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~*~*The Story of Lily Evans and James Potter*~*~

Chapter 2: Welcome Back

Everybody sat down at the Gryffindor Table. Sirius and Ashley sat together (of course), James sat on the other side of Sirius, Lily sat across from James, Remus sat next to her, Marie sat next to him, Peter sat next to her and Chelsea sat across from Peter. Everybody began talking all at once about that day's events. James was very quiet though and writing quickly on a piece of parchment.

"What are you writing Prongs?" Sirius asked quietly.

"A letter to my dad. I have to ask him about something." James said quickly. He finished writing his letter right as the first years came in. Quietly, James got up and snuck out of the Great Hall. Sirius was the only one who saw him and he followed.

As the both of them entered the Entrance Hall, James turned around to see who was following him.

"I had a feeling it was you." James said. Sirius smiled.

"As usual. Now tell me what is so important about that letter that your making me miss the feast." Sirius said.

"First of all, I'm not making you miss it, you left all on your own." James said. Sirius rolled his eyes.

"You know better than that Prongs. You know that if your on to something that seems important, I always follow." said Sirius.

"True. Anyway, I think I know why those guys are after Lily. If I'm thinking clearly." said James. The ran up another flight of stairs and in to the Owlery.

"One question Jamsie-boy..." Sirius said.

"What is it?" asked James, tying the letter to an owl's leg.

"Why do you care about Lily all of the sudden?" asked Sirius. James let the owl go.

"I don't. This could be my dad's big break in the Voldemort case. I'm helping him, not her." James said.

"Whatever you say Prongs. Now lets go back down to the feast. If I miss my 7 helpings of turkey this year I'll make you look like Nick." Sirius said, gesturing to the ghost behind them.

"I heard that Black." Nearly Headless Nick said.
"Look, now you've got Nick mad at me." Sirius whispered venomously. "He might try to behead me but will probably only make me like him so he has another person to be a loser with."

"Watch it Black, I can still hear you." Nick said, slightly amused.

"Why don't you just shut up Padfoot?" asked James.

"Best idea you've had all night." Sirius said as they both walked down back into the Great Hall.

James and Sirius entered the Great hall quietly just while the last 1st year was being sorted.

"Zimmerman, Evan!" Professor McGonagall shouted to the crowd. A scrawny boy with light blonde hair sat down on the stool. The Hall was silent for a long time when the hat shouted "SLYTHERIN!"

The Slytherin table erupted in cheers while the Gryffindors shouted "BOO!". Mainly James, Sirius, Remus and partially Peter (he was whispering it more than shouting) were making all the noise.

"Where were you two?" asked Remus in a hushed voice.

"I'll explain later." James said. At that time Dumbledore stood up.

"Good Evening everyone. My announcements will be saved until after the feast. Tuck in!" Dumbledore said and the golden plates and goblets filled with Pumpkin juice and freshly cooked food. Sirius and James had moved down towards the first years to have their annual Hogwarts Greeting.

"Hello there kiddies." Sirius said, sitting next to a small blue-eyed girl who was looking down at her food but not eating anything or even touching her fork.

The boy sitting across from her was laughing loudly and making rather mean comments to the boy sitting next to him.

James winked at Sirius and began to talk to the guys. "What's so funny?"

The larger boy (much too large for his age and height) sitting across from the girl looked up at James and saw his Prefects badge.

"Nothing." he said with a smirk.

While James played 20 Questions with the 2 guys, Sirius was talking to the shy little girl.

"What's your name?" he asked. The little girl looked at him and pushed her glasses to the bridge of her nose.

"Amelia Anderson." she said quietly, staring back at her plate. Sirius was tempted by the chicken leg. He had already finished his and the plate was too far away for him to reach (actually he was just lazy).

"Um…are you just going to stare at the chicken or can I have it?" asked Sirius, smiling.

"Sure. You can have it. I'm not too hungry." Amelia said. Sirius paused in mid bite. He looked at Amelia as though she were insane.

"'re ew ser'ous?" he asked, chicken dangling from his lip and chewing on the leg. Amelia laughed.

"From what I hear, you are Sirius." she said sweetly.

"Ah, got a sense of humor do you?" Sirius joked. She looked back down at her plate.

