Disclaimer: You know it. I don't own the characters. Wish I do own them
though. -sigh-
Author's note: Thanks all reviewers! Love ya lots! -hugs and kisses every reviewer- Thanks Ti, Kayah, marzoog, Clar (celestial.unicorn), CF and fireangel! You guys are great and thanks for all the encouragement! I know I have not gotten to the main point yet, but these parts are kind of important to relate to the rest.
Sorry my good friend, Laven, for missing out your name in chapter 3, I have already changed it though -brightens-. Sorry old pal! =P
Thanks fireangel for reviewing every chapter! You rock! -Yeah!-
Ok, now finally on with the story (I do hope everyone who reads it do review though. Sigh)
Chapter Four
Soon, they reached Hogwarts and were led by a giant (lily was positive he was) man into the school castle. The castle loomed over them as the first years were ferried across the lake.
When they entered the building, the first words which came to Lily's lips was-
"Wow, it's magnificent!"
Behind her, she heard Remus giving a small laugh.
"You will get used to it eventually. The ceilings are charmed so that they look like the sky, and the rest, well, that's Hogwarts."
Lily nodded, still staring at the Great hall with awe in her eyes. Gosh, she thought, if petunia could see this, she will be dead envious of me. She grinned to herself.
~*~
After the sorting, (they were all in Gryffindor. A/N: I wanted to put Peter in Hufflepuff, but guess it will be an insult to Hufflepuff if I did. So oh well, everyone knows he's crap anyway) the newly sorted students tucked in hungrily. Lily was amazed at the speed the food reappeared as soon as the plate was finished. It was truly amazing how things work, she thought, as she stuffed herself with food.
"First years this way!" A prefect called as she led them up to their common room through winding stairs.
The moment Lily entered, she knew she would love that place. It was simply beautiful. The room was decorated in gold and deep red, radiating a sense of warmth. Armchairs were in one corner, next to the fireplace, where the fire was crackling.
As she took in all that, Lily smiled. She was already in love with Hogwarts. Following the rest of the first year girls, she entered her dorm. It was decorated with the similar design as the Gryffindor common room; only it was a little smaller.
Just then, a voice disrupted her train of thoughts.
"Hi, I'm Phoebe. Are you a first year too?" Lily turned around, facing a petite girl with brown hair and warm chocolate eyes. She smiled in return.
"Yeah, I'm a first year. Why else would I be doing in this first year dorm anyway?" She laughed.
Phoebe blushed. "Well, urm, I just wanted to start a conversation I guess."
"Haha, it's alright. By the way, this is Lily Evans here."
Lily and Phoebe then became fast friends, and ended up choosing beds next to each other.
That night, as Lily tossed about in bed, she started feeling a pang of homesickness. She wondered what her parents and even Petunia were doing at that moment. Were they thinking of her? She wondered.
~*~
The next day was the first years' official first day of school. Lily went about her classes with Phoebe, who apparently did not have an ounce more sense of direction than Lily, and both ended up getting lost before almost every lesson.
However, it was the Defense against dark arts lesson that Lily detested most, right from the first day of school. She and Phoebe and apparently lost their way in the dungeons (yes that lesson was held in the dungeons!), and when they entered, panting and puffing, Professor Marsh looked at them with disdain through her spectacles, which was balanced at the tip of her nose. "Well well well, what do we have here? Two young ladies from Gryffindor barging into the class late, and without an apology at that. Looks like they sure lack manners. Ten points from Gryffindor each!"
"But Prof-" Lily tried to protest, but was nudged at the side by Phoebe, signaling her to keep quiet.
"We are really sorry Professor. It will not happen again," Phoebe answered for both of them in her most apologetic voice.
"It had better not," Professor Marsh answered coldly, "Or you may find yourselves in front of your house teacher anytime. Take a seat quickly; don't make the entire class wait for you two."
"Yes Professor Marsh," Phoebe answered meekly before pulling the indignant Lily into a seat, the Slytherins sniggering behind their backs.
