Memory Flashes

Chapter 4 life as they knew it

Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus boarded the train together but finding an empty compartment was a whole other problem.

"Have they gotten shorter? Or are we just taller?" asked Sirius.

"Mate I think it may be a combination of both" James replied with a grin on his face. "Ha, I found one!" he exclaimed as he pulled open the door to an empty compartment.

"Finally" Lily said throwing herself onto one of the empty seats. "it feels so odd being back here. I mean 2 years ago we all thought we would never come back to this place, at least not this soon."

"I no what you mean" James said absent mindedly, seeming as if he wasn't really talking to them just, more to himself. He had seemed out of it the entire time since they had met, Lily notice.

"So, what are you guys doing with your lives any way?" Lily asked. It had been almost 2 years since she had seen any of these guys and sitting in the compartment, trying to make conversation was not exactly easy.

"Training!" they all said at once.

"And what about you Lily?" Remus asked her.

"Same as you three, though I had to put it off to come here and teach." Lily commented. "I wonder what it is going to be like coming back to the world I thought I had left for good?" lily thought more to herself then to any one else. Then coming back to the group, "you guys do relies you are not going to be able to prank students right?"

"Lily dear" Sirius said, "we haven't pranked anyone since we left Hogwarts" he added with a bit of an odd grin.

"It's hard to believe Lily but I swear we really did grow up." James said very seriously, with out a grin at all. It made Lily wonder if he was offended by her comment. Remus and Sirius looked at each other as if they knew something that lily didn't, but she left it alone and choose to just stare out the window.

Soon enough it was time to change into wizarding robes and part from the great mass heading up to the castle. They entered the great hall before any of the students had arrived, and taken their seats at the head table.

"I feel like im seeing everything from the wrong side of life" Sirius commented.

"Shh" Lily answered as students began filing into the great hall. "oh shit, James." Lily whispered in a panicked voice to James.

"Whats wrong Lily?" he asked concern could be heard in his voice.

"W-we have to give a speech!" Lily said in a higher voice then James had ever heard her use.

"Yeah your point?" James said a little confused.

"I don't do well with public speaking" Lily choked out.

"Oh, um, just stand when I introduce you, and um, I will take care of the rest" James said in a strong tender voice. "Don't worry about it."

"Thank you" Lily said, and she meant it she really did hate public speaking.

As all the students entered in and the sorting took place the hall began to quiet down. James stood up to greet them.

"Welcome all, to another year at Hogwarts." James stated in a loud, yet welcoming voice. "as you have noticed, I am NOT professor Dumbledore, I am only filling in for him for a short time. Also filling in for the Professor is Miss. Lily Evans" Lily stood up timidly next to James, then she felt a hand gently on her back and she became comforted, she quickly looked behind her to see who it was with out anyone noticing. She had expected to see Remus' arm there but instead she was shocked to see that it was indeed James. As she sat down James continued "Also joining us this year is Professor Lupin as defense against the dark arts professor, and we have Professor Black as the potions instructor!" (A/n for the heck of it lets pretend that Sirius liked potions! Ty) "Now I know you all have been waiting to enjoy this wonderful feast, and im sure im just about as excited as all of you, so I shan't keep you any longer. Let the feast Begin!"

The head table was mostly quiet during dinner and the four younger teachers learned that the staff really didn't talk that much. After the feast was over and the houses had left with instructions from James, Lily asked to speak to James.

"Listen, I just wanted to thank you for the whole speak thing, I'm really sorr…" Lily Started but was interrupted.

"Hey, don't worry about it. I mean what are friends for?" He said with a hint of what Lily read as sadness, but she was having a hard time reading it.

"ok well thanks again." Lily said quietly as they began to walk to there sleeping quarters. "I guess I will see you tomorrow, goodnight"

"goodnight Lily" James said in a voice just above a whisper as they parted ways.

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