The Pride Of A Lion, The Love of A Hufflepuff
Alice Prewett, was in few words, different. She was a good friend, and a good person no doubt, but she was different. She believed in karma, she believed she was generally smart, and she believed she was indeed meant to be an Auror. From the first day she learnt what an Auror was, she demanded to be one.
A six year old Alice first heard of her cousin Thomas' job at a family party. Alice was the youngest of her cousins, and Jenny was the oldest, a whole nineteen years older than Alice. The whole family of Prewetts, which were many, came all together be a family. Alice, who was very short for her age, asked Thomas where he worked. He told her about the Aurors, and what they did. Alice proceeded to ask millions of questions. After her questionnaire, Alice demanded the boys, who's ages ranged from seven to twenty, let her play with them. Jack, the nine year old, decided she could, but got her stuck in a tree. She waited there till she (with unknown help from her oldest male cousin Tyler) could get down. After that all the boys accepted her as a playmate.
Five years later, she was on a train to Hogwarts. She walked onto the train, looking for a spot away from her cousins. She had no brothers or sisters of her own, so her cousins were the closest thing. She did not want to be in the shadows of them. She wanted to stand out at this place, this new and exciting place.
"Is this seat taken?" she asked bravely to a group of third and fourth years. They looked her up and down and laughed.
"You want to sit with us? You're just a tiny little firsty! Don't even belong here if you ask me, you're far too tiny." They teased.
"I am not!" she glared them down.
"I think you are!" one of the third years said. "Oh look, the baby is getting mad! Poor thing." She said. Alice glared, biting her lips. The older kids taunted and teased her, and she, in a fit of rage hit the older kid.
"Ouch!" she screamed. No one believed such a hurtful punch could come from wee little Alice. One of the kids tried to push her down, but she bit him.
"Freak!" he shouted. "Anger management." He said pushing her down. She nearly fell, and would have had not a few first year boys come help her. A group of first year boys who'd be her best guy friends; James Potter, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black.
"Oy Al, why did you pick a fight with Calisto?" James asked. "She's the worst of her year!"
"I don't know any of the Blacks!" she said. Though she was a pureblood, she wasn't acquainted with many families outside her own. She knew a few Potters like James, a few Weasleys, nearly all the Longbottoms, and a few of the Pettigrews. She didn't know any of the group in front of her but James though. His parents and her own had been good friends, and though James was probably her best friend outside her family at the moment she was highly annoyed.
"I'm Sirius, nice to meet you!" the boy with longer hair said.
"Since we're all doing introductions, I'm Remus Lupin, Miss."
"Pettigrew. Peter Pettigrew." Peter said in a suave, James Bond style. Alice giggled at him, and he blushed.
"Well hi'ya! I'm Alice Prewett." She said. "I'm also not a damsel in distress, so whatever James has said about me, please ignore it because, it's probably not true." She had no idea if James talked about her, or if he had only just met these three, but James was silly. James thought it was okay to lie about people, as long as they knew it was lies.
"I wouldn't lie about my favorite Alice!" he said. "Shocked at you Prewett." He put on a show of being shocked, which had her giggling again. "You just can't stay mad at me, can you baby Al?" he teased. He had nicknamed her baby names because she was so tiny.
"Stop this or I'll snap your glasses!" she huffed.
"James I'd stop if I were you. She looks dangerous." Peter warned chuckling.
"She'd beat James." Sirius said.
"Agreed." Chimed in Remus.
"She can. She's gonna be an Auror." James told them, and they all went to a train compartment.
Unlike other people, James had not thought it was odd, Alice, tiny little female Alice planned to be an Auror.
As they sat in their cart a taller girl, with red hair sat in their booth. James was instantly fixated on her, though she came in with a boy with greasy hair. James looked at his four friends, as if to say they all should form against the greasy haired git.
Alice, not wanting anyone to get anyone hurt, asked the greasy haired boy and the redhaired girl to find another cart.
"We're allowed to sit where we please!" The greasy one declared. Alice turned to James, and with a silent head nod punched the greasy one in the face. Hard.
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" the girl said.
