Chapter 27- The Treasure Hunt
"Hey, Snape! Catch!" Sirius yelled towards the Slytherin table. Severus Snape turned around, his expression one of confusion. As soon as his eyes fixed on the Marauders, Sirius flung a large ball of mashed potatoes at his face, smacking him directly in the forehead. The Gryffindors burst out laughing, but the Slytherins scowled and promised to repay them.
It was a normal dinner at Hogwarts, except for one thing- the Easter treasure hunt was the next day. And so everyone was anxious and ready to begin.
"Sirius, dear, that wasn't very nice." Jen exclaimed through her laughter. It was quite evident that she didn't really care. She ran a hand through her light hair, and turned to Chloe, elbowing her lightly. "Aw, come on. You're being boring."
Chloe, who had been in somewhat of a bad mood lately, rolled her hazel eyes and replied, "Do I care?" She crossed her arms, trying a little too hard to avoid glancing at Remus.
He was seated all the way at the other end of the table, talking to James and Lily. He, too, looked aggravated.
"I don't see why you keep bothering me about it. Just give up, because it isn't going to happen." he directed at Lily and James, who looked thoroughly annoyed at his attitude.
"Stop sulking and tell her how you feel. Or *I* will." Lily said to him, before glancing at James for help. She elbowed him to get him to talk.
"Ow." he rubbed his arm, then seeing Lily's expression, added, "Yes, what she says." he pointed at Lily lamely, and she glared at him.
"You aren't helping." she whispered to James before turning her attention back to Remus.
Despite their desperate attempts, they weren't any closer to getting Remus and Chloe back together. As they were finishing up their dinners, they decided to lay off awhile and see what happened without their meddling. Besides, they would be busy, what with the treasure hunt and all.
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"So, now that you have me all alone..." James started but was cut off as Lily sat in his lap and kissed him. The common room was void of any people, except for them. They broke apart suddenly, but only because they needed to breathe.
"My, my, aren't we feisty tonight?" James said through his grin.
"You know you like it. However, if you'd prefer..." she started to climb off of him, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back down.
"I wouldn't prefer. I want you right here where I have access to you." he said, his dark eyes twinkling with happiness.
"Who says you have access in the first place?" she said, raising an eyebrow amusedly. James' eyes widened and he looked a little confused; his trademark expression. Lily beamed and kissed him again, this time on the tip of his nose. He tipped his own head upwards, so that his lips reached hers.
They carried on into the night, but I won't describe the situation now.
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"Wake up, sleepyhead." Lily said softly, touching James' face lightly with one hand. With the other, she shook his shoulder.
He groaned grumpily, but then, seeing who was standing before him, smiled and sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Almost time for the treasure hunt, eh?" he asked, looking up at her expectantly.
"Yes. And I thought you'd like to take a shower, seeing how you didn't have time last night." she finished with a grin. He returned it, and promptly rose from his bed. He gave her a nice kiss indeed, and replied,
"Thanks, sweetie." he gave her his famous, lop-sided grin. "I'll be out in a few. Meet you downstairs?" she nodded and they went their separate ways.
Around twenty minutes later, James appeared at the top of the stairs, his eyes sweeping over the common room in search of a red-head. He found her, and she looked up with her brilliant green eyes, which twinkled as she smiled at him. He smiled back, like always, and caught up to her.
"Have a nice shower?" she asked congenially, still smiling.
"Of course. Ready to go down?" again she nodded, and he grabbed her hand to squeeze it as they walked out the portrait hole together.
When they reached the Great Hall, the first sight that caught their eyes were their friends seated at the Gryffindor table. Remus was staring off into space, with Peter sitting beside him babbling away, not noticing that nobody was listening nor cared to. Chloe was listening to something Jennifer was telling both her and Sirius, and they were seated a few feet away from the other two boys, for certain reasons. James and Lily sat in between the two parties and waved to each.
It wasn't long before Dumbledore appeared at the front of the room, to address the students as usual.
