"Whoa!" Onyx said as a platter of blackberry tarts appeared before her. She grabbed one and took a bite, closing her eyes. "Delicious." Lily grinned.
"Deserts later, beef and potatoes now." She said, handing Onyx a plate. Onyx rolled her eyes.
"Yes Mother." She quipped, before cutting off a piece of beef and popping it into her mouth. She was chewing as she noticed something, she quickly swallowed. "Hey!" she exclaimed. James and Sirius were both shoving the tarts into their mouth. They stopped and looked at her "I want some of those thank you." She grabbed several and plopped them onto her plate. Remus chuckled.
"Smart of you. If you don't get some, then these two will eat them all and the next batch on the table."
"Jeri's older brother is like that too." Lily said, taking a bite of her mashed potatoes and chewing.
The feast continued until everyone's belly was content, and as the last plate and crumb disappeared, the Headmaster stood once more. "Good night students. Sleep well, tomorrow your classes begin, and after that who knows the next decent nights sleep you'll have. If you would follow your prefect to your house, they'll let you know the password and give you the rules and such." All the students stood and exited the hall, chatting with each other. The Prefect's cries of "Ravenclaw, over here" or "Gryffindor, this way!" punctuated the chatter, and slowly the crowd separated. Remus had left with the Gryffindors, as he was the male prefects for them, and Peter went with him. Soon, Only Lily, Onyx, James and Sirius were left standing in the corridors.
"Err, how are we going to get inside the place if all the students are up there and we're back here?" Onyx asked, looking around. James and Sirius chuckled.
"Because, young pupil, we are the Masters of Hogwarts, We know everything there to know about our school…" They had turned right and almost hit a brick wall.
"If I didn't know better, I'd think Hogwarts didn't like you saying you're its masters." Lily said, blinking at the wall.
"I agree, Harry." Onyx said.
"Right…Come on, we go left" James said, and hurried off, Sirius on his tail. Lily and Onyx shrugged, then followed. 5 minutes later, they hit a dead end and there was no James or Sirius in sight.
"Those little prats! They did that on purpose!" Onyx growled, kicking the wall. Unfortunately, the wall didn't like to be kicked. Onyx's foot really hurt after that, much to the amusement of the nearby painting of the drunks, who guffawed loudly.
"Obviously, the thing is…what to do with them? Come on, both middle fingers on mine." Lily said, closing her eyes. Onyx obeyed. "100 ft. from the Gryffindor Common Room, please."
Onyx blinked as their surrounding suddenly changed, and they stood in front of a stair case. She ran up the staircase and was met by a large portrait of an uh…Okay, Fat lady. Lily reached the top of the staircase as well. "Excuse me, is this the entrance to the Gryffindor Common Room?"
"Yes." Said the fat lady.
"Well, then…May we get in?"
"Password?"
"Uh…No idea?"
"Then no entrance."
"Please?"
"No, my dears."
Onyx turned away from the portrait, enraged. "When I get my hands on those little twits, I'll strangle them. I'll leg lock them in their sleep. I KNOW they have transfiguration first thing in the morning, and Professor Minnie doesn't look like the kind that tolerates tardiness."
"Relax, kiddo, I've got a plan. Remember distraction method number 49683?"
"How could I forget that distraction method?"
"Good. Commencing distraction method 49683 in 5…4…3…2…1" They both let loose a long, loud scream. The fat lady winced, she swung open to reveal Remus, who blinked at them. Lily grinned, and stepped through the portrait hole. Onyx waved at the portrait, before also walking in.
"What, may I ask, was that about?" Remus said, as the portrait closed behind them.
"Nothing really. But I need to know where we are sleeping?"
"Same dorm as James, Sirius, Peter, and I. Up 7 flights of stair and then the door at the end of the hall. Your trunks are already there."
"Thanks. Come on Jeremiah, We should get to sleep. First day of school tomorrow and all that. G'night, Remus." They trooped up the stairs. Upon entering the dorm, they looked about. The two beds at the end had their signature bright green luggage in front of them. But the other boys weren't yet in bed. Lily went over to the bed that had trunks marked J.S.P and lifted the sheets away. Spreading her hands above the bed, she whispered "Though you are not occupied, you shall hold the leg locking spell until you are." A flash of green light and the smell of lilies permeated the air. Above Sirius's bed, Onyx did the same, until her flash of black light and smell of roses hung over the bed. They grinned at each other, and laid down in their beds, satisfied with their work.