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Chapter 5~I can't think of a title
James awoke to one of Peters grunts again. 8:15, maybe he could grab a piece and actually get to a lesson on time
again. He got dressed and walked to the across the room to the door, tripping up on a pile of empty sweet boxes as
he went. He looked up to find Remus laughing at him. "Oh, you're already up, well done! Sirius, Peter, time to get
up!" Sirius rolled over and stuck his arm out of the curtain to grab his watch from the bedside table. He mumbled
something about having ten minutes left. James laughed "Sirius you lazy git! You'll be late again."
"Don't care. Doesn't bother me. Now leave me alone!" Remus shrugged and they left the room.
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James grabbed a piece of toast and walked to Charms with Remus. Lily was already there. James sat down next to
her. "Done your History of Magic homework?" she enquired. James swallowed the last of his toast in one huge gulp.
"Yep"
"I see you're back to your usual breakfast routine then?"
"I'm not late like before though. I wasted time trying to wake Sirius up as well, he's going to be late again."
"Yeah, did you know he likes 'hanging around' with Laura?"
"Good, I'll have something to tease him about when he teases me about you then." The lesson started and Sirius
rushed in five minutes late again, losing ten points for his house. James and Lily didn't argue for a whole lesson and
actually started working together. They sat listening to the instructions and instantly started brainstorming their
ideas together afterwards.
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They handed in their History of Magic homework at the beginning of the lesson and asked when they would get their
marks back. They were dismayed to find out that they would have to wait until the Friday after next for their marks.
James actually looked nervous for once. Sirius narrowly missed getting a detention for lack of homework. He came
up with the following excuse. "I did do my homework, but just as I finished a First Year Chav-Student rushed in
suffering from the effects of a nasty hex. I took him to the hospital wing, but it was too late to save my homework
which had been covered in acidic puke and completely disintegrated."
Lily laughed "You? Nice to a First Year? That'll be the day!" James gave Sirius a thumbs up.
"Good one mate, if only you used your intelligence for better things!"
"Ah, you know I already have James. Pass me the map."
Lily managed to grab the map as James passed it to Sirius. They both groaned. "Did you make this?" Lily stared at
the intricate pattern that was the map of Hogwarts and read the tiny names. "Yeah, it's our map - the Marauder's
Map." Lily had to admit that she was impressed.
"I always thought you were too lazy to bother with anything Sirius."
"Not when it's in my best interests." He replied.
"Lily, please don't tell anyone," James urged.
Lily grinned, "What's it worth?"
"Fine, we'll lay off Snivellus unless he attacks us first"
"Okay."
"You can have a kiss as well if you like," James said hopefully.
"I think I'll pass." Lily cringed at the thought.
Sirius smirked at James. "Bad luck Prongs, you just have to hope that you win that bet."
"Hmmmm, then I'll turn on the charm and you simply won't be able to resist." Lily and Sirius laughed.
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The following Monday James and Lily showed their Charms work back to the rest of the class and received top marks
and twenty house points each. "Maybe I should work with you more often," James grinned.
"Maybe you should" Lily replied. Somehow he had managed to make schoolwork more interesting. Lily laughed all
the way through History of Magic just by listening to Sirius and James' conversations.
"So, do you think Laura fancies me?"
"Probably most girls do. You don't seem to notice them staring at you!"
Sirius laughed. "I do notice, but I don't fancy them. I fancy Laura, who doesn't stare at me!"
"Well, Lily is sitting right next to you and she happens to be Laura's best friend. Ask her."
Lily laughed, "She fancies you." Sirius breathed a sigh of relief.
"Good, I won't have to try and win her round or anything then."
James sighed, "If only Lily just fancied me. I wouldn't have to make a bet to get a chance of going on a date with
her."
Lily blushed. "Don't forget the meeting tonight."
James carried on. "At this rate you'll never accompany me to the ball. I'll be a loner, standing in the corner eating
crisps and getting drunk." James said melodramatically. "I'll die a lonely old man." Sirius never missed a thing.
"What ball? Why didn't you tell me?"
Lily scowled. "James, we're not meant to tell anyone!"
"Sorry Sirius" James performed a quick memory charm. "There."
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The following Friday, Lily and James walked to History of Magic and anxiously awaited their results. They received
their grades. They held out their papers to compare. They had both received the same grade. Sirius looked
relieved. "I guess nobody wins then."
Lily smiled and put up her hand. "Sir, could James and I have our marks please?"
"Lily you got 89."
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Hahahahahahaha! You'll have to wait until the next chapter to find out who won! Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Please spend just a few minutes of your time reviewing this chapter..Please! If I actually get some reviews..10? I'll update. I need an incentive to type! I hate typing! Thank you!
