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A/N uh, yeah here it is THE END IS COMING!! Nooooo, this might be it, well its not likely, but this is getting to long for my own like and I'm forgetting parts of the story I wrote and that's quite sad. *sobs* I just can't let go…Seventh year…
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CHAPTER 31
The hotel was tackily decorated, but Lily and Jimena ignored it and tried to have fun.
"I'm jealous of Petunia." Jimena said all of sudden which made Lily spit out the punch she had just put in her mouth.
"WHAT!? Of that DURSLEY?!" Lily whispered the last part.
"OH no, not of HIM just the fact that she's getting married, and has found that special someone."
"Oh, me too, but we still have a long time to wait until we are old enough anyway." Lily said.
"Actually its not that far away, lots of girls get engaged during their seventh year and look we're almost there!" Jimena said as they took a seat at an empty table. "I STILL can't believe the ministry even let us go you know after all that…stuff happened."
"I know, but I don't mind its good getting out of the house. Okay let's go get some food."
"Oh, I was half expecting it to appear in front of me, like at Hogwarts." Jimena muttered.
"Don't say the name of our school in front of Petunia or she'll have a fit." Lily said giggling. "I don't want to mess this up, she might be testing me to see what I do-." Lily bumped into a large looking woman she recognized as Vernon's sister Marge (they'd met at the wedding ceremony).
"Oh, hello Linda was it?" Marge asked.
"Uh, it's Lily and this is Jimena and Petunia's my sister." Lily said trying not to get annoyed, people forgetting her name was a pet peeve of hers.
Marge sniffed haughtily. "I'm not stupid."
"Could've fooled me." Jimena muttered, but Marge heard her.
"Excuse ME?!" Marge asked angrily.
"She SAID you could have fooled me." (A/N cat fight!)
"Are you saying I'm stupid?"
"Yes, I'm surprised you were capable of figuring that out." Lily said Jimena was holding in laughter.
"It's a good thing your parents aren't here or I'm sure they'd feel ashamed of the way your talking to me." Marge replied stiffly.
Lily seethed in anger 'How Dare this woman say that?!' So Lily slapped Marge. Marge slapped her back.
Lily grabbed cake and shoved it in her face.
Petunia came over just in time to see Marge cover Lily with a large piece of cake.
"LILY! What ARE YOU DOING?!" Petunia screeched as her husband went to comfort his sister who was 'sobbing'.
"Eating cake what's it look like?"
Petunia clenched her fists, "Lily Evans, I'm surprised at you! 17 years old and you still act like a child! You'll never learn! You ruined my wedding- I hate you! I never want to see you again!" Petunia yelled.
"Don't worry; you'll be hearing from me soon, I'll write you every DAY!" AS Lily said the word 'day' she threw cake at Petunia.
Jimena all the while was cracking up holding her sides with laughter. "Lils, you are going to get it-." Jimena started to say, but Petunia had already tackled Lily on the ground, Lily was stronger then her old sister and reversed the positions. Lily punched Petunia and got up off the floor.
"Petunia dear, do look for my 'letters' they'll be flying your way soon!" Lily said fake sweetly and walked away and Jimena rushed to follow.
"LILY I can not believe you did that to YOUR sister- do you think you overreacted just a bit?"
"No, she deserved it; I plan on owling her everyday just to annoy her." Lily grinned evilly. "Maybe one or two owls." Lil let out a satisfied sigh. "I've wanted to do that for years, and Marge was just an excuse to go at it with Petunia."
Jimena laughed as they hopped into the ministry car that was taking them home. "I'm never going to forget the sight of YOU punching Petunia Evans- Dursley. I wish I had a camera, have you ever punched anyone before?"
"No." Lily held up her hand which was covered in cake like her face, and rubbed it in pain.
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School arrived and the friends all met up at the Train Station and found a compartment to go to Hogwarts for the last time. Jimena immediately started telling everyone about the Wedding and James looked at Lily in shock.
"YOU punched her?!" James asked Lily.
"Yes, what's the big deal?" Lily asked innocently.
"Nothing I just didn't want your beautiful hands to get bruised." James said as he swiftly kissed her hand. Lily giggled.
"Ha, beautiful that's a laugh."
The seven friends were busily talking for the rest of the trip James and Lily being Head Boy and Girl were announced at the Feast and everyone agreed they were the most adorable couple.
