One hot and humid day in mid-August, a bored James Potter was lying on his
lawn looking into space. Sirius was in France with his family,(much against
Sirius will) Peter was at a family reunion in the states, and Remus was ill
because of the up coming full moon tonight. James had absolutly nothing to
do, with a sigh he walked inside of his house. Which of coarse was empty,
his parent which were top-notch Aurors had a mission to kill a certain
group of death eaters that they had a lead on. His parents wouldn't be home
for another good 3 weeks.
James looked at the woods in the back of his house and smirked. James walked into his backyard and changed into his animagi form; a white stag. You see he along with Sirius and Peter had become animagi for there friend Remus, who was a werwolf. He walked into the woods and found the clearing that Sirius and he would play quidditch in. He saw a girl there crying. The girl had red hair, she looked up at James and he saw it was one of his classmates; and his current crush, Lily Evans. James wasn't exactly good friends with her more like aqquantinces. However Remus seemed to be good friends with her, so she couldn't be that bad. James thought of turning back to his human form, but didn't because he decided it might scare her. James walked up to her; Lily stood up and pet the stag.
'Why is she crying?' James thought. His thoughts of coarse were all to soon going to be answered. James started to walk back.
"Don't worry I won't hurt you." The stag walked back over to her. "Your so lucky to be able to roam the wild. No worries, no abusive father who blames you for your mothers death. Just because you were in the same car crash, and lived threw it." Lily looked down at the stag and looked into his eyes, those eyes they looked so familiar but she just couldn't place them. It was like she had seen them before but where? Lily noticed it was getting dark and she might be able to sneak into the house before her father came home and her sister was already asleep. "I've got to go." She said and pet the stag once more.
James walked back into his backyard and changed back into his human form. 'Lily had an abusive father?' he thought. 'She's so nice, and gentle.' James made himself some dinner and went to bed, it was just to much to comprehend.
~*~*~
Two weeks later the familiar voice of Sirius yelled, "James!!" as he came out of the fireplace.
"Sirius!" He yelled back at him
"How are ya?"
"Good, you?"
"Great."
"So how was paris?"
"It was great, they had all these prank things."
"Really, like what?"
"They had this powder that you mix with something someone eats and their hair turns into their least favorite color."
"Awesome!"
"Yea, figured we could probably do it on the whole Slytherin table."
"Something to look forward to."
"Yea, but first we could probably test it on Snape, no harm in that."
"Nope, none at all."
"So wanna go play quidditch in the woods?"
"Umm. sure why not?"
"Lets go then."
~*~*~
One week later James flooed over to Sirius' house; they were gunna floo to the leaky cauldron to go get some school suppies.
"Sirius!?"
"Coming!" Sirius ran down the stairs. "Hey Prongsie!"
"Hey Padfoot."
"Ready?"
"Yep." Sirius walked into the fire place and yelled 'Diagon Alley' after he left James did the same.
"I hate floo." James stated.
"I know, if only we could apparate."
"That'd be great."
"Florish and Blotts first?"
"Sure, we need Standard 5th year book, and a couple others."
"Okay." They got to Florish and Blotts, and saw Lily and Remus.
"Lils'!! Remy!!" Sirius yelled and got some customers to look at him.
"Hey Sirius." Lily said reaching for a book a little to high for her to reach. James saw the book she was trying to get and easily got it down and handed it to her.
"Thanks James." She looked at him, he saw a bruise on her face.
"Lily, what happened to your eye."
"Oh, umm. You know I just fell, it's fine really. See you guys at school." Lily left.
"You guys believe that?"
"Nope." Remus said simply.
"No way, she couldn't get a bruise like that from falling." Sirius said watching her walk out the door.
"She wouldn't tell me." Remus told them.
"I think I know." James admitted to his friends.
"Really, how?" Remus asked.
"Umm.. well one day I was roaming the woods. And she was in the clearing Sirius and I use a lot for practising quidditch. And I was in my...Prongs form and she told me she had an abusive father that blamed her for her mothers death."
"Why were you in your Prongs form!?" Remus asked James angrily.
"I-I was bored, I had nothing else to do."
"You could have gotten caught!" Remus said.
"Calm down Moony, he didn't get caught."
"Maybe we can do something, for Lily." Remus suggested letting go of the argument.
"Remus, what on earth are we going to be able to do?"
"I dunno. Something, anything."
"All we can do is make sure she's alright during the school year, for now anyhow."
~*~*~
Semptember first, James double checked he had everything for his fifth year at Hogwarts.
"James! Come on were going to be late!" Olivia Potter yelled.
"Be right there, Mum!" James yelled back and brought his suitcase downstairs.
"Okay, come on James we have to get to Kings Cross" Once they got to Kings Cross they met up with the Blacks' and Lupins'
"Hey Prongsie!"
"Hey Padfoot, Moony."
"Hey James."
"Boys you should probably get going." Mr. Black said, hoping to get rid of his traitor of a child as soon as possible, a Gryffindor in the family. At least he wasn't friends with any mudbloods...The boys nodded and went there one at a time. Remus, then Sirius and then James. The boys went to go look for a compartment and found one with Peter, Lily and Kellie.
"Hey guys." Peter said with a weak smile.
"Hey Wormtail." Sirius said as he sat next to him. James sat next to Sirius and Remus next to Kellie.
"So girls how was your summer?" Sirius said and added his Oh so famous smile whioch would lead almost any girl except for Lily and Kellie to melt at his feet.
"Great!" Kellie answered.
"Ok. It's good to be going back to Hogwarts though." Lily said and looked down at her hands.
"So when should we expect to see the first prank from the oh-so-famous Marauders?" Kellie asked.
"A Marauder never reveals his secrets." Sirius said with a smug face.
"BLACK!!"
"Ah, but a Snape does." Lily said with a smirk.
"Very true Lilykins!"
"BLACK! YOU!" The whole compartment burst into laughter as soon as Snape stormed into the compartment.
