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(A/N: and to think that's only half of book one.)
"Richard," Mrs. Potter said forcing a smile; "nice to see you again."
He nods curtly to her as her husband clamps a hand on Richard McKinley's shoulder; "Sarah, why don't you put your trunk on the train while I talk to your father?"
Sarah nodded quickly as she hurried to put her trunk on the train but Sirius grabbed her arm before she went back out onto the platform. "James and I will be at the window, if he tries anything we'll be ready."
"Why thank you Mr. Commando," she said sarcastically before returning to the three adults.
"Father," Sarah said as she faced him on the platform. "You wanted to speak with me?"
Richard McKinley stepped away from Mr. Potter and lead his daughter to a more secluded spot on the platform. "I simply wanted to inform you that throughout the year I will periodically be taking you out of school. Since you decided against St. Gertrude's I have had to find ways to present you into society without going against your mother's final wish."
"What do you mean?" Sarah stumbled.
Her father visibly paled as he looked at the ground; "your mother was killed in an attack a month ago. She told me before she died the only thing she wanted was for you to finish Hogwarts."
"Why didn't you tell me?" she demanded balling her fists as she forced herself not to cry.
"I'll be coming to get you the first week of October," he said trying to hide his face before apperating.
Sarah composed herself as much as she could, she had seen her father's face and he had been crying. He might be able to cry right now but Sarah couldn't, slowly she put on a smile and went to say good-bye to the Potters.
"Sarah we'll miss you so much!" Caroline Potter said as she pulled the girl into a hug.
"You're always welcome at our house," Edward Potter told her as he hugged her gently; "no matter what James may say."
"I'll try to remember that," Sarah laughed as she took both of them in. "Thank you so much Caroline and Edward. It's probably the best summer I've ever had."
"Sarah come on!" James complained as the whistle of the train blew; "do you want to go to Hogwarts or not?"
"Bye!" she exclaimed as she ran to the train and hung out the door along with James. 'Bye mum! Bye dad! I'll send you a quintaped!' James called as they sped away from the station and the Potters disappeared from sight.
The two moved back into the hall of the train; "they did it," James sang.
"What?" Sarah asked not understanding.
"You called them Edward and Caroline," James sang again.
She shrugged smiling; "I guess I've relaxed."
Sirius ran around the corner; "Prongs, my dear friend, I've been thinking. It is our last year we need to make it the best year ever! Pranks every day!"
"Not on my watch," a voice says from a compartment.
The three turn to find a smirking Lily. "Lily!" Sarah exclaimed as she crushed the red head in a hug.
"Nice to see you again Lily," Sirius smiled as he pulled Sarah off of her. "Come Sarah let's leave the love birds alone," he said wrapping an arm around his girlfriend's waist pulling her into another compartment.
Half way there James, Lily, Sirius and Sarah sat in a compartment together throwing around pranking ideas.
"We could turn them into bugs," Sirius offered.
"And if one of the bugs is killed you go to Askaban. Is that what you want?" Lily asked.
"I've got an idea, let's make their clothes disappear!" James exclaimed.
"James do you really want to see Snape naked?" Sarah asked.
"Where's Moony and Wormtail?" Sirius suddenly asked; "they should be here."
"Go find them Sarah," Lily said smiling at the youngest; "head girl orders," she said shaking her finger.
Sarah pouted to her boyfriend but he just shrugged as she turned to James; "as head boy I will have to side with the head girl on this one, sorry kid."
"I'll never win," Sarah grumbled leaving the compartment and heading towards the end of the train.
"Yes Malfoy, I understand," came a small reply.
"Peter!" Sarah exclaimed as she ran up to the smallest marauder pulling him into a hug.
Wormtail breathed in his princess completely forgetting who was there. "Sarah Lucius smiled; "so nice to see you again."
"Lucius," Sarah nodded shortly. There was an underline understanding that if 'the ladies,' or Sarah, Lily and Rachel, were not picked on they wouldn't give the Slytherins any trouble. Hardly anyone was ever stupid enough to cross that line, not only would they deal with Lily's fiery temper but it was also decided there might be an attachment to the marauders. "Come on Peter," Sarah said looping an arm with him; "James and Sirius sent me to find you."