Sitting and eating a question came up between Lily, Jimena and Sierra which was not bound for goodness. Things had been strained with all that had been happening and they weren't the only ones affected.
"So Lily if you had to choose between me and Jimena which would be your favorite best friend wise?" Sierra asked her eyes glittering with mischief and looked a lot like Sirius. 'She's been hanging around that boy too much.' Lily thought.
"I am SO not answering that question." Lily said not looking at either of them: it was the most impossible question of all time to answer.
"Oh come on Lils, just pick one of us!" Jimena pleaded.
"NO!" Lily said firmly.
"Puh- lease?!" Sierra said with puppy dog eyes.
"No way on Earth! I can't choose!"
This went on for a few minutes until Lily finally gave them an answer. "I'd choose neither of you I'd pick James!"
"WHAT!?" The two girls said at the same time. "NO WAY!"
James who was sitting across from Lily was looking very pleased.
"Well, I was just fine with having a bunch of best friends but since you TWO were going to be like THAT I decided to pick James." Lily said simply. James was continuing to grin.
"But-But he's a boy!" Sierra pouted.
"Uh, no duh!" Lily said rolling her eyes.
"But what about US!?" Jimena said also pouting.
Lily giggled. "There was an US? I never knew I was a lesbian let alone you Jimena!"
Jimena's mouth dropped open, and then she grinned slightly. "Well, think what you want about a girl with a BOYFRIEND, but I really want to know who'd you pick, if you put one person down as your secret keeper- you know with all this stuff, who would you pick?"
Lily looked thoughtful, the question had just turned and she thought it was actually something she might have to consider in the future.
"Hmm, I don't know," I light when on in Lily's head. "Which one of you WANTS to be my secret keeper?"
Sierra sighed, "I can't I promised my brother I would get involved in that kind of stuff so this goes to Jimena."
Jimena grinned. "I'm feeling all of a sudden very special!"
Then the Marauders decided to join the conversation. "So you picked Jimena? Who would you pick James?" Remus asked.
"Sirius." James said instantly. "I trust him completely."
"I'd pick James." Sirius said.
"Hmm, I'd pick Jimena." Remus said thoughtfully, Jimena grinned at him.
"Now I feel double special!" Jimena said. "I think I would pick Remus for mine."
Peter looked slightly put out since no one had picked him, but said finally "I'd probably pick…James or Remus."
"What about me!?" Sirius asked mocking a pout.
"I figure if you're my secret keep you'd forget where I was at!" Peter said seriously.
"I would not!" Sirius said.
Then something occurred to Lily. "So James you like Sirius more then me? Is there something me and Sierra should know about?" Lily said grinning at the shocked looks on the boys' faces.
"Nothing is going on between me and HIM!" James said rather loudly.
"Yeah nothing!" Sirius echoed.
Lily smirked and the conversation was over.
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Lily walked up the stairs to her dorm and James was waving like an idiot good night to her, and she just shook her head as the first years stared at the 'insane guy waving'. James was helping the Prefects lead up the last of the first years yelling at some kid named 'Dedalus Diggle' or something like that; who had accidentally caught a fellow first year's hair on fire.
Lily only had one thing on her mind 'It was good to be back'.
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The school year was starting off as good as it was going to get with Voldemort on the loose.
Lily and her friends were just trying to get through everything. Things were going fine until October came around and with it the full moon.
The three girls (Jimena, Lily and Sierra) were used to the boys disappearing on the full moon. Sierra had finally been told, and had been a bit annoyed that she hadn't been told but was fine with it; just like everyone else.
They were sitting in an almost empty common room studying for a Potions test the next day.
"What are the two uses for Cumblesbury?" Lily asked Jimena, but Jimena didn't answer.
So Sierra answered. "There's only one and it's for a pain killer."
"Right…Jim, are you okay? You've been spaced out all night." Lily said, concern filling her eyes.
"Oh, its nothing really I don't want to trouble you guys with it."
"Jimena, that's what we're here for, so you can dump all your troubles on us!" Sierra said.
