Trials and Tribulations
Summary: Harry Potter knew he was going to get shocked when he visited his parents graves. He knew that'd he'd see family he never met; like grandparents, uncles, and aunts. But one thing he didn't know was that he was going to meet his sister.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I am not making any profit off of this fanfic.
Chapter One: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
James Potter ran out of Hogwarts to meet the carriages. Hopping out of the first one was Sirius Black, his best friend.
"Prongs!" he screamed, running towards him. Rain was pouring around them. Remus came out next, and finally Peter.
James grinned, and met Sirius. They hugged each other, slapping their backs. "How was your amazing summer with Evans?" Sirius called over a roar of thunder.
James shrugged his shoulders. "Stuff happened here and there," he said. He ran back to the school, the Marauders following him. He held the doors open, and let them go when Peter walked in.
"What happened between you and Evans?" Sirius asked again, when they reached the Great Hall. He plopped down on a bench and looked around. Lily was sitting towards the front of the table; Alice was sitting across from her.
James looked in the direction that Sirius was looking. Lily's eyes flickered towards him, but she immediately looked away. James did the same.
"Ooh!" Sirius said, laughing. "You and Lily?" He asked. This caught Remus's attention. He looked surprised.
"No…just one night last month," James said, looking at his hands.
"What?" Remus asked, his eyes open wide. "No…what?" He asked again.
James shook his head. "It was an accident. She hasn't talked to me since then either, so…" He ran his hand through his hair. "On another note, how was last week Moony?" he asked, thinking about Remus's transformation, and how he wasn't there to be with him.
Remus was still looking at him surprised. "Err…Uh…It was fine. My basement needs cleaned up." He paused. "So you and Evans aren't together?" he asked.
"No." James said.
"Why?"
They all looked down the table at Peter. Then Sirius shook his head. "It's okay Wormtail." He patted him on the back. Peter just shrugged his shoulders.
"You've got to be kidding me," Alice said in hushed tones. Lily shook her head, her face as red as a tomato. Alice just shook her head. "I thought you said you hated him for being an egotistical toe rag bully or something."
"I did!" Lily said, her eyes shifting around to make sure no one could over hear. "I don't know how it happened—"
"Were you drinking?"
"I was not drinking!" Lily exclaimed. "It just happened."
Alice snorted. "Something like that doesn't just happen Lily. We're going to have to talk about this later."
"Please don't tell anyone Alice," Lily begged.
"I promise," Alice said. "For as long as I can, at least." She smiled cheekily at Lily, showing that she wasn't serious about it.
Lily smiled gratefully at her. Then she slowly looked down the Gryffindor table, as if she were looking for someone. She saw the Marauders talking in hushed tones, and she blushed when she laid eyes on James. 'This is going to be a difficult school year.' She sighed.
Before Lily knew it, the first years were coming in. She thought they were terribly small looking, and fidgety, but she thought they looked cute. Hagrid came in behind them, towering over them. He made them look like midgets.
Lily yawned and turned towards the sorting hat. McGonagall had a long list of parchment. She began reading off the list of names. 'Wait.' Lily thought alarmed. 'Did I miss the Sorting Hat's song…daydreaming about those kids…and how cute they are?' Lily thought this a moment, not noticing the fact that the students were being sorted.
By the time she realized things were zooming passed her, the sorting was done, and McGonagall took the stool away.
Lily frowned slightly, and then she looked at Dumbledore. He was smiling broadly at the students in the Great Hall. "Good evening old and new students alike!" The hall got quiet. "I'd like to say a few things, but since I know the students are hungry, and the Marauders are quite dangerous when they are hungry, I'll keep it short.
"No. Throwing. Food." He smiled at everyone. "Dig in!"
When he lowered his hands, food appeared on the table. Lily's stomach growled loudly, and she began dishing up her food.
Alice watched Lily for a moment. She looked a little different as she was eating…because she was eating a bit more than she usually did, and she seemed unfazed by it.
'I always thought she was a bit too skinny.' Alice thought, laughing to herself.
"All you have to do is catch it on fire, and bam! A great prank."
Remus rolled his eyes at Sirius, and then turned to the tiny fragile brained first year. Sirius was great at persuading these kids. "Please don't listen to him. He is lying and trying to get you killed."
"I am not!" Sirius said. "I'm teaching them how to have fun, aren't I Prongs?"
James was shoveling food into his mouth as quickly as he could. He didn't seem to hear Sirius.
"Prongs?" Remus asked.
Peter poked James. James looked at Peter, Peter pointed to Remus. "'hat?" He asked, small tidbits of food falling from his mouth. He swallowed his food, and stared at Remus.
"You're really hungry."
James looked down at the small first year. He didn't even notice that he was sitting next to one. "Well kid," He began, grabbing his goblet and sipping it. "In order to grow big and strong like me, you have to eat all your food. Even your vegetables."
He smiled at the boy, and then he began eating again.
"Does he always eat that fast?" The boy asked Peter. Peter shook his head.
Soon the food was gone, and Dumbledore stood up. He smiled at the Great Hall. "I hope everyone had a good meal." He paused. "I'd like to tell the first years, and a few of our older students who never listen, that the Forbidden Forest is, as the title goes, forbidden. Our caretaker, Mr. Filch, has updated his list of banned items from the corridor. If you would like to see the list, you can just ask.
"I'd like to thank our Head Boy and Girl, Mr. James Potter and Ms. Lillian Evans, for staying and tutoring some of our younger students over the summer. They also did a fantastic job on making the occasional meal. Thank you again.
"I know you are tired," Dumbledore paused. His eyes swept over the Gryffindor table. Lily looked just about dead on her feet. He quickened his lecture. "So goodnight. Don't let the bed bugs bite, because they tend to hurt." He smiled, and sat down.
Almost immediately after Dumbledore sat down, the prefects starting showing the first years where their dormitories were.
Lily sighed and stood up. She and Alice walked to their dormitories in silence. Only a few feet in front of them were the Marauders, so Lily didn't really want to say anything.
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"Lily Evans, you are the most hypocritical person I know," Alice said, staring at Lily. They were both on her bed, and Lily was fighting hard to not fall asleep.
"I know," Lily said, yawning. "But that doesn't change the relationship James and I have—"
"You had a relationship?" Alice asked.
"Well, the doomed one we had, where all we did was bicker," Lily said. "But that's not the point. I hate him. Nothing will change that—"
"Liar," Alice said, opening the curtains. "And don't tell me other wise. I'll see you in the morning."
Lily huffed quietly, and climbed out of Alice's bed. She went to her own and opened the curtains. "Goodnight Alice,"
"Shut up Evans," One of her roommates said.
Lily rolled her eyes, and closed her curtains. When she laid her head on her pillow, she almost immediately fell asleep.
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BB/N: Thanks for the reviews, people who sent them to me. I think my creativity track is finally coming back.
Thank you, Jessica Beasley, for giving me information on teen pregnancy! You can't get it anywhere except an expert, who is pregnant and a teenager!
I'll update soon, I promise:)
I started to laugh earlier. I read a review I got from Demi, and she listed my stories with pregnant people…It's pretty interesting.
I should change my pen name to I Love Pregnant Woman and Men
Love,
Bob Bennit