"And you. I see you have a certain fondness in pink hair. Maybe you could try washing it now." Sirius said.
"I will get you back Black!" Sanpe stormed out of the compartment and slammed the door shut.
"Good one Padfoot, it was that stuff you got from france right." James asked, still chuckling.
"Yep and Thank you." Sirius stood up and took a bow.
~*~*~
The sorting just finished and Dumbledore was giving his speech, which truth be told James wasn't listening to. James was more fixated on Lily. She had told him she had an abusive father, and James wasn't going to forget that. Suddenly Lily's sleeve slipped a little and he saw a bruise. Jmaes figured that Lily must have felt the sleeve slip and pulled it back so it was covering her bruise she looked to see if anyone had seen it and her eyes meet with James. Lily quickly looked at her plate and food appeared.
"Can you believe we aren't supposed to be out any later then 7:00 now!" Sirius said.
"Because, you guys just listen to that so well." Bella said sarcasticlly.
"Well that's true but it's the thought that counts!"
"Okay well, you've thought about it, and you'll probably end up breaking it tomorrow."
"You just know me so well don't you, *Bella*"
"Don't you know it." She smirked. He stuck his tounge at her behind her back.
~*~*~
Remus, Sirius and James were in the common room. Remus reading a book on stars; James and Sirius reading the latest Quidditch magizines. 'Quidditch today'
"So Padfoot." Remus started
"What?" He asked.
"What going on with you and Arabella?"
"Nothing, why would you ask such a question?"
"Padfoot, for your information we aren't blind and it is pretty obvious you like her, so gather your Gryffindor bravery and ask her out!" James said said simply.
"One, I don't like her."
"Two?" James asked.
"No just one."
"You can't end with one or two if you start like that you have to go up to at least three."
"And where is it you get this knowledge, Prongsie?"
"Basic common sence, which of coarse you don't have. You however have Quidditch sence so you are therefore lacking the knowledge you have to go up to at least three."
"Right. I just don't like her."
"Denial" Remus and James said at the same time.
"I don't!"
"Sure." Remus said.
"I don't!"
"Ok."
"I don't!"
"Padfoot, just give up you know his doing the Remus thingy." James said.
"Oh, right."
"What exactly is the *Remus thingy*?" Remus asked.
"When you agree, but let us know you don't really believe us so therefore we get all offensive."
"Right. and what exactly is with you and therefore tonight!"
"Umm...not sure."
"Right...anyhow."
"So I'm thinking Prongsie, we should now annoy the hell out of Remus talking about his obsession with Kellie."
"Good idea Padfoot!"
"So Remy, have you talked to kellie at all today?"
"Yes."
"About?"
"Being back at hogwarts, homework, muggle classic novels."
"So other words boring stuff."
"Hey!(Remus) Yep!(James)" Remus and James said at the same time.
"So how about Lils' and James in seems he has a soft spot for her." Moony asked, tryign to get the subject off of his love life.
"Good change of subject Moony! So Jamesie how is the talking going with Lily?"
"Umm.. haven't talked to her since Diagon alley and I don't have a 'soft spot' for her!"
"Sure."
"I'm not going to argue with you Kellie lover!"
"Shut up!" Remus said and threw a pillow at James.
"Struck a nerve!" James said and dodged another pillow thrown by Remus.
~*~*~
Arabella, a girl with dark hair and pale blue eyes; Mia, a girl of hispanic decent with dark hair and dark eyes; Kellie a girl with dirty blonde hair and blue/green eyes; Ashley, a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, and Lily were sitting on each of their bed talking about Mia's favorite subject boys!
"Arabella." Mia started.
"It's Bella!"
"Sorry, *Bella* you and Sirius were made for each other!" Mia said dreamily.
"Your kidding right? He gets on my nerves."
"But in the way you want him right." Mia smirked.
"Maybe."
"So you do like him."
"Just a little."
"Whats with all the fights then?" Kellie asked.
"Kellie, not all people have hobbies such as muggle books with the guy they like."
"Whatever, Mia."
"I dunno, I guess it's the only way we ever talk so we just fight."
"It's so obvious to. Sirius likes you and you like Sirius plus you score major points in the cuteness factor." Lily said, looking up from 'The Witch Weekly'.
"Thanks. Now moving on to Kellie."
"Why me?" Kellie asked.
"Cause I want to get off the subject of me."
"Oh."
"Yes Kellie how is the boring couple doing." Mia asked. Mia and Kellie didn't like each other much, they really never had. Lily had a feeling it was because Mia had kissed Remus second year, and had dated for a couple of weeks.
"Sod off Mia!"
"Yea, at least she has someone that likes her back, Mrs. Potter." Lily said defending Kellie.
"James will be *mine*"
"Sure, if you seduce him."
"Lily your just doing so much better."
"I don't really care for anyone in our school."
"Maybe your Miss. Boring here then."
"Yea right Mia. Besides it's ashame that James seems to have takin' a liking to Lily now." Bella said.
"Whatever, I'm going to see if James is down their now, and maybe inform Sirius and Remus about a little secret. Come'on Ashley!" Ashley followed, as always. Bella, Kellie and Lily ran down a few seconds later hiding behind the couch in view of Remus, but he didn't say anything.
"Hi James." Mia said.
"Oh, hi." He said distractedly.
"So you want to go up to your dormitory we could do a little something."
"Umm...no" Arabella staring laughing a little and Lily put her and around her mouth. "What was that?" James asked.
"Oh, nothing." Remus said covering up for the girls.
"Right so, bye Mia."
"I wouldn't want to say good night right now, how about good morning it sounds a lot better."
"Umm..no not really, I like night a whole lot better."
"So you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend and Ashley with Sirius?"
"Umm..su" James started, but was cut off by Sirius.
"NO!" Sirius said.
"Sirius, what did you say. I mean who do you like Big Figg?" Lily and Kellie had to hold Bellaback from killing Mia for saying that. One thing about Mia is you can never trust her. She could be your best friend one second and your worst enemy the next.
