A/N: Okay, I've got a confession to make. I got the idea for the plot of this story from the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden. If you've seen the show (which I suspect most of you probably haven't) then you'd understand why I had to write this. The story id just way too cute and it fits in perfectly with Hogwarts. So just to let you know- the basic plot line is taken from a show- though most of it comes from that insane place called my brain just a heads up. I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter One: How to become an Enemy

"Red notice! Red notice! Jerry Thomson, 3rd year just received a red notice!" The cry rang from the hallway like a siren and on cue everybody stood up and filed out of the classroom. Everybody except for three girls, Lilly Evans, Sora Kaito, and Alice Catton (a new girl- transfer from Beauxbatons). Sora looked over at Lily and rolled her eyes.

"Here we go again" Sora said, her tone bored. Lilly just shook her head.

"This is the second one this week" Lilly stated disapprovingly "don't they ever get bored?" Sora just laughed at that comment.

"The Marauders, bored? Like that will happen" Sora said, getting up. "We better go" she added slightly. Lily nodded and stood up as well. The two girls were about to exit the room when Alice spoke up.

"Um, what's a red notice?" the girl asked. Sora and Lilly turned to her, looking startled.

"You don't know what a red notice is?" Sora asked, shocked. Alice shook her head.

"Well, you aren't going to like it" Lilly said, and Sora nodded her head in approval.

"We'll explain it to you on the way" Sora said, beckoning Alice to come with them. "They'll come after us if we don't show up" she added. Alice scampered behind the two girls like a lost puppy dog.

"Who'll come after you?" Alice asked as the trio stepped into the deserted hallway.

"The Marauders. They are the ones who hand out the red notices" Lilly said, disgust in her voice. Oh, how she hated those four boys.

"Are red notices good?" Alice asked, causing Sora to burst out into mirthless laughter.

"Red notices are a fate worse than death" Sora answered, shaking her head. "If you receive one that means that you've offended one of the Marauders somehow. The whole school follows the Marauders, so if you get a red notice you become one of the most hated people. Not to mention that you will also get a 'punishment' from the leader of the group" Sora said.

"Yeah, and the punishment is always something horribly humiliating" Lilly said, cringing at the thought of the last poor soul who received a red notice. She had left school the next day, never to return again.

"But who could have so much power over the school?' Alice cried.

"The Marauders all come from rather prominent pureblood families that have big names in the magical community. They also come from a long line of Hogwarts alumnus, who routinely give the school generous donations. Even the headmaster listens to what the boys say" Lilly said soberly. They reached the grand hall, where everybody was crammed in, surrounding an extremely frightened looking boy.

Alice looked at the scene and her eyes widened, in horror or wonder, Lilly couldn't tell. She looked over at Sora, but her best friend's gaze was set firmly on poor little Jerry, a look of disgust on her face. Sora had always been the stronger of the two friends. Her father, a half Italian and half Japanese business mogul, was one of the richest men in the eastern hemisphere, but Sora never showed her wealth. Instead she got her personality from her mother, a full blooded Irish woman, and was stubborn, bold, and as loyal as could be. Lilly loved Sora, but she knew that her friend was a bit rash and she was always worried about her.

"Sora, hold yourself" Lilly whispered to the girl.

"But it's so awful- I know Jerry!" Sora said miserably. Lilly nodded. Jerry was in the same year as they were (though he was a Hufflepuff and Sora and Lilly were Gryffindors) and he shared their potions class. Sora, Lilly, and Jerry were rather good friends and Lily hated seeing this happen to him just as much as Sora did.

"Ohh, look" Alice crooned, looking at the entrance. Sora and Lilly turned around to see four boys standing there, looking as commanding as ever.

"The Marauders" Sora spat through her teeth, uttering the word like it was a curse.

"What are their names?" Alice asked, her eyes still set on the boys. Lilly looked at them too, though her eyes were filled more with hatred than with wonder.

"There is Remus Lupin" Lily said, pointing to the boy on the far right. "His family runs a business out of Kent. He's usually very quiet, but they say that he is a cunning as a fox and very smart too. He's very secretive and doesn't ever talk to anybody. His nickname is Moony" Lilly said.

"Why is he called Moony?" Alice asked and Lily just shrugged. "They gave themselves nicknames- we don't know why" Lilly answered. She then pointed to the boy on the far left.

"His name is Peter Pettigrew. His nickname is Wormtail. His family is an old aristocratic group that lives in a fancy little manor outside of London. He is the group's little henchman. Whatever the other members tell him to do, he does. People say it's because he's loyal, but Sora and I just think he's daft." Lilly said, causing a little giggle from Alice and a nod of approval from Sora.

"Right next to Peter is Sirius Black. His nickname is Padfoot He is the soul heir to the Black family- I'm sure you've heard of them. They are a rich, pureblood, evil lot. Sirius isn't exactly as dark as the rest of the Black family, but he loves to play practical jokes and had a twisted sense of humor. He is also a known womanizer. He is the right hand man and best friend of James." Lilly said.

"James?" Alice asked. Lilly frowned a bit.

"James Potter, the 'leader' of the Marauders. His nickname is Prongs. His family is a very rich one, runs a successful business in London. His manor is colossal and he's heir to a rather intimidating fortune. But he's a bastard and he's ruthless. He gets what he wants when he wants it, and he doesn't take no for an answer. I hate him the most." Lilly said and Sora nodded.

"Though Sirius is a huge pain as well" Sora added. She had always hated him quite a bit.

The three girls watched as the Marauders slowly walked towards Jerry. They were an awe-inspiring group, good looking and wonderful in their perfectly spotless school robes. And even though they were ruthless, almost every girl in school had a crush on at least one of them. Everybody except for Sora and Lily, that is, but those two were almost always the exception to every rule.

