Snow Shoes, Butterfly Wings, and Hair Clips
Some people were curious, What year are they all in? 7th year my readers, yea sorry, I forgot. :)
Previously: (yea I'm gonna do these because they are so convenient when it takes a while to update and don't want to re-read the entire chapter)
What was he supposed to say? Marauders don't date marauders? Stop liking her?
Leila filled them in on everything-except the prank, of course, and when she was done, the girls were looking at her in awe.
"A lady Marauder? Wow Leila, you must be so excited! Of course, you have to spend time with James, but no deal is perfect!" Lily laughed.
Leila finished changing and lay down. She could still remember that tingle she had felt when Sirius had touched her arm, and fallen on her, quite vividly. Just the memory made her giggle.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does. *sadness*
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Chapter 2
Lily woke up first. She stood up and got dressed, then woke up Charity. They both knew better than to wake Leila up at an "ungodly" hour, such as 8:00 on a week-end. While Charity was getting dressed, Leila began to slowly wake up.
"Oh good, you're up. We can all go to breakfast together then." Said Lily, walking to the bathroom to brush her teeth. Leila was tempted to fall back asleep again. Not only did she HATE waking up in the mornings, but today was the day of the big, "marauder prank" as she was beginning to refer to it.
Leila rolled out of bed and got dressed, taking an extra long amount of time, hoping the girls would get bored and leave without her. They didn't. Leila conjured up a new flower (a pink gerber daisy) and followed the girls out to the Great Hall.
As soon as Leila took a seat in the Hall it happened. Of course, she'd expected it too. The marauders would want her to suffer all day. As she sat she felt a whoosh of air pass over her head, and gasps from Lily and Chastity as they looked at her hair. Leila gulped before transfiguring a spoon into a small mirror. What she saw made her stomach drop.
It was blonde. Not just blonde, the peppy, fake, platinum/yellowy blonde coveted by most dramatic, idiotic bimbos of her time. To make matters worse it was short. It came to her chin, and was CURLY of all things. Perfect ringlets formed at her temples and bounced, BOUNCED around her chin. What had they done to her poor hair? Those arses were going to get what was coming to them! But wait-she couldn't do that. Not if she wanted to be a marauder. She would have to be a blonde. At least until the day was over. Then she could hunt them down and demand her hair back. Yes, that would be nice, she thought with a smile.
Lily and Charity were still staring at Leila's new hair. What was going on here? But of course, when the marauders came and sat with them, everything became very obvious.
James plopped down next to Lilly and began to pile his plate with sausages, eggs, bacon and fruit, while Sirius Sat next to Leila, serving her and himself some waffles. Remus simply sat, briefly noticing he was next to James, across from Sirius, Leila, and Charity. Peter looked around for a moment, not quite sure what to do, until he simply sat next to Remus, and began serving himself a bit of everything that was on the table.
"I like your hair Leila, although you don't strike me as the type who would want to go blonde." Sirius snickered as Leila shot him a death stare, "Fine, quite honestly I find it very becoming." Everything looked good on Leila, obviously it was becoming on her. To his surprise, Leila blushed. Sirius couldn't help feel a bit smug, until Leila's current boyfriend, Aaron Sands sat between him and Leila.
"Hey, when did you go blonde?"
"Just now actually, time for a little change, you know?"
James laughed into his bacon.
"I kinda like it, I guess." Aaron reached around Leila's waist and she put her arms around his neck before they started snogging quite enthusiastically. Sirius scooted away from the happy couple, suddenly feeling a lot less smug. He looked down into the maple syrup on his waffles and began filling it into each individual square indent with his fork.
James cast a pitying look at Sirius before looking back at Lily. She shot him a glare, "Why did you make Leila blonde?"
"What makes you so sure it was me?"
"Potter, I hate to admit it, but it is slightly obvious."
"Well fine, I made her blonde, but she does seem to be enjoying it." He nodded his head towards her and Sands.
"She would be doing that if she were still a brunette."
"Yes….but she wouldn't have had the stimulating conversation beforehand." Lily couldn't help but smile. It took all she had not to laugh at his jokes. She was not going to give that arrogant prat James Potter the satisfaction. Besides, he had enough girls laughing at his jokes already, he didn't need another one in tow.
"Oh Charity" Lily looked at her friend, who was trying to look anywhere but at the two people sitting next to her. She finally settled for just looking down at her food, letting her thick brown hair fall in a curtain across her face. "Really, I'm lucky to recognize you with your hair in your face all the time." Lily reached into her bag and pulled out a hair clip. She then leaned across the table and clipped Charity's hair out of her eyes.
Whoa. Charity had eyes? Well…Lupin knew she had eyes, obviously, but he had just never seen them. He hadn't expected them to be so warm-looking and chocolate-y. Wait what?
"I recognized you, Charity." Sirius gave her a huge smile, and winked. Charity laughed and rolled her eyes.
"Well it's hard not to recognize Charity!" Lupin burst. He wasn't quite sure what had made him say that, and it didn't really make the most sense, "Well, what I mean is, hah, not in a bad way but-"
Lily began to feel sorry for Remus and quickly cut in, "-oh Sirius! You're looking down. What's wrong?" She cringed inside for her tactless-ness, but eased her guilt with the fact that Sirius wasn't so tactful either.
Sirius looked at her for a moment before shrugging, "Oh, I just miss my girlfriend, she's the best one I've had all year. Quite a good snogger, I don't know where she ran off too, maybe I'll go look for her." And with that he stood up and walked out of the Hall.
