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My name is Alexandra Ysobel Marithe-Hernandez. I'm a girl who lives simply (meaning lavish robes, best Quidditch brooms and enormous mansions).
My story starts in my fifth year at Hogwarts. Why not since my first, you might ask? Because these last three years at Hogwarts were the real start of gossips, scandals and hot romances. Don't think that I didn't have these in my first four years here. It was just my other yearmates, they were all so innocent. They were all so young and naive, only attempting crushes with each other, and not starting relationships, that if I would tell it, it would end up a snorefest. But it was when I stepped up and got asked out by a 6th year when I was in my fourth year. Age doesn't matter right? And this boy was particularly yummy. Okay, if I told you my stories from 1st to 4th, then you would end up thinking, been there, done that, what else is new? But what I'm about to tell, you may or may not have done yet, not at my age, that is. Enjoy the ride, it's gonna be a wild and wicked one.
Let's start with Lily Evans. She's my best friend, not to mention the smartest girl in school. She's more widely known as James Potter's apple of the eye or whatever other term that you want to use.
Well, we were at the Hogwarts Express and we were heading for an empty compartment when we came across the Marauders. Oh joy, this should be fun to watch!
"There you are my love!" James exclaimed loudly, enveloping his hands on Lily's clenched fists.
Oh, oh, I'm waiting for the slap, Lily! Don't you dare disappoint me now...
3...2...1...
She shoved him to the side and glared at him.
Well, not exactly a slap, but, better than nothing.
"In a bad mood aren't you darling?" James said lovingly, ruffling his already messed up hair.
Actually, I didn't understand why Lily didn't like him. I would understand if she disliked Black, James' best friend, but that was the person that she got along with, instead of James. Black was handsome, yes, but he was an extremely overconfident, foul, evil, conniving, heartbreaking, little git, so I ask, why does Lily get along with a person like him, but not James???
"Do not ever call me, love, or darling," she growled at him.
"Why not babes?" James smirked bracingly.
Uh-oh, better duck in cover James!!! Look! There is smoke coming out of her ears!! Okay, clear signal to run!!!!!! Run, run run!!!
"You-" she started, then took out her wand,"stop that-" she placed the wand right in the center of James chest, "or you're going to regret that!" she said coolly.
To my annoyance, Black took out his own wand. What a pussy, thinking it was okay to go around and hex people, girls nonetheless. Well, at least he knows that girls are a threat. He's got that going for him.
"You don't need that Padfoot!" James laughed, waving away Black's wand. "Don't dare to use any spell on my Lilyflower."
Like a good boy, Remus stepped in, attempting to break this, ummm, encounter? I guess the look on Lily's face started to scare him.
"Let's go James," he said, then I heard him whisper to James,"Before we cause a scene. You don't want last year to happen again."
I tried to fight down my laughter. How very innocent of him not to want to cause a scene. Last year wasn't even a scene, maybe a bit, but...a scene? All Lily did was whack James with a huge, heavy book all round school, before a teacher ruined the fun and scolded Lily.
Out of the blue, Black suddenly says to me, he says, "Bye Alex," then he winked at me. Ew. Is he that full of himself that he thinks that I'm going to jump him the second he winks at me?
I stuck my tongue out at him and crossed my eyes, thinking he'd get the message. He probably thought that I was trying to be funny, because the next thing I knew, he was laughing unsteadily, while his astounded friends looked embarrassed behind him, except the fat kid though, he was laughing with Black like he got the joke. What a loser.
I stood rooted to the spot, shaking my head and stared at him with pity. What a fool he made of himself and other people were starting to look out of their compartments. Oh well!
Lily started moving and I followed her to a compartment and we found Annie and Hannah there.
As soon as I sat down, James, Black, and that fat little dude that tagged along, filed into the compartment as if they were invited in. James sat down next to Lily, and Black, oddly enough, sat next to me, leaving the fat, mousy-looking companion looking out of place, standing in the center, gaping at Annie. He looked like an idiot.
