Ch. 7 "Confrontations"

Recap: Lily peered into the compartment and saw Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, and a girl Lily vaguely knew who's name was Tanya Huggins all staring at her.

Lily gulped. Oh, please, not them, she thought. "Oh, please, not them," she whispered frantically to Sara.

Sara looked questionably at her. "What's that matter?" she asked.

"I . . . I just don't know them that well," Lily said lamely. She blushed and looked down at her feet.

"You're letting all the good air out," Sirius called loudly. "Either you're in or you're out, make a decision already."

"Shut up, you!" Sara called back. "You don't have to be so God damn ignorant."

"Uh, that sentence didn't make that mush sense, since you obviously have no bloody clue what the term ignorant actually means."

Sara marched up to Sirius and looked him straight in the eye. "I know very well what ignorant means. What I meant was that you were being very ignorant because you were are blind to the predicament that Lily is currently in."

There were several glances toward Lily, and they only caused her to blush even more. "It's really okay, Sara," she mumbled and strongly wished for the power to sink into the walls. I can't believe I'm so embarrassed, she scolded herself. Stop it. You are so childish. Petunia was right.

"See," Sirius said and he pointed a finger directly at Lily. "She's fine! And you're still letting the good air out!" Lily quickly turned around and shut the door.

"Thank you," James said. Lily smiled sheepishly and Tanya shot her an unnoticed glare.

"And," Sirius continued with his finger still pointed at Lily, "You two didn't even ask to come in here!"

Lily felt heat rise up on her cheeks and she turned around to open the door. "Don't move, Lily," Sara commanded. "We're not going anywhere. I'll simple ask. Remus," she said sweetly and turned towards him. "May we please stay, as there is no room anywhere else?"

Remus blinked and looked at Sirius. Sirius started to mouth something to Remus and Sara called out, "Shut your pie hole, Black, I didn't ask for your commentary," without even turning around. Sirius made a rude hand gesture towards her back and slumped in his seat.

Remus looked back up at Sara. "Well, I suppose you could stay," he said weakly. Sara smiled again. "Thank you. Now then," she said as she once again faced Sirius. "I believe that we are allowed to stay here, as you do not own this compartment and I do not see your name anywhere."

Sirius took out his wand in a heartbeat and pointed it towards a wall. "And that does not mean you can write it anywhere," Sara snapped. Sirius grumbled and put his wand away.

Why does he listen? Lily wondered. Sara's voice interrupted Lily's musings. "We're staying," Sara said brightly. She looked at a tiny gap between James and Tanya. "Excuse me," she said politely and she shoved herself in between them. "Ah, now that's better. Hi, James." Sara smiled when she saw Tanya's death glare. Sara positioned herself in a more comfortable position. She sighed happily and looked up at Lily. "Well, aren't you going to sit down?" she asked expectantly. Lily nodded quickly and took a seat between Sirius and Peter, across from Sara.

There was a moment of silence. "So," Sara said uncertainly, feeling the urge to start a conversation.

"So what?" Tanya snapped. Sara raised an eyebrow. Lily smiled. Bad move, she thought silently to herself.

"Excuse you," Sara said with a hint of attitude. "Are you blind? Because if you weren't you would have seen that I was not talking to you, and I am only doing so now because I am forced. And are you deaf? Because if you weren't you would have been able to hear that I was not talking to you, because if I was I would have added your name to the 'So'. And don't you dare get smart with me, missy because I am not afraid to beat up English bitches like yourself."

Tanya snorted. "Sure, sweetie. You just keep telling yourself that. And, f.y.i., loser, you're English, too. Or are you just not capable of handling all that information in that tiny little brain of yours at one time?"

Sirius whistled softly. "Cat fight," he whispered.

Sara laughed. "Number one, don't call me sweetie, because girls don't call girls sweeties. Now if you were a lesbian, and I think you've shown all the signs, you would have to be cheating on James, and I just won't let you do that. Number two, do I look blonde to you? No, I don't. I am a brunette, 'sweetie', and I have plenty more thinking space than your slutty self."

Lily chuckled. Nice call, Sara. Tanya's head snapped up and she looked at Lily. "Shut up," she snapped.

Sara stood up. "No, bitch, you shut up!" she shouted. "I will not allow you to tell - no, wait, command my best friend to shut up, when you do not have the authority!"

Sirius stood up, too. "Hey, no violence," he said and he looked ready to block Sara. She made a face. "Oh, don't you worry. I wouldn't touch that thing even if you paid me."

Tanya gasped and stomped her foot. "I will not be talked to like this! James!" she shrieked as she looked at him. "Aren't you going to say anything?"

"Number three," Sara interrupted loudly. "If you knew anything about me, which you don't, you would have known that I am in fact not English, but American, you shit head," she muttered.

Tanya gasped again. "JAMES!" she shrieked. "Do something!"

James opened and closed his mouth and looked helplessly at Sirius. Sirius shrugged and James mouthed, "Thanks."

"JAMES!"

