A/N: Hello, no I'm not dead, I got arrested, spent the night in a holding
cell crammed in with seven friends and my sister, then got grounded. So
life basically sucks right now. If anyone has ideas about nicknames for the
girls (Like Moony, Padfoot and Prongs?) I'd really appreciate it if you
leave them in a review; I'll dedicate the next few chapters to whoever's
ideas I use. Oh, and I'm trying to get a plot going, but my 'plot bunnies'
aren't cooperating. In fact, they're intent on ripping my limbs off. Anyone
who finds The Simpsons references in here will get the next chapter
dedicated to them (there's two). I love The Simpsons. Please Review.
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The second day after the full moon, everyone was once again woken up long before they wanted to be, by a restless Sirius and a muggle airhorn. Bad idea. Instantly there were several objects flying at his head, mainly pillows along with a few heavier objects, like books from a pissed off Lily and recovering Remus.
"Ouch." He muttered as he sank to the floor, the two books having hit their mark.
"Sorry Sirius, still a little touchy." Remus said, helping him up.
"No use trying to sleep again after that." Raven said, sitting up.
"I think I just had a mild heart attack." Cas said quietly.
"Hey look, Peter's still asleep." James said.
"I can fix that." Sirius said, jumping up and blowing the airhorn right in his face. He snorted, rolled over, and continued sleeping.
"Sirius Black, if you set that off one more time I will not be held responsible for my following actions." Lily threatened. "Give it here. Now." Sirius slunk over to her, sulking and trying his best at a cute puppy face.
"Give it to me." Lily said. Cas swore his ears drooped, probably his doggie side.
"I know what to do." Raven said. "Always works on my cousin." She dashed out of the room and returned with a large bucket, the contents of which she dumped onto Peter. He sat straight up and shouted something that sounded like "Ahh! Cobras!"
"Hey! What did I do?" Peter asked.
"Slept through Sirius. Lily was getting jealous. Why should you sleep when we can't?" James said, sounding more than half asleep.
"So, any ideas of something to do today?" Emily asked.
"My parents are having a dinner party, and said we could go into London as long as we stay away from Knockturn Alley." James answered.
"The Leaky Cauldron is having a kareoke night." Emily suggested.
"No! Not the kareoke!" Peter shouted, diving under his blankets.
"What's his problem?" Raven asked.
"I think he had a bad childhood experience. He did the same thing last summer." Remus said.
"He can't sing either. Sounds more like mermaids above water than anything remotely like singing." Sirius added.
"Like you can sing." Raven muttered.
"I can to! Just because you've never heard me doesn't mean I can't!" Sirius pouted.
"Quit whining. So we'll go to kareoke night?" Remus asked. Everyone agreed.
"Excellent." Sirius said, steepling his fingers together and drawing the word out as long as possible. Everyone stared at him, and he looked a little sheepish. Then the girls began rummaging through their trunks and talking about what to wear. The boys decided to leave, retreating to the safety of the pool. They returned to the room after a few hours, and they decided when to leave and what to do. They decided to leave at six, spend a few hours at the Leaky Cauldron, then head to a muggle club.
Half an hour after six, and an hour after having barricaded the boys out of the room, they emerged. Raven was wearing fishnet tights and black army boots. She had on a black pleated skirt with a frayed edge and a studded black belt. Her shirt was a black baby tee with a red rose on the front, and ripped off hem and cuffs. She had a spiked necklace on and a studded leather bracelet on each wrist. She was wearing dark red lipstick and smoky eyeshadow, her hair pulled back into a regular ponytail falling past her waist, lightly dusted with silver glitter.
Emily had gone for a similar look, wearing a red spaghetti strap shirt with a fishnet shirt over it. She was also wearing a black skirt and converse sneakers, with red and black striped knee high toe socks. She had red eyeshadow and black lipstick, and had her hair in a half bun with red glitter in it. She also had a few necklaces on and a bunch of jelly bracelets in black, silver, and red.
Cas had a slightly different look, wearing a blood red t-shirt with black Celtic knots around the hem, collar, and sleeves, and a larger one on the chest. She had shorts that fell almost to her knees, and comfortable sandals. She wore silver eyeshadow and red lipstick, and bracelets that matched Emily's. Her sandy colored hair was in a loose bun.
Lily had a black, gray, and white camouflage skirt and black three-inch heels. She was wearing a deep blue tank top with black designs all over. Her make up was lavender eyeshadow and pink lipstick, and she had only one necklace, a small chain with a lily charm.
