A/N: I plan to be updating once a week, usually on Saturday or Sunday, but
every week when possible, I'll let you know if there will be some change to
the schedule.
Chapter Five
"Here you go Remus," said Lily handing him paper bag at the beginning of Charms.
"You are a life saver."
Lily just tugged her ear, and Remus responded in kind.
Class began and Flitwick began to lecture them on the properties of Conjuring Charms and how to properly conjure a living organism. When he finished talking, they began to practice.
"James! What are you doing?" cried Lily in alarm when she heard James attempt to cast the spell.
"I'm conjuring a mouse."
"No, it's muridaeum (mer-ee-dae-um), not meridaeum (mare-ee-dae-um), if you say it like that you'll end up crushing us all with an elephant."
James couldn't remember being this annoyed in four years. The last time anyone had reprimanded him for mis pronouncing a charm he had been twelve.
James didn't say anything, he just sat there until Mademoiselle got bored and left, moving on to help Julie.
Class continued, James continued to practice, until, for the first time, he managed to cast the spell properly in class.
"I DID IT!" he cried in surprise, "Remus, Siri, did you see that? I did it!"
"That's wonderful James," said Remus looking over.
"Yeah, Jamie, you did it, for the first time in like.well.ever," said Sirius in a mocking tone, trying to needle James into landing himself in detention. Even the Head Boy could get detention, though it hadn't happened in one-hundred-sixty years.
"See, you just need some direction. It's good to see that you've stopped goofing off in class and decided that grades and hard work actually matter," said Lily stiffly.
"Well, if you would like to think so. I wouldn't say that I can pay attention that well, but I do my best," replied James coldly, giving Sirius a huge wink.
Just then, the professor announced that class was over and it was a mad dash for the door, everyone ready to get the day over with and procrastinate to the point that they had four feet worth of essays due the next day.
James was almost out the door when, "James Potter, we have a Prefects meeting right now, if you intend to blow it off, I'll be forced to inform several people of several secrets that I'm sure only you and I know."
"Ha! Like that's a threat."
Lily sidled up to him and whispered in his ear. He blanched.
"Uh, Sirius, I got to go to a Prefect meeting."
"What are you talking about James? We have PLANS. There is no way you are blowing me off for some meeting."
Lily smiled smugly, "You know, I think I'll call you Snuffles. You like one. In fact I have a pet that looks just like you."
Sirius' eyes became saucers. Lily took that as a sign that Julie had been right, the Marauders were Animangi.
"Okay, the first order of business, it seems that there were two students caught in a broom closet, er, well, they were in a broom closet, and they were given two months of detention each," said Lily.
"Yes, and the person who caught them was bribed into silence. We found out, now the consequences for bribery have not been written, we need to devise a sentence. The two students in the closet have been punished for their first offence, but the as for the other, bribery we still have to decide on consequences for the bribers and the bribed," said James.
"Well," said one of the sixth year Ravenclaw prefects. "They should have house points taken away, and receive at least one week of detention."
"That sounds like a good plan," said James.
"I disagree, I think that they should be suspended," objected a seventh year Slytherin. "We have to show them that we won't accept that kind of behavior at Hogwarts."
"I think that sounds a little extreme," argued a fifth year Hufflepuff, "maybe a suspension from Hogsmeade until the end of the year."
"I think that sounds good, deduction of house points and revoked Hogsmeade privileges. All in favor please raise your hands."
"Good," said James counting the hands.
"Good to see that she managed to rope you into one of the meetings," said Remus when he saw James looking absolutely miserable.
"Remus, I still don't know what to get her."
"Why don't you ask Julie? She's Mademoiselle's best friend, she would probably know."
James leaped up, and dashed from the room with a shouted thanks in Remus' general direction.
"Hi, er, Julie."
"Hello James, how are you?"
"Great, really great."
"That's always good," said Julie absently, she kept writing.
"I have to ask you a question."
"Get her a necklace with a heart shaped pendant."
"What should I get - what?"
"I said, get her a necklace with a heart shaped pendant."
"How did you know?"
"James, I'm a girl not an imbecile."
"Besides, the four of you rarely ever notice if anyone else is in the common room. Anyone can over hear a conversation you guys have."
"But.but," James stuttered. "Does she know?"
"No, she wasn't there; she was finishing her essay in the Library."
