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2 Tricks, Not Treats
3 Chapter 2
3.1 James's PoV
James sat straight up in his bed. It was 5 am. He threw on clothes and dashed out of his room into the kitchen. There sat his dad looking sleepy, but happy.
"Good morning James. Somehow I guessed that you would be up early this morning," James's dad remarked casually.
"What's for breakfast, pop," James asked while bouncing up and down.
"Don't you want to know what I have for you?" Jason Potter said in a surprised voice.
"You have something for me?" James stopped bouncing.
"Well, you're leaving for Hogwarts today so I decided to give you the secret to my success."
"What is it? Please show me!" James had started bouncing again. His dad grinned and handed James a light package. James tore open the package and froze when he saw what it was.
"Dad, is this a…No, it can't be. It's mine?" Harold Potter nodded.
"Yes, it is. Take good care of it."
"Thanks dad!" James shouted in his excitement.
"Now go get your trunk. It's time to go." James ran upstairs, grabbed his trunk, and ran downstairs. His dad started loading the car.
"Where's Kitty?" asked James's dad.
"Oops," James mumbled as he ran back upstairs and grabbed his owl. Finally they got everything, including themselves in the car.
"Dad, why do we have to ride in these uncomfortable things? I don't get how muggles can stand them!"
"We have to ride in these because we have to act like muggles. What would happen if we apperated? The muggles would get scared stiff!" James stopped grumbling because just then they came in sight of the platform. James made a sound that was a mix between a scared animal and an incredibly hyper person.
3.1.1 "Calm down James," His dad told him, "Remus and his parents should be here soon. And my friend's son is here. I want you to meet him. He is in your year too." He steered his son towards a tall man that was talking to a boy James's age. The boy had his back turned to James so his father saw them first.
"Jason!" he shouted, "There you are! I haven't seen you in ages! Is Maggie still putting up with you? How many times have you blown up the house? I have blown up ours twice! Sandra said to tell you 'Hi' and that she was sorry that she couldn't see you herself."
"Woah, slow down Derek! First, yes Mags is still putting up with me. She says that I keep her on her toes. Second, I am beating you. I have blown up the house three times, all accidental. Third tell Sandy that I said hi also. Doesn't this bring back memories, Derek? I remember when we last rode this compartment, on the way home from our seventh year. Can you believe that we haven't seen each other since school? We need to get together!" While the parents were chatting about old times, the two boys took a good look at each other. James decided that he didn't like the look of the other boy.
"Dad, we have to get on the train," the other boy said. Both fathers jumped.
"Oh, yeah. Sirius, this is James. James, this is Sirius," said James's father quickly.
"Hi," both boys muttered. "Now let's go dad," Sirius insisted.
"We'll see you around then," Jason Potter said to them.
"Yeah, we should have a reunion or something! I'll call you and we'll set one up," Derek shouted as his son pulled him towards the platform. James grabbed his trunk and walked with his father to the platform. When they reached it, James hugged his father.
"Here James, I want you to have this. Open it when you are in a private place. Have a great year! Send me an owl when you get there! I'll miss you!"
"Bye dad! Tell mom that I said bye!" With that he walked through the wall.
"I can't believe that I just did that!" he muttered to himself.
"Did what? Walk through a wall?" came a sarcastic voice from his right. Standing there was Sirius.
"Why do you care?" asked James. He was a little embarrassed at being heard.
"Oh, no reason," Sirius said airily as he swept off to find a compartment. James lugged his trunk to the train and set off to find a compartment. He finally found the compartment that Remus was in. He walked in and lugged his truck next to him. "Hey Reme! (A/N his nickname is said Reem. Just to clarify.) I am so excited that we are finally on our way to Hogwarts! I couldn't believe that you were allowed in! Dumbledore is such a great guy! I mean, with you being a…" James stopped abruptly as a girl walked in to the compartment.
