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Authoress' Note- Yay I've finally started correcting some of these chapters! E.D.J.

Ch. 3- Marauder Invasion

The next morning at breakfast, letters arrived from Lily, Monica, and Emmeline's parents.

Lily opened hers and read:

Dear Lily,

We think spending your holiday with your wizarding friends is a wonderful idea. Very educational. We give our consent on one condition. You spend your next term's Christmas and Easter holidays at home. Everything is fine here though Petunia is still dating that awful Vernon Dursley. Can you believe he actually was rude enough to say your father's job 'barely margined on respectable'? The nerve of that boy! We will meet you at Platform 9 ¾ with all your holiday things when you arrive in London. Have a good rest of your fifth year!

Love,

Mum and Dad

"I can go!" screamed Lily at exactly the same momentMonica and Emmeline said the same thing.

"Brilliant! This will be so much fun!" said Hestia excitedly. "Usually I'm stuck with my parents all summer, so this will be... brilliant!"

Just then the bell rang and they left the Great Hall and headed outside while Hestia kept babbling on.

"Uh Hestia?" asked Lily, stopping and the black haired girl looked up quickly. "Muggle Studies O.W.L?"

"Right!" said Hestia, running back to the Great Hall.

"Have you ever wondered what she'd do without you, Lils?" said Monica with a smirk as the three girls sat down under a tree near the lake.

"She'd probably still be here at Hogwarts, by the time we got back from summer holiday!" said Lily as the girls laughed over the friend's absentmindedness.

Lily was still laughing when she saw four boys, otherwise known as the arrogant James Potter and his Marauder friends, crossing the sunny green lawns.

"Oh no!" she muttered to Emmeline, nodding at the boys. "Please don't let them come over here!"

But sure enough, the boys threw themselves onto the grass beside the three girls.

"Look it's our wonderful Gryffindor girls, former damsels in distress!" said Sirius Black rather smugly.

The three girls collectively shuddered at the phrase and Emmeline said violently, "You call us that again Black and you'll receive an extra head to accommodate your ego."

"We were not in distress!" said Monica, angrily pulling out her wand.

"Touchy," muttered Sirius, nervously eyeing the wand. "But wouldn't one consider someone without a wand to be in trouble or distress?"

"Perhaps," said Monica, gritting her teeth, "but we probably could have got our wands back..."

"Probably?" said Sirius smugly. "So you possibly could have been in distress?"

"Alright!" said Emmeline, sighing. "This is stupid! You win! You don't have to be all smug about!"

"Aw you two are no fun!" whined Sirius. "You cave to easily! Evans! Argue with me!"

But Lily wasn't listening. She was too glaring at James who was busy trying to ignore her evil looks.

"NO!" said Sirius excitedly. "Don't argue with me! Argue with Jamesie!"

Sirius readied himself for a full-on blowout. He looked expectantly from Lily to James.

"Figure out that counter jinx then?" said Lily icily.

"Do you see any giant ears here?" said James sarcastically.

Lily continued glaring at him until Remus said quickly, "What did you girls think of the Defense Against the Dark Arts O.W.L. exam?"

"Difficult, but not too challenging," said Lily shortly.

"So...." said Peter mischievously. "Which of you girls are in love with James or Sirius?"

They was a general uproar of protest from the girls and loud approval by the boys.

Monica responded first, saying loudly, "Of course me! I can hardly resist the charms of James Potter! You're so dreamy, James." She batted her eyelashes and sighed dreamily.

"Really?" said James, perking up. "I've always thought we'd be good together Mon."

He inched closer to Monica and kept at it until she finally scooted away and smackedJames hard upside thehead saying angrily, "I was only kidding! Get away from me, Potter!"

Lily breathed a sigh of relief. Wait! What was she relieved about? She didn't like Potter! She wasn't jealous! She was only looking out for Monica's best interests, which thankfully didn't involve James Potter.

"Any of you love Sirius?" said Remus, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh I simply find him irresistible!" said Lily, wanting to get out of her very strange thoughts.

She smiled flirtatiously at Sirius. "You're so rougishly handsome! I'd date you in a heartbeat!"

"Really?" said Sirius, smiling charmingly back at her. "That might be something I'd need to take you up on, Evans."

"Hey! What's that?!" said James loudly, pointing towards the castle.

Ok to make up for the cliffie (and the shortness), I give you a PREVIEW! YES A PREVIEW! E.D.J.

"So what are you girls doing this summer?" asked James cheerily.

"Well we're…" began Monica.

"Hey Lily!" called a masculine voice.

"Oh hi! Come sit!" said Lily brightly and a tall boy with brown eyes and dark blonde hair appeared and sat down next to Lily.

Dun... Dun... Duuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!! Ok everyone! If you review, you'll make me happy and then I'll post the next chapter which we will make all you readers happy! Possibly... Oh just do it! Please review!

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