Title: Delirious
Summary: Marauder's Era. Though Sirius watched his best friend chase after a girl since they had arrived at Hogwarts. He hadn't seen a single girl worth much of his time at all. Then he spotted her. Will she cause a rift in the Marauders? SiriusOC JamesLily
Shalan's Say: Yep… my first posted Harry Potter fic. This is one that my friends have been waiting for and one that my anime fanfic fans are going to hate because I think it may take up much of my time for the next three months. I promise to update at least once a week if not every day (as many of my anime fanfic readers had become used two a couple of years ago) this one had invigorated me to no end!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any rights thereof to Harry Potter and its characters. I do own the Harry Potter series in both British and American versions and all of the special edition DVDs and I hope to own Tales of the Beatle Bard 3 I do own Mariette Sabine
Chapter: Watch The Way You Take The Stage
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He cast his glance around the room with something close to an exasperated sigh. He half wondered if he had forgotten anything.
"What're you still doing awake?" His best friend grumbled, his tone rather annoyed. He swiveled his head to gaze, half-focused, on the speaker.
"Can't sleep Prongs," he sighed heavily and folded his arms behind his head, ruffling his black hair as he stretched.
"Oh, so that's why you've been sighing loudly for the past half-hour?" The one called Prongs lifted his head with one hand. His messy black hair stood nearly on end as he reached for his glasses.
"Well, yeah," Sirius smiled. Sirius Black. Entering into his final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry he was handsome, stunningly so, and more talented than anyone at Hogwarts wanted to admit… at getting himself and his friends into trouble.
"You don't think that… for once… we could, you know, sleep before we got on the train to Hogwarts?" James grinned, only half serious. James Potter. Also entering his final year at Hogwarts. Just as handsome at his best friend and also just as good at getting them into trouble. His hazel eyes sparkled mischievously as Sirius swung his legs out of bed.
"Do you think we can?" Sirius lifted an eyebrow as he pulled on his jeans. James laughed, springing out of his own bed, dragging his Invisibility Cloak out of his trunk.
"Where are we prowling off to tonight?" Sirius whispered as they crept down the stairs of the Potters' house, safely hidden beneath James' Cloak, trainers in hand. James froze for a moment and Sirius pressed his hand to the other's back.
"Shhh… you'll wake Mum and Dad and she will NOT be happy," James hissed over his shoulder at his counter-part. There was another moment of silence before they continued walking. James could hear Sirius sniggering behind him as they crept towards the door. His heart soared as they reached the door, his hand reached out for the handle…
"James. Sirius." The hallway lit with flickering firelight as Mrs. Potter tucked her wand back into the pocket of her dressing gown. James groaned lightly, how had he known? Sirius cursed under his breath as they pulled off the cloak.
"Evening Mum," James smiled genially. "Haven't seen you in the longest time!" Sirius choked back a laugh. His mother attempted to keep her frown but it cracked at the corners as her son shook her hand.
"James, you know you two can't go out gallivanting about in times like these," she squeezed her son's hand. James felt his heart sink, why did she have to be so pleading?
"Mum, we were just going to get a snack or something," James attempted weakly, there was no lying to his mother, she was the only one who saw right through him.
"Why do the two of you need the Cloak to go to the kitchen?" Sirius broke at that one. The sniggers that had earlier been choked were now muffled laughter.
"Yeah, that was awful," James chuckled and his mother sighed, her eyes on Sirius.
"Wha-what kind of a crac-crackpot-" Sirius had to lean on James as he howled with laughter.
"You two can stay up but-" she pointed her wand at the door handle. It glowed momentarily then faded. "You have to stay in the house. Agreed?" James and Sirius exchanged looks.
"Agreed," James and Sirius smiled in unison. She waved her hand at them airily, gave James a warning look then swept off to bed.
"Damn," James dropped down into the cushions of a settee and Sirius beside him, still resembling the aftermath of a Cheering Charm.
"Loved that lie, mate! Moony will be proud!" Sirius hooted. James rolled his eyes then sniggered himself.
"I can't lie to her," James shrugged.
"Yeah, you never could… maybe I should have done it," Sirius stretched luxuriously as James leaned back into the cushions.
"I-I wonder…" what James was wondering Sirius never found out as they had both dozed off before he could continue.
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"C'mon c'mon! You boys are going to be late for the train!" James' mother egged them on as the four of them sprinted through the station, as usual King's Cross was packed and noisy, the dirty glass ceiling was letting in some sunlight but not much. Sirius could have sworn he saw a piece of plywood placed where a pane of glass had once been on the high vaulted ceilings.
"Mum! If you would have woken us up!" James howled over the noise. He and Sirius took the partition at a run, James' mother and father following.
"FIVE MINUTES!" James' father bellowed as they entered onto the platform. The brilliant scarlet steam engine whistled the five-minute warning just as he spoke.
"Goodbye James." His mother kissed him on both cheeks and smiled, stroking the side of his face tenderly. "We'll see you in the summer, perhaps at Christmas time, take care of Sirius," she gave him a last squeeze as Sirius shook hands with Mr. Potter.
