CHAPTER 10
The Train Ride In To Their 5th Year
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'Have you got all your things dear?' Mrs. Evens asked her daughter. Lily's parents came to send her off to Hog warts. She was going to start her 5th year.
'Yep. My trunk and Skysong,' Lily replied. Skysong was her Snowy Owl she received from her parents for her 11th birthday.
'Have a good year Lily. Now don't forget to write,' Mr. Evans said as Lily hugged both her parents. Petunia insisted to stay home and watch TV.
'I won't. Dad take care of yourself,' Lily said anxiously and looks at her mother, Mrs. Evans nodded.
'Don't worry! I'm fit as ever,' Mr. Evens said brightly as he hit his chest, 'off you go!'
'Alright. Bye,' Lily was standing between platform 9 and 10. She walked forward casually and slowly she slipped into platform 9 ¾.
'Lily! Over here!' Lily turned to her right and saw her two best friends Nikki and Bev waving fanatically at her. Lily smiled and walked towards them.
'Am I glad to see you two!' Lily cried. They hugged each other.
'How was your holidays? Sorry I couldn't come over. We went to Paris,' Bev said excitedly.
'It was pretty bad actually,' Lily said as her face turned solemn.
'Lily don't worry too much 'bout your dad, he'll be alright,' Nikki knew about Mr. Evans colestral problem since she went to stay at Lily's place for 2 weeks.
'What's wrong?' Bev asked concerned
'My dad, he's not too well. We found out he's got really high colestral. And if he doesn't watch out.' Lily's face turned paler than before at the thought of losing her father. Bev understood and nodded. Nikki put a comforting hand on Lily's shoulder.
'And Petunia, she's changed a lot. I think my years away from her have put some kind of invisible wall between us. We don't talk or hang out like we used to. This summer she started calling me a freak, throwing insults at me and she doesn't get along with mum and dad anymore. She so occupied with her boyfriend, what's-his-name, Vernon, that she doesn't seem to care 'bout dad,' Lily blurted out as she shook her head slightly. Before any of her friends could reply, they heard a familiar voice.
'Hey girls!' Sirius shouted and waved as he and Remus walked towards them. They all said hi to one another.
'Guess what?! Guess What?!' Sirius cried.
'What?!' all three girls said together. Though they didn't know whether they wanted to find out what.
'James! He's made prefect! Sirius exclaimed
'Potter? Prefect? Just when I thought things couldn't get worse!' Lily turned even paler.
'Oh come on Lily, he's not that bad once you get to know him,' Bev consoled her. Lily gave her an are-you-crazy look.
'Yeh. He's actually cute you know, I mean half the school is after him,' Nikki added she has always secretly liked James but would rather just be friends. Lily chose to ignore that comment like always.
'Were you made prefect too Lily?!' Remus asked. Lily merrily nodded, ' HA! James is gonna be shocked when he hears this. Where is he?'
'Yeh. James isn't that bad. Sure, he can be annoying, childish, arrogant, pointless." Sirius was ticking off the words using his finger when suddenly, 'Ouch!' someone hit his head from behind.
'Speak for yourself!' James came to stand next to Remus, grinning broadly.
'Lily was made prefect!' Sirius couldn't resist it. James' grin was swept off his face immediately.
'Evans?!' James' reaction was exactly the same as Lily's when she found out James was the other Prefect, ' How did you become prefect?!'
'I could ask you the same question Potter. And I think my question would be more valid,' Lily replied stiffly
'She's got a point there,' Sirius said cheekily, and yet again he was hit at the head, 'Ouch!'
There was a moment of silence when everyone starred at James waiting for his come back. But it never came, he was dumb struck.
'Umm. let's go find a compartment shall we?' Remus broke the silence. They boarded the train and went in search for a compartment. While they were at it, they met some one (or two) unpleasant.
'Ah, well, if it isn't the Potter fan club. And the Mudblood too,' it was Lucius Malfoy, along with his Slytherin gang.
