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This is set in Lily's fifth year…
Anywho on with the story x
*The beginning of the end*
A bike?
Lily settled into Hogwarts like a second home. Of course it was hard at first, as she didn't know what half the things were that people spoke about and at times she wished she were a pure-blood. Alice soon became her best friend shortly joined by Willow and Marlene, all pure-bloods which was hard as half the jokes Lily told were about Muggle things.
Willow wasn't shy, not at all. She constantly pushed her point forward, which sometimes wasn't the best idea. She had dark brown hair that fell into ringlets. Soft ivory skin and chocolate eyes, which were framed by long black lashes.
Marlene was slightly more shy but not by much. She spoke her mind and wasn't afraid to have a go at someone if they were being out of order. She had sandy blonde hair that reached to nearly her bum. Lily envied her beautiful tanned skin, as did many girls. Her soft blue eyes were kind, and got people to trust her easily.
Alice's hair was still just above her shoulders and her deep brown eyes still as kind as they had always been. She seemed shy and reserved but those who got to know her knew better, she was anything but.
Lily had grown into her body well. She was a petite girl with thick, red curls which hung just below her shoulders. She had emerald eyes that sparkled when she smiled. She had flawless pale skin, which burned easily. A fact Lily found out after falling asleep in the sun in her fourth year.
Lily's relationship with her sister was held together by a thin thread that was threatening to brake at any second.
Lily quickly became top of her class and continued her friendship with Severus. Although he was a Slytherin and her friends thought he was a slime ball. She also became a prefect in her fifth year with Remus Lupin.
Lily loved Hogwarts and everyone in it. Well not everyone. James Potter, she hated (okay maybe that's too strong a word disliked with a passion) he was always pulling pranks, thinking he was oh so cool, and bulling her best friend Severus at every given moment. It didn't help that he constantly asked her out. It wasn't the asking her out bit that annoyed her, it was the fact that he was using her. See Sirius and James made a plan their fourth year to go out with/get with every girl from their year and older, minus Slytherins.
Problem was Alice's mum and James' mums were best friends, so of course James and Alice had known each other forever. They spoke to each other and knew nearly everything. Alice liked James and thought that Lily and James' rivalry was completely stupid.
She also despised Sirius Black, known trouble maker, complete ass and a player. Peter Pettigrew was urgh! A coward! How he got into Gryffindor was beyond Lily, always hiding behind his friends. Their fourth friend Remus Lupin was okay, he was nice but Lily didn't like the company he kept. These four guys were called the Marauders and were the pranksters of the school. They made Lily want to puck!
Lily wasn't blind though, she hated them yes but even she could see how good looking they were. James had beautiful hazel eyes, which contrasted his black hair perfectly. He had a lean, muscular build. And when he wanted to be he was as scary as Voldemort on a bad day. But it was his leadership skills that got him Quidditch Captain that year, which only made him even cockier.
Sirius hair fell into place easily, his lopsided smile and a wink of a chocolate brown eye was all he needed and he could get any girl he wanted. Minus Lily, of course.
Remus would have been sweet looking, his soft jaw, blue eyes and sandy hair made him easy on the eye. But the reason he didn't look sweet was because he had a shaggy look about him though, and at times would leave school to visit is mum and come back covered in burses and scars. He also didn't get girlfriends but Lily thought that happened because he just simply wasn't interested.
Peter on the other hand was not as charming, good looking (however you want to put it) as his friends, he looked…rat like; Lily supposed that was the best way to describe him. Yes, rat like.
At that moment in time Lily was nearly half way through her fifth year and her O.W.L s were coming up shortly. The professors had started giving them extra homework. That was why Lily sat cross legged on an armchair by the fire with her charms book open on her lap.
"Hey, Evans" Lily's eyes flicked up to see James sitting down opposite her.
"Go away, Potter" she said, her eyes narrowing
"Aww, you know you love me" he taunted
"In your dreams" she replied
"True, but you do know you wunna go on a date with me" he smirked at her
"I'd rather go on a date with Jimmy Burns" he chuckled at her response. He had been turned down by her so many times, it hardly hurt anymore. Hardly.
"That scummy third year? The one who's always covered in food?"
Lily nodded
"Wow, that hurts!" he rolled his eyes, they sat in silence "So," he said breaking the quite "why do you insist on studying waaay before our exams?"
"Why do you insist on being such an ass?" she slammed her book shut
"Aww, is Lily-bean getting angry?" James asked in a patronising tone
"Don't call me that!" she stood, he cocked his head to one side, raising his eyebrows.
She threw her charms book angrily at him before storming off to her room which she shared with four other girls: Alice, Willow, Marlene and Jessica. Although she wasn't as close to Jessica as she was with the other girls.
