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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 17: Back to Hogwarts
"Animal crackers in my soup, monkeys and lions, loop d loop…" Back to Hogwarts. Yeah I am happy enough to sing!
"LILS!" Bella was very tan her raven hair perfectly straight. Her enchanting gray eyes shining. I was always jealous of straight hair mine is so curly.
"BELLA!" Two shrieking girls could be heard through the platform. Everyone turned to look who it was then turned back to what they were doing laughing. "I got awesome ideas to prank Potter! Wait to you hear them!" I smiled at her. We hugged each other.
"I missed you so much! Guess what I am going to try out for quidditch this year."
"Really. Sorry I think I prefer to keep my feet firmly planted on the ground." I'm still afraid of heights. "So how was the rest of the summer."
"Pretty boring my older brother Anthony, dragged me all across France taking me to all the museums and stuff. Oh and guess what I GOT A CAT!" Bella smiled and clapped her hands at this.
"No way! What's its name?"
"Well I was actually kind of stumped so named him Bunny."
"Really very interesting name. But isn't Bunny a girls name?" I giggled ever so innocently.
She smacked me lightly. "Hey it's a good name. At least I didn't name him Lucius." She laughed too as we stuck out our tongues. What a horrible name. "So how was your summer?"
"I actually got back into playing the flute." By now we had pushed our way through the crowd and found a compartment. It was close to the end of the train. Once again we hoisted our stuff up into it and took our seats. "That and I danced a lot."
"Ya know Lils I don't see you dancing. I see you more like biting and kicking than waving a flower graceful." She kidded me.
"No Bella that's you. But ya know what that actually sounds like fun. Oh well there is always next summer. " We both giggled. How I missed this.
"Ya know Lils I really missed you."
"Me to Bella, me too."
*
Unfortunately peace did not last too long. Potter had come to pay his respects. Bella and me had been gossiping about the summer. Apparently Sirius had dropped a cup of tea on a Duke's lap and said would you like some sugar with that? That's what you get when you invite him anywhere. I told her about the wonderful Petunia and the several horrid boyfriends she brought home. They hadn't been much better than dogs.
We both turned as the door slide open. I was sitting across from Bella.
"Well hello Bella." Potter was attempting to be charming. His hair was even messier than normal.
"Hey James, get into any trouble yet?"
"Well no but the day is still young. Besides I haven't come across any good targets yet." He smirked at me. I narrowed my eyes at him. Sirius, Remus and Peter strolled in after them.
"Remus! Hi!" I jumped up and hugged him.
"Its good to see you too. Was Petunia that bad?" He teased.
"Ugh don't even get me started." I laughed. "Its good to see you two, Sirius and Peter." I stressed. Two can play at this game. Jerk I could have sworn I heard Potter talk but his lips didn't move. [When the words are in that is a person's thoughts which will generally be followed by () with the name of the person who said or really thought it.]
These two never give up. (Remus).
"So how bout some bertie botts?" Sirius asked.
"Sirius you sure no how to break tension." We all then sat down in a circle daring each other to eat suspicious looking beans, as the sky became more and more menacing. How is it we always end up entertaining ourselves with bertie botts?
*
School started off slowly. I quickly fell into habit. Classes dinners study… the occasional prank and lots of public humiliation. The wizarding world was very subdued though. According to Bella the dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, is responsible for this along with his death eaters. But we are not supposed to address him by his name so forget I said that, its he who must not be named. Calling someone you know who is really stupid. I think that in itself increases the fear that people feel when it concerns you know who. Over the summer there had been several muggle killings and some ministry workers had been murdered. We all felt safe here at Hogwarts though. Professor Dumbledore is said to be the only person who you know who is afraid of! That is very reassuring.
Too bad the Griffindor Quidditch team tryouts are this weekend. Quidditch fever has returned! Nooo!
To think only a week into school and already all the Griffindors except me are eating, breathing, and studying! Quidditch. Pretty sucky huh.
