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LILY: First off, I must take a moment to say thanks to whoever sent me the review with the Scottish info I've been requesting. It was, as I said it would be, greatly appreciated.
MIRAI CLONE: Not gonna ask.
LILY: And you shouldn't. You have a better chance of not getting hurt.
MIRAI: Don't I know it.
LILY: *narrowing her eyes at her mate* *MOVING ON* a few more points to my dear readers. As I said before, JAMES was a CHASER in the first book. The movie chose to do it a different way. It isn't all that important in the rest of the series, but for fanfiction, it does cause a bit of confusion. But all in all, I think the majority of my more faithful readers have gotten the idea, which is great.
LILY: Also, I don't think anyone said anything about Kaylee's attitude yet, which is super. The truth is I haven't given her a big enough part in the chapter yet, but I plan to. After all, she like Harry, is the next generation of Marauder, right? Ok, anyway, on a serious note, I decided to do a bit more with Lily in this chapter. I hope you all enjoy it.
LILY: As always, I don't own the characters of Harry Potter. I still own my clones, my own mate Mirai Trunks *points to her mate who just sweatdrops but doesn't say anything*, Mystic Gohan, Gambit from X-men Evolution, Neil from the Final Fantasy Movie, Kou Leifoh from the Bouncer for the PS2 game, and my newest clone, Inuyasha, my Demi-Demon Doggie! *starts tickling Inuyasha's ears as he growls and tries to avoid her* They're all mine, except for Gohan, he's my best friend's mate. So now on with the story.
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OUT OF THE ASHES
Chapter 17
"I don't know what you're so worried about Ron. You'll do fine today." Harry said as Ron shook his head.
"Easy for you to say, Harry. Let's forget for a moment that you've been on the team since you started Hogwarts, four years ago, this year your fifth. And the fact that you were the youngest Seeker in a century. Oh and let's not forget Quidditch is in your blood. Your father was a bloody pro!" Ron said.
"Ron, your brothers are on the team too, or did you forget?" Hermione asked with a chuckle as Ron's ears went pink.
"Yeah, well, ok, so that may be true, but still, Harry's better at it then me. Besides, he's a Seeker, I'm a Keeper, and a *new* one, remember? A Seeker's biggest priority is finding and catching the Golden Snitch. Me, on the other hand, have to guard three hoops from the opposing team. And oh yeah, did I mention that *opposing* team would be *Slytherins?!* Just what I need for my very first Quidditch game on the house team, making a fool of myself infront of those slimy snakes!" Ron said, looking down at his plate and pushing his scrambles eggs around.
"Ron, you're not gonna make a fool of yourself." Harry said.
"I beg to differ." Ron added.
"Nonsense. Harry is right. You'll do fine." Hermione said.
"Yeah. Sure. And Snape is gonna wake up one day and give Harry an A on our next Potions test." Ron said.
"I thought James was joking. Severus is really that awful to you, Harry?" Lily asked, frowing softly as she looked down at Harry.
"Oh hi, Mum. Ron, stop moping and scoot down so my Mum can sit down." Harry said, chuckling at his best friend, as Ron moved down a bit, mumbling jokingly back at Harry.
"Thanks, Harry. Your concern touches me. Thanks for the boude of confidence." Ron said.
"Well, you can't be feeling all that badly if you're still in a joking mood, Ron, so just forget about the match. It isn't until later anyway." Hermione said.
"Match?" Lily asked as Harry nodded.
"Ron's the new Keeper for the House team. We're playing Slytherin for our first match. Ron's a bit nervous." Harry said.
"A bit?" Ron snorted.
"He's a bit testy too, Mrs. Potter, forgive him." Hermione said.
"Lily, dear. Hermione, isn't it?" Lily asked as Hermione nodded.
"Right. And Ron, don't worry about it. I remember James first match. Now that was something to see." Lily said with a chuckle.
"Was he really that good?" Harry asked as Lily raised an eyebrow at her son.
"Harry, fifteen minutes into his very first match, your father nearly crashed into the announcer's podium." Lily said.
"But Sirius and Remus said-" Harry began confused.
"Oh they're right, your father was the best Chaser to come out of Hogwarts in years. He was dodging a Bludger that first time. Sirius was......ah......a little preoccupied at the time. Don't tell him I told you so, but he was flirting with Anna, trying to show off I'd imagine." Lily said with a chuckle.
"All lies, I tell you, all lies! Don't listen to her Harry, your Mum is nuts." Sirius said, coming up behind Lily and the others.