Jessica had very blonde hair, which was almost as fake as her personality. Her blue eyes and big boobs had her nearly any guy at Hogwarts.
Lily threw herself onto her bed, face down.
"What did Potter do this time?" asked Willow sitting down next her on her bed.
"What makes you think it was him?" Lily's voice was muffled by her pillow.
"Because he's the only person who can make you this pissed" Alice said sitting on Lily's other side.
"That's coz he's an ass" Lily answered annoyed. Her friends exchanged looks behind her back. "And don't look at each other like that!"
"You know it's really creepy when you do that" Willow said simply
"When are you gunna figure out you and Potter belong together" Marlene asked sitting at the end of Lily's bed, Lily sat up and threw a pillow at her friend, who threw it back. Soon enough the four friends were involved in a massive pillow fight and James Potter long forgotten.
The next morning the girls got ready quickly seeing as they had slept in. Lily wore her normal grey school skirt, white shirt, tie with the Gryffindor colours on (red and gold) and a black jumper. She wore her red curls down; it reached an inch or so below her shoulders. She quickly applied eyeliner and mascara, before following her friends down to the Great Hall. They all sat down Alice and Lily on one side whilst Marlene and Willow sat on the other side.
The conversation flowed easily like it always did. "Did you hear that Mary Macdonald got with Sirius Black?" Marlene's eyes lit up as she told us the about the latest gossip.
"Who hasn't that guy been with?" Willow asked
"Not me" they all coursed
"So when did this happen?" asked Alice leaning forward
"Last night" Marlene answered
"Marley, how did you find out so fast?" Lily asked
"I have my sources" she laughed, they all joined in.
"Willy, what've we got first?" asked Alice
"Charms" Willow answered whilst shovelling pancakes in her mouth.
"That's gross" said Marley in response to Willow's eating habits.
"Charms?" Lily asked Willy nodded "Urgh!"
"What's wrong with you?" Alice wondered while the other two looked up
"I threw my charms book at Potter last night, I'm gunna have to go talk to him" answered Lily.
"Oh Merlin Lily! Fancy talking to James, its ludicrous!" Alice said sarcastically
Lily threw a slice of toast at her "No need to be sarkey" Alice just rolled her eyes
"You know, Alice if you roll your eyes too much they're roll out of your head" Marley told her seriously.
Willy snorted "Who told you that? You're mummy?" Marley flushed bright red confirming the answer.
"Slime balls waiting for you over there" Marley said successfully changing the subject, Lily turned to see Severus motioning her over.
"See you guys in Charms" Lily stood "And don't call him that" she turned and walked over to her childhood friend.
"What's up, Sev?" Lily asked as she met him by the entrance.
"Nothing, just haven't seen you in a while. So I was wondering how you were." he smiled at her.
"I'm good, Quidditch is starting again soon" Lily tried to make conversation. Their friendship has been hanging by a thread for a while but Lily was determined to show Slytherins and Gryffindors could be friends.
"Yeah, and this year Slytherin will beat Gryffindor" he said poking her.
She laughed "In your dreams"
"You think Potter's gunna lead Gryffindor to victory?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Eh, good point" she said, he stopped as they reached a classroom.
"This is what I've got next" he said
"Oh" Lily said sadly, she hugged him tight "see you soon" she pulled back
"Sure" he said
"Promise?"
"Promise" he smiled as he watched her walk down the corridor.
As Lily turned the corner she saw the four Marauders laughing. Lily sighed she was going to have to talk to him sooner or later. She walked over to the four they all looked up at her, as though they heard her coming, kind of like an animal of some sort.
They all stared at each other until Lily looked straight at James "Do you have my Charms book?" she asked bluntly
"Yes" he nodded; she stood there for a few seconds
"Can I have it?" she asked carefully
"If you go on a date with me" he shrugged
Lily raised her eyebrows "I'd rather go without" she answered and turned away.
"Bad luck, Prongs" Sirius laughed
"Don't be an ass. Give the book back to her; she'll only hate you more if you don't" Remus told James. He sighed
"Fine" he turned to follow her down the corridor "Evans!" he called "Evans! Merlin for someone so short you sure as hell can walk fast" James said walking beside her, matching her speed easily.
"What do you want?" she said angrily
Someone's PMSing he thought to himself but knew better than to voice his thoughts "To give you your book back" he held out her Charms book, she looked down at it
"What have you down to it?" she asked wearily
He smiled, a cocky smirk more like "Nothing. Why would you think I did?"
"Um, I don't know? Because you're you, maybe"
"I didn't do anything. Marauders promise" he smiled innocently.
She took it from him "Thanks" she saw her friends walking the opposite way. She ran towards them without even saying bye.
