Marauding Hearts

Best. Friends. Forever.

"Sev? Sev! " Lily's eyes darted around the crowded train station, looking for her best friend. Her heart started racing, her mind started melting and her eyes were like yo-yos.

"Lil? What's the matter?" From nowhere, Severus Snape popped up in front of her and smirked playfully. "You weren't worried that I'd abandon you were you?" He bowed to her and showed her the way to the train. Her parents had already kissed and hugged her goodbye, her Mother even burst into tears.

"You will be careful, won't you Lily?" Her father had said.

"Yes Daddy." She whispered.

On the train, Lily gazed at the plush furnishings and the mahogany side boards. "Wow." She mouthed.

"Yeah, it's alright." Severus had shrugged casually. They made their way through the train looking for an empty compartment, but all they could find was a small room with two people in it. Lily's eyes popped when she saw the two, devilishly good looking boys there.

"Hey, look what the cat dragged in." One of them smirked.

"James, what on earth makes you think that that greasy-haired monster could be a cat?" His companion replied, and then adding to the new two: "My friend meant: Look what the snake brought in." He rested his hand on his lap and flicked his perfect hair to cover his chocolate eyes.

"Uh, Sev, let's go." Lily through a disgusted look at the two boys, who were smirking identically. The look was one she, though she didn't know it then, would use for the next five years on just those two.

"No, Lily, let's hear what their aspirations are to be." Lily shot a confused glance at Severus and shook her head.

"Aspirations? Well, obviously Gryffindor for me. For those who dwell brave at heart. My dad was in it too, so was his granddad and so on." One of them, James, rolled his eyes and looked over to the other.

"Ah, well, all my families been in Slytherin…"

"Slytherin? I thought you were alright?" They laughed together.

"…but I hope not. All that pure blood mumbo jumbo. What a load."

"And your names are?" Severus asked nastily.

"Well, my dear chum, I am James Potter and this, I believe, is Sirius Black. You?" Severus snorted and gave him a look as if to say: So?

"Severus Snape"

"And you, redhead?" James asked, not unkindly.

"Lily. Evans." She mumbled, still slightly overawed that they would dream to talk to her.

"I haven't heard your name…heard Snivellus' alright. Load of pure blood, but your Mum, she married a muggle-born didn't she? Hmmm…"

"That's because she's a muggle-born too. Now, once you've finished acting like a jerk, we'll find some civilised conversation." Snape said, ice cold.

"You'll have to wait a while mate. He's not prone to stop." Sirius leaned back with his arms spread out. James was running his hand through his hair and looking at himself in the window. Lily wished she could talk more but she could tell Severus was annoyed.

" Bye, Snivelly. Bye, Evans."

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