Chapter One: Why so sad?
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Lily sighed as she looked out her window into the pouring rain. "Only 4 more days left of the summer break left," she thought sadly.
Last year, Lily would have been excitedly jumping up and down, anticipating the start of the Hogwarts school year; but that was last year. Lily was now entering her third year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and not exactly looking forward to it, and she had good reason not to be.
In Lily's first year at Hogwarts she had completely adored it, she had fit in very well with her fellow Gryffindors and had made friends quickly with all of the other first years, but she especially had liked three certain girls named Alyssa Hart, Jackie Tori and Vanessa Campbell. She had also somehow won the unwanted affection of James Potter. Well, unwanted by Lily at least, but desperately wanted by countless other girls at the school.
James Potter had become what you could call 'rather popular' upon his entry at Hogwarts. Along with his longtime friend Sirius Black, he quickly became classified as 'cool and untouchable'. Girls would swoon over James melting brown eyes and his 'adorable' messy, black hair, and Sirius's majestic charm and dark brown hair which fashionably, slightly fell into his eyes. Boys would wish that they would be accepted into their duo, which strongly consisted of two. That is until they met a particular sandy-haired boy with tired, blue eyes a few months into their first year.
Remus Lupin was the third member to join the group. Unlike Sirius and James, who were extremely hyper and just slightly crazy, Remus was quiet and thoughtful. That was exactly why James and Sirius liked to have him around. Remus was always the one that you could 'confide in' and trust not to blab. That was not to say that Remus couldn't pull off a good prank; he was just, just less rowdy than the other two.
But when Remus had entered the group, a boy named Peter Pettigrew had taken advantage of the opening and slipped into the group as well. Peter, unlike Remus, James or Sirius, did not serve a purpose in the group. He watched on the sidelines as the others pulled pranks, he listened attentively as Remus would give advice to Sirius about girls, and he would watch James with adoring eyes as he boasted about how he was on the verge of being announced the new Gryffindor seeker. (A/N- Seeker? Chaser? What was he? Ps. He wasn't actually given a spot on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, at least not in the first year). Peter was pathetically and solely there to applaud the other three on no matter what they did.
Upon confirming the four members of their group, they also, mainly Sirius and James, established a reputation of getting detention. They also enjoyed hexing innocent students in the corridors. That was probably what made Lily hate them so much. But most of Lily's wrath was spent on James Potter has he cockily continued to ask her out as if she hadn't made it quite clear that her answer was no and would go on being no forevermore.
"Stupid Potter," muttered Lily as she broke her gaze from her window. But even she had to admit that he would not be the only subject causing her to dread going back to school. Potter would be quite east to handle if she had some good friends by her side.
Lily's circle of her first year friends, Alyssa, Jackie and Vanessa, had fallen part in the second year; Lily did not know why or when it happened, it just did. She supposed it started with Alyssa, who suddenly became very interested in boys and fashion about a week into their second year. She slowly started hanging out with Rachel and Mandy, Gryffindor's boy crazy duo, until the other girls practically never saw her and it was a wonder if she stopped to say hello in the corridors.
After that, Jackie and Vanessa became almost inseparable and Lily, deciding she was not either needed or wanted, left the group, or what remained of it, to hopefully find some friends that wanted her as a friend in return. But by that time, groups were already established and most of the girls that she'd have liked to get to know were unopen to change.
Lily, however, was not a reject, she did after all have the attention of James Potter and that counted for something. Lily drifted from group to group. People welcomed her if she asked to sit with them at lunch, classmates gladly let Lily have the spare seat next to them in Charms. Everyone actually quite liked Lily, it was impossible not to with her outgoing spirit and warm smile, no one just seemed to want to be bothered to make friends with her. As Lily lay in her bed, she just couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. She finally came to a conclusion. "I'm just unlikeable," she decided.
With that thought bored into her mind, she cried herself to sleep.
Hey guys! Plz review. I have the second chapter up and ready to go when I get a few. Thanks!
