"I can't think of anything else to give him! We've tried cats, rocks, AND Play-Doh! He is absolutely impossible!" James shouted.
"Amen," said Peter.
"We just haven't found the right thing for him yet. You can't force him to like something, he just has to...kind of fall in love with it. You know?" asked Remus. James and Peter stared at him and then at each other and then shrugged their shoulders. Remus let out a sigh of frustration and looked around the Great Hall where most of the students were eating without a care in the world. He and his friends on the other hand had a major dialemma to deal with.
Suddenly James jumped out of his chair and snatched the girl right next to him's catalogue of "Barbie and Ken's New Line of Fashion For School!"
"Hey!" yelled the girl, trying to get hold of the catalogue.
James ignored her and skimmed the first few pages.
"What's that?" asked Remus curiously.
"Protractors..sharpeners...golf balls..." mumbled James, flipping through the catalogue. "Ah hah! Here it is!"
"What is?" asked Peter, while James slapped it on the table.
"Look! It's a Barbie!! It's some Muggle catalogue and I found the perfect gift! And it has magic shipping too!" screamed James.
"She's so pretty and beautiful! Her hair glistens in the sunlight. Her eyes twinkle. Her face is flawless. Her arms look like..well arms." said Peter, staring at the plastic doll.
"Peter, it's a doll.." responded Remus.
"Peter, it's just a doll," mocked Peter in a squeaky voice. "She's so gorgeous! Quick, call her over here! I want to meet her!!"
"Peter, we mean she's a toy. Fake. Plastic. NOT REALLY LIVING," James informed Peter while Remus scribbled down a few words and ran to the owlery to deliver it. 5 minutes later, he ran back into the hall, panting.
"Why did you rush?" James asked.
"They. Said. Mail. Today. Before 10. Get. Before 12." Remus managed to get out.
"Um, Remus, its only 8:30AM," Peter told him. Remus glanced at his watch and smacked his forehead.
"They teach us how to read the future using the stars but they can't teach us how to read these watches!" groaned Remus.
**4 hours later**
"Its supposed to be here! Where is it?!" whined Peter. At that very moment, a large owl dropped a package in Remus' lap. They all stared at it like it was a gift from God. James then grabbed it and tore the paper off as fast as he could. He then held it up carefully and examined the precious doll in front of his friends.
"She's kind of ugly if you ask me, Lily Evans is prettier than her!" James whispered.
"I HEARD THAT!" roared a redhead a few seats down. The three friends winced and went back to examining the doll.
"I don't think Sirius will like it," Remus said. James and Peter nodded their heads in agreement. "She's too, boring, even with her bright pink plaid uniform. What can we do to her?"
Remus swished his wand around Barbie's foot and accidently caused it to catch on fire. Peter and James then frantically started throwing pumpkin juice on it to put it out. They both missed and all the juice landed on Remus. Remus then huffed and puffed (A/N: big bad wolf...lol) and blew the fire out.
"That went well," James said sarcastically.
"You try and do something to it then! Go on!" Remus said as he wiped his robes clean.
James held Barbie by her hair and twirled her around. He then flicked his wand and she turned into a white stuffed giraffe.
"This looks cool," James said smiling.
"No it doesn't. I want to fix it," Peter said, grabbing the giraffe from James. He smacked the giraffe's neck with his wand and it turned into a plush cat. Peter sprung away from it, thinking it was real. "KEEP IT AWAY FROM ME! MUMMY!!!!"
"I want to fix it now!" Remus demanded. Remus grabbed the cat.
"No me!" James protested. James grabbed the other end of the cat and tugged it.
"Me!"
"Me!"
"ME!"
"ME times infinity!!!"
"ME TIMES INFINITY PLUS ONE!!!"
"I CAN'T COUNT THAT HIGH!!!!"
They then both dropped the toy cat and started yelling spells at it. There were bright flashes of colors flying around the cat. After five minutes of spell yelling nonstop, the boys ran out of spells to use and waited for the smoke to clear out to see what they had made.
"Can, can I come out now?" Peter squeaked.
"Yes, I think its safe now. What do you think it is James?" Remus asked, picking up the toy delicately.
"Whatever it is, its beautiful!" James exclaimed. And it was beautiful. In his hand, Remus held a beautifully sewn stuffed black dog with velvety soft fur and twinkling brown eyes.
"Do you think he'll like it?" asked Peter.
