A/N: Decided I needed to make a seemly funny story, featuring the one and
only Marauders. Will have SLASH from the part of Lucius and plenty of
let's save the day sort of crap, including a run in with non other than
Voldemort. Should be fun. Read and Review....
Updated June 27th: I am redoing this chapter a bit, mainly because of the errors and typos. It will pretty much be the same, only with a few things added. Anyway, sorry it took so long and I hope you like!
Summery:
Harry and gang (meaning Hermione and Ron) go back into the past so Harry can see what his parents were like. On a trip that Fred and George would have died to gone on, will Sirius and Harry be able to make sure that his parents come and stay together? Or will jealously, darkness...or even HARRY...break them apart?
Warning for SLASH, Violence, and Humor.
Prongs
Chapter I: Waking Up
"Where ever I go, what ever I do, When ever my heart is running out for you..."
"Shut up!" Lily Evans hissed to the laughing face of one her friends, Sirius Black, who sang as the same song (as long as she could remember) whenever he and the guy of her affections (which happened to be his best friend) were near her.
Lily Evans, a stunning beautiful girl from his same house, the same year, was perfect. Flowing red hair that rivaled that of Auther Weasley (another friend of hers) with hypnotizing emerald eyes that could light up the darkest of rooms. Her skin was pale, soft, her lips full and rosy.
And yet, although she was positive she had looks that most girls envied and the frame that most guys at Hogwarts longed to be near, it seemed that HE didn't even notice her at all.
And she could see why.
The boy had to be the most popular boy Hogwarts: Everyone loved to be near him, he was so friendly, having a radiance that was drawing almost. He was very gifted with his studies, as much so as his infamous enemy, Serverus Snape, an equally gifted but less than charming boy from Slytherin. They were both tied for becoming Head Boy for the next year, both being prefects just as she was.
He had amazingly untidy raven hair which to her, made him irresistibly adorable, his glasses black framed but thin, his brown eyes that looked like Hershey's kisses shining brightly at all he spoke to, intimidating to those whom hated him. He was tall and muscular like the equally handsome Sirius Black... who had long black hair, just as untidy in the bangs of it, but placed in a very loose ponytail.
James was almost always in smiles or laughing...and always in trouble as well. The boy had more detentions along with Sirius then she cared to count, the teachers having trouble keeping the stern demeanor at times due to some of the more outrageous stunts they pulled. They actually rarely got points taken away form their house...just detentions and dirty glares from the Slytherins.
He was also the best Chaser of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, which most of his reputation came from, no house ever being able to beat them as long as he was on the field. They had won the Quidditch Cup five years in a row and counting...
He was very handsome...hmm...really handsome...she knew shouldn't think like that...and almost every girl from every house including some from Slytherin, were trying to catch his attention.
Lily sighed. It was almost depressing...but she was determined to catch him...or at LEAST get the charming sixth year to notice her.
"Hmm," she mumbled to herself, thinking hard as she tapped the end of her sugar quill on her lightly. "What do I know about him?"
She sucked on the end of the quill lightly then a thought popping in her head (other then the fact that he was popular and a god) and she began to scribble then all down.
She knew that James went by the nickname of 'Prongs', only called by this by his inner circle.
She thought on this for another second, writing it down...then decided to analyzing all of his close friends, a habit she admitted, she really had to break in such a situation...:
*Sirius Black-
Goes by 'Padfoot' by the Marauders.
Just as bad as James with the practically jokes but has a WAY shorter temper then his fellow Gryffindor, often put into check by the one who many mistaken as his brother. (James) Out of the others, he is defiantly the BEST friend. (Of James...sigh...) They are NEVER apart...
She paused for a moment, staring at her paper. It almost made her wonder...naw. Sirius flirted so much it should be a sentence to Azkaban to even remotely think that he may be gay.
...and Gifted in Dueling.*
'Hmm', she thought as she wrote down the next name.
*Remus Lupin
'Moony', a Ravenclaw but might as well be a Gryffindor, as much as he's in the common room and stays there. Quiet but very intelligent, sweet and handsome as well...(She smirked slightly) Likes the jokes but usually is the peace maker when someone throws a fit over them...but most of the time, he's too busy laughing to finish them with the others.
Gifted in Defense Against the Dark Arts*
'And last but not least...'
