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Chapter Eight:
"Wake up! Prongs!" were the first words James heard the next day as he sleepily reached for his glasses and saw the grinning form of Sirius staring at him.
"Wake up Prongs! Let's get lunch!" persisted Sirius, slightly annoyed. "You slept in! It's like two in the afternoon!" At this James finally got out of bed, put on some clothes and followed Sirius down to the great hall. Once there, they were greeted by Peter and Remus.
"So how was your date?" asked Peter in an eager tone as Lily and her friends passed out of the hall. James stared at him coldly before replying.
"It was fine," he said as pleasantly as he could manage. To his great surprise Sirius did not barrage James for details of how his night was. After eating a few tuna sandwiches the Marauders headed back up to the common room to dig into some homework. Indeed the seventh years had been set a large amount of work by all their teachers in preparation for the N.E.W.Ts. Even Sirius couldn't find any time to mess around during the next two weeks.
Before they knew it the next term was just one day away. James and Sirius had spent the day 'helping' Hagrid in the forbidden forest. About six o clock in the evening they made their way back to the castle.
"Er James," said a nervous voice from behind the boys. It was Lily with a slightly anxious look on her face.
"I'll catch you later, Prongs," said Sirius smirking at Lily. James was surprised Sirius hadn't stayed to see the drama.
"Listen I had a really good time on Christmas." said Lily still slightly nervous.
"Yea me too," added James wondering when Lily was going to slap him. There was a short silence before Lily spoke again.
"I was just wondering if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me on the next weekend trip." she said. James stood there dumbfounded. "I mean if you don't want to it's fine," finished Lily, looking morbid. Just then James came back to his senses.
"Er, um, yea! I'd love to!" he exclaimed a bit too gleefully. Lily smiled and as she walked away James stopped her.
"HEY! Lily!" he shouted after the girl. Lily turn around and looked at him inquisitively. "If you aren't up to anything this weekend. Maybe we could do something then?" Lily nodded in agreement, turned on her heal and hurried away. James stood on there for almost ten minutes before hearing the voice of Severus Snape and his Slytherin buddies brought him back to his senses. He ran straight up to Gryffindor tower to tell the rest of the Marauders.
"Damn! Guess I still owe Padfoot that 20 galleons?" cursed Peter referring to the time in fifth year they had made a wager on James' personal life.
"I prefer cash," said Sirius nodding his head arrogantly.
The next day the seventh years were brutalized by their teachers. McGonagoll had given them a spell that none of them had mastered, but James had grasped the basics of it. On top of that they had to write long essays for Transfiguration, Charms and Potions. On top of this James had to assemble the quidditch team to practise for the remaining two games of the season. And to cap it of the weather hadn't improved since the break.
On the Wednesday James arranged tryouts for a new seeker to replace Sanders. At five o'clock he gathered all of the team members and the hopefuls for the seeker position.
Before the tryouts began James gave a talk to the team and to the hopefuls.
"Now listen, Sanders was always my first choice seeker. He was a nice guy. We'll hang his shirt inside our changing room. No one will ever take it down from there. And no one in Gryffindor will ever wear his number again. But guys! We can still win this! Fair enough we lost, but we just barely lost. If we beat Ravenclaw and Slytherin, and one of them beats Hufflepuff then we're in with a good chance. So lets win this! For Sanders!"
The team cheered and shouted as James hung Sanders' broom and shirt on the wall of the changing room. Then they proceeded to the tryouts.
The snitch was released and the practise game proceeded as normal. The only difference was there were 7 seekers. James judged them on how often they caught the snitch and how good they were at avoiding the bludgers and keeping out of harms way.
After four gruelling hours of practise James thought, and the team agrees, that a short blonde-haired second year called Andrews was best for the job. He had caught the snitch most often. He had a fairly decent broom and was very good at avoiding bludgers.
That night James completed his homework and went straight to bed. The next day and Friday passed in a blink of an eye as the seventh years were so consumed with their work. Sirius had not even managed to find some time to make life worse for the Slytherins and that was saying something.
On Saturday morning James awoke to find that his friends were fast asleep. He decided to get some breakfast and write a letter home letting his parents know the term had restarted without any trouble.
