DISCLAIMER I own nothing that you cannot recognize
The week had past even slower than she had anticipated, she woke up Monday morning quite ecstatic to be leaving, as much as she loved her parents, she still missed doing magic a great deal, not to see she would be missing her sisters scowls while she was at school.
Lily had decided she wanted to make an effort this year to look presentable seeing how she was Head Girl this year she needed to set an example to the other students. She took a quick shower and dried her hair, which curled in ringlets all over her head.
She looked at herself rather pleased and hurriedly packed her trunk with the last minute necessities, put on her cloak and walked out of the room and down the stairs to the kitchen where her parents were waiting.
"Ready Sweet Pea?" her mom asked
"Yeah just give me a minute to say goodbye to Petunia" Lily ran up the stairs and woke her sister with a start
"What in the bloody hell do you want?" she asked rather flustered
"Just to say goodbye! I'm leaving and I'm not sure how soon it will be until I see you" Lily said quite a matter of factly
"Get away freak!" Petunia moaned
A smile drew to Lily's face as she skipped down the stairs and headed to King Cross's station. She kissed her parents' goodbye and went through Platform 9 3/4. There she was attacked by Sirius who came up and gave her a huge hug, looked down at her in a joking way and started to pretend to cry and said,
"I'm proud of you Lils from making head girl, you make your old man proud!" Lily smiled at the badge that she was wearing; it was a rather gratifying feeling
Soon Remus joined them,
"Congratulations Lils, I knew you would be head girl!"
"Thank you Remus, I wasn't as sure as you two seemed to be"
Sirius, Remus and Lily engaged themselves in small talk for a few minutes, then exasperated Lily said,
"Come on are you getting on the train or what? Oh and are you going to be sitting with me and James on the train?"
Sirius smirked and replied "Oh I guess you will be needing an escort! No telling what could happen if I leave you two alone!"
"Sirius I thought we had been through this" she joked "now speaking of James have you seen him yet?"
"Well obviously, because I came with him, but I lost him in the crowd, he'll be showing up soon, I swear he has a Lily magnetism, no matter where you are he will find you" just then a familiar voice sounded behind them
"Hey Evans, Padfoot, Moony!" she turned around, it was none other than James Potter followed closely by non other than the hero-worshipper himself, Peter.
"Hi James," before she even let out James, he wrapped his arms around her and swung her around for a hug,
"Can I help you with your bags?" he offered, she smiled at him nodded.
"Thanks" she smiled as she saw Sirius pick up his trunk laughing and shaking his head, 'James you can be such a prat sometimes' he had thought.
James and Sirius led the way to the compartment as they all followed. The compartment was nothing short of lovely, it was large roomy and looked very comfortable, it had several couches, a wall with many squares each showing a different compartment and the people who were in them.
"Not bad" Sirius murmured, he smiled and moved the Lily's trunks next to the Marauders'.
"Well," he said with a smirk, "How about Remus Peter and I go look and see how the Slytherins are looking this year?" he said looking at James and Lily with a huge grin beaming across his face.
"James and Lily probably need to go over some Head Student stuff"
He smiled mischievously at Lily and then looked at James and winked.
As Lily cringed, 'Did he really have to, I mean James had been nice and all so far but really he was quite the jerk sometimes in fact he probably asked Sirius to get everyone to leave so that he an I would be alone, what an ass'.
She looked over at him he had a look of uneasiness and seemed very uncomfortable, she rolled her eyes at him as she dug through her trunk and retrieved her book
"I have the list for this year's events, we are supposed to decide when they will take place," James said as though it was really just filler for the awkward silence which seemed to be droning.
"Right well lets see it then" she groaned as she set her book down and stood up to look at the papers James was holding as he walked over to the table, and grabbed the seat on the opposite side of which Lily was sitting. She eyed over the page carefully, three Hogsmeade trips, and a ball,
"Well" she mumbled still half reading the sheet "I say a trip to Hogsmeade in early October and the ball at Halloween that way everyone can get their dress robes, and then another trip in early December, and one in the late spring as a break from what will prove to be a very difficult year with our N.E.W.T.S."
