Authors Note: I'm back! Ok, I'm a bit jobless right now, what with holidays and all, which is why I'm writing so often! First of all, thank you, thank you, for all your reviews! They make my day! Lemme not bore you, go on with the story !
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lily Evans opened her eyes to…. SCARLET CURTAINS???!!! "Where the hell am I?" was the first thought that came to her mind before answers came rushing to her. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She rolled her eyes for forgetting that she wasn't at Beauxbatons anymore, noticing for what seemed like the umpteenth time the lack of the color coordination as was in her room. She gritted her teeth "Ex-room" "No, don't think of that Lily. It could be worse… You could have a Yellow room!!" She muttered to herself before jumping off her bed to go get dressed.
*****
Lily emerged from the dressing room dressed in a pair of muggle jeans and black T-shirt over which she had worn the customary Hogwarts black robes. <It was still an old habit of Lily's, She still HATED the wizarding world's fashion!> She looked around to make sure that no one was watching before pulling out the three way mirror.
"Flamaé" "Eva"
"Lily! We were just going to call you!" Flamaé squealed.
Lily smiled. "Listen guys, I'm just going to leave for breakfast. So wish me luck for my first day at school!" She whispered
"Go get them girl!" Eva smiled before vanishing from Lily's mirror.
"All the best, Lil! Take Care! And you look Amazing!" Flamaé said before fading away.
It was true. Though Lily had not done anything special to herself, she had to admit that she looked nice. Her hair was pulled back in a simple ponytail and she was wearing her favorite emerald earrings, which undoubtedly brought out the color of her eyes. All in all, she looked exactly like she felt. "Here goes nothing" she thought before accompanying the twins to the Great hall for breakfast.
*****
Halfway through breakfast, Lily was beginning to wish she could apparate back to Beauxbatons. Though she wasn't unused to stares <du-uh… she was best friends with Flamaé and Eva!>, nothing had prepared her for this kind of attention at Hogwarts.
The moment she had entered the great hall, heads had begun to swivel towards her. Trying hard not to notice the stares she slid into a seat next to the twins. "In the middle of the table. Just my luck" she thought. For what seemed like the zillionth time, Lily smiled at "Harry Felton" or "Todd Walter" or "Lank Prewett" saying "Hi, I'm Lily Evans" When would these idiots understand that she would never be able to remember their names?!! She shrugged. "It's not everyday that one gets this much attention. Might as well enjoy it!" she thought before turning back to her new acquaintances telling them an animated story of how Richard had vanished their transfiguration professor's heels causing her to topple over.
*****
For the tenth time that morning, James looked over to the middle of the table where a pretty redhead was chatting animatedly with her friends.
"If you think she's so pretty, go introduce yourself to her, Jamesie!" Sirius grinned interrupting his musings.
"I already know her, Padfoot!"
"WHAT?!"
"Why is that so surprising?" James grinned.
"You know a pretty girl before me?! NO way! What's her name?"
"Lily Evans"
"She is… pretty" Sirius mused
"If you think she's so pretty, go introduce yourself to her, sirrri!" James jested.
"I will!" Sirius grinned before getting up, leaving behind him a James who was feeling very foolish. Why did I just do that?!
*****
That afternoon, Lily had been introduced/ introduced herself/ got introduced to around half of the Gryffindors and about a half a dozen Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs. Strangely she didn't know anyone for Slytherin - "no one seemed friendly enough to introduce themselves" She mused.
She was making her way to Arithmancy, lost in thought when her bag split open and all her books fell out. "Damn it!" she swore before bending to retrieve her belongings. Somehow the inkpot had smashed and all her books were covered with ink. "Wow, the world hates me doesn't it?"
"I wouldn't say that! Here let me help you " Lily heard a voice say before looking up to find herself looking into the dark sparkling eyes of a boy her age. His elegant black hair fell over his eyes casually, giving him the rugged looks that could make the knees of any girl weak. Pushing her thoughts aside, she smiled.
"Thanks! I'm Lily Evans. I just shifted to Hogwarts from Beauxbatons!"
