okay, author note. TIME FOR MY LAME BLAME-ONS AND PATHETIC EXCUSES! blah, blah blah, all their fault...yadda, yadda yadda, school. etc,. etc., etc. i'm lazy. just forgive me and get it over with

Thanks to Lisa, danigrl116, kik, MilkyWeed, MysticSorceror, Senna, and once again Lisa~! (chick, don't get your panties in a know, kie? I'm sorry!)

disclaimer: chapter one

Honest Lies and Common Knowledge Secrets
Chapter five
Looking at bras and Being antsy

Lily lay on some blankets in the floor. With a flashlight in hand, the girl's curiosity got the best of her. The smell of new books allured her, tintilizing her nose. She had to know more...More of everything. Okay, sure, she knew some stuff from Sirius and his family and te other wizard families around...But she didn't know the basic fundamentals thought in school. As she learned the other names for wolfsbane (aconite and monkshood) a creek that was all too familiar could be heard at the top of the basement stairs. Lily gulped, quickly putting away her books under her bed. She stood up at as her father spotter her from the stairs.

"Lily."

It was August 30. Two days and she wouldn't be here for a while. The thougt made Lily giddy. Tomorrow night she'd be staying with...Mr. Evans interrupted her thoughts.

He stood right in front of her. His hand cupped her face. Lily could smell their shampoo on him. His hair was still wet and his robe was tied too tightly... "I thought," he started, a queer smile overcoming his lips. "I thought, since tomorrow you're staying with the Blacks, and since I won't be seeing each other for a while. Now, be a good girl, and..."

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"Sirius! Don't look at my underwear draw!" Lily snapped as she slammed the draw shut, nearly catching Sirius's fingers. He wrinkled his nose at her.

"I thought I was supposed to help you pack!"

The girl rolled her eyes. "You act like you've never seen bras and panties and shorts before!" Playfully, but still a harsh, she smacked him upside the head.

"Duh, Sister. My mother doesn't count!" His voice and face sounded a bit of disgust.

Lily finished packing her clothes and other personal belonglings (not that many, surprisingly). Lily'd never noticed that before. They packed her books and other school things. After it was all done, Sirius picked up one end and Thone picked up the other. Or, well, he tried. He had to have his older siblings help. Brendyn Black was outside and helped them load her trunk. The trunk was enchanted to hold more than it should. Lily was getting more and more eager by the moment.

"Lils, stop bouncing. My Good God!" Sirius playfully punched his friend.

Which wasn't a good idea.

Lily smacked him back, on the back of the head. This propelled him forward and he hit this little compartment thingy between the two front seats. Thorne laughed and laughed. He was in the front seat next to Brendyn. Lily ignored Sirius rubbing his head and whining.

"Learn to shut your mouth, boy, before someone else does it for you!"

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She lie on her stomach, flipping through 'Hogwarts, A History' which was propped up on one of Sirius's pillows. (Okay, so Lily had actually claimed it by now, but whatever.) The creaked open and she jumped.

Sirius laughed. "Chill, Lils...Hey, whatcha doin'?" He came over and crawled over her to be on his side of the bed. "Bah, that book? It looks so damn boring!"

Nodding, she told him, "It is, damnit. But I wanna learn what I can about Hogwarts."

"We'll be there soon enough, Sister."

"No, not soon enough."

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"Come on, Kiddos! Wanna be late for your first day back?" Lily was the first one loaded up and ready to go. Castor, Pullox, and Thorne were at the door, taking their time getting to the car. They wanted to see their elder siblings off. (And maybe set off a few dung-bombs and see prissy girls squeal.

Vega and Sirius were still inside though.

Frustrated, Lily Evans stormed inside and up the stairs. "You had better have a good reason, boys. You better had!"

Bursting into the room, the boys jumped.

Lily tapped her foot, waiting. "...Well?" The boys shrugged. Thinking she'd be mad, Vega started to apologize. Just then, Lily burst into a grin. She linked her arms with the two. "Let's go, already!"

Lily tried hard not to bounce with excitement on their way to King's Cross Station in London. She was finally going to Hogwarts. No prissy girl's school for her. She wouldn't have to deal with Petunia for a while. Okay, and she'd miss Thorne and Castor and Pullox and Brendyn...

Daddy. The thought occured to her. Her mother and father wouldn't be around. Was taht a good thing or a bad thing? And Thorne wouldn't let them brainwash him while they were gone, would he? She'd hope he'd spend a lot of time with the Blacks.

They got there in pretty good time. It was ten o'clock. They unloaded the trucks and then Lily remembered:

She got walk through a wall!

"Me first!" Lily shouted excitedly. Mr. Black grinned and nodded. "Sure, Lils."

Lily pushed her cart with her trunk on it towards the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10. Taking a deep breath, she pretending she was reading some notice on the wall...Then she started to lean forward a bit...

She caught her breath and laughed. Before her was a scarlet steam engine known as The Hogwarts Express.