'Don't you DARE call Lily a Mudblood!' Nikki said sharply.
'Oh, you're quite close to one yourself Harper,' Severus Snape said airily while his friends sniggered stupidly. Sirius, who was being held back by Remus, sprang forward at Snape, knocking him over. Then pulled him up by his collar.
'I'm warning you Snape! Calling one of my friends a mudblood is enough to insult me, but two?!' Sirius glared murderously into Snape's dark eyes. Malfoy was about to lung forward on Sirius but James sprang for him instantly. Both hit the floor. Then all of them started fighting. Remus and the girls had to pull James and Sirius away from them. While the other Slytherines helped Snape and Malfoy to their feet. Both Snape and Malfoy had bruises and bloody noses, James & Sirius didn't seem to be hurt too seriously other than having a black eye each.
'Watch-your-mouth-next-time,' James said when he caught his breath. Quickly Remus and the girls pulled James and Sirius out of the compartment before the Slytherines could reply and found their own compartment.
'Are you two alright?' Nikki asked concerned as she and Lily helped Sirius into the compartment.
'I think I've got some Magical Bruise Balm in my trunk,' Lily threw open her trunk and started searching, 'Aha, here we go. Put it on your black eye.' She handed some bruise balm to Nikki so that she could put some on Sirius' black eye.
Then she hesitated. Remus and Bev were pulling their trunks into the compartment. James was sitting opposite Sirius, head back facing the ceiling, eyes closed. His breathing was calm and slow. She thought "No matter how much of an idiot he is, he's injured. And he stood up for me which is kinda sweet of him." She took some bruise balm and started dabbing it on James' eye.
Soon it was midday, the lunch trolley came. They each bought some snacks to fill their rumbly tummies. There wasn't much talk through the whole journey. They others were either reading or in their own deep thoughts.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Ok, so what do u guys think? Keep the constructive reviews coming! There's a surprise just ahead in the next chapter. Check back to find out what is waiting for Lily and her friends.
The Train Ride In To Their 5th Year
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'Have you got all your things dear?' Mrs. Evens asked her daughter. Lily's parents came to send her off to Hog warts. She was going to start her 5th year.
'Yep. My trunk and Skysong,' Lily replied. Skysong was her Snowy Owl she received from her parents for her 11th birthday.
'Have a good year Lily. Now don't forget to write,' Mr. Evans said as Lily hugged both her parents. Petunia insisted to stay home and watch TV.
'I won't. Dad take care of yourself,' Lily said anxiously and looks at her mother, Mrs. Evans nodded.
'Don't worry! I'm fit as ever,' Mr. Evens said brightly as he hit his chest, 'off you go!'
'Alright. Bye,' Lily was standing between platform 9 and 10. She walked forward casually and slowly she slipped into platform 9 ¾.
'Lily! Over here!' Lily turned to her right and saw her two best friends Nikki and Bev waving fanatically at her. Lily smiled and walked towards them.
'Am I glad to see you two!' Lily cried. They hugged each other.
'How was your holidays? Sorry I couldn't come over. We went to Paris,' Bev said excitedly.
'It was pretty bad actually,' Lily said as her face turned solemn.
'Lily don't worry too much 'bout your dad, he'll be alright,' Nikki knew about Mr. Evans colestral problem since she went to stay at Lily's place for 2 weeks.
'What's wrong?' Bev asked concerned
'My dad, he's not too well. We found out he's got really high colestral. And if he doesn't watch out.' Lily's face turned paler than before at the thought of losing her father. Bev understood and nodded. Nikki put a comforting hand on Lily's shoulder.
'And Petunia, she's changed a lot. I think my years away from her have put some kind of invisible wall between us. We don't talk or hang out like we used to. This summer she started calling me a freak, throwing insults at me and she doesn't get along with mum and dad anymore. She so occupied with her boyfriend, what's-his-name, Vernon, that she doesn't seem to care 'bout dad,' Lily blurted out as she shook her head slightly. Before any of her friends could reply, they heard a familiar voice.
