Disclaimer: I own nothing. Harry Potter and all the characters belong to JK Rowling and I hope she doesn't mind I borrow them. I would also like to say that the whole Prince of Griffindor thing belongs to the author of the Gilded Lily, which I myself enjoy. I would like to say that I only borrowed the title (Prince of Griffindor) and will not be anything like the Gilded Lily.
A Life in a Moment
Chapter 14: Exams
"I can't study anymore."
"Bella we have to. Tomorrow is potions. Now come on flobberworm mucus does what?"
"I don't know!" She slammed her head down on the table. For once we weren't drawing attention to ourselves since the coming exams the slamming of heads onto tables has become commonplace.
"It thickens a potions."
"No more Lils." She looked up at me hopefully.
"Alright fine." I sighed. I had been studying for a while and I thought I was thoroughly prepared. I was trying to help Bella. I reached down into my bag and pulled out two peppermint toads and tossed one to her.
"Awesome! Thank you soo much!" She unwrapped hers happily. We had been studying all weekend. Monday was Potions in the morning. In the afternoon was herbology. Tuesday was History of Magic and Transfiguration in the afternoon. Wednesday was DADA and that night was astronomy, and Thursday was charms.
We then played a game of exploding snap too much of the common room's displeasure. But most ended up smiling at us. Before long the entire 1^st year was playing and being as boisterous and rowdy as possible.
*
By Thursday afternoon we were all wrung out. Our brains were like over wrung sponges. We absorbed too much in the first place then twisted them this way and that during the exams. I was fairly confident that I did well though. But number 56 on potions had me thinking. What does dust of unicorn horn make when mixed with infusion of gelphidium? Bella of course was there to pull me back to reality. We really were the perfect pair.
"Come on Lils! I want to dip my toes in the lake." I ran after her.
"Coming! I got two bottles of pumpkin juice!" We ran arm in arm all the way out there. It was a beautiful sunny day. It was like we were being rewarded for out hard work. Most of the other grades were still working though. We had it easy.
"Ah." Bella stretched out sighing. She was sipping the juice leisurely. "Well Lily if it wasn't for you I don't think I would have made it."
"Nonsense. You would have done just as well except you would have bit someone's head off in the process."
"Ya know you are probably right."
"I know I am right." We laughed. It was just too peaceful.
THUNK! SPLASH! Something hit me and exploded water all over Bell and me.
"AHHH!" We jumped up screaming. The peace destroyed.
"POTTER!" Him Sirius, Remus, and Peter threw some more at us before running off. The two of us jumped up and started chasing them. My short legs weren't doing the job but a sudden burst of energy and I launched my self and tackled Potter.
We tumbled to the ground and I wrestled him for hold of his balloon and it exploded all over us.
"Evans!" He growled. Now it was my turned to run as he reloaded himself with balloons from Sirius. Bella had stolen Peter's bag of them and was going after Remus.
I circled around him and he ran into me but I was ready. I stole his bag as Bella tickled him to even the odds. He rolled in the mud trying to escape us but to no avail. Potter and Black came to his rescue and the odds were strongly in their favor four to two.
*
A half our later, now pooped we trudged up to the dormitories for showers. We were covered in mud and had grass sticking on our clothes and hair. We must have been a funny sight.
"You know Lils, we did really well for two on four." She was smirking.
"What did you expect they're boys."
"And all boys are wusses!" We burst out laughing and laughed harder with there gaping mouths.
"I do believe that I got you in the face!"
"Whatever Potter." I said offhandedly seeming unimpressed.
"Yeah well Lils so tackled you to the ground boy!"
"Who you calling boy?" Potter puffed out his chest! Bella poked him hard causing to exhale the air he was holding in and cough.
"Yeah real tough." She said sarcastically.
"I will admit. I didn't expect such feistiness form Lily. I mean she is always willing to beat up Jamesy boy but talk about feisty!" James and me both slapped him up side the head.
"Jamesy boy?"
"Feisty? Me?"
"Yeah we should call you tiger Lily!" Remus said laughing.
"Excuse me! I am not an Indian! And I don't live in Never Never Land!" I joined in on his laugh. Everyone else didn't really catch the joke being they had never seen a TV let alone Peter Pan.
"What are you two talking about?"
"Nothing... Nothing... Nothing..." I brought my hand up over my head insinuating to Remus that this was way over his head evoking another laugh. I was keeping an eye on Remus. Tonight was the 1^st night of the full moon. We walked quietly after that.