*Peter Pettigrew
'Wormtail' Sorta quiet. Never really has a lot to do with anything. Just as bad as Sirius and James with the jokes but as...doesn't like getting in trouble. Sorta sweet in an off sort of way. Also a Gryffindor. Gifted in: Making excuses for the group and getting them out of 95% of the trouble they get into.*
"Maybe I should keep this as a reference," she mumbled thoughtfully rereading the paper and studying it again. Yeah...she defiantly needed a better hobby. Sirius would throw a fit of laughter if he ever saw this...but hey, she can have moments of silliness as well.
She was slightly serious most of the times, perfect in all her subjects, calm and collected. Most Slytherins...didn't like this. Mainly because: she was a muggle born and they didn't see to like the idea that a person without 'pure' bloodline doing magic better then them.
"Excuse me, but would you happen to have the notes from-"
She gasped, snapping out of her thoughts and looked up. There he was. James Potter, the beau himself, standing right in front her. Only...he was reading...
She watched in horror as he seemed to read the parchment that rested in front of her, his lips moving silently, forming the words. The information intrigued him so much so that he failed to finish his question. As he finished, he looked up at her, his chocolate eyes shining, a light smile forming on his lips.
She yelped and quickly snatched the paper away, crumbling it up into a tight ball and tossing it blindly over her shoulder, hearing Sirius yell "Hey..." ( It bounced of his head as he was flirting with a giggle-mad Ravenclaw) smiling at him the best she could, inwardly fainting.
'Now HOW embarrassing is this to have the boy you like READ what you thought of him...AND his friends as if they were some sort of animals for The Care of Magic Creatures lesson?'
He raised an eyebrow. "Nice research, didn't know that topic was due in a class."
'Okay God, anytime now: You can allow the ground to open up and swallow me whole, blessing humanity with the nonexistence of me and my stupidity...that would be really GOOD right now...' she thought as she just laughed nervously.
"Well...um...I was just...uh..." she couldn't even THINK of a good way to lie herself out of this. He smiled warmly at her.
"Personally, I think your quite perceptive...only..." he paused and thought for moment, taking his left index finger on his temple.
'I'm a freak?' she thought to herself.
"I'm the cutest," he winked. "Remember to add that next time, or the paper might be incorrect! Then I'd have to take points..." He sounded like a lecturing teacher.
She laughed. He was being really nice about this, despite the fact she has just made a complete fool of herself...
Alas, another reason to like James Potter...
*~*~*~*~*
When had he completely lost his mind?
Dumbledore knew he was known to do rather...odd...things, but this?
He stared at the piece of parchment in his hands again, rereading the words quietly to himself then sighing, took off his half mooned spectacles, placing them lightly on the desk and rubbing his temple gently.
It was his hand writing, the same sloppy signature that he was couldn't be copied...it was too odd for that, so loopy.
Yep...he'd lost it...
He turned to his deputy headmistress none the less, younger then he, for she was in her early 40's, and smiled slightly.
"What do you think Minerva?"
She looked at him, uneasy for a moment, but appeared to be in heavy thought.
"Well Albus...If you're not exactly sure that this is true, then you shouldn't just announce it yet. Wait until these 'visitors' actually arrive to do it. But..." she trailed off, biting her lower lip.
"Yes? Speak your mind, it's what your good at," he smirked.
"I understand the situation of the 'visitors' coming. Sad indeed...but what if this is some plot, a ploy set by You-Know-Who?"
Dumbledore chuckled slightly. "Tom is clever...but not that clever. It is quite a odd story indeed but I doubt Tom could sign my signature and expect me not to notice obvious flaws, which I would have."
She nodded smiling. She always trusted Dumbledore's judgement, for he was rarely wrong.
Dumbledore nodded then stood.
"Well, I shall await there arrival Minerva. Please watch the Great Hall until I arrive." Then he winked. "After all, with Marauders about, there is no telling what could happen."
She frowned slightly and nodded. All too much did she know the pranks of James and his little bad of 'merry' men.
Dumbledore watched her leave, then sighed. If this was some sort of prank...he could always blame it on stress, right?
*~*~*~*
"So THAT'S what you hit me with?" Sirius roared with laughter. Lily felt her face growing hot and herself slowly sliding under the table as students began to turn to her, staring.
