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plushies* ^_^ you're wonderful! Ok,anyways, I have a new Kingdom Hearts
fic! Pleeeease read it, if you're a fan. Thank you ever so much. I hope
this chapter is't as short and sadly lame as the last one. Now, ONWARD!!!
*****=change of scene
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_-_-_-_-=change of time period
Chapter 3: Training Begins
"Please Dumbledore, I'm ready, PLEASE!!!!" James begged the Professor. It had been 3 weeks since his parents were killed. They had been moved out of their apartment after they had collected their belongings, and Brantley had moved out, saying it wasn't safe for him to be around them, and he would live in quiet solitude. Kaitlin, now sadly single, and the rest of them were living in James's old house. Lily had gasped when she saw her boyfriend's house;it was a huge mansion, with many rooms.................
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Wow!" Lily said, running into the huge mansion and staring around the great living room she had just entered. She looked all around her; to her left, a door leading to an unknown location; directly in front of her, a large living room leading to a kitchen;on her right, bookshelves and another door, and a large flight of stairs inbetween two bookcases on the wall. The other girls and Remus gasped. Sirius and James just grinned.
"Yeah. I guess it is pretty amazing." James said, smiling. Sirius laughed.
"Yeah. I remember that whole year I lived here," he said with a smile.
"I'll show you where you're staying," James said, leading them to the flight of stairs. "Then I'll show you the rest of the house, if we have enough time." He led them to the flight of stairs and began to climb. They climbed three stories, all the time staring in wonder at the many rooms. Christy actually gasped out loud when they passed the library on the second floor, which didn't have a door, but you could just walk right in. James laughed.
"Yeah. Quite spacious, isn't it?"
"I'll say!"
They finally reached the third floor. "Right in here," James said, pointing at a large wooden door on their left. The girls walked into their new room and gasped again. There were three seperate beds for each of them, two large closets, a chest of drawers (A/N:This is actually one of those large stands with a mirror that girls normally do their make up at...I can't remember what its called though...hm...but thats what its supposed to be), and plenty of space.
"It's so beautiful." Christy said, staring around at the brightly lit room.
"Yeah." Kaitlin said, as if in a stupor.
The girls began putting away their belongings, stowing the clothing in the closets (they seperated a whole section of one closet, tied off with a yellow ribbon, for Lindseys stuff; they had been very unwilling to leave their best friend's belongings in a place where Voldemort's followers could trash it.), putting make up on the chest of drawers (a/n:you know what I mean...I think its called a vanity table or something....AAHHHHH!!!! my brain hurts....thats it, I'm calling it a vanity table because thats all I can think of.), and decorating the room with their posters, calendars, and little reminders. Soon the room was reminiscent of the old apartment. Half of one closet hadn't been used, so they decided the next time they were in Diagon Alley they'd buy pets and use the half closet to store their stuff for the animals in. Kaitlin looked at the calendar; it was July 7. Lily sighed.
"I feel really bad for James," she said. Her friends hugged her.
"We all do." Kaitlin said.
Sirius and James had shown them around the house soon after, showing them where the 3 bathrooms were, the library, and everything else in the house. Lily was quite shocked when she discovered they had a Muggle swimming pool.
"Oh, it was an idea of my parents, one of their old friends who had Muggle parents put them on to it," he said with a laugh. "Feel free to use it anytime."
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"James, are you sure you're ready? And all you're friends agree on this?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, Professor, we're definately ready to fight. This is what we joined for! To fight Voldemort!" he cried. Dumbledore sighed.
"Very well. Your training will begin tomorrow. You, Sirius, and Remus- well, will Peter be there?" he asked, knowing they were good friends.
"I don't think so. He said he has to visit his grandmother, she's very ill," he said.
"Well, anyway, you, Sirius, and Remus will meet Alastor Moody in your basement at 2:00 tomorrow. Christy, Kaitlin, and Lily can meet him at 4:00," said Dumbledore.
"Oh, thank you!!!" James exclaimed happily. "I'll tell them right away!" he said, and without further ado, he Disapparated to the mansion living room.
