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Chapter 2
The journey on the Hogwarts express
Lily was glad to get back to school, to be with her friends. To be with people that didn't flinch any time she looked them in the eye or made any sudden movements. She was free to be herself again.
The train ride on the Hogwarts express was eventful- as usual. She shared the prefect's compartment with the Ravenclaw prefects Josie Duderanch and Billy Martin and of cause her fellow Gryffindor prefect, Remus Lupin. Who of cause invited his friends to join them. Which of cause meant Lily had to share the train ride with troublemakers Sirius Black and James Potter, and their weird little friend who they called Wormtail.
Lily usually would have given anything to make them go away but after the summer she had, she didn't mind- perhaps even enjoyed- the company of these two stupid, but still funny and interesting guys.
So they talked and laughed as the train took them out of London and into the country. They started to play eye spy but after cow, sheep, grass and fence, they ran out of things to spy. Consequently they started to talk about their summer holiday's. Lily felt disheartened when she heard the others stories. James and Sirius had gone to Portugal to compete in a Quidditch tournament and won, then caused havoc and ran amok and acted childish, at least that's what Lily made of it. Billy had gone to Australia and hooked up with three girls (Lily wasn't sure if he was telling the truth but thought it was likely, considering his looks and smooth personality). Josie had visited relatives in America and Wormtail had gone camping with his brothers. When everyone had finished telling their exciting tales, they turned to Lily.
"So what about you Lil, you look pretty relaxed. Have fun or what?" Sirius said, sitting back and putting his arm around Josie, who looked like all her dreams had come true all at once.
Lily paused, watching the expectant faces. She could make something up, but she really couldn't be bothered. She let it all come rushing out. "fun? After my summer I think I've forgotten the meaning of the damn word. I spent three months listening to nothing but my sister bitching and my parents fighting. I was so frickin' close to suicide it was crazy. No I didn't have fun, I had the worst fucking summer ever." She took a deep breath and calmed down. "Hey, talking about your problems does make you feel better. I'm less stressed now."
Everyone in the carriage was silent for what seemed like the longest minute in long minute history. Finally James broke the silence. "Well at least Mooney had a worst summer than you. Summer's ten times hotter when you're covered in fur."
Remus elbowed him in the ribs. "What the fuck, man?"
James looked at Sirius who nodded at Billy and Josie.
James was good at bullshitting when it came to being late for class or caught making out in the storage room. ("We were looking for a mop and a spider crawled down her top, I was just being a gentleman and getting it out for her. You should really get an exterminator, or something.") But James skills had failed him and he just sat there with a stupid fake smile on his face.
"You're so lame Potter," Lily said, mind working fast. "He's not really hairy, he's just gone through puberty, something which you haven't experienced yet."
"Fuck off Evans. You know I was talking-" Sirius kicked him in the shins. "About nothing. I think I hit my head before and my mind is ummm. broken or something."
Confusion filled the faces of Josie, Billy and (for some reason) Wormtail, but Remus was saved when the Doris opened the doors and said "Anything off the trolley, dears?"
Ten Sickles and four Knuts later, the conversation was long forgotten and the group went back to talking and laughing. Except for James, who seemed to be in his own world. Not because of his previous comments, but because of Lily's. He had remembered then just why he had such a crush on the muggle-born.
(A/N we haven't seen much action yet and I doubt that you will. This isn't an action kind of story but would be a hell of a lot better if it was.)
Chapter 2
The journey on the Hogwarts express
Lily was glad to get back to school, to be with her friends. To be with people that didn't flinch any time she looked them in the eye or made any sudden movements. She was free to be herself again.
The train ride on the Hogwarts express was eventful- as usual. She shared the prefect's compartment with the Ravenclaw prefects Josie Duderanch and Billy Martin and of cause her fellow Gryffindor prefect, Remus Lupin. Who of cause invited his friends to join them. Which of cause meant Lily had to share the train ride with troublemakers Sirius Black and James Potter, and their weird little friend who they called Wormtail.
Lily usually would have given anything to make them go away but after the summer she had, she didn't mind- perhaps even enjoyed- the company of these two stupid, but still funny and interesting guys.
So they talked and laughed as the train took them out of London and into the country. They started to play eye spy but after cow, sheep, grass and fence, they ran out of things to spy. Consequently they started to talk about their summer holiday's. Lily felt disheartened when she heard the others stories. James and Sirius had gone to Portugal to compete in a Quidditch tournament and won, then caused havoc and ran amok and acted childish, at least that's what Lily made of it. Billy had gone to Australia and hooked up with three girls (Lily wasn't sure if he was telling the truth but thought it was likely, considering his looks and smooth personality). Josie had visited relatives in America and Wormtail had gone camping with his brothers. When everyone had finished telling their exciting tales, they turned to Lily.
"So what about you Lil, you look pretty relaxed. Have fun or what?" Sirius said, sitting back and putting his arm around Josie, who looked like all her dreams had come true all at once.
Lily paused, watching the expectant faces. She could make something up, but she really couldn't be bothered. She let it all come rushing out. "fun? After my summer I think I've forgotten the meaning of the damn word. I spent three months listening to nothing but my sister bitching and my parents fighting. I was so frickin' close to suicide it was crazy. No I didn't have fun, I had the worst fucking summer ever." She took a deep breath and calmed down. "Hey, talking about your problems does make you feel better. I'm less stressed now."
Everyone in the carriage was silent for what seemed like the longest minute in long minute history. Finally James broke the silence. "Well at least Mooney had a worst summer than you. Summer's ten times hotter when you're covered in fur."
Remus elbowed him in the ribs. "What the fuck, man?"
James looked at Sirius who nodded at Billy and Josie.
James was good at bullshitting when it came to being late for class or caught making out in the storage room. ("We were looking for a mop and a spider crawled down her top, I was just being a gentleman and getting it out for her. You should really get an exterminator, or something.") But James skills had failed him and he just sat there with a stupid fake smile on his face.
"You're so lame Potter," Lily said, mind working fast. "He's not really hairy, he's just gone through puberty, something which you haven't experienced yet."
"Fuck off Evans. You know I was talking-" Sirius kicked him in the shins. "About nothing. I think I hit my head before and my mind is ummm. broken or something."
Confusion filled the faces of Josie, Billy and (for some reason) Wormtail, but Remus was saved when the Doris opened the doors and said "Anything off the trolley, dears?"
Ten Sickles and four Knuts later, the conversation was long forgotten and the group went back to talking and laughing. Except for James, who seemed to be in his own world. Not because of his previous comments, but because of Lily's. He had remembered then just why he had such a crush on the muggle-born.
(A/N we haven't seen much action yet and I doubt that you will. This isn't an action kind of story but would be a hell of a lot better if it was.)
