They were glad that they were the last ones out of the train. It appeared to have been raining very heavily just before they got out and all of the students who left the train early where completely soaked. It was still raining though only slightly and the four students slowly made their way up to the horseless carriages. It was a muddy mess. People were slipping all over the place and half of the Hogwarts population above 1st Year were all covered in various amounts of slippery brown mud. The Marauders as usual got on the last carriage which they had come to know as being theirs. They waited for a while, debating whether or not the carriages would tip over if the horses lost their footing, and finally they felt a jolt as the carriage started moving towards Hogwarts. They passed the usual Goblin statue and just managed to see some of the boats on the lake as they passed it. 'Good thing we're not over there now' said Remus gesturing towards all of the little boats just visible floating on what looked like oil since the lake was so black. There were a few grunts of approval but no one really said anything. The rest of the journey went by without a word spoken and they were all relieved when the carriage finally came to a halt. James opened the door and got out. He stepped to one side and waited for the rest to get out, then they set off towards the Great Hall together.
'Ahh I can't wait to get out of this uniform' said an annoyed Lily as she steeped into the main foyer of Hogwarts. Her wet uniform clung tightly to her sleek body showing off even more of her figure. 'Well, look at the bright side' said Helen. 'If James saw you he would have a heart attack!' she added unable to hide her giggle. Lily punched her on the arm and the trio walked into the Great Hall. There as usual the floating candles gave light to the heart of Hogwarts. The staff table contained one new teacher Lily noted as she took her seat at the Gryffindor table. He was a young wizard who looked like he had just come out of school. He was quite short and chubby and he wore steel rimmed glasses. He had blonde hair spewed across a speckled face and he never seemed to stop smiling. Finally the last of the students entered and Hogwarts was ready to witness another Sorting.
After about a minute of quiet chatter the Great Hall Doors burst open to submit a certain Minerva McGonagall leading a pack of 11yr olds like a wolf leads her cubs. They all marched in quietly, looking either way and gasping when pointing at the ceiling. They stopped near the steps leading up to the staff table as Professor McGonagall bought out and old 3 legged chair with a pointy wizards hat on top and placed it at the top of the steps. Then she stepped back, and the whole school prepared to witness another of the hats great hits.
'A thousand years or more ago,
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Whose names are still well known:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
Thus Hogwarts School began.
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones they had to teach.
By Gryffindor, the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest;
For Ravenclaw, the cleverest
Would always be the best;
For Hufflepuff, hard workers were
Most worthy of admission;
And power-hungry Slytherin
Loved those of great ambition.
While still alive they did divide
Their favourites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When they were dead and gone?
'Twas Gryffindor who found the way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!'
As usual the whole school burst into applause. Sirius nudged James who was sitting next to him in an effort to comment on the hats new song. After he received no respond from James, he nudged him again, and again. It was useless. He finally turned his head and saw James looking further down the Gryffindor table. He followed his gaze and his eyes landed on a young red head who was soaked through. Her small uniform clung tightly to her frail body and he finally understood why James did not respond. Even the appearance of food about 10 seconds later did not shift James' gaze.
James' head suddenly ripped round and he focused intently on his plate of food. Sirius, curious to know what shifted his friends gaze, looked over to Lily to see her blushing a deep crimson red . 'She catch you looking?' he asked James. 'Yeh', said James as he began to pile food on top of his plate. Sirius felt sorry for his beloved friend. He had been chasing after the same girl for roughly 2 years. Two years is a long time to be spent chasing after someone and usually James was a girls first pick. These thoughts remained in his head as he began to pile food on his plates. There was a wide selection of dishes: fish, chicken, steak and kidney pie, haggis, horse and potato were the only dishes that were on his end of the table and their bowls quickly emptied as his plate became full.
He looked back towards James with a chicken breast lodged firmly between his teeth to catch him yet again staring at Lily. His eyes moving up and down her body but resting mainly on her facial features. James was fascinated with they way that she looked in that tight uniform, so slender and perfect. He once again found that his eyes had a will of their own as they slowly traveled up her body to her face. She was gorgeous, the girl of his dreams, she was not his.
The chatter in the Great Hall was interrupted by a high frequency sound wave that was being produced by a certain Mr. Albus Dumbledore by hitting his glass goblet with a spoon. This was of course the Head master of the school and he stood up to make his announcements. 'Welcome, welcome everyone to another year at Hogwarts. I am sure that you all enjoyed your Holidays and I hope that you have all forgotten every single thing that you were taught last year. I would just like to congratulate our 2 new Heads which can both be found near the Gryffindor table and to remind you that the forbidden forest is forbidden to all and also to introduce to you all our new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Longbottom!'.
The speckled face teacher stood up and bowed to a light applause, then he sat back down again. 'Finally', continued Dumbledore,' I would like us all to sing the Hogwarts anthem and then depart to our bedrooms. 1...2...3...'. Music sprang up from an unknown source as the students began to sing all the different choruses of 'Hoggy Warty Hogwarts'. The song ended and there was a scraping of chairs as all of the pupils, apart from two, got up and left through the doors. The two who remained were James and Lily. They had both been asked by Dumbledore to stay behind for a quick 'chat'. Dumbledore was busy finishing a conversation with Professor McGonagall and Snape and James seized the opportunity to over and talk with Lily.
