chapter 4.
[A/N get ready for some major changes! that pretty much sums it up...]
A while later, Sirius appeared in the common room. James, Remus, and Lily looked up from their game of Exploding Snap; it had been Remus's proposition and he was losing badly to Lily. Lily gave a small gasp.
To put in a nutshell, Sirius looked seething. He stalked his way towards James. People stopped what they were doing to see what would happen.
"S-sirius?" James stuttered.
"Yeah, it's me." He stopped about a foot away from James and remained standing.
"What's up, buddy?" James asked timidly. He seemed to be losing all the courage and normal-ness he had held just moments before.
"Oh, nothing. Except the way you've been acting."
"And-and how would that be?"
"Oh, just the way you are now that LILY is your new best friend."
"She's not my--"
"Let me finish. Listen, James. Ever since you became friends with that--that GIRL, you've ignored me."
"Sirius," Lily cut in, "I've known James for one full day."
"And your point is?"
"He's been with you most of the day. I was with him in the morning for a couple minutes, at dinner, and now. And, might I add, you're the one that introduced us."
"Oh. Well, that's true."
"So can you stop jumping on him now?"
"Jumping on him?" He looked at James.
James had shrunk into his chair so much that it seemed as if he were part of it. Remus leaned over and pulled him up. It didn't matter, though. James just slid back down.
Quietly, Lily stood and muttered to Sirius, "Can I talk to you in the hall, Sirius?" Sirius, having some manners, did not decline, for it was very rude to decline a lady, or girl in this case.
They climbed through the portrait hole. The crowd leaned towards the closed hole in hopes of listening in on the conversation; no one seemed to think of the clear-seeing charm, in which the user can see straight through walls and listen too.
Noticing that none of the attention was on him, James quickly stood and quietly left the room. He headed towards his dorm room, but instead he went all the way to the top of the stairs and just sat on the top step (which was unnaturally wide) and leaned against the wall to the side.
For some reason, as he sat on the step, Gryffindor House didn't appeal to him.
Actually, Hogwarts in general didn't seem as awesome as it had at the beginning of the year.
[A/N why is he sitting there? why is hogwarts so 'uncool' suddenly? i know why, because i am wrote this chapter and the 5th chapter on the same day. well, review (please!) and read the next chapter to find out the answer to the whys!]
[A/N get ready for some major changes! that pretty much sums it up...]
A while later, Sirius appeared in the common room. James, Remus, and Lily looked up from their game of Exploding Snap; it had been Remus's proposition and he was losing badly to Lily. Lily gave a small gasp.
To put in a nutshell, Sirius looked seething. He stalked his way towards James. People stopped what they were doing to see what would happen.
"S-sirius?" James stuttered.
"Yeah, it's me." He stopped about a foot away from James and remained standing.
"What's up, buddy?" James asked timidly. He seemed to be losing all the courage and normal-ness he had held just moments before.
"Oh, nothing. Except the way you've been acting."
"And-and how would that be?"
"Oh, just the way you are now that LILY is your new best friend."
"She's not my--"
"Let me finish. Listen, James. Ever since you became friends with that--that GIRL, you've ignored me."
"Sirius," Lily cut in, "I've known James for one full day."
"And your point is?"
"He's been with you most of the day. I was with him in the morning for a couple minutes, at dinner, and now. And, might I add, you're the one that introduced us."
"Oh. Well, that's true."
"So can you stop jumping on him now?"
"Jumping on him?" He looked at James.
James had shrunk into his chair so much that it seemed as if he were part of it. Remus leaned over and pulled him up. It didn't matter, though. James just slid back down.
Quietly, Lily stood and muttered to Sirius, "Can I talk to you in the hall, Sirius?" Sirius, having some manners, did not decline, for it was very rude to decline a lady, or girl in this case.
They climbed through the portrait hole. The crowd leaned towards the closed hole in hopes of listening in on the conversation; no one seemed to think of the clear-seeing charm, in which the user can see straight through walls and listen too.
Noticing that none of the attention was on him, James quickly stood and quietly left the room. He headed towards his dorm room, but instead he went all the way to the top of the stairs and just sat on the top step (which was unnaturally wide) and leaned against the wall to the side.
For some reason, as he sat on the step, Gryffindor House didn't appeal to him.
Actually, Hogwarts in general didn't seem as awesome as it had at the beginning of the year.
[A/N why is he sitting there? why is hogwarts so 'uncool' suddenly? i know why, because i am wrote this chapter and the 5th chapter on the same day. well, review (please!) and read the next chapter to find out the answer to the whys!]