A/N: Hey, people. What's shakin'? Work sucks...bowling alleys suck...and most of all, snot nosed little brats suck! Okay, I'm done complaining, here is Chapter Six...REVIEW...please.
Disclaimer: All I own is what you don't recognize...in other words, all of the good stuff here belongs to JK Rowling.
Chapter Six: Hogsmeade Fun and Going Home For Christmas
"Don't even *think* about it, Potter!" Professor McGonagall yelled. "No more parties for you!"
"Aw, Minnie, you're no fun," James pouted.
McGonagall shot him a look and he shut up.
Lily, Remus, Terry, and Jen waited for Sirius and James to take quick showers in the locker room. When the two were done, the group walked back up to the castle to get some food from the house elves, seeing how they missed lunch and all.
*I'm so glad that I'm not the third wheel anymore,* James thought as he put his arm around Lily's shoulders. She smiled up at him and he smiled back.
"D'you girls want to take a trip to Hogsmeade tonight?" Sirius asked.
"Sure," said the girls.
"James?" It was later that night and the Marauders and their girlfriends were all sitting in the Gryffindor Common Room, waiting for dinner time to come around.
"Yeah, Lils?"
Lily lowered her voice. "How're we getting to Hogsmeade tonight?" she asked.
James grinned. "Me, Re, Si, and Pete know every passage out of this school," said James. "There are seven accessible paths from the castle to Hogsmeade."
"Oh," said Lily. "How'd you find all of those."
"A lot of late night exploration trips over the years," he said. Lily nodded.
"Lets go," said Remus.
"Where?" Peter asked.
"It's almost dinner time and we need to hurry if we're going to have a lot of time in the village tonight," said Remus.
"I can't go to Hogsmeade tonight," said Peter. "I've got a date."
Everyone raised their eyebrows. "Who with?" Sirius asked.
"Remember that guy that I was dancing with on Halloween?" Peter asked. They all nodded. "Him. Do you have any of that make-up left, Sirius?"
"Yeah," Sirius said, trying not to laugh. "It's in my trunk."
After dinner, Remus lead Jen, Terry, Sirius, Lily, and James up to the fourth floor. The boys made sure that nobody was in the bathroom before letting the girls follow them in (it's the boys' bathroom).
The opened up the proper mirror with a password and climbed in. The passage was a long one. It came out behind the Three Broomsticks pub. "Where to first?" Sirius asked when everyone was out.
"Honeydukes!"
"Calm yourself, Jen," Sirius said.
"We should go to Honeydukes last, considering we're going to use the Honeydukes passage to get back to the school," said the always sensible Remus.
"Okay," said Jen. "Lets get some butterbeer then."
One Friday night in mid-December found Lily and Remus browsing the shops in Hogsmeade. Lily had asked Remus to help her find a Christmas present for James.
"I was going to get him stuff from Zonkos," Lily was saying, "but I realized that he probably has their entire inventory times seven.""I think you're right," said Remus with a laugh. "So, do you have anything else in mind?"
"Nope," said Lily. "That's why you're here."
"Good point. Shall we discuss this over a butterbeer? My treat.""Sure, I'm freezing." So they went into the Three Broomsticks and Remus paid for two butterbeers.
After that, they went into what felt like every single shop in Hogsmeade. They just couldn't find anything that would be a suitable present for James.
Finally, after a few hours of browsing aimlessly (well, it wasn't aimless browsing, but I love that word), Remus found something good. It was a golden stag pendant on a silver chain.
"Lily, you have to get this for him," said Remus at once.
"Why?" Lily asked.
"He'll love it, trust me," Remus said.
"Are you sure he'll want a necklace?" Lily asked skeptically.
"I'm positive, Lils, don't worry."
Lily took Remus' word for it and bought the necklace. It cost her five galleons.
After that, they hit Honeydukes and Lily got a whole bunch of Sugarquills (FOR FREE!) before they went back to the school.
