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Not Another Very Potter Musical
Chapter Three
Back To School Again
"Nessa, are you ready yet?" Colette shouted at her sister in their room in the Leaky Cauldron. They had stayed the night there and a ministry official would pick up Vanessa and drive her to Hogwarts as her chair wouldn't be safe to use on the Hogwarts Express.
"No," Vanessa answered from the bathroom "it's hard to do your hair when you can't see the mirror!"
Colette pressed the back of her hands over her eyes and forced tears back before she headed to the bathroom to help Vanessa, smiling at her "That was funny. How do you want your hair?"
"You're going to do it?" Vanessa skeptically asked. She couldn't remember the last time she'd seen her sister with all of her hair actually combed through.
"Not if you're going to be cheeky." Colette teased her and started putting Vanessa's long, golden hair in a thick braid.
Vanessa handed her a hairband "Pick up a new English word did you?"
"I might as well try to get better now I'll be speaking it all the time." Colette mumbled, her mouth full of hairpins. She was so wrapped up in doing Vanessa's hair right she didn't notice Vanessa's sudden change of attitude. Her shoulders slumped, the corners of her mouth turned down and her eyes fixed on her wringing hands "I'm so sorry." she sighed.
"Pourquoi? Urgh! I mean, why?" Colette squatted to look properly at her sister.
"It's because of me that you have to move here, and help with everything and leave Beauxbatons and I just feel so guilty." Vanessa cried, hiding her face in her hands.
"Hey, hey," Colette stroked her back soothingly "it is not your fault. I'm happy to help you, you know that. I'm actually happy I'm leaving Beauxbatons. This could be a new start for me and maybe it'll even make maman et papa proud of me."
"You know that's all in your head." Vanessa insisted and suddenly their roles were reversed.
"Right," Colette rolled her brown eyes "now let's go or we'll be late. I'll take the trunks and we'll meet downstairs in five minutes?"
"I can't get myself down the stairs."
"Oh sorry, I forgot. Well I'll just take the trunks down and come back to get you." Colette promised and checked their room one more time to make sure they didn't forget anything.
Once Vanessa was safely on her way Colette asked the bartender for directions to King's Cross station and left the Leaky Cauldron with a map on a napkin. Her sister had told her that to access platform nine and three quarters she would have to run directly into a brick wall and the thought of it made her nervous. As if that wasn't enough all of the Muggles she met stared so much at her and her Hogwarts trunk she felt she might've as well had been green.
She got lost a few times, one of the wheels on her trunk broke off and she was ready to sit down and cry by the time she finally got to the station. Even though she was running late Colette hung back and watched a few inconspicuous people slip through the wall before she tried it herself, running as fast as she could.
Unfortunately that resulted in her falling flat on her face as soon as she was on the platform, most amusing to some of the students standing about. Colette checked her knees for scrapes and bruises when someone offered a hand to help her up. It was a beautiful boy with jet-black hair and mesmerizing grey eyes.
"Thank you." Colette breathed heavily "What is the idea with that wall anyway? I mean who was so stupid to come up with that? This is just ridiculous!" she ranted, exhausted and overwhelmed.
"Whoa, that's a lot of anger." Sirius commented, curious to know who this girl was and what had pissed her so severely off.
"Sorry, it's been a long day already. My sister had an accident and she's in a wheelchair now, I have to be there for her all the time, and now I've transferred here and I just … I don't know why I'm telling you all of this, maybe I hit my head." Colette gently grazed her forehead, feeling a headache coming and embarrassed that she'd just blurted all that out to a perfect stranger.
"I'm sorry to hear that, who's your sister?"
"Vanessa Rousseau, she's a sixth-year now."
"Oh, her. Well I'm glad you're here." he winked at her and Colette was so surprised someone was nice to her, let alone flirting, that she wanted to talk to him some more, but just then a boy with sandy blonde hair strode towards them with another black haired boy in tow.
"Sirius! James is telling me all about his summer, get over here!" Sirius turned around immediately and Colette hurried inside the train.
"Did James tell you about the little bunny he picked up on the beach?" Sirius wriggled his eyebrows suggestively at Remus who nodded in return "But I'd like to hear more."
James tried to evade them, whining about how short summer was or asking for Peter, but they didn't budge "Alright…"
Spendin' my vacation in the summer sun,
Gettin' lots of action, havin' lots of fun,
Scorin' like a bandit till the bubble burst,
Suddenly it got to be September first!
