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A/N: I hoped you liked the first chapter. Well, here's the next installment. Oh, and I looked through all of my books (except #4 which I loaned out) and I can't for the life of me find the color of Sirius's eyes, so I gave him blue eyes b/c guys w/ blue eyes and black hair are totally hot! Think of Hamilton from "Young Americans" or. . . I can't think of another one right now, but whoever he is, he is totally hot!
Chapter 2- Ragamuffins:
"Da, have you seen my socks?"
"Which ones?" he called from his room.
"The long blue ones with the separated toes and rainbow near the ribbing."
"Ask Tuny."
"Tuny?" she yelled.
Suddenly a soft roll of material bonked her on the head.
"Thanks." She yelled, pulling them on.
"Are you almost ready?" Mum called from downstairs.
"I am ready," Lily grinned skipping down the stairs.
Her hair had been pulled into two plaits on the sides of her head, with rubber bands on the ends. She was wearing a dark pair of jeans, a white and blue crepe tunic and on her feet she wore white sneakers.
"You look good."
"Thanks." She smiled grabbing the car keys. "Can I drive?"
A frown appeared on Ms. Evan's face. "Lillian, I don't kn-"
"Let her drive, Susan." Mr. Evans smiled, pulling on his sports jacket and placing a kiss to her sunken cheek.
Lily loved her Da. He was one of her favorite people in the world. Aaron Evans hadn't done anything important or remarkable; he was quiet and survived on pure habit. Some would even say that he was boring; but that's what made her love him. She loved the way her Da was always the same. Every morning, he woke up at six, took a shower, dressed, had a cup of coffee with the morning paper, let Mum brush his hair and left for work at seven thirty. In all her sixteen years, he'd never changed. When he returned back from work with Mum, he carried the same two gifts: a Petunia for Tuny and a chocolate bar for Lily (who had an addiction).
"Ok," Mum drawled, "but we're going to be late so start it."
"Oui," Lily smiled, letting her French lessons go to good use.
"Tuny, get your butt down here!" she could hear her Mum yell through the door as she ambled towards the car.
She was ecstatic. Today she was heading off for another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and she couldn't wait. Sure, her summer at home with her family had been really fun, but she couldn't wait to use her wand again, and see all those people she'd left behind.
As soon as her feet touched the wooden planks of King's Cross Station, she could feel the familiar hum of magic consume her whole being, sending shivers from head to toe, making her fingertips tingle.
Having done it five years in a row, getting onto Platform 9 ¾ was no problem. And as soon as she heard the familiar squeals, she knew that this was her life. In moments, she was engulfed in a pair of long, mocha colored arms. A head of raven curls bobbed around a dark head as a pair of brown eyes, concealed by glasses stood beside the two, a grin on her face.
"Sunny! Fly!" she grinned, pulling from Sunny and enveloping herself in a hug from Dee.
"Hey!" they both ginned, holding hands as if ready to sing "The Sound of Music."
"Mr. and Mrs. Evans," Sunny smiled, turning to Lily's parents. "How nice to see you again."
"It's nice to see you two," Susan smiled, giving both the giddy girls hugs.
"Are you guys excited?" Aaron asked, his green eyes twinkling with mirth.
"Excited! That's an understatement," Fly grinned, "Sunny here kept trying to convince her Mum that the letter said August 31 just so she could get here early!"
"I did not!" Sunny blushed, punching Fly playfully on the shoulder. Then she looked up guiltily at Susan and Aaron and conceded, "Ok, so I did, but she wouldn't let me anyway."
"Petunia," Fly smiled, as if just noticing she existed. "Have you cut your hair?"
"No," Petunia said with a polite, but not so polite smile. "I got it styled differently for school. I'm a senior now, so I decided I needed a new look. Next year I'll be going off to the Lady's College in Surrey." She said pompously.
"Well good for you," Sunny returned that polite, but not so polite smile.
