A/N: Other than the piece of cake in my hand I own very little including many of the things in this so if you recognise it then it probably isn't mine. Please R&R…mental pieces of cake for all who do. :P
Chapter one: Just the beginning
"Mary, Lyra, Lizzie, Alice" Lily's musical tones echoed down the long passage way. Four doors promptly swung open and four tousle haired girls glared down the corridor towards Lily.
"What happened to Saturday lie-ins" grumbled Alice while desperately trying to tame her unruly waist length blond hair.
"Yeah just 'cos' you get up at about six doesn't mean we all do you know!" moaned Lizzie.
"Well I am sorry; I just thought you ought to know that Ranny is making the biggest pile of pancakes I have ever seen." Lily retorted and promptly burst out laughing as the four heads disappeared, doors slammed shut and sounds of people hurriedly changing.
After an awful lot of pancakes had been consumed they were all lounging in Lizzie's room, being bored.
"There isn't anything to do" Mary sighed.
"Yes there is," replied Lily much to the astonishment of the others
"What's that Lils?" asked Lyra.
"Swim in the lake of course!" Lily said.
"Oh yeah I'd forgotten about the lake" Lizzie looked a bit embarrassed
"Honestly I know this place is big but it is your house Lizzie!"
"Yeah, well I've only been here a week." Lizzie sounded vaguely insulted.
"Oh shut it you two I'm going to change into swimming stuff, you lot coming?" Alice walked out followed by Mary and Lyra.
"Well umm I'll leave you to get changed then…" Lily made a hasty retreat to her room."
Once they had got down to lake they all dived into the water and spent a good our or so playing in the shallows. Then Mary had the brilliant idea of having a breath contest "only we'll have to get to the middle of the lake so it's deep enough."
"Alrightie, I'm in" Lily answered lazily opening one eye,
"You sure, Lazy bones!" laughed Lyra
"I was just thinking about how nice it is to be in a Potter free zone," she sighed, "Bliss!"
The other four grinned and gave each other a knowing glance.
"Errrrm, right, lets start the first round of the breath contest. Ready, steady, go!"
And five all five girls disappeared into the murky depths.
On the other side of the lake Lizzie's Neighbours were eyeing up their side of the lake gratefully.
"Merlin's beard it's bloody hot today!" James Potter collapsed by the waters edge, his dark haired tanned companion laughed
"Well let's get in the lake then. Race you to the middle!"
"Ok don't go in fully clothed though" James smirked as he pulled of his shirt and stuffed it behind a bush." Both stripped to their boxers and stepped into the icy cool water,
"Right, 3, 2, 1, GO!" the tidal wave they created slapped against the shore as they sped across towards the middle of the Lake.
Just as James and Sirius reached the middle, Lily needed to surface so she glided gracefully towards the light. As she took her well wanted breath of air, she screamed. She had surfaced about an inch from Potter's face.