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Playlist (songs i listened to while writing this): Into the Rush by Aly and AJ, Stronger by Kanye West, Memory Lane by Mcfly, Better in Time by Leona Lewis, Hello Beautiful by Jonas Brothers, Goodnight and Goodbye by Jonas Brothers, Trainwreck by Demi Lovato, Every Time you Lie by Demi Lovato.

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James opened his eyes to reveal a blurry, unfamiliar scene before him. He grabbed his glasses off the sideboard and the blurry scene suddenly became clear again.

In the bed beside him was Sirius Black was still in a deep slumber. The only way that James knew he was alive was from his loud, boisterous snoring. On his other side was Peter Pettigrew who, like Sirius, was still asleep. Remus Lupin's bed, however, was empty (and already neatly made).

Confused and slightly disorientated, James started to get out of his bed, and Remus came out of the bathroom fully dressed.

"You're up early." he commented.

"So are you." James replied, sloppily rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"Yes, but I'm an early riser. Remus said with a smile. "I kind of got the impression you liked to sleep a lot. Like Sleeping Beauty over there." he nodded his head in Sirius's direction and James chuckled.

"Are you going down to breakfast?" asked Remus.

"Not yet. I think I'll come down later with Peter and Sirius."

"Okay then." he said. "I'll see you downstairs later then."

And with that, he left the room

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Lily was brushing her hair when Alice woke up.

"What time is it?" she asked groggily, her curly blond hair sticking up in different directions.

"Time for you two to get up." she replied. Marlene grunted.

"Don't argue! Do you want to be late on your first day of school?"

"No." admitted Alice. Lily smiled and handed Alice her school clothes.

"Thank you." she said quietly with a smile and shuffled towards to the bathroom.

"Come on Marlene!" shouted Lily tot the messy bed on her other side. The lump underneath the covers groaned. "You don't want to be late on your first day of school, do you?" Lily asked, almost repeating her words to Alice.

"Don't. Care." the lump grunted.

"Fine, but if you get into trouble, don't come complaining to me."

"Whatever."

Alice then came back from the bathroom in her Gryffindor robes. Lily handed Alice the hairbrush and she took it to brush her wild hair.

"I don't know why I bother brushing it." she said. "It just ends up being frizzy anyway."

"Maybe if you grew it out the curls they would become ringlets." suggested Lily.

"Maybe." she said, looking in the mirror again. "Let's go.!

They both linked arms and walked towards the door. Just before they left Lily called back, "Don't be late!"

Marlene heard her words, grunted again and rolled over.

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Lily and Alice entered the Great Hall with their arms still linked and a smile on their faces. Dorcas and Mary were in deep conversation, but at the sound of Lily and Alice's entrance they both looked up and gave a small wave. They then both turned back to the conversation, and not wanting to intrude, Lily and Alice mutually decided to sit elsewhere.

Not far from Dorcas and Mary, Lily spotted Remus munching on some toast.

"Let's go sit with Remus." Lily whispered.

"Who?"

"Remus! Over there, he's sat by himself."

She pointed to him subtly.

"Okay, sure."

They walked to where Remus sat and Lily asked, "Do you mind if we sit here?"

He turned round with a look of surprise but it almost immediately turned into a smile.

"Yes, you can sit here."

They both smiled back and sat down.

"I didn't expect to see you two down here so early." said Remus, buttering another piece of toast.

"Why?"

"Not sure. Maybe I have formed the stereotypical woman in my head, where it always takes them a long time to get ready." he joked. "I apologized for the prejudice. I'm an only child and my mother does take a long time to get ready."

Lily and Alice laughed.

"So where are your friends this morning?" asked Lily.

"Sleeping."

"Not anymore." said Alice, pointing to the door. A sleepy looking Peter entered, followed by James dragging a distinctly ruffled Sirius by the scruff of the neck. Soon enough they had sat down next to Remus, not acknowledging Lily and Alice.

"You look rough." noted Remus.

"Well you would too if you were dragged out of bed an hour earlier than expected!"

"Don't be so dramatic. Marmalade?" he asked Lily.

She obliged and started to spread the marmalade.

James, Sirius and Peter quickly looked up at the females sitting near them.

"Oh. It's you." grunted Sirius.

"Good Morning to you too!" snapped Lily.

Sirius rolled his eyes, but Lily didn't notice as Marlene had joined them.

"Morning." she said yawning, and reached over James and Sirius's heads to grab some toast and strawberry jam, taking care to make sure she got as many crumbs on them as possible. James and Sirius both scowled at her as she plopped down onto her seat next to Alice. She noticed their scowls and rolled her eyes, and then started to sloppily spread the jam onto the toast.

"Have we got our timetables yet?" she asked with her mouth full of toast.

"Not yet."

There was an awkward silence between the group until Alice finally said to Lily, "I think your friend wants to talk to you." pointing to a shifty-looking Severus at the entrance of the Great Hall. She smiled and got up to meet him.

"Git." muttered James after Lily had left.

"Can you at least try to keep your opinions to yourself." snapped Marlene. James shook his head.