"Are you all packed, Lily?" James asked, sticking his head into the seventh year girls' dormitory. It was the morning that they were leaving for James' house...CHRISTMAS BREAK!
"Just about done," said Lily. "I'll meet you guys down in the common room."
"Okie doke." He gave her a goofy grin and left the room.
If looks could kill, the other five girls in the dorm room would have been convicted murderers. They actually resembled the looks Peter had received on the train when he hit on James.
Lily 'didn't notice' it. She locked up her trunk and shrunk it so that she could carry it around in her pocket. She met up with the boys minus Peter, and the four made their way to the Great Hall to meet Terry and Jen and eat some breakfast.
"Where's Peter?" Lily asked as they exited the common room.
"He's sleeping in," said Sirius.
A swarm of owls swooped into the Great Hall. One of the many dropped a letter at James' spot. "I wonder who this is from," James said, opening the letter. He hadn't recognized the owl who had delivered it.
*Dear James,
I'm sorry, son. I didn't mean it, honestly! I really hope that you and your mother have a good Christmas. Tell her that I'm sorry, okay? I really am.
Love,
Your dad*
James crumpled the note up and left it next to his plate.
"Who's it from, James?" Lily asked curiously.
"Someone," said James.
"James," Terry said, obviously annoyed. "Who?"
James threw the little ball of parchment at the two of them. They quickly read it together. "Well that's a load of horseshit," Terry said immediately.
"What is?" Remus asked. Terry handed him the note. "I agree, Terry."
"How dare he write me," James growled. "That bastard has no right to contact me!"
"Calm down, buddy," said Sirius.
"Leave him be, Sirius," said Lily. "He looks like he's ready to kill someone."
"Hmm...maybe you're right."
Breakfast finished kind of quickly. The six friends put their cloaks on and went outside to wait for the carriages. When the carriages arrived, the boys climbed in. The girls followed and sat on the laps of their respective boyfriends.
"To the Marauders' Compartment!" said Sirius.
"We demand piggy-back rides!" said Jen.
"Yeah!" Lily and Terry exclaimed in agreement.
"Oh fine," said James. He let Lily climb on to his back.
"Up you get," Remus said to Terry.
"Okay," Sirius said slowly, "but we want piggy-backs when we get to Platform Nine and Three Quarters!""Shut up, Sirius," said Jen, slapping her boyfriend in the back of the head. The others laughed.
The ride was rather enjoyable. The six of them joked around and laughed a lot. Halfway through the ride, the friends tired out.
James fell asleep against the window, Lily fell asleep against him, Remus was sitting up next to her, but sleeping, with Terry leaning on him, Jen was leaning on Terry with Sirius sleeping against her. (A/N: That wasn't a mistake, Sirius was on Jen, not the other way around.)
As the train slowed down, Remus stirred. "Terry," he said quietly, "wake up, we're at Kings' Cross."
"Five more minutes, mom," Terry mumbled. "It's not time for school yet."
"Terry, wake up, I'm not your mother and if I were, that would be extremely disturbing."
"Huh?"
"It's Remus and we are at Kings' Cross Station...wake up!"
"Oh, okay." She stood without waking Jen up and stretched. "We can wake them up the nice way or the fun way..."
"Nice way for Lily and Jen, fun way for Sirius and James," said Remus.Terry grinned mischievously. "Only if I get Sirius."
"Deal."After Lily and Jen were safely awake and at a distance from their boyfriends, Terry and Remus did their stuff...
"HOLY SHIT! THAT'S COLD!"
"That should teach you to do that to me while I'm happily asleep at night, Sirius Black," said Terry.
"What about me?" said James. "Why'd you spray me?""Because Remus needed someone to spray," Terry said casually.
Jen, Lily, and Remus laughed. Then the group collected their things and headed for the hustle and bustle of Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
A/N: Okay, I know this one is shorter than the last one, but I didn't want to give you Christmas in this chapter, I want to spend a bit more time on Christmas and make it interesting, okay? Please, don't kill me! I'd really, REALLY, *REALLY* appreciate it if you could review. **puppy-dog face** :-P
LyL,
-Kristin-
Disclaimer: All I own is what you don't recognize...in other words, all of the good stuff here belongs to JK Rowling.
