Summary: Did you ever wonder what happened to the notorious Marauders in their 7th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? How did Lily and James, the most unlikely couple, fall in love? What about the rising of He-Who-Must-Be-Named? Well, here it is- No Day But Today: A Marauders Story.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters, names, places etc. belong to the lovely, wonderful, incredible, marvelous, amazing- I mean… J.K. Rowling. -all bow to JKR-
Info: Rated M just in case and featuring the pairings of LilyxJames, RemusxOC, SiriusxOC and Peter doesn't exist in our Story, no one wanted to play him when it was a roleplay so yeah... I did say OUR. This story was originally a roleplay and still is, so you get different points of view on the same thing. Your two lovely authors are Bay-Bay and Nan-Nan. And you may not call us by the names. By the way this has only been edited by myself and I do tend to miss some things. If any Betareader out there wants to uhm beta(?) it please let me know. By the way we both love critisim and comments, and this is Bay-Bay. (Just if anyone is wondering)
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"Toot! Toot!" The whistle from the large, red steam engine rang in the air around the crowded Kings Cross Station, as Lily Evans gathered her things and made her way on to the train. It was her 7th and final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and she couldn't be more ecstatic. The summers were always boring, she needed school and homework to keep her busy. Lily squeezed her trunk and cat's cage down the small aisle, scanning the doors for a free compartment. As the red head approached the end of the train, she groaned. Inside the last compartment she could see her three least favorite people in the whole school. The Marauders.
Sirius was sitting across from Remus and James. His long black hair fell into his eyes as he stared across the compartment at his two friends, who were cramped on the other seat. Sirius had his feet stretched all the way across his seat, leaving no room for the other boys. A grin graced his handsome features as he looked at the other two boys. Both were looking rather grumpy at having to be cramped, while their friend got a whole seat to himself. "I am the biggest." Sirius said, still grinning, as James stood up and looked at him like he was about to pull the boy out of the seat, when Sirius suddenly opened his mouth to speak. "Watch it, Mate. No violence in a lady's presence" He stated, waving a hand towards the open compartment door, where Lily was standing. James turned. His eyes growing big at the pretty, red haired girl standing in front of him. It was known by the whole school that James had a major crush and slight obsession with Lily. "Looks like you need a place to sit." James said briskly, taking Lily's arm and pulling her into the compartment. Using his other arm, he pulled a laughing as well as surprised Sirius up and out of the seat and pushed him down next to Remus. "Hey!" The now tousled boy yelled, outraged. "The lady needed a seat." James said smugly, gesturing for Lily to sit down.
Lily hesitated, her brow furrowed. Why hadn't she turned and walked away before it was too late? Nodding politely, she sat down next to James. Remus gave her an apologetic look, and she smiled back. Maybe all the Marauders weren't so bad, but that was before she saw something silver flash out of the corner of her eye. "What?!" she gasped. "Head boy!" Outraged, she dug through her trunk and pulled out a matching pin, except hers read 'Head Girl'. She couldn't believe it. James Potter? Head boy? What was Dumbledore thinking? She stared open mouthed, at the boy sitting beside her.
This was great. Lily Evans was willingly (well, mostly willing) sitting next to him. A smile wove its way onto his face. The smile didn't last long though; it quickly turned into a grin when he turned to see her looking shocked and open-mouthed. "I see you saw my badge. They didn't believe it ether." He stated gesturing over towards Remus and Sirius, who still looked grumpy. James then stuck out his chest importantly "But it looks like we are going to be spending a lot more time together this year." His attention was turned as his hazel colored eyes moved to see a slightly angry Sirius looking at him. "You get to have your girl sit in here with us, but I can't have mine, and you kick me out of my seat?" Sirius fumed, even though he was only teasing. You could tell because a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips. James knew he was teasing, but got a little steamed anyway. "I was going to kick you out of your seat anyway and I didn't want that tramp in here, just so you two could have a good snogging all the way to school." He huffed. "Eh." Sirius shrugged, waving a hand dismissively. "I doubt you weren't thinking about doing the same to your girl." A grin graced his face as he saw James reddening. He had emphasized 'your', just to make Lily angry and James blush like a madman. He elbowed Remus. "You think so too, right Moony?" He asked, wondering if he could get all three of them going, but knowing the lanky boy next to him, he probably would ignore it all though. He was only worried about Lily hexing him. He cringed at the thought and set his hand on his pocket where his wand was, just in case.
Remus rolled his eyes and Lily felt blood rush to her cheeks. "I" she huffed "am not his girl." She slid as far away from James as she could, but as she grabbed her book off of the seat, her hand brushed his. She felt herself go red all over again and she quickly opened her book and tried to ignore the three boys sitting around her, but was unsuccessful. "Oh, are you reading that too?" She heard a voice across from her. Looking up, she met a pair of big brown eyes. Remus smiled and gestured to the thick volume in her hand. 'Hogwarts, a History' was written on the cover in big red letters. "Yes," she replied. "It just came out last summer. I've been meaning to read it for ages." As they launched into a discussion about the latest novels and authors, it became clear that she and Remus would soon become fast friends.
