The first week of school finished and James soon found himself seated on
one of the sofas in the Gryffindor common room. He hadn't seen Sirius since
their quarrel they had last night. The portrait hole opened and James saw
Lily's head pop through. She smiled and walked over to him, and then she
sat down next to him. She was the only one he really talked to all the week
and it wasn't the fact that she was boring she just didn't find the same
things as him and Sirius funny.
'Hello James'
'Hi', said James trying not to sound depressed. Lily looked him up and
down. She could tell something was wrong. She thought she knew what it was.
She wanted to change it to the James that she saw on the Hogwarts Express.
The one who bore the magical smile. After all that's what friends are for.
Then it hit her, 'friends' that's what James needed so she got up and
headed up the stairs to the boys dormitories where she was sure she'd find
Sirius.
She kept on walking, she didn't really know where their dormitory was but
she thought it would be sort of similar to that of the girls. So she went
to the seventh door and knocked. She heard a groan from inside and opened
the door. The room looked much the same as theirs except she noticed it was
a lot more untidy (clothes were strewn across the floor). There was Sirius
sitting on his bed going through a photo album. He did not seem to be 'in
it' as he kept laughing now and then and talking to himself. Lily cleared
her throat.
'Ah, Sirius', she said taking even herself by surprise. He looked up
immediately and dropped the book he had been reading. Lily glimpsed a
photo. She had to stare at it for a while longer before she could make out
the picture. It seemed to be James and Sirius and they were lying on the
floor laughing pointing at, she couldn't make out the last figure when
Sirius shut the book.
'You do know this is the boys' dormitory, the girls one is one the other
staircase', said Sirius in a rather arrogant tone.
'Yes, Yes I know'. 'Ok then what do you want', he went on. 'I came to see you about.James', she finished. Sirius picked up the book and put it in his bedside cabinet which was covered with pictures of the Wimbourne Wasps. 'Tell him to sod off. I mean how low can you go, sending a 'girl' up here to do his business for him'. 'He didn't send me!' whispered lily through gritted teeth. 'Fine, for the second time tell me why are you here?' 'I just wanted to tell you that.well' said Lily as she started blushing. Sirius misinterpreted this. 'Oh you want to ask me out right' he said getting a pen and paper out of his pocket. 'No, sorry I'm booked for two weeks, but no there's still luck, I'm free on the 26th of September,' he added looking her up and down. 'Don't you ever listen?' 'Anyway James did not send me up here I came myself and I seriously do not want to go out with.YOU'. 'Ok then honey, what do you want,' he said a smile appearing on his face. 'Well the last week James has been looking so dull and I have, well become tired of him walking with me the whole time,' she lied as she actually enjoyed having James as a friend. He was by far not as arrogant as Sirius.
'And, what do you want me to do.' 'Well nothing really I just wanted to ask you why you're like 'not friends anymore''. 'You want to no the truth?' 'Yes'. 'Ok then, but only if I can trust you not to tell James. Anyways, when we first came to Hogwarts we met on the Hogwarts Express. To cut a long story short, we played a prank on Snape. That is the one you saw me reading. After we did this we swore an oath never to put our names down as becoming a Prefect or anything like that because we felt that it would make us change. You know stop prancking, no this no that. And now James put his name down for Head Boy and here we have the result.' He finished. During this conversation though they were unaware of the Head Boy listening through the door outside. 'Sirius do you actually know how they choose Head Boys and Girls? We don't nominate we get chosen.' 'Like Dumbledore wanted James to be Head Boy? What for?' 'Don't know there must be a good reason? Anyway will you talk to James?' 'Yes, I better apologize' said Sirius getting up.
He went out of the dormitory, down the stairs and into the common room. He spotted James sitting in the corner over some work. He approached the table cautiously. James saw and heard him coming but he still did not look up. Finally Sirius cleared his throat and said: 'We need to talk', he muttered. James turned his head and looked him square in the eye; he could tell Sirius was about to apologize as his looked sorry. 'What about', James said after a moments pause. 'Look James' said Sirius starting to sweat,' I'm sorry about the way I..a.reacted..but. he was cut off by James starting to speak. 'Finally come by have you?' he stated. 'Look James if you like don't want to be friends anymo. 'He didn't finish the sentence but he started to walk away. 'Shy are we, that's no the Padfoot I know' said James a smile lighting up his face. Sirius turned round looking up into James' eyes. 'Sorry Jam..' Sirius started but James held up his hand. 'No need to apologize, I heard you and lily speaking. I should have known she was up to something.' He said as he embraced Sirius like a brother. 'Where's Remus and Peter', James asked curiously. 'Remus is ill and Peter well, I don't know'. 'Any ways we need to get Snape back for what he did in Care of Magical Creatures. I know it wasn't much but we seriously can't let a girls stand up for us, especially not the Head Girl'. 'She is quite nice actually, and we wouldn't be talking if it wasn't for her.'
