Chapter 2- Death Threats and Eating Contest

After about ten minutes the carriage stopped. James and Sirius were fighting to get out first. It didn't help them because Emilie pushed them to the side and the girls walked out immediately they started whispering again.

"This is sickening. They know that we are just out of earshot but still close enough that we can hear them giggle. I hate this." Sirius complained not used to being ignored for so long by a group of girls.

"Padfoot, are you having a problem that three girls aren't at your feet declaring their love for you?" Remus said nonchalantly.

"How could you say?"

"Simply the words just came out of my mouth." The Marauders started howling at their jokes.

The Marauders watched as the girls ran up the stairs and into the hall. It was about a second after the girls went in they heard three shrieks. The Marauders ran up the steps and into the hall. They stopped when they entered to see Lily Evans drenched in water. James looked up to see Peeves standing above her singing.

Lily flowers bring rain showers

Lily's eyes started to tear again and she dashed away into the Great Hall as Professor McGonagall came up. "What happened here? What did you four do this time?" Professor McGonagall was giving a piercing stare at the Marauders.

"Mom I promise you Moony, Wormtail, Prongs and I had nothing to do with it this time. It was all Peeve's fault. We were in the rain when the water balloon hit Miss Evans."

McGonagall's stare did not waver, but she motioned for them to move along. They made their way into the Great Hall and sat in their usual area. Sirius kept complaining about how hungry he was. They were getting ready to scream at him. Finally the sorting of the first years began. After about ten – twenty minutes the sorting was finished.

The Head Master stood in front of the student body of Hogwarts. He opened his mouth to speak but instead of word the doors burst open. A third year Gryffindor ran into the Great Hall.

"I-I-I'm s-s-sorry to di-di-disturb the feast but but" and he fainted. The Head Master and Professor McGonagall stood up and started moving towards him. They were having troubles getting through because so many people moved trying to see what was going on. They made their way to the center circle which was made up of sixth seventh year Gryffindors.

Lily was holding him up with a terrified look on her face. Emily was holding Renee for the third year was her younger brother. James, Remus, and Sirius were trying to help Lily but she kept snapping at them. More tears stained the front of her face.

"Evans, Potter I want you to take him to the hospital wing. We will talk to you after the feast." Dumbledore motioned.

Lily stood up looking for her wand but James had his already and preformed the levitating spell. Lily and James walked out with hundred of eyes staring at them.

The Great Hall was noisy with people trying to figure out what had happened. Dumbledore did not quiet them. He just stared at the door waiting for The Heads to come back.

About five minutes after Gabriel Quincy had fainted James and Lily walked back in the Great Hall. Lily had stopped crying and James kept giving worried glances at her. The Great hall silenced as they made their way back to their friends.

Dumbledore looked around and cleared his throat. "Ehem. Well we have seemed to have a most interesting opening so all I have for you is two words…tuck in."

"Finally!" Sirius roared making everyone including the professors chuckle.

"Yes Mr. Black we get to eat now." Dumbledore said smiling. After that the tension in the Great Hall loosened.

Everyone started eating. Lily looked over at James and Sirius's plates. "That is disgusting how much food you have on your plates."

"Lily you see that we pride in eating." Sirius managed to say between huge bites of chicken. "But you see I can eat loads more then Prongs here can."

"I take that you are betting me Mr. Padfoot?"

"Why Prongs I think I am."

People started to gather around to see the eat off. Everyone wanted to know who would eat more. "Let's get ready to eat." Remus's voiced boomed across the Great Hall. Anyone who wasn't paying attention before defiantly was now "And we will be starting in 5…4…3…2…1…and eat." His voice continued. Right as Remus had said eat James and Sirius started devouring the food in front of them. Others kept having to run down the table to get them more. All the professors were standing so they could see over the heads of the crowd. After a while Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws ran off to get food from their own tables to be eaten. Suddenly Dumbledore's voice could be heard over everything. "I believe this would be a good time to stop this contest. Madam Mitchall wouldn't be too happy with me if I sent her three students on the first night. The feast is over, everyone please go to your dormitories. Potter, Black and Evans go to my office right away."

Everyone started to stand. Lily whispered to Renee and Emilie that she would meet them later in the Gryffindor Common room. Lily fallowed James and Sirius out of the Great Hall. The two Marauders were whispering now and smiling mysteriously. Lily rolled her eyes. "Now look who is whispering. Sirius I believe you owe my friends and I an apology."

"I never apologize to anyone. Especially when I am right."

The three of them were now standing by a Gargoyle. Sirius and James had confused looks. "How are we supposed to get in?"

Lily pushed them aside and muttered Lemon Drops. The Gargoyle moved to reveal steps. They made their way up them and found themselves in a circular room. None of the three were very impressed by the room. They had all been there. Sirius and James many times when they were in trouble and Lily was always in there about grades or classes.

