* I have been revised :)
Chapter 2 – The Train
"Promise you'll write at least once a week!" Ginny kissed Lily on the top of her head, "You too, boys. At least once a week," She gave them a stern look then grabbed them both into a hug.
"I promise, Mum," Lily said as she kissed Ginny on the cheek, after which Harry gathered her up into a huge hug. Lily had gone from being a little girl with chocolate eyes and out of control red hair, to a petite, beautiful girl - that stood no more than 5 foot - with smooth, blazing, red hair, a sweet smile and a heart-shaped face. She was always told she looked a lot like her mother, Ginny, and Lily took great pride in that, as she thought her mother was the strongest and most beautiful woman she knew. Although she looked like her mother, she was so much like her father. Lily had a fire about her that no one could seem to settle. Anything she did was with passion. She was the daughter of Harry Potter, after all.
"Be safe, my Flower," Harry whispered to his daughter. He was one out of two people Lily let call her that.
"Always am," She smiled at him.
"Off you go, you're going to be late!" Ginny rushed her children off to the train.
Lily carried her tiny Scops Owl, Lou-Lou, and her trunk to the train. Lily had thought she was the cutest thing when she had gotten her when she was younger. She was a tiny thing; so tiny she could fit in the palm of Lily's hand. She was beige with brown streaks running down her feathers. Since then she had really filled in, becoming a little plump, but not growing much in height. Still, she was adorable in Lily's eyes.
"I promise Lou, this year is going to be good," She whispered to her as she tried to pull her trunk on the train.
"Need any help?" A tall, redheaded boy with brown eyes asked her with a huge goofy smile on his face.
"Hugo! Yes, I would," Lily smiled up and gave her cousin a huge bear hug. He, in fact, was more than just her cousin. He was by far Lily's best friend, no matter what. They always were there for each other, and they had always been the closest of the cousins. He had pulled both their trunks on the train and they were now boarding. "How've you been?"
"Lils, I haven't seen you in a week," He replied, raising an eyebrow at her. "But I've been good," He lightly punched her in the shoulder in a teasing manner.
"Yes I haven't seen you in a week, something drastic could have happened! And besides, who would I be if I didn't ask my favourite cousin how he was every time I saw him?" Lily giggled as they went to find Ivy, Raven and Kends. They opened the train compartment that they usually sat in to find a few unfriendly Slytherin faces looking up at them.
"Can we help, Potter, Weasley?" Duanne Zabini - a handsome but rude boy who was in Albus' year asked them. He thought very highly of himself, but Lily thought he was just arrogant and a plain rude prat.
"No, sorry just looking for people," Hugo, who was always friendly, just kept smiling.
"Well, I believe you should carry on then, shouldn't you," Maive Flint snarled and gave a shrill laugh. The girl was a year older than Lily and Hugo, and loathed every last Weasley/Potter member - especially Rose Weasley, Hugo's sister. Lily glared at Maive. She was gorgeous; she had long, dark auburn hair, dark brown eyes that contrasted against her lighter complexion and pretty little face, although her nose did turn up, sort of pug-like. Despite that, she was slim and tall, with long legs, which more than made up for it. Even though she was quite pretty, her personality wasn't something to be desired; she was cruel and prejudiced to anyone who was not "pure-blooded". She was also a shameless flirt and used it to her advantage.
Among the Slytherins was Cason Goyle, a dark haired, chubby boy, who grunted more than he talked. Mabel and Belinda Zabini were among them as well. They were Duanne's younger twin sisters, who were in Lily and Hugo's year. They also thought very highly of themselves, as they were dark skinned, had long brown hair, pretty little faces and were quite tall for their age. All the guys in their year would kill for a look from them. Belinda was very protective over Mabel, who was the nicer one, so most of them didn't get looks.
The last person that Lily noticed was her least favourite of them all - Scorpius Malfoy. Lily got a good look at him than the last time she had run into him in Diagon Alley; he was more handsome, almost, his face was somewhat softer then before. But then she remembered who she was looking at. Lily also noticed that Maive was draped across him and found it to be quite disgusting. Scorpius was looking at her with something that Lily couldn't quite put her finger on. It wasn't his normal loathe; it was almost like bitterness or ache. It shocked her and all she could get out was, "Come on, Hugo."
As she pulled him out of the compartment she saw Ivy waving at them. Ivy was still a tiny girl, only reaching 5 foot 2. Her big, piercing, blue eyes; huge smile and elf-like features now fit her petite face. Her blond hair now reached her shoulders when it was down. She still had a slight Irish accent, but it came out more when she yelled.
"Where were you guys, it's not that hard to find us." Ivy laughed at her two friends.
"Yeah, we ran into Scorpius and them," Lily scowled. She and Scorpius had a long time battle between them; although they were a year apart, they were still constantly at each other. It had all started in Lily's first year at Hogwarts.
"Liles! Wait for me!" Hugo yelled down the hall at her out of breath as Lily ran, giggling.
"Hugo, Raven, we're going to be late!" Lily kept running, when suddenly the pile of books she had been carrying magically flew out of her arms and on to the ground. Lily turned bright red and the smile vanished from her face. She knew she hadn't lost her balance one bit, and yet they had flown out of her arms like magic. She took a quick look around to see who was there. As she bent down to pick up her books, she spotted a small group of three boys laughing hysterically.
"Look what we have here, another Weasley," It was a small, dark boy - Duanne Zabini. Lily straightened herself up. She noticed a thin boy with the same shockingly blond hair and pale grey eyes from the train, Scorpius Malfoy, and a chubby boy with dark hair, Cason Goyle, laughing along with him. Although Lily was sure it had been the blond boy who had knocked her books down, she couldn't be certain.