"What do you want?" Lily barked.
"I only want to be here with you, Lilyflower," James replied innocently. "Unless you want to go somewhere else to really be alone."
As Lily argued with him, I slowly started to nod off. Her arguments with James were okay when you had it once a day, but, just boring the second time.
I felt soft lips graze mine. I smiled, thinking that my 7th year boyfriend, Thad, found me and was going to take me away from this place.
Oh, how angry I was when I opened my eyes and found Black leaning over me, grinning widely, as his dark hair falling over his eyes that made so many girls swoon.
I didn't swoon, instead, I wiped my lips with the back of my hand, outraged.
"Liked it?" he smirked at my stony glare.
I smiled fakely, then smacked him on the side of the head with my fist. Ouch! If that hurt me, then it must have hurt him at least!
The side of his face turned red, but he didn't even looked in any pain. He just looked shocked that he got punched because he kissed a girl. Normally, they would just ask him to kiss him more, but obviously, I'm no normal girl. And I guess, neither is Lily.
"I have a boyfriend," I informed him while punching him lightly on the top of his head.
"Now, now Lily, no need for looks like that!" James shouted, smiling slightly as Lily glared at him, her mouth pursed, eyes full of hatred, her nostrils flaring wildly, and her face all splotchy and red from anger.
I burst out laughing. Stupid, I know, but how could I not? Lily's death glare then pointed to my direction, changed into somewhat curiosity. In the littlest corner of my eye, I saw James exhale wih relief. I saved him this time...
"What?" Lily asked.
"Look at yourself!" I said, still laughing, handing over a mirror that I conjured out of nowhere. Yes, yes, just some spell I made up, thank you thank you.
Lily stared at herself for a moment then screamed. "I will never, ever try a fight with Potter again, not when there's not much air." And she tried flattening her hair with her palm flat on the top of her head, smoothening it downwards. She breathed in, breathed out, then looked James in the eye with unnatural calm.
"Get out!"
Her words were loud and clear. So obvious was her anger now, that the boys had no excuse. They got out one by one, and when Black turned to look back, I gave him one dirty little finger. He grinned. The bastard.
"That was rude," Annie stated.
"You just like him," I smirked at her, with her light blue eyes, wide with shock.
"I do not!" she shouted.
"Yes, you do."
"I do not!"
"Yeah, you do!"
"Cut it out!" Lily shouted over our voices. "And yes, you do!" she added to Annie.
Annie pouted like a spoiled little brat (and may I add that she is. Actually, we all are, except for Lily) and sulked in the corner. Wow, she really is a pampered little princess. How obvious that she has a crush on Black! When I told them this summer that Black had sent me lots of foreign presents, Annie looked really jealous. Eww...why would she be jealous of that? It's not like she doesn't already have cool enough stuff...
Oh yes, we just talked and talked and ate a lot on the train, without any sign of the Marauders on the way. Thad found me though, and he whisked me away and just made out for a while in the Heads compartment (he was head boy, he didn't know why, he always gets detentions and all that junk of punishments), until the girls found me and we walked back to our own compartment while they were giggling in the most annoying way!!
Okay, we got off the train and rode those thestral carriages (yes, I witnessed a death, I was six years old) to Hogwarts. How uneventful really, not much to do. Must go out...must go eat...must go...play? snigger...
We got there, finally! I was losing my mind! And as we stepped off the train, I saw my brother with his own mates stepping out of their own carriage. He glanced at me, and I made a face. His friends looked in my direction, and I looked at them weirdly. What the hell did my brother tell them?
"Your brother is so hot!" Hannah chimed.
I looked at her in a way that said 'are you blind?'
"He is not!" I retorted.
"You're supposed to say that, he's your brother," Hannah kept on, staring at Nathan like he was a glass of water in a hot desert.
"How come you don't look alike?" Annie wondered.