"Everyone in here!" Potter whispered urgently. Suddenly I was aware of Perry's footsteps around the corner. I ducked in after Remus and turned around the foots steps led right too us. I stopped Potter from closing the door. "Are you nuts?"
"Footsteps you idiot." I pointed my wand and murmured, "Clenso!" The steps disappeared and went back five feet so he wouldn't suspect this door.
"Not bad Evans." Said James inspecting my work.
"What did you expect?" I replied slyly. We then closed the door and I murmured another locking charm. Wow. This room was nothing more than a broom closet and was kind of tight. I sat down anyway. We were all cramped and hot.
We all sat silently listening to his footsteps. Peter was shaking. I put my hand on his arm and smiled reassuringly. I mean the worst that can happen is that we get a detention.
We could hear Perry cursing outside and then he tried the doorknob. Since it was locked he kept going. Once his footsteps traveled away from us so we couldn't here them Sirius opened the door cautiously and peered out.
"All's clear." We tumbled out and raced back to the common room.
*
We all admitted to having enjoyed the little escapade latter. We stuffed ourselves and went back to the tower wobbling the whole way and up to our dorms. After a while we all relaxed downstairs in the common room minus Remus and Sirius. The sun was setting.
"So Bella, Evans, I want to give a little going away present for the Slytherins you guys want in?"
"Yeah sure!" Bella was ecstatic. We had never been asked to participate in a prank before.
"What's the catch?" I still don't trust him.
"There is none but we want to borrow your cameras."
"There is always a catch." I muttered.
"Its not like it was a bad one. Of course we want to help. I have wanted to try it before but we don't know where their common room is or the password for that matter." Bella raised her eyebrows. "Do you know where it is?" Bella was all set to get down to business.
"Of course! We are the marauder's!" Potter was abashed.
"Speaking of the marauder's, where's Sirius?" I questioned.
"He went to the hospital wing a few hours ago. Must have been a bad one. He got a cut this afternoon and he didn't want to-" Peter said. James cut him off.
"He has my invisibility cloak!" He smacked his head while saying it a look of panic on his face.
"Potter you IDIOT!" I screamed jumping up. Racing for the portrait hole. He jumped up and was right at my heels.
"What did I miss?" Bella questioned watching our disappearing backs before chasing after us. Peter just stared at our backs dumbly. There was no chance he would catch up.
~ Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed. CLIFFIE! My first! But the reason I took so long is so I didn't leave you hanging. I know next time I might just have to use suspense. ~puddles~
A Life in a Moment
Chapter 14: Exams
"I can't study anymore."
"Bella we have to. Tomorrow is potions. Now come on flobberworm mucus does what?"
"I don't know!" She slammed her head down on the table. For once we weren't drawing attention to ourselves since the coming exams the slamming of heads onto tables has become commonplace.
"It thickens a potions."
"No more Lils." She looked up at me hopefully.
"Alright fine." I sighed. I had been studying for a while and I thought I was thoroughly prepared. I was trying to help Bella. I reached down into my bag and pulled out two peppermint toads and tossed one to her.
"Awesome! Thank you soo much!" She unwrapped hers happily. We had been studying all weekend. Monday was Potions in the morning. In the afternoon was herbology. Tuesday was History of Magic and Transfiguration in the afternoon. Wednesday was DADA and that night was astronomy, and Thursday was charms.
We then played a game of exploding snap too much of the common room's displeasure. But most ended up smiling at us. Before long the entire 1^st year was playing and being as boisterous and rowdy as possible.
*
By Thursday afternoon we were all wrung out. Our brains were like over wrung sponges. We absorbed too much in the first place then twisted them this way and that during the exams. I was fairly confident that I did well though. But number 56 on potions had me thinking. What does dust of unicorn horn make when mixed with infusion of gelphidium? Bella of course was there to pull me back to reality. We really were the perfect pair.
"Come on Lils! I want to dip my toes in the lake." I ran after her.
"Coming! I got two bottles of pumpkin juice!" We ran arm in arm all the way out there. It was a beautiful sunny day. It was like we were being rewarded for out hard work. Most of the other grades were still working though. We had it easy.
"Ah." Bella stretched out sighing. She was sipping the juice leisurely. "Well Lily if it wasn't for you I don't think I would have made it."
"Nonsense. You would have done just as well except you would have bit someone's head off in the process."
"Ya know you are probably right."
"I know I am right." We laughed. It was just too peaceful.
THUNK! SPLASH! Something hit me and exploded water all over Bell and me.
"AHHH!" We jumped up screaming. The peace destroyed.
