Chapter 2
"What?"
"I'm a umm a werewolf." Remus confessed.
"Really?"
"Yea, so."
"That's a big coincidence."
"What, what do you mean? I mean are you?"
"No, but my brother is."
"Oh."
"Yep. So here is a question and I really need to know the answer to. So ya know if someone comes up to me and asks me if we're boyfriend and girlfriend-"
"Yes." Remus cut her off.
"Okay, good." Kellie kissed Remus. "Goodnight."
"Night."
~*~*~
The next morning Lily woke up and there was some source of warmth next to her. She was to lazy to open her eyes so she just lay their, a couple minutes later she opened her eyes and saw James. 'James! Why am I sleeping next to James!' she thought then everything that happened last night came flooding back. She looked at her watch and it was 5:00 AM. Lily slipped out of the bed, careful not to wake James up. She stepped into the Dormitory when Sirius walked in.
"Lily what are you doing here?"
"Umm, nothing, why were you out all last night?"
"No reason."
"Bella?"
"Yep."
"Thought so."
"James, huh?"
"No, we were talking and fell asleep."
"In his bed?"
"Yes."
"Okay"
"You don't exactly look tired either so my guess you were in the girls dormitory."
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Whatever, see you at breakfast."
"See ya." Sirius took a shower and got dressed into his dress robes.
"Lily?" Sirius heard James mumble. Sirius jumped onto his bed.
"Sorry buddy, she left a little while ago."
"Oh okay."
"So what happened?"
"Nothing."
"Sure!"
"Really nothing happened."
"But she was in *your* bed."
"Yes, she was cold so went both went under the covers."
"And warmed each other up?"
"NO!"
"Uh-huh."
"We were talking and fell asleep."
"Sure, Prongs." Sirius said as Remus awoke.
"Hey, Prongs, Padfoot." He said.
"Hey Moony! Guess what Prongs and Lily did last night!"
"We didn't do anything!" James retorted.
~*~*~ Meanwhile in the Girl Dorm ~*~*~
Lily tiptoed inside to the girls dorms.
"Hi Lily." Lily turned around and saw Bella.
"Hi Bella."
"Where were you all last night?"
"In the boys dorm."
"Really" Mia started to stir in her sleep as Bella said this.
"Yes, we can talk on my bed I'll put a silencing charm on it."
"Okay."
"So, I heard Sirius was here all last night." Lily said.
"He was, but who were you with, Issac?"
"Nope, James."
"I never thought, you two would be a likely couple."
"We're not dating, we fell asleep talking."
"Oh, well I can't taunt you with that then."
"Nope, so what were you and Sirius doing all night?"
"We went to the lake, talked, came back to Dormitory and everyone was asleep except for you, who was missing."
"Glad you didn't worry."
"Well, you never know. You could have gone to get a midnight snack or something."
"Right!"
"Okay as I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted! Well, we kissed basically then talked and fell asleep."
"Oh, that's nothing anyone can taunt you about either, yet anyhow."
"Oh, shut up."
"I'm going to go take a shower be back in a few."
"Okay." Lily grabbed her towel, and robes. Lily came back a few minutes later and saw Sirius and Arabella kissing.
"Ah, the lovely couple can not spend 30 minutes separated."
"Shut up Lily." Bella said and started kissing Sirius again. Lily shook her head and got some books she needed and walked down to the common room. Kellie, Remus, James and Mia were down there. James was on one couch and Mia was next to him. Remus and Kellie were on the other couch, and Lily sat on a chair.
"So James, you want to go to Hogsmeade this weekend with me?" Mia asked.
"Not really." James replied.
"But it would be fun."
"No, it most likely wouldn't. Hi Lily."
"Hey James." Lily said
"James, please come to Hogsmeade with me I can guarantee you a good time while were there and after." Mia said not paying attention to Lily.
"No."
"Why not, we're a match made in heaven."
"No, you like me, I however do not like you."
"You'll come around." Mia said as she walked out of the room.
"So, where is Bella and Padfoot?" James asked.
"In the girls dorm." Lily simply replied.
"Okay, I guess we could go to breakfast without them then."
"Sure." James, Lily, Remus and Kellie headed down to the Great hall for breakfast.
"Lily pass the jam please." Kellie said Lily passed the Jam to her and saw Sirius and Bella coming towards them.
"Hey Bella, Sirius."
"Hey Lily" said Bella.
"Hey Lily." Said Sirius. James looked at his watch and saw it was almost time for their first class; Charms.
"Ya guys we should go to charms or we're going to be late." Everyone got up and walked to class.
~*~*~ Later that night in the Common Room ~*~*~
The Marauders and Marauderettes were sitting in the common room.
"I think we should pull a prank on Princess Mia or the Slytherins." Sirius said.
"What kind of prank?" asked Lily.
"I don't know."
"Well that does us a lot of good, something that there are no counter- curses to thought, so Mia can't undo anything." Lily said.
"Lily, you shouldn't be giving him these tips he might use them on you." James said.
"If he does, he should know there will be hell to pay." Lily said as she narrowed her eyes on Sirius.
"Right, I know better than that, see Prongsie!" Sirius said.
"Right" James said.
