*2*
*The School that DOES exist!*
"How do you get in?" Tanya was frowning.
"No clue." She whispered sadly. Just then James and his friends ran up and flew through the barrier and were gone. Lily and Tanya stared then followed. Lily gasped, through the barrier was an enourmous red steam engine. There was a sign that said 'Platform 9 ¾' Lily stared then shrugged. The side of the train read: The Hogwarts Express. Lily followed Tanya through a train door into a long corridor. They slid into an empty compartment and sat alone until James, Sirius, Remus and Peter joined them. Half way to school it began to rain. By the time they got there they all ran for shelter.
"Firs' years! This way! Firs' years, over 'ere!" Lily looked over and heard Tanya gasp again as they saw a man, 10 feet tall yelling. They followed him, quickly soaked, over to small boats. Peter, Sirius and Remus jumped in a boat as the man yelled,
"Three to a boat!" James stared at them and Lily invited him to share a boat.
"You're stupid Lily." James said. Lily turned back. "I don't like you."
"First day and you tell me I'm stupid? The first thing you said on the train was that I'm not normal and you think something's wrong with me. Don't you have any respect Potter?" He stared evilly.
"No, not to you Evans." They stared and finally Lily said,
"Fine, same to you."
"I figured that." James heard a very loud tut from Lily and smiled silently. From behind them they heard a large amount of yelling "Peter! Stop fooling around!"
"We're serious!" There was a huge splash and more shouts.
"Actually, you're Sirius, he's Remus."
"PETER! Why can't you be serious?"
"Because I'm Sirius!"
"This is cold!"
"Sorry, It was just so funny!"
"NO IT WASN'T!" They got to the other edge of the lake and got out. Peter, Sirius and Remus ran ahead to the school. At school they all followed the man to a huge front door. He knocked three times and the door swung open. Standing infront of them was a tall woman (short compared to the man) with a very thin smile. She was young, with brown hair and an emerald cloak.
"Thank you Hagrid, you may go to the hall now." Hagrid went quickly to the doors at the end of the Corridor. "Come in, come in, get warm now. She conjured about 60 blankets that appeared on the floor and everybody grabbed for them, Sirius, Peter, and Remus getting the first ones.
"Everybody, I am Professor McGonagall. Now, you will join your classmates' momentarily but first you must be sorted into your houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. All you must do is place the sorting hat on your head. Follow me now." They all followed curiously. They entered a huge room with five tables, one for each of the houses, with a banner hanging above and then the staff table. They stood at the front of the room and watched the hat. All of the sudden it began to sing. Lily felt an odd sense that everyone was watching her. Four witches and wizards lived a very long time ago, Their brightness and magnificence shows, They built this school you're in right now, If you think, it deserves a wow! These four witches and wizards are Godric, Helga, Rowena, and Salazar, They created four houses for a great school, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, The courageous and brave are for Gryffindor, Those with wit and cleverness are bound for Ravenclaw, Loyal and respectful, that's Hufflepuff, Ambition and sly sure to Slytherin, But how should they ever choose, Just who would win and lose? Gryffindor had an idea off the top of his head, So now it's me, I choose instead!
The hall burst into applause. But just how would the hat chose? Would it be a test? "When I call your name, she said, walk up and take a seat on the stool." Said Professor McGonagall.
"Adonis, John!" A boy with a very round face that was far too big for his body walked up to the stool. She placed the worn witch's hat on his head. A small fold in the hat began to move.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" It boomed. He jumped down and ran to the table underneath the bright yellow banner.
"Bacchatio, Miranda!" A tall girl in Pigtails ran up the steps to the stool.
"GRYFFINDOR!" She ran to the Gryffindor table.
"Ayatone, Jonathon!"
"SLYTHERIN"
"Black, Sirius!" Sirius looked at James and sighed. He stepped up and the hat yelled,
"GRYFFINDOR!" He ran to the table underneath a large banner with a large bird on it. Lily silently hoped to be in Gryffindor too. After about five minutes McGonagall called,
"Evans, Lily!" Lily jumped forward and ran up to the stool. She took a breath and stepped forwards. She felt as if everyone was staring directly at her. She sat down on the hard stool. It had many slivers sticking up and it hurt to sit on it. A look of intense fright shone on her face. The hat paused for a moment then yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!" Lily ran down to the table eagerly. "Garters, Tanya!" Tanya hopped up the steps. "GRYFFINDOR!" Lily clapped very hard as "Shook, Tom!" "RAVENCLAW!" "Lockhart, Gilderoy!" Gilderoy sprinted up, bowed and sat down. "HUFFLEPUFF!" He bowed again and walked off. "Lupin, Remus!" Remus ran up to the stool and sat down. "GRYFFINDOR!" James silently prayed under my breath. Time went by very slowly. I was waiting intensely. What would happen if he was in Slytherin? I thought looking at the evil faced Slytherin's. Peter was sorted into Gryffindor as well along with many others in different houses.
