Disclaimer: These wonderful characters are unfortunatly not mine but to the brilliant mind of JK Rowling. My inspiration for writting is through my baby sister this story is for her. The only two characters that have come from my mind are Cassie McAllister and Bella Monroe. I hope you fall in love with them as much as i have. R &R Please!!
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The Bet

Ahhh...the 12th and last year at Hogwarts. Lily sighed in her compartment. This was her last ride up to her school in the Hogwarts Express. It was sad and exciting all at once. This was going to be the best year of her life she knew it she could just feel it she would make sure of it. James. It was all she could think about. And she was going to do something about it.

"Hey, Lil! What's going on how was your summer?" asked Bella Monroe, in her usual excited tone, who also walked in with Cassie McAllister.

"Yeah, is Petunia still being a bitch. I'm telling ya Lily you just give us the word and we will handle her." asked Cassie.

Laughing Lily replied, "Well, im use to her at now at least so I guess it shouldn't surprise me when I say yes she is still a bitch and no we are not going to 'handle her' . Anyways, my summer was long like always. However, I met the most gorgeous guy ever. He is athletic, smart"

"Sounds perfect. So when's the wedding?" lol Cassie said.

"Yeah I wish. Well, the only problem is he has a fascination with the American Salem Witch Trials. And since I have know desire to be burned at a stake ehhh... just decided to keep it simple. Yeah know it was kinda exciting actually my first summer fling. To bad he was a muggle."

All the girls laughed at this. They were so perfect together all three of them and yet so different. Bella was the perfect girl. Perfect long golden blond hair with platinum highlights, sky blue eyes, a Caribbean tan, and a body that guys would just drool at. Not that they weren't all beautiful but Bella had the allure of woman. Cassie on the other hand had a body that any athlete would kill for. She had legs that went on forever and had rich dark hair that matched perfectly to her chocolate brown eyes. Cassie was also the only girl on any of the quidditch teams. She acted like a tom boy but could get any guy she wanted. Then there was Lily. The leader of their little click. With her fiery red hair, emerald eyes, and porcelain skin. Lily was all mystery and would never keep a guy for longer then a couple of weeks. Not a lot of people knew about Lily Evans except her best girlfriends. And she liked it like that. She was also the brain of the group. She got good grades and she new her magic well. She was one of the best witches there and was respected among her professors and peers. But unlike her friends that came from long lines of well known wizards she came from a family of mere mortals, muggles. However her great-great grandmother was one of the wisest most powerful witches of her time and came from one of the most prestigious lines of witches and wizards, the Everwoods. Her name was Matilda and like all the Everwood's was one of the most important witches alive at her time. But, after she married her muggle husband Connor Evans and they had three sons and two girls and none of them showed any sign of having magical powers the powerful Everwood clan knew that there rein on the magic world was over, that was until Lily came.

"So, does that mean you are done with Potter?" Bella said with a sly grin.

"Bell...I never had Potter to begin with and I don't recall ever wanting to have something with him either." Lily said coolly

"Well, in that case you wouldn't mind if..." "Bell you better..."

"Hey HEY! Come on you two. Bella quite baiting her. And Lil out of the seven years we've been here we know you have been in love with him so just admit it already." Cassie said expelling a great deal of air.

"It was a pathetic school girl crush and I am now a mature adult that deserves an adult relationship. So then in answer to your question Monroe yes I am done swooning and sighing over James Potter."

Cassie and Bella then applauded to her little speech and then declared that they would drink to taking Hogwarts by storm this year. Because after all, they were all single at the same time and it was there final year.

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Walking down the Hogwarts Express two of the infamous Marauders were walking looking for their 2 other companions.

"So James did ya get any this summer" asked Sirius with a sly grin.

"Please, look who you're talking to Black." James gave Sirius his famous Potter grin and they continued to walk the corridor looking for Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew.

"So, on a more serious note James. When are we gonna drop Wormtail. I mean he's kinda a bust for our image ya know."

James chuckled, "Black, we have this conversation at the beginning of every school year. You know that?"

Sirius just shrugged his shoulders and continued to peek threw compartments throwing the girls all of his usual lines and heart stopping smiles. All the Marauders were known for there rakish appeal, and they knew it.

"We can't dump him because he is the only one small enough to bite the roots of the womping willow when he becomes an animagi. Unless of course you want to turn into a rat instead."

"Pssh. Are you kidding me? Well I guess his animagi fits him well enough. I still don't trust him James. He has this look about him...its kinda creepy."

James just laughed, "You're over reacting like usual Sirius. Peter is harmless. Think of it as a charity case ok."

"Yeah, w/e. Hey guys what's up?"

These were the Marauders. James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. Needless to say they ruled Hogwarts. They were all good looking guys, that were smart, and athletic and girls would do anything to get their attention. Except, it could always be seen that Peter wasn't like the rest of them. He was a little heavier then the other three and he knew that he should be grateful to them for accepting him. But he always had a secret loath for them. James was the leader, Sirius the bad boy, and Remus the level headed one. And who was heâ€the one that tagged along. But one day he swore that that would all change, he would be the one on top at the end of it.

"So poor James here got no action this summer. How bout you three losers." Sirius chuckled.

"Is that all you think about Sirius. Sex and parting." Lupin asked with a half grin.

"Heyâ€if you would just let me get you shitty once Moony. You would see why its so fun." They all laughed at Sirius' comment.

"Yeah, well maybe I will this year I mean, It is after all our last year. Might as well make it memorable." Lupin said with a huge grin.

"So, we are our three favorite ladies? They usually have found us by now." Asked Peter

"Wormtail, it's not like there looking at you." Sirius said laughing. Peter turned bright red and sat back further into the bench.

"I saw Cassie and Bella. But Lily wasn't with them." Said Remus

"Ahhh Lily. Now there is a very first class lady. I would give anything to snog with her." Sirius said.

"She's too good for you Black. Forget her." James said with his eyes closed and a half smile.

"Yeah Sirius, even James tried to charm her and he couldn't." Peter said laughing James frowned at him.

"Oh and you think you could get her smart ass." Sirius asked Peter

"No, no, no, I never said that" Peter said stuttering

"Good, I didn't think you did." James said with a glare "because I could get her any damn day of the week."

"You couldn't even get her in two months if you wanted to Potter." Remus said laughing "and you know it."

"Ok how much you wanna bet I would get her in a month." James said still glaring now at all of them.

"But not just getting to snog with her James. She has to have real feelings for you. And the bet will be 3 gallons. Any more takers?" said Remus

"Shit I am in on this too" said James

"Me too." Replied Peter

"Fine, you bastards you've got a bet." Said James. And he stood up and stalked out of the compartment.