The boys were slightly less dressed up. Sirius wore a black t-shirt and shorts. He had a wide leather band around his neck and had pulled his hair back. Remus was wearing a red shirt and slightly baggy jeans, while James had a black and red striped shirt and shorts, and Peter wore a brown shirt with pants. They decided to hire a cab, but could only afford one. Peter sat in the front while in the back Remus, James, and Sirius sat with their girlfriends on their laps, Emily sitting partially on Sirius and partially on James.
"I'm bored. I know! How many dogs does it take to change a lightbulb?" Sirius asked.
"No more stupid jokes." Lily said. Sirius didn't listen.
"Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb? Rottweiler: Make me. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!! Pleeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark...Irish Wolfhound: Can somebody else do it? I've got this hangover...German Shepherd: I'm not trained to change bulbs, just to guard the house. So don't try anything!"
"You've told us that one before." Remus said.
"Oh...Which is worse-" Sirius began
"No!" Raven shouted as both she and Emily clamped a hand over his mouth. Soon enough they arrived at their destination. Everyone but Peter signed up for a time during kareoke. Sirius and James were first, and sang the song "Chicks dig it" by umm...some country dude (A/N: I mostly like rock, but on my school bus the driver puts it on country, cuz most the people around here are hicks and like country.) Raven was next singing "Tourniquet" by Evanescence. After that Emily sang "...But Home Is Nowhere" by AFI, then Remus sang "Crawling" by Linkin Park. Then Lily and Cas sang "Dancing Through Sunday" by AFI. Last of all, Sirius and James returned to sing "Right Now" by Korn.
Afterwards they headed out into London to find a good nightclub. They stayed out so late they crashed at the Leaky Cauldron for the night, all sharing one room. They pushed the two beds next to each other in one corner, and all slept piled together as they sometimes did, though Peter got pushed off soon after falling asleep, as he always did.
Around two am they were woken by screams from the street below. Looking drowsily out over Diagon Alley, they quickly found the source. The alley was under attack. There were a few dozen robed figures at the end of the street. Wasting no time they gathered up whatever was theirs and crept downstairs. There were two black robed figures, their backs to the staircase. Thinking fast, they cast stunning spells then dashed across the room and out into muggle London, not stopping until they were several blocks away. They quickly found a cab and piled in, heading straight for Potter Manor. They ran across the grounds and then inside, slamming the door behind them as James activated the locking charms. They stood in the hall for a minute, leaning against the walls and each other, catching their breath.
"James! Is something wrong? We thought you were staying at the Leaky Cauldron." Mrs. Potter said as she came into view, her and Mr. Potter having come to investigate the intrusion.
"There was an attack...People screaming, the whole street on fire. We ran into London and caught the first cab we found."
"Oh my. Are you all okay?" Mrs. Potter gasped. There was murmured consent from the eight exhausted teens before James' parents sent them off to bed. They repeated what they had done earlier, pushing Sirius', Remus', and Raven's beds together in one of the corners, two beds next to each other and a third at the foot of the other two.
For some reason the closeness always made them feel better. It could have to do with the fact that several of their animagus forms were pack animals, or the fact that they did this every full moon in the Shrieking Shack. Emily was in the corner against the wall, Sirius next to her and holding onto Raven on his other side, lying diagonal across the first mattress. Lily and James lay in each other's arms on the second mattress, as did Remus and Cas on the mattress at the foot of the other two. Peter had once more fallen off.
No matter what any of them said, they were all scared senseless by the encounter. Attacks were becoming more and more common, but they had never been so close to becoming victims. They knew it was only a matter of time before they encountered a full on attack. At least they still had the safety of Hogwarts to return to.
They all woke up at about the same time, a tangle of sheets, blankets, and limbs. They struggled free, laughing, and once more dumping a bucket of water on Peter, then ran into the sitting room, locking him out. They collapsed on the floor laughing, the terror of last night nearly forgotten. Sirius began laughing at Raven, who had a bruise on her face from fighting in a club. It was almost impossible for Raven to not get into a fight in public at least once a week.
"We gonna let him in yet?" Emily asked.
"Sure, it's getting old now." James said.
"Getting old? You do this at least once a week." Lily teased.
"But it's a lot better when we lock Sirius out." Cas said Sirius pouted.
"That wasn't funny!" he protested.
"Yes it was" Raven said.
"Was not." He moped
"Was too." Raven argued.
"Was not."
"Was too."
"Was not!"
"Was too!"
"Was not!"
