His Final Year

Chapter Three: No Dates, Just Friends

Lily and James finally reached her usual compartment and heard laughter inside. Lily got overjoyed to finally be able to see her friends again. It had been all summer, and she had missed them everyday. As she opened the door, she was engulfed in two pairs of arms.

"Lily!" Lily smiled and hugged her best friends back. They hugged for a little while longer and finally let go. Neither had changed at all during the summer.

Mel still had her naturally straight blonde hair, and her sky blue eyes still shined. She stood taller than Lily but shorter than Alex. She still had an amazing figure and knew how to perfectly show it off. She had a jean skirt on with a blue halter-top on that brought out her eyes.

Alex looked exactly opposite. She had very curly, short brown hair and deep chocolate brown eyes. She stood taller than all three of the friends. She had very long legs that she barely liked to show. She had on a pair of jeans she had rolled up to about her knee and an orange polo.

They all looked exactly opposite as each other, but they got along like sisters. After sharing a few more hugs, Lily looked around the compartment. Her jaw dropped as she laid eyes on Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigew sitting there looking at her.

"What the…oh wait a minute…" she had been so excited she had forgotten about James, who was being sweet and wait patiently, giving Lily time to see her friends. She gave him a smile and reached back for his hand. "Sorry…got lost for a second. But anyways…"

The other three Marauders lost complete control over their jaws. They suddenly became disconnected from their heads and hit the ground with a thud. After fixing and readjusting, Sirius spoke, or at least tried.

"Wha-I mean-you-an-you-and-huh?"

Everyone gave him blank stares. Remus just shook his head and spoke for him. "I think what our dear Padfoot is trying to say is what exactly are you two doing? And Lily, did you grab Prong's hand just a second ago?"

James blushed. His best friends knew about him too well. Any contact from Lily was happily taken, but it was never willingly given. Lily thankfully didn't notice but stayed strong. "Well-"

Mel gasped. "Oh my god are you guys finally dating? Oh this is so great! Yeah! Took you two long enough I mean come on!"

"Mel! We aren't dating. James is the new Head Boy and since we're going to be around each other a lot this year, we're going to try to be friends."

Everyone turned and looked at James who just grinned. "It's true. Lily and I are leaving everything in the past and starting fresh…as friends." The last few words hurt more than he thought they would. He wanted to be more, but friends would easily do for now. He would take anything he could get with Lily, including friends.

Everyone else seemed too shocked to speak, until finally Remus stepped up and broke the silence. "Well about time. That's great you guys! Now we can finally stop worrying about problems between the groups."

Alex looked pissed. "Hello? Does no one remember me not being able to stand Sirius? I mean come on!"

Everyone else was talking amongst each other, obviously not listening to Alex. Sirius leaned over and whispered in her ear, causing her to get goosebumps.

"Face it Alex. You can't resist me. And they all know it. Just accept it."

She pushed him away, getting more pissed off. "I can not stand you, you inconsiderate, self absorbed, egotistical…"

Lily looked over at James, and they both laughed. "Sound like us don't they?"

James almost couldn't answer he was laughing so hard. "Exactly. I remember all too well being on the receiving end of some very harsh words from you."

"Yeah but you did deserve them. So does that mean they'll become friends someday?"

He just shrugged and grinned, as did everyone else. Alex looked absolutely pissed. "I will never be his friend."

Everyone laughed. "Ok Alex. Whatever you say."