Days came and went and the fifth year Gryffindor girls could be found sitting by the lake enjoying the last sun rays of that year. Around them kids sat around laughing and joking, everyone smiling. And then the Marauders came out side and ruined the peace.
"HAHA! Did you see his face?" Sirius laughed, jumping on James back as they laughed.
James nodded and laughed throwing Sirius from his back and tackling him to the floor. Peter, the poor thing, looked like he was going to pee himself with excitement, and Remus shook his head, trying to conceal his amusement.
"POTTER!" The girls turned to the castle, there stood Severus Snape, his usually greasy black hair was put in plaits and he was wearing a frilly red and gold dress with a huge lion embroidered on the back. The Slytherin boy pointed his wand at himself, realising people were laughing at him. Then he turned on James.
"You self righteous coward!" Severus bellowed his pale face red with anger as he glared at James.
James stopped laughing, as did his companions, and went red in the face.
"Here we go again." Hannah sighed. She got up and tied her dark brown hair into a messy ponytail, preparing herself for the quite possible required intervention.
James had his wand out and was pointing it at Severus' throat by now, both boys were yelling at each other, red in the face, if they didn't curse each other in a second, they were going to punch each other.
Lily got up and marched towards the fifteen year old boys, refusing to sit by and watch.
"Potter put your bloody wand down!" Lily barked at him once she was only ten feet away from him. "Severus, you're back to normal now, so go do what ever it is you were before." Lily commanded, her flyaway ruby locks, swirling around her head in the wind.
"Don't tell me what to do mudblood!" Severus snapped cruelly, James was about to hex Snape but he never got the chance.
Ivy, who had just arrived, launched herself at Snape. She punched him so hard he flew across the grass and fell onto his back. She was about to go after and beat the crap out of him, but Sirius caught her around the waist. He lifted her up off of the ground and tightened his grip on her when she started to kick out, he turned his back on the Slytherin and struggled to walk away, Ivy still in his arms kicking and screaming.
"You dick! You have no right! No bloody right! I swear if I hear you say that again I'll kill you!" Ivy screamed, looking over Sirius shoulder, she carried on kicking out as Sirius continued walking away. As Ivy tried to get free of Sirius' grasp Lily was trying desperately to get James and Snape to stop fighting.
"Potter! Get the hell off of each other!" She shrieked. Eventually giving up Lily withdrew her wand and body binded the both of them. Hannah and Robyn tried to calm Ivy down and did eventually manage to get her to be quiet.
"Oh that boy!" Ivy muttered murderously as the four girls went up to the Gryffindor common room, well Ivy was being practically dragged by Lily up the stairs.
"Ivy his words really don't affect me. They shouldn't affect you." Lily said calmly, knowing it would have no affect. Just as they sat down Amy came marching into the common room.
"Lily!" She barked, looking as angry as Lily had ever seen.
Lily looked fairly worried at what she could have done to upset Amy, who was now the head girl, having taken the place of her sister who had been Head Girl two years previous.
"Yes," Lily said nervously. Amy looked murderous. Kind, happy, gentle Amy.
"Please tell me that James is wrong," Amy demanded Lily looked at the seventh year perplexed. "Did Snape call you a mud- a mud- a- well, a you-know-what?"
"Well yes, but Amy please, He's already been beaten up, and I don't let his words affect me, I'm above that," Lily said pleadingly, she just wanted to forge the entire day at this point.
Amy's eyes softened and she gathered Lily up in her arms.
"Oh Little Lily, if it were only that," Amy said sadly. "You know that we've been told to come down on that kind of behaviour." She said. "It's that behaviour and people who think like that awful boy that are helping Voldemort." Amy said, Hannah and Robyn shuddered at the name but Lily and Ivy took it in their stride.
"I know Amy, but if he thinks he's getting to me, I'm letting them win," Lily argued. Amy smiled fondly at the red head and nodded in agreement, she made a point.
"I want you guys to promise me to report behaviour like that next time," Amy said and left saying she needed to talk to McGonagall and Dumbledore.
The time passed and the girls could be found sitting in the great hall eating breakfast, surrounded by chatter and laughing as everyone relaxed early in the morning.
"So what do you lot want to get from Hogsmeade today?" Robyn asked, putting her goblet down on the table, and looking to Lily, Ivy and Hannah
"Quills. I have gone through so many this year. All the note taking had taken its toll on all my Quills," Ivy admitted as she scooped up a spoonful of scrambled eggs..
"Well I need to stock up on chocolate," Hannah murmured, dousing some pancakes in chocolate sauce.
"I want a new book," Lily admitted, looking guilty as Ivy rolled her eyes.
"And I need to send a letter," Robyn finished, grinning to herself.
"I say we start with Honeydukes then onto Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop then the three broomsticks, the book store and I can send my letter while you're doing the whole book thing," Robyn suggested running a hand through her sandy blonde hair, and looking pleased with her organisational skills.
"Sounds good to me," Hannah agreed nodding her approval.
So it was agreed. The girls got up, they had dressed warmly, as it was getting cold outside, and raining often, being mid October.
Lily was wearing a pair of black skinny jeans and a fitting grey turtle neck dress that reached mid thigh as well as her black leather boots with a slight heel, she looked cute as she placed a black bobble hat over her red lock, leaving most of it flicking out form beneath.
Ivy was wearing a pair of black mid calf high boots, with thick purple woolly tights, she was looking a bit dressier with a black mini skirt and little white top, though she kept herself covered with a thick black cardigan.
Hannah looked more casual with a pair of blue jeans tucked into brown cowboy boots, a white tank top and a black leather jacket, her dark hair pulled into a messy ponytail, as she pulled a scarf around her neck
Robyn was wearing a simple red v-neck jumper, paired with grey jeans, black pumps and a stripped black and white scarf.
One must understand that these were not little girls any more, indeed they were young but now the four Gryffindor girls were considered the prettiest in their year. They had matured physically and emotionally. They were living day to day reading about a new tragic death or slaughter. No more were the innocent children they were when they first arrived at Hogwarts, no these girls were far past that. They had aged more then they should have ever needed to, they should still be kids yet they aren't able to be just that in this world.
Sadly enough they would be made to endure more hardship then they could ever dream of in one day.