A/N: I don't own any of the characters that you recognize. Okies? They all belong to the wonderful J.K. Rowling whom we are all irritated at for the delayment of the fifth book. Hope this will help calm your nerves if your angry bout that. I know I am. On with the fic!
~Wasting Away~
Chapter1. The Change of a Lifetime
Lily Evans looked at the crowds spilling out of the Hogwarts Express. She sighed. 'Another year of being iqnored.' She trudged to the horseless carraiges and climbed into an empty one. As usual, everyone else seemed to overlook this carraige, and as usual, she was alone. She slouched back into her seat, and pulled out a shiny silver badge that stated Head Girl. She bit her lip, fighting an internal battle, then pinned the shiny badge on her robes. She looked out the window as the carraige tumbled along the road that led to Hogwarts.
Lily got out of the carraige as it came to a complete stop in front of the Hogwarts. She took in every inch of the immaculate castle, the turrets and towers. There was only one place to her that felt like home, and this was it. Noting that this was her last time entering the castle as a student, she followed the crowd into the Great Hall. She took a seat at the far end of the Gryffindor table and looked up at the enchanted ceiling that depicted the very image of the sky outside. It was one of her favorite things about Hogwarts. She was so obsorbed in looking at the ceiling, she didn't notice someone sitting beside her until they cleared their throat. Lily turned towards the person and was shocked to see that it was Remus Lupin, one of the four most popular boys in school. He smiled at her.
"Hi! I'm Remus." he held out his hand for her to shake. After getting over her shock, Lily smiled timidly back at him, and shook his hand.
"Lily Evans" Lily supplied.
"The ceiling is one of my favorite parts of Hogwarts. It's beautiful, don't you think?" Remus asked of her.
"Yeah, you could look into it for hours and think it had only been minutes. Why aren't you sitting with your friends?" Lily slapped her hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry! That was terribly blunt wasn't it?" Remus chuckled.
"That's alright. Their in Professor McGonagall's office."
"Already? What'd they do?"
"They levitated Snape up to the ceiling on the Entrance Hall. Snape passed out. He's afraid of heights. When they let him fall they conjured a little pool of slime. Thankfully McGonagall didn't spot me. She wou;d've me detention even if I didn't have anything to do with it." Remus smiled. He was a marauder along with James Potter and Sirius Black. Their tag-a-long was a chubby boy named Peter Pettigrew. Remus had brownish-blonde hair that came down to his ears. He was the most sensual of the marauders, but could still be a hell child when he wanted to be. It was then that he spotted her Head Girl badge. "Congratulations on being Head Girl! That's something to be proud of!" Lily blushed.
"Thanks. I hope the Head Boy isn't a Slytherin. I don't get along with them very well."
"None of us do." he sighed. Just them three boys came and gathered around Remus and Lily.
"Moony! Found a new friend?! I'm hurt!" Sirius Black put his hand to his forehead in a melodramatic way and fell into the arms of James Potter. Remus laughed.
"It's not like I get to see you much anyways Padfoot. With you lot always getting detention." Sirius jumped out of James' arms and grinned.
"Hello. And who may I ask is this lovely lady?" Sirius bowed and took her hand. Lily blushed.
"Lily Evans."
"It is so rare to meet such a beautiful flower." he kissed her hand. Remus reached over and pulled Sirius' hand off of hers. Lily sent him a grateful smile.
"Come now Sirius, can't you see your scaring the poor girl?" James Potter said. He shook Lily's hand. "James Potter, at you service." Lily smiled at him. He was normal. At least for right now. They all took seats around Remus and Lily. Sirius next to Lily, the boy Peter next to Remus, and James across from them both. After the sorting the tables filled with food. Lily watched with awe as the boys piled mountains of food on their plates. They then proceeded to shovel it all into their mouths. James looked up.
"Aren't you gunna eat?" Lily blushed and nodded and put some shepards pie, corn, and a roll on her plate and started eating. She felt the hairs on her neck stand up and looked around. Her eyes fell to the Slytherin table where Lucius Malfoy was watching her with a stony expression on his face. When he saw that she was looking at him, a cruel smile graced his pale face. He slowly drew a line across his throat. Lily shivered and looked away. She dropped her fork onto her plate and hugged herself, rocking back and forth slightly. Remus noticed the movement and looked down at her.
"Lily?" he asked, concern evident on his face. "Are you alright?" Lily nodded and continued to hug herself. By now she had captured the attention of all the marauders. She felt the hairs on her neck stand again and looked upon the slytherin table again. She watched as if in a trance as Malfoy mouthed the words. 'Soon, flower, soon.' Lily shivered and pulled her robes tighter around her. She couldn't tear her eyes away from his pale face.
