DISCLAIMER: Sarah, Nicole, Madeline and a few empty vodka bottles belong to me. I own nothing else. And I do not own Flogging Molly. Although I sometimes wish I did.

Chapter Two

Most normal students played cards, shared photos and chatted about their summer vacations on the Hogwarts Express. But Lily Evans, Nicole Adams, Sarah Leblanc, Madeline Cooper, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew, also known as the Marauders, partied!

"Walk away me boy, walk away me boy, and by morning we'll be freeeeeeeee!"

All eight marauders were singing…flogging molly? And all were rather… intoxicated.

Ah yes, while the girls conjured music, streamers and balloons for their annual party on the Hogwart's Express, the guys conjured… alcohol. Their compartment had been soundproofed and it was a good thing, the teens were extremely loud, and were also telling embarrassing secrets and performing embarrassing acts. Ah, the effects of alcohol!

"Truth or dare!" Sirius yelled, "I wanna start!"

Everyone groaned, they all knew that they'd be embarrassed, but immediately enjoyed the game.

"Anyone who refuses to do a dare gets kicked out," said Madeline. They all agreed.

"Peter! Truth or dare!" Sirius asked.

"Dare!" peter grinned.

Sirius looked positively giddy, "Run down the train corridor. Naked. Yelling, umm… just yelling!"

Peter got a nervous look on his face, but he didn't want to get kicked out, so he agreed to do the dare. He reluctantly removed his clothing and opened the compartment door.

"Go on, Peter!" Sarah said with a cheeky grin.

Peter ran into the corridor, flapping and waving his arms, yelling at the top of his lungs!

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! AHAAAAAAAA! YEAAAAAAAH!"

Curious teenagers peered into the corridor, all highly amused by the streaking boy. Peter ran back to the Marauders compartment and slammed the door shut. All eight teenagers were in stitches.

"That-was-the-best-dare-ever!" James said in hysterics.

"The arms were great Wormtail, nice touch!" Nicole gasped, "Your turn!"

"Linne, truth or dare?"

"Dare," Madeline replied, still giggling madly.

"I dare you to kiss Sarah, WITH tongues, because Remus told me a little fantasy involving something like that…"

All the guys grinned, and Remus looked like a 5 year old on Christmas Day, (although what Peter said was completely untrue), and the girls were all giggling like none other, still. Nicole whispered something in Sarah's ear.

"I say we throw Wormtail out for that one!" Sarah exclaimed, and then Line and herself threw Peter out into the corridor. Everyone had innocent looks on their face when Peter came back in.

"Ok, so no Sarah and Madeline, I dare Lily to kiss James because he fancies her. A lot."

Lily ignored the voice inside her head telling her not to perform the dare, but the alcohol was taking over her body, she quickly got up and kissed James on the lips.

"Happy?" She asked Peter.

"Very!" said James, while everyone else said, "Surprised!"

Truth or dare carried on for a while before Lucius Malfoy and two other slytherins by the name of Narcissa Black and Severus Snape barged into their compartment.

"Well, well, look at this, a pack of drunk losers" Lucius spat.

"Headed by the mudblood losers-" he nodded at Lily and Sarah, who both scowled and got out their wands, "- and the half-breed loser." Malfoy pointed his wand at Remus and was instantly hit by eight jets of light.

"Confundus!" "Expelliarmus!" "Stupify!" "Rectusempra!" "Petrificus Totallis!" "Locomotor mortis!"

Malfoy fell into the corridor in a hexed heap; Snape ran away wile Narcissa ran to Malfoy's side.

"Lucius! Lucius!" Narcissa cried. She then glared at the Marauders. "We won't forget this. Paybacks a bitch, so watch your back, you mudbloods and blood traitors!"

"Wow, no wonder grandma never liked you, my dear cousin!" Sirius said as he slammed the compartment door shut again.

"Good job, mudbloods and blood traitors!" Lily joked as they all high-fived each other.

"Ten minutes until we reach Hogsmeade Station. All students must be wearing school uniforms upon arrival. Please leave all luggage on the train, it will be taken to Hogwarts later."

At this announcement the Marauders quickly changed into their school robes and began to clean up their mess. They conjured coffee to sober themselves up and threw their empty alcohol bottles out the window. Lily said a spell to get rid of the decorations and the Marauders were ready for school again. The train came to a stop and the Marauders walked out of the train, two by two. Little did they know that the friends they were walking beside would become more than friends over their next year at Hogwarts.

AUTHORS NOTE! YEEEEES!

This is basically a filler chapter until I get to the actual plot… ooh, I love my plot :D

Well, I suppose this does sort of tie in with the plot… but I shall not say anymore, if you want to know what my plot is, then read it… and maybe if you like it enough, or hate it enough you could… review? Ha. Ha. )

Gah, and now I have 'What's Left Of The Flag' stuck in my head. P