Chapter 2
"Hi guys, do you mind if we come in, all the other carriages are full?"
"Sure Bella, hop in."
"Moony got a little crush?"
"Shut up Padfoot!"
Arabella entered the carriage and set down next to Remus, who was sitting next to Peter. When Lily entered after her friend she saw that the only seat left was next to James, who was still looking rather pale. When she sat down, she couldn't help but notice the worried expression Sirius gave his friend.
Bella must have noticed too because she asked; "What's wrong with him?"
It was silent for a moment before Remus decided to answer. "He said he saw black winged horses in front of the carriages, but we couldn't see anything. So I think he sees Thestrals."
"But you can only see them if you saw death. I read that in a book."
"But I did see death Lily." Silence fell upon them once again.
Lily was the one to break it after a minute, but to them it felt like an hour. "Want to talk about it?"
James just shook his head and the silence was back again. "So have you planned a beginning of the year prank yet?"
"Yeah, Prongs thought of it, wanna hear?"
"I don't think Lily would want to hear it Padfoot."
"And why wouldn't I? You're pranks are brilliant." With those words James face lit up. "You really think so?"
"Yeah, I just didn't think it was a good image for a Prefect to laugh at your pranks. I honestly had trouble keeping a straight face."
James was beaming at that point. "Oke, I'll fill you two in.."
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When the carriages stopped, Lily, Bella and the Marauders got out laughing, earning themselves a lot of stares. It was the first time the students saw James Potter and Lily Evans together without fighting, they were even laughing together. The Thestrals were forgotten.
"You're brilliant James."
"You should make a habit of that."
"What?"
"Call me by my first name, it sounds a lot better than Potter."
"I might just do that, if you behave."
"You just said you loved my pranks."
"I didn't say you couldn't prank, just behave."
"Look Prongs, there's our least favourite grease ball. Hé Snivellus, when are you going to wash you're hair?"
Everybody laughed, even Lily. James loved the way she laughed. Her eyes were just like emeralds. Not that they normally didn't look like emeralds, but when she laughed they shone like emeralds too. Suddenly Lily turned her head and met his eyes, to his surprise she blushed and looked away quickly.
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"Are we gonna go in here or what? I'm hungry!"
"You're always hungry Padfoot."
"Well he's not the only one."
"Nobody asked you're opinion Wormtail."
"If we don't hurry, we're gonna miss the sorting ceremony and that's not a good thing for the Head students."
"You're right Lily-flower." Lily couldn't help but blush again when James said those words.
'What is going on here? Just this morning she shouted at me and now she's, for the first time I can remember, nice.'
"Hé Jamsie-boy are you gonna come or stay right there daydreaming?"
"Sorry Padfoot, I was just thinking of something."
"Something or someone?" James chose not to answer that, but Sirius didn't need the answer to know what James was thinking of.
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When they entered the Great Hall, it was already crowded. They made there way over to Gryffindor table. They noticed the glares the got from both students and teachers.
"Why are they al staring at us?"
"Well maybe because you and Prongs are walking together without fighting for the first time in Hogwarts history?"
"Yeah, that sounds logical."
As soon as the sat down professor McGonagall walked in with an old wizards hat, a three-legged stool and a group of first years.
"Oh great, the sorting, remember when we were sorted?"
"How couldn't we remember Moony? Every ceremony I hear people talk about the prank Prongs and I pulled."
~~~~Flashback~~~~
A group of nervous first years entered the Great Hall. Two boys however made a rather relaxed impresion. On boy had messy jet-black hair, hazel eyes, and glasses. He reached 5'2. The other also had black hair, but deep blue eyes and reached 5'1.
"When I call you're name, you'll come up here and put the sorting hat on you're head. After being sorted you will go to you're house table. Well that's it. Black, Narcissa."
It took the hat a few moments but than, "Slytherin."
Two tables began to make noise, one cheering, the other booing.
"Black, Sirius."
The blue-eyed boy walked up to the stool. An other silence and than, "Gryffindor."
The table that had booed at Narcissa was now cheering.
"Diggory, Amos."
"Hufflepuff."
"Evans, Lily."
The hazel-eyed boy watched a pretty girl with curling red hair and emerald eyes walk up to be sorted. "Gryffindor."
