Disclaimer: I don't own HP because if I did, the movies wouldn't be so chopped up and Sirius still alive and kickin'

Author: As you remember, I had a story that had something to do with Lynn hating

Sirius and a bad prank…well er…I decided against it and I think this story is much

better. Besides, it works better with the title anyway. Don't worry; there'll be

plenty of pranks however! Heh heh, mischievous Marauders….

There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who

can't.

-Anonymous

Chapter one: Girl Lingo

"Oh man, I am so late!" Lynn shouted, getting out of her bed from the

orphanage and dressing quickly. One look at the alarm clock told her she was

still running behind. The train was going to leave in thirty minutes! She took

out her wand and looked around. No one was looking. With a wave of her wand

everything she needed immediately packed itself into her trunk. Lynn sighed

with relief. That would've taken at least an hour to do alone.

"Madame Circe, I need to leave ondale pronto!" She shouted, dragging her trunk

down the stairs. She came upon a hectic scene. Her foster caretaker was trying

to feed fifteen kids along with two dogs and another six cats. Lynn dropped

her trunk and went to help her since she was the eldest at the age of sixteen.

"Okay kiddies! You got until the count of two to form a line for breakfast or

you will get none. One…" She said sternly.

Quickly they did as they were told and there was no noise except the sound of

porridge hitting their bowls along with the mews and barking of the dogs and

cats. With a sigh Lynn led the animals away and fed them, talking to them

individually. Sometimes they needed to be comforted or they wouldn't eat.

"Madame Circe, if I don't leave now, I won't make it to school." Lynn reminded

her once everything was settled.

"Yes, yes m'dear. I know. Let's leave now." Circe said absently, looking at the

clock. Now twenty minutes till the train left. Lynn handed her the car keys and

they finally left once Lynn managed to heave her trunk into the car's trunk.

She got on the train with seven minutes to spare. She found an empty

compartment at the end and collapsed into her seat. What a morning. About five

minutes later Lily Evans, one of her best friends, sat down across from her.

She had red hair and gorgeous green eyes.

"Have a good summer?" Lily asked with a smile.

"Oh yes Lils. Especially if you count the fact I have to take care of fifteen

kids and eight animals while Circe works. You know how hard it is to clean up

after those little rugrats!?"

"I can only imagine."

Lynn banged her head on the window dramatically. "You have no idea how lucky

you are to have only one sister."

"Tremendously lucky, especially when she's a witch hater."

"My brothers and sisters don't know. They don't even know I'm half sphinx

either." You see, Lynn was an extraordinary creature. She was half human, half

beast. Her mother had taken human form and had a child, i.e. Lynn.

Unfortunately for Lynn, she had no idea what kind of person her parents were;

they had been brutally murdered when she was three. Not exactly an age in

which you remembered important stuff like that.

Lynn had green eyes that flashed demonically in the dark, but she bewitched

them so they wouldn't do so and black hair that never stayed put no matter

what she did to it. Her claws, tail and black wings were retractable and she

could turn into a black panther at will. But there was only one thing she

could hide. Her fangs. There was just one thing she couldn't hide naturally

besides her eyes. Her fangs. They were the most troublesome feature of them

all. They were meant for chomping down on magical creatures (which she'd never

do, she was civilized) and repelled magic. To muggles, her fangs were just

some sort of birth defect. To wizards, it was a spell gone wrong.

"Smart move. Should've done that." Lily said with a grin. It faded as soon as

four boys walked in. The Marauders.

The first one had black hair and hazel eyes, his name was James. Peter was the

next to come in, with his sandy-blond hair and watery blue eyes. He was

followed by Remus, a boy with blond-brown hair and brown eyes. The last one

had black hair and blue eyes.

The one with black hair and blue eyes squeeze himself between Lynn and the

window, nearly knocking her off the seat. "Sirius!" She yelped, punching his

arm playfully.

He grinned. "Nice to see ya again too Lynn."

James took a seat near Lily and grinned. "Hey Lil. Nice summer?"

She glared at him. "Never call me Lil again, Potter, you impractical git..."

She said coldly as Peter took a seat next to James and Remus on Lynn's other

side.

"Oh, I know you're just teasing." James said, a smirk playing across his face.

Lily gave him a confused, blank look. "You see, I understand girl language.

When you say impractical git, you really mean manly stud!"

Lily looked at him speechless as the others laughed. "I…I can't believe what a

conceited idiot you are!" She said angrily, storming out.

"Gee…what'd I do?" James said, blinking in surprise.

