Chapter 1: He We Stand
DISCLAIMER... I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters or things to do with any Wizarding thing that JK has invented in her oh so happy head. I do also disclaim the title, as I stole it from a song by Amber Pacific. Do enjoy, for now I'm off.
Author: Herb3
Story: Thrill Me
Chapter One: Here we stand
Lily Evans paced the platform of 9 ¾ at The Kings Cross station searching for her best friends Phoebe O'haare and Gwen Ackles. She scanned the crowed again and again for them but unfortunately she inevitably spotted the one person that she did not want to see.
James Potter.
James Potter was the type of person who would annoy you to death one second, then act all charming and make your heart melt the next. He has constantly plagued me since our third year when he found out about the world of girls, and simply decided that I, was the one he would marry one day. I have told him no in many different forms, mostly violent forms but none the less, no. He picked on people, pranking and dueling with them. It irritated me to absolutely no end. Though I would have none of this, this year. For I was just appointed Head Girl, and it was my last year at Hogwarts. I was not going to let his attempts to make me his blushing bride ruin it. I just wanted to spend the last crumbs of childhood aloft and peaceful with my two best friends and no one else.
But alas, as inevitable as it may have seemed, only seconds after I found myself leaving the thought induced trance, did I find myself face to face with no one else but James Bloody Potter.
"Hello Evans, how was you summer? I'm hoping that It was well and that your sister did not give you too much trouble." He asked casually, stuffing his hands in his pocket instead of his normal ruffling of hair that infuriated me. Though I found that I missed the action, which sort of weirded me out...
"It was lovely Potter. Yours?" I replied back a bit cool like. I mentally slapped myself. He was trying to be nice, and I was being a bitch.
He frowned a tad bit, though seconds later his normal handsome grin was replaced upon his face that had won the hearts of so many Hogwarts girls.
"Oh it was alright."
James Potter was rather tall and muscular. He was Gryffindor's star Chaser and Captain of the Quidditch team. He had messy inky black hair that was never neat and these gorgeous hazel eyes that were framed by a pair of wire rimmed glasses. Even I could not deny that James Potter was handsome. And he also happened to be the ring leader of a group of havoc wrecking individuals who had in our third year dubbed themselves the title of 'The Marauders.'
The Marauders were composed of four teenage boys by the names of James Potter, (most obviously), Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew.
The first and right hand man of James was none other than Sirius Black, his proclaimed friend. As the girls of Hogwarts called him. 'The most sought after boy to ever roam the Halls of Hogwarts.' They all thrust themselves upon him like rag dolls, wishing for him to use and abuse them. He was extremely handsome, that no one can deny. He had well kept black hair that fell about his face framing it perfectly, deep sapphire blue eyes that were rather big and round. The only person to my knowledge to deny his attractiveness was my friend Gwen, who would deny it to the farthest reaches of the earth. Sirius did not however, mind the attention of the girls however, it was quite obvious that he enjoyed the attention, he enjoyed the attention quite a lot as it were.
The next was Remus Lupin, he was a kind gentle man and I did quite like him a lot. He wasn't like the rest of the Marauders, he was sweet and kind. He had feelings for people that were very open, one would say that he wore his heart upon his sleeve. He was more than your average Hogwarts male, that much was quite obvious. He had sandy blond hair that framed his face just as neatly as Sirius's did, not quite as long however. He had these soft amber eyes that had a certain glow of kindness him them for all how peered into them. He had the most compassionate personality of anyone that I'd ever met in all my life, and a dazzlingly handsome smile. He was also a prefect with me, and I hoped he was dubbed with the title of Head Boy.
Peter Pettigrew was the last of the Marauders. He was a tag along I guess. He also idolized James and had no confidence whatsoever. He had stringy brown hair and watery muddy eyes. He sort of reminded me of a rat really, I don't trust him, not as far as I could throw him. At lets face it, he was near Two Hundred Pounds, and I was as weak as a twig.
I sighed heavily, as the rest of the Marauders bounded over to me after they're friend.
