(A/N) Just to let you know, I will update every 5 or more reviews I get. I start writing right after I post the last chapter I did, so if reviews come fast, then it might be a bit of a wait. I'm not a miracle worker...I can't post a chapter in a day!
Also, a couple of you asked if Rebecca Potter was James's twin sister or cousin. Rebecca is James's cousin.
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Chapter 4- The MaraudersDear Daddy,
I am at my new school right now. I have met a few new friends. Rebecca Potter, Katie Pilker, and Elle Benson. They are all very nice. Except for one.
There is one other girl in my dorm. Her name is Hilary Greenweld. She complains all of the time about how stupid Gryffindors are and how about the Sorting Hat put her in the wrong house. Well, I won't complain about her!
My school is called Hogwarts, and it's a school for witches and wizards. Imagine that, me! A witch! I never knew.
There are four different houses at Hogwarts. They are Sytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw. I am in Gryffindor, and so are Rebecca, Katie, Elle, and Hilary, unfortuantly. Being in Gryffindor means that you are brave. Me, brave? Wow.
Mummy and Petunia are doing good. Lemiwinks died. I don't know if you know, but I buried him above your grave. I hope your okay with that. Mummy got me a new owl though! His name is Kantu, and it is actually normal at Hogwarts to have a pet owl! Strange, eh?
I miss you lots, daddy. I wish that you could've seen me go to Hogwarts. I had a feeling that you were there anyways.
Love,
Lily.
Lily read through her letter. She thought it was okay, so she folded it up and walked over to the window. With one hand, she opened the window and a breeze blew in. Lily kissed the letter and threw it out. She watched as the paper soared up towards the heavens and out of sight. She let out a sigh and closed the window.
"Lily?"
"Yeah?"
"Who were you writing to?"
"My dad, Elle" Lily answered.
"But, I thought your dad was dead?" Elle asked uncertainly.
"Yes, he died 2 years ago, in a car accident" Lily's eyes swelled up. "He was killed by a drunk driver" She started letting out small sobs.
"Aw, Lily, don't cry." Elle came over and hugged her. Elle, being muggle-born like Lily, actually knew what a car and a drunk driver was. Rebecca and Katie were half blood, so they had no clue what a car even was.
"I miss him so much!"
"Shh, I know. I know how much it hurts. You're not alone." Elle's little brother was kidnapped and murdered at the age of 5. They had found Kyle Benson's body 2 months after he was reported missing. They never found his killer.
"I'm sorry, Elle. I'm sorry I had to remind you of that"
"Its okay, Lily. Now how about we get some sleep? We don't want to be late for our first class!" Lily could see Elle was trying to cheer her up. It wasn't working very well though.
"Ok. Goodnight Elle. Thanks for trying to cheer me up"
"No problem Lily. I mean, what are friends for?" She went to her bed and closed the curtains. Lily laid down on her bed and fell asleep.
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At about 2 am, Lily woke up to find that the window had been opened. She got up to close it, and saw something lying there. It was her teddy bear that her dad had given to her. Lily had forgotten it at her house. She peered out the window to see if Kantu was lurking somewhere.
Kantu was nowhere to be seen. Could this have actually come from my dead dad? Lily wasn't sure. She closed the window and went back to bed; her teddy bear close at hand.
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The next thing Lily knew, Rebecca was wakening her.
"Huh? Beck, what time is it?"
"Its 8 in the morning, and if you don't get up now, we'll be late for breakfast! C'mon, hurry up!"
Lily groggily got up and took a shower. Then she got dressed and brushed her teeth. She didn't bother making her bed. When she was ready, they all went down the stairs together.
There seemed to be some sort of commotion in the common room. When Lily got the first glance she immediately spotted four boys setting off firecrackers. One boy in their year was burned, and an older kid was yelling at them.
Lily felt Beck push past her. She was walking right up to one of the lead boys.
"James William Potter, WHAT are you doing?" she screamed at him. Lily figured the boys name was James.
James gulped. "U-uh...nothing, Becca! Just having a little fun, that's all," he grinned at the other lead boy.
"Just a little fun? Can't you see you've burned someone, and are you DEAF? Can't you hear the Prefect yelling at you?"
"Sorry, Becca! I swear, it was Sirius's idea..."
"Hey!" said the boy standing next to James. This was Sirius, Lily figured. Rebecca turned on Sirius.
"Did you have the idea to set off firecrackers?"
"N-no, ma'am! It was Remus's idea!"
