Chapter One
Accepted an Going to School
There was a knock on his bedroom door, so James quickly tried to made his bedroom look like it had been slept in and changed clothes and lay down in bed, just in time, because his father came in.
"Good morning James," he said sitting down next to his son, who pretended to be waking up. He slowly opened his eyes, rubbed them and did a big fake yawn, then sat up.
"G'morning dad" he pretended to yawn again. And looked up at his father.
"So have you already thought about your attitude yesterday?" Mr. Potter asked his son. James nodded.
"Yes, dad, I promise never to change the salt for the dancing powder again," he said trying to hide his grin as he remembered his father and mother tap dancing on the table while trying to scold him. Mr. Potter gazed at him sternly.
"Why is it that I don't believe you?" James only shrugged. Mr. Potter sighed, "Come on, get dressed and let's go and have some breakfast."
Mr. Potter left, and James got up quickly and got dressed and went downstairs for some breakfast.
The first thing James noticed when he went in the kitchen was his mother cooking breakfast, and glancing at the table every now and then, and his father reading the daily prophet and looking at his son pointedly then to the table. James followed his gaze and saw a letter on the table, and guessed what it must be.
He walked over slowly and opened it not being able to hide the enormous grin that appeared on his face. His mother hugged him tightly, while his father put an arm around his shoulders saying how he was proud.
After breakfast and an enthusiastic conversation about Hogwarts, James left to meet Sirius at the park.
After waiting a few minutes Sirius Black appeared with an enormous grin on his face.
"I've been accepted!!" he shouted jumping off his bicycle. James grinned back at him.
"Looks like we'll be studying together!" he said happily. Sirius walked over to him and they both walked over to the pond and started throwing stones in it.
"Hey James, what do you reckon it'll be like?"
"Dunno. Mum and dad told me it is really cool, and Dumbledore is Headmaster now." Sirius looked stunned.
"Dumbledore? You mean like Albus Dumbledore of the chocolate frogs cards?" James laughed.
"The very same. I wonder what it'll be like, I mean, he is so powerful, he defeated Grindewald and stuff." Sirius looked thoughtful.
"Well, he'll probably be like our parents. Stern and serious without much sense of humor but very smart. we'll have to be careful when we are planning the pranks." James nodded.
"Yeah, I know." And they kept walking. I think I'll like going to Hogwarts, but I'll still miss here." Sirius stopped throwing the stones for a bit.
"Yeah, you are right, but we'll be back for Christmas and summer holydays."
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Some weeks passed and they were finally going aboard the Hogwarts Express. James looked at the train in awe and was just about to go aboard when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to see his father.
"James, can I talk to you for a bit?" James nodded and followed his father to a corner in the platform.
"James, I wanted to tell how proud I am of you. You are growing up, and I am like what you are growing up to be." James nodded dumbly, not knowing what exactly what to do, his father never talked like this to him. "Now, I want you to promise me you will pay attention in your studies and take them seriously, if you do that I'll turn a blind eye towards your fun unless it is not harmful, okay?" James nodded again.
"Yes dad, I promise." Mr. Potter smiled, and, taking James completely by surprise, hugged him. "I love you son, now run a long." James stared at him.
"I love you too dad, bye!" They waved and James got up on the train still stunned at his father. He was usually very serious and worked a lot, so James didn't see him often. He also rarely hugged him, he always disapproved of being emotional.
"Hey, James! Over here!" shouted Sirius indicating a compartment and then disappearing in it. James smiled and ran to him, but a boy the same age as him with dark eyes and a very hooked nose came out of no where and bumped into each other.
"Watch where you are going!" He shouted, glaring at James. James looked at him uncertainly.
"Um, er. sorry here let me help you get up." And James extended his hand to help the boy get up. The boy looked at James sneeringly, and pushed his hand out of the way, got up on his own and left.
"Well that was friendly." mumbled James walking into the compartment and sitting across Sirius and going into a very excited conversation about Quidditch.
"Um, excuse me?" A boy, also a first year, with sandy hair and looking a bit tired came in, "do you mind if I stay here? Al the other compartments are full." he said looking apologetic.
"Hey, no problem," said James moving aside, "I'm James Potter and that is Sirius Black." The boy nodded and shook hands with James.
"My name is Remus Lupin."
"Well, it is nice to meet you Remus," said Sirius smiling and shaking his hand. "So, do you like Quidditch?" And the conversation began again.
James noticed that Remus seemed a bit tense in the beginning, but slowly relaxed. He seemed to be a nice person, maybe they could become friends.
"Hey I think I'll go and buy a few more sweets, anyone want anything while I'm at it?" The others shook their heads. James got some money out of his bag and a dungbomb, which he casually threw into Snape's compartment as a comeback from earlier and locked him in there. He bought a few sweets and when he turned a girl with dark auburn hair bumped into him.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed looking at the floor and leaning over to pick up the various pieces paper that had fallen.
"No problem, I was my fault anyway." he started helping her get them. She looked up at him, and they both stared into each other's eyes for a while, until she looked away blushing slightly.
"Thank you for helping me." She said smiling. He smiled back.
"Hey, no problem. I'm James Potter by the way, are you a first year too?" He asked extending his hand which she took.
"Yes, my name is Lily Evans." They stared again, this time James broke contact.
"Well, er. I better get going. I'll see you later then, hope we get sorted into the same house." 'What was that Potter? Hope we get sorted into the same house? Pathetic!' He told himself quietly, and when he turned to leave her could hear her say very quietly.