Woe is me, all summer long I was happy and free,
Save my soul, the board of education took away my parole,
I gotta go back, back, back to school again,
You won't find me, till the clock strikes three,
I'm gonna be there till then,
I gotta go back, back, back to school again,
Whoa whoa, I gotta go back to school, again,
"Peter!" James shouted when he finally noticed their fourth Marauder. He hadn't really paid attention to it the other day at the junkyard, but in the daylight it was quite clear Peter had gained more weight over the summer. And he wasn't the only to see it; Sirius snickered and said there was no need to ask what Pete did that summer.
Remus, always the peacemaker, cut him off "Looking forward to getting back to Hogwarts?"
Since he was never that strong in academics, Peter sighed "I tried pretending I had dragon pox, but mom didn't believe me."
Arithmancy and Divination is just a pain,
Herbology and DADA destroys my brain,
Don't they know that I deserve a better fate?
I'm really much too young to matriculate,
"Mama please! Your child's come down with a fatal disease."
Mama said "Come on you lazy bum and get your butt outta bed!"
You gotta go back, back, back to school again,
It's bye bye fun, get your homework done, it better be in by ten,
I gotta go back, back, back to school again,
Whoa whoa, I gotta go back to school, again,
Remus insisted that they get inside the train so they could snatch up a compartment since Sirius had gotten them banned from the one they usually shared with the Pink Witches. His summer job had been waiting tables at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour in Diagon Alley and one day he'd accidentally dropped a hot fudge sundae on Dorcas.
And just a few feet from the train Sirius was about to get them into trouble again when he noticed a particularly pretty girl, her curves subtly accented by a white summer dress as she clutched a leather school bag with one hand and waved eagerly with the other.
"Who is that?" Sirius wanted to know, already heading in her direction instead.
Remus sighed "That's Fanny Bryce's sister, she's not magic so you can stop thinking what you're thinking."
"Oh and pray tell, what am I thinking?" Sirius wanted to know, still watching the girl, admiring her shapely, brown legs.
"You're thinking about ditching, on the first day of school even." Remus grabbed Sirius by his collar to drag him on the train and tried not to smile at Sirius' goofy grin "You know me too well old friend."
I got my books together and I dragged my feet,
And then I saw this angel boppin' down the street,
I said "Hey pretty baby, how's about a date?"
She said "I'm going to school and I can't be late."
I could see the look in her eyes was saying follow me,
And I was caught! I thought of playing hooky, but on second thought,
I gotta go back, back, back to school again,
You won't find me till the clock strikes three,
I'm gonna be there till then,
I gotta go back, back, back to school again,
Whoa whoa, I gotta go back to school, again
There was one good thing about not sharing a compartment with the Pink Witches, they had much more room and all four boys stretched their long legs while sharing chocolate frogs and licorice wands.
"Hey, did you guys see that new chick fall?" Sirius asked, nearly choking on a piece of licorice because he was eating, talking and laughing at the same time.
He caught his breath "It looked so funny!"
"You did not laugh at a first year!" Remus pleaded, not trusting Sirius to behave on his own.
"Of course not, she's like our age. She's transferring because of something with her sister. Vanessa Rousseau that sixth-year Hufflepuff."
When Peter heard Sirius mention Vanessa he lost interest in his candy for a while "What happened to Vanessa?"
Sirius shrugged his shoulders "She didn't say, an accident of some sorts. But how unfair is it that we actually get a new student our age and then she looks nothing like her sister. Her hair was all stringy, she's pale and it's been Indian summer here, how is that possible?"
Even James just stared at Sirius "Right, that's what unfair, not that that girl was in an accident!" he rolled his eyes and Sirius looked sheepish.
"I didn't mean it like that. And I was nice to her!" he quickly pointed out. He ruined it for himself pretty quickly though "She looked so grateful, it was pathetic. I bet I could score her like this." He snapped his fingers.
Remus threw his book at Sirius who evaded it smoothly though, it was the first time.
"I'll take that bet." Peter quipped.
Everyone turned their heads to look at him "Pete don't bet him, that's horrible." Remus reprimanded him, but Peter was adamant "Vanessa's smart, her sister will be too clever to fall for Sirius."
