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Chapter 2: The Prank that Made Enemies
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The girls:
"Oh well I mustn't say anymore then. But he really likes you and Sirius told me about when you and ...." Joanna shoved her free hand over her mouth before the rest came out. "Not necessary to say right now...what is your name?" "Nelly!" "Well Nelly I think that's enough of them two...let's enjoy this night because it's a starting to a great year!" They ran the rest of the way to their dormitory.
The boys:
"Fine but I am perfectly fine the way I am. OH! Let's spoil the slumber party! This is going to be great!" "Ya...like I said I love to torment them!" The boys ran to their dormitories to plan with Remus and Peter of what to do the girls.
Sirius and James reached the portrait of the lady and said the password "mundurg" and entered a busy common room. There were people everywhere and oddly enough they were mostly girls. They were sleeping on the couches and on the floor. The boys just shrugged it off and ran up to their room. They shared their room with the rest of the marauders which is a horrible arrangement. No one dared to come near their room of fear of what they might see. Those who didn't know of the marauders would soon know...
They entered their already cluttered room to find Remus and Peter laying on the floor looking at a piece of parchment.
"What's that?" Sirius said grabbing the parchment from them.
"Me and Peter have decided to make a list of pranks to pull and those to use them on." "Nice....let's see..." James grabs the list from Sirius.
"Florin Biggins...Golderoy Lockhart...slytherins...Minerva Mcgonagell! Why her?"
"I didn't like the way she made me put the hat on in front of everyone" Peter said starting to blush again.
"Whatever...this list is very very short...we will need to fix that fast" James threw the parchment back on the floor in front of Remus and Peter.
"Don't worry...we will. Hey what took you guys so long to get back up here? A bathroom break doesn't last an hour." Remus got up and gave a suspicious look at Sirius and James. James started to unpack his pranks and sorted them into different drawers so he could grab them fast if needed. After Remus' statement a light went on in Sirius and James' head.
"THE GIRLS!" They said in unison and started to unpack their pranks fast looking for something. Remus and Peter just looked confused and glanced at each other.
"You guys don't waste time but an HOUR....sure....and James...you just meet her"
"No buckbeak! Lily and Joanna interpreted our kitchen break and we decided on our first victims being them!" an evil grin started to developed on James' face.
"Oh well they're watching a scary movie right now because every ten minutes one of them is screaming. That's why most of the girls are camping out on the couches."
"PERFECT! I have an idea..." Sirius started to whisper to the other marauders about their first prank in Hogwarts. (A/N: OH NO! What could it be what could it be?!?! I don't know let's go see. Hehe)
Mean while....
" DON'T GO THERE!......I TOLD YOU NOT TO AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lily was getting to dramatic over a scary movie they were watching. The other two girls started to laugh at her cowardly pecking over the blanket.
"Lily, freddy isn't real and that girl is fine...well you know what I mean" said Joanna trying to stop Lily from screaming again and shaking, but when the girl got killed it didn't quite help. Lily threw the blanket over her head.
"I wish Kyle was here. He always makes me feel safe during these movies." Petalis sighed causing the other girls to hit her with their pillows. Petalis got her pillow and the pillow war begun. Joanna jumped on her bed and ran for the next bed which was Lily's trying to avoid Petalis' huge pillow coming at her. Lily ran the other way causing Joanna to be caught on Lily's bed.
"NO!!!" Joanna was bombarded by two pillows.
"Whoooooo wo wo whoooooo" The girls stopped attacking Joanna and sat up and stared out the window. A coyote noise sprung up from under their window. The girls looked at each other and then peered out the window. An outline of a dog of some sort was right under their window.
"It can't get up here right? So...we're fine...ya we're fine" said Petalis leaning back onto the bed. Lily went pale and kept looking down hoping it would disappear. Joanna just shook her head.
"Ya it's alright...we're ok"
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND! There is a coyote like thing outside our window and it's dark out and who knows if it can get in here!" Lily started to scream and run around the room. She reached for the door knob thinking that maybe one of the guys could help her...(A/N: she hasn't learned yet that those boys aren't the best help lol) The door was locked. She screamed again and ran back to the girls who were peering out the window again.
"It's locked!... It's gone! It's gone! OH NO!!!"
"Lily! It's ok maybe it left" The girls were starting to calm down and continue to watch their movie when suddenly the noise came again.
"WHOOOOO WOOOOOO" Lily jumped up and started to scream at the top of her lungs. The noise was louder this time and much much closer.
"AHHHH IT'S INSIDE NOW! MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP!" The three girls now started to scream and hold each other. Suddenly scratching noises started to come from the door to their room like something was trying to get in. Joanna started to tie the blankets together fast and put it out the window.
"We can't go that way! We'll break our necks!" Petalis started to pull the blankets back in while Lily stared blankly at the door.
"What's a coyote doing in the girl's corridors? OH NO HELP HELP!!!!! AHHHH!" Peter could be heard right outside their door and then they heard Peter being attacked by the coyote. The girls started to pound on the door trying to help Peter out. The noises stopped and Peter's moaning could be heard. The girls backed away from the door and the door started to slowly open. Something made its way in and the girls quickly tried to shut it but noticed that it was Peter's head that was coming in the room.
"Help me! Fast before it comes back!" The girls dragged him in and Joanna shoved a chair under the doorknob and sat against the door. Lily and Petalis dragged him to the back of the room. A noise could be heard from the door then all of a sudden thuds could be heard from the outside. Joanna tried staying against it but she wasn't exactly strong and ran towards the back of the room when the door started to push open.
The door creaked open and a dog like shadow loomed into the room. The girls tried to inch as far back as possible. The coyote like thing started to walk towards them with spit foaming from its mouth. The dog was almost on them when two people ran into the room.
"Leave them alone now!" Lily recognized the voice as James and couldn't hold back her emotions.
"Don't James..This isn't a time to be heroic!...NO!!!!" The dog took after James and knocked him down and started to chew on his clothes. The other boy jumped on top of the dog and tried to get it off James. Finally the boy picked it up and threw it to the side. The dog didn't move. The girls ran to the boys and Lily left to get the nurse.
Five minutes later the boys were in the hospital wing. The boys were out cold and the girls were freaking out staring at their bodies.
"I can't believe this happened...and on my first night at a magical school and now this happened! I hope they wake up soon..." Lily sat down on James' bed and started to cry. What they didn't see was the boys eyes starting to open.
"BOOOOOOO!" The boys jumped up and yelled in the girls' face.
"AHHHH! I HATE YOU THREE!" The girls said and smacked the boys with the bed pillows before running out of the room.
The girls hardly got any sleep that night while the boys slept peaceful. They thought their first prank went beautifully and ended up scaring everyone in the process. Priceless. Petalis was the first to get up and had to drag Lily and Joanna out of bed. Petalis was the prissy one who had to have the right combination of clothes for that day even if no one would see them, had to wear make-up, and had to fix her hair before going to breakfast. Joanna was the tomboyish type who just brushed her hair and usually set it up in a ponytail so that she didn't have to deal with her hair in her face, and hated the thought of makeup. Lily was in between them, she wore girlish clothes at times but sometimes wore tomboyish clothes because they were comfy, she would at times fix her hair but she thought her hair was ugly and dreaded doing anything with, and she didn't like makeup because she thought it was unnatural to wear.
Remus was the first to get up in the boy's room. He couldn't use Petalis' method and pull them out of bed, he had to use other ways. For Sirius he had to say that Joanna was waiting for him outside, Peter that Mrs. Mcgonagell wanted him, and James that a girl was wanting to ask him something. The boys had more simpler ways to get ready in the morning...they threw clothes on and brushed their hair. The marauders finally got down the stairs and into the Great Hall to find that the girls were already there. They sat down at their table much to the dismay of the girls.
Lily just ignored him while Joanna tried scooting away from Sirius. "Awwww you guys aren't still mad at us for that little itsy bitsy prank? I mean they were just kidding around." Sirius said scooting next to Joanna again.
"Itsy bitsy prank! You made me cry my eyes out and then almost lost my voice from all the screaming! But no it was just a little prank" with that Lily got up and left the table accompanied by her two friends. They had already checked their schedules and it seemed most of the first years had the same classes which is part of why Lily broke out in that speech...she had a feeling that this year would be full of classes with the marauders.