I looked up and around the common room. We were to the left of the fireplace since this winter was starting off rather chilly. In the farthest corner Potter and his gang were hunched over discussing something with harsh whispers. Bella was trying to finish her transfiguration essay on turning a pear into an apple. Taste counts! We are going to be tested on it on Friday. Her brow was furrowed in concentration. Amanda and V were at the table next to us playing chess. I was watching the game too. Amanda was setting a very neat box trap for V's king it looked like it was working.
"Lils will you please help me! I am hopeless I can't do this!"
"Of course you can look you skipped this entire paragraph." I pointed. I had also been keeping track of her progress. My charms essay I was working on was just about finished.
"I don't understand why I always skip over the important parts. And don't you dare laugh!" She pointed a finger at me. I raised my hands in defeat.
"Why are you doing that essay anyway you normally wait till the day before its due and today's Wednesday. That leaves you one more whole day!"
"Well I kind of want less stress because of Saturday. I really want to make it." Her unease and distress was teasing my nerves.
"What positions are open anyway?"
"Seeker, beater, and two chasers." Her eyes immediately lit up at talking about beloved quidditch. To bad she didn't show that much enthusiasm in transfiguration.
"And your going for chaser?"
"Of course. Will you come and root for me?" She pleaded.
"No matter how much I don't like Quidditch do you really think I wouldn't be there for you?" She smiled. That eased my nerves too.
"God Dammit! I always loose!" Vanessa yelled drawing some funny stares.
"Don't worry V dear. There is always tomorrow." I replied patting her on the back.
"Thanks so absolutely much!" She replied banging her head on the table. "I don't understand why I put myself through such torture every day!"
"Because you are such an optimist you go into every match thinking you are going to win?" Manda replied innocently her blond curls bouncing playfully. V simply glared. We all burst into giggles.
~ Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed. I am so sorry about not posting soon. I type it than get lazy. I will do my best to be as quickly as possible to get next chap up! Hope you read and review! Andy Roddick got knocked out of Erikson open tear. (Nasdaq 100 Open, I liked Erikson better!) ~puddles
A Life in a Moment
Chapter 17: Back to Hogwarts
"Animal crackers in my soup, monkeys and lions, loop d loop…" Back to Hogwarts. Yeah I am happy enough to sing!
"LILS!" Bella was very tan her raven hair perfectly straight. Her enchanting gray eyes shining. I was always jealous of straight hair mine is so curly.
"BELLA!" Two shrieking girls could be heard through the platform. Everyone turned to look who it was then turned back to what they were doing laughing. "I got awesome ideas to prank Potter! Wait to you hear them!" I smiled at her. We hugged each other.
"I missed you so much! Guess what I am going to try out for quidditch this year."
"Really. Sorry I think I prefer to keep my feet firmly planted on the ground." I'm still afraid of heights. "So how was the rest of the summer."
"Pretty boring my older brother Anthony, dragged me all across France taking me to all the museums and stuff. Oh and guess what I GOT A CAT!" Bella smiled and clapped her hands at this.
"No way! What's its name?"
"Well I was actually kind of stumped so named him Bunny."
"Really very interesting name. But isn't Bunny a girls name?" I giggled ever so innocently.
She smacked me lightly. "Hey it's a good name. At least I didn't name him Lucius." She laughed too as we stuck out our tongues. What a horrible name. "So how was your summer?"
"I actually got back into playing the flute." By now we had pushed our way through the crowd and found a compartment. It was close to the end of the train. Once again we hoisted our stuff up into it and took our seats. "That and I danced a lot."
"Ya know Lils I don't see you dancing. I see you more like biting and kicking than waving a flower graceful." She kidded me.
"No Bella that's you. But ya know what that actually sounds like fun. Oh well there is always next summer. " We both giggled. How I missed this.
"Ya know Lils I really missed you."
"Me to Bella, me too."
*
Unfortunately peace did not last too long. Potter had come to pay his respects. Bella and me had been gossiping about the summer. Apparently Sirius had dropped a cup of tea on a Duke's lap and said would you like some sugar with that? That's what you get when you invite him anywhere. I told her about the wonderful Petunia and the several horrid boyfriends she brought home. They hadn't been much better than dogs.
