His Angel
Marlene Mckinnon looked around Platform 9 ¾. She was no longer the plain looking Gryffindor. Her summer in France had done her some good. Her French cousins taught her how to dress and wear make-up. She was no longer 5'2, instead she was 5'6 due to the heels that she was wearing. Her long blonde hair was in curls. People turned to watch her as she made her way over to a red haired girl who was struggling to put her trunk on the train.
"You do realize that James would be more than willing to help you out with that, right?" Marley pointed out.
Lily turned to greet her best friend, but did a double take. "Wow, you look amazing!"
"You do too."
Lily had a slight glow to her normally pale skin. Her red hair flowed in a natural wave. Not a freckle could be found on her face. She'd already changed into her uniform. The prefect badge shining out on her chest.
"Let me help you with that," James Potter grabbed Lily's trunk before she could protest. Easily he lifted it into the train's luggage car. He added his own as well as Marley's to the mix of luggage.
"Looking good, Marley." he turned to Lily. "As always you are the definition of perfection, Lily-pad."
"Go screw yourself, Potter." she rolls her eyes.
"Have you ladies seen Sirius anywhere? He was by my side a second ago," James said looking around for his partner in crime.
As if he knew he was being summoned, Sirius Black makes his way gracefully towards the trio. In his tow a short thin boy struggling to keep up with Sirius' long strides. "Sorry, Prongs, had to save this one from getting lost."
"Ah, Wormtail, how was the summer?" James asks.
"Dreadful. Parents worked all the time so it was just me and my mother's cat." he shudders from the memory.
"Now who the hell is this and what has happened to the Marley Mckinnon that everyone knows?" Sirius asks an eyebrow raised as his eyes roam her body.
She blew him a kiss. "New and improved, but still won't give you a chance in hell."
"Put the claws back in, Angel, I'm trying to just point out that, despite popular opinion, it is possible for you to have become even more gorgeous than you were before." He winks at her. His trademark smirk appearing on his face. Sirius Black didn't smile. He wasn't capable of smiling. Instead you received a smirk.
"Oh that note, let's go find Alice." Marley hooked her arm through Lily's and went off to find their other friend.
The boys follow them into the train before heading off to their compartment where the fourth member of their group was waiting for them. Remus Lupin was a handsome boy, though at the moment he looked rather sickly. He leaned back, eyes closed. For a few minutes he was enjoying a moment of peace.
"Marlene Fucking Mckinnon is hot as hell," Sirius says as he enters the compartment.
Remus opens his eyes, well the peace is gone. "You've been saying this for years."
"She's even hotter," Sirius informs him. "Like high heels, endless legs kinda hot as hell."
Marley and Lily found Alice to be sharing a compartment with her long time boyfriend, Frank Longbottom. As always, the two were too busy lip locked to notice that anyone had joined them.
"Oi, get off each other for five seconds," Lily snaps at them.
They pull away. A slight pink tint was added to Frank's face. Alice just grinned at her friends. The two were complete opposites. Outspoken Alice didn't take crap from anyone. Frank was easily embarrassed and soft spoken.
"Can you believe it's our sixth year?" Alice asks.
"Just one year after this before we all graduate," Marley says. "I still have no clue what I'm going to do. Alice and Frank are going to be married and Aurors. Lily and James will be married. Then-"
"I will not be married to James Potter," Lily crosses her arms over her chest. "Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to head to the prefect carriage and try to find a new best friend on my way."
"I give it a year," Alice says as soon as she leaves. "Those two are perfect for one another."