"SIRIUS! REMUS! GIRLS! GET DOWN HERE, NOW!!!" he yelled up the stairs. Sirius appeared from the kitchen, looking quite angry at being interrupted during his snack. Remus, Christy, Kaitlin, and Lily came clambering down the stairs.
"What?"
"What's going on?"
"Is everything ok?"
"Whoa, slow down with the questions!" he said, waving his hands as if to make them back off. "Before you bombard me with questions, sit on the couch and I'll tell you everything." Now that everyone was assembled in the living room, they stepped down the two small stairs that led to the fireplace and two couches. They assembled themselves comfortably, James standing in front of them. He grinned happily.
"We start training tomorrow!" he said. The response was immediate; Christy shrieked and jumped from her spot, grabbing Sirius, who had grinned happily and leapt up, and jumping happily around the living room. Kaitlin jumped up and screeched much in the same way as Christy had, except she jumped up and down on the spot. Lily, too, screamed loudly and ran to James, flinging her arms around his neck. She laughed and cried at the same time. Remus smiled and remained seated, looking really happy. Christy and Sirius got exhausted and retired to the kitchen for a glass of water.
"This is wonderful news!" Lily said, hugging James again. He kissed her softly on the lips.
"Well, it took some begging, but Potters always come out on top!" He smiled and picked Lily up and swung her around. She squealed happily.
* * * * *
"Great job on dinner, girls," James said, shoving potatoes in his mouth.
"Show your appreciation by chewing with your mouth closed, please." Lily said with a laugh.
"It's really good!" Sirius agreed, sawing off a hunk of meat and shoving it in his mouth, much in the same manner as James. Christy threw him a look.
"Sirius, please, must you be so rude?" she said. He gave her a sad look, and she tried to keep a serious face, but cracked in the end and laughed.
"Oh fine then, be a pig, but the pigs get to clean the table," she said. Kaitlin laughed.
"Yeah, we ladies are so-" she gave a fake sigh of exhaustion, "-tired from making our men meals!" she said, faking fatigue.
"Yeah, next you'll be making us vaccuum!" Remus said.
"That's why you have a wand, and thanks for the idea Remus." Lily said pleasantly. Christy and Kaitlin laughed.
"Yeah, after you're done vaccuming, you can sweep the kitchen, scrub the floors, make our meals, wash our clothes....." Christy said, counting the chores off on her fingers.
"Yeah right!" James said.
"Well, you are wizards. Do it with magic." Lily said, standing up to take her plate to the huge sink.
"Awwww, Lily...." James said sadly.
"Don't you 'aww Lily' me Mister Potter! You're going to clean that table, and if it's not spotless....hm....I'll lock you in the basement!" she said with a laugh.
"As if I wouldn't be able to get out," he said, also laughing.
* * * * The next day at two o' clock, Sirius, Remus, and James walked down to the basement, wands at the ready.
"Hello, boys." a familiar voice growled. "Let's get to it then, shall we?" They nodded.
"Expelliarmus!" he shouted. Not being ready, their wands flew out of their hands.
"You didn't tell us when we were going to start, and why are you using simple spells?" James said, retreiving the wands and giving them to their owners.
"In response to the first statement, a Death Eater isn't going to announce his attack. No, it'll be sneaky, stealthy, secret, and totally unobvious. In response to the second question, do you really think I'm going to use the Cruciatus Curse or Avada Kerdava on you like a Death Eater? No, but by using simple spells such as these you'll learn defense techniques which will aid you greatly. Now let's begin. Expelliarmus!" Moody yelled this last word.
"Protego!" they yelled.
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They trained ferociously for the next two hours, Moody stopping occasionally to help them on their form. Christy,Lily,and Kaitlin came down at 4:00 to see them engaged in a training battle, their wands flashing like swords, jets of light flying. They gazed in wonder until Moody noticed them and yelled "STOP!" at the boys. They immediately dropped their arms to their sides.
"Very nice. I think our training sessions won't take as long as planned. You're dismissed," he said to the boys. Sweaty and tired looking, the boys trudged up the stairs and smiled bravely at the girls.