"I'm a Potter!" Lily said stubbornly, wondering if it would be like this for the rest of the year. Although she loved that she was part of the Weasley family, she was a Potter through and through.
"Oh, the little princess has finally arrived. I wondered if she's like her brothers," It was Scorpius who was now snarling at her as Lily stood there defensively.
"I am not a princess!" Lily said, fire filling her usually soft, brown eyes.
"Lily!" Hugo called; Raven and him had finally caught up with her.
"Look two more!" Duanne announced to the others. "Let me guess, a Weasley," He pointed at Hugo. Then he pointed at Raven with a puzzled look. "You, I don't know who you are. Duanne Zabini is the name, and who are you, lovely girl? You're definitely not a Weasley. You really shouldn't socialize with them." He smiled a charming smile at Raven, who was fearless and completely disgusted with the idea.
"Raven, I'm muggle-born," She narrowed her eyes at him.
"A muggle-born, well- well- well," Duanne looked at her in disgust now.
"Just a mudblo – " Was all Scorpius got out of his mouth before Lily lost it. She pointed her wand so fast at Scorpius' face he had to blink twice. Raven stood there confused, not knowing what it he had meant by it, and fear cast over Scorpius face.
"Don't even bother finishing that sentence," Little Lily stared up at the much taller Scorpius, fire blazing in her eyes.
"I wouldn't mate; she's really good at hexes…" Hugo said, worry across his face. Not for Scorpius, for Lily, seeing how it could be bad if she were to get in trouble in her first few days.
"Come on Scorpius, let's get to class," Cason pulled Scorpius away from Lily's wand.
This started the continuous feud between the two, like their fathers before them.
"Liles, come sit," Ivy wrapped her arm around Lily's shoulder as she crashed into the seat. "You have all year for this; lets just try not to get detention before we even get to Hogwarts."
"You're right, you're right," Lily sighed and leaned into Ivy. Ivy had always been her rock; she was the strong and fierce one; she had spunk in her, this energy that just attracted people to her.
"So new year, I don't know who is more excited than me! It is going to be the best one yet!" Raven talked on and on about this year and how it was going to be the best they had ever had. Raven had left behind that gangly girl and had transformed into a gorgeous 5 foot 7, long legged, copper skinned girl, with more confidence than she had had back then, if you could imagine. Not only was she modelesque with her long jet-black hair, she was brilliant to put on top of that. Being muggle-born had not held her back one bit. Although the fact that she was so closed off to people didn't help much, but she had the four of them and that suited her just fine.
"You say that about every year, let me remind you," Hugo laughed his deep laugh.
"It doesn't matter, Hugo. Just because you always have a point, doesn't mean you should voice it," Raven teased him and he laughed even harder. Lily got lost in her thoughts watching the scenery blast by the window and half listened to their conversation.
The way Scorpius had looked at her was still bothering her. His pale grey eyes staring at her like he was seeing her differently and not with hate - it scared her more than she had thought it would. She had always disliked him. The way he made her feel angered her the most. The way he got under her skin like no one else could – it infuriated Lily. The way he had that smug smirk whenever he was right about something; or how he ran his fingers through his stupid blond hair; or the how his brow creased whenever he was thinking about something. Lily hated just about everything else about him. The thing was that she couldn't get that stupid look in his eyes out of her head. Something was different; something like ache or even pain. The way he hadn't said anything to her like he usually did – it was different. He was different. But she still hated everything that he had done and did.
Then there was Maive. Sure she was beautiful and everything, but why did Scorpius like her at all? She was so awful to everyone, only thinking of herself. Why did she even care why he liked her? He could like whomever he wanted. He could like a giant for all she could care. Suddenly Hugo, who was calling her name over and over again, pulled her out of her thought bubble. She hadn't noticed that she had drifted off to sleep; she figured it was from the lack of sleep last night.
"Lils… Lils… Lily, we're almost there, its time to wake up," Hugo told her with a concerned look. She never slept on the train; she was always to excited to sleep.
"Sorry, I've just been tired lately," Lily stretched her arms out and gave a small yawn.
"Do you want anything Lils?" Kenda asked her softy, always looking out for her. Kenda had slimed down, becoming curvy, her face less round. Her long hair remained and she now had it put into her usual braid. Some things never do change. She had grown in height as well, now reaching 5 foot 6. She also had grown out of her shy self; only when she was nervous or around new people did she go back. She had a kind heart - it's what drew people to her - nobody ever wanted to upset her. She was too kind for her own good.
"I'm fine, thanks," She gave a faint smile, still slightly lost in her thoughts.
"Lils…" Kenda gave her a concerned look.
"I'm fine, don't worry silly," Lily let out a small chuckle. "Come on Kends, I promise I'm fine."
"Ivy, where's Ed?" Raven asked her casually. Edward McLaggen was Ivy's long-time boyfriend and the other beater on the Gryffindor team with Ivy. He was tall and well built, with blond, curly hair. He had a strong jaw line and was quite handsome. Some of the time Lily found him to be self-absorbed and would ignore Ivy, but overall he was a good guy.
"We don't always have to be together. He's probably with his friends and I'm with mine. Besides, this is like our little tradition!" She smiled at all of them although seemed a bit annoyed.
"You're right, it is our tradition!" Kenda let out a small giggle.
"Fifth year here we come!" Hugo shouted and they laughed the rest of the train ride.