"Something that will effect her as much as that thing Bella did with the acne." Kellie added.
"You know, maybe we should wait for her to retaliate." Said Bella
"Are you crazy?" Sirius asked.
"Sometimes."
"That's a hard one; we did acne, now what would she hate?" Kellie asked thoughtfully.
"Loss of make-up." Bella said.
"James dead." Sirius said. James scowled at him.
"B-bad hair." Peter stuttered.
"Mirror, that gives her insults on her looks." Remus said.
"I've got it!" Lily burst out. Everyone looked at her, with his or her eyebrows raised. "Okay, this is what we do!"
~*~*~
"It's good." James said.
"Yea, she'll defiantly freak." Said Kellie with a sly grin on her face.
"And she won't know what hit her." Bella said.
~*~*~
It was already December, and it was obvious to everyone in the school except for the teachers there was a war going on between some of the Gryffindors. The pranks kept going back and forth between each other. However in the war one person would always never get pranked on was James. Everyone knew Mia was stubborn and would still chase after James even though this war was going on.
One day Dumbledore announced there was going to be a Christmas ball for fourth years and up. Remus was going with Kellie, Sirius with Bella, and Peter with some Hufflepuff. All that was left was for James to pick someone, which he had no clue who he was going to ask. He was just lying there waiting for an idea to come to his head. Then there was knock on the dorm door.
"Come in."
"Hey, James"
"Hey, Lily. What are you doing here?"
"Bored. Sirius and Bella are at Hogsmeade, Remus is at the shrieking Shack."
"How do you know about that?"
"Figured it out like third year. Kellie is doing, not needed at all extra credit cause she misses Remus. Issac is with his Ravenclaw girlfriend and you're the only person left."
"I'm the last person on your list, I feel so special, now!" James said sarcastically.
"You're not the last Sirius is, but he is with Bella."
"Oh, now I feel so much better!"
"Your third, truth be told, happy now?"
"Yes!"
"So what are you doing here?"
"It's the boys dorm, what am I supposed to be in the girls?"
"I think your hiding from Princess Mia."
"Really?"
"Yes. So, are you?"
"Maybe, maybe not."
"You're acting like Sirius now."
"Am I not supposed to act serious?"
"Shut up." Lily smiled.
"See! I got a smile, hoped for a laugh but that is okay."
"Really, I bet I can get a laugh out of you though." Lily started tickling him. James was now laughing very hard.
"Lily!" //Laugh// "Stop." //Laugh// "Please!"
"I guess," she said with an over exaggerated sigh.
"So, who are you going to the ball with?"
"Nobody has asked me. So I might skip the whole thing."
"You can not skip it!"
"Why not?"
"Because our friends are going to be there, and I need a date, so will you go with me as friends?"
"Sure why not? You know ask any girl she would probably go with you, heck they'd probably die for ya."
"Like who?"
"Princess Mia, and pretty much the whole Hogwarts female population and maybe even some male."
"Oh, well thats..er..nice to know."
"Yep."
"So what do you think everyone is doing?"
"Nice change of subject. Right now Sirius and Bella are fighting over which store to go to. Remus is bored out of his mind without Kellie and vice versa, and Issac is snogging Heather, I think that's her name anyhow."
"And you know this how?"
"Women intuition." Lily simply said. And sure enough Sirius and Bella were fighting over which store to go to Zonkos or Roseys Cosmetics. Remus and Kellie were missing each other, and Issac and Heather were snogging in the astronomy tower.
~*~*~
A couple of days later, the Marauders and Marauderettes were sitting in the common room. All just sitting there in silence until..
"So who's staying and whose leaving?" Kellie asked.
"Staying." Answered Remus.
"Leaving" Answered James.
"Leaving" Answered Sirius.
"S-staying" Answered Peter.
"Leaving" Answered Bella.
"Leaving." Answered Lily. Which caused James, Sirius and Remus to give each other worried glances. "How about you Kellie?" Lily asked.
"Staying." Kellie answered.
"Wonder why." Bella coughed and got two pillows thrown at her, one from Kellie the other from Remus.
"So anyhow, what do you guys plan to do during vacation?" Kellie asked.
"Sirius is coming over my house." James said.
"I have to go to New York to see my fathers side of the family." Bella said.
"Staying home." Lily said.
"Lily, you could come over to my house, if you want." James said.
"My dad, probably won't let me, but I'll ask."
"Good."
A couple of days later lily told James that her dad wanted to have *Quality family time* James said it was okay, but he knew she was just lying as a cover for her dad abusing her.
~*~*~
It was the day of the ball. They were all wearing muggle dresses and suits. James was waiting in the common room with Sirius and Remus.
"So how long do you bet it will take for them to get dressed?" Sirius asked
"10 more minutes at least." Remus said.
"Wrong" James, said. Remus turned around and saw Bella, Kellie and Lily.
Bella was wearing a navy blue dress, Kellie was wearing a violet dress, and Lily was wearing a royal red dress. They walked down to the great hall and saw it was all very nicely decorated with a winter theme. Lily and James danced a little then as a slow song came on they somewhat awkwardly danced to it. James like the feeling of Lily in his arms, but couldn't actually tell her that since he wasn't sure about it himself. Before they knew it had gotten very late and most people were leaving. So they headed off.