"What's wrong? No one in Hogwarts history has turned down a meal without a good reason." Sirius said, helping himself to the turkey for the 3rd time already.

"It's just the, Rick Tressler and Carl Thompson." Amelia said, gesturing to the two guys James was talking to. James didn't seem to be enjoying his conversation as much as Sirius was.

"What are they saying? You want me to beat them up?" Sirius asked, pounding his hand with his fist with mock-anger.

"No. No really I'm okay. Please don't do that." she said, obviously not picking up on the sarcasm.

Sirius laughed. "Relax. I'm just playing. Nah, I'm not into violence. More of the prankster type. Anyway, what did Dumb and Dumber do to you?"

"Well," Amelia paused and looked up at Sirius.

"I won't say anything, to anyone." Sirius said as though he had read her mind.

"Well my parents were killed by Voldemort so I live in an orphanage and they seem to think it's funny." Amelia said.

Sirius frowned but yet he grinned devishly inside. This would cause for some major pranks.

"Well Amelia., James and I must attend to our other friends. Care to join us?" asked Sirius, getting up. James followed his lead and went back to where he was before.

"No, I don't think I should. I don't want to intrude." Amelia said, picking up a spoon and taking a bite of her first Hogwarts meal.

"Either come with me or talk to them." Sirius said, gesturing to the two boys.

"Fine. You win." Amelia said. She got up and moved with Sirius. Sirius took his seat next to Ashley and Amelia squeezed in between James and Sirius.

"Everybody, this is Amelia. Amelia, this is everybody." he said out loud. Then he bent down and whispered in her ear, "See the one with red hair. Now see the guy sitting next to you. That's Lily and James. They are going to get married."

"Stuff it Sirius." James said, hearing every word that Sirius said.

"Oh come on Prongsie. You know you love her." Sirius joked. He felt someone slap him upside the head.

"Hey! Your suppose to be on my side, remember?" Sirius said to Ashley who had been the one who slapped him. She smiled innocently.

"Oops, my bad." Ashley said. Amelia giggled.

"Oh think she's funny do you?" Sirius said, looking at Amelia. Amelia nodded shyly. Sirius picked up Amelia and moved her between him and Ashley so he could talk to James.

"Now what did that letter say?" Sirius asked, stuffing himself with his 7th helping of turkey.

"Well Tom Riddle is-" but James was interrupted when Dumbledore stood up and the Great Hall became silent.

"Now that we have all been acquainted with one another," Dumbledore smiled at Amelia sitting with Ashley and talking to Lily, Marie and the girls, "I think I need to discuss a few important matters. For one, I'm very sorry for the disturbance on the Hogwarts Express but I still can not explain that. Second of all, there will be no Interhouse Quidditch Teams this year due to-" but Dumbledore was cut off by a sudden break out of shouts.

"What are you talking about! You can't just shut off Quidditch like that!" James stood up and shouted with Sirius beside him and Lily across from him.

"Yeah! It's the only reason why I go to school!" Sirius shouted. All the whispers and shouts broke into laughter at Sirius's last comment.

"Well Mr. Black perhaps you may broaden your reasons for coming to school this year. It's to my great disappointment to inform you that the Ministry has banned it from any wizarding schools in the area due to the accident last year when Mr. Vector Wendenburg was pushed deliberately off his broomstick by rage of another player. The ministry believes a school is to teach, not kill students." Dumbledore paused and Lily took the advantage of standing up to voice her opinion.

"I believe we can all thank Lucius for knocking the guy off his broom because he was mad that I caught the snitch before him!" Lily shouted directly towards the Slytherin table.

"Miss Evans, plea-" Dumbledore started but another voice broke out. It was Lucius Malfoy.

"The only reason you caught it was because Potter distracted me." shouted Lucius at James.

"Sit down!" Dumbledore said, but James had already stood up to protest.

"You're only distracted if you let yourself be distracted oh smart one!" James shouted.

"Everybody sit down!" Dumbledore said before anybody else could say anything. "Your opinions can be shared at other times but please let me finish. Thank you. Now, Prefects will lead their first year students to their dormitories. Classes start tomorrow. Good night."

Everybody stood up and James and Lily headed the front of the line and began to lead everyone to Gryffindor Tower.