James sighed and Remus threw his hands in the air in surrender, now there was no turning back.
"You're on." Sirius and Peter shook hands "How long do I have?"
"Until the Yule Ball?"
"Done."
0o0
Once the last magically drawn carriage pulled up at Hogwarts Lily got out with her heart beating nervously in her chest. The headmaster had requested to meet her before the feast to discuss her living arrangements and which classes she would be attending.
A fifth-year prefect showed her the way and Lily tried asking him the questions she had been too intimidated to ask on the train where Marlene had introduced her to her friends in their group Pink Witches, but still didn't have much luck. He talked a little about his house, Ravenclaw, and what professors to watch out for, but mostly he just seemed irritated that she was keeping him from his dinner.
When he said 'Gummy Bears' to a gargoyle Lily thought he might be crazy, but the gargoyle slid to the side, revealing a moving staircase. Once she was on the first step the boy turned on his feet and rushed back the way they had come from.
The room seemed cluttered, but still warm and welcoming. Lily jumped when the headmaster spoke, he fit in so well with his office that she hadn't even noticed the tall man with long white hair and a beard to match "Ah, hello."
"Hello." Lily held out her hand for him to shake hoping he didn't notice her sweaty palm.
"I'm Albus Dumbledore, headmaster. Miss Evans is it?"
"Yes sir."
"Oh I beg you, call me professor, sir makes me feel old. "
Lily couldn't tell if he was joking. His smile was kind, but his light blue eyes seemed to know more than he let on. And frankly how could he not already feel old when his hair had turned white and his face was wrinkled.
"You are not our only transfer student this year so we'll wait for her to show up before I begin to bore you with the details." Dumbledore said, seemingly unaware that the silence made Lily squirm around nervously in the chair he had offered her.
"Are you enjoying being back in England?"
"Very much sir, I mean professor, I've missed it." Lily didn't know how to follow up on his question and the conversation faded to silence again. Finally she could hear the staircase moving and turned her head to see this other new student.
"Welcome Miss Rousseau."
"Colette?" Lily blurted out in disbelief, so shocked she forgot she was sitting in front of her new headmaster.
"Evans?" Apparently so did Colette. Lily Evans was the last person she had wanted or expected to meet here of all places.
Dumbledore looked from one girl to the other "You two are already acquainted I assume?"
"Is this a joke?" Colette demanded.
"Well while it is always good fun to run into an old friend, I wouldn't quite call it a joke." Dumbledore mused seriously while the girls glared daggers at each other.
"She's not my friend." Lily insisted.
"No Evans here only hangs out with people from the popular crowd, some people can be shallow that way." Colette snapped angrily.
Lily crossed her arms defiantly "Actually I only hang out with people capable of acting human!"
Their history went back to their first day at Beauxbatons where Lily had accidentally knocked over a glass of water so it looked like Colette had peed her pants. Paired with her bad hair, clothes and harsh personality she had been no match for Lily who instantly rose in popularity due to being foreign, beautiful and charismatic.
Since that first day there had been pranks, evil rumors and fake Howlers too numerous to count. Last year they had both grown out of that, but they never spoke or interacted with each other.
Dumbledore weighed the mood of the room "Oh dear, I guess this is a bad time to tell you that you will be roommates this year."
Even a magician as accomplished as Albus Dumbledore felt the slightest tremor of fear when the two girls turned towards him with identical disdain on their faces.
Luckily he had already informed his deputy headmistress that she would have to give a welcoming speech this year because it took Lily and Colette the length of the feast to insult, ignore and finally compromise with each other.
"Okay now that's settled, miss Rousseau you'll be happy to hear that your sister's friends in Hufflepuff are prepared to help her in the dorms and she has been provided a way to communicate with Nurse Pomfrey, should anything happen." Dumbledore had done everything he could over the summer to make Hogwarts more accessible for young Vanessa.
"Thank you Headmaster." Colette was grateful and now felt embarrassed about the way she had acted with Lily.
"Now because you are transferring you won't be sorted and so I'll actually give you the choice of choosing your own house. You'll attend their classes and sit with them at meals. You'll also answer to that Head of House should you make trouble." Dumbledore thought that seemed like a likely option.
"I choose Hufflepuff, Professor." Colette quickly said. It would make it easier to help her sister around.
"Very good, and miss Evans?"
