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AU—what if Lily Evans was a Slytherin? Would our beloved Gryffie, James Potter, still fall for her? Well, we'll have to see, won't we?

SEPTEMBER 1ST L & J'S FIRST YEAR

Lily Evans looked coolly around her. The other first years were pale and sweating. She sneered at them, brushing her silken red hair behind her ears. The only person who didn't look nervous was the Potter kid. But he was a Gryffindor, he had to be.

She watched, bored, as the students were called up to the stool. Lily yawned as the first Gryffie was named, earning glares from nearby Gryffindors.

"Evans, Lily."

Lily strutted up to the stool, letting everyone see how confidant she was. A couple of Gryffies snorted. The hat was placed on her head.

:Muggleborn, eh? Taste for trouble. Ambitious, definitely. Arrogant, if I do say so myself. Sly, yet cunning. A sharp tongue and a sharper mind. You like revenge. A definite Slytherin. Yes, Slytherin will suit you quite well.:

"SLYTHERIN!"

Lily rolled her eyes and smirked. Of course she was a Slytherin; it was the most sophisticated house. Only the best made it in.

She gracefully sat down, noticing she was the only Slytherin girl sorted so far. Next to her was a cute first year. He had light blue eyes and dusty-brown hair.

"Jay Playa."

"Lily Evans."

"Muggleborn?"

"Unfortunately."

Jay sniffed, which seemed to express his opinions of Muggleborns.

A girl with black hair and blue eyes so dark as to almost be amethyst sat down across from Lily.

"Shawn Trace."

"Lily Evans."

"Jay Playa."

The girl giggled. "Are you?"

"Am I what?" asked Jay, confused.

"A player," clarified Lily.

Jay rolled his eyes. "Very original."

"I try to be," said Shawn.

"Are you a pureblood?" Lily asked Shawn.

"As far as my lineage can be traced and farther," she said proudly. "You?"

"I had the distinct unfortune of being Muggleborn."

"Pity," said Jay. "Because you make a really good pureblood."

"You even sound like a pureblood," said Shawn.

"Well, when I found out I was a witch, I immediately went to Diagon Alley. There I met a pureblood Slytherin, Lucious Malfoy. He's a year above us. He taught me to be pureblooded enough to fool anyone but the purebloods."

"Would have fooled me, except for the surname," admitted Jay.

"That's the point."

Food appeared, and talk was temporarily stalled. Lily looked around as she ate, noting the new students. There were three girls sorted into Slytherin besides herself and Shawn. Lissa Kry was a pug-nosed blonde with muddy brown eyes. Kristy Sea had VERY fake blonde hair and vacant blue eyes. Trista Rell had dark brown hair and sharp gray eyes. Lily could tell that Trista, Shawn, and herself were the only ones with brains.

There were four dudes besides Jay. Evan Rosier had dark brown hair and shifty light green eyes. Ty Koom was the cutie with blonde-brown hair and honey eyes. Dan Mik sported shockingly white-blonde hair and ice-blue eyes. George Kurius made light brown hair and hazel eyes… icky, to say the least. And last but not least was Steph Erund with dark blonde hair and brown-black eyes.

"Did you hear that that hottie, Sirius Black, was like totally sorted into Gryffindor?" asked Kristy. Her voice was high, ditzy, and overall annoying.

"Oh my god, like NO way!" responded Lissa in much the same voice. :author twitches:

Trista, Shawn, and Lily exchanged looks. "How could anyone have missed it with Bellatrix screaming like she was?" whispered Trista just loud enough for Shawn and Lily to hear. They snorted.

So the three girls talked, and the two ditzes were exchanging 'like omg's', and the boys discussed 'MANLY' things like cologne (coughperfumecough :all guys glare at Lily: ) and Quidditch (coughballetcough :all guys glare at Shawn: ). Suddenly, an idea hit Lily. I could control them,she realized. I could have every last one of them eating out of the palm of my hand. They're easily manipulated, even old Lucious. Wouldn't that be something? All the purebloods being controlled by a mere Muggleborn. Evil laughter rang through Lily's head. The more she pondered the idea, the more she wanted it to happen. And Lily Evans always got what she wanted.