Pranks and Wands-Part 4:
The summer holidays were wonderfull. James and I visited our Uncle Harry in Alaska (Taking care of Alaskan Airheads...What a weird name for dragons!) and saw all the dragons he takes care of. Once, we even got close enogh to feel the heat of one's flames! After we came back, Lily, Sirius and Peter visited us (Remus was ill) and we had a really great time. Then came the time for the holidays to end and for us to get our new supplies in our trunks and board the Hogwarts Express. I hugged Mum and Dad goodbye and went off to join Lily in the train when I saw that Severus Snape, the second year Slytherin, had a snake. I went over.
"You know, it specifically states in the school rules that a student may bring a cat, a toad or an owl. Nowhere it says students are allowed to bring Snakes." I said. Snape drew out his wand.
"You want to get cursed even before you get to school?" He asked. I ran to the train. When I entered the compartment, James turned to me.
"Why were you speaking to Snape?" He demended.
"He has a snake. Snakes aren't allowed in Hogwarts."
"You should have never went near him. He knows as much curses and hexes as Lucius Malfoy, and he's a sixth year."
"Well, I didn't know THAT."
My brother allways had to know what I was doing. It was annoying sometimes. Remus seemed to sense the tension.
"So what did you do this summer?" He asked. Soon the compartment was filled with chatter.
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All of us have chosen Divination as one of the our new subjects, so after breakfast we set off to find the classroom, which was in the North Tower. Sirius seemed to know, so he led the way. After a long way which I was sure I couldn't remember, we reached a ladder. At the top there was a room which looked...well...looked weird. There were a lot of tables and around each one of them there were four chairs. James, Peter, Remus and Sirius sat in one and Lily and I sat in the one next to it. Severus also sat in that one. For each chair there was a crystal ball.
"Welcome, students." The teacher said. She had huge eyes and even I, that knew nothing about fashion, thought that she needed to change her wardrobe. "My name is Professor Trelawney and I'll teach you the art of Divination." She glanced around us with a penetrating stare. "Not everyone has the makings of a true seer in him or her, but with practise you will reach a high level of Divination." She turned to Alissa Lane. "You will soon find out that the person you hate does not feel that way about you," Professor Trelawney said mystically. Lily and I exchanged excited looks. Alissa hated James. Professor turned to each one of us and made a prediction- It seemed that I will lose my voice soon. Oh well, I never liked it much. Suddenly, she turned to Snape. "My dear..." She broke into sobbs. "I'm afraid you won't be with us soon." The class gasped. Professor Trelawney finally pulled herself together and let us go. James and Sirius were smirking while Celeste, the third year Slytherin which had a crush on Snape, was crying.
"James! Don't smirk like that!" scolded Lily.
"I don't mind if he dies..." Said James. When he saw the look on Lily's face, he seemed to change his mind. "Just kidding, Lily...Just kidding..."
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Ancient Runes was much better then Divination, allthough it seemed much harder - Or maybe that was because we never got to practise Divination? Anyway, by the end of our first month back, we had something else to wonder about instead of the endless 'Is Trelawney crazy?' talks.
"Where were you?" Sirius asked Remus after a few days of absence.
"I was...sick." It was obvious that Remus wasn't telling the truth; Sirius and James snicked out the night before to see if he was in the hospital wing. Unless they were lying, he wasn't there.
"We checked the hospital wing for you," James pointed out.
"My mother came to take me home. She can't bare me being sick and at school - She wanted to nurse me herself. I don't think she likes Madam Pomfrey very much." It was obvious he was lying, but James didn't question Remus anymore.
But when the absences came frequently, he, Sirius and Peter decided that it was time to do something. On Monday, about a month after, Remus was gone and we all gathered outside next to some statue.
"We all know why we're here, don't we?" James allways was the leader. We nodded. "Good."
"Remus is allways absent.The last two years were still a time that we could say that he had home sickness. But this year, we realised two things: One. By his third year, Remus should have gotten over his home sickness, shouldn't he? Two. Even if it was home sickness, Dumbledore would have never let him have such frequent absences." Sirius said.
"But what if his excuses are true?" Asked Peter.
"We've done research, Peter...They aren't true."
So by the third year, my second year, I had made best friends and had an mystery to solve. Two things I never thought possible- Allthough Lily and I soon quit the 'What is Remus hiding?' meetings feeling that we didn't want to spy on our best friend (Remus was much nicer then Sirius and James) and we counted on James and Sirius to tell us what they found. They never did until much later, and I didn't learn the whole truth of it until after Hogwarts. I suspect that Lily never did.
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A.N. Well? What do you think? Please R/R!!