"I suppose you're all ready for the Hunt to begin. I hope that you enjoy this afternoon's event, because a lot of hard work has been put into it, in order for it to be enjoyable for you. And I'm sure that it will be. So, to start, I want each group to come up to the staff table and collect a list. Cited on the parchment are the objects you will be looking for, fifty to be exact. They are hidden all around the school and the school grounds, enough for each group to have. Don't forget to also pick up one of the bags," he gestured towards a lump of brown things, which could only be the bags he meant. "where you will put the objects you find. In three hours, at four in the afternoon, everyone shall meet back here, objects will be counted, and the winner will be rewarded." his eyes twinkled like they so often did as he added, "And don't try collecting any more objects after time is up, the unfound ones will vanish. Good luck to everyone, and I wish you an enjoyable experience."
After he finished, James stood and extended his hand to Lily, who took it and rose as well. They made their way over to the staff table, and collected two lists and a single bag. Looking around, they saw their friends doing the same.
Lily turned to them and said, "Good luck." Jennifer and Chloe beamed and crossed their arms defiantly- they wouldn't be *needing* any luck. Lily just shrugged and waved as James wordlessly dragged (not literally) her out of the hall.
"So where do you want to go first?" he asked, stopping and gazing into her eyes. She smiled and replied,
"Doesn't really matter to me. How about we look upstairs, then we can head outside for some fresh air."
"Okay." he glanced around for their friends, but they had already left.
They linked hands and ran into the midst of other excited students. It appeared that they had better get moving, or all the objects might be taken by the younger students (not to mention other seventh years).
They carefully trod up the stairs, so as not to knock anyone over. As they passed some students, they received smiles and nods; everyone knew about Lily and James' lasting relationship.
It wasn't long before they reached the top of the steps, and turned right. Their eyes scanned the floor, the wall, little spaces in between, anywhere where the objects might be hidden.
"Hey- what's that!" James exclaimed, causing Lily to look up from the floor. She realized that she was now on all fours, crawling on the floor of Hogwarts. She looked a little confused; how, or when, had she gotten like that? But then she grinned, thinking about how stupid she must look, crawling on the floor with her butt in the air. She turned around to look at James, who was grinning and holding up an old quill. Holding out the bag for him to drop it in, she checked off '1 old quill' on the list.
After searching pretty much that whole floor of Hogwarts, they had found a good deal of items. On their list, about twenty of the fifty items were checked off. Some of them had been rather strange- such as a worn white robe, a cat furball, and one of Dumbledore's old wool socks.
They decided that it was time to head outside- and did. Right outside the door, Lily stopped and grabbed James' arm.
"What's that?" she indicated a piece of fabric that was lying in the middle of a nearby bush. James screwed up his face, shaking his head. He leaned over and picked it up. They both snickered- James was holding up a pair of red-heart boxers. Leaning over the list, Lily found that it wasn't one of the items. She looked up at James, her emerald eyes wide and amused. She told him as much, and they both looked confused a moment. Then James looked to the boxers and pulled out the tag. He burst out laughing and handed them to Lily, while he doubled over. She took them, and there, on the tag, was 'S. Snape' written in untidy black lettering. She shook her head as she laughed, handing them back over to James.
He stuffed them in his back pocket, remembering that the Marauders could have some kind of use for those boxers.
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At four o'clock sharp, all of the students reappeared in the Great Hall. They looked to each other, excitedly trying to guess if they had collected the most items. Nobody had found all fifty- but some had come pretty close.
Dumbledore was standing at the head of the Hall, smiling his usual smile. "Has anyone collected over forty-five?" Nobody raised their hands. "Alright then, anyone over forty?" Four groups raised there hands then- Severus and Lucious, Lily and James, Jennifer and Sirius, and two Hufflepuffs (names unknown). "How many each?" Dumbledore called out.
"43" the Hufflepuff called out.
"42" yelled Severus, and James contained a smile, patting his back pocket.
"44" he yelled out.
"45" Sirius yelled proudly, knowing that he and Jennifer had won.
"Well then, here's our winners." Dumbledore announced, motioning for Jennifer and Sirius to come forward. He took a good look inside their sack, making sure they had the correct items. He finished a few minutes later, and beamed as he looked up at them.
"Your prize will be two gift certificates to be used anywhere inside Hogsmeade, and you get the rest of the day and night to spend there. Dinner will be provided." Most students started clapping and Jennifer and Sirius looked to each other and grinned, accepting their rewards.
As they made their way back to the Gryffindor table, the Hall filled with the noise of chatter and laughter once more.
"Hey Sirius, Remus, everyone else," James called out to them. "I have something to show you."