"Lily Love! How was your summer? I'm assuming that it was absolutely great as your the one and only beautiful Lily Evans." Sirius asked descending an arm around my shoulders casually.
"It was fine Sirius." I said albeit irritated. I then scanned the platform again for my friends before catching site of Phoebe who was lugging her trunk along behind her with difficulty. Remus seemed to notice this because seconds later he took off over to her to help her.
Phoebe was a small frail girl. She had this long brown hair that twisted and turned into elegantly flawless curls down her back to its resting place near her waist. She was sweet and had beautiful soft light brown eyes. And she also fancied Remus Lupin, whom when he picked up her trunk for her, smiled in surprise with a small bit of color flooding her face.
He smiled sweetly down at her, as he was the tallest of the Marauders and neared a fierce 6'3. She said a thank you and they both made they're way over to us with grins on they're faces. I could tell that they both fancied each other, that much was quite and blatantly obvious. They just had to get over they're queries first. I beamed at the flush on Phoebe's face and the grin on Remus's. Sirius who still had his arm around me was shaking his head at Remus. I then looked around for Gwen, who still hadn't shown up yet.
"Hi Lily." She smiled at me.
"Hey Phoebe, what do you say we go find a compartment for the three of us to chat up how our summers were when Gwen shows up ok?" I asked her.
"Ok." she nodded and turned to Remus.
"Thanks." She blushed at him, giving a warm smile, which he returned.
"Anytime Phoebe."
We then turned and left, hauling our trunks behind us. We found an empty compartment close to the heads carriage so I wouldn't have to travel too far for the meeting. We loaded our trunks in the racks and sat down.
"I wonder where Gwen is?" She asked, plopping down with a smile.
"I dunno, but I sure do hope she doesn't run into Black." I replied thoughtfully. We both knew the outcome if in fact that, did come into place.
"I agree." said Phoebe, "So did you get Head Girl?"
"Yeah, I should probably go and meet the Head Boy, but I don't want to leave you here all by your lonesome."
She rolled her eyes. "Lily, I promise that I wont go crazy without you. Go on, I'll be fine."
I said a quick goodbye and walked out of the compartment only to be faced with my other friend, Gwendolyn Ackles who was dragging along her younger sister Grendel. She smiled sadistically and shoved me back inside the compartment.
"Can you believe that bloody jerk?" she asked with furry dripping from her face.
"Gwen.." I was cut off.
"I mean can you believe the nerve of that stuffed up, womanizing, egotistical, arrogant git?" she fumed motioning for Grendel to sit down next to me.
"Gwen." I tried again.
"No! The bloody ass, Merlin I hate him. He thinks he's so... and I... Gahhhrr! I hate him! Merlin's sweaty balls I bloody hate that man! If that's what you'd call him."
"Yes Gwen, we all know just how much you hate Sirius Black." I told her, she was being rather irrational at the moment, but then hey, that was Gwen.
It was Phoebe's voice that seemed to make Gwen snap out of her rant.
"Yes Phoebs?" she asked still irritated.
"Well maybe you hate him so much because you fancy him and are unable to admit it." Phoebe always did have some wits about her. I guess that's what's so neat about her. Gwen blanched before red flooded her face. Gwen then screamed in out rage. "WHAT?"
If there was one thing that I knew about Gwendolyn Ackles was her temper. She had a very explosive temper, the type that would take out anyone and everyone that stood in her way if she was upset. She was gorgeous really, she had this long curly golden hair that fell down her back; these bright teal eyes and a sweet warm smile. She was very attractive and many guys lusted for her. Though she always somehow beat them all off with her broomstick every time one of them came near her.
"Well Gwen, really its all of your reactions. There is a fine line between love and hate." Phoebe pressed.
Gwen rolled her eyes. "Phoebs, the day I fancy Sirius Black, is the day the Cannons win the Quidditch World Cup."
I had enough of this.
"Gwendolyn Rose Ackles! What in the world is your problem?"
She turned and looked at me, and gaped like a fish.
"Well... I... I..." she sputtered. "Hey! No full bloody name calling!"
