Can I Be Your Enemy?
It is finally Seventh Year, and trusting the rest of the Marauders to help him out in the long chase for Lily, this is James' last shot at her. Lily & James, Sirius giving stupid advice, Remus being Remus, Peter being an idiot...
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.. yadda yadda...
-------One: The Train ------
It took Sirius about two seconds to say his goodbyes and haul his ass onto the train. His mother had dropped him off outside of the platform and zoomed off to wherever her crazy feet would take her. He was glad about that.
From now until June, I don't have to talk to her or any of the other lunatics, he thought happily and walked around, waiting for James and the other Marauder's.
James had a slightly longer goodbye then Sirius. His parents actually cared about him, after all. His mother (crying, again) left him a little embarressed as he got on the train.
"Mum, this is the seventh time you've had to do this," James said patiently. "Do you still have to cry every time I go to Hogwarts?" Mrs. Potter just waved a hankerchief at him. Mr. Potter clapped him on the shoulder.
"Well, have a good year, James," Mr. Potter said with a smile that suddenly turned into a scowl.
"And no more mischeif!"
"And Dad, this is the seventh time you've had to do this," James said with a grin. "Haven't you learned?" Mr. Potter's scowl turned back into a smile.
"I tried," he said to his wife.
Remus Lupin's head was almost submerged in his schoolbooks by the time James and Sirius had found him in their usual place on the train.
"MOOOOOOOOOOOOONNYY!' yelled Sirius and grabbed Remus in a heart- stopping hug. Remus, used to his crazy friend, smiled a little, but kept reading.
"Hello," he said in a patient voice. Sirius and James broke out in laughter. Remus finally put down his book. The train started going, and all three of them waved like mad out the window to their parents (Sirius just waved to anyone he saw) before settling back down for another start of a new fabulous school year.
"Where's Peter?" James said and sprawled himself across more seats than he needed to. Likewise, Sirius spread his arms over more seats than he needed to. Remus was a little squished.
"Probably lost, as usual," Sirius said, grinning. Remus looked a little worried.
"For Merlin's sake, Moony, calm down. He'll find us. Him and his sneaky little rat nose," Sirius said. Sirius had never liked Peter, and if it hadn't been for Remus and James, he would probably have stepped on Peter's tail (when he was a rat) more times than he had managed to already. He had never wanted to be friends with Peter, and sensed him to be different, in a bad way. Of course, James believed in second chances.
"Ahh, and here's the rat-scal," James said as Peter came in, a little out-of breath, who came in and slumped into one of the few seats left.
"Hello, Peter," James said pleasently.
"Hi—everyone," Peter managed to get out. He seemed to have grown a bit more plump over the summer and his hair looked a mess. Possibly because he had been running.
"So what's the plan for this year?" Sirius said, trying to ignore Peter. Remus rolled his eyes.
"Again? This is our last year! Our most important year! We have N.E.W.T's this year!" Remus almost yelled out, except Remus never yelled. Sirius chose to ignore that.
"Your point?" he said lazily. James chortled, and since James laughed, so did Peter.
A flash of red hair past their compartment. James yelped and shot out the door. Sirius was a little taken back.
"Er, bye James?" Remus said. Sirius hurtled out the door after James.
"Oh, hell," Remus said and shot out the door as well. Peter followed suit.
As soon as James was within hearing distance of Lily, he slowed back down to a walk, shot his chest out, and made himself presentable. Lily was talking to a friend, and after she was done, she turned around and saw James.
"Oh, boy," her eyes narrowed. "You."
"Hello, Lily. How was your summer?" James said pleasently, ignoring her greeting. She pushed past him.
"It was good," she said. Vague, as always with James. He turned around and followed her a like a dog, or a stag, if stags followed people.
"Excited for this year?" he said, his head bobbing up and down as he nodded to his many friends. She finally stopped and turned around.
"Alright, spit it out," she said in a commanding voice. He was a little confused.
"Err, my gum?"
"No, stupid. You want to tell me something. Go ahead, Potter," she said. She had refused to call him James and only called him Potter, whereas he was always calling her Lily.
"Well, see, this year," he said with a little grin. "I got this letter, and it was from Dumbledore and it was in pretty gold ink and it had a little Hogwarts seal in the corner and it was rather thick, if you know what I mean, as in thicker than usual, not the that the usual ones aren't think, because they are—"
"Forget it," she said and turned around and kept walking.
"Alright! Jesus, woman. I got Head Boy!" he said proudly. She kept walking. He was a little confused again.
"Uhh, Lily?"
"Yes, keep going, what else?" she said.
"I got Head Boy!"
"Yes, I know," came the irritable reply. "What else?"
"Did you get err, Head Girl?, by any chance?" he said. People were looking at them a bit funnily, the both had been walking up and down the train for about ten minutes now, with Sirius, Remus, and Peter tiptoeing behind.
"Does it matter?" she said.
"Yes!"
"Well, not to me," she said.
"Waaait, I get it! You DIDN'T GET HEAD GIRL! And now you're pissed because I got HEAD BOY, and—"
"No, Potter, I got Head Girl. What's your point?"
"Ha- HA! YES!"
Oh, Merlin, Lily thought. James was now skipping behind her. More curious heads stuck out of doors.
A few hours later, when Sirius, Remus, and Peter had finally kidnapped James and hauled his arse back into their little compartment, and left Lily alone, they were all dressed in their robes and were getting ready to leave the train.
"Finally," Sirius said. "A new year at Hogwarts."
