Hey this is a new chapter I am sorry for the last mess up I don't know what
happened but I think I fixed it. I would like to thank Ladysiri for beta
reading this for a while but she has to stop so if you know anywhere I can
get a new beta reader I would be very appreciative. Again noting you
recognize is mine.
~Stormie
When they arrived at the Evans house they were wired. They headed over to the Potters' to get James and Sydney's things. While there they were trying to figure out what to do.
"I'm bored what do you want to do?" James asked.
"I don't know what do you want to do?" Sirius asked him back.
"What do you want to do, I don't know?" Remus asked.
"I don't know. I am bored what do you want to do?" Sirius continued.
"I don't know what do you want to do?" James asked.
"Don't start that," Lily said.
"And I thought I watched to much Disney." Sydney replied.
"The Jungle Book. One of the best movies besides Sleeping Beauty" Sirius said as in thought. "Wait did I say that out loud?" Everyone shook their head 'yes.' "Crap I have got to learn to keep my mouth closed."
"Yes you do. What's the panther's name in the movie?" Lily asked.
"I don't know, its something weird." James said.
Sirius started laughing out of nowhere. "What's so funny?" Remus asked.
"Oh, I was just thinking of something in my head." Sirius replied.
"If you were a girl I would say you were a blond." James told him. "If you think of something in your head you laugh in your head, not out loud."
"You can't laugh in your head," Sydney told James.
"Yes you can," Remus told her.
"That takes the whole fun out of laughing. You laugh out loud then enlighten everyone what you were laughing about." Lily told them.
"Oh, oh, I know what we can do!" Sirius exclaimed.
Everyone looked at him. "What?" Lily asked.
"Have a Disney marathon!" he exclaimed.
James and Remus laughed. "Are you serious?" James asked.
"Yes, literally and figuratively," Sirius told him.
"That's a good idea. I can figure out what that panther's name is," Lily decided.
"Yea and I want to watch Peter Pan. Isn't that the movie where the person is always saying poppycock?" Sydney asked.
"I think so, but I'm not sure," James told her.
Lily was looking up at the ceiling. "I want to go to Never-Never Land. Then I never have to grow up or have responsibilities." It was like she was dreaming.
"Why would you want to go there?" Sirius asked.
"No death, only fun. No parents to tell you what to do and no Petunia. life would be good," she said.
"I get what you're saying, but wouldn't you miss us?" Remus asked.
"No you guys would be there with me," Lily said. Sydney hooked up the guys with what Lily was seeing. She was flying with out a broom with the birds. There were flowers all over the ground. James, Sydney, Remus and Sirius were flying next to her laughing. They finally snapped back to reality when one of the owls hooted.
"Yea I wouldn't mind going there," Sydney said.
They finished packing and went over to the Evans to have a Disney movie marathon. Lily had all the Disney tapes ever made and big screen surround sound room. They were watching all the movies for the rest of the day, at times acting out parts. They finally all fell asleep on piles of cushions. They dreamed their own dreams but the characters they had been watching influenced all.
The next morning Lily was the first to wake up. She woke Sydney up next.
"Want to have some fun?" Lily asked.
"Oh yea. Let's do it."
They checked out what each guy was dreaming about. Sirius was the funniest. He was dreaming he had huge ears like Dumbo. He had a mouse yelling at him to quit goofing around and to fly but Sirius wouldn't. Then his ears started flying and he was carried away over the ocean to a jungle where he met more like him. He was hitting on a girl when cards with spears started chasing him. He ran as fast as he could, but couldn't get away. Then a panther and bear grabbed him. They kept saying they were taking him to a man village. Then an evil genie was blocking his bath.
Lily and Sydney couldn't help it anymore they started cracking up laughing. They were laughing so hard Remus and James woke up. They were looking at Lily and Sydney like they were crazy.
"What's so funny?" Remus asked.
Lily could only point at Sirius.
"I know he's funny but normally only when he's awake. Was he telling jokes in his sleep?" James asked.
"No. Just watch" Sydney told them. Lily and Sydney showed James and Remus the dream Sirius had been having. They all started laughing at Sirius.
Sirius woke up from the noise. "What's so funny?" he asked.
