Tainted Blue
By: Nari-chan
A/N: This is a L/J fic with a twist. Lily is a Ravenclaw 7th year. James was Gryffindor a year ahead of her, and is now filling the DADA position as a favor for Dumbledore. They never noticed on another until now, what will the school year bring? Also: Remus filling Artimancy, and Sirius teaching Divination, what's Dumbledore up to? NOT Love/Hate and not Love/Love!
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/I'm blue da ba dee... /
Lily Evans boarded the Hogwarts Express, thankful that there WAS a Hogwarts. She had just spent the summer with her older sister and her husband, Vernon, and was glad to get away from them. You see, Petunia, Lily's sister, was a muggle. She hated ANYTHING to do with magic, and that included Lily. Her husband, Vernon, hated anything out of the ordinary, so as you can see, Lily was NOT welcome in their home.
But it wasn't like Lily had wanted to go there in the first place. Her parents had died just a few months before Lily had been finished with her sixth year at Hogwarts, and Petunia blamed Lily.
A yell snapped her out of her thoughts, as she looked up, she saw her friend, Arabella Figg, waving and yelling to her. Arabella and Lily had grown up living right next door to each other, and had gone to the same muggle school, and both gotten their Hogwarts letters together. While Lily had been sorted into Ravenclaw, a house know for it's smart and clever students, Arabella had been sorted into Gryffindor, the most favored house, which valued bravery and chivalry above all else. Even though they had been separated, they were both still best friends.
"Lily! Come on, the station doesn't move, the train does! To think, they put you in Ravenclaw and you can't even figure that out!" Arabella shouted playfully, motioning for Lily to hurry up.
Lily grabbed her bags and ran towards Arabella.
"Wait Bella! You know I'm not as fast as you!" She yelled, trying to catch up with her friend.
Another difference between the two was their appearance. Arabella was petite, and stocky. She had long golden hair that fell in waves around her lower back and dark aqua eyes. She didn't look it, but Arabella was the more athletic of the two, and played as keeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Lily on the other hand was tall and thin. She had short red hair that cascaded down to her shoulders and bright green eyes. Lily didn't enjoy Quidditch-or flying- that much, and instead spent her time in the library, studying.
Bella finally stopped and waited for her, and the gasped as she saw the badge on front of Lily's sweater.
"Lily, you're head girl!" Lily smiled.
"Yes, I'm aware of that, Bella."
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James Potter stared out the window of the carriage he shared with his two best friends, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. He had been asked to come back to Hogwarts to fill in the DADA position at Hogwarts that year by Professor Dumbledore. Dumbledore, not wanting to break up the famous Marauders, asked Sirius to fill in the Divination position, and Remus to teach Artimancy.
"Hey, you know something, were never going to get away from McGonagall, are we?" Sirius asked, trying to keep a straight face.
"Well, it's not like you can play pranks on her anymore, Sirus." Remus Lupin muttered.
"On the contrary my friends, being a Professor means you can get away with more, plus Gryffindor can't lose house points, seeing as we aren't students anymore!" He said gleefully.
James shook his head, Sirius will never grow up, though James wasn't sure that he wanted to.
That was part of the reason James had been do eager to accept the DADA position. His years at Hogwarts had been his best, and he wasn't quite ready to give them up just yet. He also had a feeling that the feelings were mutual for Sirius and Remus.
The carriage pulled up in front of Hogwarts. James noticed that Professor Dumbledore was standing in front of the entrance, probably waiting for them.
They all got out and grabbed their luggage and walked over to the older man.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts!" Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling with an all to familer glint to them.
"Hello Professor." Remus said.
"Good day, Sir." Sirius replied. Professor Dumbledore was one of the few people Sirius held great respect for.
"It's good to be back, Professor." James muttered, staring at the castle. Dumbledore smiled.
"I daresay, Hogwarts wouldn't be the same without you three around. If you will all follow me I will show you two your sleeping quarters. I believe you all know where your respective classroom is?"
"Yes sir." Came the chorus of replies. Dumbledore looked at them, then motioned for them to follow him to the castle.
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Lily got out of her carriage and followed her fellow Ravenclaws into the school. Arabella had went off to join the Gryffindors, so Lily went off to find her other friends.
Suddenly she heard someone calling to her, she turned and saw her two felllow Ravenclaw seventh years Liyana Jacobs (pronounced: Lee-on-ya) and Christmas Holiday (Her parents named her this as a joke).
"Lily!" Liyana screamed, hugging Lily tightly.
"So, how is our new head girl?" Christmas asked, smiling at Lily. Lily smiled.
"I'm good, just glad to get away from those muggles.."
"I know what you mean, believe me." Liyana said, releasing Lily from her hug and looking at her friend.
