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Chapter 1
"Thank god, I'm bloody STARVING" came the loud voice of my best friend Jenny Hughes. Her full name is Jennifer but
most of her friends just call her Jenny, and what she had been referring to in that moment, was the sudden appearance
of the most delicious and hearty food you could imagine, lining the long table we were seated at. On my other side,
came the quieter voice of my other best friend Kimmy Burton. Her full name is Kimberly but nobody but her mother
could get away with calling her that, it was either Kim, or Kimmy, NO negotiation. "Calm down jenny you ate on the
train, normal people don't feel the need to eat every 20 seconds". Those two were always bickering. In a way I was the
mediator of the group, which is saying something because I've been known to have a fiery tempter of my own,
apparently it comes with the hair. I guess I should probably introduce myself then. My name is Lily Evans, I'm 16, 5'4,
and pretty slender. I have freckles dotting my cheeks, flaming, wavy, red hair, bright green eyes, and oh yea, I'm a
witch. I found that out when I was 11 and got my acceptance letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. My
mom thought it was spam at first; it's safe to say she was decently shocked when a ministry official (from the ministry
of magic) came knocking at our door wondering why I hadn't answered the Hogwarts Letter. To say my life changed
when I was admitted to Hogwarts would be an understatement. Instead of science and arithmetic, I was learning
charms and potions. I met some of the most important people in my life, I made enemies, I discovered myself, and I left
home to go to school at Hogwarts year round. Being a witch came at a price though. A price that I felt was not too hefty
to pay, but a price nonetheless. For one, I lost contact with my muggle friends (muggles are non magical people), and I
also miss my family quite a bit while I'm away, but the greatest sacrifice of all was with my sister. My sister, Petunia,
(yes I've realized we're both named after flowers, don't blame me because my mother went on a gardening kick during
her pregnancies, apparently it "relieves stress") is 2 years older than I am and we used to be best friends. Sure we
fought, have you ever heard of sisters who don't? But we were inseparable. I wanted to be just like her, I was actually
jealous of her in some ways. Petunia was always taller, so she could always hold things out of my reach, or help us get
something from a high shelf. She also had such pretty blonde hair while I was stuck with red hair; damn you uncle
Jeffrey, Damn you. But all that changed when I started developing magic. It was actually my ex-friend (that's a story for
another time) Severus Snape, who clued me in to the fact that I was magical. That's why I wasn't as shocked by my
Hogwarts letter as my mother was. Severus, I mean SNAPE, ugh god I have to stop acting like we're still friends, had
told me all about Hogwarts and Witches and Wizards throughout the couple weeks before I got my letter. She was
jealous I think, that I could do all these cool things while she couldn't and it just got worse when I got a Hogwarts letter
and she didn't. She even wrote to Professor Dumbledore (that's the headmaster of Hogwarts) asking if she could come,
and he politely refused her, but she was crushed. She hates me now, I'm convinced of it. I've tried to reconcile with her
but she wants nothing to do with magic and is convinced it's all for "irrational freaks who won't ever succeed in the real
world". Yeah the day I boarded the Hogwarts Express, was the day I lost my sister, but it was also the day I met 2 new
sisters in a way. So back to Jenny and Kimmy. Jenny is 5'5 with long, curly, dirty blonde hair, and hazel eyes. She's
pretty, and curvy, and gets along great with a lot of the guys. She's sarcastic like I am, but she's also got thicker skin
than I do in a lot of ways. She's super funny, loyal, smart, and kind; I don't know what I'd do without her. Kimmy, on
the other hand is 5'8 with long strait brown hair, she's sarcastic as well but in a much drier, subtler, way. She has brown
eyes, is super skinny, and is much tanner than Jenny, or I. She's also really smart but she's more studious like I am
, Jenny gets by with decent grades and does nothing, while Kimmy and I have stellar grades but we work our asses off.