The five of them made their way over to Lily and James, crowding around. Remus and Chloe refused to acknowledge that the other one was standing not far away at all.
"Look what Lily and I found." James exclaimed, pulling out Snape's underwear and showing them the tag. They all doubled over laughing and pointing at the boxers. Then Sirius suddenly cut off his laughter.
"What?" Remus asked quickly, ceasing to laugh as well. Everyone quieted, looking at Sirius. His face was screwed up, he looked a little nauseous as he edged away from the boxers.
"I-I just thought of something." He said slowly, looking very grossed out. "Why were Snape's boxers in that bush anyway?"
Everyone groaned and looked sick, and James' eyes widened as he flung the boxers away from him. "Ugh!" they all screamed at once.
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A/N: First, and foremost, I want to thank my reviewers- it's greatly appreciated ;) and next, I wanted to apologize for not getting this chapter up last week, as I wanted to. Yes, we're out of school (last Tuesday- the 21 was our last day), so you would think I'd have plenty of time to write. But I went out of town (to St. Louis) for a family reunion- but now, millions of 'my how you've grown's and 'you're so tall now's later- I'm back and ready to type ;) hope this chapter wasn't boring and you all liked it!
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Alright, this might take awhile, sorry about this list being so long and taking up so much space…
midnightlily- Thanks again, and it's okay if you can't review for awhile, I'm just happy you like the story!
ShortySC22- Yes, updated again finally. Thanks a bunch!
Red- Lol, I agree…poor Remus. But I think the rest of them are going to give up on getting them back together- the two of them are too stubborn for either of them to do anything. Hope you liked this chapter!
SMAC- I tried to make this chapter a little longer-and hopefully I will be able to post more often (we'll see) Thanks again!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Thank you again! I agree- stubbornness sucks. But I will try and make it happy- eventually.
XxXTonuXxXChickXxX- Lol, I quite agree. Remus is stuck with horrible Peter- sucks for him. *screws up nose in disgust* Hehe, and you probably shouldn't ask about what Lily and James do in their spare time…thanks again for reviewing!
Nabeeha- I'm happy you liked it, thanks for letting me know!
Marauderchick- Lily- We'll see about them getting back together…I have a pretty good idea about what's going to happen. Thanks!
Eclectus- Thanks again! Lol, I'm glad you liked that part. And I know- I feel bad for Chloe and Remus.
Lady of Magic- Thank you! I'm happy you're liking the story- and I did try and get this out soon. The next chapter shouldn't be too far away, because I'm home again now ;) Thanks again!
Peppermint- You like it that much to save it to your favs? I'm touched ;) thanks!
Kristatwen- Lol, well that's good to know. Thanks once again!
Nike1000- Yes, they were- but they decided not to…actually, I kind of forgot about that part…lol, I guess you can tell. Thanks for reviewing; I'm really happy you're enjoying the story!
Kase- Lol, I'm happy it was entertaining enough to wake you up a little. Hope you liked this part too!
Min Hee Ha- Thank you, thank you… I really should get a little button where I can just click it and the thanks appear automatically. I'm happy you like my writing!
Alexa- Thanks again, hope you liked this chapter too! He is a sweet guy…wish I could say his personality is based on one I know. Hah! Like that'll ever happen!
Prongs- Wrote more…hope it's good, thanks!
Libertygrl413- Me too (I'm sad too). But I'm happy you like the story and I hope you continue too…thanks again!
Phoenix6545- No need to apologize- I've been busy lately too. But thanks for reviewing again! I'm glad you're back!
Princess Lily- Lol, we'll see about them getting back together…I hope you enjoyed this chapter too and thanks a lot for reviewing!
QuidditchChic1- To answer your question: I'm not entirely sure where I'm going to end the story- I'm just seeing how it goes. But it will probably be either their graduation or wedding, their deaths are too sad =( Anyway, I'm really happy you like the story and I hope you continue to! No need to thank me for reading your review, I love reading reviews. Thanks a lot!
Phoenixheart- Ooh, sorry about that. Wish I could help-but I don't know too much about computers. I'm happy for you- almost out of school ;) I'm enjoying the freedom of summer myself. Thanks again for reviewing!
SilverTears13- Lol, I feel bad for both Chloe and Remus- but they're too stubborn! Hold up, I'm talking about my own characters…I scare myself sometimes…Anyway, I'm really glad you like the story and thanks for reviewing!