"Potter, James!" James jumped at the sound of his name. The hat was placed on his head and it turned the entire room black. A moment later, "GRYFFINDOR!" He ran straight down to Sirius. "Snape, Severus!" A boy with greasy black hair and a mischievous grin walked to the stool. The hat hadn't touched his head when it shouted, "SLYTHERIN!" Then, after everyone was at a house table the man in the middle of the staff table stood.
"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. Now, for first years, I am Albus Dumbledore, and for your own safety, there are a few rules to follow. The forest on the grounds is strictly forbidden. Also please stay away from the whomping willow, also on the grounds. Also, the care taker, Mr. Pringles, would like me to say, there is a large list of objects, not allowed in school, so please take a look, they are posted in your house common rooms. Now, let the feast begin!" The golden plates were suddenly full of food and they ate all the way till eleven o' clock when Dumbledore said,
"Time to rest, classes tomorrow, House prefects, take your house up to your house common room. Thank you." A tall boy stood up at the end of the table. "Gryffindors! Follow me!" The first years followed him out of the hall and up the stairs. "This is the most direct path to the Gryffindor tower!" He led them into a wide corridor and at the end was a portrait of a very fat lady in a pink dress. "The password is Fairylite." The portrait swung open and they entered a round room. Everything in it seemed to be red. "Up the left stair case is the girls dorm, the doors are labeled what year. And the boys, on your right. I am the prefect for Gryffindor, Arthur Weasley. Now all of you to bed. Classes tomorrow." Classes started the next day, first, Transfiguration.
"Welcome, Gryffindors to Transfiguration." Said Professor McGonagall sternly, "Today we are going to do simple transfiguration, turning matches into needles. Mr. Pettigrew, would you like to do the honors?"
"Well, actually-"
"Good! It's candesco." McGonagall interrupted. Peter nodded.
"Candesco!" The matches turned silver. Tanya, next to him clapped silently and mouthed 'Good-Job.'
"5 points to Gryffindor Mr. Pettigrew. Everybody try it." James stared at the matches.
"Candesco!" The end of the matches all caught fire at once. There were gasps as his desk caught fire, along with his robes.
"Potter!" Lily had been sharing his desk. "Get up!" McGonagall shot some water out of her wand to put it out. The fire vanished, but the desk leg had snapped and it was pure black, James' robes were burnt up to his knees, and his face was covered in black ash.
"Mr. Potter!" McGonagall stormed, "it is Torloverta! Not Turtleverta! 15 points from Gryffindor for not paying one bit of attention." Peter's smile of pride vanished and was now a look of loathing for James.
Classes got no better for James either. In Potions he covered himself in boils by melting his cauldron, in Defense against the dark arts he blew up the teacher's model of a Giant green Dragon by trying to hex a Doxy. By dinner his robes where still to his knees with burn marks all along the hem.
Lily woke up just passed midnight in her third week of term. She was unable to sleep so she headed down to the common room. James and Sirius were talking seriously and Peter was looking into the fire.
"Why didn't he tell me when I met him?" Peter said, sounding very hurt.
"It's not anything you'd regularly hear, Hey Peter, I'm Remus, nice to meet ya! Oh yeah, forgot to tell you, I'm a werewolf." Lily gasped and they all turned to her.
"EVANS!" James screamed. "What are you doing?" Lily stared, not knowing what on earth to say.
"I couldn't sleep, anyway, did you ever think that Rem didn't tell anyone because he-"
"Didn't want you to not like me." They all turned, Remus was standing at the top of the stairs. "What are you guys doing anyway?"
"They're going to-"
"PETER SHUT IT!" James and Sirius yelled.
"C'mon, tell me." He said softly. James and Sirius frowned at Peter.
"We're going to become Animagi to help you during the full moons." James said slowly, and very guiltily.
"NO WAY!" Shouted Lily and Remus.
"I would never forgive myself if something happened."
"Lily, we want your help with the potion."
"No." She said shortly.
"Well," said James, "We're doing it anyway, we would like your help. If not we will most likely get killed and it will be all your fault." Lily bit her lip.