"Me too"
There was a knock on his bedroom door, so James quickly tried to made his bedroom look like it had been slept in and changed clothes and lay down in bed, just in time, because his father came in.
"Good morning James," he said sitting down next to his son, who pretended to be waking up. He slowly opened his eyes, rubbed them and did a big fake yawn, then sat up.
"G'morning dad" he pretended to yawn again. And looked up at his father.
"So have you already thought about your attitude yesterday?" Mr. Potter asked his son. James nodded.
"Yes, dad, I promise never to change the salt for the dancing powder again," he said trying to hide his grin as he remembered his father and mother tap dancing on the table while trying to scold him. Mr. Potter gazed at him sternly.
"Why is it that I don't believe you?" James only shrugged. Mr. Potter sighed, "Come on, get dressed and let's go and have some breakfast."
Mr. Potter left, and James got up quickly and got dressed and went downstairs for some breakfast.
The first thing James noticed when he went in the kitchen was his mother cooking breakfast, and glancing at the table every now and then, and his father reading the daily prophet and looking at his son pointedly then to the table. James followed his gaze and saw a letter on the table, and guessed what it must be.
He walked over slowly and opened it not being able to hide the enormous grin that appeared on his face. His mother hugged him tightly, while his father put an arm around his shoulders saying how he was proud.
After breakfast and an enthusiastic conversation about Hogwarts, James left to meet Sirius at the park.
After waiting a few minutes Sirius Black appeared with an enormous grin on his face.
"I've been accepted!!" he shouted jumping off his bicycle. James grinned back at him.
"Looks like we'll be studying together!" he said happily. Sirius walked over to him and they both walked over to the pond and started throwing stones in it.
"Hey James, what do you reckon it'll be like?"
"Dunno. Mum and dad told me it is really cool, and Dumbledore is Headmaster now." Sirius looked stunned.
"Dumbledore? You mean like Albus Dumbledore of the chocolate frogs cards?" James laughed.
"The very same. I wonder what it'll be like, I mean, he is so powerful, he defeated Grindewald and stuff." Sirius looked thoughtful.
"Well, he'll probably be like our parents. Stern and serious without much sense of humor but very smart. we'll have to be careful when we are planning the pranks." James nodded.
"Yeah, I know." And they kept walking. I think I'll like going to Hogwarts, but I'll still miss here." Sirius stopped throwing the stones for a bit.
"Yeah, you are right, but we'll be back for Christmas and summer holydays."
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Some weeks passed and they were finally going aboard the Hogwarts Express. James looked at the train in awe and was just about to go aboard when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to see his father.
"James, can I talk to you for a bit?" James nodded and followed his father to a corner in the platform.
"James, I wanted to tell how proud I am of you. You are growing up, and I am like what you are growing up to be." James nodded dumbly, not knowing what exactly what to do, his father never talked like this to him. "Now, I want you to promise me you will pay attention in your studies and take them seriously, if you do that I'll turn a blind eye towards your fun unless it is not harmful, okay?" James nodded again.
"Yes dad, I promise." Mr. Potter smiled, and, taking James completely by surprise, hugged him. "I love you son, now run a long." James stared at him.
"I love you too dad, bye!" They waved and James got up on the train still stunned at his father. He was usually very serious and worked a lot, so James didn't see him often. He also rarely hugged him, he always disapproved of being emotional.
"Hey, James! Over here!" shouted Sirius indicating a compartment and then disappearing in it. James smiled and ran to him, but a boy the same age as him with dark eyes and a very hooked nose came out of no where and bumped into each other.
"Watch where you are going!" He shouted, glaring at James. James looked at him uncertainly.
"Um, er. sorry here let me help you get up." And James extended his hand to help the boy get up. The boy looked at James sneeringly, and pushed his hand out of the way, got up on his own and left.
"Well that was friendly." mumbled James walking into the compartment and sitting across Sirius and going into a very excited conversation about Quidditch.
"Um, excuse me?" A boy, also a first year, with sandy hair and looking a bit tired came in, "do you mind if I stay here? Al the other compartments are full." he said looking apologetic.
"Hey, no problem," said James moving aside, "I'm James Potter and that is Sirius Black." The boy nodded and shook hands with James.
"My name is Remus Lupin."
"Well, it is nice to meet you Remus," said Sirius smiling and shaking his hand. "So, do you like Quidditch?" And the conversation began again.
James noticed that Remus seemed a bit tense in the beginning, but slowly relaxed. He seemed to be a nice person, maybe they could become friends.
"Hey I think I'll go and buy a few more sweets, anyone want anything while I'm at it?" The others shook their heads. James got some money out of his bag and a dungbomb, which he casually threw into Snape's compartment as a comeback from earlier and locked him in there. He bought a few sweets and when he turned a girl with dark auburn hair bumped into him.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed looking at the floor and leaning over to pick up the various pieces paper that had fallen.
"No problem, I was my fault anyway." he started helping her get them. She looked up at him, and they both stared into each other's eyes for a while, until she looked away blushing slightly.
"Thank you for helping me." She said smiling. He smiled back.
"Hey, no problem. I'm James Potter by the way, are you a first year too?" He asked extending his hand which she took.
"Yes, my name is Lily Evans." They stared again, this time James broke contact.
"Well, er. I better get going. I'll see you later then, hope we get sorted into the same house." 'What was that Potter? Hope we get sorted into the same house? Pathetic!' He told himself quietly, and when he turned to leave her could hear her say very quietly.
"Me too"