CHAPTER 1

Chapter 2 coming soon!

Marauders and the Lost Map

Chapter 1. Horror on the Hogwarts Express

Steam rose from the Hogwarts Express as hundreds of young first years gathered around in awe. “Mum! I want a NEW robe!” “Dottie! Where is my owl?” A young red headed little Lily Evens stood there as excitement filled her eyes. “Bye, Tudy!” Lily tried to hug her sister, but she took a step back. “Tudy! Don’t be mad.” Lily cried to her sister.

“Well, I am! You just go and have fun at your Stupid little school for Freaks!” Lily’s sister spat with anger.

“Tudy! That’s a horrible thing to say! And, you didn’t think it was SO stupid when you begged the headmaster to take you with me.”

Her sister looked up with outrage. “How-did-you? You and that freak Severus! You looked though my closet. You did! You and that freak did. You looked at my letters!” The little girl cried.

“He did have a really thoughtful response Tudy.” Lily whispered.

“I hate you!” The little girl ran off crying.

Lily hugged her parents and waited, eyes glittering at the train with tears. “You’ll be excellent.”

Lily smiled, wiped her tears, and swung around. She smiled at a young, thin boy with greasy black hair. Severus Snape. Lily had met him at Whitney Park back home. “Come on Tudy!”

Lily ran down the street to Whitney Park. “Lily! Mum said to say at the house!”

Lily’s sister said with fear. “Well, Mum isn’t here is she?”

Lily laughed with joy as her eyes sparkled in the sun. Lily sat her self down on a swing and picked off the ground a pebble. “Watch this.” Lily said with a smile. Lily closed her eyes slowly. “Lily! You’re freaking me out!”

The little girl shouted. “Hush.”

After a few seconds of annoyance the little girl gasped when she saw that the pebble transformed into a Lily. “For you!”

Lily said kindly handing the Lily to her sister. Too frightened, the girl shook her head. “Lily, you worry me!”

She laughed. Severus emerged out of a bush. Lily and her sister screamed. “Have you been spying on us?”

Lily asked smoothly. “Well-“Severus started, but the girl cut him off. “Of course he has Lily! Look at that guilty face!”

But Lily ignored her and looked into Severus’s eyes. “I’ve found out something.”

He said slowly. “You’re a witch.”

Lily looked at him for one more second and joined the laughter of her sister. “No really! I’m a wizard!”

Severus said pulling out a wand. “Oh! What is this? A shaved stick?” The girl laughed pushing the wand to the ground.

Severus quickly picked up his wand. “See you later!” Lily laughed.

The two girls laughed back to the house and went to bed. “HoooHooo”

Lily woke up to a fright. Yawning, Lily slipped out of bed to her window. “Mum I’m u- Oh my God.”

Lily stopped eyes wide. She ran down stairs as fast as she could. “Lily? Why are you up?” Lily could hear her sister shout at her. She quickly un-locked the front door ran onto her lawn. The owl she had seen swooped down and gave her a letter. Lily quickly opened the letter, looked up, and ran to Whitney Park. Severus was sitting quietly on the bench with a big sigh. “Hey, you!”

Lily said shouting to Severus holding out her letter. Severus looked up and smiled. “It’s Severus.”

He said with a big smile. “Lily.” She said quickly.

“You were right. I’m sorry.”

“You’ll be better I reckon.” Lily said.

“You already know stuff about the wizarding world! I know this much.” Lily said showing a small amount with her fingers.

“No. Tons of kids at Hogwarts didn’t know about being a wizard till they got the letter! You’ll do fine.” Severus gazed at Lily.

She would never love you! Severus thought. She’s just so beautiful! “Severus?” Lily asked once again with a laugh.

Severus shook his head to stop from daydreaming. “I-Uh- We should be getting on the train about now.” Severus said, embarrassed.

Lily nodded and walked with Severus. A young, tall, boy with long black hair walked up to James Potter, A tall, handsome boy with untidy black hair, and glasses. “Hey, is this Platform 9 and three quarters?” The boy asked.

James pointed up to the Platform sign. “Yup. First year? Me too. James, James Potter.”

