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As they reached Hogsmeade station, they ran onto the train, just in time. Remus and Lily bad their friends goodbye, as they left for the prefects' carriage, and the others went to find a compartment.
"Big plans over the summer, Remus?" Lily asked, pushing her trunk above the compartment.
"Oh, not really. I'm going to Godric's Hollow for a couple of weeks, staying at James' place, but not until August. You?"
The two chatted quietly, as they waited for the head boy and girl to arrive. As the train started moving, the Head Girl, Amanda Wopley walked in, and called for silence. Remus and Lily stopped talking, and listened to Amanda, who was giving out shifts to each set of Prefects. Lily and Remus had the very first shift, but since there were 8 groups of prefects and 12 half hour shifts, they only had to do 1 shift, which was a relief.
Remus and Lily left the compartment, and began patrolling the corridors.
"Oi, you! Hand over the dung bombs! Yes, I can see them." Lily shouted after an escaping 3rd year.
Remus laughed, and engaged Lily in a conversation about O. .
"I honestly don't know whether I passed my transfiguration exam, I was dreadful!" Lily was going on.
"Honestly Lily, you probably got an E at minimum! I, however, most likely received a T in divination," Remus worried.
"Well, who can pass divination without completely guessing? I'm sure you did fine Remus," Lily assured him
Remus chuckled before yelling, "Hey, if you don't put that fanged Frisbee away, it's going in the rubbish!" Remus called after a passing fourth year. Before they knew it, two Hufflepuff 6th years were coming to relieve them.
Lily and Remus spotted their friends at the very last compartment, deep in discussion.
"What are you lot talking about?" Remus asked as the pair took seats either side of Emma.
"You two, and where you go when you're together," Sirius said slyly.
"You know, all of these prefects' meetings, patrolling the castle, my theory is that there's a little more to your relationship as 'just friends'." He went on.
"Come on Sirius, don't be a prick." Lily laughed.
"Admit it Evans, you've got it bad for each other, I wouldn't be surprised if you two have been snogging in broom cupboards for a year now" Sirius grinned.
Lily looked over at James in the corner, who looked like he was about to punch both Sirius and Remus in the face.
He's only joking, Thought James, Don't hit him, don't hit him
"Coming from you Black, you're with a different girl every week, I bet you can't even remember this week's girl's name!" Lily shot at Sirius.
"Sure I can, it's Betsy, no, Billie," Sirius grinned.
"You sleaze, Sirius! Her name's Bonnie, and I'm sure she doesn't appreciate being forgotten!" Teased Marlene.
James still didn't seem to be enjoying the conversation, even though they had moved past Lily and Remus.
"Let's go find a different compartment, lads, it's kinda crowded in here, and I'm sure these ladies would like some time to swoon over us," James winked at Lily.
Sirius, Peter and Remus shrugged, and left the compartment.
"That was weird," Madison said once the marauders had left.
"Very fishy," Alice agreed.
The girls quickly got used to the boys' absence, and started talking about one of their favourite subjects.
"So, Alice, stare at anyone constantly lately?" Lily smiled innocently.
"What are you going on about Lils?" Alice asked confusedly.
"A certain Mr. Frank Longbottom," Marlene teased.
"What? No!" Alice protested.
"Please, we've seen the way you look at him, and to be honest, I don't blame you! Frank's such a hottie." Emma said.
Everyone stared at her, blank faced.
"What? He's cute, that's all I'm saying. Don't worry Alice, he's all yours." She winked. "Speaking of cute, Sirius Black. Have you seen that he's grown his hair? Yum."
"True" Madison admitted.
"Ew!" Lily, Marlene and Alice said at the same time.
"Whatever," Emma grabbed a magazine and started flipping through it.
"So Lils, what took you so long to get Lyra from the owlery? You were gone for a while," Marlene asked.
"I met Fletcher Lee there," Lily replied.
"What did you guys talk about?" Madi inquired.
"Well, he asked me about school, and we talked about owls, and then, the weirdest thing, his hair turned pink!"
"WHAT?" Alice burst out.
Madison and Emma smirked at each other, and Marlene giggled.
"What? He's a metamorphmagus! It happens!" Lily proclaimed.
"The thing is Lily," Madison giggled. "When a metamorphmagus is still learning to control their powers, sometimes they change their appearance involuntarily."
"Yeah, I know that," Lily interrupted.
"Well the thing is, this only really happens when the metamorphmagus is feeling a strong emotion. Generally, their hair might go red when they're angry, blue when they're sad, purple when they're lying, and, well, pink if they like someone." Madison finished.
"Madi, that's ridiculous, I barely know Fletcher!" Lily protested.
The other girls gave each other knowing glances, before Marlene spoke up.