"Actually. (the girls couldn't hear the next part)But that's not the point. I would never want to go out with Ashley, who would never be my type and I'm positive James would never want to go out with a skank like you!"
"We'll see about that." Mia and Ashley went upstairs to the girls dormitory, while Bella held them back and got up the boys saw her.
"Bella!" Sirius said, eyes wide.
"Hey Sirius didn't hear what you said about liking me or not and we're just waiting for a scream."
"Why?" Lily asked.
"Put a prank when we left for the first people that walk into the girls dormitory to have zits on their face for two weeks."
"Wow, that's good. There both gunna freak." James comented.
"I know!"
//Scream//
"Okay, 5.4.3.2..1"
"FIGG!" Mia stormed into the room with zits all over her face everyone started laughing.
"Wha tis it Princess Mia?"
"So not funny. Lets just say the games have begun."
"And The Marauders are on Bella' side." Sirius said proudly. Mia huffed off back to the dormitory.
"Bravo, Bravo!" Sirius said.
"Well I think we should have a name. The Marauderettes."
"Not the most original." James said
"Stuff it James."
"Just playin' so it the Marauders and Maruderetees vs Princess Mia and side kick good-for-nothing Ashley." Sirius said.
"Yep." The girls said in univision.
"Night girls."
"Nightboys." The girls walke up to their dormitories.
~*~*~
James woke up, and took a shower and changed into his school robes. He walked into the common room and saw Lily reading a muggle book 'Charolette's Web'.
"Hey Lils'!"
"Hey James."
"What you reading."
"Charolette's Web."
"What's it about?"
"Spider that saves a pig from being killed."
"Why would a spider do that?"
"The spider and pig had become friends."
"Oh, how did it save the pigs' life?"
"The spider put messages in the web; do you want something James?"
"No."
"Why are you asking me all these questions?"
"Just curious."
"Curiousity killed the cat."
"Theres a cat in the book?"
"No, it's an expression. Aren't you like supposed to be the brains of the Marauders?"
"No that's Remy."
"Right."
"I'm the idea maker he makes sence of it."
"And let me guess; Sirius is in for the ride and Peters' in cause all of his friends are."
"Yea, that's about it."
"Okay."
"Yea, so I saw your arm last night."
"Oh, yea.I just um, behind the door when my dad opened it real quick."
"Oh, right. That must of hurt."
"Just a little."
"Right, so you ready to eat?"
"Umm, yea. Let me go see if Lily or Bella are up."
"Yea, I'll check the Marauders."
"Ok." James turned around and saw Sirius, Remus and Peter coming down stairs. "Hey you guys." James got a chourse of 'Hey' and 'Aye'.
"I told Peter about what we're doing although they could use a fourth member." Sirius said.
"Oh, that's cool."
"Heard you talking to Lils'"
"Would you just stop with that. I don't like her..much" James muttered the last part but it seemed that Remus and Sirius heard cause they both had smirks on their faces. The girls walked downstairs.
"Hey Girls!" Sirius said, with his charming smile which would make almost any girl without a brain melt at his feet. Even some with a brain; namely Arabella Figg.
"Hey Sirius." Bella said and smiled sat him.
"Shall we go then or are we waiting for a scream?" Remus asked.
"We should go. Wouldn't want to miss our first class, which I believe this year is undoubtly going to be with Slytherin." Bella said.
"You jinxed us second year Bella, we know we're gunna have first period with them!" Lily said.
"H-How exactly d-did she j-jinx us?" Peter asked.
"Well, we just finished potions in Monstrone's class" Lily started as they walked down to the great hall.
"And remember Malfoy and Snape had called Lily a mudblood which annoyed the hell out of us all." Kellie added.
"Then of coarse as soon as we get out of Class. Bella, here say the stupidest thing anyone could say." Lily added.
"I sware it's pure torture giving Gryffindors first period with Slytherins." Kellie added.
"And low and behold Monstrone was there, he heard us. And we have had first period with Slytherin ever since, oh and to add to that it's always potions." Lily finished.
"Well that's a story that shall be past down in generations to come." Sirius smirked. They arrived at the great hall and started eating and got their class time tables. (not sure how they rotate but, I will have them rotate) Lily read todays classes out loud.
"7:00 Double Potions with Slytherins. We knew that. 8:00 Double Transfiguration with Ravenclaw."
"That's not to bad" Sirius commented.
"9:00 Care for Magical Creatures with Slytherin."
"Ugh." Everyone said together.
"10:00 Muggle studdies, well that's what I chose as my elective. I know Bella and Kellie did to."
"Not us we all chose Divination" Remus replied.
"Lunch"
"Yippe!" Sirius shouted, which made all of the students in the hall look at him "What ya'll looking at!"
"As I was saying. 1:00 Herbology with Hufflepuff"
"T-the one t-thing I'm g-good at!"
"2:00 Charms with Ravenclaw,and 3:00 History of Magic with Slytherin and that's it."
"We start and end the day with them, it's just not right!" James complained.
"Well we know who to thank for that." Lily said looking at Bella.
"NO, no blaming this on me."
"Who said we'd do that." Lily said slyly.
They all finished break fast and got to potions. Lily and Arabella sat together in front then Kellie and Jake Bell (another Gryffindor in their year.) then Sirius and James then Peter and Remus and then Mia and Ashley. The Slytherins finally filled into the classroom just seconds before the bell rang, of coarse it wouldn't have mattered as the fact was that Mr. Monstrone preffered Slytherins over any other house. Monstrone walked into class.
"Hello, students welcome to another year in my classroom, you know what to do as you have been here for 5 years. We will be working on a potion which makes you tellone secret then the potion dies out, we will be working on different kinds of potions which allow you to do this and their similarities and differences. Today will be Brenan's Twist. Start now." Finally everyone had finished. "Okay I will start will the Gryffindors and ask you a question if you have done any research over the summer you should know what kind of question I shall be asking you. Miss Figg if you would." Bella drank some of the potion; It didn't seem she knew what he was going to ask her but of coarse Lily did, she knew Mystic Brenan was a girl that would gossip all the time basically about boys, and she made this potion because she wanted to know who everyone liked and made sure no one liked her boyfriend of the week. "Miss Figg who do you like?"