Without another word the two left arm in arm for the compartment. "Have you seen Rachel or Remus? I was suppose to find them too," Sarah said.
"When we first left," he offered; "they were in a car near the front, said they needed alone time."
The three marauders decided against bugging their friend so they started planning a prank, which ended up no where.
"Well boys if you'll relieve us," Sarah started; "Lily and I need to change."
The boys nodded as they grabbed their robes so they could change in the bathrooms. "So Lily how is the wicked sister of the west?" Sarah asked turning towards her friend. The sight she saw was grotesque. Lily had her school skirt on and a tank top but that wasn't the terrible part; all along Lily's arms were cuts. "Lily what in Merlin's name happened?"
"Don't tell James but Petunia got a new boyfriend and well, he doesn't like me very much."
"Alright I won't tell James but we have to figure out a way to fix those," Sarah said as she threw her clothes on; "stay here and don't let the boys back in." Going down the hall she found James already changed and waiting for the other two boys.
"James?" she asked in her sweetest voice; "can you go find Rachel for us?"
"Why?"
"Just do it Potter!" Sarah exclaimed leaving a reeling James behind.
"What's wrong Prongs?" Sirius said coming out of the bathroom.
"Your girlfriend's PMSing. Come on we have to go find Rachel and Remus for the princess."
Remus and Rachel were not very happy with the marauders but Rachel looked like she was going to tear Sarah into little pieces when she went into the compartment.
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"I really hope she doesn't kill Sarah," Sirius said; "because then I'd have to kill Rachel and Remus would have to kill me, until we're all dead and wouldn't that just ruin our year?"
"Rachel won't kill her, a black eye maybe but never kill," James smiled.
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"Sarah what the hell is your problem?" Rachel stormed into the compartment but stopped when she saw Lily.
"That's the problem," Sarah said; "I'm sorry Rachel, but you're much better at healing charms than me."
Rachel looked sympathetically at Lily as she rolled up her sleeves; "what
happened?"
"Petunia's new boyfriend," Sarah said icily.
"Oh Lily," Rachel sighed as she started clearing away the wounds.
"Promise me Rachel you won't tell," Lily said desperately.
"Mums the word."
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"What the hell was going on?" James asked completely put out when the boys were allowed to re-enter the compartment.
Remus practically trampled the others to get to Rachel who sat near the window. "Are you OK?" he asked, she simply squeezed his arm in response as he sat down next to her.
"Something's going on here and I want to know what!" James demanded stamping his foot for effect.
"James sit down," Lily pleaded as she sat next to Rachel and Remus; "it was just girl stuff."
"No it wasn't, I want to know what happened," James said.
Sirius pushed his friend into the seat next to Lily as he moved to sit next to Sarah; "haven't you figured it out yet Prongs?" Sirius laughed; "we won't find out anything unless they want us to."
"Padfoot's right," Lily smiled at James.
"I still want to know," James pouted.
"Trust us James, you don't," Sarah said.
Supposedly the boys had figured out a respectable prank while in the hallway but refused to disclose it to the girls as they pulled into the Hogmeade station. Remus, Rachel and Peter got into the first carriage as the other four waited for the next one.
"Did anyone else notice how strange Moony and Blue (A/N: Sirius' nick-name for Rachel since she has blue eyes) are acting?" Sirius asked as they loaded into the carriage.
"You two should of seen it," James said; "they were just sitting in t the compartment not even talking and then we come in and they act as if we had been ease dropping on a private conversation! And then when you FINALLY let us back into OUR compartment Moony almost killed me to get to Rachel as if she'd disappear!"
Sarah shrugged but locked gaze with Lily; "maybe they're just happy to see each other." The boys shrugged while Lily and Sarah exchanged knowing looks, but what they were both thinking would have to be confirmed by Rachel after the feast. Now all they had to do was get through one of the marauders' favorite prank times alive, god help them.
(A/N): Didn't you love my disclaimer? Alright here I go begging: PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;) Any helpful hints would always be appreciated.
