Dear Readers,
Thank you for the reviews! Not to be a brat, but I would like more reviews. (Hint, hint.) ( I love all you guys!! And please remember, suggestions are very very welcome. I know it may be a bit early in the story (and none of you know what I plan to write in the future, but if you have a thought, please voice it. Once again, thank you!
Lorelei
So far, Lily thought that the train ride to Hogwarts was possibly the most eventful one she had ever been on. James and Sirius played somewhat harmless pranks on each other, and on the sleeping Peter. Remus just sat there, sort of observing the whole thing with a slight smile on his face and he slid occasional looks at her. Once or twice she caught him staring, but she didn't really mind. It was nice to know that somebody wanted her. Suddenly, Lily felt rather tired and lifted a hand to cover the yawn. Out of the corner of his eye, James saw the slight movement and saw Lily blink sleepily. Remus had vacated his seat to play a game of Wizard's Chess with Sirius, so James moved to where his friend had once been sitting.
"What's the matter Lils? Tired?" James asked and was amused when Lily jumped a little at the sound of his voice. Apparently she still wasn't used to people talking to her.
"Just a little," she admitted with a sheepish smile. She tried to hide another yawn behind her hand, but James saw it anyway.
"Come here. You can use my shoulder as a pillow," he said as he pushed Lily's head onto her shoulder and put his arm around her. When he felt a little resistance his just raised an eyebrow at her.
"Oh, no, I'd be just fine if I just -"
"What's wrong? Don't tell me you're a little afraid of leaning on me, are you?" Lily realized that he was laughing at her and was not at all pleased. She may want to be invisible, but she wasn't a pushover.
"Don't make fun of me. It's just that I -" With a shake of her head, Lily stopped what she was about to say and laid her head on James's shoulder.
"What? It's just that you what?" James prompted.
"It's nothing."
"Come on, Lily."
"It's nothing," she insisted. She tried to burrow her head in James's shoulder and snuggle, but he was the one resisting now.
"Tell me." James pulled her back by her shoulders and looked into her eyes. "Please."
"No, James. I don't want to get into it."
"Lily -"
"It's none of your business, James!" Lily declared and pushed out of his grip, all earlier signs of tiredness forgotten. She stood up and looked around the compartment. That's when she noticed that both Sirius and Remus were staring at her. It made her feel amazingly angrier. What right did these people have, poking in on her private life? None at all. So she didn't have to tell them. She didn't need them. She was doing perfectly fine on her own. "You don't have to know."
"What do you mean 'I don't have to know'?" James exclaimed, not noticing that Peter awoke with a loud snort, as he stood. "Obviously, you were hurt by someone, and I like to know about it when one of my friends gets hurt!"
"Friends? Friends?!" Lily yelled disbelievingly. "We are not friends, James Potter. Just because you spend a train ride with me doesn't mean that we're pals for life!" Dimly, she felt the Hogwarts Express slowly down, signaling that they were approaching the school. "And I'm sure that right after we get off this train, you'll forget everything about me. That I'll just become some seventh year Gryffindor girl that doesn't deserve your almighty attention. Don't let it get to your conscience when you do forget about me either, I'm used to it." As much as it hurt to say it, Lily knew her own words were true. She was a very forgettable person.
"But, Lily -"
"I'll see you, James." Lily turned around, nodded goodbye to the other boys that quickly left the room.
"Lily!" she heard James yell as she closed the compartment door after her. Damn all men, they always seemed to ruin her day. And today, the first day back to her favorite school, two different men ruined it. Go figure.
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"What did you do to her, James?" Sirius asked irritably. "Just when she was getting used to us, you chased her away!"
"I didn't do anything, Padfoot, old friend, and I didn't chase her away. She ran away," James reasoned. Indeed, she had run away. But from what exactly he had no idea.
"She's afraid," Remus said softly. So softly, that he was barely heard. But The Marauders were used to their soft-spoken friend and they all caught what he said.
"Of what?" James asked, throwing up his hands. Women were so aggravating.
"Of you, I think. I imagine she's also afraid of Sirius and I."
"Of us? Why?"
"Yeah, why? We aren't very frightening, unless we don't like you," Sirius added, "then we're downright freaky."
"But we told Lily that we wouldn't do anything," James protested. "We promised."
"Yeah, and The Marauders don't go back on their word," Sirius added.
"I don't think that's it," Remus said, looking to Sirius and James. "I think she's just afraid to get close. Lily Brenna Evans hasn't made one good friend in all her years at Hogwarts. She separates everyone. She doesn't want to have to trust anybody."
"We'll just have to change that," James said determinedly and stood up.
"What the hell is going on, guys?" Peter asked, having slept through the entire episode. Just then, them felt the train come to a complete stop. They had reached Hogwarts.
"We'll fill you in later, Wormtail," James said as he moved towards the door. "But first, we have to find Lily."
