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Lily and James left the others and made their way to check that the Prefects were doing what they were supposed to. After being satisfied with what they saw, they headed toward the horseless carriages to find their friends. "Where do you think they are? Waiting for me, I suppose..." James said.
"Us. Waiting for us, Potter. Do you always have to be so big headed!?" Lily asked.
"Well actually, I do have a rather big he-"
"Shut it, Potter," Lily interrupted. Lily and James couldn't find the gang, so, expecting they were already in a carriage, got into one themselves. Soon they were joined by their fellow Gryffindor 7th year, Arabella Figg, and a Gryffindor 6th year named Melissa Ponder.
"How was your summer, Ara?" Lily asked.
"Not bad. I visited my aunt and uncle in Surry, but that was about all," answered Arabella.
"What about you Melissa?" James asked the 6th year with a wink. "How was your summer?"
"Fine, thanks," replied Melissa. "I hope yours was good, too, James," she said with admiration.
"Yes it was. I was made Head Boy, did you know?" James questioned.
"Oh that's wonderful!" squealed the younger girl. Lily scoffed. James was ALWAYS flirting with girls, no matter what. Lily never really had a problem with Melissa, but there was something about her that was annoying Lily at the moment.
The carriage soon reached the stunning castle of Hogwarts. Lily couldn't wait to get into the Great Hall and settle herself down at the Gryffindor table. It had been such a long time since she was there last. James and Lily entered the hall with Arabella and Melissa, but left them to go sit with their friends at their usual spot about halfway down the table. Lily sat herself down in between Nicole and Candice, and James opposite her, in between Remus and Peter. Lily was still scowling James. "Why does he have to flirt so much!?" she asked herself.
Lily looked at the front of the hall to the staff table. Professor Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster, was seated directly in the middle. "There's something different about the staff this year," Lily thought to herself.
"Looks like that's our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher," Remus said, as though he had read Lily's mind.
"Hmm. She looks awfully young..." Sirius said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.
"Don't even think like that Padfoot!" James said as he hit Sirius on the shoulder.
"Hey, man, she's hot," Sirius said as he hit James back. Everyone laughed, but no one noticed how Candice blushed. "This is the way it's supposed to be," thought Lily.
The doors of the Great Hall opened and the crowd watched as Professor Minerva McGonagall led a group of nervous looking first years to the front of the hall; all talking stopped. She exited and momentarily returned with a stool and an old hat with a rip near the brim. Everyone in the hall, other than the first years, knew that that hat was the Sorting Hat.
Professor McGonagall cleared her throat, making the first years jump. "When your name is called," she began, "step forward. I will then place the Sorting Hat on your head, and you will be sorted into your houses." A few of the first years nodded; others looked too scared to move.
"Do you guys remember our sorting and how scared we were?" asked Grace.
"Yeah. I'm glad it was raining when we crossed the lake and my robes were wet. I doubt I would be this popular if everyone knew that I had peed my pants when Minerva called my name," Sirius replied.
All of the others groaned. "Padfoot, you could have left that out!!" Peter exclaimed.
"Ok, what's with these nicknames? Are you guys going to tell us what they mean, or make us live our lives trying to figure it out?" Lily asked.
"SH! After the sorting!" James whispered. Oh how Lily despised him...
"Aberforth, Michael," rang Professor McGonagall's voice. A rather large boy walked to the stool and was sorted into Hufflepuff.
"Look at all those little brats up there! This is going to take FOREVER!" Nicole cried.
"I know!" agreed Sirius. "I'm HONGRAH!"
"Uh... you're what?" James asked, with a questioning look at his friend Sirius.
"You know, hungry..." Sirius replied, glancing to his friends.
"OHHH!" the guys said in unison.
"Shh! This is our last sorting, and I want to see it!" Lily said with a hint of aggravation in her voice. Oh how James wanted her to be his.
The group watched the sorting until finally "Zanker, Lauren" was sorted into Slytherin.
