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Ok sorry I haven't updated for a while, but all last week I've been busy... The teachers have been nuts preparing use for the West Test this coming week. (I hate the west Test... I liked the SAT's better!)

Chapter 7

James was the first to find his voice. "Evans?"

Ren's smirk and eyes were colder then the artic. "Actually it's Ren O'Neill now, but yup that would be me." She said. She looked around at ever one staring at her and resisted the urge to roll her eyes. 'God they're stupid.' She thought to herself. Ren slowly walked toward James, her shoes made a soft click again the floor, and stopped in front of him. She looked up at him, and if possible, her smirk became even colder. "Close your mouth you're contaminating the air with that breath of yours." She said with a sweetly clam voice.

James snapped his mouth closed and glared at her, still in shock be what she had said to say anything as she slowly walked away. Ren walked past James to the far end of the Gryffindor table and sat down slowly. Kristi sat beside of her, thinking the whole think was thoroughly amusing. Ren's cold green eyes glanced around the Great Hall, at everyone that was looking at her and Kristi. She was about to yell out an insult when the Great Hall erupted in voices from the students. Ren then went back to her empty plate and began to fill it with food.

"Ren what's that?" Kristi asked pointing to one of the dishes.

Ren glanced at the dish as she brought her fork to her mouth. "Yorkshire Pudding."

"Is it any good?" Kristi asked skeptical.

Ren shrugged. "Not exactly my first choice now, but its ok." She told her and went back to eating her food as she watched Kristi start to eat. Her English accent still skillfully hidden by her American one.

"So that was James Potter?" Kristi whispered to her, as she looked around, noticing that people were still glancing at them every now and then.

Ren raised and eyebrow as she frowned at her pumpkin juice. "You mean the idiotic, egoistical, immature James Potter?" She asked, her voice low so only Kristi could hear.

Kristi thought about it for a bit. "Yup that's the one." She said brightly.

"Yup that would be him." Ren said as she tasted the pumpkin juice and frowned before sitting it back down. She didn't really care for it anymore; it had lost its flavor. 'Maybe it's where I haven't drank it in forever.' Ren thought to herself.

Kristi suddenly giggled and got a strange look from Ren. "Your weird Kristi." Ren muttered before going back to her food. Kristi snorted and started to eat as well. Dinner past without commotion from any one, and soon many people were retreating back to their dorms. Ren and Kristi where one of the last ones too leave, to avoid any run ins with any unwanted people. Unfortunately for them, it didn't quite work.

When they walked inside their common room, James Potter and Sirius Black stepped in their way. Ren came to abrupt halt, Kristi did they same, except almost tripping over her robes in the process. Ren rolled her eyes, but didn't back away, while Kristi watched off to the side, while taking the two men in and everyone else in the room.

"What do you want Potter?" Ren asked her tone emotionless and cold and her eyes squinted up at them dangerously.

James didn't say anything; he just continued to stare at Ren who had changed so much. His eyes ran over her petite body taking in all the changes. He remembered her well and was quite shocked too see her looking this way and acting. His eyes rested back on her face that was looking at him with concealed hatred.

"Evans." He said, his tone soft and crisp.

Ren smirked and before she could say anything Kristi butted in. "Actually she changed her name, so its technically not Lily Evans anymore, it would be Ren O'Neill." She corrected sarcastically.

All eyes turned to her and she could feel everyone's eyes –minus Ren's- boring into her. "And who might you be lovely lady?" Sirius Black flirted.

A huge grin spread across Kristi's face as she draped on of her arms over Ren's shoulder. "Her mysterious lover." She said looking at him very seductively. She could barley contain her laughter at everyone's faces. Ren snorted, and pushed Kristi's arm off of her.

"Your... a lesbian Evans?" Sirius asked looking Kristi over with a weird expression on his face.

Kristi rolled her eyes while Ren smirked. "Honestly Black how dense could you possible get?" Ren snapped. "She's a friend, not that it's any of your business... if you've forgotten." She spat.

Sirius glared at Ren and was about to say something when someone from the background pushed their way between Sirius and James. Crystal Johnson and her posse, now the night was starting to heat up. "Well if it isn't Evans." Crystal sneered.

"Really Johnson I always thought it was pig or mudblood or The Virgin Carrot or something along those lines." Ren said, her outside composure calm, her inside composer going on over drive. She didn't want to beat the crap out of her so soon it would too easy. She wanted to do it the long way. She pushed past Crystal forcefully hitting her shoulder.

"You bitch." Crystal sneered.

"Honestly more nicknames for me. Wow I'm starting to really feel special." Ren exclaimed sarcastically. Kristi smirked and leaned back against the wall to watch her best friend pick a fight. She knew Ren could come up with better come backs if she wanted to, but she also knew she wanted to wait until the right moment.

"Don't; your still just a little mudblood freak!" Crystal spat at her.

Ren raised her eyebrow slightly amused and unaffected by the comment. Honestly she had had worst things said to her face and about her. "Quite frankly I'd rather be a freak, then a skanky slut." She said matter of fact. "Now if all you 'wonderful' people could excuse me I have more important things to do." She said sarcastically and turned on her heel to walk away, careful not to trip and fall. Kristi was still smirking as she moved to follow her best friend, ignoring the stares they were receiving.

(Their dorm)

Kristi flopped down on Ren's bed, making Ren bounce a bit and look at her. She raised an eyebrow at her questioningly. Kristi sighed and closed her eyes before opening them again, her huge brown eyes looking thoroughly amused. "My don't you just make great first impressions." She said good- naturedly.

Ren rolled her eyes and shrugged. "I could have done better." She said with a slight pout.

Kristi laughed. "So those were the bitches that made your life hell?" She asked.

Ren nodded her head. "Yup that would be them... along with most everyone else." She added as a after thought.

"They don't look to tough, and they're not that pretty. Or way better then all of them and you look a lot better then them." Kristi told her.

"Well yeah." Ren said playfully and laughed. "I dunno, they look like they might've gained a few pounds over the years." She said innocently.

Kristi grinned. "And you lost a few pounds." Ren chuckled along with Kristi as a comfortable silence settled over them both. Kristi finally broke it though. "Maybe you should go by your old name here." She suggested.

Ren gave her an odd look. "Why?" She asked.

"Just because everyone's going to consider you as Lily Evans and not Ren O'Neill." Kristi told her.

Ren shrugged. "They'll learn to then. I'm Ren O'Neill now." She told her stubbornly.

Kristi sighed. "But Ren that's just it... You never really showed up at the reunion." She said.

Ren gave her a confused look. "What are you talking about? I'm right here?"

Kristi shook her head. "No... Ren O'Neill is right here right now and at the reunion and getting back at Potter and them... Lily Evans never showed up." With that said she got up off Ren's bed and got into her own, and pulled the curtains closed after she said a quite goodnight.

Ren sat on her bed thinking about what Kristi had just told her. She frowned in thought, before shaking her head and pulling her covers down and crawling underneath them and closing her curtains. 'Lily Evans never showed up.' That one sentence echoed in her mind as she fell into an uneasy sleep.

(The next morning)

The next morning at 1:00 when Kristi got up she found Ren already dress and putting something's away in her bags. She yawned and got out of bed and rubbed her eyes sleepily as she walked to the bathroom. A couple of minutes later she came out refreshed and with her hair in a ponytail. She smiled at Ren and started to look for something to where.

"Morning Ren." Kristi said brightly.

Ren looked at Kristi with a slight smirk and leaned against her bed. Kristi glanced up at her and frowned slightly. "What?" She asked.

"I'm not Ren... I'm Lily."

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