Back on the train in the Seventh year

"Do you remember the sorting? How scared were we?!" this was said by Lily, seven years on she was much more mature looking and beautiful than she had been seven years previously. She had developed breasts and had a shapelier figure. Her unusual looks were the envy of many girls, although they didn't really consider Lily much competition as they knew how much she despised men and she refused to date any. Guys had given up asking her out any more as they all knew it would be an instant no.

She sat neatly in her clean Hogwarts robes with a shiny new "Head girl" Badge pinned to them.

"I weren't scared a jott!" Replied James indignantly.

"Me neither", piped up Sirius.

"Oh you wouldn't be would you Potter" She snapped back at James, ignoring Sirius' comment.

"Jesus, lighten up Evans, what's bit you in the arse?"

Lily chose to ignore this comment and instead produced a book on yoga and became absorbed in it.

"Hey Tara, what up with the 'Ice Queen' anyways. She seems even frostier than normal? Why is she so bitter towards me? I just don't get it!"

James had certainly changed a lot since his first year. For starters, he wasn't shy around Lily anymore. Both he and Sirius had returned in their third year full of brawn and good looks. James had exchanged his glasses for contact lenses over the summer after their second year and both boys had appeared to have transformed drastically. They seemed to have turned into male sex icons over the summer; girls were flocking all over them like pigeons. When they arrived back at Hogwarts it didn't take the two of them much time for them to figure out how this could be used to their advantage. Although Sirius was the hunkier of the two and had the most charm, girls were still as madly in love with James as they were with Sirius because of his wit and humour. He had a charm that Sirius didn't possess so he didn't lose out on his fair share of attention.

"As far as I recall James, every since you got into the third year and got way interested into girls, she began to dislike you. She said that you were a big headed, arrogant dick head and she still thinks it to this day. Although, she turned bitterer towards all guys part way through the sixth year. I don't know why though, at one point she even went weird on me and I'm her best friend. I remember she wouldn't talk or eat, she rarely slept or took her nose out of her books."

"Hey what about Sirius, he is just the same as me!" James looked over at Lily sadly. They used to be such good friends in the beginning, but they had just drifted apart.

"Hey sorry hunny", said Tara after she saw the hurt look on James' face. "You know that she wasn't as friendly with Sirius as she were with you, that is probably why she resents you and not him. He's just a friend. Lily was like a second best friend to you and you abandoned her in the third year. You hardly even spoke to her after you discovered that there were more girls other than Lily."

"Wha.."

"Don't give me that, I know you liked Lily as more than just friends, it was obvious to me, the way you acted around her for starters. You were fine with every other girl apart from Lily, you weren't as close with me either and you were always much quieter and shy and nervous around her. Me, Sophia and Kitty could all tell, even Remus."

"Remus?"

"Well he is the only one of you guys that even has a clue. Peters a bit slow and well Sirius is always too wrapped up in other stuff to notice. We were confirmed of your feelings in the second year, on my birthday."

"When?"

"Truth or dare."

"Oh yeah that was a mint game, that was when I kissed Lily! And you snogged Malfoy!!!"

"Shut up about that" Tara said sternly.

If he wasn't mistaken, James could have sworn she looked upset, but she covered it up by trying to look angry and annoyed. Tara never cared about petty little dares normally, even if it was having to kiss Malfoy.

"Hey sorry, it was only a dare you know, you have done worse."

"Yeah well, I think that was the worst dare I have ever done. Anyway, at that game of truth or dare, we even believed that Lily liked you back, you knew it too, the way she cuddled up to you, that is not the type of thing that Lily would do."

"She definitely wouldn't do that nowadays, maybe then she would of. She's changed."

"Yes, but so did you. That is probably why."

At that Tara left James to his thoughts and went to speak to Sirius.

Tara had changed since her first year. In her looks she was even more beautiful than ever. He sleek dark hair, glittering eyes and tanned skin gave her a gorgeous Latino look, which made her irresistible to guys. She could have a pick of any lad she wanted. In her ways, she had grown even more flirtatious and determined than ever. She wasn't as obvious though with guys, only Sirius, they still fooled around like old times. She was very seductive and a total tease. She pulled the heartstrings of many guys and toyed with their feelings and affections. She had total control and she knew it. She could pick them up or drop them whenever she pleased. With a flick or her hair and a flutter of her eyelashes they were at her beck and call. She wasn't the only person in the school to have this charm over people. So did Sirius, he was the male equivalent of her and the sexiest guy in school – although James wasn't far behind him and was definitely second best. But a bloody good second.