The talking in the hall ruptured once the sorting was over, but died away quickly as Dumbledore stood. "Welcome, welcome to another wonderful year at Hogwarts. Now, before we get too distracted by our fabulous feast, I would like to introduce the new addition to our teaching staff. We are delighted to have with us this year Professor Grant, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
There was a polite applause before Dumbledore said the magical words: "Tuck in!" Food appeared magically onto the golden plates that lined the House tables. Now usually at this, Sirius would be stuffing his face with whatever was on the plate closest to him, but he was looking at Candice as if he wanted to ask her something.
"Did he say Professor Grant?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah... yeah he did. That's my sister," said Candice.
"Why didn't you say something when I was talking about how... nice looking she was?" Sirius questioned.
Candice laughed. "C'mon Black. You can't honestly think that no one's ever thought my sister was pretty before, do you? Trust me, I'm used to it."
Sirius nervously ran his fingers through his hair (A/N: AHHHH! I wanna see!). "Yeah, well I'm sorry. I know that had to be weird..."
"No. What's weird is there being food and you not eating it. You better eat, Black, or I'm going to die of shock," Candice said, faking a heart attack.
"You both better start eating; the food's going to get cold if you don't," Remus said.
"Thanks Mum," Sirius replied, with a glance to his friend. "You know, Candice, you kind of favor your sister."
"Shut it, Black."
When the feat was over, Lily and James made their way to the staff table, but not without interruptions of course. To Lily's displeasure, about every two feet, another girl would stop James just to talk. About the fifteenth time it happened, Lily just left and walked the rest of the way by herself. James reached the table about three minutes after Lily. Dumbledore then told them about the Heads' bathroom and the password to his office (sherbet lemon), in case they needed him for one thing or another.
About twenty minutes later, Lily and James started the trek to the Gryffindor common room. "Alright, you still haven't explained those stupid nicknames to me," Lily said to James in an eager voice.
"Well, maybe, if you'd be a little nicer to me, Evans, I would be a little more eager to explain these kinds of things to you," James said with a smirk.
"Bloody hell, Potter! Is it hard being the world's biggest prick or does it come naturally to you?" asked Lily.
The rest of the walk was spent in silence. Lily thought about how much she despised Potter, but couldn't help but think about him. "Damn Potter!" Lily thought to herself. "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be thinking about him! ...Well obviously I wouldn't, but still!" Lily's thought distracted her from everything. She didn't even know that she and James had reached the common room entrance until James said:
"Dancing fairies."
"Excuse me?" asked Lily.
"Dancing fairies. You know, the password," James replied. "Honestly Lily, you need to get out more." At these words, the picture swung open, revealing the Gryffindor common room. It was a marvelously decorated room, in the same colors as the Heads' compartment on the train. There were plush sofas and chairs, and there was also an inviting fire, that didn't give off heat during the summer months. And here is where they found their friends.
"I'm so glad to be back here. I've missed this place so much!" Grace said, beaming.
"I know, Grace, me too," Remus replied. "I'm so glad to be back that I'm going to go check out that 7th grade boys dorm... And that bed."
"Sounds like a plan, Moony. Wormtail, Prongs, are you coming to?" Sirius asked.
"Last one there's a pile of owl droppings!!" Peter said as he ran toward the stairs.
The girls laughed at the sight of the boys acting like they were back in first year. The girls laughed harder as Peter rolled down the stairs, and laughed their hardest as they heard Sirius yell "AHA PETE! LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE THE DROPPINGS... AGAIN!"
The girls were still laughing as they made their way up to their dormitory. "Those guys will never change," said Nicole.
"No they won't, and that's awesome," Candice said.
"Candice, what's the deal with you and Sirius. You know he hit on you earlier at dinner?" Grace questioned.
"Ok, first it was Sirius and me, now it's Sirius and Candice!" Lily said. "You guys just want Sirius with someone don't you?"
"Well it would be a nice little change, wouldn't it?" said Grace as she opened the door to the 7th year girl's dorm.
"Well, if not you, what about your sister?" Nicole asked with a laugh.
Ok- so that's done. wipes brow It took me long enough, but it's done! Please, please, please review!! Thanks!!
-JeSs-
5463892()- Yeah! Any story by Tinkerbellhp07, Solarism, or Lamina Court is great! I hope you enjoy them!
