Delilah Monroe is the last person in the world I had pictured myself with. We fought constantly, and, hot as she was, she just didn't seem like my type. I'll admit it, I generally like my girls cute and stupid. Delilah had the cute part down, but she was far from stupid. She seemed to constantly be thinking, she talked loudly and always had something to say, and was, for lack of a better word, musicl. I had always pictured myself with someone more low-key, someone who would laugh at all my stupid jokes, someone who didn't have all that much going on in her head...I guess I was wrong. My name is Sirius Black, and this, my friends, is a Marauder Story.

Lily Evans. Even her name was perfect. I mean, really, can you get much better then Lily? She was gorgeous, with dark red hair and emerald green eyes. The main problem was, she hated me. She abso-frigging-lutely hated my guts. In my seventh year, I was determined to win her over. I knew that somewhere beyond that hatred for me, deep down, I knew she had a thing for me. I just had to get her to let me in. My name is James Potter, and this is a Marauder Story.

Loraina Parker hit me like a ton of bricks. She was everything I'd always wanted, and I'd never noticed her before. She was sweet, sensitive, and altogether mysterious. She was constantly writing in some notebook or other, and her serenity was magnetizing. She was the strongest person I knew emotionally, as well as magically, and her main goal in life was to help others. My name is Remus Lupin, and this is a Marauder Story.

Sirius Black was the boy I swore to never love. He was rebellious, cocky, and devilishly handsome. He had such an effortless ease about him, and an even more effortless charm. The fact that I had gotten into numerous shouting matches with him and several of his cousins was just the icing on the cake. Tragedy can do weird things to us, I guess, and I found myself being drawn closer and closer to Sirius. We had more in common then I liked to admit. My name is Delilah Monroe, and this, my loves, is the story of three average girls destined to be extraordinary.

James Potter. I couldn't stand him for six years. I absolutely hated him, loathed him, and despised him. He was everything I wasn't; popular, athletic, charming, conceited, wealthy...the list goes on and on. In my seventh year, I allowed him to break down the walls I had so carefully built around my heart, and for once, I let myself think with my heart and not my head. Miss Independant, as my friends called me, fell in love. My name is Lily Evans, and this is the story of three average girls destined to be extraordinary.

Remus Lupin came into my life like a gust of wind; sudden, and forceful. I had never really spoken to him before, and we had never bothered to get to know each other. He was all I'd ever wanted. Remus was intelligent, caring, and sweet. There was something about him that seemed haunted and dark, but he hid it carefully under a mask that he constructed carefully. I wanted to see the boy under the mask, and when I did, I was drawn in by a love stronger then love. My name is Loraina Parker, and this is the story of three average girls destined to be extraordinary.

Lily's POV

Entering my seventh year, I was ecstatic. I was named Head Girl, something I had dreamed of since entering Hogwarts. My best friends were by my side, and I didn't need anything else, especially not a boy, and especially not James Potter.

"Lily!" Delilah screamed across the platform. I ran to my friend, who looked beautiful as usual. She was easily one of the most beautiful girls I had ever seen, although she would never, ever admit she was even pretty. She had long, golden hair that went just past her chest. Her blue eyes were a captivating, navy color, with a shocking circle of gold in the middle.

"Delilah!" I shouted back. We ran to each other and embraced, happy to see each other. We just needed one more person to complete our trio, and, as if on cue, Loraina joined us, letting out a small giggle as we practically tackled her.

Loraina, as far was we knew, had a hell of a home life. She pretended like she didn't care, but we could tell. She had only mentioned her family once in the six years we'd been best friends, and it had been to say that her father was a bastard and her mother a drunken bitch. Loraina was gorgeous, with wavy platinum blonde hair and sage green eyes. Everything about her simply screamed innocence.

As we boarded the train, I noticed that Loraina was receiving quite a few approving looks from boys. It was definitely noticeable that Loraina had changed quite a bit over the summer, at least physically. As we walked by the compartment which held my enemy, James Potter, I noticed his best friend Remus Lupin widen his eyes as they fell upon Loraina. I had always liked Remus, besides the fact that he hung out with total idiots.

"Evans," Potter said cockily, leaning against the post of the compartment. I rolled my eyes dramatically.

"Potter," I replied back in a bored, flat voice.

"You're Head Girl, eh?" he said, nodding at my pin. I nodded back at him. "Good, cause I'm Head Boy."

I burst out laughing, while my friends looked at each other with concern in their eyes. They obviously didn't know he was kidding, right?

"That's the best joke I've ever heard," I giggled once I'd calmed down. James looked rather hurt by that.

"I'm not kidding," he deadpanned. The smile dropped from my face instantly. I looked at the pin that was on his chest and my jaw dropped.

"Oh my God," I whispered in horror. He smirked again, and I glared at him.

Remus POV

I couldn't help but notice the girl with platinum hair standing beside Lily. Her eyes were captivating, and her pale skin was practically glowing. I'm not usually one for sappy romance, but I could have sworn this girl was an angel. I smiled at her, raising one hand in a slight wave, and she looked around, as if checking for someone behind her before smiling back at me unsurely.

"Hi," I greeted. James and Lily were currently bickering as they walked to the Prefect compartment, where they would be holding a meeting. I would have to leave in a few minutes, but until then, I wanted to talk to this mystery girl. "I'm Remus Lupin."