"I know, but well- it's just that lately Remus has been very distant, something's troubling him and I think it's that Werewolf article in the Daily Prophet. You know the one about that woman who was a werewolf and You- Know-Who killed her because she wouldn't join the Dark Side. I think- I think he's worried about You-Know-Who coming after him because of what he is. The werewolves are getting more and more popular on HIS side, and I don't know what's going through his mind because he won't talk to me. I've tried several times, but he just changes the subject. I'm afraid he might want to break up with me, because he doesn't want me to get hurt. But that's a load of rubbish because I'm in just as much trouble as him. We talked about this over earlier this year and he was willing to go on with our relationship, but things are getting worse out there and everyone's scared. I don't know what I'd do with out Remus." Jimena said sadly.
"Remus won't break up with you for THAT stupid excuse." Lily said firmly. "If you want I can ask James if Remus has said anything about it."
"Would you?"
"Sure, as soon as I see him I will."
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Later on that week Lily finally got around to asking James about it and it seemed their best friends wouldn't be a couple much longer.
"He actually wants to break up with her!?" Lily said in shock.
"Yeah, I know and for such a horrible reason! 'I don't want her to get hurt!' That's so stupid! Sirius and I have tried to convince him even Peter's been helping, but yet I think he's going to go through with it and soon. They were having enough trouble as it was with him being; what he was, and Voldemort has to do this-."
"Calm down James you're really getting worked up. You aren't the one that has to go tell her best friend who boyfriend really DOES want to break up with her. She loves him so much and yet he's going to do that?! I thought he loved her!"
"He does, and that's why he's doing it. He loves her so much he doesn't want her to get hurt." James said shaking his head. "Good luck with Jimena I think Remus is going to do it tonight, I think we're going to have to comfort our friends for a while."
"Well we probably won't be seeing each other as much, with them being broken up they will probably not want to see each other anymore. I hope maybe Jimena can convince him otherwise, but if not-."
"The friendship is over; I got to go Lils, bye!" James said with a quick kiss and he was off.
Lily went to go and tell Sierra and Jimena about what was going to happen.
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Later that day Sierra and Lily waited in their dorm for Jimena to get back from talking with Remus; when they heard shouting they went to the top of the stair case to check it out.
Lily looked over and saw James, Sirius and Peter watching from their stair case too.
Jimena and Remus were having a heated argument. Jimena desperately wanted to be with him and didn't care if his life was in danger or hers, but Remus didn't want her to get hurt at all costs; and finally it was over. Their perfect relationship was over after almost two years.
Remus sat down on the couch in a daze as Jimena ran to Lily and Sierra sobbing, but very angry at Remus.
The two girls hugged their sobbing friend and escorted her into their dorm away from the staring eyes of the rest of Gryffindor.
No one could believe they were really over. Lily didn't want it to be, it had happened so fast- she hadn't seen it coming. She always use to think they'd all grow up and marry their boyfriends, but now it didn't seem possible. What if Sierra and Sirius broke up too; would that leave Lily alone because she continued to date James? Or worse would she break up with James? They would be torn apart either way.
Jimena and Remus didn't talk to each other or even look at each other for that matter, but occasionally Lily did catch them looking at each other, the only thing she saw was a mix between hate and sadness. The love was gone.
Conversations ended up strained between the Marauders and Lily, Jimena and Sierra. They had trouble avoiding the subject of Jimena and Remus' break up.
Over the next month Lily and Sierra would fall asleep to Jimena's sobs. Over in the boys' dormitories it was much different. Remus had become an almost mute and seemed to be shoving them all away, but they wouldn't let that happen.
October and November dragged on slowly and it was easily one of the worst moments in Jimena's life. Her family was gone and her boyfriend who was like family to her had ditched her. All she really had was Sierra and Lily. (A/N and we all know what happens to Lily)
Jimena tried to stay friends with the other Marauders, but it was hard for her since whenever she wanted to talk to them Remus was around.
By Christmas break things were better, but not by much. They could all talk and have fun once more, but it was different and it would never be the same.
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Lily, Jimena, Sierra, and the Marauders were all going to Mindy's wedding and so that meant they had to leave Hogwarts for Christmas and they were staying at Mindy's house, but Ministry workers were all over the place for safety precautions. Mindy was even having a small wedding, but there were a dozen men from the Ministry keeping look out.
Mindy was now working at St. Mungo's part time because Robert's Quidditch life kept her busy and she was only able to work part of the time.
"Lils!" Mindy squealed hugging Lily so tightly Lily thought she was going to suffocate. "I've missed you! And tomorrow is going to be the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!" She screamed out the last part.
"Nice to see you to Mindy, thank you for letting me breath? I take it everything is going well with Rob?"
