Chapter two: The tutor

When Lily woke up a little later, she found she had only slept a of couple hours since her dream. It had kept her awake all night, with the taunting face of James, the jeers of all the surrounding people, and Snape calling her a filthy mudblood. She couldn't lie in bed any longer, so she got out, dressed into her Hogwarts uniform and hurried out of her room managing to cram her bag with her spell books and parchment. When she reached the common room she found it was empty except for Taylor and Emma who were laughing thoroughly about something.

"And did u see the Slytherin's faces? Classic!" Taylor shrieked with laughter. "Too bad Lily wasn't there to see it."

"See what?" Lily asked coming up behind them.

"Oh, the Marauders' just played another prank, involving the Slytherins being rained upon with slugs." Emma said, as if they were discussing nothing more than the weather.

"WHAT?!" Lily yelled, "they- they- they can't do that! Didn't you stop them?" she asked aghast.

"What for? We like it when the Slytherins get slime in their ears." Emma said tossing her hair back casually.

Taylor and Emma always did hate the Slytherins, and liked it when they took revenge on them, or when the Marauders took revenge on them. Lily, on the other hand, was Head Girl, and she couldn't let the Marauders step all over the Slytherins just because they felt like it! She looked from Taylor, whose long brown hair was pulled up in a nice plait that fell to her shoulders, to Emma who was raising her eyebrows up so far, they were hidden beneath her wispy bangs.

"Oh never mind. I am." but her sentence was cut off by a loud roar from the portrait hole. They all turned to see who the newcomers were. It was none other than Sirius Black, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, and Remus Lupin all laughing graciously. They all stopped dead when they saw Emma, Lily and Taylor.

"Well, well, well," Sirius said eyeing Taylor with a look of greatest fondness. Taylor and Sirius had been a known couple since they first stepped foot into Hogwarts, although they never went out and Taylor always turned Sirius down, they had liked each other for ages and everyone knew it.

"Speak of the devil." Emma said a grin flittering across her face.

"Does that mean you were talking about us?" Sirius asked, his gray eyes still on Taylor. His long, dark hair was in wisps and they fell stylishly over his face. Sirius Black was the most wanted boy in school besides James Potter. Every girl wanted him, and every guy hated him, jealous more like. He was the eye of every girls dream, but only in their dreams, for he kept to Taylor and Taylor only. He was fiery, and brave and always up for a good laugh.

"As a matter of fact," Lily said, "we were."

"Oh, I hope it was something nice, Evans, because the Head Girl just cant afford to be mean, can she?" James said with a note of mock concern in his voice. Lily's eyes snapped on to him. He was looking directly at her with a smirk across his face, his deep brown eyes fixed onto her emerald green ones. Oh no, she thought, those eyes. Those eyes had been what had kept her awake last night. Their rich, deep color and every bit of sincerity in them. She looked away and said,

"Actually, we were just saying how wrong it was for you four to rain down upon the Slytherin's with your dislike and competition." She said, as- a-matter-of-factly.

"Lily! Emma and I didn't say that! You're just a killjoy who wont let anyone have any fun!" Taylor said angrily tearing her eyes away from Sirius's gray ones.

"I am not! I just."

"Guys, lets go have some breakfast, Lily you need yours, you haven't had any and with that dream you had, you are probably writhing with exhaustion and lack of food, lets go!" Emma said quickly. She grabbed Lily and Taylor's wrists and dragged them to the portrait hole. They all crawled through it and were heading down the corridor, when the Marauder's came jogging up behind them.

"Did I hear what I thought I heard?" James asked Lily coming up next to her and slowing down to her pace. "Evans, had a bad dream? What was it about, eh? It better not be about me because you should be having good dreams about me, not bad." He said coolly.

"Oh don't get your hopes up Potter, I would never dream about you, why would I? There's nothing to dream about!" Lily snapped. She picked up her pace and hurried ahead of the group.

Dream about Potter? I most certainly did not, she thought crossly. Like I said, there's nothing to dream about. I did not dream about him.

But you did, said a little voice in the back of her head. You did and you liked it, you liked seeing his face smiling at you, you liked seeing his hands jump to his hair to impress you. You liked it. Lily shook her head of these thoughts and tried to concentrate on what she had today.

"A little cranky today are we?" Remus asked Emma, staring after the hurrying figure of Lily. He was a tall honey colored hair boy who was mysterious and quiet but always in with the Marauders' jokes. He was always found reading a book and was the good boy of the pack, never got into trouble and that was what Emma liked about him. She would never admit it, but she had always fancied Remus.

"Yea well, she didn't get any sleep," Taylor said. "like we said she had a bad dream. Don't ask."

"what was it about?" James asked.

"I told you not to ask."

"But I want to know."

"It was just about - oh never mind."

When they entered the Great Hall, they immediately saw Lily sitting at the far end tucking into a plate of eggs. She stands out, James thought, her wonderful red hair, sleek and straight and her eyes, her eyes a bright emerald green were so easy to get lost in. Those eyes had been what James had been dreaming about last night. They loomed at him in the dark shining bright and clear, keeping him awake for hours.

They all walked over to her and sat down. Emma and Remus began chatting animatedly about a book Emma had just read,

"Oh yes! They described the Thestral so well! How only people who have-"

Sirius and Taylor began bickering like they normally did at the table. Showing each other the right and wrong side of their argument.

"No Sirius! My eyes are clearly not green! They are hazel!"

"No, no my dearest Taylor! Your eyes are most surely a shade of green!"

And Peter began tucking into a large plate of everything around him. So Lily was left alone next to James, who had plopped himself down to the seat beside her. She was eating very fast and not paying the slightest bit of attention to James at all. James who had been staring at Lily, broke off his gaze and asked her,

"What do you have today Lily?"

Lily immediately stopped eating and stared at her plate. Did he just call me Lily? And not Evans? She was quiet for a moment before she said,

"I have Transfiguration, Double Herbology, Charms and History of Magic."

"Wow, what a coincidence! I have the exact same schedule as you." She looked up at him and he was grinning. Oh great, just what I need a full day with Potter, that's probably the last thing I want right now, she thought vigorously.

"Well I guess, I will see you then." And she got up to leave, but James grabbed her arm and pulled her back down to the table.

"Evans go out with me. Go to Hogsmede with me, just once," He said. "And then I can show you that you might just begin to have dreams about me, if you already haven't started."

That was the last comment she wanted to hear from him. She stared at him and said, loud enough so that Remus and Emma stopped discussing their books and turned to face them, so that Sirius and Taylor stopped bickering and looked over in their direction, so that Peter even put down his fork and stared at them,

"I am sorry Potter, but I don't go out with prats, like I have told you millions of times before, why don't you go and snog some other girl who actually cares, because I don't. Now leave me alone. I have to get to class." She pulled her bag higher into the crook of her arm and stalked out of the Great Hall not even sparing a backwards glance in James' direction.

"What is with that girl?" James asked furiously. Emma gaped at him. Taylor merely blinked. Remus turned Emma to engage into conversation again, Peter began shoveling down more food and Sirius simply sighed and said,

"She thinks you're a shallow, mate."

"Yea well, she's not the only one."

Lily entered the transfiguration classroom and sat down near the far end. She got out her quill, a bit of parchment, and some ink, and by the time the rest of the class had come in, she was all situated and ready to go. Emma came in with Taylor and they both sat on either side of Lily.

"Do you think you could at least give him a chance Lil? He really likes you!" Taylor said considerately.

"No, I couldn't give him a chance Taylor! Do you know how many girls he has snogged in a month? Millions."

"But he really likes you, I mean REALLY likes you. I am beginning to think he actually LOVES you."

"Oh don't even go there, Taylor."

"Lily-"

"Class settle down now," said Professor McGonagall. "Now, I have just been informed that we have some students in this class who have been not, how shall we say, satisfactory students, they have done well, yes, but have not achieved full marks and with these tests coming up, they might need a bit of extra help. Yes there are quite a few of you, but only a couple that need tutors."

There was a collected murmur around the classroom. A tutor, thought Lily, I don't need a tutor, alright I don't achieve the best marks like Emma has or Taylor has , but I get high marks in every other subject.

"Alright, class now, here are the students who are to be tutored, don't worry its only for a slight period of time, not forever, Oh really Mr. McMillan its not eternal! Now, let me see, ah yes,"
Amos Diggery.
Peter Pettigrew.
Sirius Black.
Remus Lupin.
Roger McMillan.
Susan Finnegan.
Mary Brolhurst.
Lily Evans.

Me? No! I can't be tutored! Lily thought desperately, but its ok, Emma or Taylor will pick me to tutor, they're my best friends they wouldn't choose anyone else, and with that thought, Lily calmed down slightly.

"Yes well you eight are to be tutored and I hope that none of you will give your tutors a hard time, do you understand? Alright, now I and will say the eight others who will be the tutors."
Taylor Roberts.
Emma Elenswrath.
Amelia Bones.
Alice Longbottom.
Ellen Tity.
Jennifer Brown.
Robert Thomas.
James Potter.

"Well there we are, now Tutors, I would like you to pick your partners." There was a flurry of movement around the classroom as people shifted in their seats and mouthed to their partners across the room. Lily didn't move, she heard a murmur of her name behind her, but didn't look back; she didn't care what the people behind her said, because she was going to be Emma or Taylor's partner.

"Ok, now tutors, I will call your name and I want you to say loud and clear who your partner is, alright? Now. Amelia Bones?" Amelia Bones stood up and said in her deep voice, "Amos Diggory."

"Ok, how about.. Alice Longbottom?"

Alice Longbottom stood up and said, "Peter Pettigrew." There was a muffled cry of laughter from behind Lily, but she did not turn around.

"Jennifer Brown?"

"Susan Finnegan."

"Robert Thomas?"

"Mary Brolhurst."

"Taylor Roberts?"

Taylor stood up to the left of Lily turned around looked directly at Sirius and said,

"Sirius Black."

Uh oh, thought Lily, that's ok. Emma will pick me. I know she will, and so strong was her belief that she turned to Emma and smiled. Emma smiled quickly and swallowed looking apprehensive.

"Ellen Tity?"

"Roger McMillan."

"Emma Elenswrath?"

Emma stood up and looked from Lily to Remus and back again. She swallowed hard and said,

"Um, R-Remus Lupin." Lily whipped her head around to face Emma. I'm sorry, she mouthed. Lily turned to face McGonagall fury raging through her. She was alone, who would she have to Tutor her now? Who was left? There was only one person-

"Oh no" Lily said

"James Potter?"

"LILY EVANS!"

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