A/N: so here's my second chapter… review and tell me what you think!
James stepped onto the Hogwarts Express feeling happy and excited. His last year at Hogwarts! Now where was Lily? He looked back at Remus and grinned.
"Seen my girlfriend around anywhere?" he laughed. Remus rolled his eyes.
"No, James, I have not seen your girlfriend," he said sarcastically.
"Hurry up over there!" Peter squeaked. He was still struggling with their trunks, which Sirius had made him carry. They found an empty compartment, and sat down, Peter panting from the effort of dragging along all their belongings.
"So, Padfoot, what did you do over the summer?" James asked.
"Oh, you know, the usual," he said in a bored voice.
"Been admiring yourself in the mirror, then?" Remus teased.
"No!" he said haughtily, and they all burst out laughing.
"Any of you seen snivellus yet?" James said after the laughter subsided. A mischievous look came into Sirius' eyes.
"He'll be finding new ways to make his hair look greasier," he laughed. "Let's go find him!"
"Let's not," Remus' voice cut in. "We've been on the train for five minutes and you already want to break the rules. Besides," he said, casting an exasperated look at Peter, who was still out of breath, "Wormtail's recovering." James sighed.
"If we always waited for Wormtail we would never get to do anything," he said disgustedly.
"At least I'm not obsessed with someone I have no chance with!" Wormtail looked pointedly at James.
"You don't have a chance with anyone Wormtail," James said reasonably, and Wormtail stared out the window angrily.
"He didn't mean that Peter," Remus said sensibly.
"Oh yes I did!" James said quickly.
"He didn't," Remus repeated.
"Will you three shut up!" Sirius told them.
"I'm not saying anything!" Peter protested. "I just thought that maybe Lily—"
"Lily? Where?" James stood up, searching the room.
"James, you retard—" Sirius started.
"—is a little above James on a maturity level!" Peter fought to let himself be heard.
"Levicorpus!" James shouted, his wand pointing at Peter. Peter was dangled upside down in midair. "Take it back!" James roared.
"Oh for God's sake!" A voice rang from the hallway.
"Lily!" James shouted, letting go of Peter quickly (who fell to the floor in a crumpled heap). "Did you get my presents?"
"Yes," she said wearily. "All hundred of them."
"Oh," he said sheepishly, "I thought that might give the right idea about how much I care about you. I truly believe that it is best to start the year with a serious relation—"
"Stuff it," she said. "Sirius, have you seen Liz? She seems to have disappeared on me again."
"Nope, need help finding her?" he asked casually.
"No, it's okay," she said, and left.
"She's so dreamy," James said happily. "She said she liked my presents!"
"Actually she said that—"
"She likes my presents…" James repeated. The other three rolled their eyes as James started making a list of early Christmas presents to make Lily.
"There's gonna be a ball this year," Sirius said, breaking the silence.
"How do you know?" asked Remus, curiously.
"Well, they asked us to buy dress robes didn't they? That can only mean one thing."
"Great," said Remus glumly. "Another chance for James to be turned down by Lily…"
"And another sleepless night for us spent listening to James moaning about his broken heart," Peter finished for him.
88
Lily wasn't alone in the compartment for long. Liz burst in, carrying her trunk.
"Hey, Lily," she said. "Sorry I couldn't answer your owls, but I've had a really busy summer.
"It doesn't matter," Lily said quickly, trying to cover up the fact that it had mattered, to her anyway. "I was pretty busy myself."
"Oh…" They sat down in silence and then Molly and Alice joined them.
"How are you two?" Molly asked, her freckled face shining. "I had the greatest summer!"
"She spent it with Arthur," Alice explained, sniggering. "Apparently, they held hands." Molly blushed.
"Arthur's really shy… We want to take it slow."
"Well at least you had fun," Lily said darkly. "I had to spend my summer with Petunia, who's developed a creepy crush on James! I saw her practically making out with a picture of him half-naked!"
"Do you still have it?" Liz asked, before realizing her mistake and adding quickly: "haha just kidding… how sad!" she laughed nervously.
"So how was your summer anyway Liz?" Alice asked. "Meet anyone?"
"No," Liz sighed. "I did get a letter from Lucius Malfoy though."
"No way! Do tell! What does he want!" Alice said excitedly.
"Oh… he wants me to be part of his fan club!" Liz lied. Ok, it wasn't exactly the truth, but so what? It was half-true anyway, and she was entitled to some excitement in her life.
