A/N Ok I left off where they started classes, but I wont show the classes…not right now
"You know that this is rare, right?" Sirius told James as they scanned the marvelous cloak. It was lunchtime in the Great Hall and the girls were seated not too far away.
"Of course I know, where's Remus?" asked James. Peter shrugged and dug into his potatoes. Sirius laughed and hid the cloak. He whispered to James, "Remus is having difficulties…"
"What do you mean?" shouted James, a little too loud. Sirius shushed him when people began to stare. James' expression was of pure horror.
"There's nothing to be scared about, Lily asked him if they could meet in Library and have lunch later," said Sirius as he wiggled his eyebrows.
James felt a monster eating at his stomach. Never, Remus knows I fancy Lily. He doesn't like her! I know he doesn't! He even told me!
"Don't get ideas, she's safe with him. Nothing can happen," said James with a nonchalant voice. Sirius raised and eyebrow and James ignored him and leaned back on two of the chair legs.
"Students! May I have your attention please," announced Dumbledore as he rose from his chair to the podium. They waited for silence and he continued, "this year, there is a special event occurring. All heads and prefects will meet me in the trophy room after lunch; your next class is postponed. We will be doing a challenge this year. It will be long term, so get ready. The house with most points before Christmas will receive round trip tickets on a train to Switzerland. The house with most points will go to an elemental school in Switzerland. The school's name is Illustris and the headmaster is a personal friend of mine. The trip will be during Christmas break, all students are allowed to go, except for fifth and seventh years. They will be embarking a…different…adventure. We end the point earning on December 10th and you will know who's house won on that day. If you are able to go, notify us by December 15th. Thank You! "
The whole hall was buzzing with excitement after Dumbledore's little speech.
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"Wow! You can't be serious! Where's Lily? She missed all of that?!" rejoiced Alice.
"This'll be so fun! I hope we win…" said Marian.
"Hello, ladies," replied a smooth voice from behind Jade. Jade turned around to see Sirius standing behind her.
"Sirius," said Jade. She turned back to her chicken and immersed herself.
"Any lovely ladies want to bunk with me?" asked Sirius as he straightened his already perfect coif.
"How are you so sure we'll win?" pointed out Jade.
"I have my ways of being smart," said Sirius.
"OY! Sirius! There's Remus," shouted James from the other end of the table. Remus and Lily were walking in, not together, but separately.
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"REMUS! How'd it go with Lily?" asked Sirius as he suggestively played with his eyebrows, again.
"She wanted to show me a book she had found up about astronomy, she knows I love it," said Remus as if it were nothing serious.
"Seriously? I know you did more, why would she know so much about you?" replied Sirius.
"Seriously, Sirius," said Remus. He started going on about how he could never like someone who was like him. This relieved James and he went back to explaining all about Illustris.
"Well, I guess we'll have to try extra hard. Those Ravenclaws over there don't look so keen on letting us win," said Peter. It was the first thing he said through the whole lunch. People started to exit because lunch was over.
James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter went out into the castle to roam around. They found five secret passageways and 7 fake tapestries.
Every night from then on, they would roam the castle. By October, they called themselves "The Marauders". They played dangerous pranks all the time, but were taken to a liking by Peeves, the poltergeist.
Peeves helped them and they never got caught.
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"I mean it, Lily. Why do you hate Potter?" asked Jade.
"He's become so arrogant, everyone knows he plays those pranks on the innocent Slytherins. What is so bad about them?" replied Lily.
"THEY'RE SLYTHERINS!" replied Alice as she braided Susan's hair. Susan didn't mind as long as she was able to read.
"It was a rhetorical question," sighed Marian. For some reason, Alice and Marian were having a fight.
"Look, you two, stop fighting. What happened, anyway?" asked Jade.
"Alice took my book," huffed Marian.
"NO, I didn't. I found it on the ground and I picked it up to see who's it was. You only spotted me putting it into my bag. I was going to return it to you!" said Alice. The two girls got into a fight and Susan had to break it up.
"It looks to me, an innocent bystander, that it was all a misconception. This is the result of eavesdropping, when you see or hear only part of the story, you don't get the whole point. Marian, you didn't see Alice pick it off the ground, and do you really think Alice would want to Potions books? Who would?" cried Susan. Everyone stared at her, she was the only practical one.
"I think, we should all go outside to the Quidditch pitch and play some Quidditch!" roared Emelina. She was getting stressed and she had taken a liking to Quidditch.
"I second that!" said Jade. They borrowed brooms and went to the pitch. It was empty, so, they just played around with the brooms and flew around.
Lily and Susan sat on the ground, they didn't want to play. Lily was afraid of heights and Susan couldn't because she had experienced a childhood injury that prevented her from doing extra physical activity.
Jade and Emelina were pros, showing off on their sticks. Marian was really good at throwing and catching, and a fair flyer. Alice just couldn't get the hang of controlling her broom; it kept twisting around in circles.
"Alice! Here, are you left handed?" asked Jade. Alice nodded and Jade gave her some helpful tips. Pretty soon, she was flying very well.
The girls started to play Quidditch and Lily was practicing splits when the Marauders entered the field and started clapping after Jade did a wronski feint.
"BRAVO! My, my, you are really good," complimented Sirius as the girls landed.
"You girls aren't half bad, but I bet I'm better," challenged James. Lily rolled her eyes at his arrogance, James saw this.
"Lily, why don't you give it a try?" asked James.
"No thanks," sighed Lily, she didn't even look at him.
"Come on, I'll teach you," offered James. Lily looked into his pleading eyes. They shone with the light, she just couldn't say no.
"OH COME ON, LILY! YOU KNOW HE LOVES YOU!" shouted Marian as she twirled in the sky.
Lily blushed and her defensive wall slowly crumbled.
He got a broom with her and showed her how to get into the air.
"That's right, now hover for a few minutes and land," caressed James. His voice was soothing and safe, Lily was entranced. She landed perfectly, she was always a fast learner.
"Not bad, now, go back into the air and turn right," soothed James. She turned a little too hard and they went in a circle. She laughed her wondrous laugh.
"Here, let me help, you only gently move. Like that," said James. He put his hands on hers and moved it.
"OO LA LA! Getting a little to comfortable over there! James, come and play!" shouted Sirius. "I'm getting pounded by a bunch of girls!" The girls took offense and started to slap Sirius. The big flirt.
James left Lily with Remus and Susan. He joined the rest, Peter was nowhere to be found.
A/N I know it was an extremely short chapter, but I thought it was sweet. It wet your tongue, just for now. I have to go watch hp4…again. I saw it on the 18th. But I'm watching it again today (22nd)
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