I've got one of my own Potter." she tacked the last word on scathingly.
James' face fell. He had blown it once again. You git he cursed himself. Can't you open your mouth without sounding like an idiot around Lily?
"Yes we're very proud of our little James." said Sirius with a mock sniffle, "He's growing up so fast." He dabbed at his eyes with his robe until Julia wacked him on the head. "Ow!" he said, "Really, that girl ought to be locked up before she hurts somebody." This wasn't the first then Sirius had been on the receiving end of one of Julia's blows.
"How was your girls' summer?" put in Remus conversationally, always the peacemaker.
Lily smiled at him. Remus was by far her favourite Marauder. He was always so gentlemanly and polite. She had always secretly hoped that he and Felicity would go out. She made a mental note to talk to Felicity and Julia later. "It was fine Remus," she said,
"How was yours Felicity?" Remus asked
"It was good," Felicity said shyly, "But I'm glad to be going back to Hogwarts."
"Yes well I had a simply lovely summer too, thank-you for asking!" Sirius put in cheerfully, "Now if you young ladies will excuse us, we have a snack cart to raid." He got up and exited the compartment with his friends in tow.
"Potter," called Lily in as civilized a tone as she could, "We have a meeting with the prefects at 2:30. Don't forget," she added menacingly.
James stuck his head around the door of the compartment, "No fear Evans," he said, "Dumbledore didn't make me Head Boy just because of my good looks." He winked, then ran off to join the Marauders on what was to be their first, of many, escapades that year.
