The Flower Well*~~
Chapter Five*~~
The Train*~~
Lily felt a bright feeling go through her as she shut her perfectly packed trunk. It was September first and she was heading back to Hogwarts- as a Gryffindor Prefect. Jeff bounded into her room. "What's up squirt?"
"JEFF!" Petunia yelled as she came up the stairs. She had bright orange hair. "I'm gonna kill you if you do not change my hair back now!" Jeff laughed and performed the counter curse on her hair.
"You torment her too much," Lily said grinning. Suddenly a black owl speckled with white dots flew through her window. Lily jumped and carefully removed the letter. She knew this uncommon looking owl belonged to James Potter.
'Lily,
I would like to say. sorry. Sorry for everything. And no, Re did NOT make me write this. I'm not saying I want to be your friends because as far as I'm concerned were still rivals but maybe friendly rivals and not hate to hate rivals. I heard about my beloved Marauder pals.
Also, CONRATULATIONS! I'm kind of looking forward to Prefect duties with you. Odd, isn't it? I guess my head finally unswelled a little bit.
Well, I'll leave you now. James Potter~*~
PS Pete got chosen for the exchanged program! Fifth and sixth year he'll be at Beauxbatons! Amazing, isn't it.'
Lily laughed. "Who sent you that owl?" asked Petty.
"That looks a lot like that prat Potter's owl," Jeff said darkly. Lily rolled her eyes.
"That, Jeff, would be because it is his owl," Lily said, standing up and putting the letter in a green box where she kept all of her owl mail.
"Why would he send you mail?" asked Petty. "I mean, I thought he hated you."
"What did that little-" Jeff began.
"He was just saying hi. We're. friendly rivals now. His friends are pretty cool. Though I prefer Ara and Rave," Lily said. She shook her head at her brother's protectiveness. "So, I saw the letter Father sent you." Lily said Father with much distaste. Jeff rolled his eyes.
"Same old Father. Wants me to stay with him next summer or at least part of this. Keeps forgetting I Floo over here from my apartment, seeing as I'm an adult," Jeff said. Petty smiled softly into Lily's silk pillow.
"You two are so at arms when it comes to Devin," Petty said.
"Hell, aren't you?" asked Lily.
"LILY!" Petty said, throwing the pillow at her sister.
"Sorry, even after one discussion and two letters the Marauders are rubbing off on me," Lily said, smiling. She shook her head and went to help make food.
************
As Lily hugged Petty and Jeff good-bye she spotted James, Sirius, and Remus walking towards her. She kissed her mother and headed through the barrier. There she saw Ara and Raven.
"LILY!" they yelled happily. The three started talking at once.
"Hello," Remus said nicely, walking up.
"What's up?" asked Sirius.
"The ceiling," Remus responded. Sirius scowled.
"Hey," James said softly. He avoided their eyes.
"Hmm, and here I thought it might have been a joke," Raven said.
"What?" asked James.
"The letters," Ara said.
"See how much I'm loved," Lily muttered. "Come on, let's get our compartment."
"What about the Prefects compartment?" Ara asked as they walked through the train to the end.
"I am too good for it," Lily said, mocking a snooty girl. But after a while Rave and Ara insisted on her going. She sighed. "Be back within thirty minutes. I mean, Greaseball is in there."
Lily stood and walked the way to the front of the train. As she walked in she bumped into someone coming out. They fell to the ground. "Watch it Mudblood," hissed Snape, standing up.
"Stuff it Snape," James's voice said from behind Lily. They both looked at him in shock.
"W-what?" stuttered Snape.
"You heard me. Shut-up," James repeated. Snape glared at them before stalking away. The two entered the compartment.
"Thanks," Lily said softly. For some odd reason she realized his muscles were larger. 'I always knew he was hot, but THIS hot!'
"Well, I like you more than Snape," James said.
"I'm not sure that was a compliment or an insult," Lily said as she sat down next to him.
"I told you, I'm neither ally or foe," James said sleepily. That was the way he was until a boom went off. He sat up grinning at the Head Girl- Sylvia Platters, a Slytherin.
"POTTER!"
"Sorry, thought maybe Dev would be there," James said.
"Who?" Lily asked as James stood up.
"It's boring in here," James announced. He grabbed Lily's arm and pulled her outside. They started walking back.
"Who's Dev?"
"He's Dvelin Hinders. A Slytherin sixth year Prefect. Don't like him much," James said.
"Must go with the name," Lily muttered darkly.
"What?"
"Oh, nothing. Just some not so nice memories about my.er. Father," Lily said. Like James said, they weren't friends but they weren't not friends.
"Right then. See you later," James said, opening his compartment door. Lily moved to the next one and went in. All these years they had ridden next to the Marauders, and not known it.
"The feast should prove interesting," Lily said as she sat down. Rave and Ara prodded her for the story they knew she had to tell.