Chapter 5~I can't think of a title
James awoke to one of Peters grunts again. 8:15, maybe he could grab a piece and actually get to a lesson on time
again. He got dressed and walked to the across the room to the door, tripping up on a pile of empty sweet boxes as
he went. He looked up to find Remus laughing at him. "Oh, you're already up, well done! Sirius, Peter, time to get
up!" Sirius rolled over and stuck his arm out of the curtain to grab his watch from the bedside table. He mumbled
something about having ten minutes left. James laughed "Sirius you lazy git! You'll be late again."
"Don't care. Doesn't bother me. Now leave me alone!" Remus shrugged and they left the room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
James grabbed a piece of toast and walked to Charms with Remus. Lily was already there. James sat down next to
her. "Done your History of Magic homework?" she enquired. James swallowed the last of his toast in one huge gulp.
"Yep"
"I see you're back to your usual breakfast routine then?"
"I'm not late like before though. I wasted time trying to wake Sirius up as well, he's going to be late again."
"Yeah, did you know he likes 'hanging around' with Laura?"
"Good, I'll have something to tease him about when he teases me about you then." The lesson started and Sirius
rushed in five minutes late again, losing ten points for his house. James and Lily didn't argue for a whole lesson and
actually started working together. They sat listening to the instructions and instantly started brainstorming their
ideas together afterwards.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They handed in their History of Magic homework at the beginning of the lesson and asked when they would get their
marks back. They were dismayed to find out that they would have to wait until the Friday after next for their marks.
James actually looked nervous for once. Sirius narrowly missed getting a detention for lack of homework. He came
up with the following excuse. "I did do my homework, but just as I finished a First Year Chav-Student rushed in
suffering from the effects of a nasty hex. I took him to the hospital wing, but it was too late to save my homework
which had been covered in acidic puke and completely disintegrated."
Lily laughed "You? Nice to a First Year? That'll be the day!" James gave Sirius a thumbs up.
"Good one mate, if only you used your intelligence for better things!"
"Ah, you know I already have James. Pass me the map."
Lily managed to grab the map as James passed it to Sirius. They both groaned. "Did you make this?" Lily stared at
the intricate pattern that was the map of Hogwarts and read the tiny names. "Yeah, it's our map - the Marauder's
Map." Lily had to admit that she was impressed.
"I always thought you were too lazy to bother with anything Sirius."
"Not when it's in my best interests." He replied.
"Lily, please don't tell anyone," James urged.
Lily grinned, "What's it worth?"
"Fine, we'll lay off Snivellus unless he attacks us first"
"Okay."
"You can have a kiss as well if you like," James said hopefully.
"I think I'll pass." Lily cringed at the thought.
Sirius smirked at James. "Bad luck Prongs, you just have to hope that you win that bet."
"Hmmmm, then I'll turn on the charm and you simply won't be able to resist." Lily and Sirius laughed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following Monday James and Lily showed their Charms work back to the rest of the class and received top marks
and twenty house points each. "Maybe I should work with you more often," James grinned.
"Maybe you should" Lily replied. Somehow he had managed to make schoolwork more interesting. Lily laughed all
the way through History of Magic just by listening to Sirius and James' conversations.
"So, do you think Laura fancies me?"
"Probably most girls do. You don't seem to notice them staring at you!"
Sirius laughed. "I do notice, but I don't fancy them. I fancy Laura, who doesn't stare at me!"
"Well, Lily is sitting right next to you and she happens to be Laura's best friend. Ask her."
Lily laughed, "She fancies you." Sirius breathed a sigh of relief.
"Good, I won't have to try and win her round or anything then."
James sighed, "If only Lily just fancied me. I wouldn't have to make a bet to get a chance of going on a date with
her."
Lily blushed. "Don't forget the meeting tonight."
James carried on. "At this rate you'll never accompany me to the ball. I'll be a loner, standing in the corner eating
crisps and getting drunk." James said melodramatically. "I'll die a lonely old man." Sirius never missed a thing.
"What ball? Why didn't you tell me?"
Lily scowled. "James, we're not meant to tell anyone!"
"Sorry Sirius" James performed a quick memory charm. "There."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following Friday, Lily and James walked to History of Magic and anxiously awaited their results. They received
their grades. They held out their papers to compare. They had both received the same grade. Sirius looked
relieved. "I guess nobody wins then."
Lily smiled and put up her hand. "Sir, could James and I have our marks please?"
"Lily you got 89."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hahahahahahaha! You'll have to wait until the next chapter to find out who won! Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Please spend just a few minutes of your time reviewing this chapter..Please! If I actually get some reviews..10? I'll update. I need an incentive to type! I hate typing! Thank you!