Yeah, me and my brother didn't look alike at all. Like, not even a tiniest bit. He looked like my dad, while I looked like mom. Okay, he had passably good, tanned skin, but I was darker, definitely tanner, he had big, round, dark green eyes, while I had small black ones. His hair was brown and wavy, while my hair was very black and straight, and layered. He had thin lips, I had full ones, ugh. The only thing we had in common in appearance was our same strong jaws. Yup, we definitely don't look like we're related in any way.
"I will never reach to his standards," Hannah looked down at herself, with her beautiful red hair, dark blue eyes, and all the Little Mermaid qualities, minus the fishtail.
"I don't even want to think any of my friends dating my ugh...older brother!"
"You know, I just realized something. Maybe you don't have your confidence if you didn't have your brother. Or your ideas and stuff, because your brother like, influenced you and stuff," Hannah said.
Umm..I have no idea how this subject in the conversation has any connection with dating my brother, but I will answer to that. "You just wish you were like me."
"No, I don't" Hannah replied with a quivering voice.
Okay, I was just joking, but she took it seriously? Wow.
"Oi! Alex darling, will you come over here?" Nathan called out.
I turned around slowly, something was fishy. My brother normally just smiled at me at school, never talked. I've never even met his friends! But nonetheless, he was my only brother, and so, I glided over to him with an air of slight lightheadedness.
"And what do you want?" I started arrogantly. Oops, wrong first impression to Nathan's popular, extremely good-looking friends.
So..why are they looking at me like that?
"My friends want to meet you," he shrugged.
All of a sudden, I was bombarded with hellos and names that I couldn't remember a second later, and blah blah blah...you lost me.
"Wait, wait wait," I shouted, holding my arms out, trying to get breathing space. "Suddenly, they want to meet me?" I eyed Nathan suspiciously.
"They wanted to meet you since your second year," he smirked.
"This is a prank isn't it? This is your prank of the year?" I asked. My brother and I have a prank of the year established ever since I was 7 and he was 9. It's just out of laughs, nothing special, but we have done pretty hilarious things ever since. I explained this to Lily when she noticed that I did a major thing every year.
His friends looked from me to him.
"No, it's not," Nathan replied uncomfortably.
"Okay then, I'll just leave now," I said, edging away. Okay, I was a bit freaked out.
"Fine, fine, I'll tell you."
"Thank you very much," I said sweetly, I have no idea why.
"This is Craig," Nathan pointed to a guy with dark blonde hair, green eyes, thin lips, Quidditch-toned body. "He asked me to introduce you."
Craig punched him on the arm.
"Ow!" Nathan screamed. "You did! You did ask me!"
"You didn't have to say that in front of her!" Craig scolded him.
"Right," I cut in. "If there's nothing else, I'm just going to go now..."
"Wait!" Craig said loudly.
"Uhmm..."
"Go one dude! Every single one of us likes her! except for Nathan of course. Just freaking ask her out, or I'm going to!" said a blonde, blue-eyed friend. I must admit, all of my brothers friends are wantable. And I felt extremely privileged to hear one of them say that they all want me. I mean, there were seven of them! Not even including my brother!
"Yeah, go on. You just asked Nate first to introduce her to us, that's why you get first dibs!" said a raven-haired, green eyed friend, who I've been eyeing since my brother invited him to our house. "If you don't want to, I'll do it!"
I just stood there, watching them arguing in whispers. However flattering it was to have gorgeous seventh year dudes arguing to have a date with you, it was somewhat uncomfortable. No wonder Nate looked the way I did.
Suddenly, I felt firm hands grip my shoulders. Oh, not another one! I turned around and saw Thad's light brown eyes. He smiled at me and looked questioningly at my brother and his friends. I smiled back in explanation. I am not putting these dudes behind me in danger. And behind me, the whispers stopped. I turned around again, and I saw Nate's friends looking at Thad with their mouths slightly open.
I giggled a bit. Well, they looked like fish! Oh goody, they saw that I can't date any one of them, problem solved!