We're all currently Hogwarts 6th years, which is the second to last year of Hogwarts. Next year we'd be 7th years and
we'd be graduating, out into the real world, finding jobs and hopefully making a difference in the world; it was a scary
thought. Right now though we're sitting in the Great Hall at the opening Feast. Every year on the first day of School
after we get off the train, Hogwarts has a sorting ceremony. Professor McGonagall (the school transfiguration teacher)
brings outs the sorting hat, and places it on a wooden stool. Then one by one she calls out all the new first years and
they get sorted into houses based on their various attributes. Jenny, Kimmy, and I were sorted into Gryffindor, and we're
currently seated at the Gryffindor table. After the sorting ceremony is over, the headmaster Professor Dumbledore gives
a short speech welcoming all the new students to Hogwarts, and all the old students back. After that, we have a sort of
back to school feast, and the food just magically appears on golden plates. Another perk of Hogwarts is how delicious the
food is. Further down the table are some other friends of mine. "Alright Lily? How've you been?, had a good summer?"
that was my friend Collin. Collin Specs is a friend I made the previous year, he's got shaggy blonde hair and big blue
eyes, he's what most of the girls at Hogwarts consider generically cute. He's a great guy, he's super nice, and totally
dependable; another one of the people that make Hogwarts such a great place "hey Collin, I'm great, glad to be back,
summer was a bit slow you know? And at least we have no O.W.L's to worry about this year. How was your summer?".
O.W.L's were "outrageously wicked life-ruiners" okay so that's not their official name but it should be. Apparently the
letters really stand for "ordinary wizarding level" examinations but I think that's a misnomer. The name I dubbed for
them is much more fitting. During a student's 5th year at Hogwarts, you're forced to sit for the O.W.L's and they
basically determine what kind of job you'll get once out of Hogwarts. They require tons of studying and the teachers pile
on the H.W like no tomorrow all of 5th year in preparation for them. The only thing that could possibly be worse than
the O.W.L's would be the N.E.W.T's which were the tests the 7th years had to take, but thankfully I wouldn't have to
think about those until next year. "yea I know what you mean about the O.W.L's, you have no idea how glad I am that
they're over, although I bet you probably got like 10 O's or some other ridiculous number, what with all the crazy
studying you Remus, and Kimmy did" 11 actually. An O is the highest score you can get on an exam for the O.W.L's, for
any Hogwarts exam actually; it stands for outstanding. I just kind of laughed awkwardly and blushed I wasn't going to
tell him that, to be honest I didn't really know what to say to that, so I just shoved some mashed potato down my
throat, maybe he'd think I was just really hungry and couldn't wait another second before I had to take a bite. Oh god
he just laughed at me. Great Lily, get the one cute guy friend you have to think you're a total weirdo, good job.
Perfecto.
You're probably confused as to who Remus is. Well, Remus is another good friend of mine. His full name is Remus Lupin,
he's a rather thin boy, and he always looks a little tired, but he's one of the smartest and kindest people I know. I
actually have suspicions concerning Remus Lupin and why he always looks so tired. We were prefects together last year
and that's when I really started to form my theory. Back when Snape and I were still friends, He used to bombard me
with theories as to why Remus Lupin was sick all the time and why he always looked so tired. I never put much stock
into his theories, mostly because I wasn't interested in listening. I've always been friendly with Remus and I had no
interest in listening to Snape badmouth him constantly. One theory of Snape's however, stuck. I never admitted it to
him; it would have only fueled his need to share his theories with me, but I couldn't help but wonder. Snape was a
smart boy, a smart boy who noticed patterns. Why for instance, was Remus always sick on the full moon, and why did
he always come back with scars? All curious questions, and these questions made me wonder as well. Snape thought
Remus was a werewolf. I never told Snape that I put any stock into his theories, but I couldn't help but think he was on
to something. When Remus and I had to patrol together last year (the year we both became prefects) I started to
notice things as well, and I began to draw similar conclusions. I have never shared my suspicions with a single soul, and
it truly makes no difference to me. I have no reason to fear Remus, as long as I don't go gallivanting around the
Hogwarts grounds during a full moon, Remus poses no threat to me. To be perfectly honest, I think I could take Remus
in a fight any other time besides a full moon, just because he's incapable of hurting anyone or anything. Who he
