Boredom...
James, Remus, Lily and Sirius sat on the lawn in the Quidditch field; Bored to death.
"So, anyone got a bright idea yet?" Sirius yawned.
"Yes, lets duct tape your mouth shut," came Lily's sarcastic reply.
"Well, it is, I suppose, something to do..." James looked slightly happier at the idea.
"Accio Duct tape" said Remus.
"Hey!" Sirius looked offended. "Well, we could play baseball." Lily offered.
"What?" asked the other three. They were all from wizarding families and had no idea what the
game was.
"Baseball." Lily repeated. "You have a bat-" "A live one?" Sirius looked slightly interested. "NO!
A wooden... narrow, club sort of thing." "Ah." "And a ball that the pitcher-" "The juice kind?" "NO! The
pitcher is a player that throws the ball."
James looked a little happier. "Okay, lets give it a shot!"
"But I'm not done explaining!" Lily protested.
"You can explain as we play" Sirius grinned.
Lily sighed, conjured up a ball and bat, proclaimed herself pitcher and the game began.
Sirius decided that the bat was not good enough and immidiately transformed it into a live
bat! Lily frowned and changed it back and the game continued.
Eventually, when it was over, all four went back to lying on the grass, staring at the sky and
saying "I dunno... whaddya wanna do?" or in Remus' case, "I don't know, what do you think?"
As they watched the sunset, a very angry Prof. McGonagall strode across the lawn.
"What in the balzes do you think you're doing!" She thundered, "Everyone in Gryffendor is
looking for you!"
"We were playing baseball." Sirius grinned.
"What?" The professor looked puzzled. Lily groaned. "you start with a ball, some
players and a bat-" "A live one?" Mcgonagall look disproving. "No... though I think thats
what Sirius would prefer..."
"Well, you can explain when we're back at the castle!"
The three boys grinned and Lily frowned...
James, Remus, Lily and Sirius sat on the lawn in the Quidditch field; Bored to death.
"So, anyone got a bright idea yet?" Sirius yawned.
"Yes, lets duct tape your mouth shut," came Lily's sarcastic reply.
"Well, it is, I suppose, something to do..." James looked slightly happier at the idea.
"Accio Duct tape" said Remus.
"Hey!" Sirius looked offended. "Well, we could play baseball." Lily offered.
"What?" asked the other three. They were all from wizarding families and had no idea what the
game was.
"Baseball." Lily repeated. "You have a bat-" "A live one?" Sirius looked slightly interested. "NO!
A wooden... narrow, club sort of thing." "Ah." "And a ball that the pitcher-" "The juice kind?" "NO! The
pitcher is a player that throws the ball."
James looked a little happier. "Okay, lets give it a shot!"
"But I'm not done explaining!" Lily protested.
"You can explain as we play" Sirius grinned.
Lily sighed, conjured up a ball and bat, proclaimed herself pitcher and the game began.
Sirius decided that the bat was not good enough and immidiately transformed it into a live
bat! Lily frowned and changed it back and the game continued.
Eventually, when it was over, all four went back to lying on the grass, staring at the sky and
saying "I dunno... whaddya wanna do?" or in Remus' case, "I don't know, what do you think?"
As they watched the sunset, a very angry Prof. McGonagall strode across the lawn.
"What in the balzes do you think you're doing!" She thundered, "Everyone in Gryffendor is
looking for you!"
"We were playing baseball." Sirius grinned.
"What?" The professor looked puzzled. Lily groaned. "you start with a ball, some
players and a bat-" "A live one?" Mcgonagall look disproving. "No... though I think thats
what Sirius would prefer..."
"Well, you can explain when we're back at the castle!"
The three boys grinned and Lily frowned...