Everyone laughed harder. "Your dream," Lily told him.
"My dream? I didn't know I had a dream." He looked around helplessly.
"Here," Sydney told him and started showing it to him again.
The more he saw the more he remembered. "That's not funny, those cards were going to get me. When did I have to run away from that girl, she was hott? And why has that mouse yelling at me?" He was exacerbated.
"Sirius, listen to yourself," Lily told him.
"I sound perfectly normal," he told her.
"What can we do now?" Remus asked.
"I'm hungry," James said.
"Oh, oh, I know." Everyone looked at Sirius. "Eat breakfast," he said excited.
"Ok, but you're helping to make it," Lily said.
"That's not such a good idea. Have you ever seen them try to cook?" Sydney asked.
"Well, that was before I met them. If they're going to have enough to eat them they're going to help." Lily said.
The guys groaned. "Where's the kitchen?" Remus asked.
Lily led the way to a huge kitchen. It was made to cater big events. "Ok, first we make the bacon and sausage. James go in the fridge and get the package of meat that says bacon and the one that says sausage. Remus go in that cabinet and get two pans. Sirius go over there and get oranges. Sydney you know how to cook right?" Lily asked.
"Oh yea who do you think fixes James's screw ups?" She replied and had to duck an orange thrown at her.
"Ok that's good." Lily magiced Sydney and herself with chef caps. "Can you get the eggs, milk, and cheese out of the fridge for scrambled eggs? I'm going to make briskets and cinnamon buns."
"Why do you need new buns? You have two perfectly nice ones as it is," Sirius told her. Lily looked at him and he ran out of the kitchen. She kept a straight face then broke out laughing.
"I don't think we'll be seeing him for a while." Lily smiled.
"More for us," James said.
When they were done making breakfast they had cinnamon buns, biscuits, gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and orange juice. As they were sitting down to eat Sirius stuck his head around a corner to see if it was safe. Then he went and sat down at the table. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Evans and to Lily's displeasure Petunia.
"Wow! What a nice meal," Mrs. Evans said.
"We made it all by ourselves," James said proudly.
"With Lily and Sydney supervising," Remus put in at Mrs. Evans scared face.
"What did you do, Sirius?" Petunia asked.
Everyone started laughing. "He was hiding upstairs," James told her.
"Why?" Petunia asked Sirius, smiling again.
"I was afraid Lily would hurt me," Sirius muttered.
Petunia looked at Lily. "She couldn't hurt you, you're too brawny."
James looked at Sirius. "What's that mean?"
"I think she likes my teeth," Sirius told him. Lily, Sydney and Remus heard and started laughing
Mentally Lily told Sirius, "You know she's flirting with you right?" Lily smiled.
Sirius choked on his juice. Petunia started patting him on the back "Gross. I wouldn't mind if it was you but her. NASTY!"
Lily kicked Sirius hard under the table. "That's for earlier and that comment. You're right it is nasty! The sad thing is you're three years younger than her." Everyone else was sniggering at Sirius face.
"You know she's right," James said.
Sydney said, "I know why she likes him. He's so brawny." They all cracked up laughing.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans looked at the group and shrugged it off. Petunia got mad. "What's so funny? Its like you are having a silent conversion. What's so funny!" She was shinning and yelling at the same time.
"Petunia calm down. They didn't say anything," Mr. Evans told her.
The group was done eating. "Daddy can we be excused? We wanted to go hang out at the park." Lily told them.
"Ok sweetheart just be home for dinner. Here's money for lunch," Mr. Evans told her.
"Thank you," everyone chorused. They raced upstairs got dressed and grabbed a soccer ball, and then they remembered it was snowing.
"Wait, we can't play soccer," James told them.
"Why not?" Lily asked.
"You see that white stuff on the ground?" he asked.
"Man. I have a better idea. Get dressed warm were going to have some fun," Lily told them. They caught her drift and put on coats.
They went to the park as fast as they could. When they got there they split up. Lily and Sydney were making snowmen and snow angles while the guys were building a fort. Eventually the guys came over and knocked over a snowman. It was the wrong thing to do. They got decked with snowballs. What they didn't know was that Lily and Sydney had been making a fort also. Soon they had a war going on. Other people in the park joined in. Soon everyone was covered with snow.
