Potter vs. Evans
by S. L
Lily Evans surveyed the wall between platforms nine and ten carefully. This would be her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, so she didn't quite know how to get in. Her mother had told her all you had to do was walk straight through the barrier, but she was still a little nervous. There was nothing like this at her old school.
For though this was her first year at Hogwarts this was not her first year at a magical school. For the past four years she had attended the Salem Institute in America, but this year her parents had decided to move back to Britain and send her to Hogwarts.
Swallowing her uncertainty Lily walked began to walk. She would not run, for Lily was not the type to show her fear. She had always thought that fear was a weakness, and weak she was not.
It only took a second, and then with a whoosh she found herself on platform nine and three quarters. It was quite crowded, with students and parents rushing about, all jumping on and off the great scarlet train. Taking a small breath Lily moved away from the barrier and began to load her trunk and owl.
Loading such a heavy trunk seemed to prove harder than she had first thought. She looked about to see if someone would help her, there was a small gathering of boys who looked to be about her age standing about chatting. She reached over and tapped one on the back.
"Excuse me," she said ever politely. "But would you mind helping me with my trunk?"
The boy grinned wildly. He was tall with black hair on the longish side, and dark brown eyes. "Sure thing darling."
If there was one thing Lily hated, it was being treated like that. This boy didn't even know her and he was calling her 'darling!' Had she not needed his help with her trunk she would have slapped him right there in front of his friends. The problem was she really did need her help, and slapping one of her classmates was not the way to begin her first day.
Sauntering away from his friends the boy came to help Lily. It was true, he was a help, and Lily couldn't have put her trunk away without him. When they were finished he winked at her.
"Sirius Black," he said. "And you are? I don't think I've seen you around school."
Holding her composure Lily stared back at Sirius coldly. "Lily Evans, and you shouldn't have seen me. I'm a transfer student. Thank you for your help, but if you'd excuse me..."
She smiled slightly and ducked into the nearest compartment with her owl and book bag. The room was empty except for one other boy. Lily felt like leaving, not another idiot! This boy however sneered at her, he too was tall with black hair, though his was slightly greasy. He had a hooked nose that reminded Lily of some kind of bird.
"It's not polite to barge in you know," he said coolly.
Lily smirked back. "Sorry I was trying to get away from some idiot. Serious or something."
His eyes began sparkling immediately. "You think Black's an idiot? You must be the new exchange student then. If you'd been at Hogwarts, you'd probably be one of the swooning girls who fawns over that prat."
Grimacing Lily sat down opposite the boy. "Worshiping him? Urgh, it makes my skin crawl. I'm Lily Evans by the way, transferring from America."
He smiled for the first time, closing the book he had in his lap. "Serverus Snape, I'm a prefect, we were told about your arrival."
"Really," Lily smiled. "I was to be a prefect too this year, but," she waved her hand. "Mum decided to move and all. So tell me, what's Hogwarts like?"
Severus sneered again. "Hogwarts is alright, you just have to watch out for the students. Especially Potter and his gang, idiots all of them.
"Potter?" Lily asked confused. "Who's he?"
Another sneer. "Perfect Potter, he's a Gryffindor and him and his gang think they run the school. It's him, Black, Pettigrew, and Lupin. You'll hear all about them later. No one seems to shut up about them."
"Yuck, if they are anything like Black they must be horrid."
Severus smiled, and Lily knew, she had made her first friend.
"What happened to the girl?" James asked his friend as Sirius stepped into their usual compartment.
Sirius smiled widely. "The new exchange student you were talking about Prongs, and let me tell you- feisty that one. Cold as anything, didn't even smile at me- me!"
James began laughing, this was going to be a good year. "So she ditched you already?"
"Oh and you won't believe this, she went into Snapes compartment!" Sirius began laughing madly. "You can imagine what a welcome she'll get there!"
Their other friend Remus Lupin cleared his throat. "Well Sirius, sometimes your first impression can be... a little overbearing. You probably scared her off."
A dreamy look crossed Sirius' face as he sat down. "Hot though isn't she. I call dibs on her."
For his statement he got a smack from Remus. Remus, or Moony, never approved of the way James and Sirius talked about girls sometimes. Seemed to think it was demeaning.
