The Best Times of Our Lives
Chapter One
Disclaimer: I own Ana Marie and Christina, other than that, every thing else belongs to J. K. Rowlings, goddess of children's literature
"Well, what do we have here?" Sirius Black popped his head in through the train compartment door. "Hey Jay! Lookit! Lils is reading a book! Can it be that our little Lily decided to buckle down and study this year? Or is she just trying to look inconspicuous?"
A pair of stunningly green eyes and a bright smile greeted Sirius, "Shhhh, You guys had better get in here, or else they'll think you did it!"
"I knew it! She's just trying to look inconspicuous. What're you up to, Lily-love?" said Sirius as he plopped down in the seat next to Lily. Following Sirius in was James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew, all sixth years and friends of Lily's from Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "Planning to bring in the new school year with a bang?"
"You could say that, Sirius, but you'll have to wait like everybody else. So, has anyone seen Ann or Chris?" Ana Marie Croft and Christina Eastman were also sixth years and friends of Lily's. They shared a room in the girl's dormitory in Gryffindor, one of the houses at Hogwarts.
"I saw them at the station, but I don't know where they are now," said Remus, a pale, sickly looking teenage boy with sandy brown hair. He pulled a deck of cards out of the pocket of his black robes. "Anyone up for a game of Exploding Snap?"
"Oh!" said Lily. "I'll bet they're just getting good seats for what's coming." Lily grinned mischievously and flipped her red tresses over her shoulder. "I'm in for a game Remus, anybody else?"
"Come on, Lily, tell us what's going on," James Potter spoke for the first time since he came in the compartment. He and Lily have been friends since they met at their sorting six years ago. Lily could still remember as if it were yesterday. She had placed the Sorting Hat on her head and it had barely touched her ears before it yelled "Gryffindor!" marking her fate forever.
"Nope!" laughed Lily. "You'll just have to wait! Don't frown so, James, it shouldn't be long now." Suddenly, a loud crash could be heard from a compartment right down the corridor from theirs.
"Where is she?!?!? That filthy little mudblood did this, I know it!!" The five could hear compartment doors being ripped open and people yelling and laughing. Their compartment door flew open, and three quite angry Slytherins (another house at Hogwarts, namely the one with the most animosity towards Gryffindor ) with very colorful hairdos stomped in. "You'll pay for this! I knew something was going on when you handed me my Potions book. I thought that I had tucked it away in my trunk. Who do you think you are, anyway, you dirty little mudblood?"
At that word, all four boys stood up. Sirius was nose to nose with Severus Snape, the boy who seemed to be the ringleader of the group. "You had better watch who you're calling a mudblood, you greasy slimeball! You. Don't. Talk. To. My. Friends. Like. That." Sirius punctuated every word with his fist hitting his hand.
Seeing that they were outnumbered five to three, Severus, Lucius Malfoy, and Aladair Eel swept the room with dirty looks before turning on their heels and slamming the door behind them.
Laughing hysterically, James turned to Lily. "How, on this earth, did you pull that one off? I want details." Lily blushed at the attention of the handsome boy with disheveled black hair and brown eyes.
"All I did was put a charm on some hair tonic, and modified one of those dungbombs that you keep setting off in their common rooms. Then I got a hold of one of Snape's books and, well, you see what happened next." Lily was quite proud of the fact that she was ranked among the most devilish pranksters in the school, right after the four that sat in front of her.
"Bravo to Lily! I think she's earned a four wand salute from the Marauders!" Remus put his wand high in the air, swiftly followed by Peter's, Sirius's and then James's, red and gold sparks flew colorfully from the ends of each. They all then turned with wands held combatively when the compartment doors flew open again.
"Not going to hex us, are you boys?" Christina holding her cat Hestia, and followed closely behind by Ana Marie. "I must say, Lils, when Snape and his cronies burst into our compartment, we could barely keep from falling to the floor laughing. You have outdone yourself, and classes haven't even started yet!"
Lily just smiled sweetly, as the train began to slow down marking that Hogwarts was looming ever closer. "Ah, I can almost smell the musty old potions room from here. It's great to be back at school!!"
A/N This is my first fic and hopefully the beginning of a really good story. Please, let me know if this is good enough to continue on, otherwise I'll stop now.
