Helllloooooooooo!!!!!!!!! I am SO sorry that I haven't posted earlier, but
I have thought long and hard about what this chapter should be about.
Actually, to tell you the truth I still don't know. All I know is that it
should be the lead up to the ball * sorry James * Dance, I mean. And it's
been my birthday and I have had 3 celebrations (!). And I haven't had all
the reviews I asked for- I got so desperate I asked Iz to review again!
Okay first to thank all my WONDERFUL, brilliant, amazing, extro- * ducks
rotten tomatoes and banana peels * Sorry about that. Thank you to........
Pumpkin3223, Izzy, grGurl, annonomous, Sarah, hermione-granger 4 reviewin!
And before I forget this chapter is dedicated to Iz 4 bein the greatest friend I could EVER ask 4! Thanx gurl!!! NEway, here 'goes!...
Chapter 6: Preparation for the ball and other small dealings.
James grabbed his broomstick and glumly stared out of the window in his dorm. The sky was clouded with grey cotton wool and thick pellets of rain were shooting down from the greyness above. He shook his head, yet he still went downstairs and outside. He pulled up the hood on his cloak and squinted, trying to see through the rain. His glasses were completely covered in rain. It was just his luck that the Quidditch tryouts had to be held on this day. And trust his friends to desert him with the excuse that they didn't want to be on the team. This had definitely puzzled James. Well, Sirius had always stuck with his argument that he didn't want to ruin his perfect features by bashing them up with a bludger, but Remus and Peter had always played Quidditch with James before. In fact- they were both quite good. As he squinted through the rain he spotted three figures that looked oddly like-
Lily tried hard to keep her broom from getting wet. Rain was pouring from the sky like there was no tomorrow. How did they expect you to play Quidditch in this weather? Luckily for her, Ashley and Nicky, her forever faithful friends, had come with her as they had promised. Nicky was a competitive player and Ashley had come with the excuse that they needed someone to support them.
Being muggle born, Lily had been fascinated by Quidditch and was eager to start learning. Nicky, being the player that she was, had taught her and she had grasped it fairly well. Lily was an okay player, and she stood a fair chance in making the team. Nicky, seeing the weather (and being clever) had performed a dry spell on herself, which meant that she kept dry no matter what. But Lily had refused to do so. Ashley was also perfectly dry, though.
As James got closer he noticed that he had been right- it was Lily, Ashley and Nicky, talking and giggling together. He sidled up to them 'Hi,' he greeted. Nicky and Lily grinned at him. Ashley smiled nervously. 'Hi,' she stammered. Lily spotted Ashley smiling nervously and grinned to herself. 'Time for a bit of help' she thought. 'So James,' Lily began, 'D'you have a date yet for the ball?'
'No,' James blushed.
'Ashley?' Lily queried.
'No,' Ashley answered, puzzled. Suddenly a look of realisation dawned on her face, followed by a look halfway between a glare and a smile- at Lily.
'Oh, right,' Lily smirked, 'Well, why don't you two go together?'
Ashley looked very worried. James grinned, 'Well?' he turned to Ashley. She slowly smiled 'Yeah, why not?' She grinned at Lily and mouthed 'thanks.'
***
Sirius took a piece of parchment out of his robes. He looked around to make sure no-one was coming and tapped it with his wand. 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good,' he whispered. Remus breathed heavily over his shoulder. Peter turned to face them. 'Hurry up!' he ordered, 'McGonagall is coming!'
Sirius searched the moving dots that had now appeared on the parchment. 'It's only McGonagall, no-one else is anywhere near us.
'Good,' Peter sighed.
'Now, Remus, since you devised this thing, which is the closest passage into Hogsmeade?'
***
James slowly swooped down to the ground. He felt the wind rushing through his hair and the rain whipping his face. Before it had been horrible and wet. Now it was perfect weather for James. I felt like he belonged. His broomstick was easily guided and he was perfectly streamlined. Before he reached the ground he did a small loop. 'So?' he asked the Griffindor captain, Marcus Jordan (hint).
'Very good!' Jordan scribbled something onto a piece of parchment and turned to face James, 'Excellent,' he beamed. He had the twinkle in his eye that James felt whenever he was playing Quidditch. Whenever he soared through the sky, glided gently over hills and valleys. It was freedom.
***
Sirius pulled himself out of the portrait hole and into the deserted common room.
'Mission accomplished!' Remus grinned as he followed on, 'Peter?'
Peter handed him a brown paper parcel. Remus pointed his wand at it and and muttered something under his breath. Immediately it was wrapped in crimson paper with golden lions, which were growling. On it was written 'Happy Birthday to a no. 1 marauder!' Sirius pretended to gag. 'No way!' he protested. He pointed his wand at it and the writing disappeared. It was replaced with 'Happy Bday! We decided to get you a present together- It's three times the happiness... and third the price!'
