hey all! thanks for clicking here. this story id based on a true story about a teenage girl. this is noy thr beginig and meaning i have to introduce the main characters so it may seem boring but it will get better. promise. so.. im you like it, hate it, whatever please reveiw. it wouldmean so much to me! thanks.

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- Chapter 1A midnight stroll

A teenage girl of 17 years quietly strolled down the stairs of the Potter manor early in the morning, careful not to wake her family or friends, whom were staying for the holidays before returning to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. Rachel Potter had just received an owl from one of her best friends Lily Evans, saying thanks for letting her stay for half the holidays. Rachel had invited lily and her 2 other best friends Ashley Smith and Riley Hart over for half the holidays; they had just left yesterday and already missed each other. Rachel was heading to the mini owlery to reply to lily's letter.

Tonight, Rachel had allot on her mind. Not just the thought of her friends but the thought of her Brother and his friends, more commonly known as the infamous Marauders. James Potter (prongs) classed as the leader of the Marauders along with his Best friend Sirius Black (padfoot), who also lives with the Potters, invited Remus Lupin (moony) and Peter Pettigrew (wormtail) over for the remainder of the holidays, to have as Sirius Described it, 'a Marauders get together' full of pranks, late nights and girls. Remus and Peter had arrived today and already it was hell for Rachel.

Rachel and James were completely different. Or maybe Rachel was different from her family. She didn't have the typical 'drop dead gorgeous' potter looks, consisting of pure black hair, deep eyes and toned, slim body. Instead Rachel had waist length, thick golden blonde hair, and emerald eyes almost identical to Lily's and was more on the 'chubby' side. As for the personality, her and James are like Chalk and cheese. Rachel doesn't even have half a bigger ego than her brother; she is caring, kind, sweet, romantic, cute, funny and friendly. Although her and James do have their similarities, they are incredibly loyal, charming, confident (but Rachel's not confident about her appearance) determined, dramatic and attention seekers, brave, outgoing, stubborn, loud, crazy for the opposite sex and are extremely talented at Quidditch. Although as boy crazy as she is she has not dated half the guys in the school and couldn't be labelled a slut because frankly half the guys at Hogwarts wouldn't even look twice at her, the feeling Rachel had for the guys were hardly returned unlike her brother who could get a date at the click of a finger.

Girls swoon over James and the marauders like there a big bowl of ice cream. James and Sirius are like the playboys of Hogwarts; Rachel has lost track as to how many girls the both of them have bought home for the summer. The relationships they have with the girls last no more than 3 weeks, resulting that the girls are sent packing heart broken. Honestly Rachel couldn't blame the girls for falling for James and Sirius. Both Sirius and James were very attractive and they knew it. If James wasn't Rachel's brother she would for sure have liked him at one stage and as for Sirius, well, lets get to him later. Remus and peter get a fair bit of attention from the girls as well. Rachel remembered back to second year when she and Remus actually went out. She had the hugest crush on him back then, but the great thing is, after breaking up, Remus and Rachel are still close friends. Rachel and her friends must be the only pack of girls who the Marauders can't get there hands on. Ever since the first year James has had the hugest crush on lily. Rachel almost feels sorry for James as lily rejects James's pleads and begs for her to go out with him. However James is very stubborn, he won't rest until he gets what he wants, and in this case its lily. No matter how big of a prankster, troublemaker and pest James could be, Rachel still loved him more than anything and strangely James and Rachel were extremely close. Even though sometimes it may not look it like whenever Rachel yells at James for annoying lily or whenever James yells at Rachel for getting him into trouble, James and Rachel are really close.

The owlery was freezing; it was going to have to be a quick visit. Rachel thought to herself. She glanced down at the letter Lily had sent her. She had to laugh at some of the statements, 'good luck with the marauders' and if you're still alive, I'll see you in 3 weeks. It was more like a book giving advice. Offcourse, this could only be expected from lily, how very creative, smart, bright and pretty she was. Ashley and Riley were the same, pretty, smart, bright and a favourite with the guys. Rachel sometimes felt like a 3rd wheel when they went out with guys. But Rachel's friends were so understanding and didn't mind the slightest. Rachel felt so lucky to be friends with them; she would surely miss them at the end of the year.

