hello guys! im sorry for not posting sooner, i suppose the only reason is coz ive been so busy! and then my computer crashed so i couldnt post! anyway enough with the excuses! heres the next chapter and im nearly done chapter 5 so i will have that posted soon! ohh and thanks soooo much for the reviews! keep them coming! plz!
disclaimer - nothing is mine apart the plot and the characters you dont reconise. hehe
Chapter 4 back to Hogwarts
"Oh Jamsie, how was your summer? Oh, what was I saying, it must be wonderful!" One of James' many admirers batted her eyelashes at a very confused James and a hysterically amused Sirius, Remus, Peter and Rachel.
"Oh yes, Libby, he's had a great time," Sirius said to the girl seductively. "Thank you for caring… he is deeply touched."
Libby smiled and waved flirtatiously to James, as her group of giggling friends steered away from The Marauders on Platform 9¾. The train station, as usual, was crowded with Hogwarts students getting ready to spend yet another year at school.
"Geroff me, Padfoot," James growled, shoving Sirius' arm off his shoulder. "Merlin, those girls are getting on my nerves. Have they ever heard of giving a man space?"
"Get used to it, Jamsie," Sirius drawled indolently. "We're attractive, we're rich, we're popular… girls can't get enough of us."
"Little do they know that you're extremely arrogant, cocky and self-centred, when are they going to get a life stop treating you four like gods?" Rachel said smiled. "Now, ive spend half my holidays with you four brutes, frankly im maraudered out! So if you don't mind, im off to find my friends." She smiled once again; she grabbed her trunk and headed off to find Riley, Lily and Ashley.
After no luck finding any of her friends, Rachel headed off to find an empty compartment and save her friends a seat.
Finding a compartment was remarkably easy. Rachel had found one in the middle of the train, (thank god it was no longer, Rachel's trunk was extremely heavy, more so than usual.) She slammed the door shout and plopped down on the comfy red bench.
Rachel looked at the window, it was easy to see who the new first years were, they all looked very nervous. She had to laugh. Rachel remembered back to her first year when she first boarded the Hogwarts express. She couldn't remember herself being nervous. James… well he was anything but nervous. It was hard not to laugh at James's personality. So arrogant, cocky and self centred but you couldn't help but love him.
I banged my head against the cold class "Where are they?" she mumbled to myself. Her
Question was answered as heard the door slide open.
"At last," she turned my head around but I didn't see my 3 best friends, instead 4 only too familiar faces smiling back at me.
"Why hello again Rachel, if you don't mind." Sirius said welcoming himself into the compartment. "Everywhere else is full."
Rachel sighed. "Well, whether I say yes or no, you're just going to sit here anyway."
"Great!" Sirius beamed.
By the time the 4 boys got their trunks in, plus themselves, there was hardly room to breathe.
"Ohhh guess what?" Sirius asked jumping up and down with excitement.
Oh god. Rachel thought. "What?" she asked, not paying much attention to him.
"I learned how to apperate! Watch, watch, watch!" He closed his eyes and concentrated hard.
"Sirius you fool you can't apperate while we are in Hogwarts boundaries." Rachel smacked the back of his head.
"Where were you trying to apperate to anyway?" James asked interested.
"Suzy's compartment." he grinned devilishly.
Rachel snorted, Suzy, how could she forget? Suzy Williams was Sirius's GF. She must be the first girl to last more than 6 weeks with Sirius. They got together before the holidays and have been together ever since. Suzy was a 7th year Gryffindor, they preppy, popular kind who Rachel didn't like to mingle with. With gleaming golden blonde hair, terrific hazel eyes and a slimming figure, Suzy is a perfect example of Sirius's dating material. She was however one of the most horrible Gryffindor's out there, too bad Sirius didn't care. Maybe it was because Suzy and Rachel never had got on, surely if Suzy respected you and liked you she would almost be half decent. Guys swooned over her, like girls do with Sirius and James. She could have 3 boy friends at once and no one would dump her, they would all be too stunned to do anything but snog. Naturally Rachel was jealous of her looks, who wouldn't. She's like the glamour queen of Hogwarts, prancing around like she owns the place. Rachel hated to admit her and Sirius did make a good couple. He was happy, she was happy.
"What?" Sirius asked catching Rachel looking at him.
"Just typical of you, that's all." Rachel replied, looking away.
The compartment door slid open again, this time Rachel was happy to see her best friend stand in the doorway.