"Gwendolyn, you need to stop this madness, and get to the point please."
She glared at me, I knew full well that she hated her full name being called.
"But Lily he's so insufferable." she whined.
"I know you feel that way, but please, just get to the point of your tirade..."
She sighed and plopped down next to Phoebe.
"Well I was dragging my trunk onto the platform when the git sees me and practically kills himself to get over to me. So I just ignore him like he's the bug that he is and keep walking right. Well before I bloody know it the git is right up behind me and he pinches me in the arse which causes me to drop my trunk on my foot and curse which my mother heard who was pulling along Gren's stuff. Then the bloody prat just smirks while my mum makes me apologize. So after that's done, I storm off all agitated now realizing that I left Gren behind me." she paused for air. "So I go back after her and we get our crap loaded in some random compartment and start to come and find you two when we run into him with Peter in two, then he started to harass me about my pent up sexual tensions and dutifully offered to help me release them."
"What did you do?" I sighed with frustration. I didn't want to give out my first detention to my friend who has just a bit of an anger problem.
She grinned. "Well, what do you think I did?"
"He's not hexed into oblivion is he?"
she chuckled.
"No, I decked him."
It was then that the compartment door slid open and the afore mentioned person stuck his head it.
"Oh Miss Lily, the Head Boy requested me to inform you that your presence is required for the prefect meeting." Sirius smiled with a grin on his face.
I nodded. "Thanks Sirius." I got up and moved to the door.
"Oh." he turned to Gwen. "I did catch the last Cannons vs Magpies match. I do believe the cannons won." he then smirked at her and shut the door behind us.
As we walked away I heard Gwen's deafening scream of rage coming from the compartment as we moved.
"She wants me." his arrogant side showed itself.
"Black, if you'd stop being such a jerk, I'm sure she'd give you a shot." I told him as we reached the heads carriage.
He barked a laugh. "Yeah right. She wouldn't give me the time of day if I were Merlin himself."
"She does have her reasons for her hatred of men Sirius."
I then smiled at him and walked into the Heads carriage to find something, well, very unexpected. James Potter was sitting there smiling at me.
"Hello Evans." he nodded at me then turned to the rest of the compartment. "Now since we have acquired our rather late Head Girl, the meeting shall begin."
He then proceeded to hand out the passwords and tell all of the prefects of they're duties. When the meeting is over they all filed out of the compartment to leave James and I there alone.
"So Potter, Head Boy eh?" I asked trying to keep a pleasant voice.
"Yeah, I though that Dumbledore lost his cookies when I'd gotten the letter. I mean if anyone it should have been Remus, he deserves it more I guess. But then I'm sure that Dumbledore has his reasons." he said stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"I'm sure that you'll do fine James." I smiled at him, trying to be nice. Though for some odd reason it wasn't that hard.
"Thanks for the encouragement."
"Your welcome."
"So err..." he paused. "How's life eh?"
"Its well thank you. Umm James?"
"Yeah?"
"What do you say we put our stupid fighting behind us and work together to be friends?"
He grinned brightly. "I think that might be a good idea. Can't have two heads fighting a lot right? Not really setting an example for the youngins."
I smiled, he had a good point. And as long as he didn't stalk me and ask me to marry him every ten minutes I think it would work quite well.
"Well we should probably get back to our friends. Heaven knows what would happen if Sirius and Gwen meet up. We just might have two funerals to plan as our first job being heads."
He started roaring with laughter.
"Too true Lily, too true. And I would rather like to keep Sirius's humor around for the future."
"Why ever for?" I mocked.
"Voldemort and his gang of death eating shit faces."
"Oh yes, because Sirius is the cure to all right?"
"Are you mocking me?"
"Well Mr. Potter I do say that I am."
AN: Well here is chapter the first, as know as Here we stand. Updated and edited and all lovely and stuffs. So err as I'm editing it you might find stuff off about the chapters as I'm still editing it and posting and all that jazz. Just email me and I will clarify all of your questions. As for chapter twenty four, well that's being written, but will have changes.
Peace and love!
Herb3
