Btw: YES, Peter Pettigrew is sort of nice here. Thanks to everyone who reviewed so far though none of you left names.

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Lily

It was a surprisingly quiet journey to Hogwarts, nobody really speaking. Not that Lily minded though. Everyone was really tired and hungry and it was a relief not to have to make nice with the four boys.

They arrived at Hogwarts and James got out first, holding out a hand to help Lily down, which she promptly ignored.

The groups separated quietly and the girls took their seats in the Great Hall, as far away as possible from the insufferable Marauders to watch the sorting. "See any first years you know?" Alice asked, drumming her fingers absently on the table.
Lily shook her head. "No, I don't think so. What about you Mar?"

She smiled "The one at the end of the line that fell into the lake. That's Emmeline Vance's little brother Declan"
Lily bit her lip. "Poor boy. There's always one isn't there?"
They turned to look at him. He was soaked through, but he didn't seem to mind. He was chatting animatedly to a tiny girl with waist length hair, who was staring around the vast hall and the candles levitating below the ceiling.

Lily followed her gaze to the ceiling too. It was magically enchanted so it would mimic the sky outside and at the moment it showed a beautiful clear night sky with thousands of stars sparkling. Astronomy was one of Lily's favourite subjects, right after potions and there was nothing she loved more than stargazing from the astronomy tower.

The sound of everyone clapping loudly jolted her out of her revere. In her daze she'd missed nearly all of the Sorting Hat's song and now the Sorting was beginning. Marlene noticed how Lily had started and she laughed, flinging her hair over her shoulders in a dramatic gesture that involved spreading her arms out wide and nearly hitting Mary McDonald who was sitting next to her. Marlene loved big gestures.

"Honestly Lily" She said "You're such a dreamer. You disappear completely into Lily land sometimes" "Shhh be quiet" Lily whispered to her, looking pointedly at the Top table, where Professor McGonagall was giving them a disapproving look. Lily caught Potter staring at her and-Was he laughing at her! Lily was outraged, but she remembered her promise to Alice and since she was unable to arrange my face into anything that resembled a smile; she looked down at her empty plate. When she next looked up he was laughing with his friends.

James

While Sirius explained their plan to Peter Pettigrew for the third time, James looked around the Hall. In his opinion he couldn't be blamed for not taking any interest in the Sorting as he had seen it a good few times before.
He saw Lily Evans staring straight up at the ceiling and automatically followed her gaze. The sky did look beautiful tonight. She looked oblivious as to what was going on around her and jumped about a foot into the air when the first student was sorted into Ravenclaw. James caught her eye and couldn't help smirking.

She ducked her head, looking livid, her cheeks flushing a light shade of pink, which shouldn't have gone with her dark red hair but somehow looked really pretty and James only looked away when the tables began to pile up with food.

"Oi!" Sirius elbowed him hard in the ribs. "Quit staring at Evans, Its starting"

James winked at him and gestured at Frank Longbottom next to them. Frank reached for his glass of pumpkin juice and gasped when it leapt out of his reach. Frank looked up, startled.
"Did you see that?" He asked Sirius.
"See what?" Sirius answered smoothly, reaching for his own drink and taking a huge gulp. Frank shook his head and tried again for his glass. It tilted sideways, spilling a little bit. Sirius, Remus, and James stared resolutely onwards, their faces indifferent. Peter snorted loudly but luckily nobody took any notice because now everyone's drinks had started dancing.

Lily Evans was attempting to charm her glass to stop. Smart girl. Up at the top table James saw Slughorn grabbing at a glass of mead, Professor Guild growing increasingly frustrated as his mug slid up and down his arm and Professor Dumbledore sitting back in his chair, He looked around the hall and his piercing blue eyes focused on the Marauders, who were doing a terrible job of acting nonchalant. A corner of his mouth turned up in amusement but he said nothing.

Professor McGonagall seemed to realize who was behind it too because she stood up and tried to speak over the sound of clinking glasses. Remus decided they'd gone far enough and ceased the spell immediately. "James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew I believe you four are the master minds behind this?" They stood up sheepishly

. "Oh Professor you make me blush" Sirius said cheekily "If you think we're masterminds now, you should have seen us at the-" "SIRIUS BLACK" She thundered "You will all receive detention for the next three weekends" Sirius and James glanced at each other and simultaneously turned and gave a sweeping bow to the Hall. The students burst into raucous applause.

The first years bobbed around excitedly. Poor kids. They probably thought dinner was like this every night.

Professor McGonagall sat down wearily. The young woman had been head of Gryffindor since the boys were first years and she'd given up on disciplining them properly a long time ago. As James sat back down, He wasn't sure but thought he heard her say to Professor Dumbledore "I don't know how anyone will keep themselves entertained when they're gone."

He made sure to smile extra widely as they passed the teachers on the way out.