Author's Notes: Well, Sirus's first love won't actually be revealed until about the middle of the book, but once they are at Hogwarts there will be plenty of hints. I thank all you that have reviewed. I'll try and post a new chapter every night. I'm not going to be one of the writer's who start a story and leave you hanging... I know it sucks cause I am a reader as well, just like you guys!
Check out my website to read more of my stories, and for the newest updates to this story, before anyone else reads it!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. I do own however, the families of the Marauders, some of the teachers, and Kimball Zenobia (who comes in later) Also, my fellow RPGer Morgan owns Xanthe Shannon, and is allowing me to use her in this story (and up-coming ones of this series) And in this chapter you somewhat are introduced to Xanthe.
This story is based on an RPG called Before the Downfall (http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/beforethedownfall)
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Chapter 7 - The Hogwarts Express
A few day's later, Sirus walked into the bedroom he was sharing with James and Remus. Dropping his things onto his bed, he went to his trunk. Opening it, he shuffled through some papers. There it was. He took out the picture. Smiling back at him was a picture of a young man. The date on the back was about 15 years ago. Sirus watched the picture. Tears seeped into his eyes. Brushing them away, he tucked the picture back into his trunk.
Sirus grabbed his money bag from the bottom of his trunk. Opening it, he dumped out the coins. Quickly counting them up, he bagged the rest, and tossed it back into the trunk. Standing up, he walked down the narrow stairs into the pup.
He smiled at Remus and Arabella, who were playing a game of chess in the corner. Remus was trying to teach Arabella some new tricks. James was sitting at the bar.
"Hey Prongs, what's up?" Sirus said, plopping down beside him. "Here's your money back."
James pocketed the money, and grunted. He took another sip of his butterbeer.
"Hello? Anyone home?" Sirus playfully tapped the side of his head.
"What?" James snapped. "Sorry Padfoot, just thinking." he apologized right away. He rarely snapped at Sirus and Remus, though he did have a bad temper.
"That's gotta hurt!" Sirus joked, despite the fact that they were some of the smartest students in Hogwarts, they often used their brains for more important matters. Like, practical jokes for example.
James grunted again. "Prongs, I think you've had enough." Sirus took the mug of butterbeer from James. For once he didn't even fight. "I think you should get to bed. We go to Hogwarts tomorrow."
"Already?" James said part drunkenly. Him and Lily had gotten into a fight earlier that day, and he'd been sitting at the bar since about 5:00 pm. It was now nearing 11:00 pm. "But we just got here!" he whined. "I don't wanna go back to school." James sounded like a 4 year old.
"Common Prongs. Let's go." Sirus held James up, and helped him walk up the stairs. As he passed Remus and Arabella, he whispered, "James is drunk, we're going to bed. Bella, where is Lily anyways?"
"I dunno, she disappeared after their little tiff." she shrugged.
"Hmm, okay, maybe you should see if she's alright," there was a twinkle in his eye. If James was like this after a little fight, then he couldn't imagine how sensitive Lily was dealing. Sirus continued basically dragging James upstairs, and then collapsed on his bed.
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The next morning Sirus woke with a start. James was sitting already on his bed with a glazed look on his face. He was staring at the blank wall. Sirus laughed. Remus was sprawled out on his bed, with his robes from yesterday still on. Sirus kicked him lightly. He moved, but didn't wake up.
Grabbing some clean robes, Sirus headed into the adjoining bathroom. Taking a quick shower, he was soon ready finished. Heading back into his room, he saw James had moved, he was now staring at the roof. Remus was still sleeping in an awkward position. Sirus clapped his hand above James's head.
"What?" he asked, snapping out of his daze.
"Prongs, bathroom's free." he said, pointing towards the door. "Take a shower." James grunted, and stumbled towards the door. 'Well, one's up, only Remus to go.' Sirus thought. He headed over to Remus's bed.
Grabbing an Filibusters Firework, he set it off at the foot of the bed. At the first bag, Remus was out of the bed, eye's wide, and a look of terror on his face. "You..." he said to Sirus, catching site of his smile. He lunged at him. Sirus, being awake for a while already, just stepped out of the way, causing Remus to slam into the wall. "Oww....." he heard from a mumble of words Remus said.
Sirus reached down and helped Remus up. "Common, we go to Hogwarts today. Lot's of fun....." he prompted. "And we can find that other tunnel from last year." he said. Tonight was the full moon.
Remus shuddered. Despite having his friends there to keep him semi-human, he still hated transforming every month. "Do you remember where it is?" he asked Sirus.
"I have the map somewhere. We can find it once we get there." he said.
James walked out of the bathroom a minute later and Remus went in. James looked more awake, but the dark bags under his eyes gave away he'd been drinking last night. "Mmmffdmbldordumbgterlysmpdsool." he mumbled.
Sirus laughed. Typical James talk. Translation, Dumbledore is dumb, making me get up so early. Stupid school. Sirus double checked he had everything packed. Dragging his trunk, he headed out the door.
In the lobby Lily and Arabella where sitting waiting. Lily looked like she'd been up all night, thought she'd done a good job covering it up. Arabella was busy reading one of the muggle books she'd picked up in London. 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare. Sirus mumbled a good morning and ordered a coffee. A few minutes later James and then Remus stumbled down the stairs, dragging their trunks behind them. A small pile had formed by the stairway.
Once Sirus was done eating, he glanced at his watch. '10:23' blinked at him. They'd been sitting and talking for almost 2 hours. Sirus stood up. "We really should get going to the train." he said to his friends. Walking to his trunk, he popped it open and removed a jar of Floo Powder.
Smiling at Arabella, he popped open the lid and held it out to her. "Ladies first." he said with a grin. Arabella reached in, and grabbed a pinch.
Walking the the fire with her trunk, she said, "Hogwarts Express" in a second she vanished. Lily went next, followed by Remus and then James. Sirus grabbed a pinch from it, and sealed the jar. Putting it away, he dragged his trunk after him into the fire. The familiar swirling sensation occurred, and he found himself on Platform 9 3/4.
All around him students milled about. A group of nervous first years stood talking by one of the doors to the train. Sirus gave them a wink as he walked inside. They burst out giggling. Finding the compartment his friends had claimed, he stowed his trunk in a corner.
He took a seat on one of the benches. James and Remus were busy talking about some papers they were holding. Obviously plans for tonight. Lily was reading one of the new books the Divination teacher had chose. Arabella was wrapped up again in her muggle novel.
The train blew it's warning whistle. 5 minutes later it started with a lurch. Sirus watched out the window as they left King's Crossing. Soon the country side was rolling by. 'This is great.' Sirus thought. 'Going back to the place I love with my friends. Life is good!' He settled back in the seat. Reaching into his trunk, he pulled out his Astronomy book. Might as well get ready for the 'surprise' exam they'd have first class.
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So, what'dya think? PLEASE Review! I'd like it alot alot alot! If no one reviews, I'll stop posting my stories here, since it takes me extra time to, since all my stories are on my website first.
CassidyRai
cassidyrai@hotmail.com
http://cassidyrai.tripod.com/stories
Check out my website to read more of my stories, and for the newest updates to this story, before anyone else reads it!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters. I do own however, the families of the Marauders, some of the teachers, and Kimball Zenobia (who comes in later) Also, my fellow RPGer Morgan owns Xanthe Shannon, and is allowing me to use her in this story (and up-coming ones of this series) And in this chapter you somewhat are introduced to Xanthe.
This story is based on an RPG called Before the Downfall (http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/beforethedownfall)
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Chapter 7 - The Hogwarts Express
A few day's later, Sirus walked into the bedroom he was sharing with James and Remus. Dropping his things onto his bed, he went to his trunk. Opening it, he shuffled through some papers. There it was. He took out the picture. Smiling back at him was a picture of a young man. The date on the back was about 15 years ago. Sirus watched the picture. Tears seeped into his eyes. Brushing them away, he tucked the picture back into his trunk.
Sirus grabbed his money bag from the bottom of his trunk. Opening it, he dumped out the coins. Quickly counting them up, he bagged the rest, and tossed it back into the trunk. Standing up, he walked down the narrow stairs into the pup.
He smiled at Remus and Arabella, who were playing a game of chess in the corner. Remus was trying to teach Arabella some new tricks. James was sitting at the bar.
"Hey Prongs, what's up?" Sirus said, plopping down beside him. "Here's your money back."
James pocketed the money, and grunted. He took another sip of his butterbeer.
"Hello? Anyone home?" Sirus playfully tapped the side of his head.
"What?" James snapped. "Sorry Padfoot, just thinking." he apologized right away. He rarely snapped at Sirus and Remus, though he did have a bad temper.
"That's gotta hurt!" Sirus joked, despite the fact that they were some of the smartest students in Hogwarts, they often used their brains for more important matters. Like, practical jokes for example.
James grunted again. "Prongs, I think you've had enough." Sirus took the mug of butterbeer from James. For once he didn't even fight. "I think you should get to bed. We go to Hogwarts tomorrow."
"Already?" James said part drunkenly. Him and Lily had gotten into a fight earlier that day, and he'd been sitting at the bar since about 5:00 pm. It was now nearing 11:00 pm. "But we just got here!" he whined. "I don't wanna go back to school." James sounded like a 4 year old.