"Ah, yes he's wonderful." Mindy went off into la-la land for a minute. "So how're you and James?"
"Just great, so where's this bridesmaid dress you were telling me about…" The girls all went off talking about the dresses and so forth, and Lily had to try hers on and it was adjusted magically to fit her.
"Lily you look great! I can't wait to see you in a wedding dress of your own!" Mindy squealed, as Jimena and Sierra also fussed over Lily who was decked in green and SHE thought she looked more like a Christmas tree with a fire on top.
"Really?" Lily asked nervously.
"Yes, tomorrow you, me and Winnie are going to look like Christmas Angels!" Mindy said, still very hyped up on the idea of marriage.
"A little full of ourselves aren't we?" Sierra asked about Mindy's extreme compliment on herself.
"Shut up Sierra I'm getting married tomorrow and your not!" Mindy said and she stuck her tongue out at Sierra, who did the same back.
"Stop acting like two year olds, now I'm going to change out of this dress and then we are going to do something FUN." Lily announced.
After she came back they went to find the guys and found them of all things, drinking butter beer and talking.
Sirius was telling constant jokes, and the guys were cracking up so hard butter beer had come out of Robert's nose.
"See what I'm marrying?" Mindy asked walking over to her fiancé who was still laughing.
"I'm glad we invited all these 'kids' they are very entertaining." Robert said grinning at Mindy.
"We're not kids we're a year younger then you!" Lily said sitting next to James on the couch he was on.
"Okay, back to what we came here for, we want you five men to play Quidditch with us in this very fine cold weather." Mindy announced. James, Robert and Sirius instantly agreed, but Peter decided to sit it out which made the teams even.
Mindy, Sierra, Jimena and Lily made up one team, while Robert, Sirius, Remus and James made up the other. Boys vs. Girls and it was going to be a close match (not!).
Mindy and Lily were the only two on their team who actually knew how to play and were good at it. Sierra and Jimena were okay, but not experts.
While on the opposing team Remus was the only one not on a team, and he was still very good.
Needless to say the girls were murdered; they ended up switching the teams around. Lily, James, Sierra and Sirius were on one and Mindy, Robert, Jimena and Remus on the other.
Lily, James and Sirius were used to playing together and the only thing they had to do was get Sierra into the game. Mindy and Robert had played Quidditch together a lot and Jimena and Remus weren't getting along so well, but with a pro player on their team they did well, but were still beaten by Lily's team.
They went inside feeling frozen and drank hot chocolate to warm up.
"We kicked your guys' butts admit it!" Lily said to Robert who had gone quiet since he lost.
Robert just shook his head. "Enjoy the last day of the unmarried life!" Sirius shouted as Mindy and Robert went into the living room to talk.
"Don't scare them Sirius, before you know it they'll have cold feet because you keep reminding them of all the stuff they're missing!" Remus scolded.
"I do not!"
"Yeah you do remember earlier when you reminded Mindy she could never kiss another guy without cheating on her husband, did you see that look! There's a lot to give up when you get married and well stop reminding her of it!" Lily said and gave Sirius a smack on the head.
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The morning of the wedding Mindy was even more hyped up; she came into Lily, Jimena and Sierra's room at 6:00 in the morning and screamed. "I'M GETTING MARRIED TO DAY!"
That woke them up like this:
Lily kicked both her feet so hard she hit her head on the wall, making her black out for a moment.
Sierra fell off the bed complete with blankets and teddy bear.
Jimena screamed bloody murder and grabbed her pillow for protection.
"Oh." The three said at the same time.
"My head hurts…" Lily moaned as she got into her dress, she'd been going in and out of darkness all day and wasn't feeling so great.
"Lily stop moaning this is my wedding day AND Christmas Eve, and you get to spend it with me! Though I should tell you, you won't be seeing me tonight or tomorrow because I'm going on my honey moon in fact you won't see me for a long time after this day, so enjoy me while you can." Mindy stated, she was already in her wedding gown and her hair was done and make up had been applied.
It was 3:00 in the after noon and she was being married in an hour.
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A/N okay that's done, I'm writing three stories at the moment so give me a break! Not too many people can read this one cause they don't have the time *giggles* its SO much easier to type then to read, well most of the time. But anyways read my other stories and REVIEW!!!! The lastest one is only be updated by amount of reviews! REVIEW!! So yeah!
