A/N I left off when Jade wanted to meet Sirius' friends
"Friends? Uh, I don't think so. You don't like me, remember?" defended Sirius. What was she trying to do?
It was too late, she was already on her feet walking over to the three boys.
"Hello, I'm Jade," said Jade confidently.
"Uh…hi? I'm James Potter," said James. She was pretending as if this wasn't weird, why should he be the one to stand out?
"Remus Lupin," said Remus, he didn't even look up from his book until James nudged him. Peter fell on top of Jade and the unsuspecting girl shrieked. Sirius was running towards them.
"That's Peter," commented Sirius as he caught his breath.
"Interesting group of friends you have," smirked Jade.
Sirius used his infamous grin and noticed James' pleading expression.
"Uh, want to introduce me to yours?" asked Sirius.
"Before I do that," said Jade and she whispered something in his ear. Sirius' mouth opened in shock and he raced after Jade as she fled towards a group of first years.
Sirius yelled behind his back, "SHE'S IN FIRST YEAR, JAMES!"
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"I thought we would never meet again!" said Selene as she sat next to the girls on the blanket. The girls hugged her and everybody studied Jade and Sirius at the rock.
"THAT'S THE CHEEKY FELLOW!" shouted Selene as she pointed at Sirius.
"Really? He's gorgeous…pity he isn't nice," said Marian as she fumbled with her highlights. She kept trying to change their color, but all she managed to do was make them more vibrant.
"Why is Jade talking to him? I should go warn her," said Selene as she started to get up. Alice stopped her with her hand.
"NO! Don't you see they have chemistry?" insinuated Alice. Selene observed the pair for a few minutes and shrugged.
"Sometimes the bad boys are the best," sighed Selene.
"Lily, do you want to go to the library with me?" asked Susan. Lily vigorously nodded her head, she was getting bored already.
"Not just yet, they're coming here," said Emelina.
"Girls! That bloke who I liked is Sirius Black, I talked to him last night!" shouted Jade.
"Hello ladies," huffed Sirius, he really needed to get in shape. Quidditch can help with that…it would be a long seven years here.
"Hi, I'm Lily," said Lily. She surprised herself by speaking.
"I think my friend wants to talk to you!" said Sirius as he looked at Lily. He called James over and James was there in a flash.
"James, this is Lily," said Sirius. He left the two to their own little chats and started to talk to Marian.
"Erm-hello," said James nervously. She looked so perfect under the sun…her hair danced around with the wind.
"Hi," said Lily. She just noticed that James was pretty handsome. His hazel eyes reflected her emerald ones and his messy hair made him look aloof.
"So, I hear you are going to be good at charms," said James. That was a stupid thing to say.
"Where did you hear that?" asked Lily. He couldn't have heard what the hat said.
"I overheard Professor Dumbledore," said James. He couldn't believe he was actually having a real conversation with her.
"Oh," said Lily. She felt so stupid. He smiled at her.
"I'm going to the library, do you want to come?" asked Lily. James saddened. She was a studious girl.
"No thank you, I bet my friend Remus Lupin would want to, though. He's over there," said James as he pointed at Remus.
Remus was already walking towards them.
"Hello," said Remus. Lily and him got acquainted and left with Susan to the library.
"Then there was a loud BOOM and before I knew it my hair was gray!" said Emelina. Sirius was flirting with all the girls, as usual. James rolled his eyes and called Peter over. Peter started to talk to Selene.
Frank was sitting all alone not too far away. It looked as if he was counting the blades of grass. Alice noticed him and walked over.
"Hi, I'm Alice MacFusty," said Alice as she held out a hand to him. Frank took her hand and introduced himself.
"What are you doing?" asked Alice.
"I'm-uh-being bored," said Frank nervously. A pretty girl was talking to him…it was probably out of pity.
She laughed and her laughter rung in his ears. He liked this girl.
"Can I be bored with you?" asked Alice as she sat next to him. They started to talk about chess. Frank said he could beat her any day and they scheduled a chess tournament with two other first years who claimed to be the best.
The only person who felt left out was James. He wanted to talk to Lily. He decided to roam the school and look for places that were worth knowing of like Sirius did the other day.
He walked into the courtyard and an owl swooped onto his shoulder.
"Hello, what's this?" he asked the Nigerian owl. The package was very large. He knew it was from his dad because he was doing ministry work in Nigeria that day. He opened the letter attached to the parcel.
Dear James,
I wanted to give this to you before you left, but I think it's better that you have a day without mischief. This has been in our family for awhile now and you know the value of it so PLEASE do not loose it! When you feel your son needs it more than you, you can pass it on to him! (or daughter, your mother is looking over my shoulder as I write this)
-Best wishes in School,
Jacob Potter
James chuckled at his father's antics and hastily opened the brown wrapping. Inside was a cloak, but he immediately recognized it and he ran up to the Gryffindor common room.
