"Andie!" Lily Evans squealed when she saw her best friend after a long
summer of traveling around the country, not staying in one place long
enough to get a hold of any of her friends. "I missed you!" she said
hugging her friend tightly.
It was September first, start of term at Hogwarts, and they were returning to school for their seventh and final year. Platform 9 ¾ was just as crowded as it normally was, scared looking first years looking around nervously, saying good bye to their parents and then boarding the train. Lily glanced back at the barrier where she had left her parents. They were Muggles, so they of course couldn't get through the barrier to the platform.
"Lily, how've you been?" Andrea Mick asked after she had escaped Lily's death grip around her shoulders. Andrea was short and had curly blonde hair that reached just passed her shoulder blades, and almost reached her middle back. She had hazel eyes and was slightly chubby.
"I've been ok," Lily said, grabbing her friends arm and pulling her toward the train. "Come on, I want to get a good compartment this year," she said as she drug her truck to one of the storage compartments, Andie following her.
Soon they were on the train and seated in a compartment near the middle. There were still a few minutes before the train left the station. Most people were still out on the platform saying goodbye to family and rushing to get to the train as the whistle blew.
Lily and Andrea had been great friends since their second year. In their first year, they had a disagreement, a rather stupid disagreement, about muggle sports. In the end Andie finally agreed that Lily was correct that football did have two different names.
Andrea was a half-blood witch, but her mother, who was a muggle, had died when she was just a small child, so she was raised as a wizard, because that's the only way her father knew how to raise a child.
About half way through the train ride, there was a small knock at the door. The two girls looked up from their chess game to see who it was. Lily however wished she hadn't once she had.
"What do you want, Potter?" she asked, not even trying to mask the hatred in her voice for politeness. He and his stupid friends were always terrorizing other students for fun. They were by far some of the most popular people in school. Lily was popular too, however she known for her kindness and not for pranks as the Marauders were.
"You," he said simply, and then laughed at the look on her face. Her eyes narrowed and her ears turned as red as her hair. "You look like a tomato," he said. With that he and his friends left the compartment, no doubt to go and pick on some poor first years.
Lily spent the rest of the train ride ranting and raving about how much she despised James Potter. She was just about to bring up their fifth year, when he had endlessly tortured Severus Snape, and she had endlessly stuck up for Severus, when Andrea spoke up for the first time since the Marauder's arrival.
"He's head boy," she said, looking at Lily to see her reaction.
"How do you figure? He wasn't even a prefect, how could he have actually managed to get head boy? It's just not possible. You have to be a prefect to get head boy or girl don't you?" Lily asked her eyes wide.
"Guess not," Andie said, looking down at her watch. "I saw the badge on his robes in case you were wondering," she added. "Well, we're almost there, we better get changed."
At the sorting ceremony, Lily's worst fears were confirmed. James Potter was indeed head boy. Later that night, Lily was talking to the other two girls in Gryffindor while Andrea was in the shower.
"Maybe you two should just get over your differences and at least try to get along for the sake of Hogwarts," Shelly, a tall girl with black hair and glasses said, looking up from her magazine, her blue eyes staring at Lily.
"Easier said than done," muttered Kimberly, who was putting her long brown hair up in a pony tail. "He's not "exactly get a long with" material," she added, as she finished with her hair.
"Well, I guess I could try it, but if it doesn't work out, then you know, it's you fault Shelly," Lily said jokingly, closing the curtains around her four poster bed. She heard Shelly laugh at her comment, and say good night, but she was already half gone and didn't bother trying to answer.
Life at Hogwarts was like it usually was around that time of the year, classes were starting to become boring, and no one could wait until Christmas when they would have three whole weeks off school. Lily liked the normal routine; in fact the only thing that she found wrong with it was the fact that when the Marauders got bored, there would soon be a prank pulled on some innocent victim.
It was about two weeks before Christmas break during breakfast when Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement. "Would the two head students please come with me at this time?" he asked, looking over at James, and then to Lily as if to make sure that they knew they were the head students.
She stood, and slowly followed the headmaster out of the Great Hall, she could hear James's footsteps behind her, but didn't bother turning around. They followed him up to this office where he told them to take a seat.
