Chapter two: Reunited again
James couldn't wait for three o'clock to come, when the train was due, mostly because he wanted to see his best friends, but then again, he wouldn't say no to seeing Lilly Evans again! By two fifty five, James had taken himself down to Hogsmeade station and was waiting on a bench for the Hogwarts express to arrive again. "How ya' doin' James," he heard someone say, he turned around and saw Hagrid, the gamekeeper, standing looking down at him. Hagrid was a big man, huge in fact, about twice the size of a normal man, with hands the size of dustbin lids and feet the size of sharks. "I'm alright, thanks" James said, "Just waiting for the train to come back, how about you?" James asked the gamekeeper
"I'm alrigh', been keepin' ou' o' trouble?" Hagrid asked James.
"No, not really, that's why the rest of, well, some of the school are coming back, since Dumbledore knew I was going to be a loner, so he sent an owl to kid's parents and told them he was doing a summer school, well I'm not complaining, Sirius, Remus and Peter are coming back to keep me company" James told Hagrid.
"Why'd you have ter stay behind?" Hagrid asked, looking puzzled
"Because I got too many detentions this year, the Ministry have a rule, if you get to many detentions, you have to stay behind over the summer, but Dumbledore says he's going to make it fun, so I'm glad he's here" James replied smiling.
"Ah, 'es a great man is Dumbledore. You mus' be losin' your touch, gettin' caugh' so much this yea'" Hagrid said jokingly "Anyway, I must be off, got pheasants to get rid o'" Hagrid said departing. James waved goodbye, then continued staring at the train tracks, waiting for the train to make its appearance, along with his friends, and not to mention Lilly, he needed to apologise to her anyway. A loud distinguishable train whistle then interrupted his thoughts. James jumped up with a huge smile on his face, he waited for the train to stop, then almost tripped over getting to the last carriage, him and his friends always got the last carriage, ever since first year, that was 'their' carriage. Sure enough, as he reached it, three boys were making their way out of the carriage. The first one was tall, and had dark brown hair and matching dark, brown eyes. James recognized him as his oldest and best friend, Sirius Black. The next boy to appear down the steps, was a small boy, with mousy blonde hair and blue eyes, James recognised him, as his other best friend, Peter Petigrew. The last of his friends to appear was a height between Sirius and Peter, with light brown hair and light brown eyes; he was James last best friend, Remus Lupin. James, who had decided to play it cool, was leaning against the train, with a smirk on his face.
"You guys didn't have to come," James said, but truthfully glad that they did.
"What, and me stay with my mother and father, no way, mate." Sirius said, giving James a quick smirk.
"Yeah, and what do you expect me and Peter to do, with half of the Marauders missing, sit at home and read? Yeah, right" Remus said. Peter nodded,
"It isn't the same without you two." James smiled now, a proper smile,
"Oh, here you are," Sirius said handing James a bunch of chocolate frogs,
"Thanks, mate," James said, eating a chocolate frog. On the way back up to the castle, James saw his first sight of Lilly, in two days.
"Now who you gawping at?" Sirius asked James,
"No one" He replied defensively
"Aye right" Sirius said stopping dead in his footsteps, the others followed suit,
"I'm not gawping at anyone, I'm thinking about what Dumbledore has in mind for fun!" James said, well, it was half true; he had been wondering what Dumbledore had in mind.
"Yeah, right, now tell us" Sirius demanded.
"I'm telling you, its no one, I'm thinking about what Dumbledore has in mind, now are you lot going to stand there, looking more like idiots than usual, or am I going to have to raid the kitchen by my self? James asked his best friends, "Oh, the kitchen, I'm there" Peter said. As James and Peter marched of, James heard Remus ask Sirius if he was coming, then he heard Remus and Sirius discussing whom James might fancy. "I don't know why you bother," James said to them, as they entered the great hall.
"Were your best mates, we just wanna know" Remus said, Peter nodded, and Sirius fixed a gaze on to him. "You already know!" James stated. Sirius and Remus both looked puzzled, but Peter seemed to know what he was going on about, "Evans?" He asked, "I thought that was a joke?" Peter asked again. They had just arrived at the entrance to the kitchens; James tickled the pear and then said,
"Yeah. Well, it isn't a joke, so? So who cares?" James demanded, entering the kitchen.
"Yeah, well, were sorry, mate" Remus said clapping his friend on the back,
"We should have known. You always go for the ones out of reach!" Sirius said jokingly.
"You can talk" James muttered to Remus and Peter, who chuckled. James asked the kitchen house elves for a few drinks and a bit of food. No sooner had James asked them, had about four house elves come running up to him, carrying a tray with four butter beers. Another set of house elves ushered the Marauders into comfy chairs, and about six house elves appeared moments after, with a tray full of biscuits and cakes, which the boys happily ate away at. The boys thanked the house elves then started chatting, James told them why he was kept behind, and asked what their plans would have been anyway. James liked being down in the kitchens, partly because of the food constantly on the go, but mainly because there were only about five students other than him and the Marauders that knew where the kitchens were. The boys stayed in the kitchens till about five o'clock, then they bid farewell to the house elves, and left to soak up the summer sunshine.
