Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Author's Note: I'm sorry it's taken me soo long…I'm sure that you'd all though I'd forgotten this story…Well, read and enjoy! *spins around in her chair* wow. This is longer…ok, to make you people happy, I'm not sending this one to my Beta Reader, k?

Disclaimer: you know what's mine

Over the next few weeks, Lily completely ignored James and Sirius, though she was still perfectly friendly with Remus.

"Red Rosie!" Sirius called to Lily the last day before the holidays. She ignored him. Lily had been sitting alone in the Commonroom, working on homework, until Sirius and James came in. James had gone straight up to his room while Sirius had been left to terrorize Lily. She ignored him and tried to finish her homework. Sirius sat down on the armrest of her chair. She tried to ignore his stare and concentrate on her work. Finally she gave up and threw her book at him. Then she got up and stormed up to her dorm. Lily could hear James come out and laugh at Sirius.

"She hit you with her book?" James said loudly. There was some murmuring, then silence. Lily risked a look down the stairs. The Commonroom was empty. Lily sat down by the fire and picked up her book and continued to struggle with her Transfiguration homework.

The next day, Lily woke up early. She was going home for the holidays. Cheerfully, she, and the other girls that would be going home, packed her things (a/n does that make any sense?). Lily excitedly gulped down a small breakfast.

"Lily!" Maria laughed, "you look like a kid at Christmas!" Lily gave her a strange look.

"Uh, I am a kid and it is Christmas. AND I get three whole weeks without them," Lily said thrusting her head toward James and Sirius.

"Ahhh," Maria said and turned back to her eggs.

Lily eagerly found an empty compartment and sat down. None of her friends were going home for the weekend.

"Are you going to see the Bats play this weekend?" one voice asked outside the compartment.

"Who are they playing?" another one asked.

"Uh, the Harpies I think," the first voice said.

"That should be interesting. Maybe I can get dad to take me," the second one said. At that moment, the door opened and James and Sirius walked in.

"Red Rosie!" James and Sirius said together, obviously in a good mood. Lily groaned to herself.

"Are you not happy to see us?" Sirius asked, pretending to be hurt.

"No, it's just the happiest moment of my life!" Lily sarcastically said and glared at them. Her ride was obviously not going to be pleasurable. Lily had made the mistake of sitting in the middle seat; James sat down on one side of her and Sirius on the other.

"Really? I knew it would be," Sirius grinned.

"Oh, yeah. And my hair is purple!" Lily snapped. James gave her a strange look.

"Personally, I think you should have your eyes checked, but, if you say so…" James took out his wand. Moments later, Lily had purple hair.

"You twit!" she screamed at him. Sirius just giggled. The rest of James's train ride was spent dodging Lily's curses. When they got to the station, Lily hurried off. Daisy and her mum were waiting.

"Lily! You're hair!" Mrs Evans said when she saw Lily.

"Lovely, isn't it? You can thank him for it," Lily said, pointing at James who was standing with Sirius and two adult men.

"I like it," Daisy giggled as Lily picked her up.

"Well, I'll ask him to turn your hair purple," Lily lovingly teased.

"Ok," Daisy said and hugged her sister. Lily walked over to James and Sirius, with her mother right behind her.

"Hey, James?" she said as they approached the four.

"Hi Red Rosie!" Sirius said cheerfully, "couldn't stay away from us, eh?"

"Actually, my sister loved my hair so much, and she wants you to turn her hair purple, too. Oh, by the way, this is Daisy and my mum. Mum, Daisy, this is James Potter and Sirius Black," Lily introduced everyone that she knew.

"This is my dad," James said pointing to the one who was standing closest to him, "and that's Sirius' dad," he pointed to the other man.

"I can't, Red Rosie. School rules," James said, giving her a look.

"And that's stopped you before?" Lily asked cheerfully ignoring the look.

"Er…" was all James would offer.

"Sorry, Daisy. You'll have to wait, kiddo," Lily said, then, turning to her schoolmates, she added, "see ya in a few weeks!" Lily went with her mother and Daisy, who was riding on her back, to their house.