"Sirius Black." Bella turned a crimson color.
"Interesting, Miss Nightstrom if you would." Kellie picked up the potion her hand shaking she knew what would happen when Monstrone said Brenan's twist but she was praying he would call on Issac, but no he called on her. Kellie drank some of the silver potion. "Miss Whisp who do you like?"
"Remus Lupin." Kellie turned a bright red, and started playing with her hands.
"Not Surprising, Mr. Lup-Pettigrew." Lily knew what Monstrone was doing he was about to call on Remus but since, he saw the smile on Remus' face when Kellie said she liked him, he picked Peter, such an asshole. Peter drank the potion. "Mr. Pettigrew who do you like?"
"Nacrissa White."
"Eww!" Nacrissa yelled while most kids snickered.
"Calm down, Nacrissa okay now Mr Black if you would."
"I certainly will." It seemed to Lily that Sirius was happy about be being picked to tell who he liked, well when Bella said she liked him he made no expression at all; was he bluffing? Sirius took it in one big gulp.
"Mr. Black who do you like?"
"Arabella Figg."
"How on earth could you like Big Figg over Ashley!" Mia burst out.
"5 point from Gryffindor for disturbing class!" Bella didn't go at her like she did last night, thankfully. But why not. Lily looked behind her and saw Sirius and Bella kissing. "5 more points from gryffindor for kissing in class! Now Miss. Willaimson if you would." Mia drank the potion and everyone was fully aware of who she was going to say. "Miss Willaimson who do you like?"
"James Potter, of coarse."
"Right, Mr. Snape if you would."
"Excuse me professer but isn't this an invasion of personal privacy?" Lucius interupted, before Snape could drink the potion.
"Mr. Malfoy, you are correct. 15 points for Slytherin for pointing that out. For all of you, Slytherins who didn't use yourselves as an experment please put some of the potion into the vile and put you and your parners name on it and place it on my desk. Class Dismissed"
~*~*~
After dinner all the Gryffindor fifth years were in the common room. James, Sirius, and Issac were reading Quidditch magazines; Remus, Kellie and Lily were reading Muggle novels; Bella was reading the Witch Weekly. Mia and Ashley were trying to find a counter-curse for their acne. , while of coarse gossiping loud enough for everyone to hear.
"I heard Sirius is only going out with Big Figg beause she brived him." Ashley not saying a word just agreeing.
"You know, I think neither of you could get a date even without acne on your face, cause you're a bunch of fakes." Jake said. Jake and Bella had been friends since they were practiclly born; he was like her brother. Mia and Ashley stormed out of the room and slammed the Dormitory door.
"Ya, know that rthymes!" Sirius said. Everyone just rolled their eyes.
"I-I'm going t-to bed, b-bye" Peter said.
"Bye Peter." Everyone said then Sirius said "See ya Wormtail!"
"Ya wanna go out on a walk?" Sirius asked Bella.
"Okay. See ya guys later." Bella said
"Yea bye." Lily said then smirked. "Umm, Jake, James remember that thing we had to do."
"Wh- Oh yea that thing." Jake said.
"What are you two talking about we have no 'thing'" Lily kicked James shin. "OW! Oh yea 'that' thing!"
"Let go to the boys dormitory." Lily suggested. The three walked up to the dormitory; James slightly limping.
"Lily! That hurt!"
"You big baby!"
"Well excuse me, I don't get kicked in the shin everyday!"
"Well your supposed to be this tough guy being chaser and all."
"I never said I was a tough guy."
"You've implyed it."
"You guys I'm going to bed, who knows how long those two are gunna take down there."
"Okay see ya tomorrow captain!" James said.
"Yep. Practise 4:00" James and Lily crawled onto his bed and put a silencising charm so no one could here them talking, or fighting.
"Okay back to the fight, I have never implyed it!"
"Yes you have saying you're the best chaser ever, your muscles."
"Well maybe you've implyed it by looking at my mucscles."
"Oh, get a grip. Your so full of yourself."
"I know." Lily shivered. "Are you cold?"
"Just a little."
"Come on." James got under the blanket. Lily was looking at her hands. "I'm not going to bite."
"Fine fine."
"See much warmer."
"Yea."
"So ya wanna see the tough guys at practise?"
"I suppose, that is if we don't have any homework."
"Great."
"I'm sure." Lily and James fell asleep talking.
~*~*~
Remus and Kellie awkawardly sat next to each other."So..umm.." Kellie started
"So what?"
"Well you weren't tested in potions class, and I mean I just want to know if you like me, and it's toatlly fine if you don't cause I do but I would really like to know cause ya know curious and then we could possibly date but I would really like to know if that's okay with you and please be honest cause don't just say something because you don't want to hurt someone's feeling cause feeling are going to get hurt anyhow."
"Kellie!" Remus yelled, then lowered his voice back to normal. "Your rambling, calm down."
"Sorry, I just want to know if you like me like I like you." Kellie said shyly and stared playing with her hands. Remus put his left hand over hers and cupped her left cheek with his right hand. He leaned into her and kissed. They seperated and looked at each other and smiled. "So, that'd be a yes?" Remus smile got wider and laughed a little.
"Yea, that'd be a yes. There is something I should tell you though."