'Fine!' Remus sighed. He knew that Sirius would get his own way eventually anyway.
Remus pointed his wand at it again. It emitted a spark- and although no one could see the difference- there was one. Now James could not find it.
***
'Hey, you're quite good!' James complimented Lily as she landed.
'Thanx!' She smiled.
Then she sneezed. So did James.
'Lils!' Nicky complained, I told you that you should have done the water repelling spell!'
'No way!' She retorted, 'It's heat based and the last time I tried that it went wrong and I was so hot that my face was red for about a week. I have red hair!'
James sneezed again. 'Are you okay?' Ashley asked him nervously.
'Yeah, thanks, I'm fine, just a sneeze.' He then sneezed twice more. Lily coughed. She looked sheepish as Nicky sighed.
***
Remus ran downstairs to the common room and flopped onto the couch. Sirius and Peter followed after him. Sirius checked his watch and announced 'And 3- 2- 1!'
Just then James entered the common room- followed by Ashley, Lily and Nicky. Ashley and James seemed to be in conversation and Nicky and Lily the same. Every now and then Ashley would get a glazed look about her and James would say 'Ashley?' She would then snap out of it.
Sirius got up. 'Hi!' he greeted. 'So how was it?'
'Okay, I guess,' Nicky replied.
'Yeah,' Lily agreed, 'Though it could have been better.'
'Mmm,' Ashley sighed.
Sirius looked at Peter with a glint in his eye. Remus grinned.
'So,' Remus began, tuning to Ashley, 'How did you fly?'
'Mmm,' Ashley sighed again.
Sirius grinned. 'Will you pay me a million galleons?'
'Mmm,' Ashley sighed yet again- she was clearly not paying any attention.
Everyone burst out laughing- except James.
'Urm, Ashley?' He asked tentatively.
'Mmm?' Ashley snapped back to attention, though making the same sound she had been for the past 30 seconds. Everyone howled harder- Sirius was actually rolling around on the floor.
'Somebody's in love!' Lily chanted in a sing-song voice.
'So?' Remus asked, him being the first (second including Lily- although she was laughing again) to recover 'What happened to you?'
'Well-' Nicky began, but she was interrupted by-
'Oi! He asked me!'
'Okay, Okay!' Nicky sat back down.
'As I was saying-' Ashley glared at Nicky, 'Me and James are going to the ball together!'
Lily sneezed.
***
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I know it was pretty borin... and short! But it's one of those chapters that is essential and you have to include!
Review plzzzzz!!
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(Well 4 Iz- ur sunny soul sis!)
Pumpkin3223, Izzy, grGurl, annonomous, Sarah, hermione-granger 4 reviewin!
And before I forget this chapter is dedicated to Iz 4 bein the greatest friend I could EVER ask 4! Thanx gurl!!! NEway, here 'goes!...
Chapter 6: Preparation for the ball and other small dealings.
James grabbed his broomstick and glumly stared out of the window in his dorm. The sky was clouded with grey cotton wool and thick pellets of rain were shooting down from the greyness above. He shook his head, yet he still went downstairs and outside. He pulled up the hood on his cloak and squinted, trying to see through the rain. His glasses were completely covered in rain. It was just his luck that the Quidditch tryouts had to be held on this day. And trust his friends to desert him with the excuse that they didn't want to be on the team. This had definitely puzzled James. Well, Sirius had always stuck with his argument that he didn't want to ruin his perfect features by bashing them up with a bludger, but Remus and Peter had always played Quidditch with James before. In fact- they were both quite good. As he squinted through the rain he spotted three figures that looked oddly like-
Lily tried hard to keep her broom from getting wet. Rain was pouring from the sky like there was no tomorrow. How did they expect you to play Quidditch in this weather? Luckily for her, Ashley and Nicky, her forever faithful friends, had come with her as they had promised. Nicky was a competitive player and Ashley had come with the excuse that they needed someone to support them.
Being muggle born, Lily had been fascinated by Quidditch and was eager to start learning. Nicky, being the player that she was, had taught her and she had grasped it fairly well. Lily was an okay player, and she stood a fair chance in making the team. Nicky, seeing the weather (and being clever) had performed a dry spell on herself, which meant that she kept dry no matter what. But Lily had refused to do so. Ashley was also perfectly dry, though.
As James got closer he noticed that he had been right- it was Lily, Ashley and Nicky, talking and giggling together. He sidled up to them 'Hi,' he greeted. Nicky and Lily grinned at him. Ashley smiled nervously. 'Hi,' she stammered. Lily spotted Ashley smiling nervously and grinned to herself. 'Time for a bit of help' she thought. 'So James,' Lily began, 'D'you have a date yet for the ball?'