Unlike Rachel, lily had smooth red hair that reached to her waist, deep, meaningful emerald eyes and a slim figure. Lily wasn't as loud or confident as Rachel but equally as stubborn, sarcastic and determined. Lily was a good friend to have and Rachel valued their friendship. Lily is trustworthy and someone you can tell even tour deepest secrets to without the whole school knowing the next day.

Ashley is lily's best friend. Again, with short brown hair, deep brown eyes and a curvy figure she was also pretty. Ashley was the friend who you could talk to and would give you great advice. She wasn't as loud or talkative as Rachel but just as loyal and friendly.

Last but not least, making up the group was Riley Hart. Riley was Rachel's best friend. The 2 girls were so similar to each other, the loudness, boy craziness, determination, the endless partying, confidence and wildness. Riley and Rachel were inseparable, almost like Siamese twins, where one goes they other follows. Being as boy crazy as she is, she actually has been out with nearly half the male population at Hogwarts. With her gorgeousbrown hair, loving green eyes, slim figure and sweet smileits no wonder she can bag any guy.

Rachel walked over to the writing desk at the side of the owlery and quickly wrote down a reply to Lily.

Lils,

Thanks for your letter.

They've only been here for a few hours and already my hair has been turned green by James and my room turned upside down by Sirius. How am I going to survive? Well, you did survive 2 weeks with James so I suppose I can with Sirius and the others.

Well, I hope your having a better time than me. Have fun on hols and im sure I'll see you on the train on September 1st . Say hi to petunia for me! haha

Love Rach

Rachel sealed the letter up and motioned for her owl, hazza to come down. Not before long a brown owl came swooping down from above. Rachel neatly tied the letter to Hazza and watched him disappear into the night. Its time for some much needed sleep. Rachel laughed to herself. She was just about to enter the dim lighted hall when she heard voices. She quickly closed the door of the owlery and glued her ear to see who else decided to take a midnight stroll.

"So what did Moony want again? Was it pumpkin juice and chocolate frogs?" came Sirius's voice.

Rachel had to laugh; she almost should have expected it. Nearly every night the marauders seem to want something to eat.

"Yeah, lets hope there's still pumpkin juice left. And I want some of dad's fire whisky as well." Came James's voice.

"Typical" Rachel murmured to herself in disbelief. Rachel opened the door slightly. She could see Sirius and James who were both topless walking down the corridors towards the kitchens. She decided to follow them and give them one hell of a fright. She hugged the walls and followed them as quickly as she dared to keep up with them.

"So, what have you got planned tomorrow?" Sirius asked.

Rachel noticed they were making no effort to keep quiet.

"Well, we could have a game of Quidditch if you want." James replied.

"Yeah, sure. But how are we going to play when Peter hates flying. There would only be three of us." Sirius questioned.

"Rach will want to play. We could have moony and I against you and Rach. She's getting really good."

Sirius sighed. "Oh great, I have to team with your fat sister." He said without any joke.

Rachel stopped walking and steered at the floor, careful not to make any sound. She had never been teased about her appearance before. Well not to her face anyway. I felt as if all the happiness had left her, like a dementor getting to close.

"Hey, she's my sister. And she's not fat. So what if you don't think she's the prettiest girl ever, but she has a better personality than all the girls you've bought home put together." James said warningly.

"Sorry mate, but just don't ask me to date her when she looks like that." Sirius said walking off ahead of James to the kitchens. James followed after him.

Rachel tried her hardest not to cry, she tried to let stuff like this not get to her. But Sirius had just called her fat. Rachel considered Sirius a really close mate. More than 'big brothers best friend.' She couldn't hold back the tears anymore. It was tears of sadness but angriness at the same time. She dashed up the stairs into her room, crying herself to sleep.

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