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Chapter 2
Lily, looking extremely pleased with herself, was now making her way to Care of Magical Creatures with Brooke and Tracy. Then she began to think about the election 'I don't know about this Headgirl thing' she thought 'what if I fall flat on my face? Embarrass myself!'
"Girls," she sighed, "I don't know about being Headgirl. I'm up against some tough competition."
"Don't worry your little head my petite little flower. In Diviation I saw you with the Headboy, that must mean you were Headgirl."
"Really? That's comforting! Who was Headboy?"
"Er...I dunno!"
"But you just said..."
"I couldn't totally see his face it was covered."
"Anyway Lillers I wouldn't trust that Diviation stuff." proclaimed Brook
Sirius and James were walking slightly in front of Lily. "James," Sirius began, "what you did to Lily last night wasn't very cool."
"You should talk! You hit her pit peeve she hates it when guys hit on her like you did!"
"How would you know?"
"I know exactly all of Lily's buttons and exactly how to push them! I love torturing her!"
"Yea, well she never did anything to us."
"That is exactly it, Sirius! Us she never did any thing to us!"
"What do ya' mean?"
"It was like five years ago. You don't know what she put me through."
"Common' man you can tell me anything you know that."
"I can't tell you this. It is strictly between Lily and me and it will stay that way."
"Sorry man. No harm done."
Lily brushed past them leaving Brook and Tracy behind her.
"Do you think she heard, Jamie?"
"Yea. I think she did."
"Is that bad or good?"
"I am not really sure?"
Suddenly Brooke and Tracy stopped them.
"What did you jerks do to her?" Tracy raved.
"We didn't do any thing!"
"You GITS obviously said something to offend her!"
James sleeked away leaving Tracy and Sirius arguing.
Lily sat all by herself in the back of the class. Thinking to herself 'He didn't tell after all that happened to make him hate me he didn't tell' she looked slightly uncomfortable. 'Why didn't he even to Sirius?' floods of memories raced through he head she began to weave steadily on her stool. James came in the classroom and sat next to her.
"Er...Lily," She looked dazedly up at him and began to swivel off her chair, "Oh my gosh are you okay?"
Lily slumped onto the ground.
"Professor I think Lily passed out!"
"Oh my," the tiny professor made her way over to Lily; "I can't leave my student will you please escort her to the hospital wing."
"Yes ma'am."
James carefully tried to stand Lily up but she was still out cold.
"You might have to carry her Potter."
"Er... Okay."
James carefully picked he up placing one arm under her legs and one arm under her head. He hurried out the door.
"Lily!," Brooke screeched, "JAMES POTTER! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!"
"Get out of my way!" he roared.
James steadily made his way up to the hospital wing. Never once did he buckle under the weight. 'What have I done?' He thought, 'After all that I did she doesn't deserve this! I don't deserve her. I just wish we could talk.' He was almost there when....
"James! What are you doing holding HER!" James turned around to see Tina raving behind him.
"She needs to go to the hospital wing."
"I refuse to let you take HER!" Tina stepped in front of him.
"Tina! I can't leave her here!"
"YES YOU CAN!"
"TINA! Move now or suffer later either way you loose!" he puffed.
"Fine!!!"
James hurried past her making sure Lily was still okay. He made his way to the door and noticed it was locked.
"'Alohamora'!" he cried. He ran in and gently set her on a bed.
"Madame Pompfery! Er... I have a patient in here."
A short tubby woman came out of her office.
"Oh my!," she stared at James, "what happened here? Don't tell me Hagrid let a flubberworm loose again." She rushed to Lily's side.
"A what? I don't know she just passed out. Will she be okay, is she hurt at all?"
"I assume she will be fine. Well best be off with you. Your girlfriend her will need her rest."
"Girlfriend? Oh she is not my girlfriend."
"Whatever you say. Please I insist you leave."
James left the hospital wing, quickly making his way back to class. Only to cross Tina again.
"James, honey I am sorry."
"I know." she approached James a little.
"It just makes me upset to see her, she is just so mean to me." she said in a babied sort of way.
"I know she is Tina."
"Promise me you won't talk to her anymore." She attempted to give him a hug but James backed away a little.
"Don't worry I won't. Besides she's not my number one gal is she? Well babe I gotta go to class. See you."
"Bye."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I wonder why she fainted, Tracy." Brooke stared at her blankly.
"James did it I bet." Tracy replied.
"Look you ditzy chics," Sirius butted in, " James didn't do anything to her."
"Uhuh and what were you talking about?"
"Er...Lily but that's not the point."
"Why was she upset then?"
"I don't know but James didn't say one single bloody word about her."
Just then James walked in. Tracy and Brooke turned up their noses and took their seats.
"What's their problem?" he asked Sirius.
"They think you hexed Lily or something."
"If your fifteen-year-old drama is through I would very much so enjoy beginning this class. Really! Not a good way to begin first day of classes is it?" The tiny woman was standing in front of the class tapping her foot.
"Why did she pass out?" Sirius looked up blankly.
"Er... I dunno I just sat next to her."
"So," he chuckled, "your mere presence makes women faint!"
"Sirius," he said sternly, "that isn't funny. I think it did have to do with me. I feel really awful."
"Why she probably deserved it after all you said..."
"No one deserves anything! Especially not her! As much as she hurt me I hurt her five times worse."
The rest of class passed by rather stiffly. Brook and Tracy kept looking at James oddly and he didn't talk to Sirius the rest of class.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Wha-What happened," Lily woke up groggily. "Where am I?"
"Hold on deary. Just lay back, good."
Lily rubbed her eyes a little.
"Madame Pompfery? What happened?"
"You had a little accident dear. You went out like a candle."
"What time is it?"
"Nearly supper. I think you'll be down in time for dinner."
"So how long have I been sleeping?"
"Oh since your boyfriend brought you up I'd say."
"Boyfriend?"
"Yes you know the tall one with black hair. Worried he was."
"POTTER!"
"No need to shout dear."
"He brought me up!"
"Yes, quite cute actually. He had you leaning against him holding you in both arms."
"Wait a minute James Potter carried me up all the way from lake?"
"I don't know dear I just cure people. Hold still a minute! You bumped you head pretty good on that fall. Okay there you go all done. Off you go!"
"Thank you."
Lily still a little shaky walked down to the Great Hall. As soon as she stepped into the door Brooke, Tracy and Mindy swarmed to her.
"What did that git do to you?" Mindy carefully hugging her.
"Noth-"
"Did he hurt you?" receiving another hug from Tracy.
"No I-"
"Do you want me to go get something for you?" Brooke grabbed some pumpkin juice off the table.
"GUYS!," they all stopped dead in their tracks. "He didn't hurt me! He helped me!"
"Then why were you upset? Why did you pass out?"
Lily remembered everything that happened why she had passed out.
"He didn't say anything," she lied, "I didn't feel well and passed out."
James sitting close by heard her and gave a faint smile Lily saw him and returned it gratefully.
"I am hungry can we please eat now!"
"Sure thing Lil!"
For once all day Lily was just happy to sit down and eat. Even the feast the day before didn't match up to this. Lily chugged what seemed like a gallon of pumpkin juice and ate so much it looked like she could explode. When dinner was done Lily made her way up to the common room and slumped into one of the chair the warm fire quickly made her sleepy. She remembered they had extra Diviation that night but she didn't care she just drifted off to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Lily! Lily! Wake up!" Lily looked up and saw Mindy hovering over her. She gave a quick jolt and fell out of her chair.