Suddenly, three boys crashed into Lily and the gang. Two of them looked as if they could be brothers. They both had jet black hair- one's fell over his piercing blue eyes and the other's sat atop his head in a messy heap. They were both quite tall and thin, with lean muscle sculpting their young, masculine physiques. They were both very attractive- which didn't seem to go unnoticed by the throng of girls who were staring "inconspicuously." The third looked to be of no relation to the other two, but wasn't in the least unattractive. Although not as tall, his pale skin contrasted sharply with his brown eyes and honey brown hair. He looked rumpled, but debonair at the same time. . . They were in fact, The Marauders.
"Hey Tiger," Sirius smiled, tugging on her arm, leading her towards a train car, "we saved you a place in our compartment, c'mon."
"Wait a moment," Lily laughed at Sirius's impetuousness. "Mum, Da, Tuny, you remember The Marauders? Where is Wormtail?"
"He hasn't arrived yet," Remus answered.
"Well, you remember Remus Lupin?"
Tuny raised an eyebrow, a look that didn't go unnoticed by James.
"Moony," Da grinned, shaking his hand energetically, "How are you? You should come by more often. But call us before hand so we can order some pizza. I'm appalled that a young man such as yourself hasn't been weaned on such a life sustaining dish."
"I will," Remus grinned, winking at Lily.
"What's pizza?" the other two Marauders asked one another.
Aaron looked at the two boys as if they'd each grown two heads. "Lily, just invite the whole school over," he sighed. "I'm ashamed of that school, not feeding you guys well."
"Da, they feed us well enough. It's just we don't eat pizza-"
"Well you should." He interjected.
"Anyways, you also remember these two ragamuffins, Sirius Black and James Potter."
"Hi," Potter mumbled, his hands immediately flying to his hair as he cast a glance at Lily.
"Ragamuffins," Susan scoffed. "They couldn't be any farther. Don't mind Lily, she talks about you all the time." She smiled, shaking both their hands.
"Really?" Sirius asked, turning to look at his friend. "What?"
"Sirius, really!" Lily laughed.
"No, really. I want to know what she says, because she can be pretty outlandish. Like there was this one time where we were learning to fly and she fainted! She actually fainted to get out of it. Can you imagine that? Tiger Lily here, fainted on the grass during one of our first lessons together ever, just so she wouldn't have to fly."
"You never told us that," Aaron frowned down at her.
"Da, wasn't I the one the clowns had to stop the Ferris Wheel for when I was seven? Wasn't I the one that threw up three times at Six Flags Great Adventures two summers ago because I rode all those rides with my eyes closed? Wasn't it I who threatened to kill you if you made me take that hot air balloon ride with you?" she asked.
"You do have that rabid fear of height," he nodded.
"Well, c'mon, let's get your things packed away before we do anything." James interjected, grabbing her trunk from her Da.
The whole group followed The Marauders to the last car on the train as Sirius rambled to her mother about Lily's escapades.
". . . And there was this one time that she and Sunny blew up the Herbology clas-"
"She does like to blow up things," Susan grinned, placing an arm around Lily.
"We did not, that was you!" they cried, each punching him in the arm.
"Nuh, uh!" Sirius protested, swinging Noctem's cage haphazardly. "You could ask Professor Bloom, he saw you!"
"You were the one that kept poking the Exploding Putters." Lily argued, adjusting the strap of her bag. "He said not to disturb them, and you being the masochist that you are, just starting prodding it with your wand. I had to wash my hair like five times to get some of the Sticking Sloglat out."
They were heaving Lily's trunk onto the overhead compartment when they heard the warning ring throughout the platform.
"I guess that means you've got to go?" Aaron asked, looking down at his youngest girl.
"Yeah," she sighed, looking up at him.
Taking her in his arms, he placed a kiss to both her cheeks and in her ear, he whispered, "I'm gunna' miss you."
"I love you Da." She smiled, placing a kiss to his forehead.
Soon, she'd kissed both her mother and Petunia, and wished them farewell. She smiled, then turned and climbed in the compartment.
"Brush your teeth, a lot!" Susan cried from the platform.
And with a final wave, they were off.
"You were at her house?" James seethed, his eyes glittering with anger.