"I doubt it'll do any good," James laughed. "From what I hear, it doesn't seem as if she likes you much already."
Peter sniffed from the corner. "What about me? Don't I get a chance?"
This just sent all the Marauders into laughter. Poor Peter always thought he was in the league with the other three. Where as they were all handsome, smart and witty, Peter was chubby, dumb and clumsy. He was their friend though, even if they did feel a little sorry for him.
The train ride to Hogwarts was a pleasant one for the Marauders. They talked about their summer's, and what pranks they were going to pull and they talked about the new girl. Before long the witch who pushed the trolley of snacks had come by and they were all stuffing their faces full of treats.
"Hey," Sirius proclaimed. "Let's go find that Lily girl. Save her from Snape, you know?"
This was greeted with smiles from Peter and James, but Remus said he was only going to go to keep them from saying anything stupid.
So off they went to the back of the train, straight to Snape's compartment.
They all leaned against the door to listen.
"Oh dear," a girl was saying in a laughing voice. "That is a bit much isn't it? There was someone like that at Salem, absolutely terrible he was. Never left me alone!"
Surprisingly what they heard next was a muffled laugh, Snape's laugh. None of the Marauders had ever heard that git laugh. They exchanged looks.
"That's not the worst of it either, I-"
The voice stopped and footsteps could be heard behind the door. Then all at once the door was flung open and all four of tem toppled into the compartment.
Lily stood holding the door, glaring at them hatefully. James got up first and smiled.
"Hullo!" He said, trying to sound cheerful. Lily looked away.
"You know Severus," Sirius gagged at hearing someone address Snape by his first name. Lily went on after kicking him slightly. "I was telling you about that curse I learned this summer and I think now would be the perfect time to try it out. What do you think?"
Snape smirked at James wickedly. "I believe this is the perfect time Lily. Do you need help?"
Lily rolled up her sleeves and James noticed she was already in her robes. Her wand was in her hand pointed right at James. "Of course Severus. I'll take this idiot, and you can take those oafs. I told you the incantation didn't I?"
Once again Snape smiled and received his own wand. "Yes Lily you did, quite a wonderful one if I do say so myself. It'll put them in their place I should say. Lasts twenty-four hours doesn't it?"
"Yes," Lily said smiling at James. "Which means they'll be looking lovely for their first day of classes. "Ready?" Snape nodded and pointed his wand at the Marauders still pilled on the floor.
James didn't hear the spell, a whirling sound filled his ears and his vision blanked out. The next thing he knew he was still standing in the compartment and nothing had changed. He felt completely the same. "Sorry to tell you dear, but I think your spells a dud."
Laughter filled his ears, both Lily and Snape had fallen against the seat and were laughing hysterically. Lily's eyes were watering and Snape handed her a handkerchief.
"I think you'd best leave Potter," Snape managed to say and made a shooing motion with his hands. Then James felt himself being pulled out of the compartment.
He was met with a very strange looking Sirius. Instead of his usual nose, his best friend had the snout of a pig! James chuckled.
"I wouldn't laugh if I were you Prongs," Remus said, sporting a snout of his own. "Lily got you too."
James stopped laughing immediately and looked at his friends. All three of them had pig snouts. "Oh," he said. "I am so going to get them..." No one bested the Marauders.
When Lily and Severus boarded the horseless carriage they were still laughing about their trick. Severus had complimented Lily a thousand times over, saying that never, never, had anyone tricked the Marauders. He said she was brilliant.
"Served them right," Lily said as two girls boarded their carriage. Severus frowned at them as they took the seat across from Lily and him.
The girls exchanged looks. "Alora Hill," said the brown haired girl timidly.
"Sandra Platt," the blond said sweeping her beautiful hair over her shoulder. "Who're you."
"Lily Evans," she said trying to keep things polite. "I'm an exchange student."
Sandra sniffed. "You'd best be careful of the company you keep Lily. You most definably don't want to be seen with Snape's type.
Beside her, Lily could feel Severus stiffen. "You right about the wrong sort of company," Lily said in complete seriousness. "Which is why we really shouldn't be seen with the likes of you," she grabbed Severus' hand and pulled him out of the carriage.
"Lily!" He said shocked. "What did you do that for?"