Lily didn't know what to do. Marlene and the Pink Witches had told her to pick Gryffindor because they were Gryffindors, but with what she knew of Ravenclaw that seemed much more like the best fit for her.
"I think I'd like to attend classes with the Ravenclaws Professor." Lily finally decided.
"Alright then you'll be pleased to know that most of your classes are together. Here's a list of electives. Tomorrow miss Rousseau will let Professor Sprout know what your choices are and miss Evans you'll see Professor Flitwick. Your dorm is by the Hufflepuff dorm so you aren't too far from your sister miss Rousseau, I'll take you there myself." Dumbledore rose from his seat and the girls instantly did the same.
They had been asked to leave their trunks, but Dumbledore informed them on the way "Our house elves will have brought them to your dorm by now. I'll make sure they'll bring you some food as well, now that you've missed dinner."
Lily thanked him for his hospitality and watched as he said "Veritas" to a portrait of a young girl that immediately swung to the side so they could step into their dorm room.
It wasn't very big, but it was cozy. It had a fireplace that was already lit, two single beds opposite of each other, two desks and a couch, an armchair and a coffee table in front of the fireplace. Their trunks were already at the foot of their beds and a single door revealed the location of the bathroom.
One bed was made up in Hufflepuff yellow and black and the other in Ravenclaw blue and bronze. Their school uniforms had been sent to them over the summer with a black, neutral tie instead of one in house colours.
Lily sat at her desk while Colette sat at the other and they pulled out parchment and quill "Okay so house rules. When I sit on the couch, you sit on the armchair and vice versa. First come, first served principle." Lily said and Colette wrote it down.
"We each get half an hour in the bathroom in the morning and we'll alternate between who has to get up first."
Again, they agreed and Colette wrote it down.
"We can't divide the room equally because you wouldn't be able to get to the bathroom, but our beds are clearly on their own side and we must respect that. No going through each other's stuff." Colette said and Lily swung her hair over shoulders "Like I'd want to go through your stuff."
Colette rolled her brown eyes, but didn't comment, instead they kept writing their rules down. When dinner suddenly arrived on their coffee table Colette ate hers by her desk and Lily by hers. They hung the list on the bathroom door with spello-tape and again sat at their own desk.
Lily started feeling like it was all slightly foolish and out of proportion, but she'd be damned if she was the first to say anything. She grabbed a new peace of parchment to write her parents a letter like she had promised. Colette did the same.
Lily's read "Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsicle."
Colette simply started "My dear father." and their letters continued in unison "There's been some confusion over rooming here at Hogwarts." Colette continued with what she knew would be the only thing on her parents' minds "But of course I'll care for Nessa."
True to her character and upbringing Lily promised hers "But of course I'll rise above it." And again the girls' letters mirrored the other's "For I know that's how you'd want me to respond, yes, there's been some confusion 'cause you see my roommate is:"
Chewing on the end of her quill Lily considered what to write "Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe."
Colette underlined "Ginger."
By her violent pen strokes Lily guessed that Colette was writing something about her and casually walked by her desk on her way to their bathroom, reading what it said in the letter "Oh you hypocrite!" she cried out "You say I'm shallow and you're the one judging me by my haircolor?"
"Like you're any better, you judged me first day of school on my hair and clothes! I bet your letter isn't any better." Colette replied and smiled triumphantly when Lily covered hers with the palm of her hand.
They stared at each other with such hate they didn't even notice they were equally as bad, just both feeling like they're behavior was justified.
What is this feeling, so sudden and new?
I felt the moment I laid eyes on you,
My pulse is rushing, my head is reeling,
My face is flushing,
What is this feeling?
Fervid as a flame,
Does it have a name?
Yes! Loathing!
Unadulterated loathing,
For your face, your voice, your clothing,
Let's just say: I loathe it all!
Lily was the one to storm out of their dorm room. She may not know her way around the school yet, but she knew Marlene and the Pink Witches would be hanging out in the Astronomy Tower after the feast and she'd rather get lost in the hallways than stay one more minute with Colette.
After a asking a few students for directions, and dodging a professor or two, Lily did manage to find the Astronomy Tower and the girls looked happy to see her.
"I looked for you at dinner." Marlene said and made room for Lily to sit on the blanket they'd brought with them.
"I was too busy getting in a fight in front of Dumbledore." Lily bashfully admitted and immediately Violet eyed her interested "With who?"