Lily glanced up and saw James staring at her deep into thought, there was something different about they way he looked at her, like he was confused and hungry, when he realized she was done he snapped his head up and murmured softly,
"Umm, yeah that sounds perfect, exactly what I was thinking" He was up now pacing around the room and finally sitting down on the couch still looking quite confused,
"Why don't you like me?" he finally asked. Lily looked up a little caught off guard but still overall she was wondering why someone like him would care she rolled her eyes and finally huffed
"I don't know what do you mean of course I like you, I mean after you what you did for Sirius you cant be all bad"
"And that's another thing since when have you and Sirius become such good friends, I mean I understand you figured Moony out before anyone but when did you become friends with Sirius" he was looking somewhat angry, and frustrated all at the same time.
"If you must know it was because he actually made an attempt to get to know me and then became my friend,"
"Oh," he finally groaned, Lily began to feel as if the words she said had hurt him not that he looked particularly upset, he just seemed to have felt let down, or ashamed of what she couldn't quite figure out, but she finally said:
"Thanks for the letter it was very thoughtful" with that his eyes brightened up and he grinned,
"I do what I can" he smirked with a mischievous twinkle in his eye as he stood up and began to walk toward her, now they were just feet apart from one another
"Well thanks" she said, now a little bit panicked at why he was walking toward her.
Just then the door flew open; Lily let out a scream and grabbed James around the waist, fear swimming through her emerald green eyes. Sirius and Remus now entered laughing merrily while Peter followed trying to laugh as though he found it funniest of them all. Lily pulled away from James much to his disappointment,
"Well I see we have interrupted! And Lily what did I JUST finish telling you?" James began to break a smile from the frown that it was before, and then he glanced at Lily who now had ha broad smile on her face while staring at Sirius in a mock angry.
"Well you know me Sir' I'm an animal" Lily was acting stranger and stranger as the train ride progressed, she sat down and goofed around with Sirius and James, always getting a little touchy when James was the one tickling or poking her.
Lily had looked at Sirius who had looked very angry with her, grabbed her hand and led her into the bathroom using the excuse he had "a question about Hogwarts a History".
"Lily I swear, sometimes I just don't get you! James is over here being nothing but nice and cordial to you and you still flinch when he touches you!" Lily looked down, and then slowly lifted her head up
"MAYBE BECAUSE I DONT KNOW HIM THAT WELL!"
"Oh come off it Lily, just go out with him already, he isn't that bad looking, brilliant, and has made an effort to be nicer, he has even tried to reduce is overly large head, not to mention the fact that he is basically in love with you! I'm telling you he writes LE in little snitches all the time during class! Quit breaking the poor guys heart!" Lily rolled her eyes and stormed out of the bathroom to find Remus reading, Peter sleeping, and James off in a corner playing Wizard Chess.
She couldn't say she disagreed to much with what Sirius just said I mean it was natural for her to grab the person nearest to her when she was frightened... wasn't it?
As much as she used to disliked James she couldn't help but feel safe whenever he had his wand out and arms around her, after all he was one of the best students at school in EVERYTHING, but would he still ask her out as he had done in all there other years here, after all she had made it pretty clear before she wanted nothing to do with him.
James was the first to realize the Sirius and Lily were done talking, Sirius followed Lily out smiling at what she had just told her. Remus then glanced at his watch
"We are almost to Hogwarts about 5 more minutes" Lily gathered up her things as she looked around she saw James writing something in the back of the room, and then grabbed her cloak and book to put them in her trunk.
She, and the rest of the Marauders were waiting by the door so they could be first off, as the train began to stop Lily felt a warm hand touch hers, then felt a piece of paper in that hand, and the warmth left. While everyone was leaving and leading the students out Lily glanced down
Stay back in the great hall before the feast
JP
The week had past even slower than she had anticipated, she woke up Monday morning quite ecstatic to be leaving, as much as she loved her parents, she still missed doing magic a great deal, not to see she would be missing her sisters scowls while she was at school.