And she was right they not only had most of the classes together but all of them. The marauders tried getting the girls to at least acknowledge them but the girls just couldn't get over the horrible prank they pulled that embarrassed them on their first day. James and Peter didn't care whether they liked them or not, but Sirius and Remus at least wanted to have some type of a friendship. So the boys tried to prank the girls at all times, either to torment them( James & Peter) or to get them to acknowledge them(Sirius & Remus). To the girls, the marauders became their enemies...they're nightmare that loomed the halls...and their greatest concern.
Halloween came fast and the girls' fears were increasing by the day. The ghosts of Hogwarts were in a merrier mood then usual and Peeves was even pulling more pranks as the days progressed. The girls were in the commons doing their homework and discussing their plans for Halloween.
"So are you two dressing up for Halloween on Friday?" Lily was having problems with her history of magic homework and decided to spring up a conversation to avoid doing it.
"Dress up? What do you mean?" said Petalis giving Lily a weird look.
"You know put costumes on and get bags and then go trick or treating?....umm well that must only be a muggle tradition since magical people can see ghosts and other creatures when they want to.." Lily quit the conversation after that and started to work on her homework again.
Write a three foot parchment on how Ridiens were discovered and how
they have been restrained since their find. What kind of magic do they
possess and how can their magic be useful to wizards and witches?
"AHHHH I don't know!! I can't find anything in these books!" Lily closed her book and threw it across the couch.
"What's wrong? Problems with history?" Lily looked up to see a smiling Sirius looking back at her and the book.
"Yes in fact I am and I'm completely lost and it's due tomorrow....wait! I'm not talking to you. Leave me alone." Lily turned and put her head on the arm rest.
"Don't look at me mister. You deserve this after what you and your friends did. In fact why am I even talking to you now!" With this Joanna turned back to her needle she was trying to transfer into a matchstick.
"Mates! Did you guys think about it at all that I was nowhere in that prank or are you to mad at us to realize that?" Sirius now was getting mad at them. There was a plan that he was carrying out to help save him from totally being thrown to the side by Joanna. He was hoping on getting the girls to like all the marauders but James and Peter didn't make it easy.
"Oh...well...we-ah you had to have some part in it somewhere! I mean one marauder not in it, it's impossible"
"I wasn't. I fell asleep and they left me there and I found out the next morning about the whole prank. I can't believe I missed the first prank of the year." He turned and gave James an angry look but the girls didn't see the wink he gave James.
"Well...fine but we are still mad at your friends so there will be no combining of your group with ours anytime soon. Ok?" Petalis raised her hand to shake Sirius'.
"It's a deal, mate" Sirius sat down and talked to the girls for a while but when the other three came over the girls left to go upstairs. Over the next few weeks Sirius became close friends with the girls and they even went to his quidditch tryout. Unfortunately James had to try out too so James kept accidently hitting bludgers in their direction when he tried out for beaters and then he flew to low near them causing them to duck when he tried out for chaser. The captain still needed more people to tryout for seeker though.
"Hey Joanna why don't you try out as seeker? You're athletic and short and you're very observant so you would be an awesome seeker so please tryout." He gave puppy dog eyes at Joanna, but it just made her feel the opposite.
"I am not going to be seeker! Too much pressure and then you have to watch out for everyone while looking for a walnut size ball...umm I think not!"
"What? you're trying out Joanna? *laughs* Bloody hell...well good luck because I heard that captains never choose girl seekers and especially a first year seeker." James said interrupting the conversation.
"Never mind I change my mind. I will prove to all of you that I can beat any of you." Joanna took Sirius' broom and went up into the air. The captain released the snitch and it could only be seen for a few seconds then it vanished. Lily was impressed by the concentration she had and how swiftly she can fly when she is determined. After ten minutes of flying around, she caught the snitch smoothly.
"Told ya! I can beat you at anything." Joanna jumped off her broom and noticed that everyone that came to see the tryouts were applauding her. She just waved and bowed to everyone and then started walking back to the School.
"Thanks mate, for helping me out. I think she's falling for me." Sirius whispered to James when he saw Joanna walking away. James just gave Sirius a shrug before smacking Lily with the end of his broom causing her to chase him around the field.
Next morning-
The girls and the marauders were one of the first ones down there to see the list. The marauders were the first in the crowd to see. James came out gloating while Sirius seemed real relaxed.
"What's the verdict?" Petalis said looking between the two.
"I made the team as chaser!!!" James started to jump up and down in place.
"I didn't make the team..." Sirius just shrugged. "But.... YOU DID!"
Joanna was thrown off by Sirius' mood switch and couldn't believe it. "As what?"
"Seeker of course." Sirius gave her a high five. James gave Lily a hug which she responded by smacking him on the head and shoving him off.
"I accomplished my goal today. I made Lily made at me. Score!"
"James stop bothering me! This isn't a game! So quit!"
"No it's not....it's a WAR!" Lily just rolled her eyes and walked out of the commons and out the portrait hole.
"You're such a ladies' man. Hey Joanna can I be your ladies' man" he moved his eyebrows up and down.
"Haha! Funny..How about not! And James you're such a jerk. I'm sorry for anyone that ends up with you." She also walked away but decided on working on her homework instead by the fire.
Halloween passed without too many problems. There was the curses on Halloween which turned Lily's head into a pumpkin, Petalis' into an ugly witch face, and Joanna's into a black cat face. The girl's got revenge though by putting a potion in Sirius' pumpkin juice to make him say trick or treat verses all day, made James have completely white eyes and really pale skin, Remus had long fangs and blood kept falling from his mouth, and Peter flapped his arms like a bat all day. Sirius was still the only one the girls would talk to and the rest they were at war with all the time.
November past and the atmosphere became dreary and dry. Quidditch practices went well but Lily and Petalis only went down once in a while since Lily didn't like to have to deal with James. Lily's first admirer was in this month also. It was a greasy blacked hair boy with a pointed nose. He was tall and very skinny. He would ask Lily for help on his homework but then wouldn't listen to anything she said because he stared at her the whole time. She luckily only ran into him in the library or potions or in the Great Hall.
"Ok...now it says a speck of trutis and a scoop of poverion....so you wait for the foam to turn green then you add the trutis slowly till it turns a bluish color then you add the poverion thirty minutes later....ok you add the trutis and I'll add the poverion." Lily was in potions class and didn't have a partner since Petalis partnered with Joanna and Lily was forced to work with the greasy haired boy.
"No...I said a speck not a handful!....it's alright we will just start over but be careful."
"So...is this your boyfriend now? I didn't know you liked that kind of a guy! Lily I never knew that you liked greasy haired boys. Maybe that's why you hate me so much. I'll just have to clean it better so I can repel you." James came walking by their table while bringing his sample up to the teacher who was an elderly man that seemed uninterested in anything that he taught. Mr. Dosian was his name and everyone considered the class easy.
"Shut it James. You just have to be rude and cruel every time you open your mouth don't you? And cleaning your hair will be much appreciated since you have something hanging from your hair right now"
"What? OH NO! Not the hair!" He took off his glasses and looked at his reflection. There was a spider hanging from his hair and spiderwebs all over his hair.
"Lily! I don't care what else you do to me but don't touch the hair ever again!" He ran out of the room to go to the bathroom.
"Nice one Lily! We got to remember that one." Joanna gave her a high five and then Lily remembered that she had to finish her work. She noticed that the boy was smiling at her so she decided to start talking to him so he would quit staring.
"Sorry he's a jerk...what's your name?"
"My na- name is...Snivellus Snape. Yo-your Lily Evans...everyone knows you." He was so nervous that he said his name wrong which would haunt him for the rest of his years at hogwarts.
"Oh well that's nice but not everyone...we better finish this up before class ends." Lily mostly had to do the potions since Snape wasn't paying attention.
The first quidditch came up fast and Joanna was completely nervous since the game depended on her catching the snitch first. James was completely the opposite he acted like he was the captain of the team and the star. Lily and Joanna decided they should go watch since it was Joanna's first game but she dreaded what James would do.
"Joanna you will do fine! I mean we've watched you and as soon as you get up in the air you are so concentrated on finding the snitch that you're fears vanish so don't worry just focus all your attention on finding it ok?" Petalis gave Joanna a hug, but Joanna didn't seem to notice she was getting pale and didn't say anything before walking into the locker room.
"GOOD LUCK!!!" Lily yelled before the door shut. "She'll be ok..Just hope she doesn't throw up when she's up there" Lily and Petalis held their noses and laughed while they were running to the stands.