"Hey! Guess what!" Christmas said, suddenly looking very happy.
"What?"
"What?"
"I heard we have THREE new Professors this year! All former Gryffindors!"
"Three? All Gryffindors!" Liyana muttered in awe.
"What are they going to be teaching?" Lily asked.
"Divination, Artimancy, and Defense Against the Dark Arts." Christmas said promptly. Lily nodded. Most people knew that Hufflepuffs seemed to do the best in Herbology or Muggle Studies, Ravenclaws in Charms or Artimancy, Slytherins in Potions or Divination, and Gryffindors in DADA and Transfiguration. Also, for some odd reason, the HoH's were Professors in one of their houses strong points.
"Oh, and guess what else! I'm the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain!" Christmas yelled, happily!
Liyana and Lily congratulated her then they all entered the great hall and sat down. A few minutes later the first years were brought into be sorted.
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James watched as the sorting began. He was sitting at the Professors table, between Remus and Sirius.
"Abott, Janice!" (Hannah Abotts aunt.)
A blond haired girl walked up to the sorting hat and put it on her head. A pause, and then
"RAVENCLAW!"
The Ravenclaw table burst into applause, and the girl ran over to her table. The sorting continued on until finally it got to the final person.
"Weasly, William!"
A redhead walked up to the hat and put it on his head. Not ten seconds had passed when the hat criend out
"GRYFFINDOR!"
James clapped politely, secretly cheering. Even though he was a Professor, he would always be a Gryffindor.
Professor Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement.
"Welcome all to Hogwarts! I have some announcements to make before we begin the feast. First of all, the Forbidden Forest is just that, Forbidden! Secondly, I want to present our head boy and girl. Head Boy this year is Frank Longbottom!"
The Gryffindor table burst out into applause, and the three Marauders clapped. They had been very good friends with Frank, even though he had been a year behind them.
"And Head Girl this year is Lily Evans!"
The Ravenclaw house burst into applause, as a redhead stood up. Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"We also have three new Professors this year, Professor Lupin will be teaching Artimancy, Professor Black will teach Divination, and Professor Potter will teach DADA."
James, Sirus, and Remus stood.
The Gryffindors began to cheer again, and other students, second year and up suddenly recognized their new teachers.
Dumbledore had asked the Marauders, minus Pettigrew, to teach at Hogwarts.
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Up in the next chapter:
Lily has her first DADA class, and it's not what she expected.
R&R
By: Nari-chan
A/N: This is a L/J fic with a twist. Lily is a Ravenclaw 7th year. James was Gryffindor a year ahead of her, and is now filling the DADA position as a favor for Dumbledore. They never noticed on another until now, what will the school year bring? Also: Remus filling Artimancy, and Sirius teaching Divination, what's Dumbledore up to? NOT Love/Hate and not Love/Love!
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/I'm blue da ba dee... /
Lily Evans boarded the Hogwarts Express, thankful that there WAS a Hogwarts. She had just spent the summer with her older sister and her husband, Vernon, and was glad to get away from them. You see, Petunia, Lily's sister, was a muggle. She hated ANYTHING to do with magic, and that included Lily. Her husband, Vernon, hated anything out of the ordinary, so as you can see, Lily was NOT welcome in their home.
But it wasn't like Lily had wanted to go there in the first place. Her parents had died just a few months before Lily had been finished with her sixth year at Hogwarts, and Petunia blamed Lily.
A yell snapped her out of her thoughts, as she looked up, she saw her friend, Arabella Figg, waving and yelling to her. Arabella and Lily had grown up living right next door to each other, and had gone to the same muggle school, and both gotten their Hogwarts letters together. While Lily had been sorted into Ravenclaw, a house know for it's smart and clever students, Arabella had been sorted into Gryffindor, the most favored house, which valued bravery and chivalry above all else. Even though they had been separated, they were both still best friends.
"Lily! Come on, the station doesn't move, the train does! To think, they put you in Ravenclaw and you can't even figure that out!" Arabella shouted playfully, motioning for Lily to hurry up.
Lily grabbed her bags and ran towards Arabella.
"Wait Bella! You know I'm not as fast as you!" She yelled, trying to catch up with her friend.
Another difference between the two was their appearance. Arabella was petite, and stocky. She had long golden hair that fell in waves around her lower back and dark aqua eyes. She didn't look it, but Arabella was the more athletic of the two, and played as keeper for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Lily on the other hand was tall and thin. She had short red hair that cascaded down to her shoulders and bright green eyes. Lily didn't enjoy Quidditch-or flying- that much, and instead spent her time in the library, studying.
Bella finally stopped and waited for her, and the gasped as she saw the badge on front of Lily's sweater.
"Lily, you're head girl!" Lily smiled.
"Yes, I'm aware of that, Bella."
