A/N: I'm sooo sorry. This has taken months to update. I know, I'm horrible. First of all, my computer got this horrible virius, so I had to buy a new computer, and I've been so horribly wrapped up in school work, it's just been hell. But I'm back! With chapter three of Ashtray. Whoo! So what why are you reading this? Let's get on with the story!

Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling and I do not know any of these people, yadda yadda. This is a piece of ficiton, so yeah, step off.

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Three days until Tracey comes home. Three days! I've come to find how much I miss her. Petunia is a bitch as usual, and staying home really doesn't help anything. She always has that fat bloke, Vernon Dursley over. I have no idea what she sees in him. He eats all the food in our house, and she just loves preparing the food for him, and cleaning the table when he's done eating. I've watched them. It's sick.

I swear, they're going to get married or something. He licks his lips when she wipes down the table from all the crumbs he's left behind. Makes me want to hurl.

When I tell her that I hate Vernon, and how he's a pig, she scoffs at me and says, Lily, look around. You don't have a boyfriend, do you?

Fuck you, Petunia.

Yeah, so what? I don't have a boyfriend. I've never needed one. It's not like the guys don't like me, because they do. I know it. But I've always been so busy, with school or friends, occasional hook-ups here and there suit me just fine.

And I'm not a slut, if that's what you're thinking. So get that thought out of your head.
Can you hate a girl who simply just likes to strut her stuff?

I've gotten plenty of proposals for boyfriends, but I've always said no. It's so much more fun, being single, and being able to flirt with the other guys. Tracey was with Remus Lupin for a while, but they broke it off. It was a mutual thing. Remus is a good looking guy, but he's often ill and Tracey felt tied down. Remus agreed, he didn't want her to feel obligated to always look after him. So it was over, and they are still really good friends. They still love each other, you can tell. I'll make them get married.

Remus is a popular guy. So are his friends. James and Sirius. And kind of Peter, though not that many people like him. He's kind of the loner out of all of them. Oh well.

Sirius is my best guy friend. I love him. Unfortunatly, his cousins are Narcissa and Bellatrix, but he's nothing like them. I met him in our first year, during flying lessons. He and his friend James were trying to light Frank Longbottom's broom on fire, but they couldn't get the spell correctly. So I did it for them, and later that day, in detention, the three of us bonded.

I never got to know James as well as I did Sirius. James seemed too smart, too intellectual for the conversations Sirius and I would hold and laugh over. He talked sometimes with us, but I think he always felt uncomfortable when I was around, like I was stealing Sirius away from him.

Don't get me wrong, James is really cool. He has kick ass jokes, and he plays tricks on people, and he's a wicked dancer. He's a great friend, and he always has these awesome things to talk about, when it's just me and him.

Remus, Sirius and James are my good friends. But boyfriend material? Ehh.. no thanks. I don't even think I would kiss them, because it might ruin something between us.

Petunia and Vernon might be a match. For life, that is. He likes making a mess, she likes cleaning it up. She's skinny, and I could snap her in half, and he looks like a tank. They say opposites attract.

So today, I come downstairs to find Vernon over, eating some coffee cake. It's gross watching him eat. Petunia was standing near the coffee cake.

Can you cut me a slice please, Petunia? Being polite with her was always a good idea.

No. I made it for Vernon.

Petunia, an entire coffee cake? He's going to have it all?

Vernon looked up. He nodded, his greasy chins wobbling. Sick.

See, Lily? Her eyes smiling, glad that she beat me at something.

Nevermind. I'm going out. Tell Mom I'll be back later.

she said, while handing Vernon another napkin.

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Do you have any coffee cake? I asked the waitress.

I had driven to this diner nearby, craving a fucking slice of coffee cake. That's all I wanted. Goddamn, coffee cake. And if they didn't have any here, I was leaving.

Yes, we do.

Good. I'll have a piece of that, and some orange juice please.
She nodded, and said it would be right out.

