Chapter Two: Starting School

Tomorrow she'd be on the train to her new school. Where she would be living until a break. It would be a lie to say she wasn't excited, but she couldn't help but feel a little bit lonely at the thought of leaving everything familiar behind.

"Why were you with him?" Petunia asked sharply. "I told you he's no good. You can tell by looking at him. When you get to school you'll realize…"

"He's my friend, he's a good friend Tuney." she replied after taking a seat next to her sister. She looked over at the television, which she doubted she'd miss much once she really was a witch.

"I think you'll be able to find better friends than him. What were you doing anyway?" She asked curiously.

"Nothing really…just studying our textbooks." Lily twirled her wand absent mindedly.

"I'll tell mum if you do something with that!"

"I'm not going to do anything." She stopped and looked at her sister. "Why don't you like magic? It's so useful, one of my school books has a potion in it that works better than cold medicine. I can't wait to start."

"If it's so useful why can't everyone learn how to do it? Why can't you use it all the time? Why are Wizards so secretive?"

"I don't know. Maybe because they don't want to solve everyone's problems and I don't know why I can do this stuff…It just happened…I really, really wish you were going too…"

"Me too. Your going to tell me what it's like right? " Petunia asked with a hopeful glance at her sister.

"Of course! I'll tell you loads about it." She replied promptly. Petunia smiled, any argument she had with Lily being a witch seemed to fade away. Which was an encouraging sign to Lily. "If you want, after dinner I can show you my things, I'll tell you everything I know."

Dinner seemed to be much more cheerful than Lily had imagined. Everyone seemed excited. Even Petunia, who Lily thought would never forgive her for being a witch. It made her a little sad. Her mother kept insisting her sister was jealous, and didn't really mean what she said. Lily found it much more believable now than she did the past few weeks. Even when Lily told Petunia about her books, and her subjects Petunia seemed at least appreciative of learning things, although she got things mixed up quite a lot.

"What were those things again? The ones that Snape boy was talking about….Demongers…"

"Dementors?" Lily asked.

"Yes! Those, what do they look like?" She asked.

"He just said they're black, they look like black hooded things…" Lily yawned and shut her Defense Against the Dark Arts book. "I'm going to bed Tuney. Good night.

"How is it we've been on the train what…ten minuets and we've already found bullies. Can you believe them?!?" She asked Severus who was walking along side of her. Her first encounter with Wizards seemed to prove disastrous.

"He was so full of himself. Both of them were. Don't worry Lily, not everyone's like that. Most of us are decent."

She stopped at another empty compartment. "Is here good?"

"Yeah, anywhere else is great." Severus followed her in the door. They sat next to each other and she took another peak out of the window.

"Hopefully no idiots will find this compartment." Lily replied nonchalantly. "Why by train Sev? Wouldn't it be more wizard like to do something else?"

"I think it's so we interact more, and I guess Muggle trains would make us appreciate apparation when we can do it."

"What's apparation?" She replied curiously.

"It's kind of, well. It's when you disappear form one place and reappear where you want to. Really advanced, hard magic."

"I can't wait for classes." She turned her head because of the noises she heard come from the door. A brown haired girl who looked her age looked in and smiled.

"Do you mind if I sit in here? Everywhere else is full."

Lily smiled and replied instantly. "Sure."

She took a seat next to Lily and smiled. Severus looked at her curiously.

"My name's Mary." She said simply.

"I'm Lily." She smiled and glanced at Severus since he was silent. He picked up a textbook and started looking over a few chapters. "Are you in your first year too?"

She nodded and glanced out the window. "It's exciting. I didn't think it really existed. Not that I can do anything spectacular."

"I was surprised too." She smiled at Severus. "Until Severus told me about magic. Now I'm just excited."

Lily suddenly felt much more confident. She now was sorted into her house, her friend Mary and one of the rowdy boys from the compartment were in her house. She was hoping Severus would get into her house and was saving him a seat. When the sorting house shouted Slytherin she sighed sadly. At least she'd be able to see him in classes. She looked over at Remus, the boy she met in Diagon Alley and smiled. She waved at him, he waved back.