"Sirius! Shut up!"
"And he SAW it?" he laughed harder.
Everyone was looking at them now, Lupin, who sat at the table right behind Sirius, laughing at the conversation he had just overheard silently to himself.
James had not arrived yet and she took this time to tell Sirius and get his advice. But somehow, the advice part wasn't exactly working...
"Come on Paddy!" she pouted. He abruptly stopped laughing, his face turning red. Peter snickered. "Paddy?"
"Shut up," he grumbled bitterly, folding an arm over his chest as the rest of the students that were present in the Great Hall began to snicker as well.
"Then what should I do?"
"Stop calling me 'Paddy', for one thing," he said with a bottom lip sticking out. She smirked at him. "Aww, I'm saw-we paddy," she cooed, hugging him and planting a sloppy kiss on his cheek. He shot her the evil eye but smirked.
"You missed a spot," he replied, placing a finger on his lips and raising his eyebrows suggestively. She hit him on the shoulder and he laughed.
"No but seriously, just get to know him, okay? There is a lot more to James then 'good looks' as you helplessly pointed out in your "Overview of the Marauders"...oh...and stop writing freaky crap like that, cause it was, you gotta admit..scary.
Bat your eyes at him a bit but don't look like a tramp...um...possibly wear leather when you do though...YEAH...leather and your ass would totally-"
He laughed as she smacked him upside the head, frowning. "Sirius!"
"What?" he said innocently, looking at Lupin and Peter questionably. They only hunched in the same innocence.
She shook her head. "Marauders," she sighed.
"Hey Padfoot!"
They all looked up to see James, beaming, coming into the Great Hall, a slight mischievous look in his chocolate eyes. He walked up to them. He turned to Lily who blushed on the spot and his demeanor changed to a smile of gentleness.
"My lady," he bowed deeply sweeping his robes behind him and taking her hand, kissing it. She could feel her face grow hot as eyes stared at them, most of them envious.
"...Hi..." she muttered shyly.
"Oh YEAH!" Sirius called, slapping his head playfully as if he'd forgotten.
"James, this is Lily...a good friend of mine," he pointed out, taking this time to formally introduce the two, winking at her. "Lily Evans, the flower of Gryffindor. We were just discussing your future children and her putting on leather-"
"Don't start!" she warned, blushing crimson after that last statement, hitting him again on the arm, him highly amused. James laughed as well.
"That sounds nice...leather..." He pretended to think for a moment then proceeded to try to stare at Lily's bottom, her blushing crimson again and quickly turning it from his view.
"Real nice..."
"I give up," she exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air, walking away, smiling all the while. James had noticed her! She could kiss Sirius...
The four boys looked after her and Sirius sent James a sly smile.
"Well it's about time you woke up," he winked. James stared at him blankly then smiled with a slight tint of crimson in his cheeks.
"You know I would have eventually."
"POTTER!"
Everyone turned to see a very angry Serverus Snape standing in the doorway of the Great Hall and they all broke into high laughter.
The poor boy was...well...bald...to a point. He looked like the boy version of Medusa, venomous green snakes swarming around his head, hissing at everything that came to close to them. His black eyes were livid, his lips curled in a tight sneer of utter disgust.
"Yes?" James called innocently, ignoring Sirius and the other Marauders smirks and of congratulations.
"I KNOW THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" he snarled, storming over to stand in front of the Gryffindor. "AND YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!"
"Why Severus Snape!" James called as if he had been insulted. "Are you inferring that I, James Henry Potter, your most BELOVED fiend, would do something like this to YOU??" He pretended to faint and Sirius, giving Snape a 'shame on you' sort of glance caught and fanned him.
"You should be ashamed," Peter frowned. "If anything, he would give you shampoo for that greasy mess you insist is a head of hair, not snakes!"
Lupin snickered.
"Although," James smirked, one eye opening to look at his rival. "If I HAD done it...you MUST admit...it is an vast improvement..."
Snape pulled out his wand, his eyes staring venomous at James who was still smirking at him, still innocently.
"Oh come now Snappy, no need for violence...not in front of the children!"
"I'll get you..." he trailed off as he prepared to hex him, Sirius growling and whipping out his own wand quickly.
