(a dialouge in several parts)
Summary: James, Sirius, Remus, Lily, Mrs. P, Mr. P, James's sister Maddy, her husband Alstair, his neighbor Nicole, and his nephew Canaan all pile into a road trip, headed for France. What madness ensues? Sequel to Sirius Black and the Muggle Radio; written in totally dialogue.
Disclaimer: I own Nicole, Madeline Potter, Alstair, and Canaan, though I don't know why anyone would want to own that brat besides his mother and father. I also own any OCs you meet along the way. Inspired by 'The Weasley's Road Trip' by Thaila Poet.
Notebook: The first chapter is entirely dialogue, which is partly taken from Trinity Day and is an exercise in voices for me. It may be very confusing at times, because there is no indication to who says what. Good luck! Chapter 2 is entirely dialogue also, with no speaker distinctions. As with Girl Scouts, I will not post chapter 2 until there are ten reviews, which is about fair. I have made references to various other fics, such as Girl Scouts, Muggle Radio, and The Gryffindor Oracle. Enjoy!
Scene: James, Lily, Remus, Sirius, and Mrs. Potter are outside, gathered around a teal van in the driveway, surrounded by luggage. Maddy, Mr. Potter, Alstair, and Nicole are inside on a two-leveled set, with a downstairs and a loft, stairway to the left of the open front door. Canaan is nowhere to be seen on either set.
"MUM!"
"What is it, James?"
"You didn't pack my broom!"
"You're not allowed to take your broom!"
"We aren't?"
"MUM! Sirius got to take his broom!"
"Sirius, put it back!"
"Thanks James! But it's at the bottom of my trunk!"
"Then you better start unpacking!"
"Has anyone seen my diary?"
"Why, what's in it Lils?"
"Sirius, just shut up now!"
"What's it look like?"
"It's blue with gold--there it is!"
"Sirius, what did you do with my lunar watch?"
"What do you mean, Moony?"
"PADFOOT!"
"What's Prongs so upset about?"
"Padfoot, hide my broom!"
"I heard that, James Potter!"
"Mum!"
"Sirius, give me my watch!"
"JAMES! Where's Maddy?"
"Probably snogging with Alstair."
"I dunno, Dad."
(Nicole comes outside, holding luggage.)"Hey Mrs. P? Why is Nicole here?"
"She's coming with us, Sirius."
"What? but she's a Muggle! And a Goth!"
"Sirius..."
"But Mrs. P---!"
"She's our guest. Be nice."
"Mum, why did you pack colouring books? We're almost seventeen!"
"It's for Canaan!"
"Oh god."
"Thank you Moony, but I'm Sirius."
"Anything but. Who's Canaan?"
"Maddy's five-year-old temper tantrum. The child is a devil."
"JAMES!"
"Sorry Maddy!...just telling the truth, Lily should know before she signs her death warrant..."
"Lily dear, are you packed?"
"Almost, where's the snack bag?"
"Hey Mrs. P, don't do that! That's my broom!"
"No magic, Sirius. We're traveling with a Muggle."
"A Goth Muggle!"
"What's a Goth?"
"You're happier not knowing, Moony."
"Ignore Sirius. See the girl over there with the violet streaks in her hair? That's Nicole."
"James, why is she coming?"
"Mum wanted to be nice."
(Mrs. Potter holds up a radio, pulling it out of the car and making for the house. Sirius starts yelling Indian war cries and dives at her feet, almost knocking her over.) "YOU CAN'T TAKE MY RADIO!"
"Sirius, you are not taking that thing!"
"If the radio doesn't go, I don't go!"
"Hey, let's leave the radio!"
"Shut up, Lily! The radio comes with us!"
"Fine!"
"The car is teal!"
"What's wrong with teal?"
"I hate teal!"
"You're weird, Remus."
"James, where is Madeline?"
"I dunno."
"Oh, she ans Alstair are still inside, I think."
"Thank you, Lily. LAST CALL FOR THE W.C.!"
"Mum! You're being old! Nobody calls it the W.C. anymore!"
(All run inside; Mrs. Potter weaves in and out between the two scenes, retreiving goods and packing things.)"I get in first!"
"Hurry up, Padfoot!"
"Did he take a magazine?"
"Oh god."
"I'm not God, Moony."
"You don't have to tell me, Prongs."
"I'm taking ten people on a trip--five of them only sixteen. where did I go wrong?"
"We're almost seventeen, Mum!'
"Even worse!"
"Hey Remus, is Aladdin coming?"
"She'll meet us in London."
"Hurry up, Padfoot!"
"I am hurrying, Prongs!"
"Who are we waiting on?"
"Hi Maddy--Sirius decided to have a 'sit-down time.'"
"Someone strangle that child."