(A/N: and to think that's only half of book one.)
"Richard," Mrs. Potter said forcing a smile; "nice to see you again."
He nods curtly to her as her husband clamps a hand on Richard McKinley's shoulder; "Sarah, why don't you put your trunk on the train while I talk to your father?"
Sarah nodded quickly as she hurried to put her trunk on the train but Sirius grabbed her arm before she went back out onto the platform. "James and I will be at the window, if he tries anything we'll be ready."
"Why thank you Mr. Commando," she said sarcastically before returning to the three adults.
"Father," Sarah said as she faced him on the platform. "You wanted to speak with me?"
Richard McKinley stepped away from Mr. Potter and lead his daughter to a more secluded spot on the platform. "I simply wanted to inform you that throughout the year I will periodically be taking you out of school. Since you decided against St. Gertrude's I have had to find ways to present you into society without going against your mother's final wish."
"What do you mean?" Sarah stumbled.
Her father visibly paled as he looked at the ground; "your mother was killed in an attack a month ago. She told me before she died the only thing she wanted was for you to finish Hogwarts."
"Why didn't you tell me?" she demanded balling her fists as she forced herself not to cry.
"I'll be coming to get you the first week of October," he said trying to hide his face before apperating.
Sarah composed herself as much as she could, she had seen her father's face and he had been crying. He might be able to cry right now but Sarah couldn't, slowly she put on a smile and went to say good-bye to the Potters.
"Sarah we'll miss you so much!" Caroline Potter said as she pulled the girl into a hug.
"You're always welcome at our house," Edward Potter told her as he hugged her gently; "no matter what James may say."
"I'll try to remember that," Sarah laughed as she took both of them in. "Thank you so much Caroline and Edward. It's probably the best summer I've ever had."
"Sarah come on!" James complained as the whistle of the train blew; "do you want to go to Hogwarts or not?"
"Bye!" she exclaimed as she ran to the train and hung out the door along with James. 'Bye mum! Bye dad! I'll send you a quintaped!' James called as they sped away from the station and the Potters disappeared from sight.
The two moved back into the hall of the train; "they did it," James sang.
"What?" Sarah asked not understanding.
"You called them Edward and Caroline," James sang again.
She shrugged smiling; "I guess I've relaxed."
Sirius ran around the corner; "Prongs, my dear friend, I've been thinking. It is our last year we need to make it the best year ever! Pranks every day!"
"Not on my watch," a voice says from a compartment.
The three turn to find a smirking Lily. "Lily!" Sarah exclaimed as she crushed the red head in a hug.
"Nice to see you again Lily," Sirius smiled as he pulled Sarah off of her. "Come Sarah let's leave the love birds alone," he said wrapping an arm around his girlfriend's waist pulling her into another compartment.
Half way there James, Lily, Sirius and Sarah sat in a compartment together throwing around pranking ideas.
"We could turn them into bugs," Sirius offered.
"And if one of the bugs is killed you go to Askaban. Is that what you want?" Lily asked.
"I've got an idea, let's make their clothes disappear!" James exclaimed.
"James do you really want to see Snape naked?" Sarah asked.
"Where's Moony and Wormtail?" Sirius suddenly asked; "they should be here."
"Go find them Sarah," Lily said smiling at the youngest; "head girl orders," she said shaking her finger.
Sarah pouted to her boyfriend but he just shrugged as she turned to James; "as head boy I will have to side with the head girl on this one, sorry kid."
"I'll never win," Sarah grumbled leaving the compartment and heading towards the end of the train.
"Yes Malfoy, I understand," came a small reply.
"Peter!" Sarah exclaimed as she ran up to the smallest marauder pulling him into a hug.
Wormtail breathed in his princess completely forgetting who was there. "Sarah Lucius smiled; "so nice to see you again."
"Lucius," Sarah nodded shortly. There was an underline understanding that if 'the ladies,' or Sarah, Lily and Rachel, were not picked on they wouldn't give the Slytherins any trouble. Hardly anyone was ever stupid enough to cross that line, not only would they deal with Lily's fiery temper but it was also decided there might be an attachment to the marauders. "Come on Peter," Sarah said looping an arm with him; "James and Sirius sent me to find you."