~*~*~
The next morning Lily woke up and packed away the last few things. She walked downstairs and saw Issac and Ashley trying to direct the first year; as they were prefects. Lily walked onto the train and looked and found a compartment with the others
"Hey you guys." Lily said as she sat down next to Bella.
"Hey Lils!" Everyone said at the same time. Finally they were at Kings Cross. Lily walked threw the barrier and saw her father with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face.
"Hi Dad." Lily said weakly.
"Murderer. Come along now." Her Dad walked in front of her to the car. They had the ride home in silence. "We're home, I gave Petunia your room. I put a mattress in the attic for you to live in. Do not move anything out of place or you *will* suffer the consequences."
"Okay." Lily said almost in a whisper.
"Good, now. I'd like it if I didn't see you until dinner or later." He said and Lily went up into the attic and found the mattress her father was talking about. No blanket, no pillow. Lily took two of her cloaks out one to fold, and make into a pillow and the other to use as a blanket. It was very cold in the attic, since it had a broken window, which she doubted her father would ever fix. It was in the back of the house so nobody would ever see it anyhow. Lily walked down into the kitchen for dinner at 6-o-clock. She saw her father had already started eating their dinner. Lily took a plate out and some of whatever her father had cooked for dinner and put it on the plate.
"That was moms favorite place, sicko." Petunia said. Because of this her father punched Lily; Lily fell off her chair.
"You stay upstairs the rest of the holiday. Petunia will bring two meals a day, since I don't think someone like you would need breakfast. Lily nodded and ran upstairs, tears falling down her face. Lily climbed out of the house using the tree next to the broken window. Lily walked to the clearing in the woods, she always went to after her father abused her. When she got there she saw two boys flying around on the other side. She sat down next to a tree hoping they wouldn't see her. But no such luck they were headed towards her; she recognized who they were, it was James and Sirius so she put some hair in front of half of her face where the bruise was.
"Lily!" The boys yelled in unison.
"Hey James, Sirius." She said faking a smile and wiping away her tears.
"Lily, what's wrong?" James asked looking very concerned about her.
"Nothing, why would anything be wrong?" Lily asked but before she could stop James he had pushed her hair away from her face. James and Sirius saw her bruise and she was going to have to make an excuse.
"Lily, what happened."
"M-my dad, hit m-me by a-a-accident."
"Oh, you should probably put ice on it." James said knowing she wouldn't tell him the truth, if Lily was one thing it was stubborn.
"I will, see you guys another time!" Lily left and James turned to Sirius.
"Sirius lets follow her in our animagi forms."
"Are you crazy if she finds out she will freak!"
"She won't."
"Fine, but this can't be good cause I'm being the reasonable one!" with that the boys turned into their animiagi forms; James, a white stag and Sirius a big black dog. They followed Lily to her backyard, where she sat down and saw the two animals. Lily recognized the stag from earlier that year. The dog jumped on top of her and started licking her face.
"Oh, hi!" The stag walked up to her and also licked her face. "I remember you." She said petted both of the animals at the same time. The stag seemed to be looking at her bruise. "How bad is it? I can't see it. I live in the freezing attic with nothing more than a mattress and a cloak as a blanket." The stag shook his head as in no and the dog did it to, and she took that, as it looked bad. Then she thought about it and said. "Do you understand me?" Again both the stag and dog shook their head yes to this. "Wow. It's getting late I should go inside. Goodnight." She climbed up the tree and got into her room, if you would call it that, as soon as she stepped inside they became human again.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Sirius said.
~*~*~
It was finally Christmas day. And the dog and stag had been visiting her at least once a day. The stag would always get her ice whenever she got a new bruise. She had gotten three more bruises; one on her right forearm, One on her left shin and the other one on her jaw. Lily gave her presents to Peter, Remus and Kellie before she left and told them not to open till Christmas, if they listened she had no clue. She sent Bella's last night and James and Sirius and sent her a note telling her to come to the clearing and they would exchange presents then. Lily woke up with presents from all of her friends. She saw Bella and Kellies 'owls she took the one from Bellas' and gave the owl a drink, and it flew away. Next she took the two presents from Kellie's owl and also gave it a drink, and it flew off right away. Lily opened Bellas Card it read:
Dear Lily,
Happy Christmas! I hope you like the present. See you in a couple days!
BF4L,
Bella
Lily opened the present and It was a charm bracelet with 3 charms. One A, that flashed a picture of Bella, one K, that flashed a picture of Kellie, and one L which flashed a picture of Lily. There was a note underneath which read:
Lily, I have one and I and I also sent one to Kellie for a Christmas present. I have their magazine of charms which they have loads that we can order from. See you tomorrow!
Bella.
Lily took the next present that turned out to be Kellies she opened the card it read:
Happy Christmas Lily!
Hope you like your presents! Been a bore around here without you guys, can't wait till your back.