"Hey Lily! I'm Sirius. Sirius Black. So you're in Gryffindor right?! I'm in Gryffindor too! So what class do you have now?"
"Me? Arithmancy" She replied
"Oh!! Me too!! Come on! Lemme walk you there!"
By the time they reached class, Lily discovered that Sirius was a boy of many talents, which is if you counted the ability to swear in countless languages as a talent. He was in third year and had a girlfriend by the name of Sheila (whom he didn't like much and was just going out with to antagonize his arch-enemy Severus Snape, who had a crush on Sheila). Luckily for him, Sheila didn't know this. He and his best friends called themselves the Marauders and he held the third year record for maximum number of detentions in a year (150 in second year). Oh, and his favourite Bertie Bott's Flavour was Mint.
They entered class and Sirius immediately sauntered over to his seat at the back of the class. As Lily looked around searching for a seat, he mouthed "Don't be silly! Sit with me!" and she smilingly took her seat next to him.
She was watching Sirius' antics <he was trying to charm Severus' robes pink!> when a perfectly manicured hand tapped on her desk. She looked up to see a blonde girl who stood towering over Lily <that might have had something to do with her 5-inch heels> wearing a vulgarly tight top. Lily's bright smile faded when she saw the cold sneer on the girl's makeup ordained face.
"You're sitting in my seat, girl" she stated coldly
"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't know. I'll sit somewhere else" Lily was just getting up to leave when Sirius pulled her back down. "Shh, Lily… Sit down"
"Oye Sheila!" he said addressing the blonde girl. "This is Lily, Lily meet Sheila!" Lily gave her a weak smile which the blonde girl didn't return. However, she said "Hi, Lily" in an overly sweet voice.
"Do you mind sitting somewhere else for this class, Shei? Cos' Lily's new and doesn't have anywhere else to sit" Sirius said
"Of course. Why not?" Sheila pasted a smile on her face before turning around and walking away to sit next to Snape.
"Sirius! You didn't need to do that! I could have sat somewhere else!" Lily turned to Sirius
"Don't be an idiot! Besides it's going to be fun to see Snape make a fool out of himself!!" He grinned wickedly and Lily had no choice but to laugh seeing his face.
That evening Lily settled down in a corner of the Gryffindor Common room to do her homework. Seeing that she was late for the term, she definitely had a lot to catch up on. She was scribbling fervently onto a parchment when someone in sweaty, muddy robes slipped into the seat in front of her.
"Hey!"
"Oh!! Hi James! Wassup?!" Lily looked up to see a very tired looking James Potter grinning at her.
"Oh well, Quidditch" he said gesturing at his robes
"Oh! So you're in the Quidditch team?"
"Du-uh! Am and have been for the past two years! I started off as seeker but I got promoted to Chaser this year" he replied
"Uh-uh" She looked down at her parchment and began to scribble away again
James frowned looking at her quizzically. It was the first time a girl hadn't been bowled over by the fact that he was a quidditch player.
Their silence was interrupted by an enthusiastic "Hi Lily" followed by a boy taking his seat on the arm of lily's chair.
"Oye! Homework already? What are you, Whiz kid or something?" Sirius said
"Shut up, Sirius!" Lily replied smacking his head playfully.
"You guys know each other?" James intervened
"Oh James! Didn't see you there, mate! No, we don't actually." Sirius replied "I just routinely pick up girls in the common room to go and converse with! Today's Lily's lucky day!"
"I'll take that for a yes" James grinned settling down comfortably in his chair
"Oh there are Remus and Peter! Hang on, Lily, there's someone I want you to meet" Sirius said before scrambling (yes, literally scrambling) away.
An hour and a half later, Lily knew Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. She also knew that James, Sirius, Remus and Peter were the best of friends and they constituted the Marauders that Sirius had previously told her about. She also found that the four boys were enormous fun and had the funniest tales to tell about their pranks and such…
~~~~~~~
A/N: There that's the third chapter I really hope you liked it!! So if you're reading this story, plz plz plz plz leave me a review!! I'd really like to know how you like it!! Even a few words would do ! Cya soon!
-->