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Okay - I promised you the next chapter would be longer. You will not believe how long I spent trying to write this, so enjoy it while you can, because I can promise you, it won't happen again.
However much I wish for it to. DX
One thing: This story is not RemusxSirius.
And now, let the story... Commence!
"Sirius?" Remus asked as they headed off to Potions. "Have you even started your summer essay yet?"
"Yep! I finished it all," Sirius announced proudly, puffing up his chest. A few girls giggled, and he winked in their direction, and they blushed. Remus gaped.
"How the hell did you do that?" he asked, eyes wide and popping slightly.
"Easy - just wink and they go all cra-"
"No, not how to make girls blush, why would I want to know that? How did you finish the homework so quickly?" Remus asked, pausing in his walking to grab Sirius by the shoulder and shake him.
"I just copied James', I swear," Sirius yelled. The bell rang, and Remus froze. Sirius looked upwards.
"Er... What's the matter?" Sirius asked, looking confused. But Remus had already let go of him and was half-way down the corridor.
"We're going to be late!"
And with that, Remus grabbed Sirius arm and dragged him off to the dungeons.
"Like Ol' Sluggy's going to give me a detention," Sirius smirked as he was dragged away.
The door burst open.
"Sorry we're late, Professor!" Remus panted, half-bent over as he tried to catch his breath and his hair a total mess. Sirius strolled past him, hands in his pocket, not a hair out of place.
"Morning, Professor," Sirius grinned, as he flopped into his seat casually, as though he wasn't ten minutes late. Slughorn chuckled.
"Quite alright, quite alright. Happens to the best of us, eh, Mr. Lupin?"
"Y-Yes, sir," Remus said, flushing, still breathing heavily. He sat down, embarrassed. James grinned.
"Hey, Sirius?" he whispered.
Sirius turned.
"Yeah?" he said, not even bothering to keep his voice down.
"It's the kid by the lake."
"What?!"
"Mr. Black, please lower your voice a little," Slughorn said, not even looking up from the potions book he was reading. James resorted to note-passing. He practically knew the potion book by heart, so he didn't need to read it.
JP: It's the guy by the lake - apparently, he's a transfer from Berotonia Academy of Magic.
SB: Never heard of that place, but whatever. How come he looked like he went through hell and back?
JP: The Portkey was faulty, so he got hurt on the way. His name's Harry Jameson.
RL: Why are you two passing notes? We're meant to be reading this chapter!
PP: Are you lot passing notes without me again?
SB: PP! BWAHAHAHA! PP! PeePee!
PP: Not funny.
JP: ANYWAY, guess what?
SB: What?
PP: What?
RL: What?
JP: He's in our year!
SB: Really?
PP: I thought he was a fourth year!
RL: So? You can tell he's in sixth year.
JP: Cannot!
PP: Cannot!
SB: Cannot!
"Mr. Potter," Slughorn said. James snapped his head up, alarmed. "With Miss. Evans, if you don't mind."
Oh, they were just being partnered. James almost sighed in relief. He began to grin. He was partnered with his Lily-kins.
"Mr. Black, with... How about Mr. Jameson?" Slughorn said fondly. Sirius nodded, a little enthusiastically. Now, he could finally talk to the transfer boy, or, as he had named him in his head, The Guy By The Lake.
"Hey, I'm Sirius," Sirius grinned, holding his hand out to the boy who looked a little like James. Harry smiled awkwardly and shook his hand.
"Harry," he replied quietly. He had hair as messy as Prongs', but it was a much lighter shade of brown. His eyes were an emerald-green colour, and he didn't wear glasses, but other than that, they could pass off as twins.
James smiled as he strode across the classroom to his partner.
"Lily!" he called out. Lily saw who was calling her, and immediately looked tired and wary.
"Yes, Potter?"
James considered asking her to go out with him, but then remembered Sirius' advice two weeks ago: 'Stop trying'.
"How about we nail this potion?" he grinned. "I'll get the ingredients."
Lily, slightly surprised, agreed, and began to sort out the utensils they needed. James noted she was giving him the dirties like she usually was.
For once, Sirius was actually useful.
They turned in, and James was surprised to see an extra bed in their dorm.
"For Jameson," Sirius stated when he saw James staring at it confusedly.
