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Chapter 4: I Know Someone's Waiting

"Hello-o-o" James Potter called from the doorway. Harry looked up at him from the game of chess that he and Ron had started. James and Sirius stood in the doorway and he had a feeling that Remus and Peter were somewhere close by.

"Checkmate. Again." Yelled Ron. Harry turned to look at the board he had played everything right but then again this was Ron who he was playing.

"I'll play you" squeaked Peter from behind James.

"I bet you 2 galleons that Peter will win." Sirius turned to shake with James.

"Na, not in."

"I am." Harry reached out to shake Sirius' hand "I don't think Ron has ever lost a game."

"Only a few when I was first learning how to play." Ron corrected him from the game, in which Peter had already lost a Knight and a pawn. Sirius swallowed and crossed his fingers.

"So . . . Do you play Quidditch?" Sirius asked Harry enthusiastically just as Draco mysteriously reappeared and flopped down on the couch next to Harry as though they had been best friends forever.

"Yeah, Seeker. I'm alright at it." Harry shrugged.

"Alright? That's the understatement of the century."Draco snorted, "I have never not once won any game against you even when I have had the faster more manoeuvrable broom."

"So you are good?"Questioned James. Harry just shrugged again. He was good at that at least. Sirius and James continued to enquire on how well both Draco and Harry played Quidditch. Until a triumphant cheer across the room.

"Checkmate. Ha, I did it again."Ron was dancing around as Hermione came out. He grabbed her by the waist and swung her around a few times before letting go. Peter looked shocked at how he had been beaten.

"I guess you owe me something."Harry grinned cheekily at Sirius, thinking about how in the future they would still bet on things like this.

XxXxX

The next morning the four guests walked down to breakfast with James and lily. The rest of the Marauders were already there. It wasn't until Ron was taking a second helping of eggs that Dumbledore stood.

"I think that by now most of you will know we have some visitors here. They are here from the Oceania School of Magic. But live in England. I hope that you can all make them feel welcome." Dumbledore sat back down and the chatter grew again.

"Wow."Lily exclaimed, "You didn't say you were at OSM. Is it true they have the world's biggest magical telescope in the Astronomy department?"

Hermione nodded as she stuffed a piece of toast in her mouth. Remebering what Proffesor McGonagall had told her when she had applied for a scholarship to there just a few weeks ago. She also remembered that the scholarship had started in 1977. She choughed, choking slightly on her toast. "Holy crap." She wishpered. She needed to talk to Harry and Ron immediately. Hermione caught Harry's eye to signal to leave. Harry understood and rose. Hermione and Draco follow. Ron needed some prompting but stood anyway.

"Ummm… We are going to go back to our room for awhile." Harry said

"Dumbledore wants to talk to us before we go to classes." Hermione added. "See you soon."

They hurried down the Great Hall as they reached the doors they were intercepted by a group of slytherins or at least students wearing Slytherin robes.

"What's your hurry," Smerked a greasy haired boy in front that Harry recognised as teenaged Snape.

"Oh, we just want to go pick on some random we don't even know yet. What about you, why are you in a hurry?"Draco said sarcastically. Harry and Hermione hid their chuckles while Ron and the Slytherins looked blank.

"You think you're so smart don't you."

"Yes because you seemed to be the only one in your little gang who understood what I said."

Snape looked around at the group behind him just as James, Sirius and Lily walked up.

"Leave them alone Snape." Sirius snapped. In unison the group looked at Sirius giving him looks of hatred.

"You shouldn't hang around with filth like this. I will help you make real friends here."

"I'll be friends with you the day hell freezes over."Draco snarled and pushed around them to get out of the hall. Everyone followed giving the Slytherins a victorious look.

"Wow, you just took on the 6th and 7th year Slytherins. And won." James said in awe.

XxXxX

Hermione was in Ancient Runes that afternoon. She didn't know anyone in the class but it was a mix of 6th and 7th years. A professor she didn't recognise walked in.

"Ok class take a seat." She said, "Now, you must be Hermione Granger from OSM. I'm Professor Spindale." Hermione noticed someone sit down next to her and she took a glance to see who it was. He looked a lot like Sirius, He was in Slytherin clothes. She knew who it was and she didn't know what to do.

"Hi, I'm Regulus."

"Hi."She said politely, turning her head away. If only slightly so it didn't seem as though she was uncomfortable. The class started and Hermione began to take notes as to not have to talk to Regulus. AS the bell rang she collected her books up as quickly as possible and left. She felt Regulus' eyes following her.

(A/N: I know I'm good at writing short chapters but hey. It doesn't matter. Right, right. Read and Review.