Lily, Sydney, James, Remus and Sirius finally flopped down exhausted.
"Wow that was fun," James said.
"Yea, just to bad I couldn't have fun with the snowballs and make them special," Lily said since she couldn't use the word to charm them.
"For that I am happy," Remus said.
"But Remi I would have had one for each of you. You would have felt so special," Lily joked.
"I feel special in knowing that you thought of me. That's all I need," Remus told her.
They finally got up to go eat.
"Where do you guys what to go?" Lily asked.
"How about that little coffee shop slash restaurant," Sydney suggested.
"Ok last one there is a rotten egg." The guys jumped up and started running.
Lily and Sydney laughed. "They forgot we have the money," Lily said.
"Of course, you mentioned food, all other thought flew out of their heads."
Lily and Sydney strolled to the shop cast a warming charm on themselves and a drying one.
Sirius immediately jumped up. "Ha ha, you're the rotten eggs," he laughed.
"You seem to have forgotten the rotten eggs have the money," Sydney said which quickly shut him up.
"What took you so long?" James asked.
"We wanted to look at the scenery," Lily told him.
"Ok well can we order? Sirius is about to eat the place mat." Remus said.
"Sure Remie what do you guys want?" Lily asked.
"Butterbeer," Sirius said.
"They don't have butterbeers here," Sydney reminded him.
"Sydney we can just order for them. Who knows what they would do," Lily suggested.
Lily and Sydney went up. They ordered and went back to the table with 5 sandwiches and 5 mugs.
Sirius looked at the mugs. "What is that?" he asked.
"Just try it," Lily told him.
"Its not been poisoned has it?" He looked around paranoid.
"Just drink it for Merlin's sake!" Sydney said.
"Fine but if I croak-"Sirius started.
"We'll all be relived," Lily finished. Sirius scowled at her.
"Just drink it," James ordered him.
"Fine." Sirius took a small sip then another little bigger one then another. "Ummm what is this?" He continued to drink.
"Hot chocolate," Remus answered.
"Hot chocolate, hot chocolate, I like hot chocolate. How came I have never had it before? Oh no." everyone looked at him. "I'm all out." He pretended to start to cry.
"Here take this. Go up to the counter and order a small hot chocolate then give her this and she will give you change," Lily explained.
"Ok." Sirius ran up to the counter. He tried to stand still but couldn't. Then he practically ran back to the table. Everyone was looking at what he had.
"What is that?" Lily asked.
"An extra grandee hot chocolate a la whip cream," Sirius repeated matter- a- factly.
Everyone laughed. "You're going to be bouncing off the walls after you drink that," Sydney told him.
"What else is new?" James asked.
"He will be worse that normal. Do you know how much caffeine is in that?" Lily told him.
"Umm.. some?" James guessed.
"Wrong, that is loaded," Sydney explained.
Remus looked at the two girls. "You know you have been offing something strange lately," he told them.
"What do you mean?" Lily asked.
"We haven't been doing anything, Remmie," Sydney told him.
"That's exactly what you have been doing," he restated.
"What are you talking about?" Lily exclaimed.
"We aren't doing anything," Sydney said exasperatedly.
Sirius and James were watching them. Well Sirius was more bounding around in his seat like if he sat to long something would bite his butt.
"Even if we were wouldn't we know?" Lily asked.
"You're doing it again. You take turns talking. Sydney, Lily, Sydney, Lily and you finish each others thoughts," he told them.
"No we don't," Sydney said.
"Yeah, wouldn't we know?" Lily asked.
The guys started laughing. "Well maybe we do," Sydney admitted.
"But you talk at the same time," Lily pointed out.
"No, we don't," they all said.
Everyone started laughing. "Maybe we do," they said again simultaneously.
"And you say we're bad?" Sydney finished.
"What's today?" Lily asked.
"December 23," James told her.
"How could you forget? Tomorrow's Christmas Eve," Sydney was excited.
"I forgot the ball thing-a-ma-bob is tomorrow. You know what that means," Lily said.
"Dancing, hot guys and food," Sydney explained.