She appeared slightly nervous as he approached her and he noticed that she had dried herself by using some charm. 'So just you and me huh?' said James, giving her a sly smile. 'Yes' replied Lily eager to get away from James. 'Look, you did not answer my question earlier on the train...' James started but he was interrupted. 'James are you going to keep bugging me the rest of the year if I say no?' she cut in, hoping that his answer would involve the letter N and O. 'No Lily, but come on, you don't even know me, just give me one shot and after that you can do what you want okay, that's all I am asking for, one shot'. James said with pleading eyes that seemed to look strait through her. She weighed up the possibilities, go out with him and he would leave her alone and not bug her at meetings etc. Say no and he would be depressed and try to ruin her life. There was really only one thing to say. 'Fine James, I'll go with you next Saturday but after that you leave me alone, understood?'. 'Clear as crystal' said James and he smiled at her, she smiled back, this was going to be an amazing year, Lily did not know that she had just changed the course of her life for ever.
'Ahh I can't wait to get out of this uniform' said an annoyed Lily as she steeped into the main foyer of Hogwarts. Her wet uniform clung tightly to her sleek body showing off even more of her figure. 'Well, look at the bright side' said Helen. 'If James saw you he would have a heart attack!' she added unable to hide her giggle. Lily punched her on the arm and the trio walked into the Great Hall. There as usual the floating candles gave light to the heart of Hogwarts. The staff table contained one new teacher Lily noted as she took her seat at the Gryffindor table. He was a young wizard who looked like he had just come out of school. He was quite short and chubby and he wore steel rimmed glasses. He had blonde hair spewed across a speckled face and he never seemed to stop smiling. Finally the last of the students entered and Hogwarts was ready to witness another Sorting.
After about a minute of quiet chatter the Great Hall Doors burst open to submit a certain Minerva McGonagall leading a pack of 11yr olds like a wolf leads her cubs. They all marched in quietly, looking either way and gasping when pointing at the ceiling. They stopped near the steps leading up to the staff table as Professor McGonagall bought out and old 3 legged chair with a pointy wizards hat on top and placed it at the top of the steps. Then she stepped back, and the whole school prepared to witness another of the hats great hits.
'A thousand years or more ago,
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Whose names are still well known:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
Thus Hogwarts School began.
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones they had to teach.
By Gryffindor, the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest;
For Ravenclaw, the cleverest
Would always be the best;
For Hufflepuff, hard workers were
Most worthy of admission;
And power-hungry Slytherin
Loved those of great ambition.
While still alive they did divide
Their favourites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When they were dead and gone?
'Twas Gryffindor who found the way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!'
As usual the whole school burst into applause. Sirius nudged James who was sitting next to him in an effort to comment on the hats new song. After he received no respond from James, he nudged him again, and again. It was useless. He finally turned his head and saw James looking further down the Gryffindor table. He followed his gaze and his eyes landed on a young red head who was soaked through. Her small uniform clung tightly to her frail body and he finally understood why James did not respond. Even the appearance of food about 10 seconds later did not shift James' gaze.
James' head suddenly ripped round and he focused intently on his plate of food. Sirius, curious to know what shifted his friends gaze, looked over to Lily to see her blushing a deep crimson red . 'She catch you looking?' he asked James. 'Yeh', said James as he began to pile food on top of his plate. Sirius felt sorry for his beloved friend. He had been chasing after the same girl for roughly 2 years. Two years is a long time to be spent chasing after someone and usually James was a girls first pick. These thoughts remained in his head as he began to pile food on his plates. There was a wide selection of dishes: fish, chicken, steak and kidney pie, haggis, horse and potato were the only dishes that were on his end of the table and their bowls quickly emptied as his plate became full.
He looked back towards James with a chicken breast lodged firmly between his teeth to catch him yet again staring at Lily. His eyes moving up and down her body but resting mainly on her facial features. James was fascinated with they way that she looked in that tight uniform, so slender and perfect. He once again found that his eyes had a will of their own as they slowly traveled up her body to her face. She was gorgeous, the girl of his dreams, she was not his.
The chatter in the Great Hall was interrupted by a high frequency sound wave that was being produced by a certain Mr. Albus Dumbledore by hitting his glass goblet with a spoon. This was of course the Head master of the school and he stood up to make his announcements. 'Welcome, welcome everyone to another year at Hogwarts. I am sure that you all enjoyed your Holidays and I hope that you have all forgotten every single thing that you were taught last year. I would just like to congratulate our 2 new Heads which can both be found near the Gryffindor table and to remind you that the forbidden forest is forbidden to all and also to introduce to you all our new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Longbottom!'.
The speckled face teacher stood up and bowed to a light applause, then he sat back down again. 'Finally', continued Dumbledore,' I would like us all to sing the Hogwarts anthem and then depart to our bedrooms. 1...2...3...'. Music sprang up from an unknown source as the students began to sing all the different choruses of 'Hoggy Warty Hogwarts'. The song ended and there was a scraping of chairs as all of the pupils, apart from two, got up and left through the doors. The two who remained were James and Lily. They had both been asked by Dumbledore to stay behind for a quick 'chat'. Dumbledore was busy finishing a conversation with Professor McGonagall and Snape and James seized the opportunity to over and talk with Lily.
She appeared slightly nervous as he approached her and he noticed that she had dried herself by using some charm. 'So just you and me huh?' said James, giving her a sly smile. 'Yes' replied Lily eager to get away from James. 'Look, you did not answer my question earlier on the train...' James started but he was interrupted. 'James are you going to keep bugging me the rest of the year if I say no?' she cut in, hoping that his answer would involve the letter N and O. 'No Lily, but come on, you don't even know me, just give me one shot and after that you can do what you want okay, that's all I am asking for, one shot'. James said with pleading eyes that seemed to look strait through her. She weighed up the possibilities, go out with him and he would leave her alone and not bug her at meetings etc. Say no and he would be depressed and try to ruin her life. There was really only one thing to say. 'Fine James, I'll go with you next Saturday but after that you leave me alone, understood?'. 'Clear as crystal' said James and he smiled at her, she smiled back, this was going to be an amazing year, Lily did not know that she had just changed the course of her life for ever.