James and Sirius walked until those eating breakfast couldn't see them.
"Where are we going?" Sirius asked finally, looking confused.
"I dunno." James said, shrugging his shoulders. "I just wanted to get away from Lily and Sasha's prying eyes."
"Shall we visit Remus then?" Sirius asked.
"Pomfrey won't let us. Remember?"
"Oh yeah." Sirius looked thoughtful for a moment than grinned. "I know! We never did get around to pranking Lily."
James grinned as well, but his grin was quickly replaced by bland, innocent smile as he spotted a certain redhead walking around the corner.
"Did I just hear my name?" Lily asked suspiciously, still walking toward them.
"We were just commenting on how extraordinarily lovely you look today." Sirius said, flashing his trademark smile.
Lily snorted. "Whatever Sirius," she said, "You have used that line one too many times. Now really, what were you saying about me?"
Sirius looked stumped for a moment than brightened, "I know!" He exclaimed, "We were discussing you latest triumph in McGonagall's class!"
"You mean the one where I accidentally transfigured the ferret into a toilet instead of a table?" Lily asked, eyebrows raised.
"Oh yeah," Sirius muttered, "your not good at transfiguration. I forgot. Though that toilet was very comfortable I must admit. Nice and furry."
"Shut up!" Lily said, slapping Sirius lightly. She then looked over at James, who had been watching the two of them, grinning slightly. Lily got down on her knees and pretended to grovel to him. "Oh king of pranks!" she said, "Wilt thou bestow the information thou were discussing to thy?"
James laughed. "Nice try Lily, but alas, thou cannot."
Lily got up and scowled at the two boys. "Well, I guess I can't give you your mail then." She said, indicating to the piece of paper in her hand. "Its from Remus' parents."
"What?" James and Sirius said together. Sirius moved to take it, but Lily jumped back nimbly, laughing.
"Oh no you don't!" she said. "Not til you tell me what you were really saying about me." When the two boys were silent, she shrugged her shoulders and walked away, clutching the letter.
"Mrs. Lupin wouldn't mention Remus' er, condition in a letter would she?" Sirius asked anxiously.
"I dunno, but Lily, being head girl and all wouldn't read someone else's mail I don't think." James answered, equally anxious.
"She might mate," Sirius replied. "She seemed pretty mad."
"Damnit." James said, "we better go find her."
Lily walked to the hospital wing and knocked on the heavy wood door. Madame Pomfrey answered, looking tired. "What is it?" she asked wearily.
"Uh, I just had some mail for Remus Lupin." Lily answered, handing Madame Pomfrey the letter.
Madame Pomfrey read the front quickly, and looked up at Lily confused. "Its addressed to James Potter," she said suspiciously.
"Yes, but since its from Remus' mother ,James thought Remus might like to read it." Lily lied.
"Fine." Madame Pomfrey said. "I'll make sure he receives it.
"Thanks" Lily said. She turned around and started to walk back to the Great Hall. But before she got there, a hand grabbed her shoulder.
"Hey!" Lily yelped. Turning around, she saw Sirius Black. Standing behind him was James. "Looking for your letter?" Lily asked.
Sirius smirked. "No, I was looking for your lovely face."
"Didn't we already have this conversation?" Lily asked.
Sirius laughed. "Yeah, I think so." His mood darkened. "Lily, we need that letter."
"Yeah, we need it." James said.
"Sorry guys," Lily answered. " I gave it to Madame Pomfrey."
"What!" James exclaimed. "But it was my letter!"
"Well, you didn't seem very keen on taking it or you would have answered my question!" Lily retorted.
"That's besides the point!" James said hotly.
"Maybe you should of thought of that before talking about me behind my back!" Lily shot back.
Just then Professor Flitwick stepped in. "Is everything all right here boys and girls?" he squeaked.
"Just fine Professor." Lily answered sweetly, glaring at James.
Professor Flitwick nodded. "Good. I would hate for anyone to be fighting so close to Christmas."
"Oh shoot!" Lily cried. "I forgot about the Hogsmeade trip today. Did everyone leave already?"
Flitwick nodded. "The students wanted an early start so they could get all their Christmas shopping done. In fact, I should be leaving myself for Diagon Alley." He dissaparated suddenly, making the three jump.
"Dammit Potter!" Lily said. "Now I can't buy any presents for Christmas!"
James was silent for a moment, than began to grin mischievously. "I'll help you get to Hogsmeade Lily," he said slowly, "on two conditions."
Lily was skeptical. "Two conditions when I don't even know how you plan on doing this?"
"Its your only option." James laughed.
Lily sighed. "Fine, what are the conditions."
"One, you don't tell anyone how I get you to Hogmeade. Two, you go to the hospital wing and get back my letter without reading it."
"Whatever" Lily said. "I'll get you back you stupid letter and keep your little secret."
"You could try to sound a little more grateful." James said, a little hurt.
"James, are you sure she can keep a secret?" Sirius said thickly. He had been making up for his lost breakfast with chocolate frogs. One had escaped and was currently jumping from chandelier to chandelier.
"Of course I can!" Lily said heatedly.
"Good enough for me!" James said. He whipped out a piece of paper from inside his robes and gave to Lily.
"Evans," he said grandly, "I present you with the Marauders Map."
A/N Wow I'm sorry this chapter is so bad. That's really all I have to say except that I will be updating about once a week on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Homework takes the rest of my time.