"Good luck!" James said, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Don't worry about us," Lily said, smiling back.
The girls walked down the stairs to meet Moody. "Well I'm sure you know how to fight." he said. The girls nodded and drew their wands.
"Expelliarmus!" Moody shouted and the same time the girls yelled "Protego!"
The spell bounced back at Moody, who dodged it and sent another their way while saying, "Very good! Much better than those boys, didn't know how to start off at all."
* * * * *
"He did too!" Lily yelled definately.
"There is no way you could've trained better than us!" James yelled back.
"Well, according to Mad-Eye, we did!" Lily said haughtily.
Christy was snickering in the background. Kaitlin had already gone up to bed.
"Christy, tell me she's lying!" James said, rounding on her. Christy busted out laughing.
"Nope, he said that."
"Well bloody hell," James said, scratching the back of his head.
"So how often are we training again?" Sirius asked.
"Girls on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays, and Saturday evenings. Boys on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings." Lily said.
"What's tomorrow?" Christy asked.
"Saturday, July 9, 1977," Sirius said.
"I know what year it is you prat!" she said, though she giggled and threw a pillow at him from the couch.
"Hey!" he cried, as if he had been wrong footed. "What did I do?" He threw the pillow back at her.
"Don't you even start that again!" Lily said, remembering how the girls had attacked them and it had been Lindsey that started it. She giggled. "Maybe Lindsey'll start another pillow fi-" She stopped dead, realizing what she was saying. There was an awkward silence.
"Let's get on off to bed, then, shall we?" James said tentatively, hoping the girls wouldn't burst into tears.
"Yes, let's." Christy said quickly, replacing the pillow an almost running to the stairs.
* * * * * "We should cheer them up," Sirius said, staring at the bedroom ceiling.
"Yeah, we should." James agreed.
"What can we do though?" Remus asked.
"We can finish the pillow fight," Sirius suggested.
"Well that made them think of Lindsey," Remus pointed out.
"Maybe it won't this time," James said.
"Fine, let's give it a go," Remus said, leaping up and grabbing a pillow. Sirius and James grinned, following suit. They marched downstairs (they were on the fifth floor) as quietly as one can march, and they finally reached the girl's bedroom. "Shh.." Remus whispered. Sirius rolled his eyes in a 'Yeah as if we're going to say something out loud' manner. "On my count!" James mouthed.
They walked over to the beds. James stood over Lily, Sirius over Christy, and Remus over Kaitlin. Remus remembered with a pang that normally he'd be standing over Lindsey....
James held up one finger. Then another. Finally he brought up the last finger and slammed the pillow down on Lily's sleeping head. She screamed, grabbed her pillow, and began attacking him with it. Christy shrieked and jumped out of bed, tackling Sirius and yanking the pillow out of his grip and pummling him with it, and Kaitlin screeched loudly as her friends did, and jumped up on the bed, pillow in hand, and began hitting Remus with the pillow.
The situation ended much like the incident a year ago did; James had Lily pinned on the bed, as did Sirius and Remus, except with Christy and Kaitlin.
'Wow, this is weird, I wonder if Remus likes me? Or maybe he's just pillow- fighting me because the other girls go out with James and Sirius. Or maybe just because Lindsey isn't here....' Kaitlin thought. 'I wonder if I like him?' she thought, gazing up into Remus's amber eyes. She held her gaze.
'This is so weird. I really do still love Lindsey....but why do I like Kaitlin, in that case? This is so freaky...' He noticed Kaitlin gazing into his eyes, and he looked back into her deep brown ones.....
"Ok guys, let's let the lovely ladies go back to sleep...they need their beauty rest, literally." Sirius said with a smirk.
"HEY!!!" they yelled, throwing their pillows at him. He laughed and tossed them back their pillows. "Go to sleep girls." he said, smiling. Remus took one final glance of Kaitlin's beautiful head laying down before walking back upstairs with his friends.