Remus looked to see where Lily was staring, and was shocked to see Lucius Malfoy mouthing something to her. All he could understand was the word 'Soon'. he looked back to Lily and saw all the color leave her face.
"Lily? Do you need to go to the Hospital Wing?" Lily looked incredibly sick. She shook her head wildly.
"No! I'm fine! Really. Just tired is all. I need to go." with that she got up and left the Great Hall.
"What was that all about?" asked Sirius, completely bewildered. "She was fine a minute ago!"
"Malfoy" Remus stated plainly.
"What?!" James asked.
"Malfoy mouthed something to her. The only part of that I caught was 'soon' but Lily freaked. I wonder what he said to her." he looked pensive.
"She shouldn't be associating with Slytherins." Sirius said with a low growl. Remus shook his head.
"Before you guys got here she was saying that she didn't want to work with any Slytherins because she didn't get along with them."
"Work with them?" James asked.
"She's Head Girl." James looked shocked and pulled out a shiny silver badge that read 'Head Boy'. No on at the table looked shocked.
"Head Boy, Jamie? No surprise there."
"I told you not to call me that!" James hissed, his face turning red.
"I know. And I chose to iqnore you." They decided to try to talk to Lily later in the common room. After dinner they led the rest of the Gryffindors up to the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Ignoti" James said loudly, letting the rest of the Gryffindors hear the password. They stepped into the common room and looked around for a sign of Lily. They spotted her sitting alone in the drakest corner of the common room. They walked towards her.
"Lily? You okay? You gave us a fright at the feast." James said. Lily looked up at them and smiled. She looked completely normal now.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I think that the food got to me." They looked at her, unbelieving. They knew that she didn't eat anything at the feast.
"Why was Malfoy staring at you?" Remus asked Lily softly.
"Was he? I didn't notice."
"Okay. Well, goodnight Lily." they all exited and Lily breathed a sigh of relief. 'That was close'. Lily thought to herself. She looked around at the clock, and, noticing the time, headed up for bed, knowing that her secret would only be safe for so long.
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A/N: I know that the first chapter isn't very long. But the second one will be much longer! Promise! I hope that some people will review this. I'm not saying that you have to! I just think that its a nice moral booster. Well! Hope you enjoyed it! The second chapter will be better! ~Genesis~
~Wasting Away~
Chapter1. The Change of a Lifetime
Lily Evans looked at the crowds spilling out of the Hogwarts Express. She sighed. 'Another year of being iqnored.' She trudged to the horseless carraiges and climbed into an empty one. As usual, everyone else seemed to overlook this carraige, and as usual, she was alone. She slouched back into her seat, and pulled out a shiny silver badge that stated Head Girl. She bit her lip, fighting an internal battle, then pinned the shiny badge on her robes. She looked out the window as the carraige tumbled along the road that led to Hogwarts.
Lily got out of the carraige as it came to a complete stop in front of the Hogwarts. She took in every inch of the immaculate castle, the turrets and towers. There was only one place to her that felt like home, and this was it. Noting that this was her last time entering the castle as a student, she followed the crowd into the Great Hall. She took a seat at the far end of the Gryffindor table and looked up at the enchanted ceiling that depicted the very image of the sky outside. It was one of her favorite things about Hogwarts. She was so obsorbed in looking at the ceiling, she didn't notice someone sitting beside her until they cleared their throat. Lily turned towards the person and was shocked to see that it was Remus Lupin, one of the four most popular boys in school. He smiled at her.
"Hi! I'm Remus." he held out his hand for her to shake. After getting over her shock, Lily smiled timidly back at him, and shook his hand.
"Lily Evans" Lily supplied.
"The ceiling is one of my favorite parts of Hogwarts. It's beautiful, don't you think?" Remus asked of her.
"Yeah, you could look into it for hours and think it had only been minutes. Why aren't you sitting with your friends?" Lily slapped her hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry! That was terribly blunt wasn't it?" Remus chuckled.
"That's alright. Their in Professor McGonagall's office."
"Already? What'd they do?"
"They levitated Snape up to the ceiling on the Entrance Hall. Snape passed out. He's afraid of heights. When they let him fall they conjured a little pool of slime. Thankfully McGonagall didn't spot me. She wou;d've me detention even if I didn't have anything to do with it." Remus smiled. He was a marauder along with James Potter and Sirius Black. Their tag-a-long was a chubby boy named Peter Pettigrew. Remus had brownish-blonde hair that came down to his ears. He was the most sensual of the marauders, but could still be a hell child when he wanted to be. It was then that he spotted her Head Girl badge. "Congratulations on being Head Girl! That's something to be proud of!" Lily blushed.
