Dwelling in the Past
By: Sailoranime
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Disclaimer: Sure let me just go find the rights to it... I have them here somewhere... I know I left them right next to the cheetos...
AN: Okay, here it is! Chapter 11. I don't usually do this, but I'd like to complain. My quote of the chapter will once again be from my parody. Why?
1. I can't think of any quotes right now. I lost my list.
2. I just posted chapter 3 like 4 days ago and 4 people reviewed. 4!! After the first 2 chapters got like 15 reviews EACH! I found it somewhat upsetting because I wasn't sure it was as good as the others, but COME ON! 4???? Anyway, that was just sad and something of a blow to my ego, so I'm going to post a little part of it here because I need to know. Was it funny?
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Quote of the chapter:
" Harry! You're not supposed to say! This is like the night your parents died, it will forever be sorrounded by speculation and shrouded in mystery." Sirius told him wisely.
" Well, that's stupid." Harry retorted, but shrugged and did not insist on asking questions. After all, he's the boy who never wonders about his parents birthdays and never thinks about what they did for a living when they were... you know, living.
" Well, we're glad you're all here!" Mrs. Weasley said, turning to give Dumbledore a nasty look. Dumbledore, however, had vanished. Hedwig, though, was sitting the dresser Dumbledore had been leaning on.
From Behind The Veil: Chapter 3, scene 1.
AN opinion: Was that not funny? Tell me! I mean, I'm schocked! 4 reviews for one chapter! Geez...
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" And so the blood oath is completed." Was the last thing Harry heard before the scene changed. The atmosphere was different. It was one of happiness. Of course. The wedding. People were laughing and music was being played in the background. Sirius and James were by the cake, poking it. Lily was chatting with a friend right next to them, looking at James and Sirius warningly. This tactic worked for a bout five minutes. Death glares were obviously not about stop them from nicking some cake. Lily seemed to to know what was going on, because she was no longer looking at the three guys. She was looking straight ahead at her friend.
So far Sirius had been the only one to risk it, but James gladly decided to join in. He shot a wary glance at Lily and slowly inched his hand forward and then it shot forward faster than lightning. He took a bit of frosting and began to pull his hand away as quickly as possible. James's reflexes were excellent, but apparently, so were Lily's. Before his hand was even two inches from the cake, Lily's hand made contact with his wrist. Harry suspected she would have gotten him sooner, but she probably hadn't wanted to risk messing up the cake.
" Caught in the act." Remus whispered to Sirius with a grin. Sirius nodded happily. Lily gave James a sharp look. Shen then gave his hand a very hard, and what must have been painful, squeeze and resumed her conversation. James scowled and glared at the other two.
" So where's Peter?" James asked curiously.
****" In the bathroom hiding from Deanna Navarro." Sirius answered. James laughed.
" So she moved on. I can't believe she skipped you and Remus and went after Peter." Sirius shrugged nervously. Remus also looked uncomfortable and his cheecks were lightly flushed.
" Yeah," Sirius began a little nervously. " Wonder how he'll get rid of her. So, uh... where did you pick to go for the honeymoon?****
Lupin turned to Harry incredulously and muttered something that sounded like 'Sirius too?'. He was almost afrid to ask. Keyword being almost.
" Sirius too? What does that mean?" Lupin closed his mouth, which had been hanging wide open. Harry felt like snickering.
" No... nothing... it just seems Sirius was hiding a few things..."****
By this time Sirius, James, and Remus were talking about quidditch.
" Come on, Remus! You can't be serious! What about Bagman? England's bound to win! Ireland doesn't stand a chance!" Sirius was saying. James looked doubtful.
" You have to admit, they've been doing loads better lately." he admitted. Sirius looked astonished.
" I think I smell a good opportunity for a bet." Remus said to Sirius with an amused look on his face. Sirius nodded.
" 50 galleons." James shot Sirius a dark look.
" If you can bet 50 galleons on a game, why couldn't you afford to help with a few costs when you were living with us?" Sirius grinned.
" The situation has changed, Prongs." he answered with a shrug. James rolled his eyes.
" Whatever. Party ends in 10 minutes. Our portkey activates in 30. Is everything ready?" he asked in a mysterious tone. The others nodded. James grinned. "Okay, then let's start it!" Remus looked doubtful.
" Lily will skin you alive." Sirius nodded.