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"I dunno." James said, shrugging his shoulders. "I just wanted to get away from Lily and Sasha's prying eyes."
"Shall we visit Remus then?" Sirius asked.
"Pomfrey won't let us. Remember?"
"Oh yeah." Sirius looked thoughtful for a moment than grinned. "I know! We never did get around to pranking Lily."
James grinned as well, but his grin was quickly replaced by bland, innocent smile as he spotted a certain redhead walking around the corner.
"Did I just hear my name?" Lily asked suspiciously, still walking toward them.
"We were just commenting on how extraordinarily lovely you look today." Sirius said, flashing his trademark smile.
Lily snorted. "Whatever Sirius," she said, "You have used that line one too many times. Now really, what were you saying about me?"
Sirius looked stumped for a moment than brightened, "I know!" He exclaimed, "We were discussing you latest triumph in McGonagall's class!"
"You mean the one where I accidentally transfigured the ferret into a toilet instead of a table?" Lily asked, eyebrows raised.
"Oh yeah," Sirius muttered, "your not good at transfiguration. I forgot. Though that toilet was very comfortable I must admit. Nice and furry."
"Shut up!" Lily said, slapping Sirius lightly. She then looked over at James, who had been watching the two of them, grinning slightly. Lily got down on her knees and pretended to grovel to him. "Oh king of pranks!" she said, "Wilt thou bestow the information thou were discussing to thy?"
James laughed. "Nice try Lily, but alas, thou cannot."
Lily got up and scowled at the two boys. "Well, I guess I can't give you your mail then." She said, indicating to the piece of paper in her hand. "Its from Remus' parents."
"What?" James and Sirius said together. Sirius moved to take it, but Lily jumped back nimbly, laughing.
"Oh no you don't!" she said. "Not til you tell me what you were really saying about me." When the two boys were silent, she shrugged her shoulders and walked away, clutching the letter.
"Mrs. Lupin wouldn't mention Remus' er, condition in a letter would she?" Sirius asked anxiously.
"I dunno, but Lily, being head girl and all wouldn't read someone else's mail I don't think." James answered, equally anxious.
"She might mate," Sirius replied. "She seemed pretty mad."
"Damnit." James said, "we better go find her."
Lily walked to the hospital wing and knocked on the heavy wood door. Madame Pomfrey answered, looking tired. "What is it?" she asked wearily.
"Uh, I just had some mail for Remus Lupin." Lily answered, handing Madame Pomfrey the letter.
Madame Pomfrey read the front quickly, and looked up at Lily confused. "Its addressed to James Potter," she said suspiciously.
"Yes, but since its from Remus' mother ,James thought Remus might like to read it." Lily lied.
"Fine." Madame Pomfrey said. "I'll make sure he receives it.
"Thanks" Lily said. She turned around and started to walk back to the Great Hall. But before she got there, a hand grabbed her shoulder.
"Hey!" Lily yelped. Turning around, she saw Sirius Black. Standing behind him was James. "Looking for your letter?" Lily asked.
Sirius smirked. "No, I was looking for your lovely face."
"Didn't we already have this conversation?" Lily asked.
Sirius laughed. "Yeah, I think so." His mood darkened. "Lily, we need that letter."
"Yeah, we need it." James said.
"Sorry guys," Lily answered. " I gave it to Madame Pomfrey."
"What!" James exclaimed. "But it was my letter!"
"Well, you didn't seem very keen on taking it or you would have answered my question!" Lily retorted.
"That's besides the point!" James said hotly.
"Maybe you should of thought of that before talking about me behind my back!" Lily shot back.
Just then Professor Flitwick stepped in. "Is everything all right here boys and girls?" he squeaked.
"Just fine Professor." Lily answered sweetly, glaring at James.
Professor Flitwick nodded. "Good. I would hate for anyone to be fighting so close to Christmas."
"Oh shoot!" Lily cried. "I forgot about the Hogsmeade trip today. Did everyone leave already?"
Flitwick nodded. "The students wanted an early start so they could get all their Christmas shopping done. In fact, I should be leaving myself for Diagon Alley." He dissaparated suddenly, making the three jump.
"Dammit Potter!" Lily said. "Now I can't buy any presents for Christmas!"
James was silent for a moment, than began to grin mischievously. "I'll help you get to Hogsmeade Lily," he said slowly, "on two conditions."
Lily was skeptical. "Two conditions when I don't even know how you plan on doing this?"
"Its your only option." James laughed.
Lily sighed. "Fine, what are the conditions."
"One, you don't tell anyone how I get you to Hogmeade. Two, you go to the hospital wing and get back my letter without reading it."
"Whatever" Lily said. "I'll get you back you stupid letter and keep your little secret."
"You could try to sound a little more grateful." James said, a little hurt.
"James, are you sure she can keep a secret?" Sirius said thickly. He had been making up for his lost breakfast with chocolate frogs. One had escaped and was currently jumping from chandelier to chandelier.
"Of course I can!" Lily said heatedly.
"Good enough for me!" James said. He whipped out a piece of paper from inside his robes and gave to Lily.
"Evans," he said grandly, "I present you with the Marauders Map."
A/N Wow I'm sorry this chapter is so bad. That's really all I have to say except that I will be updating about once a week on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Homework takes the rest of my time.
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