A/N:OH MY GOODNESS! COULD I TAKE ANY LONGER TO UPDATE? Well, I probably
could but I didn't. Anywayz, sooooooooooooooo freaking sorry that it took
me sooooooo freaking long to update. And you would think that I would have
more than one chappie up, but NOOOOO! I have been very busy. Apparently, my
teachers have decided that giving us LOTS of homework was cool. Anyways, I
don't own Harry Potter, obviously, if I did, mystery character that died in
book five, WOULD NOT BE DEAD! Thanks to everyone that reviewed, and to
those that are actually reading this. I will attempt to update chap. 4
a.s.a.p(within the next week) keep your fingers crossed and now(drum role)
on to chapter THREE!
Chapter Three: Quidditch and Lily
"So." James said after they had stopped laughing, "What should we do today?"
"Who knows?" Sirius replied carelessly. They sat in silence for a bit, then,
"HEY!" Peter squealed. "Prongs, did you figure out how to become-"
"Quidditch anyone?!" Sirius said loudly, cutting Peter off.
Lana looked at James, Remus, and Sirius. Their faces had drained all color, and they were looking at Peter murderously. She was curious of what was going on, but she also knew that the four of them had known each other a lot longer than they had known her, so she decided to drop it.
"Quidditch sounds great." Lana said brightly. "How are we gonna split up the teams?"
"We'll do you and me and Wormtail on one team, and Prongs, and Moony on the other." Sirius said, obviously relieved.
"Sounds good," Lana replied.
"Prepare to get you sorry little butts kicked!"
"Yes." Said Peter sarcastically. Thank you for putting it so nicely."
"Actually, we're gonna kick your sorry little butts." Lana contradicted.
"Whatever." James said, "We'll see what happens. Let's play!"
"Uh. guys, shouldn't we go to the Quidditch Pitch first?" Sirius asked.
"No, we're gonna play in the Common Room." Peter said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"I gotta get my broom." Lana said, laughing.
"Us too. We'll meet back here in like, one minuet!" James said, attempting to and succeeding in sounding like a girl. They laughed, then ran up to their dorms. The four boys grabbed their brooms, and ran back down to the Common Room. When they got there however, James was distracted. It was Lily. She and Lana were talking, and Lana had her broom over her shoulder. James saw Lily, and automatically ran his fingers through his hair. He took a deep breath, and swaggered over to her.
"Oh brother, here we go again." Remus whispered to the other two Marauders. They nodded in agreement.
You're looking lovely today, Evans. How 'bout a date?" James drawled. Lily glared at him, but before she could retort, he cut her off.
"Come on Evans, go out with me. PPPPLLLLLEEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEEE?"
"Over my dead body, Potter." Lily replied coldly. She turned to Lana. "See you later, Lana." Her tone much friendlier. Then she went up to her dorm.
"Man, will she ever go out with me? I mean, what's wrong with me? I'm hot, athletic, a great Quidditch player, rich. The list goes on and on." James ranted.
"Is conceited on that list?" Lana asked innocently.
"NO! Where'd you get that idea?!" James asked in surprise.
"Hmm, lets see," Sirius said in mock concentration. "I'm hot, athletic, a great Quidditch player, rich, the-"
"I got the picture Sirius!" James yelled at him. Sirius immediately shut up.
"Well. um. lets go play Quidditch." Lana said, looking between a seething James, and an annoyed Sirius, nervously.
"Yeah." Said Remus, "Lets go, NOW." He emphasized the last word, looking pointedly at James and Sirius. They all walked out of the Common Room, and down to the Quidditch Pitch. Then James gasped,
"Lana, is that, a. a Silver Star?!"
"Yeah." She said, "So?"
So? SO?!" he raved. "It's the best broom there is! I bet it cost a FORTUNE!"
"My uncle designs and sells and sells brooms, so we got a discount." She said, matter-of-factly.
"Do you think you could get a discount on six more of those for the rest of the team?" James asked, excitedly. "Then we'll be the best House team the whole of Hogwarts has ever seen!"
"Probably, but we'd need to rack up some galleons somewhere." Lana replied.
"Oh, me and Sirius'll pay for them all!" James declared.
"Alright. I'll see what I can do." Lana said, laughing.
Enough talk." Sirius said, impatiently. "Lets play already!" Peter backed out at the last second, by saying he felt a bit queasy, but stayed to watch all the same. It was quite an exciting game. Both teams were equally as good. But it was Sirius' block that let him and Lana win. Both Lana and James were diving, each trying to get the Snitch, when, out of nowhere, Sirius blocked James' way, making them collide, and almost fell off their brooms, and Lana caught the Snitch.
