"He's a...chef, yeah," Harry told them, realizing how dumb he sounded. He glared at Hermione, and she gave hima weak, yet reassuring smile. Ron giggled.
But that was nothing compared to James, who was choked up with laughter, rolling on the ground in a fit of hysteria. "Ahahaha, oh God, haha, ok, ok, I'm okay." He sat up for a moment and looked at them, then had a relapse. "Hahaha, Sirius is a chef ?!!?! Ha! He could burn a salad in a cold oven! Hahaha!"
Sirius glared at him, then held his nose high in the air. "This world-famous chef is not amused."
The fat lady broke apart their converstaion, as she grunted and gradually opened her sleepy eyes. "Really, it is well after midnight! I don't know what any of you are doing in this hall still, and I don't want to know, quite frankly! Either come in here or keep it down! People are trying to rest!"
Peter bowed comically beore her, "Forgive us for disturbing your slumber, oh beautious guardian, we do indeed wish to enter."
Ron laughed, but the fat lady blushed, "Well, then, um, ahem. Do you have the password, young man?"
"Talused tail," James said abrubtly, and the portrait swung outward, revealing the tunnel. Harry crawled cautiously through, wondering what awaited him on the other side. "It looks just the same!" Ron whispered to him. Harry nodded, the room had not looked any different twenty-five years ago, not one leather chair crooked, not one pillow out of place.
James turned to them, "You boys can share our dorm tonight, it'll be cramped, but we don't mind." He glanced at Hermione as if he had just noticed her, "Oh. Hmmm, hold on a minute."
He strode to the other side of the room and knocked gently on the stair railing. "Lily," he called softly. There was no reply, "Lily!"
A few moments later, two girls descended the stairway, tousle-haired and rubbing the sleep from their eyes. The shorter one yawned, "What's going on, it's nearly three?" she opened her eyes and looked around, "James, who are all these people?"
Sirius turned to Harry and his friends, pointing to the girls, "Lily Evans, and the tall one's Peggy Finnigan."
"Seamus' mum?" Harry muttered to Ron. Ron nodded, she looked like her son.
James answered Lily, "This girl, Hermione, did you say your name was? Needs a place to stay for the night. You girls don't mind do you?"
"Oh, of course not, we just--" she stopped as her eyes fell upon Harry. "James, is this your cousin? He looks just like you, God, it's almost scary."
James shifted uncomfortably on his feet. "No, he's not, actually, he's, um, he's our son."
Lily's eyes opened wide, "What? Huh? James, really, it's far to early for jokes..."
"I'll explain in the morning, or rather, he'll explain it to all of us, anyways, um, if you could just show Hermione around, I'm sure she'd be much oblidged."
Peggy nodded and turned to Hermione, "Sure, just follow me, I'll show you where to go."
"Goodnight, Hermione," Harry and Ron called to her. James, Peter, and Sirius all nodded their heads.
"Goodnight, " said Remus, smiling shyly. Hermione's cheeks flushed as she turned to follow Peggy up the starewell. Ron glared at Remus.
A/N PUT THIS NOTE @ THE END. ANYWAYS, SORRY IT'S TAKEN ME SO LONG TO UPDATE THIS; I HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING FOR AWHILE. THIS, AND "A CHAIN OF IRON THORNS" WILL BE GETTING UPDATED MORE THIS MONTH, THANX 4 YOUR PATIENCE! ^_^
~VAMPY01
But that was nothing compared to James, who was choked up with laughter, rolling on the ground in a fit of hysteria. "Ahahaha, oh God, haha, ok, ok, I'm okay." He sat up for a moment and looked at them, then had a relapse. "Hahaha, Sirius is a chef ?!!?! Ha! He could burn a salad in a cold oven! Hahaha!"
Sirius glared at him, then held his nose high in the air. "This world-famous chef is not amused."
The fat lady broke apart their converstaion, as she grunted and gradually opened her sleepy eyes. "Really, it is well after midnight! I don't know what any of you are doing in this hall still, and I don't want to know, quite frankly! Either come in here or keep it down! People are trying to rest!"
Peter bowed comically beore her, "Forgive us for disturbing your slumber, oh beautious guardian, we do indeed wish to enter."
Ron laughed, but the fat lady blushed, "Well, then, um, ahem. Do you have the password, young man?"
"Talused tail," James said abrubtly, and the portrait swung outward, revealing the tunnel. Harry crawled cautiously through, wondering what awaited him on the other side. "It looks just the same!" Ron whispered to him. Harry nodded, the room had not looked any different twenty-five years ago, not one leather chair crooked, not one pillow out of place.
James turned to them, "You boys can share our dorm tonight, it'll be cramped, but we don't mind." He glanced at Hermione as if he had just noticed her, "Oh. Hmmm, hold on a minute."
He strode to the other side of the room and knocked gently on the stair railing. "Lily," he called softly. There was no reply, "Lily!"
A few moments later, two girls descended the stairway, tousle-haired and rubbing the sleep from their eyes. The shorter one yawned, "What's going on, it's nearly three?" she opened her eyes and looked around, "James, who are all these people?"
Sirius turned to Harry and his friends, pointing to the girls, "Lily Evans, and the tall one's Peggy Finnigan."
"Seamus' mum?" Harry muttered to Ron. Ron nodded, she looked like her son.
James answered Lily, "This girl, Hermione, did you say your name was? Needs a place to stay for the night. You girls don't mind do you?"
"Oh, of course not, we just--" she stopped as her eyes fell upon Harry. "James, is this your cousin? He looks just like you, God, it's almost scary."
James shifted uncomfortably on his feet. "No, he's not, actually, he's, um, he's our son."
Lily's eyes opened wide, "What? Huh? James, really, it's far to early for jokes..."
"I'll explain in the morning, or rather, he'll explain it to all of us, anyways, um, if you could just show Hermione around, I'm sure she'd be much oblidged."
Peggy nodded and turned to Hermione, "Sure, just follow me, I'll show you where to go."
"Goodnight, Hermione," Harry and Ron called to her. James, Peter, and Sirius all nodded their heads.
"Goodnight, " said Remus, smiling shyly. Hermione's cheeks flushed as she turned to follow Peggy up the starewell. Ron glared at Remus.
A/N PUT THIS NOTE @ THE END. ANYWAYS, SORRY IT'S TAKEN ME SO LONG TO UPDATE THIS; I HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING FOR AWHILE. THIS, AND "A CHAIN OF IRON THORNS" WILL BE GETTING UPDATED MORE THIS MONTH, THANX 4 YOUR PATIENCE! ^_^
~VAMPY01