She lead them to another carriage that was luckily empty. "I don't like people insulting my friends." She smiled at Severus. "And you are my friend aren't you Severus?"
He gave her a strange look, then he averted his eyes. "Listen I'm not exactly the most well liked guy at Hogwarts and you've already insulted the most popular girl in our year and pulled a prank on the beloved Marauders, you're really not going to make much of a name for yourself that way."
Lily just smiled. "That's sweet of you to warn my Severus. But I'd rather chose my own friends. Besides people like Black and Sandra aren't the type I'd like to hang out with. Far too concerned with themselves. Now answer me, do you want to be my friend Severus?"
Looking up with gratitude in his eyes Severus smiled. "You're going to regret it, but yes Lily we're friends."
"Good," she said with finality. "Because I'm going to need someone to show me around the castle, and I most certainly am not asking Potter."
The carriage lurched and they were on their way to Hogwarts.
Lily stood behind the first years nervously. Most all of them had been sorted, and then she was to go. Severus smiled at her from the Slythrin table where he sat chatting with a raven haired girl.
The Slythrins didn't look like a very nice group of people, and even though Lily had wanted to be sorted with Severus, she wasn't so sure right now. From what she had seen the Slythrins weren't exactly the most well liked, nor the nicest house. And Lily didn't want to be with the Hufflepuffs, Severus had said that they weren't a smart bunch.
The Gryffindor she wasn't so sure about either. That was the house Potter and his group were in and she wasn't sure she wanted to be spending all her time with them. No, Lily thought, she wanted to be in Ravenclaw. She had been top of her class last year, and they seemed to be a good bunch of people.
Dumbledore, the headmaster stood, now that Lily was the only one left. "And now," he said wisely. "We have another to add to our numbers. Miss Lily Evans, an exchange student and a fifth year. I expect all of you to make her feel welcome and to help her find her way around the castle."
He nodded and Lily took her seat and left the sorting hat slip over her eyes.
A strong one, hmmm? The voice in her head said.
You shouldn't be too hard to sort. Very smart, brave, strong as I said. Ravenclaw perhaps? No, that house is not for you, nor is Hufflepuff. Gryffindor it should be, yes you'll do perfect in GRYFFINDOR!
The last word was shouted, and Lily jumped away and joined her house table. As she past Severus she gave him a sad sort of smile which he returned.
"Oh," said the girl she had sat next to. "You're the girl who cursed James!"
Lily looked over at the girl. She had a nervous sort of look and short black hair. "Yes I suppose I did," was all Lily said.
"Wonderful!" The girl on her other side said. "Brilliant- I'm Emily by the way and that's Anne." (A/N: if you've read my 'A Time Out of Memory' story you'll recognize them. Hope you don't mind if I use them here too.)
Lily smiled slightly. "Lily, as he said. So I take it you don't like Potter much?"
Anne looked horrified, but Emily smiled. "He's alright sometimes, but I just love it when someone puts him in his place!" She grinned wickedly. "I have a feeling you're going to fit right in here. We're the only other fifth year girls."
"I think it's horrid." Anne said. "Cursing James- he's so handsome..." a dreamy look crossed his face.
"A little cute, yes." Emily said superiorly. "An idiot yes. Unfortunately his idiocracy overweighs his looks," she smiled at Lily again. "I've been waiting for someone to do something like that to him for years."
Lily smiled at the girls, knowing that they would get along alright. They talked through dinner, and then they showed her up to the Gryffindor common room. Emily, she found was alike her in many ways, and Anne fawned a bit over Potter, but was otherwise very nice. They talked about many things. Classes, Lily's old school, Hogwarts, teachers, homework... everything.
They were still talking as they climbed the stairs into their dorm room. They were just about to go into their room when they heard voices.
"Hurry up, or they'll come back!" The voice was unmistakably Sirius'. Emily wrinkled her nose.
"I am hurrying, but I would go faster if you would help!" James' voice said.
Lily frowned, ready to open the door. "Shh," a voice said silently from right beside her. Then suddenly Remus appeared.
He smiled at them. "They think they are going to get you back Lily," he said. "I told them not to, but they wouldn't listen."
From what Lily had gathered, Remus was the sensible one and usually didn't go along with any of the Marauders' usual tricks. She now felt sorry for cursing him and told him so.