"Oh," he said sheepishly, before jumping onto his own bed. Remus was reading a book, Peter was finishing his Charms homework and Sirius was, for some reason, playing Exploding Snap with himself.
The dormitory door creaked open slowly, and a slim boy slipped in. James recognized him as Harry Jameson. He got up.
"Hi! Harry Jameson, right?" he asked.
"Uh... Um... Y-yeah..." Harry seemed to be avoiding his eye. James' left eye twitched suspiciously.
"Why are you stuttering?"
"Eh? I... dunno..."
Sirius stood up, with his finger pointing at Harry.
"OMG!"
"What?" Harry said, looking panicky, and anxious.
"You're gay and in love with James!" Sirius yelled. Harry stared. Remus stared. James stared. Peter... well, Peter was just being Peter, and wondering what the hell was going on.
"Erm, I'm straight," Harry said cautiously.
"PROVE IT!"
Harry looked alarmed.
"How?"
"KISS A GIRL!"
"...Eh? I've got a girlfriend!"
Sirius paused, and exchanged evil looks with James.
"Introduce her to us, then! Unless... you don't have a girlfriend, but have a boyfriend..."
Remus sighed.
"Leave the guy alone."
"NEVER!" James and Sirius cackled. Harry stared. His first impressions of the Marauders weren't all too perfect.
Harry sighed. Sirius was snoring, and Peter was snorting. James was muttering in his sleep (something about 'saving his Lily-Flower). At least Remus was quiet. And didn't demand that he introduced him to Ginny.
For a moment, he had thought he would have to admit he didn't have a girlfriend (he did, but not in that time). Turns out they were joking. Phew.
Giving up on all hopes of sleep, he bent over and took something out of his trunk. An album. It contained pictures of his parents, and Harry smiled fondly as he noted the similarities his father had yet to give up. He flipped through. Photos of Hermione, Ron, Neville, Seamus, Dean, Luna, Fred, George, Lee, Lavender, Parvati, Padma, Terry Boot, Antony Goldstein, Ernie MacMillan, Hannah Abbott, Susan Bones and so many other people, all at the first official end-of-year in ages. But then he turned the page and saw who he missed the most (well, after Hermione and Ron):
Ginny.
He sighed. In Potions, he had thought he saw a girl who looked like Ginny, and jumped. But when he turned, he saw that it wasn't.
He opened his trunk and returned the album to the secret compartment. He felt around, and pulled out his version of the Marauders' Map.
'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," he muttered almost silently, praying that one of the four didn't happen to wake to hear him say it.
And, after three hour, he not only figured out how to change his name to 'Harry Jameson' on the Map, but he also made something quite extraordinary, and also very similar to Riddle's diary.
He dipped his quill in his ink, and began to write on the very first page of the book.
Hermione? Ron? It's me, Harry. There was a faulty Time-Turner and now I'm stuck in the Marauders' sixth year. I explained what happened (only to Dumbledore) and now I'm a 'transfer student'. I've met my Dad, Sirius, Professor Lupin and Pettigrew, and I want to see my Mum.
The words were sucked in, but nothing happened. Hoping this wasn't yet another failure, he wrote another sentence.
Hermione, are you there?
These words were sucked in, and there was nothing, again. Harry almost laughed. Hermione and Ron were probably asleep. No way would they be awake at this ungodly hou-
OMG, Harry, is that you? It's Hermione...
I know I said I'd make a longer chapter, but it just didn't want to write itself! It's not exactly my fault! I swear I tried! Forgive me, all! I have given up on trying to write 3000 word chapters.
For some reason, I find that it's additional characters that always make it on my 'Fave Characters' list...
Harry Potter: Seamus and Dean (among others)
Naruto: Kotetsu and Izumo (my anime Seamus and Dean)
Fairy Tail: Arzak and Visca (one of my favourite pairings)
Can't be bothered to list them all. Let's just say Seamus and Dean are my Kotetsu and Izumo. :D
Q1) Which PoV would you like this story from? Harry's, Remus', James', Sirius', Lily's, or a different one each chapter?
Q2) Do you think I focus on minor things too much (such as Remus and Sirius being late)?
I'm in a particularly curious mood right now, hence the two Questions for this chapter. :D
Love you all! (Especially Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton)