A/N- So I found time to update this week so yay! =) Thanks for sticking with my story- I know I've said A LOT but I seriously appreciate ALL the support =) Its great, because this is my first fanfic and its nice to have some feedback- positive and negative; I welcome both. So thanks again and here's chapter 4!
Disclaimer- This is only the 4th chapter and I'm already tired of saying it- 'Harry Potter does not belong to me blah blah blah…'
"Lily…wake up…Lily…ugh…YOU FAILED YOUR N.E.W.T EXAMS!" Kat yelled into sleeping Lily's ear. It that didn't get her up, Katherine wouldn't know what to do.
"I'll retake it! Please let me retake it!" Lily shot up from her pillow, eyes wide, banging her head against the headboard of her bed. "Ow…huh?" she looked around her dormitory, at the already dressed Kat- eyes wide, as past events flowed through her mind. Today was the first day of classes…the big feast was yesterday…and N.E.W.T exams weren't going to be here for a while. "What was that for?" she asked angrily, rubbing her head. Sunlight streamed through the window and blinded the redhead.
"We had to get you up one way or another," Kat mumbled. She stared at her friend, her hair like a fiery birds nest. Lily groaned and buried herself under the covers. She was tired no doubt. Last night, after the feast, the girls had gone up to their dormitory. Lily and James had led the first years to the Common Room and dormitories after giving them a little intro and tour around the castle. Lily was especially surprised at James for not making any silly comments or joking with the younger kids; he was all but silly. Afterwards, they joined the girls in their rooms, the Marauders following of course (the stairs hadn't turned into a slide when the boys walked up them for some reason- "Oh, now you decide to not work and let them in?" Lily thought angrily.), along with Frank, and started unpacking. Frank and Alice were lively chatting with each other, Kat was talking with Remus, Peter was glancing nervously around the room, and James and Sirius were being disgusting pigs…as usual. No surprise there is it?
"C'mon Lily, get up. You're going to be late for the first class of the year and knowing you…well knowing you, you'd be up already," Kat shook the bed but the covers stood still. "Al, get her up," she whined, looking at her friend.
"Wow…it's already 8:30…" Alice mused at the clock on the bedside tale.
"WHAT? CLASSES START IN A HALF-HOUR! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME I WAS GOING TO BE LATE?" Lily rushed out of her bed, jumped over some suitcases that the girls still hadn't had time to put away, rushed into the bathroom and slammed the door shut…all in about two seconds.
"Wow…" Alice gazed at the bathroom door which now had running water and fast brushing sounds coming out of it. "I wasn't planning for that to get her out of bed, I really had nothing intended….yet. She's unbelievable…" As soon as she said that, Lily burst out of the bathroom, dressed, and her hair combed.
"Let's go to breakfast. Don't want to be late, do you?" she asked cheerfully, heading out the door.
"How did you do that? Your clothes weren't even in the bathroom!" Kat exclaimed, following her friend out the door.
"I have my ways," Lily called back and Alice followed the two, shaking her head.
DT (remember this? heh...)
"Where are we to first?" Kat asked after a rushed breakfast, peering over Lily's shoulder to see if she had her schedule in her hands- she didn't.
"Transfiguration," Lily replied turning right at a corner.
"You memorized your schedule?" Kat asked amazed.
"What did you expect?" Alice replied. "Our little Lily-kins just couldn't wait to get her hands on her schedule and memorize all of it," Lily glared at her friends and walked to the door of the classroom.
"Oi Evans! You have Transfiguration too?" a familiar voice called. No not them…do they have to have the exact same schedule as me? I mean, Potions, DADA, Transfiguration, sure but to take everything I take?
Kat and Alice have the same schedule as you too, her mind stated.
Well that's different.
Well…they're them! The Marauders!
Oh please.
Lily ignored the comment and marched into the room and seated herself next to Kat and Alice.
They talked for a while until Professor McGonagall called for order and out of the corner of her eye, she saw James glance her way. Lily glared back, muttered "pig", and suddenly took a great interest in the lettering of her textbook. James saw all that and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Alright, alright, settle down. Now this year, we'll be doing a lot of more advance transfiguring so don't think I'll lighten up on homework. There'll never be less of what you have now, only more," McGonagall firmly stated. Groans filled the room and the professor rolled her eyes. "Oh quit your complaining. Now if everyone would turn to page 268…"
"Ok, so for next week you have an essay due and read up to chapter 6 of your textbook. Class dismissed," McGonagall ended the class with a swift flick of her wand. Students gathered up their supplies and hurried out of the classroom, rushing to their next class.
"Homework on the first day back? That's unacceptable," Sirius pouted, arms crossed on his chest. "I want to speak with the bloke in charge,"
James laughed at his friend. "You mean Dumbledore?"
"Well- no…no of course not-"
"Don't worry mate, I won't tell. Don't sweat it," James grinned, patting Sirius on the back.
"Alright. Thanks," color and relief filled the handsome boy's face.
"Let's go. Moony and Pete are waiting," James motioned towards the door.
"You just want to catch up with Evans don't you?" Sirius asked smugly.
"No, I'm not going to make myself look like I'm chasing her. If she's going to like me, it's not going to be because I've been following her around for the last seven years and she's had enough of it and the only way for it to stop is to go out with me. I'm not desperate," James said sincerely.
"Yeah you are…" Sirius mumbled.
"She'll just have to come to like me on her own- and she will," he grinned.
"Wow Prongs, you've become wiser over the summer and I was with you the whole time. How could I've not noticed?" Sirius teased. "You've grown up so fast," he faked wept.
"Why thank you Mother," James said, acting flattered. "Now let's go. We're going to be seriously late," and the two best friends walked out the door.
"You're not going to tell Dumbledore about what I said right? Nothing…? You positive…?" Sirius asked nervously and they were gone.
Really short this time, I know, but I found time to update so I did but it's not a lot. This is probably one of the lamer chapters if I may say so myself, but please give me feedback on any specific chapter or the whole story. I just reread it a few times and I have to say…it pretty sucks. This chapter is probably really bad but please don't give up on it. I promise it'll probably- alright most likely…ok it will be better next time so just bear with me! Thanks for reading and please review! =)