James cast his retreating figure a worried glance before turning back to Lily, "So you don't think I should have made our little Leila blonde?"
"Quite honestly, no."
"Awww, but Lily-kins!"
"Potter! You were made Head Boy this year! Shouldn't you be setting a good example?"
"But that's no fun at all!"
"James Potter! Being Head Boy, you are expected to withhold certain responsibilities, one of them, being RESPONSIBLE! I mean…" James tuned out. She really was beautiful when she was angry. Her face would slowly flush, and her bright green eyes seemed to pierce right through you. "POTTER! Are you even listening to me?"
"Hm? What? Sorry Evans, I was just thinking."
"Of what, dare I ask?"
"Well, are you sure you don't want to go out with m-"
Lily stood up and walked away. She was so tired of that arrogant, self-centered air head. He needed to grow up. It was their 7th and final year, now or never. She entered the common room and sat down on a chair in front of the fireplace.
Why does he annoy me so much?
Because, maybe you care for him a little too much.
That is impossible! How can I care for that little toe-rag?
Well maybe you don't love him, but admit it, he does seem like a nice guy to have as a friend.
Lily rolled her eyes and sat beck in the chair, staring at the crackling fire.
He does seem nice, but if we are going to be friends, he is going to have to grow up just a bit.
A log in the fireplace popped loudly as it snapped in two, sending sparks flying down to the lower half of the fire.
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James was left sitting next to Lupin and Pete, who both looked at him sympathetically, before getting up and heading to the common rooms.
A few minutes later Leila and Aaron finally finished…saying hello….and Sands walked out to the lake.
"I think you're taking the new hair quite well."
"Why thank you Mr. Potter."
James stood up and walked to the boy's dormitories, leaving Leila and Charity to finish their breakfast in peace.
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In the dormitory, James found Moony sitting on his bed, reading a text, probably studying for one of the quizzes or tests James had decided to ignore. Wormtail was sitting on the floor with Padfoot, playing a game of wizard's chess.
"Oi, mates, Leila seems to be taking everything well, we may have a Lady marauder by the end of the day!" Remus looked up and smiled, "Brilliant, Finally someone else who uses reason will be one of us!" James rolled his eyes. Wormtail just nodded, if anything he was nervous about having a female marauder. Weren't girls supposed to hate dirt and stink and messes? He looked around the room, particularly his bunk, and shuddered. Sirius didn't answer at all.
"Het, Pads, yesterday you were bouncing off the walls with excitement! What happened?"
"Nothing mate, I'm still happy, I'm just also kind of grossed out by her pleasant exchange with Sands this morning."
"Yea, it was like watching someone snogging your little sister, wasn't it?" Answered Lupin, looking at his book with disgust, "That Sands bloke needs to watch his hand placement." Not exactly what Sirius was thinking, but same basic principle.
"I'd think you two would have gotten used to Leila being with guys, she hangs out with Sands almost every morning." James looked confused. Sure, he hadn't liked the sight of Leila kissing someone, but she was always kissing someone, so he had gotten used to it.
"Well, that was before she was an honorary marauder, wasn't it?" Said Lupin, turning a page in his book, "Soon to be marauder anyway. And soon to be marauder is like soon to be family, so my perspective's changed a bit."
"Speaking of Leila," Sirius suddenly looked excited, "What's her name gonna be?"
"What was her patronus?" Asked Lupin, putting the book down.
"A butterfly." Answered James, thinking.
The marauders began throwing out names at random, each one more far-fetched than the next, until finally Sirius shouted something that made all the marauders stop.
"Of course!"
"Yes!"
"eh…why not?"
The four marauders stood up and James pulled out a piece of crumpled parchment, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." As the map appeared on the parchment the boys began to look for the spindly name, 'Leila Nakamura' anywhere on the page. Lupin found her quickly, "There! By the lake!" James pointed his wand at the parchment again and mumbled, "mischief managed" before folding it up and running to the lake with the rest of his mates.
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"LEILA!"
"LEEEEIIIIILLLLAAAAA"
"NAKAMURA!"
The boys ran down to the lake, towards the newly-blonde girl sitting with her friend Charity.
"Leila!" James Panted, coming to a stop in front of her, "The Marauders and I ha-pant-have been talking, and –pant- we've decided you've done a good job dealing with the prank. –pant- and so, we are giving you your marauder name and rights early. You will be-"
"-WINGS!" Sirius interrupted, bouncing up and down, "Wings! It totally works! It's like Prongs, but cooler!"
"Hey!"
"Yea! And I can call you Wingsie, and such."
Leila laughed, and stood up, "Than I, Wings, am an official marauder?"
"Of course" Said James, looking smug.
"No turning back?"
"no. not unless you do something unspeakable…like killing another marauder"
"Well then I'll try not to hurt you guys so much you die." Leila said blowing her new and hated blonde hair out of her eyes.
Four fifths of the marauders ran back to their dormitories as fast as possible. "a wise choice." Leila mumbled to Charity, as she sat back down.
Oh Marauders, will you ever learn NEVER to mess with a girl's hair. This chapter had nothing against blondes, I'm blonde, it's just Leila isn't and wouldn't want to be. Hey, see that little green button down there? If you click on it, ponies, rainbows, and sunshine will fill your life…well maybe, probably not, but it will make me happy :)