"Wow! Do you think I can join?" Alice laughed.
"Oh please, everyone knows how much you're in love with Frank!" Liz said, trying to change the subject quickly. Alice grinned mischievously.
"Him and a million other guys," she laughed. Suddenly there was a small knock on the door.
"Lily!"
"Shit! That's James! Hide me!" Lily said desperately. Alice sent her trunk flying through the air to cover her up. Unfortunately, everyone else had the same idea, and Lily was left quite… hurt. Massaging her head from where she lay, she cursed them all under her breath.
"Has anyone seen Lily?" James walked in, glancing around.
"No," they chorused. Liz didn't join in. She was busy fighting the jealousy that was threatening to show itself. James' crestfallen face did nothing to help matters.
"If I see her I'll let you know," Liz promised him, and he turned to go.
"By the way Liz," he said over his shoulder, "looking good there!" he winked and left. Liz blushed furiously, and her friends turned to look at her. Lily came out from her hiding place, still nursing her wounds.
"Ow… that hurt!"
"Sorry… but it's not like you can hide from him forever. You'll have to be more blunt and tell him it's not gonna happen," Liz told her.
"Yeah… though the presents are quite nice… maybe I'll just wait til Christmas? I really want that new potions kit!" Lily said, her face shining. Molly rolled her eyes.
"Yay, a potions kit," she said sarcastically, but Lily didn't notice. She didn't notice Liz's murderous look either.
"Honestly Lily, what's wrong with him anyway? He's quite good-looking… yummy…" Alice mock-drooled and they all laughed. "Not to mention Sirius… go out with him and set me up with Sirius, go on…" Lily shook her head.
"They're all idiots honestly…" she said. Suddenly, there was a huge bang from the hallways, and they all rushed out to see what caused the commotion. Standing outside, with their wands raised were Sirius, James, Peter and Remus; while a cowering Severus lay on the floor.
"Not again," Lily muttered. Severus was now dangling in the air in his underwear; a classic. She sighed. "Oi! Put him down!" she cried.
"Shut up Lily! Can't you see what he has in his hand?" Molly nudged her. Lily fought to see.
"What?" she asked her.
"I don't know… but don't do anything til we find out!" James' conversation with Severus grew louder.
"Stealing people's mail… you really have no life…"
"I didn't steal it, I found it on the floor… it's a diary," Snape said coldly.
"Give it here then," Sirius said, his face devoid of expression. "Accio diary!" The diary zoomed through the air into Sirius' hand. He threw it over to James without looking at it. James read the name on the cover, and his heart skipped a beat. This diary belongs to Lily Evans. Should he give it back? What if it said something about him? He turned his attention to Snape.
"We'll let you go this time, snivellus," he said. Sirius flicked his wand lazily, and Severus fell to the ground, before scampering away. The students went back to their compartments.
"Hey! Lily! Wait up!" James shouted after Lily, who stifled a groan.
"Yes?" she said apprehensively.
"I think this is yours… I didn't read it!" he handed her back her diary. She smiled.
"That was nice of you James… thanks!" she turned and left. Had he done the wrong thing? Tucked in his robes, was a copy of the diary, which he had made when everyone's attention was on Sirius and Snape. He decided not to read it until he was in school, and headed back into his compartment, where Peter was crying.
"What the hell…?" James asked, fearing the worst. Sirius rolled his eyes.
"I sniffle wrote a-a p-poem…" Peter said, throwing himself onto James, who threw him off disgustedly. "To the best friends in the world:
Sometimes you're mean,
But we're still a team!
We're best friends,
No matter what other signals we may send.
I love you guys,
Until the end,
I know you feel the same,
That this isn't a game.
I know you think I'm g-gay,
But this has been an emotional day!"
Peter stopped talking and looked at them expectantly. Remus looked up blankly at the ceiling. James covered his face (out of exasperation as well as the fact that he was trying VERY hard to keep from bursting out laughing).
"Wormtail, that is truly pathetic. We don't think you're gay, though we should probably reconsider that fact. Now shut up and don't ever make up a poem for any reason ever again," Sirius said calmly.
"Hey!" Remus said quickly, before Peter could say anything back. "We're here! That's Hogwarts!" They all stared out the window, where they could plainly see the one place everyone on the train called home; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.