A/N: Hey folks, I'm so sorry if y'all feel neglected, but I was suffering
from a sever bout of imagination failure and couldn't think of anything
interesting to write for MONTHS! Oh, and do forgive any spoilers, of my
story, or that of JK Rowling; OotP wasn't good for my imaginative health.
Sirius doesn't fit his family at all, and Harry has PMS.
But enough of me.
On with the show-
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A New Routine
The prefects all met in the Prefect's lounge, where Professor Dumbledore informed them of the political turmoil happening in the world. They would be in charge of answering all questions put to them about the situation, but only if they were asked a direct question; the school was not to be thrown into any unnecessary panic. Should they be unable to answer any of the questions asked of them they were to write an note excusing the student from their next class, and deliver the student to the headmaster's office with all due speed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Teri yawned loudly, "YO, Foxy, wake-ee, wake-ee!"
Lily mumbled and rolled over.
"C'mon, we got to get to breakfast, or we'll be sitting in Double HoM for three hours without any nourishment."
Lily opened her left eye, slowly. "Fine," she said in a groggily.
Twenty minutes later, they were up, groomed, and dressed. Their book bags packed with their morning class' books, and a pillow.
As they entered the Great Hall, Teri said, "I am SO glad your mum got us these mini pillows, I swear, Professor Binns has been doing something to enhance the drone of his voice. 'Cause it keeps getting worse."
They arrived late, as they had been doing since two days after the start of the term, due to Teri's notice of Lily's emotions during the arrival of the morning mail. Lily would look up, as she did every morning, when the owls arrived, and see the black owls bearing official looking Ministry sealed letters.
"What's for eating?" asked Lily, sitting down next to James.
"The usual," replied James moodily. Some people were just not morning people until they had a triple shot espresso cup of coffee in their systems.
The girls took a helping each of scrambled eggs, French toast, and bacon. Then, pouring a cup of orange juice each for themselves they began to eat.
Remus burst out laughing. "I never noticed, but appearances aside, you two are the most identical people I have ever met."
"What are you talking."
".about Remus?"
Remus' eyes widened, "Egad, you did it again. The two of you are like telepathically connected, or something."
"What are you talking about?" asked Sirius, sincerely confused by, what he viewed as, his friend's lunatic ramblings.
A look of understanding dawned on Teri, "Are you talking about the food, and the."
".finishing each other's sentences?" finished Lily, smirking.
Remus couldn't help it, he started laughing again. Nodding as he almost fell of his chair.
"You might not have noticed, but we've always been like this," said Lily with a grin.
"We decided to hold back last year, since we didn't know you guys to well," finished Teri, smiling at her friend.
Remus started laughing harder. "Well, it's funny, that's all. In fact, when they get excited, Siri and Jamie do the same thing." He paused for a breath, "I've just never seen anyone other people who knew each other well enough to talk as if they were one person."
"Hey guys," said Peter, walking up.
"Hey Pete," said James, halfway through his coffee and feeling slightly human.
Peter looked at his watch, as he grabbed a piece of toast. "Guys, class starts in a few, we'd better go."
They got up, James quickly downed his coffee and poured some more into his thermos. Together the six of them trudged to their first class, Advanced Double History of Magic.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Tell me again, why we are taking this class?" asked Sirius grumpily, as Prof. Binns drawled on about the Ministry of Magic in the 16th century.
"Because," said Lily, lifting her head off her pillow, "It was either this or Muggle Studies. And we decided to take our first class together; then, when we voted, and you and Peter were the only ones who wanted to take Advanced Muggle Studies."
"Oh."
The class continued, there were three people who weren't completely asleep or dazed. Kirk Daniels, a Ravenclaw, who was sketching the tree outside the window; Remus, who woke up every twenty minutes or so, wrote down a fact, and fell asleep again; and James, who was avidly studying Lily's sleeping form, committing every detail to memory.
There was, however, one interruption. Sirius woke up, and saw the engrossed look James was giving Lily, and exclaimed loudly, "For Merlin's sake, take a bleedin' picture! It'll last longer, and then, you can look at her whenever you bloody well want to."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Hey Danny," said Lily, on her way to AP Transfiguration.