"Now I realize that this is short notice," he started, looking at the two of them over his half moon glasses. "But, we are going to have a ball, and I need you two to plan it for me," he said. "We don't usually have Christmas Balls, but this year is special, we are having the Headmasters and Headmistresses of three major wizard schools, as well as their head students, or the equivalent to them.
"I have a few requirements I need you to meet for me though," he said before either of them could say anything. "There needs to be a band, a wide variety of food and desserts, and a color theme," he finished. "You may find this book helpful," he added as an afterthought, and pulled a large book out of his desk. James took it when he handed it over the desk toward him.
That evening, after dinner, Lily and James sat at a small round table at the back of the common room with papers spread everywhere. They were reading out of the book that Dumbledore had given to them, "The Best Balls". James of course found great humor in the title of this book.
"Come on James, silver and blue, or -"James cut her off.
"Silver and blue," he said. "But what color blue?" he asked, looking up from the parchment he was scribbling on.
"Well, I think dark would look nicer," she said, "But light blue would look nice too," she said, thinking. "Come on, you have to help me here or this is never going to get done!" she said, throwing the book on the table.
"Dark," he said simply, "and yes we will get this done, at least we will if you start working," he added the last bit with a cold look.
"Ugh, Potter you're impossible," with that she stood up and walked up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
"Yeah, well you're not much better," he called after her. He sighed and gathered up the papers that were scattered everywhere and put them in the book on the page they were using.
"Way to get the girl Prongs," Sirius said with a smirk, walking over to the table where James was still gathering things.
"You have to help me Padfoot," he said, sitting down and putting his head in his hands. "What is it about me she hates?"
"You don't want to know," Shelly said. She was passing by and heard the conversation and decided to join in, even if she did rather dislike the two of them.
"Yes I do," James said, lifting his head from the table.
"Ok fine, I'll tell you," Shelly said, sitting down where Lily had been a few short minutes ago. "She thinks you're an egotistical bastard, she hates how you treat other people, she hates how you think you own the world, and I think that's it, but the list grows every day," she said standing up and walking away.
a/n: well that was the first part, if you like it review so I know people like it and then I'll post the next part.
Disclaimer: I own Andrea woo hoo lol that's just about all I own.don't sue me
It was September first, start of term at Hogwarts, and they were returning to school for their seventh and final year. Platform 9 ¾ was just as crowded as it normally was, scared looking first years looking around nervously, saying good bye to their parents and then boarding the train. Lily glanced back at the barrier where she had left her parents. They were Muggles, so they of course couldn't get through the barrier to the platform.
"Lily, how've you been?" Andrea Mick asked after she had escaped Lily's death grip around her shoulders. Andrea was short and had curly blonde hair that reached just passed her shoulder blades, and almost reached her middle back. She had hazel eyes and was slightly chubby.
"I've been ok," Lily said, grabbing her friends arm and pulling her toward the train. "Come on, I want to get a good compartment this year," she said as she drug her truck to one of the storage compartments, Andie following her.
Soon they were on the train and seated in a compartment near the middle. There were still a few minutes before the train left the station. Most people were still out on the platform saying goodbye to family and rushing to get to the train as the whistle blew.
Lily and Andrea had been great friends since their second year. In their first year, they had a disagreement, a rather stupid disagreement, about muggle sports. In the end Andie finally agreed that Lily was correct that football did have two different names.
Andrea was a half-blood witch, but her mother, who was a muggle, had died when she was just a small child, so she was raised as a wizard, because that's the only way her father knew how to raise a child.
About half way through the train ride, there was a small knock at the door. The two girls looked up from their chess game to see who it was. Lily however wished she hadn't once she had.
"What do you want, Potter?" she asked, not even trying to mask the hatred in her voice for politeness. He and his stupid friends were always terrorizing other students for fun. They were by far some of the most popular people in school. Lily was popular too, however she known for her kindness and not for pranks as the Marauders were.
"You," he said simply, and then laughed at the look on her face. Her eyes narrowed and her ears turned as red as her hair. "You look like a tomato," he said. With that he and his friends left the compartment, no doubt to go and pick on some poor first years.