"The other new transfer student."
"Oh Sirius told me about her, he wasn't too impressed." Alice told the others and Lily snorted "I bet he wasn't, she's the worst."
"You know her?" Dorcas asked.
"She went to Beauxbatons as well," with flailing hands Lily began explaining why Colette was so horrible, she picked apart her appearance, each flaw however minor and described any annoying trait she possessed, underplaying her own behavior towards Colette for the past six years.
Every little trait however small,
Makes my very flesh begin to crawl,
With simple utter loathing,
There's a strange exhilaration,
In such total detestation,
It's so pure, it's so strong!
Though I do admit it came on fast,
Still I do believe that it can last,
And I will be loathing you,
Loathing you,
My whole life long!
"What a bitch." Violet said, enjoying all this new gossip.
"Yeah, I can't believe she called you shallow, you're anything but." Dorcas and Alice agreed, certain in their case not because they knew Lily, after all they had only met her that day, but Marlene had never mentioned that.
"I'm so bummed you didn't choose Gryffindor, now you'll be stuck with her in nearly all of your classes." Marlene commented.
"At least she chose Hufflepuff so we don't have to see her." Violet pointed out and the Pink Witches let out sighs of relief.
Lily began wondering if maybe she had made a mistake ranting about Colette to these girls. After all tomorrow Colette would wake up with a bad reputation and no one had even really met her yet. When she tried to backtrack Marlene threw her hands up in the air "See! Even now you're being nice about her, and she called you shallow?"
Their adoration was almost too much to bear.
Dear Lily, you are just too good,
How do you stand it?
I don't think I could!
She's a terror, she's a tartar,
We don't mean to show our bias,
But Lily you're martyr!
"How are you going to be able to live with her?" Alice asked.
Figuring it was already too late to do anything about Lily shrugged "Well, these things are sent to try us."
Poor Lily, forced to recide,
With someone so disgustificied,
We just want to tell you,
We're all on your side,
We share your loathing!
Marlene walked Lily back to her dorm so she wouldn't get lost again and before they said goodnight Lily took her hand "Marlene please don't tell anyone else what I've told you about Colette. She's only here to help her sister after all."
"I won't then." Marlene promised.
"Thanks. Tell Violet, Alice and Dorcas as well, okay?"
Making a face Marlene hesitated to answer "I'll try, but Violet loves drama. Maybe she'll only talk to the Marauders though."
"Can they keep it quiet?" by the look on Marlene's face, Lily guessed no.
0o0
Colette had been given the password for the Hufflepuff common room so she could see her sister and after Lily had stormed out, she threw her letter in the fireplace and left as well.
It was a good thing too. Vanessa needed help unpacking and Colette's talent for healing spells. Her hands were raw after trying to wheel herself around as much as possible so she didn't have to ask for help and her arms were sore as well.
Colette fixed her up the best way she could and promised to come all the way up to her dorm the next morning before breakfast to get her. She pretended not to notice how defeated Vanessa already seemed by the thought of not only the rest of her schooling like this, but the rest of her life.
When she left the Hufflepuff common room Colette bumped into Sirius. Literally.
"Hey, it's you." Sirius said once he was back on his feet "We have to stop meeting like this."
Colette mumbled something or other, but couldn't wrap her head around trying to find out if he was flirting just the tiniest bit again. She was tired, on the brink of tears and consumed by anger at the same time.
Sirius saw the storm of indecision in her eyes and patted her awkwardly on the shoulder "Are you okay?"
"Yes. No." Colette shook her head a little "Look, I think I'm just going to go to bed." She pointed at the portrait and Sirius guessed her room was behind it.
"Of course. But I'll see you tomorrow?" he gave his most charming smile and finally got a little reaction out of her.
Inside her dorm Colette left a note for Lily on her desk that she would be taking the first half hour in the bathroom. She would need the extra time if she was going to help Vanessa get ready and get both of them to class on time.
0o0
Monday turned out to be a fairly easy school day for Lily. She got to spend most of it outside as her first two hours were Herbology, then she had two hours of Care Of Magical Creatures and her last hour was a free period so essentially she was done already. She'd gotten a fair bit of homework, but she liked studying so it was more a challenge than a burden.
She decided to lie in the grass by the lake to soak up what would probably be the last sun for a while. It was unusually hot for September. The Gryffindors also had a free period and the Pink Witches came to join her.