-finebyme
Disclaimer: I own anything that you don't recognize in this story.
Lily sighed as she looked out her window into the pouring rain. "Only 4 more days left of the summer break left," she thought sadly.
Last year, Lily would have been excitedly jumping up and down, anticipating the start of the Hogwarts school year; but that was last year. Lily was now entering her third year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and not exactly looking forward to it, and she had good reason not to be.
In Lily's first year at Hogwarts she had completely adored it, she had fit in very well with her fellow Gryffindors and had made friends quickly with all of the other first years, but she especially had liked three certain girls named Alyssa Hart, Jackie Tori and Vanessa Campbell. She had also somehow won the unwanted affection of James Potter. Well, unwanted by Lily at least, but desperately wanted by countless other girls at the school.
James Potter had become what you could call 'rather popular' upon his entry at Hogwarts. Along with his longtime friend Sirius Black, he quickly became classified as 'cool and untouchable'. Girls would swoon over James melting brown eyes and his 'adorable' messy, black hair, and Sirius's majestic charm and dark brown hair which fashionably, slightly fell into his eyes. Boys would wish that they would be accepted into their duo, which strongly consisted of two. That is until they met a particular sandy-haired boy with tired, blue eyes a few months into their first year.
Remus Lupin was the third member to join the group. Unlike Sirius and James, who were extremely hyper and just slightly crazy, Remus was quiet and thoughtful. That was exactly why James and Sirius liked to have him around. Remus was always the one that you could 'confide in' and trust not to blab. That was not to say that Remus couldn't pull off a good prank; he was just, just less rowdy than the other two.
But when Remus had entered the group, a boy named Peter Pettigrew had taken advantage of the opening and slipped into the group as well. Peter, unlike Remus, James or Sirius, did not serve a purpose in the group. He watched on the sidelines as the others pulled pranks, he listened attentively as Remus would give advice to Sirius about girls, and he would watch James with adoring eyes as he boasted about how he was on the verge of being announced the new Gryffindor seeker. (A/N- Seeker? Chaser? What was he? Ps. He wasn't actually given a spot on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, at least not in the first year). Peter was pathetically and solely there to applaud the other three on no matter what they did.
Upon confirming the four members of their group, they also, mainly Sirius and James, established a reputation of getting detention. They also enjoyed hexing innocent students in the corridors. That was probably what made Lily hate them so much. But most of Lily's wrath was spent on James Potter has he cockily continued to ask her out as if she hadn't made it quite clear that her answer was no and would go on being no forevermore.
"Stupid Potter," muttered Lily as she broke her gaze from her window. But even she had to admit that he would not be the only subject causing her to dread going back to school. Potter would be quite east to handle if she had some good friends by her side.
Lily's circle of her first year friends, Alyssa, Jackie and Vanessa, had fallen part in the second year; Lily did not know why or when it happened, it just did. She supposed it started with Alyssa, who suddenly became very interested in boys and fashion about a week into their second year. She slowly started hanging out with Rachel and Mandy, Gryffindor's boy crazy duo, until the other girls practically never saw her and it was a wonder if she stopped to say hello in the corridors.
After that, Jackie and Vanessa became almost inseparable and Lily, deciding she was not either needed or wanted, left the group, or what remained of it, to hopefully find some friends that wanted her as a friend in return. But by that time, groups were already established and most of the girls that she'd have liked to get to know were unopen to change.
Lily, however, was not a reject, she did after all have the attention of James Potter and that counted for something. Lily drifted from group to group. People welcomed her if she asked to sit with them at lunch, classmates gladly let Lily have the spare seat next to them in Charms. Everyone actually quite liked Lily, it was impossible not to with her outgoing spirit and warm smile, no one just seemed to want to be bothered to make friends with her. As Lily lay in her bed, she just couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. She finally came to a conclusion. "I'm just unlikeable," she decided.
With that thought bored into her mind, she cried herself to sleep.
Hey guys! Plz review. I have the second chapter up and ready to go when I get a few. Thanks!
-finebyme