"Hi," she said in a bold voice, "I'm Veronica. Can I sit here? There are a few other compartments with some open seats, but the other people in there were rude."
"Sure, you can sit here," Remus said in a shocked voice. She was beautiful. She sat down across from James. James saw that she had dark chestnut colored hair that had blonde highlights. Her hair was strait and hung down to her elbows. She had dark hazel eyes that danced with mischief.
"What's the matter hon? Never seen a Veronica before? All Veronica's are beautiful like me," she said to James who had, obviously, been staring. She giggled when he blushed. He looked away quickly.
"You'll get used to her. She always talks like that," said a voice from the doorway. There stood another girl. "I'm Liz. Can I come in too? Thanks," she said without waiting for an answer. Remus grinned and introduced himself.
"And I'm James, not hon," James said grumpily.
"Oh, lighten up Jamsie, hon. I didn't mean it," Veronica said, "Do you forgive me? I will be devastated forever if you don't."
"Sure I forgive you Ronnie, babe. But you must never call me Jamsie again," James shot back at her.
"Ooh you've done it now," Liz warned James, "She hates that nickname!" The minutes after this were filled with sparks and people attacking each other, because once James and Veronica started, Remus and Liz didn't want to be left out of the fun. When everything settled down, Liz suggested that the boys leave while they changed into their robes. The boys agreed and left the room.
As they wandered among the apartments, they met another first year boy. He said that his name was Peter. They walked into another compartment and, silently, James and Remus groaned. There were Snape and two girls that they didn't know. Remus said something first.
"What would two lovely maids such as yourselves be doing in the company of this slimeball?" he said to the two girls. Severus jumped up with his wand, but one of the girls was quicker. Her friend had to restrain her.
"Maybe we enjoy the company of this 'slimeball'," she said. Her voice was full of sarcasm. James was amazed by the thought that popped into his head. "Maybe she likes him," he thought. He forgot about that as he defended Remus.
"Gees, lay off. Remus was just trying to help," he told her.
"I don't know about you, but I don't call insulting my friends helping," she screamed at him. She sat down muttering to herself.
"Soooooooory!" Remus said as he and James left. They walked back to their compartment.
"Where'd Peter go?" Remus asked James.
"No idea. Who were those girls anyway?"
"I don't know. And I don't care," Remus said, "I just hope that they aren't in our house and year."
"Ditto," James agreed. They got back to their compartment and knocked on the door.
"Can we come in Ronnie and Liz?" James asked in a taunting voice.
"Sure Jamsie, hon." Veronica replied in a singsong voice. They walked in and sat down. They talked about the houses that they wanted to be in, and the sorting ceremony. Finally the train slowed down. The four of them got off the train and followed the man, who called himself Hagrid, to the boats.
Remus got into a boat and patted the seats next to him. He looked up to ask what was taking them so long, and saw that they had been swept away by the crowd. They were getting into another boat a few feet away. Just then someone stepped into his boat. He looked up and saw Peter.
James started to say something to Remus and stopped when he realized that Remus wasn't in the boat. "Man, I am stuck with you two," he told Veronica and Liz. Everyone laughed and started talking. They were joined by a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. He said that his name was Bartemius Crouch. They each said that they would like to be in Gryffindor. "My whole family has been in Gryffindor," James bragged.
"Well you don't have to sound so smug about it Jamsie," Veronica teased him. Everyone laughed. They stopped laughing when the heard a splash from across the lake. James tried to jump in. "I have to save them," he screamed at Veronica, who had held him back.
"It's too far, James. You wouldn't make it. Plus someone else just jumped in and is swimming towards them." Veronica loosed her grip as James sat down.
"What's the matter James? Why did you get so upset?" Liz asked.
"Nothing. I'll tell you later," James said quickly.
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That's it for now! Everyone tell me what you think of my wonderful story! I will try to work on the next chapter and get it up quickly! Review a lot!
