Chapter 4
Rating: good quality fun for the whole family.
Disclaimer: I don't claim to own Harry Potter or any of the characters are in any of the five books, they all belong to J.K. Rowling and Warner bros. and scholastic etc.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews. I encourage anyone to leave me any. They help, they're good motivation. I really like this new part, I hope u guys enjoy it too.
While they waited for the sorting hat to sort the first years, Lily looked up at the staff table. It would indeed be a hard year. She was sure that the rising tension of the Dark Lord was taking its toll on everyone. Since she had first learned about Hogwarts, she had learned that not everything in the magical world was pleasant. There were things; there were people who were evil beyond anything Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, or Macnair had to offer. She knew that, as did everyone else in the room whose family members had suddenly disappeared or had been found dead.
However, that was what made people like the marauders a welcome crowd. They were the ones who provided the tension-relief in the magical school. Lily smiled as she saw James put a lizard on Daya Jonkins' head, who at the sight of the animal, screamed rather loudly; thus interrupting the sorting. Professor Dumbledore had an amused look on his face. Professor McGonagall, however, threw James a warning glance and kept reading the last three names off the list.
It wasn't a surprise that James Potter got away with his jokes. Lily assumed that the teachers found his pranks an amusement and welcome laughter at the knowledge of all the trouble going on outside the safe haven that was Hogwarts. She couldn't say that even though most of his pranks were insulting, they weren't funny. She would've laughed at some of them if she hadn't been aware of the cruelty and shame of some of the jokes. She had been teased and mocked at in the same manner by her sister back in her muggle school. She knew only too well what it was like to be humiliated in front of others. She didn't appreciate it done on other people, even if she wasn't fond of them. Sort of the way she wasn't fond of Snape, Avery, Zabini, or Bulstrode. She never cared much for the Slytherins. She tried to get along with them, at one point she had stood up to James and Sirius on behalf of Sniv- Snape. She couldn't say she liked Snape very much after that; not when he had called her a 'mudblood'. She had stayed clear from his path after that. She occasionally shot a couple of glares in his direction.
She wasn't much for staying quiet when other people tried to talk her down. That's why not a lot of people dared bother her, they respected her.
She had been so distracted in her own thoughts, she hadn't noticed Professor Dumbledore greeting them, "Let the feast begin!"
At his words, food appeared magically on the previously empty plates before them. She looked at the food amazed. She could always be sure to enjoy her meal.
Lily ate heartily, occasionally taking a sip form her goblet. She noted, halfway through her meal, a funny taste in her drink. As she finished her meal, she felt something lump in her throat. Slowly, she felt her throat contract and then a small 'hic' came from her mouth. One minute later, another 'hic' made her way from her throat. Then another and another, until it was every couple of seconds that the sound came from her mouth. She waved at Hannah and Sarah helplessly as her hiccups attack kept going resiliently crippling her ability to speak. Sarah giggled at Lily's hand movements. Hannah just looked hesitant to make any expression appear on her face. Lily looked panicked.
Slowly people began to notice Lily's hiccups and while some were laughing, others just looked curiously at the attack that wouldn't end.
"Ma- hic!- ke- hic!- it- hic!- STOP! HIC!" Lily said to her friends desperately.
She then heard a couple of people laugh a few seats down. It was James and Peter Pettigrew. Remus Lupin was watching her, trying to keep from smiling. Sirius looked somewhat concerned and she could have sworn she heard him mutter the words, "She's gonna know."
"You Hic! Did- hic!- this! Hic!" She hollered pointing at James.
Her voice carried an exasperated sound. Professor McGonagall had already making her way down from the teacher's table. She headed towards Lily, who was looking at James murderously while continuing her hiccup attack. Lily had already pulled out her wand with the purpose of hexing him but had been unable to put two words together. Sarah and Hannah were doing their best to keep her from actually hexing him, while some people were just trying to get out of her way.
Right before Professor McGonagall reached Lily; she managed to string together some words, "CON-hic-FUN-hic-DO!"
Whether what Lily had intended was for James to start growing fur or not, James instantly had a lush of hair growing all over his body, making his previously bushy and messy hair look almost like a bald spot.
Professor McGonagall was horrified at the sight of James and Lily. One of them hiccupping like crazy, the other with a luscious fur of brown hair covering every part of his skin. They were taken to the infirmary by the furious Professor, who was lecturing them on the proper way of dealing with classmates. Their classmates looked on as they left, almost everyone in the room was laughing.
A young nurse in her mid-20's attended to them. They had known Madam Pomfrey since they had come to Hogwarts. She looked at both children with stern looks. She knew what must've happened. Professor McGonagall explained what little she knew and left them to the care of the nurse.
"Care to explain? I need to know what exactly you have Mr. Potter," she said James. He looked angrily at Lily and scowled.