"There's only one way to find out!" said James. "Lets go!"
"Amen," said Peter.
"We just haven't found the right thing for him yet. You can't force him to like something, he just has to...kind of fall in love with it. You know?" asked Remus. James and Peter stared at him and then at each other and then shrugged their shoulders. Remus let out a sigh of frustration and looked around the Great Hall where most of the students were eating without a care in the world. He and his friends on the other hand had a major dialemma to deal with.
Suddenly James jumped out of his chair and snatched the girl right next to him's catalogue of "Barbie and Ken's New Line of Fashion For School!"
"Hey!" yelled the girl, trying to get hold of the catalogue.
James ignored her and skimmed the first few pages.
"What's that?" asked Remus curiously.
"Protractors..sharpeners...golf balls..." mumbled James, flipping through the catalogue. "Ah hah! Here it is!"
"What is?" asked Peter, while James slapped it on the table.
"Look! It's a Barbie!! It's some Muggle catalogue and I found the perfect gift! And it has magic shipping too!" screamed James.
"She's so pretty and beautiful! Her hair glistens in the sunlight. Her eyes twinkle. Her face is flawless. Her arms look like..well arms." said Peter, staring at the plastic doll.
"Peter, it's a doll.." responded Remus.
"Peter, it's just a doll," mocked Peter in a squeaky voice. "She's so gorgeous! Quick, call her over here! I want to meet her!!"
"Peter, we mean she's a toy. Fake. Plastic. NOT REALLY LIVING," James informed Peter while Remus scribbled down a few words and ran to the owlery to deliver it. 5 minutes later, he ran back into the hall, panting.
"Why did you rush?" James asked.
"They. Said. Mail. Today. Before 10. Get. Before 12." Remus managed to get out.
"Um, Remus, its only 8:30AM," Peter told him. Remus glanced at his watch and smacked his forehead.
"They teach us how to read the future using the stars but they can't teach us how to read these watches!" groaned Remus.
**4 hours later**
"Its supposed to be here! Where is it?!" whined Peter. At that very moment, a large owl dropped a package in Remus' lap. They all stared at it like it was a gift from God. James then grabbed it and tore the paper off as fast as he could. He then held it up carefully and examined the precious doll in front of his friends.
"She's kind of ugly if you ask me, Lily Evans is prettier than her!" James whispered.
"I HEARD THAT!" roared a redhead a few seats down. The three friends winced and went back to examining the doll.
"I don't think Sirius will like it," Remus said. James and Peter nodded their heads in agreement. "She's too, boring, even with her bright pink plaid uniform. What can we do to her?"
Remus swished his wand around Barbie's foot and accidently caused it to catch on fire. Peter and James then frantically started throwing pumpkin juice on it to put it out. They both missed and all the juice landed on Remus. Remus then huffed and puffed (A/N: big bad wolf...lol) and blew the fire out.
"That went well," James said sarcastically.
"You try and do something to it then! Go on!" Remus said as he wiped his robes clean.
James held Barbie by her hair and twirled her around. He then flicked his wand and she turned into a white stuffed giraffe.
"This looks cool," James said smiling.
"No it doesn't. I want to fix it," Peter said, grabbing the giraffe from James. He smacked the giraffe's neck with his wand and it turned into a plush cat. Peter sprung away from it, thinking it was real. "KEEP IT AWAY FROM ME! MUMMY!!!!"
"I want to fix it now!" Remus demanded. Remus grabbed the cat.
"No me!" James protested. James grabbed the other end of the cat and tugged it.
"Me!"
"Me!"
"ME!"
"ME times infinity!!!"
"ME TIMES INFINITY PLUS ONE!!!"
"I CAN'T COUNT THAT HIGH!!!!"
They then both dropped the toy cat and started yelling spells at it. There were bright flashes of colors flying around the cat. After five minutes of spell yelling nonstop, the boys ran out of spells to use and waited for the smoke to clear out to see what they had made.
"Can, can I come out now?" Peter squeaked.
"Yes, I think its safe now. What do you think it is James?" Remus asked, picking up the toy delicately.
"Whatever it is, its beautiful!" James exclaimed. And it was beautiful. In his hand, Remus held a beautifully sewn stuffed black dog with velvety soft fur and twinkling brown eyes.
"Do you think he'll like it?" asked Peter.
"There's only one way to find out!" said James. "Lets go!"