The Marauder Mishaps: Year One
Chapter Two
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is the property of JK Rowling, I do not own any part of it! This fanfiction is for entertainment purposes of the writer and reader only!
A/N: What is there to say? Chapter two, enjoy!
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The first years hustled into the Great Hall, many of them still chuckling and whispering. The entire school had turned their heads upon their entrance, having heard the unmistakable screeches and bangs of the fireworks outside, and wondering what kind of situation had occured this year. They were then, to say the least, very surprised to see that almost none of the students looked remotely nervous or anxious, but were instead pleasant and amiable.
Professor McGonagall surveyed the group, obviously attempting to fight off a smile. Professor Dumbledore, however, beamed at all of them while the Sorting Hat was brought out and placed on a stool in the center of the hall. Waiting no longer, the students names were called out alphabetically. James and Sirius, however, were oblivious; grinning and whispering about the fact that one of the fireworks had landed in Severus' boat, causing him to shout and jump into the nearest boat which was manned by Hagrid. They were pulled out of this by the call of-
"Black, Sirius!"
James and Sirius froze, how long had McGonagall been talking? Sirius however could not be fazed, and strode forward confidently to pick up the old haggard hat and let it slip over his eyes. The hat had only to consider a few moments before it shouted.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The Gryffindor table erupted in applause (greatly supported by the younger girls who had not failed to overlook Sirius' handsome face) as he found a seat near the end.
James craned his neck to grin at Sirius who returned the grin with little hesitation. The Black family had been hoping for Sirius to be sorted into Slytherin ("Like all the decent witches and wizards in our family have been!") which had only encouraged him in hoping for the exact opposite of his family's treasured house.
The sorting went on, though James paid little hesitation. Stopping and cheering when Peter Pettigrew was also sorted into Gryffindor, so that he hardly noticed when his name was called and McGonagall had to clear her throat impatiently.
"Potter, James!"
James stepped forward and picked up the old hat, plopping down on the stool and dropping it over his eyes.
Ah, lets see now...clever boy, a good mind you have...a great deal of cunning, yes...a mischeif maker, eh? A good heart, I see, yes...ah, and yet courage to surpass all others. Lets make it...
"GRYFFINDOR!" Shouted the hat ceremoniously. James grinned widely. 'Thanks!' he thought happily, before removing the hat and hurrying over to the sides of his friends who were cheering along with the rest of the Gryffindor table. He was so relieved, for a moment he had been worried the hat would place him in Slytherin, away from his friends.
More students were sorted into the various houses, and James smiled at the ones he knew and cheered when Remus Lupin also joined the table. It was not long, however, before his attention was drawn once again to another name...
"Snape, Severus!"
"Oi, James, its Snivellus!" Whispered Sirius, nudging James in the ribs and pointing to the greasy boy who hurried forward and jammed the hat down on his head. The hat seemed to hesitate for a moment before shouting out:
"SLYTHERIN!" Much to the approval of the Slytherin table.
James and his friends exchanged grins and snickers before awaiting the ceremony to end so the feast could begin. And begin, it did. Dumbledore stood at the staff table as McGonagall carefully lifted the stool and hat and carried them briskly out of the center of the room.
"Welcome, welcome! How wonderful to see everyone's shining faces back once again! And to our new students, I'm sure you will find Hogwarts most pleasant! A few notes, before the feast, if you please. Our caretaker, Mr. Filch, would like me once again to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is off limits. Furthermore, all students might take caution around our newest installment to Hogwarts Grounds, which Professor Sprout has graciously spent strenuous care on, the Whomping Willow."
Professor Sprout beamed radiantly. James and Sirius exchanged grins- they had heard of this sort of tree before, and had every intention of aggrivating it simply to confirm their theories. Remus, however, seemed to be suddenly very interested in his plate.
Dumbledore's voice now took on a tone of seriousness as he went on.
"And now, I'm afraid, I must ask you all to please...tuck in!" And with a clap of his hands mounds of food piled on to the various tables, much to the cheers of the four houses. James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter piled their plates to the brim before setting and eating a bite.
"So what do you reckon, James?" Sirius asked between a mouthful of potatoes, "Shall we check out the Forest or the Willow first?"
Remus grew very rigid as James answered enthusiastically.
"Well, while a forest filled to the brim with death-seeking-havoc-causing beasts does sound enticing, any tree that one can provoke under hazard of losing their eyes must be examined immidiately!"
"You...don't you think...shouldn't you...I think the Forbidden Forest would be a great deal more interesting!" Remus half shouted, swallowing a mouthful of treacle pudding painfully. 'Oh heavens, why did I say that...'
James and Sirius exchanged looks of mild confusion. They had only known Remus for a short time, true, but this was so obviously out of his character it drew their attention. Finally Sirius stated the question James had been wondering.
"Why?" For a moment Remus simply stared into his twiddling thumbs.