~Emu
2 Tricks, Not Treats
3 Chapter 2
3.1 James's PoV
James sat straight up in his bed. It was 5 am. He threw on clothes and dashed out of his room into the kitchen. There sat his dad looking sleepy, but happy.
"Good morning James. Somehow I guessed that you would be up early this morning," James's dad remarked casually.
"What's for breakfast, pop," James asked while bouncing up and down.
"Don't you want to know what I have for you?" Jason Potter said in a surprised voice.
"You have something for me?" James stopped bouncing.
"Well, you're leaving for Hogwarts today so I decided to give you the secret to my success."
"What is it? Please show me!" James had started bouncing again. His dad grinned and handed James a light package. James tore open the package and froze when he saw what it was.
"Dad, is this a…No, it can't be. It's mine?" Harold Potter nodded.
"Yes, it is. Take good care of it."
"Thanks dad!" James shouted in his excitement.
"Now go get your trunk. It's time to go." James ran upstairs, grabbed his trunk, and ran downstairs. His dad started loading the car.
"Where's Kitty?" asked James's dad.
"Oops," James mumbled as he ran back upstairs and grabbed his owl. Finally they got everything, including themselves in the car.
"Dad, why do we have to ride in these uncomfortable things? I don't get how muggles can stand them!"
"We have to ride in these because we have to act like muggles. What would happen if we apperated? The muggles would get scared stiff!" James stopped grumbling because just then they came in sight of the platform. James made a sound that was a mix between a scared animal and an incredibly hyper person.
3.1.1 "Calm down James," His dad told him, "Remus and his parents should be here soon. And my friend's son is here. I want you to meet him. He is in your year too." He steered his son towards a tall man that was talking to a boy James's age. The boy had his back turned to James so his father saw them first.
"Jason!" he shouted, "There you are! I haven't seen you in ages! Is Maggie still putting up with you? How many times have you blown up the house? I have blown up ours twice! Sandra said to tell you 'Hi' and that she was sorry that she couldn't see you herself."
"Woah, slow down Derek! First, yes Mags is still putting up with me. She says that I keep her on her toes. Second, I am beating you. I have blown up the house three times, all accidental. Third tell Sandy that I said hi also. Doesn't this bring back memories, Derek? I remember when we last rode this compartment, on the way home from our seventh year. Can you believe that we haven't seen each other since school? We need to get together!" While the parents were chatting about old times, the two boys took a good look at each other. James decided that he didn't like the look of the other boy.
"Dad, we have to get on the train," the other boy said. Both fathers jumped.
"Oh, yeah. Sirius, this is James. James, this is Sirius," said James's father quickly.
"Hi," both boys muttered. "Now let's go dad," Sirius insisted.
"We'll see you around then," Jason Potter said to them.
"Yeah, we should have a reunion or something! I'll call you and we'll set one up," Derek shouted as his son pulled him towards the platform. James grabbed his trunk and walked with his father to the platform. When they reached it, James hugged his father.
"Here James, I want you to have this. Open it when you are in a private place. Have a great year! Send me an owl when you get there! I'll miss you!"
"Bye dad! Tell mom that I said bye!" With that he walked through the wall.
"I can't believe that I just did that!" he muttered to himself.
"Did what? Walk through a wall?" came a sarcastic voice from his right. Standing there was Sirius.
"Why do you care?" asked James. He was a little embarrassed at being heard.
"Oh, no reason," Sirius said airily as he swept off to find a compartment. James lugged his trunk to the train and set off to find a compartment. He finally found the compartment that Remus was in. He walked in and lugged his truck next to him. "Hey Reme! (A/N his nickname is said Reem. Just to clarify.) I am so excited that we are finally on our way to Hogwarts! I couldn't believe that you were allowed in! Dumbledore is such a great guy! I mean, with you being a…" James stopped abruptly as a girl walked in to the compartment.