A/N: Did you like? Huh? Huh? I might have to change the rating to R later in the story for um.....certain.....reasons...*COUGH* anyways, review please! Thanks a lot!
' '=thought
~~~~~~~=flashback
~*~*~*~*~*~=dream
_-_-_-_-=change of time period
Chapter 3: Training Begins
"Please Dumbledore, I'm ready, PLEASE!!!!" James begged the Professor. It had been 3 weeks since his parents were killed. They had been moved out of their apartment after they had collected their belongings, and Brantley had moved out, saying it wasn't safe for him to be around them, and he would live in quiet solitude. Kaitlin, now sadly single, and the rest of them were living in James's old house. Lily had gasped when she saw her boyfriend's house;it was a huge mansion, with many rooms.................
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "Wow!" Lily said, running into the huge mansion and staring around the great living room she had just entered. She looked all around her; to her left, a door leading to an unknown location; directly in front of her, a large living room leading to a kitchen;on her right, bookshelves and another door, and a large flight of stairs inbetween two bookcases on the wall. The other girls and Remus gasped. Sirius and James just grinned.
"Yeah. I guess it is pretty amazing." James said, smiling. Sirius laughed.
"Yeah. I remember that whole year I lived here," he said with a smile.
"I'll show you where you're staying," James said, leading them to the flight of stairs. "Then I'll show you the rest of the house, if we have enough time." He led them to the flight of stairs and began to climb. They climbed three stories, all the time staring in wonder at the many rooms. Christy actually gasped out loud when they passed the library on the second floor, which didn't have a door, but you could just walk right in. James laughed.
"Yeah. Quite spacious, isn't it?"
"I'll say!"
They finally reached the third floor. "Right in here," James said, pointing at a large wooden door on their left. The girls walked into their new room and gasped again. There were three seperate beds for each of them, two large closets, a chest of drawers (A/N:This is actually one of those large stands with a mirror that girls normally do their make up at...I can't remember what its called though...hm...but thats what its supposed to be), and plenty of space.
"It's so beautiful." Christy said, staring around at the brightly lit room.
"Yeah." Kaitlin said, as if in a stupor.
The girls began putting away their belongings, stowing the clothing in the closets (they seperated a whole section of one closet, tied off with a yellow ribbon, for Lindseys stuff; they had been very unwilling to leave their best friend's belongings in a place where Voldemort's followers could trash it.), putting make up on the chest of drawers (a/n:you know what I mean...I think its called a vanity table or something....AAHHHHH!!!! my brain hurts....thats it, I'm calling it a vanity table because thats all I can think of.), and decorating the room with their posters, calendars, and little reminders. Soon the room was reminiscent of the old apartment. Half of one closet hadn't been used, so they decided the next time they were in Diagon Alley they'd buy pets and use the half closet to store their stuff for the animals in. Kaitlin looked at the calendar; it was July 7. Lily sighed.
"I feel really bad for James," she said. Her friends hugged her.
"We all do." Kaitlin said.
Sirius and James had shown them around the house soon after, showing them where the 3 bathrooms were, the library, and everything else in the house. Lily was quite shocked when she discovered they had a Muggle swimming pool.
"Oh, it was an idea of my parents, one of their old friends who had Muggle parents put them on to it," he said with a laugh. "Feel free to use it anytime."
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"James, are you sure you're ready? And all you're friends agree on this?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, Professor, we're definately ready to fight. This is what we joined for! To fight Voldemort!" he cried. Dumbledore sighed.
"Very well. Your training will begin tomorrow. You, Sirius, and Remus- well, will Peter be there?" he asked, knowing they were good friends.
"I don't think so. He said he has to visit his grandmother, she's very ill," he said.
"Well, anyway, you, Sirius, and Remus will meet Alastor Moody in your basement at 2:00 tomorrow. Christy, Kaitlin, and Lily can meet him at 4:00," said Dumbledore.
"Oh, thank you!!!" James exclaimed happily. "I'll tell them right away!" he said, and without further ado, he Disapparated to the mansion living room.