BF4L,
Kellie
Lily opened the present from Kellie and it was a necklace that had Lily's name written in cursive and then flashed a picture of Lily from last summer at Kellies house. Lily was wearing cargo pants with a green tank top, and a lily tucked in her left ear. Then there was a book called Quidditch Girls Rock! By Jessica Massabrook. Lily put on the necklace and bracelet and opened the card from Remus.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Hey Lily! I hope you like the present. Been boring without anyone here, we need those pranksters back. See you soon!
Your friend,
Remus
Lily opened the present it was a muggle photo, taken by Issac from the ball. From left to right it was Remus and Kellie, James and Lily, and Sirius and Bella. The Frame had written on the top Friends Forever, and had glowing jewels scattered around the frame that would turn different colors. Lily put her presents and cloaks into her suitcase and took a shower, and changed. She picked up her presents for Sirius and James and climbed out of the window and went down to the clearing. Lily got there and saw James and Sirius sitting on a log. James looked up and saw her and smiled.
"Lily what happened?" James asked looking at the bruise on her jaw.
"Oh, you know I wasn't watching where I was going and knocked into my dresser." Lily lied.
"Oh, okay then; Happy Christmas Lils" James said.
"Yea what he said." Sirius said.
"Happy Christmas James, Sirius." She gave each their present from her. Sirius ripped his open like there was no tomorrow. Lily had given him a Shooting Star broom clean up kit, and a book on his favorite team, the Chudley Cannons.
"Thanks Lils" he said. James opened his and found a Nimbus broom clean up kit, and a few new Quidditch magazine that he hadn't gotten yet, and also a note that told him a simple charm to do on his glasses when he had to play in snow or rain.
"Thanks Lily!" James said and hugged her. He got a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach when doing it, which he ignored.
"No problem you guys, thank you to." Sirius had given Lily some candy and a small Quidditch book she would like more than he knew. James gave her a book on advanced charms and a Quidditch magazine which had a not inside, it read.
Lily,
Heard you talking to Kellie about how you have taken a liking in quidditch hope you like the magazine.
You friend,
James
Lily took out two pieces of chocolate.
"Lilsâ? who is that for?" Sirius asked nodding to the pieces of chocolate.
"Two friends I met during the break."
"They go to Hogwarts?"
"I don't think so."
"Muggles?"
"No."
"What are they, animals."
"Yep."
"Okay then."
"Great you think I'm crazy."
"Not at all."
"Sure."
"We don't." James said, coming into the conversation. "But we have to go before my parents worry bout where we are."
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." The boy's left and mere seconds after they left, the stag and dog came. The dog jumped on top of Lily and started licking her hand with the chocolate. "Oh! Hey here you go." She gave the dog one piece of chocolate and the stag the other. "And one for you." Once the stag finished eating the piece of chocolate from her hand she pet him. "James." Both the animals looked at each other uneasily. "That's why those eyes look so familiar, they look like James." Both of the animals calmed down, glad they weren't figured out.
"I've got to go, before my dad notices I've left the house to see friends. Hope to see you guys in the summer." With that lily gave each a pet and left. Once they couldn't see lily anymore they changed back to humans.
"We should probably head back before my parents notice we're missing." James said.
"Okay." Sirius and James walked back to James house talking about Quidditch and such and how close they were with Lily finding out who they were. James mom was cooking pancakes and bacon. Ever since they had traveled to muggle London and had it his mother had made it for him during the holidays and on his birthday in the summer.
"Hello, boys. And where have you been?" asked Olivia Potter, James mother.
"We exchanged presents with a friend of ours from school."
"Really, who?"
"Lily Evans." Sirius supplied, and got a punch in the stomach from James.
"Really, a girl?"
"Yes, mother and she is just a friend *nothing* more."
"Sure, well breakfast should be done if 10 minutes."
"Okay." James and Sirius walked into James room; they started packing their cloaks and presents.
"I can't believe you told my mom it was Lily."
"It's the truth."
"Not the point, you knew she would do that."
"I know, it's so much fun see you have a battle about girls if they are just you *friend* or more."
"I hate you."
"I know."
"So, talk to Bella lately."
"Just an owl, here and there."
"Here and there, would mean?"
"Maybe, once a day."
"Love sick."
"I'm love sick?"
"Yes."
"Not as much as you."
"What do you mean?"
"I am not as easily fooled as your mother. I have the best friend instinct."
"And what is that?"
"I know when you like a girl and when you don't."
"Really, and who do I like?"
"Lily Evans."
"Sorry, wrong answer."
"So you didn't feel anything in the pit of your stomach, when you guys hugged?"
"No." James said quickly a little to quickly.
"Okay, for now but believe me your going to fall for her and when you do your going to fall hard."
"BOYS BREAKFAST!!" Mrs. Potter yelled. Sirius and James ran down the stairs and saw. Mr. Potter reading the daily prophet, and Adrian; James older brother. Adrian was now in training as an Aurora because of the up coming rise of the Dark Lord. Adrian just finished Hogwarts last year.
"Hey Adrian, Dad." James said.
"Hey Lil bro." Said Adrian.
"Hello James, Sirius." Mr. Potter said turning the page of the daily prophet.
"Hey Danny-boy, Adrian." Sirius had called Mr. Potter, Danny-boy since he could talk.
"Here you go boys." Mrs. Potter put some breakfast on a plate each and set it in front of the boys, which they both dug into.
