Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters, nor the world they live in. This goes for my first chapter as well, which I couldn't not find a way to replace with this heading. I DO however own my characters (Vivian) and the plot line that includes them.

"I can't wait for the sorting to be over," Viv said, greedily eyeing the extravagant display of empty plates that would soon be filled with food on the table in front of her.

"Am I going to have to put a muzzle on you?" Lily laughed eyeing her friend. "By the way, I think that you are drooling, so you might want to wipe that off before someone sees."

"Hello ladies!" Sirius exclaimed as he flopped into the seat across from Lily.

"And what have you boys been up to that caused you to miss the sorting? I hope that it wasn't illegal." Lily said eyeing him carefully as she grabbed a piece of chicken and started to munch on it.

Viv stopped shoveling food on to her plate long enough to say a quick hello to Sirius before savagely tearing into her baked potato.

"God, your almost as vicious as Sirius before he has had his shower in the morning. I almost lost a finger last time I tried to beat him to the bathroom, " Remus said eyeing Vivian attack her meal.

All Viv did in response, though, was grunt since she couldn't be bothered enough to quit eating in order to form a proper response.

After the meal, James and Lily had the daunting to task of showing the first years to their common room. It always seemed the at least one kid was lost in the long trek to the seventh floor.

"So if you could all stay together and not wander off, I'm sure tomorrow you will have time to explore." James (projected)?

"Now right here you have the moving stairway. I would recommend that you pay attention to it, because we have had people break bones from carelessness," Lily called to the students.

"Way to make them pee their pants, Lily." James whispered. "Now Lily," he said loudly," that has only happened twice. Nothing to worry about, just……Yes? Question?"

"Umm, what about quidditch?" A small boy with red hair asked.

"Each house has their own team, as I'm sure that you know. Each house holds try-outs at the beginning of the year if there are any open spots. Right now, we are in need of a good beater, and maybe a few mascots. If you are interested, then you can check for notices on the message board in the common room." James explained.

Lily was a few steps behind James, and as they turned the corner, she sped up to match his pace.

"You are seriously thinking about having mascots?" She asked in disbelief.

"Well, it's still up in the air, but I think that it is a good way tot get the younger kids involved with the team. Usually you have to be in at least the second or third year to at least be considered for the house team, and that can be heart breaking to the kids. I mean, Sirius was crushed when I made the team in my first year, and he had to wait till his second. Couldn't get him to stop crying, actually, although letting him ride my broom after practice cheered him up a bit."

"And you wonder why I think you are egotistical," Lily mumbled.

"What was that?" James asked turning to face her.

"I was just saying that we should tell them the new password," Lily smiled, and faced the group of first years behind her. "So, whenever you need to get to the common room, you just say the password, and the door will open. Now, each house has their own common room, and we are not allowed into any other but our own, this also goes for passwords, no one outside the house must know the password. Nunquam!" Lily said to the portrait on the fat lady in a pink dress. The portrait slid away to reveal the familiar site of the comfy Gryffindor common room, complete with Lily's favorite reading chair and multiple couches. On the couch near the fire Vivian and the Marauders were sitting laughing.

"So, here we are." James said, gesturing around the room. "The boys dorms are to the left and the girls are to the right. You will find that your trunks will already be up by your beds. Good night!"

"Night," Lily added to the group as she made her way tot he couch. "Scoot," she told Viv, and plopped down on the couch. "I swear that if I have to do that one more time I will scream!"

"Ya, you know what will cause ME to scream soon?" Viv replied glancing at an adoring Sirius who was sitting across from them on another couch. "He keeps making kissy faces at me, and it's starting to seriously creep me out. Will you cut it out?" She cried, throwing a pillow in Sirius's face.

"Hey! That was SO uncalled for! All I was doing was expressing my affection."

"Well, do it somewhere else, or else do it to someone else. And STOP staring at me!"Viv cried.

"Well, looks like you have been having fun without us," James observed as he sat down on the armrest of Remus's chair. "Anything interesting happen?"

"Besides me being assaulted by a pillow, no." Sirius said, turning to glare at Vivian. "I am never forgiving you for that. I hope it was worth it."

"Don't worry Sirius, it was." She said smiling.