I scanned around, seeing if I knew anyone. Sometimes people came in, a bunch of us who went to Hogwarts all lived pretty close to each other, so I saw a lot of them around.

And yes, I saw James. He had walked in with his little sister, Audrey, and she was tugging on his shirt, leading him to the gumball machine, which was near my booth.

He saw me and smiled.

James and look! Audrey! Audrey was adorable, and James loved her so much. He took her out to eat or to the zoo whenever he was home from school. I had met Audrey various times when I was at his house over winter or summer break. She had taken a liking to me.

Audrey climbed into the booth where I was sitting, and hugged me. Hey you! I exclaimed, and tapped her on the head.

Lily, we're hungry. She told me. James motioned to the seat across from me, and I nodded. I was glad to have some company for breakfast.

James slid into the booth, and Audrey began braiding my hair.

How has your summer been so far? James asked, looking at me.

It's been hell. Petunia is a.. I wanted to use the word bitch, but I had to censor myself around Audrey.

..a mean person? James hinted.

Yes. That's it. A mean, mean girl.
He shook his head in reply, his shaggy hair falling over his eyes.
Oh, that hair was hot. Sirius kind of had hair like that too, but James just looked better with it.

Well what did she do? He questioned.

She had some friends over the other day, and they went through my entire room. I just don't know what inspires someone do to that.

Jealousy, maybe?

I guess. I mean, the whole witch thing. But another thing is, I would have hoped that she would be intimidated by me, because I'm the older sibling. But that doesn't upset her balance at all.

Yeah, well, school starts in about a week and a half. You'll pull through.

I gave James a weak smile. Thanks. But I've been made Head Girl. Head Girl? Me? Yeah, for some reason, this year isn't looking too good.

James grinned and then started laughing.

Do you think it's funny, that I can't do it James? Audrey tugged on my hair. Because James, I think I'll be able to do it.
He shook his head.

Okay, then what is it?

He grinned again, I'm Head Boy.

My only response was to kick James in the shins under the table. So I did.

OW! LILY! He was smiling though.

James, why you? I asked.

He gave me a look which meant, Lily, why you?

Ah. The bastard. Yeah, so we weren't going to get any work done this year. At least it would be a party. One big party.

What does Sirius think about you being Head Boy? I asked.

Screw him. He laughed at me, James replied.

Oh man, James. Us two, together. Planning things. What things are we supposed to do anyways?

No clue. I didn't read the letter they sent us. I nodded, signaling that I hadn't read it either.

All I know that we have the latest cerfew of all the students. He wiggled his eyebrows.

You never have to worry about being late for cerfew with that cloak of yours!

He laughed and then reminded me that I had borrowed it from him once.

Yeah, well, that's because I had to .. uh ..

Visit Jack Davies in his common room?
I gaped at him. How did you know about that?

Everyone knows about it. It's Hogwarts. And look, there's the waitress. We can order.

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With my coffee cake craving satisfied, and James and Audrey's stomachs full, we paid the bill and walked outside of the diner.

I wanted a cigarette, but I wasn't sure if Audrey knew that James and I smoked, so I decided to be a good girl and wait.

Well, we better get going, Sirius is coming over soon, he says he can't stand being near his family. James picked up Audrey and held kissed her cheek. You ready?

Audrey nodded, then James looked at me. I'm having a few people over tonight Lily, you're welcome to stop by if you want to.

I grinned, happy for the invitation. I just might stop by, James. Thanks. Say hi' to Sirius for me.

Will do.

I got into my car, and began driving home.


A/N: This chapter sucked too, the next one should be a bit more fun. Lily will go to the little party and what not. Yeah, so I'm really not too happy with this story at the moment, but it will get better when she's at school. Bah. I'm still looking for a beta reader. So if anyone is interested, or if you have any comments or suggestions or whatever, feel free to send me an e-mail: butterflykisez12@netscape.net Thanks!