"Because there are...er...deer in the forest with...antlers...and I like...deer..." He replied thickly. 'Oh, brilliant Remus! Now that they think you're nutters-'
"I like deer, too!" Said a cheerful voice from beside Remus. It was a girl Remus placed as Evans, Lily. For a moment no one said anything, all of them staring at her dumbfounded.
"Me, as well! I can tell you anything there is to know about...deer...!" James puffed out his chest and grinned concietedly. The girl's smile disappeared and she looked him over.
"Right then, you wont have any trouble reminding me what a male deer is called, will you?" Peter snorted into his soup at the fallen look on James' face, and Remus had to elbow him in the ribs while trying to avoid the grin that threatened to overtake him any second.
"A male...deer. Right...that would be a stallion...with...horns..." He finished lamely and Sirius quickly turned his laughter into a coughing fit with the occasional guffaw.
"Its a /stag/. Stallions are /horses/. Anyone could have told you that." And with that, she turned back to her friends who were now staring unabashedly.
"Course it is...stallion...stag...always get those confused!"
"You're digging yourself a deep grave, mate." Said Sirius cheerfully, finally sending Peter into whoops of laughter. Sirius patted James on the shoulder, trying to stop laughing.
"As if you could do much better?" James mumbled, turning annoyedly back to his pudding.
"Well now that you mention it, I do believe I could!" Sirius grinned sarcastically and motioned for the others to watch him. Standing up he strode over to the girl sitting beside Lily and tapped her unashamedly on the shoulder. She turned around and he shook his hair back from his eyes and smiled charmingly at her.
"Excuse me, have I seen you somewhere before?" He asked pleasantly.
"I...I think so, yes..." The girl replied, turning red in the cheeks.
"Ah, I remember! I saw you at Diagon Alley! I'm Sirius Black, do you remember?" He grinned enthusiastically at her and she stuttered shyly.
"I...I...yes, I think I do!"
"Well it was wonderful seeing you again!" He winked at her, and with that he turned on his heel and plopped himself on the seat by James once again.
"And that, my dearest mate James, is how it's done."
"You've never seen her before, have you?" Commented Remus amusedly.
"Not once!" Sirius crowed pleasantly.
"Pass the butter, Sirius..." James muttered sullenly.
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A/N: Thank you sooo much to everyone who reviewed- misttwins, Sethoz, wordwiz8121, you guys are all fantastic! So there's Chapter Two, tell me what you think! Trying to stick as close to the facts as I can but if for some reason I'm way off, let me know and I'll edit! Thanks :D Chapter Three will be up later tonight or tomorrow afternoon! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is the property of JK Rowling, I do not own any part of it! This fanfiction is for entertainment purposes of the writer and reader only!
A/N: What is there to say? Chapter two, enjoy!
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The first years hustled into the Great Hall, many of them still chuckling and whispering. The entire school had turned their heads upon their entrance, having heard the unmistakable screeches and bangs of the fireworks outside, and wondering what kind of situation had occured this year. They were then, to say the least, very surprised to see that almost none of the students looked remotely nervous or anxious, but were instead pleasant and amiable.
Professor McGonagall surveyed the group, obviously attempting to fight off a smile. Professor Dumbledore, however, beamed at all of them while the Sorting Hat was brought out and placed on a stool in the center of the hall. Waiting no longer, the students names were called out alphabetically. James and Sirius, however, were oblivious; grinning and whispering about the fact that one of the fireworks had landed in Severus' boat, causing him to shout and jump into the nearest boat which was manned by Hagrid. They were pulled out of this by the call of-
"Black, Sirius!"
James and Sirius froze, how long had McGonagall been talking? Sirius however could not be fazed, and strode forward confidently to pick up the old haggard hat and let it slip over his eyes. The hat had only to consider a few moments before it shouted.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The Gryffindor table erupted in applause (greatly supported by the younger girls who had not failed to overlook Sirius' handsome face) as he found a seat near the end.
James craned his neck to grin at Sirius who returned the grin with little hesitation. The Black family had been hoping for Sirius to be sorted into Slytherin ("Like all the decent witches and wizards in our family have been!") which had only encouraged him in hoping for the exact opposite of his family's treasured house.
The sorting went on, though James paid little hesitation. Stopping and cheering when Peter Pettigrew was also sorted into Gryffindor, so that he hardly noticed when his name was called and McGonagall had to clear her throat impatiently.
"Potter, James!"
James stepped forward and picked up the old hat, plopping down on the stool and dropping it over his eyes.
Ah, lets see now...clever boy, a good mind you have...a great deal of cunning, yes...a mischeif maker, eh? A good heart, I see, yes...ah, and yet courage to surpass all others. Lets make it...
"GRYFFINDOR!" Shouted the hat ceremoniously. James grinned widely. 'Thanks!' he thought happily, before removing the hat and hurrying over to the sides of his friends who were cheering along with the rest of the Gryffindor table. He was so relieved, for a moment he had been worried the hat would place him in Slytherin, away from his friends.
