Chapter three: First Day Of Classes
James rolled over feeling the sun hitting his face. He slowly, and reluctantly opened his eyes, squinting at the now blazing sun. He rolled over and picked up his glasses placing them on his face. He picked up his watch and jumped out of bed.
"Sirius! Sirius wakeup!" James said as he jumped out of bed.
"Nyahna" Sirius moaned as he rolled over on his side. James sighed and ran over to Remus and Peter's beds.
"Remus, Peter! Wakeup!" He said shaking them. He looked back at his watch. 8:30. "Ah man!" Remus rolled over and sat up, rubbing at his eyes furiously.
"What? What time is i-i-i-it?" He asked trying to suppress a yawn. James pulled off his shirt and began to get dressed.
"8—30" He said once his shirt was over his head. Remus jumped out of bed and ran over to Peter shaking him gently. James shot a look over at Sirius who was still sound asleep, when he looked back over at Remus and Peter the two were up and getting dressed. Once dressed James looked at his watch again. 8:50. He ran over and pulled himself onto Sirius' bed.
"WAKEUP!" He screamed jumping up and down. Sirius sat up and glared at James.
"Oi, geroff me!" Sirius said yanking the covers from underneath James' feet. There was a loud thumping noise as James slid off the bed.
"Oof." James sat up rubbing his head. "Well will ya get up then?" Sirius smiled and slid out of bed nodding smugly. The three boys waited, as Sirius got dressed.
"Come on. Don't want to be late," Sirius said. The three boys looked at each other. Sirius smiled and ran all the way to the great hall. James, Remus, and Peter on his tail.
When the four entered the great hall they stopped in their tracks. Besides last night they had never seen so much food. Mountains of tarts and crumpets, toast with every flavored jam. Porridge with honey and cinnamon. Eggs, Bacon, and Sausage, were all piled on various plates along the large tables. Sirius ran to the table throwing himself into his seat, the other three close behind. The four boys loaded up their plates stuffing their faces until they could eat no more.
"Heres, your schedule," James looked up to see four pieces of paper shoved in his face.
"Fankfu," He said chewing on his toast. The prefect rolled his eyes and stalked off. James shrugged swallowing the food in his mouth. "Here guys our schedule."
"Monday..."
"It's Tuesday Peter," Remus said. "We have Double Transfiguration with Slytherin." Remus said eating the last of his eggs.
"Slytherin?" Sirius moaned. Remus nodded. "Aw man."
"It won't be that bad Sirius. But we better go we don't want to be late for our first class. Remus agreed ad they convinced Sirius to leave the food and get to class with them.
Lily sat quietly reading Hogwarts: A History as she waited for class to start. She lifted up her head letting her hair fall to the side, her bangs hanging gently across her forehead. She looked around and watched as the Slytherins, and a few Gryffindors entered the classroom Her eyes lit up as he entered the room.
"Severus, over here," She called out waving her arm slowly above her head. The young boy glanced over and his dark face brightened. He headed over sitting beside the beautiful girl.
"Morning, Lily," He said happily as he pulled out his wand and book. "We get to have a lot of classes together isn't that great!" Lily smiled at him and nodded.
"I wish you were in my house though," She said sadly. Severus frowned looking at the sweet girl, he wanted to be with her but he did not want to be a Gryffindor. For a moment he thought about telling her that he almost was, but decided against it. Before he got a chance to say anything four boys came stumbling into the room, one ramming into their desk pushing it into his side. He spun around to glare at the culprits. The four boys stood there smiling clutching their sides in pain.
"Watch where you're going!" Severus spat straightening out his desk. Sirius frowned his nostrils flaring. James quickly looked from Sirius to the greasy boy, and then he spotted her. She was watching them looking torn between worried and angry. He felt his heart skip a beat as he just stood there looking at her.
"Excuse me! Do you know who you're talking to!" Sirius said.
"Do I care?" Severus spat back.