"Mr. Snape?"
They all turned to see the Headmaster enter the Great Hall, all the laughter dying down. He was later than ususal, and seemed to have three cloaked figures standing behind him.
Snape quickly put his wand away, but sent them the evil eye. "Look what he did to my HAIR!"
"Is THAT what you choose to call these days, hair?" Sirius snicked at him.
Ignoring him, Dumbledore walked up closer to Snape, studying the Medusa like hairstyle thoughtfully then shaking his head 'tsking' slightly.
Two of cloaked figures behind him snickered loudly enough to be heard, the third, whom stood in the middle, only shook its head at them.
"James," Dumbledore began, turning his wearily sapphire eyes on the young man.
Respectfully, James stood and nodded. He would never lie to Albus Dumbledore. He had far too much respect for him.
"Sorry sir, just thought he could use a new style so I put it in his shampoo...never thought he'd actually USE it though."
Snape's eyes flared but Dumbledore chuckled softly to himself, something James was happy to see. Dumbledore hadn't really been smiling too much of late since HE had appeared. No one really had...
"Go to the infirmary Serverus The Med-Witch in-training, Poppy Promphy, has something that should cure it in seconds." Nodding, he did as he was told, casting one last dark glare at the Marauders, his cold eyes lingering on James who only waved at him, and stormed out of the Great Hall.
"But on a brighter note," Dumbledore announced to all of them, not even attempting to go to the head table. "He have three new additions to Hogwarts. They shall be staying with us for a short time and I wish for all of you to make them feel welcome."
All the attention turned back to the three new figures that stood behind Dumbledore, now appearing to shift nervously. James took his usual seat next to Sirius who responded he was already thinking up something new to pull on Snape.
Dumbledore turned to the trio and nodded.
They turned their heads toward one another then slowly, brought their hands up to the rim of the silk fabric, pulling at it slowly in the opposite direction.
Everyone gasped slightly as they removed their hoods and stared. But James seemed to have his eyes trained on the boy that stood to the far left.
"He looks..." he started breathless.
"...just like..." Remus continued in amazement.
"YOU!" Sirius and Peter exclaimed together.
A/N: Okay, there you go. All corrected and parts and little things added. ::you can tell cause it's longer now:: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Read and Review as always!
Updated June 27th: I am redoing this chapter a bit, mainly because of the errors and typos. It will pretty much be the same, only with a few things added. Anyway, sorry it took so long and I hope you like!
Summery:
Harry and gang (meaning Hermione and Ron) go back into the past so Harry can see what his parents were like. On a trip that Fred and George would have died to gone on, will Sirius and Harry be able to make sure that his parents come and stay together? Or will jealously, darkness...or even HARRY...break them apart?
Warning for SLASH, Violence, and Humor.
Prongs
Chapter I: Waking Up
"Where ever I go, what ever I do, When ever my heart is running out for you..."
"Shut up!" Lily Evans hissed to the laughing face of one her friends, Sirius Black, who sang as the same song (as long as she could remember) whenever he and the guy of her affections (which happened to be his best friend) were near her.
Lily Evans, a stunning beautiful girl from his same house, the same year, was perfect. Flowing red hair that rivaled that of Auther Weasley (another friend of hers) with hypnotizing emerald eyes that could light up the darkest of rooms. Her skin was pale, soft, her lips full and rosy.
And yet, although she was positive she had looks that most girls envied and the frame that most guys at Hogwarts longed to be near, it seemed that HE didn't even notice her at all.
And she could see why.
The boy had to be the most popular boy Hogwarts: Everyone loved to be near him, he was so friendly, having a radiance that was drawing almost. He was very gifted with his studies, as much so as his infamous enemy, Serverus Snape, an equally gifted but less than charming boy from Slytherin. They were both tied for becoming Head Boy for the next year, both being prefects just as she was.
He had amazingly untidy raven hair which to her, made him irresistibly adorable, his glasses black framed but thin, his brown eyes that looked like Hershey's kisses shining brightly at all he spoke to, intimidating to those whom hated him. He was tall and muscular like the equally handsome Sirius Black... who had long black hair, just as untidy in the bangs of it, but placed in a very loose ponytail.