"Oh I deserved it," he said fingering his nose. "I shouldn't have let them do that. Just let them finish up with their plan and then scare them. It'll hit them then I promise." He smiled at Anne.
"No really," Lily said. "We told you it lasted for a day, but I also know the counter curse."
"You do?" He said hopefully. "Could you...?"
Lily just smiled and whipped out her wand. In a second Remus had returned to normal.
"Thanks- Remus Lupin by the way." He smiled again. "I'd better go, or they'll begin to wonder, just give them another minute." Remus grinned at Anne and left as silently as he had come.
Anne sighed and watched as he left. Emily and Lily exchanged looks.
Following Remus' advice they gave the Marauders another moment before crashing through the door noisily, trying to scare the two clowns. It worked, they had both been trying to rig buckets of what looked like water down on them. The girls had startled them enough to trip the trigger and send it all down on them instead.
Lily laughed with her friends as the two Marauders ended up on the floor in a heap sputtering. What she had thought was water was really a magical solution. Whatever it hit immediately began flashing in all sorts of colors and James and Sirius were covered in it. Between that and their pig noses they looked quite ridiculous indeed.
"I told you boys not to mess with us," Emily said sauntering to her bed.
The good thing about the solution was that it would only cover living things. So when it had hit the floor and their beds it had evaporated instantly. James and Sirius hadn't been so lucky, the solution would most likely stain them for a day or two at least.
Lily tutted as she moved to her own bed. "And I had heard you had a good reputation in pranks. This looks just downright clumsy to me."
Anne rushed to the boys side and helped them up. Both seemed to be in a foul temper.
"Damn it Evans!" James said wiping his mouth. "Come on Sirius-" Then he reached down and pulled his friend out of the room violently.
"Better luck next time!" Lily called after them sweetly before dissolving in laughter. "Oh that was rich."
I probably shouldn't begin a new story right now, since I am working on all those other, but oh well I just had to do it. I hope you like it and the next chapter should be out soon. And if you don't like the whole Lily and Snape being friends, I'm sorry, but it just sort of fit. Um... I think that's all.... okay bye then and hope you like it!
by S. L
Lily Evans surveyed the wall between platforms nine and ten carefully. This would be her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, so she didn't quite know how to get in. Her mother had told her all you had to do was walk straight through the barrier, but she was still a little nervous. There was nothing like this at her old school.
For though this was her first year at Hogwarts this was not her first year at a magical school. For the past four years she had attended the Salem Institute in America, but this year her parents had decided to move back to Britain and send her to Hogwarts.
Swallowing her uncertainty Lily walked began to walk. She would not run, for Lily was not the type to show her fear. She had always thought that fear was a weakness, and weak she was not.
It only took a second, and then with a whoosh she found herself on platform nine and three quarters. It was quite crowded, with students and parents rushing about, all jumping on and off the great scarlet train. Taking a small breath Lily moved away from the barrier and began to load her trunk and owl.
Loading such a heavy trunk seemed to prove harder than she had first thought. She looked about to see if someone would help her, there was a small gathering of boys who looked to be about her age standing about chatting. She reached over and tapped one on the back.
"Excuse me," she said ever politely. "But would you mind helping me with my trunk?"
The boy grinned wildly. He was tall with black hair on the longish side, and dark brown eyes. "Sure thing darling."
If there was one thing Lily hated, it was being treated like that. This boy didn't even know her and he was calling her 'darling!' Had she not needed his help with her trunk she would have slapped him right there in front of his friends. The problem was she really did need her help, and slapping one of her classmates was not the way to begin her first day.
Sauntering away from his friends the boy came to help Lily. It was true, he was a help, and Lily couldn't have put her trunk away without him. When they were finished he winked at her.
"Sirius Black," he said. "And you are? I don't think I've seen you around school."
Holding her composure Lily stared back at Sirius coldly. "Lily Evans, and you shouldn't have seen me. I'm a transfer student. Thank you for your help, but if you'd excuse me..."
She smiled slightly and ducked into the nearest compartment with her owl and book bag. The room was empty except for one other boy. Lily felt like leaving, not another idiot! This boy however sneered at her, he too was tall with black hair, though his was slightly greasy. He had a hooked nose that reminded Lily of some kind of bird.
