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OMG! I got two reviewers this time. I'm happy now! Well I was happy before but you people make me even happier. After I posted last night I realized how whiny I sounded. Forgive me for complaining.
Chelles: Thanks for reviewing again! I'm glad you like it so far. I'll check out that story you recommended. I can never get enough Lily/James. AHHHHH!! Soccer practice was horrible. Like wow. Okay so me and my friend Carissa got there and first we had to look around for our team. We couldn't find them but then we saw someone with a soccer bag with the colors of our town. So we go over there with Carissa's Mom and the guy's like are you here for the 17-19 soccer team!! And we were like uhhhhh we think so. At first there were only two people there and we were about to leave when these college girls show up for the team. All the while me and Carissa were like Omg we didn't sign up to play with college girls. It was a total nightmare. They like totally hated us. Ugh! Anyway enough of my life story, I love writing.
Tarheelsrule01: Chapter 1: Thanks so much! You're my second reviewer which makes me love you so much! Don't you just love the word "bloody"? In a British sense I mean. I wish I was British...they are so cool sounding!
Chapter 2: Thanks for calling me gifted. No one's ever called me that before. lol. I'll try to update as soon as possible.
Chapter 3: I like that part with Sirius too because I think he's one of the very few Blacks that haven't been sorted in Slytherin. Also most of the people in the wizarding world would know the Blacks and be like "What? That Black just got sorted into Gryffindor?" lol.
Chapter 4: Yeah this is an AU. For some reason I just don't like the idea of Lily and James hating each other. I like fluff too but the fluff in my story won't come until.....about 5th year I think. I'm not sure yet. I don't know why I put that Snape part in but it just kind of fit cause Durmstrang's supposed to be a school that's into the Dark Arts or something like that. OMG thanks for putting me on your favorite authors list!!! You have brightened my day! You know you kind of remind me of me cause I'm always so hyper. Thanks so much for reviewing and please continue.
If anyone just wants me to shut up and stop all my rambling on and on you can tell me. Lol. It won't hurt my feelings. So I won't say anything else and here's the post!
Chapter 5: New People
"Well, Lily Evans, welcome to Hogwarts."
"Thanks," Lily said, looking into his hazel eyes. A nudge in her ribs from Melissa startled her out of her gazing. "Oh I'm sorry. James this is my friend Melissa Martin."
"Nice to meet you," James told her. "I'm sure you two already met Sirius." Lily giggled at the strange antics of the boy when she had first come to the table. Next to her Melissa scowled while Sirius grinned charmingly.
"Oh yes, we met him alright," Melissa informed. Lily laughed even louder. Melissa rolled her eyes.
"Oh Merlin, what did you do this time Sirius?" James asked him. Sirius just smirked. "Was it the kissing the hand thing again?"
"Yes it was. And it was disgusting," Melissa answered for Sirius.
"Oh come on...you know you love me," Sirius cooed, reaching across the table for her hand again.
"Down boy!" James joked, slapping his best friends hand away from Melissa. Sirius pouted and Remus and Peter laughed.
"Melissa!" called a familiar voice. Lily turned around to see Adam coming towards them. He stopped in back of Melissa and mussed up her hair. "Great job! I can't believe we're in the same house!"
"I'm so happy!" Melissa told him. Across the table, Sirius cleared his throat. He gestured to all of them sitting down and back to Adam. "What?" Melissa asked him irritably.
"Well, aren't you going to introduce us to your boyfriend?" Sirius inquired.
"EWWW!!!" both Adam and Melissa exclaimed. Heads in the Great Hall turned to look at them. Lily burst into laughter at the look of disgust Adam and Melissa shot Sirius. "You dolt he's my brother!" her chocolate haired friend announced loudly.
Sirius mouth went O-shaped and he blushed in embarrassment. "Sorry," he mumbled. Lily was still chuckling but stopped when Melissa sent her a glare. Adam's eyes narrowed as he looked at Sirius. "What's your name kid?" he queried.
"His name's Sirius Black. Don't mind him. Stupid things come out of his mouth every time he opens it," James responded to Adam. "My name's James Potter."
"Adam Martin," Melissa's brother said introducing himself. "I have to go eat. Meliss remember to write Mum later. You can borrow my owl if you need to."
"Okay, I'll see you later," Melissa told him. He nodded and walked back down the table to sit with his friends. Melissa turned back to glower at Sirius. She shuddered. "Boyfriend. Yuck," Lily heard her mutter almost inaudibly.
Lily looked across the table to the other two boys who had been with them. "So who are you two?"
"I'm Remus Lupin," came the pale boy with the light brown hair. Lily noticed he had dark circles under his bright blue eyes. Lily smiled at him and he smiled slightly back at her.
The boy next to him was a little short with dirty blond hair and watery blue eyes. "I'm-,"
"Peter Pettigrew!" a voice exclaimed for the second time. The boy turned to find whoever called his name and a grin lit his face.
"Shannon O'Conner!" Peter yelled in surprise. The two girls that were in Lily and Melissa's boat, strolled over to Peter. Peter got up and gave the girl with light brown hair a hug. "I knew I'd find you somewhere in here! Are you in Gryffindor?" Peter asked excitedly when they pulled back. Shannon nodded enthusiastically. "Smashing! Everyone," Peter said turning to the rest of them, who were eating. "This is Shannon O'Conner. We grew up together and practically lived across the street from each other. Shannon this is James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Lily Evans, and Melissa Martin."