"Sorry about that fuss on the train." She turned to see who the voice came from and frowned. The black haired boy from the train and his friend were both looking at her a bit apologetically. "You see I just loath the Dark Arts and, well, Slytherins where the whole lot of Dark Wizards go."

The other boy nodded. "You know who was in Slytherin. All hate Muggleborns…"

"Severus doesn't care about that at all." She replied sharply.

"Well if Snivillus doesn't care he's a very rare exception."

"Too true, too true." The black haired boy replied.

"What's it matter to you?" She glared at them. "So he's in a bad house, your rude, at least he doesn't have an attitude problem."

"I apologized!" The black haired boy replied "We thought you'd be in Slytherin too. But if your in our house, we should be friends. I'm James, James Potter." He gave her sort of a goofy grin, almost as if he were expecting her to be impressed.

"I'm Lily, Lily Evans."

"I'm Sirius, Sirius Black." The other boy replied.

She smiled a little, he must be from a wizarding family. Such odd names, well, odd for her. They were likely normal for them. He noticed her sudden smile and glared.

"What's wrong with my name Evans?" He grinned playfully. "You're a flower. I'm named after someone in my family, who was named after what, a star or something. James? Well that's not normal."

"So? My names adorable. Yours isn't." She replied.

"It's an old Wizarding family name. Can't wait to tell them I'm not in Slytherin."

"Why exactly does it matter what house you're in?"

James eyed her curiously. "It doesn't matter really, the sorting's just supposed to put you in a house that's suited to how you already are." Sirius yawned. "Were in Gryffindor, because were brave, courageous, and well, just great people. Ravenclaw is for the smart ones, Hufflepuff, they're usually nice and stuff, and Slytherin, well, you know."

"The You know who followers, obsessed with the thought of pure bloods ruling everything, make me sick." Sirius piped in.

"So it matters? Being from a Wizarding Family?" She replied half heartedly pushing some peas with her fork.

"Nah," James replied. "Well maybe to some people but not in this house. But if you're good no one will even notice. Why? You Muggleborn?"

"No" She replied quickly.

A smile played on his face. "Just like asking questions then? I don't mind, really I don't. What's your Quiddich team?"

Lily stared blankly at him. Quiddich…he never did explain that… "Um…well…I.." She blushed apparently embarrassed.

"Evans your cute. Real cute." Sirius replied. "We won't tell anyone. Unless you want us to."

"Not all girls like Quiddich, leave her alone." Remus said he changed his seat to the one next to her.

"True…" James replied. " I do want to meet someone Muggleborn." he drank some of his Pumpkin juice. "Dad doesn't know much about them."

"Good for you." Lily replied. She brushed some hair out of her eyes.

James stared at her, as did Sirius, she blushed a little and went back to her meal.

Lily stirred her potion vigorously. Severus, who was in the seat next to her, skimmed down the ingredients and nodded, apparently satisfied with his potion. Lily looked over and they shared a friendly smile. The table to her left, where James and Sirius sat wasn't having such luck with the potion today. In fact, James was trying, and failing miserably to stop the flames from coming out of his caldron.

"Now what did we do wrong?" Professor Slughorn eyed him. "Did you add the turnips?"

"Yes Professor," he replied. Sirius was snickering. "It's just, Sirius may have added some exploding snap cards to it when I was chopping my gillyroot sir." The class laughed, Lily gave Severus an odd look, he shrugged.

"Take your schoolwork more seriously boys." He replied and strolled over to where Lily and Severus were. He looked over at her potion and beamed.

"Miss Evans' potion turned the perfect shade of purple. IT looks wonderful, wonderful." He nodded and looked at Severus and gave him a nod showing his approval. "Just what I'd expect, both perfect." He frowned when he passed the next table. He was eyeing a tar like substance bubbling over. "Try turning the heat down, and add some water….It….might help…"

"You must be embarrassed to be in their house." Severus said. "That's the fourth time they've done that this week, and we only have potions three times a week."

