***
Sirius slowly moved towards the painting and whispered Liliad. The picture swung open to reveal Joie and Melody, sniggering inside the portrait hole. They too, apparently, had heard James' and Lily's conversation.
"Aw, how sweet. James and Lily together at last." Joie laughed in the boys' direction.
"What do you mean 'at last,' huh?" Peter gave them a curious look.
"Didn't you know? Lily's had a crush on James for ages! Since about third year. I'd figured boys weren't so dim that you block heads would be able to figure out something that simple!" she exclaimed.
"Ages, huh? Interesting. Christmas Break should be loads of fun. We're staying, so is Lily. Too bad you two aren't. Well, this should be fascinating." Remus slyly smiled and walked down the hall towards Herbology.
********
"This is so boring." A Ravenclaw 5th year leaned over and whispered to Sirius. "Will this ever end?"
"Sure," Sirius replied absentmindedly, not paying any attention to what he was saying. He was busy with his love affair; rather, James and Lily's. Lily was obediently paying attention to Professor Sprout ramble on about the effective uses of gillyweed.
James, on the other hand, was busy attentively staring into the back of Lily's head. Sirius inwardly sniggered.
"Mr. Black, might you be interested in joining our lesson on gillyweed today? Or is Mr. Potter's hair just that fascinating?" Professor Sprout annoyingly commented, snapping Sirius back to attention.
"No Professor, I think I'll join you," he replied quickly.
"How kind of you to clear a space in your hectic schedule for us. Now, gillyweed allows you to travel underwater by formation of gills and webbed hands/feet for breathing and propelling..."
Slowly, Professor Sprout's voice faded into the back of Sirius' mind and James' fixed stare penetrating Lily was dominating his thoughts once again.
What would it be like if Lily and James became a couple? They would most definitely become the talk of the school. Both were very popular, Lily unquestionably for looks, James for his superb talent on the Quidditch field, star seeker of the Gryffindor tower.
Eventually Sirius decided it wouldn't be completely unbearable to have his best friend and whom he thought to be his worst enemy, dating. In all honesty, James and Lily DID make a cute couple…
"That concludes today's lesson. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart to be so kind as to grace us with your presence today Sirius, we look forward to having this pleasure again soon. Say the next lesson, shall we? Homework: ten ways to effectively use gillyweed to your advantage. Due in one week, no excuses. There will be no other homework this week, so if you don't turn it in you had best pray for an amazing exam grade come the end of this term. Go." Professor Sprout shooed them out of the green house at the bell.
"Great lesson, don't you think … enjoy La-La Land Sirius?" Lily joked.
"La-La Land?" Sirius replied confusedly.
"Must be a muggle thing…" Lily grinned at Sirius.
"But you're not a muggle Lily." Remus pointed out.
"I'd much rather call myself a muggle then a mud-blood. What do you think I should say? An all-and-none? That sounds pretty foolish."
"She has got a point." Peter agreed.
"Ah, but an all-and-none you shall be." James smiled.
"Then a very happy all-and-none indeed." She sighed as she caught up to Joie and Melody.
***
Eventually the final week passed. Homework was left undone, excuses were made, teacher were angry, and first term exams were being taken. Lily, Melody, Joie, James and the gang were doing more than just group study sessions, up and beyond whatever it took to pass the first half of their fifth year. James and Sirius were painstakingly working on the beginnings of what their apparation test would be next year; anxious to not have to depend on broomsticks (with the exception of Quidditch practices and games) for much longer.
Lily was determined to secure a spot as a prefect, slowly working towards head girl, hopefully. Remus wasn't as desperate for head boy, but a prefect position was definitely worth having for a Ministry résumé. And Peter: He was just focused on passing. Good grades or bad, passing was definitely the key element.
***
"Finally, I swear, that class was never going to end." James complained as he, Lily Joie and Melody, and the rest of the troupe burst out the doors from their Transfiguration exam, the last and final exam they had for the term.
"Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last." Lily giggled.
"Was the woodpecker's head supposed to sway from side to side like that?" Peter nervously asked, after his near-disastrous exam of turning a clock into a woodpecker.
"If you think it was, and that was the best you could do, then there's nothing that you can do to change 100%." Remus replied in an 'all-knowing' voice.
"Shall we be off to the dorm now, then? Wizards' chess anyone? Maybe a spot of exploding snap later? C'mon, let's start the celebration!" Sirius smiled. "And I'll put up a tray of éclairs to the winners, and the losers, my treat."
"Don't you mean the kitchen's treat?" Lily asked sarcastically.
"What of it?"
"I'm up for some éclairs. Right now I'm up for any kind of food!" Peter replied hungrily.
"Afterwards, I've got an idea." Lily slyly added.