'Hey girls!' Sirius shouted and waved as he and Remus walked towards them. They all said hi to one another.
'Guess what?! Guess What?!' Sirius cried.
'What?!' all three girls said together. Though they didn't know whether they wanted to find out what.
'James! He's made prefect! Sirius exclaimed
'Potter? Prefect? Just when I thought things couldn't get worse!' Lily turned even paler.
'Oh come on Lily, he's not that bad once you get to know him,' Bev consoled her. Lily gave her an are-you-crazy look.
'Yeh. He's actually cute you know, I mean half the school is after him,' Nikki added she has always secretly liked James but would rather just be friends. Lily chose to ignore that comment like always.
'Were you made prefect too Lily?!' Remus asked. Lily merrily nodded, ' HA! James is gonna be shocked when he hears this. Where is he?'
'Yeh. James isn't that bad. Sure, he can be annoying, childish, arrogant, pointless." Sirius was ticking off the words using his finger when suddenly, 'Ouch!' someone hit his head from behind.
'Speak for yourself!' James came to stand next to Remus, grinning broadly.
'Lily was made prefect!' Sirius couldn't resist it. James' grin was swept off his face immediately.
'Evans?!' James' reaction was exactly the same as Lily's when she found out James was the other Prefect, ' How did you become prefect?!'
'I could ask you the same question Potter. And I think my question would be more valid,' Lily replied stiffly
'She's got a point there,' Sirius said cheekily, and yet again he was hit at the head, 'Ouch!'
There was a moment of silence when everyone starred at James waiting for his come back. But it never came, he was dumb struck.
'Umm. let's go find a compartment shall we?' Remus broke the silence. They boarded the train and went in search for a compartment. While they were at it, they met some one (or two) unpleasant.
'Ah, well, if it isn't the Potter fan club. And the Mudblood too,' it was Lucius Malfoy, along with his Slytherin gang.
'Don't you DARE call Lily a Mudblood!' Nikki said sharply.
'Oh, you're quite close to one yourself Harper,' Severus Snape said airily while his friends sniggered stupidly. Sirius, who was being held back by Remus, sprang forward at Snape, knocking him over. Then pulled him up by his collar.
'I'm warning you Snape! Calling one of my friends a mudblood is enough to insult me, but two?!' Sirius glared murderously into Snape's dark eyes. Malfoy was about to lung forward on Sirius but James sprang for him instantly. Both hit the floor. Then all of them started fighting. Remus and the girls had to pull James and Sirius away from them. While the other Slytherines helped Snape and Malfoy to their feet. Both Snape and Malfoy had bruises and bloody noses, James & Sirius didn't seem to be hurt too seriously other than having a black eye each.
'Watch-your-mouth-next-time,' James said when he caught his breath. Quickly Remus and the girls pulled James and Sirius out of the compartment before the Slytherines could reply and found their own compartment.
'Are you two alright?' Nikki asked concerned as she and Lily helped Sirius into the compartment.
'I think I've got some Magical Bruise Balm in my trunk,' Lily threw open her trunk and started searching, 'Aha, here we go. Put it on your black eye.' She handed some bruise balm to Nikki so that she could put some on Sirius' black eye.
Then she hesitated. Remus and Bev were pulling their trunks into the compartment. James was sitting opposite Sirius, head back facing the ceiling, eyes closed. His breathing was calm and slow. She thought "No matter how much of an idiot he is, he's injured. And he stood up for me which is kinda sweet of him." She took some bruise balm and started dabbing it on James' eye.
Soon it was midday, the lunch trolley came. They each bought some snacks to fill their rumbly tummies. There wasn't much talk through the whole journey. They others were either reading or in their own deep thoughts.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Ok, so what do u guys think? Keep the constructive reviews coming! There's a surprise just ahead in the next chapter. Check back to find out what is waiting for Lily and her friends.