Afterwards James decided to go back up to the common room. Upon entering he saw Sirius was entertaining a large group of girls with his annoyingly flirtatious air.
"Alright Prongs?" said Remus quietly, catching James off guard. "So what you planning to do today?"
"Dunno, I'm supposed to be going out with Lily." answered James looking over at the girl in question.
"Well ,you know, you could take her to Hogsmeade." said Remus after a long time And I'll come with you in case she brings her other friend. Because Sirius is taking Marchbank on a tour of the castle."
"Erm yea sure!" agreed James nodding excitedly.
At one o'clock James and Remus met up with Lily and Em.
"So how are we supposed to get to Hogsmeade?" asked Em doubtfully.
"Now that would just ruin the surprise," answered Remus offering his arm to Em, who laughed as she accepted it. James and Lily followed Em and Remus to the statue of the One Eyes Witch.
"Now ladies," said Remus in a Sirius-like manner. "This is when you must close your ears." Remus said the password and the secret passageway to Honeydukes opened up.
They walked for nearly half an hour before arriving inside the sweet-shop. James and Remus went out first to make sure the coast was clear. Then Em and Lily followed them out.
"Emmeline," began Remus in his sweet voice. "Why don't we go some where more private away from these two love birds." Em nodded frequently and was led away by Remus.
"D'you wanna get a butterbeer?" asked James. Lily agreed and they went to the three broomsticks. The day was spent drinking butterbeer, buying sweets and James even went with Lily to a couple of clothes shops.
After a few hours Lily and James went up near the hill where the shrieking shack was, despite Lily's warnings that it was haunted.
The two talked for a long time. James had never thought it would be this easy to have a normal conversation with Lily. They discussed quidditch, clothes, Sirius, Snape and many other things.
"You know James," began Lily as she gazed into his hazel eyes with a look of with and adoring look on her face. "You are a really nice guy. I didn't think you'd ever be like, you know, this nice." James smiled as Lily moved closer to him. And for the second time in less then a month James found himself unable to move as the inches became centimetres and the centimetres became nothing.
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The end!
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Chapter Eight:
"Wake up! Prongs!" were the first words James heard the next day as he sleepily reached for his glasses and saw the grinning form of Sirius staring at him.
"Wake up Prongs! Let's get lunch!" persisted Sirius, slightly annoyed. "You slept in! It's like two in the afternoon!" At this James finally got out of bed, put on some clothes and followed Sirius down to the great hall. Once there, they were greeted by Peter and Remus.
"So how was your date?" asked Peter in an eager tone as Lily and her friends passed out of the hall. James stared at him coldly before replying.
"It was fine," he said as pleasantly as he could manage. To his great surprise Sirius did not barrage James for details of how his night was. After eating a few tuna sandwiches the Marauders headed back up to the common room to dig into some homework. Indeed the seventh years had been set a large amount of work by all their teachers in preparation for the N.E.W.Ts. Even Sirius couldn't find any time to mess around during the next two weeks.
Before they knew it the next term was just one day away. James and Sirius had spent the day 'helping' Hagrid in the forbidden forest. About six o clock in the evening they made their way back to the castle.
"Er James," said a nervous voice from behind the boys. It was Lily with a slightly anxious look on her face.
"I'll catch you later, Prongs," said Sirius smirking at Lily. James was surprised Sirius hadn't stayed to see the drama.
"Listen I had a really good time on Christmas." said Lily still slightly nervous.
"Yea me too," added James wondering when Lily was going to slap him. There was a short silence before Lily spoke again.
"I was just wondering if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me on the next weekend trip." she said. James stood there dumbfounded. "I mean if you don't want to it's fine," finished Lily, looking morbid. Just then James came back to his senses.
"Er, um, yea! I'd love to!" he exclaimed a bit too gleefully. Lily smiled and as she walked away James stopped her.
"HEY! Lily!" he shouted after the girl. Lily turn around and looked at him inquisitively. "If you aren't up to anything this weekend. Maybe we could do something then?" Lily nodded in agreement, turned on her heal and hurried away. James stood on there for almost ten minutes before hearing the voice of Severus Snape and his Slytherin buddies brought him back to his senses. He ran straight up to Gryffindor tower to tell the rest of the Marauders.
