Disclaimer:As most know, I do not own Harry Potter, I just take the story sometimes and twist it around for my own amusement.

(I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! oh!
I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.)
Yeah! all around in my home town,
They're tryin' to track me down;
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy,
For the life of a deputy.
But I say: click

A stray hand slapped the off button on the alarm clock radio. Lydia groaned, after three months of summer she was not ready to get up this early. Then she remembered, today was the first day of school. Immediately she shot out of bed, then regretted it as her head started to spin from the sudden movement.

"Liddie," her mother shouted from the kitchen, "Come and eat breakfast, the train for Hogwarts leaves in an hour!"

She got out of bed, slowly this time, and made her way to the bathroom. Her bags had been packed the night before, so she only needed to get dressed and eat breakfast. But it was still a good twenty minutes to King's Cross Station, and traffic at this time in the morning could be murder.

Ten minutes later, awoken by her shower, Lydia dragged her bags down the stairs and left them in front of the entry way as she wandered into the kitchen. Unfortunately, her mother had decided to make breakfast for her last meal before school. Now don't get me wrong, Liddie loved her mother, but she was a horrendous cook. The only reason she was able to eat it was because she kept thinking of all of the wonderful food she would have tonight at the Welcome feast.

In the car, on the way to the station, her mother and father kept telling her to owl them every day, get good marks, and don't get into any trouble. Liddie smiled at this, her parents had been worried about her ever since their friend's, the Potters, son had been in detention so many times that a letter was finally sent home. Of course, Liddie would never get into as much trouble as James Potter, even if she tried.

When they were standing at the wall between platforms nine and ten, her mother enveloped her into a tight hug.

"Be good," she told her, tears streaming down her face.

"And don't forget to write," her father cut in.

"I won't, I won't," Liddie assured her parents. She then got a firm grip on her cart and tried to look as normal as possible while walking into the divider to get onto platform 9 ¾ . She soon came to the other side and was almost overwhelmed by all of the people on the platform. After snaking her way through the throngs of people, she spotted her two best friends waiting to get on the train.

Physically, Lydia, Lilly Evans, and Lauren Price were nothing alike. Lydia was short and a bit round, her mother always called her a late bloomer. Her stringy, long brown hair didn't help any. Lauren was the exact opposite and had developed quite early, catching the attention of many Hogwarts' male students. She was petite and pretty with blonde hair and blue eyes. Lilly was medium height, and was a bit too thin. Her pale skin, red hair, and green eyes gave her a unique sort of beauty. However, all three girls shared a love of school, magic, and just having fun.

"Lilly," Lydia yelled, "hey Lilly!"

The red head turned around to look at her friend and smiled.

"Your late," she said in mock scolding, "we'd almost given up on you."

"You know my parents," Liddie replied, "never want to let me go."

"You probably just woke up late again," Lauren said, her blond hair bouncing around her shoulders.

"Was not!"

"Whatever," the blonde replied, "just as long as you're here now."

They continued talking for a few minutes before a loud whistle interrupted their conversation. By the time they got onto the train, all of the compartments were filled but one.

"Oh no," Lilly moaned, "please don't tell me we're going to have to sit with them."

"Their compartment is the only one with room," Liddie reasoned as she slid open the door the nearest compartment. Inside there were three boys. They were ¾ of the most infamous and popular group in Hogwarts, and they were called The Marauders. James Potter and Peter Pettigrew were playing a game of wizard chess. James's brown eyes were fixed on the queen that was currently obliterating Peter's knight. His wiry, athletic build was perfect for playing Quidditch, and he was a Gryffindor chaser. Brown hair that never seemed to be tidy fell over the glasses that failed to make him look geeky. Peter, on the other hand, was a short, round, timid boy with a crop of light hair. Remus Lupin was lounging on the seat next to Peter, his head buried in a copy of The Standard Book of Spells Grade 3. It was one of the many books required for Hogwart's third year students. Remus was a bookish looking young man with light brown hair and grey eyes. It was he who noticed the three girls standing at the door.

"Hi," he greeted them.

"Sorry Remus," Liddie said, "but it seems like we're going to have to share a compartment with you guys as there isn't room anywhere else."

"It's okay," he reassured them, "we've got plenty of room here."

So the girls put away their things and sat down. Lauren sat down with Liddie next to James, Lilly sat across from them as she wouldn't go anywhere near James. Out of the three girls, Liddie was the only one with a friendly relationship with all four Marauders. Peter had never really done anything to her, so she didn't mind him, but Lauren didn't like him at all as she claimed that he gave her the creeps. James was Liddie's next door neighbor and they had always been friends, but Lilly hated him because of his obsession with himself. Even so, James was always trying to get Lilly to go out with him for the past three years, without success. Not one of the girls could find anything wrong with Remus. The fourth Marauder, Sirius Black, was not outwardly liked by either Lilly or Lauren, though both secrectly enjoyed his company. However, he and Liddie were friends. In their second year, he had put wartcap powder on her books. She had retaliated by putting swelling solution in his soup at lunch. After a day spent in the care of Madame Pomfrey, they admired each other's pranks, and commended each other on their handiwork. It was the start of a very good friendship.

Liddie soon realized that the fourth marauder was missing.

"Where's Sirius," she asked.

She was answered when the door flung open revealing the man in question, looking quite disheveled. James finally looked up from the chess set, "Where've you been Padfoot?"

"I just had to attend to one of the lovely ladies in compartment four," Sirius replied, flashing a wicked grin.

Liddie shook her head in disgust, "You're such a womanizer."

"I prefer the term 'player' if you don't mind," he replied, shoving her aside to sit next to James.

"Would you prefer man-whore?" she raised an eyebrow.

He clutched his heart in mock agony, "How could you even suggest such a thing?"

The entire compartment burst out laughing. Pretty soon everything died down. James and Sirius started a game of Exploding Snap with Lauren and Liddie, while Lilly and Remus were busy discussing Intermediate Transfiguration, and Peter sat silently, watching out the window. Liddie looked at Sirius and was surprised to see how much he'd changed. He'd grown a few inches, and now filled out his long, muscular frame. 'With that body and that face,' she thought, 'he could have any girl he wanted.' When he turned to smile at her, a part of her stirred with something she hadn't felt before. 'Those eyes,' she thought, 'that hair...' As soon as these thoughts entered her mind, she mentally shook herself. Sirius was like a brother to her, how could she have any kind of romantic feelings for him? Luckily, her reverie was broken when it was announced that they would arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Everyone had already gotten into their robes, so they just got their bags together and got ready to get off the train.

When they finally reached Hogwarts, a shared groan went out from all of the students. It was raining, pouring actually, much to their dismay.

"Oh no," Lilly cried, "we're all going to be soaked."

"We'll freeze to death for sure," Lauren added.

"Oh do shut up," Sirius countered, "it's just rain!" All three girls glared at him, causing him to back up a few steps. By the time they were in the carriages, they were all soaked to the bone. Only the thought of the huge feast that awaited them got them through the entire ordeal.

"It's effing freezing!!!" Liddie exclaimed.

"I'm just glad that we found an empty carriage, I don't think I could take much more of James," said Lilly.

"Why do you hate him so much?" Liddie enquired. "He's just !"

Lauren and Liddie exchanged looks, for it was common knowledge that James really liked Lilly. If anything was ever going to happen between their two friends, something had to change.

I've been having a chronic case of writer's block as of late, so sorry if new chapters come in late, or are not that good. It's not my fault, it's a condition. Remember, always Read and Review. There is nothing better for boosting an author's self-esteem, and better self-esteem=better story!