Once in a Lifetime
Chapter Six: Platform 9 and 3 quarters
Disclaimer~ I do not own HP, though I wish I did. JK Rowling owns the magnificent world of Harry Potter. But some characters you don't recognize are my OCS, Like Aeriatwyn, Evangeline, Roxanne or Bianca.
Pairings: LE/JP, RL/OC, SB/OC
NO PETER PETTIGREW IN THIS STORY!
Romance/Drama
I have a tendency to NOT finish stories, so if I don't want to continue I will post that I will NOT Continue, and the story is up for adoption. But you have to consult me first if you want to adopt.
Chapter 6: Hogwarts
2,858 words
James POV
"James, look! It's Jennifer and Gwendolyn!" Sirius yelled.
Jennifer and Gwendolyn are Sirius and Remus's girlfriends and besties of Genevieve.
One of the main reasons three of them are besties, is because Genevieve in modern English is 'Jennifer', and 'Jennifer' in old Latin English is 'Gwendolyn'. We were in Platform 9 and ¾ , getting ready to get on the train to Hogwarts.
"Oi Gwen!" Sirius called to them.
Remus and I turned red and tried to stop Padfoot from doing wolf whistles and inappropriate sexual calls.
They walked over and hugged Remus and Sirius. I could not help but feel left out, despite the fact that I was attracting every female in the platform.
"Like, wow, Sirius-kins! Like, duh! I like, missed you soo much!" Gwendolyn gushed and she kissed Sirius.
Gwendolyn was probably the second hottest girl in Hogwarts, and definitely the ditziest. She has long, glossy dark brown hair and pretty, bright amber eyes.
Today she was wearing a big red floppy bow in her head, an off shoulder brown autumn shirt that fit her like a second skin, a dark yellow skirt and high heels.
"Ah, Gwendolyn! How was your summer in the Bahamas?" He asked her?
She giggled. "Oh, it was just like, awesome! Like, I got this super sexy bikini there, and like, you'll see it later!" She said, winking at him. Sirius growled and made out with her.
"Jennifer! How was the summer in Bahamas? I bet you went to Mt. Gringrotts museum!" Remus asked.
Jennifer was Moony's girlfriend and they both shared a taste for knowledge.
"Oh my gods Remus! Of course I did! Like, Mt. Gringrotts was awesome! You just had to see the very first Galleon there, like, it was ginormous!"
Jennifer has shoulder length strawberry blonde hair and crystal navy blue eyes. She was super preppy and not to mention hot.
She was wearing a light blue mini-skirt, a white collar shirt with the buttons burst open to reveal a bit of cleavage, and blue wedged shoes.
"But enough about the my summer! You wrote to me that you saw Cirque De Olympia! Like, is that true?" She gasped and Remus smiled proudly.
"Oh, Jen! The cirque was just wicked! You should've seen the Flying Foxes!" He glanced at me and I looked down, avoiding his gaze.
She squealed. "Ooh, my daddy said that they were the best part of the show! Tell me, did you see the animal tamer?" She asked hopefully.
Aha, caught.
He turned red and spluttered. "What? How in Merlin's name did you know about her?" He asked sharply and her face looked hurt
"Oh…Honeypie, I'm sorry…" Remus smiled sheepishly and hugged her.
Gee. Thanks, guys. Make me feel left out.
"Ahem. Can we break up this reunion?" Remus and Jennifer broke apart immediately but Sirius and Gwendolyn kept on making out.
I rolled my eyes.
"Oh, never mind! Let's go find our compartment."
James and Remus with their girlfriends walked into their memory-filled compartment; the Marauders and the Beauties practically owned the compartment. Combined, the Marauders and the Beauties were called the League, as in 'waay out of your league, but you can try but fail,'
Their room was the farthest from the exits, closest to the wad of the Marauder's Fan Club and outcasts' compartments.
The compartment, or as others like to call it; the League's compartment was when James met Remus who then met Sirius who then was joined with the beauties.
Sirius put an arm over ditzy Gwendolyn's shoulders. The League's compartment still had an enormous amount of space left, like six seats left because James demanded it to be renovated.
