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Chapter 8 How to deal with troublesome girls
The next morning Harry woke to a loud clattering in the bed next to his. He quickly reached for his glasses and placed them on. Than he slowly got up to investigate the racket. He found Sirius sitting up on his bed trying to tie a note to a disgruntled looking owl. "Erm. Sirius?" Asked Harry. "What are you doing?" Sirius grinned at Harry as he made a grab for the owl as it struggled to get away. "Why, Prongs Jr. I am simply trying to send a letter to a certain red head. Can't a guy send a letter, via owl post, from his own bed, without being under suspicion?" Harry narrowed his eyes as he observed Sirius tying the note around the struggling owl's leg. "What exactly is in that letter?" Sirius chuckled. "That's for me to know." Harry did not like the sound of Sirius's voice. "Why can't you post it from the owlery?" Sirius frowned. "Well... If I were to get caught, and this were to get confiscated. I would never be able to send this, now would I Prongs jr.?" Sirius rolled his eyes. "Really Harry, you have a lot to learn." Harry was about to ask again what it was that Sirius was trying to send Lily, but decided that he would rather not know.
Harry wandered down towards the great hall for breakfast. When he arrived he found Remus seated at the Gryffindor table reading a newspaper. He looked a bit worrisome, as though he had been through a rough night. But he couldn't have been at the shrieking shack, Harry and Sirius had been there that night, it wasn't even a full moon. Harry took a seat next to Remus. "What's wrong Remus?" Asked Harry.
Remus looked up from his newspaper. "Where were you and Sirius last night?" Harry looked down at his hands. He did not want to tell Remus, what he and Sirius were up to that night. "Sirius and I were... out practicing Quidditch." Harry lied. Remus gave Harry a suspicious look, but didn't say anything; he went back to reading his newspaper.
Moments later Sirius came rushing into the Great Hall followed distantly by Peter looking horror struck. Sirius quickly grabbed the chair next to Harry, nearly knocking it over. As soon as he sat down he reached for an apple on the tray in front of them and hardly took a bite out of it, when Lily came stomping over to where they were sitting, looking as though she could kill someone. She was holding a letter in her hand. Harry glanced anxiously over at Sirius, who had a smug looking grin on his face.
Lily grabbed Sirius by the robes. "SIRIUS BLACK! WHAT DID YOU DO!?" She was obviously furious with him. Harry also noticed that she also looked a bit embarrassed. Harry recognized the letter in her hand. It was what Sirius had been trying to send her. Remus looked up curiously from his newspaper, as did a few other Gryffindors from their breakfasts. Lily, not wanting to attract too much attention dropped Sirius. "I want to talk with you.... ALONE! Meet me at lunch, I'll send an owl." Sirius grinned broadly. "I didn't know you liked me in that way Evans." Lily glared at him. "I would be careful, if I were you, Black. This might be the last meal you shall have in a loong time." Sirius smiled at that comment. "In that case Evans, I don't think I'll be meeting you anywhere without any witnesses." Lily smirked "Oh, there'll be witnesses alright." She turned around on her heel and left it at that.
Everyone at the Gryffindor table turned their attention towards Sirius, as he took another bite from his apple. "What? Can't a guy send a letter to someone in peace? Honestly where is everyone's sense of privacy?" Everyone, except Remus, Harry and Peter, went back to their meal.
Remus gave Sirius a quizzical look. "What was that about?" Sirius grinned and went back to his apple without saying anything. Remus sighed and shrugged his shoulders while setting his newspaper aside. Harry piled some oatmeal on his plate, while Peter bit into a large doughnut.
Later that day during their last class before lunch (Potions) Harry sent a note to Sirius, using the Note O matick. "Sirius, what WAS that letter about?" Wrote Harry. Sirius looked over at Harry and grinned sheepishly. Writing slowly appeared on Harry's piece of paper. "I wrote to Lily telling her... that I might have sent Sniveley a little something from her... I really didn't mean for it to set her off like that."
Harry stared blankly at what Sirius had written him, and wrote back. "What did you send Snape?" Sirius Grinned and wrote. "Well... I might have sent him some... questionable red knickers..." Harry read that and blushed. "What do you mean, questionable?" Sirius sniggered. "You'll find out soon enough. Look at the way he's staring at Lily." Harry looked up from the piece of paper he was writing to Sirius on. Snape was sitting across the room staring curiously at Lily. Lily appeared as though she took no notice of him what so ever.
After class, Harry, Remus, Sirius and Peter headed off to lunch in the Great hall. They took a seat at the Gryffindor table, awaiting Lily's owl. While they were waiting they decided to tuck into a few sandwiches. While they were half way through with his first sandwich a large barn owl gracefully landed in front of Sirius and stuck out its leg, with a note attached to it. As soon and Sirius removed the note from the owls leg it furiously took off smacking the side of Sirius's head with its wing. Sirius Glared at the owl, than looked over at Lily, who was smiling smugly at him with a raised glass. "I bet she told that owl to do that." He mumbled to Harry, while ripping open the note.
