A.N. / This might be my last chapter for a while. My husband and I are about to move and at our house we don't have a computer. We are supposed to get one, but it might take a while. Please don't hate me! The words in italics with Gabby and her mom is in Spanish, next is the translation. Read and review.
Chapter 16
The summer was a quick and fast one for them all. Lily's parents were so amazed when they'd gotten home to see Lily walking around. Lily had to explain to them that she'd gone to St. Mungo's and they healed her. As much as Lily pleaded with her parents they wouldn't let her go stay at anyone's house. They were just so afraid she'd get hurt again. They knew she'd be going back to Hogwarts soon, so they were spending as much time as they could with her. Lily's father had moved all of her things back upstairs up to her room. Petunia and Vernon were around all the time, making Lily's life a living hell when Lily's friends weren't around.. But most of the time they were off 'walking around the grounds.' Gabriella, Alice, and Cassidy came over almost everyday. Sirius, Remus, James, and Peter came around a lot too.
Remus's parents liked having James and Sirius over, but by the time the Potter's had come home, The Lupins were only too happy that the boys were leaving. Three sixteen year old boys were too much.
The Potters had arrived back at their home at the first of August, in which Sirius and James went back to James's house. Mrs. Potter had found out that Sirius hadn't been home at all since he'd come home from Hogwarts, and told him he had to go spend sometime with his family. Sirius lasted three days and then ran away. He showed up at the Potter's home and told Mrs. Potter that if she made him go back he'd run away and the Potter's would never see him either. Grace Potter could help but laugh at him and of course told him he could move in with them. Sarah and James were happy and began to jump for joy.
James came over all the time, about as much as Cassidy did. Lily had told James where that song had come from…that it was about Amos and she hated him still to this day. They still hadn't heard if he'd been expelled or what was going to happen. Lily played her electric guitar all the time, and James thought she looked so sexy playing it. James and Lily weren't dating…officially. But, you could tell that they enjoyed each other's company. They did regular things that regular couples do.
They went out on dates; they'd kiss, and hold hands. Just days ago James had went to his first movie, and he asked very loudly what everything was until Lily put a big wet kiss on him.
They'd gotten their Hogwarts letters telling them that they would be going to King's Cross on September 1st at 11 a.m. to go back to Hogwarts. Lily and Remus were again Prefects, but this year they were the sixth year Prefects, not the fifth year ones. Alice and Frank were still dating, as well as Gabriella and Ludo. Everyone was wishing that Gabby would just end it with Ludo. Because every time the group would decide to do things together, the girls would bring their boyfriends. Frank was a blast to hang out with, and really funny. He brought out a lot of good in Alice. Ludo was just plain stupid, and rude. All he ever did was talk about Quidditch, and it was more than the entire Marauder's put together talked about it, or sex. Or weird and unusual smells. He just would never shut up, and much to everyone's disgust…Gabby was head over heels for him. Remus was still in love with Gabriella and was too shy to tell her. Remus was starting to get tired of waiting around for her and was looking around for other girls…but all the girls that he'd go on dates with he'd always compare them to Gabby. This was starting to annoy them all.
Sirius and Cassidy fancied one another, but were too thick to acknowledge it. A week ago Cassidy had a date with the muggle neighbor next door to Lily's house. Which Sirius dragged James over to Lily's house and griped and griped about it until Lily finally yelled at him and told him to shut his trap and find himself a date or ask Cassidy out or she'd cut his 'baby maker' off.
Two days ago Sirius took Christine Smith, a Hufflepuff fourth year to the Leaky Cauldron for a date. In which Cassidy dragged Lily over to James's house and griped about Sirius until he showed up. He smiled when he heard her griping about him, and when he mentioned it, she called him a few choice words, slapped him in the face, and Flooed home.
Lily was nervous about today. Today was September 1st, the first day of her sixth year. Remus and Lily had prefect duties, so most likely the rest of the Marauder's and the girls would be in separate compartments. Gabby and Alice would be with their boyfriends, most likely snogging. Cassidy would be in Lily and her usual compartment reading a good book, because Sirius and she weren't on good terms. Sirius would be on a row about Cassidy and James would have to hear it because believe it or not Peter and Amy were still together.
"Are you ready to go yet?" Lily heard her father, Blake Evans, voice from downstairs.
"I'm not ready, but you can come and get my trunk. I'm almost ready. Do you think you could go ahead and bring it to the car?" Lily asked yelling back.
