A/n: Chapter 3, wherein James has trouble with his heels, he meets someone strabgly familiar and is hungry for corn.

Disclaimer: Don't own it, never owned it. Excapt the corn. I OWN ALL CORN!


Chapter 3

James had been walking down the sunny road for a good hour. The glare of the sun was reflecting off the annoyingly shiny yellow bricks and was starting to blind him. And, not to mention, the red heels were killing him.

Suddenly, a rouge pebble appeared and James landed face-first, once again, on the obnoxious yellow brick road.

"How in the name of Merlin to girls walk in these things?!"

James tried desperately to pull off the damn shoes for the fifth time in an hour, but no-matter what he did, they stayed put.

"Damn you shoes! Why did the castle have to land on the Squib?"

Defeated, James got up and continued walking down the road.

"When will I get to this damn Wizard? Surly there's an easier way, I mean, I'm a wizard! Why do I have to go all the way to some random old guy somewhere far away? And now it's making me talk to myself. I am not going crazy; it's the road! Stupid yellow bricks!"

Suddenly he noticed that he was right next to a cornfield.

"Whoa, that thing just came out of no-where! Oh well, I am hungry."

James walked over to the cornfield and tried to pull off an ear. Surprisingly, it was firmly stuck and would not come off. He tried another, and another, but all the corn stayed where it was.

"What is this? Paris? Come on, I want corn!"

Suddenly a black crow swooped out of the sky and plucked the ear of corn that James was trying to get.

"Okay, now this is just unfair! Give that back, I saw it first!"

"Go away!" Cried a voice from behind the corn plants.

James jumped over the fence and pushed his way through the corn to find himself in a clearing with a boy-scarecrow tied to some sticks, feebly trying to scare away a murder of crows.

"Go away you stupid birds!" Cried the scarecrow.

'This boy looks a little like Peter.' Thought James.

"Gahh! Get off my head, I need my hair to live!"

'Exactly like Peter!' He thought, "Hey, do you need help?"

"Yes, these crows won't leave me alone!" Cried out the scarecrow.

"Maybe I can help." James got out his wand and aimed it at the birds. A blast of fire shot from his wand, sending all the crows scattering away in many different directions, faster than the school train. A couple had scorched tail feathers.

"Lucky you didn't kill one; its bad luck." Said the Peter Scarecrow, matter-of-factly.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Asked James.

"Protecting the corn. What else?"

"Ookay… Um, so, do you like being a scarecrow?"

"Oh yeah, it's great fun. I stand here all day, shoo away crows, that kind of thing. Lots of fun!"

'Hmmm, sure sounds like it. So, I have to go see this old Wizard guy. Wanna come?"

"The Wizard of Hogs? Sure, but I can't get down from here."

"No problem." James got out his wand again and vanished the ropes. The Scarecrow hopped down and landed shakily on his bare feet.

"Oh yes, I forgot. I need shoes. Without shoes I will die."

"Sure you will," said James sceptically.

Scarecrow-Peter eyed James' red heels.

"I'd give you these, but I can't get them off." Said James.

"Oh okay," said Scarecrow- Peter, sadly.

"Maybe the Wizard will give you shoes?" James suggested.

"Oh, maybe he will!" Scarecrow-Peter lightened up.

James led Scarecrow-Peter out of the cornfield and back onto the Yellow Brick Road.

"Who put you up on those sticks anyway?" Asked James.

"It was the Tin Man. He said I had to guard the corn."

"Sounds like someone I know." Said James, thinking of the time Sirius made Peter guard a jar of Honey while the rest of them went on a big prank. "Okay, well, lets go then."

"We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Hogs!" Sang Peter loudly and very much off-key.

"Scarecrow?" Said James.

"Yes?"

"Shut up."

"Okay."

And James and Scarecrow-Peter hopped off along the road, James stumbling every few steps because of his damn shoes, and Peter copying him because he wanted to be cool. But the road ahead would not be as happy and carefree.


What fun. Now the ball is in discombobulated.shoe's court. lets hope she doesn't take 2 MONTHS like last time. Now that it is holidays, she nas no excuses.

As always, i hopes you peoples liked this chapter. And thank you to Lucillia. It's nice to have a good review. Always good to have a fan.

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