The game started to begin and the announcer begun to talk:
"Alriiiiight! This is the first game for Gryffindor and they have two new members on their teams. JAMES POTTER! *James flies out of the room he was hidden in and swoops low over where the girls were sitting with Sirius* he is the new chaser and is very good at it too so I've heard. Now the next one is a girl which is pretty good for a first year. JOANNA FLOREZ! She is the new seeker and has some sharp eyes. Watch out guys....she's watching you! *Joanna came flying out also from the room and gave a wink at the announcer before taking her place* Next we have ROGER WILLCOMES! who is the returning chaser and MEGAN HOLMES! also a returning chaser.* the two fly out together and take their place* And for the returning beaters....REINA MAYORS AND CALEB RIVERS! She is a tough biscuit so watch out for her *reina threatens the announcer with her bat* Now captain!!! This captain is actually my best mate even though we aren't in the same house but I'll still root for him. YALEN TONIUS! *A muscle guy came flying out fast and gave a thumbs up at his best friend and took his place in the center of the field* He is the amazing keeper so hufflepuff will have to work hard at getting points."
"And now......for the hufflepuff team! Now I heard that they've been having a hard time getting people on their team so let's hope that their team is really committed so that Gryffindor will have to work to win! Alright now there are three new people on the team. THOMAS RILEY!* A short boy flew out and waved at his friends* He has taken the spot as beater so hopefully he knows what he's getting into...watch out first year! KAYLA RIVERS! She will be the keeper of the team...a lot to take on Kayla! Watch out for your beater brother! As a firsty there will be no going easy on you. *the girl rode out and gave a dark look at her 5th year brother* Now is a 3rd year newie who had taken the spot as chaser. EDWEN JONES! * the boy flew out but had a few problems with his broom but fixed it fast* Now for the rest of the chasers...QUIS ALLEN AND TINN UDENS!* the two came out and started switching sides before finally taking their places* They are known for their passing methods so beware Gryffindor! The other beater is HARRIS CALEB! He is known for smacking the bludgers out of nowhere so watch out for his vicious friends. *the oldest boy on the team came out and gave the crowd a wave* Now for captain...JEANA MANE! She may look innocent but beware as seeker she is tricky! Now shake hands and let's rumble!....fine let's start!"
The captains shook hands and Madam Hooch released the different balls. The chasers dove for the ball and....Gryffindor got hold of it first.
"Alright Gryffindor! Now you are almost there...Nice move James! He is taking it home...but no pass it pass IT!!! Darn! Now Allen has taken the quaffle....alright it's going good for them oh no watch bludger!!! Nice! Mayors makes him go right off his broom! But wait is he alright...ok he's back on his broom. The quaffle is now in the hands of Willcomes and he just may have it in and... 100 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Alright now how are those seekers doing...Florez is sure concentrating....and Mane is determined to get it but she needs to stop worrying about her members and look for the snitch...WAIT I think Mane has it! She's diving!!!! No...she just pushed her first year beater got of the way of a bludger! MANE CONCENTRATE ON THE SNITCH! *gets a dirty look from the hufflepuff captain* Alright Udens and Allen are maneuvering through the players but NO! Udens drops the ball and...James again is the fast one! He is moving pretty fast now! And... 200 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Alright now the 3rd year newie has taken the ball and he barely misses a bludger and dives under Holmes and I think he's got it and...NOPE! GO Tonius he blocks the entrance. Now Holmes has got it and she's making her way but... BLUDGER! I think she'll be out for a while..."
"Ok now Allen has gotten it again...Oh wait Florez is moving fast I think she spots it and Mayors knocks a bludger out of her way and she reaches out and... does she got it??? No I think its too far away but...WAIT she's at the front of her broom now and she grabs the air and WOW she just did a flip off her broom! And THE SNITCH GO FLOREZ!!! GRYFFINDOR WINS!!! Sorry hufflepuff maybe you'll beat slytherin!"
Roaring comes from the Gryffindor side of the stands while the hufflepuff starts throwing their drinks on to the field.
"GO JOANNA! I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU!" Petalis and Lily run down to her and gave her a hug.
"Those muggle gymnastics come in useful after all" Joanna starts to laugh while still holding the snitch in her hand.
"We will have to celebrate tonight!" Sirius and James started to walk over but there was someone else that wanted to come see the girls...well Lily anyways.
"Hiiii....ah Lily...Do you want to umm help me with my potionsssss again?" Snape came up to Lily getting all nervous around her.
"Haha your boyfriend wants to be alllllone with you awww so sweet! Don't you say Sirius?" James came up and put an arm around Lily and Snape's shoulders.
"Oh ya the perfect couple should have a lot of fun together!" Sirius pinchs Lily's cheek.
"You guys are unbearable! Joanna how do you even put up with this loser every game and practice?" Lily ducks and moves to the other side of Joanna.
"Well...he's actually mostly human during quidditch" she gave nervous look un sure of what Lily was going to say to that.
"Well that's a first! Where's Remus? And Peter?" Lily and the rest of the girls started to look around.
"Peter hates crowds and Remus hasn't...been feeling well. He'll come next time hopefully. So you can run off with your guy!" James said quickly trying to prevent them from being curious.
"Bug off Potthead!...Snivellus I will gladly help you with potions and never take anything those fruitflies say to heart" She begun to walk away with Snape when she heard laughter coming from the group. James and Sirius were on the ground laughing.
"Sniv...Snivel...Snivellus! Haha I can't believe someone named their kid that! Snivellus!" James yelled out from the floor.
"That's not my real name! Just what she calls me!" Snape said defensively.
"Aww a pet name!" Sirius said also on the ground rolling.
"STOP IT! He was nervous when I asked him so I guess I missed understood. Now I'm leaving!" Lily stormed off with Snape in tow. Joanna started to hit them with her broom and Petalis put a spell on them so they couldn't move anymore but their laughing could still be heard.
November soon passed too leaving the dry climate into an icy cold climate filled with snow all over the ground. The lakes had frozen over and the teachers put an unbreakable spell on the ice. Lily, Petalis, and Joanna decided to skate that day and finish their homework later since it was a weekend before break. Lily decided to teach the girl's how to skate like figure skaters since they never saw that before. Joanna owns a television but didn't turn it on very often. The girls were having a great time skating together when suddenly a snowball hit Petalis on the back of the head while she was doing a spin causing her to fall down.
"Whoops! I'm sorry but did my snowball just hit you. Totally by accident." Lily and Joanna helped Petalis up and she turned to see a boy her age with icy white hair and light blue eyes.
"As long as it was by accident then I am not mad just be careful next time"
"Well next time I will mean to aim correctly at my targets...I meant to hit you mudblood not this little twirling thing." He gave Lily a dark look.
"Excuse me? Why would you want to hit me?"
"You're filth! I can't believe Dumbledore even lets you people in here...oh wait he is going insane...how could i forget."
"Wait...You hate me because...because I'm a muggle?
"DING DING! Muggles are poison to this school and will someday will be extinct...you'll see mudblood."Lily started to cry but didn't because she didn't want him to win.
"Malfoy back off now! Leave them alone they did nothing to you. Didn't your parents teach you anything about kindness or manners...oh wait how could I forget you're parents are criminals...no wonder."
"Potter I wouldn't go there or you will end up in the wing"
"I can't wait but I think it will be you not me,"
"We'll see Potter, we'll see" Malfoy and his followers left them and started to walk over to a group of slytherins in the shadows.
"You didn't need to stand up for me! You don't even like me! So don't ever help me out again! I hate you!" Lily pushed him out of her way and ran back to the school.
"Why did you do it James? I mean you do hate us and we feel the same towards you but why?" Joanna turned on James after she saw Petalis run after her.
"I hate Malfoy and he had no right to attack you guys....at least when I do it ...."
"No I think you hated that someone else was taking your place at tormenting Lily! For a second I thought you were decent, but I was way wrong." Joanna took after Petalis who was just about in the Hall.
"Is that why you did it?"
"Sirius, that's only one reason why I did it but I just can't stand that guy. He thinks he's this powerful boy that knows everything!"
"Sounds like someone else I know!" James picks up a snowball and throws it at Sirius causing a battle till there was no more snow to throw in their place.
"Poor Lily...I heard her crying while I was coming out here...what's up?" Remus came out with his Herbology book in his hand and Peter following.
"Ah. Malfoy strikes again. Called her a mudblood and this guy here decided to step in to stop it and just caused Lily to get even madder at him" Sirius put his hand on James' shoulder. Which James shoved off and started to rant again.