"Gees don't do that!"
"We have Diviation at midnight remember were studding the moons effect on our lives."
"Oh yea. You and Brooke go ahead I'll be there in a minute I gotta get my telescope."
"Whatever just hurry up."
Lily ran upstairs to her room and started looking for her telescope. She rummaged through her trunk quickly pulled it out and headed downstairs. Right when she got to the bottom of the staircase she saw James and Sirius sitting in one of the couches.
"Sirius Er... I forgot something go ahead with out me or you'll be late."
"Okay see ya."
Sirius obviously hadn't noticed Lily as he ran through the door. James didn't go back to his room though he looked at Lily with a little twinkle in his eye.
"Lily I guess you heard Sirius and me earlier and I am sorry."
"Don't be. What happened, happened we can't change that."
"Why did you pass out though?"
"Painful memories I got to stressed I guess."
"Painful? I thought you were over that."
"I am. This is to complicated for you to understand."
"Try me."
"What?"
"Go ahead try me."
"Well being friends with you meant everything to me. That's why I never wanted to tell you that I liked you I thought it wouldn't be the same and I was right wasn't I? Well I guess I lost more than a silly crush I also lost my best friend."
There was a long painful silence before James said anything.
"Why didn't you tell me this five years ago? I would have understood."
"No. You would have understood now. How many eleven-year-old boys do you know that understand anything a girl says."
They both broke a small smile.
"Let's go down to Diviation Lil."
"Lil ,huh, you haven't called me that forever."
"Yea so."
"Men do weird things sometimes."
"Like what?"
"Michelangelo cut off his ear for a woman."
"Yea he probably didn't want to hear her talk."
They both gave a faint laugh.
"It was childish of me to think you weren't over me or anything."
"James, you kinda' were you were like eleven or twelve."
They talked for a while and arrived to Diviation sooner than expected.
"You go in first, James, probably don't want people to think were talking to each other."
"I don't mind." James smiled a lot this time as he held the door open. To the classes shock Lily Evans and James Potter walked into the classroom together. Lily walked over to the shocked Mindy and Brooke.
"What on earth happened?" Mindy stared.
"What can't two young adults have a civilized conversation?"
"You and James? NO!"
"What is the matter with you guys? We were just talking!"
"Yea but neither one of you have a black eye, broken bones, or bright orange skin."
"Ha ha ha. Oh and this conversation. It never happened"
"Forgetting."
"James what on earth?"
"What?"
"You and Lily talking! You hate her!"
"Since when?"
"Since forever!"
"We were just talking."
"Do you know what Tina would do if she saw you 'talking' with Lily."
"Yea she'd have my head. But she didn't see did she? Did this conversation ever happen?"
"No."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
That night came and went very quickly. Once Diviation was over all of the Gryffindors made their way back to the common room notes in hand as well as a full moon chart. With out words Lily and James looked at each other and with out words had reached a understanding. Quietly each one made their way to the dorms. Lily didn't even change before she plopped down on her bed. Lily's head hadn't even reached the pillow before she dozed off.
The next morning Lily woke up with a splitting headache.
"What a night." she groaned. She glanced up at her clock.
"Nine fifteen! I'm late! Mindy! Tracy! Brooke!! GET UP! Were LATE!"
"Wha? AH!!!" a muffled cry sounded.
There was much hustle as each girl got ready.
"What do we have today?"
"Herbology."
"Hurry up girls!"
Finally all of the girls sprinted down to the greenhouse just in time for roll.
"Black?"
"Sup."
"Evans?"
"hhhere" a exasperated Lily sat down.
"Tucker?"
"here"
"Potter?"
"yea"
"Minkly is here. Clausen?"
"Yup!"
"Yes and Ransky?"
"PRESENT!"
In the hurry no one noticed where they sat. Lily, Sirius and Peter were at a table, Mindy was with some Hufflepuffs at the table in front, Tracy was with James and two other Hufflepuffs and Brooke was at the table next to Lily with some other Gryffindors.
"Brooke you forgot to set the alarm." Lily whispered
"Me? How is it my fault?"
"Its your alarm!"
"Oh, right."
"Yea, oh right." she replied flustered.
"Hey Lily," she turned to see her partner Sirius, "what were you and James talking about last night?"
"Nothing."
"So you weren't talking? Then what were you doing?"
"I bet I know!" stammered Peter as he let out a chuckle.
"You gits! What is wrong with you?"
While Sirius and Peter questioned Lily. James was getting a much different approach.
"Potter, did you hurt Lily?" Tracy had on hip looking rather flustered.
"What? No why would I?"
"I don't know how your crazy mind may work!"
"Crazy? I am not crazy and I don't go around making fun of people for the heck of it."
"Prove it!"
"Prove what?"
"That your not crazy and you didn't brainwash Lily to say what she did!"
"Your right I am a raving loon! Ya happy?"
"Just as I suspected!"
"What!?!? Are you mad?"
"No you are!"
James just sunk his head to his arms on the table banging his head up and down. 'Why didn't you just shut up? This chic is wacko! She's a butterbeer short of a six pack!' he thought.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"That class was crazy today!" James stuttered.
"Your tellin' me! That woman wouldn't talk to me all of class!" Sirius raised a pointed finger to Lily.
"Maybe because you were harassing her!"
"Maybe!"
"Well tonight we have to leave."
"When should we?"
"After Defense Against the Dark Arts would be good."
"Okay meet at the whomping willow after, and bring lots of food!"
"Are you obsessed with food?"
"What?!?! How can you not be?"
Mindy had obviously over heard them because just then she decided to jump out at them.
"HELLO!" she screeched. James and Sirius fell flat on their backs from shock.
"Ouch! What on earth do you want?"
"What are you guys up to?"
"Mindy would ya mind?"
"Oh don't worry I don't." she said sarcastically.
"What do you want?"
"I want to know what you are doing and I'll figure it out to."
"Okay Sherlock were going werewolf hunting."
"Yea right! What are you really doing?"
"That's exactly what we're doing!"
Mindy stomped off with a loud 'HRUMPH!' Sirius turned to James.
"JAMES! Why did you do that?!"
"If she thinks were joking around she won't suspect us!"
"OH! I get ya. Great idea James!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The day sped by. Lily was busy campaigning around school to notice anything. She had already achieved to get half of her potions class and her Ancient Runes class. Next was lunch and Lily though it would be a great time to get more votes.
"Vote for me! Lily E.!" she cried from the top of a chair. She repeated this several times before Tracy came along.
"What are you doing miss... Er... Lily."
"I am getting our fellow classmates votes!" she replied with great pride.
"Lily, Lily, Lily this is not the way to do it!"
"Its not?" Lily stared confounded.
"Lily you are the most popular girl in school! You can get more votes than any sixth or seventh year!"
"Er... how?"
"Get on their good side, offer them what they want."
"You mean bribery?"
"Bribe is such a nasty word, think of it as a little extra help."
"I can't do that." Lily's voice changed from its normal perkiness to a more serious tone. Tracy glared at her for a few moments.
"Yes very good Miss Evans."
"What? Why are you talking like that?"
"Er... Yes," Tracy glanced down at her watch, "You will see in about three...two...one." Tracy's long blonde hair faded into a dark brown, her eyes became distorted as they changed from blue to a dim grayish brown.
"Professor McGonagall?"
"Yes Miss Evans, you see I used a polyjuice potion to convert myself to Miss Clausen."
"Er... why would you want to do that?"