"Hi," she said in a bold voice, "I'm Veronica. Can I sit here? There are a few other compartments with some open seats, but the other people in there were rude."
"Sure, you can sit here," Remus said in a shocked voice. She was beautiful. She sat down across from James. James saw that she had dark chestnut colored hair that had blonde highlights. Her hair was strait and hung down to her elbows. She had dark hazel eyes that danced with mischief.
"What's the matter hon? Never seen a Veronica before? All Veronica's are beautiful like me," she said to James who had, obviously, been staring. She giggled when he blushed. He looked away quickly.
"You'll get used to her. She always talks like that," said a voice from the doorway. There stood another girl. "I'm Liz. Can I come in too? Thanks," she said without waiting for an answer. Remus grinned and introduced himself.
"And I'm James, not hon," James said grumpily.
"Oh, lighten up Jamsie, hon. I didn't mean it," Veronica said, "Do you forgive me? I will be devastated forever if you don't."
"Sure I forgive you Ronnie, babe. But you must never call me Jamsie again," James shot back at her.
"Ooh you've done it now," Liz warned James, "She hates that nickname!" The minutes after this were filled with sparks and people attacking each other, because once James and Veronica started, Remus and Liz didn't want to be left out of the fun. When everything settled down, Liz suggested that the boys leave while they changed into their robes. The boys agreed and left the room.
As they wandered among the apartments, they met another first year boy. He said that his name was Peter. They walked into another compartment and, silently, James and Remus groaned. There were Snape and two girls that they didn't know. Remus said something first.
"What would two lovely maids such as yourselves be doing in the company of this slimeball?" he said to the two girls. Severus jumped up with his wand, but one of the girls was quicker. Her friend had to restrain her.
"Maybe we enjoy the company of this 'slimeball'," she said. Her voice was full of sarcasm. James was amazed by the thought that popped into his head. "Maybe she likes him," he thought. He forgot about that as he defended Remus.
"Gees, lay off. Remus was just trying to help," he told her.
"I don't know about you, but I don't call insulting my friends helping," she screamed at him. She sat down muttering to herself.
"Soooooooory!" Remus said as he and James left. They walked back to their compartment.
"Where'd Peter go?" Remus asked James.
"No idea. Who were those girls anyway?"
"I don't know. And I don't care," Remus said, "I just hope that they aren't in our house and year."
"Ditto," James agreed. They got back to their compartment and knocked on the door.
"Can we come in Ronnie and Liz?" James asked in a taunting voice.
"Sure Jamsie, hon." Veronica replied in a singsong voice. They walked in and sat down. They talked about the houses that they wanted to be in, and the sorting ceremony. Finally the train slowed down. The four of them got off the train and followed the man, who called himself Hagrid, to the boats.
Remus got into a boat and patted the seats next to him. He looked up to ask what was taking them so long, and saw that they had been swept away by the crowd. They were getting into another boat a few feet away. Just then someone stepped into his boat. He looked up and saw Peter.
James started to say something to Remus and stopped when he realized that Remus wasn't in the boat. "Man, I am stuck with you two," he told Veronica and Liz. Everyone laughed and started talking. They were joined by a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. He said that his name was Bartemius Crouch. They each said that they would like to be in Gryffindor. "My whole family has been in Gryffindor," James bragged.
"Well you don't have to sound so smug about it Jamsie," Veronica teased him. Everyone laughed. They stopped laughing when the heard a splash from across the lake. James tried to jump in. "I have to save them," he screamed at Veronica, who had held him back.
"It's too far, James. You wouldn't make it. Plus someone else just jumped in and is swimming towards them." Veronica loosed her grip as James sat down.
"What's the matter James? Why did you get so upset?" Liz asked.
"Nothing. I'll tell you later," James said quickly.
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That's it for now! Everyone tell me what you think of my wonderful story! I will try to work on the next chapter and get it up quickly! Review a lot!
~Emu