"I was just trying to help her out...OK I was trying to stop it because I didn't like how Malfoy had to be cruel to people and make them feel like trash...stop giving me that look!" Remus, Peter, and Sirius started to grin at him and give him faces that meant that didn't believe him at all.
"Sure...mate. I think you either liked her and were being defensive or you hated someone treading on your prank victim?" Sirius raised his eyebrow at him.
"FINE! I didn't like that someone else had to tease her JUST because I hate Malfoy abusing someone and now leave me alone. Let's go pull a prank before will leave on Sunday!" James took off and the rest followed after laughing at how James was about them teasing him about liking her even though they knew that he couldn't stand her or vice versa.
In the girl's room-
Lily was in her bed crying trying to not be loud so no one would hear her. Petalis and Joanna came in the room to try to comfort her. Lily wasn't used to criticism about her being from a normal family. She never thought that people would tease her about being normal...she thought that maybe her sister would tease her about her being a witch but she was totally shocked by this name he called her...a mudblood.
"What's a mudblood?"s Lily said after she stopped crying and calmed down a little. Joanna and Petalis sat on her bed next to her.
"It just means that a person who is from non- magical families are considered filth...he just isn't brought up right and doesn't know that blood is no matter because I'm pure magical blood but yet I'm not an expert at using my magical abilities but...you're the best of our class." Petalis said trying to comb the hair out of Lily's face.
"And we all love you!" Joanna hugged her causing Lily to laugh a bit.
The next morning, Lily felt a little better from the day before but she just couldn't get over the fact that someone was so rude to want to cause harm to someone that was from a muggle family...it just wasn't right. Her friends could tell she was a little depressed about it and James didn't try to tease her that day but the marauders did sit with the girls at breakfast just to make sure that Malfoy didn't come by again. Lily and the girls didn't want to fight that morning so they didn't refuse. The morning post flew in and Lily's owl dropped a package along with an envelope into her lap.
Lily opened the packet first to find a folder with a train ticket in it. She then opened the envelope:
Lily Dear,
I sent your ticket to you so that you can board the train to go to grandma's house. Please be careful and have someone walk with you to the train. If you're in need of help then don't forget that you have your owl and she is very fast. Use the loo before boarding the train also because I've heard some bad stories about train bathrooms. You should get there about 2 and we will already be there waiting for you. I hope you enjoyed Hogwarts and Matt wants to hear all about it when you get here.
Love you dearly and forever,
Mom P.S. Petunia hasn't been in one of her bestest moods since you got the letter so don't expect a warm greeting, but don't worry dear she'll get used to the arrangement.
"What is it?" Joanna said looking at Lily's sad expression.
"Just a letter telling me that I'm going to my grandma's house straight from the train to another train. We have our holidays there every Christmas. She wants someone to walk me to the next train also."
"I can walk you Lily since my parents aren't going to be there yet" Remus said.
"Thanks Remus...why are you being nice to me all of a sudden? Is it because...JAMES you told him what Malfoy did didn't you! You probably laughed about it to and said that you wished you had said it instead!" Lily turned on James all of a sudden. She was just so mad at how everyone was being nice and she hated the attention.
"Geez Lily you fiery red heads sure have weird emotions..." James turned back to his food.
"CAUSED by four eyed pottheads! That can't stay out of other's problems!"
"Sorrrrrry! I am sooooooooo GOING TO MISS YOU!" James dropped his fork and looked at Lily.
"Ya I'm sure YOU WILL! You're just going to hate not having anyone to torment for the loooong christmas holidays. Why don't you just torment Father Christmas and then he won't get you any presents...maybe put coal in your stockings."
"Ouch! I think that might have been an insult. Sirius remind me to cross RED HEADS off my list of future girlfriends because LILY'S TYPE ISSS WAY TOO INSANE!" Lily grabbed a bowl of mash potatoes and poured it over his head causing it to run down his face. James just sat there in shock then he grabbed a bowl of gravy and threw it at Lily. Sirius decided it was his time to have an input in the conversation.
"FOOD FIGHT!" All the students started throwing food everywhere. Petalis even got in the fight along with Remus, Joanna, and Peter. Lily and James chased each other all over the room throwing food at each other. Suddenly a voice erupted over all the commotion. "That will be enough of this! I will not have the elf's hard work go to waste by you children throwing food everywhere. I know you like to have fun but this is not one of those times. James and Lily please see me after this breakfast is over." Dumbledore yelled over the noise. Everyone sat back down and Lily and James turned their backs on each other.
After the meal was over they both walked silently to Dumbledore's office. Mrs. Mcgonagell let them in and then they climbed the stairs and took seats in front of the headmaster.
"I know how you two have been having problems getting along lately but you need to deal with that on your own time and not use food to help you. *winks at Lily* Just think about it and think before acting. You are dismissed."
Lily beat James to the stair to Gryffindor Tower and ran to her room without saying anything to anyone. She was tired of the school and couldn't wait to leave in the morning. She decided to pack her things and just read the rest of the day. Joanna and James had their last practice so they were on the field. Sirius, Remus, and Peter were playing blasting snaps. Petalis was with Kyle outside most of the day.
Next morning...
The marauders got up early that morning to set up their prank so that the students could remember them over break. The girls got up late and had to rush to get to the boats. They made it just in time and had to unfortunately share it with Remus and James.
"Where is Sirius and Peter?" said Joanna getting in and sitting by James.
"Sirius doesn't exactly get along with his family and Peter doesn't like his family life either so they are staying behind." James gave a sad look at the school.
"Wow...I knew the marauders for how long and still didn't know that...Sirius doesn't act like he hates them" Joanna also gave a sad look at the school.
They boarded the train and all five decided on a compartment in the back. Lily and James didn't talk or acknowledge each other during the whole trip. Joanna talked to James some about quidditch but kept pretty quiet also. Petalis slept through the ride since she had to pack late.
The train stopped at 12pm and the students got off the train.
"AHHH WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR CLOTHES MATE?" A 7th year boy yelled at his friend who was wearing an elf costume with the bells on the shoes.
"ME LOOK AT YOU! YOUR COMPLETION IS RED AND YOUR HAIR IS GREEN!"
"Oh no! The marauders strike again! So you put a spell on the train so who ever gets out has some type of christmas-y thing right? I should of known" Petalis said stepping out of the train. Her nose turned bright red and antlers sprung out of her hair. Fur was all over her and she had a tail.
Lily stepped out and she turned into Father Christmas...beard and belly and all. "JAMES YOU HAD TO GET ME THE WORST ONE!"
"Of course! I told you never to miss with the hair and you dumped mashed potatoes on it! YOU DESERVE IT!" James stepped out of the train yelling at her. And ironically he was perfectly fine. Remus stepped out also coming out perfectly fine. Joanna thought the spell wore off but naaah she came out with wrapping paper all over her body except her head and a bow on her head.
"BUT WHY A BOY COSTUME THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT!!!!!" Lily tried getting th beard off but realized it was attached.
"YOU TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD BUG FATHER CHRISTMAS SO I DID WHAT YOU SAID!" James started to laugh at her attempts to get it off.
"ENOUGH! Lily come on you have to get on another train." Joanna pulled Lily apart from in front of James. Petalis stabbed James and Remus with her antlers before running off to catch up Joanna and Lily.
"Such a jerk! I hate him so much!" Lily said stepping through the wall and turning the corner to Platform 9.
"I know! Because now everyone is looking at us and I hate this!" Petalis said trying to hide her fur.
"Well you'll have peace for two weeks so enjoy it!" Joanna and Petalis hugged her and Lily was about to step on the train when...
"LILY! I was suppose to walk you to the train remember?" Remus said coming up to them.
"I'M FINE NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!" Lily boarded the train and got many turns of heads.
"You guys are so disturbed!" Joanna and Petalis said before walking off. Remus just looked at Lily then ran off to say bye to James.
"So are dressing up for your girlfriend?" a man in front of Lily turned. Lily just turned red and started to yell again.
" I AM A GIRLLLLLL! AND THIS IS THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE!" Lily ran to the bathroom and left a very stunned man behind.
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Sorry this too so long! I can't believe I wrote so much this time! Don't hurt me *cowers in a corner*. I hope it was worth the wait though. Now I am completely booked during the week but I will have the next chapter up next weekend. So please send any ideas or questions to me! Does anyone know what a beta-reader does? I a beginner so I'm totally oblivious to somethings. But please review so I know that people are reading it. Does anyone have any ideas for the rest of the first year? I have lots for the future but have no idea for this year and next. Love ya!
