Lily checked her watch. She still had at least an hour to go until she got
to Hogwarts. She'd been riding in the compartment with James and Amanda
flirting for over an hour. She thought she was going to scream with
frustration. Were they ever going to shut up?
"So James you just HAVE to tell us about your trip to France. You got so fit and tan over there."
Lily couldn't take it any longer. She jumped up from her seat hurriedly explaining that she was going to get some water. She breathed a sigh of relief as she closed the door behind her. Anything to get away from Mandy the annoying flirt and James the cocky basterd. Lily was about to walk away from the compartment when Sophie pushed open the door and shut it with a bang.
"There is no way that I am going to stay in there by myself if I don't have to. Honestly the girl's got no shame. Although, you should have seen poor James' face when you rushed out of there like that. He looked so pathetic, longing after you with Amanda hanging onto his arm, trying to play with his hair. God, I wish I'd had a camera."
Lily forced a laugh. Playing with his hair? How desperate was Amanda? I mean sure, when his hair was all messed up like he always wore it, it was incredibly sexy bu-.
Lily stopped dead in her tracks. WHAT was she thinking?!? James Potter, sexy? The thought was so gross that she felt like puking all over the hallway. And yet she couldn't get the picture out of her mind. She needed something or someone to distract her before she went absolutely insane.
Fortunately for her, the perfect person was beckoning Sophie and her to their compartment. Remus Lupin was leaning out of one of the compartments, motioning for Sophie and Lily to join him. Gratefully, Lily rushed over and gave him a quick hug and a kiss. This boy was like the twin brother she never had. He always listened to all of her problems, no matter how insanely stupid. He was just what she needed right now.
"Where are you guys running from so fast?" Remus asked, giving Sophie a quick hug, before leading them back to his seats. Lily could see piles of books and pieces of parchment strewn out over the floor. It seemed that Remus was getting an early start on this years work. Just the thought of spending her last hours of summer doing work was enough to make Lily's already queasy stomach even sicker.
"Lily's hiding from James again," Sophie mocked, "You know she can't stay in the same room as him without getting weak in the knees." She immediately sat down and began reading her magazine again.
Lily rolled her eyes at her, and turned back to face Lupin. To her surprise, he was not joining Sophie in making fun of her. Instead he had a look on his face that was unreadable, almost sad, something rare to find on her sweet best friend.
"Remus? Are you alright?"
Remus shook himself and smiled down at Lily. At almost 6 feet tall, it was still unnerving for Lily to look up at him. He used to be nearly half her height, but had sprung up during their last year. He sighed and sat down next to where Sophie was lounging. Confused, Lily sat down across from them. Even the uncomfortable silence that followed was better than the sitting and listening to James talk for hours on end.
Good luck never lasts long.
"Hope I'm not interrupting anything," James exclaimed cheerfully as he bounded into the room. He plopped himself down onto the seat next to Lily, completely ignoring her, but making no effort to give her any room on the crowded seat. "Have any of you seen Sirius around lately? He's supposed to help me out with something."
Lily couldn't even begin to fathom what those two boys had up their sleeves. Nothing could she was sure.
"Now, don't look your nose down on us yet Evens. We are just trying to decide what the best trick to play on Amanda tonight is. She deserves something good after all of her talking that I endured like a good sport. No thanks to you two, abandoning me like that."
Lily laughed in spite of herself. When he wasn't an obnoxious flirty know-it-all, James could actually be a really good time.
"And just what, Mr. Potter, did you two, dare I say innocent, schoolboys have in mind."
"I am always in favor of the old 'stealing all her underwear and hanging them on the suits of armor' routine. McGonagal still hasn't figured out how we can get up to the girls rooms."
Lupin joined in with their laughing this time. "Wouldn't it be quite the shock for her to find that her golden girl Lily Evens was the fiend behind all of Sirius and James rampaging through the girls dormitories," he teased, punching Lily lightly on the arm.
Lily grinned and made an exaggerated shushing movement. "Don't you two go ruining it for me." She exclaimed dramatically, "I have my reputation to uphold."
Their laughing brought in another unexpected guest. A big dark haired boy flung himself, literally, into the compartment, pulling the rest of them down into a heap on the floor. He gave Lily, Sophie and even James and exaggerated kiss on the cheek.
"James is that you?" Sirius grinned his evil smile at the rest of them. "I thought I smelled something disgusting over here. Evens, how've you been?"
