'Leave me alone, Thing,' Lily said sighing.
The silver box rolled over in shock.
'How did you know it was me?'
'Who else talks to me?'
'Lils, it's your 7th year, you need to make some friends,' Thing advised.
'Whatever,' Lily pocketed the box and headed down to the great hall. She stopped when an arm was slung over her shoulders.
'Sorry, I'm probably not who you think I am,' she said, pushing the arm off before carrying on.
'Yes you are, you're Lily Evens,'
Lily knew the voice belonged to one of the two men half of Hogwarts female population loved, James Potter.
'If it's about the Christmas ball we'll discuss it at the next meeting, and if you want to prank me hurry up then leave me alone,'
James caught up with her.
'Why would I want to prank you?'
'Why else would you want to talk to me? You've ignored me for six years!'
'I have not. Your full name is Lily Ivy Evens, your birthday is April 19th, you hate pink, you despise daffodils because they remind you of your cousin who passed away in your third year, you love jeans, hate skirts, you're top of nearly every class, you don't touch make up, rarely visit Hogsmede, you only attend the balls to open them, then you leave, you have never dated anyone, you have a sister, Petunia, who hates you...'
He was going to continue, but Lily silenced him.
'How do you know so much about me?' she asked, sitting at the Gryffindor table. James sat beside her, and the marauders joined them.
'You're not invisible,' he said.
'Hi James, I'm free tonight,' Janice cooed, standing behind James and rapping her arms around his neck. He shoved them off roughly.
'I'm busy later,' he lied.
'Well I'm free now,' she said, pushing Lily off and sliding into her seat beside James.
'Tough, I'm talking to Lily,' he shoved her off and pulled Lily back into her chair.
Janice glared at the redhead.
'What do you want with her?' Janice asked bitterly.
'She's a nobody, a lousy muggle born nobody,'
James held back a punch.
'If you don't leave right now, I swear you'll be in hospital wing,' he said, his voice dripping with hatred.
'It's the truth,'
'Don't,' Lily said, gripping James' arm. She knew he was dying to hit Janice, and so was she.
'I honestly don't know how you even noticed her, she just a stupid, low Mudblood nobody,'
Four punches were delivered at once. Lily, James, Remus and Sirius all did their share. A little later, Janice found herself heading to the hospital wing because of a bloody lip, a nose bleed, at least one broken rib, and a black eye. The four left at the table found themselves eating happily knowing their two weeks of detention were well deserved.
'Anyway, why are you talking to me?'
'I'm not aloud to have a conversation with you?'
'No...yes...it's just, you never spoke to me before, and you have all your girls and your fan club...why talk to me of all people?'
'I get tired of girls from my fan club...they all just want to date me, but you're different. Did you know you're the only no Slytherin girl who doesn't like me?'
'Yeah, but that's because all the rest of the girls are...idiots to put it kindly,'
James laughed.
'She's right though,' Remus agreed 'She is the only girl with brains. Although, there is that Raven Claw girl...Bella I think her name is,'
'That one you dated last year?' Lily asked.
'How would you know?' Remus asked, blushing.
'It's kind of hard not to notice when one of the marauders gets a date. All the other girls walk around staring at the floor as though there live is over,' Lily said, laughing.
'Yeah, but it gets them off your back,' Sirius stated.
Lily suddenly realized; the whole female population seemed to be glaring at her. Every time a girl tried to talk to one of the marauders, they pushed them away saying they were talking to Lils. That was a big change.