"Damn! Guess I still owe Padfoot that 20 galleons?" cursed Peter referring to the time in fifth year they had made a wager on James' personal life.
"I prefer cash," said Sirius nodding his head arrogantly.
The next day the seventh years were brutalized by their teachers. McGonagoll had given them a spell that none of them had mastered, but James had grasped the basics of it. On top of that they had to write long essays for Transfiguration, Charms and Potions. On top of this James had to assemble the quidditch team to practise for the remaining two games of the season. And to cap it of the weather hadn't improved since the break.
On the Wednesday James arranged tryouts for a new seeker to replace Sanders. At five o'clock he gathered all of the team members and the hopefuls for the seeker position.
Before the tryouts began James gave a talk to the team and to the hopefuls.
"Now listen, Sanders was always my first choice seeker. He was a nice guy. We'll hang his shirt inside our changing room. No one will ever take it down from there. And no one in Gryffindor will ever wear his number again. But guys! We can still win this! Fair enough we lost, but we just barely lost. If we beat Ravenclaw and Slytherin, and one of them beats Hufflepuff then we're in with a good chance. So lets win this! For Sanders!"
The team cheered and shouted as James hung Sanders' broom and shirt on the wall of the changing room. Then they proceeded to the tryouts.
The snitch was released and the practise game proceeded as normal. The only difference was there were 7 seekers. James judged them on how often they caught the snitch and how good they were at avoiding the bludgers and keeping out of harms way.
After four gruelling hours of practise James thought, and the team agrees, that a short blonde-haired second year called Andrews was best for the job. He had caught the snitch most often. He had a fairly decent broom and was very good at avoiding bludgers.
That night James completed his homework and went straight to bed. The next day and Friday passed in a blink of an eye as the seventh years were so consumed with their work. Sirius had not even managed to find some time to make life worse for the Slytherins and that was saying something.
On Saturday morning James awoke to find that his friends were fast asleep. He decided to get some breakfast and write a letter home letting his parents know the term had restarted without any trouble.
Afterwards James decided to go back up to the common room. Upon entering he saw Sirius was entertaining a large group of girls with his annoyingly flirtatious air.
"Alright Prongs?" said Remus quietly, catching James off guard. "So what you planning to do today?"
"Dunno, I'm supposed to be going out with Lily." answered James looking over at the girl in question.
"Well ,you know, you could take her to Hogsmeade." said Remus after a long time And I'll come with you in case she brings her other friend. Because Sirius is taking Marchbank on a tour of the castle."
"Erm yea sure!" agreed James nodding excitedly.
At one o'clock James and Remus met up with Lily and Em.
"So how are we supposed to get to Hogsmeade?" asked Em doubtfully.
"Now that would just ruin the surprise," answered Remus offering his arm to Em, who laughed as she accepted it. James and Lily followed Em and Remus to the statue of the One Eyes Witch.
"Now ladies," said Remus in a Sirius-like manner. "This is when you must close your ears." Remus said the password and the secret passageway to Honeydukes opened up.
They walked for nearly half an hour before arriving inside the sweet-shop. James and Remus went out first to make sure the coast was clear. Then Em and Lily followed them out.
"Emmeline," began Remus in his sweet voice. "Why don't we go some where more private away from these two love birds." Em nodded frequently and was led away by Remus.
"D'you wanna get a butterbeer?" asked James. Lily agreed and they went to the three broomsticks. The day was spent drinking butterbeer, buying sweets and James even went with Lily to a couple of clothes shops.
After a few hours Lily and James went up near the hill where the shrieking shack was, despite Lily's warnings that it was haunted.
The two talked for a long time. James had never thought it would be this easy to have a normal conversation with Lily. They discussed quidditch, clothes, Sirius, Snape and many other things.
"You know James," began Lily as she gazed into his hazel eyes with a look of with and adoring look on her face. "You are a really nice guy. I didn't think you'd ever be like, you know, this nice." James smiled as Lily moved closer to him. And for the second time in less then a month James found himself unable to move as the inches became centimetres and the centimetres became nothing.
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The end!
DID ya like it? Please DO REVIEW!! If you have read it, it help a lot
The more ppl review the more frequently I can update.
Untill then SEE YA!