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A/N: This takes place in Lily and James' final years of Hogwarts, from the beginning of their sixth year. I don't know how far I'm going to get, but I'll try!
:: One ::
Hogwarts Express
Lily Evans leaned nonchalantly against her cart, holding all of her possessions, which stood against the wall between platforms nine and ten at London's King Cross Station. Giving it a tiny push with her hip, the slim redhead and the bulky cart slid through the wall. She was in.
Letting a man in red robes take the cart from her, Lily smiled. She was going back to Hogwarts, to start her sixth year. She was also a prefect for her house, Gryffindor, and looked forward to beginning classes again.
"Lily! Lily Evans! Is that you? " A tall, lanky blonde girl, called, running up to meet her friend. Delaine Lewington, who was also a sixth year, hugged Lily tight. "How was your summer? "
Lily grinned and started walking towards the scarlet Hogwarts Express. "Great. We went on holiday to Paris. Except for Petunia's constant complaining, it was so much fun. But then, I got that owl from you, telling me about Ryan.I'm real sorry. "
Delaine forced a tight grin. "It's alright. We're not safe anywhere but Hogwarts. It'll be strange not having him around.but he wouldn't want us to be upset. "
Lilly patted her friend's arm sympathetically. Her brother, who was going to be Head Boy this year, was killed by Voldermort's supporters walking home from his muggle girlfriend's house in June. Delaine had been especially close to him, and Lily knew that she was devastated.
"C'mon. Let's get on the train.Arabella! Hi! " Lily called, waving her free hand. Arabella Figg was a close friend of theirs. The small, friendly girl bounced up and gave them each a hug.
"I have to tell you girls something," she giggled. "On the train though. Let's go get a compartment before we have to share one with first years. " Arabella made a face, then peered over Lily's shoulder. "Yikes! Have you seen Sirius Black yet? Or Remus Lupin? Even James Potter? Wow! "
Lily spun around. Sure enough, they were standing right there. Looking at the three girls. James caught Lily's eye and smiled. Lily smiled back. Then, she turned back around and looked at her friends. "Let's go. The train's going to leave any minute now. "
James Potter blinked and watched Lily Evans walk away. The small redhead had - well - changed over the summer. And in his opinion, the changes were good. Well, maybe just not in his opinion, he realized as he turned back to the rest of the Marauders. Taking one look at James, his best friend, Sirius Black, burst out laughing. Punching him lightly on the shoulder, he looked at James a little closer. "Boys! " he exclaimed, "Lookie! I think our ickle wittle Jamesy has been charmed by none other than.a girl! Never thought I'd see the day."
James muttered something under his breath and held up his hands. "What can I say? " he joked. "I'm only human! "
The others' laughs were drowned out by a shrill whistle. "Time to go, guys! " Remus Lupin, a tall, lanky boy with messy brown hair shouted, and the four of them started running towards the train as the last whistle sounded. Getting on board just as it started to pull away from the platform, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter Pettigrew set off to find a place to sit.
Lily giggled as Delaine and Arabella talked about Sirius and Remus. Bella winked at Lily, and said, "Then again, Delaine, I think our ickle Lily has been charmed by James Potter. Oh James! " She mimicked, throwing her hands up.
"You called, Miss Figg? " A deep voice asked from the doorway. Lily's head spun around and saw that James and his friends were standing in the doorway.
"You could knock, James Potter! " Lily said. It came out harsher than she meant it to. Her eyes widened, and she murmured, "Sorry. "
"That's okay. " Remus said, walking into the room and visibly stepping hard on James' foot. "Do you lovely ladies mind if we join you? All of the other compartments are full, and alas, we poor Marauders have no place of our own. "
Delaine smiled. "Of course. Right girls? "
Arabella and Lily agreed, and Lily was blushing furiously when James sat next to her. HER! !
Standing up, Lily went to the door. "Excuse me. I have to use the loo. "
Arabella looked confused. "But - Lily! You just went! "
Lily blushed even harder. "I want to change into my robes. " She muttered. Damn. She thought. Why is James making me so nervous?
