Lily hugged her parents good bye as they stood in front of platform 9
¾. She wouldn't see them again until Christmas. "Bye Lily," her mom said,
"Now don't be kissing any boys."
Lily smiled her parents were always joking around. Her father looked around, "Now, where has you sister gone off to?"
"Still in the car I suppose," her mother answered, "You two hardly see each other and when you do you treat each other like the scum of the earth. I got along fine with my sister." She added.
"I gave up on being friendly to her along time ago, she avoids me when I'm home so I don't bother looking for her." Lily said.
"Only 5 minutes be for the train leaves. Bye for really now Lily," Her dad hugged her.
"Bye," She turned holding back her tears and crossed the barrier.
Parents hugging their children goodbye and children waving from opened windows along the train suddenly surrounded her. She boarded the train checking the compartments for her friends. Finally she founded them packed in one of the last compartments.
She looked around at all of her friends. There were ten of them sitting snugly alone the two seats. Brooke sat along side the wall, her blonde hair was held back in a ponytail. Her blue eyes glistened as she looked out the window. Brooke and Lily had a lot in common. They both were in Gryfindor and did very well in school. Over the years they had become very close. She smiled at Lily when their eyes met.
Next to her was Riley, a Ravenclaw. Her short blond hair curled slightly down to the base of her neck. Riley was a beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. She was very aggressive but Lily still enjoyed her company. She looked very small and thin squashed on the seat between all of their friends.
Beside Riley sat Madison another Ravenclaw. Her hair was curlier than Riley's and darker too. Lily didn't know her too well but found she seemed to like being right, but then again who didn't, Lily certainly did. But altogether Madison was friendly towards Lily and Lily was kind to her.
Closer to the door was Stephanie. Lily wondered how all these people could fit on one bench. She was tall and thin, she was very athletic and played Quidditch like Riley. She was a seeker, she wasn't the greatest seeker, James was by far better, but she liked to brag about it anyhow. Lily noticed she had gotten her hair cut. It was shorter and curlier and she had little pieces that hung straight on either side of her eyes. Stephanie was a Ravenclaw too, like Riley and Madison and cared a lot about her classes. She was the youngest of their friends, almost exactly a year younger that Lily.
At the very end of the row sat Lizbeth. The fellow Gryfindor had always seemed very quiet to Lily. She had very long straight that shined in the light of the sun. Lizbeth and Lily had become closer friends over the course of the last year and Lily found that Lizbeth had things to say and found she could be quite funny.
Across from her was Amanda, the Hufflepuff girl that none of Lily's friends really liked. Her pale blonde hair was long a curly and she wore a pair of small oval glasses. Lily had nothing against glasses; she once wore them too. They always treated her nicely for the most part but Lily sometimes found it eerie when her head landed on her shoulder. She knew she just wanted to be part of the group but it just wasn't right. Amanda didn't seem to have her own opinion of anything, which always greatly bothered Lily. She seemed to do well in school, but would often turn around and giggle randomly at Lily.
Alexie another Hufflepuff sat next to her. She was always joking around. She was always funny and loud. She had long dark hair and a somewhat round face made it hard to see her serious but somehow she knew it wasn't impossible.
Third from the door was Paige. Lily very much enjoyed spending time with Paige. She was a Ravenclaw but they had a lot in common. Both Lily and Paige were prefects although Lily didn't know this yet. Paige was always joining in on the laughter but yet she could be calm when it was necessary. Her short blond hair and blues eyes both seemed to glow as Lily looked to the next person on the seat.
Laurin was next. Her brown hair lay perfectly straight with golden highlights like the rays of light the sun let off. Lily hadn't gotten to know her to well yet but she seemed very nice. She had had many boyfriends for a 5th year and Lily admitted to herself her the slight jealousy she had toward the Hufflepuff.
Squeezed between Laurin and the wall was Morgan. Lily was pretty close to her. Morgan's dirty blonde hair was pulled tightly back into its usual ponytail as she gazed out the window. She was very athletic; Lily thought she'd make a good basketball player unfortunately Morgan didn't know what basketball was. She was however an excellent keeper for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
And of course sitting on the floor under the window was Kaitlin. Her chocolate brown hair was pulled loosely back into a messy bun. She sat with her arms around her knees and seemed to be deep in thought. The compartment was unexpectedly very quiet.
They all greeted Lily when they saw her. Riley called out, "Hey!"
Brooke and Lily hugged while Paige and Morgan lined up behind, waiting for their turns. After hugging them she decided to hug Riley next because Lily could tell Amanda also wanted to hug. Riley cringed, Lily laughed, she knew that Riley never used to be hugged but slowly she accepted that's what girls her age did. Then Lily sat down beside Kaitlin on the floor. Kaitlin put her arm around Lily's shoulders.
The room went silent once more. "So how are you guys?" she waited, "I missed you all so much."
She knew that they had all seen each other over the three months, none of them had seen her and yet they had nothing to say. She thought for a moment and smiled. She reached into her pocket; she felt her Prefect badge and the something she was looking for. "Anyone up for a game of BS?" she asked pulling the deck of cards from her robe.
