AN: Please, PLEASE nobody take personally the jokes I make in these last
few chapters. I joke because I love, that includes the English and
Americans, specifically New Yorkers. I wouldn't make the jokes if I didn't
know you had a good sense of humor.
Thank you for R/R.
"Uh, no come on in there's plenty of room," said Lily as she watched in amazement as Mark held the door of the carriage open for her, and followed her inside.
The carriage door closed itself, and they started off towards the castle. Lily glanced out the window at the passing trees to avoid looking in the carriage where Sirius and Lupin were talking under their breath and Mark was looking uncomfortably at his sneakers.
"So," Sirius casually remarked after a pause, "You're from American, right?"
Mark looked up at Sirius and nodded.
"Where did you go to school?" asked Lupin.
"The Salem School for Magical Minds," replied Mark.
Lupin made a remark that he had heard that was a really good school. Then there was silence and Sirius, content that they had done their part of welcoming the new student, went back to talking with Lupin.
Lily glanced over at Mark. He looked so depressed that she wanted to instinctively hug him. Instead, she decided to try talking to this shy student.
"So, you lived in the Salem?" she asked Mark.
"Um.... No, we actually lived in New York, but my mom wanted us to go to the Salem. Which makes sense seeing as the school near our house is called 'Magic for Misfits.'"
Lily laughed, "I don't blame her."
Mark grinned sheepishly at her, not used to people laughing at his jokes. Lily saw Sirius looking back and forth from her to Mark, and raised his eyebrow at her. Lily went back to her conversation with Mark.
"Why did you're family move?" she asked him.
"Well, my dad's business moved over here, he's a Reggie-"
"A what?"
"A Reggie, you know, he doesn't do magic." Mark explained.
"Oh I see." Lily said, "We call them Muggles here. Both my parents don't do magic either."
"Really? Wow, you must be really good to get in here. At my old school you had to do all sorts of stuff, if both your parents were Reggies. They're really rare where I come from."
Lily talked to Mark the whole way over to the castle about his old school and the trip over here. He was in the middle of telling her the funniest story about how his wand made the security officers at the airport take him in for questioning until the authorities came from the Ministry of Magic. Apparently, he said trying to contain his laughter, they thought that he belonged to some kind of Gothic cult. They were both doubled over in laughter as they exited the carriage walked toward the main entrance.
"Wow," Mark whistled as he looked up at the castle, his shyness forgotten back at the train. "This is your school? I saw the pictures but I thought it was some kind of hoax. Our school was in a swamp!"
"I thought as much," said a voice behind them. "That is, when I heard you were from America."
Lily groaned inside. Why did he have to come and spoil a perfectly good moment? And why was he being such an ass, just to make a joke? She turned around and faced James. To her surprise, he did not look like he was looking for a laugh.
"Have a cozy ride their Evens?" he asked nastily. "Who's the boyfriend?"
Lily turned red as a beet. "This is Mark, he's new here. You would have noticed that if you ever pulled your head out of your ass." She turned to Mark, "Welcome to Hogwarts and I hope I see you later." With that she walked towards the castle.
Mark looked uncomfortably at James who was glaring at Lily's back. James looked over at Mark, muttered a sorry for the joke, and ran after Lily.
Sirius came up behind Mark and patted his back, "Don't take him personally mate, He's so green he could blend into the grass."
"What?"
Sirius took a picture out of his pocket and gave it to Mark. They both looked down at three people in bathing suits sitting at the edge of a lake, the girl in the middle with her arms around the two boys. They were all kicking their feet and the boy with the crazy black hair kept splashing the girl with the pretty green eyes.
"That was the first week of Hogwarts, when me and Lily and James first meet each other. They were so close at first; it was like pulling two pieces of tape apart to get them away from each other. They haven't been that close since James started to have crush on her. "
Sirius took the picture back and stuck it in his pocket. "I'm gonna give this to him or her as present. I haven't been able to decide who needs it more. But enough old romance. Have you ever seen a larger collection of beautiful women in one building?"