Alice placed a hand over her mouth in fake shock "Were you just talking to James?"
Lily rolled her eyes "Don't do that!" exclaimed Willy "Marley thinks your eyes will roll out of your head!"
"Oh ha, ha!" Marley replied sarcastically
"Everyone in" said Professor Flitwick
The class filled in and took their seats. Lily and Alice sat in their normal, and Marley and Willy sat opposite. Flitwick started lecturing about how they were going to have to remember all spells from first year onward, Lily thought he was just trying to make them all scared.
"How are we gunna do that?" whispered Alice
"It's like riding a bike" Lily said looking up from her notes
"Like riding a bike?" Willy hissed
"Yeah, you know? When you learn to ride a bike you never forget" Lily answered slowly
"What's a bike?" Marley asked
Lily laughed under her breath, until she saw each of her friends faces "Oh, you were being serious. A – Um, I guess it's a stick with two wheels, handles and pedals. Muggle's ride them"
"Those coo-key Muggles" Alice muttered "You have to let me ride one, they sound like fun"
"Miss Prewitt if you have something to say please share with the whole class" Said the Professor, Alice lowered her head and didn't speak again.
The rest of the day was uneventful and instead of going to dinner that night Severus and Lily were sitting near the Black Lake. Severus looked up to the sky where the moon was just beginning to rise.
"Don't you find it odd how Lupin goes to see his sick mother every full moon?" Severus asked
"Not this again, Sev. Listen okay, Lupin is not a werewolf" said Lily angrily
"Well if he's not a werewolf, what else could he be? He leaves once a month on a full moon, to see his 'sick mother' if she was so sick shouldn't she be dead already? Then he comes back looking like death covered in scars! His friends know something and I will find out what!"
"Look, Sev you're taking this to a whole new level. It's like your obsessed or something. You need to let it go!" Lily told him
"I can't! Lupin, Potter, Black! They should be expelled! They're up to something!"
"If anyone needs to be expelled it's your friends. They think the dark arts are fun! They want to be death eaters!" she shrieked
"Why are you protecting Potter!" he yelled
"I'm not!"
"They why won't you let me go to Dumbledore!"
"Because Lupin has done nothing wrong and I will not let you hurt him"
"Why do you care so much?"
"Because he's innocent, unlike your friends, I should be getting back. Bye Sev, see you around. Maybe" Lily stood; turning her back on him she never saw the look that crossed his face.
"Lion's bravery" she said to the fat lady and walked into the common room.
She saw Remus sitting with the other Marauders. He looked very ill; if Sev was right and the full moon was tomorrow then he should be looking ill. But he couldn't be, could he? He was too kind, weren't werewolves mean and vicious?
Lily went to sit down on one of the coaches "Where were you, Lily-flower?" Lily looked up to see Sirius looking at her, a smirk on his lips.
"None of your business" Lily replied
"Actually it is," said James
"How did you come to that conclusion? Conclusion meaning ending" she said sweetly.
"I know what it means, so where were you?"
"If you must know-"
"We must –" said Sirius
"I was with Severus"
James and Sirius looked at each other "Urghhhhhhhhhhh!" they said at the same in a high pitched girly voice.
Lily rolled her eyes at them, she stood to leave but Remus caught her arm "Lily can I ask, why d'you insist on continuing being friends with Snape when you both know you're drifting further and further apart?"
Lily looked at him surprised "Because he's been my best friend forever and I'm not going to let something stupid like house rivalries stop that"
"But it's not just house rivalries anymore, he wants to be a death eater" said James "A death eater, Evans!"
"No!" Lily said
"Everyone knows it's true, Lily-bean," Sirius said "he's got his head so far up Voldemort's ass that –"
"Don't finish that sentence or I swear to Merlin I will make you swallow your own testicals" Lily snarled.
"Is that a threat or a promise?" he raised his eyebrows. Lily's eyes narrowed before storming up to her room, the second night in a row.
The next morning Sirius was walking to his first lesson after lunch, he was alone. Severus was walking the opposite way; neither was looking where they were going.
They nearly walked straight into each other, but Sirius moved out the way just in time. "What where your going, Snivellus!" Sirius growled
"Where do you and your friends go!" Severus practically shouted, not being able to contain it anymore. He would prove to Lily that they were not who she thought they were.
"What!"
"Where do you go each full moon!"
Sirius stared at him for a few moments "You really wunna know? Go to the womping willow tonight, there's a button kinda catch thing press it and go through." You'll finally get what's coming to you he added in his head.
Severus walked away thinking about how the best way to sneak out would be. He would prove to Lily that those Marauders weren't great! And if they get expelled in the process, well all the better!
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