Without another word the two left arm in arm for the compartment. "Have you seen Rachel or Remus? I was suppose to find them too," Sarah said.
"When we first left," he offered; "they were in a car near the front, said they needed alone time."
The three marauders decided against bugging their friend so they started planning a prank, which ended up no where.
"Well boys if you'll relieve us," Sarah started; "Lily and I need to change."
The boys nodded as they grabbed their robes so they could change in the bathrooms. "So Lily how is the wicked sister of the west?" Sarah asked turning towards her friend. The sight she saw was grotesque. Lily had her school skirt on and a tank top but that wasn't the terrible part; all along Lily's arms were cuts. "Lily what in Merlin's name happened?"
"Don't tell James but Petunia got a new boyfriend and well, he doesn't like me very much."
"Alright I won't tell James but we have to figure out a way to fix those," Sarah said as she threw her clothes on; "stay here and don't let the boys back in." Going down the hall she found James already changed and waiting for the other two boys.
"James?" she asked in her sweetest voice; "can you go find Rachel for us?"
"Why?"
"Just do it Potter!" Sarah exclaimed leaving a reeling James behind.
"What's wrong Prongs?" Sirius said coming out of the bathroom.
"Your girlfriend's PMSing. Come on we have to go find Rachel and Remus for the princess."
Remus and Rachel were not very happy with the marauders but Rachel looked like she was going to tear Sarah into little pieces when she went into the compartment.
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"I really hope she doesn't kill Sarah," Sirius said; "because then I'd have to kill Rachel and Remus would have to kill me, until we're all dead and wouldn't that just ruin our year?"
"Rachel won't kill her, a black eye maybe but never kill," James smiled.
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"Sarah what the hell is your problem?" Rachel stormed into the compartment but stopped when she saw Lily.
"That's the problem," Sarah said; "I'm sorry Rachel, but you're much better at healing charms than me."
Rachel looked sympathetically at Lily as she rolled up her sleeves; "what
happened?"
"Petunia's new boyfriend," Sarah said icily.
"Oh Lily," Rachel sighed as she started clearing away the wounds.
"Promise me Rachel you won't tell," Lily said desperately.
"Mums the word."
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"What the hell was going on?" James asked completely put out when the boys were allowed to re-enter the compartment.
Remus practically trampled the others to get to Rachel who sat near the window. "Are you OK?" he asked, she simply squeezed his arm in response as he sat down next to her.
"Something's going on here and I want to know what!" James demanded stamping his foot for effect.
"James sit down," Lily pleaded as she sat next to Rachel and Remus; "it was just girl stuff."
"No it wasn't, I want to know what happened," James said.
Sirius pushed his friend into the seat next to Lily as he moved to sit next to Sarah; "haven't you figured it out yet Prongs?" Sirius laughed; "we won't find out anything unless they want us to."
"Padfoot's right," Lily smiled at James.
"I still want to know," James pouted.
"Trust us James, you don't," Sarah said.
Supposedly the boys had figured out a respectable prank while in the hallway but refused to disclose it to the girls as they pulled into the Hogmeade station. Remus, Rachel and Peter got into the first carriage as the other four waited for the next one.
"Did anyone else notice how strange Moony and Blue (A/N: Sirius' nick-name for Rachel since she has blue eyes) are acting?" Sirius asked as they loaded into the carriage.
"You two should of seen it," James said; "they were just sitting in t the compartment not even talking and then we come in and they act as if we had been ease dropping on a private conversation! And then when you FINALLY let us back into OUR compartment Moony almost killed me to get to Rachel as if she'd disappear!"
Sarah shrugged but locked gaze with Lily; "maybe they're just happy to see each other." The boys shrugged while Lily and Sarah exchanged knowing looks, but what they were both thinking would have to be confirmed by Rachel after the feast. Now all they had to do was get through one of the marauders' favorite prank times alive, god help them.
(A/N): Didn't you love my disclaimer? Alright here I go begging: PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;) Any helpful hints would always be appreciated.