(A/N) Hey! Urgh…my term 1 exams are coming up next Tuesday…. I'm going to do AWFUL!! Haha…CRAM SESSION! Well, I won't bore you with my un-necessary long author's notes…on with the story!! This chapter might…wait…let me repeat myself…MIGHT be PG-15 in some places. Ok? There is abuse involved, so if that bugs you, turn back now…
Fan fiction had a 'serious bug' and I couldn't post, sorry for any inconvenience
Ok, to the reviewer The ORIGINAL Meathead, this story will be focusing on Lily's first year at Hogwarts, and then I plan to make 2 other stories. The next one will be in her 6th year, and the 3rd will be in her 7th year.
# of Words- 1675
Disclaimer- I don't own Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling…
Chapter 5- TortureAmazingly, Lily woke up before anyone else in her dorm the next morning. Quietly, she slipped into the bathroom and took a shower. She put slippers on, because if she woke Hilary up, she would be screaming for hours.
Lily didn't care anyways. Hilary only came back to the Gryffindor common room to get her books and to sleep. She skipped classes and hung out in the Slytherin common room. Someone had told her the password the very first day they came here.
With her ugly caterpillar slippers on, she tiptoed out of the dorm room and went down the stairs.
"Nice slippers," someone said. Lily jumped. Sitting in the soft squishy chair in front of the fireplace was no other than…James Potter.
Lily didn't say anything.
"Hello? Are you afraid to talk to me or something?" He had a questioning look on his face. "Come on, sit down," He patted the seat beside him.
Reluctantly, Lily sat down…as far away from him as possible.
"So, what's happening?" he asked her. Lily looked at him.
James Potter had glasses and untamed hair that he always ran his hand through. Lily found it quite annoying when he did that. Naturally, he ran his hands through his hair and scooted closer to Lily.
She stood up.
"W-what? Where are you going?" he asked.
"Umm…James. I uh- I have to go somewhere" That will work, she thought.
"Where?" Oh crap…umm…breakfast? No, it's too early. I got it! Owlery!
"I'm going to mail a letter," she said.
"Let me come with you!" he said. Lily couldn't shake him off. As much as she tried, he kept on following her. Once they got to the Owlery, Lily took out a blank piece of parchment and rolled it up.
"Kantu!" she called. Kantu came fluttering down with a small hoot of protest. "Just…fly over the Forbidden Forest and back, ok? Drop the parchment while your there," she whispered to her owl. Kantu took off.
As Lily watched him fly away, she didn't realize James staring over her shoulder. His hand slightly brushed her side. Then he left.
Lily sighed. She didn't know if she liked James or hated him. She wanted to hate him, but she thought she was leaning more towards the liking side.
She mentally slapped herself. I'm only 11. I'm too young to be thinking about boys. She left the Owlery and waited for her friends in the Great Hall.
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About 15 minutes later, people starting filing slowly into the Great Hall. Lily kept a close eye out for her friends.
At first there were only a few Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs showing up, then there were some Gryfindors, and some Slytherins, too.
At around 7:45, the Marauders trudged in. Lily thought James winked at her, but she was just being crazy.
Wasn't she?
Finally, Elle, Rebecca, and Katie came in. They spotted her and walked over. Elle sat on Lily's left and Katie on her right. Rebecca sat across from them.
"So…Lily. I heard you talking to some guy this morning. Who was it?" asked Katie as she nudged her side.
"Oh my god, Katie, its none of your business!" said Elle.
"Yes it is! I'm her friend too!"
"I know, but she might want to keep it private!"
"But maybe she doesn't! Do you want to keep it private or not Lily?" asked Katie.
"It was no one, Katie. Potter just started talked to me, and I couldn't shake him off," answered Lily, closing her eyes. When she opened them, all of her friends had looks of shock on their faces.
"My cousin was talking to you? Oh dear…" said Rebecca.
"What!? It was nothing! He just asked me what's happening!" said Lily wildly.
"Oh. My. God." Rebecca said.
"What?" Lily, Elle, and Katie said in unison.
"A Marauder asking a girl 'what's happening' means he likes that girl!" Lily looked like she was going to faint. Please say its April Fools…please say its April Fools, Lily thought. No one said April Fools. Damn, she thought.
"Lily?" She opened her eyes. Rebecca was smiling at her.
"Is this a joke…?" Lily asked, her voice shaking.
"No…but I could go talk to him if you want?" Lily nodded. Rebecca got up and walked up to the front of the table.