"It's not polite to barge in you know," he said coolly.
Lily smirked back. "Sorry I was trying to get away from some idiot. Serious or something."
His eyes began sparkling immediately. "You think Black's an idiot? You must be the new exchange student then. If you'd been at Hogwarts, you'd probably be one of the swooning girls who fawns over that prat."
Grimacing Lily sat down opposite the boy. "Worshiping him? Urgh, it makes my skin crawl. I'm Lily Evans by the way, transferring from America."
He smiled for the first time, closing the book he had in his lap. "Serverus Snape, I'm a prefect, we were told about your arrival."
"Really," Lily smiled. "I was to be a prefect too this year, but," she waved her hand. "Mum decided to move and all. So tell me, what's Hogwarts like?"
Severus sneered again. "Hogwarts is alright, you just have to watch out for the students. Especially Potter and his gang, idiots all of them.
"Potter?" Lily asked confused. "Who's he?"
Another sneer. "Perfect Potter, he's a Gryffindor and him and his gang think they run the school. It's him, Black, Pettigrew, and Lupin. You'll hear all about them later. No one seems to shut up about them."
"Yuck, if they are anything like Black they must be horrid."
Severus smiled, and Lily knew, she had made her first friend.
"What happened to the girl?" James asked his friend as Sirius stepped into their usual compartment.
Sirius smiled widely. "The new exchange student you were talking about Prongs, and let me tell you- feisty that one. Cold as anything, didn't even smile at me- me!"
James began laughing, this was going to be a good year. "So she ditched you already?"
"Oh and you won't believe this, she went into Snapes compartment!" Sirius began laughing madly. "You can imagine what a welcome she'll get there!"
Their other friend Remus Lupin cleared his throat. "Well Sirius, sometimes your first impression can be... a little overbearing. You probably scared her off."
A dreamy look crossed Sirius' face as he sat down. "Hot though isn't she. I call dibs on her."
For his statement he got a smack from Remus. Remus, or Moony, never approved of the way James and Sirius talked about girls sometimes. Seemed to think it was demeaning.
"I doubt it'll do any good," James laughed. "From what I hear, it doesn't seem as if she likes you much already."
Peter sniffed from the corner. "What about me? Don't I get a chance?"
This just sent all the Marauders into laughter. Poor Peter always thought he was in the league with the other three. Where as they were all handsome, smart and witty, Peter was chubby, dumb and clumsy. He was their friend though, even if they did feel a little sorry for him.
The train ride to Hogwarts was a pleasant one for the Marauders. They talked about their summer's, and what pranks they were going to pull and they talked about the new girl. Before long the witch who pushed the trolley of snacks had come by and they were all stuffing their faces full of treats.
"Hey," Sirius proclaimed. "Let's go find that Lily girl. Save her from Snape, you know?"
This was greeted with smiles from Peter and James, but Remus said he was only going to go to keep them from saying anything stupid.
So off they went to the back of the train, straight to Snape's compartment.
They all leaned against the door to listen.
"Oh dear," a girl was saying in a laughing voice. "That is a bit much isn't it? There was someone like that at Salem, absolutely terrible he was. Never left me alone!"
Surprisingly what they heard next was a muffled laugh, Snape's laugh. None of the Marauders had ever heard that git laugh. They exchanged looks.
"That's not the worst of it either, I-"
The voice stopped and footsteps could be heard behind the door. Then all at once the door was flung open and all four of tem toppled into the compartment.
Lily stood holding the door, glaring at them hatefully. James got up first and smiled.
"Hullo!" He said, trying to sound cheerful. Lily looked away.
"You know Severus," Sirius gagged at hearing someone address Snape by his first name. Lily went on after kicking him slightly. "I was telling you about that curse I learned this summer and I think now would be the perfect time to try it out. What do you think?"
Snape smirked at James wickedly. "I believe this is the perfect time Lily. Do you need help?"
Lily rolled up her sleeves and James noticed she was already in her robes. Her wand was in her hand pointed right at James. "Of course Severus. I'll take this idiot, and you can take those oafs. I told you the incantation didn't I?"
Once again Snape smiled and received his own wand. "Yes Lily you did, quite a wonderful one if I do say so myself. It'll put them in their place I should say. Lasts twenty-four hours doesn't it?"