"Come on, Alice." said Marlene, getting up from the table. "It's getting a little crowded round here." Alice also stood up, but before walking down to where Dorcas and Mary were sitting, she said, "Thanks for the conversation Remus."

"Anytime." he replied with a smile.

James looked relieved once they had left.

"I thought they'd never leave."

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"Hey Sev!" she called as she neared the entrance. He lifted his head and smiled.

"How are you?" she asked him.

"Fine. I'm in the house I wanted. I miss you though."

"Oh Sev!" she whispered. "I miss you too."

They both shared a look of sadness for a moment, then Severus said, "I feel sorry for you. Having to be in a house with that guy." shaking his head at James.

"So do I." she replied and they both laughed, and fell into an awkward silence.

"I should...I should go." said Lily. "We'll be getting our timetables soon..." she trailed off.

"Okay." and she began to walk off. He grabbed her arm just before she left.

"If we're in the same class, do you want to sit together?"

"Yeah, of course." she replied, and she happily rejoined her friends.

"Why have you moved?" she asked while she sat next to Alice.

"Marlene had a fight with James."

"It wasn't much of a fight, I just couldn't stand being near him much longer." she retorted. "He smells."

Alice and Lily laughed but Mary and Dorcas didn't join them.

"What's wrong with them?" asked Mary.

"They seem nice." added Dorcas.

"Well, they're not."

"They're quite good-looking." noted Mary. "Ish."

"Yes." agreed Dorcas. "Good-looking-ish."

All of the girls looked at the boys. There was a moment of silence.

"The day I that I become a Death Eater will be the day that I think of Sirius Black or James Potter as hot. So let me assure you. That day will never come." said Marlene.

"Not even a little bit?" asked Mary.

"Not even a little bit." she confirmed.

"What about you Lily?" asked Dorcas.

"Neither of them do anything for me."

"What about the other tall one?" All of them looked over at Remus.

"He's cute." said Alice. "But I doubt that I could ever have any romantic feelings for him."

"I agree." said Lily, and Marlene nodded in agreement.

"But you admit he's cute." said Dorcas.

"Yes." confirmed Lily.

"But in a total non-romantic way." added Alice.

Before anything else could be added Professor McGonagall came over to them and handed the girls their timetables.

"Charms first." noted Lily.

"Cool, I was looking forward to that." said Marlene.

"Then Potions." added Alice.

"And then Transfiguration." finished Dorcas.

"Sounds a fun day!" said Lily brightly.

"Yeah but we have Charms and Potions with the Slytherins." said Marlene gloomily.

"That makes it better!" she exclaimed. "I can sit with Sev!"

Marlene and Alice shared a look of dicontent but Lily didn't seem to notice. "We have Transfiguration with the Ravenclaws though." said Marlene and Alice.

"Makes me feel slightly better I suppose." Marlene said glumly.

Alice sighed then said brightly, "I'm not really bothered who I'm with. If Lily's willing to give the Slytherins a chance than so am I."

Lily smiled and all the girls got up and started to make their way to their first lesson.

Marlene got up last and grumbled, "You won't be saying that when they kill you as a favour to You-Know-Who."

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"Why were you sitting with them anyway?" asked Sirius, watching the girls sit down next to Dorcas and Mary.

"They asked if they could sit here, so I let them." he replied warily.

James and Sirius scowled, but said nothing else.

"Why, what's wrong with them?" asked Peter.

"They're annoying and stuck-up." said James, stabbing his bacon with his fork.

"How do you know them?" asked Remus.

"Parties that my family go to." he said gloomily. "Our parents are best friends." He did not seem particularily happy at this last statement.

"I've never met them personally, but my parents have told me about their families." said Sirius.

"Do you really trust your parents judgement?" asked Remus.

Sirius was silent for a moment and then said, "James has said exactly the same thing."

Remus just sighed quietly and carried on eating his breakfast.

"Your timetables." said McGonagall, who had suddenly appeared behind them. She handed each of the boys a timetable and walked towards the girls.

"Charms and Potions with the Slytherins, then Transfiguration with the Ravenclaws." read Remus.

"Ugh." James and Sirius said together.

"You're being very positive today." muttered Remus under his breath.

"Come on, let's go."


A/N:A FEW NOTES ON THE CHAPTER-

Alice is willing to co-operate with the Slytherins, just in case you thought that it was a false promise. She's that sort of person :D

I hope you noticed Marlenes irony, because its technically true for all of them. They will all nearly be killed (bar Alice) by a Slytherin.

James and Sirius are being grouchy and annoying cause they are tired. they'll be more upbeat and themselves. i promise.

I promise it'll get more interesting. (Next chapter: The First Day - Part II and after that Full Moon) oooo...intense

Sorry if I didn't get all the Seventies lingo down. I know that they talked a little differently back then and they might not have said things like "awesome", but give me a break. I'm only 14! I wasn't born until half way through the nineties! (just wanted to write that down, cause someone was getting at me for that in one of my other stories.) amyway...

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