"So, babe, can you wait for Sixth Year?" He asked suavely.
She giggled uncontrollably. "Oh, Siri, you're such a flirt. Of course! But I hope that teacher what's-her-name isn't returning. Like, she talks to weird," Her face turned grave. "I've always thought she had a speech agreement," She said seriously.
"You mean a speech impediment?" Remus asked, confused.
Her amber eyes turned wide and innocent. "Do you think she has both? Oh, my gods," She shuffled her head sadly.
"Potato, potato, tomato tomato, all the same," Sirius waved his hand breezily.
Remus sighed. He had a feeling that Sirius didn't know the mistake either.
"James, do you know where Gen is?" Jennifer asked him curiously.
James lowered his eyes. 'Yeah, she's in Italy and coming back mid-year," He told them glumly.
Jennifer and Gwendolyn gasped.
"Oh, my gods! How lucky is she?" They gushed.
James rolled his eyes and stared outside the window, praying for the train to start running. Outside, the lampposts look more like dark, mossy emerald green orbs. James's stomach dropped.
He was still haunted by her.
"Bye, Lily! Don't forget to write! You know Cirque De Olympia will always be in your heart," Aeriatwyn said tearfully. Bianca and Roxanne were already on the train in Platform 9 and ¾.
I nodded. "Bye, mum. We'll see each other soon, very soon," I hoped and she smiled.
"Now go to your compartment," She whispered, a proud tear sliding down her pale face.
I smiled weakly and left her.
This is the end. Leaving all the Cirque De Olympia memories.
Before I could step onto the train, a voice called to me.
"Wait!" Aeriatwyn yelled breathlessly.
I turned around and she put two fingers on my forehead and closed her eyes. She murmured a final blessing and I was free.
"Bye, mummy." I said. I hadn't called her that since I was like three.
I stepped onto the train and waved the final wave to Aeriatwyn.
In a flash, my mum apparated away. I sighed and felt my magical oak wand tucked in my shoe for comfort.
The other day, when we went to Diagon Alley we got a new broom for me because people would get suspicious if I had my Hephaestus. It was the Clean Sweeps '90, the newest as the wizarding community calls it 'the fastest broom ever made so far'. I rolled my eyes,
I was wearing a loose triangle cut purple halter top with a bejeweled collar, dark stick thin skinny jeans and purple wedged shoes. In my hair was a gold circlet and my smooth and sleek dark red hair had seven small little braids that made me look amazingly cool.
I slung my black hobo bag a little higher above my shoulder and carried my bags ahead.
Many guys tried to catch my eyes and offer to help me with my luggage. I politely refused them all.
I looked around the array of compartments blankly. Which one were Bianca and Anne in?
I checked into each and every compartment, until I got to the three compartments nearest to the exits.
I walked to the second last one. When I walked in five people stared at me.
"What are you doing in our compartment, mudblood?" A beautiful, gorgeous girl about a year older than me said distastefully. She had long, silky platnium blonde hair and big, almond blue eyes with tons of mascara.
I raised an eyebrow. "How did you know?" I asked them about my muggle-bility.
She sniffed pompously. "I could smell your dirty blood a mile away,"
I gaped. "F**ck off you pu**y bi**h!" I cursed her.
This time she gasped and narrowed her eyes.
"I'll teach you to swear at Narcissa!" A beautiful, wild looking girl who looked the same age as the blonde girl, screamed furiously at me. She had long wild pitching black hair and white pale skin. She had tons of dark red lipstick on and eyeliner.
She pointed her wand at me and muttered a hex which I recognized as Bat-boogey hex.
I rolled my eyes. I quickly deflected it and she looked at me, shocked.
"Now," I pinched an imaginary piece of lint off my top. "Expelliarmus!" I yelled at her and a green power shot out of my wand. Her wand flew out of her hand and I smirked.
She stood there, glaring.
"Now, now there, Bellatrix, we must not get hasty, after all, she is just a mudblood." A suave, cool but cruel voice said calmly and boredly.
He had long white bloned hair and icy blue eyes. He was incedible-looking, and attractively cruel.
She glared at me once more.