"Yes," Remus replied coolly, "Was there a law that I couldn't be?"
"Why didn't you tell me?" James asked pushing Remus against the corridor wall, anger singeing his nerve ends.
"You never asked. I wasn't aware that whom I visited was supposed to be public knowledge." Remus replied, not letting James's jealousy bother him.
"They're not, unless you're visiting Evans," he glared, towering over Lupin.
Sirius said nothing as he watched the exchange. It was common knowledge that Potter was head over heels in love with Lily, and only an asshole would try to mess with "Potter's girl."
"Prongs," Remus sighed, scratching his short, light brown hair. "You don't have to worry. You should know by now that Lily is my friend, that's all she'll ever be. I'm sorry, but I'm not in love with her, in fact, she knows that I like someone else."
"Who?" Sirius asked, curiosity prickling at his ears.
"Sunny," Remus sighed, turning back to their compartment.
"So, Tiger Lily, how was your summer?" Sirius asked, entering the compartment.
"Great," Lily smiled. "I learned how to bewitch the walls to a certain color. I'm learning how to do scenery now. I wanted to tie-dye my room, but I decided against it seeing as I was already in trouble with the Ministry."
"What happened?"
"I fell out of a tree," she said, giving Lupin a pointed look.
An eruption of laughter tumbled around the room, knocking off the walls and bouncing into one another.
"What?" Sirius chuckled, seeing her look of distain.
"I fell out of a tree, and was so sore the next morning that I accidentally blew up my alarm clock . . . my Mum was pissed."
"Why were you in a tree?" Delia asked, a new wave of laughter bubbling from her.
"I was out past curfew, and someone here," she scowled at Lupin again, "happens to be an insomniac. I was late for my French lesson."
"I'm sorry Lily," Remus grinned, "but you were the one that chose the tree-"
"Because, unlike you, I can't jum- climb up to the roof. The tree was easier, I climbed up that thing a million times."
"Then why'd you fall out?" Sunny grinned.
"Because Moony likes to vex me. He shook the limb I was sitting on and caught me off guard, so I fell. Petunia had to convince my parents I fell off the bed while having a late night chat with her."
James watched the two interact with one another, and couldn't help feeling jealous. Lily had invited Moony, one of his friends, into her home, and had even stayed out with him past curfew. But he knew if he'd even stepped on her welcome mat, she'd have some protective spell that'd knock him back to the previous Friday.
"So Tiger Lily," Sirius began, with a faraway look in his eyes, "sparkle of my eye, my world, and love of my life. You've invited my friends into your home, but you forgot about us. You've wounded me!" he cried dramatically, placing his hands over what he supposed was his heart.
"Sirius, I hate to tell you this, but that's not your heart."
Looking down and seeing his hands laid upon the right side of his chest, Sirius looked back at her with an adorable smile.
"Oh, so you're right. I guess I should rethink that."
"Anyways, Fly and Sunny were invited, Remus just showed up one day during my French lesson, and he just spent the day with me. I mean, of course he was the biggest thorn in my side-"
"Hey, isn't that a rose?"
"Be serious, Sirius," she sighed. "But you guys could have just come, I wouldn't have minded."
"Hmm," Sirius thought, comically. "Note to self, bombard Tiger Lily with uninvited visits over the summer."
She rolled her eyes.
"Oh, so we forgot to ask you," Fly asked. "Did you ever go out with that guy?"
"What guy?" Lily asked.
James ears perked up then, ready to take on anyone who dared to hit on Lily.
"That guy, Frenchie."
"Oh, Esteban?" she said, wrinkling her nose. "Yeah. We went out once."
"Who's Esteban?" James asked, his voice laced in jealousy.
"Isn't that your French tutor?" Remus asked, recognizing the name.
"Yeah," she replied.
"How was it?" Sunny asked, pushing a stray curl from her forehead, oblivious to the fact that Remus was watching her every move.
"It was ok. We went to see this movie; it's new . . . Star Wars. I though it was one of those tacky Trekkie things, but it turned out to be pretty cool. Then we ate, and he took me back home."