He appeared to be unable to speak. Lily imagined it must've been his anger. If she hadn't been to busy trying to keep her hiccups down, she would've burst out laughing. She couldn't exactly imagine how she had done that to him. She heard Madam Pomfrey ask her what had happened but as she opened her lips to try to speak, only hiccups erupted from her mouth. She closed it quickly and sat down on the closest bed. James followed suit and sat on the bed furthest from Lily.
"At least I know what's wrong with you," Madam Pomfrey expressed rather annoyed.
She went into another room for a little bit and came out with a small vial that held a red liquid. Handing it Lily she said, "Drink this".
Lily did as she was told and swallowed the red potion. It tasted metallic, but she managed to drink it down. She breathed in an out, smiling at the relief of the having the spasm gone. She then looked at Madam Pomfrey, who was looking at her expectantly.
"Well." she supplied impatiently.
"It was strictly self-defense! He put something in my drink and I started hiccupping like crazy! So I kind of." she had started speaking fast, but had slowed down towards the end, "I'm not sure what I did. I tried to put a Confundus Charm because I was really angry and all of the sudden he started sprouting a coat of fur."
Madam Pomfrey nodded accepting her words and looked James over hastily. Turning towards Lily she said, "Well, then I guess you must've somehow put a fur spell on him. You may go now. I will inform your head of house of what happened."
She looked at James from the corner of her eyes. She could barely see his face, but she imagined he must've looked angry.
She made her way hurriedly to the Gryffindor common room which was almost empty except for a few students who were talking in front of the fire and near the windows. Some of her other friends approached her to ask her what had happened. She explained, now laughing at the fur coat she had put on James. She had gotten kudos from everyone who was there. She had managed to get back at James Potter in a really good way.
"So much for you two ever having a relationship," Sirius Black said from behind her. He smiled at her amused, "I knew he would get caught. I'm glad I wasn't in on it."
"You're lucky I didn't know you were in on it," she said with mock-threat.
"I thought you were too sweet to do anything against anyone. You sure come across like that when you defend everyone against our jokes," he said looking charming as usual.
They both hadn't noticed the way the other girls were looking at them. Some girls looked at Sirius with dreamy looks on their faces, while others looked at Lily with jealousy. The group that had been talking to Lily has dissipated and now they talking in front of the fire. They sat down and continued talking (although in Lily's case it was flirting).
Sirius was enjoying talking with Lily, like he had the year before when they had become friends. Slowly he had felt himself growing fonder and fonder of her. In a sudden moment of what he claimed was lunacy, he caught himself flirting back with the object of his best friend's affection. He was glad James wasn't there to see how close Lily and he had become.
Rating: good quality fun for the whole family.
Disclaimer: I don't claim to own Harry Potter or any of the characters are in any of the five books, they all belong to J.K. Rowling and Warner bros. and scholastic etc.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews. I encourage anyone to leave me any. They help, they're good motivation. I really like this new part, I hope u guys enjoy it too.
While they waited for the sorting hat to sort the first years, Lily looked up at the staff table. It would indeed be a hard year. She was sure that the rising tension of the Dark Lord was taking its toll on everyone. Since she had first learned about Hogwarts, she had learned that not everything in the magical world was pleasant. There were things; there were people who were evil beyond anything Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, or Macnair had to offer. She knew that, as did everyone else in the room whose family members had suddenly disappeared or had been found dead.
However, that was what made people like the marauders a welcome crowd. They were the ones who provided the tension-relief in the magical school. Lily smiled as she saw James put a lizard on Daya Jonkins' head, who at the sight of the animal, screamed rather loudly; thus interrupting the sorting. Professor Dumbledore had an amused look on his face. Professor McGonagall, however, threw James a warning glance and kept reading the last three names off the list.
It wasn't a surprise that James Potter got away with his jokes. Lily assumed that the teachers found his pranks an amusement and welcome laughter at the knowledge of all the trouble going on outside the safe haven that was Hogwarts. She couldn't say that even though most of his pranks were insulting, they weren't funny. She would've laughed at some of them if she hadn't been aware of the cruelty and shame of some of the jokes. She had been teased and mocked at in the same manner by her sister back in her muggle school. She knew only too well what it was like to be humiliated in front of others. She didn't appreciate it done on other people, even if she wasn't fond of them. Sort of the way she wasn't fond of Snape, Avery, Zabini, or Bulstrode. She never cared much for the Slytherins. She tried to get along with them, at one point she had stood up to James and Sirius on behalf of Sniv- Snape. She couldn't say she liked Snape very much after that; not when he had called her a 'mudblood'. She had stayed clear from his path after that. She occasionally shot a couple of glares in his direction.
She wasn't much for staying quiet when other people tried to talk her down. That's why not a lot of people dared bother her, they respected her.
She had been so distracted in her own thoughts, she hadn't noticed Professor Dumbledore greeting them, "Let the feast begin!"
At his words, food appeared magically on the previously empty plates before them. She looked at the food amazed. She could always be sure to enjoy her meal.
