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Ch 2
Pale gold sunlight from the rising sun filtered through Lily's bed hangings. She sat up groggily and eyed the clock. Too early, much too early. Wait, she thought, thoughts moving slowly over her sleepy brain, there was something…Oh yeah! Grades! She leapt out of bed and pulled on her jeans and sweatshirt. She rushed through the empty common room and out the portrait hole to where the final grades were going to be posted down in the Great Hall. If she had gone home they would have been owled to her, but since she stayed at Hogwarts she might as well go check them before anyone else did. Unknown to her the empty hall held a surprise.
Roughly at this moment a very groggy James sat up and eyed the clock. I really ought to check my grades…he thought, lying his head back down on his pillow. Ah well, I'll still see them before anyone else.
"Tied?!?" exclaimed Lily. The sound of her voice ricocheted off the empty hall walls. She took a second look at the top of the piece of paper announcing first semester grades. Sure enough her number was right next to number 1374 at number one, breaking the steady stream of numbers in their column down the rest of the page.
"Ah, Miss Evans…" a voice right behind Lily made her jump and turn.
"Oh, Professor Dumbledore, you scared me." she sighed.
"Ah, I am sorry my dear. Ah, I see you found your grades, most impressive I must say."
"Yeah, about that…what's with-I mean, I've never heard of people tying places before."
"Ah, yes, most unprecedented. The reason for this inexplicable phenomenon is simply the fact that you got maximum credit on all the tests, and so did one other person. Ah, this is not the first time this has happened, of course, but it is very rare indeed. I congratulate you!"
"Pardon me for asking, Professor, but who was the other person?
"Ah, you'll have to pardon me for keeping that information confidential, you understand the numbers are there for a reason. I suspect you will find out who it is soon enough at any rate. Now, please, join me for some breakfast. I fear we early risers will eat before anyone else comes down, but no need to go hungry!"
As Lily sat down to some pancakes, she wondered who else was here. Other teachers, probably. When she was done licking the syrup off her fork she headed off to the library. Might as well get some homework done…
A few hours later James pulled himself out of bed-mainly due to his stomach. His mad final schedule had made him skimp on meals, but now that they were over he was famished. Strutting into the Great Hall he spied Professor McGonagal eating what looked like waffles with Hagrid. He waved and set off to join them when he remembered the grades. Turning sharply he went to the wall where they were hung.
"Whaa?" his eyebrows raised in mystery. A tie? He strolled around back towards the breakfast table, not sure to be ecstatic he made first, or pissed at that damn 3377! He sat down to listen to an almost identical explanation of the occurrence from McGonagal as the one Lily had received from Dumbledore.
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