Sirius hurriedly unfolded the note and read aloud to, Harry Remus and Peter.
Sirius,
I wish to speak with you (in a mature fashion) about a certain SOMETHING that you sent to a certain someone. I am not very pleased with what you did at all. Meet me in the Library directly after our last class. (History of Magic.)
Cheers, Lily
P.S. Bring Potter. I know he MUST have had something to do with this.
Sirius smirked at the letter as he set it aside. "She wishes to speak to me about a certain, something... She must have figured out what I sent old Snivelly. I bet he confronted her and got a little disappointment." Sirius chuckled quietly. " Speaking of Snivelus, I wonder where he has gone off to." Said Sirius as he scanned the Slytherin table, frowning. "He's usually by himself at the far end of the Slytherin table away from everyone, not even his own house mates will touch him with a thirty foot pole." Harry scanned the Slytherin table as well, and also found no sign of Snape.
Towards the end of the day, Harry, Sirius, Remus and Peter. Found themselves in the History of Magic classroom sitting through one of Binns's lectures on Goblin wars. Which would have been fascinating, if they had a Professor who was not a complete bore. When the bell finally rang for the end of class, Harry had to prod Sirius awake by poking Sirius in the arm with his quill. "Ouch!" yelped Sirius rubbing his arm. "Is class finally over?" Harry nodded.
After parting from Remus and Peter. Harry and Sirius made their dismal way towards the Library, where they would meet up with Lily. For some reason Harry had a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach he felt a sort of foreboding, as he and Sirius crept closer and closer towards the library. He felt that Lily must have been planning something, to get back at Sirius for her humiliation. Harry looked over towards Sirius he didn't seem to appear worried at all, on the contrary, he looked as though he were thoroughly enjoying himself.
When they finally reached the library, Harry and Sirius found Lily sitting alone at the most deserted part of the library surrounded by a few stacks of books. She was looking over a few essays for potions; she seemed very preoccupied with that. Sirius casually strode over to her. "I can see that you're busy with an essay, shall we make an appointment for another time? Say... Next week?" Harry looked hopeful.
Lily looked up and gave a hollow laugh. "And miss all the fun, we're going to have tonight? I don't think so. This essay I'm working on, isn't too important anyway." Lily smirked at Sirius, as she placed her papers in her bag.
Sirius decided to take a seat opposite Lily, he leaned back in his chair and placed his hands behind his head, all the while grinning at her in a way that told her, that what ever she did would not be as much a punishment as it would be entertaining. Harry did not like the way Sirius was taking this so lightly. Lily looked very serious about her vengeance.
Lily glared at Sirius. "You might think this is funny now, Black, but in a matter of minutes I shall be the one laughing at you!" Sirius let out a bark like laugh. Causing a first year, who was in the middle of browsing for a book on the shelf behind him, to jump than accidently knock over a few books. Lily testily helped the first year replace the books that were knocked over.
After a few minutes of waiting Sirius sighed. "So what's your plan, Evans? Are you going to try to start some sort of charms club, and torture us, with nonstop lectures on how to charm your hair to look nice and bouncy?" Lily' s eyes narrowed. "No, but that does sound like a great idea, you and Potter, obviously could use a little advice on that subject." Sirius frowned. "Really Evans, Maybe you could charm some shampoo and wash your boyfriends hair, while you're at it. Who knows, Snivelly might even appreciate it." Lily looked as though she was about to slap him when they heard a crash as a couple books hit the floor.
Sirius turned around expecting to see that clumsy first year once more, but to his surprize, he found Snape crouched over the floor picking up his books that he dropped. Sirius grinned. "Well if it isn't old Snivelly where were you at dinner today? I didn't see you at your usual place at your table. The other Slytherins won't allow you eat with them now, I presume. They don't want your grease to rub off on them I suppose."
Snape glared at Sirius with contempt, Sirius just smirked at him than turned back to face Lily. "So, this is whom we've been waiting for, is it?" Lily just grinned and said nothing, as she slid a note from a pocket in her bag towards Snape, he looked at her distrustfully as he carefully picked it up and examined it.
Sirius watched as Snape read the note carefully. "What is that Evans?" Sirius grinned. "A love letter?" Lily sighed. "Black, you are an absolute pest, much worse than that House Elf your mother sent to spy on you, First year." Sirius glared at Lily. "You leave that out of this, Evans." Lily just smiled and gazed back at Snape.