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Chapter 2: The Prank that Made Enemies
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The girls:
"Oh well I mustn't say anymore then. But he really likes you and Sirius told me about when you and ...." Joanna shoved her free hand over her mouth before the rest came out. "Not necessary to say right now...what is your name?" "Nelly!" "Well Nelly I think that's enough of them two...let's enjoy this night because it's a starting to a great year!" They ran the rest of the way to their dormitory.
The boys:
"Fine but I am perfectly fine the way I am. OH! Let's spoil the slumber party! This is going to be great!" "Ya...like I said I love to torment them!" The boys ran to their dormitories to plan with Remus and Peter of what to do the girls.
Sirius and James reached the portrait of the lady and said the password "mundurg" and entered a busy common room. There were people everywhere and oddly enough they were mostly girls. They were sleeping on the couches and on the floor. The boys just shrugged it off and ran up to their room. They shared their room with the rest of the marauders which is a horrible arrangement. No one dared to come near their room of fear of what they might see. Those who didn't know of the marauders would soon know...
They entered their already cluttered room to find Remus and Peter laying on the floor looking at a piece of parchment.
"What's that?" Sirius said grabbing the parchment from them.
"Me and Peter have decided to make a list of pranks to pull and those to use them on." "Nice....let's see..." James grabs the list from Sirius.
"Florin Biggins...Golderoy Lockhart...slytherins...Minerva Mcgonagell! Why her?"
"I didn't like the way she made me put the hat on in front of everyone" Peter said starting to blush again.
"Whatever...this list is very very short...we will need to fix that fast" James threw the parchment back on the floor in front of Remus and Peter.
"Don't worry...we will. Hey what took you guys so long to get back up here? A bathroom break doesn't last an hour." Remus got up and gave a suspicious look at Sirius and James. James started to unpack his pranks and sorted them into different drawers so he could grab them fast if needed. After Remus' statement a light went on in Sirius and James' head.
"THE GIRLS!" They said in unison and started to unpack their pranks fast looking for something. Remus and Peter just looked confused and glanced at each other.
"You guys don't waste time but an HOUR....sure....and James...you just meet her"
"No buckbeak! Lily and Joanna interpreted our kitchen break and we decided on our first victims being them!" an evil grin started to developed on James' face.
"Oh well they're watching a scary movie right now because every ten minutes one of them is screaming. That's why most of the girls are camping out on the couches."
"PERFECT! I have an idea..." Sirius started to whisper to the other marauders about their first prank in Hogwarts. (A/N: OH NO! What could it be what could it be?!?! I don't know let's go see. Hehe)
Mean while....
" DON'T GO THERE!......I TOLD YOU NOT TO AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lily was getting to dramatic over a scary movie they were watching. The other two girls started to laugh at her cowardly pecking over the blanket.
"Lily, freddy isn't real and that girl is fine...well you know what I mean" said Joanna trying to stop Lily from screaming again and shaking, but when the girl got killed it didn't quite help. Lily threw the blanket over her head.
"I wish Kyle was here. He always makes me feel safe during these movies." Petalis sighed causing the other girls to hit her with their pillows. Petalis got her pillow and the pillow war begun. Joanna jumped on her bed and ran for the next bed which was Lily's trying to avoid Petalis' huge pillow coming at her. Lily ran the other way causing Joanna to be caught on Lily's bed.
"NO!!!" Joanna was bombarded by two pillows.
"Whoooooo wo wo whoooooo" The girls stopped attacking Joanna and sat up and stared out the window. A coyote noise sprung up from under their window. The girls looked at each other and then peered out the window. An outline of a dog of some sort was right under their window.
"It can't get up here right? So...we're fine...ya we're fine" said Petalis leaning back onto the bed. Lily went pale and kept looking down hoping it would disappear. Joanna just shook her head.
"Ya it's alright...we're ok"
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND! There is a coyote like thing outside our window and it's dark out and who knows if it can get in here!" Lily started to scream and run around the room. She reached for the door knob thinking that maybe one of the guys could help her...(A/N: she hasn't learned yet that those boys aren't the best help lol) The door was locked. She screamed again and ran back to the girls who were peering out the window again.
"It's locked!... It's gone! It's gone! OH NO!!!"
"Lily! It's ok maybe it left" The girls were starting to calm down and continue to watch their movie when suddenly the noise came again.
"WHOOOOO WOOOOOO" Lily jumped up and started to scream at the top of her lungs. The noise was louder this time and much much closer.
"AHHHH IT'S INSIDE NOW! MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP!" The three girls now started to scream and hold each other. Suddenly scratching noises started to come from the door to their room like something was trying to get in. Joanna started to tie the blankets together fast and put it out the window.
"We can't go that way! We'll break our necks!" Petalis started to pull the blankets back in while Lily stared blankly at the door.
"What's a coyote doing in the girl's corridors? OH NO HELP HELP!!!!! AHHHH!" Peter could be heard right outside their door and then they heard Peter being attacked by the coyote. The girls started to pound on the door trying to help Peter out. The noises stopped and Peter's moaning could be heard. The girls backed away from the door and the door started to slowly open. Something made its way in and the girls quickly tried to shut it but noticed that it was Peter's head that was coming in the room.
"Help me! Fast before it comes back!" The girls dragged him in and Joanna shoved a chair under the doorknob and sat against the door. Lily and Petalis dragged him to the back of the room. A noise could be heard from the door then all of a sudden thuds could be heard from the outside. Joanna tried staying against it but she wasn't exactly strong and ran towards the back of the room when the door started to push open.
The door creaked open and a dog like shadow loomed into the room. The girls tried to inch as far back as possible. The coyote like thing started to walk towards them with spit foaming from its mouth. The dog was almost on them when two people ran into the room.
"Leave them alone now!" Lily recognized the voice as James and couldn't hold back her emotions.
"Don't James..This isn't a time to be heroic!...NO!!!!" The dog took after James and knocked him down and started to chew on his clothes. The other boy jumped on top of the dog and tried to get it off James. Finally the boy picked it up and threw it to the side. The dog didn't move. The girls ran to the boys and Lily left to get the nurse.
Five minutes later the boys were in the hospital wing. The boys were out cold and the girls were freaking out staring at their bodies.
"I can't believe this happened...and on my first night at a magical school and now this happened! I hope they wake up soon..." Lily sat down on James' bed and started to cry. What they didn't see was the boys eyes starting to open.
"BOOOOOOO!" The boys jumped up and yelled in the girls' face.
"AHHHH! I HATE YOU THREE!" The girls said and smacked the boys with the bed pillows before running out of the room.
The girls hardly got any sleep that night while the boys slept peaceful. They thought their first prank went beautifully and ended up scaring everyone in the process. Priceless. Petalis was the first to get up and had to drag Lily and Joanna out of bed. Petalis was the prissy one who had to have the right combination of clothes for that day even if no one would see them, had to wear make-up, and had to fix her hair before going to breakfast. Joanna was the tomboyish type who just brushed her hair and usually set it up in a ponytail so that she didn't have to deal with her hair in her face, and hated the thought of makeup. Lily was in between them, she wore girlish clothes at times but sometimes wore tomboyish clothes because they were comfy, she would at times fix her hair but she thought her hair was ugly and dreaded doing anything with, and she didn't like makeup because she thought it was unnatural to wear.
Remus was the first to get up in the boy's room. He couldn't use Petalis' method and pull them out of bed, he had to use other ways. For Sirius he had to say that Joanna was waiting for him outside, Peter that Mrs. Mcgonagell wanted him, and James that a girl was wanting to ask him something. The boys had more simpler ways to get ready in the morning...they threw clothes on and brushed their hair. The marauders finally got down the stairs and into the Great Hall to find that the girls were already there. They sat down at their table much to the dismay of the girls.
Lily just ignored him while Joanna tried scooting away from Sirius. "Awwww you guys aren't still mad at us for that little itsy bitsy prank? I mean they were just kidding around." Sirius said scooting next to Joanna again.
"Itsy bitsy prank! You made me cry my eyes out and then almost lost my voice from all the screaming! But no it was just a little prank" with that Lily got up and left the table accompanied by her two friends. They had already checked their schedules and it seemed most of the first years had the same classes which is part of why Lily broke out in that speech...she had a feeling that this year would be full of classes with the marauders.