"Christmas the next day," Sirius jumped up and started clapping.
"Loads of food and mistletoe," James wiggled his eyebrows.
"Full moon in one week," Remus muttered.
"All of you are right except Remus, I am not sure of the moon bit." Lily replied.
The guys stared at Remus who blushed. "What's wrong?" Sydney asked.
"N-no-n-nothing," Remus stammered.
"Now you sound like Peter. If you don't tell us then we will think of things that would never happen and our imaginations would run wild. Like in your future I see you being chased by a swarm if killer bees." Lily pretended to look into a crystal ball.
"You go swimming in a lake and an alligator attacks you but only gets one arm so you can no longer play Quidditch." Sydney took the same form.
"You don't want to know," Remus told them.
"Yes we do. If its that bad we promise not to tell," Lily reassured him.
"You would think me a monster," Remus insisted.
"You're our Remmie nothing would make us think you a monster. Trust us we have seen Sirius and James eat and we don't think them monsters," Sydney told him which made him laugh.
"Its ok you can trust them. Remus they wouldn't do anything to hurt you," Sirius said on a moment of brilliance then kept squirming around in his chair.
"Fine. Get closer." Sydney and Lily scooted in "I'm a. werewolf" Remus said waiting for them to scream.
Instead they hugged him. "I'm sorry how did it happen?" Lily asked squishing him.
"This is great." Sydney exclaimed, the guys looked at her. "Well not really. But Lily what were you telling me before school at Diagon Alley?"
Lily jumped up. "Oh yea. We can help." They started talking really fast and quiet so no one could hear them.
"Would you please inform the rest of the class how it is good?" James questioned.
"Oh yea. Werewolves only hurt humans," Sydney said.
"We know that, but it doesn't help," Sirius protested.
"You didn't let her finish. So if you weren't in human form." Lily trailed off.
"You could be around me," Remus said.
"That doesn't help," James said.
"Think oh mighty one at transfiguration." Sydney hit him up side the head.
"We could become Animagi," Lily finished when no one answered.
They looked at her. "We really have been a bad influence on her," Sirius chuckled.
"But that's illegal. I can't let you do that for me," Remus protested.
"What's breaking a few laws when it can help a friend?" Sydney grinned.
"You two need to have your heads checked. You're suppose to be the responsible ones in the group." James looked at them.
"Oh stuff it. You go gallivanting off at all times of the night. Even if you don't agree I'm going to go it," Lily said.
"Where can I stuff it?" James asked.
"Use you imagination," Lily smiled. James opened his mouth to retort but Lily stuffed a chunk of bread in his mouth. James started sputtering. "That's where I meant," Lily grinned at James's surprise.
"That's not fair you can't do that to me" he insisted.
"She just did. Looks like you have been out done," Remus pointed out.
"Back to subject before James rudely interrupted. I am going to also. I wanted to before but now I have a reason why," Sydney told them.
"You have really lost it but I'm in," James smiled.
"Me too, me too." Sirius started waving his hand around like he wanted to answer a question bouncing up and down.
"You can't do this for me," Remus insisted.
"Watch us," they said simultaneously.
"But we have no idea where to start." James realized.
"That's where you are wrong my good friend. Sydney and me have quite a few books about the process," Lily informed them.
Sirius sighed. "Skip seeing the shrink, send them directly to the funny farm."
Both girls glared at him. "For you information it is not illegal to own the books you know just to follow the steps," Sydney pointed out.
"Oh thank you for clarifying," James replied sarcastically.
"Your welcome. Now I remember reading about a process to see what animal you would become. It's kind of like the sorting hat but instead you answer questions. Then you check your responses and they tell you your characteristics and you find the animal that fits them. Not to hard." Lily smiled, the guys were staring at her.
"Ok so what do we want to do now?" Sydney asked.
"Go ice skating," Sirius answered. Everyone agreed except Lily.
"Come on, let's go." James told her.
"I don't know how to skate," she told them.
They looked at her. Normally she could do any sport "I'll teach you," James comforted her.
"I tried to learn once but all I ended up with was bruises," Lily said.
"Well you can try again. If you fell off your broom once would you stop flying?" Remus asked.