"What?"
"I'm a umm a werewolf." Remus confessed.
"Really?"
"Yea, so."
"That's a big coincidence."
"What, what do you mean? I mean are you?"
"No, but my brother is."
"Oh."
"Yep. So here is a question and I really need to know the answer to. So ya know if someone comes up to me and asks me if we're boyfriend and girlfriend-"
"Yes." Remus cut her off.
"Okay, good." Kellie kissed Remus. "Goodnight."
"Night."
~*~*~
The next morning Lily woke up and there was some source of warmth next to her. She was to lazy to open her eyes so she just lay their, a couple minutes later she opened her eyes and saw James. 'James! Why am I sleeping next to James!' she thought then everything that happened last night came flooding back. She looked at her watch and it was 5:00 AM. Lily slipped out of the bed, careful not to wake James up. She stepped into the Dormitory when Sirius walked in.
"Lily what are you doing here?"
"Umm, nothing, why were you out all last night?"
"No reason."
"Bella?"
"Yep."
"Thought so."
"James, huh?"
"No, we were talking and fell asleep."
"In his bed?"
"Yes."
"Okay"
"You don't exactly look tired either so my guess you were in the girls dormitory."
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Whatever, see you at breakfast."
"See ya." Sirius took a shower and got dressed into his dress robes.
"Lily?" Sirius heard James mumble. Sirius jumped onto his bed.
"Sorry buddy, she left a little while ago."
"Oh okay."
"So what happened?"
"Nothing."
"Sure!"
"Really nothing happened."
"But she was in *your* bed."
"Yes, she was cold so went both went under the covers."
"And warmed each other up?"
"NO!"
"Uh-huh."
"We were talking and fell asleep."
"Sure, Prongs." Sirius said as Remus awoke.
"Hey, Prongs, Padfoot." He said.
"Hey Moony! Guess what Prongs and Lily did last night!"
"We didn't do anything!" James retorted.
~*~*~ Meanwhile in the Girl Dorm ~*~*~
Lily tiptoed inside to the girls dorms.
"Hi Lily." Lily turned around and saw Bella.
"Hi Bella."
"Where were you all last night?"
"In the boys dorm."
"Really" Mia started to stir in her sleep as Bella said this.
"Yes, we can talk on my bed I'll put a silencing charm on it."
"Okay."
"So, I heard Sirius was here all last night." Lily said.
"He was, but who were you with, Issac?"
"Nope, James."
"I never thought, you two would be a likely couple."
"We're not dating, we fell asleep talking."
"Oh, well I can't taunt you with that then."
"Nope, so what were you and Sirius doing all night?"
"We went to the lake, talked, came back to Dormitory and everyone was asleep except for you, who was missing."
"Glad you didn't worry."
"Well, you never know. You could have gone to get a midnight snack or something."
"Right!"
"Okay as I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted! Well, we kissed basically then talked and fell asleep."
"Oh, that's nothing anyone can taunt you about either, yet anyhow."
"Oh, shut up."
"I'm going to go take a shower be back in a few."
"Okay." Lily grabbed her towel, and robes. Lily came back a few minutes later and saw Sirius and Arabella kissing.
"Ah, the lovely couple can not spend 30 minutes separated."
"Shut up Lily." Bella said and started kissing Sirius again. Lily shook her head and got some books she needed and walked down to the common room. Kellie, Remus, James and Mia were down there. James was on one couch and Mia was next to him. Remus and Kellie were on the other couch, and Lily sat on a chair.
"So James, you want to go to Hogsmeade this weekend with me?" Mia asked.
"Not really." James replied.
"But it would be fun."
"No, it most likely wouldn't. Hi Lily."
"Hey James." Lily said
"James, please come to Hogsmeade with me I can guarantee you a good time while were there and after." Mia said not paying attention to Lily.
"No."
"Why not, we're a match made in heaven."
"No, you like me, I however do not like you."
"You'll come around." Mia said as she walked out of the room.
"So, where is Bella and Padfoot?" James asked.
"In the girls dorm." Lily simply replied.
"Okay, I guess we could go to breakfast without them then."
"Sure." James, Lily, Remus and Kellie headed down to the Great hall for breakfast.
"Lily pass the jam please." Kellie said Lily passed the Jam to her and saw Sirius and Bella coming towards them.
"Hey Bella, Sirius."
"Hey Lily" said Bella.
"Hey Lily." Said Sirius. James looked at his watch and saw it was almost time for their first class; Charms.
"Ya guys we should go to charms or we're going to be late." Everyone got up and walked to class.
~*~*~ Later that night in the Common Room ~*~*~
The Marauders and Marauderettes were sitting in the common room.
"I think we should pull a prank on Princess Mia or the Slytherins." Sirius said.
"What kind of prank?" asked Lily.
"I don't know."
"Well that does us a lot of good, something that there are no counter- curses to thought, so Mia can't undo anything." Lily said.
"Lily, you shouldn't be giving him these tips he might use them on you." James said.
"If he does, he should know there will be hell to pay." Lily said as she narrowed her eyes on Sirius.
"Right, I know better than that, see Prongsie!" Sirius said.
"Right" James said.