Lily couldn't help laughing hysterically. Looking around at the crazy people she had come to call her best friends, she realized exactly they were the things that really made her miss Hogwarts.
"So James you just HAVE to tell us about your trip to France. You got so fit and tan over there."
Lily couldn't take it any longer. She jumped up from her seat hurriedly explaining that she was going to get some water. She breathed a sigh of relief as she closed the door behind her. Anything to get away from Mandy the annoying flirt and James the cocky basterd. Lily was about to walk away from the compartment when Sophie pushed open the door and shut it with a bang.
"There is no way that I am going to stay in there by myself if I don't have to. Honestly the girl's got no shame. Although, you should have seen poor James' face when you rushed out of there like that. He looked so pathetic, longing after you with Amanda hanging onto his arm, trying to play with his hair. God, I wish I'd had a camera."
Lily forced a laugh. Playing with his hair? How desperate was Amanda? I mean sure, when his hair was all messed up like he always wore it, it was incredibly sexy bu-.
Lily stopped dead in her tracks. WHAT was she thinking?!? James Potter, sexy? The thought was so gross that she felt like puking all over the hallway. And yet she couldn't get the picture out of her mind. She needed something or someone to distract her before she went absolutely insane.
Fortunately for her, the perfect person was beckoning Sophie and her to their compartment. Remus Lupin was leaning out of one of the compartments, motioning for Sophie and Lily to join him. Gratefully, Lily rushed over and gave him a quick hug and a kiss. This boy was like the twin brother she never had. He always listened to all of her problems, no matter how insanely stupid. He was just what she needed right now.
"Where are you guys running from so fast?" Remus asked, giving Sophie a quick hug, before leading them back to his seats. Lily could see piles of books and pieces of parchment strewn out over the floor. It seemed that Remus was getting an early start on this years work. Just the thought of spending her last hours of summer doing work was enough to make Lily's already queasy stomach even sicker.
"Lily's hiding from James again," Sophie mocked, "You know she can't stay in the same room as him without getting weak in the knees." She immediately sat down and began reading her magazine again.
Lily rolled her eyes at her, and turned back to face Lupin. To her surprise, he was not joining Sophie in making fun of her. Instead he had a look on his face that was unreadable, almost sad, something rare to find on her sweet best friend.
"Remus? Are you alright?"
Remus shook himself and smiled down at Lily. At almost 6 feet tall, it was still unnerving for Lily to look up at him. He used to be nearly half her height, but had sprung up during their last year. He sighed and sat down next to where Sophie was lounging. Confused, Lily sat down across from them. Even the uncomfortable silence that followed was better than the sitting and listening to James talk for hours on end.
Good luck never lasts long.
"Hope I'm not interrupting anything," James exclaimed cheerfully as he bounded into the room. He plopped himself down onto the seat next to Lily, completely ignoring her, but making no effort to give her any room on the crowded seat. "Have any of you seen Sirius around lately? He's supposed to help me out with something."
Lily couldn't even begin to fathom what those two boys had up their sleeves. Nothing could she was sure.
"Now, don't look your nose down on us yet Evens. We are just trying to decide what the best trick to play on Amanda tonight is. She deserves something good after all of her talking that I endured like a good sport. No thanks to you two, abandoning me like that."
Lily laughed in spite of herself. When he wasn't an obnoxious flirty know-it-all, James could actually be a really good time.
"And just what, Mr. Potter, did you two, dare I say innocent, schoolboys have in mind."
"I am always in favor of the old 'stealing all her underwear and hanging them on the suits of armor' routine. McGonagal still hasn't figured out how we can get up to the girls rooms."
Lupin joined in with their laughing this time. "Wouldn't it be quite the shock for her to find that her golden girl Lily Evens was the fiend behind all of Sirius and James rampaging through the girls dormitories," he teased, punching Lily lightly on the arm.
Lily grinned and made an exaggerated shushing movement. "Don't you two go ruining it for me." She exclaimed dramatically, "I have my reputation to uphold."
Their laughing brought in another unexpected guest. A big dark haired boy flung himself, literally, into the compartment, pulling the rest of them down into a heap on the floor. He gave Lily, Sophie and even James and exaggerated kiss on the cheek.
"James is that you?" Sirius grinned his evil smile at the rest of them. "I thought I smelled something disgusting over here. Evens, how've you been?"
Lily couldn't help laughing hysterically. Looking around at the crazy people she had come to call her best friends, she realized exactly they were the things that really made her miss Hogwarts.