" We know, Moony. That's what makes it so much fun. She'll blame James and not us." James raised an eyebrow in a slightly malicious looking way. He took out his wand and pointed it at 4 ducks that were floating around a small pond. Sirius grinned and did the same. Remus, his troublemaking tendencies winning over common sense, followed suit. Harry saw James give Wormtail, who was across about 10 yards away, a thumbs up. Now all four were pointing their wands at the swans. They mutted something and nothing happened for a minute. Suddenly, one of the ducks opened its beak... and broke into song. The voice reminded Harry of 'Alvin and the Chipmunks'.
" Oh what an event this is!" one of them sang. A second one joined in.
" A night full of happinnes and bliss." Everyone was staring at the ducks, horrified. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon were sitting there in utter shock and horror. A third duck joined in.
" Lily and James marry today!" Harry looked around. Some of the people were his mothers muggle relatives. The obviously knew Lily's secret, but they looked amazed nonetheless. A fourth one joined in.
" A word of warning to James, if I may-" it sang. The first one opened its mouth again. Oh, lord, they were going in order...
" You chose to get hitched, and they'll be a price to pay."
" Keep her healthy and well fed-"
" And happy in bed-"
" And if you feel like going out with the guys..."
"...come up with a few good lies."
" When she's upset, pretend you know why-"
" And follow our #1 rule: Always have a good alibi!"
James took his wand and shot fireworks into the air.
'Courtesy of the Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs.'
Everyone laughed. Several people were already going over to the 4 guys (Peter had joined them), and congratulating them on a prank well done. Lily looked at James sweetly.
" James?" James grinned at her lovingly.
" What is it, hun?"
" Run!"
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**** text in here refers to the the spin off stuff. ^_^ **** : Sorry, shameless plug for the spinoff, The Lessons I've Learned. ^_^ Will make more sense if you read it, and hopefully review. And for those of you who have read it: Yes, Lupin too. ^_^ But who's to say how HE dealed with it?
Anyway, not much to say. Did you guys like the whole duck thing? I wasn't sure how to write a wizard wedding or anything, so I just followed my instinct and went with what came into mind. ^_^ Remember Marauder Mayhem, the guild dedicated to the Marauders at
http://www.neopets.com/guilds/guild.phtml?oid=sailor_melody
Okay, that's it. Don't forget to review and check out 'From Behind the Veil' and the spin-off, ' The lessons I've learned'.
By: Sailoranime
***************
Disclaimer: Sure let me just go find the rights to it... I have them here somewhere... I know I left them right next to the cheetos...
AN: Okay, here it is! Chapter 11. I don't usually do this, but I'd like to complain. My quote of the chapter will once again be from my parody. Why?
1. I can't think of any quotes right now. I lost my list.
2. I just posted chapter 3 like 4 days ago and 4 people reviewed. 4!! After the first 2 chapters got like 15 reviews EACH! I found it somewhat upsetting because I wasn't sure it was as good as the others, but COME ON! 4???? Anyway, that was just sad and something of a blow to my ego, so I'm going to post a little part of it here because I need to know. Was it funny?
***************
Quote of the chapter:
" Harry! You're not supposed to say! This is like the night your parents died, it will forever be sorrounded by speculation and shrouded in mystery." Sirius told him wisely.
" Well, that's stupid." Harry retorted, but shrugged and did not insist on asking questions. After all, he's the boy who never wonders about his parents birthdays and never thinks about what they did for a living when they were... you know, living.
" Well, we're glad you're all here!" Mrs. Weasley said, turning to give Dumbledore a nasty look. Dumbledore, however, had vanished. Hedwig, though, was sitting the dresser Dumbledore had been leaning on.
From Behind The Veil: Chapter 3, scene 1.
AN opinion: Was that not funny? Tell me! I mean, I'm schocked! 4 reviews for one chapter! Geez...
***************
" And so the blood oath is completed." Was the last thing Harry heard before the scene changed. The atmosphere was different. It was one of happiness. Of course. The wedding. People were laughing and music was being played in the background. Sirius and James were by the cake, poking it. Lily was chatting with a friend right next to them, looking at James and Sirius warningly. This tactic worked for a bout five minutes. Death glares were obviously not about stop them from nicking some cake. Lily seemed to to know what was going on, because she was no longer looking at the three guys. She was looking straight ahead at her friend.
So far Sirius had been the only one to risk it, but James gladly decided to join in. He shot a wary glance at Lily and slowly inched his hand forward and then it shot forward faster than lightning. He took a bit of frosting and began to pull his hand away as quickly as possible. James's reflexes were excellent, but apparently, so were Lily's. Before his hand was even two inches from the cake, Lily's hand made contact with his wrist. Harry suspected she would have gotten him sooner, but she probably hadn't wanted to risk messing up the cake.
