Chapter 5: Back to Hogwarts
(A/N I couldnt think of anything to call this chapter so...this'll do, and I skipped the sorting. So sue me.)
"Same as ever," Lily said to herself, gazing at the castle, as the Marauders and Lily climbed into one of the few hundred horseless cariages.
"So, what did you expect? A tiny little cottage in them middle of nowhere?" Sirius said.
"Oh *do* shut-up," she shot at him.
"Hey little miss PMS! Calm yourself!" But as soon as the words had come out he realized he shouldn't had said that.
"What did you say?" Lily asked quietly.
"Er..." Sirius hesitated. Inside those startingly green eyes of hers he could see them flare.
"You...are *so*...dead," she whispered. Sirius looked uncomfortably to Remus, who was examining his fingernails, to Peter, who as usual, had no clue what was going on, and to James, who was snickering uncontrolably.
"Lily I--"
"Simias!" she shouted before he'd even got the words out. There was a loud crack and a puff of smoke. Right where Sirius had been sitting, there sat a confused chimpanzee. James fell out of his seat laughing and Remus chuckled good-naturedly. Peter, oblivious to what was going on, looked around wildly. Lily looked at the chimp with a satisfied look on her face.
"Artus Antiquo," she said in a slightly better mood. The familiar crack filled the carriage as Sirius returned to his normal state.
"That...that was uncalled for!" he said, laughing.
"Yeah...but it was a serious cool bit of Transfiguration," said James as they all dismounted the carriage and walked into the Entrance Hall of Hogwarts. "Wonder what old McGonagall would say if she knew--"
"Knew what, Mister Potter?" said a crisp voice behind them. James, with a look of horror upon his face, wheeled around slowly.
"Professor! Erm...if you knew...that erm...that Lily can do human transfiguration!" he said. Professor McGonagall raised her eyebrows.
"Can you now, Miss Evans? A demonstration, perhaps?" she said unbelieveingly. Lily whipped out her wand and cleared her throat. She pointed at James. James's eyes widened.
"Transformo Bigae!" she said clearly. Several nervous-looking newcomers gathered around to watch. Where James had been standing was a beautiful Palomino horse, pawing the ground nervously. McGonagall's eyebrows were now so high they touched a few stray hairs on her forehead.
"And...and the--the counter spell?" she asked nervously. Sirius stepped forward, his own wand out.
"Mister Black--no!" McGonagall pleaded.
"Artus Alatus!" he said triumphantly. Lily clapped a hand to her head. James had returned to his normal form...but had sprouted wings.
"Oy! Sirius...what--what've you done to me!" James said, flapping his wings so he soared above the gathering crowd.
"Artus Antiquo!" Lily shouted at James. There was a POP and his wings were gone. He hovered in the air for a few seconds before plumeting fast to the ground. Just before he hit the ground, Lily yelled, "Suspendo!" And James did not fall into the floor, but hovered above it instead. Lily looked quite pleased with herself.
"That was...truly a display to remember Miss Evans. Twenty points to Gryffindor!" Lily beamed at a scowling Sirius. The crowd dissolved into the Great Hall soon after. Just as Lily began to enter, a voice moaned behind her. She rolled her eyes and turned around where James was still hovering above the ground.
"Need help?" she called casually.
"Of course I need help! What d'you expect me to do, hover myself into the Great Hall and have someone feed me?" he said sarcasticaly.
"Pedem Referre," she said lazily as James fell hard to the ground. Lily helped him up, laughing. James dusted himself off.
"Sorry about that," she said, still laughing.
"No big deal. Well...I suppose we should go into the Hall now," he said awkwardly.
"Yeah, come on." They entered the hall together and found seats at the Gryffindor table with Remus and Sirius. (A/N Peter went to sit by himself. MUHAHAHAHA)
"Lily?" said a voice. Lily turned beside her to find her best friend, Ruby O'Neil(A/N O'Neil--also from Daria).
"Ruby!" Lily shrieked and hugged her.
"How've you been? I tried to write back but obviously Tawny didn't get back soon enough...oh Lils!" Ruby exclaimed once they'd broken apart.
"There's Remus," Lily hinted in a sing-song like voice. Ruby grinned.
