"Hey! You! Four eyes! You're in my seat!" A brown haired boy who
distinctively reminded James of Snape shouted at him.
James blinked. What was the kid's name again? Oh right. "Actually Winset, we have to share seats." He smirked at the bigger boy.
"I don't want to share a seat with a freak!" He screamed. Oh yeah definitely Snape.
"Hey! Don't you know that's James Potter you're yelling at?!" Some fifth year James didn't even know yelled.
"Apparently not," Sirius said, indicating for James to stand, which he did. "The Famous James Potter! Marauder, and Team Captain" He nodded to James, who bowed comically. All the students from Hogwarts, with exception of Lily, May, Harmon, and Litton, cheered loudly.
James gave the boy a cocky grin. "Do you want the window seat? Or can I sit back down?"
With a snarl Winset shoved James, hard. Not expecting an attack, and having the disadvantage of being slender and lightweight, he flew through the air and hit the back of the bus.
Gasping slightly and holding one hand to a bleeding cut on his forehead, James stood.
Sirius was white with fury. "James!" He started for Winset, quite prepared to rip him limb from limb.
"No Sirius, stay out of it." James snapped, and the other boy laughed.
"Crying for your friends to help? What's next? Mummy and Daddy?" He taunted.
James paled. "They're, they're dead."
"Really? How'd it happen? Was it an act of mercy on the world? To have a son like you, they must have been-"
It was Winset's turn to fly through the air, though James never laid a finger on him. He hit the front of the bus with a sickening thud.
James was advancing on him. A sickly ball of black light escaped from him and encased the other boy. He was levitated slowly into the air. The air went very cold and the boy was turning a frightening white.
"James! James! Stop, please stop!" Lily pleaded, forcing her way past Smith. She tugged on his arm to no avail. He pushed her off and walked right up to the black orb.
"They were murdered." He said shakily. He could see Sirius, Remus, and Peter shaking.
James backed up and focused on the black sphere and the boy inside it. The air seemed stale and Winset was crying helplessly.
Whatever would have happened next is anyone's guess. Professor chose that moment to momentarily board the bus and remind them to behave.
Her face went white when she saw James and Winset. "Potter!" She took a shaky breath and shook her head, unable to believe what she saw. "Let him down." She croaked.
He obliged and Winset backed as far away from James as he could. "You are a freak! I was right." James glared at him coldly. The other boy opened his mouth but nothing came out.
"How did you do that Potter?" She asked him in a whisper. "You must see Dumbledore the instant you get back!" She looked frightened.
Lily shoved past Smith, who smirked at her. "Scared for your boyfriend?" She asked nastily.
"He's not my boyfriend! He's not even my friend!" Lily snapped.
"James, please, sit down." McGonagall looked terrified. As shaken and angry as he was, James still tried to lighten the mood with a joke.
"Why so scared Minnie?" Sirius snickered, Lily looked scandalized. McGonagall only gave a faint smile and pointed to the seat. James sighed and sat down, sliding over to the window.
"Thank you Mr. Potter."
James nodded. "Hey Winset, are you going to sit down? I don't bite." He paused for a second and pretended to think. "Oh wait! Yes I do! Not poisonous though." He grinned and nodded to Remus, who snickered.
"Oh no!" There is no way I'm sitting with him!" Winset protested, going even whiter.
"Don't be foolish!" McGonagall snapped. "Of course you're sitting with him. You heard him, he isn't poisonous!" She glared at Winset who shut his mouth and sat down as far from James as he could.
"Nice one James!" Sirius whispered. James grinned.
"Thanks!" Sirius gave him a high five, and Tucker, Sirius's seat partner, just looked terrified.
"Alright I expect all my students to behave!" Professor McGonagall looked at Peter, Remus, Sirius, and James in turn, who once again, smiled innocently.
"Remember the rules! And for once, please don't break them!" McGonagall added. "And try to have fun. But not to much!" The Marauders grinned at each other.
"And you four! Try to act your age!"