Chapter Five*~~
The Train*~~
Lily felt a bright feeling go through her as she shut her perfectly packed trunk. It was September first and she was heading back to Hogwarts- as a Gryffindor Prefect. Jeff bounded into her room. "What's up squirt?"
"JEFF!" Petunia yelled as she came up the stairs. She had bright orange hair. "I'm gonna kill you if you do not change my hair back now!" Jeff laughed and performed the counter curse on her hair.
"You torment her too much," Lily said grinning. Suddenly a black owl speckled with white dots flew through her window. Lily jumped and carefully removed the letter. She knew this uncommon looking owl belonged to James Potter.
'Lily,
I would like to say. sorry. Sorry for everything. And no, Re did NOT make me write this. I'm not saying I want to be your friends because as far as I'm concerned were still rivals but maybe friendly rivals and not hate to hate rivals. I heard about my beloved Marauder pals.
Also, CONRATULATIONS! I'm kind of looking forward to Prefect duties with you. Odd, isn't it? I guess my head finally unswelled a little bit.
Well, I'll leave you now. James Potter~*~
PS Pete got chosen for the exchanged program! Fifth and sixth year he'll be at Beauxbatons! Amazing, isn't it.'
Lily laughed. "Who sent you that owl?" asked Petty.
"That looks a lot like that prat Potter's owl," Jeff said darkly. Lily rolled her eyes.
"That, Jeff, would be because it is his owl," Lily said, standing up and putting the letter in a green box where she kept all of her owl mail.
"Why would he send you mail?" asked Petty. "I mean, I thought he hated you."
"What did that little-" Jeff began.
"He was just saying hi. We're. friendly rivals now. His friends are pretty cool. Though I prefer Ara and Rave," Lily said. She shook her head at her brother's protectiveness. "So, I saw the letter Father sent you." Lily said Father with much distaste. Jeff rolled his eyes.
"Same old Father. Wants me to stay with him next summer or at least part of this. Keeps forgetting I Floo over here from my apartment, seeing as I'm an adult," Jeff said. Petty smiled softly into Lily's silk pillow.
"You two are so at arms when it comes to Devin," Petty said.
"Hell, aren't you?" asked Lily.
"LILY!" Petty said, throwing the pillow at her sister.
"Sorry, even after one discussion and two letters the Marauders are rubbing off on me," Lily said, smiling. She shook her head and went to help make food.
************
As Lily hugged Petty and Jeff good-bye she spotted James, Sirius, and Remus walking towards her. She kissed her mother and headed through the barrier. There she saw Ara and Raven.
"LILY!" they yelled happily. The three started talking at once.
"Hello," Remus said nicely, walking up.
"What's up?" asked Sirius.
"The ceiling," Remus responded. Sirius scowled.
"Hey," James said softly. He avoided their eyes.
"Hmm, and here I thought it might have been a joke," Raven said.
"What?" asked James.
"The letters," Ara said.
"See how much I'm loved," Lily muttered. "Come on, let's get our compartment."
"What about the Prefects compartment?" Ara asked as they walked through the train to the end.
"I am too good for it," Lily said, mocking a snooty girl. But after a while Rave and Ara insisted on her going. She sighed. "Be back within thirty minutes. I mean, Greaseball is in there."
Lily stood and walked the way to the front of the train. As she walked in she bumped into someone coming out. They fell to the ground. "Watch it Mudblood," hissed Snape, standing up.
"Stuff it Snape," James's voice said from behind Lily. They both looked at him in shock.
"W-what?" stuttered Snape.
"You heard me. Shut-up," James repeated. Snape glared at them before stalking away. The two entered the compartment.
"Thanks," Lily said softly. For some odd reason she realized his muscles were larger. 'I always knew he was hot, but THIS hot!'
"Well, I like you more than Snape," James said.
"I'm not sure that was a compliment or an insult," Lily said as she sat down next to him.
"I told you, I'm neither ally or foe," James said sleepily. That was the way he was until a boom went off. He sat up grinning at the Head Girl- Sylvia Platters, a Slytherin.
"POTTER!"
"Sorry, thought maybe Dev would be there," James said.
"Who?" Lily asked as James stood up.
"It's boring in here," James announced. He grabbed Lily's arm and pulled her outside. They started walking back.
"Who's Dev?"
"He's Dvelin Hinders. A Slytherin sixth year Prefect. Don't like him much," James said.
"Must go with the name," Lily muttered darkly.
"What?"
"Oh, nothing. Just some not so nice memories about my.er. Father," Lily said. Like James said, they weren't friends but they weren't not friends.
"Right then. See you later," James said, opening his compartment door. Lily moved to the next one and went in. All these years they had ridden next to the Marauders, and not known it.
"The feast should prove interesting," Lily said as she sat down. Rave and Ara prodded her for the story they knew she had to tell.
