Chapter 2: Hogwarts with the Collins'
A/N: I'm so sorry if the first chapter was confusing. The first paragraph was Lily's present situation, and then she just recalled everything that had happened since she stepped foot at Hogwarts at the second paragraph. English is my second language, so I'm really sorry about the grammar mistakes.
Thanks to my one and only first chapter reviewer: LilyZWnam77 --- I'm so glad of what you thought about my story. Hope you'll review again.
BY THE WAY: I changed the title... I dunno why...
It's Saturday morning, eleven o'clock, and the Gryffindors are relaxing in the common room. Some of them went outside the grounds, while the others are at the Great Hall. In the couch you can see three guys and four girls who looked like they were having a deep conversation. There are two boys playing near them. The first years were gathered near the fireplace. A group of sixth and seventh years are at one corner.
Listening to the group of people in the couch...
"Marissa we need to wake her up. She knew us since birth and has practically lived in our home for ages." Christopher Collins said, a fifth year student. He was talking to Marissa, a fellow fifth year, begging to go to their room to wake up the new girl. He was with his brothers, Adam and George. Adam's in third year while George is a first year. He didn't bother to explain that Lily is their cousin.
"You knew her since birth?" Stacey asked, who's sitting beside Marissa. The girls were interrogating them and wouldn't let them go to their room.
"She's dad's little flower, not our sister, and it's our responsibility to take care of her." Adam said.
"Fine, if only Genna wasn't my bestfriend, I wouldn't allow you Chris to barge in our room." Marissa said. "But, you should introduce her to us." She added.
"Deal!" They sneaked into the stairs leading to the girls' dorms, careful not to be seen by anyone. They're not allowed to do that, but with their favorite cousin, they'll do anything. They opened the door with the fifth year sign and walked in. Seeing Lily's bed next to the window, they grinned. Lily liked being next to the window ever since she was small. Until now, they can't figure out why.
Adam walked quickly to her direction and muttered a spell. Chris yelled for him to stop but too late, he conjured up a feather duster. Chris and George have a shocked look on their faces. Really... a feather duster? Adam sent them a look, whispering, "Guys, I'm not going to splash water on her." Then what he did next was he hide the feather duster behind his back and wake up her sleeping cousin. But before he did that, George sneaked in lie in the bed beside Lily and shook her.
"Lily, oh my god, you snore so loud!" George said. Chris just stood there and watched in amusement. His kid brothers have a knack of doing unthinkable things.
Lily turned and seeing a boy in her bed, shrieked. "George, what are you doing here?" She said shaking her head. Then seeing Adam, she raised her eyebrows on him.
"Welcome to Hogwarts Lily." Then he handed in the feather duster.
"A feather duster?! Really Adam, what kind of prank have you learned this time?" Lily asked his cousin.
Adam sent a mocking look to Lily. "You're supposed to reply, 'Thank you, Adam.'" He smirked. "No, it's not a prank. I wouldn't apply my tricks on you, or it would be the end of the world for me." He said in a mocking horror look.
Lily sneered. "Okay so what is this then."
"I learned that one from Transfiguration. Rub it and you'll see it for yourself." Adam replied.
She did rub the feather duster and it turned out to be a plastic flower, a lily to be exact.
"Now, Adam, you're not studying very well. Why didn't you turn it was supposed to be a real one." George said, sitting beside Lily who swung up her legs to sit and talked with her cousins.
"We haven't got to that part yet." Adam replied, looking at George in a I- don't-care look.
"How's my beloved cousin?" Chris said, finally joining in. He hugged her and sit down with them on her bed. "Ready for brunch?" He asked.
"Okay, why don't you meet me down at the common room? I'll just take a shower." They all got up and met at the common room a few minutes later. It was deserted because it's time for lunch. Lily's wondering if the headmaster will be introducing her to the whole school.
"You'll be alright Lils." George told him, as if he read what's going on his mind.
"Thanks George-y" She patted his head and hugged him.
When they reached the Great Hall, everyone was staring at them, or at Lily to be exact. Just then, the headmaster stood up and the place was quiet. "Finally our transferee has decided to join our presence. The new member of the fifth year class, Lily Evans from Salem's Magical School." Lily didn't know what to do, she was just ushered by her cousins to the Gryffindor table. Then food start appearing and they started eating.
"Which is better Lils, Hogwarts or Salem's food?" Chris asked who sat beside her. George and Adam were across the other table.
"I'd have to say..." Lily was interrupted by a blonde girl sitting beside Chris.
"Hi Lily, I'm Marissa." She started. "This is Erin, Stacey, and Krishna." She added while pointing to other girls. "We are your roommates. Chris here has forgotten to introduce you to us, right Chris?" She said raising eyebrows on him.
"Oh yeah, I forgot. Marissa's Genna's bestfriend. She let us or I should say I begged them to picked you up at your room." Chris stated.
"Nice meeting you." She just said, and went back to eating. Indeed, Hogwarts' food is so much better than Salem. It's because they have her favorite food: muffins. Salem didn't have it, and she just didn't know why she loved muffin so much. She used to remember her Uncle Matt baking for her, maybe that's one of the reasons. Whenever she went to a restaurant or any food chain, she always asked if they have muffins.
'This is so bad. I'm so attached to Uncle Matt.' Lily thought and sighed.
"What's the matter?" George asked. "Is the food so much better than Salem? Man, I have to go there to see it for myself."
"I am okay George. I just saw some muffins." She said grinning.
"Yeah right, Lils, conjure up a paper bag and stock them into your room." Chris said, shaking his head. She noticed the girls are having their own conversation and she was glad. She didn't have the heart for some talk with strangers today. She wanted to spend this day with her cousins.
"Can we exchange sits for awhile Chris?" Adam asked and Chris obliged. Adam whispered something to Lily's ears. George and Chris are watching them with curiosity. Knowing Adam, the prankster, he's probably consulting Lily for new tricks. Lily is not a good prankster, but her friends are the finest in Salem. Sometimes, all she and Adam talked about are how to get back to those nasty people surrounding them.
But... that's not what Adam is talking about. He pointed to a group of fifth year boys sitting at the end of table.
"Later." She whispered back knowingly. Of course, the so-called Marauders, Adam's idol. 'Wait a second...' she thought, 'they're the kids who popped my balloon!' She shook her head for the foolish thought. 'How childish of me' She thought, smiling.
"We need to talk." Adam replied. "A big talk." He added, grinning at her.
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