And she was right they not only had most of the classes together but all of them. The marauders tried getting the girls to at least acknowledge them but the girls just couldn't get over the horrible prank they pulled that embarrassed them on their first day. James and Peter didn't care whether they liked them or not, but Sirius and Remus at least wanted to have some type of a friendship. So the boys tried to prank the girls at all times, either to torment them( James & Peter) or to get them to acknowledge them(Sirius & Remus). To the girls, the marauders became their enemies...they're nightmare that loomed the halls...and their greatest concern.
Halloween came fast and the girls' fears were increasing by the day. The ghosts of Hogwarts were in a merrier mood then usual and Peeves was even pulling more pranks as the days progressed. The girls were in the commons doing their homework and discussing their plans for Halloween.
"So are you two dressing up for Halloween on Friday?" Lily was having problems with her history of magic homework and decided to spring up a conversation to avoid doing it.
"Dress up? What do you mean?" said Petalis giving Lily a weird look.
"You know put costumes on and get bags and then go trick or treating?....umm well that must only be a muggle tradition since magical people can see ghosts and other creatures when they want to.." Lily quit the conversation after that and started to work on her homework again.
Write a three foot parchment on how Ridiens were discovered and how
they have been restrained since their find. What kind of magic do they
possess and how can their magic be useful to wizards and witches?
"AHHHH I don't know!! I can't find anything in these books!" Lily closed her book and threw it across the couch.
"What's wrong? Problems with history?" Lily looked up to see a smiling Sirius looking back at her and the book.
"Yes in fact I am and I'm completely lost and it's due tomorrow....wait! I'm not talking to you. Leave me alone." Lily turned and put her head on the arm rest.
"Don't look at me mister. You deserve this after what you and your friends did. In fact why am I even talking to you now!" With this Joanna turned back to her needle she was trying to transfer into a matchstick.
"Mates! Did you guys think about it at all that I was nowhere in that prank or are you to mad at us to realize that?" Sirius now was getting mad at them. There was a plan that he was carrying out to help save him from totally being thrown to the side by Joanna. He was hoping on getting the girls to like all the marauders but James and Peter didn't make it easy.
"Oh...well...we-ah you had to have some part in it somewhere! I mean one marauder not in it, it's impossible"
"I wasn't. I fell asleep and they left me there and I found out the next morning about the whole prank. I can't believe I missed the first prank of the year." He turned and gave James an angry look but the girls didn't see the wink he gave James.
"Well...fine but we are still mad at your friends so there will be no combining of your group with ours anytime soon. Ok?" Petalis raised her hand to shake Sirius'.
"It's a deal, mate" Sirius sat down and talked to the girls for a while but when the other three came over the girls left to go upstairs. Over the next few weeks Sirius became close friends with the girls and they even went to his quidditch tryout. Unfortunately James had to try out too so James kept accidently hitting bludgers in their direction when he tried out for beaters and then he flew to low near them causing them to duck when he tried out for chaser. The captain still needed more people to tryout for seeker though.
"Hey Joanna why don't you try out as seeker? You're athletic and short and you're very observant so you would be an awesome seeker so please tryout." He gave puppy dog eyes at Joanna, but it just made her feel the opposite.
"I am not going to be seeker! Too much pressure and then you have to watch out for everyone while looking for a walnut size ball...umm I think not!"
"What? you're trying out Joanna? *laughs* Bloody hell...well good luck because I heard that captains never choose girl seekers and especially a first year seeker." James said interrupting the conversation.
"Never mind I change my mind. I will prove to all of you that I can beat any of you." Joanna took Sirius' broom and went up into the air. The captain released the snitch and it could only be seen for a few seconds then it vanished. Lily was impressed by the concentration she had and how swiftly she can fly when she is determined. After ten minutes of flying around, she caught the snitch smoothly.
"Told ya! I can beat you at anything." Joanna jumped off her broom and noticed that everyone that came to see the tryouts were applauding her. She just waved and bowed to everyone and then started walking back to the School.
"Thanks mate, for helping me out. I think she's falling for me." Sirius whispered to James when he saw Joanna walking away. James just gave Sirius a shrug before smacking Lily with the end of his broom causing her to chase him around the field.
Next morning-
The girls and the marauders were one of the first ones down there to see the list. The marauders were the first in the crowd to see. James came out gloating while Sirius seemed real relaxed.
"What's the verdict?" Petalis said looking between the two.
"I made the team as chaser!!!" James started to jump up and down in place.
"I didn't make the team..." Sirius just shrugged. "But.... YOU DID!"
Joanna was thrown off by Sirius' mood switch and couldn't believe it. "As what?"
"Seeker of course." Sirius gave her a high five. James gave Lily a hug which she responded by smacking him on the head and shoving him off.
"I accomplished my goal today. I made Lily made at me. Score!"
"James stop bothering me! This isn't a game! So quit!"
"No it's not....it's a WAR!" Lily just rolled her eyes and walked out of the commons and out the portrait hole.
"You're such a ladies' man. Hey Joanna can I be your ladies' man" he moved his eyebrows up and down.
"Haha! Funny..How about not! And James you're such a jerk. I'm sorry for anyone that ends up with you." She also walked away but decided on working on her homework instead by the fire.
Halloween passed without too many problems. There was the curses on Halloween which turned Lily's head into a pumpkin, Petalis' into an ugly witch face, and Joanna's into a black cat face. The girl's got revenge though by putting a potion in Sirius' pumpkin juice to make him say trick or treat verses all day, made James have completely white eyes and really pale skin, Remus had long fangs and blood kept falling from his mouth, and Peter flapped his arms like a bat all day. Sirius was still the only one the girls would talk to and the rest they were at war with all the time.
November past and the atmosphere became dreary and dry. Quidditch practices went well but Lily and Petalis only went down once in a while since Lily didn't like to have to deal with James. Lily's first admirer was in this month also. It was a greasy blacked hair boy with a pointed nose. He was tall and very skinny. He would ask Lily for help on his homework but then wouldn't listen to anything she said because he stared at her the whole time. She luckily only ran into him in the library or potions or in the Great Hall.
"Ok...now it says a speck of trutis and a scoop of poverion....so you wait for the foam to turn green then you add the trutis slowly till it turns a bluish color then you add the poverion thirty minutes later....ok you add the trutis and I'll add the poverion." Lily was in potions class and didn't have a partner since Petalis partnered with Joanna and Lily was forced to work with the greasy haired boy.
"No...I said a speck not a handful!....it's alright we will just start over but be careful."
"So...is this your boyfriend now? I didn't know you liked that kind of a guy! Lily I never knew that you liked greasy haired boys. Maybe that's why you hate me so much. I'll just have to clean it better so I can repel you." James came walking by their table while bringing his sample up to the teacher who was an elderly man that seemed uninterested in anything that he taught. Mr. Dosian was his name and everyone considered the class easy.
"Shut it James. You just have to be rude and cruel every time you open your mouth don't you? And cleaning your hair will be much appreciated since you have something hanging from your hair right now"
"What? OH NO! Not the hair!" He took off his glasses and looked at his reflection. There was a spider hanging from his hair and spiderwebs all over his hair.
"Lily! I don't care what else you do to me but don't touch the hair ever again!" He ran out of the room to go to the bathroom.
"Nice one Lily! We got to remember that one." Joanna gave her a high five and then Lily remembered that she had to finish her work. She noticed that the boy was smiling at her so she decided to start talking to him so he would quit staring.
"Sorry he's a jerk...what's your name?"
"My na- name is...Snivellus Snape. Yo-your Lily Evans...everyone knows you." He was so nervous that he said his name wrong which would haunt him for the rest of his years at hogwarts.
"Oh well that's nice but not everyone...we better finish this up before class ends." Lily mostly had to do the potions since Snape wasn't paying attention.
The first quidditch came up fast and Joanna was completely nervous since the game depended on her catching the snitch first. James was completely the opposite he acted like he was the captain of the team and the star. Lily and Joanna decided they should go watch since it was Joanna's first game but she dreaded what James would do.
"Joanna you will do fine! I mean we've watched you and as soon as you get up in the air you are so concentrated on finding the snitch that you're fears vanish so don't worry just focus all your attention on finding it ok?" Petalis gave Joanna a hug, but Joanna didn't seem to notice she was getting pale and didn't say anything before walking into the locker room.
"GOOD LUCK!!!" Lily yelled before the door shut. "She'll be ok..Just hope she doesn't throw up when she's up there" Lily and Petalis held their noses and laughed while they were running to the stands.