James was almost always in smiles or laughing...and always in trouble as well. The boy had more detentions along with Sirius then she cared to count, the teachers having trouble keeping the stern demeanor at times due to some of the more outrageous stunts they pulled. They actually rarely got points taken away form their house...just detentions and dirty glares from the Slytherins.
He was also the best Chaser of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, which most of his reputation came from, no house ever being able to beat them as long as he was on the field. They had won the Quidditch Cup five years in a row and counting...
He was very handsome...hmm...really handsome...she knew shouldn't think like that...and almost every girl from every house including some from Slytherin, were trying to catch his attention.
Lily sighed. It was almost depressing...but she was determined to catch him...or at LEAST get the charming sixth year to notice her.
"Hmm," she mumbled to herself, thinking hard as she tapped the end of her sugar quill on her lightly. "What do I know about him?"
She sucked on the end of the quill lightly then a thought popping in her head (other then the fact that he was popular and a god) and she began to scribble then all down.
She knew that James went by the nickname of 'Prongs', only called by this by his inner circle.
She thought on this for another second, writing it down...then decided to analyzing all of his close friends, a habit she admitted, she really had to break in such a situation...:
*Sirius Black-
Goes by 'Padfoot' by the Marauders.
Just as bad as James with the practically jokes but has a WAY shorter temper then his fellow Gryffindor, often put into check by the one who many mistaken as his brother. (James) Out of the others, he is defiantly the BEST friend. (Of James...sigh...) They are NEVER apart...
She paused for a moment, staring at her paper. It almost made her wonder...naw. Sirius flirted so much it should be a sentence to Azkaban to even remotely think that he may be gay.
...and Gifted in Dueling.*
'Hmm', she thought as she wrote down the next name.
*Remus Lupin
'Moony', a Ravenclaw but might as well be a Gryffindor, as much as he's in the common room and stays there. Quiet but very intelligent, sweet and handsome as well...(She smirked slightly) Likes the jokes but usually is the peace maker when someone throws a fit over them...but most of the time, he's too busy laughing to finish them with the others.
Gifted in Defense Against the Dark Arts*
'And last but not least...'
*Peter Pettigrew
'Wormtail' Sorta quiet. Never really has a lot to do with anything. Just as bad as Sirius and James with the jokes but as...doesn't like getting in trouble. Sorta sweet in an off sort of way. Also a Gryffindor. Gifted in: Making excuses for the group and getting them out of 95% of the trouble they get into.*
"Maybe I should keep this as a reference," she mumbled thoughtfully rereading the paper and studying it again. Yeah...she defiantly needed a better hobby. Sirius would throw a fit of laughter if he ever saw this...but hey, she can have moments of silliness as well.
She was slightly serious most of the times, perfect in all her subjects, calm and collected. Most Slytherins...didn't like this. Mainly because: she was a muggle born and they didn't see to like the idea that a person without 'pure' bloodline doing magic better then them.
"Excuse me, but would you happen to have the notes from-"
She gasped, snapping out of her thoughts and looked up. There he was. James Potter, the beau himself, standing right in front her. Only...he was reading...
She watched in horror as he seemed to read the parchment that rested in front of her, his lips moving silently, forming the words. The information intrigued him so much so that he failed to finish his question. As he finished, he looked up at her, his chocolate eyes shining, a light smile forming on his lips.
She yelped and quickly snatched the paper away, crumbling it up into a tight ball and tossing it blindly over her shoulder, hearing Sirius yell "Hey..." ( It bounced of his head as he was flirting with a giggle-mad Ravenclaw) smiling at him the best she could, inwardly fainting.
'Now HOW embarrassing is this to have the boy you like READ what you thought of him...AND his friends as if they were some sort of animals for The Care of Magic Creatures lesson?'
He raised an eyebrow. "Nice research, didn't know that topic was due in a class."
'Okay God, anytime now: You can allow the ground to open up and swallow me whole, blessing humanity with the nonexistence of me and my stupidity...that would be really GOOD right now...' she thought as she just laughed nervously.
"Well...um...I was just...uh..." she couldn't even THINK of a good way to lie herself out of this. He smiled warmly at her.
"Personally, I think your quite perceptive...only..." he paused and thought for moment, taking his left index finger on his temple.
'I'm a freak?' she thought to herself.