Her father didn't answer back, but she could hear him coming up the stairs…so she knew that it was a yes.
Petunia wasn't home; Vernon's mother was having lunch with Vernon and Petunia. Or that was her excuse so she didn't have to go and say goodbye to the little sister that she hated so much.
Lily was in muggle clothes, she'd change on the train. She did have her Prefect metal on her muggle clothes though, she was very proud to be a Prefect. She was a little surprised that James or Sirius wasn't a Prefect…they were both very intelligent…more than Remus was. But with their detention background she supposed that's why Remus was Prefect and the other two weren't. Lily smiled at her reflection as her dad come in and brought her trunk out of her room. Lily didn't have much makeup on: just foundation, lip gloss, and mascara. Lily had grown over the summer, and it was for the better.
"Lily!" Abigail Evans's voice pierced through the thoughts that had been swarming around in Lily's mind. "If we don't leave now you're going to miss the train!"
"Coming mum!" Lily yelled hopping down the stairs with joy. "Let's go!" She smiled landing at the bottom stair and running out the door.
"JAMES, SIRIUS, SARAH!" Grace Potter's voice came from the hallway that held James and Sarah's rooms. "IF WE DON'T LEAVE NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE AND YOU WON'T GO BACK TO SCHOOL!"
"Fine with me!" James yelled.
"Me too!" Sirius yelled back.
"I wouldn't mind mum!" Sarah yelled with a touch of giggles.
"YOU WOULD MIND IF JAMES IF I WOULDN'T LET YOU PLAY QUIDDITCH ANYMORE. SIRIUS IF I MADE YOU GO BACK TO YOUR HOUSE. SARAH IF I TOOK YOUR WITCH WEEKLY AWAY!"
The three kids poked their heads out of the doors, "She wouldn't!" They all said at the same time.
"I so would." She said with a little flair in her eyes.
"Remus!" Elizabeth Lupin said pushing his door open, "Are you ready yet?!"
"Yes, mum. Just a second, I need to put one more thing in my trunk, and then you can send it downstairs."
"Oh," she said surprised that Remus was ready; he usually took so long to get ready. "I see you finally cleaned your room."
"Yeah," Remus sighed. "Sirius, James, and I messed it up really badly…didn't we?"
She nodded.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah, let's go."
"¡Gabriella! ¡Necesitamos salir, chica de bebé!" (Gabriella! We need to leave, baby girl!) Pilar Martinez said pointing her wand at her daughter's trunk to float it downstairs.
"¡Vengo a mamá!" (I'm coming mom!) Gabby said grabbing her owl's cage.
"¿A qué hora sale el tren otra vez?" (What time does the train leave again?)
"¿Once en punto en el punto. ..why?" (Eleven o'clock on the dot…why?)
"¡Ah no! ¡Pienso que seremos tarde! ¡Hussle!" (Oh no! I think we're going to be late! Hussle!)
"Alice, do you see any of your friends yet?" Mrs. Westbrook asked her daughter looking around.
"No…wait! There's Frank!"
"Okay, hug me goodbye. I'll let you go and see your boyfriend, even though you saw him almost twenty, four seven at home."
"Mum!"
"I'm just joking," she said hugging her daughter and kissing her cheek. "You behave and write me after the feast."
"Will do! Bye mum!" She yelled running over to her boyfriend.
"Mum! Dad! I need to go! Can you please stop hugging me! Nothing is going bad is going to happen to me, I promise. But, I'm a prefect…I'm already suppose to be on the platform."
"Alright," Abigail Evans sighed. "We just don't want you to leave we miss you so much."
"I'll be back at Christmas, and I'll owl you after the feast tonight…like I always do, okay?"
"Alright," Abigail sighed, since they were muggles they couldn't get through the barrier and they had to say goodbye in front of the crowds outside of Platform 9 ¾.
"Love you Lily," Blake said hugging his youngest daughter.
"Love you too, dad."
Lily went to hug her mom, "Love you Lily."
"Love you too mum."
The train began to pull out and Lily began looking for Remus, the prefect meetings always started right after the train pulled off and she didn't want to be late, but she couldn't find him anywhere. Lily went looking all up and down the train for Remus. She poked her head in the compartment that Cassidy was in. Strange thing was that Alice and Gabriella were in there too, Lily would ask them about it later. There was no way that they both got in a fight with their boyfriends around the same time.
"Is the meeting done already?"
"No," Lily sighed. "I'm trying to find Remus, do you know where the Marauder's are?"