"Hey Lily," he replied, "How's school been so far."
"I really wouldn't know," she said wryly. "I've been asleep for most of it, and on the off chance that I'm awake for a class, I find myself thinking about. something completely off the subject."
*(A/N: for those of my gentle readers who are painfully ignorant, not that I mean anything by that if you are, Lily is referring to James, as the "something.")*
Danny smiled, "See ya later."
"You too."
She got to Transfiguration, and dropped her books in her usual place. Moments later, James plopped down next her.
"Ladies and gentlemen," began Professor McGonagall. "The headmaster and I have discussed the issue thoroughly, and have decided, that this class can teach you nothing more than basic theory, for all ensuing skill would be based upon your personal magical ability. Therefore, we are going to be learning evasive and tactical action. For those of you who do not wish to continue with this course let me know and we will have to transferred to another class of your choosing, or you will be given a free study period in the Library. I warn you, should you choose to continue with this class, you will be stretched to your limit. This will be more than a mental course; you will be tested again and again physically and emotionally as well."
They all looked at their teacher flabbergasted. This was something that had never happened before, but their all gazes were soon replaced with expressions soon changed to ones of steely determination.
Looking around Professor McGonagall said, "Very well, I shall give notice to Professor Dumbledore that you will all be staying."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When class was over, all twelve students in the class filed out, of the room silently. The professor had sent an owl to Professor Dumbledore, and commenced filling them in with their course requirements. They would not be graded in this class. They would receive an O if they managed to stay with the course, and overcome all the tests; which they learned would be obstacle courses, lined with physical, mental, and emotional challenges. If they should fail, they would be placed in another class of their choosing.
"Wow," said Sirius.
"My sentiments exactly," said Teri, leaning against his tall frame.
"So, we're going to begin unofficial, Auror training," said Lily, looking determinedly aghast.
"Yup," said Remus, still partially in a state of shock.
James didn't say anything, "This is my chance, I can finally do something with my life. This is what I've been waiting for."
They walked down the corridors towards the northern quadrant of the school to meet up with Peter for lunch.
But enough of me.
On with the show-
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A New Routine
The prefects all met in the Prefect's lounge, where Professor Dumbledore informed them of the political turmoil happening in the world. They would be in charge of answering all questions put to them about the situation, but only if they were asked a direct question; the school was not to be thrown into any unnecessary panic. Should they be unable to answer any of the questions asked of them they were to write an note excusing the student from their next class, and deliver the student to the headmaster's office with all due speed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Teri yawned loudly, "YO, Foxy, wake-ee, wake-ee!"
Lily mumbled and rolled over.
"C'mon, we got to get to breakfast, or we'll be sitting in Double HoM for three hours without any nourishment."
Lily opened her left eye, slowly. "Fine," she said in a groggily.
Twenty minutes later, they were up, groomed, and dressed. Their book bags packed with their morning class' books, and a pillow.
As they entered the Great Hall, Teri said, "I am SO glad your mum got us these mini pillows, I swear, Professor Binns has been doing something to enhance the drone of his voice. 'Cause it keeps getting worse."
They arrived late, as they had been doing since two days after the start of the term, due to Teri's notice of Lily's emotions during the arrival of the morning mail. Lily would look up, as she did every morning, when the owls arrived, and see the black owls bearing official looking Ministry sealed letters.
"What's for eating?" asked Lily, sitting down next to James.
"The usual," replied James moodily. Some people were just not morning people until they had a triple shot espresso cup of coffee in their systems.
The girls took a helping each of scrambled eggs, French toast, and bacon. Then, pouring a cup of orange juice each for themselves they began to eat.
Remus burst out laughing. "I never noticed, but appearances aside, you two are the most identical people I have ever met."
"What are you talking."
".about Remus?"
Remus' eyes widened, "Egad, you did it again. The two of you are like telepathically connected, or something."
