Ok guys! This is my very first fanfic so please be nice! Hope you enjoy a little Lily/James lovin!
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters! Sadly, JK owns them all (Minus any that come from my own imagination!). Including James. And Sirius. This upsets me :/
Now onto the story!
Lily Evans looked around her dorm at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She took in the maroon bed curtains hanging around her four poster bed that she loved oh so much. She glanced out the window to catch a glimpse of the giant squid pulling one of its tentacles back under the inky surface of the Black Lake. It was a warm summer evening at Hogwarts and most of the student body was outside soaking in the sun; however, Lily was stuck inside.
"Lily, you knew that your clothes wouldn't pack themselves. You shouldn't have waited til last minute to put them in your trunk!" she chastised herself under her breathe.
"Not talking to yourself again are you, Lils?" asked Lily's best friend, Katie Parkins. The girls had been best friends since their boat ride to Hogwarts in their first year. They had both gaped in awe of the enormous castle that would soon be there home. The two were sorted into the same house, Gryffindor, and grew closer in the following years. Lily could hardly imagine her life without Katie now.
"It's only a problem if I answer myself Katie!" Lily laughed at her friend's dry sense of humor.
It was the end of their sixth year at Hogwarts and the girls were planning to embark on a trip to America with their other best friend, Sara Snow. Sara owned a beach house in Perdido Key, a place neither Lily nor Katie had ever heard of. The trip was set to start one week into the summer and end the week before they started their final year at Hogwarts. Lily could hardly wait to sit in the sand with a good book. Complete relaxation was only a week away and Lily was in desperate need of it, especially with a certain raven-haired boy constantly asking her on dates. Speaking of the git, the common room was oddly quiet. Too quiet. The shenanigans of the Marauders could constantly be heard throughout the entire dorm that housed could constantly be heard throughout the entire dorm that housed the Gryffindors.
"Where are they?" Lily nearly growled. Her two friends looked at each other nervously as they hopped up onto their beds. The Marauders were infamous for their pranks and the girls did not want to fall victim of one of their jokes. Again. They seemed to take a particular interest in the three girls. Lily felt partially responsible due to James's not-so-subtle crush on her. Though she had denied him multiple times, even physically harmed him on several occasions, he was ever persistent in getting her to fall for him.
"Who's gonna check under the beds?" Sara asked in a quavering voice. The pranks were harmless but they often were messy and could cause a little humiliation. One ended with Lily covered in feathers, Katie tied to her bed by magical ropes, and Sara ended up with green hair. The trio tried to block this incident from their memories, but they could all feel it creeping to the forefront of their minds now.
Lily glanced out the window once again and saw the four boys who were causing their distress. They were the Marauders. Lily caught sight of Sirius Black's curly mane of hair as he tipped his head back in a boisterous laugh. Remus Lupin shook his head at his friend, attempting to hide a smile. Peter Pettigrew was slightly behind the group, always looking slightly awkward next to his three handsome friends. The last boy Lily's eyes landed upon was James. James Potter was devilishly handsome, much like Sirius. The dynamic duo had been breaking hearts since the moment they stepped on the Hogwarts Express. James's permanently windblown hair was sticking up in the back as usual. Lily felt the increasing need to run her fingers through his jet black hair to fix or perhaps even mess it up more. She had always considered Potter an inconsiderate toe rag, but this year, he seemed to change. He was less arrogant and didn't pull pranks on innocent first years as often. He had also started to become Lily's friend. As much as she hated to admit it, she actually enjoyed his company. Craved it. Needed it…
Lily snapped her head away from the window and shook it lightly to clear her thoughts. She did not need to think of Potter like that. He was a right foul git who would only chase her until he caught her. It was nothing but a game to him. That was it.
"We're safe. They're out by the Black Lake" Lily told her friends as she hopped down from bed. "I need to finish packing now. Will you guys help me?" Katie and Sara nodded their agreement as the too returned to the floor.
The three girls had Lily's belongings packed quickly and were left with nothing to do but fantasize about their fast-approaching vacation. Would they find summer love? Find a treasure? None of them knew, but they could hardly wait to find out.
Lily heard a loud bang from the common room and knew the Marauders were back inside. She felt a small smile on her face as she thought of James Potter in the summer. Perhaps she would miss him…
Well there's the first chapter! Hope you all enjoyed it! Please review!