Chapter three

A/n- Sorry for slowing down a bit... I had a fever... Anyways.. Remus' reaction is here... Hope you like it...

Chapter five

The dementor

"Haww.. He saw a dementor" Lily said clapping a hand over her mouth.

Tom woke Harry the next day... all three of them were rather giggly.

Lily giggled "She made it for Arthur?" "Oh yeah! Everyone knew they had a crush on each other, but dad was too shy to propose. She got a dare to slip some love potion in dad's pumpkin juice." Ginny giggled "Dad became so romantic after that, he proposed in front of the whole school." Lily awwwed.

"What were you saying?" asked Ron... Harry's elbow all the way into station.

"Like I would jump out from behind a barrier and murder him in the middle of station." Sirius said rolling his eyes. "Don't worry about it, mom and dad fussed too much over Harry, they sort of took him in after he saved me" Ginny replied. Lily was already making plans on visiting Molly and Arthur after completing books.

"Right then" he said, glancing around... when she gave him an extra hug.

"Told you" Ginny said. Lily again awwwed.

"Do take care wont you Harry?"... Sirius Black cant be worse than Lord Voldemort,can he?"

"That's the spirit, Harry" Sirius said in a bored voice. He was already tired of all this and its just the starting of the book. Ginny chuckled and patted his back.

Mr. Weasley flinched at the sound of the name... wont go looking for Black."

They raised their eyebrows at that. "Why would he go looking for him if he thinks that Sirius wants to kill him?" James asked. "That's the saddest part of book, but just wait, this chapter has a surprise, a good one." Ginny said winking.

Harry stared "What!"... a man asleep fast asleep next to the window.

"A man! Why would a man be travelling with the train?" Remus asked. Ginny could barely keep in her smile.

Harry, Ron and Hermione checked the threshold... Professor R.J. Lupin" Hermione whispered at once.

Remus' jaw dropped. A grin broke out on others. "Wow a professor! I wonder what would you teach.." Lily said jumping up excitedly. "But h-how?" Remus asked confused. He never really thought he would get a job, let alone something as respectable as teaching. "What do you mean how, you are brilliant Remus, anyone would hire you in a second" Lily said waving her hand in air. "Yeah!" James and Sirius said at once. "Dumbledore hired me of course" Remus said finally understanding. He felt more grateful than ever towards Dumbledore. James gave him a sympathetic smile. Lily looked at all of them confused.

"How'd you know that... one good hex would finish him off, doesn't he?

Sirius burst out laughing. Remus glared at him. "At least I'm not running away from prison" remus said and Sirius glared back, and then both started laughing.

"Anyway..." he turned to Harry... nutter who wants to kill him?" said Ron shakily.

Sirius huffed again "I'm not a nutter!" he whined and others laughed.

They were taking the news worse than Harry expected... you're just thinking what to write next-"

Lily licked her lips suddenly very hungry. "Jamesss" she cooed "can you get me some sweets, baby" Lily was now batting her eyelids. James looked entranced at her before bolting away to meet her demands. Lily smirked. Sirius was dramatically shaking his head "Looks like you turned a stag to dog ." All three of them burst out laughing and Lily raised her eyebrow at them. James was back from kitchen with a bowl of sweets. "What are we talking about?" James asked pulling Lily in his lap who was happily helping herself to some Bertie bott's beans. "I just said that Lily turned a stag to dog " Sirius replied gleefully. Lily was shocked to see that instead of scowling, James found this joke as amusing as others and ruffling Sirius' hairs, she didn't found it that funny. Boys are weird!

"But Hogsmead's a very interesting place, isn't it... He didn't move.

"What did you take sleeping pills or something?" Lily asked. Remus shrugged not meeting her eyes. He knew exactly well why he was sleeping so much. He gets too much weak after his time of month.

"Don't worry dear" said the witch... he hasn't died, has he?"

Remus choked on his sudden outburst of laughter.

"No, no he's breathing" whispered Hermione... pick a fight right under a teacher's nose.

"I kinda wish Ron would punch him, I may have helped him" Remus said who knew very well that his warewolf part made him listen properly even in sleep, he must have heard the whole ordeal, but too tired to wake up for their verbal fight. Sirius and James snorted.