"See you in the common room later!" she called as she ran off to join Remus. Lily smiled and looked up at the staff table. A silver-bearded man was now standing up at the middle of the table. The Hall went into utter silence.
"Welcome," said the man named Dumbledore. "To Hogwarts. To all the newcomers, welcome! To our returning students, welcome back! I would like to announce, that the Head Girl and Boy for this year, are Lily Evans of Gryffindor house, and James Potter of Gryffindor house." James stood up on the table and took a bow.
"How'd you get to be Head boy James?" yelled a fourth year.
"It escapes me," James said, bowing lower.
"Now that we are done entertaining," Dumbledore's eyes twinkled in the direction of James, "it would be the perfect time to eat. Tuck in!" The golden plates and goblets soon filled themselves with food and drink. James and Sirius ate everything in sight, while Lily only ate her preferred diet of salad and soup. After a while, the food vanished, which was of course, the sign to head into the dormitories.
Students milled out of the Great Hall in groups to the dormitories. Lily caught up with James and Sirius while Peter lagged behind and Remus and Ruby walked hand-in-hand together. Although devided at the time, they all arrived at the portrait of the Fat Lady together.
"Dragon fang," Lily told the portrait as it swung open to reveal the Gryffindor common room. The crowd around the portrait entered. The Marauders, Lily and Ruby went over to their usual place by the fire to sit. Lily sat beside James, Ruby and Remus choose the floor (?) and Sirius sat in a squashy scarlet armchair.
"What've we got tomorrow, James?" Lily asked tiredly.
"Erm...as far as I know, Transfiguration, Double Charms with the Hufflepuffs, Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts," he said. Lily sighed and leaned her head against the couch.
"C'mon Lily, let's go to bed," Ruby said, standing up and kissing Remus good night.
"Nah, I'm not tired just yet, you go on up to bed," she said, smiling. Sirius and Remus stood up too.
"We'll be off to bed then," said Sirius, walking away, followed by Remus. Lily felt her eyelids begin to droop. She looked over at James, who was already asleep. Lily grinned as she put her head on his shoulder and drifted off to sleep.
(A/N I couldnt think of anything to call this chapter so...this'll do, and I skipped the sorting. So sue me.)
"Same as ever," Lily said to herself, gazing at the castle, as the Marauders and Lily climbed into one of the few hundred horseless cariages.
"So, what did you expect? A tiny little cottage in them middle of nowhere?" Sirius said.
"Oh *do* shut-up," she shot at him.
"Hey little miss PMS! Calm yourself!" But as soon as the words had come out he realized he shouldn't had said that.
"What did you say?" Lily asked quietly.
"Er..." Sirius hesitated. Inside those startingly green eyes of hers he could see them flare.
"You...are *so*...dead," she whispered. Sirius looked uncomfortably to Remus, who was examining his fingernails, to Peter, who as usual, had no clue what was going on, and to James, who was snickering uncontrolably.
"Lily I--"
"Simias!" she shouted before he'd even got the words out. There was a loud crack and a puff of smoke. Right where Sirius had been sitting, there sat a confused chimpanzee. James fell out of his seat laughing and Remus chuckled good-naturedly. Peter, oblivious to what was going on, looked around wildly. Lily looked at the chimp with a satisfied look on her face.
"Artus Antiquo," she said in a slightly better mood. The familiar crack filled the carriage as Sirius returned to his normal state.
"That...that was uncalled for!" he said, laughing.
"Yeah...but it was a serious cool bit of Transfiguration," said James as they all dismounted the carriage and walked into the Entrance Hall of Hogwarts. "Wonder what old McGonagall would say if she knew--"
"Knew what, Mister Potter?" said a crisp voice behind them. James, with a look of horror upon his face, wheeled around slowly.
"Professor! Erm...if you knew...that erm...that Lily can do human transfiguration!" he said. Professor McGonagall raised her eyebrows.
"Can you now, Miss Evans? A demonstration, perhaps?" she said unbelieveingly. Lily whipped out her wand and cleared her throat. She pointed at James. James's eyes widened.
