Hey everyone - Okay, before you start reading, apologies are in order.
1. I am very, very, VERY sorry I have not updated in ages, but with school stuff on I didn't have the chance, and during the summer holidays we went to New Zealand to visit our cousins.
2: I'm sorry the chapter is so short, but we have exams next week, so I didn't have time to make it longer, but I decided to post what I have.
I don't own Harry Potter.
Here it is, I hope you enjoy.
Everyone was awoken the next morning by a someone barging into the boys' dormitories and screaming some curse words.
Sirius and Peter slept on, their snores continuing to fill the room, while Remus and James got up, rubbing their eyes.
James reached for and located his glasses. When he put them on, and observed the room, he noticed Harry was fumbling with his as well. He couldn't help but grin.
"Did you HEAR me Harry!" James and Remus' eyes darted to the small figure at the end of the room, her face etched with concern.
"I'm sure the trolls heard you from underground" Harry muttered under his breath. Lucky for him, Akyra didn't hear.
"I said we've missed detention! Umbridge will kill us!" Akyra moaned.
At that moment there was a knock on the door. Ron mumbled something about Akyra learning how to knock before burrying his face in his pillow and going back to sleep. Akyra opened it, and Lily walked in.
James gave her his most charming smile, which Lily ignored.
"You didn't miss it, Akyra" Lily said. Akyra gave her a strange expression.
"My hand didn't bleed onto my covers. I think we missed it" Akyra said sarcastically.
"Maybe you're getting used to it?" Lily suggested.
"We remember you leaving" James added.
"Akyra's right" Harry said. "We fell asleep after Solomon gave us the Butterbeer"
James, once again. admired his handiwork with names.
"No, you left after that" Lily confirmed. "Anyway, I highly doubt Umbridge will punish you, seeing as you showed up to detention"
Akyra thought for a moment. "So, what's happened? Is it a memory charm, because I don't remember anything."
"Is that such a bad thing?" James asked them.
"He's right. I'm not going to complain and ask for another detention because I don't remember the first one" Harry said. "Anyway, it's lucky. Something good finally happened for us."
Akyra nodded.
"Okay, fine. Actually, considering what we're gonna do tonight -"
"What are you going to do tonight?" Sirius asked, suddenly awake and alert.
Harry laughed at his sudden enthusiasm.
"Sorry, Solomon, you can't come" Harry told him.
Sirius' enthusiasm did not faulter. "My friend, you clearly have not seen us in action. We are the greatest pranksters of the century"
"Here here!" James added. "Anyway, if we can't come, we still wanna know what you're doing"
Harry sighed. "Fine. We're going to go to into the forbidden forest to see Hagrid's half brother, who just happens to be a giant."
Sirius and James stared at Harry, flabbergasted. Even they hadn't done anything that cool in their time.
"We're in" Remus stated instantly. James and Sirius looked at him inquisitively. "Wow, Rupert," Sirius commented. "I didn't know you had such a knack for adventure."
"Well," Remus added, in an extremely suggestive tone. "You know how it's good for me to get a little fresh air due to the astronomical positioning... of things"
"Oh, I understand." Sirius said. Harry and Akyra were giving them both puzzled expressions.
"Uh, Rupert," Akyra asked. "Are you on some sort of period?"
Sirius and James burst out laughing, while Remus just sat there, blushing.
"No," He defended. "I just - have an obsession with astronomy! I love looking at the positioning of the stars depending on what time of month it is!"
Both Akyra and Harry looked at him curiously.
"Yeah, he has his problems" Sirius said, wiping a tear from his eye.
"Fine" Akyra said begrudgingly. "We'll take it in turns, when we're not in detention"
"Care to leave us alone now we've sorted that out?" Ron demanded rudely at Akyra. She gave him a threatening glare, before storming off to the girls' dormitories with Lily.
Harry looked from James, to Sirius, to Remus, to the still sleeping Peter, and reached his conclusion on a matter he had been debating for some time.
"I've got to show you guys something - you're gonna love this" He told them, climbing out of his bed and opening his trunk. He extracted a silky cloak, and a piece of parchment proudly.
The three exchanged looks. They were all thinking the same thing - Harry had inherited these things from James!
"These are some things my father gave to me" He said proudly."He used these for pranks and mischief making"
James could feel his chest swelling with joy. So he hadn't abandoned his Harry, and Harry was so proud of him, he could tell by his eyes - This was the first time he had seen pride reflected in those eyes while referring to him. He was mainly used to the malice with which Lily looked at him.
"This is an invisibility cloak and a map of the castle," He informed. He handed the items to them. The three amusedly faked being astounded. They never thought someone would show them the map they had worked so hard to make. It was a strange, but good feeling. It gave all the marauders immense pleasure to know that their legacy would continue, through Harry.
Okay, so this will be the last post because we have exams next friday. I promise I will post on the weekend after that!