The End of Old Days: June 10, 1976
"Freedom!"
The students in Gryffindor Tower turned towards the portrait entrance as Sirius Black burst through the hole.
"But we still have a couple more days till we leave, Padfoot," remarked Remus Lupin as he climbed in behind his friend along with James Potter and Peter Pettigrew.
"Technicalities, Moony my dear boy, mere technicalities" said Sirius with a wave of his hand as he plopped down on a couch in front of the fire. "As of this afternoon, there are no more classes or tests for us at Hogwarts ever again. Therefore, freedom."
"That's only if you passed all your exams," James smirked as he sat down next to his best friend. Peter burst out laughing.
"Are you doubting my superior intellect?" Sirius asked his friends with an exaggerated look of hurt and dismay.
"But of course, Padfoot my dear boy, but of course," chided Remus.
Sirius sprang up from the couch to attack his friend. With his werewolf reflexes, Remus was able to dodge his friend's attack and tackle him to the floor instead. As the two rolled around on the floor, each trying to get the upper hand, James and Peter were barely able to keep their seats from laughing so hard. Sirius put up a good fight, but Remus was finally able to get him pinned to the ground. Despite his small size, Remus was the strongest of the Marauders.
"Is Remus making fun of Sirius again?" smiled Lily Evans as she approached the boys. "Or was Sirius calling him 'Remmie' again?"
Wiping tears of laughter from his eyes with one hand, James extended the other to pull his girlfriend into the seat next to him. "The first one," James could barely contain his laughter for Remus now had Sirius crying out "Uncle." Peter could hardly catch his breath, he was laughing so hard.
Curling up next to her boyfriend, Lily threw a pillow at the two wrestlers on the floor. "Okay, break it up you two. No point in risking getting expelled now that you only have two more days before we leave for good."
"And here, I thought I was supposed to be the voice of reason," Remus said as he let Sirius go and moved back to his chair.
"Thank you, lovely Lily," Sirius got up from the floor and moved to kneel in front of, clasping her hands in his. "Once again, my darling flower has saved me from the vicious beast," Sirius waggled his eyebrows at her as she rolled her eyes, "Will this beautiful personification of womanhood tend to the battle scars that I have accumulated?"
"Hands off," James smirked as reached over to smack his friend's hands away.
"Really, Lily my sweet, how can you stand to be with such a Neanderthal when you could be with a gentleman such as myself?" Sirius smirked at James as he began to growl in Sirius' direction. "Look how violent he is, almost as bad as Moony over there!"
"All right, that's it!" cried James with a laugh as he and Remus both launched themselves at Sirius.
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James drank in every detail as he made his way through the halls of Hogwarts one last time. Looking back at his friends, he saw the same thoughtful expressions on their faces. Tomorrow they would be leaving the school and setting out into adulthood.
James adjusted his Invisibility Cloak to make sure he was still covered; it would do none of them any good to be caught by Filch the night before they left. All four of them had each accumulated more detentions then all of Gryffindor house combined. It was a wonder that they had never been expelled.
Motioning to them that all was clear, James returned to the thoughts that had been plaguing him of late. Now that school was over, he had to make a choice as to what to do with his life. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and work at the family's publishing company. The Potters had been in the printing business for five generations and Dean Potter saw no reason why his son should not follow in his footsteps.
James enjoyed being in the thick of things and sitting behind a desk for the rest of his life repulsed him. He had tried to talk to his father about this many times, but Dean had just brushed aside his ideas stating that they were just childish flights of fancy. "There's no money to be had in archaeology. Don't condemn yourself to a life of poverty just because you like playing in the dirt!" was the new argument his father had taken to spouting off.
Dean Potter was not the only one who had ideas on what James should do with his life. For the past year Sirius and Peter had been hounding James to apply for a position at the Auror Academy. They had presented the argument that it was a way to contribute in the fight against Voldemort, something James was passionate about, but James had no interest in that type of action.
Remus and Lily were the only ones not nagging him about what he wanted to do with his life, for which he was very grateful. Lily had suggested that he apply to the London Wizarding College. Remus agreed, putting forth the argument that it would give him the chance to explore what interested him and would help him to decide what career path to follow. James had agreed that it was a good idea and two months ago he received his acceptance. Classes would start in August. Remus would be joining him there while Lily went to Oxford.
"James," hissed Sirius into his ear. "Stop brooding and pay attention."
Snapping out of his thoughts, James looked at where they were. In front of them was the entrance to the Slytherin Common Room.
A sly grin spread across James' face. Tomorrow he would worry about the future. Tonight, the Marauders would perform the greatest prank in Hogwarts' history.
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AN: Short, I know, but Ginny and Harry decided to go on vacation without me and Sirius was nagging for more screen time.
Rebekah: Glad you liked it. I know it was somewhat like 9/11 and for me it helped me to write about it. Stuff will be explained as the story goes on, so hopefully it will make a little more sense.
AngelStar88: I love time travel fics with Harry and Ginny too! Have you read "To Wish Upon a Falling Star"? I think that's the title. that's one of my favorites out there.
Angel SaturnVenus, Y-Lime the Geek, and Genesis: Thanks for the compliments!
Bucky: Look, Sirius is fine and will stay that way. I think. He is fun to torture ^_^
Thanks Caitey and Shannon for all your help. You two are the greatest.