Arabella nodded. "Lily's a prefect this year! Isn't it so exciting? " Lily shook her head and left. James grinned. "You know, I have to use the loo too. "
Sirius stood. "Yeppers, me too. Be back in a bit, girls. " James shook his head and sighed as his best friend followed into the hallway.
"Ha! It's her! Lily! You fancy Lily Evans! " Sirius laughed. "Good luck with that one, mate. She's a fireball. Must be the hair. "
James rolled his dark brown eyes. 'Must you be so loud? And what do you mean, good luck? "
Sirius grinned wickedly. "We'll just have to see, won't we, ickle Jamesy? " Cupping his hands, he shouted, "Lily! Lily! Come quick! " Then ducked as James threw a punch at him. "You'll thank me some day, mate. Just see. "
"Sirius! " James yelled as Sirius ran off. He turned abruptly, because he really did have to use the bathroom, and turned smack into Lily, knocking her over. He was going to kill Sirius.
"Ouch! " Lily cried as she hit the floor. Her green eyes widened as James gently picked her off the floor and set her on her feet. "Who was calling for me? "
"That was Sirius. He seemed to think it would be funny if.never mind. "
"Funny if what? Tell me! " Lily demanded, placing her hands on her hips.
"You see.he thinks it would be funny if.see, Lily, it's really embarrassing. "
"Tell me. "
James sighed and ran a hand through his wild black hair. "He thought it was funny, see, because I told him that you were pretty, and he seems to think that we're going to be, well a couple, and, Gee, I'm real sorry. "
Lily laughed. "Well, James Potter, see if Sirius thinks this is funny. " Lily leaned over and kissed his cheek, then walked past him and into the compartment, leaving James with an astonished look on his face.
"Padfoot," He whispered, grinning like a fool, "Maybe I won't kill you after all. "
A/N: Review PLEASE! ! This is my first HP fic. Was it okay? It'll get better, I hope! What should happen when they get to Hogwarts? What should I do next? ?
~Alanna~
A/N: This takes place in Lily and James' final years of Hogwarts, from the beginning of their sixth year. I don't know how far I'm going to get, but I'll try!
:: One ::
Hogwarts Express
Lily Evans leaned nonchalantly against her cart, holding all of her possessions, which stood against the wall between platforms nine and ten at London's King Cross Station. Giving it a tiny push with her hip, the slim redhead and the bulky cart slid through the wall. She was in.
Letting a man in red robes take the cart from her, Lily smiled. She was going back to Hogwarts, to start her sixth year. She was also a prefect for her house, Gryffindor, and looked forward to beginning classes again.
"Lily! Lily Evans! Is that you? " A tall, lanky blonde girl, called, running up to meet her friend. Delaine Lewington, who was also a sixth year, hugged Lily tight. "How was your summer? "
Lily grinned and started walking towards the scarlet Hogwarts Express. "Great. We went on holiday to Paris. Except for Petunia's constant complaining, it was so much fun. But then, I got that owl from you, telling me about Ryan.I'm real sorry. "
Delaine forced a tight grin. "It's alright. We're not safe anywhere but Hogwarts. It'll be strange not having him around.but he wouldn't want us to be upset. "
Lilly patted her friend's arm sympathetically. Her brother, who was going to be Head Boy this year, was killed by Voldermort's supporters walking home from his muggle girlfriend's house in June. Delaine had been especially close to him, and Lily knew that she was devastated.
"C'mon. Let's get on the train.Arabella! Hi! " Lily called, waving her free hand. Arabella Figg was a close friend of theirs. The small, friendly girl bounced up and gave them each a hug.