"That's nothing compared to what they do in the common room. McGonagal already gave them a weeks detention."

"For what?"

"In astronomy Potter decided to torment this poor Hufflepuff, and well it ended in him using a spell that made him hang from the Astronomy tower for a few hours. Apparently that's when Black's silencing charm wore off."

"What idiots…."Severus grumbled as he was corking his potion. "Why are they popular?"

"No idea." She replied, apparently bored.

"PSTT! Evans!" Sirius called. She turned to him with a curious look. "How about you lend me some of your potion?"

Severus glared at him, Lily sighed. "No way, next time, make the potion without bothering Potter, you'll likely do better." James smirked at her. Lily promptly turned away and went back to talking to Severus.

"I feel so bad for Remus and Petegrew, they're sharing a room. Remus was in the common room a lot this week… hope they're not bullying him."

"I doubt he'd let them. Probably tell Professor McGonagal…" He started putting his books away.

"I don't know...He hasn't been complaining. He's just been ignoring them."

"Don't worry about it then." He picked up his bag and went to hand in his assignment. James however shot a yellow spell from his wand that changed his vile of potion into a daffodil. He and Sirius roared in laughter, the rest of the class soon followed.

"Now boys, I wouldn't want to add to your detention but using spells in class without permission is against the rules." Professor Slughorn said politely after changing the potion back. "Five points from Gryffindor."

Lily groaned. Why bother earning points when Potter took them away moments later? She started to clean up her potion, Professor Slughorn collected her vile of potion, and when she had her books in her bag she set off for the door. She left, giving Sirius and James a look of pure annoyance.

"What's it like to be perfect Evans?" Sirius asked. She blushed, taken aback by the question. James yawned, apparently bored from his seat next to him.

"Leave me alone Black." She replied sternly.

"Isn't it boring? Being Prefect? Snivillus can't be much fun either. If you want.." She promptly glared then turned away and left the classroom. When she got outside the door she looked for where Severus was waiting.

"Can you believe him?!" She said throwing her hands in the air. "Did you hear what he said to me?"

Severus shook his head. "No, what did he say?"

"HE asked me what it's like to be perfect." She groaned. "Potter asked me yesterday if I wanted to be a Marauder yesterday. Whatever that means. I told him he must be mental if he thinks I'll be his friend."

Severus shook his head. They needed to part ways, she regretted having no one to talk to the rest of the way to the common room. She smiled and waved as he entered the Slytherin common room, then continued to walk to Gryffindor tower.

"Thank you ever so much Remus!" She hugged him tightly. "My essay was a disaster! After your help it got an O. Your wonderful."

"Not a problem." Remus smiled.. He sat next to her when Severus couldn't. Transfiguration was always with Hufflepuff, Herbology with Ravenclaw, but in potions she always sat with Severus.

James and Sirius sat to his left, they apparently became friends some how. Lily highly doubted she'd ever know.

"Why is it that they only pester me in potions?" She asked when the class let out. Remus shrugged.

"Maybe they want to try and impress you? Although, I find it hard to believe stealing your potion would bode well for them."

They laughed. She waved to Severus when she saw him, he was finishing a conversation with Lucius Malfoy. He joined them shortly after.

"Morning." He said more to Lily than to Remus. "Transfiguration go well?"

Lily nodded. Remus slowed down to catch up with James and Sirius. "It went well. Really well, Remus helped me finish my last essay. I got an O."

"Great…" He replied sounding a bit unenthusiastic. They entered Professor Slughorn's classroom. "Hey, you haven't told him your…Muggleborn…have you?"

"No, just Mary. She is too so, I figured it was fine." She replied in a casual tone. She opened her book and relaxed in her seat. "Why does it matter if I do? He's a good person."