"Yes, if I was dead," Lily replied.
"You know that's not what I meant," Remus looked at her.
"No, I wouldn't,"Lily admitted.
"Then come on," Sirius told her.
"Fine," Lily said and they dragged her out.
When they arrived at the Evans house they were wired. They headed over to the Potters' to get James and Sydney's things. While there they were trying to figure out what to do.
"I'm bored what do you want to do?" James asked.
"I don't know what do you want to do?" Sirius asked him back.
"What do you want to do, I don't know?" Remus asked.
"I don't know. I am bored what do you want to do?" Sirius continued.
"I don't know what do you want to do?" James asked.
"Don't start that," Lily said.
"And I thought I watched to much Disney." Sydney replied.
"The Jungle Book. One of the best movies besides Sleeping Beauty" Sirius said as in thought. "Wait did I say that out loud?" Everyone shook their head 'yes.' "Crap I have got to learn to keep my mouth closed."
"Yes you do. What's the panther's name in the movie?" Lily asked.
"I don't know, its something weird." James said.
Sirius started laughing out of nowhere. "What's so funny?" Remus asked.
"Oh, I was just thinking of something in my head." Sirius replied.
"If you were a girl I would say you were a blond." James told him. "If you think of something in your head you laugh in your head, not out loud."
"You can't laugh in your head," Sydney told James.
"Yes you can," Remus told her.
"That takes the whole fun out of laughing. You laugh out loud then enlighten everyone what you were laughing about." Lily told them.
"Oh, oh, I know what we can do!" Sirius exclaimed.
Everyone looked at him. "What?" Lily asked.
"Have a Disney marathon!" he exclaimed.
James and Remus laughed. "Are you serious?" James asked.
"Yes, literally and figuratively," Sirius told him.
"That's a good idea. I can figure out what that panther's name is," Lily decided.
"Yea and I want to watch Peter Pan. Isn't that the movie where the person is always saying poppycock?" Sydney asked.
"I think so, but I'm not sure," James told her.
Lily was looking up at the ceiling. "I want to go to Never-Never Land. Then I never have to grow up or have responsibilities." It was like she was dreaming.
"Why would you want to go there?" Sirius asked.
"No death, only fun. No parents to tell you what to do and no Petunia. life would be good," she said.
"I get what you're saying, but wouldn't you miss us?" Remus asked.
"No you guys would be there with me," Lily said. Sydney hooked up the guys with what Lily was seeing. She was flying with out a broom with the birds. There were flowers all over the ground. James, Sydney, Remus and Sirius were flying next to her laughing. They finally snapped back to reality when one of the owls hooted.
"Yea I wouldn't mind going there," Sydney said.
They finished packing and went over to the Evans to have a Disney movie marathon. Lily had all the Disney tapes ever made and big screen surround sound room. They were watching all the movies for the rest of the day, at times acting out parts. They finally all fell asleep on piles of cushions. They dreamed their own dreams but the characters they had been watching influenced all.
The next morning Lily was the first to wake up. She woke Sydney up next.
"Want to have some fun?" Lily asked.
"Oh yea. Let's do it."
They checked out what each guy was dreaming about. Sirius was the funniest. He was dreaming he had huge ears like Dumbo. He had a mouse yelling at him to quit goofing around and to fly but Sirius wouldn't. Then his ears started flying and he was carried away over the ocean to a jungle where he met more like him. He was hitting on a girl when cards with spears started chasing him. He ran as fast as he could, but couldn't get away. Then a panther and bear grabbed him. They kept saying they were taking him to a man village. Then an evil genie was blocking his bath.
Lily and Sydney couldn't help it anymore they started cracking up laughing. They were laughing so hard Remus and James woke up. They were looking at Lily and Sydney like they were crazy.
"What's so funny?" Remus asked.
Lily could only point at Sirius.
"I know he's funny but normally only when he's awake. Was he telling jokes in his sleep?" James asked.
"No. Just watch" Sydney told them. Lily and Sydney showed James and Remus the dream Sirius had been having. They all started laughing at Sirius.
Sirius woke up from the noise. "What's so funny?" he asked.
Everyone laughed harder. "Your dream," Lily told him.