"Hey, Snape! Catch!" Sirius yelled towards the Slytherin table. Severus Snape turned around, his expression one of confusion. As soon as his eyes fixed on the Marauders, Sirius flung a large ball of mashed potatoes at his face, smacking him directly in the forehead. The Gryffindors burst out laughing, but the Slytherins scowled and promised to repay them.
It was a normal dinner at Hogwarts, except for one thing- the Easter treasure hunt was the next day. And so everyone was anxious and ready to begin.
"Sirius, dear, that wasn't very nice." Jen exclaimed through her laughter. It was quite evident that she didn't really care. She ran a hand through her light hair, and turned to Chloe, elbowing her lightly. "Aw, come on. You're being boring."
Chloe, who had been in somewhat of a bad mood lately, rolled her hazel eyes and replied, "Do I care?" She crossed her arms, trying a little too hard to avoid glancing at Remus.
He was seated all the way at the other end of the table, talking to James and Lily. He, too, looked aggravated.
"I don't see why you keep bothering me about it. Just give up, because it isn't going to happen." he directed at Lily and James, who looked thoroughly annoyed at his attitude.
"Stop sulking and tell her how you feel. Or *I* will." Lily said to him, before glancing at James for help. She elbowed him to get him to talk.
"Ow." he rubbed his arm, then seeing Lily's expression, added, "Yes, what she says." he pointed at Lily lamely, and she glared at him.
"You aren't helping." she whispered to James before turning her attention back to Remus.
Despite their desperate attempts, they weren't any closer to getting Remus and Chloe back together. As they were finishing up their dinners, they decided to lay off awhile and see what happened without their meddling. Besides, they would be busy, what with the treasure hunt and all.
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"So, now that you have me all alone..." James started but was cut off as Lily sat in his lap and kissed him. The common room was void of any people, except for them. They broke apart suddenly, but only because they needed to breathe.
"My, my, aren't we feisty tonight?" James said through his grin.
"You know you like it. However, if you'd prefer..." she started to climb off of him, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back down.
"I wouldn't prefer. I want you right here where I have access to you." he said, his dark eyes twinkling with happiness.
"Who says you have access in the first place?" she said, raising an eyebrow amusedly. James' eyes widened and he looked a little confused; his trademark expression. Lily beamed and kissed him again, this time on the tip of his nose. He tipped his own head upwards, so that his lips reached hers.
They carried on into the night, but I won't describe the situation now.
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"Wake up, sleepyhead." Lily said softly, touching James' face lightly with one hand. With the other, she shook his shoulder.
He groaned grumpily, but then, seeing who was standing before him, smiled and sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Almost time for the treasure hunt, eh?" he asked, looking up at her expectantly.
"Yes. And I thought you'd like to take a shower, seeing how you didn't have time last night." she finished with a grin. He returned it, and promptly rose from his bed. He gave her a nice kiss indeed, and replied,
"Thanks, sweetie." he gave her his famous, lop-sided grin. "I'll be out in a few. Meet you downstairs?" she nodded and they went their separate ways.
Around twenty minutes later, James appeared at the top of the stairs, his eyes sweeping over the common room in search of a red-head. He found her, and she looked up with her brilliant green eyes, which twinkled as she smiled at him. He smiled back, like always, and caught up to her.
"Have a nice shower?" she asked congenially, still smiling.
"Of course. Ready to go down?" again she nodded, and he grabbed her hand to squeeze it as they walked out the portrait hole together.
When they reached the Great Hall, the first sight that caught their eyes were their friends seated at the Gryffindor table. Remus was staring off into space, with Peter sitting beside him babbling away, not noticing that nobody was listening nor cared to. Chloe was listening to something Jennifer was telling both her and Sirius, and they were seated a few feet away from the other two boys, for certain reasons. James and Lily sat in between the two parties and waved to each.
It wasn't long before Dumbledore appeared at the front of the room, to address the students as usual.
