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The ultimate love/hate relationship!
Lily and her best friend Marlene were pulling their trunks towards an empty compartment at the end of the train. The train was departing from Hogsmede station and travelling to Kings cross station. When the two girls finally found an empty compartment and pulled their trunks in after them, Lily and Marlene were starting to discuss the year of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry that had just passed.
"I loved sixth year it was much better that fifth wasn't it? Lily was saying.
"You're just saying that because James was all over you this year" Marlene said smirking.
"No way!" Lily yelled "In case you didn't notice he was all over me fifth year as well. AND I liked sixth year despite Potter not because of him!"
"Sure you did" Marlene said trying not to smile "You'd have thought he'd given up by now. I mean Sirius said he liked you in fourth year but was too scared to say anything. And throughout fifth and sixth year he's been nuts about you, even though you reject him in a firmer way each time. You've got to admit it Lily, you are getting quite harsh-"
Even though Lily had been trying to cut her off throughout the whole speech it wasn't her that silenced Marlene. The door of the compartment slid open and the handsome head of Sirius Black poked through.
Marlene who was a sucker for his dazzling teeth, soft hair and drop dead gorgeous smile went bright red at the sight of him and mumbled something that sounded like hi but nobody could be sure.
"Hay ladies" he started "All the other compartments are full, do you mind if we join you?" Although, saying this was a waste of his breath because he had already walked in and sat next to Marlene before he even got half way through his sentence. James followed as quickly as he could and sat down as close to Lily as he could without her screaming at him.
"You look as beautiful as always Lily flower" James said smiling
"Urm...thanks Potter" She replied in a whisper
"So will you go out with me?" he asked eagerly
"Why have you got to start all this up again! Can't you just stop this stupid game of yours? The truth is, the game got boring two years ago, why are you still playing?" she finished angrily. Lily's last remark left James with nothing left to say so Marlene tried to fill the silence.
"So where are Remus and Peter?"
Well, it's Remus's prefect shift and he'll be here when it's Lily's turn. Peter is down the hall with his new girlfriend Bianca." Sirius replied looking quite amused with the whole situation. Lily, James and Marlene couldn't keep a smile of their faces either. The thought of Peter having a girl friend was funny no matter how hard they tried not to laugh at their friend.
"So any summer plans Sirius?" Lily said trying to stop the conversation from returning to her and James.
"Nope, trying to avoid my family mostly" he said laughing "Marlene how about you?"
Marlene smiled and said "Actually I needed to ask Lily if she wanted to come camping with me and my family in the third week of the holidays?"
"Sorry, I really wish I could come but I promised my mum and boss that I'd work all summer."
"What, work?" James started
"Yes Potter it's a common known thing people do to earn money when they're not filthy rich. Although I wouldn't expect anyone as arrogant as you to be familiar with the term. Lily answered starting to get annoyed.
"I know what working is I just didn't realise you'd managed to get a job already. I mean you have only just turned 17" James replied trying to save himself.
"Well I'm working in a muggle café if you must know so it doesn't matter how old I am"
"Why?" Sirius interrupted
"Don't worry Sirius" Lily said rolling her eyes
"Let's play a game" Marlene said cutting the awkward silence. This seemed to work because Sirius's signature smile erupted once more on his face.
"What sort of game you thinking about?" Sirius said, winking.
"Um... I dunno maybe exploding snap or something" Marlene said. Sirius smiled wider still and said
"I was thinking more along the lines of truth or dare" at these words a smile creeped onto both James and Marlene's faces but the same could not be said for the red head in the corner.
"You're joking? How childish do you think we are?" Lily exclaimed clearly not impressed.
"Prongs it looks like your Lily Flower is a scardy cat" Sirius said carefully emphasising the words 'your Lily Flower' and 'scardy cat'.
"Am not" Lily said
"Good, looks like you're playing then doesn't it sexy" Sirius joked. This smart remark was then followed by to slaps across the head one from Lily and one from James. Even so the game began and Lily was a part of it.
"I'll go first" Sirius began "Lily, truth or dare?"
"Truth" Lily said but didn't look to sure.
"Who'd you rather kiss me or prongs here?"
"I'd rather jump off a cliff" Lily said to the disappointment of James. Whose smile had just been wiped off his face.
"Can't do that you've got to pick one it's the rules" Marlene said in a sly voice. Lily responded to this with a death glare that soon shut her best friend up. Marlene knew that look to well.
"Fine I pick James" Lily began. At these words the smile on James's face was once more but if possible twice the size of the one that had recently vanished. "But only because James is slightly less obnoxious, but he's still a pig" Lily ended but nothing she said was going to take the smug grin off James's face.
"Right my go" Lily said "Marlene, truth or dare"
"Dare!" Marlene said almost immediately
"Yay, there's a fun girl in here!" Sirius said. Lily kicked him hard in the shin and continued "right I dare you to stand on one leg and sing the Hogwarts song"
"WHAT!" said James and Sirius
"That is the worst dare ever!" James started but stopped after looking into Lily's hurt face "I'm sorry Lily Flower but it is rather crap"
"Well" Lily said still rather upset "Potter! You try and do better!" James only smiled at this and said
"Ok, I dare you to go in Peter and Bianca's compartment, slap Peter and say what do you think you're doing cheating on me". At this Lily and Marlene's jaws dropped.
"But... But that's evil" Marlene said.