"Get lost, bitch!" She snapped at me.
I narrowed my eyes but got out anyway.
Before I could finally get out of the compartment hell-hole, I heard a shout.
"Expelliarmus!" A ray of green shot out from behind and hit my heels.
I tripped on step on the floor and tripped. My big pile of thick books fell onto the compartment's floor and my luggage dropping. I stumbled and shrieked. I heard laughter coming from behind. I angrily shut the door and bent down to pick up my books. While I was picking a book up, another pair of hands joined in.
I looked up, preparing to thank him or her.
When I looked up, my eyes were met with a pair of beautiful hazel eyes. My heart missed a beat.
I froze. It was him. The Pretty Boy that was every night haunting my dreams and sleeps. The guy seemed to have considered the fact that I might be the Flying Fox but with fiery red hair but it passed his eyes.
"You really must be more careful," The strong, smirking voice said as he helped me up.
I coughed and tried to look down, covering my face.
When I fianally looked up I glared at him.
"It was their fault-" I jabbed a finger behind me to identify the people in the compartment who hurt me.
His eyes turned wide but no shock or surprised passed his face. But instead his eyes lingered on my face.
"Yeah- those were the Slytherin Blood-crazy maniacs. Narcissa Black was the hot one with blonde hair; Lucious is her boyfriend, her look-a-like. The one with wild black hair is Bellatrix Black and the other two is Evan Rosier and Snivellus Snape. Pure idiotic dickheaded jerks, not anything like the proud, noble Gryffindors here!" He grinned.
I cocked my head to one side. "What?" I said curiously.
He rolled his eyes impatiently.
"Blood-crazy Slytherins are people who think there should only be pureblooded people, not muggle-borns allowed in the magical world," He explained, bored.
I rolled my eyes. "Not that- what's Gryffindor?"
He gasped. "Oh- please, Gryffindor is the best house in Hogwarts!" He said proudly, running a hand in his messy hair. "Don't tell me you've never heard of it!" He said while handing me my books and bags.
I shook my head.
"Lily!" Bianca's voice said from inside. My eyes widened and I called back to her, forgetting the topic.
"Bianca! Out here!" I yelled to her and Roxanne.
They walked outside in one swift moment.
Roxanne's sleek raven black hair was in a sleek ponytail with a few tendrils framing her face like an angel with a beautiful halo of dark curls. She wore black jersey dress with cap sleeves and a long dark coat. She looked incredible.
Bianca, on the other hand looked like a snow angel with her white casual, sleeveless dress and blue jacket, her hair were in two small and cute pigtails, by her two ears and she wore blue converse sneakers. Bianca looked beautiful.
"Lily! Thank the gods, you're here!" Roxanne cried.
James bent down and helped me pick up the books as I struggled to do so in his company.
When my books and bags were hugged on top of my chest, I thanked him breathlessly.
"Thank you," He smiled gorgeously.
"So, where are we sitting?" I asked my friends weakly. She laughed and led me inside the compartment Pretty Boy's friends and two more girls were sitting.
As I sat in front of the boys with Bianca and Roxanne by my sides, all of them, including Pretty Boy were staring at us. Roxanne and Bianca probably remembered them too because they were nudging each other and giggling.
"Who are you?" One with impossibly glossy dark brown hair said pointedly at me.
I blushed but fire rose in me and I rolled my eyes instead.
"Who are you?" I shot at her.
Her eyes widened in wonder, as if she never heard of anyone not knowing her.
"Like, I'm Gwendolyn Nicolson?" She said, rolling her eyes.
"Ah," I said and my friends snickered.
"So, are you three beautiful ladies new at Hogwarts?" The Adonis like one with long shaggy, sculpted black hair asked, smirking.
Bianca nodded innocently.
"We just moved from Dublin Irish Astronomy Magic Academy," She said. "I'm Bianca Swan, and these are my friends Roxanne DeLinda-"
"Pleased to meet you," The one with long black hair said charmingly to Roxanne.
She turned red and glared at him.
"And this is Lily Evans," I smiled.
The one with golden sandy blonde hair smiled warmly.