"Was too!" Lily smacked their heads together to stop them from going on forever. Once when they were bored during school, Raven and Sirius had argued for two hours and thirty-seven minutes. No one could even remember what they had been arguing about.
Most of the day was spent either arguing or playing minor pranks. As the next school year loomed ever closer, they began planning their welcome feast prank. Today they just brainstormed ideas, and fought a lot.
The second day after the full moon, everyone was once again woken up long before they wanted to be, by a restless Sirius and a muggle airhorn. Bad idea. Instantly there were several objects flying at his head, mainly pillows along with a few heavier objects, like books from a pissed off Lily and recovering Remus.
"Ouch." He muttered as he sank to the floor, the two books having hit their mark.
"Sorry Sirius, still a little touchy." Remus said, helping him up.
"No use trying to sleep again after that." Raven said, sitting up.
"I think I just had a mild heart attack." Cas said quietly.
"Hey look, Peter's still asleep." James said.
"I can fix that." Sirius said, jumping up and blowing the airhorn right in his face. He snorted, rolled over, and continued sleeping.
"Sirius Black, if you set that off one more time I will not be held responsible for my following actions." Lily threatened. "Give it here. Now." Sirius slunk over to her, sulking and trying his best at a cute puppy face.
"Give it to me." Lily said. Cas swore his ears drooped, probably his doggie side.
"I know what to do." Raven said. "Always works on my cousin." She dashed out of the room and returned with a large bucket, the contents of which she dumped onto Peter. He sat straight up and shouted something that sounded like "Ahh! Cobras!"
"Hey! What did I do?" Peter asked.
"Slept through Sirius. Lily was getting jealous. Why should you sleep when we can't?" James said, sounding more than half asleep.
"So, any ideas of something to do today?" Emily asked.
"My parents are having a dinner party, and said we could go into London as long as we stay away from Knockturn Alley." James answered.
"The Leaky Cauldron is having a kareoke night." Emily suggested.
"No! Not the kareoke!" Peter shouted, diving under his blankets.
"What's his problem?" Raven asked.
"I think he had a bad childhood experience. He did the same thing last summer." Remus said.
"He can't sing either. Sounds more like mermaids above water than anything remotely like singing." Sirius added.
"Like you can sing." Raven muttered.
"I can to! Just because you've never heard me doesn't mean I can't!" Sirius pouted.
"Quit whining. So we'll go to kareoke night?" Remus asked. Everyone agreed.
"Excellent." Sirius said, steepling his fingers together and drawing the word out as long as possible. Everyone stared at him, and he looked a little sheepish. Then the girls began rummaging through their trunks and talking about what to wear. The boys decided to leave, retreating to the safety of the pool. They returned to the room after a few hours, and they decided when to leave and what to do. They decided to leave at six, spend a few hours at the Leaky Cauldron, then head to a muggle club.
Half an hour after six, and an hour after having barricaded the boys out of the room, they emerged. Raven was wearing fishnet tights and black army boots. She had on a black pleated skirt with a frayed edge and a studded black belt. Her shirt was a black baby tee with a red rose on the front, and ripped off hem and cuffs. She had a spiked necklace on and a studded leather bracelet on each wrist. She was wearing dark red lipstick and smoky eyeshadow, her hair pulled back into a regular ponytail falling past her waist, lightly dusted with silver glitter.
Emily had gone for a similar look, wearing a red spaghetti strap shirt with a fishnet shirt over it. She was also wearing a black skirt and converse sneakers, with red and black striped knee high toe socks. She had red eyeshadow and black lipstick, and had her hair in a half bun with red glitter in it. She also had a few necklaces on and a bunch of jelly bracelets in black, silver, and red.
Cas had a slightly different look, wearing a blood red t-shirt with black Celtic knots around the hem, collar, and sleeves, and a larger one on the chest. She had shorts that fell almost to her knees, and comfortable sandals. She wore silver eyeshadow and red lipstick, and bracelets that matched Emily's. Her sandy colored hair was in a loose bun.
Lily had a black, gray, and white camouflage skirt and black three-inch heels. She was wearing a deep blue tank top with black designs all over. Her make up was lavender eyeshadow and pink lipstick, and she had only one necklace, a small chain with a lily charm.
The boys were slightly less dressed up. Sirius wore a black t-shirt and shorts. He had a wide leather band around his neck and had pulled his hair back. Remus was wearing a red shirt and slightly baggy jeans, while James had a black and red striped shirt and shorts, and Peter wore a brown shirt with pants. They decided to hire a cab, but could only afford one. Peter sat in the front while in the back Remus, James, and Sirius sat with their girlfriends on their laps, Emily sitting partially on Sirius and partially on James.