Sirius slowly moved towards the painting and whispered Liliad. The picture swung open to reveal Joie and Melody, sniggering inside the portrait hole. They too, apparently, had heard James' and Lily's conversation.
"Aw, how sweet. James and Lily together at last." Joie laughed in the boys' direction.
"What do you mean 'at last,' huh?" Peter gave them a curious look.
"Didn't you know? Lily's had a crush on James for ages! Since about third year. I'd figured boys weren't so dim that you block heads would be able to figure out something that simple!" she exclaimed.
"Ages, huh? Interesting. Christmas Break should be loads of fun. We're staying, so is Lily. Too bad you two aren't. Well, this should be fascinating." Remus slyly smiled and walked down the hall towards Herbology.
********
"This is so boring." A Ravenclaw 5th year leaned over and whispered to Sirius. "Will this ever end?"
"Sure," Sirius replied absentmindedly, not paying any attention to what he was saying. He was busy with his love affair; rather, James and Lily's. Lily was obediently paying attention to Professor Sprout ramble on about the effective uses of gillyweed.
James, on the other hand, was busy attentively staring into the back of Lily's head. Sirius inwardly sniggered.
"Mr. Black, might you be interested in joining our lesson on gillyweed today? Or is Mr. Potter's hair just that fascinating?" Professor Sprout annoyingly commented, snapping Sirius back to attention.
"No Professor, I think I'll join you," he replied quickly.
"How kind of you to clear a space in your hectic schedule for us. Now, gillyweed allows you to travel underwater by formation of gills and webbed hands/feet for breathing and propelling..."
Slowly, Professor Sprout's voice faded into the back of Sirius' mind and James' fixed stare penetrating Lily was dominating his thoughts once again.
What would it be like if Lily and James became a couple? They would most definitely become the talk of the school. Both were very popular, Lily unquestionably for looks, James for his superb talent on the Quidditch field, star seeker of the Gryffindor tower.
Eventually Sirius decided it wouldn't be completely unbearable to have his best friend and whom he thought to be his worst enemy, dating. In all honesty, James and Lily DID make a cute couple…
"That concludes today's lesson. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart to be so kind as to grace us with your presence today Sirius, we look forward to having this pleasure again soon. Say the next lesson, shall we? Homework: ten ways to effectively use gillyweed to your advantage. Due in one week, no excuses. There will be no other homework this week, so if you don't turn it in you had best pray for an amazing exam grade come the end of this term. Go." Professor Sprout shooed them out of the green house at the bell.
"Great lesson, don't you think … enjoy La-La Land Sirius?" Lily joked.
"La-La Land?" Sirius replied confusedly.
"Must be a muggle thing…" Lily grinned at Sirius.
"But you're not a muggle Lily." Remus pointed out.
"I'd much rather call myself a muggle then a mud-blood. What do you think I should say? An all-and-none? That sounds pretty foolish."
"She has got a point." Peter agreed.
"Ah, but an all-and-none you shall be." James smiled.
"Then a very happy all-and-none indeed." She sighed as she caught up to Joie and Melody.
***
Eventually the final week passed. Homework was left undone, excuses were made, teacher were angry, and first term exams were being taken. Lily, Melody, Joie, James and the gang were doing more than just group study sessions, up and beyond whatever it took to pass the first half of their fifth year. James and Sirius were painstakingly working on the beginnings of what their apparation test would be next year; anxious to not have to depend on broomsticks (with the exception of Quidditch practices and games) for much longer.
Lily was determined to secure a spot as a prefect, slowly working towards head girl, hopefully. Remus wasn't as desperate for head boy, but a prefect position was definitely worth having for a Ministry résumé. And Peter: He was just focused on passing. Good grades or bad, passing was definitely the key element.
***
"Finally, I swear, that class was never going to end." James complained as he, Lily Joie and Melody, and the rest of the troupe burst out the doors from their Transfiguration exam, the last and final exam they had for the term.
"Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last." Lily giggled.
"Was the woodpecker's head supposed to sway from side to side like that?" Peter nervously asked, after his near-disastrous exam of turning a clock into a woodpecker.
"If you think it was, and that was the best you could do, then there's nothing that you can do to change 100%." Remus replied in an 'all-knowing' voice.
"Shall we be off to the dorm now, then? Wizards' chess anyone? Maybe a spot of exploding snap later? C'mon, let's start the celebration!" Sirius smiled. "And I'll put up a tray of éclairs to the winners, and the losers, my treat."
"Don't you mean the kitchen's treat?" Lily asked sarcastically.
"What of it?"
"I'm up for some éclairs. Right now I'm up for any kind of food!" Peter replied hungrily.
"Afterwards, I've got an idea." Lily slyly added.