"My dream? I didn't know I had a dream." He looked around helplessly.
"Here," Sydney told him and started showing it to him again.
The more he saw the more he remembered. "That's not funny, those cards were going to get me. When did I have to run away from that girl, she was hott? And why has that mouse yelling at me?" He was exacerbated.
"Sirius, listen to yourself," Lily told him.
"I sound perfectly normal," he told her.
"What can we do now?" Remus asked.
"I'm hungry," James said.
"Oh, oh, I know." Everyone looked at Sirius. "Eat breakfast," he said excited.
"Ok, but you're helping to make it," Lily said.
"That's not such a good idea. Have you ever seen them try to cook?" Sydney asked.
"Well, that was before I met them. If they're going to have enough to eat them they're going to help." Lily said.
The guys groaned. "Where's the kitchen?" Remus asked.
Lily led the way to a huge kitchen. It was made to cater big events. "Ok, first we make the bacon and sausage. James go in the fridge and get the package of meat that says bacon and the one that says sausage. Remus go in that cabinet and get two pans. Sirius go over there and get oranges. Sydney you know how to cook right?" Lily asked.
"Oh yea who do you think fixes James's screw ups?" She replied and had to duck an orange thrown at her.
"Ok that's good." Lily magiced Sydney and herself with chef caps. "Can you get the eggs, milk, and cheese out of the fridge for scrambled eggs? I'm going to make briskets and cinnamon buns."
"Why do you need new buns? You have two perfectly nice ones as it is," Sirius told her. Lily looked at him and he ran out of the kitchen. She kept a straight face then broke out laughing.
"I don't think we'll be seeing him for a while." Lily smiled.
"More for us," James said.
When they were done making breakfast they had cinnamon buns, biscuits, gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and orange juice. As they were sitting down to eat Sirius stuck his head around a corner to see if it was safe. Then he went and sat down at the table. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Evans and to Lily's displeasure Petunia.
"Wow! What a nice meal," Mrs. Evans said.
"We made it all by ourselves," James said proudly.
"With Lily and Sydney supervising," Remus put in at Mrs. Evans scared face.
"What did you do, Sirius?" Petunia asked.
Everyone started laughing. "He was hiding upstairs," James told her.
"Why?" Petunia asked Sirius, smiling again.
"I was afraid Lily would hurt me," Sirius muttered.
Petunia looked at Lily. "She couldn't hurt you, you're too brawny."
James looked at Sirius. "What's that mean?"
"I think she likes my teeth," Sirius told him. Lily, Sydney and Remus heard and started laughing
Mentally Lily told Sirius, "You know she's flirting with you right?" Lily smiled.
Sirius choked on his juice. Petunia started patting him on the back "Gross. I wouldn't mind if it was you but her. NASTY!"
Lily kicked Sirius hard under the table. "That's for earlier and that comment. You're right it is nasty! The sad thing is you're three years younger than her." Everyone else was sniggering at Sirius face.
"You know she's right," James said.
Sydney said, "I know why she likes him. He's so brawny." They all cracked up laughing.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans looked at the group and shrugged it off. Petunia got mad. "What's so funny? Its like you are having a silent conversion. What's so funny!" She was shinning and yelling at the same time.
"Petunia calm down. They didn't say anything," Mr. Evans told her.
The group was done eating. "Daddy can we be excused? We wanted to go hang out at the park." Lily told them.
"Ok sweetheart just be home for dinner. Here's money for lunch," Mr. Evans told her.
"Thank you," everyone chorused. They raced upstairs got dressed and grabbed a soccer ball, and then they remembered it was snowing.
"Wait, we can't play soccer," James told them.
"Why not?" Lily asked.
"You see that white stuff on the ground?" he asked.
"Man. I have a better idea. Get dressed warm were going to have some fun," Lily told them. They caught her drift and put on coats.
They went to the park as fast as they could. When they got there they split up. Lily and Sydney were making snowmen and snow angles while the guys were building a fort. Eventually the guys came over and knocked over a snowman. It was the wrong thing to do. They got decked with snowballs. What they didn't know was that Lily and Sydney had been making a fort also. Soon they had a war going on. Other people in the park joined in. Soon everyone was covered with snow.