Chapter Six: Hogsmeade Fun and Going Home For Christmas
"Don't even *think* about it, Potter!" Professor McGonagall yelled. "No more parties for you!"
"Aw, Minnie, you're no fun," James pouted.
McGonagall shot him a look and he shut up.
Lily, Remus, Terry, and Jen waited for Sirius and James to take quick showers in the locker room. When the two were done, the group walked back up to the castle to get some food from the house elves, seeing how they missed lunch and all.
*I'm so glad that I'm not the third wheel anymore,* James thought as he put his arm around Lily's shoulders. She smiled up at him and he smiled back.
"D'you girls want to take a trip to Hogsmeade tonight?" Sirius asked.
"Sure," said the girls.
"James?" It was later that night and the Marauders and their girlfriends were all sitting in the Gryffindor Common Room, waiting for dinner time to come around.
"Yeah, Lils?"
Lily lowered her voice. "How're we getting to Hogsmeade tonight?" she asked.
James grinned. "Me, Re, Si, and Pete know every passage out of this school," said James. "There are seven accessible paths from the castle to Hogsmeade."
"Oh," said Lily. "How'd you find all of those."
"A lot of late night exploration trips over the years," he said. Lily nodded.
"Lets go," said Remus.
"Where?" Peter asked.
"It's almost dinner time and we need to hurry if we're going to have a lot of time in the village tonight," said Remus.
"I can't go to Hogsmeade tonight," said Peter. "I've got a date."
Everyone raised their eyebrows. "Who with?" Sirius asked.
"Remember that guy that I was dancing with on Halloween?" Peter asked. They all nodded. "Him. Do you have any of that make-up left, Sirius?"
"Yeah," Sirius said, trying not to laugh. "It's in my trunk."
After dinner, Remus lead Jen, Terry, Sirius, Lily, and James up to the fourth floor. The boys made sure that nobody was in the bathroom before letting the girls follow them in (it's the boys' bathroom).
The opened up the proper mirror with a password and climbed in. The passage was a long one. It came out behind the Three Broomsticks pub. "Where to first?" Sirius asked when everyone was out.
"Honeydukes!"
"Calm yourself, Jen," Sirius said.
"We should go to Honeydukes last, considering we're going to use the Honeydukes passage to get back to the school," said the always sensible Remus.
"Okay," said Jen. "Lets get some butterbeer then."
One Friday night in mid-December found Lily and Remus browsing the shops in Hogsmeade. Lily had asked Remus to help her find a Christmas present for James.
"I was going to get him stuff from Zonkos," Lily was saying, "but I realized that he probably has their entire inventory times seven.""I think you're right," said Remus with a laugh. "So, do you have anything else in mind?"
"Nope," said Lily. "That's why you're here."
"Good point. Shall we discuss this over a butterbeer? My treat.""Sure, I'm freezing." So they went into the Three Broomsticks and Remus paid for two butterbeers.
After that, they went into what felt like every single shop in Hogsmeade. They just couldn't find anything that would be a suitable present for James.
Finally, after a few hours of browsing aimlessly (well, it wasn't aimless browsing, but I love that word), Remus found something good. It was a golden stag pendant on a silver chain.
"Lily, you have to get this for him," said Remus at once.
"Why?" Lily asked.
"He'll love it, trust me," Remus said.
"Are you sure he'll want a necklace?" Lily asked skeptically.
"I'm positive, Lils, don't worry."
Lily took Remus' word for it and bought the necklace. It cost her five galleons.
After that, they hit Honeydukes and Lily got a whole bunch of Sugarquills (FOR FREE!) before they went back to the school.
"Are you all packed, Lily?" James asked, sticking his head into the seventh year girls' dormitory. It was the morning that they were leaving for James' house...CHRISTMAS BREAK!