"Dad!" Petunia, Lily's older sister, called out, "Where's mum's purse?"

"Your mother has it," Mr Evans called to her. There was thundering on the stairs, and moments later, Petunia was downstairs demanding for the purse. She took one look at Lily's hair and screamed.

"I am not going anywhere with that freak!" Petunia said.

"Don't you just love my gorgeous hair?" She asked twirling a lock of purple around her finger absentmindedly.

"Petunia, you know that we always go out for a nice dinner of Christmas Eve," Daisy giggled.

"I'm staying home unless someone fixes her hair!" Petunia.

"What's going on…Lily…your hair…" Mr Evans walked into the room and caught sight of the arguing three (Mrs Evans had given up on them and left).

"I love it, don't you? Everyone who's anyone has purple hair," Lily said with a straight face.

"I'm not wearing it!" Petunia argued.

"Well, then you must be a nobody, then," Daisy had caught along.

"Wash it out, Lily," Mr Evans said.

"Can't. It was turned purple by magic," Lily said as she stared to head up to her room with Daisy still on her back.

"Lily?" Daisy asked as Lily was unpacking.

"Will I get to go to your school?"

"I dunno sweetie," Lily said, then cursed under her breath, "that twit! He's gonna get it when we get back to Hogwarts!"

"What happened?" Daisy asked.

"James- or Sirius- took out all my books…now I won't have my homework done!" Lily said angrily.

"Oh," Daisy said and laid back on my bed.

"Lily! Daisy! Time to go!" Mrs Evans called. Lily looked at herself in the mirror. She'd changed out of her Hogwarts robes into a nice sweater and skirt (white so that they brought out her hair) and brushed her purple tresses until they shone. Petunia sniffed and looked away when Daisy and Lily came downstairs in matching outfits.

"Lily wouldn't turn my hair purple like hers," Daisy pouted.

"Sorry. I'm not suppose to use magic on holidays," Lily said quietly to Daisy. She didn't want Petunia to know.

"Well girls, lets go," Mr Evans said. In ten minutes they were at The Ivy (a/n the name sucks and my sis wasn't any help), a very nice restaurant. Petunia tired to look like she didn't belong with the other four. They sat down at the table, and started to have a wonderful time.

"Lily? Lily Evans?" came a voice from behind Lily. She turned around to see Remus (for some reason he hadn't been on the train) sitting at the table behind them.

"Remus! Hi!" Lily reached over and gave him a half hug.

"What happened to your hair?" he asked as he pointed to her hair.

"James," Lily said. They talked for a few more minutes then each turned back to their food.

"Who was that?!" Petunia asked, obviously 'in love' with him.

"A friend from school," Lily said and enjoyed watching as Petunia's face turned purple and the lovesick look was gone.

The next morning, Lily woke up early. She rushed down the stairs. Daisy was already downstairs, just staring at the presents.

"Are mum and dad up yet?" Lily asked Daisy and sat down next to her.

"Yup. We have to wait for Petunia though. She's probably gonna sulk upstairs all day." Daisy complained, finally taking her eyes off the presents to look at Lily.

"Sulking? Why?" Lily asked. She had missed soo much while she was at Hogwarts.

"You being home. She's ashamed of you," Daisy said softly, averting her stare at Lily.

"Nothing new, nothing new," Lily said under her breath as Petunia came down the stairs.

By the time Lily was back on the Hogwarts Express, she was very ready to get away from Petunia. Lily sat in a compartment with James, Sirius, and Remus.

"James, will you please turn my hair back?" Lily asked him tiredly.

"I dunno how, Red Rosie," James grinned then avoided Lily's hand as she tried to smack him.

"Fine! I'll do it when we get back!" Lily snapped angrily.

"What's up with you?" Remus asked.

"Nothing, nothing. Though, Remus," Lily grinned evilly, "my sister Petunia likes you."

"Which one was she?" Remus groaned.

"The ugly prat that's older than me," Lily smirked. Remus just groaned. The arrival at Hogwarts was well appreciated.