More students were sorted into the various houses, and James smiled at the ones he knew and cheered when Remus Lupin also joined the table. It was not long, however, before his attention was drawn once again to another name...
"Snape, Severus!"
"Oi, James, its Snivellus!" Whispered Sirius, nudging James in the ribs and pointing to the greasy boy who hurried forward and jammed the hat down on his head. The hat seemed to hesitate for a moment before shouting out:
"SLYTHERIN!" Much to the approval of the Slytherin table.
James and his friends exchanged grins and snickers before awaiting the ceremony to end so the feast could begin. And begin, it did. Dumbledore stood at the staff table as McGonagall carefully lifted the stool and hat and carried them briskly out of the center of the room.
"Welcome, welcome! How wonderful to see everyone's shining faces back once again! And to our new students, I'm sure you will find Hogwarts most pleasant! A few notes, before the feast, if you please. Our caretaker, Mr. Filch, would like me once again to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is off limits. Furthermore, all students might take caution around our newest installment to Hogwarts Grounds, which Professor Sprout has graciously spent strenuous care on, the Whomping Willow."
Professor Sprout beamed radiantly. James and Sirius exchanged grins- they had heard of this sort of tree before, and had every intention of aggrivating it simply to confirm their theories. Remus, however, seemed to be suddenly very interested in his plate.
Dumbledore's voice now took on a tone of seriousness as he went on.
"And now, I'm afraid, I must ask you all to please...tuck in!" And with a clap of his hands mounds of food piled on to the various tables, much to the cheers of the four houses. James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter piled their plates to the brim before setting and eating a bite.
"So what do you reckon, James?" Sirius asked between a mouthful of potatoes, "Shall we check out the Forest or the Willow first?"
Remus grew very rigid as James answered enthusiastically.
"Well, while a forest filled to the brim with death-seeking-havoc-causing beasts does sound enticing, any tree that one can provoke under hazard of losing their eyes must be examined immidiately!"
"You...don't you think...shouldn't you...I think the Forbidden Forest would be a great deal more interesting!" Remus half shouted, swallowing a mouthful of treacle pudding painfully. 'Oh heavens, why did I say that...'
James and Sirius exchanged looks of mild confusion. They had only known Remus for a short time, true, but this was so obviously out of his character it drew their attention. Finally Sirius stated the question James had been wondering.
"Why?" For a moment Remus simply stared into his twiddling thumbs.
"Because there are...er...deer in the forest with...antlers...and I like...deer..." He replied thickly. 'Oh, brilliant Remus! Now that they think you're nutters-'
"I like deer, too!" Said a cheerful voice from beside Remus. It was a girl Remus placed as Evans, Lily. For a moment no one said anything, all of them staring at her dumbfounded.
"Me, as well! I can tell you anything there is to know about...deer...!" James puffed out his chest and grinned concietedly. The girl's smile disappeared and she looked him over.
"Right then, you wont have any trouble reminding me what a male deer is called, will you?" Peter snorted into his soup at the fallen look on James' face, and Remus had to elbow him in the ribs while trying to avoid the grin that threatened to overtake him any second.
"A male...deer. Right...that would be a stallion...with...horns..." He finished lamely and Sirius quickly turned his laughter into a coughing fit with the occasional guffaw.
"Its a /stag/. Stallions are /horses/. Anyone could have told you that." And with that, she turned back to her friends who were now staring unabashedly.
"Course it is...stallion...stag...always get those confused!"
"You're digging yourself a deep grave, mate." Said Sirius cheerfully, finally sending Peter into whoops of laughter. Sirius patted James on the shoulder, trying to stop laughing.
"As if you could do much better?" James mumbled, turning annoyedly back to his pudding.
"Well now that you mention it, I do believe I could!" Sirius grinned sarcastically and motioned for the others to watch him. Standing up he strode over to the girl sitting beside Lily and tapped her unashamedly on the shoulder. She turned around and he shook his hair back from his eyes and smiled charmingly at her.
"Excuse me, have I seen you somewhere before?" He asked pleasantly.
"I...I think so, yes..." The girl replied, turning red in the cheeks.
"Ah, I remember! I saw you at Diagon Alley! I'm Sirius Black, do you remember?" He grinned enthusiastically at her and she stuttered shyly.
"I...I...yes, I think I do!"
"Well it was wonderful seeing you again!" He winked at her, and with that he turned on his heel and plopped himself on the seat by James once again.
"And that, my dearest mate James, is how it's done."
"You've never seen her before, have you?" Commented Remus amusedly.
"Not once!" Sirius crowed pleasantly.
"Pass the butter, Sirius..." James muttered sullenly.
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A/N: Thank you sooo much to everyone who reviewed- misttwins, Sethoz, wordwiz8121, you guys are all fantastic! So there's Chapter Two, tell me what you think! Trying to stick as close to the facts as I can but if for some reason I'm way off, let me know and I'll edit! Thanks :D Chapter Three will be up later tonight or tomorrow afternoon! Enjoy!