"Good question. Well we decided to see which people are worthy to this position. I would try to see who is trust worthy, so far it is you, Tina Jaminson, Evilly Pate, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy and James Potter."
Lily looked quite startled, "Yes of course," she staggered slightly, "thank you."
"Good day."
"Oh before you leave, were is Tracy?"
"Oh yes, in the dorm safe and sound."
"Right. Thank you."
"Lily!," Mindy came crashing past Professor McGonagall shortly followed by Brooke, "Big news. Dorm now. Follow me. "
Mindy left as quickly as he had entered. The other three girls stayed behind a moment and just stared at each other before they actually left. They scurried up to the dorm to find Mindy plopped on the ground.
"Sirius and James are up to something." Mindy looked frazzled. The others hollered in laughter.
"Oh gasp!," Lily pretended to faint, "what ever shall we do?"
"Lil I am totally serious! I think it something bad."
"Oh come off it." Brooke sat on the bed and began to read a magazine.
"Yea when are they not up to something?" Tracy to began to read.
"Guys please listen to me! I heard them talking..."
"You mean you were spying."
"Fine I was spying and I think they might leave Hogwarts."
Everyone looked up from what they were doing. "Whoa, hold on a minute," Lily looked shocked, "what do you mean 'leave Hogwarts.'? Come on we know there stupid but there not that stupid."
"Yea," Brooke stood up and began to walk around, "they play childish pranks but nothing they do is ever dangerous."
"Obviously they would. What should we do?"
"Well where are they going? Do you know?"
"No. They are meeting at the whomping willow after Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"The willow? Is this a prank or suicide?"
"That is where they are meeting."
"Okay meet back here a half-hour before class ends."
"Okay lets go to class then."
All the girls left for class. Tracy went to Diviation, Brooke went to Ancient Runes and Lily and Mindy went to Defense against the Dark Arts. Lily was thinking to herself, 'We are trying to out wit the wittiest boys in school. Good thing were the wittiest girls.' A smile cracked over her face as she thought of this. The rest of the day didn't seem to go by as fast.
"Class take notes on this.," A talk lanky professor stated, "when the moon comes out....." Lily drifted off in the middle of her notes, 'Hmmm.... I wonder what they plan on doing. "A lunatic is someone who goes crazy when they see the moon." Lily briefly took notes before she drifted out again, 'What if they get hurt? should we follow them?' Lily looked up to see the professor glaring at her. "Yes anyways, Miss Evans you might want to note this. a werewolf's bite dose not affect animagi or animals." Lily jotted it down, 'What if they don't need us what if this is the prank?' Lily glanced at the clock and raised her hand gently.
"Excuse me professor," Lily groaned, "I don't feel well may I be excused?"
"Yes, take someone with you."
Mindy quickly stood up and together left with Lily. They raced up to the common room where Tracy was already sitting.
"What took you guys?"
"We had some technical difficulties."
"Okay so were is Brooke?"
"She's not here yet?"
"No. Well we should probably get going."
"Yea." Lily paused to think, "Okay Tracy go down by the willow and hide. You can keep a look out get us if anything happens."
"Okay what will you do?"
"Er... I don't know. I'll think of something."
"Lily I can help you. Remember when McGonagall was me?"
"Yea so."
"Well she was also Sirius at one point."
"Okay what has that got to do with anything?"
"Well she is a girl and physically can't get up to the boys dorm," you could obviously see was thinking hard and long. "so she removed the bottom step. There is a watch under it set it to how long it'll take and you can go upstairs."
"Really? Okay thanks that will help. You better leave now."
"Right." Tracy leaped through the door. Mindy sat down on the couch and sighed a little.
"Should we wait for Brooke?"
"Nah, lets go up. I'll race ya." Lily began to head towards the stairs.
"Hey, no fair you have a head start!" Mindy burst in front of Lily and went up the stairs. She got about half way up before they flung her down.
"Mindy you are so stupid."
Mindy looked up to see Lily bending over her. "Ouch."
"Yea ouch, there is a anti-female charm." Lily picked Mindy off the floor and brushed her off a bit. Lily then stepped over to the bottom step of the stairway. The step revealed a tiny gold stopwatch but instead of the time moving up it seamed to move down.
"How long do you think we'll need?"
"Er... I'll set it for a couple of hours. I doubt we'll take that long."
"Okay lets go!"
Mindy toppled over with excitement as they scurried up the stairs. when they got to the top they found it much different than the hallway they were used to. The girls' hallway was littered in flowers and draped in the smell of strong French perfume. This hallway was decorated in everything Quidditch possible, there were posters of every team. Lily walked along the hall and something caught her eye. 'James Potter SEEKER' was engraved on a huge golden trophy along with all the other members of the team, next to it were golden broomsticks that had belonged to famous Quidditch players who attended Hogwarts.
"Hey Mindy," Lily walked over towards a open door, "what kind of owl dose James have?"
"It's a small brown fluff ball. It can sit in the palm of your hand, why?"
"I think this is his room." As Lily said this a little owl peeped his head out the door and began whizzing about the room. Lily stepped inside the room.
"Excited little fellow." Mindy followed
Lily entered into a room bombarded with clothes, books, and everything in-between. There were posters and pictures of everything you could imagine.
"Gees and I thought we were messy." Mindy hurled herself over a pile of clothes"
"Eww, I wonder what that is."
"I wonder how long that's been there." Mindy pointed at a broom gathering dust at the far end of the room.
"Okay so think, what exactly are we looking for?"
"I dunno, what would be of use to them?"
"Junk most likely, just look through the stuff, something is bound to show up."
"Lily, can we please CLEAN THIS ROOM?"
"Nock you socks off kiddo. Just make sure to leave a note from the house elves saying they did it."
"Do you think they did this all in one day?"
"No they probably left it here over the summer."
"Okay well lets start cleaning and we'll probably find some stuff."
"Okay lets start with the clothes. 'cleana laundrea'." All of the clothes in the room began to fold themselves gently and all the dirt and stains had disappeared.
"Oh, oh, oh, my turn Lily, 'laundrea placiea'." all of the freshly folded laundry places itself in to the dressers that were not visible before.
"Great that takes care of half the mess now the papers, 'acio papers' ." Lily was bombarded with homework, notes and charts. "Gees! Okay now 'organizea papers'." all of the papers divided themselves into neatly stacked piles.
"Lily look at the date on this 'Sept. 2, 1971' that is what our fist year?"
"Yea. What's it say?"
"Er...'I met a girl on the train yesterday.' Lily I think its a diary entry."
"So keep going this might get good."
"Er... Okay, 'She was really nice, her name is Lily. She didn't know much about magic so I showed her around. I wonder if she likes it here? Oh well. Lily is really cool she is my first friend here at Hogwarts. We will always be friends forever. My dad says that nine out of ten girls like me. I wonder if Lily dose. I doubt it! She is number ten!'."
Mindy glanced up at Lily who looked dumbstruck.
"Lillers are you okay?"
"Yea. Why?"
"You just look weird."
"Why would I care about that? It was ages ago! Lets finish cleaning so we can look for more stuff."
"Okay! 'broom cleana'!" the broom picked itself up and began to sweep. Soon the room was looking clean. All of the papers were folded neatly on the desk. All of the laundry clean and pressed, the windows were shined and the floor swept. while they were cleaning they managed to find someone's pet rat and a cat. The cat obviously didn't belong to them because it jolted out of the room as quickly as possible.
"Okay what time is it?"
"Nearly four, class should be just getting over."
