James's Lily
Chapter One: The Return Home
"Hey Prongs are you going to sit with us, or are you too good for us lonely Marauders now that you are Head Boy."
"My dear Padfoot, what would make you think I would leave you all alone? I know that you are incapable to take care of yourself." James joked.
James Potter was making his way to the back of the train to sit in his usual compartment. He and his friends had unusual names that no one but them really understood. Sirius Black (Padfoot) was a tall black haired boy that seemed to have all the girls after him. There was also Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail) who wasn't as smart or as good looking as the other Marauders but he was still one of their best friends, Remus Lupin (Moony) had dusty brown hair. He was probably the goody too shoes of the group but he helped with the pranks either way. He was the only Marauder that could be seen studying at all. Then there was James Potter (Prongs) he like Sirius Black had all the girls after him as well. But he only had eyes for one girl, Lily Evans.
Remus looked at his watch. "Um Prongs shouldn't you be getting to the Heads Compartment to meet the Head Girl and give directions to the prefects." Remus stood up waiting for James to do the same. Remus was a prefect, so he of course had to get to the prefects compartment. James stood up and started walking with Remus. They were talking and laughing when they heard Emilie Catella and Renee Quincy talking. They came in to say hi for a moment.
"Hello Emilie, Hello Renee, how are we this fine morning?" James asked.
"We are fine James. Hello Remus." Emilie replied.
"Um, James? Have you seen Lily yet?"
"Why no Renee I haven't. I thought you were best friends with her."
"We are! We have looked for her in almost every compartment. We both got letters the other day saying that Lily would meet us in our usual compartment. WE looked there first and saw some Slytherins. So we knew she wasn't ever there. SO we found this compartment."
"Well why don't you go to our compartment. Sirius and Peter are there right now. James and I will be there in a bit." Remus, suggested.
"Ok, meet you there." They said in unison as they got their trunks and headed for the Marauder's compartment."
As James and Remus continued their walk towards the front of the train James told Remus he did a good thing telling the girls to go to their compartment.
"It was nothing James. They looked distressed and I know that we could help them."
"I know but still it was very nice. But then again I could have expected that from you Moony. You're the compassionate one." They both started laughing.
"Do you hear that Prongs. It sounds like someone is crying." Remus said as they reached the front of the train.
"Your right Moony. It is coming from the Heads compartment."
"But why would the Head Girl be crying?"
"No clue lets find out."
James and Remus opened the door to the Heads Compartment to see a girl with long read hair in a ball with her head in her knees. James realized who this was instantly. It was none other then Lily Evans sitting in a ball crying her eyes out.
"Evans are you crying because you're so happy you get to work with me this year?"
Lily's head sprang up in horror.
Lily walked on the train. It was different this year, she was happy to be getting on but sad. Her sister had married over the summer and was very rude to Lily all summer. Her husband didn't like Lily so Petunia (Lily's sister) disowned Lily. She claimed that they weren't sisters anymore.
Lily and her sister had been close. They had done everything together. That is until Lily got her letter from Hogwarts. Petunia became mean and hated Lily. Lily had known that really deep down Petunia still loved her. That is until this summer. It hurt Lily so much, she knew she was supposed to meet Emilie and Renee but she didn't she just went to the Heads compartment, curled up in a ball and started crying.
She really didn't know what she was crying about but she just cried. A while later she heard muffled voices outside but didn't pay attention. Then without warning the door slid open. Lily kept crying until she heard something she wished wasn't true.
"Evans are you crying because you're so happy you get to work with me this year?"
Lily sprang her head up to see James Potter standing there with Remus Lupin right behind him. Lily tried to cover her face but she knew she was doing a horrible job at it so she turned her back to them. Pulling out her want and saying the spell to fix the redness and puffiness, she heard Remus and James enter the compartment.
Figuring James was the one sitting next to her, Lily turned around to see Remus next to her. "Lily are you ok?"
"Ya, I'm fine Remus. Shouldn't you be in the prefects' compartment?"