Thank you for the reviews! Not to be a brat, but I would like more reviews. (Hint, hint.) ( I love all you guys!! And please remember, suggestions are very very welcome. I know it may be a bit early in the story (and none of you know what I plan to write in the future, but if you have a thought, please voice it. Once again, thank you!
Lorelei
So far, Lily thought that the train ride to Hogwarts was possibly the most eventful one she had ever been on. James and Sirius played somewhat harmless pranks on each other, and on the sleeping Peter. Remus just sat there, sort of observing the whole thing with a slight smile on his face and he slid occasional looks at her. Once or twice she caught him staring, but she didn't really mind. It was nice to know that somebody wanted her. Suddenly, Lily felt rather tired and lifted a hand to cover the yawn. Out of the corner of his eye, James saw the slight movement and saw Lily blink sleepily. Remus had vacated his seat to play a game of Wizard's Chess with Sirius, so James moved to where his friend had once been sitting.
"What's the matter Lils? Tired?" James asked and was amused when Lily jumped a little at the sound of his voice. Apparently she still wasn't used to people talking to her.
"Just a little," she admitted with a sheepish smile. She tried to hide another yawn behind her hand, but James saw it anyway.
"Come here. You can use my shoulder as a pillow," he said as he pushed Lily's head onto her shoulder and put his arm around her. When he felt a little resistance his just raised an eyebrow at her.
"Oh, no, I'd be just fine if I just -"
"What's wrong? Don't tell me you're a little afraid of leaning on me, are you?" Lily realized that he was laughing at her and was not at all pleased. She may want to be invisible, but she wasn't a pushover.
"Don't make fun of me. It's just that I -" With a shake of her head, Lily stopped what she was about to say and laid her head on James's shoulder.
"What? It's just that you what?" James prompted.
"It's nothing."
"Come on, Lily."
"It's nothing," she insisted. She tried to burrow her head in James's shoulder and snuggle, but he was the one resisting now.
"Tell me." James pulled her back by her shoulders and looked into her eyes. "Please."
"No, James. I don't want to get into it."
"Lily -"
"It's none of your business, James!" Lily declared and pushed out of his grip, all earlier signs of tiredness forgotten. She stood up and looked around the compartment. That's when she noticed that both Sirius and Remus were staring at her. It made her feel amazingly angrier. What right did these people have, poking in on her private life? None at all. So she didn't have to tell them. She didn't need them. She was doing perfectly fine on her own. "You don't have to know."
"What do you mean 'I don't have to know'?" James exclaimed, not noticing that Peter awoke with a loud snort, as he stood. "Obviously, you were hurt by someone, and I like to know about it when one of my friends gets hurt!"
"Friends? Friends?!" Lily yelled disbelievingly. "We are not friends, James Potter. Just because you spend a train ride with me doesn't mean that we're pals for life!" Dimly, she felt the Hogwarts Express slowly down, signaling that they were approaching the school. "And I'm sure that right after we get off this train, you'll forget everything about me. That I'll just become some seventh year Gryffindor girl that doesn't deserve your almighty attention. Don't let it get to your conscience when you do forget about me either, I'm used to it." As much as it hurt to say it, Lily knew her own words were true. She was a very forgettable person.
"But, Lily -"
"I'll see you, James." Lily turned around, nodded goodbye to the other boys that quickly left the room.
"Lily!" she heard James yell as she closed the compartment door after her. Damn all men, they always seemed to ruin her day. And today, the first day back to her favorite school, two different men ruined it. Go figure.
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"What did you do to her, James?" Sirius asked irritably. "Just when she was getting used to us, you chased her away!"
"I didn't do anything, Padfoot, old friend, and I didn't chase her away. She ran away," James reasoned. Indeed, she had run away. But from what exactly he had no idea.
"She's afraid," Remus said softly. So softly, that he was barely heard. But The Marauders were used to their soft-spoken friend and they all caught what he said.
"Of what?" James asked, throwing up his hands. Women were so aggravating.
"Of you, I think. I imagine she's also afraid of Sirius and I."
"Of us? Why?"
"Yeah, why? We aren't very frightening, unless we don't like you," Sirius added, "then we're downright freaky."
"But we told Lily that we wouldn't do anything," James protested. "We promised."
"Yeah, and The Marauders don't go back on their word," Sirius added.
"I don't think that's it," Remus said, looking to Sirius and James. "I think she's just afraid to get close. Lily Brenna Evans hasn't made one good friend in all her years at Hogwarts. She separates everyone. She doesn't want to have to trust anybody."
"We'll just have to change that," James said determinedly and stood up.
"What the hell is going on, guys?" Peter asked, having slept through the entire episode. Just then, them felt the train come to a complete stop. They had reached Hogwarts.
"We'll fill you in later, Wormtail," James said as he moved towards the door. "But first, we have to find Lily."