"Okay, I'll do it for Sirius." Peter grunted. "And Peter." He beamed.
"Lil!" Remus shouted pulling her to a corner. "I was trying to stop them."
"I promise, nothing will happen." He bit his lip uncertainly. Lily turned to look at the other boys. They were on the stairs up to the boy's dormitory. "I promise." They sat down to finish their Transfiguration notes.
On Halloween all the classes were canceled, but Tanya and Lily sat on their beds doing Transfiguration homework. But at five o'clock they got up and got ready for the feast.
The feast was excellent, with a dozen turkeys for each house, and desserts that were unimaginable. Afterwards they went up to the Common room and fell asleep in the giant armchairs.
The Christmas holidays started the next day and when Christmas came Lily was very rarely getting headaches.
"Lily! Lil'!" Lily woke up and saw a large pile of gifts at the foot of the bed. "Let's take em into the boys dorm." Lily nodded and they took all of the gifts over to the boys dormitory. From Tanya she got a broomstick repair kit. ("Cool, thanks Tan'.") From Peter, a book called Charms to use on your friends that you will never learn in class. Remus gave her chess set, Sirius gave her a box of dungbombs, and Chocolate frogs. James on the other hand gave her a green snake skin.
"Potter, you have a *&$# of a humor." He smiled.
"I see you didn't give him anything." Said Sirius. But Lily was busy reading her charm book. REALLY MEAN WAYS TO CHARM YOUR FRIENDS The most popular way to charm your friends (or enemies) is to make a 'following friend'. This is where a small animal, of your choice will follow around the enemy until it is stopped by the one who conjured the spell. To do this, think of your animal, then say the following: uoyetahi. Then you are done. Until you are experienced don't try anything larger than a dog. The consequences can be found on pg. 18493.
"Uoyetahi!" Lily shouted. A little garden gnome began chasing him around biting his heels.
"Oy! Make him stop, Lily!" He sobbed as the gnome bit him again.
"Cardell!" the gnome squeaked and popped. Lily laughed but stopped immediately.
"Evans, you are sooo going to get it. Petrificus Totalus!" Lily fell backwards and was as stiff as a board, her jaws jammed together. She seemed to be trying to say something, mean to James, but it didn't work, she was just mumbling something that sounded oddly like, bubble baboon.
"James, you're so mean to her. Finite!" She jumped up immediately.
"Incendio!" He screamed and her shirt caught fire. Lily screamed and put out the fire with some water. Sirius grabbed James who had just put up his wand. "I"LL GET YOU EVANS!" Lily collapsed onto Remus' bed, next to him, as he read a page out of her book.
"Did you know you can turn yourself into an Animagi with one simple spell, but-oh, no one has survived and-ooh my, you have to do it drunk? What the heck? Why? I wonder if butter beer is alcoholic?"
"Remus, did you see any of that?" said Lily, very out of breath.
"Any of what? You were just opening gifts."
"You need to stop getting so involved in your reading, Rem." He laughed and threw the book at Tanya, who read it eagerly.
The next few weeks went slowly and Lily occasionally got headaches from her accident, and used that as an excuse to get out of class and, of course, homework. By the Easter holidays she was no longer getting headaches and therefore had to do the homework and go to class, which greatly depressed James, as they always shared a cauldron in potions. (Assigned seats) Which also greatly annoyed Lily, as James tends to blow up the cauldron almost every class.
When the Easter holidays came all the boys seemed so relieved that Lily just smiled when she thought, I missed half of the classes, plus homework. But whenever Lily mentioned this James and Sirius would throw something at her.
Lily got everyone a box of Muggle Chocolate Easter egg candies, in which she bewitched to crack and have live chicks waddle out, with out telling anyone.
As they sat in the common room that night James grabbed his box and ripped it open.
"These look good, thanks Lil', at least for a muggle candy." But as soon as he bit down, he was on his hands and knees gagging. He opened his mouth and a baby chick waddled out. Then Sirius fell on top of him laughing. "Evans, you will get it next Christmas." Lily smiled and squinted her eyes mischievously, and said "Oh, you just wait yourself, Potter." He stuck his tongue out. Tanya grabbed an egg and cracked it open. She began tickling the small chick's stomach with her wand, it squeeked and keeled over backwards when purple sparks came out the end and Tanya gasped, but it got up and squeeked, and fell over again. Professor Coluberosor, the Potions teacher, was the only one who gave homework over Easter, a 2-foot long essay on Poisons.
"Two feet! Can you believe that stink wad?" Tanya yelled.