"Figg, Arabella."
"Griffindor."
After Arabella were a few students sorted in Hufflepuff and Ravenclow.
"Lupin, Remus."
"Gryffindor."
"Malfoy, Lucius."
"Slytherin."
"Pettigrew, Peter."
"Gryffindor."
"Potter, James."
The hazel-eyed boy walked up to the stool and put on the hat. "Gryffindor."
James walked to the Gryffindor table with a smirk on his face and sat down next to Sirius, got out his wand and muttered a spell.
"Snape, Grease ball."
The whole hall bursted out laughing. Professor McGonagall corrected herself with a head like a tomato. "Snape, Severus."
"Slytherin."
~~~~ End Flashback~~~~
The six of them had trouble not to burst out laughing again. The ceremony ended and food appeared on the golden plates. Sirius wolfed down plate after plate of food, while everybody, except the first years watching Sirius eat that much food, ate casually. Suddenly there was a loud beng from Slytherin table and it occupants were wearing pink tutus. Sirius pulled a photo camera out of his robes and made a picture.
"For in our prank book."
"You have a prank book?"
"Yeah, it contains all the pranks we pulled, like a guide. It tells how to prepare and a picture of the result. That way we know what we did and don't repeat it, 'cause that would be lame."
"Well said Prongs, couldn't say it better myself."
~~~~~~
After dinner they made their way up to Gryffindor tower and went up to their dormitories.
"What happened to Evans? You two actually had a normal conversation."
"I don't know Padfoot, but I honestly like it better this way."
"If you play it right, you might even get that date you wanted for the past six years."
"You really think so Moony?"
"I know so."
"Oke, but than I'll need you're help."
"Can I wait till next week?"
"Sure, why?"
"Full moon Sunday."
"Yeah, that's much more important than Evans, Prongs."
"Well thanks for you're support Padfoot."
"You don't need to thank me, that's what friend are for."
"Yeah right." James answered sarcastically while closing the curtains of his four-poster.
"Night you guys."
"Night Prongs, sweet dreams about Evans."
"You'd better watch out or I'm gonna kill you Padfoot."
"Hi guys, do you mind if we come in, all the other carriages are full?"
"Sure Bella, hop in."
"Moony got a little crush?"
"Shut up Padfoot!"
Arabella entered the carriage and set down next to Remus, who was sitting next to Peter. When Lily entered after her friend she saw that the only seat left was next to James, who was still looking rather pale. When she sat down, she couldn't help but notice the worried expression Sirius gave his friend.
Bella must have noticed too because she asked; "What's wrong with him?"
It was silent for a moment before Remus decided to answer. "He said he saw black winged horses in front of the carriages, but we couldn't see anything. So I think he sees Thestrals."
"But you can only see them if you saw death. I read that in a book."
"But I did see death Lily." Silence fell upon them once again.
Lily was the one to break it after a minute, but to them it felt like an hour. "Want to talk about it?"
James just shook his head and the silence was back again. "So have you planned a beginning of the year prank yet?"
"Yeah, Prongs thought of it, wanna hear?"
"I don't think Lily would want to hear it Padfoot."
"And why wouldn't I? You're pranks are brilliant." With those words James face lit up. "You really think so?"
"Yeah, I just didn't think it was a good image for a Prefect to laugh at your pranks. I honestly had trouble keeping a straight face."
James was beaming at that point. "Oke, I'll fill you two in.."
~~~~~~
When the carriages stopped, Lily, Bella and the Marauders got out laughing, earning themselves a lot of stares. It was the first time the students saw James Potter and Lily Evans together without fighting, they were even laughing together. The Thestrals were forgotten.
"You're brilliant James."
"You should make a habit of that."
"What?"
"Call me by my first name, it sounds a lot better than Potter."
"I might just do that, if you behave."
"You just said you loved my pranks."
"I didn't say you couldn't prank, just behave."
"Look Prongs, there's our least favourite grease ball. Hé Snivellus, when are you going to wash you're hair?"
Everybody laughed, even Lily. James loved the way she laughed. Her eyes were just like emeralds. Not that they normally didn't look like emeralds, but when she laughed they shone like emeralds too. Suddenly Lily turned her head and met his eyes, to his surprise she blushed and looked away quickly.