About then, Peter reminded them all that it was passed time for lunch, and that he would faint if they didn't eat soon. So they trudged back up to the castle, put away their brooms, and went to the Great Hall to eat.
"I TOLD you we were gonna kick your butts!" Lana informed James. He and Remus had lost spectacularly to Lana and Sirius, 200 to 400.
"Well, if Padfoot hadn't have blocked me-"
"More like nearly kill you." Peter interjected.
"I would've gotten the Snitch before you." James finished.
"Remus, how come you're not on the Quidditch team, you're awesome!" Lana said.
"Well, I.I get sick a lot, so that would cause problems with.with Quidditch season." Remus answered. She was going to ask, with what. But Sirius spoke first.
"What should we do now?"
"EAT!" Peter replied. They all laughed.
"I meant after we eat Wormtail." Sirius said.
"Why do you call Pete Wormtail, and Siri Padfoot? Do you and James have names too?" Lana asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"Well, it's 'cause they're nicknames that represent our animals." Peter said quickly, before anyone could stop him. Lana was going to ask what animals, but then she saw how ghostly white James', and Sirius', and especially Remus' faces had gone, and she immediately decided not to.
"Oh." Was all she said. James and Sirius shot daggers at Peter, who squeaked and stared at his plate.
"So." Remus said, breaking the awkward silence. Well, sort of anyways.
"Did anyone do their Charms essay?" Sirius asked.
"Crap!" Lana cried. "I forgot!"
"Don't have a cow!' James scolded.
"Too late." Lana said. "I gotta go do it now. See ya'll later." And with that she walked out(more like ran out)of the Great Hall.
"Peter!" James hissed in a deadly whisper. "What the crap are you trying to do?!"
N-nothing, it.it just keeps coming out." He said, fearfully. "I'm sorry."
"Well you better stop or-"
"Calm down Prongs." Remus said calmly and quietly. "Lets go talk about this somewhere else."
"Good idea." Sirius replied. They walked out of the Great Hall, and to the grounds. When they were sure no one was by their tree, they climbed up.
"So have you two figured it out yet?" Remus asked James and Sirius.
"Almost." Sirius replied.
"Does everyone know what animal they're gonna be?" James asked.
"Rat." Peter said
"Dog." Sirius said
"And I'm gonna be a stag." James finished.
"What about Lana?" Sirius asked. "Are we gonna tell her?"
"About what?" Peter asked.
"Both of them." Sirius said.
"I dunno." James said.
"Well, she'll figure out about me sooner or later, just like you guys did. She's smart, and like you guys, she's bound to notice whether we tell her or not." Remus informed them.
"So should we tell her?" Sirius asked impatiently.
p.s- my attempt at a cliff hanger ;)
Chapter Three: Quidditch and Lily
"So." James said after they had stopped laughing, "What should we do today?"
"Who knows?" Sirius replied carelessly. They sat in silence for a bit, then,
"HEY!" Peter squealed. "Prongs, did you figure out how to become-"
"Quidditch anyone?!" Sirius said loudly, cutting Peter off.
Lana looked at James, Remus, and Sirius. Their faces had drained all color, and they were looking at Peter murderously. She was curious of what was going on, but she also knew that the four of them had known each other a lot longer than they had known her, so she decided to drop it.
"Quidditch sounds great." Lana said brightly. "How are we gonna split up the teams?"
"We'll do you and me and Wormtail on one team, and Prongs, and Moony on the other." Sirius said, obviously relieved.
"Sounds good," Lana replied.
"Prepare to get you sorry little butts kicked!"
"Yes." Said Peter sarcastically. Thank you for putting it so nicely."
"Actually, we're gonna kick your sorry little butts." Lana contradicted.
"Whatever." James said, "We'll see what happens. Let's play!"
"Uh. guys, shouldn't we go to the Quidditch Pitch first?" Sirius asked.
"No, we're gonna play in the Common Room." Peter said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"I gotta get my broom." Lana said, laughing.
"Us too. We'll meet back here in like, one minuet!" James said, attempting to and succeeding in sounding like a girl. They laughed, then ran up to their dorms. The four boys grabbed their brooms, and ran back down to the Common Room. When they got there however, James was distracted. It was Lily. She and Lana were talking, and Lana had her broom over her shoulder. James saw Lily, and automatically ran his fingers through his hair. He took a deep breath, and swaggered over to her.
"Oh brother, here we go again." Remus whispered to the other two Marauders. They nodded in agreement.
You're looking lovely today, Evans. How 'bout a date?" James drawled. Lily glared at him, but before she could retort, he cut her off.
"Come on Evans, go out with me. PPPPLLLLLEEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEEE?"