"He's friends with the two most untrustworthy people. What if it slips?" he asked.

"So what if it does? I'm not ashamed. I'm much better than average and I'm working hard at this stuff."

He nodded, she stopped talking suddenly since Professor Slughorn came into the room. He handed out a few sheets of parchment, to James, Sirius, Lily and Severus. She stared at it blankly. Severus however had a vague idea of what it was.

"What is this?" She whispered to Severus, apparently afraid she was in trouble. Professor Slughorn started to write the instructions for this class period on the board.

"I'm as clueless as you are." he replied without thinking, "Wait…Lucius was telling me he likes to have parties, maybe it's an invitation? He only invites people he finds talented…"

"You think so?" She asked. "That's kind of flattering…" She put the invitation in her bag and started copying the notes down from the board. He soon followed.

"If you want we can go together." He said suddenly. "You know, so you're not alone with those gits.."

She smiled. "Sure Sev. That sounds great."

Suddenly he felt happier than he ever did before. He barely paid attention for the rest of class. He felt like he was floating. Until a bit of parchment hit him in the back of the head. He glared at the table directly behind them where James and Sirius sat. James smirked.

"All Right Sev?" She asked, class was pretty much over. He looked at her, trying to hide the anger he felt toward James at that moment.

"I'm fine, Potter just…" He stopped. Lily looked at him a bit confused, they both left him alone the whole class period. "It's nothing…He's just a git."

She took the parchment out of her bag and untied the ribbon. They started down the hall, a few strides away from Sirius and James. "It's tomorrow, right after dinner…Do you want to just go from there?"

He smiled. "Sure, that sounds great."

The next day went by extremely slow, Lily woke up to screaming in the common room. After bolting out of bed and downstairs to see what was wrong, she was extremely agitated to find that the Marauders let loose rats, snakes, and spiders on their common room. James and Sirius were roaring with laughter until Professor McGonagal come.

"But Professor, Gryffindors are supposed to be brave, we were just testing them really." James replied kindly, as if he didn't do anything wrong. Lily sighed and went back upstairs.

"What happened?" Mary asked.

"Potter and Black set Vermin in our common room. Professor McGonagal is yelling at them as we speak."

"Why must they do such stupid things so early?" Mary yawned.

"It's almost time for breakfast. Maybe you should get out of bed?"

"I will….when my alarm goes off again."

Lily sighed. She changed, put her hair up and went back downstairs with her bag.

"I didn't think it was necessary for another week of detention Remus." Sirius replied. They were sitting at one of the tables.

"Yes, I know, you expected her to congratulate you on a job well done." Remus didn't look up from his book. "A five year old could have done better."

"You plan something then." James replied sharply, not taking well to being insulted. "If you're so clever and amazing at that stuff than go ahead. We're up to any challenge, no matter how risky." He smirked at Sirius. "Right mate?"

"It's what Marauders do." He smiled back at James hugely. Lily scoffed. "Morning Evans! Fancy a pet? We'll let you keep a rat McGonagal took the other animals already." He was apparently gauging her reaction when he held up a rat. Lily looked at him like he was insane.

"No thank you. How did you come up with that ridiculous name for yourselves? Nick a dictionary and just find it or what?"

"I thought it was clever." James replied.

"I bet you did. At least your not calling yourselves the mischief trio or something ridiculous like that."

"We'd have to keep changing the name if we found others who were worthy enough of the title." Sirius said importantly.

"Worthy?" Lily laughed. "Worthy…."She continued giggling as she left the common room.

"Reckon she's mental?" Sirius asked.

"No. I think she thinks you're an idiot." Remus said cheerily.

Classes moved slow as well, but she had great confidence in Potions and it showed today. Professor Slughorn beamed when he was her newest potion.

"Brilliant! Brilliant. Adding sage, very clever. Nulls the side affects, makes the drinker much more focused, less sleepy." Lily smiled. "You must come from a long line of potioneers. Take ten points my dear, well earned, very well earned." He nodded and walked right past Severus' potion who's was just as good as hers as far as she was concerned.