"Okay, okay," James said and he stood up. "Uh, okay, Sara? You don't have to get so defensive, 'cause I know Tanya didn't mean it." Sara opened her mouth to protest but Sirius covered it with his hand.

"Tanya," James continued. "Erm, okay, uh . . . don't snap at Lily . . ." Lily's smile was full of gratitude, but Tanya still muttered darkly in her direction. She flipped her hair. "Anything else?" Tanya asked impatiently.

James looked confused again. "Not that I can think of," he said slowly.

There was another pause. "Okay," Sirius said uncertainly. "Well . . . who's up for a game of Exploding Snap?"

James smiled and sat down, and was soon joined by Remus, Peter and Tanya, who was leaning on James. She kissed his neck and James gently pushed her away. "Not now," he whispered. Tanya sulked and glared at Lily again. She completely ignored Sara.

Sara sat down to play, too but was yanked up by Lily. "Bathroom, now," Lily commanded. "Be back in a sec," Sara told the guys. She followed Lily into the one-person bathroom and locked the door. "What's up?" she asked. She flipped down the toilet seat and sat down.

"Two things. Number one, where exactly were you from in America?"

"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."

"Okay, number two -"

"Did you notice we both number everything?" Sara interrupted.

Lily smiled. "You got me into the habit. Anyway, what the hall was all that about?"

Sara blinked. "Oh, you mean with Tanya?"

"No, I mean with you and Napoleon."

"Oh, well in that case I have no idea what you're talking about."

Lily groaned and sank down to the floor. "Sarcasm, Sara, that was sarcasm. I mean with you and Tanya, just now. Remember?"

"Well, of course I remember."

"Well then tell me!"

Sara opened her mouth then laughed. "Do you know that when we're with people, you're as quiet as a mouse, but when it's just you and me, you're so . . . spontaneous."

"Well, I know now," Lily mumbled. "You're stalling, Sara. I mean, that temper literally came out of the blue. What is it with the two of you?"

"Well . . . the only thing to say is that this is how it's always been. Let's see, first year: we were nice to each other, then all of a sudden she trips me in the hall, gives me a bruise the size of my fist on my knee, and doesn't apologize! Fifth year: it's been four years since we've spoken. She comes up to me, FINALLY says that she's sorry, and so we're, 'acquaintances' again. Remember when I was dating Billy Ford?" Sara asked and Lily nodded.

"Well, the reason we broke up was because I caught him and her making out in this broom closet, or something. I found out that she seduced him or something and said that I dumped him without telling him, or some bullshit like that. But by the time I found out what she did it was too late. I had already kicked Billy in the . . ." she trailed off. "Then, last year, she spreads this rumor about me that I sleep around! And with some of the teachers! I mean, the nerve of her! I punched her in the face, and we haven't even been in the same room up until three minutes ago."

Lily sighed. "Wow."

Sara rolled her eyes. "I know. Isn't she such a bitch?"

Lily laughed. "Yeah. She keeps looking at me, too. I mean, she literally will not stop. It's about every ten minutes, but still."

"I wonder what that's all about."

"Me, too," Lily agreed. "It's really weird, like I get this creepy, "I know where you live", stalker kind of feeling."

"Nice description," Sara commented. Lily laughed. There was a knock on the door and they stopped talking. "What?" Sara called.

"Hurry up," called a voice. Sara rolled her eyes again. "Well, this bonding experience is officially ruined." Lily nodded and followed Sara out of the bathroom. On the way back to the compartment, Lily opened an empty compartment. "Hey," she said to Sara. "Look."

Sara peered into the compartment. "It's nice, I'd rather piss Tanya off. Let's go, I'll bet she misses us."

Lily snorted. "Right behind you."

Sara ran up and opened the door to the Marauder's compartment "Hey you!" Sara exclaimed. She slid into her seat in between James and Tanya. "Miss me?" she asked cheerfully. Tanya snorted quietly.

"What was that, dearie?" Sara asked loudly and put a hand to her ear. "o you mind repeating that?"

"No," Tanya muttered. Lily smiled and leaned back in her seat. This is going to be a long train ride, she thought.

Who cares about length, I'll just add alot of chapters. Works for me. Okay, a couple of you might have been confused with Ch. 6, or 5, or whatever. This is basically what's happened: Sara obviously wants to give Lily a makeover. She made the request over Easter break of their 6th year. Thay are currently returning to Hogwarts from that break. I don't want the change to happen now, I want it to happen before 7th year. So yeah. Sorry about whatever chapter confused you, I forget which one it is. It confused me too, but I'm currently too lazy to fix it.

There are a couple reviwes that were brought to my attention, sadly I cannot respond to all of them because once again, I don't have that mush time. If I forgot you, tell me. So here ya go:

Cherry: I am going to let them wear "muggly" clothes UNDERNEATH the school robes, since, Harry does it. But only when they go out and stuff. I don't really know any wizard outfits or anything, but since it is a private school and whatnot, they are wearing uniforms.

CaramelD: As far as I'm concerened, Sara is not evil. But then again, who knows?

Two is enough for now.