"Yes," Lily said smiling at James. "Which means they'll be looking lovely for their first day of classes. "Ready?" Snape nodded and pointed his wand at the Marauders still pilled on the floor.
James didn't hear the spell, a whirling sound filled his ears and his vision blanked out. The next thing he knew he was still standing in the compartment and nothing had changed. He felt completely the same. "Sorry to tell you dear, but I think your spells a dud."
Laughter filled his ears, both Lily and Snape had fallen against the seat and were laughing hysterically. Lily's eyes were watering and Snape handed her a handkerchief.
"I think you'd best leave Potter," Snape managed to say and made a shooing motion with his hands. Then James felt himself being pulled out of the compartment.
He was met with a very strange looking Sirius. Instead of his usual nose, his best friend had the snout of a pig! James chuckled.
"I wouldn't laugh if I were you Prongs," Remus said, sporting a snout of his own. "Lily got you too."
James stopped laughing immediately and looked at his friends. All three of them had pig snouts. "Oh," he said. "I am so going to get them..." No one bested the Marauders.
When Lily and Severus boarded the horseless carriage they were still laughing about their trick. Severus had complimented Lily a thousand times over, saying that never, never, had anyone tricked the Marauders. He said she was brilliant.
"Served them right," Lily said as two girls boarded their carriage. Severus frowned at them as they took the seat across from Lily and him.
The girls exchanged looks. "Alora Hill," said the brown haired girl timidly.
"Sandra Platt," the blond said sweeping her beautiful hair over her shoulder. "Who're you."
"Lily Evans," she said trying to keep things polite. "I'm an exchange student."
Sandra sniffed. "You'd best be careful of the company you keep Lily. You most definably don't want to be seen with Snape's type.
Beside her, Lily could feel Severus stiffen. "You right about the wrong sort of company," Lily said in complete seriousness. "Which is why we really shouldn't be seen with the likes of you," she grabbed Severus' hand and pulled him out of the carriage.
"Lily!" He said shocked. "What did you do that for?"
She lead them to another carriage that was luckily empty. "I don't like people insulting my friends." She smiled at Severus. "And you are my friend aren't you Severus?"
He gave her a strange look, then he averted his eyes. "Listen I'm not exactly the most well liked guy at Hogwarts and you've already insulted the most popular girl in our year and pulled a prank on the beloved Marauders, you're really not going to make much of a name for yourself that way."
Lily just smiled. "That's sweet of you to warn my Severus. But I'd rather chose my own friends. Besides people like Black and Sandra aren't the type I'd like to hang out with. Far too concerned with themselves. Now answer me, do you want to be my friend Severus?"
Looking up with gratitude in his eyes Severus smiled. "You're going to regret it, but yes Lily we're friends."
"Good," she said with finality. "Because I'm going to need someone to show me around the castle, and I most certainly am not asking Potter."
The carriage lurched and they were on their way to Hogwarts.
Lily stood behind the first years nervously. Most all of them had been sorted, and then she was to go. Severus smiled at her from the Slythrin table where he sat chatting with a raven haired girl.
The Slythrins didn't look like a very nice group of people, and even though Lily had wanted to be sorted with Severus, she wasn't so sure right now. From what she had seen the Slythrins weren't exactly the most well liked, nor the nicest house. And Lily didn't want to be with the Hufflepuffs, Severus had said that they weren't a smart bunch.
The Gryffindor she wasn't so sure about either. That was the house Potter and his group were in and she wasn't sure she wanted to be spending all her time with them. No, Lily thought, she wanted to be in Ravenclaw. She had been top of her class last year, and they seemed to be a good bunch of people.
Dumbledore, the headmaster stood, now that Lily was the only one left. "And now," he said wisely. "We have another to add to our numbers. Miss Lily Evans, an exchange student and a fifth year. I expect all of you to make her feel welcome and to help her find her way around the castle."
He nodded and Lily took her seat and left the sorting hat slip over her eyes.
A strong one, hmmm? The voice in her head said.
You shouldn't be too hard to sort. Very smart, brave, strong as I said. Ravenclaw perhaps? No, that house is not for you, nor is Hufflepuff. Gryffindor it should be, yes you'll do perfect in GRYFFINDOR!
