Lily and her friends searched compartment after compartment, finding those four boys that has managed to once again piss them off. Well, it was actually Lily, Penny, and Carly searching with Jade limping around behind them.
"Where are those four idiots?" shouted Jade.
"They've got to be around here somewhere." piped Carly.
"I've got it! Wherever there's a Snape…"
"There would be a Marauder… or four at the most. Great thinking, Penny!" said Lily.
Sure enough the four girls opened the compartment in the back to find Snape in a hot pink dress and a daisy hat singing "Mary Had A Little Lamb" while skipping around the compartment. The four girls tried to keep from laughing because there was more important things to worry about.
And that important thing was smiling right behind them.
"James, my man… looks like these four doves were looking for us devishly handsome men." said Sirius with a smile.
"Why yes, of course my good friend Sirius. Except as a member of the Marauders, I must omit that tiny little firetruck right there standing next to the gem." said James. He was in his element, which was, well…. to piss Lily off.
The four turned around in astonishment. How could they manage to slip by without them noticing? They checked every compartment except the one they were in now. They were sure that it was them that cursed Snape into prancing like a sick ballerina. Still, they couldn't figure it out. How did they get there? Penny was the first to speak.
"Alright you four, change us back now!"
"But Penny, we didn't do anything to you." said Peter.
"Yes, but I am concerning my friends… and the perfectly delicious candy that you have managed to ruin!!!"
"Whoa, calm down my dear coppered friend."
"Shut up Sirius, you know you always have this knack of saying the stupidest stuff at the stupidest time."
"No, Jade… that would be his job right there." interrupted Lily with a finger pointed solely at James.
"Lily… I recall one year ago when you had that look. I must say, that is sooooo last year." said James with a mock feminine voice.
"You know James, that voice really matches you. Maybe you're actually a birth defect and people mistook to you be a boy, when you are just a little girl underneath."
"All the more to hang out with you lot, Lily-kins."
"NO! YOU'RE A BOY… Now… as a boy.. change us back!"
"But Lily… we like seeing you lot enjoy our pranks."
"Yes Sirius, but not when the prank is being pulled on us you dolt!" shouted Carly.
"Geez, calm down. Patience is a virtue." said Remus grinning widely.
"Oh shut up Remus." shouted Carly. "You know.. you are pretty much just as bad as them three. You always have some wise thing to say when it doesn't need to be said. Now shut up, and change us back!"
The boys smiled and quickly changed the girls back to their normal state.
"Thank you!" said Lily, still shooting a glare at James. Well, it wasn't really a glare, it was more like a stare. A mean stare. Yes, she was staring at James Potter. He seemed to grow a lot taller since the last year, and his eyes were as chocolate as ever, dancing with merriment at the site of Lily's angry face. She had noticed how his figure was more toned. Lily was guessing he was training for Quidditch. Still, she couldn't help but stare.. wait stare?!?!
Lily looked away.
"Well, if you don't mind, we're off to our compartment, and I suggest you Marauders not set your horrible smelly feet in there unless you want multitudes of curses flying at your thick heads."
With that Lily and the rest of the girls walked off, with Jade complimenting Lily on her "last word" statements. The boys just stood there.
"Well, one thing's for sure," said Sirius. "At least we're not like our pal Snivellus over there." Sirius pointed to Snape who was still skipping merrily around and the four boys snickered as they walked back to their own compartment.
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Well, the rest of the train ride was pretty much uneventful. The Maruarders kept to their word and didn't go inside the girls' compartment. They kept to themselves and entertained each other with bad impressions of their teachers, and a re-enactment of the many pranks they have played on Snape. The girls, however, were pretty much bored out of their mind. Five minutes after they went into their compartment, Lily pretty much regretted giving the Marauders her threat of cursing. They all wished that the boys would just be themselves… you know break the rules… and just walk in anyway and give them a good laugh. Well, actually Jade, Carly, and Penny just wanted to see Lily and James bicker at each other again. They thought it was pretty funny and slightly romantic, seeing how those two, even though arguing, seem to just click.
As the train came to a halt, everyone dressed into their robes and began filing out of the train. James heard the familiar sound of a booming voice calling for first years, but didn't listen to it. Instead, he followed his friends towards the horseless carriages that would bring them to Hogwarts castle. James was very excited about this coming year. It was this year where they would get down to business in helping Remus with his transformation. It was also another year of adventures around the castle, pranking unsuspecting Slytherins, and most importantly, another year of quidditch. They all walked into the Great Hall and sat at the Gryffindor table while they waited for the first years to enter. James couldn't help but look at Lily again and see how much prettier she had gotten in just one year. He then realized that Sirius was in oblivion too. He followed his best friend's eyes to the person sitting next to Lily chatting merrily with her… Jade Chapman.
James then smiled and nudged Sirius back to reality.
"Dude, what was that for?" said Sirius, who was still not looking at James.
"Sirius, ole buddy, ole pal… please stop drooling over Jade. It sickens me to think that my best friend would like to settle down."
"What?!?!?! Hellll no Jamesie, I was just looking… you know… it's not a crime to look…"
"But to gaze at them for minutes is pretty much freaky." said Remus who walked in. "And besides…. I suspect they're all still mad at us for pranking them back at the train.
"Remus, you are always the reasonable one." said James.
The Great Hall then came to a silence as the first years crawled up at the front of the Great Hall, and, as before, the hat on the stool was presented and sang the usual House song. Then Professor McGonagall called out each and every first years' names so that they could be sorted. After the sorting was finished, the applauding for the newly sorted students ceased as Dumbledore stood up to speak.