"Er, professor. What's my age again?" James asked innocently. She groaned and departed the bus, trying to maintain some dignity.
James blinked. What was the kid's name again? Oh right. "Actually Winset, we have to share seats." He smirked at the bigger boy.
"I don't want to share a seat with a freak!" He screamed. Oh yeah definitely Snape.
"Hey! Don't you know that's James Potter you're yelling at?!" Some fifth year James didn't even know yelled.
"Apparently not," Sirius said, indicating for James to stand, which he did. "The Famous James Potter! Marauder, and Team Captain" He nodded to James, who bowed comically. All the students from Hogwarts, with exception of Lily, May, Harmon, and Litton, cheered loudly.
James gave the boy a cocky grin. "Do you want the window seat? Or can I sit back down?"
With a snarl Winset shoved James, hard. Not expecting an attack, and having the disadvantage of being slender and lightweight, he flew through the air and hit the back of the bus.
Gasping slightly and holding one hand to a bleeding cut on his forehead, James stood.
Sirius was white with fury. "James!" He started for Winset, quite prepared to rip him limb from limb.
"No Sirius, stay out of it." James snapped, and the other boy laughed.
"Crying for your friends to help? What's next? Mummy and Daddy?" He taunted.
James paled. "They're, they're dead."
"Really? How'd it happen? Was it an act of mercy on the world? To have a son like you, they must have been-"
It was Winset's turn to fly through the air, though James never laid a finger on him. He hit the front of the bus with a sickening thud.
James was advancing on him. A sickly ball of black light escaped from him and encased the other boy. He was levitated slowly into the air. The air went very cold and the boy was turning a frightening white.
"James! James! Stop, please stop!" Lily pleaded, forcing her way past Smith. She tugged on his arm to no avail. He pushed her off and walked right up to the black orb.
"They were murdered." He said shakily. He could see Sirius, Remus, and Peter shaking.
James backed up and focused on the black sphere and the boy inside it. The air seemed stale and Winset was crying helplessly.
Whatever would have happened next is anyone's guess. Professor chose that moment to momentarily board the bus and remind them to behave.
Her face went white when she saw James and Winset. "Potter!" She took a shaky breath and shook her head, unable to believe what she saw. "Let him down." She croaked.
He obliged and Winset backed as far away from James as he could. "You are a freak! I was right." James glared at him coldly. The other boy opened his mouth but nothing came out.
"How did you do that Potter?" She asked him in a whisper. "You must see Dumbledore the instant you get back!" She looked frightened.
Lily shoved past Smith, who smirked at her. "Scared for your boyfriend?" She asked nastily.
"He's not my boyfriend! He's not even my friend!" Lily snapped.
"James, please, sit down." McGonagall looked terrified. As shaken and angry as he was, James still tried to lighten the mood with a joke.
"Why so scared Minnie?" Sirius snickered, Lily looked scandalized. McGonagall only gave a faint smile and pointed to the seat. James sighed and sat down, sliding over to the window.
"Thank you Mr. Potter."
James nodded. "Hey Winset, are you going to sit down? I don't bite." He paused for a second and pretended to think. "Oh wait! Yes I do! Not poisonous though." He grinned and nodded to Remus, who snickered.
"Oh no!" There is no way I'm sitting with him!" Winset protested, going even whiter.
"Don't be foolish!" McGonagall snapped. "Of course you're sitting with him. You heard him, he isn't poisonous!" She glared at Winset who shut his mouth and sat down as far from James as he could.
"Nice one James!" Sirius whispered. James grinned.
"Thanks!" Sirius gave him a high five, and Tucker, Sirius's seat partner, just looked terrified.
"Alright I expect all my students to behave!" Professor McGonagall looked at Peter, Remus, Sirius, and James in turn, who once again, smiled innocently.
"Remember the rules! And for once, please don't break them!" McGonagall added. "And try to have fun. But not to much!" The Marauders grinned at each other.
"And you four! Try to act your age!"
"Er, professor. What's my age again?" James asked innocently. She groaned and departed the bus, trying to maintain some dignity.