"God, you don't know how good it is to get away from my parents, a whole nother year that I can go without having to see Petunia, or her stupid fiancé Vernon." Lily signed as she leaned farther back into the chair.

Lily knew that her parents meant well, but after a whole summer of having to travel with them, her patience was starting to wear thin. Her sister, well that was a whole nother matter. It seemed that Petunia was always on her nerves.

"I know what you are talking about," Remus agreed. "My parents always have trouble around the time of the full moon. I sometimes think that I am more of a burden on them, rather than a son."

"Don't be saying that." Lily cried. "How could anyone think someone as cute as you could ever be a burden?" she asked, getting up to playfully sit on his lap.

Something about seeing Lily sitting on Remus's lap set something off in James. What had been happening today? First he was thinking about how beautiful Lily was looking today and now he was getting jealous of his best friend because she was flirting with him.

"What is wrong with me?" James thought. "I'm sure that I will be fine in the morning, I just need sleep. That's all."

Sirius seemed to have forgiven Vivian in record time because James noticed he was now sitting on her lap.

"Lily, coming on a little strong aren't we?" James joked. "I mean, I would at least have thought that you would have waited at least a week into school before hooking up with someone. Have we gotten a little easy over that summer?"

The minute that he said it, James wished that he could have taken it back. He hadn't meant it the way it had sounded, well actually he had, but his feelings had taken control of him. The next thing he knew, the whole group was staring at him with open mouths. Even Sirius was shocked, which meant it was bad.

"Well, I can promise you one thing, at least I'll never be so "easy" as to come on to you. Like I would ever want to date someone with the head the size of a planet and the brain the size of a pea to go with it." Lily sneered.

"Well, Lily and I should be getting to bed. I don't know about you Lil, but I sure am beat." Viv said faking a yawn, trying to break the awkwardness, and pried Lily from the couch.

"I think that would be a good idea," agreed Remus, glaring at James.

"Good night boys," Viv said as both girls ascended the staircase.

"What is wrong with you James?" cried Remus after the girls had gone out of site. "It's only the first night and already you have found a way to ruin the good mood. What is it about Lily that won't let you ever get along with her, or at least go a few days without feeling the need to insult her? You're acting even worse that Sirius."

"Hey!" Chirped Sirius from the couch.

"My problem?" James gasped. In fact, he didn't even know what his problem was. He had yelled at Lily for no reason, but he wouldn't let them have to satisfaction of knowing that. "She had the nerve to tell me off in front of the first years! Can you think of what that will do to my stature? They will no longer fear me like they should, instead they will laugh at me behind my back and whisper, "There's the boy that got in trouble with the red haired girl."

"Wow, you have some serious issues," Remus sighed. "Will you just all do us a favor and lay off Lily, none of us want to see you two fight?"

"Whatever, I'm going to bed." James said as he sulked up the stairway leading to their dorm.

"They had better solve this problem soon, because I don't think that I could take much more of this." Sighed Remus, as he started up the stairway to follow James. Sleep would all do them good.

"Can you believe what a prat James is?" Lily asked as she slipped into her pajamas. The nerve!

"Well, it was kind of weird seeing you on Remus's lap, but what James said was completely uncalled for." Viv said brushing her hair. "You never know, maybe James was feeling a little jealous?"

Even the thought that James might have feelings for her made Lily laugh. It was obvious that he despised her, and she was only too happy to return the favor. It was stunts like this that made her happy to take away points and give him detention at every possible opportunity.

"You can't be serious! Did you not just hear what he said to me? If that was supposed to win me over, than I think he had get a new strategy." Lily said. "Plus, it's James! Ewwww?"

"Whatever, just think about, alright? Maybe the reason that you fight so much is because you can't face the fact that you both like each other?"

"I think that you need sleep even more than I do. You should hear what you are saying."

"Wake me up at 6?"Viv asked. Lily had been her personal alarm clock for the past 6 years, since Vivian could sleep through anything. Even on the highest volume, it still wouldn't wake her up, and the roommates couldn't take the high pitched screeching, so Lily was enlisted with the task.

"Sure, night."

"Night."

(A/N) so what did you think? Two chapters in one day. Haha. Anway, you should all review and tell me what you think. (although if you can, try not the make me burn to death in all the flames)