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To Be Young Again

Chapter 22: Ironic Predictions

Caitlin packed her bags, humming to herself. She had been in a great mood that morning, except for her eager, desperate longing for Sirius. Her grin hadn't worn off the entire morning. Now it was ten o'clock, and she was finishing her last-minute packing for Hogwarts. Lily Evans was mimicking her.

Lily was packing her suitcase, her music playing as she sang along.

One day I woke up

Woke up knowing

Today is the day I will die

Cashdogg was barking

Went to the park and enjoyed it one last time

Called my mother

Told her I loved her and begged her not to cry

Wrote her a letter that said I miss her and signed that goodbye…

You know the happiest day of my life

I swear the happiest day of my life is the day that I died

Lily sand with the music, "Can you feel the cold tonight? It sets in but it's alright. Darkness falls I'm letting go. All alone but I feel fine!"

We took a drive and we drove thru D.C.

To see the places we lived, long conversations

We talked of old friends and all the things that we did

Summer nights, drunken fights

Mistakes we made…did we live it right

"You know the happiest day of my life, I swear the happiest day of my life is the day that I died," Lily sang as she tossed a few more items into her suitcase.

Can you feel the cold tonight

It sets in but it's alright

Darkness falls I'm letting go

All alone but I feel fine

You know the happiest day of my life

I swear the happiest day of my life is the day that I died

Can you feel the cold tonight

It sets in but it's alright

Darkness falls I'm letting go

All alone but I feel fine

Lily closed her suitcase and ran down the stairs as her father honked the horn, not knowing what ironic outcome the 'effect' of her song might have.

"Hey, Lily!"

Lily whirled around. There stood Caitlin, positively glowing, as she waved at Lily and her suitcase. Lily waved back, and then after saying goodbye to her father ran to Caitlin as best as she could under the heavy weight of her luggage.

"How've you been?"

"Oh, Lily, just wait till I tell you-"

The subject of Caitlin's glowing; her appearance, her positive outlook and optimism appeared. Sirius Black, looking handsome as ever, waved to Caitlin, before running over to her and kissing her.

Lily's jaw hit the ground

"W-wha…does someone care to explain exactly what is going on?"

"We got back together," Caitlin said simply. "I'll give you the details on the train."

Caitlin ended up telling her story a half dozen times, as all her friends arrived at least ten minutes in between each other. She never tired of the storytelling, however.

"Will Lily Evans and James Potter please come to the first car, please?" Dumbledore's voice rang through the train.

"What is it, Lils?" Arabella asked.

"I don't know," Lily answered, shaking her head in confusion as she made her way to the front of the train.

Dumbledore was smiling as Lily approached him, James behind her. Lily looked at him in disgust.

"Congratulations," Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling. "You have been made Head Boy and Head Girl."

Lily had been anticipating this for years. She had always wanted to become Head Girl, and her dreams had come true. However, the look on her face suggested that she had wanted nothing to do with the position.

"I…I'm…Head Girl?" Lily squeaked. "And he's… oh, God."

"Yes, well, I'm sure you two can accommodate yourselves quite nicely. You will spend the remainder of the trip with Professor Snape, as she kindly explains your duties. Good luck."

Lily groaned as Dumbledore left.

"Stuck. With. You," she said disbelievingly.

"Don't act so shocked, Evans. You knew it all along. And it isn't really a cruise for me, either, being stuck with you."

Truth be told, Lily had known in her gut she'd become Head Girl, and she had a feeling James would become Head Boy. It was just one of those things.

Sylvia Snape walked in the cabin.

"First," she started briskly, "you two will not attend the Sorting ceremony when we reach Hogwarts. You will instead be shown your Head Lounge, and be giving new prefects their duties."

"Excuse me, professor," Lily interrupted, "but what exactly is the Head Lounge?"

"The Head Lounge is where the prefect meetings will be held. There is a password, and only you two can change it. You may go in there whenever you like, but prefects are only allowed in there for meetings. You must attend all prefect meetings, both of you. Failure to meet your duties… well, let's not go there, shall we?"

Lily gulped.

"And I have matters to attend to. There is a staff meeting and I must leave. You two remain here and just…discuss things. You have a long year ahead of you."

She left, robes swishing behind her.

Lily looked sullen. She tied her hands in a knot and stared at them. There was an empty silence hanging in the air for the next few minutes.

"Well," James said slowly, "Maybe… maybe we should… patrol the corridors…"

Lily jumped up at once. "Good idea." She was out the door in a flash.

James looked sorry behind her.

"Welcome everyone, to the first Feast of the year! Welcome to the new and welcome back to the old!" Dumbledore said delightedly, after the Sorting had been taken care of. "Now, I have a few starting words… tidbit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Let the feast begin!" Dumbledore clapped his hands twice and food appeared on the plates and drink in the goblets.

Lily and James, having just returned from their dormitory, sat down and began to eat.

Nikki Gryfan slipped on Vylette Snyder's Invisibility Cloak. She tiptoed to the Ravenclaw table and crept next to Lily's goblet. Whispering, Nikki pointed her wand at the goblet beside Lily's. It tipped over and send pumpkin juice flying onto the lap of Arabella Figg, who screamed and tried to soak it up in napkins.

While the commotion was at its peak, Nikki tipped a vial of light blue liquid into Lily's goblet. She crept back to the Gryffindor table and was never missed.

Lily took a sip of her drink, laughing and talking with Jane, Amanda and Arabella. She gagged slightly, then fell back off the bench and lay motionless.

A/N: Hee… I'm so evil.

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