The boys shook hands. “Sirius Black.”

Sirius smiled as Lily walked by. James looked up and grinned. “Blimey. Look at her.” James whispered.

“Yeah, but look at that freak she’s with."

James frowned. “Hope they’re not-“James started.

“Never.” Sirius assured James. “Filthy ‘muggle borns’. Hope they leave!”

Two boys walked by wearing Slytherin robes nodding with agreement. “I hope they leave.” Sirius whispered.

“My whole family is pure, and I’m tired of all that ‘pure’ nonsense.” Sirius told James.

“My family’s pure. Sometimes like that. Don’t like it at all.” James agreed.

Sirius looked at his watch. “We should be going.”

They boys ran for the train. The boys went compartment to compartment a found Lily’s and Severus’s. James nudged Sirius and opened the door with a wink. Lily’s laughter filled their ears and dyed down. “Mind?” James asked Lily.

“Oh no, no, not at all!” Lily said, smiling up at the boys.

They sat themselves down. Lily held out her hand “Lily Evens and this is Severus Snape.”

Severus nodded and Lily shook hands with the two boys. “James Potter and this is Sirius Black.”

They all shook hands and settled in. Severus turned to Lily forgetting the fact that there were two other people in the room. “If you could choose, what house would you want to be in?” Severus asked Lily.

“Well, I don’t know a lot yet about Hogwarts. But, from what I’ve heard, Griffindor! It really sounds like a nice house." James nodded with a smile, but Severus burst into laughter.

“Ha! Griffindor!”

James frowned and closed his Daily Prophet. “Slytherin, Lily. It’s the best house, and everyone knows it!” Severus laughed, almost crying.

Lily smiled and nodded. “Yeah, if you fancy You-Know-Who.” James whispered with a chuckle.

“You’ve got a problem, Potter?” Severus said raising his voice.

“No, not at all. You just don’t look at the kind of person to turn out to be a Death Eater!” James yelled with anger.

Lily snatched James’s Prophet and wacked him on the head. “Let’s go Sev!”

Lily stood up with Severus head held high. “Evens, stay with us. Let wittle weverus go with his little death eater friends!” James yelled.

The compartment door slammed behind them. James sighing but laughing at the same time turned to Sirius who was gloomily looking out the window. “Dude, what’s up?” James asked.

“My whole stupid family was in Slytherin. I hate it! I don’t want to be a death eater, I won’t be one, but it will be no surprise if I’m in Slytherin.” Sirius mumbled.

“Look Sirius. We’ll be friends no matter where we end up. Promise.” James said truthfully.

“Promise.” Sirius smiled.

“So what’s your favorite Qui-“James was cut off with an ear-bleeding scream.

Sirius looked up at James with fear. “HELP!”

There it was again. “Lily.” Sirius whispered. James looked up. “LILY!”

James and Sirius ran out of there compartment. They ran and ran down the train till they saw a huge crowd murmuring with fear and excitement. “Ha-ha! Look at her scream.”

Crabble laughed along with Goyle. Crabble held his wand up high in the air as Lily did flips all around the compartment. Severus stood there pinned against the wall moaning. “Guys cut it out!” Severus said with a little laugh.

Stop it Severus! You love her remember? Stop them! Severus thought, but he was too scared to face Crabble and Goyle. “Sev, stop them! Please. It’s painful!” Lily screamed crying.

“Let me try Crabble!” Crabble lowered his wand as Goyle lifted his. “INPERIO!” Goyle shouted.

Gasps came from the crowd. “How did he learn that?” “That’s unforgiveable!” “Someone needs to stop those boys!” “I think he’s a death eater!” “That’s dark, dark magic!”

James pushed though as Sirius stopped dead in his tracks. “Stupify!” James yelled at Goyle.

Lily dropped down and James caught her. “Stupify!” Sirius yelled at Crabble.

Lily’s shirt was covered in blood. James looked at Sirius not knowing what to do to help. “Ferula!” A boy yelled behind James, clutching a spell book.

Bandages appeared on Lily and blood went away. He was a first year boy with shaggy brown hair. “She’s fine.” He said getting closer to Lily.

