Disguises, Ch. 3

By Piggylette

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DISCLAIMER: Yes, I'm a crook. I stole it. None of it's mine except what you want to give me credit for. All the characters are locked up in my basement. You'll never find them!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!!

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After escaping the slimy and frankly utterly disgusting presence of Severus Snape, Lily shut the compartment door and paused to catch her breath. As she was panting like a wild dog, she realized that there were other people in this compartment, and they were all staring at her wide-eyed. Oops.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" Lily said, noticing that the four people in the room were the only four people of the same gender that you never wanted to walk in on: the "Marauders." They were always plotting pranks, and if you managed to overhear any of their plans, you would be their next victim. "I just came in here to get away from Snape. I'll just be leav-" before she could make her exit or even finish sentence, she was quite rudely interrupted.

"WAIT!" Sirius L. Black had shot out of his seat like lightning. "That was you?????" Lily was so shocked that she could do no more than meekly nod her head in confirmation. "You SO told him off! Good for you!"

"Name?" James Potter was looking at a sheet of paper listing "People we Like" and "People we Hate." Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy's names were repeated several times on the "People we Hate" side, which was scrolling to allow space for the rest of the Slitherins whom they despised.

"Um, Lily Evans. Why"

"House?" James spoke as his quill jotted down her name under "People we Like".

"Er, actually, I haven't been sorted yet."

Eight eyes stopped moving and stared at her with fixed expressions. Remus broke the silence: "Aren't you around sixth or seventh year, though?" he asked. "Where did you go to school before this??"

"I was home-schooled. My parents wanted to protect me from harm because of the war, so they sent me here. I'll be a sixth-year."

Sirius grinned. "Hope for Gryffindor. If you're a Slytherin, I'm afraid we'll be forced to hate you."

Lily grinned jokingly. "And wouldn't that be a shame! You couldn't help but love me otherwise, could you?" He chuckled in reply.

Frankly, Lily was pretty nervous about the sorting. Before, she had been a Hufflepuff. What would happen to her now? Would the sorting hat recognize her? Would she be sorted into her old house? How would she feel with all her friends? Or would she be sorted somewhere else? Lily felt like she had as much of an idea of what house she'd be in as she'd had as a first-year: she was absolutely clueless.

Just then, Remus gave her some simple advice. Through the short period of time in which she had dated Remus Lupin, she had learned how to interpret his 'look's without needing words. Though he wasn't actually speaking, his look said, 'Listen, you're really nice, but don't overstay your welcome. Quit while you're ahead. You'll get more than enough of us later.'

With a subtle nod, Lily pretended to check her watch and said, "Well, it was nice talking to you guys, but I should really find a compartment to change in before we get there. Bye!"

They muttered their 'bye's and she left. They then started a heated discussion about Quidditch as soon as she left, but Sirius couldn't help but think about how she'd make a good pranking ally, Remus couldn't help but think about how well she seemed to know him, James couldn't help but picture her on his broom with him as he played Quidditch, and Peter couldn't help but think about where his loyalty lay. Soon enough, however, they were all four distracted by the snack cart and none of them thought of the new girl again until their arrival at Hogwarts.

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A/N - Sorry this chapter's so short. It's a page and 1/2 on my computer, but it's just one scene so it seems short. I just wanted to wait for the next chapter before the sorting. Got some history clue-ins, some acquaintances, and some foreshadowing in there.

Also: I want to know which house you think Lily will be in. Yes, she was a Hufflepuff!!! Don't hate me ok! I just created LeAnn; Lily's still the same. So! Review! Place a vote! Which house is Lily in? Hmmm. Review!!!

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