~*~*~
A/N: Cliffie! I am such a mean person! I know! I hate cliffies, but you kinda already know whats he needs to tell her. So I hope you liked it and I am in need of a beta reader so if anyone would like to become my beta reader I would love it! I know my grammer and speeling sucks so I hope someone will offer to become a beta reader. So umm..I'd like it if I got some rviews this is one of my longest writen chapters and I think I like my chapters better longer, give me more to deal with. And believe me this is going to be a good story! Well at least I hope so! Please review! I'm on my knees begging please give me some reviews good or bad, just no flames or tomatoes! *Prays some people will sumbit a review* Talk to you next chapter! ~*Jess*~
James looked at the woods in the back of his house and smirked. James walked into his backyard and changed into his animagi form; a white stag. You see he along with Sirius and Peter had become animagi for there friend Remus, who was a werwolf. He walked into the woods and found the clearing that Sirius and he would play quidditch in. He saw a girl there crying. The girl had red hair, she looked up at James and he saw it was one of his classmates; and his current crush, Lily Evans. James wasn't exactly good friends with her more like aqquantinces. However Remus seemed to be good friends with her, so she couldn't be that bad. James thought of turning back to his human form, but didn't because he decided it might scare her. James walked up to her; Lily stood up and pet the stag.
'Why is she crying?' James thought. His thoughts of coarse were all to soon going to be answered. James started to walk back.
"Don't worry I won't hurt you." The stag walked back over to her. "Your so lucky to be able to roam the wild. No worries, no abusive father who blames you for your mothers death. Just because you were in the same car crash, and lived threw it." Lily looked down at the stag and looked into his eyes, those eyes they looked so familiar but she just couldn't place them. It was like she had seen them before but where? Lily noticed it was getting dark and she might be able to sneak into the house before her father came home and her sister was already asleep. "I've got to go." She said and pet the stag once more.
James walked back into his backyard and changed back into his human form. 'Lily had an abusive father?' he thought. 'She's so nice, and gentle.' James made himself some dinner and went to bed, it was just to much to comprehend.
~*~*~
Two weeks later the familiar voice of Sirius yelled, "James!!" as he came out of the fireplace.
"Sirius!" He yelled back at him
"How are ya?"
"Good, you?"
"Great."
"So how was paris?"
"It was great, they had all these prank things."
"Really, like what?"
"They had this powder that you mix with something someone eats and their hair turns into their least favorite color."
"Awesome!"
"Yea, figured we could probably do it on the whole Slytherin table."
"Something to look forward to."
"Yea, but first we could probably test it on Snape, no harm in that."
"Nope, none at all."
"So wanna go play quidditch in the woods?"
"Umm. sure why not?"
"Lets go then."
~*~*~
One week later James flooed over to Sirius' house; they were gunna floo to the leaky cauldron to go get some school suppies.
"Sirius!?"
"Coming!" Sirius ran down the stairs. "Hey Prongsie!"
"Hey Padfoot."
"Ready?"
"Yep." Sirius walked into the fire place and yelled 'Diagon Alley' after he left James did the same.
"I hate floo." James stated.
"I know, if only we could apparate."
"That'd be great."
"Florish and Blotts first?"
"Sure, we need Standard 5th year book, and a couple others."
"Okay." They got to Florish and Blotts, and saw Lily and Remus.
"Lils'!! Remy!!" Sirius yelled and got some customers to look at him.
"Hey Sirius." Lily said reaching for a book a little to high for her to reach. James saw the book she was trying to get and easily got it down and handed it to her.
"Thanks James." She looked at him, he saw a bruise on her face.
"Lily, what happened to your eye."
"Oh, umm. You know I just fell, it's fine really. See you guys at school." Lily left.
"You guys believe that?"
"Nope." Remus said simply.
"No way, she couldn't get a bruise like that from falling." Sirius said watching her walk out the door.
"She wouldn't tell me." Remus told them.
"I think I know." James admitted to his friends.
"Really, how?" Remus asked.
"Umm.. well one day I was roaming the woods. And she was in the clearing Sirius and I use a lot for practising quidditch. And I was in my...Prongs form and she told me she had an abusive father that blamed her for her mothers death."
"Why were you in your Prongs form!?" Remus asked James angrily.
"I-I was bored, I had nothing else to do."
"You could have gotten caught!" Remus said.
"Calm down Moony, he didn't get caught."
"Maybe we can do something, for Lily." Remus suggested letting go of the argument.
"Remus, what on earth are we going to be able to do?"
"I dunno. Something, anything."
"All we can do is make sure she's alright during the school year, for now anyhow."
~*~*~
Semptember first, James double checked he had everything for his fifth year at Hogwarts.
"James! Come on were going to be late!" Olivia Potter yelled.
"Be right there, Mum!" James yelled back and brought his suitcase downstairs.
"Okay, come on James we have to get to Kings Cross" Once they got to Kings Cross they met up with the Blacks' and Lupins'
"Hey Prongsie!"
"Hey Padfoot, Moony."
"Hey James."
"Boys you should probably get going." Mr. Black said, hoping to get rid of his traitor of a child as soon as possible, a Gryffindor in the family. At least he wasn't friends with any mudbloods...The boys nodded and went there one at a time. Remus, then Sirius and then James. The boys went to go look for a compartment and found one with Peter, Lily and Kellie.
"Hey guys." Peter said with a weak smile.
"Hey Wormtail." Sirius said as he sat next to him. James sat next to Sirius and Remus next to Kellie.
"So girls how was your summer?" Sirius said and added his Oh so famous smile whioch would lead almost any girl except for Lily and Kellie to melt at his feet.
"Great!" Kellie answered.
"Ok. It's good to be going back to Hogwarts though." Lily said and looked down at her hands.
"So when should we expect to see the first prank from the oh-so-famous Marauders?" Kellie asked.
"A Marauder never reveals his secrets." Sirius said with a smug face.
"BLACK!!"
"Ah, but a Snape does." Lily said with a smirk.
"Very true Lilykins!"
"BLACK! YOU!" The whole compartment burst into laughter as soon as Snape stormed into the compartment.
"And you. I see you have a certain fondness in pink hair. Maybe you could try washing it now." Sirius said.
"I will get you back Black!" Sanpe stormed out of the compartment and slammed the door shut.
"Good one Padfoot, it was that stuff you got from france right." James asked, still chuckling.
