Author's note: Here comes chapter three!!!!! More people are talking in
this. more with Jonathan, an introduction with one of Lily's dorm mates..
And the reintroduction to another character! No, I'm not telling you who it
is right now! You must READ!!!! And review. That'd be nice.
Disclaimer: Anything or anyone familiar belongs to JK Rowling. everything else that doesn't sound so familiar belongs to me!!!
Chapter Three- First day back!
Lily was fairly satisfied with her schedule. For Wednesday at least. She first had Charms with the rest of the sixth year Gryffindors, double Potions with the Slytherins, lunch, Ancient Runes with some Gryffindors and finally double Transfiguration with Ravenclaws, the only class she had that day with Alaina. Lily rushed into Transfiguration late since her Ancient Runes teacher insisted on giving her all the assignments she missed from the day before. By the time Lily rushed into the Transfiguration classroom, McGonagall was observing the students' work transfiguring Asian porcelain figures into Native American figures. McGonagall looked up when Lily came in.
"Sorry Professor, Professor Carlson talked to me a bit longer than I hoped it would have been."
"That's fine, you can sit. over there." McGonagall pointed out a desk where a Ravenclaw was sitting by himself. Lily walked over to the desk and sat down on the chair.
"Hello," she said cheerfully as she got started on the Transfiguration.
The Ravenclaw turned to her to say hello as well, but as soon as Lily saw him and he saw her, she let out a gasp and he fell off his chair, both making a racket in the silent classroom. Some of the other students started murmuring and McGonagall rushed to their desk.
"What happened? Are both of you alright?"
Lily helped the fallen Ravenclaw up.
"Everything's fine, Professor," she said calmly.
Feeling she could trust Lily, McGonagall nodded and continued walking around the class. Lily glanced at the Ravenclaw and went to transfiguring. When Lily and her friends were making their way towards the Great Hall after class, it was clear to most that Lily greatly disliked the Ravenclaw, no matter how much she tried to restrain it. Hogwarts had always been a wonderful refuge but this time, it couldn't keep her away from Alex, who had hidden the fact he was a wizard very well. She stayed silent for most of the evening. That had changed when Lily and her friends finished eating dinner and went up to Gryffindor Tower. Jillian had pointed out that James and his friends had left dinner very early that evening and had gone back to the Tower, so they were all probably going to be facing a hilarious, fun filled evening.
Jillian's thoughts were right; as soon as they stepped into the Common Room, the Marauders sprang at them and revealed the common room prepared for a party, with stuff exclusively from Hogsmeade. The other sixth years then came in and joined in the party that Sirius dubbed, "The Lily Evans' Return Party!" Half an hour later, Lily was talking to Remus over the noise that everyone else was making. Most of the Gryffindors (from all levels now) had joined in on the party at Sirius' and James' invitation.
"So. which of you four came up with the idea of a party for me?" Lily asked.
Remus chuckled after he drank some butterbeer. "I didn't come up with this idea, so you have three choices left: Peter, James or Sirius." Lily nodded, keeping her thoughts to herself. It had been so sweet of the guys to throw a party for her. She wondered why they did it though. Probably James had, with the events that had occurred during the summer, but Sirius loved to throw parties for pretty much no reason at all. Sometime later, Jonathan took a seat beside Lily.
"Hello!" he said cheerfully.
She looked at him disappointedly.
"You're on a sugar rush."
"I know, but what can I do?" Jonathan said after drinking more butterbeer.
Lily snatched the bottle away from him.
"What can you do? Go to your dormitory and sleep."
"But I'm not sleepy." he protested.
"In a little while you will be. and, if you don't go now, I'll make sure to tell Alaina about your behavior here."
Lily did mean it; she loved the fact that Alaina was fitting comfortably into the role of older sibling of Jonathan rather than vice versa. Jonathan grunted and went up to his dormitory. Ashley then took Jonathan's empty seat.
"Hey, welcome back girl!"
Ashley was one of the most friendly and outgoing girls Lily ever met, so it was natural that Lily converted her mood from serious to light.
"Hey Ashley! How has it been in the dormitory before I returned?"
"Nothing's ever the same when you're gone, to be honest. Mm, now you've got a seventh year going after you."
"Jonathan?"
"Yeah, that's him, the one from last night."
"He is not going after me!" Lily exclaimed amusedly.
She stood up and started making her way up to the dormitory and Ashley continued following her. Lily could tell Ashley was going to talk more about Jonathan, so she said,
" Don't talk me into something that I shouldn't have to go through. His sister is one of my best friends. His sister is one of my best friends. He's more of a brother to me than anything else."
Ashley laughed.
"Mm, yeah. That's what you're saying now. You just might be saying something else two months from now."
"Okay Ashley, we'll see, we'll see." Lily pulled out her pajamas for bed.
"So are you going back to the party Ashley?"
"Indeed I am, it's not everyday we have a party here, especially with McGonagall as the Head of our House. Are you sure you want to sleep now? It's only 11:30 pm."
"Homework and then I'm going to sleep. I'm so relieved school's only started; there's not a lot of homework tonight."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about homework. Well. I'll do it when I wake up, no problem." Ashley broke into a grin and then said,
" If I'm not back by the time you finish your homework, good night!" She then waved and went back down to the common room. Lily smiled in response, then went to set up her homework.