The Marauders stepped up to Jerry and stopped about two feet away from him. James stepped forward and glanced at the shaking boy.

"Hello Jerry" James said, his voice soft with a clipped accent. Jerry quacked and looked as pale as death.

"I…I don't know what I did sir" Jerry said, addressing James as though he was a professor and not his fellow classmate.

"You don't know what you did" James said, chuckling slightly. "Perhaps I should enlighten you" he said with a tone of voice that sounded as though he was just having a pleasant conversation.

"Yesterday I was in a bit of a hurry to get to herbology" James said lightly "And guess who stepped in my path- making me have to stall for a few seconds and caused me to be almost late for class" he finished, looking down at Jerry with malice. Sora flamed up.

"He gave Jerry a red notice because he accidentally stepped in front of him? Of all the lousy, pathetic things to do!" she whispered harshly to Lilly and Alice. The two girls nodded.

"So now we have to punish you, don't we Master Jerry?" James continued, saying the word master in a way that made it sound like the worst of insults. Jerry looked even more frightened than before. From the folds of his robes, James pulled out a rather tattered brown book. Jerry's eyes fell on it and he looked as though he was about to faint.

"What's the matter Jerry? Can't even recognize your own diary? Though I must say, I thought diaries were only for girls" James said quietly. "I was going to plaster the school walls with its pages, but I thought the whole school would like me to read it out to them first" James said, smiling coolly. "It is a rather interesting read. I'm sure Professor Torres would love to hear the things you wrote about her. She'll be very flattered to hear what you think of her." James said. Jerry looked like a deer caught in headlights.

"What did you say she was?" James said, opening the book. "Oh yes, 'she's as beautiful as a full blooming rose'" he said, raising his eyebrows. Jerry turned a rather violent shade of red as the crowd of students started to laugh.

"But that wasn't even the best part" James said addressing the crowd. He turned the page and was about to read when he was stopped by a rather familiar voice.

"You heartless bastard!"

The whole crowd turned and looked at the interrupter. Lilly groaned as she saw Sora stride up to James. Why didn't that girl ever keep her mouth closed?

Sora walked up to James, her cheeks red with anger and her bright blue eyes flashing. She was usually a rather stunning girl, and when she was angry she looked like the angel of death in her black robes.

"Excuse me?" James said, looking a bit startled. The rest of the Marauders looked even more shocked.

"I said that you were a heartless bastard" Sora said simply, looking up at James. Her voice, to Lilly's amazement, didn't even shake one bit.

James looked at Sora as though she was an alien. Alice glanced wildly at Lilly, asking her whether this was normal or not- but Lilly was too frightened to answer. What would James, and the rest of the Marauders, do to Sora?

"I don't think you quite meant that" James said, his voice losing its tone of surprise and gliding back into its usual malice.

"Oh, but I do" Sora said "you're a bastard and a coward who lacks the ability or intelligence to take care if normal problems by himself and has to revert to humiliation to make up for his lack of skills" she added. Lilly couldn't help but think that it was the most truthful thing anybody had said about James ever. Everybody in the crowd collectively held their breaths, waiting to see what James would do. James strode up to Sora and looked her straight in the eye. Sora stood up tall and returned James's gaze. She looked fearless, but Lilly could tell by the way that she was clenching her fists at her side that Sora was actually nervous. No one had ever stood up to James before ever.

"You're dead Kaito" James said coolly. Sora smiled at him.

"I'm flattered you know my name" she replied coolly, her words dripping with sarcasm.

Lily knew that things would get very ugly now, and she felt the need to protect her friend. After all, Sora had been there to beat up any bullies that Lilly every had- and it was only fair for Lilly to stand by her friends side at all times.

"If I die- make sure to tell my family that I love them. Well, except for Petunia. Tell her I think she looks like a toad" Lily whispered to Alice before swallowing hard and stepping up.

"She's right, you know" Lily cried, making James, the rest of the Marauders, and the whole crowd turn towards her.

"What?" James asked her.

"Sora- everything she said is right. You're a heartless bastard and a coward" Lily said, forcing every word to come out. She was petrified, horrified in fact, by what she had just done. But Sora was her best friend- and Lily had always said her best quality was loyalness.

James just stared at Lilly for awhile and then glanced back at Sora, who gave Lilly a gaze of pure thankfulness. Suddenly James motioned to the rest of the Marauders and they all swept out of the grand hall. Sirius gave Sora and Lilly an almost admiring look as he passed by.

The whole grand hall was pin drop silent after the Marauders had left. They all stared at Sora and Lilly as though they were Martians. The only sound came from Jerry, who was sobbing in relief and looking at the two girls like they were goddesses. Sora and Lilly looked at each other, nodded slightly, and ran out of the hall into their common room.

The rest of the day everybody treated the two girls like they were poison. They all kept their distance in fear of the Marauders. Even Alice didn't go that near the two girls and when ever they tried to talk to her, her answers were very short and clipped.

By the end of the day, Sora and Lilly were more frustrated than afraid. They went to bed early and slept quite deeply for two girls who had just stood up against the most powerful boy in school.

The next morning Lilly was awoken to Sora's startled laughter. Opening her groggy eyes, Lilly peered over at her friend, who was sitting up in her bed.

"What's up?" Lilly asked. Sora just shook her head and pointed to something on the post of her bed. Lilly sprang up and looked at her own bedpost. Suddenly her stomach felt like lead and she was overcome with shivers.

On her bedpost, as well as on Sora's, was taped a single piece of crimson paper. A red notice….

A/N: So what do you think? Please Review and tell me how you like (or dislike) the story so far.