"Something that will effect her as much as that thing Bella did with the acne." Kellie added.
"You know, maybe we should wait for her to retaliate." Said Bella
"Are you crazy?" Sirius asked.
"Sometimes."
"That's a hard one; we did acne, now what would she hate?" Kellie asked thoughtfully.
"Loss of make-up." Bella said.
"James dead." Sirius said. James scowled at him.
"B-bad hair." Peter stuttered.
"Mirror, that gives her insults on her looks." Remus said.
"I've got it!" Lily burst out. Everyone looked at her, with his or her eyebrows raised. "Okay, this is what we do!"
~*~*~
"It's good." James said.
"Yea, she'll defiantly freak." Said Kellie with a sly grin on her face.
"And she won't know what hit her." Bella said.
~*~*~
It was already December, and it was obvious to everyone in the school except for the teachers there was a war going on between some of the Gryffindors. The pranks kept going back and forth between each other. However in the war one person would always never get pranked on was James. Everyone knew Mia was stubborn and would still chase after James even though this war was going on.
One day Dumbledore announced there was going to be a Christmas ball for fourth years and up. Remus was going with Kellie, Sirius with Bella, and Peter with some Hufflepuff. All that was left was for James to pick someone, which he had no clue who he was going to ask. He was just lying there waiting for an idea to come to his head. Then there was knock on the dorm door.
"Come in."
"Hey, James"
"Hey, Lily. What are you doing here?"
"Bored. Sirius and Bella are at Hogsmeade, Remus is at the shrieking Shack."
"How do you know about that?"
"Figured it out like third year. Kellie is doing, not needed at all extra credit cause she misses Remus. Issac is with his Ravenclaw girlfriend and you're the only person left."
"I'm the last person on your list, I feel so special, now!" James said sarcastically.
"You're not the last Sirius is, but he is with Bella."
"Oh, now I feel so much better!"
"Your third, truth be told, happy now?"
"Yes!"
"So what are you doing here?"
"It's the boys dorm, what am I supposed to be in the girls?"
"I think your hiding from Princess Mia."
"Really?"
"Yes. So, are you?"
"Maybe, maybe not."
"You're acting like Sirius now."
"Am I not supposed to act serious?"
"Shut up." Lily smiled.
"See! I got a smile, hoped for a laugh but that is okay."
"Really, I bet I can get a laugh out of you though." Lily started tickling him. James was now laughing very hard.
"Lily!" //Laugh// "Stop." //Laugh// "Please!"
"I guess," she said with an over exaggerated sigh.
"So, who are you going to the ball with?"
"Nobody has asked me. So I might skip the whole thing."
"You can not skip it!"
"Why not?"
"Because our friends are going to be there, and I need a date, so will you go with me as friends?"
"Sure why not? You know ask any girl she would probably go with you, heck they'd probably die for ya."
"Like who?"
"Princess Mia, and pretty much the whole Hogwarts female population and maybe even some male."
"Oh, well thats..er..nice to know."
"Yep."
"So what do you think everyone is doing?"
"Nice change of subject. Right now Sirius and Bella are fighting over which store to go to. Remus is bored out of his mind without Kellie and vice versa, and Issac is snogging Heather, I think that's her name anyhow."
"And you know this how?"
"Women intuition." Lily simply said. And sure enough Sirius and Bella were fighting over which store to go to Zonkos or Roseys Cosmetics. Remus and Kellie were missing each other, and Issac and Heather were snogging in the astronomy tower.
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A couple of days later, the Marauders and Marauderettes were sitting in the common room. All just sitting there in silence until..
"So who's staying and whose leaving?" Kellie asked.
"Staying." Answered Remus.
"Leaving" Answered James.
"Leaving" Answered Sirius.
"S-staying" Answered Peter.
"Leaving" Answered Bella.
"Leaving." Answered Lily. Which caused James, Sirius and Remus to give each other worried glances. "How about you Kellie?" Lily asked.
"Staying." Kellie answered.
"Wonder why." Bella coughed and got two pillows thrown at her, one from Kellie the other from Remus.
"So anyhow, what do you guys plan to do during vacation?" Kellie asked.
"Sirius is coming over my house." James said.
"I have to go to New York to see my fathers side of the family." Bella said.
"Staying home." Lily said.
"Lily, you could come over to my house, if you want." James said.
"My dad, probably won't let me, but I'll ask."
"Good."
A couple of days later lily told James that her dad wanted to have *Quality family time* James said it was okay, but he knew she was just lying as a cover for her dad abusing her.
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It was the day of the ball. They were all wearing muggle dresses and suits. James was waiting in the common room with Sirius and Remus.
"So how long do you bet it will take for them to get dressed?" Sirius asked
"10 more minutes at least." Remus said.
"Wrong" James, said. Remus turned around and saw Bella, Kellie and Lily.
Bella was wearing a navy blue dress, Kellie was wearing a violet dress, and Lily was wearing a royal red dress. They walked down to the great hall and saw it was all very nicely decorated with a winter theme. Lily and James danced a little then as a slow song came on they somewhat awkwardly danced to it. James like the feeling of Lily in his arms, but couldn't actually tell her that since he wasn't sure about it himself. Before they knew it had gotten very late and most people were leaving. So they headed off.