"I can do as I please!" Alice told her. The greasy haired one had pissed her off, so she deserved a good hit to his face.
"Alice Prewett!" Caroline, her cousin, who was about twenty three now, and the current DADA teacher, screeched.
"Caro, go away." Alice huffed. She wasn't a fan of being treated like a baby, because she'd been treated like it so long.
"Alice, how dare you even hit someone." She said. "Apologize."
"No."
"Alice Prewett, apologize to…" she looked at the young man.
"Severus." He filled.
"Apologize to Severus." Caroline demanded. Alice muttered a fake apology, and though she did not believe it was good, she left. Alice was impossible to deal with.
James and Sirius were snickering, and Peter was watching confused, and Remus, the smartest of the boys, was pretending he had saw nothing, because he figured Alice could kill him.
"Better watch out, big bad Caro is gonna yell at you!" James teased.
"Oh hush." She muttered, glaring at the Slytherin till the girl took him out.
"FRANK!" she hollered when she saw her friend go to the main entrance.
"Alice!" he hollered back. They sat next to eachother the whole way, catching up about what they did since they last saw eachother. Alice had read one muggle book, which was about herself, and Frank had begged for a muggle instrument for his birthday. He said he'd be cooler if he had it.
They had been seated in a row of seats. Many rows to be honest. Peter, James and Alice were sitting right next to each other, Peter being first. A few rows up, Remus and Frank were discussing something.
"Oh now, she wouldn't go for something like me."
"I just met her today, so I have no clue what she'd go for." Remus shrugged.
"She's so cute though. Any way, what house do you want to get in?" asked Frank.
"Ravenclaw maybe. You?"
"I think I'll be a Puff."
"Oh really? That's nice."
"I hope Alice is a Puff too." Frank told him sighing. His tiny crush, was something he'd develpoped all over the years.
The first of her friends to be called up was Sirius Black. Everyone was shocked when, without hesitation the hat hollered "GRYFFINDOR!" It was the first Black in the Gryffindor house. Sirius though, he strided down to the Gryffindor table, ignoring any looks he got.
The next person she knew to be called, was the redhaired girl. "Evans, Lily." The hat said. "GRYFFINDOR!" it shrieked. Then Annie Longbottom, Frank's twin. She was a Ravenclaw, and Frank was a Gryffindor. Then Lupin, "GRYFFINDOR" and Peter, James and her all the same house.
It did not surprise her that Severus ended in Slytherin.
"Operation get James a girlfriend is a go." Sirius decided.
"Nice name for it Sirius, but who's the poor damsel?" Remus asked.
"They girl he was making googly eyes at." Peter said.
"Evans." Alice said pointing her out.
"So Operation Evans?" Remus asked.
Alice didn't approve. Evans was rude to her on the train. "I vote no."
"I vote yes." Peter said.
"I vote yes." Sirius said. They looked at Remus.
"No." he said. The end decision was Remus and Alice would not partake. But the end decision was wrong, three years later. Another story though.
As the day ended, Alice her roommates. Evans (oh joy,), A blonde girl named Marlene McKinnon, also a blonde Annabelle Tyler and Mary McDonald.
The room, consequently became the land of blondes. Mary, Marlene and Annabelle were all three blonde, where only Lily and Alice were different. Alice usually wore her hair in dark brown pigtails, Lily tended to fishbraid her firey red locks.
"I think we got off on the wrong foot Alice, can we start over?" Lily had asked her when she was settling for bed.
"Not really." she had said.
"Well I am sorry for yelling at you. It's just Sev usually gets hurt enough on my street." Lily said.
"He's your brother?" she asked.
"No, no, no. We're good friends." she specified. "So are we okay?"
"Depends." Alice said. "The curly haired boy with glasses who was eyeing you the whole trainride... What do you feel on him?" Alice asked.
"Ew. Gross." Lily said, making a face.
"Good." Alice grinned and lied down.
"Why do you?"
"Ew. Gross." Alice mimicked.
"Good." Lily said.
I'd like some reviews if possible, and the next chapter'll be second year and also, more about the other characters.