The game started to begin and the announcer begun to talk:
"Alriiiiight! This is the first game for Gryffindor and they have two new members on their teams. JAMES POTTER! *James flies out of the room he was hidden in and swoops low over where the girls were sitting with Sirius* he is the new chaser and is very good at it too so I've heard. Now the next one is a girl which is pretty good for a first year. JOANNA FLOREZ! She is the new seeker and has some sharp eyes. Watch out guys....she's watching you! *Joanna came flying out also from the room and gave a wink at the announcer before taking her place* Next we have ROGER WILLCOMES! who is the returning chaser and MEGAN HOLMES! also a returning chaser.* the two fly out together and take their place* And for the returning beaters....REINA MAYORS AND CALEB RIVERS! She is a tough biscuit so watch out for her *reina threatens the announcer with her bat* Now captain!!! This captain is actually my best mate even though we aren't in the same house but I'll still root for him. YALEN TONIUS! *A muscle guy came flying out fast and gave a thumbs up at his best friend and took his place in the center of the field* He is the amazing keeper so hufflepuff will have to work hard at getting points."
"And now......for the hufflepuff team! Now I heard that they've been having a hard time getting people on their team so let's hope that their team is really committed so that Gryffindor will have to work to win! Alright now there are three new people on the team. THOMAS RILEY!* A short boy flew out and waved at his friends* He has taken the spot as beater so hopefully he knows what he's getting into...watch out first year! KAYLA RIVERS! She will be the keeper of the team...a lot to take on Kayla! Watch out for your beater brother! As a firsty there will be no going easy on you. *the girl rode out and gave a dark look at her 5th year brother* Now is a 3rd year newie who had taken the spot as chaser. EDWEN JONES! * the boy flew out but had a few problems with his broom but fixed it fast* Now for the rest of the chasers...QUIS ALLEN AND TINN UDENS!* the two came out and started switching sides before finally taking their places* They are known for their passing methods so beware Gryffindor! The other beater is HARRIS CALEB! He is known for smacking the bludgers out of nowhere so watch out for his vicious friends. *the oldest boy on the team came out and gave the crowd a wave* Now for captain...JEANA MANE! She may look innocent but beware as seeker she is tricky! Now shake hands and let's rumble!....fine let's start!"
The captains shook hands and Madam Hooch released the different balls. The chasers dove for the ball and....Gryffindor got hold of it first.
"Alright Gryffindor! Now you are almost there...Nice move James! He is taking it home...but no pass it pass IT!!! Darn! Now Allen has taken the quaffle....alright it's going good for them oh no watch bludger!!! Nice! Mayors makes him go right off his broom! But wait is he alright...ok he's back on his broom. The quaffle is now in the hands of Willcomes and he just may have it in and... 100 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Alright now how are those seekers doing...Florez is sure concentrating....and Mane is determined to get it but she needs to stop worrying about her members and look for the snitch...WAIT I think Mane has it! She's diving!!!! No...she just pushed her first year beater got of the way of a bludger! MANE CONCENTRATE ON THE SNITCH! *gets a dirty look from the hufflepuff captain* Alright Udens and Allen are maneuvering through the players but NO! Udens drops the ball and...James again is the fast one! He is moving pretty fast now! And... 200 POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR! Alright now the 3rd year newie has taken the ball and he barely misses a bludger and dives under Holmes and I think he's got it and...NOPE! GO Tonius he blocks the entrance. Now Holmes has got it and she's making her way but... BLUDGER! I think she'll be out for a while..."
"Ok now Allen has gotten it again...Oh wait Florez is moving fast I think she spots it and Mayors knocks a bludger out of her way and she reaches out and... does she got it??? No I think its too far away but...WAIT she's at the front of her broom now and she grabs the air and WOW she just did a flip off her broom! And THE SNITCH GO FLOREZ!!! GRYFFINDOR WINS!!! Sorry hufflepuff maybe you'll beat slytherin!"
Roaring comes from the Gryffindor side of the stands while the hufflepuff starts throwing their drinks on to the field.
"GO JOANNA! I KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU!" Petalis and Lily run down to her and gave her a hug.
"Those muggle gymnastics come in useful after all" Joanna starts to laugh while still holding the snitch in her hand.
"We will have to celebrate tonight!" Sirius and James started to walk over but there was someone else that wanted to come see the girls...well Lily anyways.
"Hiiii....ah Lily...Do you want to umm help me with my potionsssss again?" Snape came up to Lily getting all nervous around her.
"Haha your boyfriend wants to be alllllone with you awww so sweet! Don't you say Sirius?" James came up and put an arm around Lily and Snape's shoulders.
"Oh ya the perfect couple should have a lot of fun together!" Sirius pinchs Lily's cheek.
"You guys are unbearable! Joanna how do you even put up with this loser every game and practice?" Lily ducks and moves to the other side of Joanna.
"Well...he's actually mostly human during quidditch" she gave nervous look un sure of what Lily was going to say to that.
"Well that's a first! Where's Remus? And Peter?" Lily and the rest of the girls started to look around.
"Peter hates crowds and Remus hasn't...been feeling well. He'll come next time hopefully. So you can run off with your guy!" James said quickly trying to prevent them from being curious.
"Bug off Potthead!...Snivellus I will gladly help you with potions and never take anything those fruitflies say to heart" She begun to walk away with Snape when she heard laughter coming from the group. James and Sirius were on the ground laughing.
"Sniv...Snivel...Snivellus! Haha I can't believe someone named their kid that! Snivellus!" James yelled out from the floor.
"That's not my real name! Just what she calls me!" Snape said defensively.
"Aww a pet name!" Sirius said also on the ground rolling.
"STOP IT! He was nervous when I asked him so I guess I missed understood. Now I'm leaving!" Lily stormed off with Snape in tow. Joanna started to hit them with her broom and Petalis put a spell on them so they couldn't move anymore but their laughing could still be heard.
November soon passed too leaving the dry climate into an icy cold climate filled with snow all over the ground. The lakes had frozen over and the teachers put an unbreakable spell on the ice. Lily, Petalis, and Joanna decided to skate that day and finish their homework later since it was a weekend before break. Lily decided to teach the girl's how to skate like figure skaters since they never saw that before. Joanna owns a television but didn't turn it on very often. The girls were having a great time skating together when suddenly a snowball hit Petalis on the back of the head while she was doing a spin causing her to fall down.
"Whoops! I'm sorry but did my snowball just hit you. Totally by accident." Lily and Joanna helped Petalis up and she turned to see a boy her age with icy white hair and light blue eyes.
"As long as it was by accident then I am not mad just be careful next time"
"Well next time I will mean to aim correctly at my targets...I meant to hit you mudblood not this little twirling thing." He gave Lily a dark look.
"Excuse me? Why would you want to hit me?"
"You're filth! I can't believe Dumbledore even lets you people in here...oh wait he is going insane...how could i forget."
"Wait...You hate me because...because I'm a muggle?
"DING DING! Muggles are poison to this school and will someday will be extinct...you'll see mudblood."Lily started to cry but didn't because she didn't want him to win.
"Malfoy back off now! Leave them alone they did nothing to you. Didn't your parents teach you anything about kindness or manners...oh wait how could I forget you're parents are criminals...no wonder."
"Potter I wouldn't go there or you will end up in the wing"
"I can't wait but I think it will be you not me,"
"We'll see Potter, we'll see" Malfoy and his followers left them and started to walk over to a group of slytherins in the shadows.
"You didn't need to stand up for me! You don't even like me! So don't ever help me out again! I hate you!" Lily pushed him out of her way and ran back to the school.
"Why did you do it James? I mean you do hate us and we feel the same towards you but why?" Joanna turned on James after she saw Petalis run after her.
"I hate Malfoy and he had no right to attack you guys....at least when I do it ...."
"No I think you hated that someone else was taking your place at tormenting Lily! For a second I thought you were decent, but I was way wrong." Joanna took after Petalis who was just about in the Hall.
"Is that why you did it?"
"Sirius, that's only one reason why I did it but I just can't stand that guy. He thinks he's this powerful boy that knows everything!"
"Sounds like someone else I know!" James picks up a snowball and throws it at Sirius causing a battle till there was no more snow to throw in their place.
"Poor Lily...I heard her crying while I was coming out here...what's up?" Remus came out with his Herbology book in his hand and Peter following.
"Ah. Malfoy strikes again. Called her a mudblood and this guy here decided to step in to stop it and just caused Lily to get even madder at him" Sirius put his hand on James' shoulder. Which James shoved off and started to rant again.