"Thad? What's you with her?" Craig asked, pointing at Thad, then me.
"I dated her last year remember?" Thad replied.
"Dude, we're roommates and you even forgot to tell me?"
"Dude, you never asked."
"Dudes, I'm going" I was getting annoyed with all this boy fights, they get really boring after a while...even if it's your fault that they're arguing..
I walked away and went to the Great Hall, searching for my supposed friends, who left me outside with those boys. Oh look, they're seated there, looking bored without me! I'll be going there now!
"aww, you just left me!" I pouted.
"You kind of looked preoccupied," Lily laughed.
"Yeah, Alex, you could share some guys..you already have one wrapped around you," Annie said.
"It's not like I can make a guy like you, they just like you when they like you," I tried to say as modestly as I could.
Right there, the Sorting began, making us all shut up. Drone on and on and on and on and on and on. Snooze...
Okay, it's done! Can we please eat now please? Dumbledore says..."tuck in!"
Yes!! Food appears, urgh, at the same time that Black sits next to me. Fine, I'll just get some mashed potaoes, roast beef, chicken, croissants and butter, tomato soup and I am outta here! Oops, my plate is too heavy to carry...luckily, I have my little helpers.
I whistle.
Astonishingly, five seventh years come up to me, and grab a different plate. I walk over to the other end of the table and sit down while the very helpful boys lay the plates in front of me. Do I need to tip them or what?
Okay, I just stuffed my face with all of this food and yes, I ate every single piece, except for the bones.
Mmmm...tastes good. I didn't even realize that I was seated where my brother and his 4 other Gryffindor friends were staying. My brother just slurped his soup, while his friends kept watching me. Honestly, did they have nothing else to do? Why didn't they oggle last year, when I was still available, I would have appreciated it, but now, it was just plain annoying.
"I really liked uncle Frederick's new place," I said, in an attempt to distract myself, and hoping Nate would get the message too.
"yeah, me too," Nate answered, completely oblivious to what his friends were doing.
"It's so huge isn't it? And everything was so lavish," I said, gritting my teeth.
"Yeah," Nate said nonchalantly, sipping his soup.
"Nate..."
"Yeah?"
"Do something," I whispered and nodded my head to the direction of his friends.
"Huh?" he asked, then his big eyes widened, "Oh, right. Umm..guys do you mind passing the butter?"
I slapped my forehead. How stupid my brother was when it came to these things.
I grinned and stood up. Okay, their looks look really stalkerish now. Then I heard a girl say, "How does she smile so devilishly?"
Excuse moi? Devilish? I smile devilishly without my knowing? I walked over to Lily and squeezed in between her and James. He shot me an annoyed look, but I shot him a 'you owe me for this morning' one. I waited in silence as the people around me ate and talked.
Finally, Dumbledore got to his feet and dismissed us. Hard to believe it, I won't be going up with Lily tonight. She'll be busy prefecting, or whatever, so I went ahead of the crowd and walked up to the Gryffindor dormitory. I got to the Fat Lady's portait and realized that I didn't know tha password. oh, dismay.
I'll just have to wait for someone to come by then, and that wasn't really that long. Within seconds, James, Black and whatever his name was, came tottering over and said the password. I followed them to go in, but Black blocked the entrance.
"Give me a kiss first," he said, puckering his lips.
"You're disgusting," I said quietly as I tried to slip through a small gap that he didn't block. He just blocked again.
"I'm in no mood Black," I said, frowning.
"Touchy touchy, just kiss me then, to get in," he grinned.
I sighed and grabbed his face and turned it to the side. No way is he getting to kiss me on the lips twice in one day. I pressed my lips on his cheek, before he could protest, a second later, I switched places with him and rammed the door shut in his face.
As fast as I could, I ran up the steps before he could catch me, he couldn't get up here, that was for sure.
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A/N-Right, it took me days to do this, please review. I'm pretty bummed right now, so if you please, review...xoxo's