The last word was shouted, and Lily jumped away and joined her house table. As she past Severus she gave him a sad sort of smile which he returned.
"Oh," said the girl she had sat next to. "You're the girl who cursed James!"
Lily looked over at the girl. She had a nervous sort of look and short black hair. "Yes I suppose I did," was all Lily said.
"Wonderful!" The girl on her other side said. "Brilliant- I'm Emily by the way and that's Anne." (A/N: if you've read my 'A Time Out of Memory' story you'll recognize them. Hope you don't mind if I use them here too.)
Lily smiled slightly. "Lily, as he said. So I take it you don't like Potter much?"
Anne looked horrified, but Emily smiled. "He's alright sometimes, but I just love it when someone puts him in his place!" She grinned wickedly. "I have a feeling you're going to fit right in here. We're the only other fifth year girls."
"I think it's horrid." Anne said. "Cursing James- he's so handsome..." a dreamy look crossed his face.
"A little cute, yes." Emily said superiorly. "An idiot yes. Unfortunately his idiocracy overweighs his looks," she smiled at Lily again. "I've been waiting for someone to do something like that to him for years."
Lily smiled at the girls, knowing that they would get along alright. They talked through dinner, and then they showed her up to the Gryffindor common room. Emily, she found was alike her in many ways, and Anne fawned a bit over Potter, but was otherwise very nice. They talked about many things. Classes, Lily's old school, Hogwarts, teachers, homework... everything.
They were still talking as they climbed the stairs into their dorm room. They were just about to go into their room when they heard voices.
"Hurry up, or they'll come back!" The voice was unmistakably Sirius'. Emily wrinkled her nose.
"I am hurrying, but I would go faster if you would help!" James' voice said.
Lily frowned, ready to open the door. "Shh," a voice said silently from right beside her. Then suddenly Remus appeared.
He smiled at them. "They think they are going to get you back Lily," he said. "I told them not to, but they wouldn't listen."
From what Lily had gathered, Remus was the sensible one and usually didn't go along with any of the Marauders' usual tricks. She now felt sorry for cursing him and told him so.
"Oh I deserved it," he said fingering his nose. "I shouldn't have let them do that. Just let them finish up with their plan and then scare them. It'll hit them then I promise." He smiled at Anne.
"No really," Lily said. "We told you it lasted for a day, but I also know the counter curse."
"You do?" He said hopefully. "Could you...?"
Lily just smiled and whipped out her wand. In a second Remus had returned to normal.
"Thanks- Remus Lupin by the way." He smiled again. "I'd better go, or they'll begin to wonder, just give them another minute." Remus grinned at Anne and left as silently as he had come.
Anne sighed and watched as he left. Emily and Lily exchanged looks.
Following Remus' advice they gave the Marauders another moment before crashing through the door noisily, trying to scare the two clowns. It worked, they had both been trying to rig buckets of what looked like water down on them. The girls had startled them enough to trip the trigger and send it all down on them instead.
Lily laughed with her friends as the two Marauders ended up on the floor in a heap sputtering. What she had thought was water was really a magical solution. Whatever it hit immediately began flashing in all sorts of colors and James and Sirius were covered in it. Between that and their pig noses they looked quite ridiculous indeed.
"I told you boys not to mess with us," Emily said sauntering to her bed.
The good thing about the solution was that it would only cover living things. So when it had hit the floor and their beds it had evaporated instantly. James and Sirius hadn't been so lucky, the solution would most likely stain them for a day or two at least.
Lily tutted as she moved to her own bed. "And I had heard you had a good reputation in pranks. This looks just downright clumsy to me."
Anne rushed to the boys side and helped them up. Both seemed to be in a foul temper.
"Damn it Evans!" James said wiping his mouth. "Come on Sirius-" Then he reached down and pulled his friend out of the room violently.
"Better luck next time!" Lily called after them sweetly before dissolving in laughter. "Oh that was rich."
I probably shouldn't begin a new story right now, since I am working on all those other, but oh well I just had to do it. I hope you like it and the next chapter should be out soon. And if you don't like the whole Lily and Snape being friends, I'm sorry, but it just sort of fit. Um... I think that's all.... okay bye then and hope you like it!