And with that Sirius lead Mark up to Hogwarts.
"Uh, no come on in there's plenty of room," said Lily as she watched in amazement as Mark held the door of the carriage open for her, and followed her inside.
The carriage door closed itself, and they started off towards the castle. Lily glanced out the window at the passing trees to avoid looking in the carriage where Sirius and Lupin were talking under their breath and Mark was looking uncomfortably at his sneakers.
"So," Sirius casually remarked after a pause, "You're from American, right?"
Mark looked up at Sirius and nodded.
"Where did you go to school?" asked Lupin.
"The Salem School for Magical Minds," replied Mark.
Lupin made a remark that he had heard that was a really good school. Then there was silence and Sirius, content that they had done their part of welcoming the new student, went back to talking with Lupin.
Lily glanced over at Mark. He looked so depressed that she wanted to instinctively hug him. Instead, she decided to try talking to this shy student.
"So, you lived in the Salem?" she asked Mark.
"Um.... No, we actually lived in New York, but my mom wanted us to go to the Salem. Which makes sense seeing as the school near our house is called 'Magic for Misfits.'"
Lily laughed, "I don't blame her."
Mark grinned sheepishly at her, not used to people laughing at his jokes. Lily saw Sirius looking back and forth from her to Mark, and raised his eyebrow at her. Lily went back to her conversation with Mark.
"Why did you're family move?" she asked him.
"Well, my dad's business moved over here, he's a Reggie-"
"A what?"
"A Reggie, you know, he doesn't do magic." Mark explained.
"Oh I see." Lily said, "We call them Muggles here. Both my parents don't do magic either."
"Really? Wow, you must be really good to get in here. At my old school you had to do all sorts of stuff, if both your parents were Reggies. They're really rare where I come from."
Lily talked to Mark the whole way over to the castle about his old school and the trip over here. He was in the middle of telling her the funniest story about how his wand made the security officers at the airport take him in for questioning until the authorities came from the Ministry of Magic. Apparently, he said trying to contain his laughter, they thought that he belonged to some kind of Gothic cult. They were both doubled over in laughter as they exited the carriage walked toward the main entrance.
"Wow," Mark whistled as he looked up at the castle, his shyness forgotten back at the train. "This is your school? I saw the pictures but I thought it was some kind of hoax. Our school was in a swamp!"
"I thought as much," said a voice behind them. "That is, when I heard you were from America."
Lily groaned inside. Why did he have to come and spoil a perfectly good moment? And why was he being such an ass, just to make a joke? She turned around and faced James. To her surprise, he did not look like he was looking for a laugh.
"Have a cozy ride their Evens?" he asked nastily. "Who's the boyfriend?"
Lily turned red as a beet. "This is Mark, he's new here. You would have noticed that if you ever pulled your head out of your ass." She turned to Mark, "Welcome to Hogwarts and I hope I see you later." With that she walked towards the castle.
Mark looked uncomfortably at James who was glaring at Lily's back. James looked over at Mark, muttered a sorry for the joke, and ran after Lily.
Sirius came up behind Mark and patted his back, "Don't take him personally mate, He's so green he could blend into the grass."
"What?"
Sirius took a picture out of his pocket and gave it to Mark. They both looked down at three people in bathing suits sitting at the edge of a lake, the girl in the middle with her arms around the two boys. They were all kicking their feet and the boy with the crazy black hair kept splashing the girl with the pretty green eyes.
"That was the first week of Hogwarts, when me and Lily and James first meet each other. They were so close at first; it was like pulling two pieces of tape apart to get them away from each other. They haven't been that close since James started to have crush on her. "
Sirius took the picture back and stuck it in his pocket. "I'm gonna give this to him or her as present. I haven't been able to decide who needs it more. But enough old romance. Have you ever seen a larger collection of beautiful women in one building?"
And with that Sirius lead Mark up to Hogwarts.