Chapter Two

Of Train ride Surprises

A/N. We dedicate Chapter Two to: Imp, ratherbswimmin, and legolascrazy17! Thanks so much for reviewing, guys. We love hearing what you all have to say and we really take all your suggestions to heart. You edited chapter one a bit so it's a little less confusing on the dialog part and we also put in who Bria was. (Yes, we changed the spelling of her name).

Now, on to chapter two!

Lily let out a squeal as she greeted her other best friend, Emma Burton, a petite brunette with large hazel eyes.

"I can't believe we didn't get to hang out all summer!" Emma said, hugging her tight.

"I know!"

Bria patted Emma on the head. "Gee you've grown… not at all, Em."

"Oh thanks, Bria!" Emma laughed.

"I'm just gonna go…er…there." Bria told her friends making her way toward the compartment door. "I'll be back later." She called over her shoulder, closing the door behind her.

Turning around, she practically collided with Peter. "Ah. The Marauders. Just the freaks I was looking for." Bria said.

Sirius snuck up behind her. "ARMPIT!" He yelled, grabbing her in a headlock, like fashion.

"Sirius Black! I am going to kill you!" She screamed, escaping the headlock, and attempting to tackle Sirius to the ground. Not an easy feat for a girl ten inches shorter than him.

Just then she heard James call out, "Why if it isn't good ol' Snivellus."

She turned and there he was; the same greasy black hair and oily appearance that she had put up with for the past six years.

Ignoring Sirius' remark ("Snivellus. Summer hols all right? You take a shower or something? You look a bit cleaner.") Bria immediately pretended to be hanging off of Sirius.

She smiled coyly up at Snape. "Heey Severus. Nice new Robes. They make you look…Buff." She shot him a sly wink.

"Er…I...Um…Uh." He stammered blushing and backing away. "I have to go and, er, bye."

"See you around Sev." Bria said, barely containing her laughter.

The second he was out of ear shot, the Marauders and Bria burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.

"Bria, you are brilliant." Sirius chuckled.

"I know. And there's more where that came from."

"And where would that be, Bria?" Remus asked her with a look just short of disdain.

"Well, that would be from my brilliant head." She pointed out with an air that clearly stated that that should have been completely obvious.

"And brilliant it is, Cheese." Sirius said attempting to give her a noogie.

"Hey, no touching the head!" Bria said smoothing her hair. "In fact, just for that…" she began, drawing her leg back with purpose.

"Oh no, Bria, not now. Madame Pomfrey isn't here to fix him." Remus persuaded, grabbing her foot, and holding fast.

"Why does every one keep touching me?" Bria complained shaking Remus off.

"Wait." Peter said suddenly, "Where is James?"

Sirius whacked the shortest Marauder upside the head. "Pete, you prick. He had to leave, to meet the other Head. He told us all that."

Peter looked horrified. "He has two heads?"

"No idiot, he's meeting the Head Girl."

"Whoa, hold on, the other Head?" Bria asked, looking thunderstruck.

"Merlin, I just explained this –"

"No. I know what you mean. I'm not dense. I mean He's the Head Boy?"

"Yes, what's so wrong?" Remus asked taking in her look of horror.

"Well, it was a bit of a shock when we first found out, but –"

"Sirius. Shut up."

"Aren't you pleasant."

"Listen, James is Head Boy…" Bria started.

"We know that." Peter pointed out.

"I wasn't finished! James is Head Boy…Lily is Head Girl."

A stunned silence followed these words.

Sirius let out a low whistle.

"Shit." Remus said in a slightly terrified voice.

"'Shit' is right." Sirius said with a small smile. "We'll have to run to find out who dies first."

With that said, they all took off down the hall.

As James walked down the hall, he wondered again who the Head Girl would be. There was always Elizabeth from Ravenclaw; she was top of her class. Or there was Kelly in Hufflepuff; who was one of Dumbledore's favorites.

It hadn't occurred to him to consider Lily, as an option. But as he opened the compartment door, there she sat. Looking slightly annoyed that everyone but her was late to the meeting.

"Fancy meeting you here." James said feeling slightly smug at the thought of patrolling the corridors at night alone with her.

"Why are you here?" Lily asked looking disgusted.

"Didn't you know? I'm Head Boy." James said with a slight smirk.

"You?" Lily asked, incredulous, "who not Remus? He's so much more eligible than you. And I can stand him!" She cried with feeling.

Just as James opened his mouth to give her a haughty retort, the door slid open to reveal Albus Dumbledore. "Ah! So glad to see you two are getting along well." He said, with a twinkle in his eyes.

"How could I even think about killing my Queen Lily?" James asked in mock indignation.

"Queen Lily, now am I?"

"Yes. Because you are Queen of my Heart."

"To answer your question, Mr. Potter," Dumbledore intersected, "Mr. Black, Mr. Lupin, Mr. Pettigrew and Miss Travystar seem to be under the impression that Miss Evans might kill you before this meeting draws to a close."

James glanced at Lily's face. It was livid. "That assessment doesn't seem to terribly far off, actually, Professor." He told the Headmaster.

"Your duties while here," Dumbledore began, ignoring Lily and James' banter, "will be to direct Prefects and the other students, make sure no one is out past the curfew and other things of a similar nature."

"We get to deduct House Points, right?" James asked excitedly.

"That is one of the Head privileges, yes." Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Oooh! I can't wait to get –"

"James!" Lily interrupted angrily, "you cannot abuse you power as Head Boy of Hogwarts! Younger students will look up to you! Merlin knows why."

"Now Lily," James said in an authoritative voice, "if there really need for all this hostility?"

"James Potter . . .I loathe you!" Lily said, her face turning crimson.

"And I love you, Queen Lily." James said moving toward her. "Now, how about a kiss?"

As James puckered up, Lily slapped him smartly across the face. "Don't you ever try that again James Potter!" She snarled at him, "Ever!"

"If that's all, Professor . . ." Lily trailed off seeing that Dumbledore had already left the compartment.

"I'll bid you good day then, sir." Lily said turning to face James once more before storming out.

Outside the compartment, Bria and Sirius were bickering again.

"That was my side of the window! Now your cooties are crawling all over it!" Sirius said pulling Bria away from the window.

"No! That was my half! You just stole it from me!" Bria countered, flailing wildly in attempts to escape from his grasp. "I was innocently sitting here poking you and you got you germs all over MY half! Now let me go, you window stealing arse!"

"Bria!" Lily called, still fuming from her interaction with James, "Come on, we're going now!"

"WINDOW! MINE! OUCH! DON'T POKE ME!"

"Stubborn, cootie covered wench!"

"Bria! COME ON!" Lily grabbed her friend by the hair and dragged her away.

"Blah! No touching the HAIR, Lily!"

A/N. There you go. Hope you enjoyed. We can't post again for a while.