"I was on my way there when I heard you crying so James and I came to see what the matter was."
It had taken until now to really notice James Potter's presence. He had sad across from her marveling at her beauty.
"What are you staring at Potter?"
"Oh… nothing… sorry." James stammered out.
Lily rose. "Well we all should be getting to the Prefects compartment."
James and Remus fallowed but somehow they managed to get ahead of her. When they reached the Prefects compartment Remus and James were pushing trying to get in first. They both fell and Lily stepped over them into the compartment. Remus and James orderly fallowed after.
It only took ten minutes for Lily to give out the passwords, James to freak because he gets to know them all, and Lily to get annoyed with James. When it was all over Lily bid James and Remus a farewell and went off to find Renee and Emilie. Remus and James had forgotten that Renee and Emilie were in their compartment until they opened the door to find Emilie flirting with Sirius and Renee looking out the window. They sat down and started talking about Quidditch. Everyone was taking sides. Renee, Sirius and James were on one side well; Peter and Emilie were on the other. hr Lily looked in every compartment except the Marauders compartment. Who ever the unlucky person or people were who entered that compartment was sure to be cursed or hexed out of life. Lily opened the door to see Emilie and Renee safely in there and all of them fighting about cc. Lily smiled to see her friends not dead.
Renee was the first to notice Lily had entered the compartment. "Ya right like he could ever make a- Lily!"
"Make a Lily? That makes no sense." Sirius replied.
"That makes me feel so special." Lily said as she entered the compartment to find the only open seat was next to James. She sat down anyways, even though she felt uncomfortable.
"Hey Lils, are you ok you didn't come meet Emilie and I."
"I know Renee. I'm sorry; I was upset because Petunia disowned me a week ago."
"I thought you were great friends deep down." Emilie chimed in.
"We were until this summer… after her marriage."
Sirius was pretending to have a microphone. "And here we are gentlemen, to the most interesting thing on this train….girls talking. Notice as they speak rapidly and don't notice the other people who are sitting around them."
The rest of the Marauders went ohhhhhhhhhhhhh and ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Then they all started cracking up hysterically.
Emilie turned to them. "You have no right to make fun of us. None of you know what Lily is going through. None of you have been disowned by your family."
Sirius raised his hand. "Miss Catella, I happen to know exactly what Miss Evans is going through. I have been disowned by my family last year. But then again I disowned them first." Again the Marauders started laughing their heads off.
Lily stood up. "Shut up all of you! Sirius Black you have no idea what I am going through for one you didn't like your family and two your not me!" She screamed.
The compartment was silent. "Lily we're sorry." James slowly began.
"And you Potter, since when did you call me Lily and since when did you know what I am going through." Lily ran out of the compartment.
"Good going boys. Now you got Lily upset. You know her temper." And that was true every person in that compartment knew that the fiery red head also had a fiery temper. "We are going to go calm down Lily and try to get her to come back." And with that Renee and Emilie left the compartment to find Lily.
It didn't take long of course because Lily was just in the compartment next door crying. The slowly entered. Renee nudged Emilie to talk first. "Lily we are so sorry. They were being huge gits. No one deserved that especially after what you have gone through."
"No I should be apologizing. I shouldn't have gotten so mad."
"But you had the right to! They shouldn't have done that." Emilie exclaimed.
"Lets go in there and show them that girls are tougher then boys." Renee added.
Lily couldn't help but smile at her best friends. They understood her. The three girls went back to the compartment and about ten minutes later the train stopped and they all got out.
Lily, Renee, and Emilie were the first of the seven out and the quickly found a carriage. But it didn't' start moving. It had started raining and the girls wanted to get into the castle as quickly as they could. The door opened again and three soggy people climbed in. It took the girls a bit to realize who it was. Renee again was the first to spot who they were.
"Hello again. Where is peter?"
"No clue." James and Sirius said together.
The carriage started to move and in no time they were on their way to the castle. Emilie then Lily then Renee started to smile. They knew they were going home.