Lily and James left the others and made their way to check that the Prefects were doing what they were supposed to. After being satisfied with what they saw, they headed toward the horseless carriages to find their friends. "Where do you think they are? Waiting for me, I suppose..." James said.
"Us. Waiting for us, Potter. Do you always have to be so big headed!?" Lily asked.
"Well actually, I do have a rather big he-"
"Shut it, Potter," Lily interrupted. Lily and James couldn't find the gang, so, expecting they were already in a carriage, got into one themselves. Soon they were joined by their fellow Gryffindor 7th year, Arabella Figg, and a Gryffindor 6th year named Melissa Ponder.
"How was your summer, Ara?" Lily asked.
"Not bad. I visited my aunt and uncle in Surry, but that was about all," answered Arabella.
"What about you Melissa?" James asked the 6th year with a wink. "How was your summer?"
"Fine, thanks," replied Melissa. "I hope yours was good, too, James," she said with admiration.
"Yes it was. I was made Head Boy, did you know?" James questioned.
"Oh that's wonderful!" squealed the younger girl. Lily scoffed. James was ALWAYS flirting with girls, no matter what. Lily never really had a problem with Melissa, but there was something about her that was annoying Lily at the moment.
The carriage soon reached the stunning castle of Hogwarts. Lily couldn't wait to get into the Great Hall and settle herself down at the Gryffindor table. It had been such a long time since she was there last. James and Lily entered the hall with Arabella and Melissa, but left them to go sit with their friends at their usual spot about halfway down the table. Lily sat herself down in between Nicole and Candice, and James opposite her, in between Remus and Peter. Lily was still scowling James. "Why does he have to flirt so much!?" she asked herself.
Lily looked at the front of the hall to the staff table. Professor Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster, was seated directly in the middle. "There's something different about the staff this year," Lily thought to herself.
"Looks like that's our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher," Remus said, as though he had read Lily's mind.
"Hmm. She looks awfully young..." Sirius said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.
"Don't even think like that Padfoot!" James said as he hit Sirius on the shoulder.
"Hey, man, she's hot," Sirius said as he hit James back. Everyone laughed, but no one noticed how Candice blushed. "This is the way it's supposed to be," thought Lily.
The doors of the Great Hall opened and the crowd watched as Professor Minerva McGonagall led a group of nervous looking first years to the front of the hall; all talking stopped. She exited and momentarily returned with a stool and an old hat with a rip near the brim. Everyone in the hall, other than the first years, knew that that hat was the Sorting Hat.
Professor McGonagall cleared her throat, making the first years jump. "When your name is called," she began, "step forward. I will then place the Sorting Hat on your head, and you will be sorted into your houses." A few of the first years nodded; others looked too scared to move.
"Do you guys remember our sorting and how scared we were?" asked Grace.
"Yeah. I'm glad it was raining when we crossed the lake and my robes were wet. I doubt I would be this popular if everyone knew that I had peed my pants when Minerva called my name," Sirius replied.
All of the others groaned. "Padfoot, you could have left that out!!" Peter exclaimed.
"Ok, what's with these nicknames? Are you guys going to tell us what they mean, or make us live our lives trying to figure it out?" Lily asked.
"SH! After the sorting!" James whispered. Oh how Lily despised him...
"Aberforth, Michael," rang Professor McGonagall's voice. A rather large boy walked to the stool and was sorted into Hufflepuff.
"Look at all those little brats up there! This is going to take FOREVER!" Nicole cried.
"I know!" agreed Sirius. "I'm HONGRAH!"
"Uh... you're what?" James asked, with a questioning look at his friend Sirius.
"You know, hungry..." Sirius replied, glancing to his friends.
"OHHH!" the guys said in unison.
"Shh! This is our last sorting, and I want to see it!" Lily said with a hint of aggravation in her voice. Oh how James wanted her to be his.
The group watched the sorting until finally "Zanker, Lauren" was sorted into Slytherin.