"Common Prongs. Let's go." Sirus held James up, and helped him walk up the stairs. As he passed Remus and Arabella, he whispered, "James is drunk, we're going to bed. Bella, where is Lily anyways?"
"I dunno, she disappeared after their little tiff." she shrugged.
"Hmm, okay, maybe you should see if she's alright," there was a twinkle in his eye. If James was like this after a little fight, then he couldn't imagine how sensitive Lily was dealing. Sirus continued basically dragging James upstairs, and then collapsed on his bed.
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The next morning Sirus woke with a start. James was sitting already on his bed with a glazed look on his face. He was staring at the blank wall. Sirus laughed. Remus was sprawled out on his bed, with his robes from yesterday still on. Sirus kicked him lightly. He moved, but didn't wake up.
Grabbing some clean robes, Sirus headed into the adjoining bathroom. Taking a quick shower, he was soon ready finished. Heading back into his room, he saw James had moved, he was now staring at the roof. Remus was still sleeping in an awkward position. Sirus clapped his hand above James's head.
"What?" he asked, snapping out of his daze.
"Prongs, bathroom's free." he said, pointing towards the door. "Take a shower." James grunted, and stumbled towards the door. 'Well, one's up, only Remus to go.' Sirus thought. He headed over to Remus's bed.
Grabbing an Filibusters Firework, he set it off at the foot of the bed. At the first bag, Remus was out of the bed, eye's wide, and a look of terror on his face. "You..." he said to Sirus, catching site of his smile. He lunged at him. Sirus, being awake for a while already, just stepped out of the way, causing Remus to slam into the wall. "Oww....." he heard from a mumble of words Remus said.
Sirus reached down and helped Remus up. "Common, we go to Hogwarts today. Lot's of fun....." he prompted. "And we can find that other tunnel from last year." he said. Tonight was the full moon.
Remus shuddered. Despite having his friends there to keep him semi-human, he still hated transforming every month. "Do you remember where it is?" he asked Sirus.
"I have the map somewhere. We can find it once we get there." he said.
James walked out of the bathroom a minute later and Remus went in. James looked more awake, but the dark bags under his eyes gave away he'd been drinking last night. "Mmmffdmbldordumbgterlysmpdsool." he mumbled.
Sirus laughed. Typical James talk. Translation, Dumbledore is dumb, making me get up so early. Stupid school. Sirus double checked he had everything packed. Dragging his trunk, he headed out the door.
In the lobby Lily and Arabella where sitting waiting. Lily looked like she'd been up all night, thought she'd done a good job covering it up. Arabella was busy reading one of the muggle books she'd picked up in London. 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare. Sirus mumbled a good morning and ordered a coffee. A few minutes later James and then Remus stumbled down the stairs, dragging their trunks behind them. A small pile had formed by the stairway.
Once Sirus was done eating, he glanced at his watch. '10:23' blinked at him. They'd been sitting and talking for almost 2 hours. Sirus stood up. "We really should get going to the train." he said to his friends. Walking to his trunk, he popped it open and removed a jar of Floo Powder.
Smiling at Arabella, he popped open the lid and held it out to her. "Ladies first." he said with a grin. Arabella reached in, and grabbed a pinch.
Walking the the fire with her trunk, she said, "Hogwarts Express" in a second she vanished. Lily went next, followed by Remus and then James. Sirus grabbed a pinch from it, and sealed the jar. Putting it away, he dragged his trunk after him into the fire. The familiar swirling sensation occurred, and he found himself on Platform 9 3/4.
All around him students milled about. A group of nervous first years stood talking by one of the doors to the train. Sirus gave them a wink as he walked inside. They burst out giggling. Finding the compartment his friends had claimed, he stowed his trunk in a corner.
He took a seat on one of the benches. James and Remus were busy talking about some papers they were holding. Obviously plans for tonight. Lily was reading one of the new books the Divination teacher had chose. Arabella was wrapped up again in her muggle novel.
The train blew it's warning whistle. 5 minutes later it started with a lurch. Sirus watched out the window as they left King's Crossing. Soon the country side was rolling by. 'This is great.' Sirus thought. 'Going back to the place I love with my friends. Life is good!' He settled back in the seat. Reaching into his trunk, he pulled out his Astronomy book. Might as well get ready for the 'surprise' exam they'd have first class.
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So, what'dya think? PLEASE Review! I'd like it alot alot alot! If no one reviews, I'll stop posting my stories here, since it takes me extra time to, since all my stories are on my website first.
CassidyRai
cassidyrai@hotmail.com
http://cassidyrai.tripod.com/stories