"Do you want to stay here? I mean they are leaving right after class right?"
"Yea, that's fine."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"James," Sirius glanced up at the clock. "class is almost over, come on."
"Huh? Oh right." They both shoved their notes into their bags. BRRRRING! James lead Sirius out of the classroom.
"Hey, where is Peter?" Sirius noticed their friends absence.
"Oh, I think he went with Remus."
"Wait!," Sirius halted, "We left our stuff in the dorm room!"
"Shoot! Lets go back really quick!"
The boys back tracked and made their way to the dorm. James toppled over the door only to find Brooke sitting on the common room floor.
"Brooke!," Sirius shouted, "Er...hello."
Brooke Looked up for a moment and went back to whatever she was doing. "Hello."
"What are you doing here?"
"This is the common room isn't it?"
"Yea."
"I'm waiting for Lily is that alright with you?"
"Yea, well just be going upstairs now."
James shoved Sirius up the stairs frantically. They stomped wildly up the stairs.
"James do you think she knows?"
"No, you heard her she was waiting for Lily"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Lily, do you here that?"
"No what."
"JAMES IS COMING!"
"Could you be any louder? Get under the bed!"
Lily scrambled to get under the bed as Mindy ducked underneath one next to her. Lily's heart pounding she though, 'Please God don't let them see me!' she turned over on her back and closed her eyes. The door slowly opened and in stepped the boys.
"Sirius I don't think we should go like this lets change."
"Er... James."
"Huh?"
"Where are our clothes?"
For the first time James looked at his room. They both stood wide-eyed as they explored the newly found floor.
"COOL! WE HAVE A FLOOR!" Sirius spread himself out on the floor.
"Hey look at this."
Lily kept her eyes closed and thought, 'This is it I am done for!'.
"'Please keep tidy room Master Potter, Lupin, Black, Pettigrew and Longbottom. Thank you, Dinky the House elf' hey that's cool!," Sirius paused for a second, "Hey what's that?"
Lily was now horrified, ' They are going to KILL me!' foot steps were clearly moving towards her. A hand slid under the bed as Lily held her breath she briefly opened her eyes to see Sirius' hand grabbing a pair of heart covered boxers.
"Hey I've been looking for these!"
Lily sighed with relief as the foot steps moved away. James and Sirius and obviously opened their trunks with a snap. 'Okay what are they doing?' Lily peeped out from under the bed only to see two half naked boys standing around in their boxers. Lily blushed as she felt her face turn red. 'Wow! I really didn't need to see that! although I am sure any girl would love to be me!' A smile quickly took over her face, 'Eww... was I just checking out Potter? Did James have happy faces on his boxers? That's a hard mental picture to get rid of.' Lily took a quick peek and let out a giggle as she saw James in hot pink boxers with happy faces covering them. Then she turned to see Sirius with bunnies all over his. At this she could hardly contain herself. She was looking at the most popular handsome guys in school in boxers that would have half the school in a uproar.
"Sirius did you hear that?" Lily covered her mouth quickly and stared wide eyed at the bed above her.
"What? I don't hear anything."
"Huh, that weird. Must be my imagination."
Both boys dressed quickly and raced out of the room. Lily peeked out to check if the coast was clear. when she saw they had left she broke out laughing. Mindy slowly emerged to see Lily sprawled over the floor raving with laughter.
"What is so funny! Your nearly got us caught, Lily."
Lily still humming with laughter could barely get her words out, "You didn't see what I saw." Lily now gripping her sides rolling on the floor.
"What did you see that nearly got us KILLED!?!"
Just at the thought Lily again roared with laughter. after about five minutes Lily composed herself and began to speak, "I saw," laughter again crawled up her throat as she continued, "James in hot pink boxers covered in smileies and Sirius in fluffy bunny boxers." At this both girls gained a mental picture of the boys and hollered with side splitting laughs. Gasping for air Mindy turned to Lily, "You know were are going to DIE laughing!"
"At least it will be at James!"
Both girls sat up trying to regain their breath. Mindy suddenly scrambled under the bed again.
"What are you doing?"
"Mindy come under here a minute."
Lily crawled across the floor and joined Mindy. "What is it?"
"Look at this."
Lily glance at the boards that supported the bed. She saw they were littered in chicken-scratch, she began to read one of the boards, "I hate my life. I hate everything. I love Tracy Clausen. I LOVE Tracy Clausen, She will never be mine. I hate myself! I want to die! Stupid wolf!" Lily paused to think, 'Oh my gosh. Who wrote this? Maybe we should tell someone?' Mindy seemed to be reading her mind.
"Lily, this could be serious. Who wrote it?"
Lily began to read on, "I love my baby sister Lily." Lily paused with a shocked look on her face as Mindy's curiosity got the best of her.
"Lillers, what wrong, what's going on?"
"Mindy," Lily paused to compose herself realizing she was shaking, "It's my brother he wrote this."
"Lils, you don't have a brother."
"Yes but were not like related. Remus, he's my brother."
Mindy tried to sit up but was stopped by the bed above her. They both crawled out from under the bed, as they both sat there motionless.
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"James!," Peter jumped out from behind a tree.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HECK DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING!" Sirius lay on the floor gripping his chest.
"Sorry Sirius. James, Remus needs us now hurry up!"
"Why what's wrong with him?"
"He's going bloody CRAZY!"
James started running towards the willow as they continued there conversation. "What do you mean?"
"He's shaking violently, screaming and howling."
"Howling? It's not even night yet."
"I don't know, but its happening."
They ran faster at this news. By this time Tracy was becoming restless. She sat up and realized someone was coming. She peeked her nose over the bushes and saw James sprinting up in front of her. 'Well, well what do we have here.' she thought.
"Prongs," Lily turned her eyes on the two boys trailing behind. 'Always the athlete aren't we.' , "Remus might be dangerous." 'Dangerous? Remus?' and she quickly dismissed the though of the tall, blue-eyed, sandy haired boy as dangerous. Then she saw something she had never seen before, the whomping willow actually let James passed. She was about to follow them when she though of getting Lily.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Brooke stood up at the sight of the two girls still shocked. "Where in the name of Gryffindor have you two been?"
Mindy looked up at Brooke, "Have you been her this whole time?"
"YES!" A very disgruntled Brooke slumped back onto the couch.
"Sorry."
"Brooke," Lily cooed, " guess what."
The thin line of her moth quickly curled, "What?"
"Guess who likes Tracy."
At this she turn over to them and her face beamed like a over excited first year, "WHO?"
"Well," Lily paused for a dramatic affect that seemed to be working, "Remus Lupin!"
When she said this all the girls squealed with delight. Just then Tracy burst though the portrait much to the amusement of the others.
"What's got you so happy?"
"We'll tell you later."
"Okay well I have a lead! I heard Peter tell James something about Remus being dangerous but I highly doubt it he's so sweet."
Lily looked frazzled, "Anything else?"
"Yea, they walked down a hidden passageway under the whomping willow."
"Okay," Brooke stood up , "How would they manage that one?"
"Wait a minute," lily chimed in, "Did you say 'hidden passageway'?"
"Yea so."
"Well the willow must have been planted there right?"
"Yea our first year."
"It must be guarding something and there is always a way to get past a guard we just have to find it."