~~~~~~
"Are we gonna go in here or what? I'm hungry!"
"You're always hungry Padfoot."
"Well he's not the only one."
"Nobody asked you're opinion Wormtail."
"If we don't hurry, we're gonna miss the sorting ceremony and that's not a good thing for the Head students."
"You're right Lily-flower." Lily couldn't help but blush again when James said those words.
'What is going on here? Just this morning she shouted at me and now she's, for the first time I can remember, nice.'
"Hé Jamsie-boy are you gonna come or stay right there daydreaming?"
"Sorry Padfoot, I was just thinking of something."
"Something or someone?" James chose not to answer that, but Sirius didn't need the answer to know what James was thinking of.
~~~~~~
When they entered the Great Hall, it was already crowded. They made there way over to Gryffindor table. They noticed the glares the got from both students and teachers.
"Why are they al staring at us?"
"Well maybe because you and Prongs are walking together without fighting for the first time in Hogwarts history?"
"Yeah, that sounds logical."
As soon as the sat down professor McGonagall walked in with an old wizards hat, a three-legged stool and a group of first years.
"Oh great, the sorting, remember when we were sorted?"
"How couldn't we remember Moony? Every ceremony I hear people talk about the prank Prongs and I pulled."
~~~~Flashback~~~~
A group of nervous first years entered the Great Hall. Two boys however made a rather relaxed impresion. On boy had messy jet-black hair, hazel eyes, and glasses. He reached 5'2. The other also had black hair, but deep blue eyes and reached 5'1.
"When I call you're name, you'll come up here and put the sorting hat on you're head. After being sorted you will go to you're house table. Well that's it. Black, Narcissa."
It took the hat a few moments but than, "Slytherin."
Two tables began to make noise, one cheering, the other booing.
"Black, Sirius."
The blue-eyed boy walked up to the stool. An other silence and than, "Gryffindor."
The table that had booed at Narcissa was now cheering.
"Diggory, Amos."
"Hufflepuff."
"Evans, Lily."
The hazel-eyed boy watched a pretty girl with curling red hair and emerald eyes walk up to be sorted. "Gryffindor."
"Figg, Arabella."
"Griffindor."
After Arabella were a few students sorted in Hufflepuff and Ravenclow.
"Lupin, Remus."
"Gryffindor."
"Malfoy, Lucius."
"Slytherin."
"Pettigrew, Peter."
"Gryffindor."
"Potter, James."
The hazel-eyed boy walked up to the stool and put on the hat. "Gryffindor."
James walked to the Gryffindor table with a smirk on his face and sat down next to Sirius, got out his wand and muttered a spell.
"Snape, Grease ball."
The whole hall bursted out laughing. Professor McGonagall corrected herself with a head like a tomato. "Snape, Severus."
"Slytherin."
~~~~ End Flashback~~~~
The six of them had trouble not to burst out laughing again. The ceremony ended and food appeared on the golden plates. Sirius wolfed down plate after plate of food, while everybody, except the first years watching Sirius eat that much food, ate casually. Suddenly there was a loud beng from Slytherin table and it occupants were wearing pink tutus. Sirius pulled a photo camera out of his robes and made a picture.
"For in our prank book."
"You have a prank book?"
"Yeah, it contains all the pranks we pulled, like a guide. It tells how to prepare and a picture of the result. That way we know what we did and don't repeat it, 'cause that would be lame."
"Well said Prongs, couldn't say it better myself."
~~~~~~
After dinner they made their way up to Gryffindor tower and went up to their dormitories.
"What happened to Evans? You two actually had a normal conversation."
"I don't know Padfoot, but I honestly like it better this way."
"If you play it right, you might even get that date you wanted for the past six years."
"You really think so Moony?"
"I know so."
"Oke, but than I'll need you're help."
"Can I wait till next week?"
"Sure, why?"
"Full moon Sunday."
"Yeah, that's much more important than Evans, Prongs."
"Well thanks for you're support Padfoot."
"You don't need to thank me, that's what friend are for."
"Yeah right." James answered sarcastically while closing the curtains of his four-poster.
"Night you guys."
"Night Prongs, sweet dreams about Evans."
"You'd better watch out or I'm gonna kill you Padfoot."