"C'mon" he muttered resentfully to Crabby... they were plunged into total darkness.

"Whats going on?" James asked peering over Lily's shoulder to look into the book.

"What's going on?" Ron's voice.., "Not here!" said Harry hurriedly "I'm here"

"Were you going to sit in his lap?" Lily giggled. Ginny laughed shaking her head.

"Ouch!" said Neville... like something dead had decayed in water..."

"Dementor" James gasped.

But it was visible only for a split second... "But I heard screaming-"

"Why would he hear screaming? We didn't read about anything related to screaming in dementor's presence." Lily asked. Ginny grimaced, not at all willing to tell her whose screaming it was.

A loud snap made them all jump... hiding Sirius black under our cloaks, go."

"You said that to a dementor?" Sirius guffawed. "I wouldn't have believed it either, that's just the sort of thing you guys would do" Lily said rolling her eyes.

But the dementor didn't move... I haven't poisoned the chocolate you know..."

They chuckled.

Harry took a bite and to his great surprise... Crabbe and Goyle and led them up the steps to castle.

"He's so rude" hissed Lily.

Hermione prodded Ron in the back to make him hurry... I'm not delicate!" said Harry crossly.

Lily laughed.

"Ofcourse you are not"... Defense against dark arts teacher who knows his remedies?"

"He sure got a lot of practice of that" James said chuckling.

"Are you sure you feel alright, potter?",... Snape wore every time he set eyes on Harry.

"I guess that was quite expected" Lily sighed. She didn't know what Snape had against Remus. Sure James and Sirius bullied him, but the only thing Lily could say against Remus was that he never made a move to stop them. That's not a reason to loathe someone.

"As to our second new appointment... teaching job in addition to his gamekeeper duties."

"Wow they got Hagrid against kettleburn, I am actually jealous" James said.

Harry, Ron and Hermione stared at one other,stunned... and professor McGonagall shooed them away.

Lily's eyes shone with tears. She felt so happy about Hagrid. James silently placed a small kiss on her shoulder and she smiled back intertwining their hands.

Harry, Ron and Hermione joined the Griffindors... he was home at last.

Chapter six

Talons and tea leaves

When Harry, Ron and Hermione entered... you sccurvy baggart! Back you rouge!"

"Looks like they met Sir Cadogan." Sirius said grinning.

The knight seized his sword again... who was right behind her and her chair away from him.

"They are actually believing her? It seems so fake.. Glad we didn't have Divinition" Lily said.

"In the second term" professor Trelawney went on... You need your inner eye tested if you ask me" said Ron...

They all laughed at that.

...and they had to stifle their laugher as Professor Trelawney... the worst omen- of death!"

"Rubbish!" Lily yelled. "Yeah babes we got that" James said chuckling slightly. "No James! She's scaring a thirteen year old boy of death and its no news, he has faced it so many times." James looked a little panicked that he upset her. She laughed and pinched his cheek.

Harry's stomach lurched... I assure you if you die, you need not hand it in."

"See McGonagall agrees, its pure bulls**t" Lily smiled smugly at James who raised his hands up in surrender.

Hermione laughed. Harry felt a little... dont like being bad at something for a change.

"Ouch!" Sirius said grinning.

He had touch a nerve.. Beau'ful aren'they?"

"Ooohh! Nice choice for a first lesson" Sirius said. Lily stared at him "What! I've read about them, I read ok!" Sirius said. Lily chuckled "Seriously?" "You're mean" Sirius whined in a childlike voice.

Harry could sort of see what Hagrid meant... everyone except Malfof, crabbe and Goyle cheered.

"I'm so glad his lesson's a success" Lily released a sigh of relief. "The lesson isn't over yet" Ginny replied.

"Okay who else wants to go?"... not touching her steak-and-kidney pudding.

"They wont sack him right?" Lily asked. "Nope" Ginny replied.

"They'd better not" said Ron... I'm not worth that!"

A/n- I was thinking of having a ONE SHOT COMPETITION. You all can comment the one shots you wrote and I'll choose one of them, either by myself or by popular vote... And then I'll write a character read through for your stories... What do you say?

Please review... Next chapter already started with lots of Jily...