Disclaimer: I own NONE of the characters. All of the characters come from HP and the Order of the Phoenix. I wish I did though, it would be nice to be richer than the Queen of England..

Prolong

Lily Evans sat by herself in a train compartment. She still couldn't believe that she was going to a school to learn how to become a witch. All of her past "magic accidents" had finally made sense when she turned 11, she received an owl inviting her to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Of course, not everyone was happy with the thought of a witch in the family. Petunia, her older sister, was beyond angry. She had treated Lily like she was some kind of freak ever since she got her letter. But Lily's spirits weren't dampened, she knew that she belonged here.. It was the chance of a lifetime!

Lily passed the time by reading up on Hogwarts with Hogwarts: A History. She had just started reading about the enchanted ceiling in the Great Hall when she was interrupted by a knock on the door and a head poking through the opened space.

"Excuse me, but do you mind if I join you? There's an idiotic group of boys outside that keep pulling my hair," she asked.

"Of course, please do. I would love some company," Lily replied.

The girl stepped into the compartment fully and sat down across from Lily. She had shoulder length brown hair that seemed to be a little frazzled from her encounter with the hair-pulling boys. Her eyes were a deep honey color that almost looked black, and her tan skin was sprayed with freckles. She held rectangular glasses in one hand, and a book in the other.

"I'm Marlene McKinnon, but call me Marlie. What's your name?" she asked with a smile on her face.

"Oh, I'm Lily Evans. It's a pleasure to meet you," Lily said in return.

They fell into comfortable silence for a while, which gave Marlie a chance to scrutinize her companion.

Unlike Marlie, Lily had a rather pale complexion with no trace of freckles anywhere. However, she had long, dark red hair that contrasted rather well with her skin. It was Lily's eyes that fascinated Marlie the most though. For starters, they were big and oval shaped, and framed by long dark eyelashes. Their color was what was so extraordinary about them, they were a bright emerald green.

Their comfortable silence was broken when another girl burst into their compartment. She was tall for a girl of 11, five feet and 2 inches.. and she was still growing. Her shoulder length dirty-blonde hair was pulled up into a messy ponytail. Her eyes were a light greenish-blue color. She was very red in the face and seemed to be talking to herself.

"How the flipping bloody hell am I suppose to know where the bloody friggin boy's bathroom is?!?! Do I look like a boy??"

Lily was about to answer the girl's question but stopped.. The girl answered her question herself.

"NOO! Then why the hell were they asking me?! ME, of all people! I have no idea what their problem was! They couldn't even accept a stupid no for a stupid answer. Usually when one says no, it means they don't know!!! But nooooooo, that freaking idiot figured I was holding back bloody information. HA! I hope he pees in his pants!!! UURRGGHH!!"

She sat down in a huff next to Lily, breathing heavily. She seemed to be done ranting and raving, so Marlie spoke up, cautiously.

"Uhh.. hello."

"Hi. I'm Dorca. Sorry about that, I was really ticked. I'm ok now though."

The girls exchanged names and went back to talking like nothing odd had happened at all, Dorca was very nice and normal throughout the whole conversation.

Marlie was just about to ask Lily where she wanted to be sorted when they were interrupted by voices in the hallway.

"We're gonna get in sooo much trouble!"

"Oh shut it Peter. I TOLD you that wouldn't work Sirius!"

"It would have worked fine if it weren't for little Jamsie here.."

"Well how was I supposed to know that a dungbomb would explode under water?!"

"I don't know why you threw it into the toilet anyway. stupid thing to do really.."

"I wouldn't have thrown it into the toilet had I not been bumped by a certain thickheaded prat who INSISTED that they take joy in delivering Snape's little surprise, even though it was MY idea!!"

"You better not be talking about me Jamsiepoo, cause I had nothi-"

"DON'T CALL ME JAMSIEPOO SIRIUS!!"

There was a sound like someone had been shoved and a big thump on the door that held a giggling Lily and Marlie behind it. Dorca however, frowned.

"I know those voices.." she said. She was cut off by the louder voices in the hallway.

"Hey, did you hear that??"

"Sounded like giggles.. why?"

"And who, my friend giggles?"

"Uhhh.. the whole human race?"

"Smart one Peter.. The whole FEMALE human race you moron!"

"Sirius, you better not be thinking what I think you're thinking.."

"Aw, come on Remus!! Lighten up. Tell you what? You can go in first, ok? So, let's see who's behind the door shall we?"

The door swung open to reveal a now hysterically laughing group of girls. The first boy stepped into the train compartment, looking a little confused. He had light, almost sandy colored, brown hair that he wore short. Dark bags, making him look much older, circled his light blue eyes. Everything about him seemed to be overworked, even his skin was tired looking. Nevertheless, he had a sort of charm about him and he lit up the room.

He had barely stepped into the doorway fully when he was pushed from behind and landed on top a laughing Lily. Still laughing, (although Lily had stopped) Dorca got up and helped the boy to his feet. She was just about to sit back down when she felt a tug on her hair. She span around to find herself face to face with.. air. She looked down to investigate her "friend."

The boy, who Lily was guessing was Sirius, had a mischievous look in his light brown eyes. His brown hair was longer than most boys', it seemed to fall into his eyes every time he moved. ((A/N: Like Brendan Frasier's hair in The Mummy.)) His smirk was most likely his trademark, it seemed to belong to only him.

"Why hello again!" he said with his smirk.

Dorca was just about to give him a piece of her mind when the third boy came in, closely followed by a boy with blue watery eyes. This boy was a little chubby, and the shortest by far of all his friends. He stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do. The boy in front of him was his exact opposite. He was taller than all of the boys, but not enough to look Dorca in the eye. His hazel eyes, like Sirius', had a mischievous look to them and were framed by glasses. His hair was jet black and shot out in different angles, especially in the back.

He seemed to spot Lily at once, for he didn't take his eyes off her. Not realizing that she was being stared at, Lily got up and pulled Marlie down to the seat next to her. Out of nowhere, Dorca bursted out in laughter. The boys looked kind of frightened by this random action.

As soon as the laughing had started, it stopped. Marlie turned to Lily and said, "Those are the guys who were pulling my hair!"

Lily's guard was already up, she had suspected as much when the boys came in. She was a little worried, 'cause well, her hair wasn't exactly that normal was it?

"Us pull hair my dear?! Why do you speak such lies?" Sirius asked.

"Uh.. It's Sirius right? In case you hadn't realized, pulling Marlie's hair was the first thing you did when you came in here," Lily said in an exasperated tone.

At this, Sirius walked right up to Lily so their faces were a few inches apart. Lily braced herself for a debate but instead felt a tug on her hair. And before she could even fully acknowledged what had happened, Sirius had raced out the door and out of sight. Remus looked from a bewildered Lily to an almost hysterical Dorca and without a word turned on his heel and followed Sirius out the door. Peter had already left the scene. James didn't seem to realize that his friends had left him, he was still staring at Lily.

Lily finally seemed to realize that she was being stared at, and asked James with a hint of amusement in her voice, "Uh.. Is something wrong?"

"Huh.. what? Oh! No, no.. It's just your.. Never mind," James said in a hurry.

Dorca seemed to be trying desperately to control herself, she was shaking in silent laughter.

James seemed to be getting more confused at the minute. Looking around he realized that he was alone and asked, "Uhhhh. Where did everyone go?!"

That was too much for Dorca, she broke down completely and lost all dignity an eleven- year old could possibly have.

Before Lily could answer James's idiotic question, she heard a voice in the hallway again.

"Yo, Jamsiepoo! Get with the program, we've left already you great prat!"

Lily, seeing the look of anger on James's face, started to wonder if Dorca could use some company on the floor.. She was having a hard time keeping her face straight. Looking down. She saw that Marlie already had joined her.

James, very red in the face, turned quickly and ran out the door.

"I HOPE YOU KNOW SOME GOOD HEALING SPELLS SIRIUS, 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA NEED THEM VERRRYYY SOON!!"

At this remark, the girls lost all control.

Dorca managed to get out, "Those were the idiots that were trying to find the bathroom! I wish I had helped them, I hate Snape."

Twenty minutes later, they were still laughing.

An hour later, they thought that they had themselves under control, but one look at each other and they were proved wrong.

Seeing the boys after the train ride also proved to help the girls lose all insanity.

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And that my friends is how Lily Evans, Marlene McKinnon, Dorcas Meadowes, (aka Dorca) Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew came to meet. That's a lot of people.. The next chapter will be 5 years later, when the gang is in their 6th year. Until then, TTFN!

EllA