"Just about done," said Lily. "I'll meet you guys down in the common room."
"Okie doke." He gave her a goofy grin and left the room.
If looks could kill, the other five girls in the dorm room would have been convicted murderers. They actually resembled the looks Peter had received on the train when he hit on James.
Lily 'didn't notice' it. She locked up her trunk and shrunk it so that she could carry it around in her pocket. She met up with the boys minus Peter, and the four made their way to the Great Hall to meet Terry and Jen and eat some breakfast.
"Where's Peter?" Lily asked as they exited the common room.
"He's sleeping in," said Sirius.
A swarm of owls swooped into the Great Hall. One of the many dropped a letter at James' spot. "I wonder who this is from," James said, opening the letter. He hadn't recognized the owl who had delivered it.
*Dear James,
I'm sorry, son. I didn't mean it, honestly! I really hope that you and your mother have a good Christmas. Tell her that I'm sorry, okay? I really am.
Love,
Your dad*
James crumpled the note up and left it next to his plate.
"Who's it from, James?" Lily asked curiously.
"Someone," said James.
"James," Terry said, obviously annoyed. "Who?"
James threw the little ball of parchment at the two of them. They quickly read it together. "Well that's a load of horseshit," Terry said immediately.
"What is?" Remus asked. Terry handed him the note. "I agree, Terry."
"How dare he write me," James growled. "That bastard has no right to contact me!"
"Calm down, buddy," said Sirius.
"Leave him be, Sirius," said Lily. "He looks like he's ready to kill someone."
"Hmm...maybe you're right."
Breakfast finished kind of quickly. The six friends put their cloaks on and went outside to wait for the carriages. When the carriages arrived, the boys climbed in. The girls followed and sat on the laps of their respective boyfriends.
"To the Marauders' Compartment!" said Sirius.
"We demand piggy-back rides!" said Jen.
"Yeah!" Lily and Terry exclaimed in agreement.
"Oh fine," said James. He let Lily climb on to his back.
"Up you get," Remus said to Terry.
"Okay," Sirius said slowly, "but we want piggy-backs when we get to Platform Nine and Three Quarters!""Shut up, Sirius," said Jen, slapping her boyfriend in the back of the head. The others laughed.
The ride was rather enjoyable. The six of them joked around and laughed a lot. Halfway through the ride, the friends tired out.
James fell asleep against the window, Lily fell asleep against him, Remus was sitting up next to her, but sleeping, with Terry leaning on him, Jen was leaning on Terry with Sirius sleeping against her. (A/N: That wasn't a mistake, Sirius was on Jen, not the other way around.)
As the train slowed down, Remus stirred. "Terry," he said quietly, "wake up, we're at Kings' Cross."
"Five more minutes, mom," Terry mumbled. "It's not time for school yet."
"Terry, wake up, I'm not your mother and if I were, that would be extremely disturbing."
"Huh?"
"It's Remus and we are at Kings' Cross Station...wake up!"
"Oh, okay." She stood without waking Jen up and stretched. "We can wake them up the nice way or the fun way..."
"Nice way for Lily and Jen, fun way for Sirius and James," said Remus.Terry grinned mischievously. "Only if I get Sirius."
"Deal."After Lily and Jen were safely awake and at a distance from their boyfriends, Terry and Remus did their stuff...
"HOLY SHIT! THAT'S COLD!"
"That should teach you to do that to me while I'm happily asleep at night, Sirius Black," said Terry.
"What about me?" said James. "Why'd you spray me?""Because Remus needed someone to spray," Terry said casually.
Jen, Lily, and Remus laughed. Then the group collected their things and headed for the hustle and bustle of Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
A/N: Okay, I know this one is shorter than the last one, but I didn't want to give you Christmas in this chapter, I want to spend a bit more time on Christmas and make it interesting, okay? Please, don't kill me! I'd really, REALLY, *REALLY* appreciate it if you could review. **puppy-dog face** :-P
LyL,
-Kristin-