"Transformo Bigae!" she said clearly. Several nervous-looking newcomers gathered around to watch. Where James had been standing was a beautiful Palomino horse, pawing the ground nervously. McGonagall's eyebrows were now so high they touched a few stray hairs on her forehead.
"And...and the--the counter spell?" she asked nervously. Sirius stepped forward, his own wand out.
"Mister Black--no!" McGonagall pleaded.
"Artus Alatus!" he said triumphantly. Lily clapped a hand to her head. James had returned to his normal form...but had sprouted wings.
"Oy! Sirius...what--what've you done to me!" James said, flapping his wings so he soared above the gathering crowd.
"Artus Antiquo!" Lily shouted at James. There was a POP and his wings were gone. He hovered in the air for a few seconds before plumeting fast to the ground. Just before he hit the ground, Lily yelled, "Suspendo!" And James did not fall into the floor, but hovered above it instead. Lily looked quite pleased with herself.
"That was...truly a display to remember Miss Evans. Twenty points to Gryffindor!" Lily beamed at a scowling Sirius. The crowd dissolved into the Great Hall soon after. Just as Lily began to enter, a voice moaned behind her. She rolled her eyes and turned around where James was still hovering above the ground.
"Need help?" she called casually.
"Of course I need help! What d'you expect me to do, hover myself into the Great Hall and have someone feed me?" he said sarcasticaly.
"Pedem Referre," she said lazily as James fell hard to the ground. Lily helped him up, laughing. James dusted himself off.
"Sorry about that," she said, still laughing.
"No big deal. Well...I suppose we should go into the Hall now," he said awkwardly.
"Yeah, come on." They entered the hall together and found seats at the Gryffindor table with Remus and Sirius. (A/N Peter went to sit by himself. MUHAHAHAHA)
"Lily?" said a voice. Lily turned beside her to find her best friend, Ruby O'Neil(A/N O'Neil--also from Daria).
"Ruby!" Lily shrieked and hugged her.
"How've you been? I tried to write back but obviously Tawny didn't get back soon enough...oh Lils!" Ruby exclaimed once they'd broken apart.
"There's Remus," Lily hinted in a sing-song like voice. Ruby grinned.
"See you in the common room later!" she called as she ran off to join Remus. Lily smiled and looked up at the staff table. A silver-bearded man was now standing up at the middle of the table. The Hall went into utter silence.
"Welcome," said the man named Dumbledore. "To Hogwarts. To all the newcomers, welcome! To our returning students, welcome back! I would like to announce, that the Head Girl and Boy for this year, are Lily Evans of Gryffindor house, and James Potter of Gryffindor house." James stood up on the table and took a bow.
"How'd you get to be Head boy James?" yelled a fourth year.
"It escapes me," James said, bowing lower.
"Now that we are done entertaining," Dumbledore's eyes twinkled in the direction of James, "it would be the perfect time to eat. Tuck in!" The golden plates and goblets soon filled themselves with food and drink. James and Sirius ate everything in sight, while Lily only ate her preferred diet of salad and soup. After a while, the food vanished, which was of course, the sign to head into the dormitories.
Students milled out of the Great Hall in groups to the dormitories. Lily caught up with James and Sirius while Peter lagged behind and Remus and Ruby walked hand-in-hand together. Although devided at the time, they all arrived at the portrait of the Fat Lady together.
"Dragon fang," Lily told the portrait as it swung open to reveal the Gryffindor common room. The crowd around the portrait entered. The Marauders, Lily and Ruby went over to their usual place by the fire to sit. Lily sat beside James, Ruby and Remus choose the floor (?) and Sirius sat in a squashy scarlet armchair.
"What've we got tomorrow, James?" Lily asked tiredly.
"Erm...as far as I know, Transfiguration, Double Charms with the Hufflepuffs, Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts," he said. Lily sighed and leaned her head against the couch.
"C'mon Lily, let's go to bed," Ruby said, standing up and kissing Remus good night.
"Nah, I'm not tired just yet, you go on up to bed," she said, smiling. Sirius and Remus stood up too.
"We'll be off to bed then," said Sirius, walking away, followed by Remus. Lily felt her eyelids begin to droop. She looked over at James, who was already asleep. Lily grinned as she put her head on his shoulder and drifted off to sleep.