"Oh."
"Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, we're going shopping."
"Prongs, it is Wednesday night."
"But I have to give it to her on Friday, and I have to write my essay tomorrow."
Sirius got up, "Prongsie poo, you know we love you," he said sounding like a fake blonde bimbo. "But we have homework to do."
"Actually James, unlike the rest of you," said Remus, giving Sirius a sharp look, "I'm free, I'll come with you."
"Let's go."
The two of them snuck down to the mirror, spoke the password, and slipped down to Hogsmeade.
"Excuse me sir, I need a necklace with a pendant on it," said James half frantic.
"Was there anything specific you had in mind?"
"A heart."
"Ah. For your amour I see. Why don't you look at these," the clerk said pulling out a length of velvet lined with at least thirty rainbow colored heart pendants on gold chains.
James looked over them and said, "Quite sorry, but this wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I want something unique. A one and only."
"So, this one is special is she? Of course, of course." The clerk disappeared into the back room after putting away the other necklaces.
"I have ten," he announced, in his hands were ten wooden boxes. "But I feel I should warn you, unique is expensive, I usually don't show these to people. your age."
"I have the blunt if that's what you are worried about, and I didn't bring enough with me, I will leave you my home address so that you may send the check to me there."
"Very well sir." He held out the ten boxes, and James open each looking them over, comparing them to each other.
"They all seem similar," said Remus looking at two of them.
"They were made by the same artist. He died young, sadly he never reached his full potential, but I the few he did make are each unique. These are the only ones that do not yet belong to any of the influential families."
"Okay Remus," said James coming out of his trance. "Do you think Mademoiselle would like this one or this one?"
He held up two necklaces, one was engraved with a dove surrounded with olive branches, the other a lily.
"Ah, you are either very astute or simply very fortunate," said the clerk, "those are the two lockets. It is said that the artist was also a seer. It is believed that he engraved the names of the two people destined to come together and rid the world of evil in side. Only when they come together will the locket open."
"Get her that one," said Remus pointing to the lily.
James carefully replaced the other locket and the clerk went off to put the other boxes away, and to wrap the one James had chosen.
The other locket was purchased by Frank Longbottom, given to his bride on their wedding day.
Chapter Five
"Here you go Remus," said Lily handing him paper bag at the beginning of Charms.
"You are a life saver."
Lily just tugged her ear, and Remus responded in kind.
Class began and Flitwick began to lecture them on the properties of Conjuring Charms and how to properly conjure a living organism. When he finished talking, they began to practice.
"James! What are you doing?" cried Lily in alarm when she heard James attempt to cast the spell.
"I'm conjuring a mouse."
"No, it's muridaeum (mer-ee-dae-um), not meridaeum (mare-ee-dae-um), if you say it like that you'll end up crushing us all with an elephant."
James couldn't remember being this annoyed in four years. The last time anyone had reprimanded him for mis pronouncing a charm he had been twelve.
James didn't say anything, he just sat there until Mademoiselle got bored and left, moving on to help Julie.
Class continued, James continued to practice, until, for the first time, he managed to cast the spell properly in class.
"I DID IT!" he cried in surprise, "Remus, Siri, did you see that? I did it!"
"That's wonderful James," said Remus looking over.
"Yeah, Jamie, you did it, for the first time in like.well.ever," said Sirius in a mocking tone, trying to needle James into landing himself in detention. Even the Head Boy could get detention, though it hadn't happened in one-hundred-sixty years.
"See, you just need some direction. It's good to see that you've stopped goofing off in class and decided that grades and hard work actually matter," said Lily stiffly.
"Well, if you would like to think so. I wouldn't say that I can pay attention that well, but I do my best," replied James coldly, giving Sirius a huge wink.
Just then, the professor announced that class was over and it was a mad dash for the door, everyone ready to get the day over with and procrastinate to the point that they had four feet worth of essays due the next day.
James was almost out the door when, "James Potter, we have a Prefects meeting right now, if you intend to blow it off, I'll be forced to inform several people of several secrets that I'm sure only you and I know."
"Ha! Like that's a threat."
Lily sidled up to him and whispered in his ear. He blanched.
"Uh, Sirius, I got to go to a Prefect meeting."
"What are you talking about James? We have PLANS. There is no way you are blowing me off for some meeting."