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The next morning Lily woke up and packed away the last few things. She walked downstairs and saw Issac and Ashley trying to direct the first year; as they were prefects. Lily walked onto the train and looked and found a compartment with the others
"Hey you guys." Lily said as she sat down next to Bella.
"Hey Lils!" Everyone said at the same time. Finally they were at Kings Cross. Lily walked threw the barrier and saw her father with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face.
"Hi Dad." Lily said weakly.
"Murderer. Come along now." Her Dad walked in front of her to the car. They had the ride home in silence. "We're home, I gave Petunia your room. I put a mattress in the attic for you to live in. Do not move anything out of place or you *will* suffer the consequences."
"Okay." Lily said almost in a whisper.
"Good, now. I'd like it if I didn't see you until dinner or later." He said and Lily went up into the attic and found the mattress her father was talking about. No blanket, no pillow. Lily took two of her cloaks out one to fold, and make into a pillow and the other to use as a blanket. It was very cold in the attic, since it had a broken window, which she doubted her father would ever fix. It was in the back of the house so nobody would ever see it anyhow. Lily walked down into the kitchen for dinner at 6-o-clock. She saw her father had already started eating their dinner. Lily took a plate out and some of whatever her father had cooked for dinner and put it on the plate.
"That was moms favorite place, sicko." Petunia said. Because of this her father punched Lily; Lily fell off her chair.
"You stay upstairs the rest of the holiday. Petunia will bring two meals a day, since I don't think someone like you would need breakfast. Lily nodded and ran upstairs, tears falling down her face. Lily climbed out of the house using the tree next to the broken window. Lily walked to the clearing in the woods, she always went to after her father abused her. When she got there she saw two boys flying around on the other side. She sat down next to a tree hoping they wouldn't see her. But no such luck they were headed towards her; she recognized who they were, it was James and Sirius so she put some hair in front of half of her face where the bruise was.
"Lily!" The boys yelled in unison.
"Hey James, Sirius." She said faking a smile and wiping away her tears.
"Lily, what's wrong?" James asked looking very concerned about her.
"Nothing, why would anything be wrong?" Lily asked but before she could stop James he had pushed her hair away from her face. James and Sirius saw her bruise and she was going to have to make an excuse.
"Lily, what happened."
"M-my dad, hit m-me by a-a-accident."
"Oh, you should probably put ice on it." James said knowing she wouldn't tell him the truth, if Lily was one thing it was stubborn.
"I will, see you guys another time!" Lily left and James turned to Sirius.
"Sirius lets follow her in our animagi forms."
"Are you crazy if she finds out she will freak!"
"She won't."
"Fine, but this can't be good cause I'm being the reasonable one!" with that the boys turned into their animiagi forms; James, a white stag and Sirius a big black dog. They followed Lily to her backyard, where she sat down and saw the two animals. Lily recognized the stag from earlier that year. The dog jumped on top of her and started licking her face.
"Oh, hi!" The stag walked up to her and also licked her face. "I remember you." She said petted both of the animals at the same time. The stag seemed to be looking at her bruise. "How bad is it? I can't see it. I live in the freezing attic with nothing more than a mattress and a cloak as a blanket." The stag shook his head as in no and the dog did it to, and she took that, as it looked bad. Then she thought about it and said. "Do you understand me?" Again both the stag and dog shook their head yes to this. "Wow. It's getting late I should go inside. Goodnight." She climbed up the tree and got into her room, if you would call it that, as soon as she stepped inside they became human again.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Sirius said.
~*~*~
It was finally Christmas day. And the dog and stag had been visiting her at least once a day. The stag would always get her ice whenever she got a new bruise. She had gotten three more bruises; one on her right forearm, One on her left shin and the other one on her jaw. Lily gave her presents to Peter, Remus and Kellie before she left and told them not to open till Christmas, if they listened she had no clue. She sent Bella's last night and James and Sirius and sent her a note telling her to come to the clearing and they would exchange presents then. Lily woke up with presents from all of her friends. She saw Bella and Kellies 'owls she took the one from Bellas' and gave the owl a drink, and it flew away. Next she took the two presents from Kellie's owl and also gave it a drink, and it flew off right away. Lily opened Bellas Card it read:
Dear Lily,
Happy Christmas! I hope you like the present. See you in a couple days!
BF4L,
Bella
Lily opened the present and It was a charm bracelet with 3 charms. One A, that flashed a picture of Bella, one K, that flashed a picture of Kellie, and one L which flashed a picture of Lily. There was a note underneath which read:
Lily, I have one and I and I also sent one to Kellie for a Christmas present. I have their magazine of charms which they have loads that we can order from. See you tomorrow!
Bella.
Lily took the next present that turned out to be Kellies she opened the card it read:
Happy Christmas Lily!
Hope you like your presents! Been a bore around here without you guys, can't wait till your back.
BF4L,
Kellie
Lily opened the present from Kellie and it was a necklace that had Lily's name written in cursive and then flashed a picture of Lily from last summer at Kellies house. Lily was wearing cargo pants with a green tank top, and a lily tucked in her left ear. Then there was a book called Quidditch Girls Rock! By Jessica Massabrook. Lily put on the necklace and bracelet and opened the card from Remus.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Hey Lily! I hope you like the present. Been boring without anyone here, we need those pranksters back. See you soon!
