The Importance of Being. . .Normal?
SUMMARY: Lily and her two best friends, Alex and Ellen are in their fifth year at Hogwarts. What will happen when Lily begins to get to know the Marauders better? Will the Slytherins manage to beat the Griffindors in the House Cup? Will the Marauders be able to win a bet with Alex? Or will they fail miserably?
Chapter 6 Part 1.
Dramatizing. . . . . . . . .Detention!
"Thank god," Ellen sighed as she, Lily and Alex dashed into their potions classroom just on time "we made it."
"It's not that bigger deal Elle," Alex said, opening her book "we've been on time before."
"Yeah, Lily's been on time before. We, however, have been on time like a whole grand total of three times." Ellen said thoughtfully trying to remember those odd occasions.
"So what," Alex demanded, she'd been in a fairly irritable mood all day and she absolutely hated Potions "you never want to turn up cause Rickshaw doesn't let you read your magazines and I hate Potions and Rickshaw."
"Miss O'Flannery?" Professor Rickshaw had entered the dungeons unseen and was tapping on Alex's desk, irritated already-never a good sign.
"I mean, come on, how many of us are really going to go around making Potions after we graduate? Not me. I'm going to play quidditch and never think about this damned class ever again." Alex continued, oblivious to the Professor standing in front of her.
"Alexandria. O'Flannery."
"What?!" Alex exclaimed, finally turning away from facing Ellen "God! You shouldn't sneak up on people like that-your face is enough to scare the wits out of anyone!"
"Alexandria, please go outside, and you have detention." The professor's voice was carefully measured, as it always was when she was totally annoyed.
"What's new about that? And for the love of all things that don't have anything to do with Potions-my name, is ALEX!"
"Go!"
"Fine!"
"Now Alexandria!"
"Don't worry! I'm ggggoing!" Alex said sarcastically "It's not like I was looking forward to this stupid class anyway!"
"Alexandria, O' Flannery, unless you wish to be sent to the headmaster-GO OUTSIDE NOW!"
Alex got up and stalked out of the dungeon, muttering bad language at length. She exited the room, but after a second, stuck her head back in to yell, "My name is ALEX!"
The class sat silent, completely in shocked awe. Professor Rickshaw seemed shaken as she instructed the class to begin making the potion laid out of them. In the row behind Ellen and Lily, Sirius sat with the other Marauders, grinning his head off. He knew Alex had a temper, but not quite this bad.
"Mr Black? Is there a reason why you are smiling like a loon and not starting on the potion with your group members?" Sirius had caught the Professor's careful eye.
"No Professor. . .absolutely nothing."
"Then get on with it."
Sirius nodded, and started helping James and Remus with the potion. Peter watched on, trying to take it all in.
Outside the dungeon, Alex lent against the cold stonewall, absolutely fuming. Everything was going wrong. Everything. She'd woken up on time, for once, which most people would think as a good thing, but it damaged her "late" reputation. Then she hadn't felt like eating breakfast because she wasn't used to not eating in a hurry. And now, her stupid potions teacher had given her yet another detention. She groaned in fury, banging her head against the stone wall. Alex tried to move away from the wall, but found her long black hair was caught on a notch, causing her to yelp with pain.
"Stupid hair!" she said pulling at it angrily "I should just cut it off. It's useless."
Sighing, she sat on the freezing cold stairs, hoping Potions would go quickly. Sitting without doing anything wasn't exactly her strong point.
* * * * * * * *
"Thank goodness that's over," Lily whispered to Ellen as they packed away the ingredients into the storage cupboard "I wonder how Alex's is doing."
"She'll be fine. She's just really crabby today," Ellen heaved the heavy door shut "although it was pretty funny."
Lily nodded, and burst out laughing as soon as they got outside the door.
"Hi Alex," Lily said to her still angry looking friend "Ellen, take the guys away. I want to talk to Alex for a bit alright?" she said quietly to Elle
"Sure thing. Hey guys!" Elle herded them off, walking ahead of Lily and Alex towards the Great Hall.
"So Alex, are you alright?" Lily asked casually
"I hate being asked that. And you know I'm not exactly going to tell the truth anyway." Alex retorted.
"Well, I just thought I'd try. Perhaps I'll get someone else to try and talk to you. Sirius maybe." Lily teased her
Alex stopped walking "Don't you dare Lily Evans. Just don't you dare. He's one of my best friends-nothing's ever going to change that."
"Alright then," Lily said, rebuffed, only understanding half of what Alex was telling her "we'll back off then."
"Good. Lets eat."
* * * * * *
"God, you guys think you're all so good don't you," Ellen laughed as the guys bragged about nothing in particular
"Hell yeah-we're the best." Sirius said, attempting to flex a muscle.
"There's not much there mate," Ellen said with a raised eyebrow "you guys over rate yourselves."
"We do not." James said, almost offended.
"Fine. I'll have a bet with all of you then, just between you guys and me." Ellen said, leaning in to talk to them before Alex and Lily approached
"What is it Elle," Remus said dryly
"I bet, that none of you guys can get your dream girls." Ellen said with satisfaction. She'd put a fair bit of thought into this "If you's win, I'll ask Snape out. If you's don't, even one of you, well you all have to do a dare of my choice. I'll give you one week." She grinned mischievously.
"You're on." James said, shaking hands with the small girl "But on one condition,"
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A/N: I know it's short, and many apologies for that, but I'm kinda sick, and yeah. It's only half of the chapter, and I'll update as soon as I have time. When I get better, and school sorts itself out, I'll upload complete chapters, so I don't have these silly little cliffies in the middle of nowhere. Read and Review * chants * Read and Review! (P.S A HUGE-a-MUNGUS thanks to all who've reviewed so far!)