Dumbledore and McGonagall were already there waiting for them. "Mr. Potter and Mr. Black that was an interesting way to start the New Year. With an eating contest of all, I have to say that you did not break any rules so therefore I can not punish you but I would advise you not to do it again."

James and Sirius noticed a glint of amusement in Professor Dumbledore's eyes as he gave them a warning.

"Mr. Black you may be excused we need to speak with Mr. Potter and Miss Evans alone."

"Yes Ma'am." Sirius started walking away.

"Oh Padfoot. Meet me at the Common Room later tell the others, and find peter he wasn't at dinner."

"Yes sir Mr. Prongs." Sirius saluted James and left the room.

"Now Mr. Potter and Miss Evans you know that you will now have your own common room and your own bedrooms right?"

"Yes Professor Dumbledore." Lily replied

"And you know where it is located."

"Yeah, a few halls away from the Gryffindor Common Room."

"Thank you Mr. Potter. Well I assume that both of you have friends that you should be meeting." James and Lily stood up to leave. "Oh and I assume you know your duties? And also you will be patrolling every night. Well you can have tonight off. Good bye."

Lily and James both left the common room a bit baffled by what Professor Dumbledore said. James knew why Dumbledore knew that he was meeting his friends because he heard him say so. But how did he know that Lily was meeting her friends. He couldn't have heard her.

They walked in silence neither of them wanting to be the one to brake it. James couldn't help but keep staring at Lily. It didn't take long for them to reach the Gryffindor Common Room. James moved to the side to let Lily in first. The came in to see only six people in the Common Room. "Oh my god Christine!" Lily shouted and ran over to one of her friends. "Where were you on the train I didn't see you the entire ride."

Christine just shrugged. "I've been around."

Emilie, Renee, and Lily told Christine all about the train ride.

The Marauders were staring at the girls. "That was loud." Sirius said as he uncovered his ears. "Why did Evans have to scream?"

"Beats me. She could have nicely walked over to her. But no she had to scream."

"Prongs, Padfoot you both know why Lily screamed she's a girl. Girls scream to put it simply."

"Aye Moony you are right it was just loud." Sirius answered.

The Marauders watched as the four girls stood up and left the common room. "I wonder where they are going."

"Let's go find out Wormtail." Sirius said happily.

"I'll go get my cloak." James said disappearing for a second then reappearing with a think cloak.

The Marauders fit themselves under the cloak. Or at least James and Remus did. Sirius transformed into a big black dog and Peter transformed into a rat. They quietly fallowed the girls and watched as they walked into the hospital wing. They stopped for a moment and made sure Sirius and Peter got under toe cloak. They then slowly walked into the hospital wing. The girls were sitting around the third year's bed. Lily was stroking his face with a sad look on her face. Renee was sitting next to Lily trying to hold back tears. Christine was sitting across from Lily just staring at Gabriel. Emilie was sitting next to Christine saying something to the rest of them.

The Marauders moved closer to them but stayed enough away that the girls wouldn't be able to notice that they were there. Suddenly Amos Diggory and Ryan Chambers walked in. Sirius, Remus, and Peter could fell James tense up. Amos was a Hufflepuff who had quite a few girls after him. And Ryan was a Gryffindor who was good friends with Amos.

Lily stood up and ran into Ryan's arms. "Oh Ryan I am so scared."

"It'll be ok Lily it will be ok."

"I know but I am so scared."

"Everything will be alright." With that Ryan kissed Lily.

Amos had moved and started talking to Emilie about something. James was ready to kill Ryan. He hated the thought that Ryan Chambers was dating Lily. Everyone knew James had a crush on Lily, everyone including Ryan. Ryan resented James for that. No he hated James for liking Lily.

Lily said something to the others and the five of them left the hospital wing. The Marauders fallowed closely behind them. Amos left them to go to his own Common room. Sirius and Peter transformed again and they ran all the way to the Gryffindor Common room beating Renee, Christine, Lily, Emilie and Ryan.

They threw the cloak to the side and sat there like they had been there the entire time. When the girls and Ryan walked in they gave little notice to the Marauders. "I'll see you all later. I'm tired. Lily kissed Ryan on the cheek and left to go to the Heads Room.

It didn't take Ryan long to notice the Marauders after Lily left. "What are you looking at?" He spat and the Marauders.

"Nothing Chambers. It's a free place we can look anywhere we want."

"Potter you think your soooo good. But I promise you that your not. And if I hear that you went after Lily one more time I will personally kill you." Ryan walked up to the dormitory.

"You think he hates me?" James asked the others.

"Some how yes." Renee replied.

Christine, Emilie and Renee walked over to where the Marauders were and joined them talking for hours. At last the girls said good night and James told the Marauders the Heads password and left to go to bed.

Everyone couldn't help thinking that today was a very interesting day and that tomorrow was probably going to be better.