Like Magic
A/n: Oh My holy sprinkled cookies! ::wipes tears:: You guys have to be the coolest people in the whole world! I'm SO SO SORRY!!!! Lol, I had like ZERO time to type Wednesday, because I was going everywhere. But, I started this Wednesday night, Thursday and Friday I was gone. And today I finished it! YAY! Lol.
SO much thanks to all of you guys that have been concerned about Erin. She's walking! YAY! And she's doing a world of good better. Thank you guys for your concerns!! And now, the awaited- CHAPTER 13!!
This chapter is uber short! BUT! Chapter 14 will be extremely long... I'm starting right after I post this!
-Chapter Thirteen: Songs of a Marauder-
"JAMES! COME QUICK! NOW!" I looked up quickly to see Remus standing at out door. He seemed to not be bothered by the fact James was leaning over me. James groaned.
"What Moony?" He stood slowly and walked towards Remus. Remus whispered something into his ear and James cursed.
"What is it?" I asked sitting up, I was afraid something had happened with Mandi.
"Stupid ass!" James yelled kicking the wall.
"WHAT!?" I begged. Remus' eyes washed over me, James shrugged.
"Sirius," James said through clenched teeth, "got the bloody map taken up." He sat down and groaned again.
"Map? What map?" I asked, completely confused. Remus stepped up.
"The Marauders," he started, "have a very special map. An incredibly special and irreplaceable map. We invented it, it's really something too. And SIRIUS had to be stupid, and got it taken up!" It was now his turn to groan. I held back a laugh.
"Well then, why don't you break into Filch's office and steal it?" I asked them, I mean really... it the most obvious thing in the world.
"Not only did Sirius get the map taken up," James said, "Filch was so interested in it, he sent it to Dumbledore! Something about ruddy dark magic!" James kicked the wall again. I laughed. Remus looked at me with a glare.
"Well James, I mean it's not like your 'Head Boy' or anything, you couldn't possibly 'talk' to Dumbledore about it, could you?" The sarcasm was dripping off my voice. Remus began to smile.
"There ya go James! Talk to Dumbledore! You're his star student!" Remus hit James on the back. James rolled his eyes.
"I'll see what I can do." He did some sort of childish handshake with Remus and he left. I was smiling.
"Is that a secret handshake?" I asked laughing. James pouted.
"It's a 'special' one yes. Only the Marauders know it." He said with some form of pride.
"Really? A special one!? Oh James, you're so cool!" I said sarcastically. I ducked a pillow flying at my head.
"Come 'ere you!" James said running for me. I jumped over the couch.
"I'm going to bed." I yawned. He grinned at me.
"No worries, I don't have a problem coming along." Something flashed in his eyes. I was shaking my head.
"No no no!! You stay here you perv." I laughed and skipped to my room. I did hear him call behind me, "Maybe another time though!" I was in a fit of giggles.
The next day James went to Dumbledore to see about their 'map', apparently he didn't do a too good job persuading him because Dumbledore said he'd need to think it over.
"He knows how to work it of course, the man's a genius!" Sirius was saying that day at lunch.
"And how do you work it?" I asked interested. The Marauders laughed.
"There's a story behind that Lils," Remus told me smiling.
"Well, let's hear then!" Marla said grinning.
"Well, to start it up... you have to say something that James was oh so creative with in third year." Peter told us. I smiled.
"What happened?" Mandi asked, becoming interested as well.
"Well!" James started, "There was a secret Marauder meeting being held and I ran in late, thanks to Lily hexing me actually." I blushed at this and everyone laughed.
"Anyway-"Sirius said. "We turned around with our wands out, scared that someone would have heard us, but James stuck his hands in the air and said 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good!' And well, it stuck." Sirius was grinning.
"So you say that to work it?" I asked smiling, they all nodded.
"And to make it, well 'not' work, you say 'Mischief managed!'" Remus told us.
"Well we could use that when you guys get the map back." Marla said smiling and nudging me.
"I think not!" Sirius said in a strong voice. "Oh! Let's write a song!" He was jumping up and down.
"How about we just sing a song already made up?" Remus laughed.
"Fine! Let's do it!" Sirius was almost jumping out of his seat. James stood up grinning.
"The fields are alive! With the sound of music....." He started. All of us girls laughed.
"No! Let's do... I am sixteen going on seventeen!" Sirius sang in a girly voice.
"Um Sirius? You 'are' seventeen." Marla told him in a mock-serious voice. He pouted.
"Thanks for ruining all my fun Marla!" He said sitting down. We laughed. Now Remus stood up.