Lily, Sydney, James, Remus and Sirius finally flopped down exhausted.
"Wow that was fun," James said.
"Yea, just to bad I couldn't have fun with the snowballs and make them special," Lily said since she couldn't use the word to charm them.
"For that I am happy," Remus said.
"But Remi I would have had one for each of you. You would have felt so special," Lily joked.
"I feel special in knowing that you thought of me. That's all I need," Remus told her.
They finally got up to go eat.
"Where do you guys what to go?" Lily asked.
"How about that little coffee shop slash restaurant," Sydney suggested.
"Ok last one there is a rotten egg." The guys jumped up and started running.
Lily and Sydney laughed. "They forgot we have the money," Lily said.
"Of course, you mentioned food, all other thought flew out of their heads."
Lily and Sydney strolled to the shop cast a warming charm on themselves and a drying one.
Sirius immediately jumped up. "Ha ha, you're the rotten eggs," he laughed.
"You seem to have forgotten the rotten eggs have the money," Sydney said which quickly shut him up.
"What took you so long?" James asked.
"We wanted to look at the scenery," Lily told him.
"Ok well can we order? Sirius is about to eat the place mat." Remus said.
"Sure Remie what do you guys want?" Lily asked.
"Butterbeer," Sirius said.
"They don't have butterbeers here," Sydney reminded him.
"Sydney we can just order for them. Who knows what they would do," Lily suggested.
Lily and Sydney went up. They ordered and went back to the table with 5 sandwiches and 5 mugs.
Sirius looked at the mugs. "What is that?" he asked.
"Just try it," Lily told him.
"Its not been poisoned has it?" He looked around paranoid.
"Just drink it for Merlin's sake!" Sydney said.
"Fine but if I croak-"Sirius started.
"We'll all be relived," Lily finished. Sirius scowled at her.
"Just drink it," James ordered him.
"Fine." Sirius took a small sip then another little bigger one then another. "Ummm what is this?" He continued to drink.
"Hot chocolate," Remus answered.
"Hot chocolate, hot chocolate, I like hot chocolate. How came I have never had it before? Oh no." everyone looked at him. "I'm all out." He pretended to start to cry.
"Here take this. Go up to the counter and order a small hot chocolate then give her this and she will give you change," Lily explained.
"Ok." Sirius ran up to the counter. He tried to stand still but couldn't. Then he practically ran back to the table. Everyone was looking at what he had.
"What is that?" Lily asked.
"An extra grandee hot chocolate a la whip cream," Sirius repeated matter- a- factly.
Everyone laughed. "You're going to be bouncing off the walls after you drink that," Sydney told him.
"What else is new?" James asked.
"He will be worse that normal. Do you know how much caffeine is in that?" Lily told him.
"Umm.. some?" James guessed.
"Wrong, that is loaded," Sydney explained.
Remus looked at the two girls. "You know you have been offing something strange lately," he told them.
"What do you mean?" Lily asked.
"We haven't been doing anything, Remmie," Sydney told him.
"That's exactly what you have been doing," he restated.
"What are you talking about?" Lily exclaimed.
"We aren't doing anything," Sydney said exasperatedly.
Sirius and James were watching them. Well Sirius was more bounding around in his seat like if he sat to long something would bite his butt.
"Even if we were wouldn't we know?" Lily asked.
"You're doing it again. You take turns talking. Sydney, Lily, Sydney, Lily and you finish each others thoughts," he told them.
"No we don't," Sydney said.
"Yeah, wouldn't we know?" Lily asked.
The guys started laughing. "Well maybe we do," Sydney admitted.
"But you talk at the same time," Lily pointed out.
"No, we don't," they all said.
Everyone started laughing. "Maybe we do," they said again simultaneously.
"And you say we're bad?" Sydney finished.
"What's today?" Lily asked.
"December 23," James told her.
"How could you forget? Tomorrow's Christmas Eve," Sydney was excited.
"I forgot the ball thing-a-ma-bob is tomorrow. You know what that means," Lily said.
"Dancing, hot guys and food," Sydney explained.
"Christmas the next day," Sirius jumped up and started clapping.
"Loads of food and mistletoe," James wiggled his eyebrows.