"How'd you think that up?" He asked.

"Potions is just like cooking…I've always watched my mum cook. Just thought up a strong spice to add…."She replied a bit embarrassed.

Severus shrugged. "At least he doesn't think your muggleborn." He replied adding a note to the margin of his book. "Your doing so well everyone thinks you're from a wizarding family."

"What's a mud blood?" Lily asked his whole body tensed when she said the word.

"Did someone call you a mud blood?" She'd never heard him use that tone of voice, it was almost vicious.

"No. Someone called Mary a mud blood….I just assumed it was an insult."

"A pretty big one.." he replied.

"I know...I guess that's why you don't want anyone to know about me being muggleborn, but I can't hide it for seven years Sev, someone would be bond to figure it out anyway. And why on earth, would I need to hide who I am? It doesn't change a thing."

"I know it doesn't. It's just…you'll get in loads of arguments with Slytherins, and…" he stopped she smiled at him her green eyes glittered.

"The only Slytherin I care about is you. If they're idiots I don't care, as long as your still my friend." She put the cork on her vile.

"You know we're friends. No matter what, you're the best friend anyone could ask for." He smiled.

She smiled back brightly. He looked a bit embarrassed and looked down at his potion again, cheeks pink.

"We're still going to the meeting together right?" she replied suddenly. He glanced up spilling a bit of his potion because he wasn't playing attention.

"Yeah, I'll wait outside the great hall for you." He corked a vile and glanced back to see if James and Sirius were going to pull another prank on him. They apparently had left.

"I'll see you then." She handed Professor Slughorn the vile and strolled to the door. Severus smiled and followed shortly after. He only got as far as the great hall before he found where James and Sirius went. He was suddenly splashed with cold water.

"Aww! James, bad luck we only got Snivillus! I guess that's not a bad thing, maybe we should get a bar of soap. It'll make great improvements."

They both laughed, Severus stormed away, now furious. When they realized he left they followed, he was heading up to Transfiguration, his next class.

"Where ya going Snivillus? Your going to turn in soaked assignments? James smirked.

"It'd be loads better than anything you hand in I'm sure." Sirius spat back at him.

"I guess the water would be an improvement over the grease. How is it that you're so disgusting? You half troll or something?" Sirius asked him and James laughed.

"I assume you two would be half mule if I'm half troll, other half, rubbish…then it would explain for you rotten personality and stubborn idiocy." Severus replied with a glare.

"I think he just tried to insult us mate." James said as he pulled his wand out.

Severus replied without thinking, "You can think? There's a surprise."

" Don't insult my best mate!" Sirius shot a hex at him that barely missed his head James soon followed suit and pink bubbles came out of his mouth.

"What are you three doing?" asked the stern voice of Professor McGonagal. She lifted the hex on Severus.

"…Err…Professor…we were just…"James looked at Sirius for support. He shrugged.

"Detention tomorrow night all three of you." She replied. "We'll add an extra night to your detentions, surely you won't notice." Severus smirked lightly.

"But Professor.." he replied a bit annoyed. "They started everything. I was just…"

"Causing a racket outside of my classroom door." She waved her wand drying him and his possessions off, then turned back to James and Sirius. "Make that double detention for you two. Using spells between classes. Honestly Potter, if you want to be on Gryffindor's Quiddich team you need to grow up." She stormed back into the classroom and slammed the door.

James groaned and messed up his hair. Sirius glared at Severus, as if he were to go back to what they started.

"We'll continue this later Snivillus. Don't think we'll forgive you for getting us into detention." Sirius replied as he followed James, who was heading back to the common room.

That night Severus hurried to eat dinner because one, he was still furious about getting a detention because of James Potter, and second, he couldn't wait to tell Lily she'd join in his frustration. Thirdly, and most importantly, they were going together. That was almost good enough to make him happy, except for the fact he had no sooner entered the great hall than James in a very annoying fashion, was telling Remus and Peter about how unfair it was that he got detention. If only he were outside, then she wouldn't have cared. He walked past the Gryffindor grudgingly, hoping not to be noticed.