"Crimson and clover! Over and over!" Peter pulled him back down.
"You guys are shaming me!" He said laughing.
"Fine, fine we'll stop." We all sighed with relief. "IF! You have a talent show with me tonight!" Sirius said bouncing once again.
"No!" we all chorused together.
That night I didn't go to the Gryffindor common room. I had rounds that night. I had to walk around the castle and make sure everything was in place, Peeves wasn't doing anything nasty, and students weren't snogging in dark corners.
I had done it before, but it didn't change anything... I was still scared. With all the Voldemort crap and Slytherins being ass holes, I could 't help but be scared. James usually made rounds with me, but he said tonight he a Marauder meeting... which was weird because it wasn't even a full moon that night. I started singing quietly to myself.
"Edelweiss, edelweiss ... every morning you greet me..." I heard something behind me. I turned and saw nothing. I continued to sing.
"Small and white, clean and bright. You look happy to meet me." I heard another noise... but still saw no one in sight.
"Blossoms of snow maybe you bloom and grow. Bloom and grow forever... edelweiss, edelweiss. Bless my homeland forever!" I was smiling. I loved The Sound Of Music, it was my favorite movie. I was still astonished James had ever heard of it, or anything 'that' muggle anyways.
"You sound like an angel, you know that?" I turned so fast I heard my neck pop. James was leaning against the wall smiling at me. I scowled.
"You have your invisibility cloak don't you?" I asked raising one eyebrow. He grinned.
"I wanted hear you sing the whole thing. Like I said, you sing like an angel." James told me walking to me.
"What happened to your top secret Marauder meeting huh?" I asked him. James sighed.
"Well, Sirius was the one who had told me about it... but it turned out he only wanted to host a talent show." I was laughing.
"You're so beautiful." I stopped laughing and started to blush.
"If you don't stop distracting me, I'm not going to finish the rounds James." I told him smiling a little and turning around. I felt his hands on my waist.
"I'll go with you." He whispered in my ear. My stomach flipped. I felt my heart speed up.
"Ok." I simply whispered, giving in to the everything that was James. He took my hand and we started walking down the corridor.
"You mind this?" He asked me, I was confused.
"Mind what?" I smiled at little, he raised our hands that were clasped together. I shrugged.
"I don't mind if you don't." I told him. He rolled his eyes.
"And when have I ever minded holding something that belonged to Lily Evans?" He asked me smiling. I took this time to blush yet again.
We did the whole north side of the castle, until we came to the tower.
"I don't thing anyone will be up there James," I was starting to get nervous. I didn't know why, but it felt like a family of bats was moving in my stomach.
"We still have to check." He didn't look at me, he just started walking the stairs, pulling me up behind him. The door opened and I couldn't see anyone.
"Yep, nobody's here,we can go!" I said pulling him back to the door. He stood still.
"There are people in here." He smiled, "There's me and you." I laughed.
"Don't be a cheese-ball James." I laughed. He only shrugged. I felt him inching close to me... he was looking at my eyes.
"You have long eyelashes." He told me. I smiled. "Like my mum," I told him. He kissed my forehead. I was growing hot under his eyes.
"Lily..." he whispered and I looked up at him. He leaned in again and kissed my cheek. I blushed, but it was so dark he couldn't see. He was a good head taller than I was so he was looking down, my head was cocked back and I was looking up.
"James, I-"I was cut off. James Potter had kissed me. His soft, tender lips were burning against mine. I felt his tongue go into my mouth. I was spinning, I didn't know where we were, or what we were doing.
It felt as if I moved, or stopped, something terrible would happen. I wrapped my arms around James' neck and he picked me up. I wrapped my legs around him. I was having trouble breathing but I didn't care. The essence that was James Potter had taken over me, his soul had engulfed me... along with his mouth. We pulled away when we heard footsteps and giggling. Sirius bust through the door carrying Marla.... 'Marla!'
He was singing, "Pussy cat, pussy cat! I love you!"
A/n: Oh yea! They kissed, or snogged...lol. ::does dance:: Whoa! Yes! Lol. And Marla and Sirius!? ::dum de dum dum...DUM!:: Yeap.. lol. Well really, I am SO SO sorry for making you guys wait... I know this chappie is short, but the next one will be longer, I wanted to get SOMETHING out for you guys. Just so you know- Relient K was freakin' awesome! I love them sooooo much! Lol. AND! I'm not doing the individual answers to your reviews- but chapter 14 WILL have them! I swear! I just wanted to get this out.
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