CHAPTER 3

Lily and I ran. Fast. I couldn't believe it. First class of the year with McGonagall and we HAD to be late!!

Of course when we were halfway there my bag would break. And its contents would fall all over the floor!

Then, of course, don't forget the fact that Peeves took off with my glasses!!

I still don't have them back!

"Lily Evans, and Abbie Parkers. Late, and Abbie you I could expect this of. Lily, not so much. You're Head Girl, now keep this in mind!" boomed McGonagall.

"But, Peeves took my-"

"Abbie, I don't want excuses. Sit down." said Professor McGonagall once again.

"Sorry, Lily," I whispered, as we sat down and pulled out our books.

"It's ok. Things like that happen all the time." she whispered back. Goodness, Lily was so nice all the time.

"So, Abbie, what happened this time?" came a voice behind my head. Lucius Malfoy. Tell me again Dumbledore, WHY do we need to have classes with the Slytherins? Wait, why do we need Slytherins at all?

"I found the perfect picture of your mother, and I wanted to scare you with it. And the rest of Hogwarts. I blasted it to the size of the Great Hall, and it's in there on the wall."

"Oh, haha. Very funny. And how's your mud-blood friend over there? Wonder when Potter will ever come to his senses, and stop going for the Mud-blood."

"How's your Death Eater friends over there Malfoy?"

Sirius. Thank God he comes in at the right times.

"Back off black, I'm talking to Parkers, not you Mistress Black."

"When are you going to cut the bleach mop, Malfoy. Ribbons aren't cool in guys hair. This may come as a shock, but you aren't gonna attract any new boyfriends with it."

Lily and I burst out laughing, along with the rest of the Marauders. Malfoy could only turn his back around and mutter incoherently.

"Now, today, we will be going over bring Vanished Objects back from nothing. Repeat after me. Ovurnesco!!"

"Overnesco!" I cried along with the rest of the class.

"Alright," continued McGonagall, "Please Vanish the quill in front of you, then use the described incantation to bring it back."

We all worked hard, but by the end of the class, the only ones who had made the Vanished object reappear was Lily, Remus, and James. That was how it always was.

"Ok, James, you've got to help me with that, I don't know how you ever do it in the first place," I said exasperatedly.

He laughed, and reassured me I'd get it by the next class, without his help.

"No, I won't. I'll never get any of this."

He laughed again. "How many times have you said that? And how many times have you done the required incantation perfectly?"

Grr.

We walked down to the hall. We all ate lunch. Thank the Lord for reappearing food!! Thank the house-elves too!

Defense Against the Dark Arts was a bore. The only fun part was watching Sirius and James mess with Snape. Sometimes, I almost feel sorry for Severus. Almost.

"Yay!! First Quidditch practice of the year!!" I cried, and started hitting Sirius with my Beater's bat while we were waiting on the field for James to start practice. We were on our brooms, trying to hit each other with our bats.

"Don't mess with me Abbie, you know how hard I hit!"

"Yeah, twice as hard as me!!" I cried back, and started laughing harder than I thought I ever could.

"I can still get you!"

"Not with my awesome new Beater's bat signed by-"

"Yeah, we know Abbie, Bert "Beaterriffic" Bunsworth, trust me, you've told me I don't know how many times."

We had started practice by then and started making sure the Bludgers didn't hit anyone during the whole practice. That was what we usually did. While entertaining the rest of the team.

We had been going for almost an hour, and we were doing better than ever! James was at his best, as was Dorcas. And Tonks could give anyone a run for their money!

"You're just jealous," I yelled at Sirius towards the end of practice, "You're mad because I'm way more talented than the ahh-mazing Sirius Black!"

I couldn't stop laughing then. It was like I was ADD, and hyper, times ten. Not good. We should have warning flashes against stuff like that.

"Oh, am I amazing?" Sirius called, back to me, flipping his hair out, and flexing his arms.

"Oh yes," I said with a laugh and a snort," Bloody amazing, and handsome, and smart, and oh so MODEST!"

"Whoa, Abbie, watch out you're about-"

I knew what he was saying before he finished it. Because I was laughing so hard I fell off the broom.

I screamed and tried to reach for my broom. No good.

Oh yes, then I get hit in the head with a Bludger. Make my day.

I could hear Frank and James yelling in the background, and Dorcas and Tonks screaming like idiots.

I prepared to hit the ground, I was starting to black out, my mind got all fuzzy, my eyes started closing...

But instead of hitting the ground, I hit something else.

"Come on Abbie, you're going to the hospital wing." Sirius talking in my ear. He had caught me. I groaned.

I could only muster one thing to say, "You may be proud, but you got a good saving people thing."

It came out as a whipser, and I could feel my head pounding.

He gave a little chuckle, and I could sense he was starting to walk faster. I could hear my teammates around me.

I started to moan, the pounding in my head was getting louder, and louder...

"It's going to be ok, Abbie, I've got you."

Then I blacked out.

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