"SIRIUS! REMUS! GIRLS! GET DOWN HERE, NOW!!!" he yelled up the stairs. Sirius appeared from the kitchen, looking quite angry at being interrupted during his snack. Remus, Christy, Kaitlin, and Lily came clambering down the stairs.
"What?"
"What's going on?"
"Is everything ok?"
"Whoa, slow down with the questions!" he said, waving his hands as if to make them back off. "Before you bombard me with questions, sit on the couch and I'll tell you everything." Now that everyone was assembled in the living room, they stepped down the two small stairs that led to the fireplace and two couches. They assembled themselves comfortably, James standing in front of them. He grinned happily.
"We start training tomorrow!" he said. The response was immediate; Christy shrieked and jumped from her spot, grabbing Sirius, who had grinned happily and leapt up, and jumping happily around the living room. Kaitlin jumped up and screeched much in the same way as Christy had, except she jumped up and down on the spot. Lily, too, screamed loudly and ran to James, flinging her arms around his neck. She laughed and cried at the same time. Remus smiled and remained seated, looking really happy. Christy and Sirius got exhausted and retired to the kitchen for a glass of water.
"This is wonderful news!" Lily said, hugging James again. He kissed her softly on the lips.
"Well, it took some begging, but Potters always come out on top!" He smiled and picked Lily up and swung her around. She squealed happily.
* * * * *
"Great job on dinner, girls," James said, shoving potatoes in his mouth.
"Show your appreciation by chewing with your mouth closed, please." Lily said with a laugh.
"It's really good!" Sirius agreed, sawing off a hunk of meat and shoving it in his mouth, much in the same manner as James. Christy threw him a look.
"Sirius, please, must you be so rude?" she said. He gave her a sad look, and she tried to keep a serious face, but cracked in the end and laughed.
"Oh fine then, be a pig, but the pigs get to clean the table," she said. Kaitlin laughed.
"Yeah, we ladies are so-" she gave a fake sigh of exhaustion, "-tired from making our men meals!" she said, faking fatigue.
"Yeah, next you'll be making us vaccuum!" Remus said.
"That's why you have a wand, and thanks for the idea Remus." Lily said pleasantly. Christy and Kaitlin laughed.
"Yeah, after you're done vaccuming, you can sweep the kitchen, scrub the floors, make our meals, wash our clothes....." Christy said, counting the chores off on her fingers.
"Yeah right!" James said.
"Well, you are wizards. Do it with magic." Lily said, standing up to take her plate to the huge sink.
"Awwww, Lily...." James said sadly.
"Don't you 'aww Lily' me Mister Potter! You're going to clean that table, and if it's not spotless....hm....I'll lock you in the basement!" she said with a laugh.
"As if I wouldn't be able to get out," he said, also laughing.
* * * * The next day at two o' clock, Sirius, Remus, and James walked down to the basement, wands at the ready.
"Hello, boys." a familiar voice growled. "Let's get to it then, shall we?" They nodded.
"Expelliarmus!" he shouted. Not being ready, their wands flew out of their hands.
"You didn't tell us when we were going to start, and why are you using simple spells?" James said, retreiving the wands and giving them to their owners.
"In response to the first statement, a Death Eater isn't going to announce his attack. No, it'll be sneaky, stealthy, secret, and totally unobvious. In response to the second question, do you really think I'm going to use the Cruciatus Curse or Avada Kerdava on you like a Death Eater? No, but by using simple spells such as these you'll learn defense techniques which will aid you greatly. Now let's begin. Expelliarmus!" Moody yelled this last word.
"Protego!" they yelled.
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They trained ferociously for the next two hours, Moody stopping occasionally to help them on their form. Christy,Lily,and Kaitlin came down at 4:00 to see them engaged in a training battle, their wands flashing like swords, jets of light flying. They gazed in wonder until Moody noticed them and yelled "STOP!" at the boys. They immediately dropped their arms to their sides.
"Very nice. I think our training sessions won't take as long as planned. You're dismissed," he said to the boys. Sweaty and tired looking, the boys trudged up the stairs and smiled bravely at the girls.
