Chapter 2

"Okay McG probably told you that there are four houses and they are named after the four founders" started James. "You know Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff…"

"Blahdy Blahdy Blah" replied Nadia nodding

"Exactly but she really just glossed over the important stuff see Ra-"

Sirius suddenly interrupted James.

"Prongs did ever think that Rowena was hotter than Helga?"

"Of course, Rowena was hot. Lucky Ravenclaws, anyway the thing is Ravenclaws are the super intelligent ones. I always thought me and Sirius should have been sorted in there if we hadn't been put in Gryffindor"

Nadia gasped but smiled all the same "You're full of it"

"Finally somebody who shares my opinion" came a soft voice from behind Nadia. Nadia turned around. There stood a pretty petite girl with red hair and green almond shaped eyes "I'm Lily Evans" said Lily holding out her hand

"Nadia DiVincenzi" said Nadia shaking her hand

"Hi there Evans" crooned James. Lily rolled her eyes

"Up yours Potter" she said back "Nadia I heard you've set off at a tricky start, detention on your first day…well don't make matters worse by hanging around with these idiots"

"Lily! I'm insulted" said James. Nadia laughed

"Thanks Lily but I'm sure I'll be fine. This is how start of term usually starts for me"

"Oh okay" said Lily…she seemed a bit put down

"Oh poor Evans, I know how to make it up to her" said James. A few heads on the table turned to look at James who was getting up and standing on his chair. Sirius was watching with great anticipation

"Potter get down" Lily snapped

"NOT UNLESS YOU GO OUT WITH ME EVANS!" he called out dramatically.

Lily's cheeks blushed to almost the same colour as her hair. She gave one angry look at James Potter and stormed off (to the sound of many giggling Gryffindors)

"I take it you like her" said Nadia to James who was getting back into his chair

"To be honest Nadia 'like' isn't a strong enough word," said Remus

"Well Potter, you're going the wrong way of asking her out"

"No kidding," mumbled Sirius under his breath

"Lily Evans obviously likes her guys to be humble. You James are kind of arrogant"

"Watch it Nadia!" said James warningly

"What? That's not an insult. I actually think guys who are a bit arrogant are also kind of sexy…but that's my choice not Lily's"

"She's right you know Prongs. I don't think Lily's interested in you jumping on the table or catching a snitch…although you really should have realised this by now after seven years of the same techniques. Where did you get the idea that you should be a Ravenclaw?" asked Sirius sniggering.

"Oh piss off Padfoot…okay Nadia, if you're so great at getting yourself a date you do it…Get a boyfriend by the end of the week"

"I really don't want a boyfriend," said Nadia blushing "They um…get in the way"

"So just prove to us you can get one then dump him," said Sirius

"Well I would its just…well…boyfriends are like drugs. You get addicted! Then I can't dump them and they won't dare dump me because they're too chicken so then both of us are stuck in a very boring love affair minus the love"

"Wow…so what do you do?" asked James

"Well then I just have to leave school to somewhere halfway across the world…and it's happened to bloody often"

"Hey wait a moment, you said you travelled around a lot because your mum's an auror" said Sirius sceptically

"Yeah well lets just say I encourage her changing stations" Nadia rolled her eyes

"So does this mean your not planning on having a boyfriend in Hogwarts?" asked Peter rather downheartedly. James whacked him around the back of the head

"Yeah like she'd ever go out with out any how Wormtail"

Nadia laughed

"What are these weird names you call each other?" asked Nadia taking a spoonful of her now rather ignored soggy cornflakes.

The Marauders exchanged glances, especially at Remus who shook his head frantically. Nadia was looking at all of their rather thoughtful faces confusedly.

"Well I'm called 'Prongs'" James started "because…my mum calls me 'Dear' all the time...and for some reason Sirius finds this hilarious so called me 'Stag'…that turned into 'Prongs' during around the middle of the third year or something" James lied

"Yeah and I er…dated a girl who said my feet were really soft like her dog's paws" said Sirius "James then decided to call me 'Padfoot' I used to mind…I'm sort of used to it now though" said Sirius coolly

"I'm called Moony because…um…well…" Remus looked helplessly at James, Sirius and Peter

"He pulled his pants down a few years back and mooned at everyone so that why we call him 'Mooney,'" said Sirius quickly. Remus blushed scarlet. Nadia burst out laughing

"You mooned?" Nadia repeated "Sorry but you really don't seem the type Remus…I flashed at my old school…boy I got into so much trouble you wouldn't believe it"

"Wish I was there" said James laughing

"Hey watch it you!" said Nadia menacingly but grinning all the same

"I'm called 'Wormtail' because…"

"We told him he looked like a rat. To which 'Wormtail' replied that he did not have a tail like a worm-like-tail…so we figured he must have some kind of tail" Sirius interrupted. Nadia, James, Remus and Sirius snorted with laughter. If blushing darker than Remus did when he was accused of mooning was possible. Peter had done it.

"So these nick names…is it a sort of members only thing or can I call you that to?"

"No" said Sirius…at exactly the same time as James said

"Yes"

"So which one is it" asked Nadia looking at the two friends. Sirius scowled at James and James scowled back at Sirius

"Call us what you like Nadia just don't call us late for lunch" said Remus laughing.