A/N: Thank all of my amazingly boring teachers for this! They gave me lots
of time to write. They all decided to lecture on the same day, which means
writing time! At least I looked like I was taking notes. Tell ya the truth;
I don't even know what they were talking about in the least. Oh well! I got
to write a few chapters, so it's all good, right? Ang
Lily sighed and leaned back. She was sitting on a couch in the Gryffindor Common Room after the feast. It had been a long day for her. Peter Pettigrew was sitting next to her. Remus was sitting on the floor at her feet. James and Sirius were also sitting on the ground. Well, sprawled might be a better word. Lily laughed softly at the guys. Sirius had thrown himself on the ground, not caring how he landed.
A couple of pretty first years were looking over at the group. Lily assumed that they were staring at the four boys. This would be nothing new. She knew that Remus was cute, and so were James and Sirius. Peter, she couldn't speak for. Something about him just didn't work for her. She couldn't explain it to anyone, for she didn't know herself why she didn't quite like him. Lily sighed when the two girls stood up and walked over.
"Hi. I'm Amy Horsley. This is Michelle Tymrak. You're Lily Evans, right?" Amy smiled warmly. Lily was surprised at first, but smiled back. Maybe she was wrong about the girls. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that she had misjudged someone.
"Hi, yeah. Are you both first years too?" Lily asked. Remus stopped his conversation, well, rather debate, with Sirius and James about Quidditch to listen. Amy nodded.
"Actually, we're your roommates. We thought we might come over and say hi. See if you wanted to join some girls, as opposed to being stuck with guys discussing Quidditch." Michelle was not a Quidditch fan. Lily laughed.
"I'd love it." Lily smiled. She started to stand when Remus elbowed her shin, hard. "Oww! Fine. This is Remus Lupin, James Potter, and Sirius Black. Oh, and this is Peter Pettigrew. Happy, Remus?" She demanded. Remus grinned and stood.
"Hi. Yes Lily, thank you." Remus ruffled her hair affectionately.
"But I must warn you not to trust a single word that Remus says. He's known for being a charmer. He once told me that he'd try and say anything to get a pretty girl to talk to him. Just a warning." Lily continued innocently. Michelle and Amy laughed. James grinned. Remus was looking at Lily in shock.
"She knows you too well, Remus." Sirius commented.
"Oh, and Sirius is worse than Remus. In a way. See, Remus will try to charm a girl, but Sirius can actually pull it off." Lily informed the girls. "And then there's James. He's the sweetheart of the group. Peter's too shy to really talk to anyone, so I don't know him very well." Lily finished.
"Jamsie, I think she likes you. You're the only one she came close to complementing. Oww! Lils!" Remus rubbed his ribs, where he had just gotten elbowed by Lily. "Ok, ok! She doesn't like you! My mistake. Just give it a few years." Remus grinned. Sirius laughed.
"We'll let you four return to your discussion. Come on, Lily." Michelle smiled sweetly as she and Amy led Lily up to their room. Lily looked around appreciatively. "Not bad, is it?" Lily laughed.
"That's an understatement. Oh I'm going to get so lost here." Lily confided her fears to the girls. Michelle and Amy both seemed easier to talk to than even Remus. Michelle laughed.
"We all will. Man, those four boys seem like they'll be troublemakers." Amy laughed as she flopped down onto her bed. Lily grinned.
"Knowing Remus as well as I do, and having heard the stories he's told me about him, James, and Sirius, we can look forward to an interesting 7 years." All three girls giggled.
"Lily, do you mind if I ask you a question that might seem kind of rude? Well, actually two rude questions." Michelle asked timidly. She grew bolder when Lily shook her head. "First, how long have you known Remus, and are you more than friends? And second, you're a muggle-born, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am a muggle-born. As for Remus, I've known him all of my life. Nope, just friends. So he's free. As far as I know, he has no interest in any girls at the moment, so have fun. I'll even help if you'd like." Lily volunteered. She was eager to see Remus happy.
"So which one do you like, Lily?" Amy asked, curious. Lily blushed.
"Well, James is kind of cute." She confessed. Amy and Michelle grinned.
"Perfect. I'll take Remus, Amy can have Sirius, and you get James." Michelle planned. All three girls giggled again. A comfortable silence soon fell over the room. Meanwhile, back in the common room, the guys were doing some planning of their own.
"Well Jamsie, we've got seven glorious years ahead of us. Now, do we make hell for the teachers, or do we become good little boys?" Sirius asked lazily. James smirked.
"Sirius, what are you thinking? How can you even ask such a question?" James scolded. "Of course we make hell. What else would we do? It'd get too boring if we were good students. Besides, we have to live up to our reputations." Sirius, Remus, and James all grinned. None of them seemed to remember that Peter was still there.
"What kind of things will you do?" Peter asked shyly. Sirius started at the voice. He grinned evilly.
"Oh, just some minor pranks. You know, blow up toilets, sneak out of school, raid the kitchens, that kind of stuff. Oh! And dungbombs." Sirius grinned at this last part. Peter looked slightly horrified.
"Are you out of your minds?! Think of all of the detentions you'll get!" Peter told them frantically.
"My dear boy, that's only if we get caught." Sirius reminded him. Peter shook his head incredulously. Then he grinned with an idea.
"Can I join you guys? It sounds like a ton of fun." Peter pleaded. James and Remus smirked.
"Another recruit. Cool." Remus announced.
"The four, umm, the four Marauders!" Sirius told them. The other three guys thought it over for a moment.
"Marauders? I like the sound of that." James said thoughtfully.
"And I elect James Potter as our leader." Remus voted. James smiled sheepishly as they all agreed.
