Chapter Three
The school year had started. Buffy, Xander and Willow had just been sorted into the gryffindor house, and now sat awkwardly at the table.
Buffy was too nervous to eat anything, so instead sipped some of her drink, and looked around the hall. She noticed at the other end of the table sat a group of boys mucking around. Well, actually, just two of the boys, one sat quietly eating the feast, watching the others with mild interest. One of them caught her eye more then the rest, he was tall, with dark hair and dark eyes, the loudest of the group.
"I wonder who they are," she asked Willow, nodding discretely in their direction. Willow was about to answer when someone interrupted them
"They're people to stay away from," said a girl who was sitting next to Buffy. She had green eyes and long red hair.
"Really?" asked Buffy. "Why?"
The girl gave the boys a look of disgust as she answered Buffy. "They're known as The Marauders. The one talking now, that's Sirius. Then there's Remus Lupin…he's actually ok when you can talk to him on his own. Then there's Peter Pettigrew, his just creepy. And of course, James Potter".
The way she said that made Buffy laugh. "They can't be that bad!"
"You haven't had to put up with them for the last six years!" she said. "Believe me, their worse then bad. I'm Lily Evans by the way".
Buffy nodded politely. There was no need to say who she was, Dumbledore had only just introduced them to the school.
"Potter thinks his so great, it makes me sick the way he acts. Like he can get away with anything. And just because he thinks his the best seeker hogwarts has ever seen…" Lily went on.
"Correction Lils, he is the best," interrupted a girl opposite them.
"Seeker?" asked Xander, finally looking up from his food. "That's the person who has to catch the snitch, right?"
Buffy and Willow turned to stare at him in surprise.
"What?" he asked them with a grin. "It looks like fun, so I read up on it".
"You're only saying that Alice, coz you're in the club". Lily told her friend.
"Club?" asked Willow, who was trying very hard to keep up with the conversation.
"The I love Potter club. Oh, everyone's in it. Even the teachers. I mean, how else does he pass all his test when he doesn't study at all? Just because he comes from a pure blood rich family…"
"It's a good thing Dumbledore explained all this to us already," Buffy whispered to Willow.
Lily was still talking about James when they went to their first lesson…Defence against the dark Arts.
"Talking about me again Evans?" said a voice from behind them, making Willow jump a little bit. "Didn't know you cared so much".
Lily whirled round to face him, and she looked scary. "Drop dead Potter!" she shot back, before storming into the classroom.
James sighed, then rolled his eyes at Buffy. "You want to get on alright here, watch out for that one".
The friends exchanged a look, and finally Buffy voiced what they were all thinking. "This is gonna be fun!"
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The day seemed to fly past, and already Buffy thought she knew everything there was to know about the Lily and James Feud.
The amazing thing was, that she'd managed to speak to both of them on their own in different classes, and they were actually great people to hang out with. Although James….she wasn't sure about. He was always playing practical jokes on people…even the teachers, that were sometimes too cruel for her. Most of the time they were hilarious though. His even worse then Xander, she thought sleepily, closing her eyes. No matter how long they were stuck here, James and Lily would make sure things never got boring….
TBC
(Sorry the chapter's so short, going out in a minute, so I had to leave it there)
