Chapter 2
As she proceeded onto the platform, Lily searched the crowd for signs of her friends. She really hadn't seen them at all over the summer,
just a few sporadic notes from each of them telling of their respective vacations. With her bright auburn hair and shimmering green eyes
she attracted a great deal of attention, though this was hardly unusual. Lily commanded an air of confidence and authority that was
recognized by all. Seeing a mop of dark hair in the distance, she hurried forward toward the group. There she found none other than
James Potter and Sirius Black, reclining against the Hogwarts Express. Why they didn't board the train to find a compartment of their
own she didn't know. She could only assume they were waiting for someone, besides it wasn't as if they would be hard-pressed to find a
compartment. The Marauders occupied the customary compartment at the dead center of the train, which that had personalized in their
own unique way, or so Lily had heard. From there it was said that they masterminded their annual collection of pranks, plotting against
the teachers and students alike. Not that anyone minded of course; it was seen as a sort of honor to be pranked by the Marauder,
perhaps the Slytherins being the exception (as they always seem to be). "Alright there, Evans?"
she heard a voice drone from close by and looked to see James and Sirius watching her. Previously they had been discussing the topic of
Head Girl:
"Who do you think got the job?" asked Sirius, waving at a group of Ravenclaw girls walking by.
"I hope it's Lily. I think this is finally my year. Our year. I mean it's got to be, right? It is our last year here. She's got to come
around!"James rambled, something Sirius was getting used to.
"Let's just hope it's not someone too awful. Evans can be a bit too rule-abiding for me. You don't want someone who stifles you. Then
again maybe you do so that you're not given too many responsibilities. I still can't figure out how you got the badge."
" Tell me about it," James muttered, "I think Dumbledore's finally cracked.'
"All the better for us! I sure hope this year isn't as boring as last year. I just want to be done with school! " Sirius exclaimed and began
searching the station for their fellow Marauders.
James took this opportunity to study his best friend. He had changed so much in their time at Hogwarts. Not the Sirius had matured
astoundingly, he was just different. It really was amazing how the two became friends. Coming from completely opposite families, the two
were expected to loathe each other. But being the rebels that they were, the two had formed a unique friendship, becoming closer than
brothers. James smiled as he remembered Sirius in his first year. From the beginning, Sirius won the title of the school 'heart-throb,'
James being a close second, of course. Sirius had a devil-may-care attitude from the start, which James had almost immediately adapted.
Surprisingly, people seemed to like them more with this trait of their's. His heart skipped a beat as he spotted a familiar red-head coming
his way.
" All right there, Evans?" he questioned and immediately regretted the use of her surname.
"I'm fine, Potter. And yourself?" she responded.
He cringed as he called him by his last name. "Just lovely, Lily. Did you have a good summer?"
"It was decent, but that can be expected, as my sister was just darling to live with. I really have to be going though, I have to be in the
Heads compartment soon." And with that she left him.
"Well I guess that answers our question," Sirius claimed, laughing at the irony of it. "Guess our seventh year is going to be interesting,
after all. Come on," he said as the clock tolled eleven o'clock. Sirius skipped ahead, humming a song to himself with James following
closely behind, happy to finally be going back to his second home.
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