"What are you talking about Scooby? You know it's true. Trust me, Harry, *I* was there. He was making a complete arse out of himself too, if I remember correctly." Anna said, grabbing a piece of toast.
"I'd also like to state for the record, that Miss Annalise, is also, a complete nutcase and that the feline in question knows not what she's talking about." Sirius said.
"Oh get over your denial, Scooby." Lily said with a chuckle.
"Mr. Prongs, would you kindly ask Mrs. Prongs to refrain from using that horrid muggle name? If she insists upon refering to Mr. Padfoot as anything other than his before given name, she may use Snuffles, as it is also an alias of Mr. Padfoots. Mr. Prongs may ask Mr. Dumbledore if he so wishes." Sirius said.
"Sirius, shut up." Remus said with a laugh.
"Mr. Padfoot knows not of this Sirius fellow, though he has heard that this dashing and charming fellow is quiet handsome and debonair as well." Sirius said with a smirk.
"And Mr. Moony would like to state for the record that Mr. Padfoot is a complete oaf and utter self-deluded moron." Remus said as James looked at Lily who was laughing along with Anna and the kids.
"And Mr. And Mrs. Prongs would like to state that they agree with Mr. Moony. And if observations are accurate, Prongs Jr agrees as well." James said, smirking at Sirius.
"Well then! Mr. Padfoot would like to say you're all bonkers and he doesn't have to take this abuse and that he's going to the teachers table now!" Sirius said, nodding his head sharply and pretending to stomp angrily up towards the teachers table.
James, Remus, and Lily said their goodbyes to Harry and the other three teenagers before following Sirius to the teachers' table as Anna sat down next to her daughter.
The rest of the houses finally started to come into the Hall, the Gryffindors, Ravenclaws, and Hufflepuffs laughing hysterically as they walked in, before settling down to their house tables, still laughing.
The Slytherins, on the other hand, did not share in the mood.
They instead glared angrily at the Gryffindor table, and the other two houses as a oddly dressed blonde man stomped up to the teachers' table as Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Kaylee looked up at the head table in confusion. Anna shook her head as she chuckled softly.
James, Sirius and Remus smiled pleasantly back into the red face of a now blonde Severus Snape as Lily bit her lip to keep from bursting out into laughter.
"Potter. Black. Lupin." Snape growled, shaking with anger as he gripped the edge of the table until his knuckles began to turn white.
"Why.......Severus? My word, is that you?" James asked sweetly as Snape growled louder.
"I do love your new look, Severus. Very.....you." Sirius said.
Severus Snape was not just blonde, his once jet black hair was now a platnium blonde and cut in a crew cut. He was covered from head to toe in what looked to Harry like Muggle golfing clothes, complete with a pair of plaid knee-high socks, tweet trousers, and striped suspenders overlapping a bright yellow polo shirt. On his feet were a pair of brown moccasins.
"I don't know how......I don't know when......but you three.......you........LOOK-at-ME." Snape said, narrowing his eyes until they were barely even open anymore.
Harry didn't know whether to laugh or to be terrified beyond reason of the sight before him. On the one hand, Snape looked absolutely rediculous, and Harry constantly had to choke back a laugh. On the other, the way he was shaking violently and clutching the table, Harry was sure it was going to snap apart in seconds. To make matters worse, Snape wasn't yelling, and that wasn't a good sign.
"I'm only going to say this once. Fix this, or I'll have you three, and your brats, thrown out of Hogwarts so fast, it'll make your heads spin. And don't forget to change Mr. Malfoy back as well." Snape growled.
Harry looked over at Anna confused.
"Malfoy?" Harry asked as Anna nodded, still chuckling.
"I think your father and Sirius wanted to do something special to both Severus and the young Malfoy." Anna said.
"Special? Special as in how?" Hermione asked.
"Well, those three already knew how Snape feels about Muggles, so hense the.....the rediculous outfit. As for the blonde, inside joke with those three. But James and Sirius know how much you and Malfoy.....ah....don't get along. So they....well......they know how he and his father feel about the Weasley family......so they gave him red hair and freckles and the same clothes as Severus." Anna said as Harry, Ron, and Hermione's eyes widened in shock.
"But that's an insult to me!" Ron cried.
"I'm sure they didn't mean it like that, Ron." Harry said as Ron shook his head.
"Forget about it. I'd love to see Malfoy like that though! Where is he?" Ron asked.
"I'd imagine, since he isn't with the other Slytherins, he must be-" Hermione began.
"Hiding." Harry said with a laugh as Hermione frowned at him.
"I was going to say he must be in the dorms still." Hermione said.
"Same thing really, Hermione." Ron said with a laugh.