*~Sierra~*
A/N uh, yeah here it is THE END IS COMING!! Nooooo, this might be it, well its not likely, but this is getting to long for my own like and I'm forgetting parts of the story I wrote and that's quite sad. *sobs* I just can't let go…Seventh year…
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CHAPTER 31
The hotel was tackily decorated, but Lily and Jimena ignored it and tried to have fun.
"I'm jealous of Petunia." Jimena said all of sudden which made Lily spit out the punch she had just put in her mouth.
"WHAT!? Of that DURSLEY?!" Lily whispered the last part.
"OH no, not of HIM just the fact that she's getting married, and has found that special someone."
"Oh, me too, but we still have a long time to wait until we are old enough anyway." Lily said.
"Actually its not that far away, lots of girls get engaged during their seventh year and look we're almost there!" Jimena said as they took a seat at an empty table. "I STILL can't believe the ministry even let us go you know after all that…stuff happened."
"I know, but I don't mind its good getting out of the house. Okay let's go get some food."
"Oh, I was half expecting it to appear in front of me, like at Hogwarts." Jimena muttered.
"Don't say the name of our school in front of Petunia or she'll have a fit." Lily said giggling. "I don't want to mess this up, she might be testing me to see what I do-." Lily bumped into a large looking woman she recognized as Vernon's sister Marge (they'd met at the wedding ceremony).
"Oh, hello Linda was it?" Marge asked.
"Uh, it's Lily and this is Jimena and Petunia's my sister." Lily said trying not to get annoyed, people forgetting her name was a pet peeve of hers.
Marge sniffed haughtily. "I'm not stupid."
"Could've fooled me." Jimena muttered, but Marge heard her.
"Excuse ME?!" Marge asked angrily.
"She SAID you could have fooled me." (A/N cat fight!)
"Are you saying I'm stupid?"
"Yes, I'm surprised you were capable of figuring that out." Lily said Jimena was holding in laughter.
"It's a good thing your parents aren't here or I'm sure they'd feel ashamed of the way your talking to me." Marge replied stiffly.
Lily seethed in anger 'How Dare this woman say that?!' So Lily slapped Marge. Marge slapped her back.
Lily grabbed cake and shoved it in her face.
Petunia came over just in time to see Marge cover Lily with a large piece of cake.
"LILY! What ARE YOU DOING?!" Petunia screeched as her husband went to comfort his sister who was 'sobbing'.
"Eating cake what's it look like?"
Petunia clenched her fists, "Lily Evans, I'm surprised at you! 17 years old and you still act like a child! You'll never learn! You ruined my wedding- I hate you! I never want to see you again!" Petunia yelled.
"Don't worry; you'll be hearing from me soon, I'll write you every DAY!" AS Lily said the word 'day' she threw cake at Petunia.
Jimena all the while was cracking up holding her sides with laughter. "Lils, you are going to get it-." Jimena started to say, but Petunia had already tackled Lily on the ground, Lily was stronger then her old sister and reversed the positions. Lily punched Petunia and got up off the floor.
"Petunia dear, do look for my 'letters' they'll be flying your way soon!" Lily said fake sweetly and walked away and Jimena rushed to follow.
"LILY I can not believe you did that to YOUR sister- do you think you overreacted just a bit?"
"No, she deserved it; I plan on owling her everyday just to annoy her." Lily grinned evilly. "Maybe one or two owls." Lil let out a satisfied sigh. "I've wanted to do that for years, and Marge was just an excuse to go at it with Petunia."
Jimena laughed as they hopped into the ministry car that was taking them home. "I'm never going to forget the sight of YOU punching Petunia Evans- Dursley. I wish I had a camera, have you ever punched anyone before?"
"No." Lily held up her hand which was covered in cake like her face, and rubbed it in pain.
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School arrived and the friends all met up at the Train Station and found a compartment to go to Hogwarts for the last time. Jimena immediately started telling everyone about the Wedding and James looked at Lily in shock.
"YOU punched her?!" James asked Lily.
"Yes, what's the big deal?" Lily asked innocently.
"Nothing I just didn't want your beautiful hands to get bruised." James said as he swiftly kissed her hand. Lily giggled.
"Ha, beautiful that's a laugh."
The seven friends were busily talking for the rest of the trip James and Lily being Head Boy and Girl were announced at the Feast and everyone agreed they were the most adorable couple.