"Finally you're here!" she said jumped up. A tall, blue eyed, brown haired pretty girl. It was Riley Hart. The girls had been friends since they were three. The 2 girls were able to tell each other everything. Riley, like Rachel was loud, boy crazy and a hard partier, they were more like sisters than friends. Today, Riley was dressed in a denim mini skirt showing off her greatly tanned legs and a white spaghetti strap to match.
"Lils and Ashley will be here in a minute! Where have you been?" Riley asked giving her friend a huge hug.
Rachel groaned. "Hanging with these dorks." She said lazily pointing to the 4 boys behind her.
Riley laughed." So I guess you would like some company!" taking a seat next to Rachel.
"Awe you know you love us!" Remus laughed.
"Oh, Remus, I almost forgot. The head girl, she wants you down there." Riley said pointing to the boy.
"Why?"
"You're Head Boy," Riley said.
"No, that would be Prongs," Remus said pointing to his best friend. James gave a wave to Riley, who looked partially horrified.
"You're…. You're Head Boy?" she asked, almost quivering.
"Yes, Riley, that would be me," James said defiantly. Rachel snorted; gosh James was going to be so happy Lily was headgirl.
"Well, the Head Girl wants you down there in about ten minutes." Riley finished sounding as if someone had died.
At that moment the compartment door opened once again, standing in the doorway, this time was Rachel and Riley's two other friends Lily Evans and Ashley Smith.
"Oh finally!" Rachel moaned as she hugged her two best friends. Rachel looked over at Ashley who had changed so much over the summer. Her hair that was once brown, dead straight and rather dull now had blonde highlights and was nicely curled, bringing out the blue in her eyes. Rachel had always known Ashley as a Jeans and T-shirt type of girl, like herself, a casual dresser, but today Ashley looked like she had invaded Riley's wardrobe wearing tight ¾ jeans and a black halter-top to match. From the Ashley Rachel knew, her look didn't match her personality but still she looked great. Ashley was a quiet, shy and laid back type of girl. She was very trustworthy, you could tell her anything and no one would find out. Although she had a wild and daring side to her, that she liked to keep secret. Around her friends she was very open and loud although around others and strangers she tends to blend into the background. She was Lily's best friend, how could they not? The 2 girls had so much in common and liked the same things, just like Riley and Rachel.
Rachel then looked over at Lily who was still standing in the corridor, obviously refusing to enter a compartment with James inside. Even with her scowl on her face lily still looked gorgeous. With her emerald eyes and beautiful burgundy hair it topped of her figure. But it was Lily's personality that made her shine. She was so caring, generous and loving people would kill to be her friend. She was strong, brave, courageous and could stand up for herself and what she believed in, making her quite stubborn, the traits of a true Gryffindor. She really did deserve headgirl this year.
"Oh don't be silly Lily, come inside! Its only my brother." Rachel half laughed as she pulled lily and her trunk inside, while Remus immediately ran over to Ashley to help her with her trunk, jumping at the chance to impress her. Ever since forth year Remus and secretly liked Ashley, but since he didn't have the ego of James or Sirius he's been to shy to ask her out.
As Remus heaved Ashley's huge and obviously heavy trunk out of the way everyone sat down in the compartment.
"So lily dearest, how was your holiday?" asked James, turning up the Potter charm.
"It was fantastic! Even though I had to put up with petunia, but at least I was away from you!" lily said icily as she crossed her legs and crossed her arms, making her look like a spoilt brat, which she wasn't. "Rach how was your holiday with these plonkers?"
"Well since none of them have a huge crush on me, it was sweet!" Rachel said giving the impression that she wouldn't mind having one of them crush over her; it must feel nice to be liked by a boy.
Remus looked over at Rachel. "You don't mean to say that you want-"
Before Remus could say anymore Rachel interrupted him. "Ash it looks like you had an interesting holiday! You've changed so much, in a good way offcourse." Rachel said making it sound as if she hadn't interrupted Remus's embarrassing, causing allot of questions comment, but her flustered look gave it away. Riley stepped in. Remus looked puzzled before starring out the window, it was foggy and nothing was visible.
"Yeah Ash, tell us about your holiday." Riley asked.
Ashley went into the story of her holiday, making Remus forget about being interrupted, thinking anything about Ashley was more important. It simply turned out that Ash was tired of her old look, so she changed it to make it look more out there, more as Rachel liked to call it 'Riley style'.
"Um Lils can we talk to you outside for a moment?" Riley asked after Ashley had finished.
Lily looked confused but followed the 3 girls out of the compartment leaving the marauders alone.
The corridor was deserted there was silence. The 4 girls stood in silence, neither Rachel nor Riley wanted to break the news that Lily would be sharing a common room with James for the entire year. Finally Lily spoke.