Rebecca snorted. "Remus wouldn't get the idea to do this. Neither would Peter! So, that leaves YOU TWO!" She glared at both of them. "Now which one of you started it?"
Slowly, James raised his hand.
"Ah-ha! I knew it!" she stared smugly at him. "I'm warning you, James."
She walked back over to where Lily, Elle and Katie were standing.
"Lets go to breakfast, shall we?"
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Halfway to the Great Hall, Lily decided to speak up.
"Beck, how do you know that kid?" Lily searched her memory for a name. "James?"
Rebecca snorted again. "James is my cousin. I'm the only Potter that knows how to control him. His best friend and the second worst troublemaker was standing beside him. Sirius Black. I'm surprised he wasn't sorted into Slytherin. Family is full of dark wizards. I can control him as well. The tall boy behind them, you know, the one with wavy blond hair, that ones Remus Lupin. Doesn't do much, but I can control him too. The last one is the short kid. His name is Peter Pettigrew. I can control him too." She thought for a moment. "Actually, all of the Marauders are under my control."
"The Marauders?" asked Lily with a confused face.
"That's what they call themselves. The Marauders. It Latin for 'troublemakers' or something like that...I don't know what goes on in their minds"
Breakfast was twice as good as the buffet last night. Lily wondered who cooked the food at Hogwarts. If and when Lily was rich, I'm probably not going to be rich, she reminded herself, she would HAVE to hire one of the cooks. It was a necessity.
A couple minutes after they had shown up, the Marauders trudged in. James in the front, followed closely by Sirius and Peter, and Remus hanging back a bit. They sat down at the front of the table where everyone in the Great Hall could see them.
Professor McGonagall came around with timetables. Once she had handed them to Lily, Elle, Rebecca, and Katie, they started comparing.
"...got Herbology with Beck..." Elle was saying.
Lily glanced at hers.
"Hey Lily! I've got Transfiguration with you!" said Katie.
Lily had Flying Lessons first. It turned out she had that with Rebecca and Elle. Katie had her advanced Herbology, having come from a gardening sort of family.
After flying lessons, Lily had Transfiguration. She was in that with Katie, and Rebecca and Elle had to go to their Herbology.
Then it was lunch.
After lunch, all four of them would trudge down to the dungeons and take potions. Then all four of them had Charms.
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It turned out that Lily was an awful flyer. Beck was okay, but Elle was fantastic. She was considering going out for the Quidditch team in their 2nd year. She was doing back flips and turnovers...Lily though she was amazing. As for Lily, she could barely get off the ground.
One boy named Ted Fryier broke his arm. It wasn't a pleasant sight.
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In Transfiguration, Lily was a natural. She transfigured a shell into a button on her fourth try. Professor McGonagall said she was almost better than herself. Lily was overjoyed that she was actually good at something.
James and Sirius were in her transfiguration class too. They kept on making a fool out of themselves and getting into trouble. They got a detention, too.
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Lily hated potions. She was awful at it and their teacher, Professor Rouge, kept on yelling at the Gryffindors. Surprisingly enough, he didn't yell at the Slytherins or Hilary, who came from a Dark Wizard family.
He especially got mad when a muggle born witch (Lily) made a better potion than Hilary. He had looked into Lily's cauldron and emptied it. He had said that there was an ingredient missing, but Lily had done it perfectly. All the Gryffindors agreed that it was perfect. Even a couple of the nicer Slytherins said that it was perfect and told Professor Rouge that he was being unfair.
This surprised Lily.
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Lily was the best at charms. Mr.Ollivander said right, her wand was perfect for charm work.
The Wingardem leviosa spell was easy for Lily. Her other three friends couldn't quite grasp it.
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That night at dinner, the Marauders were making a scene...again. They had used waterproof fire to set the Slytherin table on fire. It wasn't real fire, though. It didn't burn anything, and if you touched it, your hand would just get a warm tingle to it. The only problem was that you couldn't put it out, and it burned for hours.
All through dinner, James and Sirius were howling with laughter, and the Slytherins table burned mercilessly. Lily thought they were being stupid and immature to be acting like this.
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Lily had found out that this was their natural behavior. For the next three days, they pulled pranks, got detentions, and fought Slytherins in the halls. Lily got the feeling one day that James was eyeing her and showing off for her, but she quickly shrugged that thought off.
It would be the death of her if she dated James William Potter.
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(A/N) Thanks SO much for everyone who reads my story! I means so much to me! I didn't think that my story would be THAT good! :D
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Rittzi