Sitting and eating a question came up between Lily, Jimena and Sierra which was not bound for goodness. Things had been strained with all that had been happening and they weren't the only ones affected.
"So Lily if you had to choose between me and Jimena which would be your favorite best friend wise?" Sierra asked her eyes glittering with mischief and looked a lot like Sirius. 'She's been hanging around that boy too much.' Lily thought.
"I am SO not answering that question." Lily said not looking at either of them: it was the most impossible question of all time to answer.
"Oh come on Lils, just pick one of us!" Jimena pleaded.
"NO!" Lily said firmly.
"Puh- lease?!" Sierra said with puppy dog eyes.
"No way on Earth! I can't choose!"
This went on for a few minutes until Lily finally gave them an answer. "I'd choose neither of you I'd pick James!"
"WHAT!?" The two girls said at the same time. "NO WAY!"
James who was sitting across from Lily was looking very pleased.
"Well, I was just fine with having a bunch of best friends but since you TWO were going to be like THAT I decided to pick James." Lily said simply. James was continuing to grin.
"But-But he's a boy!" Sierra pouted.
"Uh, no duh!" Lily said rolling her eyes.
"But what about US!?" Jimena said also pouting.
Lily giggled. "There was an US? I never knew I was a lesbian let alone you Jimena!"
Jimena's mouth dropped open, and then she grinned slightly. "Well, think what you want about a girl with a BOYFRIEND, but I really want to know who'd you pick, if you put one person down as your secret keeper- you know with all this stuff, who would you pick?"
Lily looked thoughtful, the question had just turned and she thought it was actually something she might have to consider in the future.
"Hmm, I don't know," I light when on in Lily's head. "Which one of you WANTS to be my secret keeper?"
Sierra sighed, "I can't I promised my brother I would get involved in that kind of stuff so this goes to Jimena."
Jimena grinned. "I'm feeling all of a sudden very special!"
Then the Marauders decided to join the conversation. "So you picked Jimena? Who would you pick James?" Remus asked.
"Sirius." James said instantly. "I trust him completely."
"I'd pick James." Sirius said.
"Hmm, I'd pick Jimena." Remus said thoughtfully, Jimena grinned at him.
"Now I feel double special!" Jimena said. "I think I would pick Remus for mine."
Peter looked slightly put out since no one had picked him, but said finally "I'd probably pick…James or Remus."
"What about me!?" Sirius asked mocking a pout.
"I figure if you're my secret keep you'd forget where I was at!" Peter said seriously.
"I would not!" Sirius said.
Then something occurred to Lily. "So James you like Sirius more then me? Is there something me and Sierra should know about?" Lily said grinning at the shocked looks on the boys' faces.
"Nothing is going on between me and HIM!" James said rather loudly.
"Yeah nothing!" Sirius echoed.
Lily smirked and the conversation was over.
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Lily walked up the stairs to her dorm and James was waving like an idiot good night to her, and she just shook her head as the first years stared at the 'insane guy waving'. James was helping the Prefects lead up the last of the first years yelling at some kid named 'Dedalus Diggle' or something like that; who had accidentally caught a fellow first year's hair on fire.
Lily only had one thing on her mind 'It was good to be back'.
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The school year was starting off as good as it was going to get with Voldemort on the loose.
Lily and her friends were just trying to get through everything. Things were going fine until October came around and with it the full moon.
The three girls (Jimena, Lily and Sierra) were used to the boys disappearing on the full moon. Sierra had finally been told, and had been a bit annoyed that she hadn't been told but was fine with it; just like everyone else.
They were sitting in an almost empty common room studying for a Potions test the next day.
"What are the two uses for Cumblesbury?" Lily asked Jimena, but Jimena didn't answer.
So Sierra answered. "There's only one and it's for a pain killer."
"Right…Jim, are you okay? You've been spaced out all night." Lily said, concern filling her eyes.
"Oh, its nothing really I don't want to trouble you guys with it."
"Jimena, that's what we're here for, so you can dump all your troubles on us!" Sierra said.