Your friend,
Remus
Lily opened the present it was a muggle photo, taken by Issac from the ball. From left to right it was Remus and Kellie, James and Lily, and Sirius and Bella. The Frame had written on the top Friends Forever, and had glowing jewels scattered around the frame that would turn different colors. Lily put her presents and cloaks into her suitcase and took a shower, and changed. She picked up her presents for Sirius and James and climbed out of the window and went down to the clearing. Lily got there and saw James and Sirius sitting on a log. James looked up and saw her and smiled.
"Lily what happened?" James asked looking at the bruise on her jaw.
"Oh, you know I wasn't watching where I was going and knocked into my dresser." Lily lied.
"Oh, okay then; Happy Christmas Lils" James said.
"Yea what he said." Sirius said.
"Happy Christmas James, Sirius." She gave each their present from her. Sirius ripped his open like there was no tomorrow. Lily had given him a Shooting Star broom clean up kit, and a book on his favorite team, the Chudley Cannons.
"Thanks Lils" he said. James opened his and found a Nimbus broom clean up kit, and a few new Quidditch magazine that he hadn't gotten yet, and also a note that told him a simple charm to do on his glasses when he had to play in snow or rain.
"Thanks Lily!" James said and hugged her. He got a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach when doing it, which he ignored.
"No problem you guys, thank you to." Sirius had given Lily some candy and a small Quidditch book she would like more than he knew. James gave her a book on advanced charms and a Quidditch magazine which had a not inside, it read.
Lily,
Heard you talking to Kellie about how you have taken a liking in quidditch hope you like the magazine.
You friend,
James
Lily took out two pieces of chocolate.
"Lilsâ? who is that for?" Sirius asked nodding to the pieces of chocolate.
"Two friends I met during the break."
"They go to Hogwarts?"
"I don't think so."
"Muggles?"
"No."
"What are they, animals."
"Yep."
"Okay then."
"Great you think I'm crazy."
"Not at all."
"Sure."
"We don't." James said, coming into the conversation. "But we have to go before my parents worry bout where we are."
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." The boy's left and mere seconds after they left, the stag and dog came. The dog jumped on top of Lily and started licking her hand with the chocolate. "Oh! Hey here you go." She gave the dog one piece of chocolate and the stag the other. "And one for you." Once the stag finished eating the piece of chocolate from her hand she pet him. "James." Both the animals looked at each other uneasily. "That's why those eyes look so familiar, they look like James." Both of the animals calmed down, glad they weren't figured out.
"I've got to go, before my dad notices I've left the house to see friends. Hope to see you guys in the summer." With that lily gave each a pet and left. Once they couldn't see lily anymore they changed back to humans.
"We should probably head back before my parents notice we're missing." James said.
"Okay." Sirius and James walked back to James house talking about Quidditch and such and how close they were with Lily finding out who they were. James mom was cooking pancakes and bacon. Ever since they had traveled to muggle London and had it his mother had made it for him during the holidays and on his birthday in the summer.
"Hello, boys. And where have you been?" asked Olivia Potter, James mother.
"We exchanged presents with a friend of ours from school."
"Really, who?"
"Lily Evans." Sirius supplied, and got a punch in the stomach from James.
"Really, a girl?"
"Yes, mother and she is just a friend *nothing* more."
"Sure, well breakfast should be done if 10 minutes."
"Okay." James and Sirius walked into James room; they started packing their cloaks and presents.
"I can't believe you told my mom it was Lily."
"It's the truth."
"Not the point, you knew she would do that."
"I know, it's so much fun see you have a battle about girls if they are just you *friend* or more."
"I hate you."
"I know."
"So, talk to Bella lately."
"Just an owl, here and there."
"Here and there, would mean?"
"Maybe, once a day."
"Love sick."
"I'm love sick?"
"Yes."
"Not as much as you."
"What do you mean?"
"I am not as easily fooled as your mother. I have the best friend instinct."
"And what is that?"
"I know when you like a girl and when you don't."
"Really, and who do I like?"
"Lily Evans."
"Sorry, wrong answer."
"So you didn't feel anything in the pit of your stomach, when you guys hugged?"
"No." James said quickly a little to quickly.
"Okay, for now but believe me your going to fall for her and when you do your going to fall hard."
"BOYS BREAKFAST!!" Mrs. Potter yelled. Sirius and James ran down the stairs and saw. Mr. Potter reading the daily prophet, and Adrian; James older brother. Adrian was now in training as an Aurora because of the up coming rise of the Dark Lord. Adrian just finished Hogwarts last year.
"Hey Adrian, Dad." James said.
"Hey Lil bro." Said Adrian.
"Hello James, Sirius." Mr. Potter said turning the page of the daily prophet.
"Hey Danny-boy, Adrian." Sirius had called Mr. Potter, Danny-boy since he could talk.
"Here you go boys." Mrs. Potter put some breakfast on a plate each and set it in front of the boys, which they both dug into.