"Oh don't worry James, she just called you insanely hot guy, girl lingo

remember?" Lynn said, trying to stop laughing. "You see, when I call Sirius an

insufferable moron, I really mean-"

"She really means a sexy playboy!" Sirius cut in, causing them all to laugh

again.

"You insufferable moron!"

"Why thank you."

Lynn giggled again and changed the subject. "James, honestly, you might want

to change your attitude sometimes. Lily likes intelligent guys who don't try

things so fast."

"So you're saying I'm a complete idiot?" James asked interestedly.

"Yes, idiot."

"Thanks."

"What?"

"You said girls mean the opposite of what they say, so you just called me smart."

Lynn groaned and slapped her forehead in mock annoyance. "I can't believe what

a genius you are."

"Hey, that's cold!"

"Deal with it." She grinned and stood up to change her robes. "Be back in a

jiffy!" She said.

"In other words, another hour or so…"

"Shaddap Jamesie."

Thirty minutes later she came back to find Regulus, Sirius' younger brother

blocking the door with his comrade Luscious. She knew they were probably

tormenting Sirius.

"Hey, do you think you could just fuck off? You're kinda in my way." She said

with an impatient air and an annoying smile.

"Oh yes princess, since the world revolves around you I guess I should just

leave." Regulus said with a mocking bow.

"Yes, you will all bow to me soon when I rule the world!" She said with mock

evil laughter. "Now, since I'm the princess, move you ugly mug from my line of

vision!"

Regulus grinned and allowed her through, pressing alarming close. His hot

breath prickled her skin. She shivered, feeling immediately uncomfortable.

"See you later princess." He said softly in her ear, and then shoved her into

the compartment.

Lynn growled and found her balance immediately due to her cat side's grace.

"Y'know Regulus, you are the perfect example why mother's should sometimes eat

their young."

"Don't talk about my mother you filthy little mudblood!"

"Then again…she'd probably eat Siri since she's a-" Lynn knew from the look on

Regulus' face she had gone to far. But she shook herself and pushed him

backwards, causing him to go off balance. "Buh-bye now!" She called as she

slammed the compartment shut.

"You're not mad at me are you?" She asked as she sat back down next to Sirius.

"Why should I be? You got my younger brother out of my hair, though I was

going to hex him…" He said with a raised brow.

"Ah, whatever." She said then propped herself up on Sirius' shoulder.

"Whoa, hey!" He said pushing her off.

"You took my window, you're my new pillow." Lynn said stubbornly.

"It's okay Lynn, you can lean against me." Remus said, looking up from his book.

"Thanks." She propped herself against his shoulder and her feet on Sirius' lap.

"HEY!" Sirius pushed her feet off. She re-propped them. After much argument,

Lynn ended up with her back propped against Sirius' shoulder and her feet

behind Remus' back. She soon fell asleep.

"Lynn, wake up." She heard Lily say gently, shaking her.

"Five more minutes Circe…" She mumbled, turning over.

"Five more minutes and you'll be on your way to Platform 9 ¾."

Lynn immediately perked up. "Why didn't you say so earlier!?" She asked,

seeing after a moment of confusion that the Marauders' were gone.

"Well, I did, but you probably didn't hear through all of that snoring…"

"Hey!"

"Merely stating the truth." Lily said with a grin as they ran off the train

and into the carriage the Marauders were in.

"Why didn't you wake me up!?"

"We tried, but hey, you were having too much fun in your dream. So who is

Matthew?" James asked in a fake-sweet voice.

"From the sounds of things, you were pretty close." Sirius said with a smirk.

She blushed. "He was my…..first and last boyfriend…." She said in a small

voice. It seemed silly seeing that Sirius was a dating machine, James was

crushing on Lily and as for Peter and Remus….you'll never know.

"Oh ho ho, a boyfriend…" Sirius said in a mock-serious voice. "You actually

had one?"

"Shaddap Siri! Your fan club doesn't count for anything."

"Really now?"

Lynn rolled her eyes and slumped against the window. She hadn't thought about

Matthew for six months. The thought of him made her want to cry. The breakup

had been really hard.

"You okay?" A voice said in her ear.

She recognized Remus' voice instantly. "I'm fine…just thinkin' about some old

memories. Stuff I ought to've let go already."

"Dwelling on the past can be hurtful yet sometimes it makes us realize what we

have."

Before she could respond, the carriage stopped and they climbed out. What an

interesting year it is going to be at Hogwarts. Was the lone thought they all

shared.

Author: I hope you liked this. It was a lot of fun to write. If you don't like don't

read please. I'm being polite now! I won't be after the third warning. REVIEW!