*The School that DOES exist!*
"How do you get in?" Tanya was frowning.
"No clue." She whispered sadly. Just then James and his friends ran up and flew through the barrier and were gone. Lily and Tanya stared then followed. Lily gasped, through the barrier was an enourmous red steam engine. There was a sign that said 'Platform 9 ¾' Lily stared then shrugged. The side of the train read: The Hogwarts Express. Lily followed Tanya through a train door into a long corridor. They slid into an empty compartment and sat alone until James, Sirius, Remus and Peter joined them. Half way to school it began to rain. By the time they got there they all ran for shelter.
"Firs' years! This way! Firs' years, over 'ere!" Lily looked over and heard Tanya gasp again as they saw a man, 10 feet tall yelling. They followed him, quickly soaked, over to small boats. Peter, Sirius and Remus jumped in a boat as the man yelled,
"Three to a boat!" James stared at them and Lily invited him to share a boat.
"You're stupid Lily." James said. Lily turned back. "I don't like you."
"First day and you tell me I'm stupid? The first thing you said on the train was that I'm not normal and you think something's wrong with me. Don't you have any respect Potter?" He stared evilly.
"No, not to you Evans." They stared and finally Lily said,
"Fine, same to you."
"I figured that." James heard a very loud tut from Lily and smiled silently. From behind them they heard a large amount of yelling "Peter! Stop fooling around!"
"We're serious!" There was a huge splash and more shouts.
"Actually, you're Sirius, he's Remus."
"PETER! Why can't you be serious?"
"Because I'm Sirius!"
"This is cold!"
"Sorry, It was just so funny!"
"NO IT WASN'T!" They got to the other edge of the lake and got out. Peter, Sirius and Remus ran ahead to the school. At school they all followed the man to a huge front door. He knocked three times and the door swung open. Standing infront of them was a tall woman (short compared to the man) with a very thin smile. She was young, with brown hair and an emerald cloak.
"Thank you Hagrid, you may go to the hall now." Hagrid went quickly to the doors at the end of the Corridor. "Come in, come in, get warm now. She conjured about 60 blankets that appeared on the floor and everybody grabbed for them, Sirius, Peter, and Remus getting the first ones.
"Everybody, I am Professor McGonagall. Now, you will join your classmates' momentarily but first you must be sorted into your houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. All you must do is place the sorting hat on your head. Follow me now." They all followed curiously. They entered a huge room with five tables, one for each of the houses, with a banner hanging above and then the staff table. They stood at the front of the room and watched the hat. All of the sudden it began to sing. Lily felt an odd sense that everyone was watching her. Four witches and wizards lived a very long time ago, Their brightness and magnificence shows, They built this school you're in right now, If you think, it deserves a wow! These four witches and wizards are Godric, Helga, Rowena, and Salazar, They created four houses for a great school, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, The courageous and brave are for Gryffindor, Those with wit and cleverness are bound for Ravenclaw, Loyal and respectful, that's Hufflepuff, Ambition and sly sure to Slytherin, But how should they ever choose, Just who would win and lose? Gryffindor had an idea off the top of his head, So now it's me, I choose instead!
The hall burst into applause. But just how would the hat chose? Would it be a test? "When I call your name, she said, walk up and take a seat on the stool." Said Professor McGonagall.
"Adonis, John!" A boy with a very round face that was far too big for his body walked up to the stool. She placed the worn witch's hat on his head. A small fold in the hat began to move.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" It boomed. He jumped down and ran to the table underneath the bright yellow banner.
"Bacchatio, Miranda!" A tall girl in Pigtails ran up the steps to the stool.
"GRYFFINDOR!" She ran to the Gryffindor table.
"Ayatone, Jonathon!"
"SLYTHERIN"
"Black, Sirius!" Sirius looked at James and sighed. He stepped up and the hat yelled,
"GRYFFINDOR!" He ran to the table underneath a large banner with a large bird on it. Lily silently hoped to be in Gryffindor too. After about five minutes McGonagall called,
"Evans, Lily!" Lily jumped forward and ran up to the stool. She took a breath and stepped forwards. She felt as if everyone was staring directly at her. She sat down on the hard stool. It had many slivers sticking up and it hurt to sit on it. A look of intense fright shone on her face. The hat paused for a moment then yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!" Lily ran down to the table eagerly. "Garters, Tanya!" Tanya hopped up the steps. "GRYFFINDOR!" Lily clapped very hard as "Shook, Tom!" "RAVENCLAW!" "Lockhart, Gilderoy!" Gilderoy sprinted up, bowed and sat down. "HUFFLEPUFF!" He bowed again and walked off. "Lupin, Remus!" Remus ran up to the stool and sat down. "GRYFFINDOR!" James silently prayed under my breath. Time went by very slowly. I was waiting intensely. What would happen if he was in Slytherin? I thought looking at the evil faced Slytherin's. Peter was sorted into Gryffindor as well along with many others in different houses.