"Did he kiss you?" Sunny smiled.
"Uh, mmmmhmm," she mumbled inaudibly, her cheeks glowing red.
"What was that, I didn't catch that?" Sirius asked, a broad smile on his face as he observed James's reaction.
"Yes! He kissed me," Lily sighed.
"How was it?"
"I don't know," she sighed, fidgeting in her seat.
"Good or bad?" Fly asked, noticing her uncomfort.
"After he kissed me, I turned around and ran in the house. I still haven't told Mum or Tuny what happened."
James watched as she turned away from the group and grabbed a book; a sure sign that she wanted to be left alone.
Sinking down lower into her seat, she tried to concentrate on reading "Jude the Obscure" by Thomas Hardy. But her attempt proved fruitless as the words swam around the page in a jumbled mess before her eyes.
She'd forgotten how hazel his eyes were; so hazel that they seemed to shimmer gold at times. In other times, they were chocolate kissed, swirling with something she'd never understood. When he was angry, his eyes were a dark unpronounceable color that could only be called black.
She could feel his eyes on her. She could feel them grazing against her skin, leaving a pleasant warmth in their wake. They were like fingers, trembling as they slowly explored her skin; like a virgin, savoring each moment.
She pushed a stray strand of orange hair from her face, a frown marring her visage.
Where were these thoughts coming from? Wasn't she the one who'd declared, over and over again that she hated him? Wasn't she the one who wouldn't let her heart be overtaken by someone who'd do nothing but hurt her? Wasn't she the one who vowed never to be one of those stupid people who fell head over heels for jerks?
"We're going to go see some of the guys," Sirius said an hour later, pushing his hair from his eyes; that bored look consuming his countenance.
"So anyways," Fly said, once the boys had sauntered out, "what's been up?"
"I broke up with Ericsson," Sunny said, her eyes dropped to the ground.
"Why?" Lily asked, remembering how in love with him Sunny was.
"It was no use. I mean, him now working in the Ministry and me still in Hogwarts . . . we'd never see one another. Plus, I would have to stop seeing guys, and what's the use if I'm not even seeing the one I'm supposed to. I'd have to act like we're engaged."
"You never could sacrifice for a guy," Lily smiled, sympathetically.
Lily looked at Sunny and couldn't help but think she was the most beautiful person she'd ever laid eyes on. Sure she was pretty, but she was common pretty. All she had was green eyes and red hair, something that any Irish girl would have.
But Sunny was different; Sunny had an exotic beauty that left everyone breathless. From her name, it was obvious that she was French, but that was all you could tell about her nationality. Her dark, creamy mocha skin spanned across her long limbs, with a subtle hint of gold, glowing healthily beneath. Her face was heart shaped with lips the color of pink rose petals, cheekbones high and naturally tented, and a round and narrow nose. Her hair was ebony curls. But those of her features were seemingly common . . . until you saw her eyes. Her eyes were the color of the sky on a rainy day. Their grayish-blueness seemed almost mystical as they regarded something with that simple intensity of hers.
Even on the first day of their meeting, Lily could see how Lupin could fall in love with her.
Fly was like Lily: common. Fly was one of those girls that guys spent countless hours trying to decipher if she was pretty or not. She had short, thick, straight brown hair that curled at her nape. Her skin was honey brown, as if perpetually tanned, gently covering her short- well, shorter than Lily- curvaceous body. She wasn't fat, in fact, she was fairly slim, but she'd been blessed with round hips and full breasts. Her wide, brown eyes were beautiful, but hidden behind her wire rimmed glasses. Her nose was large for her face and sort of beaky.
What separated Fly from all the other beauties walking the halls of Hogwarts on their long, golden legs was her quick wit. She could whisk out a comeback so fast that many people suffered whiplash if they were around her too long.
"Well I can't get too angry about it now... it was really my decision-" Sunny began.
But suddenly, the boys barged back into the compartment, with sated grins.
"What'd you guys do?" Lily asked, anger suddenly flickering in her eyes.
