AN: thanks for my friends for helping with characters (basically letting me steal their names) and for helping with the title and chapter titles. Please rate as this helps me to understand what you think of it and if you want to suggest any changes, feel free to. Also, this story might get changed to a mature rating in later chaters.
Chapter 2: one chance
Remus opened his eyes, full of energy and life. He saw peter, sitting on the bed opposite his, a book on his lap and his quill scribbling across the page furiously. Remus smiled, "are you alright?" he asked, concerned for his friend. Peter looked up and smiled, scooting over a little and patting the bed next to him. Peter was already dressed in his school robes and had his books ready, next to his bed. He was a good student and an even better friend, even though he didn't use his head as often as he should. Remus sat down next to peter and looked over the notes that he had written. Remus read a couple of lines and put it down, his eyes starting to get heavy. Peter chuckled, a rare sight these days and took his paper back. "this is a simple essay on the troll wars, I'm writing it to refresh my memory." Remus smiled, happy that he had a friend that at least knew how to stay awake during professor Binns lectures.
"Come on wormy," Remus decided that they'd better get to breakfast, "we need to get to breakfast." Peter stood, turned around and walked to James' bed. "Come on prongs" he said, poking James' back, "up and at them." When James didn't move, he jumped on top of him, and grappled him out of his bed. Soon, Sirius had joined into the mass of bodies that were squirming and struggling. Remus laughed, "I'm going to wait in the common room, come down when you're finished." With that he walked down the spiral stairs to the common room. Lily was waiting, a huge smile on her face. "Hi Moony," she said brightly, her grin expanding seeing Remus. "Are the others up? Or do I have to go up myself?" "I think wormy has them up," Remus replied, moving to the seats in front of the fire, knowing that they would be a while.
Meanwhile, peter was struggling under the mass of bodies on top of him. "Seriously Padfoot," he gasped, "you're crushing me, so get off" "No, I want to watch you squirm." James laughed, and pulled his robes on, The stitching was coming undone a little bit, but otherwise his robes were alright. He picked up his bag and turned around to see a small rat running from his bed. Sirius laughed, pointed his wand and said "Homorphus" and the rat turned back into the mousy brown haired boy he was before. "come on, we better get going," James told the two, picking up their bags and walking down to the common room.
The five friends walked towards the great hall, Sirius walking a little behind the rest. Suddenly he heard footsteps, and a girl walked around the corner. The stranger walked towards her boyfriend and kissed him on the lips. "Get a room, you two." Remus told the pair, looking at Sirius new girlfriend for the first time that morning. She had her robes on, the yellow hem standing out. Remus was shocked, Sirius had told him personally that he would never go out with a Hufflepuff, due to them being the house with everyone that doesn't fit into the other three houses, A joke house Sirius called it. Remus looked up to the girls face and saw what his friend had seen in her. Her blonde hair and blue eyes spoke of her beauty, her lips, full and pouty; Remus could see why Sirius had gone for her. "well, when are you going to introduce me?" she asked in a voice that tugged at Remus' heart, almost like the pull of a veela. He shook the voice off as Sirius introduced each of them. "This is Remus, Peter, James and Lily" Sirius told the girl, his voice full of admiration. "Guys, this is Jessica, My girlfriend." He smiled at the girl as he said the final two words. "Right, let's get to breakfast," Sirius continued, "otherwise we'll miss it completely." And with that he walked towards the great hall, the other four in tow behind him.
"here is your timetable Mr Lupin," professor McGonagall said, handing the parchment to Remus. He unfolded it carefully and looked at the day's lessons:
0900-1000: divination- Gryffindor/Hufflepuff (professor Dunford)
1000-1100: free period
1100-1230: charms- Gryffindor/Slytherin (professor Acevedo)
1230-1330: lunch
1330-1500: transfiguration- Gryffindor/Ravenclaw (professor McGonagall)
1500-1600: history of magic- Gryffindor (professor Binns)
Remus looked up at Sirius and James and asked "what's your day like?"
"You know, not too bad, care of magical creatures, charms, transfiguration and history of magic. First though I've got a free" Sirius replied. "Yourself?"
Remus showed him his timetable. "You're with Lily and peter all day." Sirius told Remus. "Well at least I'm with James all day, so I will have fun."
Remus stood up, his robes flowing behind him. "I'm going to get my stuff sorted," he said glancing at the watch his parents had got him for his seventeenth birthday. He walked out of the great hall, and back to the Gryffindor common room.
AN: sorry its so short, and its been almost a week since i posted last but i start back at university on monday and have to sort a couple of things out. i will post when i can, but it might be 5/6 weeks until i can post again