Harry just sat nervously and watched everything unfold. Sirius had never mentioned his mother sending kreacher to spy on him his first year at Hogwarts, though from the way Sirius talked about her, it did not surprise him that Sirius's mother would do something like that. Sirius usually avoided speaking about his mother, as he wanted nothing to do with his family.
Snape handed the note back to Lily, after he finished reading it. He than grudgingly took a seat next to Harry. Harry did not like being so close to Snape, and from the scowl on Sirius's face, neither did he. "Snivelly." Said Sirius. "Why don't you sit over at that table, away from us?" Sirius pointed at an empty table at the other end of the library. Snape glared at Sirius. "I believe, I was invited here, by Evans, Black. If you have a problem with that, I suggest you move." Sirius looked as though he would very much like to do that, but stayed seated. Lily pursed her lips, reminding Harry of his aunt Petunia, Lily's sister. "No one, is moving anywhere." She said quietly.
Lily pocketed the note Snape had handed back to her. "Now that we're all here, I wish to speak with you three about what you did." Harry opened is mouth with indignation. " I had nothing to do with this! Sirius was the one who sent it!" Lily glared at Harry. "But you did nothing to stop him, did you Potter?" Harry was about to protest, when Sirius stomped on his foot and mumbled in his ear. "Let me handle this, alright?" Harry felt he had no choice in the matter and allowed Sirius to take care of the situation.
Sirius grinned at Lily. "So Lily I heard you've been sending old pairs of knickers to Snivelly here." Lily glared at Sirius. "That, Black, is precisely why I called you here. You were the one sending those.... Those things to Snape and I would like you to stop! If you do not I shall inform our head of house." Sirius snickered. "I'd like you to prove it, Evans. What evidence do you have against us?"
Lily smiled. "That, Black is where Snape comes in. You see he knows that it was you who sent them." Sirius sighed exasperatedly. "I'd also like to see Snivelly be able to prove that. How does he even know what we've been up to? He's been trying to get James and I kicked out of school since we first met on the train in our first year. And so far his attempts have failed." Sirius flicked a piece of dust in Snapes direction. Snape glowered at him but said nothing.
Sirius smirked. "Now Lily, unless you can come up with the evidence. I believe you have no case against James and I. But you do have plenty of evidence against your self, harassing Snape. So unless you want detention or suspension, maybe even expulsion, I must not get my hopes up for that, you better keep quiet. "
Lily stared blankly at Sirius for a few moments, she realized that Sirius had a point, there wasn't very much evidence for her to go on, even Snape's word against them would seem suspicious. She had no choice but to let Sirius go. "Alright Black, I'm warning you if I find that you have sent Snape one more pair of knickers... I shall seek revenge and it isn't going to be pretty."
Sirius let out a bark of laughter. "Oh you've got me scared now Evans! I'm terrified What are you going to do? Land me a detention?" Sirius winked at Harry.
Lily smirked. "No, I don't think so. Detention seems to have no affect on you what so ever what I have planned will be much worse, you mark my words." Sirius rolled his eyes. "I suppose you're going to bore me to death than? Lets go James, she's got nothing on us, to keep us here."
Harry looked from Lily to Snape; he wondered why Lily had invited Snape to their meeting. Snape hardly did anything to help her. Sirius grabbed Harry's arm and dragged him out of the library before he could ask Lily anything.
Sirius and Harry headed straight up towards their Common room; they had just reached the portrait of the fat lady when Remus came dashing up to them looking a bit apprehensive. "What did Lily wish to speak to you about." Sirius just smiled and said. "It was nothing mate, let's get some sleep I'm exhausted. We'll tell you later." And with that they headed to their dorm.
After the conversation he and Ron had had with Hermione that night, James felt a need to push her buttons a bit more. Hermione, he figured, was a bit like Lily, always so easily agitated at any sign of rule breaking. He decided to see how much trouble he could cause for her first thing in the morning.
James was the first one to rise that morning. He grabbed the invisibility cloak out of Harrys trunk and than proceeded off towards The Great Hall, while stuffing the cloak in his bag.
The corridors were dark and abandoned the sun hadn't risen yet. When he reached The Great Hall, he looked up at the enchanted ceiling and noticed that there were still a few stars out. James sat down at the Gryffindor table and started on a bowl of cold cereal. When he finished his cereal he headed off towards the dungeons. After checking to see if the coast was clear, he pulled the invisibility cloak over his head, than headed off towards the dungeons.
Once he reached the dungeons he entered Snape's classroom, than proceeded to mess around with the ingredience Hermione would be using, he knew what he was doing, was completely wrong but he couldn't help himself. After he finished mucking around with Hermione's ingredience he was over come with the desire to sneak into Snape's office, but restrained himself against that knowing that what he did with Hermione would have an effect on Snape as well.
James left Snape's classroom feeling a bit pleased with himself at what he did, he felt that one little D wouldn't hurt Hermione's grade too much and that she needed to get at least one bad mark in her life.