"Thanks. I hope the Head Boy isn't a Slytherin. I don't get along with them very well."
"None of us do." he sighed. Just them three boys came and gathered around Remus and Lily.
"Moony! Found a new friend?! I'm hurt!" Sirius Black put his hand to his forehead in a melodramatic way and fell into the arms of James Potter. Remus laughed.
"It's not like I get to see you much anyways Padfoot. With you lot always getting detention." Sirius jumped out of James' arms and grinned.
"Hello. And who may I ask is this lovely lady?" Sirius bowed and took her hand. Lily blushed.
"Lily Evans."
"It is so rare to meet such a beautiful flower." he kissed her hand. Remus reached over and pulled Sirius' hand off of hers. Lily sent him a grateful smile.
"Come now Sirius, can't you see your scaring the poor girl?" James Potter said. He shook Lily's hand. "James Potter, at you service." Lily smiled at him. He was normal. At least for right now. They all took seats around Remus and Lily. Sirius next to Lily, the boy Peter next to Remus, and James across from them both. After the sorting the tables filled with food. Lily watched with awe as the boys piled mountains of food on their plates. They then proceeded to shovel it all into their mouths. James looked up.
"Aren't you gunna eat?" Lily blushed and nodded and put some shepards pie, corn, and a roll on her plate and started eating. She felt the hairs on her neck stand up and looked around. Her eyes fell to the Slytherin table where Lucius Malfoy was watching her with a stony expression on his face. When he saw that she was looking at him, a cruel smile graced his pale face. He slowly drew a line across his throat. Lily shivered and looked away. She dropped her fork onto her plate and hugged herself, rocking back and forth slightly. Remus noticed the movement and looked down at her.
"Lily?" he asked, concern evident on his face. "Are you alright?" Lily nodded and continued to hug herself. By now she had captured the attention of all the marauders. She felt the hairs on her neck stand again and looked upon the slytherin table again. She watched as if in a trance as Malfoy mouthed the words. 'Soon, flower, soon.' Lily shivered and pulled her robes tighter around her. She couldn't tear her eyes away from his pale face.
Remus looked to see where Lily was staring, and was shocked to see Lucius Malfoy mouthing something to her. All he could understand was the word 'Soon'. he looked back to Lily and saw all the color leave her face.
"Lily? Do you need to go to the Hospital Wing?" Lily looked incredibly sick. She shook her head wildly.
"No! I'm fine! Really. Just tired is all. I need to go." with that she got up and left the Great Hall.
"What was that all about?" asked Sirius, completely bewildered. "She was fine a minute ago!"
"Malfoy" Remus stated plainly.
"What?!" James asked.
"Malfoy mouthed something to her. The only part of that I caught was 'soon' but Lily freaked. I wonder what he said to her." he looked pensive.
"She shouldn't be associating with Slytherins." Sirius said with a low growl. Remus shook his head.
"Before you guys got here she was saying that she didn't want to work with any Slytherins because she didn't get along with them."
"Work with them?" James asked.
"She's Head Girl." James looked shocked and pulled out a shiny silver badge that read 'Head Boy'. No on at the table looked shocked.
"Head Boy, Jamie? No surprise there."
"I told you not to call me that!" James hissed, his face turning red.
"I know. And I chose to iqnore you." They decided to try to talk to Lily later in the common room. After dinner they led the rest of the Gryffindors up to the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Ignoti" James said loudly, letting the rest of the Gryffindors hear the password. They stepped into the common room and looked around for a sign of Lily. They spotted her sitting alone in the drakest corner of the common room. They walked towards her.
"Lily? You okay? You gave us a fright at the feast." James said. Lily looked up at them and smiled. She looked completely normal now.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I think that the food got to me." They looked at her, unbelieving. They knew that she didn't eat anything at the feast.
"Why was Malfoy staring at you?" Remus asked Lily softly.
"Was he? I didn't notice."
"Okay. Well, goodnight Lily." they all exited and Lily breathed a sigh of relief. 'That was close'. Lily thought to herself. She looked around at the clock, and, noticing the time, headed up for bed, knowing that her secret would only be safe for so long.
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A/N: I know that the first chapter isn't very long. But the second one will be much longer! Promise! I hope that some people will review this. I'm not saying that you have to! I just think that its a nice moral booster. Well! Hope you enjoyed it! The second chapter will be better! ~Genesis~