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The Airborne Hotdog
It all started with an airborne hotdog.
Without that hotdog, none of it would have happened. Looking back on it later, James had to admit that it was one of the sillier things that he had done. And, he thought, that was really saying a lot!
It had been Sirius' fault, really. According to James, anyway. If you asked Sirius, he would tell you that it was James' fault for being stupid enough to take him seriously. Remus would say that it was a bit of both, and he didn't think that it was worth all the resulting arguments.
The group of sixth-year boys known as the marauders had been sitting by the lake eating their holiday lunch of hotdogs.
Remus had become sick of the bickering contest taking place between Sirius and James, and went to stand at the edge of the water.
James saw this as an easy opportunity for some mischief, and, without a moment's thought or hesitation, he threw his half-eaten hot-dog at Remus. It hit Remus' back, and, taken by surprise, he spun around quickly. As Remus discovered, spinning around quickly in slippery mud at the edge of a lake is not a good idea: he fell into the icy water.
James, Sirius and Peter, seeing their friend in the lake, immediately jumped in after him, and made sure that he was thoroughly soaked before returning to the castle to shower and change.,
Needless to say, all four of them developed awful colds, and were badly in need of pepper-up potions by the end of the day.
As the four of them waited in the hospital wing, Sirius came up with an idea - never a good thing.
He suggested to Remus that, since it had been James who threw the hotdog, it should be James who pay for the resulting discomfort of the four friends.
It was decided that James row a boat out to the middle of the lake, waring an inflatable life jacket, and swim back to land. This sounded simple. It would have been, were it not the middle of winter. Also, Sirius had a camera.
The next day, the four of them climbed into one of the boats at the edge of the lake and rowed out to the middle.
It was there that James put on the life jacket. It looked ridiculous over his Hogwarts robes: Bright yellow and inflated.
Sirius, of course, made sure to get everything on camera for later.
James slid from the boat and began his slow dog paddle back to shore, his friends following him in the boat, taunting and jeering all the way. By the time he reached the edge of the water, James was numb all over, his teeth were chattering, and he was beginning to turn blue. His friends rushed him to the hospital wing for a pepper-up potion.
As Sirius distributed the photos of James in the lake throughout the next school term, he found himself unable to answer one very important question: How did half an airborne hotdog cause James to swim across half the lake in the middle of winter?
A/N Woohoo! I finally finished a story! I'm so proud. It's a bit short, I know, but I couldn't be bothered adding in dialogue and all that. I don't think it's worthy of dialogue. It's just too. . . weird. I dunno. Tell me what you think. Please leave a review!
The Airborne Hotdog
It all started with an airborne hotdog.
Without that hotdog, none of it would have happened. Looking back on it later, James had to admit that it was one of the sillier things that he had done. And, he thought, that was really saying a lot!
It had been Sirius' fault, really. According to James, anyway. If you asked Sirius, he would tell you that it was James' fault for being stupid enough to take him seriously. Remus would say that it was a bit of both, and he didn't think that it was worth all the resulting arguments.
The group of sixth-year boys known as the marauders had been sitting by the lake eating their holiday lunch of hotdogs.
Remus had become sick of the bickering contest taking place between Sirius and James, and went to stand at the edge of the water.
James saw this as an easy opportunity for some mischief, and, without a moment's thought or hesitation, he threw his half-eaten hot-dog at Remus. It hit Remus' back, and, taken by surprise, he spun around quickly. As Remus discovered, spinning around quickly in slippery mud at the edge of a lake is not a good idea: he fell into the icy water.
James, Sirius and Peter, seeing their friend in the lake, immediately jumped in after him, and made sure that he was thoroughly soaked before returning to the castle to shower and change.,
Needless to say, all four of them developed awful colds, and were badly in need of pepper-up potions by the end of the day.
As the four of them waited in the hospital wing, Sirius came up with an idea - never a good thing.
He suggested to Remus that, since it had been James who threw the hotdog, it should be James who pay for the resulting discomfort of the four friends.
It was decided that James row a boat out to the middle of the lake, waring an inflatable life jacket, and swim back to land. This sounded simple. It would have been, were it not the middle of winter. Also, Sirius had a camera.
The next day, the four of them climbed into one of the boats at the edge of the lake and rowed out to the middle.
It was there that James put on the life jacket. It looked ridiculous over his Hogwarts robes: Bright yellow and inflated.
Sirius, of course, made sure to get everything on camera for later.
James slid from the boat and began his slow dog paddle back to shore, his friends following him in the boat, taunting and jeering all the way. By the time he reached the edge of the water, James was numb all over, his teeth were chattering, and he was beginning to turn blue. His friends rushed him to the hospital wing for a pepper-up potion.
As Sirius distributed the photos of James in the lake throughout the next school term, he found himself unable to answer one very important question: How did half an airborne hotdog cause James to swim across half the lake in the middle of winter?
A/N Woohoo! I finally finished a story! I'm so proud. It's a bit short, I know, but I couldn't be bothered adding in dialogue and all that. I don't think it's worthy of dialogue. It's just too. . . weird. I dunno. Tell me what you think. Please leave a review!