James couldn't wait for three o'clock to come, when the train was due, mostly because he wanted to see his best friends, but then again, he wouldn't say no to seeing Lilly Evans again! By two fifty five, James had taken himself down to Hogsmeade station and was waiting on a bench for the Hogwarts express to arrive again. "How ya' doin' James," he heard someone say, he turned around and saw Hagrid, the gamekeeper, standing looking down at him. Hagrid was a big man, huge in fact, about twice the size of a normal man, with hands the size of dustbin lids and feet the size of sharks. "I'm alright, thanks" James said, "Just waiting for the train to come back, how about you?" James asked the gamekeeper
"I'm alrigh', been keepin' ou' o' trouble?" Hagrid asked James.
"No, not really, that's why the rest of, well, some of the school are coming back, since Dumbledore knew I was going to be a loner, so he sent an owl to kid's parents and told them he was doing a summer school, well I'm not complaining, Sirius, Remus and Peter are coming back to keep me company" James told Hagrid.
"Why'd you have ter stay behind?" Hagrid asked, looking puzzled
"Because I got too many detentions this year, the Ministry have a rule, if you get to many detentions, you have to stay behind over the summer, but Dumbledore says he's going to make it fun, so I'm glad he's here" James replied smiling.
"Ah, 'es a great man is Dumbledore. You mus' be losin' your touch, gettin' caugh' so much this yea'" Hagrid said jokingly "Anyway, I must be off, got pheasants to get rid o'" Hagrid said departing. James waved goodbye, then continued staring at the train tracks, waiting for the train to make its appearance, along with his friends, and not to mention Lilly, he needed to apologise to her anyway. A loud distinguishable train whistle then interrupted his thoughts. James jumped up with a huge smile on his face, he waited for the train to stop, then almost tripped over getting to the last carriage, him and his friends always got the last carriage, ever since first year, that was 'their' carriage. Sure enough, as he reached it, three boys were making their way out of the carriage. The first one was tall, and had dark brown hair and matching dark, brown eyes. James recognized him as his oldest and best friend, Sirius Black. The next boy to appear down the steps, was a small boy, with mousy blonde hair and blue eyes, James recognised him, as his other best friend, Peter Petigrew. The last of his friends to appear was a height between Sirius and Peter, with light brown hair and light brown eyes; he was James last best friend, Remus Lupin. James, who had decided to play it cool, was leaning against the train, with a smirk on his face.
"You guys didn't have to come," James said, but truthfully glad that they did.
"What, and me stay with my mother and father, no way, mate." Sirius said, giving James a quick smirk.
"Yeah, and what do you expect me and Peter to do, with half of the Marauders missing, sit at home and read? Yeah, right" Remus said. Peter nodded,
"It isn't the same without you two." James smiled now, a proper smile,
"Oh, here you are," Sirius said handing James a bunch of chocolate frogs,
"Thanks, mate," James said, eating a chocolate frog. On the way back up to the castle, James saw his first sight of Lilly, in two days.
"Now who you gawping at?" Sirius asked James,
"No one" He replied defensively
"Aye right" Sirius said stopping dead in his footsteps, the others followed suit,
"I'm not gawping at anyone, I'm thinking about what Dumbledore has in mind for fun!" James said, well, it was half true; he had been wondering what Dumbledore had in mind.
"Yeah, right, now tell us" Sirius demanded.
"I'm telling you, its no one, I'm thinking about what Dumbledore has in mind, now are you lot going to stand there, looking more like idiots than usual, or am I going to have to raid the kitchen by my self? James asked his best friends, "Oh, the kitchen, I'm there" Peter said. As James and Peter marched of, James heard Remus ask Sirius if he was coming, then he heard Remus and Sirius discussing whom James might fancy. "I don't know why you bother," James said to them, as they entered the great hall.
"Were your best mates, we just wanna know" Remus said, Peter nodded, and Sirius fixed a gaze on to him. "You already know!" James stated. Sirius and Remus both looked puzzled, but Peter seemed to know what he was going on about, "Evans?" He asked, "I thought that was a joke?" Peter asked again. They had just arrived at the entrance to the kitchens; James tickled the pear and then said,
"Yeah. Well, it isn't a joke, so? So who cares?" James demanded, entering the kitchen.
"Yeah, well, were sorry, mate" Remus said clapping his friend on the back,
"We should have known. You always go for the ones out of reach!" Sirius said jokingly.
"You can talk" James muttered to Remus and Peter, who chuckled. James asked the kitchen house elves for a few drinks and a bit of food. No sooner had James asked them, had about four house elves come running up to him, carrying a tray with four butter beers. Another set of house elves ushered the Marauders into comfy chairs, and about six house elves appeared moments after, with a tray full of biscuits and cakes, which the boys happily ate away at. The boys thanked the house elves then started chatting, James told them why he was kept behind, and asked what their plans would have been anyway. James liked being down in the kitchens, partly because of the food constantly on the go, but mainly because there were only about five students other than him and the Marauders that knew where the kitchens were. The boys stayed in the kitchens till about five o'clock, then they bid farewell to the house elves, and left to soak up the summer sunshine.