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LILY: First off, I must take a moment to say thanks to whoever sent me the review with the Scottish info I've been requesting. It was, as I said it would be, greatly appreciated.
MIRAI CLONE: Not gonna ask.
LILY: And you shouldn't. You have a better chance of not getting hurt.
MIRAI: Don't I know it.
LILY: *narrowing her eyes at her mate* *MOVING ON* a few more points to my dear readers. As I said before, JAMES was a CHASER in the first book. The movie chose to do it a different way. It isn't all that important in the rest of the series, but for fanfiction, it does cause a bit of confusion. But all in all, I think the majority of my more faithful readers have gotten the idea, which is great.
LILY: Also, I don't think anyone said anything about Kaylee's attitude yet, which is super. The truth is I haven't given her a big enough part in the chapter yet, but I plan to. After all, she like Harry, is the next generation of Marauder, right? Ok, anyway, on a serious note, I decided to do a bit more with Lily in this chapter. I hope you all enjoy it.
LILY: As always, I don't own the characters of Harry Potter. I still own my clones, my own mate Mirai Trunks *points to her mate who just sweatdrops but doesn't say anything*, Mystic Gohan, Gambit from X-men Evolution, Neil from the Final Fantasy Movie, Kou Leifoh from the Bouncer for the PS2 game, and my newest clone, Inuyasha, my Demi-Demon Doggie! *starts tickling Inuyasha's ears as he growls and tries to avoid her* They're all mine, except for Gohan, he's my best friend's mate. So now on with the story.
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OUT OF THE ASHES
Chapter 17
"I don't know what you're so worried about Ron. You'll do fine today." Harry said as Ron shook his head.
"Easy for you to say, Harry. Let's forget for a moment that you've been on the team since you started Hogwarts, four years ago, this year your fifth. And the fact that you were the youngest Seeker in a century. Oh and let's not forget Quidditch is in your blood. Your father was a bloody pro!" Ron said.
"Ron, your brothers are on the team too, or did you forget?" Hermione asked with a chuckle as Ron's ears went pink.
"Yeah, well, ok, so that may be true, but still, Harry's better at it then me. Besides, he's a Seeker, I'm a Keeper, and a *new* one, remember? A Seeker's biggest priority is finding and catching the Golden Snitch. Me, on the other hand, have to guard three hoops from the opposing team. And oh yeah, did I mention that *opposing* team would be *Slytherins?!* Just what I need for my very first Quidditch game on the house team, making a fool of myself infront of those slimy snakes!" Ron said, looking down at his plate and pushing his scrambles eggs around.
"Ron, you're not gonna make a fool of yourself." Harry said.
"I beg to differ." Ron added.
"Nonsense. Harry is right. You'll do fine." Hermione said.
"Yeah. Sure. And Snape is gonna wake up one day and give Harry an A on our next Potions test." Ron said.
"I thought James was joking. Severus is really that awful to you, Harry?" Lily asked, frowing softly as she looked down at Harry.
"Oh hi, Mum. Ron, stop moping and scoot down so my Mum can sit down." Harry said, chuckling at his best friend, as Ron moved down a bit, mumbling jokingly back at Harry.
"Thanks, Harry. Your concern touches me. Thanks for the boude of confidence." Ron said.
"Well, you can't be feeling all that badly if you're still in a joking mood, Ron, so just forget about the match. It isn't until later anyway." Hermione said.
"Match?" Lily asked as Harry nodded.
"Ron's the new Keeper for the House team. We're playing Slytherin for our first match. Ron's a bit nervous." Harry said.
"A bit?" Ron snorted.
"He's a bit testy too, Mrs. Potter, forgive him." Hermione said.
"Lily, dear. Hermione, isn't it?" Lily asked as Hermione nodded.
"Right. And Ron, don't worry about it. I remember James first match. Now that was something to see." Lily said with a chuckle.
"Was he really that good?" Harry asked as Lily raised an eyebrow at her son.
"Harry, fifteen minutes into his very first match, your father nearly crashed into the announcer's podium." Lily said.
"But Sirius and Remus said-" Harry began confused.
"Oh they're right, your father was the best Chaser to come out of Hogwarts in years. He was dodging a Bludger that first time. Sirius was......ah......a little preoccupied at the time. Don't tell him I told you so, but he was flirting with Anna, trying to show off I'd imagine." Lily said with a chuckle.
"All lies, I tell you, all lies! Don't listen to her Harry, your Mum is nuts." Sirius said, coming up behind Lily and the others.
