Chapter 7: Fireworks
"Oy, Professor McGonagall! It's us!" whispered a voice. Professor McGonagall opened her office door to let James and Lily in. James pulled the invisibility cloak off of them as they walked in.
"So...what's this all about, Professor?" Lily asked.
"Well...some people in Hogsmeade have figured out how to get into the Shrieking Shack," she explained grimly.
"But...but Remus--"
"Precisely. Which is why we have to stop this. Some villagers are planning a break in tomorrow--"
"The full moon!"
"Yes. Your detention is this: you will be posting ads all over Hogsmeade about the Shack."
"About what?"
"Anything so long as it's terrible, awful, and most importantly, discouraging people to go anywhere *near* that house. Understood?"
"Yes Professor McGonagall," Lily and James said.
"I'll just ask you to nip down there with the cloak now. Please hurry, you're well past curfew."
"Okay, we're off then." James grabbed Lily's hand and they walked out of her office. Lily raised her wand.
"Lily, what the bloody--" James started.
"Accio Lightningbolt!" she whispered. For a second, nothing happened. But then, a broomstick appeared in front of them.
"Lily are you mad?"
"No, just as sane as ever. Now c'mon, we'll make more progress on this thing of yours." James swung his leg over the broom, followed by Lily.
"Count of three," James whispered, still covered by the invisibility cloak. "One...two...three!" He kicked off from the ground. Lily grabbed James around the waist for fear of sliding off.
"Feels weird," Lily said as they flew into the Entrance Hall, "riding a broom inside Hogwarts."
"Don't I know it," James muttered as they burst out of the double doors and into the castle grounds. The flew over the Whomping Willow, and before they knew it, they'd landed in Hogsmeade.
"C'mon, let's go." Lily got out her wand, as did James. They walked around, writing messages on announcement boards with their wands.
"Okay...how about...'if you're in the Shrieking Shack, you better watch your back. You might find yourself topsy-turvsy(A/N I guess that means upside-down...I head it somewhere.) for the ghost's won't show you mercy'," Lily suggested, now scribbling with her wand on the board.
"Cryptic!" James complemented. "I think that's the last one...let's go."
"Oh, what's the matter? Is Jamesie scared?" Lily teased.
"No..." he mumbled.
"Aw, come on. Let's go over to the Quidditch Pitch."
"Why?"
"So we can plan some stuff for the school! We haven't done anything yet!"
"Okay. Hop on," James climbed onto the broomstick, followed by Lily, who clutched his waist for dear life. They took off, soaring over Hogsmeade, the Willow, the grounds. And finally, they arrived. Lily dismounted the broom and raced over to sit on a row of bleachers.(A/N I know it doesn't have bleachers, I just added that. Or does it?)
"Okay," she said once James sat down. "First, let's plan the next Hogsmeade visit. I was thinking maybe November eleventh. And then for an activity towards Christmas we could--"
"Lily!" James said, holding up a hand to silence her. "Did you hear that?"
"Hear...what?" Lily asked suspiciously.
"N-nothing. You were saying?"
"Er...right...we should have a Christmas Ball, and all years should be allowed to come...James...what're you doing?" James was moving closer to Lily. Lily blinked, unsure of what to do. He was getting closer...so Lily did the only thing that made sense...she leaned in too. Lily closed her eyes as thier lips met...fireworks exploded inside her head.
"Oy, Professor McGonagall! It's us!" whispered a voice. Professor McGonagall opened her office door to let James and Lily in. James pulled the invisibility cloak off of them as they walked in.
"So...what's this all about, Professor?" Lily asked.
"Well...some people in Hogsmeade have figured out how to get into the Shrieking Shack," she explained grimly.
"But...but Remus--"
"Precisely. Which is why we have to stop this. Some villagers are planning a break in tomorrow--"
"The full moon!"
"Yes. Your detention is this: you will be posting ads all over Hogsmeade about the Shack."
"About what?"
"Anything so long as it's terrible, awful, and most importantly, discouraging people to go anywhere *near* that house. Understood?"
"Yes Professor McGonagall," Lily and James said.
"I'll just ask you to nip down there with the cloak now. Please hurry, you're well past curfew."
"Okay, we're off then." James grabbed Lily's hand and they walked out of her office. Lily raised her wand.
"Lily, what the bloody--" James started.
"Accio Lightningbolt!" she whispered. For a second, nothing happened. But then, a broomstick appeared in front of them.
"Lily are you mad?"
"No, just as sane as ever. Now c'mon, we'll make more progress on this thing of yours." James swung his leg over the broom, followed by Lily.
"Count of three," James whispered, still covered by the invisibility cloak. "One...two...three!" He kicked off from the ground. Lily grabbed James around the waist for fear of sliding off.
"Feels weird," Lily said as they flew into the Entrance Hall, "riding a broom inside Hogwarts."
"Don't I know it," James muttered as they burst out of the double doors and into the castle grounds. The flew over the Whomping Willow, and before they knew it, they'd landed in Hogsmeade.
"C'mon, let's go." Lily got out her wand, as did James. They walked around, writing messages on announcement boards with their wands.
"Okay...how about...'if you're in the Shrieking Shack, you better watch your back. You might find yourself topsy-turvsy(A/N I guess that means upside-down...I head it somewhere.) for the ghost's won't show you mercy'," Lily suggested, now scribbling with her wand on the board.
"Cryptic!" James complemented. "I think that's the last one...let's go."
"Oh, what's the matter? Is Jamesie scared?" Lily teased.
"No..." he mumbled.
"Aw, come on. Let's go over to the Quidditch Pitch."
"Why?"
"So we can plan some stuff for the school! We haven't done anything yet!"
"Okay. Hop on," James climbed onto the broomstick, followed by Lily, who clutched his waist for dear life. They took off, soaring over Hogsmeade, the Willow, the grounds. And finally, they arrived. Lily dismounted the broom and raced over to sit on a row of bleachers.(A/N I know it doesn't have bleachers, I just added that. Or does it?)
"Okay," she said once James sat down. "First, let's plan the next Hogsmeade visit. I was thinking maybe November eleventh. And then for an activity towards Christmas we could--"
"Lily!" James said, holding up a hand to silence her. "Did you hear that?"
"Hear...what?" Lily asked suspiciously.
"N-nothing. You were saying?"
"Er...right...we should have a Christmas Ball, and all years should be allowed to come...James...what're you doing?" James was moving closer to Lily. Lily blinked, unsure of what to do. He was getting closer...so Lily did the only thing that made sense...she leaned in too. Lily closed her eyes as thier lips met...fireworks exploded inside her head.