chooses to associate with however, is a different story. Remus is part of a popular group of 4 boys, the other three being
Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, and James Potter. If the typical Hogwarts girl would consider Collin Specs to be pretty cute,
they would consider James Potter and Sirius Black to be gods among men. They are fawned over by most of the female
population, and largely respected by many of the males of Hogwarts. They're considered funny, outrageous, rugged,
gorgeous, and brilliant. But it's a matter of taste. For instance, some people like chocolate Ice cream, and some people
want to crush it under their feet, spit on it, and then throw it at a wall. Okay so I don't hate them that much, but I just
think they're over rated. Aside from all those other qualities, I sometimes feel I'm the only one who notices how mean,
cocky, and annoying they also are. Except I'm sure the victims of their pranks also recognize those same attributes, and
yes I mean victims. James Potter is tall, slender but built, and handsome. He has a strong jaw line and messy black hair
that he's always trying so hard to make even messier. He has hazel eyes and wears thick square glasses, that he some
how, obnoxiously, makes very attractive. Sirius Black is also tall and slender, though slightly more built, with dark
shaggy hair and grey eyes. Sirius is also ridiculously good looking, and the two of them are the ringleaders of their little
group. The last member is Peter Pettigrew. I feel kind of bad for Peter a lot of the time. He's obviously loved by his
friends but unlike Potter, Black, or even Remus (who is handsome in a quieter way), he's not remotely attractive. He's
short and a bit chubby with mousy brown hair and small watery brown eyes. He's not funny or smart like his friends but
I suppose they all get along. For what it's worth, he seems to be happy. The 4 of them call themselves the
Maurauderers, and the name stuck. They constantly pull pranks, and if there's a party, it's cause they threw it.
"OYE EVANS" ugh. And that was James Potter. I forgot to mention something about James Potter. He has this idea in
his head that we would somehow make a good couple, and he's been asking me out almost weekly since 4th year. I
don't remember how or why it started, but one day he just decided he'd ask me out. Now usually if James Potter asks
you out, you say yes, but I did not say yes; he has apparently still not let this go. I don't even think the Boy likes me
honestly, I really just think he can't stand the fact that there's somebody out there who doesn't find him appealing.
Really though, why he thought I would go out with him after he tortured one of my best friends since first year is
beyond me. Okay so remember when I told you about my ex friend Severus Snape? Well now is time for a quick
version of that story. Severus and I came to school together already having been friends. He lived in the town over and
he was the one after all, who told me about being a witch. Severus though got sorted into Slytherine, Slytherine house
has a bit of a nasty reputation, and for good reason (not that everybody in Slytherine is bad). Potter, along with Black,
hated Severus right away and began bullying him from day one. The feud never ended. Sure Severus started with them
sometimes too, but they were really the ones that started it. So naturally I was never any of their biggest fans. As the
years went by, Severus began hanging out with some shady people from Slytherine, people who thought they were
better than me or anyone like me because they were "pure bloods" which means that both their parents were wizards
and came from long lines of wizarding families. The people he was associating with were dangerous and cruel and we
started drifting apart because of it. It was one day, after one of our last O.W.L's last year though, that everything fell
apart. Potter and Black were picking on Severus as per usual, but this time when I came to defend him, Potter tried to
strike a deal with me. He told me he'd leave Severus alone if I would go out with him. I think that was too much for
Severus to bear (I always had a sneaking suspicion he might have more than friendly feelings for me, and my friends
had always thought so too) and he snapped. I really don't think he meant to say it, but whether it was intentional or
not he said it. He shouted at me that he didn't need help from a "a mudblood like me". A mudblood is a really foul name
you can call someone like me, whose parents are both muggles, and that's where I drew the line. Our friendship ended
that day despite his pleading for me to forgive him, and even though it was Snape who said the words, I still resent
Potter for pushing poor Snape so far in the first place. I'm not quite as angry as I was before the summer, and Potter did
apologize, but I'm still pretty put out with him, and I'm not exactly his biggest fan on even the best days.