"Yep and Thank you." Sirius stood up and took a bow.
~*~*~
The sorting just finished and Dumbledore was giving his speech, which truth be told James wasn't listening to. James was more fixated on Lily. She had told him she had an abusive father, and James wasn't going to forget that. Suddenly Lily's sleeve slipped a little and he saw a bruise. Jmaes figured that Lily must have felt the sleeve slip and pulled it back so it was covering her bruise she looked to see if anyone had seen it and her eyes meet with James. Lily quickly looked at her plate and food appeared.
"Can you believe we aren't supposed to be out any later then 7:00 now!" Sirius said.
"Because, you guys just listen to that so well." Bella said sarcasticlly.
"Well that's true but it's the thought that counts!"
"Okay well, you've thought about it, and you'll probably end up breaking it tomorrow."
"You just know me so well don't you, *Bella*"
"Don't you know it." She smirked. He stuck his tounge at her behind her back.
~*~*~
Remus, Sirius and James were in the common room. Remus reading a book on stars; James and Sirius reading the latest Quidditch magizines. 'Quidditch today'
"So Padfoot." Remus started
"What?" He asked.
"What going on with you and Arabella?"
"Nothing, why would you ask such a question?"
"Padfoot, for your information we aren't blind and it is pretty obvious you like her, so gather your Gryffindor bravery and ask her out!" James said said simply.
"One, I don't like her."
"Two?" James asked.
"No just one."
"You can't end with one or two if you start like that you have to go up to at least three."
"And where is it you get this knowledge, Prongsie?"
"Basic common sence, which of coarse you don't have. You however have Quidditch sence so you are therefore lacking the knowledge you have to go up to at least three."
"Right. I just don't like her."
"Denial" Remus and James said at the same time.
"I don't!"
"Sure." Remus said.
"I don't!"
"Ok."
"I don't!"
"Padfoot, just give up you know his doing the Remus thingy." James said.
"Oh, right."
"What exactly is the *Remus thingy*?" Remus asked.
"When you agree, but let us know you don't really believe us so therefore we get all offensive."
"Right. and what exactly is with you and therefore tonight!"
"Umm...not sure."
"Right...anyhow."
"So I'm thinking Prongsie, we should now annoy the hell out of Remus talking about his obsession with Kellie."
"Good idea Padfoot!"
"So Remy, have you talked to kellie at all today?"
"Yes."
"About?"
"Being back at hogwarts, homework, muggle classic novels."
"So other words boring stuff."
"Hey!(Remus) Yep!(James)" Remus and James said at the same time.
"So how about Lils' and James in seems he has a soft spot for her." Moony asked, tryign to get the subject off of his love life.
"Good change of subject Moony! So Jamesie how is the talking going with Lily?"
"Umm.. haven't talked to her since Diagon alley and I don't have a 'soft spot' for her!"
"Sure."
"I'm not going to argue with you Kellie lover!"
"Shut up!" Remus said and threw a pillow at James.
"Struck a nerve!" James said and dodged another pillow thrown by Remus.
~*~*~
Arabella, a girl with dark hair and pale blue eyes; Mia, a girl of hispanic decent with dark hair and dark eyes; Kellie a girl with dirty blonde hair and blue/green eyes; Ashley, a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, and Lily were sitting on each of their bed talking about Mia's favorite subject boys!
"Arabella." Mia started.
"It's Bella!"
"Sorry, *Bella* you and Sirius were made for each other!" Mia said dreamily.
"Your kidding right? He gets on my nerves."
"But in the way you want him right." Mia smirked.
"Maybe."
"So you do like him."
"Just a little."
"Whats with all the fights then?" Kellie asked.
"Kellie, not all people have hobbies such as muggle books with the guy they like."
"Whatever, Mia."
"I dunno, I guess it's the only way we ever talk so we just fight."
"It's so obvious to. Sirius likes you and you like Sirius plus you score major points in the cuteness factor." Lily said, looking up from 'The Witch Weekly'.
"Thanks. Now moving on to Kellie."
"Why me?" Kellie asked.
"Cause I want to get off the subject of me."
"Oh."
"Yes Kellie how is the boring couple doing." Mia asked. Mia and Kellie didn't like each other much, they really never had. Lily had a feeling it was because Mia had kissed Remus second year, and had dated for a couple of weeks.
"Sod off Mia!"
"Yea, at least she has someone that likes her back, Mrs. Potter." Lily said defending Kellie.
"James will be *mine*"
"Sure, if you seduce him."
"Lily your just doing so much better."
"I don't really care for anyone in our school."
"Maybe your Miss. Boring here then."
"Yea right Mia. Besides it's ashame that James seems to have takin' a liking to Lily now." Bella said.
"Whatever, I'm going to see if James is down their now, and maybe inform Sirius and Remus about a little secret. Come'on Ashley!" Ashley followed, as always. Bella, Kellie and Lily ran down a few seconds later hiding behind the couch in view of Remus, but he didn't say anything.
"Hi James." Mia said.
"Oh, hi." He said distractedly.
"So you want to go up to your dormitory we could do a little something."
"Umm...no" Arabella staring laughing a little and Lily put her and around her mouth. "What was that?" James asked.
"Oh, nothing." Remus said covering up for the girls.
"Right so, bye Mia."
"I wouldn't want to say good night right now, how about good morning it sounds a lot better."
"Umm..no not really, I like night a whole lot better."
"So you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend and Ashley with Sirius?"
"Umm..su" James started, but was cut off by Sirius.
"NO!" Sirius said.
"Sirius, what did you say. I mean who do you like Big Figg?" Lily and Kellie had to hold Bellaback from killing Mia for saying that. One thing about Mia is you can never trust her. She could be your best friend one second and your worst enemy the next.
"Actually. (the girls couldn't hear the next part)But that's not the point. I would never want to go out with Ashley, who would never be my type and I'm positive James would never want to go out with a skank like you!"