"Riley you told Remus that im not taking any crap from him and that he is to be responsible as he is headboy, right?" asked Lily, deciding to make conversation.
"It's James," Riley said taking a step back.
"It's what?" Lily ask, horrified.
"Yes, Potters headboy!" Riley said quickly.
"I'm going to kill Albus Dumbledore," Lily boomed so loudly causing several people poke their heads out of the compartment with confused looks.
"Lils come on, maybe it was a mistake. Maybe the badge went to the wrong person." Ashley suggested trying to calm her down.
"No, McGonnagal doesn't make mistakes!" Lily snapped. Lily shook her head and then looked at Rachel.
"Does James know im headgirl?" she asked more calmly.
"No, I haven't told him… he's going to flip when he finds out its you who he gets to share a common room with!" Rachel said half laughing.
"What?" Lily asked twice as loud as before.
"You know, the Head Boy and Girl have to share a common room together, remember?"
"Oh, Merlin!" Lily hissed.
"Who got Head Girl anyway Prongs?" Peter asked.
"I don't know," James muttered.
"Probably Jessie Bailey." Sirius said.
"Probably." James agreed, fastening his badge onto his robe.
"Hey, Prongs," Remus said quietly, "why did Riley look so afraid when you told her you were Head Boy? She has no reason to be afraid unless Ev-"
"Evans is Head Girl!" James finished his sentence, yelling with a triumphed look on his face.
"Poor her!" Sirius sniggered punching James in the arm.
"So that would explain the scream in the corridor before, well Prongs it looks like Lily is angry indeed." Laughed Remus as he high 5ed with peter.
"Shut up! Come on Moony, your prefect you can walk down with me and lily blossom if she hasn't already left." Said James excitingly.
James and Remus entered the corridor and found Riley, Ashley and Rachel talking outside, Lily was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's lily dearest?" asked James, hoping she was going to suddenly jump out of a compartment and say boo!
"She, dufus, has left for the meeting. And she, unlike you will not be late! Now hurry up and get down there!" Rachel whined pushing James and Remus in the direction of the meeting up the front of the train.
The girls watched as James and Remus ran along the corridor, maybe James was hoping to catch up with Lily. The girls opened the door once again to the compartment to enjoy a chat with Sirius and Peter.
James and Remus stopped outside the compartment where the meeting was being held. James could see Lily and the other prefects sitting, obviously waiting for him and Remus. Without further ado Remus pushed the door open
"Potter," Lily said properly, as she saw James enter as Remus quickly sat down. "Nice of you to join us. Well, since everyone is here." Lily said standing up the front next to James giving him a glare that would break ice. "Im Lily Evans your headgirl. And this is Dufus, he will be your headboy."
"Hi Lily. Hi Dufus." The crowd of Prefects replied in a murmur voice.
"For prefects new and old I will hand out this sheet explaining the rules and expectations of being a prefect." Lily hastily moved around handing everyone a sheet. The prefects read over the expectations. Lily then explained about meetings and about patrolling the corridors and so forward. Everyone in the room was completely silent.
"James," Lily hissed.
"What?" he asked startled as he hastily put the Quidditch magazine he was reading behind his back, looking innocent.
"Did I startle you, your honour?" Lily asked as she grabbed the magazine and threw it on the floor.
"Yes actually,"
"Well, your honour, do you have anything to say?" Lily asked annoyed.
"No you're making this boring enough thanks."
"I am not, James you're not being responsible enough!" Lily spat.
"I am too!"
"Am not!"
"Am too!"
"POTTER! Just knock it off!" Lily turned back to the surprised Prefects; "Anyway, you need to patrol the hallways until we reach Hogwarts. You are dismissed, thank you."
Lily stormed out of the corridor and hastily walked back to the compartment. As she entered she found Rachel laughing herself silly, about something Sirius was saying. Lily didn't pay much attention and just sat down next to Ashley.
"How was the meeting?" Ashley asked rather loudly over Rachel and Riley's high-pitched giggles.
"A flaming disaster." Moaned Lily as she told Ashley the story of James's behaviour, stressing about how she was going to put up with him for the rest of the year.
Remus and James arrived back shortly later, advising everyone puts on their robes as they were nearly there. The 8 teenagers scrambled into their robes, the compartment was very full and Rachel's trunk half exploded when she opened it up, nearly all he contents fell out. It took the combined help of James and Sirius to get the trunk closed again. Finally the train stopped at hogsmade station and the students filled out of the train. Lily dragged a moaning James over to direct the first years, telling her friends she would meet them in the great all. After assisting the first years, it was James's turn to drag a moaning Lily into their own compartment.
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