"I know, but well- it's just that lately Remus has been very distant, something's troubling him and I think it's that Werewolf article in the Daily Prophet. You know the one about that woman who was a werewolf and You- Know-Who killed her because she wouldn't join the Dark Side. I think- I think he's worried about You-Know-Who coming after him because of what he is. The werewolves are getting more and more popular on HIS side, and I don't know what's going through his mind because he won't talk to me. I've tried several times, but he just changes the subject. I'm afraid he might want to break up with me, because he doesn't want me to get hurt. But that's a load of rubbish because I'm in just as much trouble as him. We talked about this over earlier this year and he was willing to go on with our relationship, but things are getting worse out there and everyone's scared. I don't know what I'd do with out Remus." Jimena said sadly.
"Remus won't break up with you for THAT stupid excuse." Lily said firmly. "If you want I can ask James if Remus has said anything about it."
"Would you?"
"Sure, as soon as I see him I will."
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Later on that week Lily finally got around to asking James about it and it seemed their best friends wouldn't be a couple much longer.
"He actually wants to break up with her!?" Lily said in shock.
"Yeah, I know and for such a horrible reason! 'I don't want her to get hurt!' That's so stupid! Sirius and I have tried to convince him even Peter's been helping, but yet I think he's going to go through with it and soon. They were having enough trouble as it was with him being; what he was, and Voldemort has to do this-."
"Calm down James you're really getting worked up. You aren't the one that has to go tell her best friend who boyfriend really DOES want to break up with her. She loves him so much and yet he's going to do that?! I thought he loved her!"
"He does, and that's why he's doing it. He loves her so much he doesn't want her to get hurt." James said shaking his head. "Good luck with Jimena I think Remus is going to do it tonight, I think we're going to have to comfort our friends for a while."
"Well we probably won't be seeing each other as much, with them being broken up they will probably not want to see each other anymore. I hope maybe Jimena can convince him otherwise, but if not-."
"The friendship is over; I got to go Lils, bye!" James said with a quick kiss and he was off.
Lily went to go and tell Sierra and Jimena about what was going to happen.
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Later that day Sierra and Lily waited in their dorm for Jimena to get back from talking with Remus; when they heard shouting they went to the top of the stair case to check it out.
Lily looked over and saw James, Sirius and Peter watching from their stair case too.
Jimena and Remus were having a heated argument. Jimena desperately wanted to be with him and didn't care if his life was in danger or hers, but Remus didn't want her to get hurt at all costs; and finally it was over. Their perfect relationship was over after almost two years.
Remus sat down on the couch in a daze as Jimena ran to Lily and Sierra sobbing, but very angry at Remus.
The two girls hugged their sobbing friend and escorted her into their dorm away from the staring eyes of the rest of Gryffindor.
No one could believe they were really over. Lily didn't want it to be, it had happened so fast- she hadn't seen it coming. She always use to think they'd all grow up and marry their boyfriends, but now it didn't seem possible. What if Sierra and Sirius broke up too; would that leave Lily alone because she continued to date James? Or worse would she break up with James? They would be torn apart either way.
Jimena and Remus didn't talk to each other or even look at each other for that matter, but occasionally Lily did catch them looking at each other, the only thing she saw was a mix between hate and sadness. The love was gone.
Conversations ended up strained between the Marauders and Lily, Jimena and Sierra. They had trouble avoiding the subject of Jimena and Remus' break up.
Over the next month Lily and Sierra would fall asleep to Jimena's sobs. Over in the boys' dormitories it was much different. Remus had become an almost mute and seemed to be shoving them all away, but they wouldn't let that happen.
October and November dragged on slowly and it was easily one of the worst moments in Jimena's life. Her family was gone and her boyfriend who was like family to her had ditched her. All she really had was Sierra and Lily. (A/N and we all know what happens to Lily)
Jimena tried to stay friends with the other Marauders, but it was hard for her since whenever she wanted to talk to them Remus was around.
By Christmas break things were better, but not by much. They could all talk and have fun once more, but it was different and it would never be the same.
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Lily, Jimena, Sierra, and the Marauders were all going to Mindy's wedding and so that meant they had to leave Hogwarts for Christmas and they were staying at Mindy's house, but Ministry workers were all over the place for safety precautions. Mindy was even having a small wedding, but there were a dozen men from the Ministry keeping look out.
Mindy was now working at St. Mungo's part time because Robert's Quidditch life kept her busy and she was only able to work part of the time.
"Lils!" Mindy squealed hugging Lily so tightly Lily thought she was going to suffocate. "I've missed you! And tomorrow is going to be the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!" She screamed out the last part.
"Nice to see you to Mindy, thank you for letting me breath? I take it everything is going well with Rob?"