When James finally returned to The Great Hall, he found Ron and Hermione seated at The Gryffindor table. As he suspected Hermione was the first on to question him on his where abouts. "Where have you been?" She snapped. "Ron told me he couldn't find you when he woke up this morning." Ron looked as though he wanted to stay out of it. James glared at Ron, than took another bite of his Cereal while ignoring Hermione.
Hermione narrowed her eyes at James. "If you do anything to harm, Harry... I'll..." But what she'd do James never found out because at the moment Cho Chang had wandered up to him looking a bit nervous. She smiled at him. "Hello, Harry I was, erm... wondering if I could have a word with you during lunch, if you don't mind that is." She gave James an eager look. James had no idea who this girl was, or why she wished to speak with him. He looked over at Ron and Hermione for support.
Hermione cleared her throat. "J-Harry hasn't been feeling himself lately I'm not sure if he should..." Cho glared at Hermione. "I wasn't asking you. But if Harry would rather spend his lunch hour with you I suppose it's pointless that I should..." James cut in. "It's alright, I'll meet you! Don't worry about it." Cho smiled at James, Hermione gave him a disapproving look while Cho headed off towards the Ravenclaw table. "And what do you suppose you're going to talk to her about. You don't even know who she is!"
James grinned at Hermione. "I 'spect she's Harry's love interest." Hermione narrowed her eyes at him. "That's right, but I'm not even sure if she still is." Ron rolled his eyes at Hermione. "What are you talking about? Harry's crazy for her." Hermione sighed impatiently "Honestly Ron, you are completely ignorant when it comes to other people's feelings."
Sensing an argument James picked up his bag and headed off towards class. "And where do you think you're going?" Hermione shouted after him as he dashed towards the exit.
Once outside The Great Hall James decided it would be a good thing to keep away from the dungeons until it was time for class, so he changed his direction and headed towards the library instead, where he found Neville pouring over a book about defensive spells. Neville looked as though he were trying to concentrate on a certain page. Not wanting to disturb him, James quietly walked past his table and headed towards an excluded part of the library and took a seat at an empty table.
After a while of sitting around in the library scribbling crude drawings on a piece of paper. James figured it was about time to head towards the dungeons and sit through a class taught by Snape. He found Snape's classes a boring waste of time. And found the leering looks Snape gave him a bit humorous, rather than intimidating.
Once he entered Snape's classroom James took a seat in the back row, away from Hermione. Once everyone started mixing his or her potions Hermione let out a small scream. Her potion started sprouting hair, than once Snape strode over to investigate a large air bubble burst causing the potion to splatter all over Snape's and Hermione's robes, which immediately started to grow fur.
Snape looked a bit baffled as he tried and failed to remove the fur from his robes. Once the potion started splattering all over everyone else in the class. Snape had no choice but to dismiss the entire class early and allow them to visit the hospital wing, to get the hair removed from their faces or other body parts the the potion might have come into contact with.
James had to suppress his laughter while Hermione looked as though she was about to have a nervous breakdown. "I don't understand... I added the right ingredience...I... I just don't understand." James patted her on the back consolingly. "It's alright Hermione, we all make mistakes at least once in our lives." Hermione just sat there looking shocked and dismayed.
After spending almost half the day in the hospital wing getting the fur removed from his hands. James headed off towards The Great Hall for lunch while Hermione headed off towards the dungeons to try to make up for what happened during potions.
Once James reached the Gryffindor table he found that Ron was already waiting for him. James took a seat next to Ron than grabbed a sandwich off the platter in front of them. Ron looked a bit apprehensive about something. James grinned at Ron. "Anything wrong?" Asked James trying to look concerned. Ron just shook his head while helping himself to a roast beef sandwich.
When their lunch break was nearly over Cho strode over to James, to tell him off for not meeting her. Than walked away from him in a bad temper. James watched her walk away feeling a bit miffed. Ron frowned. "I never thought she was the right girl for Harry anyway, she doesn't even support the right Quidditch team." James shrugged and helped him self to another sandwich. He didn't understand girls much anyway.
Later that evening while James and Ron were in the Gryffindor common room, playing a game of Wizards Chess, Hermione entered the room and plopped herself down on a chair furiously. "Professor gave me TWO weeks worth of detention! It wasn't even my fault!" Ron Gaped at Hermione. "Why? What for?" After Hermione told Ron about what happened during potions. Ron started ranting about what he'd like to do to Snape if he could. While Hermione looked over a few essays fuming with rage, but eventually told him to knock it off. James just sat back and smiled from amusement.
After a while of sitting next to the fire, complaining about Snape and working on homework. They decided to go get some sleep so they headed off to their dorms, still a bit outraged from what happened with Snape.
