Ok sorry about my bad punctuation, I'll try and sort that out in the
future. Also James just saw a girl he liked, so he blurted that out
because he didn't know how to act, because he was 11. Hope that answers
all your queries! Thanks for reviewing it anyway! Also I'm sorry about the
cliffhangers but it's the only way to keep you reading, see there's method
to my madness!!
Ok in case you haven't caught on yet, this fic is going to be told from Lily's (look correct grammar! :D) point of view, and then James'. Sometimes they'll be covering the same event, sometimes they'll just go on with the story. Right I'll get started now. :P
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Chapter 3 : Head Girl Perks
Oh yes! Caitlin had messed up big time! Her going out with Sirius Black had left Lily with two options; she could cut her out of her life, or she could grin and bear the fact that she was going to have to spend some time with the Marauders. She obviously chose the latter option, the thought of letting Caitlin go was unbearable, and it was hard to be mad at her when she was obviously so happy with Sirius. It wasn't that Caitlin was gushing about him at every opportunity, the exact opposite in fact, Lily had never seen her so introverted. Lily took this as a sign that the boy-crazy blonde-bombshell had finally decided to settle down. Well settle down for Caitlin standards anyway, which meant that she and Sirius broke up and got back together several times a month.
Anyway that was the way 6th year had been. Now however, they were all entering their 7th and final year at Hogwarts.
Lily and Caitlin had taken a compartment towards the front of the Hogwarts Express. Lily was enjoying the fact it was just the two of them. It would appear that Sirius had taken too long to reply to one of her owls, whilst he was away on a camping trip with James, and so they had broken up again.
"He was probably nesting his owl in someone else's barn," said Caitlin as she sat down opposite Lily.
"Caitlin you know that's not true."
"Yea well, who cares? It's over." Lily doubted this, but she couldn't help enjoying the fact that she had her best friend all to herself again. "So Lils, Head girl then?" Lily blushed. Lily couldn't believe she'd been bestowed with the honour, she had made a vow to herself that she was going to do the best job. One thing was bugging her though.
"Have you heard who the Head boy is then?" Caitlin nodded, as she gazed out the compartment door, up the corridor. "Who?"
"Now, now Lils. You know it's tradition for you not to know until you get to your private rooms." Lily smiled at this. The Head boy and girl were given their own private quarters, with their own private rooms leading off a small common room. Each also had their own en-suite bathrooms as well, which Lily had heard told were more extravagant than even the Prefect bathroom.
"Oh go on just one clue!"
"Oh alright! He's in Gryffindor."
"Must be Remus then. That's alright, I wouldn't mind sharing with Remus." Caitlin gave her a startled look for a moment, and then managed to compose herself. She went back to gazing out of the compartment door window, but suddenly turned and fixed her gaze on Lily.
"So you looking forward to being Head girl then?" Lily pondered this strange question for a moment. She must have written Caitlin a 5-foot letter when she found out, telling her in every intricate detail how excited she was about it. Her pondering stopped immediately as she saw the tall figure of Sirius Black stalk past the window. He didn't give Caitlin so much as a sideward glance as he walked by. In an attempt to save her friend's feelings Lily answered quickly, so as to give Caitlin something else to concentrate on.
"Yea, I think it'll be good."
"Do you know what you're going to have to do yet?"
"Em... yea... I was... given a list..." She tried to answer, but too much of her attention had now been drawn to a figure jumping and waving at her from down the corridor. It was Sirius. Once he knew he'd got Lily's attention, he pointed sideways, to indicate Caitlin and then screamed silently in frustration. Lily gave a small giggle.
"Lils...Lily...LILY!!" She looked back at Caitlin. "What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing." She glanced back at Sirius and saw that he was now pretending to sob hysterically into his left hand. His right hand had draw out his wand and he was now pointing it against his temple, like a gun. At this Lily couldn't help but laugh.
"What's out there?"
"Nothing! Look seriously, don't worry about it!" But Caitlin was already trying to peer around the doorway to look. "Oh look a hot-air balloon!" Lily yelled pointing out the window. Caitlin dashed to look. Lily knew this would work, Caitlin always loved muggle inventions. With Caitlin's attention diverted, Lily widened her eyes at Sirius, indicating to him that his luck was up. He gave a jaunty wave and dashed out of sight. Lily breathed a sigh of relief. Another of Sirius and Caitlin's screaming matches had been avoided.
The rest of the journey was uneventful. As they got off the train Lily was greeted by the Deputy Headmistress, Professor McGonagall.
"Miss Evans come with me please." Lily followed her into one of the horseless carriages. "Little change in the format this year Lily. It has been decided that because both head boy and girl are from the same house, so unusual..." She beamed down at Lily, who knew it would have simply delighted McGonagall to have both from her house. "Yes very unusual... But anyway, it has been decided to move the Head boy and girl accommodation to the Gryffindor tower, so that you can both use the main common room as well."
Indeed as Lily followed McGonagall into the Gryffindor common room some 15 minutes later, she noticed that it now had an extra staircase leading off it.
"On up you go!" McGonagall prompted. Lily climbed the spiral staircase until she reached a painting of a lion cub. McGonagall tapped him three times on the nose and said "emotions". As the painting swung open Lily noticed that there were already two figures in the room. The first, facing her was the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore. Although the second figure had his back to her, hands held behind his back, she knew that messed up hair anywhere.
"You!" She gasped.
James Potter turned round and gave her a cheeky grin.
