a/n: okie dokie… since i'm bored again and my friend keeps pestering me to continue (which I was *this* close to abandoning) i've written the next chapter. bleh
ok… about the whole Three Broomsticks and Honeydukes in Hogsmeade, i'm gonna make everyone's life easier by saying that there was a Honeydukes and Three Broomsticks in Diagon Alley. So there are actually 2… I know… strange (franchising!) I guess I could always change the places in the first chapter… but I don't feel like it right now (LoL) Chapter 2
Having the wind knocked out of you wasn't fun at all, especially with a huge body crumpling you. Just as Lily was going to lash out some sort of combination of horrendous words, she looked up into a somewhat dirty face.
Both Lily and the "attacker" were covered in black ash soot, courtesy of the Floo network.
'Potter' Lily thought.
What did she think of good ol' James Potter? Well, her friends knew better than to ask what was Lily's opinion on the cutest, smartest, most charming, comedic, Gryffindor Quidditch captain of all time. What could you say? Jennifer and Ariana were your typical two girls: they were two boy-crazy girls, looking for the perfect guy based on superficiality.
Back to the point, Lily despised guys like James. She thought the Marauders were nothing but fake, undeserved fame. She always thought they had it easy, always trying to pull their stupid pranks on the Slytherins, especially Snape and Malfoy. They had to make a scene wherever they were going, breaking every girls heart by ignoring or dumping them after a few measly weeks, claiming "our relationship hasn't worked as well as I thought it would." Ha! For all Lily knew, they probably had a time limit on how long they were allowed to date a girl. But soon enough the girls would forgive them and return to dreaming about one (or more) of them. Lily hated the fact that these girls would even kiss and worship the ground the Marauders walked on. Lily wouldn't be surprised at all.
Now there was James. James, James, James. She thought of him as the stupidest in the group. Scratch that. Peter was. [a/n: sorry if i'm being mean to all those Peter fans… I don't like him a lot, so he's not gonna be really active] Lily thought of Peter as the tag-along. He never seemed to have as much enthusiasm in playing pranks on the Slytherins. Then Sirius. What could she say about Sirius? Lily had to admit he was the best looking out of all of them. Nice black hair to match his serene cool eyes. Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team for a few years helped him a lot. I guess you could say he was the fearless leader of the Marauders. His devious mind could concoct a diabolical plan in minutes. He even had all the right "connections" to help with the magic. Next up was Remus. Ah, sweet Remus. Lily never disliked him; she even befriended him in their first year at Hogwarts. She never understood how sweet a person like Remus would hang out with a couple of pranksters. They always kept their relationship mutual, never having feelings for each other and would help one another in homework. That's how Lily liked it.
Last but not least, there was James. For Lily to describe him, it would fill up a 1000-page novel with the title: "101 Ways I Hate James Potter." James was just… James! His freaky looking lop-sided grin was enough to scare the shit out of anyone, and "anyone" being Lily. His disheveled hair screamed for attention, "Comb me! Comb me!" Lily could not understand how more than half the female population at Hogwarts was love-sick with James Potter and would be so nervous if he even stole a glance their way. Wherever Lily would go, she would hear James this and James that. She was sick of it and she thought it was about time someone said something about it. She kept on rambling in her mind of how disgusting James was, not to mention heavy.
Lily finally snapped out of her mini-reverie. "GET OFF ME POTTER!"
"I'm really sorry… err… what's your name?" asked James.
"Are you that dense? I guess this proves what an airhead you are, not even knowing what the name of this year's Head Girl."
"You're Head Girl?! Are you in Gryffindor?"
"I can't believe it. You really don't recognize me … since I've been prefect for Gryffindor for the past few years! Arghh! Talking to you is senseless. Good day." Lily couldn't believe it! Not like she cared if he didn't know her name.
"Come on Jen, Ari, let's go to Madame Malkin's." said Lily.
Lily walked out, a little stressed and Jennifer and Ariana followed suit.
"Who was that, Sir?" asked James.
Sirius said, "Come on, James! I have to agree with her, are you that forgetful in your head? Prefect meetings… fan of Quidditch… always hanging with Lana and her group of friends… ring any bells?"
"Not that I know of." James walked over to table where Remus and Peter had been sitting, watching the mishap between him and Lily with amusement in their eyes.
"So who is she?" asked James, once again.
"Don't you know her? You worked with her last year. Or maybe she never made any effort to talk to her cuz she tried to avoid you at all costs." With that said, Sirius snickered. "I think her talent is amazing."
James started thinking intently on the girl he landed on top of. Who was she? He swore he never seen her around Hogwarts. And Sirius claims that she was a prefect last year. 'Damn' he thought. 'Is my mind rotting already?'
Sirius evidently noticed James wasn't listening to their conversation, so he waved his hand in front of James while he stared out the window, where Lily and her friends walked off to.
"Earth to James. Come in…" said Sirius.
He got it! Her name was something like Leanne. Or maybe it was Liana. No, that sounded more like her friend's name. L something… was it a flower? Or maybe it was… Rose? Wait… Narcissa. Nope, that was the name of that hot Slytherin girl. How about Petunia? That name sounded kind of gross for someone with beauty like hers. Stumped, James decided to tune back in to Sirius' babbling.
"H-e-l-l-o James… Don't you want to know the name of the girl?" asked Sirius.
That certainly caught his attention. "Of course! What is it?"
"Two words, eight letters total. Starts with L."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"Her name."
Then remembering his Sirius' previous remark, he said, "What talent?"
Sirius said, "Well you have to admit she is one feisty person. I hear she hates all of us, with the exception of Remus. I can't even believe she has yet to give in to my amazing skills and charm."
Stupidly, like he had been out absent from the whole conversation, James said, "She hates me? How? I don't even know her!"
"Well, you may not know her, but she sure knows you."
"So what's her name again?"
"L-i-l-y E-v-a-n-s."
To add, Sirius said, "Well Head Boy, sounds like you're gonna have one hell of a year."
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Disclaimer: Come on, do you really think I own Harry Potter and all the characters that go along? If you do, I suggest mental help. (Plus I would be VERY happy that I own Draco Malfoy :D but I'm not L ) But, Lana, Ariana, Jennifer, and the plot are mine!!
a/n: well done with that… sorry it's so short. Well I don't have a lot of time considering I have to read a novel for my english class and I'm already 11 chapters behind!!
About beta-readers… I guess it's ok to have one. So if you want to be a beta-reader, request in your review! I'll only need two… or maybe one more… btw, any suggestions are welcomed!
