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Chapter 2: Breakfast With My Friends
I rolled over in my bed to look at my alarm clock, which read 8:00. What? I jumped out of bed and noticed an empty dormitory. Oh, I have great friends. Wait till I get my hands on them. Good thing it was a Sunday. Wait, today's Sunday? Easter Break begins tomorrow.
Then for some reason, all of yesterday's events happened to come at me all at once. I'm on first name basis with James Potter. Breakfast should be interesting considering all of Hogwarts expects me and James to always be at odd ends with each other and a last name basis. I couldn't help but smile at the thought of everyone's face (I also didn't tell my friends yet). I quickly brushed my teeth and changed out of my pajamas and ran out the door.
I approached the Grand Staircase and eyed its many steps; there is no way I am walking down that. But then I caught the delicious smell of the Sunday brunch as the huge oak doors of the Great Hall opened to let another student go through.
Oh screw the steps! I whipped out my wand and transformed the stairs into a slide. What? I've wanted to go on a slide for a while and I won't get in trouble… okay, I would. But that's only if I get caught. Oh wow, I'm thinking like a Marauder, look at what being friends with James is doing to me…
I pushed open the oak doors, which hid the Great Hall. With the doors opened, I stepped inside, noticing that all eyes in Hogwarts (staff, students, and ghost alike) were on me. I scanned the Gryffindor table and noticed that none of my friends saved any spots for me. I narrowed my eyes at their guilty faces. I'll deal with them later. Right now, I have to find a spot to sit in seeing as no one will stop looking at me until then. Creepers.
There were a couple seats opened next to a couple of third years, and some with the first years, but I'm a sixth year. That would be a bit awkward. I felt myself become a bit nervous as I stood there like an idiot with no place to sit and with everyone looking at me. I glared at my friends. This is public humiliation.
"Hey Lily!" A voice called out to me, all eyes turned towards its source. "I saved you a seat." James Potter called out.
Everyone in the Great Hall froze in shock at two things: one, James called me by my first name. Two, he saved me a seat.
Well, they are going to die in shock with what I'm about to do. They expect me to yell at him and say no. However, seeing as I'm now his friend, it's going to be the opposite.
"Thanks James," I called out to him as I walked towards him. I heard several people spew, forks clatter to the ground, and several, "You owe me 10 galleons."
I sat next to James and smiled, "Thanks for saving me a seat."
"No problems, I'm just glad we're friends."
I grabbed some eggs and greeted the rest of the group which included: Sirius Black, James' partner-in-crime and the most sought-after guy in Hogwarts (James being the second); Peter Pettigrew, he wasn't as smart or brave as the others but still was friendly (sort of a creeper, but still nice); and Remus Lupin, the only Marauder I ever tolerated before now.
"Hi Lily," Peter squeaked.
"Hey Lily Flower," Sirius grinned. "Nice of you to join us." Sirius called everyone by his or her surnames or nicknames. He only called them by their first names when he was serious, which was rare. Usually I'd be hexing him for calling me that, but seeing as I was friends with his best friend…
"Hello Lily, finish your charms essay yet?" Remus asked.
"Yeah," I grabbed some bacon. "Thanks for letting me borrow your notes." I noticed everyone was still watching me and turned to James, "Um James, everyone is staring at us and it's starting to get to me."
"It's creeping me out too, but don't worry, Lily." He turned to Sirius who grinned.
I watched as Sirius stood in his seat and shouted, "Oi, I get the fact you're all shocked that Lily and James are sitting next to each other without bickering, but can you please stop staring at them and eat your damn food?"
He looked around the hall. Then with a friendlier voice he announced, "I'd also like to clear up any soon to be rumors as I am their spokesperson. They are in fact friends; they are not together, yet. They will be soon but our dear Lily Flower is too stubborn to realize that. But I assure you they will be soon together. Thank you and enjoy the rest of your Sunday."
I sat there stunned as Sirius leaped down his seat and continued shoving food into his mouth. Next to me James chuckled, "Since when did I make you our spokesperson?"
At the same time I yelled at Sirius saying, "I am not stubborn, Sirius Black!"
Remus snorted into his pumpkin juice and Peter choked on his cereal. Sirius swallowed his food and replied, "You didn't make me spokesperson, Prongs. I made myself the spokesperson of the Marauders. So ha!" He stuck his tongue and James before turning to me. "And you Lily Flower, are as stubborn as your hair is red."
"He's right Lils," James nudged me.
I stabbed my eggs violently in silence. They were sort of correct, but it's not like I was going to tell them. Peter was about to tell me off for killing my eggs, however, a piece of toast hit my eye.
"Lily," a blonde haired girl called to me. I glared at my friend Mary McDonalds. Her bright blue eyes looked at me innocently as if she didn't throw a piece of bread at me.
"What do you want, Mary?" I called out to her. "Can't you see I'm trying to murder my breakfast her?" I motioned to the mess of eggs and bacon on my plate.
"You're friends with James now? We are so discussing this after the meal is done." Oh, so now they remember me.
I spoke my exact thoughts and added, "Later." I turned back to my breakfast which all of it was gone. I looked over at the Marauders, Sirius and James had bits of bacon and eggs in their hair and face. Peter's hair was dripping with pumpkin juice and Remus had Peter's cereal bowl as a hat.
I raised my eyebrow, "Do I want to know?"
They looked at each other, then back at me. "No," they all said at once. I couldn't help myself, but I started to laugh. Soon, all the Marauders joined me and we were all dying from laughter.
It soon stopped when my stomach rumbled. "Well then," I looked at my empty plate. "Seeing as you guys played with my food, I guess I could take this," I grabbed James' half eaten piece of toast and a muffin from Remus' plate (I couldn't grab from the others since Peter's cereal was on Remus head and Sirius ate everything). "I'll see you guys later. Oh, and thanks for saving me a seat James." I got up and walked down the table towards my friends, chewing on James' toast. Mmm… it was lightly buttered.
I poked Mary in the back and pulled her to her feet, Mary grabbed my friend Alice Bennett, a tall girl with black hair and round brown eyes (she's a bit of a klutz, but she's excellent at Herbology and Defense Against the Dark Arts).
"Hey Lily," Alice exclaimed. "So how's breakfast with the Marauders?"
"And what's with you and James?" Mary added.
I looked around at the people eavesdropping and merely said, "Let's go for a walk around the lake," I dragged them towards the oak doors. "Oh and thanks for saving me a seat."
"We didn't want to wake you up," Alice explained as we walked towards the lake.
"And now we're away from those prats in the Great Hall," Mary turned to face me. "You and James, what happened with you two?"
And let the interrogation/torture begin…
An Author's Note—July 14, 2010
Dear reader,
How's everyone's summer going? The second chapter is now finished. Two updates in one day! I'm quite pleased with myself. What do you think? Bad? Okay? Good? Please review and if I have any mistakes in story, grammar or anything character related, please tell me via review or Private Message.
Anyways, you guys are awesome and bunch of thanks to all of you. Will try to update as soon as possible.
With Lot's of Love and Laughter,
~Elisabeth