Chapter 8 How to deal with troublesome girls
The next morning Harry woke to a loud clattering in the bed next to his. He quickly reached for his glasses and placed them on. Than he slowly got up to investigate the racket. He found Sirius sitting up on his bed trying to tie a note to a disgruntled looking owl. "Erm. Sirius?" Asked Harry. "What are you doing?" Sirius grinned at Harry as he made a grab for the owl as it struggled to get away. "Why, Prongs Jr. I am simply trying to send a letter to a certain red head. Can't a guy send a letter, via owl post, from his own bed, without being under suspicion?" Harry narrowed his eyes as he observed Sirius tying the note around the struggling owl's leg. "What exactly is in that letter?" Sirius chuckled. "That's for me to know." Harry did not like the sound of Sirius's voice. "Why can't you post it from the owlery?" Sirius frowned. "Well... If I were to get caught, and this were to get confiscated. I would never be able to send this, now would I Prongs jr.?" Sirius rolled his eyes. "Really Harry, you have a lot to learn." Harry was about to ask again what it was that Sirius was trying to send Lily, but decided that he would rather not know.
Harry wandered down towards the great hall for breakfast. When he arrived he found Remus seated at the Gryffindor table reading a newspaper. He looked a bit worrisome, as though he had been through a rough night. But he couldn't have been at the shrieking shack, Harry and Sirius had been there that night, it wasn't even a full moon. Harry took a seat next to Remus. "What's wrong Remus?" Asked Harry.
Remus looked up from his newspaper. "Where were you and Sirius last night?" Harry looked down at his hands. He did not want to tell Remus, what he and Sirius were up to that night. "Sirius and I were... out practicing Quidditch." Harry lied. Remus gave Harry a suspicious look, but didn't say anything; he went back to reading his newspaper.
Moments later Sirius came rushing into the Great Hall followed distantly by Peter looking horror struck. Sirius quickly grabbed the chair next to Harry, nearly knocking it over. As soon as he sat down he reached for an apple on the tray in front of them and hardly took a bite out of it, when Lily came stomping over to where they were sitting, looking as though she could kill someone. She was holding a letter in her hand. Harry glanced anxiously over at Sirius, who had a smug looking grin on his face.
Lily grabbed Sirius by the robes. "SIRIUS BLACK! WHAT DID YOU DO!?" She was obviously furious with him. Harry also noticed that she also looked a bit embarrassed. Harry recognized the letter in her hand. It was what Sirius had been trying to send her. Remus looked up curiously from his newspaper, as did a few other Gryffindors from their breakfasts. Lily, not wanting to attract too much attention dropped Sirius. "I want to talk with you.... ALONE! Meet me at lunch, I'll send an owl." Sirius grinned broadly. "I didn't know you liked me in that way Evans." Lily glared at him. "I would be careful, if I were you, Black. This might be the last meal you shall have in a loong time." Sirius smiled at that comment. "In that case Evans, I don't think I'll be meeting you anywhere without any witnesses." Lily smirked "Oh, there'll be witnesses alright." She turned around on her heel and left it at that.
Everyone at the Gryffindor table turned their attention towards Sirius, as he took another bite from his apple. "What? Can't a guy send a letter to someone in peace? Honestly where is everyone's sense of privacy?" Everyone, except Remus, Harry and Peter, went back to their meal.
Remus gave Sirius a quizzical look. "What was that about?" Sirius grinned and went back to his apple without saying anything. Remus sighed and shrugged his shoulders while setting his newspaper aside. Harry piled some oatmeal on his plate, while Peter bit into a large doughnut.
Later that day during their last class before lunch (Potions) Harry sent a note to Sirius, using the Note O matick. "Sirius, what WAS that letter about?" Wrote Harry. Sirius looked over at Harry and grinned sheepishly. Writing slowly appeared on Harry's piece of paper. "I wrote to Lily telling her... that I might have sent Sniveley a little something from her... I really didn't mean for it to set her off like that."
Harry stared blankly at what Sirius had written him, and wrote back. "What did you send Snape?" Sirius Grinned and wrote. "Well... I might have sent him some... questionable red knickers..." Harry read that and blushed. "What do you mean, questionable?" Sirius sniggered. "You'll find out soon enough. Look at the way he's staring at Lily." Harry looked up from the piece of paper he was writing to Sirius on. Snape was sitting across the room staring curiously at Lily. Lily appeared as though she took no notice of him what so ever.
After class, Harry, Remus, Sirius and Peter headed off to lunch in the Great hall. They took a seat at the Gryffindor table, awaiting Lily's owl. While they were waiting they decided to tuck into a few sandwiches. While they were half way through with his first sandwich a large barn owl gracefully landed in front of Sirius and stuck out its leg, with a note attached to it. As soon and Sirius removed the note from the owls leg it furiously took off smacking the side of Sirius's head with its wing. Sirius Glared at the owl, than looked over at Lily, who was smiling smugly at him with a raised glass. "I bet she told that owl to do that." He mumbled to Harry, while ripping open the note.