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15 minutes later, Rebecca walked back to where Lily, Elle, and Katie were sitting.
"Well?" asked Katie.
Rebecca sighed. "Lily. He defiantly likes you, and he said to me that he thinks that you're cute"
"Oh god…" said Lily. She dared to look over to where James was sitting. When she looked over, he was staring at her.
"Ah…its almost time for Potions. We better get going," said Elle, breaking he silence surrounding them. Lily nodded and stood up.
She noticed that the Marauders stood up at almost the exact same time as she did. I hate James Potter. I'm going to make his life a living hell. Why me? There is TONS of other girls way prettier than me in this school! Why me? Lily thought.
"Lets get going," said Katie.
When they were outside the Great Hall, Elle, Katie, and Rebecca went to go get their books. Lily had already got hers, so she waited in the Entrance Hall for them. She didn't notice someone come up behind her.
"Isn't she ugly?" asked someone.
"She's so ugly, she burns my eyes," said someone else.
"She's in my dorm, she's so annoying!" Lily recognized that voice. It was Hilary.
Lily turned around and came face to face with a group of Slytherins. The leader was no other than…Freddy Ross.
"You actually know her, Fred?" asked a scrawny boy.
"Yeah, unfortunately," answered Freddy.
"How do you know her?" asked Hilary.
"Me and my friends back home used to beat her up." When Freddy said 'beat her up', everyone in the group started laughing.
"So, how's the Mudblood doing?" asked Freddy.
"You come from a muggle family, too, Freddy," Lily said forcefully. Freddy started laughing.
"I, unlike you, come from a pureblood family. You may have not known this. But, why would I tell you?"
"Please, go away. I'm waiting for my friends," said Lily.
"Whoa! Lily Evans has friends! Are they all loners like you?" Freddy asked.
"No"
"Then why the hell would they be hanging out with you?"
"Because they are my friends and I am their friends" Lily answered. Someone came up behind her and pushed her. Lily's books went flying and Lily landed on the cold, hard floor.
She tried to get up, but someone had pinned her to the ground.
"Ready? Kick!" Freddy said. Everyone started kicking her while she was pinned on the ground.
She was used to this pain, she had grown up with it. But now, there were more people joining in kicking her. The pain grew.
Lily heard people laughing. She heard someone running towards the group, and then she heard shouts of anger and someone punching someone else. Suddenly, the person holding Lily down ran away.
She felt everyone that was surrounding her run away. Soon there was no one standing around her.
Except one person with messy brown hair and deep blue eyes with glasses covering them. It was James Potter. Lily opened her eyes a little more. It hurt to open her eyes.
"Lily? Lily, are you okay?" asked James. Lily tried to get up. She got about 2 inches off the ground, and then collapsed.
"Lily!" James picked her up and ran towards the Hospital Wing.
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The next thing Lily knew was she was in a white room in a bed. Her arm was bandaged and her foot was sore. People were standing over her. Lily squinted at them. She could make out Elle, Rebecca, and Katie. There was Professor Dumbledore, too. And the last person was James Potter. She fully opened her eyes.
She could tell Elle was, or had been, crying. Rebecca was clinging onto Katie. Professor Dumbledore had a grave look on. His eyes weren't twinkling.
And James…he looked scared. Lily rembered him picking her up and running. She had passed out soon after he had started running.
"Lily?" asked Elle.
"Yeah?" Lily answered, her voice shaking.
"Oh my God! Thank God your alive…thank God…" Elle came over and hugged her.
"Huh…? W-what's going on here?" Lily asked. She looked towards Professor Dumbledore.
"I'm afraid, Miss Evans, that Fred Ross and the others almost killed you. If it hadn't been for James, you would have died," Elle started sobbing again.
"I think I will go now," said Professor Dumbledore as he walked out of the room.
"Are you okay Lily? You took quite a beating," asked Rebecca.
"Yeah, I'm okay," answered Lily.
"Is this what your life used to be like?" asked James quietly. This was his first time talking since Lily woke up. Lily nodded.
"Ok, I'll go now," he said, and left.
"Lily? I think I'm going to go now, too. You need your rest," said Katie. "C'mon, you guys, lets go."
"Bye, Lily!" said Elle and Rebecca as they left.
"Bye" said Lily, and she fell asleep.
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(A/N) Well! Interesting…that took me a long time to write! I hate writer's block…grr. Please R/R! Thanks!
Rittzi