“She could’ve been hurt badly with a curse like that!”

The boy looked at James for answers. “Oh.” James said quietly and observed Lily.

“Nothing too bad.” James said looking back up at the boy.

He nodded, and before James could thank him or ask for his name, he ran off. James set Lily down and took her hand and Sirius felt her head. As the crowd started to fade, James looked up a Severus, who was breathing hard and staring at Lily. “I’ll kill you!” James yelled up at him.

“Kill you!"

James got up, but Sirius held him back. “Why did you let them curse her?” Sirius cried.

“I… well… I”

Lily’s eyes opened softly, but she still lay silent, ears open. “She’s only a Mudblood, Potter!”

What? You fool, Severus. You love her! Severus thought with anger at himself. Lily quickly ran out the room crying, eyes sparkling with tears once again. Sirius shook his head and ran after her. “Lily!”

James ran after them looking back and yelled at Severus. Severus sat there and eyes filled with tears. “You were too scared to stop them, Severus!” He yelled at himself and though his wand on the ground.

He had completely forgot about Crabble and Goyle, who still dizzy on the ground. “Some children were saying that there was fighting in this compartment and not in all my year have I had-“

A plump little lady stopped dead in front of dizzy, moaning, Grabble and Goyle. Severus eyes turned big. “I wasn’t me-“Severus tried to explain.

“No. I will hear none of it! Come with me young lad.”

The plump lady picked up Crabble and Goyle, but because of there shape and size, it turned into dragging.

James had lost site of Sirius and started to look in all the compartments and found them in an empty compartment. Sirius was calming Lily down. She had stopped crying, but her face was still bright red, and you could tell she was crying. “That was a wild thing that happened back there.” James said shaking his head.

“And that Severus, he didn’t mean it. Some pure families are like that.” Sirius said.

“But not all.” James added with a wink at Sirius.

“So you’re ok, then?” James asked.

“Fine, thank you both.”

But, Lily still looked sad. “What’s worrying you then?” Sirius asked looking at Lily’s sad face.

“Sev, Severus, was my best friend.” Lily cried.

James tried not to make an expression. “But, if we were friends then why would he not stop people trying to hurt me?"

“I don’t know, Lily. He might have not meant-“Sirius started.

“He’s just not a good friend.” James told Lily cutting Sirius off.

Lily smiled. “I hope were all in the same house.” Lily said with excitement.

James nodded at Sirius.

Sirius smiled. “I think we just might Lily."

“Anything from the trolley, dears?”

A little woman asked opening up their compartment. “Last chance, we’ll be there in 15 minutes.”

James nodded and went to the trolley. “One chocolate frog.” James asked the little woman.

He dropped one sickle in the lady's hand and took a frog.

He handed it to Lily. “Don’t worry they're not real.” Sirius laughed.

Lily laughed and took the frog.

“Wow. It’s good! Whoa! It’s jumping around!” Lily laughed.

Lily went to go change into her robe.

“You fancy her.” Sirius laughed.

James rolled his eyes with a chuckle.

They both started to slip on their robes. “You play Quittach?” Sirius asked tying his tie.

“Like a natural! I play Seeker.” James said with pride.

“Keeper.” Sirius smiled.

“Recon you’ll make the team?” Sirius asked.

“Recon? For sure! You too. I bet you’re good.” James laughed with Sirius.

Lily was just about to knock on the door when someone spun her around.

“I’m not talking to you, Severus.” Lily said coolly.

“I didn’t know what that spell would do Lily! I swear. You can be mad, but just don’t hang out will that James.” Severus said with an odd tone.

“Last time I checked, Severus. I could make my OWN decisions!”

Lily slammed the compartment in his face.

“Hey, Lily.” James and Sirius said looking up from the prophet and looking back down.

“Look at this!” James called Lily over.

“It says, ‘Death Eaters Invading.’, Gosh. You don’t think they can get into Hogwarts, do you?” Sirius asked frightened.

“EVERYONE OFF THE TRAIN!” The conductor yelled.

“Don’t know. Only one way to find out.”