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Chapter Fourteen: The Hogwarts Express
Lily hid in her bedroom for the rest of the vacation. James had told his mother who Lily really was, but Mrs. Potter did not throw her out.
"James, don't you see? She wanted to see what type of girl you'd fall for!" said his mother, but Lily backed away in fear.
"No, Mrs. Potter. I only pretended to be someone else because I am a different person than he thinks once I am away from school," said Lily, looking at James.
After that episode, Lily had locked herself in her room at the Potters' mansion; afraid of letting her other secrets spill out to James. He was not the same over the summer as he was during the school year—actually, he was a nice guy!
Lily only exited her room to go to the bathroom, but happened to overhear and view a shocker one day—a giant shaggy dog, looking like the Grim, accompanied by a stag (That she knew was James' in his Animagi form) in there, both talking about her!
'It's harmless to just hear what they're saying…' thought Lily, listening in.
"James, it is so obvious you love Lils. Trust me, I know. How could you though? You knew how much I liked her!"
James voice came from the stag. "I'm sorry Padfoot! I don't even know why, but I've liked her a lot recently."
"Recently as in since when?" said the giant shaggy dog, which Lily recognized the voice, full of anger, as Sirius'.
"I don't know, like our first year," said James, and Lily decided the time was right to open the door.
"Oops, sorry—you've liked whom since your first year?"
Sirius/Padfoot looked at Lily, then back to James.
"She knows your Animagi form?" he asked, trying to get the subject away from the girl Lily probably thought was someone else.
"Yes, I do. Who were you two talking about?"
"No one!" they said together, too quickly.
"I'll take your word for it for now. Anyway I have to go to the lav, may I?" she asked.
"Why not?" replied Sirius and James, then they left the room, changing back into their normal forms.
Lily sat down, disbelievingly. Sirius liked her? How could he? He knew how much schoolwork meant to her, how could he possibly even think she'd be ready for a boyfriend?
The rest of the summer passed in blazing snshine—soon it was time for the return to Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express. The three students had gone to Diagon Alley during the summer and gotten their new books, and, by their career path they wished to take, many of them were in different subjects. Lily and James both wanted to be Aurors, so they were in all the same classes—Charms, Defense Agaisnt Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions, Tranfiiguration, and their special classes "Advanced DADA' and 'Advanced Charms'. Sirius was only in a few classes, as he just wanted to open a joke shop—he was taking Charms, Transfiguration, DADA (everyone had to take those three staple classes), and Potions. Remus wanted to teach Defense Against Dark Arts, so he only needed the three staple classes along with Advanced DADA. Peter just wanted to marry someone rich, so he only was taking the three staple classes, and Vanessa wanted to be in the Ministry, so she took the three staple classes, History of Magic, and the new class ' Dealing with Reality'. She was also, since her main goal was to be in the Department of Magical Games and Sports, was told to try out for the Quidditch team.
When the Marauders arrived, they already had plans for the entire year as to a prank a month. When they took their seats in the Great Hall post-sorting, their first prank was put into action.
Chapter FifteenThe Pranksters' Sixth Year
James used a Switching Spell to make the Slytherins' drinks Veritatserum (he owned a tad bit of it, but enough to spread it out amongst most of the Slytherins. Suddenly, the Slytherins were telling all their deepest secrets, including their secret crushes, secret lives, and personal information.
"I love that kid Tom!" came the voice of one.
"What Miss Fenchin?" asked Professor Dumbledore, as she had said it so loudly everyone in the hall had heard her.
"I'm sorry," said the girl, as Snape's voice rose above the crowd.
"Who were you with last night?" he asked Lucius.
"Narcissa Black, you know, that chic that doesn't mind to have some good—"
"MR. POTTER!" said Dumbledore, looking at James, who was laughing his head off.
"What is it Professor?"
"What did you change the Slytherins' drinks to this year?"
"What ever are you talking about?" asked James in his sweet, innocent voice—and Professor Dumbledore just smiled and everyone went back to eating, the Slytherins blurting out the answers to whatever was asked to them.
"Funny," said Lily to James. "Seriously, did you ever wonder why the Slytherins hate you so much?"
"Yeah. Because Slytherins hate Gryffindors," said James.
"And vice versa," said Sirius, grabbing a bit of the chicken from his plate and eating it.
"Not all Slytherins hate Gryffindors," said Lily. James just laughed.
"Yeah. They all just hate you, not Gryffnidors," responded James. Lily looked at him, hurt filling her eyes.
"I at least am nice to them."
"Yeah, and look what that got you last year," said James, recalling the time when he and his crew had hung Snape upside down, only to have Snape say that he didn't need help from a 'Mudblood'. Snape still hadn't forgiven Potter for that—or Lily, for that case. He still had that little soft spot for the certain Gryffindor…even though she was a Muggle-born witch.
As September passed eventles, October pushed in, taking over. On the eve of Halloween, yet another prank was pulled at the feast. Just as everyone's food appeared in Gryffindor, all the food of Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs came up, not as quickly though, and Slytherin waited a good ten minutes before someone told Dumbledore.
"Professor, we have no food," said a Slytherin seventh year.
Dumbledore looked at their plates.
"Sorry, someone—" at that he shot a glance at James and Sirius, "—must have made your plates unenchanted—let me see," said Dumbledore, raising his hands and saying something under his breath, which James recognized as the food-appearing spell. But the twist on the prank then came out—fish eyes, dog bones, wolf tails, and other body parts of different animals appeared on the plates. All but three of the Slytherin girls jumped up in fear, as the food was still moving.
"Sorry about that, must have said the wrong thing," said Dumbledore, casting another spell and the Slytherins' food now appeared—but all those of the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs disappeared.
"Mr. Potter, please give the Slytherins their normal food."
"They have it though, Professor."
"But now our other two houses have no food."
"Oh. Forgot about that."
"Yes, you clearly did, Potter," muttered Lily as Professor McGonagalll said it.
"Sorry Professor," said James, then looked at Sirius, who had just Tranfigured the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw tables into dead chickens, turkeys, and other meat items.
"Bon apetite!" said Sirius, smiling, as he and James went up the stairs to their common room.