Everyone was up early on the Next Monday morning. There was a hustle and bustle to get to the Great Hall. Lily wondered why but she went along with it and soon entered the stunning hall. She saw James and Sirius sitting and talking with anxious looks on their faces and she headed over to them. She stopped in mid tracks though when she heard James say, 'we won't get in trouble Sirius, wait here he comes'. Lily turned around to see that Snape had just entered the hall. She watched his every move wondering what the Marauders had planned. Meanwhile Remus and peter had joined Sirius and James as well and they all four sat and stared at Snape as if he was the Elixir of Life. Her focused was drawn back to Snape when she heard a confused moan from the Slytherin table. Snape dug his fork in his bacon on toast and when he bought the food halfway up to his mouth it vanished. The Marauders stared laughing uncontrollably as she sat down. 'Did you see the look on his face?' 'Gosh, he still hasn't realized....' She glanced back at Snape who was now reddening of anger and frustration. There was some laughter now coming from the Slytherin tables as well as those either side of them and soon the whole Halls attention was on Snape. 'Serverus is there a problem?' came Dumbledore's voice from the staff table. 'The Bloody food keeps disappearing'. 'Now let's see'. Said Dumbledore getting up. He approached Shape's table. 'Look Professor' said Snape. He took his fork and scooped up some bacon then he bought the bacon to his mouth and started eating it. 'I think it was merely a case of not putting the food on the fork correctly' said Dumbledore getting up as there were scattered laughs here and there in the Hall. How Snape knew it was them Lily did not know but he looked strait at James an co. who were smiling and waving in a Gayish way.
'Yes, Yes I know'. 'Ok then what do you want', he went on. 'I came to see you about.James', she finished. Sirius picked up the book and put it in his bedside cabinet which was covered with pictures of the Wimbourne Wasps. 'Tell him to sod off. I mean how low can you go, sending a 'girl' up here to do his business for him'. 'He didn't send me!' whispered lily through gritted teeth. 'Fine, for the second time tell me why are you here?' 'I just wanted to tell you that.well' said Lily as she started blushing. Sirius misinterpreted this. 'Oh you want to ask me out right' he said getting a pen and paper out of his pocket. 'No, sorry I'm booked for two weeks, but no there's still luck, I'm free on the 26th of September,' he added looking her up and down. 'Don't you ever listen?' 'Anyway James did not send me up here I came myself and I seriously do not want to go out with.YOU'. 'Ok then honey, what do you want,' he said a smile appearing on his face. 'Well the last week James has been looking so dull and I have, well become tired of him walking with me the whole time,' she lied as she actually enjoyed having James as a friend. He was by far not as arrogant as Sirius.
'And, what do you want me to do.' 'Well nothing really I just wanted to ask you why you're like 'not friends anymore''. 'You want to no the truth?' 'Yes'. 'Ok then, but only if I can trust you not to tell James. Anyways, when we first came to Hogwarts we met on the Hogwarts Express. To cut a long story short, we played a prank on Snape. That is the one you saw me reading. After we did this we swore an oath never to put our names down as becoming a Prefect or anything like that because we felt that it would make us change. You know stop prancking, no this no that. And now James put his name down for Head Boy and here we have the result.' He finished. During this conversation though they were unaware of the Head Boy listening through the door outside. 'Sirius do you actually know how they choose Head Boys and Girls? We don't nominate we get chosen.' 'Like Dumbledore wanted James to be Head Boy? What for?' 'Don't know there must be a good reason? Anyway will you talk to James?' 'Yes, I better apologize' said Sirius getting up.
He went out of the dormitory, down the stairs and into the common room. He spotted James sitting in the corner over some work. He approached the table cautiously. James saw and heard him coming but he still did not look up. Finally Sirius cleared his throat and said: 'We need to talk', he muttered. James turned his head and looked him square in the eye; he could tell Sirius was about to apologize as his looked sorry. 'What about', James said after a moments pause. 'Look James' said Sirius starting to sweat,' I'm sorry about the way I..a.reacted..but. he was cut off by James starting to speak. 'Finally come by have you?' he stated. 'Look James if you like don't want to be friends anymo. 'He didn't finish the sentence but he started to walk away. 'Shy are we, that's no the Padfoot I know' said James a smile lighting up his face. Sirius turned round looking up into James' eyes. 'Sorry Jam..' Sirius started but James held up his hand. 'No need to apologize, I heard you and lily speaking. I should have known she was up to something.' He said as he embraced Sirius like a brother. 'Where's Remus and Peter', James asked curiously. 'Remus is ill and Peter well, I don't know'. 'Any ways we need to get Snape back for what he did in Care of Magical Creatures. I know it wasn't much but we seriously can't let a girls stand up for us, especially not the Head Girl'. 'She is quite nice actually, and we wouldn't be talking if it wasn't for her.'
Everyone was up early on the Next Monday morning. There was a hustle and bustle to get to the Great Hall. Lily wondered why but she went along with it and soon entered the stunning hall. She saw James and Sirius sitting and talking with anxious looks on their faces and she headed over to them. She stopped in mid tracks though when she heard James say, 'we won't get in trouble Sirius, wait here he comes'. Lily turned around to see that Snape had just entered the hall. She watched his every move wondering what the Marauders had planned. Meanwhile Remus and peter had joined Sirius and James as well and they all four sat and stared at Snape as if he was the Elixir of Life. Her focused was drawn back to Snape when she heard a confused moan from the Slytherin table. Snape dug his fork in his bacon on toast and when he bought the food halfway up to his mouth it vanished. The Marauders stared laughing uncontrollably as she sat down. 'Did you see the look on his face?' 'Gosh, he still hasn't realized....' She glanced back at Snape who was now reddening of anger and frustration. There was some laughter now coming from the Slytherin tables as well as those either side of them and soon the whole Halls attention was on Snape. 'Serverus is there a problem?' came Dumbledore's voice from the staff table. 'The Bloody food keeps disappearing'. 'Now let's see'. Said Dumbledore getting up. He approached Shape's table. 'Look Professor' said Snape. He took his fork and scooped up some bacon then he bought the bacon to his mouth and started eating it. 'I think it was merely a case of not putting the food on the fork correctly' said Dumbledore getting up as there were scattered laughs here and there in the Hall. How Snape knew it was them Lily did not know but he looked strait at James an co. who were smiling and waving in a Gayish way.