Hey everyone! I'm back with the newest installment of my story for you reading pleasure! I hope you enjoy this year as much as you enjoyed the previous years. Please give any advice or critism, just don't be downright mean. That never helps. Also,I have up to year 5 prewritten, so there't not much I can change without having to change everything.

For people who are reading the first and secondyears ofthis story and are finding really stupid mistakes in the things I may have written, please go easy. I was only 12 or 13 when I first started writing this story and there are some really stupid mistakes. There's no other word for them but stupid. I hope that as you've been reading you've enjoyed it more.

Most of the spanish in this chapter is self explanitory or gets translated shortly after, so you shouldn't have to look anything up. Also, I'm not fluent in any language except english. I used a translator and if anything doesn't exactly line up when translated... blame the stupid online translator!

Well, what are you waiting for? Get reading! Love you! Amoura

Lily Evans was sitting in her living room. "Now, repeat after me," her cousin Teresa was saying. "Soy bruja. Estoy en mi segundo año en escuela."

"Teresita, what does that mean?" Lily asked.

"It means 'I am a witch. I am in my second year in the school.' Now are you going to repeat it or should I just leave?"

"Oh, right! Soy bruja. Estoy en mi segundo año en escuela. Did I say it right?"

Teresa beamed with joy. "Perfect every time, Prima. Every time we have a lesson like when you were eight you say things in perfect Spanish!" Teresa was very happy to be able to teach her cousin Spanish since she didn't have a little girl of her own and thought of Lily as such.

"I'll be leaving next week for school. I just need to get my school equipment," Lily said to her cousin. Lily had just spent the summer in America visiting Teresa and had told her about being a witch. Teresa found it quite amazing and supported Lily in it.

Teresa looked at Lily with a grin. "So who's taking you to get your school things? Are you meeting someone there as well?"

"Well," Lily said with a sly sound in her voice, "I was hoping that you might take me Teresita. As for my meeting anyone, I owled my friends and told them I was coming back this week. I also said that tomorrow I'd be going and to meet me in the Leaky Cauldron if they wanted to."

"So I take it we're going out tomorrow then," Teresa said, still grinning. "Tell me your amigos again."

"Well, there's mi amiga Rini and then mi amigos James, Remus, and Sirius. Remus is actually mi novio."

"Oh," Teresa pretended to wipe away a tear, "my precious angel's growing up. She's already got herself a boyfriend." Lily and Teresa burst out laughing.

"Yeah. He's real sweet too. Though, last year I did have a bit of a problem." Lily then told Teresa about what had happened with James, Remus, and her.

"I can't believe you are having so much trouble in the relationship department at only age twelve. Plus, now you're thirteen and it can only get more complicated."

"Yeah, I know. Luckily, this year we're eligible for the trips to Hogsmeade so Remus and I will be able to have little dates. Without someone always watching us," Lily added.

The next day, Teresa drove Lily to the Leaky Cauldron. They entered and Tom greeted Lily warmly. Lily quickly said hello and introduced Teresa to him and then entered Diagon Alley.

Teresa gasped when she saw it. "Beautiful, isn't it?" Lily asked. Teresa merely nodded and then followed Lily to the wizard's bank, Gringotts.

Lily had once again received one hundred pounds from her parents for school supplies. She went up to the front desk, had it exchanged, and then she and Teresa went on the trolley ride to her vault to get it.

After Gringotts, the first place Lily went to was the second-hand shop to drop off her school robes from the past two years. They were still in great condition and were accepted gladly.

Then Lily dragged Teresa to Madam Malkin's for her new school robes. She bought three school robes, one set of casual robes and emerald green dress robes for that year's Halloween dance. She decided to wear the casual robes for the rest of the day.

As they left the shop, Lily heard an all too familiar voice saying, "Sirius, I think you just joined Remus in the 'Head-Over-Heels-For-Their-Girlfriend' club!" It was James Potter: chaser on his house Quidditch team, best friend to Sirius Black, and ringleader of the Marauders, as Lily decided to call them. Lily looked around and spotted them. James, Sirius, Remus Lupin, Rini Avalon, and someone Lily didn't remember were sitting at a table eating ice cream.

Lily shoved her wrapped robes at Teresa, excitedly saying, "Hold these. I see Remus!" Then Lily started running towards the table shouting, "Remus! Remus!"

Remus heard his name being called and his smile widened as he recognized the owner. "Excuse me," he said quickly to his friends as he got up and ran to meet Lily. He gathered he into a hug and swung her around. When he set her down he said, "Two months is really too long. I've missed you!"

Lily laughed. "I've missed you too! Just never swing me around like that again." Then Remus kissed her.