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Disclaimer: I OWN THIS STORY PLOT AND QUOTES! (by quotes I mean anything a character says that is stand out good) Sirius owns his child like rudeness James owns his hair and Lily owns her.... her...intelligence? PLEASE REMEMBER J.K. ROLWLING OWNS MOST OF THESE CHARACTERS AND ANY HOGWARTS RELATED ITEMS IT IS ONLY MY PLOT NO ONE HAS PERMISSION TO USE THIS PLOT! Thanx! ^.^
Chapter 2
Lily, looking extremely pleased with herself, was now making her way to Care of Magical Creatures with Brooke and Tracy. Then she began to think about the election 'I don't know about this Headgirl thing' she thought 'what if I fall flat on my face? Embarrass myself!'
"Girls," she sighed, "I don't know about being Headgirl. I'm up against some tough competition."
"Don't worry your little head my petite little flower. In Diviation I saw you with the Headboy, that must mean you were Headgirl."
"Really? That's comforting! Who was Headboy?"
"Er...I dunno!"
"But you just said..."
"I couldn't totally see his face it was covered."
"Anyway Lillers I wouldn't trust that Diviation stuff." proclaimed Brook
Sirius and James were walking slightly in front of Lily. "James," Sirius began, "what you did to Lily last night wasn't very cool."
"You should talk! You hit her pit peeve she hates it when guys hit on her like you did!"
"How would you know?"
"I know exactly all of Lily's buttons and exactly how to push them! I love torturing her!"
"Yea, well she never did anything to us."
"That is exactly it, Sirius! Us she never did any thing to us!"
"What do ya' mean?"
"It was like five years ago. You don't know what she put me through."
"Common' man you can tell me anything you know that."
"I can't tell you this. It is strictly between Lily and me and it will stay that way."
"Sorry man. No harm done."
Lily brushed past them leaving Brook and Tracy behind her.
"Do you think she heard, Jamie?"
"Yea. I think she did."
"Is that bad or good?"
"I am not really sure?"
Suddenly Brooke and Tracy stopped them.
"What did you jerks do to her?" Tracy raved.
"We didn't do any thing!"
"You GITS obviously said something to offend her!"
James sleeked away leaving Tracy and Sirius arguing.
Lily sat all by herself in the back of the class. Thinking to herself 'He didn't tell after all that happened to make him hate me he didn't tell' she looked slightly uncomfortable. 'Why didn't he even to Sirius?' floods of memories raced through he head she began to weave steadily on her stool. James came in the classroom and sat next to her.
"Er...Lily," She looked dazedly up at him and began to swivel off her chair, "Oh my gosh are you okay?"
Lily slumped onto the ground.
"Professor I think Lily passed out!"
"Oh my," the tiny professor made her way over to Lily; "I can't leave my student will you please escort her to the hospital wing."
"Yes ma'am."
James carefully tried to stand Lily up but she was still out cold.
"You might have to carry her Potter."
"Er... Okay."
James carefully picked he up placing one arm under her legs and one arm under her head. He hurried out the door.
"Lily!," Brooke screeched, "JAMES POTTER! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!"
"Get out of my way!" he roared.
James steadily made his way up to the hospital wing. Never once did he buckle under the weight. 'What have I done?' He thought, 'After all that I did she doesn't deserve this! I don't deserve her. I just wish we could talk.' He was almost there when....
"James! What are you doing holding HER!" James turned around to see Tina raving behind him.
"She needs to go to the hospital wing."
"I refuse to let you take HER!" Tina stepped in front of him.
"Tina! I can't leave her here!"
"YES YOU CAN!"
"TINA! Move now or suffer later either way you loose!" he puffed.
"Fine!!!"
James hurried past her making sure Lily was still okay. He made his way to the door and noticed it was locked.
"'Alohamora'!" he cried. He ran in and gently set her on a bed.
"Madame Pompfery! Er... I have a patient in here."
A short tubby woman came out of her office.
"Oh my!," she stared at James, "what happened here? Don't tell me Hagrid let a flubberworm loose again." She rushed to Lily's side.
"A what? I don't know she just passed out. Will she be okay, is she hurt at all?"
"I assume she will be fine. Well best be off with you. Your girlfriend her will need her rest."
"Girlfriend? Oh she is not my girlfriend."
"Whatever you say. Please I insist you leave."
James left the hospital wing, quickly making his way back to class. Only to cross Tina again.
"James, honey I am sorry."
"I know." she approached James a little.
"It just makes me upset to see her, she is just so mean to me." she said in a babied sort of way.
"I know she is Tina."
"Promise me you won't talk to her anymore." She attempted to give him a hug but James backed away a little.
"Don't worry I won't. Besides she's not my number one gal is she? Well babe I gotta go to class. See you."
"Bye."
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"I wonder why she fainted, Tracy." Brooke stared at her blankly.
"James did it I bet." Tracy replied.
"Look you ditzy chics," Sirius butted in, " James didn't do anything to her."
"Uhuh and what were you talking about?"
"Er...Lily but that's not the point."
"Why was she upset then?"
"I don't know but James didn't say one single bloody word about her."
Just then James walked in. Tracy and Brooke turned up their noses and took their seats.
"What's their problem?" he asked Sirius.
"They think you hexed Lily or something."
"If your fifteen-year-old drama is through I would very much so enjoy beginning this class. Really! Not a good way to begin first day of classes is it?" The tiny woman was standing in front of the class tapping her foot.
"Why did she pass out?" Sirius looked up blankly.
"Er... I dunno I just sat next to her."
"So," he chuckled, "your mere presence makes women faint!"
"Sirius," he said sternly, "that isn't funny. I think it did have to do with me. I feel really awful."
"Why she probably deserved it after all you said..."
"No one deserves anything! Especially not her! As much as she hurt me I hurt her five times worse."
The rest of class passed by rather stiffly. Brook and Tracy kept looking at James oddly and he didn't talk to Sirius the rest of class.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Wha-What happened," Lily woke up groggily. "Where am I?"
"Hold on deary. Just lay back, good."
Lily rubbed her eyes a little.
"Madame Pompfery? What happened?"
"You had a little accident dear. You went out like a candle."
"What time is it?"
"Nearly supper. I think you'll be down in time for dinner."
"So how long have I been sleeping?"
"Oh since your boyfriend brought you up I'd say."
"Boyfriend?"
"Yes you know the tall one with black hair. Worried he was."
"POTTER!"
"No need to shout dear."
"He brought me up!"
"Yes, quite cute actually. He had you leaning against him holding you in both arms."
"Wait a minute James Potter carried me up all the way from lake?"
"I don't know dear I just cure people. Hold still a minute! You bumped you head pretty good on that fall. Okay there you go all done. Off you go!"
"Thank you."
Lily still a little shaky walked down to the Great Hall. As soon as she stepped into the door Brooke, Tracy and Mindy swarmed to her.
"What did that git do to you?" Mindy carefully hugging her.
"Noth-"
"Did he hurt you?" receiving another hug from Tracy.
"No I-"
"Do you want me to go get something for you?" Brooke grabbed some pumpkin juice off the table.
"GUYS!," they all stopped dead in their tracks. "He didn't hurt me! He helped me!"
"Then why were you upset? Why did you pass out?"
Lily remembered everything that happened why she had passed out.
"He didn't say anything," she lied, "I didn't feel well and passed out."
James sitting close by heard her and gave a faint smile Lily saw him and returned it gratefully.
"I am hungry can we please eat now!"
"Sure thing Lil!"