"Sure," Brooke answered sliding to the floor.
Paige, Alexie, Kaitlin, and to her annoyance, Amanda sat along the ground to play. She began to shuffle the cards. Soon separate conversations broke out. "Three six's," Lily repeated the words Kaitlin just spoke. "Oh BS!"
Kaitlin laughed, she flipped over her three cards and sure enough they were all six's. Lily reached for the pile as the compartment door slide open. "Hey you guys!" It was Seth, a sixth year Ravenclaw, "I was just wondering if there are any new Prefects in here, there's always a meeting on our way to school and all the fifth years always forget. I did last year."
Lily looked around to see if anyone else had in fact become a prefect. Madison looked around curiously too. Lily sighed, She stood up and said "You guys go ahead and keep playing. I'll be back soon."
She began to move toward the door, "Wait for me!" It was Paige.
Lily smiled. "Come-on then."
They followed Seth through hall into the very front compartment. Where sat one fifth, sixth and seventh year boy and girl from each house (except of course Lily, Paige and Seth who hadn't sat down yet) and the Head Boy and Girl.
Other than Seth and Paige, Lily only knew Remus, the fifth year from Gryfindor, and Carter, the fifth year from Ravenclaw. Lily and Paige sat beside them and Seth sat with some of his sixth year friends.
As the meeting started Lily let herself slip away from the words the head girl spoke. Instead she thought of how cute Kaitlin and Remus would be together. She knew Kaitlin had liked him sense their first year. She also noticed that Carter and Paige looked like a good couple too. She wondered if they liked each other. She looked at Paige who sat next to her, she decide she should probably pay attention because Paige was hanging on the head girls every word. "Fifth years, you don't need to worry about much but be sure to find out the password for your house before the feast. That's about it. I'll see you all at the next meeting. I'll get back to you on when that'll be."
Lily smiled; she hadn't missed much. She and Paige walked back with Carter and Remus. "Well, congratulations on making prefects you guys."
"Yeah you too," said Carter, "And in two years maybe one of us will be head boy or girl."
"Well, bye you guys," Remus said, opening the door of the compartments where the Marauders stayed. She saw the leader of the group of friends, James Potter. Their eyes met and they smiled at each other as Remus closed the door.
Carter said "Farewell," at the next compartment, leaving Lily and Paige to walk the rest of the way alone.
They didn't talk much the rest of the way. Lily tried hard to reduce the smile that was taking over her face from just seeing James. Paige was carefully watching her steps and hadn't noticed. Lily wondered what she was thinking about.
Lily smiled her parents were always joking around. Her father looked around, "Now, where has you sister gone off to?"
"Still in the car I suppose," her mother answered, "You two hardly see each other and when you do you treat each other like the scum of the earth. I got along fine with my sister." She added.
"I gave up on being friendly to her along time ago, she avoids me when I'm home so I don't bother looking for her." Lily said.
"Only 5 minutes be for the train leaves. Bye for really now Lily," Her dad hugged her.
"Bye," She turned holding back her tears and crossed the barrier.
Parents hugging their children goodbye and children waving from opened windows along the train suddenly surrounded her. She boarded the train checking the compartments for her friends. Finally she founded them packed in one of the last compartments.
She looked around at all of her friends. There were ten of them sitting snugly alone the two seats. Brooke sat along side the wall, her blonde hair was held back in a ponytail. Her blue eyes glistened as she looked out the window. Brooke and Lily had a lot in common. They both were in Gryfindor and did very well in school. Over the years they had become very close. She smiled at Lily when their eyes met.
Next to her was Riley, a Ravenclaw. Her short blond hair curled slightly down to the base of her neck. Riley was a beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. She was very aggressive but Lily still enjoyed her company. She looked very small and thin squashed on the seat between all of their friends.
Beside Riley sat Madison another Ravenclaw. Her hair was curlier than Riley's and darker too. Lily didn't know her too well but found she seemed to like being right, but then again who didn't, Lily certainly did. But altogether Madison was friendly towards Lily and Lily was kind to her.
Closer to the door was Stephanie. Lily wondered how all these people could fit on one bench. She was tall and thin, she was very athletic and played Quidditch like Riley. She was a seeker, she wasn't the greatest seeker, James was by far better, but she liked to brag about it anyhow. Lily noticed she had gotten her hair cut. It was shorter and curlier and she had little pieces that hung straight on either side of her eyes. Stephanie was a Ravenclaw too, like Riley and Madison and cared a lot about her classes. She was the youngest of their friends, almost exactly a year younger that Lily.
At the very end of the row sat Lizbeth. The fellow Gryfindor had always seemed very quiet to Lily. She had very long straight that shined in the light of the sun. Lizbeth and Lily had become closer friends over the course of the last year and Lily found that Lizbeth had things to say and found she could be quite funny.
