James pats sirius on the back after quidditch tryouts. they'd both been up since 6 that morning so they could be ready and watch all the other guys trying out. even though they were both very tired by the time it was their turn they still managed to do what James thought was a brilliant try out. they walk back up to the school shivering slightly from the cold weather.

"So how to you suggest we celebrate getting onto the quidditch team?" Sirius grins.

"Sirius, we don't even know if we'll get in, I don't think we need to think about how we'll celebrate yet" he laughs.

"Yes we do! You and I did amazing back there, we're definitely in!" he cries hooking his arm around James neck and ruffling his already tousled hair. James laughs his hand as too numb to fight back so he just lets his friend ruffle his hair. "I've got it! We haven't been exploring properly" sirius says taking his hand out of James' hair. "So tonight let's go exploring!" James frowns.

"But we won't have time between dinner and curfew"

"we'll go out after curfew. And Since when have you cared about rules?"

"Hm, I guess so. This should be fun and we'll take remus and Peter along" James grins starting to get excited about tonight.

"yeah, and if we get into trouble at least I'll get to see Minnie" Sirius grins. James chuckles at his friend.

"You know she hates you calling her that"

"Nah. She secretly loves it as much as she loves me" Sirius replies with a cocky grin.

The boys walk back up to the dorms before getting showered and heading down to the great hall. On the way they find Lily walking in the same direction as them.

"Hey Evans" James Smiles hooking an arm round her neck. She tenses at his touch and gives his a sour look. "Are you free tomorrow?" Lily frowns.

"no I will not go out with you" she growls as if reading his arrogant little mind. He looks surprised an, if lily saw correctly, a little bit hurt, but only for a second before it was replaced with his signature smirk. he shrugs and pulls his arm away from her.

"Oh well, I'll ask again tomorrow" and with that him and sirius run off to the great hall. Lily is left standing slight dumbfound. She scowls and then follows them into the hall to find her friends. Dorcas is sitting with an embarrassed Peter Pettigrew.

"Aw Pete, it's her loss, honestly she doesn't know what she's lost" Dorcas sighs placing a hand comfortingly on her friends arm. He sighs and looks down at the floor.

"thanks Dora, I should probably get over to the guys" he sighs. Dorcas smiles sympathetically and ignores the nickname he used for her even though she hate the name, but she had to admit it was better than Dorky. Peter gets up and wanders slowly over to his friends. That morning he had decided to ask Ellen Armstead to go with him to the back to school dance with him. Shed told him that she was already taken but had later found out that she lied straight to his face and still haven't found anyone to got to the dance with. He immediately went to Dorcas for advice as she was one of his closest friend and she gave the best advice. as he stumbled over to his friends they all gave him pitying looks.

"Hey Pete, how are you?" James asks moving over to let him in. Peter shrugs, it wasn't the fact that shed turned him down that upset him that much, it was the fact she lied straight to his face.

"who cares about her anyway? Someone told me that Armstead is a complete idiot so if you ask me you are better off without her" Sirius empathized. Sensing that Peter could use a cheer up James decided to let him in on the plans for that night.

"Hey Pete, do you want to come exploring with us tonight? It'll get your mind off Armstead." Peter gives them a small smile and nods his head.

"If you like I can set you up with someone" Sirius winks. Peter frowns as remus begins.

"I doubt Peter wants to date some slag from your fan club down there" he sighs pointing down the table at a group of girls watching sirius hungrily. Sirius places a hand over his heart and scoffs.

"Are you saying that the girls who love me are all slags!" Sirius exclaims looking offended. Remus rolls his eyes and Peter and James laugh.

Lily scuttles over to Dorcas and sits down where Peter had been.

"Hey Lils" she smiles. Lily gives her a half hearted smile. Dorcas tilts her head to the side.

"What's up?"

"Oh nothing." Lily starts to pick at her fingernails. Dorcas raises an eyebrow.

"lily?"

"Fine! Potter asked me out again and he's really starting to piss me off!" she groans covering her face with her hands. Dorcas sighs and shoots James a look even though he isn't looking.

"so he asked you out?"

"Yes, Dora that's what I said!" Lily snaps before quickly apologizing for snapping.

"And you don't want to go out with him because?" Lily looks at her like she just suggested that she should kiss Dumbledore.

"because he's an arrogant toerag!" She yelled. Dorcas stuck up her hands as if to surrender.

"Ok, well just ignore him and I'm sure he'll leave you alone." Lily nods and smiles at her friend. Over with the boys they were finishing eating and getting ready to go exploring.

"So I say we start off on the seventh floor and work our way down" Sirius plans. the boys nod and start to walk up the many staircases. when they get up to the floor they seem disappointed. There's no secret passages hidden behind bookcases or anything like thAT.

"This is boring let's go down to the sixth floor." Sirius goans starting to walk away. Suddenly they hear voices, knowing they are out past curfew they look for a place to hide.

"Where are they coming from?" Remus asks looking around frantically. He simply couldn't work out which way the voices were. James frowns.

"let's go this way-" he says starting walk but then he decides against it and walks the other way. "Nevermind this way-" he walks the other way before turning around and walking back the way he was going. "No this way" the voices slowly get closer. James just stands unsure of where to go. Suddenly a large door appears on the wall, without a second thought James rushes through the door and the others follow suit. Inside the door is a small room with four seats, nothing else. Remus frowns.

"I've never seen this room before" he says sitting down on one of the seats.

"I hope they don't find us, as much as I love Minnie I've had enough of detention this week" sirius sighs thinking back to the detention he earned from making a few of the slytherins hair bright pink for a few days. Suddenly the door disappears and is replaced with a window.

"we are trapped!" Peter exclaimed looking lost. As James is about to say something McGonagall and Dumbledore walk slowly past.

"I'm sure I saw them come up here" McGonagall frowns. Dumbledore chuckles.

"Minerva I think the old age is getting to you"

"Albus!"

"Im only joking"the old man smiles walking away. when they are gone the window turns back into a door and the boys just stand in amazement.

"How the bloody hell did they not see us?" sirius throws his hand up. remus places his hand on his chin.

"You know I think I read about this room, it's a secret room that only appears when you need it" Remus explains looking around.

"What's it called?" Peter asks.

"I'm not sure. why don't we call it... the room of requirement?" Remus mused. the other boys nod and agree to stop adventuring tonight as McGonagall would definitely be on the lookout for them and Peter was tired. Once their up in their beds they all fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow and the only sound that is heard is the sound of a clock ticking in the distance.

A/N - Hellooo, how are you? I would hope you enjoyed this chapter and I would LOVE your opinion so if you have time please REVIEW and tell me your thoughts. See you next time

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