"Freedom!"
The students in Gryffindor Tower turned towards the portrait entrance as Sirius Black burst through the hole.
"But we still have a couple more days till we leave, Padfoot," remarked Remus Lupin as he climbed in behind his friend along with James Potter and Peter Pettigrew.
"Technicalities, Moony my dear boy, mere technicalities" said Sirius with a wave of his hand as he plopped down on a couch in front of the fire. "As of this afternoon, there are no more classes or tests for us at Hogwarts ever again. Therefore, freedom."
"That's only if you passed all your exams," James smirked as he sat down next to his best friend. Peter burst out laughing.
"Are you doubting my superior intellect?" Sirius asked his friends with an exaggerated look of hurt and dismay.
"But of course, Padfoot my dear boy, but of course," chided Remus.
Sirius sprang up from the couch to attack his friend. With his werewolf reflexes, Remus was able to dodge his friend's attack and tackle him to the floor instead. As the two rolled around on the floor, each trying to get the upper hand, James and Peter were barely able to keep their seats from laughing so hard. Sirius put up a good fight, but Remus was finally able to get him pinned to the ground. Despite his small size, Remus was the strongest of the Marauders.
"Is Remus making fun of Sirius again?" smiled Lily Evans as she approached the boys. "Or was Sirius calling him 'Remmie' again?"
Wiping tears of laughter from his eyes with one hand, James extended the other to pull his girlfriend into the seat next to him. "The first one," James could barely contain his laughter for Remus now had Sirius crying out "Uncle." Peter could hardly catch his breath, he was laughing so hard.
Curling up next to her boyfriend, Lily threw a pillow at the two wrestlers on the floor. "Okay, break it up you two. No point in risking getting expelled now that you only have two more days before we leave for good."
"And here, I thought I was supposed to be the voice of reason," Remus said as he let Sirius go and moved back to his chair.
"Thank you, lovely Lily," Sirius got up from the floor and moved to kneel in front of, clasping her hands in his. "Once again, my darling flower has saved me from the vicious beast," Sirius waggled his eyebrows at her as she rolled her eyes, "Will this beautiful personification of womanhood tend to the battle scars that I have accumulated?"
"Hands off," James smirked as reached over to smack his friend's hands away.
"Really, Lily my sweet, how can you stand to be with such a Neanderthal when you could be with a gentleman such as myself?" Sirius smirked at James as he began to growl in Sirius' direction. "Look how violent he is, almost as bad as Moony over there!"
"All right, that's it!" cried James with a laugh as he and Remus both launched themselves at Sirius.
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James drank in every detail as he made his way through the halls of Hogwarts one last time. Looking back at his friends, he saw the same thoughtful expressions on their faces. Tomorrow they would be leaving the school and setting out into adulthood.
James adjusted his Invisibility Cloak to make sure he was still covered; it would do none of them any good to be caught by Filch the night before they left. All four of them had each accumulated more detentions then all of Gryffindor house combined. It was a wonder that they had never been expelled.
Motioning to them that all was clear, James returned to the thoughts that had been plaguing him of late. Now that school was over, he had to make a choice as to what to do with his life. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and work at the family's publishing company. The Potters had been in the printing business for five generations and Dean Potter saw no reason why his son should not follow in his footsteps.
James enjoyed being in the thick of things and sitting behind a desk for the rest of his life repulsed him. He had tried to talk to his father about this many times, but Dean had just brushed aside his ideas stating that they were just childish flights of fancy. "There's no money to be had in archaeology. Don't condemn yourself to a life of poverty just because you like playing in the dirt!" was the new argument his father had taken to spouting off.
Dean Potter was not the only one who had ideas on what James should do with his life. For the past year Sirius and Peter had been hounding James to apply for a position at the Auror Academy. They had presented the argument that it was a way to contribute in the fight against Voldemort, something James was passionate about, but James had no interest in that type of action.
Remus and Lily were the only ones not nagging him about what he wanted to do with his life, for which he was very grateful. Lily had suggested that he apply to the London Wizarding College. Remus agreed, putting forth the argument that it would give him the chance to explore what interested him and would help him to decide what career path to follow. James had agreed that it was a good idea and two months ago he received his acceptance. Classes would start in August. Remus would be joining him there while Lily went to Oxford.
"James," hissed Sirius into his ear. "Stop brooding and pay attention."
Snapping out of his thoughts, James looked at where they were. In front of them was the entrance to the Slytherin Common Room.
A sly grin spread across James' face. Tomorrow he would worry about the future. Tonight, the Marauders would perform the greatest prank in Hogwarts' history.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AN: Short, I know, but Ginny and Harry decided to go on vacation without me and Sirius was nagging for more screen time.
Rebekah: Glad you liked it. I know it was somewhat like 9/11 and for me it helped me to write about it. Stuff will be explained as the story goes on, so hopefully it will make a little more sense.
AngelStar88: I love time travel fics with Harry and Ginny too! Have you read "To Wish Upon a Falling Star"? I think that's the title. that's one of my favorites out there.
Angel SaturnVenus, Y-Lime the Geek, and Genesis: Thanks for the compliments!
Bucky: Look, Sirius is fine and will stay that way. I think. He is fun to torture ^_^
Thanks Caitey and Shannon for all your help. You two are the greatest.