"Oi Snivillus! Why'd Professor Slughorn invite you? You don't have any real talent." Sirius called mockingly. Severus glared at him.

"Unless the grease is the key to making his potions so well, I don't understand why he's been invited either." James piped in.

"Do you two ever stop?" Lily asked furiously. She sat across from Remus and next to a few of her other Gryffindor friends. "Leave him alone. Didn't you learn anything from Professor McGonagal giving you all those detentions?"

"Nope!" Sirius replied cheerfully. James smirked from the seat next to him.

"Lighten up Evans. He's in Slytherin, it's alright…"

"It is not all right to bully someone for no reason!" She crossed her arms and glared.

"Okay, I'm sorry Evans, calm down, it was just a joke." James replied in defense. He ran a hand through his hair coolly, she sighed.

"You two are going aren't you?" Lily sighed. James nodded and Sirius shrugged. Lily got up and went to leave.

"Professor Slughorn likes my dad, if I don't go he'll send me a howler." James said simply, Sirius roared with laughter.

Lily gave him an odd look before leaving the great hall. Severus was standing outside the door reading a book he borrowed from the library on the Dark Arts. She tapped him on the shoulder and smiled. Once he realized it was Lily he smiled back and put his book away.

"Sev, what's a howler?" She asked.

"You're not going to get one, so why worry about it?" He asked taken a back. She gave him an odd look in return.

"Potter said he'd get one if he didn't go to the meeting."

Severus laughed. "It's this big red letter that just screams at you. Parents send it when their kids do something really wrong. I hope he gets one."

"His parents apparently don't care he's in detention more than class. He would have gotten one by now if they did." She smiled.

They walked the familiar route to the dungeons, Severus led the way, since he knew where Professor Slughorn's office was. He opened the door, they weren't the first ones there, but they seemed like by far the youngest, which made Lily nervous until he spoke.

"Lily! Severus! Glad you could come." he smiled at them. "Have a seat. We'll have introductions soon. Hopefully James and Sirius will be here soon. Severus noticed a few Slytherins he knew from Lucius Malfoy and was about to take a seat next to them, until Lily took a seat in one of the chairs close to the door. He sat next to her and they waited maybe about fifteen minuets before they heard someone in the hall.

"Blimey, no wonder all the Slytherins are so thick, I almost walked into the wall a dozen times, have to be thick to survive in the dungeons." James said to Sirius. When he opened the door there were quite a few giggles heard from the room.

"Evening boys, take a seat." Professor Slughorn greeted.

Lily whispered something to Severus, making him laugh before they started introductions. Lily couldn't help but wonder why she was there. A few of the attendants were prefects, most were pure bloods by how they talked. She honestly didn't know what to make of it. When Severus introduced himself she felt embarrassed. What should she say? Of course Severus knew what to say, he was a half blood, he learned loads from his mother. Where as Lily had no idea about the things they were talking about. She was Muggleborn and everyone in that room would soon find that out. She'd gone three months without anyone finding out. When Severus stopped talking she held back a heavy sigh. Professor Slughorn smiled politely at her.

"Miss Evans is my other outstanding potions student." He said promptly. "Although…I can't remember ever hearing of any other Evans…" he replied unimportantly. A few people, mostly Slytherin, were staring at her. She sipped some of the tea before speaking.

"I don't suppose you would. I'm the only witch there's been in my family." She replied nonchalantly. Severus frowned.

Professor Slughorn laughed lightly. "I see, I see, very surprising, I thought you came from a long line of potioneers. But no matter, very talented, very bright." He offered her a biscuit before turning his attention to James. Who seemed to go on and on about things she didn't understand. She eyed Severus curiously; he appeared to be staring at the ground in deep concentration.