"So James, are you, like, into Lily or something? Because that would be so not like you if you actually fancied someone!" Remus, who, over the years had become very handsome and wise, made this comment, though he was still a prominent member or the marauders' mischief making no matter how mature he was!

"Me? Like Evans? No way dude!" Retorted James, although he blushed slightly and his voice sounded higher than usual.

Remus narrowed his eyes at him and gave him a searching look.

"Aww stop it Moony, leave me alone! Evans would just be another charm on the bracelet. Ill bed her, you'll see."

Only Remus heard this, as Tara and Sirius were making a huge din play fighting very flirtatiously.

"Sirius! You can bend me anyway you like and you still won't hurt me. So don't even try!"

"Oh really, you know, flexibility is a virtue!" Growled Sirius mischievously.

"You should know!" Smirked Tara.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!"

"Didn't you bonk that gymnast Katrina last term?"

"Oh yeah, that was a great night, that girl could really bend, it really paid off!" Grinned Sirius.

"Yeh well she's crap anyway – as a gymnast I mean" Tara added quickly seeing the gleeful look on Sirius' face, "she had no elegance whatsoever."

Tara was a dancer as well as a gymnast. She did ballet, stage, modern, street dancing, Latin dancing and ballroom dancing. She was very keen on athletics too, running in particular and it kept her in great shape and she was very supple because of it. However she found it more difficult to maintain her dance whilst at Hogwarts and generally did more athletics.

She was an active girl and hated to be still, she was easily bored and needed to be kept occupied. Lily on the other hand loved animals, music, art and yoga. Tara said she couldn't deal with all the meditation crap and didn't like to stay still. It was a wonder they were best friends with such different choice in hobbies and characters. However, Tara did share Lily's passion in music. They both loved to sing and were both very good at it. At the moment they were still forming a band, but the others didn't know about it. Sophia was in it as she was very talented musically too. She played a variety of instruments. Sophia had also changed slightly since the first year. She was still slim and also more shapelier. She wasn't as gothic as she used to be though. She had definitely lightened up and as James said, "dropped the Vampire malarkey". She wasn't as quiet and uptight as she used to be. She had loosened up a lot, this was perhaps down to her very close friendship with the likes of Lily, James, Sirius, Tara and Remus. She wasn't very close to Kitty or Peter, none of the gang really were anymore. Kitty had found some Hufflepuff friends but was still in close contact with Peter. She still occasionally hung with the gang but hardly as much. Peter was generally seen as a bit of an annoyance. He didn't really have his own mind and liked to follow in somebody's leadership. Perhaps this is why he chose to attach himself to James and Sirius seeing them as popular accepting people.

Tara and Sirius were now sprawled across each other on the carriage seats panting and laughing.

"Whose up for a game of truth or dare?" Said James maliciously.

"We only play that on May 7th, Tara's birthday, it's been a tradition ever since the second year, remember??." Responded Sirius.

"Yeh well NEWTS will be coming up and then we'll be revising and shit."

"Yeh but not all the time"

"Hey, do you remember that very first game in the second year though?" Stuck in Sophia.

Lily looked up from her book and Kitty and Peter moved in towards to group to reminisce with the others.

Tara shrieked at the thought.

"Aww guys do we have to talk about that?"

"Why not?! It was wicked!"

"That's what you think." She mumbled. Nobody else heard her though Lily was giving her worrying looks.

So what do you guys think? Should I go on? I do have more chapters to update with if you like. The character Tara, takes after me in her personality and kind of in the looks! Though I wish I were as pretty! I have based the upcoming chapters on a lot of personal experiences. Writing is a way of me gettin emotions off my chest and as i don't know you people its ok me sharing it I think. I know some of you may not approve, but I assure you you will all hate Malfoy senior with a passion. R&R Love yaz PrincessTara :)