"I'm the cutest," he winked. "Remember to add that next time, or the paper might be incorrect! Then I'd have to take points..." He sounded like a lecturing teacher.
She laughed. He was being really nice about this, despite the fact she has just made a complete fool of herself...
Alas, another reason to like James Potter...
*~*~*~*~*
When had he completely lost his mind?
Dumbledore knew he was known to do rather...odd...things, but this?
He stared at the piece of parchment in his hands again, rereading the words quietly to himself then sighing, took off his half mooned spectacles, placing them lightly on the desk and rubbing his temple gently.
It was his hand writing, the same sloppy signature that he was couldn't be copied...it was too odd for that, so loopy.
Yep...he'd lost it...
He turned to his deputy headmistress none the less, younger then he, for she was in her early 40's, and smiled slightly.
"What do you think Minerva?"
She looked at him, uneasy for a moment, but appeared to be in heavy thought.
"Well Albus...If you're not exactly sure that this is true, then you shouldn't just announce it yet. Wait until these 'visitors' actually arrive to do it. But..." she trailed off, biting her lower lip.
"Yes? Speak your mind, it's what your good at," he smirked.
"I understand the situation of the 'visitors' coming. Sad indeed...but what if this is some plot, a ploy set by You-Know-Who?"
Dumbledore chuckled slightly. "Tom is clever...but not that clever. It is quite a odd story indeed but I doubt Tom could sign my signature and expect me not to notice obvious flaws, which I would have."
She nodded smiling. She always trusted Dumbledore's judgement, for he was rarely wrong.
Dumbledore nodded then stood.
"Well, I shall await there arrival Minerva. Please watch the Great Hall until I arrive." Then he winked. "After all, with Marauders about, there is no telling what could happen."
She frowned slightly and nodded. All too much did she know the pranks of James and his little bad of 'merry' men.
Dumbledore watched her leave, then sighed. If this was some sort of prank...he could always blame it on stress, right?
*~*~*~*
"So THAT'S what you hit me with?" Sirius roared with laughter. Lily felt her face growing hot and herself slowly sliding under the table as students began to turn to her, staring.
"Sirius! Shut up!"
"And he SAW it?" he laughed harder.
Everyone was looking at them now, Lupin, who sat at the table right behind Sirius, laughing at the conversation he had just overheard silently to himself.
James had not arrived yet and she took this time to tell Sirius and get his advice. But somehow, the advice part wasn't exactly working...
"Come on Paddy!" she pouted. He abruptly stopped laughing, his face turning red. Peter snickered. "Paddy?"
"Shut up," he grumbled bitterly, folding an arm over his chest as the rest of the students that were present in the Great Hall began to snicker as well.
"Then what should I do?"
"Stop calling me 'Paddy', for one thing," he said with a bottom lip sticking out. She smirked at him. "Aww, I'm saw-we paddy," she cooed, hugging him and planting a sloppy kiss on his cheek. He shot her the evil eye but smirked.
"You missed a spot," he replied, placing a finger on his lips and raising his eyebrows suggestively. She hit him on the shoulder and he laughed.
"No but seriously, just get to know him, okay? There is a lot more to James then 'good looks' as you helplessly pointed out in your "Overview of the Marauders"...oh...and stop writing freaky crap like that, cause it was, you gotta admit..scary.
Bat your eyes at him a bit but don't look like a tramp...um...possibly wear leather when you do though...YEAH...leather and your ass would totally-"
He laughed as she smacked him upside the head, frowning. "Sirius!"
"What?" he said innocently, looking at Lupin and Peter questionably. They only hunched in the same innocence.
She shook her head. "Marauders," she sighed.
"Hey Padfoot!"
They all looked up to see James, beaming, coming into the Great Hall, a slight mischievous look in his chocolate eyes. He walked up to them. He turned to Lily who blushed on the spot and his demeanor changed to a smile of gentleness.
"My lady," he bowed deeply sweeping his robes behind him and taking her hand, kissing it. She could feel her face grow hot as eyes stared at them, most of them envious.
"...Hi..." she muttered shyly.
"Oh YEAH!" Sirius called, slapping his head playfully as if he'd forgotten.