"I thought you were the fun one" Sirius said looking disappointed
"Ok then I will" Marlene said still looking unsure
"Marly! You can't do that!" Lily argued
"Don't worry Lil it's only a laugh" Marlene said opening the compartment door. All three of the others shoved their heads out the compartment in an attempt to see the scene about to begin. Lily found herself stuck between the head of Sirius black below her and the head of James Potter above her. This Lily thought was one of the worst places anyone could possibly be stuck.
"Lily!" Sirius moaned "I can't see through your hair it's all in my face" At this Sirius was trying to push aside the long straight red hair that was covering him.
"Well I need to see as well so I can't move" Lily said sternly.
"But it's all smelly Lil"
"Excuse—"Lily began but James had already began talking
"Shut up Sirius, Lily's hair always smells like vanilla and I know you like vanilla so shut up. And you're lucky Lily is even letting her lovely hair touch you". Lily was smiling at this before she realised how strange it was that Potter, her long term enemy knew the smell of her hair.
"Whatever Prongs, LOOK" Sirius shouted. All three of them put their attention back on the closed door of the apartment opposite them which you could hear loud voices coming from.
"What do you mean your boyfriend?" They could hear Bianca shout.
"He asked me out last week but told me he couldn't see me today because he had a stomach issue"
"Errrrrrrrrr" Bianca called, "to be honest Peter I was only going out with you because I felt sorry for you. You're welcome to him". She finished before starting to slide open the door. Once they realised what was happening James, Lily and Sirius scrambled back into the compartment. Marlene came in two minutes later looking quite ashamed of herself and Peter followed her looking like he'd just been hit by a bludger.
"That was a close one" Sirius said laughing.
"I can't believe we just did that to you Pete" James said
"We!" Lily said outraged at such an accusation.
"Don't worry Pete, we'll get your girlfriend back" James said obviously starting to feel bad.
"No need" Peter said smiling "I've been trying to get rid of her the whole of today anyway. She told me that she wanted me to meet her parents. Can you believe it we've only been together a week." Everyone laughed at this.
The rest of the journey went by in a similar way except Lily left for her prefect's duty and Remus had returned. As the train finally pulled in to King's cross Lily walked into the compartment and flopped back down into her seat clearly exhausted. Minutes after everyone was pulling their trunks towards the doors in an egger attempt to see their parents.
As the six pupils got off the train Lily saw her other best friend Alice right in front of her. Alice was just as close to Lily as Marlene but had decided that she wanted to sit by her long-term boyfriend Frank Longbottom. She decided this on the basis that Frank was a year above them and therefore would be riding the express for the last time. Frank was cleverest in the school and therefore was going to be attending Auror training in September which Alice (also one of the brightest students) was going to join him in a year's time.
Lily ran over to Alice hugged her closely before promising to write every week that summer. Alice smiled hugged Marlene before running over to her parents. Alice left and was closely followed by Peter who was being told by his mother that he needed a good scrub. Lily went back to her case and looked around for someone else to say good bye too before she had to go back to her family. She loved her family but she could never deal with the constant nagging in her ear telling her she was a freak.
Lily spied Marlene who for some strange reason was hugging Sirius. She walked right up to them as they broke apart throwing her body around Marlene. She was half way through telling Marlene how much she'd miss her when Remus interrupted saying he had to go. Lily released her grip around Marlene and instead through her arms around Remus.
"See you soon Remus" Lily said smiling
"You too Lil" he replied "and thanks for being such a great friend this year". Only a few months Lily had found out the biggest secret ever! Her friend and co-prefect Remus was a werewolf. Not that it bothered her but it was still a big secret. Lily smiled at him sweetly before he grabbed his trunk and followed his parents through the barrier.
Marlene gave Lily a quick squeeze before following Remus through the barrier with her parents. Lily smiled to herself and went to adjust the strap on her trunk before Lily found herself being picked up in an arm crushing hug by none other than Sirius Black.
"Get off me Sirius!" Lily exclaimed but this only made Sirius hold her tighter. "Put me down now!" She continued. He finally gave in and let her back on her feet. She scowled at him and turned around only to walk head first into James Potter.
"Ahhhhhhh, Lily Flower, you should have said you wanted a hug I'm more than glad to give you one" he said chuckling wrapping his arms around her. He was holding her firmly but softer and more lovingly than Sirius had done and she'd be lying if she said she wasn't enjoying it. She looked up at him noticing his hazel eyes were staring hard into her green. She'd also be lying if she said that didn't make her uncomfortable.
"Bye James" Lily said removing his arms from her "See you next term" she finished
"You know Lily I think I'll be seeing you before then" he said with a wink. To this Lily shrugged grabbed her trunk and started to walk away. Lily was confused at what he had said, How was he going to see her before then? She hadn't agreed to meet or anything or even write. Lily shrugged and walked through the barrier to where a middle aged couple stood by a car. The women had red hair like Lily's and the man had dark blonde hair. They were smiling and waving at her but Lily wasn't looking at that but at the teenage girl sitting in the back seat of the car with a frown on her face.
Lily knew it was going to be a long summer and already was starting to miss that huge castle that she had learnt to call her home.
Well that's it for today Ladies and Jelly Beans :) What did you think? If you liked it please can you review and let me know. I'll be updating soon but for now as us Welsh folk say Da Bo Chi (that means goodbye :D)