"I was just trying to help her out...OK I was trying to stop it because I didn't like how Malfoy had to be cruel to people and make them feel like trash...stop giving me that look!" Remus, Peter, and Sirius started to grin at him and give him faces that meant that didn't believe him at all.
"Sure...mate. I think you either liked her and were being defensive or you hated someone treading on your prank victim?" Sirius raised his eyebrow at him.
"FINE! I didn't like that someone else had to tease her JUST because I hate Malfoy abusing someone and now leave me alone. Let's go pull a prank before will leave on Sunday!" James took off and the rest followed after laughing at how James was about them teasing him about liking her even though they knew that he couldn't stand her or vice versa.
In the girl's room-
Lily was in her bed crying trying to not be loud so no one would hear her. Petalis and Joanna came in the room to try to comfort her. Lily wasn't used to criticism about her being from a normal family. She never thought that people would tease her about being normal...she thought that maybe her sister would tease her about her being a witch but she was totally shocked by this name he called her...a mudblood.
"What's a mudblood?"s Lily said after she stopped crying and calmed down a little. Joanna and Petalis sat on her bed next to her.
"It just means that a person who is from non- magical families are considered filth...he just isn't brought up right and doesn't know that blood is no matter because I'm pure magical blood but yet I'm not an expert at using my magical abilities but...you're the best of our class." Petalis said trying to comb the hair out of Lily's face.
"And we all love you!" Joanna hugged her causing Lily to laugh a bit.
The next morning, Lily felt a little better from the day before but she just couldn't get over the fact that someone was so rude to want to cause harm to someone that was from a muggle family...it just wasn't right. Her friends could tell she was a little depressed about it and James didn't try to tease her that day but the marauders did sit with the girls at breakfast just to make sure that Malfoy didn't come by again. Lily and the girls didn't want to fight that morning so they didn't refuse. The morning post flew in and Lily's owl dropped a package along with an envelope into her lap.
Lily opened the packet first to find a folder with a train ticket in it. She then opened the envelope:
Lily Dear,
I sent your ticket to you so that you can board the train to go to grandma's house. Please be careful and have someone walk with you to the train. If you're in need of help then don't forget that you have your owl and she is very fast. Use the loo before boarding the train also because I've heard some bad stories about train bathrooms. You should get there about 2 and we will already be there waiting for you. I hope you enjoyed Hogwarts and Matt wants to hear all about it when you get here.
Love you dearly and forever,
Mom P.S. Petunia hasn't been in one of her bestest moods since you got the letter so don't expect a warm greeting, but don't worry dear she'll get used to the arrangement.
"What is it?" Joanna said looking at Lily's sad expression.
"Just a letter telling me that I'm going to my grandma's house straight from the train to another train. We have our holidays there every Christmas. She wants someone to walk me to the next train also."
"I can walk you Lily since my parents aren't going to be there yet" Remus said.
"Thanks Remus...why are you being nice to me all of a sudden? Is it because...JAMES you told him what Malfoy did didn't you! You probably laughed about it to and said that you wished you had said it instead!" Lily turned on James all of a sudden. She was just so mad at how everyone was being nice and she hated the attention.
"Geez Lily you fiery red heads sure have weird emotions..." James turned back to his food.
"CAUSED by four eyed pottheads! That can't stay out of other's problems!"
"Sorrrrrry! I am sooooooooo GOING TO MISS YOU!" James dropped his fork and looked at Lily.
"Ya I'm sure YOU WILL! You're just going to hate not having anyone to torment for the loooong christmas holidays. Why don't you just torment Father Christmas and then he won't get you any presents...maybe put coal in your stockings."
"Ouch! I think that might have been an insult. Sirius remind me to cross RED HEADS off my list of future girlfriends because LILY'S TYPE ISSS WAY TOO INSANE!" Lily grabbed a bowl of mash potatoes and poured it over his head causing it to run down his face. James just sat there in shock then he grabbed a bowl of gravy and threw it at Lily. Sirius decided it was his time to have an input in the conversation.
"FOOD FIGHT!" All the students started throwing food everywhere. Petalis even got in the fight along with Remus, Joanna, and Peter. Lily and James chased each other all over the room throwing food at each other. Suddenly a voice erupted over all the commotion. "That will be enough of this! I will not have the elf's hard work go to waste by you children throwing food everywhere. I know you like to have fun but this is not one of those times. James and Lily please see me after this breakfast is over." Dumbledore yelled over the noise. Everyone sat back down and Lily and James turned their backs on each other.
After the meal was over they both walked silently to Dumbledore's office. Mrs. Mcgonagell let them in and then they climbed the stairs and took seats in front of the headmaster.
"I know how you two have been having problems getting along lately but you need to deal with that on your own time and not use food to help you. *winks at Lily* Just think about it and think before acting. You are dismissed."
Lily beat James to the stair to Gryffindor Tower and ran to her room without saying anything to anyone. She was tired of the school and couldn't wait to leave in the morning. She decided to pack her things and just read the rest of the day. Joanna and James had their last practice so they were on the field. Sirius, Remus, and Peter were playing blasting snaps. Petalis was with Kyle outside most of the day.
Next morning...
The marauders got up early that morning to set up their prank so that the students could remember them over break. The girls got up late and had to rush to get to the boats. They made it just in time and had to unfortunately share it with Remus and James.
"Where is Sirius and Peter?" said Joanna getting in and sitting by James.
"Sirius doesn't exactly get along with his family and Peter doesn't like his family life either so they are staying behind." James gave a sad look at the school.
"Wow...I knew the marauders for how long and still didn't know that...Sirius doesn't act like he hates them" Joanna also gave a sad look at the school.
They boarded the train and all five decided on a compartment in the back. Lily and James didn't talk or acknowledge each other during the whole trip. Joanna talked to James some about quidditch but kept pretty quiet also. Petalis slept through the ride since she had to pack late.
The train stopped at 12pm and the students got off the train.
"AHHH WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR CLOTHES MATE?" A 7th year boy yelled at his friend who was wearing an elf costume with the bells on the shoes.
"ME LOOK AT YOU! YOUR COMPLETION IS RED AND YOUR HAIR IS GREEN!"
"Oh no! The marauders strike again! So you put a spell on the train so who ever gets out has some type of christmas-y thing right? I should of known" Petalis said stepping out of the train. Her nose turned bright red and antlers sprung out of her hair. Fur was all over her and she had a tail.
Lily stepped out and she turned into Father Christmas...beard and belly and all. "JAMES YOU HAD TO GET ME THE WORST ONE!"
"Of course! I told you never to miss with the hair and you dumped mashed potatoes on it! YOU DESERVE IT!" James stepped out of the train yelling at her. And ironically he was perfectly fine. Remus stepped out also coming out perfectly fine. Joanna thought the spell wore off but naaah she came out with wrapping paper all over her body except her head and a bow on her head.
"BUT WHY A BOY COSTUME THIS IS JUST NOT RIGHT!!!!!" Lily tried getting th beard off but realized it was attached.
"YOU TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD BUG FATHER CHRISTMAS SO I DID WHAT YOU SAID!" James started to laugh at her attempts to get it off.
"ENOUGH! Lily come on you have to get on another train." Joanna pulled Lily apart from in front of James. Petalis stabbed James and Remus with her antlers before running off to catch up Joanna and Lily.
"Such a jerk! I hate him so much!" Lily said stepping through the wall and turning the corner to Platform 9.
"I know! Because now everyone is looking at us and I hate this!" Petalis said trying to hide her fur.
"Well you'll have peace for two weeks so enjoy it!" Joanna and Petalis hugged her and Lily was about to step on the train when...
"LILY! I was suppose to walk you to the train remember?" Remus said coming up to them.
"I'M FINE NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!" Lily boarded the train and got many turns of heads.
"You guys are so disturbed!" Joanna and Petalis said before walking off. Remus just looked at Lily then ran off to say bye to James.
"So are dressing up for your girlfriend?" a man in front of Lily turned. Lily just turned red and started to yell again.
" I AM A GIRLLLLLL! AND THIS IS THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE!" Lily ran to the bathroom and left a very stunned man behind.
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Sorry this too so long! I can't believe I wrote so much this time! Don't hurt me *cowers in a corner*. I hope it was worth the wait though. Now I am completely booked during the week but I will have the next chapter up next weekend. So please send any ideas or questions to me! Does anyone know what a beta-reader does? I a beginner so I'm totally oblivious to somethings. But please review so I know that people are reading it. Does anyone have any ideas for the rest of the first year? I have lots for the future but have no idea for this year and next. Love ya!