The summer holidays were wonderfull. James and I visited our Uncle Harry in Alaska (Taking care of Alaskan Airheads...What a weird name for dragons!) and saw all the dragons he takes care of. Once, we even got close enogh to feel the heat of one's flames! After we came back, Lily, Sirius and Peter visited us (Remus was ill) and we had a really great time. Then came the time for the holidays to end and for us to get our new supplies in our trunks and board the Hogwarts Express. I hugged Mum and Dad goodbye and went off to join Lily in the train when I saw that Severus Snape, the second year Slytherin, had a snake. I went over.
"You know, it specifically states in the school rules that a student may bring a cat, a toad or an owl. Nowhere it says students are allowed to bring Snakes." I said. Snape drew out his wand.
"You want to get cursed even before you get to school?" He asked. I ran to the train. When I entered the compartment, James turned to me.
"Why were you speaking to Snape?" He demended.
"He has a snake. Snakes aren't allowed in Hogwarts."
"You should have never went near him. He knows as much curses and hexes as Lucius Malfoy, and he's a sixth year."
"Well, I didn't know THAT."
My brother allways had to know what I was doing. It was annoying sometimes. Remus seemed to sense the tension.
"So what did you do this summer?" He asked. Soon the compartment was filled with chatter.
* * * * *
All of us have chosen Divination as one of the our new subjects, so after breakfast we set off to find the classroom, which was in the North Tower. Sirius seemed to know, so he led the way. After a long way which I was sure I couldn't remember, we reached a ladder. At the top there was a room which looked...well...looked weird. There were a lot of tables and around each one of them there were four chairs. James, Peter, Remus and Sirius sat in one and Lily and I sat in the one next to it. Severus also sat in that one. For each chair there was a crystal ball.
"Welcome, students." The teacher said. She had huge eyes and even I, that knew nothing about fashion, thought that she needed to change her wardrobe. "My name is Professor Trelawney and I'll teach you the art of Divination." She glanced around us with a penetrating stare. "Not everyone has the makings of a true seer in him or her, but with practise you will reach a high level of Divination." She turned to Alissa Lane. "You will soon find out that the person you hate does not feel that way about you," Professor Trelawney said mystically. Lily and I exchanged excited looks. Alissa hated James. Professor turned to each one of us and made a prediction- It seemed that I will lose my voice soon. Oh well, I never liked it much. Suddenly, she turned to Snape. "My dear..." She broke into sobbs. "I'm afraid you won't be with us soon." The class gasped. Professor Trelawney finally pulled herself together and let us go. James and Sirius were smirking while Celeste, the third year Slytherin which had a crush on Snape, was crying.
"James! Don't smirk like that!" scolded Lily.
"I don't mind if he dies..." Said James. When he saw the look on Lily's face, he seemed to change his mind. "Just kidding, Lily...Just kidding..."
* * * * *
Ancient Runes was much better then Divination, allthough it seemed much harder - Or maybe that was because we never got to practise Divination? Anyway, by the end of our first month back, we had something else to wonder about instead of the endless 'Is Trelawney crazy?' talks.
"Where were you?" Sirius asked Remus after a few days of absence.
"I was...sick." It was obvious that Remus wasn't telling the truth; Sirius and James snicked out the night before to see if he was in the hospital wing. Unless they were lying, he wasn't there.
"We checked the hospital wing for you," James pointed out.
"My mother came to take me home. She can't bare me being sick and at school - She wanted to nurse me herself. I don't think she likes Madam Pomfrey very much." It was obvious he was lying, but James didn't question Remus anymore.
But when the absences came frequently, he, Sirius and Peter decided that it was time to do something. On Monday, about a month after, Remus was gone and we all gathered outside next to some statue.
"We all know why we're here, don't we?" James allways was the leader. We nodded. "Good."
"Remus is allways absent.The last two years were still a time that we could say that he had home sickness. But this year, we realised two things: One. By his third year, Remus should have gotten over his home sickness, shouldn't he? Two. Even if it was home sickness, Dumbledore would have never let him have such frequent absences." Sirius said.
"But what if his excuses are true?" Asked Peter.
"We've done research, Peter...They aren't true."
So by the third year, my second year, I had made best friends and had an mystery to solve. Two things I never thought possible- Allthough Lily and I soon quit the 'What is Remus hiding?' meetings feeling that we didn't want to spy on our best friend (Remus was much nicer then Sirius and James) and we counted on James and Sirius to tell us what they found. They never did until much later, and I didn't learn the whole truth of it until after Hogwarts. I suspect that Lily never did.
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A.N. Well? What do you think? Please R/R!!