"Potter, James!" James jumped at the sound of his name. The hat was placed on his head and it turned the entire room black. A moment later, "GRYFFINDOR!" He ran straight down to Sirius. "Snape, Severus!" A boy with greasy black hair and a mischievous grin walked to the stool. The hat hadn't touched his head when it shouted, "SLYTHERIN!" Then, after everyone was at a house table the man in the middle of the staff table stood.
"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. Now, for first years, I am Albus Dumbledore, and for your own safety, there are a few rules to follow. The forest on the grounds is strictly forbidden. Also please stay away from the whomping willow, also on the grounds. Also, the care taker, Mr. Pringles, would like me to say, there is a large list of objects, not allowed in school, so please take a look, they are posted in your house common rooms. Now, let the feast begin!" The golden plates were suddenly full of food and they ate all the way till eleven o' clock when Dumbledore said,
"Time to rest, classes tomorrow, House prefects, take your house up to your house common room. Thank you." A tall boy stood up at the end of the table. "Gryffindors! Follow me!" The first years followed him out of the hall and up the stairs. "This is the most direct path to the Gryffindor tower!" He led them into a wide corridor and at the end was a portrait of a very fat lady in a pink dress. "The password is Fairylite." The portrait swung open and they entered a round room. Everything in it seemed to be red. "Up the left stair case is the girls dorm, the doors are labeled what year. And the boys, on your right. I am the prefect for Gryffindor, Arthur Weasley. Now all of you to bed. Classes tomorrow." Classes started the next day, first, Transfiguration.
"Welcome, Gryffindors to Transfiguration." Said Professor McGonagall sternly, "Today we are going to do simple transfiguration, turning matches into needles. Mr. Pettigrew, would you like to do the honors?"
"Well, actually-"
"Good! It's candesco." McGonagall interrupted. Peter nodded.
"Candesco!" The matches turned silver. Tanya, next to him clapped silently and mouthed 'Good-Job.'
"5 points to Gryffindor Mr. Pettigrew. Everybody try it." James stared at the matches.
"Candesco!" The end of the matches all caught fire at once. There were gasps as his desk caught fire, along with his robes.
"Potter!" Lily had been sharing his desk. "Get up!" McGonagall shot some water out of her wand to put it out. The fire vanished, but the desk leg had snapped and it was pure black, James' robes were burnt up to his knees, and his face was covered in black ash.
"Mr. Potter!" McGonagall stormed, "it is Torloverta! Not Turtleverta! 15 points from Gryffindor for not paying one bit of attention." Peter's smile of pride vanished and was now a look of loathing for James.
Classes got no better for James either. In Potions he covered himself in boils by melting his cauldron, in Defense against the dark arts he blew up the teacher's model of a Giant green Dragon by trying to hex a Doxy. By dinner his robes where still to his knees with burn marks all along the hem.
Lily woke up just passed midnight in her third week of term. She was unable to sleep so she headed down to the common room. James and Sirius were talking seriously and Peter was looking into the fire.
"Why didn't he tell me when I met him?" Peter said, sounding very hurt.
"It's not anything you'd regularly hear, Hey Peter, I'm Remus, nice to meet ya! Oh yeah, forgot to tell you, I'm a werewolf." Lily gasped and they all turned to her.
"EVANS!" James screamed. "What are you doing?" Lily stared, not knowing what on earth to say.
"I couldn't sleep, anyway, did you ever think that Rem didn't tell anyone because he-"
"Didn't want you to not like me." They all turned, Remus was standing at the top of the stairs. "What are you guys doing anyway?"
"They're going to-"
"PETER SHUT IT!" James and Sirius yelled.
"C'mon, tell me." He said softly. James and Sirius frowned at Peter.
"We're going to become Animagi to help you during the full moons." James said slowly, and very guiltily.
"NO WAY!" Shouted Lily and Remus.
"I would never forgive myself if something happened."
"Lily, we want your help with the potion."
"No." She said shortly.
"Well," said James, "We're doing it anyway, we would like your help. If not we will most likely get killed and it will be all your fault." Lily bit her lip.