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Ok I liked that chapter better. Is it moving fast enough for you all now? I only put the first two chapters in to give it a bit of background. I didn't want to start with "Randomly Sirius was going out with this girl we've never heard of, for some unknown reason". Plus I like background. This fic is in fact just background to my other story. Anyway please read and review!!
Ok in case you haven't caught on yet, this fic is going to be told from Lily's (look correct grammar! :D) point of view, and then James'. Sometimes they'll be covering the same event, sometimes they'll just go on with the story. Right I'll get started now. :P
*****
Chapter 3 : Head Girl Perks
Oh yes! Caitlin had messed up big time! Her going out with Sirius Black had left Lily with two options; she could cut her out of her life, or she could grin and bear the fact that she was going to have to spend some time with the Marauders. She obviously chose the latter option, the thought of letting Caitlin go was unbearable, and it was hard to be mad at her when she was obviously so happy with Sirius. It wasn't that Caitlin was gushing about him at every opportunity, the exact opposite in fact, Lily had never seen her so introverted. Lily took this as a sign that the boy-crazy blonde-bombshell had finally decided to settle down. Well settle down for Caitlin standards anyway, which meant that she and Sirius broke up and got back together several times a month.
Anyway that was the way 6th year had been. Now however, they were all entering their 7th and final year at Hogwarts.
Lily and Caitlin had taken a compartment towards the front of the Hogwarts Express. Lily was enjoying the fact it was just the two of them. It would appear that Sirius had taken too long to reply to one of her owls, whilst he was away on a camping trip with James, and so they had broken up again.
"He was probably nesting his owl in someone else's barn," said Caitlin as she sat down opposite Lily.
"Caitlin you know that's not true."
"Yea well, who cares? It's over." Lily doubted this, but she couldn't help enjoying the fact that she had her best friend all to herself again. "So Lils, Head girl then?" Lily blushed. Lily couldn't believe she'd been bestowed with the honour, she had made a vow to herself that she was going to do the best job. One thing was bugging her though.
"Have you heard who the Head boy is then?" Caitlin nodded, as she gazed out the compartment door, up the corridor. "Who?"
"Now, now Lils. You know it's tradition for you not to know until you get to your private rooms." Lily smiled at this. The Head boy and girl were given their own private quarters, with their own private rooms leading off a small common room. Each also had their own en-suite bathrooms as well, which Lily had heard told were more extravagant than even the Prefect bathroom.
"Oh go on just one clue!"
"Oh alright! He's in Gryffindor."
"Must be Remus then. That's alright, I wouldn't mind sharing with Remus." Caitlin gave her a startled look for a moment, and then managed to compose herself. She went back to gazing out of the compartment door window, but suddenly turned and fixed her gaze on Lily.
"So you looking forward to being Head girl then?" Lily pondered this strange question for a moment. She must have written Caitlin a 5-foot letter when she found out, telling her in every intricate detail how excited she was about it. Her pondering stopped immediately as she saw the tall figure of Sirius Black stalk past the window. He didn't give Caitlin so much as a sideward glance as he walked by. In an attempt to save her friend's feelings Lily answered quickly, so as to give Caitlin something else to concentrate on.
"Yea, I think it'll be good."
"Do you know what you're going to have to do yet?"
"Em... yea... I was... given a list..." She tried to answer, but too much of her attention had now been drawn to a figure jumping and waving at her from down the corridor. It was Sirius. Once he knew he'd got Lily's attention, he pointed sideways, to indicate Caitlin and then screamed silently in frustration. Lily gave a small giggle.
"Lils...Lily...LILY!!" She looked back at Caitlin. "What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing." She glanced back at Sirius and saw that he was now pretending to sob hysterically into his left hand. His right hand had draw out his wand and he was now pointing it against his temple, like a gun. At this Lily couldn't help but laugh.
"What's out there?"
"Nothing! Look seriously, don't worry about it!" But Caitlin was already trying to peer around the doorway to look. "Oh look a hot-air balloon!" Lily yelled pointing out the window. Caitlin dashed to look. Lily knew this would work, Caitlin always loved muggle inventions. With Caitlin's attention diverted, Lily widened her eyes at Sirius, indicating to him that his luck was up. He gave a jaunty wave and dashed out of sight. Lily breathed a sigh of relief. Another of Sirius and Caitlin's screaming matches had been avoided.
The rest of the journey was uneventful. As they got off the train Lily was greeted by the Deputy Headmistress, Professor McGonagall.
"Miss Evans come with me please." Lily followed her into one of the horseless carriages. "Little change in the format this year Lily. It has been decided that because both head boy and girl are from the same house, so unusual..." She beamed down at Lily, who knew it would have simply delighted McGonagall to have both from her house. "Yes very unusual... But anyway, it has been decided to move the Head boy and girl accommodation to the Gryffindor tower, so that you can both use the main common room as well."
Indeed as Lily followed McGonagall into the Gryffindor common room some 15 minutes later, she noticed that it now had an extra staircase leading off it.
"On up you go!" McGonagall prompted. Lily climbed the spiral staircase until she reached a painting of a lion cub. McGonagall tapped him three times on the nose and said "emotions". As the painting swung open Lily noticed that there were already two figures in the room. The first, facing her was the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore. Although the second figure had his back to her, hands held behind his back, she knew that messed up hair anywhere.
"You!" She gasped.
James Potter turned round and gave her a cheeky grin.
*****
Ok I liked that chapter better. Is it moving fast enough for you all now? I only put the first two chapters in to give it a bit of background. I didn't want to start with "Randomly Sirius was going out with this girl we've never heard of, for some unknown reason". Plus I like background. This fic is in fact just background to my other story. Anyway please read and review!!