DISCLAIMER: J.K. Rowling, etc. own the characters, settings, etc. with the exception of a few personas and a few of my own brilliant ideas ;)
A/N: GREETINGS! Oh my goodness… it has been AGES... *ashamed face*
So… I had to reread this thing and a few clarifications are in order:
Sorry about the grammar and spelling mistakes, I'm too lazy to go and fix them all
I mean AMOS, not CEDRIC Diggory, sorry for that mistake
James is a CHASER, not SEEKER. My bad :(
Ummm… plot summary up to this point:
-James likes Lily
-Lily doesn't like James
-Christine admitted finding Sirius attractive
-Remus tries to help James out by telling him to be less stupid.
-Remus likes Anna
-Peter eats a lot
-The Marauders have pulled a few quite funny pranks (if you have any suggestions for more pranks, or anything for that matter, that you want to see in the story REVIEW!)
RIGHT NOW: The boys are getting supplies for Anna's surprise party as a favor for Lily
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE AMAZING REVIEWS…. I read every single one. Thanks for being amazing and coming back to my story this is my Christmas present to you. Hopefully I'll write another one before Christmas since this one's so short.
LOVE,
Jojo
P.S. I will most likely abandon Lily's diary, keep the Lily pictures from the end of chapter 1, and toss up the plot A LOT :) hehehe
"AHHH!" James shouted as he suddenly fell.
"Hahahaha!" Sirius shouted as James fell, quite clumsily in Padfoot's opinion.
"Oh dear," Remus sighed, as he saw Sirius immaturely trip James, and thinking about the war scene that was about to take place.
They were in a tunnel on their way to Hogsmede to pick up the supplies for Anna's party.
"AHHH!" Sirius shouted as he was sucked into an abyss.
"HAHAHAHA!" James laughed as he unceremoniously dragged Sirius down.
"Oh dear," Remus sighed as he tripped over the two bodies in front of him.
Finally, the three boys (Peter had fallen asleep before the mission) got out of the tunnel.
Sirius punched James one last time and then said, "Listen men. This is it. This is the mission we came here to complete. The mission we WILL complete... no matter what it costs. This is what we signed up for. And now, let honor and glory be synonymous with our names forever more! ARRAGGHHHAAA!" He whispered, finishing with a barbaric cry.
"Okaaaayyy," James said slowly, widening his eyes. This is what we'll do, "I'll get the butterbeers-"
"Good thinking sergeant, you make the beansprout squadron proud," Sirius interrupted.
"Remus… what did you give him?" James demanded.
"Err… I found some chocolate and thought it might calm him down. I'm sorry; I know he isn't supposed to have sugar…" Remus said sheepishly.
"In any case, Remus, you'll get candy from Honeydukes-"James continued.
"Of course! Secret codes! I understand my fellows. The bumblebee stings only the bravest of bears. Grandma peels carrots in the kitchen while the fire takes down the young beavers of the river." Sirius said passionately, including various hand movements.
"No Sirius, that makes no sense. Grandma would be peeling zucchinis. Honestly… "James stopped when he saw how Remus was raising his eyebrow at him, "Err… well General Nutcase here can get decorations I suppose…" James said cautiously.
"BRILLIANT. And have no fear. They will never take me alive!" And Sirius ran off, grinning like a maniac. He quickly dodged out the door and hid behind the corner, sneaking glances at the street. Then he rolled through the leaves and dirt to the other side.
Remus shook his head disbelievingly.
15 MINUTES LATER
James was heading back from the Three Broomsticks, his bag full of butterbeers and a couple acorns he had found (for some reason he thought they would come in handy soon). His hands were chilly and he rubbed them for warmth. He walked past the shops, glancing at their windows. Something silver and glittering caught his eye. He stopped and looked closer. It was something shiny carved into the likeness of a noble deer. Intrigued, he walked in.
He quickly browsed rows and rows of figurines, amusing hats, collectable books, and some rare chocolate frog cards before turning to leave. Walking out, a necklace caught his eye. It was a nicely patterned thin gold chain with a small charm. He didn't quite see what it was, but didn't stop to look, otherwise he'd be late. So, he walked back out onto the street.
He regretted it exactly 4.8 seconds later. That's how long it took him to:
-see a man dressed in streamers and a banner running wildly down the street, screaming Christmas carols and laughing insanely.
-see Remus running after this man.
-realize that the psychopath was actually his best friend… he must have gotten his hands on a lot more sugar…. or maybe firewhiskey.
And it took him another 500 seconds to finally:
-catch and immobilize the psychopath by tackling him violently and using the banner to tie up his arms.
-throw his cloak over the still loudly singing boy
-cast a levitating charm on the thrashing body and a silencing charm to spare his poor ears.
-pick up all the supplies and start the trip back with Remus towing Sirius.
Lily checked the clock in the common room again and groaned. Those idiots were supposed to be back 15 minutes ago. They had probably gone and hurt themselves. And now she'd have to go find them, and save them from themselves. Oh, and the party would be ruined.
Lily checked the clock one more time. 17 minutes. She moved towards the portrait hole.
Suddenly the portrait flew open and banged into her violently, sending her flying to the ground. Everything went black.
"Lily! LILY EVANS! NO LILY! YOU CAN'T DIE!" James shouted at her.
"James, she's not dying, she's just... dazzled by your presence" Remus responded calmly.
"LILY SODDING POTTER, DON'T MAKE ME TAKE OUT MY WAND!" James said, shaking her shoulders frantically, making her head flop back and forth.
"OH no! Not the wand!" Remus laughed, "Look, she's already stirring; she'll be up in a minute… What did you just call her?"
"Lily. That's her name isn't it?" James covered up smoothly.
"Alright. If you say so." Remus said suppressing his laughter.
"I didn't say so, her parents did. And everyone thinks you're the smart one." James retorted.
This is what Lily woke up to...… a defiant James holding her shoulders rather tightly. And a Remus who was snorting with laughter. And she wore she saw a drooling unconscious Sirius' head poking out from under a cloak.
"Are you okay Lilikins?" James asked, worry evident in his voice.
"Urrr…. I think so?" Lily said cautiously. Her head was hurting even more from confusion at what she was seeing than with the bump she had gotten.
James pulled her from the ground and hugged her. She was too shocked and muddled to react and found herself not moving. Finally, James dragged the unresponsive girl onto a couch and sat next to her. He and Remus decided to leave Sirius on the ground.
James said, "Shhhh, it'll be alright Lily, why don't you just take a little nap for an hour or so? Me and Remus will get everything ready, you relax. Please Lily, just sleep."
Lily sighed, sleep sounded so good. There was something nagging at her mind, maybe she shouldn't listen to this voice telling her to rest. But it was such a nice deep voice, and she was so tired. She thought that maybe her head hurt, but she wasn't sure. Yes, a nap sounded lovely. But first she should thank the nice man.
James heard Lily croak something sounding like "Tatty—ankh, mmmiymshooosleeyyy... yuuu... nkkksyuu." He looked at Remus puzzled. Remus shrugged.
Lily closed her eyes and a soft sigh escaped her lips.
AN HOUR LATER
Lily's eyes fluttered open. She yawned gently and opened them fully.
The first thing she noticed was Sirius lying on the floor, with glittering streamers braided into some of his hair.
The second was another hand wrapped around hers… a hand belonging to the body she was leaning on. A body that belonged to a boy. A boy who was breathing slowly and deeply, a smile playing on the corner of his lips.
And the Hogsmede adventure ended in the same fashion that began.
"AHHHHH!" Lily screamed.
"Oh dear," James said when he awoke to her shout and horrified glare.