"Here's a toast to the James Potter and the Marauders!" Sirius raised an imaginary glass. The other three followed suit.
Lily sighed and leaned back. She was sitting on a couch in the Gryffindor Common Room after the feast. It had been a long day for her. Peter Pettigrew was sitting next to her. Remus was sitting on the floor at her feet. James and Sirius were also sitting on the ground. Well, sprawled might be a better word. Lily laughed softly at the guys. Sirius had thrown himself on the ground, not caring how he landed.
A couple of pretty first years were looking over at the group. Lily assumed that they were staring at the four boys. This would be nothing new. She knew that Remus was cute, and so were James and Sirius. Peter, she couldn't speak for. Something about him just didn't work for her. She couldn't explain it to anyone, for she didn't know herself why she didn't quite like him. Lily sighed when the two girls stood up and walked over.
"Hi. I'm Amy Horsley. This is Michelle Tymrak. You're Lily Evans, right?" Amy smiled warmly. Lily was surprised at first, but smiled back. Maybe she was wrong about the girls. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that she had misjudged someone.
"Hi, yeah. Are you both first years too?" Lily asked. Remus stopped his conversation, well, rather debate, with Sirius and James about Quidditch to listen. Amy nodded.
"Actually, we're your roommates. We thought we might come over and say hi. See if you wanted to join some girls, as opposed to being stuck with guys discussing Quidditch." Michelle was not a Quidditch fan. Lily laughed.
"I'd love it." Lily smiled. She started to stand when Remus elbowed her shin, hard. "Oww! Fine. This is Remus Lupin, James Potter, and Sirius Black. Oh, and this is Peter Pettigrew. Happy, Remus?" She demanded. Remus grinned and stood.
"Hi. Yes Lily, thank you." Remus ruffled her hair affectionately.
"But I must warn you not to trust a single word that Remus says. He's known for being a charmer. He once told me that he'd try and say anything to get a pretty girl to talk to him. Just a warning." Lily continued innocently. Michelle and Amy laughed. James grinned. Remus was looking at Lily in shock.
"She knows you too well, Remus." Sirius commented.
"Oh, and Sirius is worse than Remus. In a way. See, Remus will try to charm a girl, but Sirius can actually pull it off." Lily informed the girls. "And then there's James. He's the sweetheart of the group. Peter's too shy to really talk to anyone, so I don't know him very well." Lily finished.
"Jamsie, I think she likes you. You're the only one she came close to complementing. Oww! Lils!" Remus rubbed his ribs, where he had just gotten elbowed by Lily. "Ok, ok! She doesn't like you! My mistake. Just give it a few years." Remus grinned. Sirius laughed.
"We'll let you four return to your discussion. Come on, Lily." Michelle smiled sweetly as she and Amy led Lily up to their room. Lily looked around appreciatively. "Not bad, is it?" Lily laughed.
"That's an understatement. Oh I'm going to get so lost here." Lily confided her fears to the girls. Michelle and Amy both seemed easier to talk to than even Remus. Michelle laughed.
"We all will. Man, those four boys seem like they'll be troublemakers." Amy laughed as she flopped down onto her bed. Lily grinned.
"Knowing Remus as well as I do, and having heard the stories he's told me about him, James, and Sirius, we can look forward to an interesting 7 years." All three girls giggled.
"Lily, do you mind if I ask you a question that might seem kind of rude? Well, actually two rude questions." Michelle asked timidly. She grew bolder when Lily shook her head. "First, how long have you known Remus, and are you more than friends? And second, you're a muggle-born, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am a muggle-born. As for Remus, I've known him all of my life. Nope, just friends. So he's free. As far as I know, he has no interest in any girls at the moment, so have fun. I'll even help if you'd like." Lily volunteered. She was eager to see Remus happy.
"So which one do you like, Lily?" Amy asked, curious. Lily blushed.
"Well, James is kind of cute." She confessed. Amy and Michelle grinned.
"Perfect. I'll take Remus, Amy can have Sirius, and you get James." Michelle planned. All three girls giggled again. A comfortable silence soon fell over the room. Meanwhile, back in the common room, the guys were doing some planning of their own.
"Well Jamsie, we've got seven glorious years ahead of us. Now, do we make hell for the teachers, or do we become good little boys?" Sirius asked lazily. James smirked.
"Sirius, what are you thinking? How can you even ask such a question?" James scolded. "Of course we make hell. What else would we do? It'd get too boring if we were good students. Besides, we have to live up to our reputations." Sirius, Remus, and James all grinned. None of them seemed to remember that Peter was still there.
"What kind of things will you do?" Peter asked shyly. Sirius started at the voice. He grinned evilly.
"Oh, just some minor pranks. You know, blow up toilets, sneak out of school, raid the kitchens, that kind of stuff. Oh! And dungbombs." Sirius grinned at this last part. Peter looked slightly horrified.
"Are you out of your minds?! Think of all of the detentions you'll get!" Peter told them frantically.
"My dear boy, that's only if we get caught." Sirius reminded him. Peter shook his head incredulously. Then he grinned with an idea.
"Can I join you guys? It sounds like a ton of fun." Peter pleaded. James and Remus smirked.
"Another recruit. Cool." Remus announced.
"The four, umm, the four Marauders!" Sirius told them. The other three guys thought it over for a moment.
"Marauders? I like the sound of that." James said thoughtfully.
"And I elect James Potter as our leader." Remus voted. James smiled sheepishly as they all agreed.
"Here's a toast to the James Potter and the Marauders!" Sirius raised an imaginary glass. The other three followed suit.