"That was so unfair! She didn't even give us a chance to explain what was going on and took points from our house just like that!" Lily fumed as she stormed into the Great hall for lunch.
Phoebe quickened her steps to catch up with Lily. "Come on Lily, you yourself know what will happen if you continue to argue with her. She's the head of Slytherin!"
"She's nothing but crap!" Lily replied furiously.
"Cool down Lily. Don't think about that woman anymore. It won't do you any good anyway." Phoebe said in a soothing voice, trying to calm her down.
"I guess you are right, but ah! I lost points for Gryffindor on the first day of school. Already."
"Aww, me too. But no one blames you anyway. C'mon, let's get to lunch. I'm starving!"
"Yeah, me too. All the anger has used up my energy." Lily laughed.
~*~
Lily was so involved in homework, trying to get around Hogwarts without losing her way and staying clear of James' pranks that before she knew it, three whole months had gone. That morning, as she and Phoebe entered the great hall, they saw James, Sirius, Remus and Peter snickering at something.
Curious, as always, Lily walked up to them.
"Hey guys, what are you people laughing at?" She asked, poking Remus. All of the boys grinned secretly.
"You will see in a minute," James replied, laughing.
"I'm asking Remus, not you. Shut up, Jammy," Lily replied sourly, not having forgotten the last time he made her go bald. It had taken her a whole day to work out a charm to grow all her hair back, and for Lily, one whole day was long enough for her to treat him even more coldly than ever.
"Well, much as I would love to tell you," Remus glanced at the rest, who shook their heads, "I can't. But you will see it in a moment anyway."
At that moment, a high-pitched scream erupted from the Slytherin table. Snape was holding a fluffy cat with his hands, disgusted.
Sirius was so laughing so much his sides were aching. "We learned secretly during transfiguration how chairs could be changed into animals, and when we saw Snape's dislike of cats in Potions (when we used cat fur for some potion), we decided to transfigure his chair into a cat the moment he sat on it! Haha!"
"Disgusting fluffy furball! Who put it here?" Snape thundered, glaring at his fellow Slytherins, who were laughing too. The sight of Snape, with his face red and hair all stood up, holding a fluffy cat upside down was too much even for them.
At this moment, Peter laughed and shouted across to Snape. "The fates put it there, darling Snape! This is to curb your abnormal fright of cats!"
It was lucky Dumbledore entered the hall at that time, for Snape looked so embarrassed and angry that he could have cursed the four troublemakers.
"Now, Mr. Snape, I suggest you cool down. We will find the, ahem, troublemakers soon," Dumbledore replied, winking at the four boys, who were still laughing with all their might.
~*~
That night, as Lily, Phoebe and the four boys lazed around in the common room, Lily laughed.
"I still can't believe you guys did that," She commented, throwing a peanut at Remus, who promptly caught it in his mouth.
"And why not, LileeeeeeeEEEE?" James asked as he tried to perform a karate chop on a piece of wood Sirius was holding for him, and failing utterly.
"Because- what are you guys doing?"
"I'm performing a stunt featured in some muggle show. It was of a man hitting a piece of wood into two with bare hands. Can you imagine that?" James replied, rolling his sleeves up and waved his arms around before bringing it down to the wood, which in turn caused a bruise to form on his arm.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Really, Jammy. I have also seen a wizarding show about this piece of wood which could break a person's arm without having to do anything. Can you imagine that?"
"Really? I haven't seen that show before."
"No surprise there. The first episode has been shown recently, and you are featured in it."
Peter and Remus laughed. "Really Lily," Remus joked, "You should stop commenting on his arm strength."
"You know he doesn't have any in the first place, Remus," Phoebe laughed.
"Show them, Jam! Show them you can do it!" Sirius shouted, egging James on.
"Yeah! I will show you my true power!" James grinned as he performed the stunt again.
"YYYYeeeeeeeeaaAaAaAAAAAAARRRRRRR---ARRRRRRRRR! OUCH! HELP! MY ARM!"