"I suppose you're all ready for the Hunt to begin. I hope that you enjoy this afternoon's event, because a lot of hard work has been put into it, in order for it to be enjoyable for you. And I'm sure that it will be. So, to start, I want each group to come up to the staff table and collect a list. Cited on the parchment are the objects you will be looking for, fifty to be exact. They are hidden all around the school and the school grounds, enough for each group to have. Don't forget to also pick up one of the bags," he gestured towards a lump of brown things, which could only be the bags he meant. "where you will put the objects you find. In three hours, at four in the afternoon, everyone shall meet back here, objects will be counted, and the winner will be rewarded." his eyes twinkled like they so often did as he added, "And don't try collecting any more objects after time is up, the unfound ones will vanish. Good luck to everyone, and I wish you an enjoyable experience."
After he finished, James stood and extended his hand to Lily, who took it and rose as well. They made their way over to the staff table, and collected two lists and a single bag. Looking around, they saw their friends doing the same.
Lily turned to them and said, "Good luck." Jennifer and Chloe beamed and crossed their arms defiantly- they wouldn't be *needing* any luck. Lily just shrugged and waved as James wordlessly dragged (not literally) her out of the hall.
"So where do you want to go first?" he asked, stopping and gazing into her eyes. She smiled and replied,
"Doesn't really matter to me. How about we look upstairs, then we can head outside for some fresh air."
"Okay." he glanced around for their friends, but they had already left.
They linked hands and ran into the midst of other excited students. It appeared that they had better get moving, or all the objects might be taken by the younger students (not to mention other seventh years).
They carefully trod up the stairs, so as not to knock anyone over. As they passed some students, they received smiles and nods; everyone knew about Lily and James' lasting relationship.
It wasn't long before they reached the top of the steps, and turned right. Their eyes scanned the floor, the wall, little spaces in between, anywhere where the objects might be hidden.
"Hey- what's that!" James exclaimed, causing Lily to look up from the floor. She realized that she was now on all fours, crawling on the floor of Hogwarts. She looked a little confused; how, or when, had she gotten like that? But then she grinned, thinking about how stupid she must look, crawling on the floor with her butt in the air. She turned around to look at James, who was grinning and holding up an old quill. Holding out the bag for him to drop it in, she checked off '1 old quill' on the list.
After searching pretty much that whole floor of Hogwarts, they had found a good deal of items. On their list, about twenty of the fifty items were checked off. Some of them had been rather strange- such as a worn white robe, a cat furball, and one of Dumbledore's old wool socks.
They decided that it was time to head outside- and did. Right outside the door, Lily stopped and grabbed James' arm.
"What's that?" she indicated a piece of fabric that was lying in the middle of a nearby bush. James screwed up his face, shaking his head. He leaned over and picked it up. They both snickered- James was holding up a pair of red-heart boxers. Leaning over the list, Lily found that it wasn't one of the items. She looked up at James, her emerald eyes wide and amused. She told him as much, and they both looked confused a moment. Then James looked to the boxers and pulled out the tag. He burst out laughing and handed them to Lily, while he doubled over. She took them, and there, on the tag, was 'S. Snape' written in untidy black lettering. She shook her head as she laughed, handing them back over to James.
He stuffed them in his back pocket, remembering that the Marauders could have some kind of use for those boxers.
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At four o'clock sharp, all of the students reappeared in the Great Hall. They looked to each other, excitedly trying to guess if they had collected the most items. Nobody had found all fifty- but some had come pretty close.
Dumbledore was standing at the head of the Hall, smiling his usual smile. "Has anyone collected over forty-five?" Nobody raised their hands. "Alright then, anyone over forty?" Four groups raised there hands then- Severus and Lucious, Lily and James, Jennifer and Sirius, and two Hufflepuffs (names unknown). "How many each?" Dumbledore called out.
"43" the Hufflepuff called out.
"42" yelled Severus, and James contained a smile, patting his back pocket.
"44" he yelled out.
"45" Sirius yelled proudly, knowing that he and Jennifer had won.
"Well then, here's our winners." Dumbledore announced, motioning for Jennifer and Sirius to come forward. He took a good look inside their sack, making sure they had the correct items. He finished a few minutes later, and beamed as he looked up at them.
"Your prize will be two gift certificates to be used anywhere inside Hogsmeade, and you get the rest of the day and night to spend there. Dinner will be provided." Most students started clapping and Jennifer and Sirius looked to each other and grinned, accepting their rewards.
As they made their way back to the Gryffindor table, the Hall filled with the noise of chatter and laughter once more.
"Hey Sirius, Remus, everyone else," James called out to them. "I have something to show you."
The five of them made their way over to Lily and James, crowding around. Remus and Chloe refused to acknowledge that the other one was standing not far away at all.