Chapter One
Disclaimer: I own Ana Marie and Christina, other than that, every thing else belongs to J. K. Rowlings, goddess of children's literature
"Well, what do we have here?" Sirius Black popped his head in through the train compartment door. "Hey Jay! Lookit! Lils is reading a book! Can it be that our little Lily decided to buckle down and study this year? Or is she just trying to look inconspicuous?"
A pair of stunningly green eyes and a bright smile greeted Sirius, "Shhhh, You guys had better get in here, or else they'll think you did it!"
"I knew it! She's just trying to look inconspicuous. What're you up to, Lily-love?" said Sirius as he plopped down in the seat next to Lily. Following Sirius in was James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew, all sixth years and friends of Lily's from Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "Planning to bring in the new school year with a bang?"
"You could say that, Sirius, but you'll have to wait like everybody else. So, has anyone seen Ann or Chris?" Ana Marie Croft and Christina Eastman were also sixth years and friends of Lily's. They shared a room in the girl's dormitory in Gryffindor, one of the houses at Hogwarts.
"I saw them at the station, but I don't know where they are now," said Remus, a pale, sickly looking teenage boy with sandy brown hair. He pulled a deck of cards out of the pocket of his black robes. "Anyone up for a game of Exploding Snap?"
"Oh!" said Lily. "I'll bet they're just getting good seats for what's coming." Lily grinned mischievously and flipped her red tresses over her shoulder. "I'm in for a game Remus, anybody else?"
"Come on, Lily, tell us what's going on," James Potter spoke for the first time since he came in the compartment. He and Lily have been friends since they met at their sorting six years ago. Lily could still remember as if it were yesterday. She had placed the Sorting Hat on her head and it had barely touched her ears before it yelled "Gryffindor!" marking her fate forever.
"Nope!" laughed Lily. "You'll just have to wait! Don't frown so, James, it shouldn't be long now." Suddenly, a loud crash could be heard from a compartment right down the corridor from theirs.
"Where is she?!?!? That filthy little mudblood did this, I know it!!" The five could hear compartment doors being ripped open and people yelling and laughing. Their compartment door flew open, and three quite angry Slytherins (another house at Hogwarts, namely the one with the most animosity towards Gryffindor ) with very colorful hairdos stomped in. "You'll pay for this! I knew something was going on when you handed me my Potions book. I thought that I had tucked it away in my trunk. Who do you think you are, anyway, you dirty little mudblood?"
At that word, all four boys stood up. Sirius was nose to nose with Severus Snape, the boy who seemed to be the ringleader of the group. "You had better watch who you're calling a mudblood, you greasy slimeball! You. Don't. Talk. To. My. Friends. Like. That." Sirius punctuated every word with his fist hitting his hand.
Seeing that they were outnumbered five to three, Severus, Lucius Malfoy, and Aladair Eel swept the room with dirty looks before turning on their heels and slamming the door behind them.
Laughing hysterically, James turned to Lily. "How, on this earth, did you pull that one off? I want details." Lily blushed at the attention of the handsome boy with disheveled black hair and brown eyes.
"All I did was put a charm on some hair tonic, and modified one of those dungbombs that you keep setting off in their common rooms. Then I got a hold of one of Snape's books and, well, you see what happened next." Lily was quite proud of the fact that she was ranked among the most devilish pranksters in the school, right after the four that sat in front of her.
"Bravo to Lily! I think she's earned a four wand salute from the Marauders!" Remus put his wand high in the air, swiftly followed by Peter's, Sirius's and then James's, red and gold sparks flew colorfully from the ends of each. They all then turned with wands held combatively when the compartment doors flew open again.
"Not going to hex us, are you boys?" Christina holding her cat Hestia, and followed closely behind by Ana Marie. "I must say, Lils, when Snape and his cronies burst into our compartment, we could barely keep from falling to the floor laughing. You have outdone yourself, and classes haven't even started yet!"
Lily just smiled sweetly, as the train began to slow down marking that Hogwarts was looming ever closer. "Ah, I can almost smell the musty old potions room from here. It's great to be back at school!!"
A/N This is my first fic and hopefully the beginning of a really good story. Please, let me know if this is good enough to continue on, otherwise I'll stop now.