"Oh my god! Quick! Get James to the hospital wing!"
Author's note: Thanks all reviewers! Love ya lots! -hugs and kisses every reviewer- Thanks Ti, Kayah, marzoog, Clar (celestial.unicorn), CF and fireangel! You guys are great and thanks for all the encouragement! I know I have not gotten to the main point yet, but these parts are kind of important to relate to the rest.
Sorry my good friend, Laven, for missing out your name in chapter 3, I have already changed it though -brightens-. Sorry old pal! =P
Thanks fireangel for reviewing every chapter! You rock! -Yeah!-
Ok, now finally on with the story (I do hope everyone who reads it do review though. Sigh)
Chapter Four
Soon, they reached Hogwarts and were led by a giant (lily was positive he was) man into the school castle. The castle loomed over them as the first years were ferried across the lake.
When they entered the building, the first words which came to Lily's lips was-
"Wow, it's magnificent!"
Behind her, she heard Remus giving a small laugh.
"You will get used to it eventually. The ceilings are charmed so that they look like the sky, and the rest, well, that's Hogwarts."
Lily nodded, still staring at the Great hall with awe in her eyes. Gosh, she thought, if petunia could see this, she will be dead envious of me. She grinned to herself.
~*~
After the sorting, (they were all in Gryffindor. A/N: I wanted to put Peter in Hufflepuff, but guess it will be an insult to Hufflepuff if I did. So oh well, everyone knows he's crap anyway) the newly sorted students tucked in hungrily. Lily was amazed at the speed the food reappeared as soon as the plate was finished. It was truly amazing how things work, she thought, as she stuffed herself with food.
"First years this way!" A prefect called as she led them up to their common room through winding stairs.
The moment Lily entered, she knew she would love that place. It was simply beautiful. The room was decorated in gold and deep red, radiating a sense of warmth. Armchairs were in one corner, next to the fireplace, where the fire was crackling.
As she took in all that, Lily smiled. She was already in love with Hogwarts. Following the rest of the first year girls, she entered her dorm. It was decorated with the similar design as the Gryffindor common room; only it was a little smaller.
Just then, a voice disrupted her train of thoughts.
"Hi, I'm Phoebe. Are you a first year too?" Lily turned around, facing a petite girl with brown hair and warm chocolate eyes. She smiled in return.
"Yeah, I'm a first year. Why else would I be doing in this first year dorm anyway?" She laughed.
Phoebe blushed. "Well, urm, I just wanted to start a conversation I guess."
"Haha, it's alright. By the way, this is Lily Evans here."
Lily and Phoebe then became fast friends, and ended up choosing beds next to each other.
That night, as Lily tossed about in bed, she started feeling a pang of homesickness. She wondered what her parents and even Petunia were doing at that moment. Were they thinking of her? She wondered.
~*~
The next day was the first years' official first day of school. Lily went about her classes with Phoebe, who apparently did not have an ounce more sense of direction than Lily, and both ended up getting lost before almost every lesson.
However, it was the Defense against dark arts lesson that Lily detested most, right from the first day of school. She and Phoebe and apparently lost their way in the dungeons (yes that lesson was held in the dungeons!), and when they entered, panting and puffing, Professor Marsh looked at them with disdain through her spectacles, which was balanced at the tip of her nose. "Well well well, what do we have here? Two young ladies from Gryffindor barging into the class late, and without an apology at that. Looks like they sure lack manners. Ten points from Gryffindor each!"
"But Prof-" Lily tried to protest, but was nudged at the side by Phoebe, signaling her to keep quiet.
"We are really sorry Professor. It will not happen again," Phoebe answered for both of them in her most apologetic voice.
"It had better not," Professor Marsh answered coldly, "Or you may find yourselves in front of your house teacher anytime. Take a seat quickly; don't make the entire class wait for you two."
"Yes Professor Marsh," Phoebe answered meekly before pulling the indignant Lily into a seat, the Slytherins sniggering behind their backs.