"Well, I'm Remus Lupin," He glanced at Bianca who was turned as red as my hair.
"And this is my girlfriend, Jennifer." He smiled sheepishly. The girl on his right had pretty blonde hair and icy blue eyes, but to everyone, it was obvious that Bianca was a thousand time prettier.
Bianca's face turned extremely red and pale, she looked like the world was yanked off below her feet.
"This is Sirius Black and his girlfriend Gwendolyn." He gestured the Adonis guy in the middle with a beautiful glossy dark haired girl with bright amber eyes.
Sirius studied us and winked. He put an arm over his hot girlfriend's shoulders.
"The one, the only." He said, winking at Roxanne who made a revolted grimace at us.
"And last of all, James Potter." Pretty Boy. I had to catch a breath because he wasn't concentrating, but I had a feeling he knew listenening to everything we were saying.
"His girlfriend, Genevieve is in Italy," Remus said, sympathizing for his friend.
The world was yanked out of my feet this time. Girlfriend?? I felt like I was going to cry. But then suddenly, I felt a sudden change in my feelings.
Why should I act like a Pretty Boy fan?? It seems that he has enough already.
I nodded indignantly and pushed my chin up.
James eyes flickered towards me for a moment and disappointment flashed in them. I smirked.
"So, James, why are you so sad?" Bianca asked innocently, practically fussing over him. I glanced at Remus who looked uncomfortable.
He shifted his head over and stared at me directly.
I stared back, challenging him.
"My girlfriend is in Italy," He said, smirking directly at me. He seemed to have changed his attitude.
I nodded. "Ah."
He continued eagerly. "She said that we can have other boyfriends and girlfriends; see, so I can still have another girlfriend…" He kept staring at me intensely.
I was disgusted. But I didn't show it. I smiled sweetly.
"So, you wanna go out sometime?" He asked me suavely.
I smiled embarrassedly even though I was fuming inside.
"Sorry Potter, no."
He grinned. "Great! So I'll pick you up next Hogsmeade-" Shock crossed his face.
"Wait- what?" He asked me, confused.
I smiled sweetly. "No."
And I walked outside to change into my uniform with Bianca and Roxanne.
Inside, there were two roaring boys, two upset girls and one puzzled boy.
"She totally OWNED you, Prongs!" Sirius roared, laughing.
"That's like, the FIRST time you got rejected," Remus said in wonder.
James beautiful face turned into a scowl.
"She'll get around," He smirked.
Sirius shook his head. "And what was with that Gen excuse?"
"Yeah! Genevieve is your girlfriend! Not that slag!" Gwendolyn and Jennifer cried in unison.
I sighed. "She was hot," I admitted.
"That, I can say is a good excuse," Sirius said grinning. "But I also say that her friend, Roxanne is smokin'." He sighed dreamily.
Gwendolyn gasped and tugged on Padfoot's sleeve harder.
When he turned to her, she kissed him, full on the lips.
Remus grimaced.
"But she seems so familiar," I said, pondering on who she is.
Remus shook his head "James, you only met her, I think you don't know her,' He offered.
I shook my head. "No- I know this time I know Lily, she seems so familiar!"
But what I was saying inside was her eyes. Her beautiful Emerald dark green eyes struck a nerve and those eyes- those eyes were what motivated me to asked her out and make up that lame excuse for Genevieve.
Her eyes seemed so familiar, I feel like I've seen them- Merlin, I feel like I've actually looked into them before. When I caught her, her FACE looked so similar to Lady Flying Fox, but alas that also hit a nerve.
And besides, Lady Flying Fox had black hair. But if she had fiery red hair, Lady Flying Fox could've been a millions times prettier.
But let's just face it.
James Potter is in love with another person who is not Genevieve, and that girl who James loves rejected him.
Merlin, Lily was beautiful.
A race of thoughts raced across his mind.
But you like Genevieve!
But she's in Italy!
She's your girlfriend!
Lily's hot!
Genevieve is pretty!
Lily is a thousand times sexier!
Be a role model!
I don't wanna be one!
I sighed, frustrated with my conflicting emotions.
I ran a hand through my hair, tousling it.