"What are you talking about Scooby? You know it's true. Trust me, Harry, *I* was there. He was making a complete arse out of himself too, if I remember correctly." Anna said, grabbing a piece of toast.
"I'd also like to state for the record, that Miss Annalise, is also, a complete nutcase and that the feline in question knows not what she's talking about." Sirius said.
"Oh get over your denial, Scooby." Lily said with a chuckle.
"Mr. Prongs, would you kindly ask Mrs. Prongs to refrain from using that horrid muggle name? If she insists upon refering to Mr. Padfoot as anything other than his before given name, she may use Snuffles, as it is also an alias of Mr. Padfoots. Mr. Prongs may ask Mr. Dumbledore if he so wishes." Sirius said.
"Sirius, shut up." Remus said with a laugh.
"Mr. Padfoot knows not of this Sirius fellow, though he has heard that this dashing and charming fellow is quiet handsome and debonair as well." Sirius said with a smirk.
"And Mr. Moony would like to state for the record that Mr. Padfoot is a complete oaf and utter self-deluded moron." Remus said as James looked at Lily who was laughing along with Anna and the kids.
"And Mr. And Mrs. Prongs would like to state that they agree with Mr. Moony. And if observations are accurate, Prongs Jr agrees as well." James said, smirking at Sirius.
"Well then! Mr. Padfoot would like to say you're all bonkers and he doesn't have to take this abuse and that he's going to the teachers table now!" Sirius said, nodding his head sharply and pretending to stomp angrily up towards the teachers table.
James, Remus, and Lily said their goodbyes to Harry and the other three teenagers before following Sirius to the teachers' table as Anna sat down next to her daughter.
The rest of the houses finally started to come into the Hall, the Gryffindors, Ravenclaws, and Hufflepuffs laughing hysterically as they walked in, before settling down to their house tables, still laughing.
The Slytherins, on the other hand, did not share in the mood.
They instead glared angrily at the Gryffindor table, and the other two houses as a oddly dressed blonde man stomped up to the teachers' table as Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Kaylee looked up at the head table in confusion. Anna shook her head as she chuckled softly.
James, Sirius and Remus smiled pleasantly back into the red face of a now blonde Severus Snape as Lily bit her lip to keep from bursting out into laughter.
"Potter. Black. Lupin." Snape growled, shaking with anger as he gripped the edge of the table until his knuckles began to turn white.
"Why.......Severus? My word, is that you?" James asked sweetly as Snape growled louder.
"I do love your new look, Severus. Very.....you." Sirius said.
Severus Snape was not just blonde, his once jet black hair was now a platnium blonde and cut in a crew cut. He was covered from head to toe in what looked to Harry like Muggle golfing clothes, complete with a pair of plaid knee-high socks, tweet trousers, and striped suspenders overlapping a bright yellow polo shirt. On his feet were a pair of brown moccasins.
"I don't know how......I don't know when......but you three.......you........LOOK-at-ME." Snape said, narrowing his eyes until they were barely even open anymore.
Harry didn't know whether to laugh or to be terrified beyond reason of the sight before him. On the one hand, Snape looked absolutely rediculous, and Harry constantly had to choke back a laugh. On the other, the way he was shaking violently and clutching the table, Harry was sure it was going to snap apart in seconds. To make matters worse, Snape wasn't yelling, and that wasn't a good sign.
"I'm only going to say this once. Fix this, or I'll have you three, and your brats, thrown out of Hogwarts so fast, it'll make your heads spin. And don't forget to change Mr. Malfoy back as well." Snape growled.
Harry looked over at Anna confused.
"Malfoy?" Harry asked as Anna nodded, still chuckling.
"I think your father and Sirius wanted to do something special to both Severus and the young Malfoy." Anna said.
"Special? Special as in how?" Hermione asked.
"Well, those three already knew how Snape feels about Muggles, so hense the.....the rediculous outfit. As for the blonde, inside joke with those three. But James and Sirius know how much you and Malfoy.....ah....don't get along. So they....well......they know how he and his father feel about the Weasley family......so they gave him red hair and freckles and the same clothes as Severus." Anna said as Harry, Ron, and Hermione's eyes widened in shock.
"But that's an insult to me!" Ron cried.
"I'm sure they didn't mean it like that, Ron." Harry said as Ron shook his head.
"Forget about it. I'd love to see Malfoy like that though! Where is he?" Ron asked.
"I'd imagine, since he isn't with the other Slytherins, he must be-" Hermione began.
"Hiding." Harry said with a laugh as Hermione frowned at him.
"I was going to say he must be in the dorms still." Hermione said.
"Same thing really, Hermione." Ron said with a laugh.
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