"That was so unfair! She didn't even give us a chance to explain what was going on and took points from our house just like that!" Lily fumed as she stormed into the Great hall for lunch.
Phoebe quickened her steps to catch up with Lily. "Come on Lily, you yourself know what will happen if you continue to argue with her. She's the head of Slytherin!"
"She's nothing but crap!" Lily replied furiously.
"Cool down Lily. Don't think about that woman anymore. It won't do you any good anyway." Phoebe said in a soothing voice, trying to calm her down.
"I guess you are right, but ah! I lost points for Gryffindor on the first day of school. Already."
"Aww, me too. But no one blames you anyway. C'mon, let's get to lunch. I'm starving!"
"Yeah, me too. All the anger has used up my energy." Lily laughed.
~*~
Lily was so involved in homework, trying to get around Hogwarts without losing her way and staying clear of James' pranks that before she knew it, three whole months had gone. That morning, as she and Phoebe entered the great hall, they saw James, Sirius, Remus and Peter snickering at something.
Curious, as always, Lily walked up to them.
"Hey guys, what are you people laughing at?" She asked, poking Remus. All of the boys grinned secretly.
"You will see in a minute," James replied, laughing.
"I'm asking Remus, not you. Shut up, Jammy," Lily replied sourly, not having forgotten the last time he made her go bald. It had taken her a whole day to work out a charm to grow all her hair back, and for Lily, one whole day was long enough for her to treat him even more coldly than ever.
"Well, much as I would love to tell you," Remus glanced at the rest, who shook their heads, "I can't. But you will see it in a moment anyway."
At that moment, a high-pitched scream erupted from the Slytherin table. Snape was holding a fluffy cat with his hands, disgusted.
Sirius was so laughing so much his sides were aching. "We learned secretly during transfiguration how chairs could be changed into animals, and when we saw Snape's dislike of cats in Potions (when we used cat fur for some potion), we decided to transfigure his chair into a cat the moment he sat on it! Haha!"
"Disgusting fluffy furball! Who put it here?" Snape thundered, glaring at his fellow Slytherins, who were laughing too. The sight of Snape, with his face red and hair all stood up, holding a fluffy cat upside down was too much even for them.
At this moment, Peter laughed and shouted across to Snape. "The fates put it there, darling Snape! This is to curb your abnormal fright of cats!"
It was lucky Dumbledore entered the hall at that time, for Snape looked so embarrassed and angry that he could have cursed the four troublemakers.
"Now, Mr. Snape, I suggest you cool down. We will find the, ahem, troublemakers soon," Dumbledore replied, winking at the four boys, who were still laughing with all their might.
~*~
That night, as Lily, Phoebe and the four boys lazed around in the common room, Lily laughed.
"I still can't believe you guys did that," She commented, throwing a peanut at Remus, who promptly caught it in his mouth.
"And why not, LileeeeeeeEEEE?" James asked as he tried to perform a karate chop on a piece of wood Sirius was holding for him, and failing utterly.
"Because- what are you guys doing?"
"I'm performing a stunt featured in some muggle show. It was of a man hitting a piece of wood into two with bare hands. Can you imagine that?" James replied, rolling his sleeves up and waved his arms around before bringing it down to the wood, which in turn caused a bruise to form on his arm.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Really, Jammy. I have also seen a wizarding show about this piece of wood which could break a person's arm without having to do anything. Can you imagine that?"
"Really? I haven't seen that show before."
"No surprise there. The first episode has been shown recently, and you are featured in it."
Peter and Remus laughed. "Really Lily," Remus joked, "You should stop commenting on his arm strength."
"You know he doesn't have any in the first place, Remus," Phoebe laughed.
"Show them, Jam! Show them you can do it!" Sirius shouted, egging James on.
"Yeah! I will show you my true power!" James grinned as he performed the stunt again.
"YYYYeeeeeeeeaaAaAaAAAAAAARRRRRRR---ARRRRRRRRR! OUCH! HELP! MY ARM!"
"Oh my god! Quick! Get James to the hospital wing!"