Across from her was Amanda, the Hufflepuff girl that none of Lily's friends really liked. Her pale blonde hair was long a curly and she wore a pair of small oval glasses. Lily had nothing against glasses; she once wore them too. They always treated her nicely for the most part but Lily sometimes found it eerie when her head landed on her shoulder. She knew she just wanted to be part of the group but it just wasn't right. Amanda didn't seem to have her own opinion of anything, which always greatly bothered Lily. She seemed to do well in school, but would often turn around and giggle randomly at Lily.
Alexie another Hufflepuff sat next to her. She was always joking around. She was always funny and loud. She had long dark hair and a somewhat round face made it hard to see her serious but somehow she knew it wasn't impossible.
Third from the door was Paige. Lily very much enjoyed spending time with Paige. She was a Ravenclaw but they had a lot in common. Both Lily and Paige were prefects although Lily didn't know this yet. Paige was always joining in on the laughter but yet she could be calm when it was necessary. Her short blond hair and blues eyes both seemed to glow as Lily looked to the next person on the seat.
Laurin was next. Her brown hair lay perfectly straight with golden highlights like the rays of light the sun let off. Lily hadn't gotten to know her to well yet but she seemed very nice. She had had many boyfriends for a 5th year and Lily admitted to herself her the slight jealousy she had toward the Hufflepuff.
Squeezed between Laurin and the wall was Morgan. Lily was pretty close to her. Morgan's dirty blonde hair was pulled tightly back into its usual ponytail as she gazed out the window. She was very athletic; Lily thought she'd make a good basketball player unfortunately Morgan didn't know what basketball was. She was however an excellent keeper for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
And of course sitting on the floor under the window was Kaitlin. Her chocolate brown hair was pulled loosely back into a messy bun. She sat with her arms around her knees and seemed to be deep in thought. The compartment was unexpectedly very quiet.
They all greeted Lily when they saw her. Riley called out, "Hey!"
Brooke and Lily hugged while Paige and Morgan lined up behind, waiting for their turns. After hugging them she decided to hug Riley next because Lily could tell Amanda also wanted to hug. Riley cringed, Lily laughed, she knew that Riley never used to be hugged but slowly she accepted that's what girls her age did. Then Lily sat down beside Kaitlin on the floor. Kaitlin put her arm around Lily's shoulders.
The room went silent once more. "So how are you guys?" she waited, "I missed you all so much."
She knew that they had all seen each other over the three months, none of them had seen her and yet they had nothing to say. She thought for a moment and smiled. She reached into her pocket; she felt her Prefect badge and the something she was looking for. "Anyone up for a game of BS?" she asked pulling the deck of cards from her robe.
"Sure," Brooke answered sliding to the floor.
Paige, Alexie, Kaitlin, and to her annoyance, Amanda sat along the ground to play. She began to shuffle the cards. Soon separate conversations broke out. "Three six's," Lily repeated the words Kaitlin just spoke. "Oh BS!"
Kaitlin laughed, she flipped over her three cards and sure enough they were all six's. Lily reached for the pile as the compartment door slide open. "Hey you guys!" It was Seth, a sixth year Ravenclaw, "I was just wondering if there are any new Prefects in here, there's always a meeting on our way to school and all the fifth years always forget. I did last year."
Lily looked around to see if anyone else had in fact become a prefect. Madison looked around curiously too. Lily sighed, She stood up and said "You guys go ahead and keep playing. I'll be back soon."
She began to move toward the door, "Wait for me!" It was Paige.
Lily smiled. "Come-on then."
They followed Seth through hall into the very front compartment. Where sat one fifth, sixth and seventh year boy and girl from each house (except of course Lily, Paige and Seth who hadn't sat down yet) and the Head Boy and Girl.
Other than Seth and Paige, Lily only knew Remus, the fifth year from Gryfindor, and Carter, the fifth year from Ravenclaw. Lily and Paige sat beside them and Seth sat with some of his sixth year friends.
As the meeting started Lily let herself slip away from the words the head girl spoke. Instead she thought of how cute Kaitlin and Remus would be together. She knew Kaitlin had liked him sense their first year. She also noticed that Carter and Paige looked like a good couple too. She wondered if they liked each other. She looked at Paige who sat next to her, she decide she should probably pay attention because Paige was hanging on the head girls every word. "Fifth years, you don't need to worry about much but be sure to find out the password for your house before the feast. That's about it. I'll see you all at the next meeting. I'll get back to you on when that'll be."
Lily smiled; she hadn't missed much. She and Paige walked back with Carter and Remus. "Well, congratulations on making prefects you guys."
"Yeah you too," said Carter, "And in two years maybe one of us will be head boy or girl."
"Well, bye you guys," Remus said, opening the door of the compartments where the Marauders stayed. She saw the leader of the group of friends, James Potter. Their eyes met and they smiled at each other as Remus closed the door.
Carter said "Farewell," at the next compartment, leaving Lily and Paige to walk the rest of the way alone.
They didn't talk much the rest of the way. Lily tried hard to reduce the smile that was taking over her face from just seeing James. Paige was carefully watching her steps and hadn't noticed. Lily wondered what she was thinking about.