"I'm Sirius. Sirius Black." He snarled stepping closer. "Who are you? And do you ever bathe?" Sirius growled laughing. Peter sniggered behind him. James snapped out of it and placed a hand on Sirius' shoulder.
"Leave it alone. He's not worth it, Sirius!" James whispered. But just then Severus pulled out his wand and stuck it in Sirius' face.
"What makes a Black so special! 'Cause to me you're just a pathetic little boy…" Severus snarled. Peter whimpered watching the scene unfold. Remus looked anxiously at Lily. She nodded and stood up beside Severus.
"Leave him alone," She said pulling his wand arm down, and stepping in front of him. Sirius laughed.
"Need a girl to defend you," He said smiling wickedly at Lily. Her eyes narrowed.
"Remus, I suggest you take your friends to their seats before the teacher comes…" she said calmly. The four boys looked over alarmed at Remus. "Or I shall curse them." Lily said her voice even calmer then before. Remus quickly pulled the other three across the room. The four sat down in the second row on the right directly across from Lily and Severus. Just as they sat down Professor McGonagall walked in.
"Good morning students, I'm glad to see that you all made it to class on time. Please, take out your textbooks and we shall get started." The room was boiling and it wasn't just because of the temperature but because of the newfound rivalry that was bubbling within the young students.
As the young Gryffindor and Slytherins filed out of the room the rivalry between the two houses was evident already as the students pushed and shoved their way out of the class room, Slytherin still bitter by being outshone in the first class. Gryffindor was now up 50 house points and Slytherin only up 20. But beside the house points the rivalry between Sirius and Severus had sparked high emotions.
Remus walked briskly out the room nodding shortly in Lily's direction; his three friends close behind him glaring daggers at her and Severus.
"Excuse me Remus, but did you forget to mention that you knew her," Sirius said as they walked into the courtyard.
"What would possess me to think that it was important?" He asked simply. Sirius fumed at this simple fact.
"Well, how do you know her?" He said as they sat down in front of tree to wait for lunch. Remus sighed.
"We got our wands together at Diagon Alley,"
"Is she nice?" James asked airily. Remus looked at him puzzled.
"Well…yes…" Sirius looked at James too. He began mumbling about just wanting to know. Sirius shrugged it off.
"Well, she sure picked some rotten friends." Sirius snarled. Peter laughed, Sirius smiled at the quiet boys acknowledgment of his sense of humor.
"By the way Sirius. I thought you didn't care about blood status," James said casually. Sirius glared at him.
"I don't! Why?" He asked suspiciously eyeing James carefully.
"Only asking because of what you said to that boy…" James had laid back in the grass his head resting on his folded hands.
"Oh, that was nothing…"Sirius said rolling his eyes. Remus sighed and looked at Peter who was looking uncomfortable.
"You okay Peter?" Remus asked sincerity dripping in his voice. James looked over.
"Yes. It's just if that's what double periods are like…I don't look forward to them." He said laughing. Sirius looked at him and smiled.
"I hear you. That was brutal. Did anyone take notes? I was busy planning my revenge," Sirius leaned back on the tree smiling to himself. Remus sighed smiling to himself.
"I took notes." Remus said laughing. "This is how it's going to be all year isn't it?" Sirius nodded his head his hair falling into his face. The four boys laughed, making fun of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and the greasy haired boy the rest of the break before heading out to lunch.
After lunch the Gryffindors had study hall with Ravenclaw. The four boys sat huddled together. Sirius trying to persuade them to help him get revenge on the boy from Defense Against the Dark Arts. James had already agreed as had Peter but Remus was still wavering.
"You know this is Study hall," The boys looked up.
"Really? I thought this was Herbology!" Sirius said looking shocked. Lily growled at him. Sirius laughed quietly so Professor McGonagall wouldn't hear him.
"Some of us actually want to pass our classes!" She snapped.
"Oh calm down. It's only the first day of classes!" James replied exasperatedly. She broke her gaze with Sirius doing a double take of James, before crinkling her nose and reluctantly returning to her book. Sirius smiled at James.