The sounds of someone clearing their throat behind Lily and someone coughing behind Remus made them break apart. Lily saw James, Rini, Sirius, and the unknown person and then turned around to see Teresa. "Hells bells!" Lily pouted. "You all have the worst damned timing!"

"Senorita Lirio Evans!" Teresa exclaimed. "Do you kiss your madre's cheek with that mouth 'cause it's obvious that you kiss your novio with it!"

"Me disculpo, Prima Teresita," Lily apologized, blushing.

"You're Lily's cousin Teresa from America, right?" Rini asked.

Teresa looked slightly off-guard that it was known who she was. "Si. I'm guessing you would be Rini, as you are the only other girl in this group of Marauders, as Lily called you."

"That's right," Lily said with a smile.

"You know, Lily wrote and said you looked similar, but you almost look like twins!" said Rini with amazement.

Teresa laughed. "Yes, except for height and eyes, we pretty much are. She has green eyes while I have gray." Teresa looked at the four boys. "Now, you four stand in a line," she commanded. They looked at each other confused and then did as they were told. "I guarantee that I can tell each of you apart just by your hair."

The four boys looked like they were about to laugh, but thought better of it. "Now," Teresa said standing in front of the first boy, "as you were the one kissing my cousin and you have blonde hair, I presume that you are Remus Lupin." Remus shook her hand and nodded. She moved to the next boy. "And you, I presume, would be James Potter with that mop of black hair. Haven't you ever used a comb?" James grinned sheepishly as he shook her hand. She went to the next boy. "Ah, Mister Black. It is a pleasure to meet you. I understand that you are quite a troublemaker, Sirius. Just as long as you don't get my cousin in trouble." Sirius gave a bit of an 'evil' grin as he shook her hand. Finally, she came in front of the last boy. Teresa looked at him and was puzzled. "Strange," she said, "Lily never mentioned someone like you."

James stepped forward. "That's Peter Pettigrew. I wouldn't be surprised if Lily hasn't mentioned him. He isn't in our house at school and we rarely see him except in the summer."

"I see," Teresa said.

"Have you guys and girl got your books yet?" Lily asked them, changing the subject.

"Yeah," Remus said. "I also saved you the trouble of buying you your basic subject books. Now you just have to pay me back."

"Ah, Remus you didn't have to!"

"I know. I did, though." Lily reached into her money satchel and paid Remus back for buying the books.

"Now I just need to buy my Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Care of Magical Creatures books. What subjects are you all taking?"

"Magical Creatures, Divination, and Arithmancy," said Rini.

"Magical Creatures and Divination," Remus said.

"Ditto," James and Sirius said.

"Really?" Lily said. "I kind of think that the Divinations professor is a bit of a loony. Luke told me that she's always picking someone who's going to die every year. Quite frankly, I don't think she really knows what she's doing!"

"Lirio!" Teresa exclaimed. "It's not polite to make fun of your teachers!"

"She's not my teacher, Teresita, so no worries." Teresa just shook her head.

They went to Flourish and Blotts for Lily to buy her last three books and then they went and got other necessary school supplies. Then they sat and talked over ice cream.

Lily brought up the subject of the dance. "I'm thinking of asking Dumbledore if I can sing this year at the Halloween dance." Everyone stared at her. "What?"

"Well," Sirius said slowly, "I for one know the greatness of your voice, but no one has ever asked that before. I don't think it will be allowed."

"Well, there has never been a harm in asking, has there!" Lily said indignantly.

Remus pulled Lily into his lap. "I, for one, think the school would be honored to hear my flower's voice."

"I knew you'd agree with me, Remus."

"I don't think I've really ever heard you sing, Lily," Rini said.

There was a reply from James, Remus, and Sirius all at once. "Sounds like an angel…" "The most beautiful thing you've ever heard…" "Heavenly…"

"I get the picture!" Rini said, a bit harder than she meant to.

They talked for a while more before Lily looked at her watch. "Oh my goodness! It's already four! Prima, we really have to get going! Madre will be furious if we're late."

"I agree. I wouldn't wish to face my tía's wrath any day. It was nice to meet you all. Adios!"

"I'll see you all at the platform." Lily kissed Remus once more. "See you later!" Then she and Teresa headed back to the Leaky Cauldron and out to Teresa's car.

"Well, what a lively group of amigos you have. Especially that Sirius! He is one to be careful of. I also think that he and Rini are a couple, like you and Remus. You two make a lovely couple, by the way."

"I highly doubt that they are together and thank you. Tell me, though. Who do you think is cuter or has the better personality: Remus or James?"

"I'm not getting into that, Prima. You have to decide for yourself who is the better novio."

"I know," Lily sighed.