Lily smiled smugly, "You know, I think I'll call you Snuffles. You like one. In fact I have a pet that looks just like you."
Sirius' eyes became saucers. Lily took that as a sign that Julie had been right, the Marauders were Animangi.
"Okay, the first order of business, it seems that there were two students caught in a broom closet, er, well, they were in a broom closet, and they were given two months of detention each," said Lily.
"Yes, and the person who caught them was bribed into silence. We found out, now the consequences for bribery have not been written, we need to devise a sentence. The two students in the closet have been punished for their first offence, but the as for the other, bribery we still have to decide on consequences for the bribers and the bribed," said James.
"Well," said one of the sixth year Ravenclaw prefects. "They should have house points taken away, and receive at least one week of detention."
"That sounds like a good plan," said James.
"I disagree, I think that they should be suspended," objected a seventh year Slytherin. "We have to show them that we won't accept that kind of behavior at Hogwarts."
"I think that sounds a little extreme," argued a fifth year Hufflepuff, "maybe a suspension from Hogsmeade until the end of the year."
"I think that sounds good, deduction of house points and revoked Hogsmeade privileges. All in favor please raise your hands."
"Good," said James counting the hands.
"Good to see that she managed to rope you into one of the meetings," said Remus when he saw James looking absolutely miserable.
"Remus, I still don't know what to get her."
"Why don't you ask Julie? She's Mademoiselle's best friend, she would probably know."
James leaped up, and dashed from the room with a shouted thanks in Remus' general direction.
"Hi, er, Julie."
"Hello James, how are you?"
"Great, really great."
"That's always good," said Julie absently, she kept writing.
"I have to ask you a question."
"Get her a necklace with a heart shaped pendant."
"What should I get - what?"
"I said, get her a necklace with a heart shaped pendant."
"How did you know?"
"James, I'm a girl not an imbecile."
"Besides, the four of you rarely ever notice if anyone else is in the common room. Anyone can over hear a conversation you guys have."
"But.but," James stuttered. "Does she know?"
"No, she wasn't there; she was finishing her essay in the Library."
"Oh."
"Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, we're going shopping."
"Prongs, it is Wednesday night."
"But I have to give it to her on Friday, and I have to write my essay tomorrow."
Sirius got up, "Prongsie poo, you know we love you," he said sounding like a fake blonde bimbo. "But we have homework to do."
"Actually James, unlike the rest of you," said Remus, giving Sirius a sharp look, "I'm free, I'll come with you."
"Let's go."
The two of them snuck down to the mirror, spoke the password, and slipped down to Hogsmeade.
"Excuse me sir, I need a necklace with a pendant on it," said James half frantic.
"Was there anything specific you had in mind?"
"A heart."
"Ah. For your amour I see. Why don't you look at these," the clerk said pulling out a length of velvet lined with at least thirty rainbow colored heart pendants on gold chains.
James looked over them and said, "Quite sorry, but this wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I want something unique. A one and only."
"So, this one is special is she? Of course, of course." The clerk disappeared into the back room after putting away the other necklaces.
"I have ten," he announced, in his hands were ten wooden boxes. "But I feel I should warn you, unique is expensive, I usually don't show these to people. your age."
"I have the blunt if that's what you are worried about, and I didn't bring enough with me, I will leave you my home address so that you may send the check to me there."
"Very well sir." He held out the ten boxes, and James open each looking them over, comparing them to each other.
"They all seem similar," said Remus looking at two of them.
"They were made by the same artist. He died young, sadly he never reached his full potential, but I the few he did make are each unique. These are the only ones that do not yet belong to any of the influential families."
"Okay Remus," said James coming out of his trance. "Do you think Mademoiselle would like this one or this one?"
He held up two necklaces, one was engraved with a dove surrounded with olive branches, the other a lily.
"Ah, you are either very astute or simply very fortunate," said the clerk, "those are the two lockets. It is said that the artist was also a seer. It is believed that he engraved the names of the two people destined to come together and rid the world of evil in side. Only when they come together will the locket open."
"Get her that one," said Remus pointing to the lily.
James carefully replaced the other locket and the clerk went off to put the other boxes away, and to wrap the one James had chosen.
The other locket was purchased by Frank Longbottom, given to his bride on their wedding day.