"We'll see about that." Mia and Ashley went upstairs to the girls dormitory, while Bella held them back and got up the boys saw her.
"Bella!" Sirius said, eyes wide.
"Hey Sirius didn't hear what you said about liking me or not and we're just waiting for a scream."
"Why?" Lily asked.
"Put a prank when we left for the first people that walk into the girls dormitory to have zits on their face for two weeks."
"Wow, that's good. There both gunna freak." James comented.
"I know!"
//Scream//
"Okay, 5.4.3.2..1"
"FIGG!" Mia stormed into the room with zits all over her face everyone started laughing.
"Wha tis it Princess Mia?"
"So not funny. Lets just say the games have begun."
"And The Marauders are on Bella' side." Sirius said proudly. Mia huffed off back to the dormitory.
"Bravo, Bravo!" Sirius said.
"Well I think we should have a name. The Marauderettes."
"Not the most original." James said
"Stuff it James."
"Just playin' so it the Marauders and Maruderetees vs Princess Mia and side kick good-for-nothing Ashley." Sirius said.
"Yep." The girls said in univision.
"Night girls."
"Nightboys." The girls walke up to their dormitories.
~*~*~
James woke up, and took a shower and changed into his school robes. He walked into the common room and saw Lily reading a muggle book 'Charolette's Web'.
"Hey Lils'!"
"Hey James."
"What you reading."
"Charolette's Web."
"What's it about?"
"Spider that saves a pig from being killed."
"Why would a spider do that?"
"The spider and pig had become friends."
"Oh, how did it save the pigs' life?"
"The spider put messages in the web; do you want something James?"
"No."
"Why are you asking me all these questions?"
"Just curious."
"Curiousity killed the cat."
"Theres a cat in the book?"
"No, it's an expression. Aren't you like supposed to be the brains of the Marauders?"
"No that's Remy."
"Right."
"I'm the idea maker he makes sence of it."
"And let me guess; Sirius is in for the ride and Peters' in cause all of his friends are."
"Yea, that's about it."
"Okay."
"Yea, so I saw your arm last night."
"Oh, yea.I just um, behind the door when my dad opened it real quick."
"Oh, right. That must of hurt."
"Just a little."
"Right, so you ready to eat?"
"Umm, yea. Let me go see if Lily or Bella are up."
"Yea, I'll check the Marauders."
"Ok." James turned around and saw Sirius, Remus and Peter coming down stairs. "Hey you guys." James got a chourse of 'Hey' and 'Aye'.
"I told Peter about what we're doing although they could use a fourth member." Sirius said.
"Oh, that's cool."
"Heard you talking to Lils'"
"Would you just stop with that. I don't like her..much" James muttered the last part but it seemed that Remus and Sirius heard cause they both had smirks on their faces. The girls walked downstairs.
"Hey Girls!" Sirius said, with his charming smile which would make almost any girl without a brain melt at his feet. Even some with a brain; namely Arabella Figg.
"Hey Sirius." Bella said and smiled sat him.
"Shall we go then or are we waiting for a scream?" Remus asked.
"We should go. Wouldn't want to miss our first class, which I believe this year is undoubtly going to be with Slytherin." Bella said.
"You jinxed us second year Bella, we know we're gunna have first period with them!" Lily said.
"H-How exactly d-did she j-jinx us?" Peter asked.
"Well, we just finished potions in Monstrone's class" Lily started as they walked down to the great hall.
"And remember Malfoy and Snape had called Lily a mudblood which annoyed the hell out of us all." Kellie added.
"Then of coarse as soon as we get out of Class. Bella, here say the stupidest thing anyone could say." Lily added.
"I sware it's pure torture giving Gryffindors first period with Slytherins." Kellie added.
"And low and behold Monstrone was there, he heard us. And we have had first period with Slytherin ever since, oh and to add to that it's always potions." Lily finished.
"Well that's a story that shall be past down in generations to come." Sirius smirked. They arrived at the great hall and started eating and got their class time tables. (not sure how they rotate but, I will have them rotate) Lily read todays classes out loud.
"7:00 Double Potions with Slytherins. We knew that. 8:00 Double Transfiguration with Ravenclaw."
"That's not to bad" Sirius commented.
"9:00 Care for Magical Creatures with Slytherin."
"Ugh." Everyone said together.
"10:00 Muggle studdies, well that's what I chose as my elective. I know Bella and Kellie did to."
"Not us we all chose Divination" Remus replied.
"Lunch"
"Yippe!" Sirius shouted, which made all of the students in the hall look at him "What ya'll looking at!"
"As I was saying. 1:00 Herbology with Hufflepuff"
"T-the one t-thing I'm g-good at!"
"2:00 Charms with Ravenclaw,and 3:00 History of Magic with Slytherin and that's it."
"We start and end the day with them, it's just not right!" James complained.
"Well we know who to thank for that." Lily said looking at Bella.
"NO, no blaming this on me."
"Who said we'd do that." Lily said slyly.
They all finished break fast and got to potions. Lily and Arabella sat together in front then Kellie and Jake Bell (another Gryffindor in their year.) then Sirius and James then Peter and Remus and then Mia and Ashley. The Slytherins finally filled into the classroom just seconds before the bell rang, of coarse it wouldn't have mattered as the fact was that Mr. Monstrone preffered Slytherins over any other house. Monstrone walked into class.
"Hello, students welcome to another year in my classroom, you know what to do as you have been here for 5 years. We will be working on a potion which makes you tellone secret then the potion dies out, we will be working on different kinds of potions which allow you to do this and their similarities and differences. Today will be Brenan's Twist. Start now." Finally everyone had finished. "Okay I will start will the Gryffindors and ask you a question if you have done any research over the summer you should know what kind of question I shall be asking you. Miss Figg if you would." Bella drank some of the potion; It didn't seem she knew what he was going to ask her but of coarse Lily did, she knew Mystic Brenan was a girl that would gossip all the time basically about boys, and she made this potion because she wanted to know who everyone liked and made sure no one liked her boyfriend of the week. "Miss Figg who do you like?"