"Speak of the devil" she said, nodding to the compartment across from them.
There sat a group of Hufflepuff 5th years, including Fletcher, who just so happened to be staring at a certain red head.
"He so likes you!" Emma squealed. "So what's the plan? Are you going to ask him out?"
"No? Not now, at least. I mean, I like him, I guess, but I don't really know him that well."
"Well get to know him better!" Alice giggled.
"I say don't ask him out until we get back from Summer break. What if you decide you don't like him over the holidays, and then it all goes downhill?" Marlene pointed out.
"I don't know what to do!" Lily admitted.
"Well I vote you go out with hot metamorphmagus guy" Alice laughed, as Emma nodded her head in agreement.
"What about James?" Marlene queried.
Lily turned her head so fast she could have gotten whiplash.
"What about him?" Lily asked, more coldly than she intended.
"Well, won't he get really jealous? That could really tear apart your friendship, and our friendship with the marauders," Marlene explained calmly.
"Well, he'll just have to get over it, won't he? Who I date is none of Potter's business." Lily folded her arms crossly.
Madison and Alice smirked, Marlene rolled her eyes and Emma went back to her magazine.
As Lily went to go grab a book from her trunk, the Trolley witch came past their door.
"Anything from the trolley, my dears?" she asked the group kindly.
As the girls got up to buy some sweets, Lily grabbed her book and money bag, but accidentally knocked her owl cage over too.
"Lyra!" Lily called as the bird cage hit the ground. The cage door burst open, and but Lyra lay there, her wings flapping furiously, but she couldn't move.
Tears started to run down Lily's pretty face, which caught the attention of Fletcher Lee.
Fletcher ran into the girls' compartment, and immediately kneeled down to help with Lily's bird.
He picked Lyra off the ground and cradled her in his arms. Even in a time of crisis, Lily couldn't help noticing how handsome Fletcher was, with pale brown eyes and dark curly hair. He was tall, taller than most of the boys in 5th year, and he had a toned, muscular chest.
"Broken wing, in 3 places," Fletcher muttered. "I can fix her up, if you like." Fletcher offered.
The barred owl hooted softly, and tried to fly, but she was too weak, and fell over onto the carriage seat.
"Please, do whatever you can!" Lily said, a tear leaking down her face.
"Episky Avemus," Fletcher repeated this spell 3 times on Lyra's left wing.
"Right as rain!" Fletcher said cheerily, handing Lily her owl. "Just don't let her fly long distances for about a week, and she'll be fine." Fletcher smiled, and got up to leave, when Lily pulled him in to a tight hug.
"Thank you," She whispered in his ear.
Lily held on to Fletcher, and opened her eyes, to see James Potter, staring at her, hugging someone else. After spotting James, she abruptly let go of Fletcher, who's tips of his hair were going pink again.
Madison and Emma shook with silent giggles, as Fletcher left their compartment, looking very pleased with himself.
But Lily only had eyes for James, who was walking away. The thought of running after him crossed Lily's mind several times, but she decided not to, and sat back down, taking a bite out of a pumpkin pasty. Lily knew that she was being absurd. Potter? Why should I feel bad for Potter? I can hug whoever I like, and Fletcher has always been kind to me. She thought to herself. But soon, she was engaged in a game of exploding snap with Alice and Madi, and all thoughts of boys had left her mind.
By the time they had reached platform 9 and 3 quarters, it was dark and misty, but this didn't change Lily's happy mood.
"Mum! Dad!" Lily ran up to her parents, pulling them both into a tight hug. "Petunia," Lily said tentatively.
"Let's get in the car, shall we? I don't like being here," Petunia said rudely.
"I'm just going to go and say goodbye to my friends," And Lily raced off in pursuit for her fellow 5th years.
Lily came back about 10 minutes later, spotting that her parents were now talking to a couple by the entrance.
"And you must be Lily!" A kind-faced woman smiled at her. "Our son speaks very highly of you, always," She told her.
"Oh! Are you Remus' pa-"
"Mum! Dad! I see you've met Evans!" Not Remus Lupin, but James Potter walked up to his parents and hugged them. He had clearly moved passed the 'Fletcher incident'.
"Pot- I mean, James, these are you parents?" Lily went a little pink.
"Yes, Lily, they are. We best be going, shall we? I'll go grab Sirius." And in a flash, the bespectacled boy was gone.
"Petunia's waiting in the car, we shouldn't keep her waiting," Mr. Evans muttered, and he grabbed Lyra's cage, and moved to the barrier.
Ugh, a whole two weeks with Petunia before I get to stay with Emma. This should be fun.
A.N: Hey guys :). I just need to clear something up. Fletcher and Madison aren't OC's, they are completely fictional, and aren't based on a real life person. I hope you're enjoying so far, please review!
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