James shot Sirius a looked that promised he would get him later, but his look vanished and he reddened once more when Lily's hand brushed his. Sirius just laughed. But his laughter quickly turned to a yawn as he listened to Lily and Remus. How boring could two people be? He stood up suddenly. "Well, it's been fun guys, but when you're as handsome as me, you can't disappoint the ladies." And with that, he opened the compartment door and disappeared, heading towards another compartment that was full of giggling girls, a cocky grin on his face and his black hair falling into his eyes perfectly. James watched him go before turning his attention back on Lily and watched her talk, with a dreamy expression on his face. He felt his glasses slip slightly down his nose, but he didn't even bother to push them back up. Yes, James Potter was that obsessed with Lily. He could just watch her talk even though it was to his friend and to not him. After awhile he moved a tad bit closer and pretended to yawn and stretch, letting his arm fall behind her and onto the back of the seat. He didn't trust to think that she would leave him unharmed if he actually put his arm around her, so the seat behind her would have to do.
Lily felt James's arm creep around her shoulders. Closing her eyes, she snuggled closer so that she was wrapped in his arms. James placed his chin on top of her head and breathed in her flowery scent. He chuckled to himself, she smelled exactly like he had imagined. Sighing, Lily smiled; the warmth of his body was comforting. She felt safe and secure, like not even the darkest of wizards could harm her now. Leaning her head back so it rested on his hard, muscular chest, she whispered. "James..."
Sirius whispered into James's ear again. "James..." His voice was a high-pitched imitation of Lily's voice. He had come into the compartment while Prongs had, by the look on his face, been daydreaming about Lily. Sirius had a rather cynical grin as he whispered once more. "Oh, James..." He called trying not to snicker. James turned his head slowly in Sirius's direction his hazel eyes all googly and he looked as though he were about to kiss the other boy. "Jeez mate. I didn't know you liked me so much. I'm sorry to tell you that it just wouldn't work between us." Sirius said as he began laughing so hard that he was on the floor, holding his sides. James's face was priceless. It had the perfect amount of everything written all over it. "PADFOOT!" James roared, when he realized what his friend had been doing. His face beet red, he removed his arm from behind Lily, and tackled the other boy on the ground. The compartment seemed to be growing even smaller as the two boys fought.
Lily and Remus watched as the two boys wrestled. Lily was still fighting giggles over what had just happened, and Remus was laughing softly as Sirius pinned James to the ground. "Nice try mate, but I'm not about to let you win just because your girlfriend's watching." Lily made a move to protest but was interrupted. "Guys, it's getting dark, we should change into our robes. I expect we'll be there soon." Remus looked from the window, to the two boys that were sprawled out on the ground.
Sirius just grinned down at James once more before getting up. "I guess your right Moony." The handsome seventeen year-old said with a shrug. His hands came down to the hem of his shirt and he pulled it up over his head to reveal an extremely well muscled chest. He bent his head down as his hands went down the rim of his jeans and started to fiddle with the buckle. He hadn't noticed any of the shocked faces until James, who had been sitting on the floor, quickly stood up and knocked Sirius upside the head. "Oi! What was that for?" He asked glaring at the other boy, his hands forgetting to pull down his pants, which now hung loosely on his half naked body. "You were taking off your clothes!" James exclaimed. "But we-" Then Sirius caught himself and looked at Lily. "Oh...Well I wasn't planning on taking off my boxers… and I'm sure she's seen other blokes in their underwear so does it really matter?" He asked sounding slightly peeved at being unable to finish removing his articles of clothing.
Lily, feeling very awkward at this point, grabbed her robes and made to leave. When she had finally convinced James (who was apologizing profusely for his friend's behavior) that she would indeed return, she stepped out into the train aisle. As she walked towards bathroom, she passed an open carriage full of Slytherin boys. "Hey gorgeous!" One of them shouted. Turning to face him, Lily recognized him as Lucius Malfoy. His pointed face split into a smirk and he ran a hand through his long, white blond hair. "Like what you see?" He asked raising his light eyebrows. The blond girl next to him frowned and sent a deadly look in Lily's direction. He gestured to an empty seat in the compartment. "Why don't you join me?" The Gryffindor girl rolled her eyes and began to walk away, but not before Lucius grabbed her arm and yanked her inside. He cleared his throat and glared at the students sitting around him. They all seemed to have gotten the message and they left the compartment, closely followed by the blond girl who, after sending one last longing look at Lucius, crossed her arms over her chest and huffed out after them. Plopping down onto the now empty seat, Malfoy pulled Lily onto his lap. "So, princess..." He growled in her ear, sending shivers down her spine. "We're alone...what do you think we should do with our time?" Pulling her close he blew in her ear and kissed her roughly on the lips. She struggled but he held her in place, kissing her passionately until the door to the compartment swung open.
James had gotten worried. Yes, she had only been gone for a couple of minutes but still. Sirius had finally been allowed to take his pants off and was standing in his boxers as he pulled out his uniform and began putting it on. James stuck his head out the compartment door, staring down the hallway. He spotted Lily stop for a moment by an open compartment door, and then watched as she began to walk away, before being pulled back into the compartment, by none other than Lucius Malfoy. James's face turned red and his eyes narrowed when he saw a bunch of other Slytherins leave the compartment. The boy had his wand out in under a second and began to storm down the hall. Sirius turned and quickly pulled on his school pants, then followed James, dragging Remus with him. James threw the compartment door open, his wand raised as his eyes were greeted with the terrible sight of Lucius kissing Lily. He just about exploded at the sight, and would have fired a spell at him that very second, had Lily not been in the way. Remus and Sirius had both drawn their wands as well. "What do you think your doing Lucius?" James ground out through clenched teeth, his eyes raging behind his glasses.