"Good luck!" James said, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Don't worry about us," Lily said, smiling back.
The girls walked down the stairs to meet Moody. "Well I'm sure you know how to fight." he said. The girls nodded and drew their wands.
"Expelliarmus!" Moody shouted and the same time the girls yelled "Protego!"
The spell bounced back at Moody, who dodged it and sent another their way while saying, "Very good! Much better than those boys, didn't know how to start off at all."
* * * * *
"He did too!" Lily yelled definately.
"There is no way you could've trained better than us!" James yelled back.
"Well, according to Mad-Eye, we did!" Lily said haughtily.
Christy was snickering in the background. Kaitlin had already gone up to bed.
"Christy, tell me she's lying!" James said, rounding on her. Christy busted out laughing.
"Nope, he said that."
"Well bloody hell," James said, scratching the back of his head.
"So how often are we training again?" Sirius asked.
"Girls on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays, and Saturday evenings. Boys on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings." Lily said.
"What's tomorrow?" Christy asked.
"Saturday, July 9, 1977," Sirius said.
"I know what year it is you prat!" she said, though she giggled and threw a pillow at him from the couch.
"Hey!" he cried, as if he had been wrong footed. "What did I do?" He threw the pillow back at her.
"Don't you even start that again!" Lily said, remembering how the girls had attacked them and it had been Lindsey that started it. She giggled. "Maybe Lindsey'll start another pillow fi-" She stopped dead, realizing what she was saying. There was an awkward silence.
"Let's get on off to bed, then, shall we?" James said tentatively, hoping the girls wouldn't burst into tears.
"Yes, let's." Christy said quickly, replacing the pillow an almost running to the stairs.
* * * * * "We should cheer them up," Sirius said, staring at the bedroom ceiling.
"Yeah, we should." James agreed.
"What can we do though?" Remus asked.
"We can finish the pillow fight," Sirius suggested.
"Well that made them think of Lindsey," Remus pointed out.
"Maybe it won't this time," James said.
"Fine, let's give it a go," Remus said, leaping up and grabbing a pillow. Sirius and James grinned, following suit. They marched downstairs (they were on the fifth floor) as quietly as one can march, and they finally reached the girl's bedroom. "Shh.." Remus whispered. Sirius rolled his eyes in a 'Yeah as if we're going to say something out loud' manner. "On my count!" James mouthed.
They walked over to the beds. James stood over Lily, Sirius over Christy, and Remus over Kaitlin. Remus remembered with a pang that normally he'd be standing over Lindsey....
James held up one finger. Then another. Finally he brought up the last finger and slammed the pillow down on Lily's sleeping head. She screamed, grabbed her pillow, and began attacking him with it. Christy shrieked and jumped out of bed, tackling Sirius and yanking the pillow out of his grip and pummling him with it, and Kaitlin screeched loudly as her friends did, and jumped up on the bed, pillow in hand, and began hitting Remus with the pillow.
The situation ended much like the incident a year ago did; James had Lily pinned on the bed, as did Sirius and Remus, except with Christy and Kaitlin.
'Wow, this is weird, I wonder if Remus likes me? Or maybe he's just pillow- fighting me because the other girls go out with James and Sirius. Or maybe just because Lindsey isn't here....' Kaitlin thought. 'I wonder if I like him?' she thought, gazing up into Remus's amber eyes. She held her gaze.
'This is so weird. I really do still love Lindsey....but why do I like Kaitlin, in that case? This is so freaky...' He noticed Kaitlin gazing into his eyes, and he looked back into her deep brown ones.....
"Ok guys, let's let the lovely ladies go back to sleep...they need their beauty rest, literally." Sirius said with a smirk.
"HEY!!!" they yelled, throwing their pillows at him. He laughed and tossed them back their pillows. "Go to sleep girls." he said, smiling. Remus took one final glance of Kaitlin's beautiful head laying down before walking back upstairs with his friends.
A/N: Did you like? Huh? Huh? I might have to change the rating to R later in the story for um.....certain.....reasons...*COUGH* anyways, review please! Thanks a lot!