"Why Tiger Lily," Sirius scoffed, the picture of innocence, "why would you suspect us of anything non-Christian like?"
"Because you're not Christian, now what did you do?"
"Nothing," he smiled, running his hands through his hair, his pale blue eyes glazed over.
"Remus?" she asked, her face hardening.
He flushed with guilt, knowing that messing with Lily would mean pain. But upon seeing the death-glares being pelted at him from both sides, he guessed two was worse than one.
"Nothing, Lily."
"If I find Snape, or any Slytherin coming off the train dressed like drag queens, I will not hesitate to turn you guys into their girlfriends." She informed them.
"Hey, that's not fair," Sirius ejaculated, shooting Lily an incredulous glare.
"And why not? It's called karma-"
"Isn't karma supposed to happen naturally?" Delia asked.
"Shut up Fly," Lily sighed. "Why are you guys messing with the Slytherins anyway? We just got here, they haven't even given you guys a chance to hate them."
"We weren't messing with the Slytherins," James said, his hands ruffling his hair involuntarily.
"Then-"
"Just one particular Slytherin," Sirius grinned.
"Sna-"
"Not Snape . . . my little brother, Regulus!"
"Your brother?" Sunny asked, her eyes wide.
"Yeah, I totally forgot he was starting this year. It wasn't until I saw him in one of the cars that I remembered. He'll probably be in Slytherin." He sighed, contently.
"You didn't tell us you had a brother," Fly smiled.
"He's my Mum's favorite, the brat! And since he's my brother, I have every right to hex him until he's unrecognizable." He puffed out his chest proudly.
"Anyways," Lily rolled her eyes, her anger subsiding. "Did you guys see Pete?"
"No," James shook his head. "I sent my owl, Hermes, to look after him."
"Hermes?" Sunny asked.
"Yeah, I got him this summer. Mercury died on me."
"Well, he was like thirty million years old." Remus remarked.
"I'm sorry if I'd rather my favorite owl to a new one. Anyways, I expect they'll be a letter back tomorrow."
"Hermes, messenger to the gods," Delia said thoughtfully. Then she turned to James with a mischievous glint in her eyes, "James, do you fancy yourself a god?"
"Shut up Delia," he sighed, his hands ruffling his hair as his face grew warm.
Suddenly, the room livened with laughter as they all rolled around the cabin in tears.
TBC . . .
P. A/N: so, I hoped you liked this chapter. Um. . . about the Six Flags Great Adventures, well, I am American, sadly, and well, I'm not sure what kind of amusement/ theme parks they've got in that foreign country (aka England) so I just decided to use one that I know all Americans should know. The only problem was that I'm from Chicago, so our Six Flags is called Great America, and I'm pretty sure there's no "Great America" located in England. So I remembered the one in New York, and that's the one that I used. So, if you're from England, don't fret, and if you're from America, don't think I'm being biased, I actually hated New York (too crowded, not enough breathing space).
P. P. A/N: I forgot to tell you, technically, it's 1977, so the thing about Star Wars is true, it had just come out that summer. But I omitted to realize that maybe, Six Flags wasn't even thought of back then. Oh, just so you guys get my time line, they're 16 in '77, so it's '86 when Harry's born, which makes them 25, and 26 when they die. I know it's like an eight year gap from Hogwarts to Harry's birth, but wizards lead a very long life, look Dumbledore, he's been around since Voldemort was Tom Riddle, and Hagrid was a teenager. I think 25 is pretty young to have kids, although some of them have it younger, like Molly (now Weasley) who is only two years older than Lily and James. So, thanks for reading.
P. P. P. A/N: Uh, R&R please, I really like this fic, it takes me time to write b/c there's so much research involved in writing it, and one of my amigs has borrowed my #4, but there's not much info about the Marauders in that one anyway. But I really like this fic, and I'd like to keep going with it, but I can't if I don't know how you guys feel about this. I plan on maybe being a writer, and if I don't get feedback, then I don't learn from my mistakes. So, R&R, peace out. ULTIMATE ROWING!
w/ luv,
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