"POTTER!" Him Sirius, Remus, and Peter threw some more at us before running off. The two of us jumped up and started chasing them. My short legs weren't doing the job but a sudden burst of energy and I launched my self and tackled Potter.
We tumbled to the ground and I wrestled him for hold of his balloon and it exploded all over us.
"Evans!" He growled. Now it was my turned to run as he reloaded himself with balloons from Sirius. Bella had stolen Peter's bag of them and was going after Remus.
I circled around him and he ran into me but I was ready. I stole his bag as Bella tickled him to even the odds. He rolled in the mud trying to escape us but to no avail. Potter and Black came to his rescue and the odds were strongly in their favor four to two.
*
A half our later, now pooped we trudged up to the dormitories for showers. We were covered in mud and had grass sticking on our clothes and hair. We must have been a funny sight.
"You know Lils, we did really well for two on four." She was smirking.
"What did you expect they're boys."
"And all boys are wusses!" We burst out laughing and laughed harder with there gaping mouths.
"I do believe that I got you in the face!"
"Whatever Potter." I said offhandedly seeming unimpressed.
"Yeah well Lils so tackled you to the ground boy!"
"Who you calling boy?" Potter puffed out his chest! Bella poked him hard causing to exhale the air he was holding in and cough.
"Yeah real tough." She said sarcastically.
"I will admit. I didn't expect such feistiness form Lily. I mean she is always willing to beat up Jamesy boy but talk about feisty!" James and me both slapped him up side the head.
"Jamesy boy?"
"Feisty? Me?"
"Yeah we should call you tiger Lily!" Remus said laughing.
"Excuse me! I am not an Indian! And I don't live in Never Never Land!" I joined in on his laugh. Everyone else didn't really catch the joke being they had never seen a TV let alone Peter Pan.
"What are you two talking about?"
"Nothing... Nothing... Nothing..." I brought my hand up over my head insinuating to Remus that this was way over his head evoking another laugh. I was keeping an eye on Remus. Tonight was the 1^st night of the full moon. We walked quietly after that.
"Everyone in here!" Potter whispered urgently. Suddenly I was aware of Perry's footsteps around the corner. I ducked in after Remus and turned around the foots steps led right too us. I stopped Potter from closing the door. "Are you nuts?"
"Footsteps you idiot." I pointed my wand and murmured, "Clenso!" The steps disappeared and went back five feet so he wouldn't suspect this door.
"Not bad Evans." Said James inspecting my work.
"What did you expect?" I replied slyly. We then closed the door and I murmured another locking charm. Wow. This room was nothing more than a broom closet and was kind of tight. I sat down anyway. We were all cramped and hot.
We all sat silently listening to his footsteps. Peter was shaking. I put my hand on his arm and smiled reassuringly. I mean the worst that can happen is that we get a detention.
We could hear Perry cursing outside and then he tried the doorknob. Since it was locked he kept going. Once his footsteps traveled away from us so we couldn't here them Sirius opened the door cautiously and peered out.
"All's clear." We tumbled out and raced back to the common room.
*
We all admitted to having enjoyed the little escapade latter. We stuffed ourselves and went back to the tower wobbling the whole way and up to our dorms. After a while we all relaxed downstairs in the common room minus Remus and Sirius. The sun was setting.
"So Bella, Evans, I want to give a little going away present for the Slytherins you guys want in?"
"Yeah sure!" Bella was ecstatic. We had never been asked to participate in a prank before.
"What's the catch?" I still don't trust him.
"There is none but we want to borrow your cameras."
"There is always a catch." I muttered.
"Its not like it was a bad one. Of course we want to help. I have wanted to try it before but we don't know where their common room is or the password for that matter." Bella raised her eyebrows. "Do you know where it is?" Bella was all set to get down to business.
"Of course! We are the marauder's!" Potter was abashed.
"Speaking of the marauder's, where's Sirius?" I questioned.
"He went to the hospital wing a few hours ago. Must have been a bad one. He got a cut this afternoon and he didn't want to-" Peter said. James cut him off.
"He has my invisibility cloak!" He smacked his head while saying it a look of panic on his face.
"Potter you IDIOT!" I screamed jumping up. Racing for the portrait hole. He jumped up and was right at my heels.
"What did I miss?" Bella questioned watching our disappearing backs before chasing after us. Peter just stared at our backs dumbly. There was no chance he would catch up.
~ Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed. CLIFFIE! My first! But the reason I took so long is so I didn't leave you hanging. I know next time I might just have to use suspense. ~puddles~