"Look what Lily and I found." James exclaimed, pulling out Snape's underwear and showing them the tag. They all doubled over laughing and pointing at the boxers. Then Sirius suddenly cut off his laughter.
"What?" Remus asked quickly, ceasing to laugh as well. Everyone quieted, looking at Sirius. His face was screwed up, he looked a little nauseous as he edged away from the boxers.
"I-I just thought of something." He said slowly, looking very grossed out. "Why were Snape's boxers in that bush anyway?"
Everyone groaned and looked sick, and James' eyes widened as he flung the boxers away from him. "Ugh!" they all screamed at once.
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A/N: First, and foremost, I want to thank my reviewers- it's greatly appreciated ;) and next, I wanted to apologize for not getting this chapter up last week, as I wanted to. Yes, we're out of school (last Tuesday- the 21 was our last day), so you would think I'd have plenty of time to write. But I went out of town (to St. Louis) for a family reunion- but now, millions of 'my how you've grown's and 'you're so tall now's later- I'm back and ready to type ;) hope this chapter wasn't boring and you all liked it!
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Alright, this might take awhile, sorry about this list being so long and taking up so much space…
midnightlily- Thanks again, and it's okay if you can't review for awhile, I'm just happy you like the story!
ShortySC22- Yes, updated again finally. Thanks a bunch!
Red- Lol, I agree…poor Remus. But I think the rest of them are going to give up on getting them back together- the two of them are too stubborn for either of them to do anything. Hope you liked this chapter!
SMAC- I tried to make this chapter a little longer-and hopefully I will be able to post more often (we'll see) Thanks again!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Thank you again! I agree- stubbornness sucks. But I will try and make it happy- eventually.
XxXTonuXxXChickXxX- Lol, I quite agree. Remus is stuck with horrible Peter- sucks for him. *screws up nose in disgust* Hehe, and you probably shouldn't ask about what Lily and James do in their spare time…thanks again for reviewing!
Nabeeha- I'm happy you liked it, thanks for letting me know!
Marauderchick- Lily- We'll see about them getting back together…I have a pretty good idea about what's going to happen. Thanks!
Eclectus- Thanks again! Lol, I'm glad you liked that part. And I know- I feel bad for Chloe and Remus.
Lady of Magic- Thank you! I'm happy you're liking the story- and I did try and get this out soon. The next chapter shouldn't be too far away, because I'm home again now ;) Thanks again!
Peppermint- You like it that much to save it to your favs? I'm touched ;) thanks!
Kristatwen- Lol, well that's good to know. Thanks once again!
Nike1000- Yes, they were- but they decided not to…actually, I kind of forgot about that part…lol, I guess you can tell. Thanks for reviewing; I'm really happy you're enjoying the story!
Kase- Lol, I'm happy it was entertaining enough to wake you up a little. Hope you liked this part too!
Min Hee Ha- Thank you, thank you… I really should get a little button where I can just click it and the thanks appear automatically. I'm happy you like my writing!
Alexa- Thanks again, hope you liked this chapter too! He is a sweet guy…wish I could say his personality is based on one I know. Hah! Like that'll ever happen!
Prongs- Wrote more…hope it's good, thanks!
Libertygrl413- Me too (I'm sad too). But I'm happy you like the story and I hope you continue too…thanks again!
Phoenix6545- No need to apologize- I've been busy lately too. But thanks for reviewing again! I'm glad you're back!
Princess Lily- Lol, we'll see about them getting back together…I hope you enjoyed this chapter too and thanks a lot for reviewing!
QuidditchChic1- To answer your question: I'm not entirely sure where I'm going to end the story- I'm just seeing how it goes. But it will probably be either their graduation or wedding, their deaths are too sad =( Anyway, I'm really happy you like the story and I hope you continue to! No need to thank me for reading your review, I love reading reviews. Thanks a lot!
Phoenixheart- Ooh, sorry about that. Wish I could help-but I don't know too much about computers. I'm happy for you- almost out of school ;) I'm enjoying the freedom of summer myself. Thanks again for reviewing!
SilverTears13- Lol, I feel bad for both Chloe and Remus- but they're too stubborn! Hold up, I'm talking about my own characters…I scare myself sometimes…Anyway, I'm really glad you like the story and thanks for reviewing!