Fourth Year
"Was that who I think it was?" Lily shrieked as she stormed up to the common room with Marlene at her side.
Marlene sighed. "Didn't I tell you the first year we got here?"
"Marly, I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you! They are so aggravating! What do they think they were doing to that student? No way in hell are they going to think they can torture students for simply walking in their way. I won't let them" Lily growled.
"Hey, save that feisty attitude for something important, tiger!" Marlene said with a chuckle.
Lily ran the scene through her head over and over again. "But the worst part of it was Remus! I thought he was better than that! He was so nice in the library that one day..."
"You can't stay in the past, Lils. People change," Marlene said as she sat down on one of the couches in the common room.
Lily nodded and sat next to Marlene. "That Peter kid seemed pretty scared of me, though."
"Yeah, he's a bit of a coward. At least, compared to the rest of them."
"I should have believed you from the start! You and Sev."
"Yeah, I know. You've learned your lesson. Always listen to me!"
"Where did Sev go, anyway? He and I were talking, but as soon as he saw the Marauders..."
"Why does it matter? He gets on my nerves."
Lily stopped and came to a sudden realization. Well, more of a developed realization that took four years to develop. "That first year on the train... Do you think they bully Sev?"
"Look, Lily. That Snape kid is always hanging around the wrong crowd. You shouldn't be around that type?"
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Lily demanded.
Marlene sighed and rolled her eyes. Bracing herself for another fight with her best friend again, she leaned back and made sure to get comfortable. "You know Avery and Mulciber? Snape always hangs around them and I don't think they are the best type to be around. Into the dark magic and whatnot."
"Sev was so kind to me when I didn't know anyone, but my sister."
"That's because you didn't know kindness. Petunia is mean and you know it."
Lily gritted her teeth angrily. "Tuney is the kindest person I know. She may not say the nicest things all the time, but we are sisters, for Merlin's sake! We are supposed to fight!"
"All I'm saying is that Severus was never kind to you. Yes, he introduced you to the wizarding world, but has he ever let you choose your friends? Lily, you were thrown into our friendship! We share the same dorm. If you lived in a dorm by yourself, I guarantee that you wouldn't even be talking to Alice, Mary, and I. Severus is always choosing what you do. You like Transfigurations, right? Then why are you always studying for Potions? May I remind you, Potions is his favorite class."
"I love Potions! It's just, he and I don't need to study for Transfiguration as much we do for Potions..." Lily bit her tongue, afraid to say anything she would regret. "You have always found a problem with my friendship with Sev! Just leave me be!"
Marlene watched Lily run up to their dorm and she sighed. "That girl is so blind..."