He placed the cloak on his bed. He had to try it out instantaneously. He swung it over his head and ran to the Astronomy Tower.
He took a breath of the fresh air. Classes would start soon. He looked down at the water surrounding the island which the castle was upon. The scenery was beautiful here. As he gazed at the Forbidden Forest, he had a sudden longing to go inside it…
"What are you doing up here?" asked a voice from behind him. He whipped his head around to see Jade.
"I thought I was the only one who knew of the scenery from this tower," said Jade as she walked over to James.
"You were, I just came up here for some air," said James. He hid the cloak under his robes.
"Yes, well, I need to clear my head. Last night I came up here. I came up here this morning, too," said Jade.
He smiled at her.
"I didn't know I wasn't the only one who appreciated the small things," said James. He continued to look at her as her hair turned orange and her eyes were green. She reminded him a bit of Lily.
"What?" asked Jade as she felt his stare. She looked at her hair and laughed.
"Yeah, I'm a metamorphmagi. I never really knew how to control my emotions so my appearance is always different," chuckled Jade.
"You remind me of someone," said James. No, he wasn't talking about Lily. He was talking about his mom. His mother was also a very emotional person.
"Your mother? I know, I am like most mothers," said Jade. She pulled her robes tightly to her body and she walked to the other end of the tower. This would be a moment to treasure.
"Do you fancy Sirius?" asked James. Jade blushed.
"No," said Jade. She was also lying to herself.
"Really? He's a great guy you know," said James.
"A bit too arrogant for my taste," said Jade. The truth was she couldn't even FANCY anybody because her parents won't let her.
"Pity," said James. "You would make a great couple."
"Well, when are you going to ask Lily to marry you? You are in LOVE with her," said Jade as she laughed. James' ears turned bright red.
"Is it that obvious?" asked James.
Jade raised a nostril. "Yeah"
He buried his face in his hands and they walked to their first class together.
"Professor Slughorn," said Lucius Malfoy. James didn't like him.
"Yes," replied Slughorn. Potions was James' worst subject, even if he was really good at it.
"My uncle just got a promotion," replied Lucius.
"That's all very good, now please don't disrupt my class for silly comments," said Slughorn as he took a whiff of James' potion. He moved on to Lily's.
"My dear girl! Sunshine, what is your name?" asked Slughorn with a smile on his face. He looked like a three year old boy who was offered a lollipop.
"Lily Evans," said Lily and she blushed.
"Well, I don't know any relations, but you are one of the very few people to get the Roswell Potion correct in the first try! Well done, and 10 points to Gryffindor," said Slughorn. Lily smiled and saw James looking at her. He winked and she blushed. Sirius rolled his eyes and looked over at Jade.
"Jade, I'm not surprised that YOU got your potion correct," said Slughorn and he moved on. Jade frowned. Why didn't she get an over-excited teacher like Lily did? It all wasn't fair.
Sirius noticed her disappointment and walked over to her.
"It's ok, babe. He'll appreciate your hard work next time," said Sirius as he wrapped an arm around her perfect waist. She wiggled out of his grasp but couldn't help but smile at his kindness.
"Yeah, well, I should be used to it by now. Babe?" asked Jade and she raised an eyebrow at him. He just shrugged. He walked back to his oozing potion. He had done it correctly, but James and he were ignored because they interrupted.
"Alright class, that is it, homework is due tomorrow! I expect great essays from all of you," said Slughorn as everyone gathered their belongings.
"LILY! That was some show back there. First day of classes and you are already a favorite!" said James. Lily laughed at him and she slapped him on the arm.
"Yeah well you might have gotten the same acknowledgement if you hadn't acted up in class," said Lily.
"SOMEBODY had to tell him he had a piece of spinach from his quiche in his teeth!" said James innocently as he held up his hands and shrugged. Lily laughed the laugh James loved.
"Aw! Look at the two lovebirds!" teased Sirius. Jade was going a different way and he chose to follow her. She didn't notice.
"OY! Lassie, where are you going?" asked Sirius.
"I'm going to transfiguration! Go to your own class before you get late!" said Jade.
"I'm going to transfiguration, too!" said Sirius as he caught up with her. Both of them had been placed in advanced transfiguration because she was a metamorphmagi and he just had experience.
"Wow! Looks like I won't be alone, what experience do you have?" asked Jade.
"None, I'm just clever tis' all!" replied Sirius haughtily.
"Yes you are," said Jade. Sirius looked at her book-bag and saw the letter she was crying over last night.
"Say, Sirius, why did you try to find out so much about me last night?" asked Jade, Sirius could see she was curious because her eyes looked like a cat's.
"Isn't it obvious?" asked Sirius.
"No"
A/N God, I have BIG PLANS for this story…but it's only for fun, so yeah. Don't worry, there will be more about Lily later on. *wink*
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