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Ch. 5. When the Juice Starts Flying

Lily was so grateful that September 1st had landed on a Friday, which meant they didn't have classes until Monday. Two more days of no school but better food than she normally would have had at home. With Petunia's wedding coming up, she declared and persuaded, (in Petunia language that means forced), the entire family to go on a diet. Lily had lost 4 pounds over the summer. She had sorely missed those 4 pounds. Those only made her hate her sister even more. Petunia had only gotten started.

After her mother had talked to Petunia, trying to make her pick Lily to be her maid of honor, 'Please, Petunia. She's your sister and it would mean so much to her,' were the words used to help Petunia, "see the light" of picking Lily. Lily could have sworn her mother say that 'there was no way on Earth that she was going to pick her, but it was worth a try' after she left the room. Petunia had chosen her close friend, Mira, to be her maid of honor. Lily really didn't care. She wasn't off the hook yet.

Petunia was forced to, at least, make Lily a bridesmaid. Petunia made the best of the situation. She had decided that she wanted the dresses to be all different colors. She gave Lily the one that she knew she would absolutely atrocious in. It was pink/orange or, if you prefer or are Petunia, it was the ugliest color of salmon ever created. It was covered in frilly lace with ruffles that cascaded down the length of the dress to the floor. Knowing Petunia, the worst was far from over.

She had also told Lily she had to find a date for the wedding. Well, she said she could bring someone, but Lily knew she had to bring someone or else her sister and her friends would never let her live it down. They were going to have the wedding during Lily's Christmas break so that gave her time to find a date that would be presentable.

"Lily, are you there?" She was jerked from her thoughts by Aly. She was waving her hand in front of her face to get her attention.

Lily shooed her hand away from her face. "I'm here. What do you want?"

"McGonagall coming down the table handing out schedules." said Emma. She had her favorite book of all time, Mary Poppins, propped against the jug of pumpkin juice. She didn't even look up.

"Doesn't she usually do that until the day we start classes," said Sam.

"She wanted to do it today so people can find their classes, especially the first years. It will be easier for the older students to help them on the weekends."

Everyone looked, not at Lily, but at James. He looked up from his food, his mouth stuffed full of pancake and his fork hanging from his hand. "What?" he said, looking at the people staring at him. He swallowed with difficulty. "She told me to help first years find their classes because she was giving out the schedules."

He looked at Lily and smiled. He hastily stuffed more pancake into his mouth, dripping syrup all over the place in his hurry. Every time he looked at Lily, he was reminded of the secret he was desperately trying to hide. He was using the food to keep himself from speaking about it. Lily giggled at him. He had syrup running down his chin and somehow managed to get some on his nose. She pointed at it and he swallowed his food. He then attempted to lick it off with his tongue. He looked like a dog that got peanut butter on the roof of its mouth. He accepted defeat after 2 minutes of struggling and went back to his food. Everyone was still laughing from his failed attempts to get it off.

Lily had just set her glass down when she felt a small hand on her shoulder. She turned to see a small group of Gryffindor first years looking at her. They were holding their schedules in their hands. "Miss Evans, we were wondering if you could help us find our classes," said the little boy, "if you're not busy," he added quickly.

Before she could answer, James stood up. "Of course we'll help you, won't we Lils?" he said looking down at her.

"Yeah, yeah sure we will." James held out his hand to help her up. Well, there just went numbers 10 and 11 on the list. Knocking out two in one shot. He was getting good at that now. He was being courteous in helping her up and, instead of ignoring first and playing pranks on them, he was going to help them.

She took his hand and he pulled her up. Sirius, who was drinking his orange juice, sprayed it all over Remus when Lily took James's offered hand. The first years started giggling at this and James and Lily couldn't help but laugh as well.

"Padfoot! That was disgusting!" Remus stood up, dripping juice. Sirius was playing the innocent card.

"It's not my fault, Moony," said Sirius, putting on the puppy-dog eyes, (no pun intended.) "It's Prong's and Lilyflower's fault. She took Prong's hand." Remus looked angry but it died when Sirius said the last part.

James knew it wasn't over yet. Remus made to sit down, but James saw the glint in his eye. He also saw that Remus had magically removed the lid from the orange juice container. Sirius had put his head back down. Big mistake. Remus jumped up, grabbed the orange juice container, and emptied the contents on an unsuspecting Sirius. Sirius gave a bark-like yell and jumped from the table. The first years behind James and Lily were laughing. Members from the other houses were laughing too. James, Lily, Remus, Aly, Emma, and Sam were laughing the hardest. Even Professor Dumbledore had a grin on his face and he was shaking with silent laughter.

Professor McGonagall walked toward them. "Mr. Lupin, I would have expected better from you," she said and turned and walked back to the teacher's table.

James and Lily turned their attention back to the first years. "Okay, let's go troops," said James leading the first years out of the Great Hall with Lily walking and laughing next to him.

A/N: I know it's not as long as my last chapter but I didn't know where to go from here. I need opinions. Should I continue the story past Hogwarts, to their deaths or stop sooner. I also want to make a Deatheater/ Voldemort attack later on like in Hogmeade, maybe?

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- Truth in the Moon