"Okay, I'll do it for Sirius." Peter grunted. "And Peter." He beamed.
"Lil!" Remus shouted pulling her to a corner. "I was trying to stop them."
"I promise, nothing will happen." He bit his lip uncertainly. Lily turned to look at the other boys. They were on the stairs up to the boy's dormitory. "I promise." They sat down to finish their Transfiguration notes.
On Halloween all the classes were canceled, but Tanya and Lily sat on their beds doing Transfiguration homework. But at five o'clock they got up and got ready for the feast.
The feast was excellent, with a dozen turkeys for each house, and desserts that were unimaginable. Afterwards they went up to the Common room and fell asleep in the giant armchairs.
The Christmas holidays started the next day and when Christmas came Lily was very rarely getting headaches.
"Lily! Lil'!" Lily woke up and saw a large pile of gifts at the foot of the bed. "Let's take em into the boys dorm." Lily nodded and they took all of the gifts over to the boys dormitory. From Tanya she got a broomstick repair kit. ("Cool, thanks Tan'.") From Peter, a book called Charms to use on your friends that you will never learn in class. Remus gave her chess set, Sirius gave her a box of dungbombs, and Chocolate frogs. James on the other hand gave her a green snake skin.
"Potter, you have a *&$# of a humor." He smiled.
"I see you didn't give him anything." Said Sirius. But Lily was busy reading her charm book. REALLY MEAN WAYS TO CHARM YOUR FRIENDS The most popular way to charm your friends (or enemies) is to make a 'following friend'. This is where a small animal, of your choice will follow around the enemy until it is stopped by the one who conjured the spell. To do this, think of your animal, then say the following: uoyetahi. Then you are done. Until you are experienced don't try anything larger than a dog. The consequences can be found on pg. 18493.
"Uoyetahi!" Lily shouted. A little garden gnome began chasing him around biting his heels.
"Oy! Make him stop, Lily!" He sobbed as the gnome bit him again.
"Cardell!" the gnome squeaked and popped. Lily laughed but stopped immediately.
"Evans, you are sooo going to get it. Petrificus Totalus!" Lily fell backwards and was as stiff as a board, her jaws jammed together. She seemed to be trying to say something, mean to James, but it didn't work, she was just mumbling something that sounded oddly like, bubble baboon.
"James, you're so mean to her. Finite!" She jumped up immediately.
"Incendio!" He screamed and her shirt caught fire. Lily screamed and put out the fire with some water. Sirius grabbed James who had just put up his wand. "I"LL GET YOU EVANS!" Lily collapsed onto Remus' bed, next to him, as he read a page out of her book.
"Did you know you can turn yourself into an Animagi with one simple spell, but-oh, no one has survived and-ooh my, you have to do it drunk? What the heck? Why? I wonder if butter beer is alcoholic?"
"Remus, did you see any of that?" said Lily, very out of breath.
"Any of what? You were just opening gifts."
"You need to stop getting so involved in your reading, Rem." He laughed and threw the book at Tanya, who read it eagerly.
The next few weeks went slowly and Lily occasionally got headaches from her accident, and used that as an excuse to get out of class and, of course, homework. By the Easter holidays she was no longer getting headaches and therefore had to do the homework and go to class, which greatly depressed James, as they always shared a cauldron in potions. (Assigned seats) Which also greatly annoyed Lily, as James tends to blow up the cauldron almost every class.
When the Easter holidays came all the boys seemed so relieved that Lily just smiled when she thought, I missed half of the classes, plus homework. But whenever Lily mentioned this James and Sirius would throw something at her.
Lily got everyone a box of Muggle Chocolate Easter egg candies, in which she bewitched to crack and have live chicks waddle out, with out telling anyone.
As they sat in the common room that night James grabbed his box and ripped it open.
"These look good, thanks Lil', at least for a muggle candy." But as soon as he bit down, he was on his hands and knees gagging. He opened his mouth and a baby chick waddled out. Then Sirius fell on top of him laughing. "Evans, you will get it next Christmas." Lily smiled and squinted her eyes mischievously, and said "Oh, you just wait yourself, Potter." He stuck his tongue out. Tanya grabbed an egg and cracked it open. She began tickling the small chick's stomach with her wand, it squeeked and keeled over backwards when purple sparks came out the end and Tanya gasped, but it got up and squeeked, and fell over again. Professor Coluberosor, the Potions teacher, was the only one who gave homework over Easter, a 2-foot long essay on Poisons.
"Two feet! Can you believe that stink wad?" Tanya yelled.