Lily spent the rest of the train ride ranting and raving about how much she despised James Potter. She was just about to bring up their fifth year, when he had endlessly tortured Severus Snape, and she had endlessly stuck up for Severus, when Andrea spoke up for the first time since the Marauder's arrival.
"He's head boy," she said, looking at Lily to see her reaction.
"How do you figure? He wasn't even a prefect, how could he have actually managed to get head boy? It's just not possible. You have to be a prefect to get head boy or girl don't you?" Lily asked her eyes wide.
"Guess not," Andie said, looking down at her watch. "I saw the badge on his robes in case you were wondering," she added. "Well, we're almost there, we better get changed."
At the sorting ceremony, Lily's worst fears were confirmed. James Potter was indeed head boy. Later that night, Lily was talking to the other two girls in Gryffindor while Andrea was in the shower.
"Maybe you two should just get over your differences and at least try to get along for the sake of Hogwarts," Shelly, a tall girl with black hair and glasses said, looking up from her magazine, her blue eyes staring at Lily.
"Easier said than done," muttered Kimberly, who was putting her long brown hair up in a pony tail. "He's not "exactly get a long with" material," she added, as she finished with her hair.
"Well, I guess I could try it, but if it doesn't work out, then you know, it's you fault Shelly," Lily said jokingly, closing the curtains around her four poster bed. She heard Shelly laugh at her comment, and say good night, but she was already half gone and didn't bother trying to answer.
Life at Hogwarts was like it usually was around that time of the year, classes were starting to become boring, and no one could wait until Christmas when they would have three whole weeks off school. Lily liked the normal routine; in fact the only thing that she found wrong with it was the fact that when the Marauders got bored, there would soon be a prank pulled on some innocent victim.
It was about two weeks before Christmas break during breakfast when Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement. "Would the two head students please come with me at this time?" he asked, looking over at James, and then to Lily as if to make sure that they knew they were the head students.
She stood, and slowly followed the headmaster out of the Great Hall, she could hear James's footsteps behind her, but didn't bother turning around. They followed him up to this office where he told them to take a seat.
"Now I realize that this is short notice," he started, looking at the two of them over his half moon glasses. "But, we are going to have a ball, and I need you two to plan it for me," he said. "We don't usually have Christmas Balls, but this year is special, we are having the Headmasters and Headmistresses of three major wizard schools, as well as their head students, or the equivalent to them.
"I have a few requirements I need you to meet for me though," he said before either of them could say anything. "There needs to be a band, a wide variety of food and desserts, and a color theme," he finished. "You may find this book helpful," he added as an afterthought, and pulled a large book out of his desk. James took it when he handed it over the desk toward him.
That evening, after dinner, Lily and James sat at a small round table at the back of the common room with papers spread everywhere. They were reading out of the book that Dumbledore had given to them, "The Best Balls". James of course found great humor in the title of this book.
"Come on James, silver and blue, or -"James cut her off.
"Silver and blue," he said. "But what color blue?" he asked, looking up from the parchment he was scribbling on.
"Well, I think dark would look nicer," she said, "But light blue would look nice too," she said, thinking. "Come on, you have to help me here or this is never going to get done!" she said, throwing the book on the table.
"Dark," he said simply, "and yes we will get this done, at least we will if you start working," he added the last bit with a cold look.
"Ugh, Potter you're impossible," with that she stood up and walked up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
"Yeah, well you're not much better," he called after her. He sighed and gathered up the papers that were scattered everywhere and put them in the book on the page they were using.
"Way to get the girl Prongs," Sirius said with a smirk, walking over to the table where James was still gathering things.
"You have to help me Padfoot," he said, sitting down and putting his head in his hands. "What is it about me she hates?"
"You don't want to know," Shelly said. She was passing by and heard the conversation and decided to join in, even if she did rather dislike the two of them.
"Yes I do," James said, lifting his head from the table.
"Ok fine, I'll tell you," Shelly said, sitting down where Lily had been a few short minutes ago. "She thinks you're an egotistical bastard, she hates how you treat other people, she hates how you think you own the world, and I think that's it, but the list grows every day," she said standing up and walking away.
a/n: well that was the first part, if you like it review so I know people like it and then I'll post the next part.
Disclaimer: I own Andrea woo hoo lol that's just about all I own.don't sue me