From Katherine.
SUMMARY: Lily and her two best friends, Alex and Ellen are in their fifth year at Hogwarts. What will happen when Lily begins to get to know the Marauders better? Will the Slytherins manage to beat the Griffindors in the House Cup? Will the Marauders be able to win a bet with Alex? Or will they fail miserably?
Chapter 6 Part 1.
Dramatizing. . . . . . . . .Detention!
"Thank god," Ellen sighed as she, Lily and Alex dashed into their potions classroom just on time "we made it."
"It's not that bigger deal Elle," Alex said, opening her book "we've been on time before."
"Yeah, Lily's been on time before. We, however, have been on time like a whole grand total of three times." Ellen said thoughtfully trying to remember those odd occasions.
"So what," Alex demanded, she'd been in a fairly irritable mood all day and she absolutely hated Potions "you never want to turn up cause Rickshaw doesn't let you read your magazines and I hate Potions and Rickshaw."
"Miss O'Flannery?" Professor Rickshaw had entered the dungeons unseen and was tapping on Alex's desk, irritated already-never a good sign.
"I mean, come on, how many of us are really going to go around making Potions after we graduate? Not me. I'm going to play quidditch and never think about this damned class ever again." Alex continued, oblivious to the Professor standing in front of her.
"Alexandria. O'Flannery."
"What?!" Alex exclaimed, finally turning away from facing Ellen "God! You shouldn't sneak up on people like that-your face is enough to scare the wits out of anyone!"
"Alexandria, please go outside, and you have detention." The professor's voice was carefully measured, as it always was when she was totally annoyed.
"What's new about that? And for the love of all things that don't have anything to do with Potions-my name, is ALEX!"
"Go!"
"Fine!"
"Now Alexandria!"
"Don't worry! I'm ggggoing!" Alex said sarcastically "It's not like I was looking forward to this stupid class anyway!"
"Alexandria, O' Flannery, unless you wish to be sent to the headmaster-GO OUTSIDE NOW!"
Alex got up and stalked out of the dungeon, muttering bad language at length. She exited the room, but after a second, stuck her head back in to yell, "My name is ALEX!"
The class sat silent, completely in shocked awe. Professor Rickshaw seemed shaken as she instructed the class to begin making the potion laid out of them. In the row behind Ellen and Lily, Sirius sat with the other Marauders, grinning his head off. He knew Alex had a temper, but not quite this bad.
"Mr Black? Is there a reason why you are smiling like a loon and not starting on the potion with your group members?" Sirius had caught the Professor's careful eye.
"No Professor. . .absolutely nothing."
"Then get on with it."
Sirius nodded, and started helping James and Remus with the potion. Peter watched on, trying to take it all in.
Outside the dungeon, Alex lent against the cold stonewall, absolutely fuming. Everything was going wrong. Everything. She'd woken up on time, for once, which most people would think as a good thing, but it damaged her "late" reputation. Then she hadn't felt like eating breakfast because she wasn't used to not eating in a hurry. And now, her stupid potions teacher had given her yet another detention. She groaned in fury, banging her head against the stone wall. Alex tried to move away from the wall, but found her long black hair was caught on a notch, causing her to yelp with pain.
"Stupid hair!" she said pulling at it angrily "I should just cut it off. It's useless."
Sighing, she sat on the freezing cold stairs, hoping Potions would go quickly. Sitting without doing anything wasn't exactly her strong point.
* * * * * * * *
"Thank goodness that's over," Lily whispered to Ellen as they packed away the ingredients into the storage cupboard "I wonder how Alex's is doing."
"She'll be fine. She's just really crabby today," Ellen heaved the heavy door shut "although it was pretty funny."
Lily nodded, and burst out laughing as soon as they got outside the door.
"Hi Alex," Lily said to her still angry looking friend "Ellen, take the guys away. I want to talk to Alex for a bit alright?" she said quietly to Elle
"Sure thing. Hey guys!" Elle herded them off, walking ahead of Lily and Alex towards the Great Hall.
"So Alex, are you alright?" Lily asked casually
"I hate being asked that. And you know I'm not exactly going to tell the truth anyway." Alex retorted.
"Well, I just thought I'd try. Perhaps I'll get someone else to try and talk to you. Sirius maybe." Lily teased her
Alex stopped walking "Don't you dare Lily Evans. Just don't you dare. He's one of my best friends-nothing's ever going to change that."
"Alright then," Lily said, rebuffed, only understanding half of what Alex was telling her "we'll back off then."
"Good. Lets eat."
* * * * * *
"God, you guys think you're all so good don't you," Ellen laughed as the guys bragged about nothing in particular
"Hell yeah-we're the best." Sirius said, attempting to flex a muscle.
"There's not much there mate," Ellen said with a raised eyebrow "you guys over rate yourselves."
"We do not." James said, almost offended.
"Fine. I'll have a bet with all of you then, just between you guys and me." Ellen said, leaning in to talk to them before Alex and Lily approached
"What is it Elle," Remus said dryly
"I bet, that none of you guys can get your dream girls." Ellen said with satisfaction. She'd put a fair bit of thought into this "If you's win, I'll ask Snape out. If you's don't, even one of you, well you all have to do a dare of my choice. I'll give you one week." She grinned mischievously.
"You're on." James said, shaking hands with the small girl "But on one condition,"
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A/N: I know it's short, and many apologies for that, but I'm kinda sick, and yeah. It's only half of the chapter, and I'll update as soon as I have time. When I get better, and school sorts itself out, I'll upload complete chapters, so I don't have these silly little cliffies in the middle of nowhere. Read and Review * chants * Read and Review! (P.S A HUGE-a-MUNGUS thanks to all who've reviewed so far!)
From Katherine.