For once all day Lily was just happy to sit down and eat. Even the feast the day before didn't match up to this. Lily chugged what seemed like a gallon of pumpkin juice and ate so much it looked like she could explode. When dinner was done Lily made her way up to the common room and slumped into one of the chair the warm fire quickly made her sleepy. She remembered they had extra Diviation that night but she didn't care she just drifted off to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Lily! Lily! Wake up!" Lily looked up and saw Mindy hovering over her. She gave a quick jolt and fell out of her chair.
"Gees don't do that!"
"We have Diviation at midnight remember were studding the moons effect on our lives."
"Oh yea. You and Brooke go ahead I'll be there in a minute I gotta get my telescope."
"Whatever just hurry up."
Lily ran upstairs to her room and started looking for her telescope. She rummaged through her trunk quickly pulled it out and headed downstairs. Right when she got to the bottom of the staircase she saw James and Sirius sitting in one of the couches.
"Sirius Er... I forgot something go ahead with out me or you'll be late."
"Okay see ya."
Sirius obviously hadn't noticed Lily as he ran through the door. James didn't go back to his room though he looked at Lily with a little twinkle in his eye.
"Lily I guess you heard Sirius and me earlier and I am sorry."
"Don't be. What happened, happened we can't change that."
"Why did you pass out though?"
"Painful memories I got to stressed I guess."
"Painful? I thought you were over that."
"I am. This is to complicated for you to understand."
"Try me."
"What?"
"Go ahead try me."
"Well being friends with you meant everything to me. That's why I never wanted to tell you that I liked you I thought it wouldn't be the same and I was right wasn't I? Well I guess I lost more than a silly crush I also lost my best friend."
There was a long painful silence before James said anything.
"Why didn't you tell me this five years ago? I would have understood."
"No. You would have understood now. How many eleven-year-old boys do you know that understand anything a girl says."
They both broke a small smile.
"Let's go down to Diviation Lil."
"Lil ,huh, you haven't called me that forever."
"Yea so."
"Men do weird things sometimes."
"Like what?"
"Michelangelo cut off his ear for a woman."
"Yea he probably didn't want to hear her talk."
They both gave a faint laugh.
"It was childish of me to think you weren't over me or anything."
"James, you kinda' were you were like eleven or twelve."
They talked for a while and arrived to Diviation sooner than expected.
"You go in first, James, probably don't want people to think were talking to each other."
"I don't mind." James smiled a lot this time as he held the door open. To the classes shock Lily Evans and James Potter walked into the classroom together. Lily walked over to the shocked Mindy and Brooke.
"What on earth happened?" Mindy stared.
"What can't two young adults have a civilized conversation?"
"You and James? NO!"
"What is the matter with you guys? We were just talking!"
"Yea but neither one of you have a black eye, broken bones, or bright orange skin."
"Ha ha ha. Oh and this conversation. It never happened"
"Forgetting."
"James what on earth?"
"What?"
"You and Lily talking! You hate her!"
"Since when?"
"Since forever!"
"We were just talking."
"Do you know what Tina would do if she saw you 'talking' with Lily."
"Yea she'd have my head. But she didn't see did she? Did this conversation ever happen?"
"No."
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That night came and went very quickly. Once Diviation was over all of the Gryffindors made their way back to the common room notes in hand as well as a full moon chart. With out words Lily and James looked at each other and with out words had reached a understanding. Quietly each one made their way to the dorms. Lily didn't even change before she plopped down on her bed. Lily's head hadn't even reached the pillow before she dozed off.
The next morning Lily woke up with a splitting headache.
"What a night." she groaned. She glanced up at her clock.
"Nine fifteen! I'm late! Mindy! Tracy! Brooke!! GET UP! Were LATE!"
"Wha? AH!!!" a muffled cry sounded.
There was much hustle as each girl got ready.
"What do we have today?"
"Herbology."
"Hurry up girls!"
Finally all of the girls sprinted down to the greenhouse just in time for roll.
"Black?"
"Sup."
"Evans?"
"hhhere" a exasperated Lily sat down.
"Tucker?"
"here"
"Potter?"
"yea"
"Minkly is here. Clausen?"
"Yup!"
"Yes and Ransky?"
"PRESENT!"
In the hurry no one noticed where they sat. Lily, Sirius and Peter were at a table, Mindy was with some Hufflepuffs at the table in front, Tracy was with James and two other Hufflepuffs and Brooke was at the table next to Lily with some other Gryffindors.
"Brooke you forgot to set the alarm." Lily whispered
"Me? How is it my fault?"
"Its your alarm!"
"Oh, right."
"Yea, oh right." she replied flustered.
"Hey Lily," she turned to see her partner Sirius, "what were you and James talking about last night?"
"Nothing."
"So you weren't talking? Then what were you doing?"
"I bet I know!" stammered Peter as he let out a chuckle.
"You gits! What is wrong with you?"
While Sirius and Peter questioned Lily. James was getting a much different approach.
"Potter, did you hurt Lily?" Tracy had on hip looking rather flustered.
"What? No why would I?"
"I don't know how your crazy mind may work!"
"Crazy? I am not crazy and I don't go around making fun of people for the heck of it."
"Prove it!"
"Prove what?"
"That your not crazy and you didn't brainwash Lily to say what she did!"
"Your right I am a raving loon! Ya happy?"
"Just as I suspected!"
"What!?!? Are you mad?"
"No you are!"
James just sunk his head to his arms on the table banging his head up and down. 'Why didn't you just shut up? This chic is wacko! She's a butterbeer short of a six pack!' he thought.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"That class was crazy today!" James stuttered.
"Your tellin' me! That woman wouldn't talk to me all of class!" Sirius raised a pointed finger to Lily.
"Maybe because you were harassing her!"
"Maybe!"
"Well tonight we have to leave."
"When should we?"
"After Defense Against the Dark Arts would be good."
"Okay meet at the whomping willow after, and bring lots of food!"
"Are you obsessed with food?"
"What?!?! How can you not be?"
Mindy had obviously over heard them because just then she decided to jump out at them.
"HELLO!" she screeched. James and Sirius fell flat on their backs from shock.
"Ouch! What on earth do you want?"
"What are you guys up to?"
"Mindy would ya mind?"
"Oh don't worry I don't." she said sarcastically.
"What do you want?"
"I want to know what you are doing and I'll figure it out to."
"Okay Sherlock were going werewolf hunting."
"Yea right! What are you really doing?"
"That's exactly what we're doing!"
Mindy stomped off with a loud 'HRUMPH!' Sirius turned to James.
"JAMES! Why did you do that?!"
"If she thinks were joking around she won't suspect us!"
"OH! I get ya. Great idea James!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The day sped by. Lily was busy campaigning around school to notice anything. She had already achieved to get half of her potions class and her Ancient Runes class. Next was lunch and Lily though it would be a great time to get more votes.
"Vote for me! Lily E.!" she cried from the top of a chair. She repeated this several times before Tracy came along.
"What are you doing miss... Er... Lily."
"I am getting our fellow classmates votes!" she replied with great pride.
"Lily, Lily, Lily this is not the way to do it!"
"Its not?" Lily stared confounded.
"Lily you are the most popular girl in school! You can get more votes than any sixth or seventh year!"
"Er... how?"
"Get on their good side, offer them what they want."
"You mean bribery?"
"Bribe is such a nasty word, think of it as a little extra help."
"I can't do that." Lily's voice changed from its normal perkiness to a more serious tone. Tracy glared at her for a few moments.
"Yes very good Miss Evans."
"What? Why are you talking like that?"
"Er... Yes," Tracy glanced down at her watch, "You will see in about three...two...one." Tracy's long blonde hair faded into a dark brown, her eyes became distorted as they changed from blue to a dim grayish brown.