"She's just upset she doesn't have the grease ball here to back her up,"
"His name is Severus Snape!" She snarled. And he has more manners then you two put together.
"Hmm, Severus Snape. More like Snivellus," James smiled. "That's it much better then grease ball." James laughed a little louder then he had meant to and the five of them snapped their heads down.
"And I thought you were a nice boy Remus," She said glaring at him once McGonagall had gone back to reading. "I guess I was wrong"
"I am!" He said slightly hurt.
"Well look at your friends!" She snapped back.
"Look at yours!" Remus scoffed. Lily looked at him her eyes narrowing.
"Fine. I guess you do fit in with them!" She said glaring at James and Sirius.
"Just like your friend…" He waited to get her attention and then lowered his voice. "Just like your friend Snivellus. They have names! James Potter and Sirius Black! (Pointing to them respectively) And they are good friends! So no I will not let you sit there and dis them!" he hissed. James and Sirius looked at each other and smiled triumphantly. Lily looked taken aback. She stared at them her nostrils flaring and cheeks burning red.
"Five points from Gryffindor," McGonagall snapped. The five kids looked up to see her standing over them, her lips pursed. "I suggest you get back to work. Or I shall have to take another five points off, my own house!" She snarled.
"Don't worry Professor I'm done," Lily said slamming her books shut and handing them to her.
"Very well Ms. Evans, you may go," She handed her back her books and Lily stalked out of the hall.
"As for you four. I suggest you get back to work!" With that she swished her cloak and headed back to her seat at the front.
After study hall, the boys went to their last class History of Magic, which luckily they had with Ravenclaw as well. Their last class went well and by the end Peter was talking animatedly with a chubby little girl with blonde curly hair and freckles, Sally Shore.
"Looks like Peter has a girlfriend," Sirius whispered as they headed down to the Great hall. James smiled as he watched Peter talking to the girl. He knew Sirius couldn't wait to bother him about it.
"You're not going to bother him about it?" Remus said shaking his head so that his light brown hair fell perfectly along his face. Sirius smile wickedly at him.
"Me! Of course not," He laughed. James sighed as he smiled as he two friends. He could not believe how close the four of them had gotten in only two days. Especially him and Sirius, he felt like he'd known Sirius for his entire life.
"James!" James looked over at Sirius who was looking at him funny.
"What?" He said before continuing to walk.
"Your strange, you know that right?" Sirius said as they entered the great hall. The atmosphere was almost calm compare to the intensity of the previous night.
"Am not! But why?" He looked at Sirius and the two burst out laughing as they raced each other to their seats. The flung their selves down waiting for Lupin who was watching Peter making his way casually to the table while talking to Sally.
Once the four boys were all seated and had begun to fill their plates as well as their stomachs, conversations began to spring to life amongst the students in the great hall.
"So. Peter. Who's. That. Girl?" Sirius said between bites. Peter's cheeks turned a violent shade of red as he looked down at his plate.
"You mean Sally?" He mumbled.
"If. That's. Her. Name. Yea!" He swallowed and looked up wiping his mouth on his sleeves.
"She'…um…in Ravenclaw…" He said softly. Sirius opened his mouth to speak.
"Sirius your dripping sauce on your robes," Remus said casually as he took another bite out of his roast beef. Sirius forgot all about Peter and Sally as he focused on getting the gravy off his robes, as it was beginning to burn as it dripped on to his skin. Peter gave Remus and appreciative smile before returning to his own food.
Meanwhile, James had spent most of his time watching Lily, who was talking animatedly with another first year Gryffindor, whose name he did not know. He didn't understand what he found so fascinating about her seeing as she absolutely despised him. And yet he couldn't help but notice her.
A/N: I hope you all liked that chapter and things are beginning to pick up for the Marauders and I have plenty in store for the next few chapters including some magic. Yes I know they have yet to do any but they will soon enough. Thank you to all of you who reviewed. I will try to update as soon as possible however my three day weekend is over and I will not have a lot of time so probably not again until thursday.