We both turned as the door slide open. I was sitting across from Bella.
"Well hello Bella." Potter was attempting to be charming. His hair was even messier than normal.
"Hey James, get into any trouble yet?"
"Well no but the day is still young. Besides I haven't come across any good targets yet." He smirked at me. I narrowed my eyes at him. Sirius, Remus and Peter strolled in after them.
"Remus! Hi!" I jumped up and hugged him.
"Its good to see you too. Was Petunia that bad?" He teased.
"Ugh don't even get me started." I laughed. "Its good to see you two, Sirius and Peter." I stressed. Two can play at this game. Jerk I could have sworn I heard Potter talk but his lips didn't move. [When the words are in that is a person's thoughts which will generally be followed by () with the name of the person who said or really thought it.]
These two never give up. (Remus).
"So how bout some bertie botts?" Sirius asked.
"Sirius you sure no how to break tension." We all then sat down in a circle daring each other to eat suspicious looking beans, as the sky became more and more menacing. How is it we always end up entertaining ourselves with bertie botts?
*
School started off slowly. I quickly fell into habit. Classes dinners study… the occasional prank and lots of public humiliation. The wizarding world was very subdued though. According to Bella the dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, is responsible for this along with his death eaters. But we are not supposed to address him by his name so forget I said that, its he who must not be named. Calling someone you know who is really stupid. I think that in itself increases the fear that people feel when it concerns you know who. Over the summer there had been several muggle killings and some ministry workers had been murdered. We all felt safe here at Hogwarts though. Professor Dumbledore is said to be the only person who you know who is afraid of! That is very reassuring.
Too bad the Griffindor Quidditch team tryouts are this weekend. Quidditch fever has returned! Nooo!
To think only a week into school and already all the Griffindors except me are eating, breathing, and studying! Quidditch. Pretty sucky huh.
I looked up and around the common room. We were to the left of the fireplace since this winter was starting off rather chilly. In the farthest corner Potter and his gang were hunched over discussing something with harsh whispers. Bella was trying to finish her transfiguration essay on turning a pear into an apple. Taste counts! We are going to be tested on it on Friday. Her brow was furrowed in concentration. Amanda and V were at the table next to us playing chess. I was watching the game too. Amanda was setting a very neat box trap for V's king it looked like it was working.
"Lils will you please help me! I am hopeless I can't do this!"
"Of course you can look you skipped this entire paragraph." I pointed. I had also been keeping track of her progress. My charms essay I was working on was just about finished.
"I don't understand why I always skip over the important parts. And don't you dare laugh!" She pointed a finger at me. I raised my hands in defeat.
"Why are you doing that essay anyway you normally wait till the day before its due and today's Wednesday. That leaves you one more whole day!"
"Well I kind of want less stress because of Saturday. I really want to make it." Her unease and distress was teasing my nerves.
"What positions are open anyway?"
"Seeker, beater, and two chasers." Her eyes immediately lit up at talking about beloved quidditch. To bad she didn't show that much enthusiasm in transfiguration.
"And your going for chaser?"
"Of course. Will you come and root for me?" She pleaded.
"No matter how much I don't like Quidditch do you really think I wouldn't be there for you?" She smiled. That eased my nerves too.
"God Dammit! I always loose!" Vanessa yelled drawing some funny stares.
"Don't worry V dear. There is always tomorrow." I replied patting her on the back.
"Thanks so absolutely much!" She replied banging her head on the table. "I don't understand why I put myself through such torture every day!"
"Because you are such an optimist you go into every match thinking you are going to win?" Manda replied innocently her blond curls bouncing playfully. V simply glared. We all burst into giggles.
~ Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed. I am so sorry about not posting soon. I type it than get lazy. I will do my best to be as quickly as possible to get next chap up! Hope you read and review! Andy Roddick got knocked out of Erikson open tear. (Nasdaq 100 Open, I liked Erikson better!) ~puddles