"Professor McGonagall?"
"Yes Miss Evans, you see I used a polyjuice potion to convert myself to Miss Clausen."
"Er... why would you want to do that?"
"Good question. Well we decided to see which people are worthy to this position. I would try to see who is trust worthy, so far it is you, Tina Jaminson, Evilly Pate, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy and James Potter."
Lily looked quite startled, "Yes of course," she staggered slightly, "thank you."
"Good day."
"Oh before you leave, were is Tracy?"
"Oh yes, in the dorm safe and sound."
"Right. Thank you."
"Lily!," Mindy came crashing past Professor McGonagall shortly followed by Brooke, "Big news. Dorm now. Follow me. "
Mindy left as quickly as he had entered. The other three girls stayed behind a moment and just stared at each other before they actually left. They scurried up to the dorm to find Mindy plopped on the ground.
"Sirius and James are up to something." Mindy looked frazzled. The others hollered in laughter.
"Oh gasp!," Lily pretended to faint, "what ever shall we do?"
"Lil I am totally serious! I think it something bad."
"Oh come off it." Brooke sat on the bed and began to read a magazine.
"Yea when are they not up to something?" Tracy to began to read.
"Guys please listen to me! I heard them talking..."
"You mean you were spying."
"Fine I was spying and I think they might leave Hogwarts."
Everyone looked up from what they were doing. "Whoa, hold on a minute," Lily looked shocked, "what do you mean 'leave Hogwarts.'? Come on we know there stupid but there not that stupid."
"Yea," Brooke stood up and began to walk around, "they play childish pranks but nothing they do is ever dangerous."
"Obviously they would. What should we do?"
"Well where are they going? Do you know?"
"No. They are meeting at the whomping willow after Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"The willow? Is this a prank or suicide?"
"That is where they are meeting."
"Okay meet back here a half-hour before class ends."
"Okay lets go to class then."
All the girls left for class. Tracy went to Diviation, Brooke went to Ancient Runes and Lily and Mindy went to Defense against the Dark Arts. Lily was thinking to herself, 'We are trying to out wit the wittiest boys in school. Good thing were the wittiest girls.' A smile cracked over her face as she thought of this. The rest of the day didn't seem to go by as fast.
"Class take notes on this.," A talk lanky professor stated, "when the moon comes out....." Lily drifted off in the middle of her notes, 'Hmmm.... I wonder what they plan on doing. "A lunatic is someone who goes crazy when they see the moon." Lily briefly took notes before she drifted out again, 'What if they get hurt? should we follow them?' Lily looked up to see the professor glaring at her. "Yes anyways, Miss Evans you might want to note this. a werewolf's bite dose not affect animagi or animals." Lily jotted it down, 'What if they don't need us what if this is the prank?' Lily glanced at the clock and raised her hand gently.
"Excuse me professor," Lily groaned, "I don't feel well may I be excused?"
"Yes, take someone with you."
Mindy quickly stood up and together left with Lily. They raced up to the common room where Tracy was already sitting.
"What took you guys?"
"We had some technical difficulties."
"Okay so were is Brooke?"
"She's not here yet?"
"No. Well we should probably get going."
"Yea." Lily paused to think, "Okay Tracy go down by the willow and hide. You can keep a look out get us if anything happens."
"Okay what will you do?"
"Er... I don't know. I'll think of something."
"Lily I can help you. Remember when McGonagall was me?"
"Yea so."
"Well she was also Sirius at one point."
"Okay what has that got to do with anything?"
"Well she is a girl and physically can't get up to the boys dorm," you could obviously see was thinking hard and long. "so she removed the bottom step. There is a watch under it set it to how long it'll take and you can go upstairs."
"Really? Okay thanks that will help. You better leave now."
"Right." Tracy leaped through the door. Mindy sat down on the couch and sighed a little.
"Should we wait for Brooke?"
"Nah, lets go up. I'll race ya." Lily began to head towards the stairs.
"Hey, no fair you have a head start!" Mindy burst in front of Lily and went up the stairs. She got about half way up before they flung her down.
"Mindy you are so stupid."
Mindy looked up to see Lily bending over her. "Ouch."
"Yea ouch, there is a anti-female charm." Lily picked Mindy off the floor and brushed her off a bit. Lily then stepped over to the bottom step of the stairway. The step revealed a tiny gold stopwatch but instead of the time moving up it seamed to move down.
"How long do you think we'll need?"
"Er... I'll set it for a couple of hours. I doubt we'll take that long."
"Okay lets go!"
Mindy toppled over with excitement as they scurried up the stairs. when they got to the top they found it much different than the hallway they were used to. The girls' hallway was littered in flowers and draped in the smell of strong French perfume. This hallway was decorated in everything Quidditch possible, there were posters of every team. Lily walked along the hall and something caught her eye. 'James Potter SEEKER' was engraved on a huge golden trophy along with all the other members of the team, next to it were golden broomsticks that had belonged to famous Quidditch players who attended Hogwarts.
"Hey Mindy," Lily walked over towards a open door, "what kind of owl dose James have?"
"It's a small brown fluff ball. It can sit in the palm of your hand, why?"
"I think this is his room." As Lily said this a little owl peeped his head out the door and began whizzing about the room. Lily stepped inside the room.
"Excited little fellow." Mindy followed
Lily entered into a room bombarded with clothes, books, and everything in-between. There were posters and pictures of everything you could imagine.
"Gees and I thought we were messy." Mindy hurled herself over a pile of clothes"
"Eww, I wonder what that is."
"I wonder how long that's been there." Mindy pointed at a broom gathering dust at the far end of the room.
"Okay so think, what exactly are we looking for?"
"I dunno, what would be of use to them?"
"Junk most likely, just look through the stuff, something is bound to show up."
"Lily, can we please CLEAN THIS ROOM?"
"Nock you socks off kiddo. Just make sure to leave a note from the house elves saying they did it."
"Do you think they did this all in one day?"
"No they probably left it here over the summer."
"Okay well lets start cleaning and we'll probably find some stuff."
"Okay lets start with the clothes. 'cleana laundrea'." All of the clothes in the room began to fold themselves gently and all the dirt and stains had disappeared.
"Oh, oh, oh, my turn Lily, 'laundrea placiea'." all of the freshly folded laundry places itself in to the dressers that were not visible before.
"Great that takes care of half the mess now the papers, 'acio papers' ." Lily was bombarded with homework, notes and charts. "Gees! Okay now 'organizea papers'." all of the papers divided themselves into neatly stacked piles.
"Lily look at the date on this 'Sept. 2, 1971' that is what our fist year?"
"Yea. What's it say?"
"Er...'I met a girl on the train yesterday.' Lily I think its a diary entry."
"So keep going this might get good."
"Er... Okay, 'She was really nice, her name is Lily. She didn't know much about magic so I showed her around. I wonder if she likes it here? Oh well. Lily is really cool she is my first friend here at Hogwarts. We will always be friends forever. My dad says that nine out of ten girls like me. I wonder if Lily dose. I doubt it! She is number ten!'."
Mindy glanced up at Lily who looked dumbstruck.
"Lillers are you okay?"
"Yea. Why?"
"You just look weird."
"Why would I care about that? It was ages ago! Lets finish cleaning so we can look for more stuff."
"Okay! 'broom cleana'!" the broom picked itself up and began to sweep. Soon the room was looking clean. All of the papers were folded neatly on the desk. All of the laundry clean and pressed, the windows were shined and the floor swept. while they were cleaning they managed to find someone's pet rat and a cat. The cat obviously didn't belong to them because it jolted out of the room as quickly as possible.
