hey everyone! this is my first fanfiction and i hope you enjoy it. i hope to write the story of how i thonk the marauders and lily's final year at hogwarts went. please review if you think you can help me improve the story or my writing. if you have any questions just ask :)
This was it. They were finally going back to their last year at hogwarts!
It was 6 o'clock on the 1st September 1978. James potter was staring around his bedroom, and then started to wander around potter manor.
He seemed to do that a lot nowadays.
Just 2 weeks ago he and the other marauders had decided to go camping by themselves. They did this at the end of every year since first year that it became a tradition. Usually James father came with them but this year he caught a nasty cold but refused to let his son miss out what could be his last camping trip.
So James and the marauders went camping for three days and two nights. James was still worried about his father as he was very old but knew that he should enjoy his last summer holidays as this was going to be his very last year at Hogwarts.
Everything was going great, the four boys went hunting, hiking and swimming as usual. Until the second night when James had an awful feeling something was wrong. It was 2 o'clock in the morning and James could not sleep. He was staring up at the sky at all the starts when all of a sudden he noticed an owl. He knew owls hunted at night but this owl was coming towards him.
The owl landed next to James near the fire that James had kept going which allowed him to see a collar around the owl's neck with the saint mungo's crest on it. James took the letter off the owl and ripped it open. The owl did not appreciate his rudeness so it hopped near James and nipped his hand then flew away. But not before James let out a yelp that awoke his werewolf best friend Remus Lupin.
"What's going on?" asked a groggy Remus.
"I got a letter from saint mungos" was all James could say as he opened the letter and read at loud its contents.
"Dear Mr. Potter.
Your parents Charles Harold potter and Elizabeth Julia Fletcher potter were admitted into saint Mungo's this evening 18th august 1978 11:43 p.m.
Your father was unconscious and as soon as we got him onto a bed your mother collapsed, coughing and had difficulties breathing.
They are both currently sedated but have requested your presence as they would like to say there final goodbyes.
Hoping you are well
Head healer
St mungo's"
James finished reading and started wiping his face as he started to cry without noticing. Remus was already waking the other boys up. James grabbed his wand and disapperated to saint mungos to say his goodbyes. He knew he shouldn't have gone camping. Remus would understand where he went.
James landed right outside the window that was the entrance to the hospital and wasted no time running in. When he entered he was greeted by many stares and he ran to a healer.
"Charles and Elizabeth potters' room?" asked James hoping they were at least together.
The healer directed them to their shared room. James ran as fast as he could hoping he wasn't too late.
He burst into the room and saw his parents looking so weak and frail. He didn't understand how his mother became sick. She was as old as his father but she wasn't sick two days ago!
His father seemed to notice him.
"James. Please come over to your old dad" said Mr. Potter who wore a forced smile.
James walked stiffly towards them placing himself between the two beds so he could with them both. He held both of their hands refusing to let go. His mother looked up at him and even James had to admit she did look awful. Her once bright eyes were now weak and her skin was so cold.
"I don't understand. You weren't sick! What happened?" asked James his voice breaking and fresh tears streaming down his face.
Mrs. Potter reached up to touch his cheek. "Its one of life's mysteries. One day you're as fit as a fiddle the next you're on your death bed. I want you to know that I am so proud of you. I couldn't have asked for a better son." She said with a very weak smile.
James turned to his dad "we're both proud of you. I know you will try to be brave but don't forget that trying to be strong is ok but letting your friends help you is something everyone needs to do at some stage in their life."
James nodded and started crying again. Neither of his parents stopped him. Eventually James stopped and the three potters talked through the night till James fell asleep.
The next morning someone tapped James shoulder waking him up. When James looked up he saw Sirius looking concerned. James looked to his right and left seeing his parents looking peaceful as though asleep but James didn't need to check to know they weren't breathing or that their hearts were no longer beating.
James started to cry again. He had fallen asleep holding their hands and he took his hands away and started rubbing his eyes. Sirius bent forward and hugged James knowing he needed someone. James didn't mind. He cried into his shirt till his eyes felt dry.
That memory stuck to James. Every time he closed his eyes all he saw was his dead parents...he failed to save them...failure.
James had gotten his hogwarts letter the 31st of July and with it came the news of him becoming head boy! He, James Potter, marauder and illegal animagi was head boy! Did Dumbledore become so brain damaged?
He was still walking around his childhood home, remembering that day he got his letter. His parents had never looked more proud!
Sirius on the other hand looked stunned...then he went into a laughing fit! He was laughing so hard that he tried to leave the room but walked into a bookcase and as the shelves were old and looked ready to break, all the books landed on Sirius filling the room in laughter.
He desperately missed his parents. They should be here with him so say goodbye and give him advice on being head boy, quidditch captain and lily.
The sudden reminder of lily made his heart break. Of course he'd never tell anyone but lily had broken his heart. All of her refusals towards him always hurt. But he'd laugh it off.
He knew he didn't deserve lily. After the 5th year incident involving him and snape. Only the marauders and the people surrounding them that day knew why he was in the hospital wing after his charms exam. Snape had sent a spell at James making his cheek bleed...a lot. It was so bad that he didn't get to finish the exam fully because the blood was starting to get on his paper.
He was going to apologise to lily for everything he did to her. All the pranks, constantly asking her out, embarrassing her in front of the whole school and mostly for making her lose a friend.
He looked at the clock and it was it was nearly 9 o'clock! Luckily he had packed yesterday so he didn't have worry about that. He ran into Sirius's room and found him still asleep! He jumped on his bed to wake him up.
"Geh ouf mae ya giiit!" Said Sirius.
"Get up you mangy dog! It's 9 o'clock! The train is leaving at 11 remember ?! It takes an hour to get there from here! So you only have an hour to make yourself ok to look at. We don't want to scare any first years" laughed James as a pillow made its way to hit him in the head.
"I'm getting up" but Sirius then noticed his friends eyes were red and puffy. "How are you holding up?"
James looked up then looked at the floor. "I don't want to talk about it." With that he left the room.
Sirius cursed and knew he was going to have to find a certain red head before James did. He knew James wanted to apologise to her but after years of annoyance he doubted lily would forgive him.
He quickly got up, got dressed and did his hair. He ran to the kitchen where the house elves were currently busying themselves cooking way too much food for just two people.
James was reading the paper and said "we only have 20 minutes left eat what you can."
Sirius was wolfing down his breakfast like there was no tomorrow. He also noticed his best friend's eye weren't red any more.
"Remind me again why we can't apparate as we now have licences
to do so ?"
"Because we have always used the knight bus. And where would we apparate to? The muggles will think it weird if we just appear out of thin air and we can't apparate to the station!" Exclaimed James as it was not the first time Sirius had asked this question in the last week.
"We could use my motorcycle..." Muttered Sirius until James interrupted him.
"We can't use your *flying* motorcycle! That would just draw more attention to us !" Said James
"Fine we'll do it your way" sulked Sirius
"We better hurry up because we have to go in...BLOODY HELL 5 MINUTES!"
With that said the two boys thanked the elves and ran to their rooms to get their luggage and any last belongings then ran outside the door. The Potters were an old pure blood family so of course there house was magically protected.
James had to do the spell to ensure the house and everything inside was safe. It was not an easy spell to do as it took concentration and precision.
Sirius summoned the knight bus and the two teens hopped on and held on for dear life till kings cross station.