"I have to tell you girls something," she giggled. "On the train though. Let's go get a compartment before we have to share one with first years. " Arabella made a face, then peered over Lily's shoulder. "Yikes! Have you seen Sirius Black yet? Or Remus Lupin? Even James Potter? Wow! "
Lily spun around. Sure enough, they were standing right there. Looking at the three girls. James caught Lily's eye and smiled. Lily smiled back. Then, she turned back around and looked at her friends. "Let's go. The train's going to leave any minute now. "
James Potter blinked and watched Lily Evans walk away. The small redhead had - well - changed over the summer. And in his opinion, the changes were good. Well, maybe just not in his opinion, he realized as he turned back to the rest of the Marauders. Taking one look at James, his best friend, Sirius Black, burst out laughing. Punching him lightly on the shoulder, he looked at James a little closer. "Boys! " he exclaimed, "Lookie! I think our ickle wittle Jamesy has been charmed by none other than.a girl! Never thought I'd see the day."
James muttered something under his breath and held up his hands. "What can I say? " he joked. "I'm only human! "
The others' laughs were drowned out by a shrill whistle. "Time to go, guys! " Remus Lupin, a tall, lanky boy with messy brown hair shouted, and the four of them started running towards the train as the last whistle sounded. Getting on board just as it started to pull away from the platform, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter Pettigrew set off to find a place to sit.
Lily giggled as Delaine and Arabella talked about Sirius and Remus. Bella winked at Lily, and said, "Then again, Delaine, I think our ickle Lily has been charmed by James Potter. Oh James! " She mimicked, throwing her hands up.
"You called, Miss Figg? " A deep voice asked from the doorway. Lily's head spun around and saw that James and his friends were standing in the doorway.
"You could knock, James Potter! " Lily said. It came out harsher than she meant it to. Her eyes widened, and she murmured, "Sorry. "
"That's okay. " Remus said, walking into the room and visibly stepping hard on James' foot. "Do you lovely ladies mind if we join you? All of the other compartments are full, and alas, we poor Marauders have no place of our own. "
Delaine smiled. "Of course. Right girls? "
Arabella and Lily agreed, and Lily was blushing furiously when James sat next to her. HER! !
Standing up, Lily went to the door. "Excuse me. I have to use the loo. "
Arabella looked confused. "But - Lily! You just went! "
Lily blushed even harder. "I want to change into my robes. " She muttered. Damn. She thought. Why is James making me so nervous?
Arabella nodded. "Lily's a prefect this year! Isn't it so exciting? " Lily shook her head and left. James grinned. "You know, I have to use the loo too. "
Sirius stood. "Yeppers, me too. Be back in a bit, girls. " James shook his head and sighed as his best friend followed into the hallway.
"Ha! It's her! Lily! You fancy Lily Evans! " Sirius laughed. "Good luck with that one, mate. She's a fireball. Must be the hair. "
James rolled his dark brown eyes. 'Must you be so loud? And what do you mean, good luck? "
Sirius grinned wickedly. "We'll just have to see, won't we, ickle Jamesy? " Cupping his hands, he shouted, "Lily! Lily! Come quick! " Then ducked as James threw a punch at him. "You'll thank me some day, mate. Just see. "
"Sirius! " James yelled as Sirius ran off. He turned abruptly, because he really did have to use the bathroom, and turned smack into Lily, knocking her over. He was going to kill Sirius.
"Ouch! " Lily cried as she hit the floor. Her green eyes widened as James gently picked her off the floor and set her on her feet. "Who was calling for me? "
"That was Sirius. He seemed to think it would be funny if.never mind. "
"Funny if what? Tell me! " Lily demanded, placing her hands on her hips.
"You see.he thinks it would be funny if.see, Lily, it's really embarrassing. "
"Tell me. "
James sighed and ran a hand through his wild black hair. "He thought it was funny, see, because I told him that you were pretty, and he seems to think that we're going to be, well a couple, and, Gee, I'm real sorry. "
Lily laughed. "Well, James Potter, see if Sirius thinks this is funny. " Lily leaned over and kissed his cheek, then walked past him and into the compartment, leaving James with an astonished look on his face.
"Padfoot," He whispered, grinning like a fool, "Maybe I won't kill you after all. "
A/N: Review PLEASE! ! This is my first HP fic. Was it okay? It'll get better, I hope! What should happen when they get to Hogwarts? What should I do next? ?
~Alanna~