Chapter 1…. Return Of the Marauders
With stars disappearing and the sun slowly rising, the new day ahead was not the only thing that Sirius Black and his best friend James Potter awaited when they awoke from there beds. It was September first, the first day back to school; Hogwarts was so much more than just school to them and their other good friends Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. It was an adventure, a get-away, and their second home.
It was just after sunrise when James' mother had come knocking on his bedroom door to get them up for breakfast and to get dressed.
"Budge up! Do not want to be late!"
Her voice echoed in the boys room, bounced off the walls and finally woke up James, still half sleep he rolled over, started rubbing his eyes and shouted,
"Yeah mum, I am up!" In addition to the comment, he had hidden under his breath, "Wake me up at the crack of dawn, bloody hell."
Pushing the covers off his body he sat his feet down in the floor forgetting Sirius was right below him.
"Oy! James," Sirius grunted out while his arms flew holding his stomach.
"Oh sorry mate, I forgot you were down there." he said picking up his feet off Sirius and rolling over to the other side of the bed and getting up on the floor.
"A simple hey Sirius... wake up… would have been fine but no."
"Ah shut it, let's hurry, and get dressed."
Sirius sat up on the floor stretching while James walked over to his Hogwarts luggage where it had his clothes laid out for the train.
"Reach me my clothes I will go change in the bathroom." Sirius said standing up yawning.
"I can not wait to see Lily; you think she will talk to me?"
Sirius stopped dead in his tracks on his way to the bathroom and lowered his head, shook it from side to side and said.
"I knew it was coming."
"What is that suppose to mean?"
"Well, I think she will talk to you after she punches you, she always seems to."
"Thanks a lot." James sarcastically said while removing his shirt.
Sirius said nothing but blew a kiss and walked into James' bathroom, while James stood there changing he started thinking about Lily; it was not that Lily Evans hated him or anything she just could not stand him if that sounded any better. To James the usual daily punch was her "warming up to him," anytime he asked her out, called her Evans, or plainly just smiled.
From Lily's point of view, he thought he was God's gift to the world and Quidditch's best player; he was cocky, conceited, and annoying. All her girl friends thought there was summat wrong with her not getting a hold of James Potter he was very handsome, if you weren't half of the female population who was wild over Sirius.
No luck even in James trying to show Lily how he really was.
"I wonder what I am doing wrong." James said to himself while buttoning his pants. "Maybe I should pay more attention to her?"
"No mate, I think that is the last thing you should do." Sirius said walking out of the bathroom wearing a black muscle shirt, blue jeans and carrying his leather jacket.
"Going to make the first years orgasm on first sight I see."
"I'm dressed to thrill." he said lifting up his arms as if he had received an award.
"But really Sirius, she does not hate me all that much..." he paused for a second and then asked, "Surely not?"
"Yeah I think Lily does." he said while kneeing in the floor putting his tie on.
"Well, I would fancy the truth… what are you doing?" he said giving Sirius' tie a double look.
"I think it makes me look bit of a treat, do you think so?"
"Put your jacket on and let me see."
Obeying James' request, he picked up his jacket off his lap, got off his knees, and then put the jacket around his shoulders and his arms through next. James took a good look at him, then tiled his head and then made a little picture symbol with his fingers.
"The first years do not stand a chance."
Meanwhile downstairs James mum was making a big breakfast, eggs, bacon, toast, sausage, and potatoes. She was running from the stove to the table every second putting summat else in the two boys plates.
"Honey, you're going to have the boys so full they won't be able to fit on the train." Mr Potter said.
"I know, I just want them to have enough, I hate these times my baby off at that school with... You know who lurking around I do not like it." she said putting some jam on the table.
"I know, but you also know Dumbledore keeps the place very safe."
Just then Sirius and James came down the stairs, there luggage floating right behind them.
"Good morning boys, you can sit your things by the door."
"Good morning Mr Potter, Mrs Potter, beautiful morning isn't it?" Sirius said sitting down at the table with a big smile.
Sirius really lays it on thick. James thought to himself, taking a seat in front of a fully loaded plate.
"Have a good sleep Sirius?" James dad asked,
"Oh yes sir, and may I say thank you again for allowing me to stay with James, it is always a pleasure."
"You're a sweet boy, I am sure you would have a lady friend by now?" his mum asked piling some toast in his plate.
Through this whole, well… it seemed more like a staged show that is on those boxes muggles stare at, but James parents always ate it up. He sat there and had his napkin over his mouth the whole time so they could not see he was laughing. After a big breakfast for James and Sirius both, they were full. They got out of there seats, washed off there plates and checked the time, it was getting near time to leave.
"Ok boys, get your things." Mrs Potter said taking off her apron, and patting James on the back as he drank the rest of his pumpkin juice.
"How are we traveling this morning Mrs Potter?" Sirius asked,
"Well I thought it would be quicker if I put you boys on the Knight Bus, you only have thirty minutes to get to the station."
While they put their cloaks on his mother charmed all the dishes to the sink and started washing themselves.
"Ok boys you ready?" Mrs Potter asked.
"Yes mum, we got all our things."
"Ok let's go, I am going to go and wait with you, I will bung Stan the change you boys need yours."
"Thank you so much Mrs Potter, I will be counting the days until I see you again." Sirius said while opening the kitchen door for her.
"Sirius you're so sweet, you be a good boy." Mrs Potter said while hugging his shoulder.
James grabbed his luggage and pulled behind him out the door, with Sirius and his mother in front, the whole time he thought about seeing Lily for the first time in months, he got chills.
"You ok mate?" Sirius asked, noticing James was staring off into space.
"Oh, yeah… I am fine, is the bus here yet?"
"James, get the girl off your mind until we at least get to school."