"Mrs. Potter," Sirius smiled as she hugged him tightly as well. She kissed both of his cheeks and pinched one with a smile.
"Take care of yourself, and take care of James." She treated them as if they were both her children, giving them both as much care as the other. James hugged his father heartily then smiled.
"Last year," he tugged Sirius's sleeve and gave one more wave to his parents then they were both on the train.
They walked down the aisle to combined looks of hatred and admiration. Sirius grinned cheekily at a group of second year girls who all giggled as James followed his best friend's gaze. James rolled his eyes at Sirius as they found the compartment where Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew were shoving their trunks into the overhead.
"Moony!" Sirius jumped on him with a laugh, catching him in a headlock.
"SIRIUS!" Remus cried with a cross between shock and laughter. James watched Peter who had nearly wet himself when Sirius had burst into the room with a smile. For the strangest reason, his heart felt heavy as he glanced around the compartment filled with his friends. He shook it off as Remus stared at him curiously, seeming to notice his fading smile.
"Well off to the Head Boy compartment with you Moony, we'll see you for more mischief-making later," James winked and Remus eyed him for another moment then departed the compartment.
As the ride wore on James fell silent, his eyes glued to the glass in the compartment door. He hadn't seen her since the last day of school the year before; Sirius seemed to read his mind.
"She's probably just in a different part of the train," he watched as James leaned his forehead against the glass. Peter shifted his gaze between James and Sirius as Sirius leaned forward.
"She doesn't hate you, you know…" Sirius searched his best friend's eyes for some sign of recognition but found that James was out of focus, lost somewhere in his mind.
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She sighed, pulling her long ruby hair up into a ponytail. Her eyes scanned the book in her lap as she folded her legs. Her concentration broke as a somewhat worn picture fell out of the pages. The image that she bad been using as a bookmark grinned up at her, leaning its arm on the bottom of the picture as though it were a window sill. His messy black hair was ruffled as he stroked his hand through it, tilting his handsome face to the side as he grinned. She gave a tiny grin and picked it up. The edges were a little worn from constant attention, she had been using it as a bookmark since he had given it to her before the summer started. She flipped it over and reread the little note:
Lily-
I'm sorry. First Hogsmeade weekend when we get back?
James
She chewed the inside of her cheek as she flipped the image over and slipped it into her book, trying hard not to think about it, it being him.
"Lily, you okay?" She looked up as one of her friends entered the compartment; a sweet looking girl with thick black hair. Her brown eyes were puppy-like and as Lily smiled they seem to search her face for answers.
"Yes, thank you Holly, how was your summer?" Glad for a chance to take her mind off the idiot whose message she still hadn't answered she jumped whole-heartedly into the conversation.
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By time Remus had returned to the compartment Sirius had engaged James in a rather ferocious argument about whether or not James could stand on his broom during a Quidditch match.
"I'm telling you it's not hard!" James narrowed his eyes at Sirius who merely gave a Cheshire grin and tilted his head.
"You haven't though," Remus rolled his eyes as Sirius egged him on. "You should during your first match of the season."
"Fine then, I will," James sat back.
"She won't like that James," Remus reminded him as James eyed him.
"Yeah, well… it's my last year, she can put up with me having a little fun," James smiled as Remus rolled his eyes.
"And he walks to his own demise," Remus shook his head with a little smile, well knowing that his best friend's dangerous nature was something that drew Lily Evans to him… whether she liked it or not.
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She clenched her wand in her teeth as she fastened her skirt and righted herself as the train began to slow. Her long blonde hair spilled down her shoulders in a thick sheet as she pulled it out of her cloak. She sighed lightly, her cerulean eyes tired.
"Mariette! Are you coming?" One of her friends stuck her head in the door. The blonde girl lifted her tired eyes and smiled.
"I am, I just had to finish getting ready," she spun her wand around her fingers as a drummer would spin their drumstick. There was a soft meow from a pretty silver cage and she stuck her fingers in, stroking her cat's head with a little smile.
"Alright, let's go, the feast is waiting!" Her friend, an average looking young woman with sleek black hair and dark features pulled her out into the walkway. Mariette looked over her shoulder for a moment and someone caught her eye. A handsome young man with black hair that fell over his eyes glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He was talking animatedly with the Gryffindor team captain, Seeker James Potter.
"Mariette!" She grinned as a red haired girl pushed her way forward.
"Lily!" They embraced with a laugh as they stepped onto the platform. "How have you been? Did you get my owls?"
"Yeah! I can't believe it! Head Girl of Ravenclaw you must be ecstatic!" Lily Evans grinned as they walked together. She gave one more glance over her shoulder, looking for the stunning boy with the sleek black hair… but he had disappeared into the crowd.
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Soo… please review? Next chapter up by either tonight or tomorrow so the more reviews the faster I may write… they are rather like caffeine pills to me XD
Shalan