Disclaimer: Anything or anyone familiar belongs to JK Rowling. everything else that doesn't sound so familiar belongs to me!!!
Chapter Three- First day back!
Lily was fairly satisfied with her schedule. For Wednesday at least. She first had Charms with the rest of the sixth year Gryffindors, double Potions with the Slytherins, lunch, Ancient Runes with some Gryffindors and finally double Transfiguration with Ravenclaws, the only class she had that day with Alaina. Lily rushed into Transfiguration late since her Ancient Runes teacher insisted on giving her all the assignments she missed from the day before. By the time Lily rushed into the Transfiguration classroom, McGonagall was observing the students' work transfiguring Asian porcelain figures into Native American figures. McGonagall looked up when Lily came in.
"Sorry Professor, Professor Carlson talked to me a bit longer than I hoped it would have been."
"That's fine, you can sit. over there." McGonagall pointed out a desk where a Ravenclaw was sitting by himself. Lily walked over to the desk and sat down on the chair.
"Hello," she said cheerfully as she got started on the Transfiguration.
The Ravenclaw turned to her to say hello as well, but as soon as Lily saw him and he saw her, she let out a gasp and he fell off his chair, both making a racket in the silent classroom. Some of the other students started murmuring and McGonagall rushed to their desk.
"What happened? Are both of you alright?"
Lily helped the fallen Ravenclaw up.
"Everything's fine, Professor," she said calmly.
Feeling she could trust Lily, McGonagall nodded and continued walking around the class. Lily glanced at the Ravenclaw and went to transfiguring. When Lily and her friends were making their way towards the Great Hall after class, it was clear to most that Lily greatly disliked the Ravenclaw, no matter how much she tried to restrain it. Hogwarts had always been a wonderful refuge but this time, it couldn't keep her away from Alex, who had hidden the fact he was a wizard very well. She stayed silent for most of the evening. That had changed when Lily and her friends finished eating dinner and went up to Gryffindor Tower. Jillian had pointed out that James and his friends had left dinner very early that evening and had gone back to the Tower, so they were all probably going to be facing a hilarious, fun filled evening.
Jillian's thoughts were right; as soon as they stepped into the Common Room, the Marauders sprang at them and revealed the common room prepared for a party, with stuff exclusively from Hogsmeade. The other sixth years then came in and joined in the party that Sirius dubbed, "The Lily Evans' Return Party!" Half an hour later, Lily was talking to Remus over the noise that everyone else was making. Most of the Gryffindors (from all levels now) had joined in on the party at Sirius' and James' invitation.
"So. which of you four came up with the idea of a party for me?" Lily asked.
Remus chuckled after he drank some butterbeer. "I didn't come up with this idea, so you have three choices left: Peter, James or Sirius." Lily nodded, keeping her thoughts to herself. It had been so sweet of the guys to throw a party for her. She wondered why they did it though. Probably James had, with the events that had occurred during the summer, but Sirius loved to throw parties for pretty much no reason at all. Sometime later, Jonathan took a seat beside Lily.
"Hello!" he said cheerfully.
She looked at him disappointedly.
"You're on a sugar rush."
"I know, but what can I do?" Jonathan said after drinking more butterbeer.
Lily snatched the bottle away from him.
"What can you do? Go to your dormitory and sleep."
"But I'm not sleepy." he protested.
"In a little while you will be. and, if you don't go now, I'll make sure to tell Alaina about your behavior here."
Lily did mean it; she loved the fact that Alaina was fitting comfortably into the role of older sibling of Jonathan rather than vice versa. Jonathan grunted and went up to his dormitory. Ashley then took Jonathan's empty seat.
"Hey, welcome back girl!"
Ashley was one of the most friendly and outgoing girls Lily ever met, so it was natural that Lily converted her mood from serious to light.
"Hey Ashley! How has it been in the dormitory before I returned?"
"Nothing's ever the same when you're gone, to be honest. Mm, now you've got a seventh year going after you."
"Jonathan?"
"Yeah, that's him, the one from last night."
"He is not going after me!" Lily exclaimed amusedly.
She stood up and started making her way up to the dormitory and Ashley continued following her. Lily could tell Ashley was going to talk more about Jonathan, so she said,
" Don't talk me into something that I shouldn't have to go through. His sister is one of my best friends. His sister is one of my best friends. He's more of a brother to me than anything else."
Ashley laughed.
"Mm, yeah. That's what you're saying now. You just might be saying something else two months from now."
"Okay Ashley, we'll see, we'll see." Lily pulled out her pajamas for bed.
"So are you going back to the party Ashley?"
"Indeed I am, it's not everyday we have a party here, especially with McGonagall as the Head of our House. Are you sure you want to sleep now? It's only 11:30 pm."
"Homework and then I'm going to sleep. I'm so relieved school's only started; there's not a lot of homework tonight."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about homework. Well. I'll do it when I wake up, no problem." Ashley broke into a grin and then said,
" If I'm not back by the time you finish your homework, good night!" She then waved and went back down to the common room. Lily smiled in response, then went to set up her homework.