"Welcome all new and returning students! This year will be a splendid year as did so in the past. A few changes have been made to keep order around this school. First of all, a Whomping Willow has decided to inhabit the Forbidden Forest, but seeing as the forest is off limits to students.. we shouldn't have a problem with that, now should we?" said Dumbledore. The Marauders could've sworn he winked in their direction after this.
"Secondly, due to certain circumstances from the previous year, a new contraption has been added to all four dormitories of the House. I'm sure you all will find out in time what that new contraption is. And lastly, our caretaker Mr. Filch has posted up all things that are not allowed in the corridors, such as magic, dungbombs, etc. so please take the time and look at them. With all that said, enjoy the feast!!!"
The whole school piled into the food that appeared before them. Once again, the Marauders seemed to grab all the attention, as they had an eating contest. Lily was disgusted by this once again and decided to not turn in their direction.
"I can't believe those four, eating like children!!"
Jade smirked. "Uhh, Lily…. we are children."
"No we're not, we are premature teenagers, and we should learn how to grow up!" she said those last two words a little loud for a certain group of boys to hear.
Carly smiled and said, "Oh, Lily, you know them… they'll never grow up. Well, except for maybe Remus, he's the only sane one. Still.. trying to get the Marauders to grow up is like trying to make Professor Coggins award Gryffindor 100 points. It's pretty much impossible."
"Remus is the only sane one, huh Jade?" said Penny. "Then tell me… who is that guy that is currently shoving mashed potatoes into his face at a record speed?"
Carly saw Remus and scowled. "Well, he was influenced!"
"Sure, Remus is just as bad as James and Sirius. He's probably the one that comes up with all the planning for their pranks." said Jade.
Carly scowled and ate the rest of her plate, whilst half of their table was cheering madly at the Marauders' eating contest. The four girls then walked up to their dormitories to unpack their trunks.
"I sure hope this second year is just as fun as our first one!" piped up Carly.
"Oh, I'm sure it will be. Considering the people we have in our dorms… it sure will be interesting." said Penny with a laugh. Lily shook her head at this, but still admitted that if it wasn't for the Marauders, then life at Hogwarts would be close to boring. Well, not really, considering that they learned about magic.
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The next morning, the schedules were passed out during breakfast. All the Gryffindor second years scowled as they saw their first class of the day.
"I can't believe we have potions with the Slytherins!!" shouted Sirius.
"Not to mention it being our first class of the day…." muttered James.
"No worries, mate. We have Transfiguration with McGonagall next, and DADA after that. The day is not that bad." mentioned Remus.
Things were the same on the other side of the table. The girls were clearly avoiding the boys, but knew it wouldn't last for long.
"Potions with the Slytherins… I can't believe this!" shouted Jade.
"You know… you sound more and more like Sirius every day." said Lily.
"No!! I don't want to sound like that git. He's a menace to society and I want nothing to do with him."
"Is that why you were staring at the back of his head while we were walking to our dorms?" said Penny with a smile.
"Shut up, Penny. I was not…" said Jade, who was clearly blushing. "Well… well… I still can't believe we have potions with the Slytherins!"
"Oh my goodness, is that all you have to say" groaned Lily. "Potions with Slytherins are bad… but being in the same class as Potter for every single class…. THAT is something to shout about."
"Lily, my Lily, still thinking about James Potter, are you?" winked Jade.
"I am not. I just can't stand the boy! He's so irritating with his stupid messy hair, and his dumb brown eyes, and those stupid glasses of his… ughhh!"
"My oh my, you know the shape of his hair, the color of his eyes… you know, Lily we didn't ask for a complete description of how good-looking James is, Lily dearest." said Carly.
"JAMES POTTER IS NOT GOOD LOOKING!" After Lily said this, she earned a lot of scowls from many girls all over the Great Hall.
"You rang, my belle?" said James, smiling.
"Ooooh it's just like you to answer every time a girl says your name."
"Hey, I can't help it.. it is my name right? James Potter… right?" he said with a mock confused look. "Sirius… is that my name?"
"Why I believe so… let's see… Jaa---aaam---es.. J-M-S" Sirius pronounced.
"No no…" said Remus. "the E is silent, Sirius my man."
"Oh, quite right, quite right. Why, yes I believe James is your name……. James." Sirius laughed.
James just gave a smirk at Lily while she and the rest of the girls groaned and finished their breakfast.
Classes seemed to be the same. Points were immediately taken off by Professor Coggins just because the Marauders walked into the dungeons with smiles on their faces. Still, James shut the Professor up, when he was able to conjure up a perfect levitating potion that levitated not only Professor Coggins' desk, but Professor Coggins himself. Transfiguration was no different either. Professor McGonagall, was as strict as ever, but they all did fairly well in her class, as all she did was review from the year before. In DADA, they learned about boggarts and hags, but there was no practical lesson, so this class was pretty much boring. After dinner, the boys once again roamed around the grounds of Hogwarts, finding more and more secret passageways. It was still the same old Hogwarts, but they felt a slight difference. Maybe it was because they were older or wiser. Or maybe it was because Sirius kept on bugging them about his facial hair that he wanted to grow out. Still, they liked the feeling of their lives being different, yet still the same.
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Damn that chapter was pretty much stupid. I just wanted to post one up because I haven't done so in a looooooong time. Sorry, I'm just a little rusty, and I haven't come up with a plot yet. Well, maybe I have, but I didn't want to reveal it yet. Just letting you all know that I'm alive and well haha.. .and I'm still thinking about the story. Please give it time to be exciting, and I hope that you are still reading it. Mahalo muchos!!!