Sirius hurriedly unfolded the note and read aloud to, Harry Remus and Peter.
Sirius,
I wish to speak with you (in a mature fashion) about a certain SOMETHING that you sent to a certain someone. I am not very pleased with what you did at all. Meet me in the Library directly after our last class. (History of Magic.)
Cheers, Lily
P.S. Bring Potter. I know he MUST have had something to do with this.
Sirius smirked at the letter as he set it aside. "She wishes to speak to me about a certain, something... She must have figured out what I sent old Snivelly. I bet he confronted her and got a little disappointment." Sirius chuckled quietly. " Speaking of Snivelus, I wonder where he has gone off to." Said Sirius as he scanned the Slytherin table, frowning. "He's usually by himself at the far end of the Slytherin table away from everyone, not even his own house mates will touch him with a thirty foot pole." Harry scanned the Slytherin table as well, and also found no sign of Snape.
Towards the end of the day, Harry, Sirius, Remus and Peter. Found themselves in the History of Magic classroom sitting through one of Binns's lectures on Goblin wars. Which would have been fascinating, if they had a Professor who was not a complete bore. When the bell finally rang for the end of class, Harry had to prod Sirius awake by poking Sirius in the arm with his quill. "Ouch!" yelped Sirius rubbing his arm. "Is class finally over?" Harry nodded.
After parting from Remus and Peter. Harry and Sirius made their dismal way towards the Library, where they would meet up with Lily. For some reason Harry had a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach he felt a sort of foreboding, as he and Sirius crept closer and closer towards the library. He felt that Lily must have been planning something, to get back at Sirius for her humiliation. Harry looked over towards Sirius he didn't seem to appear worried at all, on the contrary, he looked as though he were thoroughly enjoying himself.
When they finally reached the library, Harry and Sirius found Lily sitting alone at the most deserted part of the library surrounded by a few stacks of books. She was looking over a few essays for potions; she seemed very preoccupied with that. Sirius casually strode over to her. "I can see that you're busy with an essay, shall we make an appointment for another time? Say... Next week?" Harry looked hopeful.
Lily looked up and gave a hollow laugh. "And miss all the fun, we're going to have tonight? I don't think so. This essay I'm working on, isn't too important anyway." Lily smirked at Sirius, as she placed her papers in her bag.
Sirius decided to take a seat opposite Lily, he leaned back in his chair and placed his hands behind his head, all the while grinning at her in a way that told her, that what ever she did would not be as much a punishment as it would be entertaining. Harry did not like the way Sirius was taking this so lightly. Lily looked very serious about her vengeance.
Lily glared at Sirius. "You might think this is funny now, Black, but in a matter of minutes I shall be the one laughing at you!" Sirius let out a bark like laugh. Causing a first year, who was in the middle of browsing for a book on the shelf behind him, to jump than accidently knock over a few books. Lily testily helped the first year replace the books that were knocked over.
After a few minutes of waiting Sirius sighed. "So what's your plan, Evans? Are you going to try to start some sort of charms club, and torture us, with nonstop lectures on how to charm your hair to look nice and bouncy?" Lily' s eyes narrowed. "No, but that does sound like a great idea, you and Potter, obviously could use a little advice on that subject." Sirius frowned. "Really Evans, Maybe you could charm some shampoo and wash your boyfriends hair, while you're at it. Who knows, Snivelly might even appreciate it." Lily looked as though she was about to slap him when they heard a crash as a couple books hit the floor.
Sirius turned around expecting to see that clumsy first year once more, but to his surprize, he found Snape crouched over the floor picking up his books that he dropped. Sirius grinned. "Well if it isn't old Snivelly where were you at dinner today? I didn't see you at your usual place at your table. The other Slytherins won't allow you eat with them now, I presume. They don't want your grease to rub off on them I suppose."
Snape glared at Sirius with contempt, Sirius just smirked at him than turned back to face Lily. "So, this is whom we've been waiting for, is it?" Lily just grinned and said nothing, as she slid a note from a pocket in her bag towards Snape, he looked at her distrustfully as he carefully picked it up and examined it.
Sirius watched as Snape read the note carefully. "What is that Evans?" Sirius grinned. "A love letter?" Lily sighed. "Black, you are an absolute pest, much worse than that House Elf your mother sent to spy on you, First year." Sirius glared at Lily. "You leave that out of this, Evans." Lily just smiled and gazed back at Snape.
