Life Is Not A Fairytale, Even If There Are Unicorns by lily73190

Authors Note:(PLEASE READ) Hello folks, I've been debating awhile with whether or not to post a fanfiction here. I have been forever a member of HPANA and have unsuccessfully started a few fanfictions, but because of limited computer use, have never been able to finish them. NOW I have a laptop and will be able to update regularly. Please bear with me though, for two reasons. I have never written a fanfiction on the UR, and have only ever written short updates at at time. I will try to make them longer, and will egt better as time goes on. Also, my space bar is broken, So if anyone reviews this tell me if it would get unbearably annoying if'i'did'something'like'this? it think thats annoying to read, so I probably wouldn't do it. Maybe I'll find another way........ anyway on to the story!

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Lily Evans had unknowing and unwillingly walked into the threshold of the marauders secret club house. Though, it wasn't so much as a club house, as an empty classroom with badly done charms around the room (such as the flashing 'marauders only' sign hanging above the door that looked like it would fall if it was tapped by the wind). Chuckling to herself at the infantile handiwork, she began to walk lazily towards the center of the room where multiple pieces of parchment were lingering on an old desk, which was also charmed to read 'marauders only'. As she was walking, she realized she had no idea who, or what, the marauders were. Some of the charms were advanced, 4th or 5th year or so, but were poorly done, so it could have been a third year, or maybe even someone in her year.

Maybe Sev will know......

CLANGK

Lily started at the sudden noise. Oh no! She had forgotten all about the Halloween feast! Mary had thought I'd gone to the bathroom! She turned towards the door and was almost at the handle when she heard four all too familiar voices.

"Naw, come one Remmy, no one will see us if we just slip in! They'd all think we just dissapeared in the crowd."

"We should wait till it dies down a bit..."

"And risk being seen?"

"But.....I'm confused"

Lily , frozen to the spot, quickly glanced around to where the teachers desk was. Perfect. Her foot disappeared from sight just as the door was thrown open and three people were thrust in unceremoniously, a fourth followed gracefully, shutting the door behind him.

"See?" That was Sirius, no one else could sound that cocky, except for-

"Yes Sirius,we know, you're the almighty knowing one, all hail." Him. James Potter. Flushing slightly, Lily Evans scuttled about so she could get her face closer to the crack between floor and desk, so she could see the boys rumpled robes and trainers.

"Shut it Potter, or I will banish you from our lair!" Lair? She thought, Its anything but!

"Banish? Me?" James said in mock horror

"Did we make a banishing rule already?" Said a nervous squeaky voice that could only belong to Peter Pettigrew.

"No Pete, we haven't begun writing the rules yet, because we were rudely interrupted by someones stomach." And Remus, though obviously attempting to sound stern, couldn't hide the smile from his voice,(or his face, though Lily couldn't see).

"I say we make the first rule that no other rules apply. No law nor restriction can stop us!" And to her horror, A foot, presumably Sirius', found its way to the top of the desk Lily sat under, scowering. She waited as the laughter died away (well, James and Remus were really just snickering, Peter, however, was howling like a wolf at the full moon.)

"Alright you lot, settle down, we'll be here all night if we don't finish!" She heard herself groan-

"What was that?" No, he couldn't have,how in Merlin's name could Remus had heard that?

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"Quick, check in the closet, under the desk, not that desk dummy! That-"

Shit

"Evans? What the bludger are you doing in here?" She was caught. Lily Evans, master of secrecy that she was, had foolishly never bothered to even pick up her wand.

"I was eavesdropping." Well, theres really no use lying.

The quartet looked stupidly up at her, surprised by her admittance

"And that's a stupid rule." All four boys, well three, started ranting,and hardly began to notice that she was inching towards the door.

"Hey! You're not going anywhere." James. Attempting to control her estrogen, she jerked out of his grasp and turned to look at him.

"Oh? And what exactly were you planning on doing? Tying me to the tracks and leaving me for the train?" (An old favorite expression of her's and Sev's that they had discovered in an old movie.)

"Ummm, no, whatever that means. We were planning on showing you how the marauders get even." She snorted. What a petty name. Marauders. Hardly.

"Really? And how are you planning to do-Hey!!"As the nice quaint conversation had been going on, Peter (of all people, Peter Pettigrew?) had creeped behind, and grabbed the young girls wand.