"what potter? Must you holler at me across the table like that? Next to me, jenny giggled, she knew my lack of
tolerance when it came to Potter. "what? A guy can't say hello to a beautiful redhead on a fine evening like tonight?" I
snorted into my potato, he was so full of it.
"do you have something you actually want to talk about potter, or are you just pestering me as per usual?"
"awee still sore about old snivellus? C'mon Evans I said I was sorry, let me make it up to you, how bout I don't ask you
out for a whole….2 weeks" hmm. That was a new one. I have to say he surprised me with that, usually he'd offer to
make it up to me by taking me out on a date, and in turn I'd throw something at him. I didn't really know what to
respond to that. I saw Black and Pettigrew look up in surprise, and I saw Remus smile into his pumpkin juice. Hmm.
Very strange indeed. "umm…okay?" I responded stupidly. "excellent, pass the gravy will you" Potter responded. Yes,
very strange indeed. I decided I'd talk to Lupin about talking with the Head boy and girl about prefect schedules. Remus
and I were the 6th year Gryffindor prefects now. This year's Head boy was a Ravenclaw (another Hogwarts House)
named Fabian Prewett, and the Head girl was a slytherine girl named Alecto Carrow, Fabian was nice enough, but I was
not looking forward to monthly meetings with Carrow, she was such a nasty peace of work, I had no idea how the two
of them were going to get anything done without killing each other.
"Hey Remus, good summer?"
"Yeah, it was decent, you?" he responded kindly.
"yeah it was pretty good, do you want to talk to Fabian later and get a head start on which days we want to work?"
"yeah sounds good, we can talk to him later this week" I just nodded and smiled, and then turned to Kimmy and Jenny.
"I always forget how big the portions are here and I always over eat the first night back, my stomach is already cursing
my mouth".
"same I ate a ridiculous amount of food, ill have to live off dry lettuce for the next week to make up for it" complained
Kimmy. Jenny and I just shook our heads at her, there was really no point in arguing with her anymore. That's another
thing I forgot to mention about Kimmy. She's thin as a rail but she watches every little thing she eats. In that way, and
in that way only, she reminds me so much of petunia. It doesn't matter how many times Jenny and I tell her how she'd
still be skinny even if she ate a bit more, she refuses to believe it. Sick in the head that one.
"Hey Lily, do you want to start rounding up the first years to bring them to the dorms? I think things are pretty much
wrapping up now" Remus called over to me. Oh right. Drat. I forgot I'd have to get all the first years up to the dorms first.
"sure, lets start now, I'm exhausted, the sooner I get to bed the better" Remus and I began rounding up the first years
then, and I told Kimmy and Jenny I'd meet them in our room. It took forever, I swear I was not that stupid myself as a
first year. Of course I was outwardly patient and all smiles, but really c'mon how hard is it to turn left when I tell you to
turn left, honestly the boy was 11, he should know his left from his right. Parents these days. Doing headcounts are the
worse, I swear the first years get smaller and smaller each year, and they don't quit squirming. They just kind of blend
together in a big mush of twitchy limbs and nervous smiles. When we finally got everybody settled, and I headed up to
bed myself, Kimmy and Jenny were already in bed with the curtains drawn. Whatever. Losers. I wasn't really mad
though, I probably would have done the same thing, and we'd have plenty of time to talk at breakfast. For now though,
I was dead on my feet, I got into bed and enveloped myself in the familiar smell and feel of the crisp Hogwarts bed
sheets. God I missed this place. I drifted off too happy thoughts of the run I'd go for in the morning and the image of
the bacon and eggs that would await me when I got back.