"Sirius Black." Bella turned a crimson color.
"Interesting, Miss Nightstrom if you would." Kellie picked up the potion her hand shaking she knew what would happen when Monstrone said Brenan's twist but she was praying he would call on Issac, but no he called on her. Kellie drank some of the silver potion. "Miss Whisp who do you like?"
"Remus Lupin." Kellie turned a bright red, and started playing with her hands.
"Not Surprising, Mr. Lup-Pettigrew." Lily knew what Monstrone was doing he was about to call on Remus but since, he saw the smile on Remus' face when Kellie said she liked him, he picked Peter, such an asshole. Peter drank the potion. "Mr. Pettigrew who do you like?"
"Nacrissa White."
"Eww!" Nacrissa yelled while most kids snickered.
"Calm down, Nacrissa okay now Mr Black if you would."
"I certainly will." It seemed to Lily that Sirius was happy about be being picked to tell who he liked, well when Bella said she liked him he made no expression at all; was he bluffing? Sirius took it in one big gulp.
"Mr. Black who do you like?"
"Arabella Figg."
"How on earth could you like Big Figg over Ashley!" Mia burst out.
"5 point from Gryffindor for disturbing class!" Bella didn't go at her like she did last night, thankfully. But why not. Lily looked behind her and saw Sirius and Bella kissing. "5 more points from gryffindor for kissing in class! Now Miss. Willaimson if you would." Mia drank the potion and everyone was fully aware of who she was going to say. "Miss Willaimson who do you like?"
"James Potter, of coarse."
"Right, Mr. Snape if you would."
"Excuse me professer but isn't this an invasion of personal privacy?" Lucius interupted, before Snape could drink the potion.
"Mr. Malfoy, you are correct. 15 points for Slytherin for pointing that out. For all of you, Slytherins who didn't use yourselves as an experment please put some of the potion into the vile and put you and your parners name on it and place it on my desk. Class Dismissed"
~*~*~
After dinner all the Gryffindor fifth years were in the common room. James, Sirius, and Issac were reading Quidditch magazines; Remus, Kellie and Lily were reading Muggle novels; Bella was reading the Witch Weekly. Mia and Ashley were trying to find a counter-curse for their acne. , while of coarse gossiping loud enough for everyone to hear.
"I heard Sirius is only going out with Big Figg beause she brived him." Ashley not saying a word just agreeing.
"You know, I think neither of you could get a date even without acne on your face, cause you're a bunch of fakes." Jake said. Jake and Bella had been friends since they were practiclly born; he was like her brother. Mia and Ashley stormed out of the room and slammed the Dormitory door.
"Ya, know that rthymes!" Sirius said. Everyone just rolled their eyes.
"I-I'm going t-to bed, b-bye" Peter said.
"Bye Peter." Everyone said then Sirius said "See ya Wormtail!"
"Ya wanna go out on a walk?" Sirius asked Bella.
"Okay. See ya guys later." Bella said
"Yea bye." Lily said then smirked. "Umm, Jake, James remember that thing we had to do."
"Wh- Oh yea that thing." Jake said.
"What are you two talking about we have no 'thing'" Lily kicked James shin. "OW! Oh yea 'that' thing!"
"Let go to the boys dormitory." Lily suggested. The three walked up to the dormitory; James slightly limping.
"Lily! That hurt!"
"You big baby!"
"Well excuse me, I don't get kicked in the shin everyday!"
"Well your supposed to be this tough guy being chaser and all."
"I never said I was a tough guy."
"You've implyed it."
"You guys I'm going to bed, who knows how long those two are gunna take down there."
"Okay see ya tomorrow captain!" James said.
"Yep. Practise 4:00" James and Lily crawled onto his bed and put a silencising charm so no one could here them talking, or fighting.
"Okay back to the fight, I have never implyed it!"
"Yes you have saying you're the best chaser ever, your muscles."
"Well maybe you've implyed it by looking at my mucscles."
"Oh, get a grip. Your so full of yourself."
"I know." Lily shivered. "Are you cold?"
"Just a little."
"Come on." James got under the blanket. Lily was looking at her hands. "I'm not going to bite."
"Fine fine."
"See much warmer."
"Yea."
"So ya wanna see the tough guys at practise?"
"I suppose, that is if we don't have any homework."
"Great."
"I'm sure." Lily and James fell asleep talking.
~*~*~
Remus and Kellie awkawardly sat next to each other."So..umm.." Kellie started
"So what?"
"Well you weren't tested in potions class, and I mean I just want to know if you like me, and it's toatlly fine if you don't cause I do but I would really like to know cause ya know curious and then we could possibly date but I would really like to know if that's okay with you and please be honest cause don't just say something because you don't want to hurt someone's feeling cause feeling are going to get hurt anyhow."
"Kellie!" Remus yelled, then lowered his voice back to normal. "Your rambling, calm down."
"Sorry, I just want to know if you like me like I like you." Kellie said shyly and stared playing with her hands. Remus put his left hand over hers and cupped her left cheek with his right hand. He leaned into her and kissed. They seperated and looked at each other and smiled. "So, that'd be a yes?" Remus smile got wider and laughed a little.
"Yea, that'd be a yes. There is something I should tell you though."
~*~*~
A/N: Cliffie! I am such a mean person! I know! I hate cliffies, but you kinda already know whats he needs to tell her. So I hope you liked it and I am in need of a beta reader so if anyone would like to become my beta reader I would love it! I know my grammer and speeling sucks so I hope someone will offer to become a beta reader. So umm..I'd like it if I got some rviews this is one of my longest writen chapters and I think I like my chapters better longer, give me more to deal with. And believe me this is going to be a good story! Well at least I hope so! Please review! I'm on my knees begging please give me some reviews good or bad, just no flames or tomatoes! *Prays some people will sumbit a review* Talk to you next chapter! ~*Jess*~