"Over my dead body, Potter." Lily replied coldly. She turned to Lana. "See you later, Lana." Her tone much friendlier. Then she went up to her dorm.
"Man, will she ever go out with me? I mean, what's wrong with me? I'm hot, athletic, a great Quidditch player, rich. The list goes on and on." James ranted.
"Is conceited on that list?" Lana asked innocently.
"NO! Where'd you get that idea?!" James asked in surprise.
"Hmm, lets see," Sirius said in mock concentration. "I'm hot, athletic, a great Quidditch player, rich, the-"
"I got the picture Sirius!" James yelled at him. Sirius immediately shut up.
"Well. um. lets go play Quidditch." Lana said, looking between a seething James, and an annoyed Sirius, nervously.
"Yeah." Said Remus, "Lets go, NOW." He emphasized the last word, looking pointedly at James and Sirius. They all walked out of the Common Room, and down to the Quidditch Pitch. Then James gasped,
"Lana, is that, a. a Silver Star?!"
"Yeah." She said, "So?"
So? SO?!" he raved. "It's the best broom there is! I bet it cost a FORTUNE!"
"My uncle designs and sells and sells brooms, so we got a discount." She said, matter-of-factly.
"Do you think you could get a discount on six more of those for the rest of the team?" James asked, excitedly. "Then we'll be the best House team the whole of Hogwarts has ever seen!"
"Probably, but we'd need to rack up some galleons somewhere." Lana replied.
"Oh, me and Sirius'll pay for them all!" James declared.
"Alright. I'll see what I can do." Lana said, laughing.
Enough talk." Sirius said, impatiently. "Lets play already!" Peter backed out at the last second, by saying he felt a bit queasy, but stayed to watch all the same. It was quite an exciting game. Both teams were equally as good. But it was Sirius' block that let him and Lana win. Both Lana and James were diving, each trying to get the Snitch, when, out of nowhere, Sirius blocked James' way, making them collide, and almost fell off their brooms, and Lana caught the Snitch.
About then, Peter reminded them all that it was passed time for lunch, and that he would faint if they didn't eat soon. So they trudged back up to the castle, put away their brooms, and went to the Great Hall to eat.
"I TOLD you we were gonna kick your butts!" Lana informed James. He and Remus had lost spectacularly to Lana and Sirius, 200 to 400.
"Well, if Padfoot hadn't have blocked me-"
"More like nearly kill you." Peter interjected.
"I would've gotten the Snitch before you." James finished.
"Remus, how come you're not on the Quidditch team, you're awesome!" Lana said.
"Well, I.I get sick a lot, so that would cause problems with.with Quidditch season." Remus answered. She was going to ask, with what. But Sirius spoke first.
"What should we do now?"
"EAT!" Peter replied. They all laughed.
"I meant after we eat Wormtail." Sirius said.
"Why do you call Pete Wormtail, and Siri Padfoot? Do you and James have names too?" Lana asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"Well, it's 'cause they're nicknames that represent our animals." Peter said quickly, before anyone could stop him. Lana was going to ask what animals, but then she saw how ghostly white James', and Sirius', and especially Remus' faces had gone, and she immediately decided not to.
"Oh." Was all she said. James and Sirius shot daggers at Peter, who squeaked and stared at his plate.
"So." Remus said, breaking the awkward silence. Well, sort of anyways.
"Did anyone do their Charms essay?" Sirius asked.
"Crap!" Lana cried. "I forgot!"
"Don't have a cow!' James scolded.
"Too late." Lana said. "I gotta go do it now. See ya'll later." And with that she walked out(more like ran out)of the Great Hall.
"Peter!" James hissed in a deadly whisper. "What the crap are you trying to do?!"
N-nothing, it.it just keeps coming out." He said, fearfully. "I'm sorry."
"Well you better stop or-"
"Calm down Prongs." Remus said calmly and quietly. "Lets go talk about this somewhere else."
"Good idea." Sirius replied. They walked out of the Great Hall, and to the grounds. When they were sure no one was by their tree, they climbed up.
"So have you two figured it out yet?" Remus asked James and Sirius.
"Almost." Sirius replied.
"Does everyone know what animal they're gonna be?" James asked.
"Rat." Peter said
"Dog." Sirius said
"And I'm gonna be a stag." James finished.
"What about Lana?" Sirius asked. "Are we gonna tell her?"
"About what?" Peter asked.
"Both of them." Sirius said.
"I dunno." James said.
"Well, she'll figure out about me sooner or later, just like you guys did. She's smart, and like you guys, she's bound to notice whether we tell her or not." Remus informed them.
"So should we tell her?" Sirius asked impatiently.
p.s- my attempt at a cliff hanger ;)