It is finally Seventh Year, and trusting the rest of the Marauders to help him out in the long chase for Lily, this is James' last shot at her. Lily & James, Sirius giving stupid advice, Remus being Remus, Peter being an idiot...
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.. yadda yadda...
-------One: The Train ------
It took Sirius about two seconds to say his goodbyes and haul his ass onto the train. His mother had dropped him off outside of the platform and zoomed off to wherever her crazy feet would take her. He was glad about that.
From now until June, I don't have to talk to her or any of the other lunatics, he thought happily and walked around, waiting for James and the other Marauder's.
James had a slightly longer goodbye then Sirius. His parents actually cared about him, after all. His mother (crying, again) left him a little embarressed as he got on the train.
"Mum, this is the seventh time you've had to do this," James said patiently. "Do you still have to cry every time I go to Hogwarts?" Mrs. Potter just waved a hankerchief at him. Mr. Potter clapped him on the shoulder.
"Well, have a good year, James," Mr. Potter said with a smile that suddenly turned into a scowl.
"And no more mischeif!"
"And Dad, this is the seventh time you've had to do this," James said with a grin. "Haven't you learned?" Mr. Potter's scowl turned back into a smile.
"I tried," he said to his wife.
Remus Lupin's head was almost submerged in his schoolbooks by the time James and Sirius had found him in their usual place on the train.
"MOOOOOOOOOOOOONNYY!' yelled Sirius and grabbed Remus in a heart- stopping hug. Remus, used to his crazy friend, smiled a little, but kept reading.
"Hello," he said in a patient voice. Sirius and James broke out in laughter. Remus finally put down his book. The train started going, and all three of them waved like mad out the window to their parents (Sirius just waved to anyone he saw) before settling back down for another start of a new fabulous school year.
"Where's Peter?" James said and sprawled himself across more seats than he needed to. Likewise, Sirius spread his arms over more seats than he needed to. Remus was a little squished.
"Probably lost, as usual," Sirius said, grinning. Remus looked a little worried.
"For Merlin's sake, Moony, calm down. He'll find us. Him and his sneaky little rat nose," Sirius said. Sirius had never liked Peter, and if it hadn't been for Remus and James, he would probably have stepped on Peter's tail (when he was a rat) more times than he had managed to already. He had never wanted to be friends with Peter, and sensed him to be different, in a bad way. Of course, James believed in second chances.
"Ahh, and here's the rat-scal," James said as Peter came in, a little out-of breath, who came in and slumped into one of the few seats left.
"Hello, Peter," James said pleasently.
"Hi—everyone," Peter managed to get out. He seemed to have grown a bit more plump over the summer and his hair looked a mess. Possibly because he had been running.
"So what's the plan for this year?" Sirius said, trying to ignore Peter. Remus rolled his eyes.
"Again? This is our last year! Our most important year! We have N.E.W.T's this year!" Remus almost yelled out, except Remus never yelled. Sirius chose to ignore that.
"Your point?" he said lazily. James chortled, and since James laughed, so did Peter.
A flash of red hair past their compartment. James yelped and shot out the door. Sirius was a little taken back.
"Er, bye James?" Remus said. Sirius hurtled out the door after James.
"Oh, hell," Remus said and shot out the door as well. Peter followed suit.
As soon as James was within hearing distance of Lily, he slowed back down to a walk, shot his chest out, and made himself presentable. Lily was talking to a friend, and after she was done, she turned around and saw James.
"Oh, boy," her eyes narrowed. "You."
"Hello, Lily. How was your summer?" James said pleasently, ignoring her greeting. She pushed past him.
"It was good," she said. Vague, as always with James. He turned around and followed her a like a dog, or a stag, if stags followed people.
"Excited for this year?" he said, his head bobbing up and down as he nodded to his many friends. She finally stopped and turned around.
"Alright, spit it out," she said in a commanding voice. He was a little confused.
"Err, my gum?"
"No, stupid. You want to tell me something. Go ahead, Potter," she said. She had refused to call him James and only called him Potter, whereas he was always calling her Lily.
"Well, see, this year," he said with a little grin. "I got this letter, and it was from Dumbledore and it was in pretty gold ink and it had a little Hogwarts seal in the corner and it was rather thick, if you know what I mean, as in thicker than usual, not the that the usual ones aren't think, because they are—"
"Forget it," she said and turned around and kept walking.
"Alright! Jesus, woman. I got Head Boy!" he said proudly. She kept walking. He was a little confused again.
"Uhh, Lily?"
"Yes, keep going, what else?" she said.
"I got Head Boy!"
"Yes, I know," came the irritable reply. "What else?"
"Did you get err, Head Girl?, by any chance?" he said. People were looking at them a bit funnily, the both had been walking up and down the train for about ten minutes now, with Sirius, Remus, and Peter tiptoeing behind.
"Does it matter?" she said.
"Yes!"
"Well, not to me," she said.
"Waaait, I get it! You DIDN'T GET HEAD GIRL! And now you're pissed because I got HEAD BOY, and—"
"No, Potter, I got Head Girl. What's your point?"
"Ha- HA! YES!"
Oh, Merlin, Lily thought. James was now skipping behind her. More curious heads stuck out of doors.
A few hours later, when Sirius, Remus, and Peter had finally kidnapped James and hauled his arse back into their little compartment, and left Lily alone, they were all dressed in their robes and were getting ready to leave the train.
"Finally," Sirius said. "A new year at Hogwarts."
