James

Year 1

"Cut it out, James!" Lily whispered, rubbing the back of her head. I don't know why she whispered but it was most likely because she didn't want to draw attention. If she did, that meant getting in trouble for talking. No matter what she was saying.

I snickered with Sirius as he folded another paper airplane. I glance to the one on the floor by Lily's chair. It was Sirius' most perfect one and we didn't waste it at all.

"This one is going to be good," I whispered to him, taking the paper airplane out of his hand. He grinned and watched quietly as I pulled out my wand. I kept it low so Professor McGonagall wouldn't see.

I mumbled a spell I had just recently learned. The paper airplane hovered in the air for a second then darted to Lily's head. It smashed into the back of her head and fell to the floor. Lily jumped out of her seat and gasped.

"Ah!" She waved her hands by her face in disgust. Then, she put them down and gave me a glare. I covered my mouth and tried to hide my face under the desk. Sirius wasn't trying at all. He fell off of his chair and as holding his stomach. He was laughing uncontrollably.

"Mr. Potter! Mr. Black!" Professor McGonagall barked. Sirius sat up, grinning. I didn't smile. I just sat up straight and shoved my wand into my pocket. I knew she probably had already seen it.

"You may see me after class." She said. Sirius leaned back in his chair, still grinning. She turned around to face the blackboard. Sirius' smile faded away and he looked at me. I turned my head a little to face him without being noticed.

"It's not that bad," He whispered. I shook my head. He must've saw the fear in my eyes.

After class, all the kids walked towards the door as Sirius and I walked away from it to Professor McGonagall, who was wiping the lesson off of the blackboard. We walked as slow as we could.

" and Mr. Black," she sighed. She glanced at us out of the corner of her eye and stopped erasing. "Do I dare ask what happened?" She put the eraser down on the blackboard ledge. She turned towards us. We put our heads down.

She waited.

"I threw a paper airplane at Lily Evans' head." I blurted out. Sirius hit me on the arm with the back of his hand. I glanced at him. He was giving a look that said "Stop talking! Now!"

"Don't lie, Mr. Potter." Professor McGonagall said, crossing her arms.

"And I used magic," I blurted again. Sirius groaned.

"Mr. Black, how were you involved in this?" She turned to the blackboard and grabbed the erasers again.

"I folded the paper airplanes." He mumbled. Professor McGonagall nodded her head and handed the erasers to him.

"Go clap these outside of the classroom please. Once James comes out, you will return the erasers to me. Now go." Sirius grabbed the erasers carefully and walked out of the classroom.

"James, your punishment will be 5 points taken from Gryffindor." She said, walking to her desk. She fidgeted with some objects on it.

5 points? That's it? He used magic to pull a joke on Lily! He probably should get 1 points taken. He didn't argue, though. 5 points was okay.

"But you have to be a little more kind to Lily Evans. There will be no more teasing her in my class. I expect you to also be nicer to her in the other classes." She sat down in her desk, hands folded.

"But Professor-"

"That's enough, Potter!" she said, sharply.

I stared at the floor. I had never been shouted at so harshly by Professor McGonagall. I nodded my head and started walking away. I clutched my books to my chest because I was afraid now. Professor McGonagall never shouted like she did at him.

I walked out the door to see Sirius there, slamming the erasers as hard as he could.

"James, why did you tell her?" Sirius whispered shouted. "You could've lied!"

"Shut up, Sirius! You know she'll do something to us that's way worse than telling the truth." I flung my arms up in the air. "Besides, she only took 5 points away."

"What?" He asked. He stopped hitting the erasers together.

"Yeah. But there was a catch." I said, readjusting my handle on my books. Sirius raised his eyebrows and turned to me. "She wants me to stop teasing Lily."

"We're not teasing her!" Sirius whispered complained. "She just needs to lighten up!"

"I know, I know. I agree but she said so." I said, shrugging my shoulders.

"Alright, hold on a minute." Sirius said, opening the door and marching in. I knew something bad was going to happen.

I put my ear to the door as I heard Sirius' feet stomp all the way to Professor McGonagall's desk.

"Professor McGonagall! May I state that Lily Evans needs to grow some thicker skin! We were only playing around. There is no harm in doing that. We aren't hurting her physically and I presume emotionally!"

This was the most well spoken moment of Sirius' life.

"Sirius Black! I will take no more of your nonsense!" I heard McGonagall push her chair back while standing up. "You will have detention for the rest of the week!" I heard Sirius groan and stomp down the walkway. He pushed open the door right in my face.

"Oh God, Sirius don't swing the bloody door open so hard!" I said, holding my nose.

"I don't care," he said, huffing. He stormed down the corridor, leaving me. Why was he so angry about this? I shook my head and followed him.