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James Potter stared out the window of the carriage he shared with his two best friends, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. He had been asked to come back to Hogwarts to fill in the DADA position at Hogwarts that year by Professor Dumbledore. Dumbledore, not wanting to break up the famous Marauders, asked Sirius to fill in the Divination position, and Remus to teach Artimancy.
"Hey, you know something, were never going to get away from McGonagall, are we?" Sirius asked, trying to keep a straight face.
"Well, it's not like you can play pranks on her anymore, Sirus." Remus Lupin muttered.
"On the contrary my friends, being a Professor means you can get away with more, plus Gryffindor can't lose house points, seeing as we aren't students anymore!" He said gleefully.
James shook his head, Sirius will never grow up, though James wasn't sure that he wanted to.
That was part of the reason James had been do eager to accept the DADA position. His years at Hogwarts had been his best, and he wasn't quite ready to give them up just yet. He also had a feeling that the feelings were mutual for Sirius and Remus.
The carriage pulled up in front of Hogwarts. James noticed that Professor Dumbledore was standing in front of the entrance, probably waiting for them.
They all got out and grabbed their luggage and walked over to the older man.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts!" Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling with an all to familer glint to them.
"Hello Professor." Remus said.
"Good day, Sir." Sirius replied. Professor Dumbledore was one of the few people Sirius held great respect for.
"It's good to be back, Professor." James muttered, staring at the castle. Dumbledore smiled.
"I daresay, Hogwarts wouldn't be the same without you three around. If you will all follow me I will show you two your sleeping quarters. I believe you all know where your respective classroom is?"
"Yes sir." Came the chorus of replies. Dumbledore looked at them, then motioned for them to follow him to the castle.
******
Lily got out of her carriage and followed her fellow Ravenclaws into the school. Arabella had went off to join the Gryffindors, so Lily went off to find her other friends.
Suddenly she heard someone calling to her, she turned and saw her two felllow Ravenclaw seventh years Liyana Jacobs (pronounced: Lee-on-ya) and Christmas Holiday (Her parents named her this as a joke).
"Lily!" Liyana screamed, hugging Lily tightly.
"So, how is our new head girl?" Christmas asked, smiling at Lily. Lily smiled.
"I'm good, just glad to get away from those muggles.."
"I know what you mean, believe me." Liyana said, releasing Lily from her hug and looking at her friend.
"Hey! Guess what!" Christmas said, suddenly looking very happy.
"What?"
"What?"
"I heard we have THREE new Professors this year! All former Gryffindors!"
"Three? All Gryffindors!" Liyana muttered in awe.
"What are they going to be teaching?" Lily asked.
"Divination, Artimancy, and Defense Against the Dark Arts." Christmas said promptly. Lily nodded. Most people knew that Hufflepuffs seemed to do the best in Herbology or Muggle Studies, Ravenclaws in Charms or Artimancy, Slytherins in Potions or Divination, and Gryffindors in DADA and Transfiguration. Also, for some odd reason, the HoH's were Professors in one of their houses strong points.
"Oh, and guess what else! I'm the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain!" Christmas yelled, happily!
Liyana and Lily congratulated her then they all entered the great hall and sat down. A few minutes later the first years were brought into be sorted.
******
James watched as the sorting began. He was sitting at the Professors table, between Remus and Sirius.
"Abott, Janice!" (Hannah Abotts aunt.)
A blond haired girl walked up to the sorting hat and put it on her head. A pause, and then
"RAVENCLAW!"
The Ravenclaw table burst into applause, and the girl ran over to her table. The sorting continued on until finally it got to the final person.
"Weasly, William!"
A redhead walked up to the hat and put it on his head. Not ten seconds had passed when the hat criend out
"GRYFFINDOR!"
James clapped politely, secretly cheering. Even though he was a Professor, he would always be a Gryffindor.
Professor Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement.
"Welcome all to Hogwarts! I have some announcements to make before we begin the feast. First of all, the Forbidden Forest is just that, Forbidden! Secondly, I want to present our head boy and girl. Head Boy this year is Frank Longbottom!"
The Gryffindor table burst out into applause, and the three Marauders clapped. They had been very good friends with Frank, even though he had been a year behind them.
"And Head Girl this year is Lily Evans!"
The Ravenclaw house burst into applause, as a redhead stood up. Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"We also have three new Professors this year, Professor Lupin will be teaching Artimancy, Professor Black will teach Divination, and Professor Potter will teach DADA."
James, Sirus, and Remus stood.
The Gryffindors began to cheer again, and other students, second year and up suddenly recognized their new teachers.
Dumbledore had asked the Marauders, minus Pettigrew, to teach at Hogwarts.
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Up in the next chapter:
Lily has her first DADA class, and it's not what she expected.
R&R