Lily ate heartily, occasionally taking a sip form her goblet. She noted, halfway through her meal, a funny taste in her drink. As she finished her meal, she felt something lump in her throat. Slowly, she felt her throat contract and then a small 'hic' came from her mouth. One minute later, another 'hic' made her way from her throat. Then another and another, until it was every couple of seconds that the sound came from her mouth. She waved at Hannah and Sarah helplessly as her hiccups attack kept going resiliently crippling her ability to speak. Sarah giggled at Lily's hand movements. Hannah just looked hesitant to make any expression appear on her face. Lily looked panicked.
Slowly people began to notice Lily's hiccups and while some were laughing, others just looked curiously at the attack that wouldn't end.
"Ma- hic!- ke- hic!- it- hic!- STOP! HIC!" Lily said to her friends desperately.
She then heard a couple of people laugh a few seats down. It was James and Peter Pettigrew. Remus Lupin was watching her, trying to keep from smiling. Sirius looked somewhat concerned and she could have sworn she heard him mutter the words, "She's gonna know."
"You Hic! Did- hic!- this! Hic!" She hollered pointing at James.
Her voice carried an exasperated sound. Professor McGonagall had already making her way down from the teacher's table. She headed towards Lily, who was looking at James murderously while continuing her hiccup attack. Lily had already pulled out her wand with the purpose of hexing him but had been unable to put two words together. Sarah and Hannah were doing their best to keep her from actually hexing him, while some people were just trying to get out of her way.
Right before Professor McGonagall reached Lily; she managed to string together some words, "CON-hic-FUN-hic-DO!"
Whether what Lily had intended was for James to start growing fur or not, James instantly had a lush of hair growing all over his body, making his previously bushy and messy hair look almost like a bald spot.
Professor McGonagall was horrified at the sight of James and Lily. One of them hiccupping like crazy, the other with a luscious fur of brown hair covering every part of his skin. They were taken to the infirmary by the furious Professor, who was lecturing them on the proper way of dealing with classmates. Their classmates looked on as they left, almost everyone in the room was laughing.
A young nurse in her mid-20's attended to them. They had known Madam Pomfrey since they had come to Hogwarts. She looked at both children with stern looks. She knew what must've happened. Professor McGonagall explained what little she knew and left them to the care of the nurse.
"Care to explain? I need to know what exactly you have Mr. Potter," she said James. He looked angrily at Lily and scowled.
He appeared to be unable to speak. Lily imagined it must've been his anger. If she hadn't been to busy trying to keep her hiccups down, she would've burst out laughing. She couldn't exactly imagine how she had done that to him. She heard Madam Pomfrey ask her what had happened but as she opened her lips to try to speak, only hiccups erupted from her mouth. She closed it quickly and sat down on the closest bed. James followed suit and sat on the bed furthest from Lily.
"At least I know what's wrong with you," Madam Pomfrey expressed rather annoyed.
She went into another room for a little bit and came out with a small vial that held a red liquid. Handing it Lily she said, "Drink this".
Lily did as she was told and swallowed the red potion. It tasted metallic, but she managed to drink it down. She breathed in an out, smiling at the relief of the having the spasm gone. She then looked at Madam Pomfrey, who was looking at her expectantly.
"Well." she supplied impatiently.
"It was strictly self-defense! He put something in my drink and I started hiccupping like crazy! So I kind of." she had started speaking fast, but had slowed down towards the end, "I'm not sure what I did. I tried to put a Confundus Charm because I was really angry and all of the sudden he started sprouting a coat of fur."
Madam Pomfrey nodded accepting her words and looked James over hastily. Turning towards Lily she said, "Well, then I guess you must've somehow put a fur spell on him. You may go now. I will inform your head of house of what happened."
She looked at James from the corner of her eyes. She could barely see his face, but she imagined he must've looked angry.
She made her way hurriedly to the Gryffindor common room which was almost empty except for a few students who were talking in front of the fire and near the windows. Some of her other friends approached her to ask her what had happened. She explained, now laughing at the fur coat she had put on James. She had gotten kudos from everyone who was there. She had managed to get back at James Potter in a really good way.
"So much for you two ever having a relationship," Sirius Black said from behind her. He smiled at her amused, "I knew he would get caught. I'm glad I wasn't in on it."
"You're lucky I didn't know you were in on it," she said with mock-threat.
"I thought you were too sweet to do anything against anyone. You sure come across like that when you defend everyone against our jokes," he said looking charming as usual.
They both hadn't noticed the way the other girls were looking at them. Some girls looked at Sirius with dreamy looks on their faces, while others looked at Lily with jealousy. The group that had been talking to Lily has dissipated and now they talking in front of the fire. They sat down and continued talking (although in Lily's case it was flirting).
Sirius was enjoying talking with Lily, like he had the year before when they had become friends. Slowly he had felt himself growing fonder and fonder of her. In a sudden moment of what he claimed was lunacy, he caught himself flirting back with the object of his best friend's affection. He was glad James wasn't there to see how close Lily and he had become.