Harry just sat nervously and watched everything unfold. Sirius had never mentioned his mother sending kreacher to spy on him his first year at Hogwarts, though from the way Sirius talked about her, it did not surprise him that Sirius's mother would do something like that. Sirius usually avoided speaking about his mother, as he wanted nothing to do with his family.
Snape handed the note back to Lily, after he finished reading it. He than grudgingly took a seat next to Harry. Harry did not like being so close to Snape, and from the scowl on Sirius's face, neither did he. "Snivelly." Said Sirius. "Why don't you sit over at that table, away from us?" Sirius pointed at an empty table at the other end of the library. Snape glared at Sirius. "I believe, I was invited here, by Evans, Black. If you have a problem with that, I suggest you move." Sirius looked as though he would very much like to do that, but stayed seated. Lily pursed her lips, reminding Harry of his aunt Petunia, Lily's sister. "No one, is moving anywhere." She said quietly.
Lily pocketed the note Snape had handed back to her. "Now that we're all here, I wish to speak with you three about what you did." Harry opened is mouth with indignation. " I had nothing to do with this! Sirius was the one who sent it!" Lily glared at Harry. "But you did nothing to stop him, did you Potter?" Harry was about to protest, when Sirius stomped on his foot and mumbled in his ear. "Let me handle this, alright?" Harry felt he had no choice in the matter and allowed Sirius to take care of the situation.
Sirius grinned at Lily. "So Lily I heard you've been sending old pairs of knickers to Snivelly here." Lily glared at Sirius. "That, Black, is precisely why I called you here. You were the one sending those.... Those things to Snape and I would like you to stop! If you do not I shall inform our head of house." Sirius snickered. "I'd like you to prove it, Evans. What evidence do you have against us?"
Lily smiled. "That, Black is where Snape comes in. You see he knows that it was you who sent them." Sirius sighed exasperatedly. "I'd also like to see Snivelly be able to prove that. How does he even know what we've been up to? He's been trying to get James and I kicked out of school since we first met on the train in our first year. And so far his attempts have failed." Sirius flicked a piece of dust in Snapes direction. Snape glowered at him but said nothing.
Sirius smirked. "Now Lily, unless you can come up with the evidence. I believe you have no case against James and I. But you do have plenty of evidence against your self, harassing Snape. So unless you want detention or suspension, maybe even expulsion, I must not get my hopes up for that, you better keep quiet. "
Lily stared blankly at Sirius for a few moments, she realized that Sirius had a point, there wasn't very much evidence for her to go on, even Snape's word against them would seem suspicious. She had no choice but to let Sirius go. "Alright Black, I'm warning you if I find that you have sent Snape one more pair of knickers... I shall seek revenge and it isn't going to be pretty."
Sirius let out a bark of laughter. "Oh you've got me scared now Evans! I'm terrified What are you going to do? Land me a detention?" Sirius winked at Harry.
Lily smirked. "No, I don't think so. Detention seems to have no affect on you what so ever what I have planned will be much worse, you mark my words." Sirius rolled his eyes. "I suppose you're going to bore me to death than? Lets go James, she's got nothing on us, to keep us here."
Harry looked from Lily to Snape; he wondered why Lily had invited Snape to their meeting. Snape hardly did anything to help her. Sirius grabbed Harry's arm and dragged him out of the library before he could ask Lily anything.
Sirius and Harry headed straight up towards their Common room; they had just reached the portrait of the fat lady when Remus came dashing up to them looking a bit apprehensive. "What did Lily wish to speak to you about." Sirius just smiled and said. "It was nothing mate, let's get some sleep I'm exhausted. We'll tell you later." And with that they headed to their dorm.
After the conversation he and Ron had had with Hermione that night, James felt a need to push her buttons a bit more. Hermione, he figured, was a bit like Lily, always so easily agitated at any sign of rule breaking. He decided to see how much trouble he could cause for her first thing in the morning.
James was the first one to rise that morning. He grabbed the invisibility cloak out of Harrys trunk and than proceeded off towards The Great Hall, while stuffing the cloak in his bag.
The corridors were dark and abandoned the sun hadn't risen yet. When he reached The Great Hall, he looked up at the enchanted ceiling and noticed that there were still a few stars out. James sat down at the Gryffindor table and started on a bowl of cold cereal. When he finished his cereal he headed off towards the dungeons. After checking to see if the coast was clear, he pulled the invisibility cloak over his head, than headed off towards the dungeons.
Once he reached the dungeons he entered Snape's classroom, than proceeded to mess around with the ingredience Hermione would be using, he knew what he was doing, was completely wrong but he couldn't help himself. After he finished mucking around with Hermione's ingredience he was over come with the desire to sneak into Snape's office, but restrained himself against that knowing that what he did with Hermione would have an effect on Snape as well.
James left Snape's classroom feeling a bit pleased with himself at what he did, he felt that one little D wouldn't hurt Hermione's grade too much and that she needed to get at least one bad mark in her life.