"I know," she said softly. "I've been in your year and house for six years."

I instantly felt guilty. How had I never noticed her before? She was dressed in the most simple way, in jeans and a navy blue sweatshirt. Her blonde hair was in a single braid, which swept over one shoulder and went down to a few inches above her waist.

"Of course," I said awkwardly. She stood there, unsure, for a moment or two, before opening her mouth to speak.

"My name is Loraina. Loraina Parker."

"I'm Sirius Black," Sirius introduced, pushing his bangs aside and winking at her with one gray eye. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

A girl I recognized as Delilah Monroe blinked in surprise before turning to Loraina.

"Loraina, would you mind finding a compartment? I need to talk to Remus really fast."

"Okay. I'll go put my stuff down. I have to go to the Prefect meeting, though," Loraina said uncertainly. I grinned to myself. So, she would be taking over Lily's spot as the Gryffindor 7th year prefect.

As Loraina shuffled away, Delilah closed our compartment door with a snap and her blue eyes suddenly turned cold as she turned to Sirius.

"Stay away from Loraina," she growled. He retreated in surprise before smirking.

"Why should I?"

"Because you're no good. She's too good for you, Black," she huffed.

"No one is too good for me," Sirius bragged. I glared at him as well.

"Just please stay away from her," Delilah tried again, this time with a pleading look in her eyes. "She's a really sweet girl and I know your game."

"Whatever," Sirius scoffed. "There are other fish in the sea."

"Good," Delilah said smugly. "Remus, you might want to go to the prefect meeting. Oh, and if you can find Loraina, she might need help getting there."

With that, she sent me a sly wink and sauntered out of the compartment, leaving Sirius a bit surprised and me shell shocked. Was it just my imagination, or had Delilah just made Sirius back off for my sake? How could she tell that I was already falling for her friend who I didn't even know? Women's intuition, probably. At least, that's what I wrote it off as.

Sirius POV

With Moony and Prongs both in the dork meeting, I was left on my own to wander the train aimlessly and decide who I wanted to prank first thing. I walked down the aisle, ever so casually checking out the girls in each one. Oddly enough, I wanted a real relationship this year, unlike the ones I had before. Sure, it was fun hooking up with as many random girls as I could, but maybe James and Remus were right, and I needed to settle down.

When I had first seen Loraina, she was the perfect option. She seemed nice, and like someone who wouldn't be too pushy or demanding. Delilah had quickly shot that down, though. I wasn't entirely sure what Delilah's deal was. I knew for certain that she didn't like me, ever since first year when I pushed her into the lake on the way to the sorting. She was definitely super hot, but it didn't seem like there was much to her beyond being loud and being attractive.

As I passed by her compartment, I saw her sitting alone, strumming away on a black acoustic guitar. I had a guitar that was very, very similar. Mine, however, had a silver lion drawn on it by James, who was quite the artist.

I stood still, trying to listen as inconspicuously as I could. I loved music; I wrote it, sang it, and played it. Not many people knew that, of course. Only James, Remus, and James's parents. The song she was playing was extremely familiar. It was by a popular band called Everlast, and as she played, I listened to her sing as well. Her voice was amazing. It was strong, yet fragile, and sweet yet edgy.

She suddenly shivered and looked up. My eyes widened. I was caught. Giving her an awkward nod, I hot footed it back to my compartment. Delilah Monroe. She was quite the shocker, that one.

James POV

When we got through the feast and everything else, Lily and I went up to the special Head's dormitory, where we would be living for the school year. Lily, was, of course, disgusted at the thought of living with me, but I shook it off. She wanted me, I could tell.

"Okay, Potter," Lily said as we entered our common room. Our very nice common room, I might add. "Here are the ground rules. No coming into my room. No waking me up. And absolutely no coming in at odd hours of the night."

"Yes, mum," I said sarcastically. Lily glared at me and marched up to her room. She suddenly stopped on the stairs and turned to me.

"By the way, my friends are staying the night tonight."

With that, she left, and I shook my head ruefully. Lily Evans. What a piece of work.

Loraina POV

How I ended up with the first day back duty, I don't know. But, I was stuck wandering the hallways in an extremely awkward silence with a Ravenclaw boy named Andrew Johnson. He seemed nice enough, but he was ogling me in a very uncomfortable way. Originally, I was going to be doing these rounds with Remus Lupin, the other prefect from my house. For some reason, Andrew made some sort of crazy excuse to do his rounds for the week tonight.

"So...what's your favorite color?" I asked before mentally smacking myself. Who asks that?

"Erm...green. Yours?" he asked.

"Blue," I replied queitly, playing with my hands.

When the torture of the rounds were over and I finally got to leave Andrew to his own devices, I practically sprinted to the Heads common room, where Lily and Delilah were waiting up for me, sleeping bags sprawled on the floor. Delilah was holding her guitar in one hand and a mug of hot chocolate in the other. Lily was lounging on her stomach, reading a magazine. They hadn't noticed I was there yet. Delilah put her mug on the ground and starting strumming on her guitar while Lily slowly nodded to the music.

I stood and beamed at my best friends. They were my family, and I was finally coming home.