"What are you talking about?" asked Sirius, sincerely confused by, what he viewed as, his friend's lunatic ramblings.
A look of understanding dawned on Teri, "Are you talking about the food, and the."
".finishing each other's sentences?" finished Lily, smirking.
Remus couldn't help it, he started laughing again. Nodding as he almost fell of his chair.
"You might not have noticed, but we've always been like this," said Lily with a grin.
"We decided to hold back last year, since we didn't know you guys to well," finished Teri, smiling at her friend.
Remus started laughing harder. "Well, it's funny, that's all. In fact, when they get excited, Siri and Jamie do the same thing." He paused for a breath, "I've just never seen anyone other people who knew each other well enough to talk as if they were one person."
"Hey guys," said Peter, walking up.
"Hey Pete," said James, halfway through his coffee and feeling slightly human.
Peter looked at his watch, as he grabbed a piece of toast. "Guys, class starts in a few, we'd better go."
They got up, James quickly downed his coffee and poured some more into his thermos. Together the six of them trudged to their first class, Advanced Double History of Magic.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Tell me again, why we are taking this class?" asked Sirius grumpily, as Prof. Binns drawled on about the Ministry of Magic in the 16th century.
"Because," said Lily, lifting her head off her pillow, "It was either this or Muggle Studies. And we decided to take our first class together; then, when we voted, and you and Peter were the only ones who wanted to take Advanced Muggle Studies."
"Oh."
The class continued, there were three people who weren't completely asleep or dazed. Kirk Daniels, a Ravenclaw, who was sketching the tree outside the window; Remus, who woke up every twenty minutes or so, wrote down a fact, and fell asleep again; and James, who was avidly studying Lily's sleeping form, committing every detail to memory.
There was, however, one interruption. Sirius woke up, and saw the engrossed look James was giving Lily, and exclaimed loudly, "For Merlin's sake, take a bleedin' picture! It'll last longer, and then, you can look at her whenever you bloody well want to."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Hey Danny," said Lily, on her way to AP Transfiguration.
"Hey Lily," he replied, "How's school been so far."
"I really wouldn't know," she said wryly. "I've been asleep for most of it, and on the off chance that I'm awake for a class, I find myself thinking about. something completely off the subject."
*(A/N: for those of my gentle readers who are painfully ignorant, not that I mean anything by that if you are, Lily is referring to James, as the "something.")*
Danny smiled, "See ya later."
"You too."
She got to Transfiguration, and dropped her books in her usual place. Moments later, James plopped down next her.
"Ladies and gentlemen," began Professor McGonagall. "The headmaster and I have discussed the issue thoroughly, and have decided, that this class can teach you nothing more than basic theory, for all ensuing skill would be based upon your personal magical ability. Therefore, we are going to be learning evasive and tactical action. For those of you who do not wish to continue with this course let me know and we will have to transferred to another class of your choosing, or you will be given a free study period in the Library. I warn you, should you choose to continue with this class, you will be stretched to your limit. This will be more than a mental course; you will be tested again and again physically and emotionally as well."
They all looked at their teacher flabbergasted. This was something that had never happened before, but their all gazes were soon replaced with expressions soon changed to ones of steely determination.
Looking around Professor McGonagall said, "Very well, I shall give notice to Professor Dumbledore that you will all be staying."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When class was over, all twelve students in the class filed out, of the room silently. The professor had sent an owl to Professor Dumbledore, and commenced filling them in with their course requirements. They would not be graded in this class. They would receive an O if they managed to stay with the course, and overcome all the tests; which they learned would be obstacle courses, lined with physical, mental, and emotional challenges. If they should fail, they would be placed in another class of their choosing.
"Wow," said Sirius.
"My sentiments exactly," said Teri, leaning against his tall frame.
"So, we're going to begin unofficial, Auror training," said Lily, looking determinedly aghast.
"Yup," said Remus, still partially in a state of shock.
James didn't say anything, "This is my chance, I can finally do something with my life. This is what I've been waiting for."
They walked down the corridors towards the northern quadrant of the school to meet up with Peter for lunch.