Cassidy rolled her eyes and said in disgust, "Compartment to your right."
"Thanks Cass, I'll be back as soon as I can!"
Lily went to the next compartment.
"Lily Flower," James said smiling and before Lily could say a word leaned down to kiss her…Lily felt her breath taken away.
"Wmap Emus?" She said against his lips.
"What?" He began to laugh.
"I said, 'Where's Remus?' "
James gave fake shock, "You're picking him over me?!"
"Gosh James! Shut up!" She kissed his lips to shut him up. "I'm trying to find Remus because we have a Prefect meeting."
"He headed to that ages ago," Sirius said eating Chocolate Frogs.
"Crap!" She yelled and ran away.
"LILY!" He yelled.
"I'll be back later!"
"This year's prefects are:
Seventh Year Slytherins-Bellatrix Black & Lucius Malfoy. Sixth Year Slytherins-Narcissa Black & Severus Snape. Fifth Year Slytherins-Bianca Martin & Christopher Franklin.
Seventh Year Gryffindors-Charlotte Rider & Brandon Dean. Sixth Year Gryffindors-Lily Evans & Remus Lupin…"
Lily opened the door to see the new Head Girl and Head Boy, plus all the other prefects looking at her and asking the same thing…why was she late.
"Late are you?" Sneered Snape.
"Stuff it, Snivellus." Remus growled.
"Can you tell us why you are late?" The Head Girl asked.
"I was looking for Remus, I didn't know he was already here."
"Okay, well let's finish saying who all is a prefect." The Head Boy said.
"Okay," The Head Girl went on. "Fifth Year Gryffindors-Angelica Cox & John Bell.
Seventh Year Ravenclaws-Erica Guillory & Michael Shelton. Sixth Year Ravenclaws-Samantha Lilyquist & Frank Longbottom. Fifth Year Ravenclaws-Jeanette Diggory & Andromeda (sp?) Black & Brian Shelton.
Seventh Year Hufflepuffs-Patricia Pullen & Brandon Boning. Sixth Year Hufflepuffs-Hope McKinnen & Amos Diggory…."
"Amos Diggory?!" Remus growled looking around and Lily felt her insides ready to come up.
"Yes, what's the matter Lupin?" The Head Boy asked.
"After what he did to Lily he's still Prefect?"
"He was moved to Hufflepuff, and he had the highest grades for Hufflepuff…so he's prefect. "Kristi go on."
The Head Girl went on, "Lastly, Fifth Year Hufflepuffs-Susan Cagle & John Bones. I'm the Head Girl, Kristi Castle; and the Head Boy is."
"Mark Reed," The Head Boy spoke up. "Now…"
The meeting went on forever and Lily felt herself zoning out and not listening. There were too many thoughts going on inside of her head that she couldn't think well. She was hoping that Petunia and Vernon broke up soon. Petunia was already mean to Lily, but since she'd gotten with Vernon it was just intolerable….
"Lily?" Remus's voice brought her out of her thoughts.
"Yeah?" She asked.
"The meeting…it's over…everyone's going back to their compartments."
"Oh, ok…do we have to patrol the train?"
Remus looked at her oddly, "Were you really not listening? I thought you were just acting like it and staring off in space because Amos wouldn't keep his eyes off of you."
"Oh, Remus that's gross don't tell me that."
"I thought you knew."
"No, I was thinking about a whole lot of other things. When do we patrol?"
"Tonight from after dinner to eleven tonight."
"Wow, that's usually seventh year or Head Boy and Head Girl patrol."
"I know…there's a meeting with the seventh years, Head Boy and Girl, and Dumbledore. I think their putting up more wards, because of the rise of Voldemort."
"Yeah," Lily sighed and stopped in front of her compartment.
"Why are you stopping there? Our compartment is here." Remus said pointing to the next one.
"Yes, your compartment is there."
"So we're sitting separate now?"
"We've always sat separate, you hang out with the Marauder's. We're still great friends though Remus."
"Yeah, Lils. I know that…but I thought James and you were dating."
"I don't know if we're dating…but we're something."
"Okay, well if you're something, then why aren't you sitting with him?"
Lily sighed, "Cassidy and…"
"Sirius." Remus finished, "Are they still acting like children, and like they hate each other?"
"Yup."
"So, what about James?"
"Tell him he can come and sit with me."
"What about Gabby, Alice, and Cassie?"