"Gladly!"
"Lily, don't kill Sirius now, we've not evne got in the car yet!"
"But he's taking for-bloody-ever!"
"Why don't you guys go use Mum's?"
(scramble as James, Lily, and Remus run upstairs, yelling:)"Thanks Maddy!"
"Don't run over me!"
"Sorry Remus!"
"Hey, the door's locked! Who's in there?"
"IT'S ME!"
"Who?"
"My nephew. Aargh."(James bangs head against the bathroom door.)
"Oh god."
"Moony, I already told you I'm not God."
"No need to, James."
"Hey! Lily, you're supposed to love me!"
"Not that much."
"MADDY, COME GET CANAAN OUT OF HERE!"
"Don't yell so, James!"
"Sorry, Mum!"
(shout from below) "Bathroom's free!"
(scramble as they all run downstairs; Remus gets there first.)"Thank you, oh gracious Sirius one!"
"What would you do without me?"
"Sirius, you are just too dense to live."
"Well, I guess I can't swim then."
"Hurry up, Moony!"
"WE'RE LEAVING IN TEN MINUTES!"
(a sudden noise comes out of nowhere, startling everyone:) "Comet! It makes your breath so clean! Comet! It tastes like Lister-ene! Comet! It makes you vomit! So try some Comet, and vomit, today!"
"SIRIUS!"
"It's not me! Who turned on my radio?"
"A long, long time ago, I can still remember how the music used to make me smile..."
"HEY! It's my song! And I didnt' even turn on the radio!"
"TURN IT DOWN!"
"I don't have it, Mr. P! I swear!"
"Hey, who's radio?"
"Mine! Sirius's! Padfoot's! Who has it?"
"Me, Nicole!"
"Turn it up!"
(Mr. Potter, yelling:) "DON'T!"
"I can't hear you, Mr. P, the radio's too loud!"
"Where's Alstair?"
"Aw, Maddy misses her hubby-wubby?"
"Shut up, Sirius. I praise the girl that drags you to the altar."
"Sirius as a human sacrifice! Great idea, Maddy!"
"Don't you dare, Moony!"
"James! Hurry up or else!"
"What are you going to do, Lils?"
"Call me Lils again and you'll find out!"
"EVERYONE NOT IN THE BATHROOM IN THE CAR!"
(James runs out of the bathroom as Lily runs in) "I'm here!"
"I want the back!"
"TURN DOWN THAT BLOODY RADIO!"
"Bye, bye Miss American Pie, drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry..."
"Sirius, leave it alone, you can't sing!"
"You're a fine one to talk, Moony!"
"Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, cause fire is the devil's only friend..."
(Nicole sits up suddenly, alert at the mention of fire:) "Matches, who brought matches?"
(all but Lily and Nicole:) "What are matches?"
"Matches, you know, you light them, they make things burn, matches!"
"Burning..."
"Nicole, don't set off Sirius's pyro side."
"This is one weird family."
(whisper)"Mrs. P, she's a Muggle! How can we possible live for three weeks and not give it away!?"
"We'll make do, Sirius. Now get in the back seat!"
"Now the halftime air was sweet perfume as sargents played a marching tune, we all got up to dance, oh! but we never got the chance! Cause the players tried to take the field; the marching band refused to yield..."
"Do you recall what was rev-ealed, the day the moo-sic di-ied!"
"Sirius---"
(everyone:) "STOP SINGING!"
"Sheesh. Touchy, touchy."
(Mrs. Potter stands up:)"Is everyone in the car?"
"Who's driving?"
"I want the back!"
"Alstair, now James, Sirius, be quiet for ten seconds! Roll call! James,"
"by Lily, as always,"
"Sirius,"
"Here for your convience, Mrs. P!"
"Remus,"
"Wishes to be elsehwere..."
"Don't we all. Lily?"
"wishes Sirius would shut up."
"Hey!"
"Nicole?"
"I can't here you Mrs. Potter, the music's too loud!"
"Then turn it down!"
"Hey, don't turn it down!"
"Sirius, be quiet! You three quit! Maddy, Alstair, your father, me...wait. Canaan?"
"UNCLE JAMES!"
"There he is."
"Hey, I'm Uncle James!"
"It's his new word for today."
"Oh great. Maddy, pleeeaaaasssseeee...."
"UNCLE JAMES!"
"Are we there yet?"
(silence.)
(everyone:) "SIRIUS, SHUT UP!"
End Notes: Queen of Tie-Dye, you had said that Sirius hated Goths, but you were a Goth. Well, Sirius starts to change his opinion in this story towards Nicole, though she won't end up as a fling-of-the-week. All right. All is un-beta-ed, so review review review (times ten). I won't post chapter 2 until I get ten reviews. Love ya all, Abi