"GIVE THAT BACK" She lunged at the small boy who had a look of pure terror on his face, but before her flailing fists could make contact, someone had grabbed her aound the waist.

"Not so fast." A smirking Remus came to face. He held her as Sirius and James each took an arm and led the way through the door.

Thrashing around for the first few minutes, Lily finally calmed down, though was still muttering a thick stream of curses.

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"Oi Snivellus," Lily looked up. They had brought her right to the dungeons, a common spot to find her best friend, Severus Snape, though more commonly known as 'Snivellus'.

"What the hell do you think your doing-" she and Severus shouted this at the same time, and when their eyes met, they seemed to be having a silent conversation

"Your little pal here did something that you have been trying to do for a year, and now we wonder, was it on your orders?" James narrowed his eyes at his nemesis.

"What the hell-"

"Quiet Evans"

"Don't you-"

"Silencio!

"Hey you can't do that! Let her go!" Snape made a move as if to run towards her,but Sirius had his wand drawn before anything could happen.

"Don't--you---dare" Snape didn't even glance at the wand, but looked straight into Sirius' eyes.

"Ahh, but snivelly, wouldn't I? Wouldn't I just dare to lift you up and spin you around the hall? SCOURGIFY"

The spell was so random and so off aim (assuming he was aiming for Snape) that anyone who had read Hogawarts, A History would have known exactly what he was doing.

According to legend, in 1879, a young prankster in his 5th year had been doing a detention in the dungeons. His job was to clean the floor and walls of a selected area without magic. Of course, being a prankster, he had decided to sneak in his wand. He had already used it to clean most of the dungeons, when he tripped. He stepped in a bucket right in the middle of his 'scourgify' spell. The spell landed at the base of the door. Appparently, when he fell his spell intensified, and went straight through the floor and into a pipe. With the build up of bubbles, the pipe exploded.

Remus was running for cover, immediately expecting trouble. Lily could do nothing, being held by James, who was dumb stricken, as well as everyone else. No one had bothered to read Hogwarts, A History, except, surprisingly, Sirius, who watched animatedly to see if his spell would work.

At first, it appeared that nothing would happen. The floor was just as grimy as ever. But then, one small bubble rose from the ground, and popped. Snape began to snicker and-

"AHHHHHHHHHHH" The six second years were sent slipping and sliding about as the dungeon door flew open to allow kilos of water to come pouring out. Suds everywhere! It was like a bubblebath!

"BLACK!" screeched a horrified Lily (who had obviously broken through the silencing charm). "What in SODDING HELL DID YOU DO?"

"---I didn't think it would work! I swea-"

"What in Merlins name is going on here?" Oh no! Not her not...

"Hello Mcgonnagall, strange weather we're having, t'snt it?" Sudding-sodding-Sirius!

"Sirius Black, what have you four done this time?" She sounded as if she said this daily.

"I think youv'e got to get a new perscription for your spectacles, Minnie, There are si---errr five of us!"

"Well then, lucky me! Black, Potter, Pettigrew, Snape, Evans,(Lily could have sworn her eyes lingered on her for just a moment longer) the five of you will kindly hand over your wands and ask Mr. Filch for any muggle cleaning supplies. You are to stay here until it is spotless. And then you will all be at my office at seven o'clock sharp Saturday to receive your detention. Well? Hand them over!"

Sirius, Peter, James, Sirius, and Severus all groggily handed in their wands. Lily realized that she didn't exactly have her wand,and so marched up to where James and Sirius stood giggling like girls.

She whiped the water off her hands and whiped her wet red hair from her face.

"Where is it Potter?" She asked in a low voice, though loud enough for her Professor to hear. " Where is my bloody wand?" Still giggling madly, the pair pointed towards the dungeon door, or what was once the dungeon door. Now, it was a mighty hole. And her wand was in it.

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A/N: Thanks so much blue_jeans for being my very first reviewer! By the way, only the prologue takes place in secoond year. The rest will probably be seventh year. And i'm in a different state, so please forgive anything thats not following the books, i only have my first with me, tell meand i'll fix it, or i'll fix it when i'm home =)

Oh, and anyone know where I can find a Beta? Please R&R