"All right Sev?" She whispered.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why'd you say that? Now everyone knows, you should have lied, said your uncle or something were involved in potions and made a name up, now everyone will…"

"Now everyone will what?" she snapped. "Now people are going to call me a mud blood? I'm not going to lie, I'm proud of who I am why should I hide it?"

Severus was silent. Then he went back to staring at the ground. Lily sighed and looked over to Sirius who Professor Slughorn was talking to now.

"….Why you weren't in Slytherin I'll never know. Would have loved to have you in my house."

Sirius smirked. "Don't like the way green looks on me sir, guess the sorting hat took that into consideration and let me in Gryffindor."

Quite a few people laughed, Lily and Professor Slughorn included. Severus was still continuing to stare at the floor. Professor Slughorn now passed around a tray of teacakes.

After the meeting. Lily bid Severus goodbye before the crowd of Slytherins found him and went off to their common room. He gave her an apologetic look, they seemed to glare in her direction. Being Muggleborn apparently did matter. Sirius and James left the room next, James almost walking into her.

"All Right Evans?" he asked.

"…Yeah, I just.." She sighed and started off towards the common room. James followed, Sirius was close behind him.

"What happened? Snivillus giving you trouble because your Muggleborn?" He asked. She stopped and turned to look at him.

"No, he's not awful like you two." She started walking again, only this time a bit faster.

"I'm not going to give you a hard time because of it. Doesn't matter, your still amazingly brilliant. Only reason we'd have a problem is if you decided to follow you know who, but you can't seeing as your Muggleborn."

Sirius nodded in agreement at James statement. "Don't think he'd fancy a muggleborn Death Eater."

"What are you talking about?" She stopped so they could catch up, they were already on the second floor.

"Blimey! You really don't know? I thought for sure you'd be like Remus and get the paper every morning." James replied. "You know who is the worst, most evil Dark Wizard ever. His followers are Death Eaters, they're pretty much all purebloods who want to…" He looked at her sadly.

"What." She looked annoyed. "If your going to tell me, tell me, don't start then stop." The portrait opened and they went into the common room.

"They loath Muggleborns. They want them all out of magic, so the purebloods can rule over everyone else." he looked down at the ground and scratched his head. "Not everyone's like that, my Dad was an auror for a long time. I know loads about that kind of stuff." He looked back up at her.

"So expect people to treat me like you treat anyone." She sat in a chair next to Remus.

"Eh…well…Slytherins might give you a hard time, but, if you want we can take care of them for you." Sirius replied. James smirked.

"Who are you pestering now?" Remus asked he shut his book and looked at the three of them.

"Remus won't care either Evans." James said simply.

"I know. He's known since I met him in Diagon Alley, that's part of the reason why he stopped you two when you were asking me all those questions our first night here."

James sat in the chair opposite her. "Why you so down? Didn't want Snivillus to know?" she shot him a glare. "I'm sorry! Really I am I'll be quiet…"

"Know any cute muggle girls who'd want to go out with me?" Sirius asked breaking the tension.

Lily laughed. "Your unbelievable." She continued giggling. "Why?"

"I'd love to tell my parents I started dating a muggle. They'd be furious, but it would be hysterical to see their reaction." He smirked at James.

"My parents wouldn't care. They'd only be furious if I married a Death Eater." James messed up his hair playfully. "What do you reckon your parents would do if they met some of your wizard friends?"

"They'd plague them with questions. They're thrilled I'm a witch…..my sister however…"

"Invite us over. We'll bounce teacups off her head if she gives us trouble." Sirius smirked. "Well, unless she's cute…"

Lily laughed. "You two are too much." she stood up. "Goodnight, see you in class." She headed back up to the girls dormitory. From that day foreword she found it incredibly difficult to not talk to James and Sirius. They still had their arguments, but they made things more interesting.

Author's note: I don't want to post these too close together, so its going to be a few days before I post Chapter Three. As always, thanks for reading, and possibly leaving a review.