After James and Sirius had told her everything anyone could possibly want to know about Quidditch, she had already bought all her school supplies and her wand. (She had done everything while listening to them.) They went back via Floo powder and arrived in the Potters living room.
'Umm thanks for taking me to Diagon Alley.' Lily said to Mr. and Mrs. Potter.
'Sure.' Mrs. Potter. 'Tomorrow we'll come pick you up and take you to Kings Cross Station ok?'
'Ok'
Lily turned and walked home.
* * *
'LILY!' Alicia shouted from outside Lily's home. 'We're going!'
'Bye Mum, Dad, Petunia' said Lily.
'Bye darling, have fun.' replied her parents. Petunia just glared. Lily grabbed her stuff and ran outside to the Potter's car. She got in, and sat next to Alicia.
'Oh God Petunia's such a bitch.'
'Why?' asked Alicia.
'Are you kidding? When I went home last night, I just walked in and she said "Get away from me you freak! I can't wait till you leave tomorrow! You'll be all alone and nobody will like you because you're sooooooo ugly. I mean, you have red hair. If I had red hair I'd kill myself. Don't look at me like that! You're just jealous because I'm prettier and smarter and funnier than you AND I have a boyfriend! As I already said, you're ugly and nobody will ever like you, especially not boys. I'm leaving, being around such a freak is disrupting my aura!"'
Lily realised that everybody in the car was listening to her now. She blushed bright red.
'You know that's not true Lily don't you?' asked Mrs. Potter.
'Yeah…I um know yeah.'
'Good. Now I believe we're here.'
They all got out of the car. James and Sirius started going on about how Petunia looked like a horse.
'Hey, don't insult horses!' said Alicia, which made everyone laugh.
Before Lily knew it they were outside platforms 9 and 10. Her ticket said Platform 9 ¾.
She shrugged. Nobody else seemed worried.
'Ok, bye everyone!' said Mr. and Mrs. Potter. 'Be good!'
James and Sirius ran through the wall between Platforms 9 and 10. Lily looked at Alicia in amazement.
'Did they just go through a wall?'
'Yes Lily come on!' Alicia grabbed Lily's hand and pulled her through the wall. Lily looked at her. 'Did I just walk through a wall?'
Alicia just laughed. They walked over to James and Sirius, who had met up with two of their other friends, Peter and Remus.
They were all talking when they heard a voice behind them.
'Hello Potter. What are you doing, talking to a mudblood.' said the boy. He had horrible black greasy hair.
'Lily's not a mudblood.' said Alicia.
'Yes she is. Mudblood, mudblood.' He taunted her. Everyone on the platform was looking at them now.
'Being a mudblood's better than being able to provide McDonalds with grease for a year.' said Lily. When she saw the look on his face she continued. 'You know, I thought wizards would be smarter than this. I at least thought they would have heard of shampoo.'
Alicia, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter were rolling around on the floor, laughing like crazy. The boy, who was called Snape, looked at them in disgust, before walking off.
'Oh Lils, that was classic!' said Alicia. 'C'mon lets get on the train.'
James, Sirius, Peter and Remus, or the Marauders as they called themselves, were looking at Lily with respect. They followed her onto the train, and sat down.
'Lilian I-don't-know-your-middle-name Evans, we are forever in your debt for humiliating Snape?' said Sirius.
Lily laughed. 'Humiliated?'
'Yeah!' exclaimed James. 'Everybody was watching you and laughing at Snape.'
At this Lily went bright red.