" Caught in the act." Remus whispered to Sirius with a grin. Sirius nodded happily. Lily gave James a sharp look. Shen then gave his hand a very hard, and what must have been painful, squeeze and resumed her conversation. James scowled and glared at the other two.
" So where's Peter?" James asked curiously.
****" In the bathroom hiding from Deanna Navarro." Sirius answered. James laughed.
" So she moved on. I can't believe she skipped you and Remus and went after Peter." Sirius shrugged nervously. Remus also looked uncomfortable and his cheecks were lightly flushed.
" Yeah," Sirius began a little nervously. " Wonder how he'll get rid of her. So, uh... where did you pick to go for the honeymoon?****
Lupin turned to Harry incredulously and muttered something that sounded like 'Sirius too?'. He was almost afrid to ask. Keyword being almost.
" Sirius too? What does that mean?" Lupin closed his mouth, which had been hanging wide open. Harry felt like snickering.
" No... nothing... it just seems Sirius was hiding a few things..."****
By this time Sirius, James, and Remus were talking about quidditch.
" Come on, Remus! You can't be serious! What about Bagman? England's bound to win! Ireland doesn't stand a chance!" Sirius was saying. James looked doubtful.
" You have to admit, they've been doing loads better lately." he admitted. Sirius looked astonished.
" I think I smell a good opportunity for a bet." Remus said to Sirius with an amused look on his face. Sirius nodded.
" 50 galleons." James shot Sirius a dark look.
" If you can bet 50 galleons on a game, why couldn't you afford to help with a few costs when you were living with us?" Sirius grinned.
" The situation has changed, Prongs." he answered with a shrug. James rolled his eyes.
" Whatever. Party ends in 10 minutes. Our portkey activates in 30. Is everything ready?" he asked in a mysterious tone. The others nodded. James grinned. "Okay, then let's start it!" Remus looked doubtful.
" Lily will skin you alive." Sirius nodded.
" We know, Moony. That's what makes it so much fun. She'll blame James and not us." James raised an eyebrow in a slightly malicious looking way. He took out his wand and pointed it at 4 ducks that were floating around a small pond. Sirius grinned and did the same. Remus, his troublemaking tendencies winning over common sense, followed suit. Harry saw James give Wormtail, who was across about 10 yards away, a thumbs up. Now all four were pointing their wands at the swans. They mutted something and nothing happened for a minute. Suddenly, one of the ducks opened its beak... and broke into song. The voice reminded Harry of 'Alvin and the Chipmunks'.
" Oh what an event this is!" one of them sang. A second one joined in.
" A night full of happinnes and bliss." Everyone was staring at the ducks, horrified. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon were sitting there in utter shock and horror. A third duck joined in.
" Lily and James marry today!" Harry looked around. Some of the people were his mothers muggle relatives. The obviously knew Lily's secret, but they looked amazed nonetheless. A fourth one joined in.
" A word of warning to James, if I may-" it sang. The first one opened its mouth again. Oh, lord, they were going in order...
" You chose to get hitched, and they'll be a price to pay."
" Keep her healthy and well fed-"
" And happy in bed-"
" And if you feel like going out with the guys..."
"...come up with a few good lies."
" When she's upset, pretend you know why-"
" And follow our #1 rule: Always have a good alibi!"
James took his wand and shot fireworks into the air.
'Courtesy of the Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs.'
Everyone laughed. Several people were already going over to the 4 guys (Peter had joined them), and congratulating them on a prank well done. Lily looked at James sweetly.
" James?" James grinned at her lovingly.
" What is it, hun?"
" Run!"
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**** text in here refers to the the spin off stuff. ^_^ **** : Sorry, shameless plug for the spinoff, The Lessons I've Learned. ^_^ Will make more sense if you read it, and hopefully review. And for those of you who have read it: Yes, Lupin too. ^_^ But who's to say how HE dealed with it?
Anyway, not much to say. Did you guys like the whole duck thing? I wasn't sure how to write a wizard wedding or anything, so I just followed my instinct and went with what came into mind. ^_^ Remember Marauder Mayhem, the guild dedicated to the Marauders at
http://www.neopets.com/guilds/guild.phtml?oid=sailor_melody
Okay, that's it. Don't forget to review and check out 'From Behind the Veil' and the spin-off, ' The lessons I've learned'.