"James, this is Lily...a good friend of mine," he pointed out, taking this time to formally introduce the two, winking at her. "Lily Evans, the flower of Gryffindor. We were just discussing your future children and her putting on leather-"
"Don't start!" she warned, blushing crimson after that last statement, hitting him again on the arm, him highly amused. James laughed as well.
"That sounds nice...leather..." He pretended to think for a moment then proceeded to try to stare at Lily's bottom, her blushing crimson again and quickly turning it from his view.
"Real nice..."
"I give up," she exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air, walking away, smiling all the while. James had noticed her! She could kiss Sirius...
The four boys looked after her and Sirius sent James a sly smile.
"Well it's about time you woke up," he winked. James stared at him blankly then smiled with a slight tint of crimson in his cheeks.
"You know I would have eventually."
"POTTER!"
Everyone turned to see a very angry Serverus Snape standing in the doorway of the Great Hall and they all broke into high laughter.
The poor boy was...well...bald...to a point. He looked like the boy version of Medusa, venomous green snakes swarming around his head, hissing at everything that came to close to them. His black eyes were livid, his lips curled in a tight sneer of utter disgust.
"Yes?" James called innocently, ignoring Sirius and the other Marauders smirks and of congratulations.
"I KNOW THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" he snarled, storming over to stand in front of the Gryffindor. "AND YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!"
"Why Severus Snape!" James called as if he had been insulted. "Are you inferring that I, James Henry Potter, your most BELOVED fiend, would do something like this to YOU??" He pretended to faint and Sirius, giving Snape a 'shame on you' sort of glance caught and fanned him.
"You should be ashamed," Peter frowned. "If anything, he would give you shampoo for that greasy mess you insist is a head of hair, not snakes!"
Lupin snickered.
"Although," James smirked, one eye opening to look at his rival. "If I HAD done it...you MUST admit...it is an vast improvement..."
Snape pulled out his wand, his eyes staring venomous at James who was still smirking at him, still innocently.
"Oh come now Snappy, no need for violence...not in front of the children!"
"I'll get you..." he trailed off as he prepared to hex him, Sirius growling and whipping out his own wand quickly.
"Mr. Snape?"
They all turned to see the Headmaster enter the Great Hall, all the laughter dying down. He was later than ususal, and seemed to have three cloaked figures standing behind him.
Snape quickly put his wand away, but sent them the evil eye. "Look what he did to my HAIR!"
"Is THAT what you choose to call these days, hair?" Sirius snicked at him.
Ignoring him, Dumbledore walked up closer to Snape, studying the Medusa like hairstyle thoughtfully then shaking his head 'tsking' slightly.
Two of cloaked figures behind him snickered loudly enough to be heard, the third, whom stood in the middle, only shook its head at them.
"James," Dumbledore began, turning his wearily sapphire eyes on the young man.
Respectfully, James stood and nodded. He would never lie to Albus Dumbledore. He had far too much respect for him.
"Sorry sir, just thought he could use a new style so I put it in his shampoo...never thought he'd actually USE it though."
Snape's eyes flared but Dumbledore chuckled softly to himself, something James was happy to see. Dumbledore hadn't really been smiling too much of late since HE had appeared. No one really had...
"Go to the infirmary Serverus The Med-Witch in-training, Poppy Promphy, has something that should cure it in seconds." Nodding, he did as he was told, casting one last dark glare at the Marauders, his cold eyes lingering on James who only waved at him, and stormed out of the Great Hall.
"But on a brighter note," Dumbledore announced to all of them, not even attempting to go to the head table. "He have three new additions to Hogwarts. They shall be staying with us for a short time and I wish for all of you to make them feel welcome."
All the attention turned back to the three new figures that stood behind Dumbledore, now appearing to shift nervously. James took his usual seat next to Sirius who responded he was already thinking up something new to pull on Snape.
Dumbledore turned to the trio and nodded.
They turned their heads toward one another then slowly, brought their hands up to the rim of the silk fabric, pulling at it slowly in the opposite direction.
Everyone gasped slightly as they removed their hoods and stared. But James seemed to have his eyes trained on the boy that stood to the far left.
"He looks..." he started breathless.
"...just like..." Remus continued in amazement.
"YOU!" Sirius and Peter exclaimed together.
A/N: Okay, there you go. All corrected and parts and little things added. ::you can tell cause it's longer now:: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Read and Review as always!
