Chapter 3
Dealing with James and Sirius
Now I looked at this scene. Mom and dad urged me to join everyone and so
did Sirius and James! Now that was different. Trust me. If you had known
James since you were born and Sirius since you were two-years-old, you
couldn't trust them either. James and Sirius were smiling at me. And this
was no ordinary smile; it is the smile when they have done something,
such as a prank. I looked at both of them and smiled. Remember when I
told you I am always one step ahead of James and Sirius? Well I was at
that moment. Once again they were going to try and play the oldest trick
in the book (Muggle book actually): veggie oil on the seat cover and a
shocking devise under the chair. How lame, how very lame indeed! So I
walked over to my dad, gave him a "good morning kiss" and then walked
over to the towel cupboard and got a white towel (so mom can bleach it).
I then turned to face James and stuck out my tongue out at him and turned
to Sirius and blew him a fake kiss. I then walked over to my chair and
wiped my seat, (there on the towel was veggie oil). Then I turned the
chair over and there was the devise. Of course that wiped the smiles off
James and Sirius faces. When mom heard the chair hit the floor, she
turned and looked at me and asked me what I was doing (in an angry tone).
I held up the towel and devise. She did her "tut-tut" noise and shock her
finger at James and turned back to the stove.
" How did you know?" Sirius asked.
"You know that smile you get when you have done something stupid? And
that mischievous twinkle in your eyes?".
"Damn!" James whispered so that our mom wouldn't hear (but she did!
Sometimes I think someone gave her a potion to hear better or same thing
with sight.)" I told you we should have worn sunglasses!".
James looked very annoyed at the fact that he was beaten by the lengths
of me, his twin sister, younger by two minutes and proud of it!
Sirius was looking at me oddly. So I said:
"Are you sick?".
"Yeah! Sick with love for you!".
"Yuck! Sirius! I'm like your best friend!".
"One of my best friends!" he corrected me", I was just joking!".
"Good!" James said, now joining the conversation.
"I couldn't take it if you went out with her!".
Then I turned and punched him. I turned to Sirius.
"So, have you gotten your letter yet?".
"Of course!".
Sirius held up the envelope and grinned.
"Oh, Happy Birthday!".
I thanked Sirius. Mom and dad then mentioned that we go to Diagon Alley
tomorrow. I agreed because I wanted to get a few books for some
background reading and wanted to get my wand. James then said something
under his breath like "teachers pet". I punched him again. (By now mom
and dad have stooped trying to stop us from fighting because it happens
way to often.)
For the rest of the day James, Sirius and I were dreaming up some pranks
for at Hogwarts. But I finally realized that I wasn't going to be with
James and Sirius all the time. Actually they realized that too. They said
we could hang out on that train and find me some friends on the way to
Hogwarts. All of a sudden I realized that James looked worried for the
second time in his life. (The first time was when we were four years old
and we were climbing a tree and Sirius yelled from the ground that there
was a spider up in the tree. Of course, I being afraid of spiders;
slipped and fell out of the tree and was knocked unconscious along with a
broken arm. When I woke up the first thing I saw was James and Sirius
faces with the expression of brothers (Sirius I pretty much one to me)
sick with worry and loving care at the same time).
I wanted to change the subjects so much; I announced that I was going to
get some water. While I was in the kitchen (rooting around in the fridge
trying to find my water bottle) when I heard water going through the
plumbing. Then it hit me, James and Sirius were going to soak me with the
hose! Remember when I told you that James and Sirius get their ideas from
me? Well there you have it, just one word and they have a kooky idea. And
(once again) I was one step ahead of them. I ran to the basement stairs,
went down them and back up to my room, and quickly and quietly opened my
window. You see the backdoor is right below my window and there was James
and Sirius waiting for their prey to walk into their "brilliant" trap.
Yeah right! Like that was going to happen! It looked like the hunters
turned into the hunted! Everything was perfect 'til I thought that mom or
dad might step outside when I dump the bucket! Then (I thought) I'll just
take the risk. So I dumped the bucket of water on to their heads and all
of hell was let lose. After that I heard "My HAIR!!" from Sirius and
"ANJA!" from James. I heard them run to the front door (since I looked
the backdoor, as they soon found out). I had just enough time to run to
James' room, hide the bucket in his room, run back to my room, and grab a
book and sprint to the library in the house. When I reached the second
page when two soaked, red-faced boys standing in the doorway.
"You rang?" I asked.
But before James and Sirius could answer, our mom was yelling her head
off that the carpets were sopping wet. Of course Sirius smirked at me and
said "Nice one!" in a cheerful sort of way. But James looked very, very
angry. He marched to the kitchen to explain. Sirius in pursuit followed
James. I heard them marching up to James' room and slam the door after
explaining. I went back to reading when my dad showed up at the door of
the library.
"Come here. I've got something for your birthday!" he whispered.
He handed over o cloak. I thought to myself, A cloak! That's it? But he
whispered to me to put it on. I did and my body was gone!