"Okay what time is it?"
"Nearly four, class should be just getting over."
"Do you want to stay here? I mean they are leaving right after class right?"
"Yea, that's fine."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"James," Sirius glanced up at the clock. "class is almost over, come on."
"Huh? Oh right." They both shoved their notes into their bags. BRRRRING! James lead Sirius out of the classroom.
"Hey, where is Peter?" Sirius noticed their friends absence.
"Oh, I think he went with Remus."
"Wait!," Sirius halted, "We left our stuff in the dorm room!"
"Shoot! Lets go back really quick!"
The boys back tracked and made their way to the dorm. James toppled over the door only to find Brooke sitting on the common room floor.
"Brooke!," Sirius shouted, "Er...hello."
Brooke Looked up for a moment and went back to whatever she was doing. "Hello."
"What are you doing here?"
"This is the common room isn't it?"
"Yea."
"I'm waiting for Lily is that alright with you?"
"Yea, well just be going upstairs now."
James shoved Sirius up the stairs frantically. They stomped wildly up the stairs.
"James do you think she knows?"
"No, you heard her she was waiting for Lily"
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"Lily, do you here that?"
"No what."
"JAMES IS COMING!"
"Could you be any louder? Get under the bed!"
Lily scrambled to get under the bed as Mindy ducked underneath one next to her. Lily's heart pounding she though, 'Please God don't let them see me!' she turned over on her back and closed her eyes. The door slowly opened and in stepped the boys.
"Sirius I don't think we should go like this lets change."
"Er... James."
"Huh?"
"Where are our clothes?"
For the first time James looked at his room. They both stood wide-eyed as they explored the newly found floor.
"COOL! WE HAVE A FLOOR!" Sirius spread himself out on the floor.
"Hey look at this."
Lily kept her eyes closed and thought, 'This is it I am done for!'.
"'Please keep tidy room Master Potter, Lupin, Black, Pettigrew and Longbottom. Thank you, Dinky the House elf' hey that's cool!," Sirius paused for a second, "Hey what's that?"
Lily was now horrified, ' They are going to KILL me!' foot steps were clearly moving towards her. A hand slid under the bed as Lily held her breath she briefly opened her eyes to see Sirius' hand grabbing a pair of heart covered boxers.
"Hey I've been looking for these!"
Lily sighed with relief as the foot steps moved away. James and Sirius and obviously opened their trunks with a snap. 'Okay what are they doing?' Lily peeped out from under the bed only to see two half naked boys standing around in their boxers. Lily blushed as she felt her face turn red. 'Wow! I really didn't need to see that! although I am sure any girl would love to be me!' A smile quickly took over her face, 'Eww... was I just checking out Potter? Did James have happy faces on his boxers? That's a hard mental picture to get rid of.' Lily took a quick peek and let out a giggle as she saw James in hot pink boxers with happy faces covering them. Then she turned to see Sirius with bunnies all over his. At this she could hardly contain herself. She was looking at the most popular handsome guys in school in boxers that would have half the school in a uproar.
"Sirius did you hear that?" Lily covered her mouth quickly and stared wide eyed at the bed above her.
"What? I don't hear anything."
"Huh, that weird. Must be my imagination."
Both boys dressed quickly and raced out of the room. Lily peeked out to check if the coast was clear. when she saw they had left she broke out laughing. Mindy slowly emerged to see Lily sprawled over the floor raving with laughter.
"What is so funny! Your nearly got us caught, Lily."
Lily still humming with laughter could barely get her words out, "You didn't see what I saw." Lily now gripping her sides rolling on the floor.
"What did you see that nearly got us KILLED!?!"
Just at the thought Lily again roared with laughter. after about five minutes Lily composed herself and began to speak, "I saw," laughter again crawled up her throat as she continued, "James in hot pink boxers covered in smileies and Sirius in fluffy bunny boxers." At this both girls gained a mental picture of the boys and hollered with side splitting laughs. Gasping for air Mindy turned to Lily, "You know were are going to DIE laughing!"
"At least it will be at James!"
Both girls sat up trying to regain their breath. Mindy suddenly scrambled under the bed again.
"What are you doing?"
"Mindy come under here a minute."
Lily crawled across the floor and joined Mindy. "What is it?"
"Look at this."
Lily glance at the boards that supported the bed. She saw they were littered in chicken-scratch, she began to read one of the boards, "I hate my life. I hate everything. I love Tracy Clausen. I LOVE Tracy Clausen, She will never be mine. I hate myself! I want to die! Stupid wolf!" Lily paused to think, 'Oh my gosh. Who wrote this? Maybe we should tell someone?' Mindy seemed to be reading her mind.
"Lily, this could be serious. Who wrote it?"
Lily began to read on, "I love my baby sister Lily." Lily paused with a shocked look on her face as Mindy's curiosity got the best of her.
"Lillers, what wrong, what's going on?"
"Mindy," Lily paused to compose herself realizing she was shaking, "It's my brother he wrote this."
"Lils, you don't have a brother."
"Yes but were not like related. Remus, he's my brother."
Mindy tried to sit up but was stopped by the bed above her. They both crawled out from under the bed, as they both sat there motionless.
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"James!," Peter jumped out from behind a tree.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HECK DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING!" Sirius lay on the floor gripping his chest.
"Sorry Sirius. James, Remus needs us now hurry up!"
"Why what's wrong with him?"
"He's going bloody CRAZY!"
James started running towards the willow as they continued there conversation. "What do you mean?"
"He's shaking violently, screaming and howling."
"Howling? It's not even night yet."
"I don't know, but its happening."
They ran faster at this news. By this time Tracy was becoming restless. She sat up and realized someone was coming. She peeked her nose over the bushes and saw James sprinting up in front of her. 'Well, well what do we have here.' she thought.
"Prongs," Lily turned her eyes on the two boys trailing behind. 'Always the athlete aren't we.' , "Remus might be dangerous." 'Dangerous? Remus?' and she quickly dismissed the though of the tall, blue-eyed, sandy haired boy as dangerous. Then she saw something she had never seen before, the whomping willow actually let James passed. She was about to follow them when she though of getting Lily.
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Brooke stood up at the sight of the two girls still shocked. "Where in the name of Gryffindor have you two been?"
Mindy looked up at Brooke, "Have you been her this whole time?"
"YES!" A very disgruntled Brooke slumped back onto the couch.
"Sorry."
"Brooke," Lily cooed, " guess what."
The thin line of her moth quickly curled, "What?"
"Guess who likes Tracy."
At this she turn over to them and her face beamed like a over excited first year, "WHO?"
"Well," Lily paused for a dramatic affect that seemed to be working, "Remus Lupin!"
When she said this all the girls squealed with delight. Just then Tracy burst though the portrait much to the amusement of the others.
"What's got you so happy?"
"We'll tell you later."
"Okay well I have a lead! I heard Peter tell James something about Remus being dangerous but I highly doubt it he's so sweet."
Lily looked frazzled, "Anything else?"
"Yea, they walked down a hidden passageway under the whomping willow."
"Okay," Brooke stood up , "How would they manage that one?"
"Wait a minute," lily chimed in, "Did you say 'hidden passageway'?"
"Yea so."
"Well the willow must have been planted there right?"
"Yea our first year."
"It must be guarding something and there is always a way to get past a guard we just have to find it."
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