When James finally returned to The Great Hall, he found Ron and Hermione seated at The Gryffindor table. As he suspected Hermione was the first on to question him on his where abouts. "Where have you been?" She snapped. "Ron told me he couldn't find you when he woke up this morning." Ron looked as though he wanted to stay out of it. James glared at Ron, than took another bite of his Cereal while ignoring Hermione.
Hermione narrowed her eyes at James. "If you do anything to harm, Harry... I'll..." But what she'd do James never found out because at the moment Cho Chang had wandered up to him looking a bit nervous. She smiled at him. "Hello, Harry I was, erm... wondering if I could have a word with you during lunch, if you don't mind that is." She gave James an eager look. James had no idea who this girl was, or why she wished to speak with him. He looked over at Ron and Hermione for support.
Hermione cleared her throat. "J-Harry hasn't been feeling himself lately I'm not sure if he should..." Cho glared at Hermione. "I wasn't asking you. But if Harry would rather spend his lunch hour with you I suppose it's pointless that I should..." James cut in. "It's alright, I'll meet you! Don't worry about it." Cho smiled at James, Hermione gave him a disapproving look while Cho headed off towards the Ravenclaw table. "And what do you suppose you're going to talk to her about. You don't even know who she is!"
James grinned at Hermione. "I 'spect she's Harry's love interest." Hermione narrowed her eyes at him. "That's right, but I'm not even sure if she still is." Ron rolled his eyes at Hermione. "What are you talking about? Harry's crazy for her." Hermione sighed impatiently "Honestly Ron, you are completely ignorant when it comes to other people's feelings."
Sensing an argument James picked up his bag and headed off towards class. "And where do you think you're going?" Hermione shouted after him as he dashed towards the exit.
Once outside The Great Hall James decided it would be a good thing to keep away from the dungeons until it was time for class, so he changed his direction and headed towards the library instead, where he found Neville pouring over a book about defensive spells. Neville looked as though he were trying to concentrate on a certain page. Not wanting to disturb him, James quietly walked past his table and headed towards an excluded part of the library and took a seat at an empty table.
After a while of sitting around in the library scribbling crude drawings on a piece of paper. James figured it was about time to head towards the dungeons and sit through a class taught by Snape. He found Snape's classes a boring waste of time. And found the leering looks Snape gave him a bit humorous, rather than intimidating.
Once he entered Snape's classroom James took a seat in the back row, away from Hermione. Once everyone started mixing his or her potions Hermione let out a small scream. Her potion started sprouting hair, than once Snape strode over to investigate a large air bubble burst causing the potion to splatter all over Snape's and Hermione's robes, which immediately started to grow fur.
Snape looked a bit baffled as he tried and failed to remove the fur from his robes. Once the potion started splattering all over everyone else in the class. Snape had no choice but to dismiss the entire class early and allow them to visit the hospital wing, to get the hair removed from their faces or other body parts the the potion might have come into contact with.
James had to suppress his laughter while Hermione looked as though she was about to have a nervous breakdown. "I don't understand... I added the right ingredience...I... I just don't understand." James patted her on the back consolingly. "It's alright Hermione, we all make mistakes at least once in our lives." Hermione just sat there looking shocked and dismayed.
After spending almost half the day in the hospital wing getting the fur removed from his hands. James headed off towards The Great Hall for lunch while Hermione headed off towards the dungeons to try to make up for what happened during potions.
Once James reached the Gryffindor table he found that Ron was already waiting for him. James took a seat next to Ron than grabbed a sandwich off the platter in front of them. Ron looked a bit apprehensive about something. James grinned at Ron. "Anything wrong?" Asked James trying to look concerned. Ron just shook his head while helping himself to a roast beef sandwich.
When their lunch break was nearly over Cho strode over to James, to tell him off for not meeting her. Than walked away from him in a bad temper. James watched her walk away feeling a bit miffed. Ron frowned. "I never thought she was the right girl for Harry anyway, she doesn't even support the right Quidditch team." James shrugged and helped him self to another sandwich. He didn't understand girls much anyway.
Later that evening while James and Ron were in the Gryffindor common room, playing a game of Wizards Chess, Hermione entered the room and plopped herself down on a chair furiously. "Professor gave me TWO weeks worth of detention! It wasn't even my fault!" Ron Gaped at Hermione. "Why? What for?" After Hermione told Ron about what happened during potions. Ron started ranting about what he'd like to do to Snape if he could. While Hermione looked over a few essays fuming with rage, but eventually told him to knock it off. James just sat back and smiled from amusement.
After a while of sitting next to the fire, complaining about Snape and working on homework. They decided to go get some sleep so they headed off to their dorms, still a bit outraged from what happened with Snape.