The talking in the hall ruptured once the sorting was over, but died away quickly as Dumbledore stood. "Welcome, welcome to another wonderful year at Hogwarts. Now, before we get too distracted by our fabulous feast, I would like to introduce the new addition to our teaching staff. We are delighted to have with us this year Professor Grant, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
There was a polite applause before Dumbledore said the magical words: "Tuck in!" Food appeared magically onto the golden plates that lined the House tables. Now usually at this, Sirius would be stuffing his face with whatever was on the plate closest to him, but he was looking at Candice as if he wanted to ask her something.
"Did he say Professor Grant?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah... yeah he did. That's my sister," said Candice.
"Why didn't you say something when I was talking about how... nice looking she was?" Sirius questioned.
Candice laughed. "C'mon Black. You can't honestly think that no one's ever thought my sister was pretty before, do you? Trust me, I'm used to it."
Sirius nervously ran his fingers through his hair (A/N: AHHHH! I wanna see!). "Yeah, well I'm sorry. I know that had to be weird..."
"No. What's weird is there being food and you not eating it. You better eat, Black, or I'm going to die of shock," Candice said, faking a heart attack.
"You both better start eating; the food's going to get cold if you don't," Remus said.
"Thanks Mum," Sirius replied, with a glance to his friend. "You know, Candice, you kind of favor your sister."
"Shut it, Black."
When the feat was over, Lily and James made their way to the staff table, but not without interruptions of course. To Lily's displeasure, about every two feet, another girl would stop James just to talk. About the fifteenth time it happened, Lily just left and walked the rest of the way by herself. James reached the table about three minutes after Lily. Dumbledore then told them about the Heads' bathroom and the password to his office (sherbet lemon), in case they needed him for one thing or another.
About twenty minutes later, Lily and James started the trek to the Gryffindor common room. "Alright, you still haven't explained those stupid nicknames to me," Lily said to James in an eager voice.
"Well, maybe, if you'd be a little nicer to me, Evans, I would be a little more eager to explain these kinds of things to you," James said with a smirk.
"Bloody hell, Potter! Is it hard being the world's biggest prick or does it come naturally to you?" asked Lily.
The rest of the walk was spent in silence. Lily thought about how much she despised Potter, but couldn't help but think about him. "Damn Potter!" Lily thought to herself. "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be thinking about him! ...Well obviously I wouldn't, but still!" Lily's thought distracted her from everything. She didn't even know that she and James had reached the common room entrance until James said:
"Dancing fairies."
"Excuse me?" asked Lily.
"Dancing fairies. You know, the password," James replied. "Honestly Lily, you need to get out more." At these words, the picture swung open, revealing the Gryffindor common room. It was a marvelously decorated room, in the same colors as the Heads' compartment on the train. There were plush sofas and chairs, and there was also an inviting fire, that didn't give off heat during the summer months. And here is where they found their friends.
"I'm so glad to be back here. I've missed this place so much!" Grace said, beaming.
"I know, Grace, me too," Remus replied. "I'm so glad to be back that I'm going to go check out that 7th grade boys dorm... And that bed."
"Sounds like a plan, Moony. Wormtail, Prongs, are you coming to?" Sirius asked.
"Last one there's a pile of owl droppings!!" Peter said as he ran toward the stairs.
The girls laughed at the sight of the boys acting like they were back in first year. The girls laughed harder as Peter rolled down the stairs, and laughed their hardest as they heard Sirius yell "AHA PETE! LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE THE DROPPINGS... AGAIN!"
The girls were still laughing as they made their way up to their dormitory. "Those guys will never change," said Nicole.
"No they won't, and that's awesome," Candice said.
"Candice, what's the deal with you and Sirius. You know he hit on you earlier at dinner?" Grace questioned.
"Ok, first it was Sirius and me, now it's Sirius and Candice!" Lily said. "You guys just want Sirius with someone don't you?"
"Well it would be a nice little change, wouldn't it?" said Grace as she opened the door to the 7th year girl's dorm.
"Well, if not you, what about your sister?" Nicole asked with a laugh.
Ok- so that's done. wipes brow It took me long enough, but it's done! Please, please, please review!! Thanks!!
-JeSs-