"Well," Lily sighed. "Now that the prefect meeting is over Gabby and Alice are probably with their boyfriends." Remus's face fell some when he heard that Gabby was with her boyfriend…which meant she was still with Ludo. "Cassidy won't mind, she's gotten use to James…he's always around my house now."
"I've noticed," Remus chuckled. "I'll tell him. Arrivederci Bugia!" (Goodbye Lily)
"Au revoir." (Bye)
"That was a long meeting," Cassidy said when she saw her best friend walk into their compartment.
"You're telling me! It was awful, so very long! I couldn't concentrate, I just had lots of thoughts swarming my head."
"Like what?" Cassidy asked afraid that Lily was still concentrating on the rape. They'd finally convinced her that it wasn't her fault, because she didn't know it was going to happen.
"Petunia being even more unbearable since she got with Vernon."
"I noticed that…"
"James…"
"What about James?" Cassidy asked wondering what her friend was worried about now. "You don't need to worry about anything now, the two of you are dating. Been dating since around your birthday."
"Wrong. He never asked me to be his girlfriend."
"No, you're wrong. He asked you in the hospital."
"Yes, but I never said when I wanted to."
"But, he probably figured the two of you were, as you two are inseparable."
"Then Amos…"
"Amos?!" Cassidy said, she knew it just, she just knew her friend would come back to this. "Lils! How many times does James and I have to tell you that…"
"That's not what I'm talking about…Cass…he's Hufflepuff's boy 6th year prefect."
"He's prefect?! After what he did to you?"
"That's what Remus said, but they said he had the highest grades for sixth year boy Hufflepuff."
"So they did move him to another house…"
"Well of course," Lily sighed. "As much money as his father has and his father donates so much to the school. I bet Dumbledore wanted him gone, but Lane Diggory went to the school Governor's and paid them off so his son could stay here at Hogwarts. His damned wand should be broken!" Lily screamed.
"I hope you're not talking about me," James said a little afraid.
"James," she sighed and went to him for him to hug her. He held her tight and put his head on her shoulder and gave Cassidy a weary look. He had no clue what was going on, when Lily finally pulled back her eyes were all watery…but she hadn't let a tear roll down.
"Lily? What's wrong?"
"They didn't expel him, James. He's still here…and prefect for Hufflepuff."
James's eyes went wide, "He's still here?!" Lily nodded, "I thought for sure…"
"Lily and I think his father, Lane Diggory paid off the Governor's of the school." Cassidy spoke up.
"That would make since," James pulled Lily into a hug. "Oh, Lils. I'm so sorry, you don't deserve this, and he should burn in hell…"
"He will," Lily said. "But I want to break his wand!"
James chuckled to himself, that's his Lily for you. A beautiful redhead that was a spitfire. You turned her the wrong way, she wouldn't kill you…but you wish she would.
"You don't mind if I stay in here with you guys do you?" James asked Cassidy.
"No, as long as…"
"Honey! I'm home!" Sirius said dramatically entering the room, followed by Peter and Remus.
"NO! NO! NO! You can't come in here! Not you!" Cassidy said pointing him in the chest.
"Ow, that hurts! Quit poking me!"
"You nasty piece of vermin…"
"Ow! Cass stop!"
"I never want to see you ever…"
"Cass, quit! That hurts!"
"AGAIN! GET OUT!"
"No!" Sirius said grabbing her hands now so she'd quit poking him.
"Go! I don't want you in here."
"Too bad," Sirius said with triumph. "My friends are in here, so I'm in here."
"Fine! Vicino!" Cassidy said pointing her wand at him and making ropes fly around him and tie up his hand, legs, feet, and closing his mouth shut.
They all laughed and began to talk much to Sirius's disappointment…he was a Hubble on the floor.
About lunch time Cassidy finally got tired of Sirius's winning and untied him, but forbid him from talking to her.
The rest of the train ride was uneventful.
The Evans got home and sat on the couch and felt sad. They hardly ever got to see Lily, and when they did it felt like time was racing on purpose. They only wish they'd have more time with her.
But, if Lily didn't watch out and stay away from James Potter…she wouldn't ever see her parents ever again. There would be a loss again to Lily Evans, a bigger loss. To lose two parents at the same time. Lily Evans around James Potter was just like screaming 'Kill my parents!' They knew this sister of her's didn't mean a damned to her, so they'd spare her.
Abigail and Blake Evans were being watched, closely. If their daughter didn't stay away…it would cost their life.