Lily had decided she wanted to make an effort this year to look presentable seeing how she was Head Girl this year she needed to set an example to the other students. She took a quick shower and dried her hair, which curled in ringlets all over her head.
She looked at herself rather pleased and hurriedly packed her trunk with the last minute necessities, put on her cloak and walked out of the room and down the stairs to the kitchen where her parents were waiting.
"Ready Sweet Pea?" her mom asked
"Yeah just give me a minute to say goodbye to Petunia" Lily ran up the stairs and woke her sister with a start
"What in the bloody hell do you want?" she asked rather flustered
"Just to say goodbye! I'm leaving and I'm not sure how soon it will be until I see you" Lily said quite a matter of factly
"Get away freak!" Petunia moaned
A smile drew to Lily's face as she skipped down the stairs and headed to King Cross's station. She kissed her parents' goodbye and went through Platform 9 3/4. There she was attacked by Sirius who came up and gave her a huge hug, looked down at her in a joking way and started to pretend to cry and said,
"I'm proud of you Lils from making head girl, you make your old man proud!" Lily smiled at the badge that she was wearing; it was a rather gratifying feeling
Soon Remus joined them,
"Congratulations Lils, I knew you would be head girl!"
"Thank you Remus, I wasn't as sure as you two seemed to be"
Sirius, Remus and Lily engaged themselves in small talk for a few minutes, then exasperated Lily said,
"Come on are you getting on the train or what? Oh and are you going to be sitting with me and James on the train?"
Sirius smirked and replied "Oh I guess you will be needing an escort! No telling what could happen if I leave you two alone!"
"Sirius I thought we had been through this" she joked "now speaking of James have you seen him yet?"
"Well obviously, because I came with him, but I lost him in the crowd, he'll be showing up soon, I swear he has a Lily magnetism, no matter where you are he will find you" just then a familiar voice sounded behind them
"Hey Evans, Padfoot, Moony!" she turned around, it was none other than James Potter followed closely by non other than the hero-worshipper himself, Peter.
"Hi James," before she even let out James, he wrapped his arms around her and swung her around for a hug,
"Can I help you with your bags?" he offered, she smiled at him nodded.
"Thanks" she smiled as she saw Sirius pick up his trunk laughing and shaking his head, 'James you can be such a prat sometimes' he had thought.
James and Sirius led the way to the compartment as they all followed. The compartment was nothing short of lovely, it was large roomy and looked very comfortable, it had several couches, a wall with many squares each showing a different compartment and the people who were in them.
"Not bad" Sirius murmured, he smiled and moved the Lily's trunks next to the Marauders'.
"Well," he said with a smirk, "How about Remus Peter and I go look and see how the Slytherins are looking this year?" he said looking at James and Lily with a huge grin beaming across his face.
"James and Lily probably need to go over some Head Student stuff"
He smiled mischievously at Lily and then looked at James and winked.
As Lily cringed, 'Did he really have to, I mean James had been nice and all so far but really he was quite the jerk sometimes in fact he probably asked Sirius to get everyone to leave so that he an I would be alone, what an ass'.
She looked over at him he had a look of uneasiness and seemed very uncomfortable, she rolled her eyes at him as she dug through her trunk and retrieved her book
"I have the list for this year's events, we are supposed to decide when they will take place," James said as though it was really just filler for the awkward silence which seemed to be droning.
"Right well lets see it then" she groaned as she set her book down and stood up to look at the papers James was holding as he walked over to the table, and grabbed the seat on the opposite side of which Lily was sitting. She eyed over the page carefully, three Hogsmeade trips, and a ball,
"Well" she mumbled still half reading the sheet "I say a trip to Hogsmeade in early October and the ball at Halloween that way everyone can get their dress robes, and then another trip in early December, and one in the late spring as a break from what will prove to be a very difficult year with our N.E.W.T.S."