"I'm bored. I know! How many dogs does it take to change a lightbulb?" Sirius asked.
"No more stupid jokes." Lily said. Sirius didn't listen.
"Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb? Rottweiler: Make me. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!! Pleeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark...Irish Wolfhound: Can somebody else do it? I've got this hangover...German Shepherd: I'm not trained to change bulbs, just to guard the house. So don't try anything!"
"You've told us that one before." Remus said.
"Oh...Which is worse-" Sirius began
"No!" Raven shouted as both she and Emily clamped a hand over his mouth. Soon enough they arrived at their destination. Everyone but Peter signed up for a time during kareoke. Sirius and James were first, and sang the song "Chicks dig it" by umm...some country dude (A/N: I mostly like rock, but on my school bus the driver puts it on country, cuz most the people around here are hicks and like country.) Raven was next singing "Tourniquet" by Evanescence. After that Emily sang "...But Home Is Nowhere" by AFI, then Remus sang "Crawling" by Linkin Park. Then Lily and Cas sang "Dancing Through Sunday" by AFI. Last of all, Sirius and James returned to sing "Right Now" by Korn.
Afterwards they headed out into London to find a good nightclub. They stayed out so late they crashed at the Leaky Cauldron for the night, all sharing one room. They pushed the two beds next to each other in one corner, and all slept piled together as they sometimes did, though Peter got pushed off soon after falling asleep, as he always did.
Around two am they were woken by screams from the street below. Looking drowsily out over Diagon Alley, they quickly found the source. The alley was under attack. There were a few dozen robed figures at the end of the street. Wasting no time they gathered up whatever was theirs and crept downstairs. There were two black robed figures, their backs to the staircase. Thinking fast, they cast stunning spells then dashed across the room and out into muggle London, not stopping until they were several blocks away. They quickly found a cab and piled in, heading straight for Potter Manor. They ran across the grounds and then inside, slamming the door behind them as James activated the locking charms. They stood in the hall for a minute, leaning against the walls and each other, catching their breath.
"James! Is something wrong? We thought you were staying at the Leaky Cauldron." Mrs. Potter said as she came into view, her and Mr. Potter having come to investigate the intrusion.
"There was an attack...People screaming, the whole street on fire. We ran into London and caught the first cab we found."
"Oh my. Are you all okay?" Mrs. Potter gasped. There was murmured consent from the eight exhausted teens before James' parents sent them off to bed. They repeated what they had done earlier, pushing Sirius', Remus', and Raven's beds together in one of the corners, two beds next to each other and a third at the foot of the other two.
For some reason the closeness always made them feel better. It could have to do with the fact that several of their animagus forms were pack animals, or the fact that they did this every full moon in the Shrieking Shack. Emily was in the corner against the wall, Sirius next to her and holding onto Raven on his other side, lying diagonal across the first mattress. Lily and James lay in each other's arms on the second mattress, as did Remus and Cas on the mattress at the foot of the other two. Peter had once more fallen off.
No matter what any of them said, they were all scared senseless by the encounter. Attacks were becoming more and more common, but they had never been so close to becoming victims. They knew it was only a matter of time before they encountered a full on attack. At least they still had the safety of Hogwarts to return to.
They all woke up at about the same time, a tangle of sheets, blankets, and limbs. They struggled free, laughing, and once more dumping a bucket of water on Peter, then ran into the sitting room, locking him out. They collapsed on the floor laughing, the terror of last night nearly forgotten. Sirius began laughing at Raven, who had a bruise on her face from fighting in a club. It was almost impossible for Raven to not get into a fight in public at least once a week.
"We gonna let him in yet?" Emily asked.
"Sure, it's getting old now." James said.
"Getting old? You do this at least once a week." Lily teased.
"But it's a lot better when we lock Sirius out." Cas said Sirius pouted.
"That wasn't funny!" he protested.
"Yes it was" Raven said.
"Was not." He moped
"Was too." Raven argued.
"Was not."
"Was too."
"Was not!"
"Was too!"
"Was not!"
"Was too!" Lily smacked their heads together to stop them from going on forever. Once when they were bored during school, Raven and Sirius had argued for two hours and thirty-seven minutes. No one could even remember what they had been arguing about.
Most of the day was spent either arguing or playing minor pranks. As the next school year loomed ever closer, they began planning their welcome feast prank. Today they just brainstormed ideas, and fought a lot.