"Come on," Marlene tucked on Lily's leg "we just left the Marauders in the paved courtyard, it's time you meet them."
Freeing her leg and rolling over to lie on her stomach Lily looked up at Marlene "But I'm just so comfortable here."
"You spent your summer at the beach, you don't need any more sun." Marlene insisted.
"You just went to the beach all summer?" Alice wanted to know.
"Well I met a guy there," Lily couldn't help but swoon a little at the thought of James "he was sort of special."
"Honey there ain't no such thing." Violet said knowingly.
In the paved courtyard Sirius was bugging James "I think you've been a little too secretive about that beach bunny you met. We need some details."
"Yeah." Peter insisted.
Since Remus had just reprimanded Sirius once again about his bet concerning Colette, James didn't like admitting it was almost the same way he had treated Lily so instead he decided to embellish the entire story a bit.
Summer lovin', had me a blast
Dorcas, ever the romantic, encouraged Lily to spill all about her vacation.
Summer lovin', happened so fast
James strode around confidently, ruffling his hair.
I met a girl, crazy for me
Lily could practically feel the cool sand running through her fingers again.
I met a boy, cute as can be,
Summer days driftin' away, but oh, those summer nights,
The Marauders looked at each other, silently agreeing.
Uh well-a well-a well-a uh,
Tell me more, tell me more,
Did you get very far?
Alice, Marlene and Dorcas leaned in.
Tell me more, tell me more,
Like does he have a car?
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
"How did you meet her anyways?" Remus asked.
She swam by me, she got a cramp
"Did he make the first move or did you?" Alice wanted to know.
He ran by me, got my suit damp
Sirius smirked "Meeting you can't have been enough to make her fall for you?"
I saved her life, she nearly drowned
Violet was skeptical "Why were you so into him?"
He showed off, splashing around,
Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights.
The Pink witches begged for more details.
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh,
Tell me more, tell me more,
Was it love at first sight?
Peter, the most inexperienced of the Marauders, was mostly interested in certain details.
Tell me more, tell me more,
Did she put up a fight?
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh
He pressed for more details "What did you do with her?"
Took her bowling, in the arcade
"He kept you so busy all summer I barely had time to see you." Marlene reminded Lily.
We went strolling, drank lemonade
"Not what I meant!" Peter insisted
We made out, under the dock
"It all sounds frightfully boring." Violet commented.
We stayed out, till ten o'clock
Summer fling don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights,
Remus was getting a little suspicious.
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh,
Tell me more, tell me more,
But you don't gotta brag
Alice, Marlene and Dorcas swooned, but Violet yawned.
Tell me more, tell me more,
'Cause he sounds like a drag
Spurred on by the girls Lily got a little more courageous.
He got friendly, holding my hand
Now all four Marauders were really into the story and riled each other up.
Well she got friendly down in the sand
Lily remembered their first date and couldn't stop smiling.
He was sweet, just turned seventeen
The boys had checked no professors were around.
Well she was good, you know what I mean
Woah!
Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh those summer nights
Violet didn't like to admit it, but she was a little impressed by the first date.
Tell me more, tell me more,
How much dough did he spend?
The Marauders were too hyped up to stand still and began running restlessly around.
Tell me more, tell me more,
Could she get me a friend?
A sudden chill by the lake made Lily wrap her arms around herself.
It turned colder, that's where it ends
James couldn't bring himself to sully his awful way to break-up with her as well.
So I told her, we'd still be friends
With Marlene's shoulder as a support for her head, Lily sighed.
Then we made our true love vow
Getting close to the lake James took in the view.
Wonder what, she's doing now?
Summer dreams, ripped at the seams,
But, oh, those summer nights!
Sirius noticed the Pink Witches by the lake and dragged the other three in that direction. Lily finally got up, suddenly restless She'd tried not to think about James these last days and now it was all coming back. For a moment she thought she must be hallucinating when she saw him only a few feet away.
"James!" she shrieked happily.
"Lily?"
It took a moment for the Pink Witches and Marauders to finally make the connection.
"That's her?"
"That's him?"
A/N: Oh, cliffhanger. The songs I used this chapter were Back To School Again from Grease 2, What Is This Feeling? from Wicked and Summer Nights from Grease. Happy new year to you all! Please review