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Just A Girl
By Crimson
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The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things
I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear
-Just A Girl, No Doubt
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Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters, places, and objects belong to Warner Brothers and her majesty J.K. Rowling, Queen of All Literature. (King, of course, being J.R.R. Tolkien! Oh yeah, Hobbits are sexy!)
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> Chapter One - Different People
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He and she, two different people
With two separate lives
Then you put the two together
And get a spectacular surprise
'Cause one can teach the other one
What she doesn't know
While still the other fills a place inside
He never knew had room to grow
-Different People, No Doubt
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Point Of View ... Lily Evans
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It's gone on for quite a while now. But I haven't told anyone, not even my two best friends. My two best friends. I can usually tell them anything but I'm afraid they'd let it slip to someone without meaning to.
Arabella Figg and I have been friends since the age of three. My family and I moved into a nice wizarding neighborhood and her family lived next door. They still do. We are both going into our 7th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in a few days. She is a hyper brunette with dancing grey eyes. She's a total party animal, and the first to start the celebration after Gryffindor has won a Quidditch match or the house cup. But, she's the type that would get to ranting about this and that and accidentally let who I have this crush on fly out of her mouth. Speaking of crushes, I am getting a sneaking suspicion that she has a little thing for Remus Lupin, but you never can tell with Arabella.
Monica Lawrence has been best friends with Arabella and I ever since we met her on the Hogwarts Express in our first year. She is a Gryffindor like Arabella and I, and is also going into her 7th year. Monica is perfection according to the majority of Hogwarts male population. She has beautiful golden hair and bright blue eyes. And even though most guys would throw themselves at her feet, she has her eye on one in particular. Sirius Black. They are two peas in a pod.
Sirius is one-fourth of The Marauders. He has long, silky black hair and deep ebony eyes. Sirius is a clown and a prankster, not to mention very cute. But he's not really my type. I've noticed him sneaking glances at Monica as well. I just might have to do something about that.
Remus Lupin is also a Marauder. He's a great guy. He has light brown hair and wise hazel eyes. Most people never have to go through what Remus has had to every month since he was eight. He was bitten by a werewolf, and every full moon he and The Marauders go to the Shrieking Shack. Arabella, Monica, and I only found out about this last year. We found out about a prank they played on Severus Snape, which almost got him killed. Not that this would have been a bad thing.
Severus Snape is a prat. He's usually keeps to himself, but when he does talk, it's a barrage of sarcastic idiocy. He has greasy black hair and black eyes that shout evil. He's a Slytherin and is always in the company of one Lucius Malfoy.
Lucius Malfoy is a disgusting pervert. No other way to say it. He has long blonde hair and cruel grey eyes. He can usually be found harassing or stalking females. However, his favorite activity is irritating the hell out of The Marauders, especially James.
James Potter is perfect. He has messy black hair and dark blue eyes. He's adorable. Maybe he's a prankster, like the rest of The Marauders, but he is the one that saved Snape, so he knows what it means to go too far. He's captain and chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. I started liking James in my fifth year. He came into the common room one day after Quidditch practice, it had been raining, and he was filthy. Soaked to the bone and covered from head to toe in mud. His glasses were askew and his hair was sticking out in hilarious angles. I had never seen anyone look so bloody sexy. But I haven't really done anything about this infatuation because I value his friendship too much.
Peter Pettigrew is obnoxious. He has dirty blonde hair and beady blue eyes. He's ugly and chubby and is, unfortunately, a Marauder. The only ugly one of the bunch. I'm nice to him when I have to be because he's a friend of the guys, but to be honest, he's just plain annoying.
What am I like? Well, my name is Lily Evans. I have red hair and green eyes. I guess I'm a little bit of a bookworm, but I do know how to have fun. I enjoy a good laugh as much as the next girl. Arabella, Monica, and I are honorary Marauders. We and The Marauders do practically everything together. Some people think it's weird, but for us, it's just the way things are.
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Point Of View ... James Potter
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Two days until I leave for King's Cross station and board the Hogwarts Express. And I see her again. I wonder if she's changed over the summer. She'll still be as beautiful as she ever was. When did I fall in love with her? At the beginning of last year, my 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I was walking to the library to do some last minute studying for my History of Magic exam. I opened the doors and there she was. Sprawled out on a large coach on the right side of the room. Her robe and bag were in a chair beside her. She was lying with her legs crossed and a large book propped upon her chest. Her hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail, a few strands falling into her eyes. She had an adorable look of concentration upon her angelic face and the tip of a quill was in her mouth. I had never seen anyone look so bloody gorgeous. I've only told my three best friends Remus, Sirius, and Peter about this obsession for Lily Evans.
Remus also happens to have a crush on Arabella Figg and Sirius one on Monica Lawrence. The Marauders, Arabella, Monica, and Lily are inseparable. We do practically everything together. I can't wait until Friday, when I'll go to King's Cross and see her. I've been going slowly insane for two months, not seeing her everyday. Hearing her voice, watching her every move.
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Point Of View ... Lily Evans
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September 1st finally arrived. I looked in my closet for something to wear. I decided on a black miniskirt, my combat boots, and a button-down black shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. I dragged my trunk down the stairs and into the family car. I called to my parents and we hurried off.
When we arrived, my dad helped me find a trolley. I loaded my trunk and the cage with my black cat, Midnight, onto it. My parents followed me through the barrier and kissed me goodbye. I found Arabella and Monica, and together we managed to load our trunks into an overhead compartment. Then we headed towards the end of the train where we always sat, with The Marauders. My heart was pounding. I was going to see him again. James. Perfect James. We reached the compartment and I reached for door. I pulled it open and there he was. I had to try my damndest to not let my knees give out from beneath me.
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Point Of View ... James Potter
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I had been on the train for about 20 minutes already. Sirius, Remus, and Peter had arrived at various times after me. We were all waiting anxiously for the girls to arrive. Well, except Peter maybe. He never did like them very much. I suddenly heard voices coming towards our compartment. Arabella's excited one, Monica's silky one, and then I heard hers. Her voice made warmth run through my whole body.
The door to the compartment began to slide back and there she was. I had to try my damndest to not fall out of my seat.
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