"It's nice to meet all of you. This is my friend Kelly Bradley," she said indicating her blond friend next to her. Kelly smiled at them.
"Sit down, sit down," Peter urged. Shannon and Kelly took seat to the right of Peter.
Everyone began eating. Lily was amazed by the food plates which kept refilling themselves. Soon dessert appeared on the table and Lily helped herself to some pudding. The new first years talked idly about this and that. Once everyone had had their fill, the food vanished off the plates and Professor Dumbledore stood up again. The room became quiet again and Lily looked at the wizard with the long hair and beard with fascination.
"Yes, yes, welcome back everyone and welcome to Hogwarts first years. Now that we have had our fill, I have a few important announcements to make. First of all, we have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Professor Blackheart, would you be so kind as to stand up please," a tall man with midnight black hair stood up at the staff table. He had a curly mustache and to Lily he didn't look like the nicest person in the world. "Thank you Professor. You may sit. Second of all, a new tree called the Whomping Willow had decided to take root on our grounds. If you value your life I suggest you don't go near it." Lily exchanged a confused glance with Melissa. "Also, note that the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds for all students here at Hogwarts. Finally, we have a new caretaker this year. Mr. Pringle had retired and in his stead we have Mr. Filch and his cat Mrs. Norris. Please show them the same respect you showed Mr. Pringle. Now classes will commence tomorrow so I suggest everyone go back to their dormitories and get some rest. But before you go, we must sing the school song. Everyone pick a tune." The headmaster said waving his wand and the words appeared up near the ceiling. Lily picked the tune of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles.
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we by old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For not they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains rot."
Everyone was done at different times. Everyone clapped and cheered. "Ah how wonderful music is. More magical than the things we learn here. I'll ask the House prefects to show the first years to their houses. Goodnight."
Everyone seemed to get up at once. Lily followed everyone filing out of the hall with Melissa beside her. "Gryffindors this way!" a voice called them. The first years walked quickly to come to the voice. When they got to the person calling them they were surprised to note that it was the girl who had been telling them to be quiet. She was a little chubby but not too much. She had red hair like Lily's but hers was orangeier. She had a large badge that had a P on it pinned to her robes. She groaned when she saw Sirius. "Not you. All you did was yap throughout the entire Sorting," she pointed out to him.
"Yeah well if got boring," Sirius retorted.
"Whatever," the older girl replied. "All of you follow me. My name's Molly Prewett. I'm a seventh year prefect."
"A Prewett huh? Very respectable family," Sirius said thoughtfully.
Molly looked at him strangely. "What's your name?"
"Sirius Black."
"Oh this just keeps getting better and better," Molly moaned. "A Black. How the heck did you get sorted into Gryffindor?"
Lily was trying to keep track of where Molly was taking them but the conversation was very interesting.
"I dunno. Listen, I'm not like the rest of my family with the pure-blood mania thing. I don't care about that sorta stuff," Sirius told her honestly. She nodded.
"Well that's a plus I guess," Molly admitted. She looked at the rest of them. "Are you lot paying attention to where you're going? It's a big castle. Wouldn't want you to get lost." She led them up a staircase. She jumped up past one of the steps. "Don't step on the third step. It's a trick one and it'll get you stuck."
The rest of them jumped over the step and continued up. Lily was amazed at the portraits. They were moving and waving and talking to them. It was the greatest thing Lily had ever seen. The group soon came to a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress. Molly walked up to it. "Password?" the Fat Lady asked in a posh voice.
"Pumpkin Pastries." Molly answered. To Lily's amazement the Fat Lady swung her portrait forward and there was an area to climb into behind her. Molly beckoned everyone through and they ended up in a room comfy room decked out in maroon and gold colors. There were chairs and couches all around and a couple tables. Also a fire place with a roaring fire was providing warmth to the room. "This is the Gryffindor Common Room. That was the Fat Lady outside. If you tell her the correct password you may enter. New passwords are issued every once and awhile and are posted on the bulletin board over there." She pointed to it. "The girls' dormitories are up that staircase and the boys' dorms are up that staircase. If you have any questions you can ask me or any of the other Gryffindor prefects."
She waved at them and they sat there absorbing all the information. Lily wanted to go check out her dorm so she said, "Guys, I think I'm going to go to bed."
"I'll come with you," Melissa told her. "First I have to find Adam and his owl."
She went off to find her brother. "I think we'll come too, right Kelly?" Shannon asked. Kelly nodded.
"Goodnight guys," Lily said to the boys. "We'll see you all in the morning."
The boys all nodded and decided to go up to their dorm too. Lily watched them go up their staircase and out of sight. Melissa came back with her brother's tawny owl Merlin. The girls climbed the spiral staircase and found the dorm marked First Years. The entered and saw 4 four-poster beds and 4 bureaus. Also off to the side was a door which Lily realized must be the lavatory. Lily found her trunk in front of a bed near a window. Melissa's bed was next to hers. On top of her bed was her cat Snowflake. Melissa stroked the cat and glanced at Lily.
"This is so amazing," Melissa gushed.
"You took the words right out of my mouth," Lily declared. With that everyone started getting changed into their nightgowns and they fell asleep, dreaming about what was too come.
I'm sorry I haven't posted in a few days. I've been busy with the horrible soccer practices and I've got a couple projects due. Tomorrow's Easter so don't expect a post then. Then on Monday I have to work on a Science project due Wednesday. On Tuesday I have to work on a Spanish Project due Wednesday. I'm thinking maybe an update on Wednesday if I can type really fast. Please Review!!