Lily glanced up and saw James staring at her deep into thought, there was something different about they way he looked at her, like he was confused and hungry, when he realized she was done he snapped his head up and murmured softly,
"Umm, yeah that sounds perfect, exactly what I was thinking" He was up now pacing around the room and finally sitting down on the couch still looking quite confused,
"Why don't you like me?" he finally asked. Lily looked up a little caught off guard but still overall she was wondering why someone like him would care she rolled her eyes and finally huffed
"I don't know what do you mean of course I like you, I mean after you what you did for Sirius you cant be all bad"
"And that's another thing since when have you and Sirius become such good friends, I mean I understand you figured Moony out before anyone but when did you become friends with Sirius" he was looking somewhat angry, and frustrated all at the same time.
"If you must know it was because he actually made an attempt to get to know me and then became my friend,"
"Oh," he finally groaned, Lily began to feel as if the words she said had hurt him not that he looked particularly upset, he just seemed to have felt let down, or ashamed of what she couldn't quite figure out, but she finally said:
"Thanks for the letter it was very thoughtful" with that his eyes brightened up and he grinned,
"I do what I can" he smirked with a mischievous twinkle in his eye as he stood up and began to walk toward her, now they were just feet apart from one another
"Well thanks" she said, now a little bit panicked at why he was walking toward her.
Just then the door flew open; Lily let out a scream and grabbed James around the waist, fear swimming through her emerald green eyes. Sirius and Remus now entered laughing merrily while Peter followed trying to laugh as though he found it funniest of them all. Lily pulled away from James much to his disappointment,
"Well I see we have interrupted! And Lily what did I JUST finish telling you?" James began to break a smile from the frown that it was before, and then he glanced at Lily who now had ha broad smile on her face while staring at Sirius in a mock angry.
"Well you know me Sir' I'm an animal" Lily was acting stranger and stranger as the train ride progressed, she sat down and goofed around with Sirius and James, always getting a little touchy when James was the one tickling or poking her.
Lily had looked at Sirius who had looked very angry with her, grabbed her hand and led her into the bathroom using the excuse he had "a question about Hogwarts a History".
"Lily I swear, sometimes I just don't get you! James is over here being nothing but nice and cordial to you and you still flinch when he touches you!" Lily looked down, and then slowly lifted her head up
"MAYBE BECAUSE I DONT KNOW HIM THAT WELL!"
"Oh come off it Lily, just go out with him already, he isn't that bad looking, brilliant, and has made an effort to be nicer, he has even tried to reduce is overly large head, not to mention the fact that he is basically in love with you! I'm telling you he writes LE in little snitches all the time during class! Quit breaking the poor guys heart!" Lily rolled her eyes and stormed out of the bathroom to find Remus reading, Peter sleeping, and James off in a corner playing Wizard Chess.
She couldn't say she disagreed to much with what Sirius just said I mean it was natural for her to grab the person nearest to her when she was frightened... wasn't it?
As much as she used to disliked James she couldn't help but feel safe whenever he had his wand out and arms around her, after all he was one of the best students at school in EVERYTHING, but would he still ask her out as he had done in all there other years here, after all she had made it pretty clear before she wanted nothing to do with him.
James was the first to realize the Sirius and Lily were done talking, Sirius followed Lily out smiling at what she had just told her. Remus then glanced at his watch
"We are almost to Hogwarts about 5 more minutes" Lily gathered up her things as she looked around she saw James writing something in the back of the room, and then grabbed her cloak and book to put them in her trunk.
She, and the rest of the Marauders were waiting by the door so they could be first off, as the train began to stop Lily felt a warm hand touch hers, then felt a piece of paper in that hand, and the warmth left. While everyone was leaving and leading the students out Lily glanced down
Stay back in the great hall before the feast
JP