"Ah, yes he's wonderful." Mindy went off into la-la land for a minute. "So how're you and James?"
"Just great, so where's this bridesmaid dress you were telling me about…" The girls all went off talking about the dresses and so forth, and Lily had to try hers on and it was adjusted magically to fit her.
"Lily you look great! I can't wait to see you in a wedding dress of your own!" Mindy squealed, as Jimena and Sierra also fussed over Lily who was decked in green and SHE thought she looked more like a Christmas tree with a fire on top.
"Really?" Lily asked nervously.
"Yes, tomorrow you, me and Winnie are going to look like Christmas Angels!" Mindy said, still very hyped up on the idea of marriage.
"A little full of ourselves aren't we?" Sierra asked about Mindy's extreme compliment on herself.
"Shut up Sierra I'm getting married tomorrow and your not!" Mindy said and she stuck her tongue out at Sierra, who did the same back.
"Stop acting like two year olds, now I'm going to change out of this dress and then we are going to do something FUN." Lily announced.
After she came back they went to find the guys and found them of all things, drinking butter beer and talking.
Sirius was telling constant jokes, and the guys were cracking up so hard butter beer had come out of Robert's nose.
"See what I'm marrying?" Mindy asked walking over to her fiancé who was still laughing.
"I'm glad we invited all these 'kids' they are very entertaining." Robert said grinning at Mindy.
"We're not kids we're a year younger then you!" Lily said sitting next to James on the couch he was on.
"Okay, back to what we came here for, we want you five men to play Quidditch with us in this very fine cold weather." Mindy announced. James, Robert and Sirius instantly agreed, but Peter decided to sit it out which made the teams even.
Mindy, Sierra, Jimena and Lily made up one team, while Robert, Sirius, Remus and James made up the other. Boys vs. Girls and it was going to be a close match (not!).
Mindy and Lily were the only two on their team who actually knew how to play and were good at it. Sierra and Jimena were okay, but not experts.
While on the opposing team Remus was the only one not on a team, and he was still very good.
Needless to say the girls were murdered; they ended up switching the teams around. Lily, James, Sierra and Sirius were on one and Mindy, Robert, Jimena and Remus on the other.
Lily, James and Sirius were used to playing together and the only thing they had to do was get Sierra into the game. Mindy and Robert had played Quidditch together a lot and Jimena and Remus weren't getting along so well, but with a pro player on their team they did well, but were still beaten by Lily's team.
They went inside feeling frozen and drank hot chocolate to warm up.
"We kicked your guys' butts admit it!" Lily said to Robert who had gone quiet since he lost.
Robert just shook his head. "Enjoy the last day of the unmarried life!" Sirius shouted as Mindy and Robert went into the living room to talk.
"Don't scare them Sirius, before you know it they'll have cold feet because you keep reminding them of all the stuff they're missing!" Remus scolded.
"I do not!"
"Yeah you do remember earlier when you reminded Mindy she could never kiss another guy without cheating on her husband, did you see that look! There's a lot to give up when you get married and well stop reminding her of it!" Lily said and gave Sirius a smack on the head.
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The morning of the wedding Mindy was even more hyped up; she came into Lily, Jimena and Sierra's room at 6:00 in the morning and screamed. "I'M GETTING MARRIED TO DAY!"
That woke them up like this:
Lily kicked both her feet so hard she hit her head on the wall, making her black out for a moment.
Sierra fell off the bed complete with blankets and teddy bear.
Jimena screamed bloody murder and grabbed her pillow for protection.
"Oh." The three said at the same time.
"My head hurts…" Lily moaned as she got into her dress, she'd been going in and out of darkness all day and wasn't feeling so great.
"Lily stop moaning this is my wedding day AND Christmas Eve, and you get to spend it with me! Though I should tell you, you won't be seeing me tonight or tomorrow because I'm going on my honey moon in fact you won't see me for a long time after this day, so enjoy me while you can." Mindy stated, she was already in her wedding gown and her hair was done and make up had been applied.
It was 3:00 in the after noon and she was being married in an hour.
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A/N okay that's done, I'm writing three stories at the moment so give me a break! Not too many people can read this one cause they don't have the time *giggles* its SO much easier to type then to read, well most of the time. But anyways read my other stories and REVIEW!!!! The lastest one is only be updated by amount of reviews! REVIEW!! So yeah!
*~Sierra~*