'No,' James blushed.
'Ashley?' Lily queried.
'No,' Ashley answered, puzzled. Suddenly a look of realisation dawned on her face, followed by a look halfway between a glare and a smile- at Lily.
'Oh, right,' Lily smirked, 'Well, why don't you two go together?'
Ashley looked very worried. James grinned, 'Well?' he turned to Ashley. She slowly smiled 'Yeah, why not?' She grinned at Lily and mouthed 'thanks.'
***
Sirius took a piece of parchment out of his robes. He looked around to make sure no-one was coming and tapped it with his wand. 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good,' he whispered. Remus breathed heavily over his shoulder. Peter turned to face them. 'Hurry up!' he ordered, 'McGonagall is coming!'
Sirius searched the moving dots that had now appeared on the parchment. 'It's only McGonagall, no-one else is anywhere near us.
'Good,' Peter sighed.
'Now, Remus, since you devised this thing, which is the closest passage into Hogsmeade?'
***
James slowly swooped down to the ground. He felt the wind rushing through his hair and the rain whipping his face. Before it had been horrible and wet. Now it was perfect weather for James. I felt like he belonged. His broomstick was easily guided and he was perfectly streamlined. Before he reached the ground he did a small loop. 'So?' he asked the Griffindor captain, Marcus Jordan (hint).
'Very good!' Jordan scribbled something onto a piece of parchment and turned to face James, 'Excellent,' he beamed. He had the twinkle in his eye that James felt whenever he was playing Quidditch. Whenever he soared through the sky, glided gently over hills and valleys. It was freedom.
***
Sirius pulled himself out of the portrait hole and into the deserted common room.
'Mission accomplished!' Remus grinned as he followed on, 'Peter?'
Peter handed him a brown paper parcel. Remus pointed his wand at it and and muttered something under his breath. Immediately it was wrapped in crimson paper with golden lions, which were growling. On it was written 'Happy Birthday to a no. 1 marauder!' Sirius pretended to gag. 'No way!' he protested. He pointed his wand at it and the writing disappeared. It was replaced with 'Happy Bday! We decided to get you a present together- It's three times the happiness... and third the price!'
'Fine!' Remus sighed. He knew that Sirius would get his own way eventually anyway.
Remus pointed his wand at it again. It emitted a spark- and although no one could see the difference- there was one. Now James could not find it.
***
'Hey, you're quite good!' James complimented Lily as she landed.
'Thanx!' She smiled.
Then she sneezed. So did James.
'Lils!' Nicky complained, I told you that you should have done the water repelling spell!'
'No way!' She retorted, 'It's heat based and the last time I tried that it went wrong and I was so hot that my face was red for about a week. I have red hair!'
James sneezed again. 'Are you okay?' Ashley asked him nervously.
'Yeah, thanks, I'm fine, just a sneeze.' He then sneezed twice more. Lily coughed. She looked sheepish as Nicky sighed.
***
Remus ran downstairs to the common room and flopped onto the couch. Sirius and Peter followed after him. Sirius checked his watch and announced 'And 3- 2- 1!'
Just then James entered the common room- followed by Ashley, Lily and Nicky. Ashley and James seemed to be in conversation and Nicky and Lily the same. Every now and then Ashley would get a glazed look about her and James would say 'Ashley?' She would then snap out of it.
Sirius got up. 'Hi!' he greeted. 'So how was it?'
'Okay, I guess,' Nicky replied.
'Yeah,' Lily agreed, 'Though it could have been better.'
'Mmm,' Ashley sighed.
Sirius looked at Peter with a glint in his eye. Remus grinned.
'So,' Remus began, tuning to Ashley, 'How did you fly?'
'Mmm,' Ashley sighed again.
Sirius grinned. 'Will you pay me a million galleons?'
'Mmm,' Ashley sighed yet again- she was clearly not paying any attention.
Everyone burst out laughing- except James.
'Urm, Ashley?' He asked tentatively.
'Mmm?' Ashley snapped back to attention, though making the same sound she had been for the past 30 seconds. Everyone howled harder- Sirius was actually rolling around on the floor.
'Somebody's in love!' Lily chanted in a sing-song voice.
'So?' Remus asked, him being the first (second including Lily- although she was laughing again) to recover 'What happened to you?'
'Well-' Nicky began, but she was interrupted by-
'Oi! He asked me!'
'Okay, Okay!' Nicky sat back down.
'As I was saying-' Ashley glared at Nicky, 'Me and James are going to the ball together!'
Lily sneezed.
***
You like? REVIEW!!!!!!! pleeeeeeeeze?
I know it was pretty borin... and short! But it's one of those chapters that is essential and you have to include!
Review plzzzzz!!
Lozza Luv Roo xx
(Well 4 Iz- ur sunny soul sis!)