Dealing with James and Sirius
Now I looked at this scene. Mom and dad urged me to join everyone and so
did Sirius and James! Now that was different. Trust me. If you had known
James since you were born and Sirius since you were two-years-old, you
couldn't trust them either. James and Sirius were smiling at me. And this
was no ordinary smile; it is the smile when they have done something,
such as a prank. I looked at both of them and smiled. Remember when I
told you I am always one step ahead of James and Sirius? Well I was at
that moment. Once again they were going to try and play the oldest trick
in the book (Muggle book actually): veggie oil on the seat cover and a
shocking devise under the chair. How lame, how very lame indeed! So I
walked over to my dad, gave him a "good morning kiss" and then walked
over to the towel cupboard and got a white towel (so mom can bleach it).
I then turned to face James and stuck out my tongue out at him and turned
to Sirius and blew him a fake kiss. I then walked over to my chair and
wiped my seat, (there on the towel was veggie oil). Then I turned the
chair over and there was the devise. Of course that wiped the smiles off
James and Sirius faces. When mom heard the chair hit the floor, she
turned and looked at me and asked me what I was doing (in an angry tone).
I held up the towel and devise. She did her "tut-tut" noise and shock her
finger at James and turned back to the stove.
" How did you know?" Sirius asked.
"You know that smile you get when you have done something stupid? And
that mischievous twinkle in your eyes?".
"Damn!" James whispered so that our mom wouldn't hear (but she did!
Sometimes I think someone gave her a potion to hear better or same thing
with sight.)" I told you we should have worn sunglasses!".
James looked very annoyed at the fact that he was beaten by the lengths
of me, his twin sister, younger by two minutes and proud of it!
Sirius was looking at me oddly. So I said:
"Are you sick?".
"Yeah! Sick with love for you!".
"Yuck! Sirius! I'm like your best friend!".
"One of my best friends!" he corrected me", I was just joking!".
"Good!" James said, now joining the conversation.
"I couldn't take it if you went out with her!".
Then I turned and punched him. I turned to Sirius.
"So, have you gotten your letter yet?".
"Of course!".
Sirius held up the envelope and grinned.
"Oh, Happy Birthday!".
I thanked Sirius. Mom and dad then mentioned that we go to Diagon Alley
tomorrow. I agreed because I wanted to get a few books for some
background reading and wanted to get my wand. James then said something
under his breath like "teachers pet". I punched him again. (By now mom
and dad have stooped trying to stop us from fighting because it happens
way to often.)
For the rest of the day James, Sirius and I were dreaming up some pranks
for at Hogwarts. But I finally realized that I wasn't going to be with
James and Sirius all the time. Actually they realized that too. They said
we could hang out on that train and find me some friends on the way to
Hogwarts. All of a sudden I realized that James looked worried for the
second time in his life. (The first time was when we were four years old
and we were climbing a tree and Sirius yelled from the ground that there
was a spider up in the tree. Of course, I being afraid of spiders;
slipped and fell out of the tree and was knocked unconscious along with a
broken arm. When I woke up the first thing I saw was James and Sirius
faces with the expression of brothers (Sirius I pretty much one to me)
sick with worry and loving care at the same time).
I wanted to change the subjects so much; I announced that I was going to
get some water. While I was in the kitchen (rooting around in the fridge
trying to find my water bottle) when I heard water going through the
plumbing. Then it hit me, James and Sirius were going to soak me with the
hose! Remember when I told you that James and Sirius get their ideas from
me? Well there you have it, just one word and they have a kooky idea. And
(once again) I was one step ahead of them. I ran to the basement stairs,
went down them and back up to my room, and quickly and quietly opened my
window. You see the backdoor is right below my window and there was James
and Sirius waiting for their prey to walk into their "brilliant" trap.
Yeah right! Like that was going to happen! It looked like the hunters
turned into the hunted! Everything was perfect 'til I thought that mom or
dad might step outside when I dump the bucket! Then (I thought) I'll just
take the risk. So I dumped the bucket of water on to their heads and all
of hell was let lose. After that I heard "My HAIR!!" from Sirius and
"ANJA!" from James. I heard them run to the front door (since I looked
the backdoor, as they soon found out). I had just enough time to run to
James' room, hide the bucket in his room, run back to my room, and grab a
book and sprint to the library in the house. When I reached the second
page when two soaked, red-faced boys standing in the doorway.
"You rang?" I asked.
But before James and Sirius could answer, our mom was yelling her head
off that the carpets were sopping wet. Of course Sirius smirked at me and
said "Nice one!" in a cheerful sort of way. But James looked very, very
angry. He marched to the kitchen to explain. Sirius in pursuit followed
James. I heard them marching up to James' room and slam the door after
explaining. I went back to reading when my dad showed up at the door of
the library.
"Come here. I've got something for your birthday!" he whispered.
He handed over o cloak. I thought to myself, A cloak! That's it? But he
whispered to me to put it on. I did and my body was gone!