"Full moon in one week," Remus muttered.
"All of you are right except Remus, I am not sure of the moon bit." Lily replied.
The guys stared at Remus who blushed. "What's wrong?" Sydney asked.
"N-no-n-nothing," Remus stammered.
"Now you sound like Peter. If you don't tell us then we will think of things that would never happen and our imaginations would run wild. Like in your future I see you being chased by a swarm if killer bees." Lily pretended to look into a crystal ball.
"You go swimming in a lake and an alligator attacks you but only gets one arm so you can no longer play Quidditch." Sydney took the same form.
"You don't want to know," Remus told them.
"Yes we do. If its that bad we promise not to tell," Lily reassured him.
"You would think me a monster," Remus insisted.
"You're our Remmie nothing would make us think you a monster. Trust us we have seen Sirius and James eat and we don't think them monsters," Sydney told him which made him laugh.
"Its ok you can trust them. Remus they wouldn't do anything to hurt you," Sirius said on a moment of brilliance then kept squirming around in his chair.
"Fine. Get closer." Sydney and Lily scooted in "I'm a. werewolf" Remus said waiting for them to scream.
Instead they hugged him. "I'm sorry how did it happen?" Lily asked squishing him.
"This is great." Sydney exclaimed, the guys looked at her. "Well not really. But Lily what were you telling me before school at Diagon Alley?"
Lily jumped up. "Oh yea. We can help." They started talking really fast and quiet so no one could hear them.
"Would you please inform the rest of the class how it is good?" James questioned.
"Oh yea. Werewolves only hurt humans," Sydney said.
"We know that, but it doesn't help," Sirius protested.
"You didn't let her finish. So if you weren't in human form." Lily trailed off.
"You could be around me," Remus said.
"That doesn't help," James said.
"Think oh mighty one at transfiguration." Sydney hit him up side the head.
"We could become Animagi," Lily finished when no one answered.
They looked at her. "We really have been a bad influence on her," Sirius chuckled.
"But that's illegal. I can't let you do that for me," Remus protested.
"What's breaking a few laws when it can help a friend?" Sydney grinned.
"You two need to have your heads checked. You're suppose to be the responsible ones in the group." James looked at them.
"Oh stuff it. You go gallivanting off at all times of the night. Even if you don't agree I'm going to go it," Lily said.
"Where can I stuff it?" James asked.
"Use you imagination," Lily smiled. James opened his mouth to retort but Lily stuffed a chunk of bread in his mouth. James started sputtering. "That's where I meant," Lily grinned at James's surprise.
"That's not fair you can't do that to me" he insisted.
"She just did. Looks like you have been out done," Remus pointed out.
"Back to subject before James rudely interrupted. I am going to also. I wanted to before but now I have a reason why," Sydney told them.
"You have really lost it but I'm in," James smiled.
"Me too, me too." Sirius started waving his hand around like he wanted to answer a question bouncing up and down.
"You can't do this for me," Remus insisted.
"Watch us," they said simultaneously.
"But we have no idea where to start." James realized.
"That's where you are wrong my good friend. Sydney and me have quite a few books about the process," Lily informed them.
Sirius sighed. "Skip seeing the shrink, send them directly to the funny farm."
Both girls glared at him. "For you information it is not illegal to own the books you know just to follow the steps," Sydney pointed out.
"Oh thank you for clarifying," James replied sarcastically.
"Your welcome. Now I remember reading about a process to see what animal you would become. It's kind of like the sorting hat but instead you answer questions. Then you check your responses and they tell you your characteristics and you find the animal that fits them. Not to hard." Lily smiled, the guys were staring at her.
"Ok so what do we want to do now?" Sydney asked.
"Go ice skating," Sirius answered. Everyone agreed except Lily.
"Come on, let's go." James told her.
"I don't know how to skate," she told them.
They looked at her. Normally she could do any sport "I'll teach you," James comforted her.
"I tried to learn once but all I ended up with was bruises," Lily said.
"Well you can try again. If you fell off your broom once would you stop flying?" Remus asked.
"Yes, if I was dead," Lily replied.
"You know that's not what I meant," Remus looked at her.
"No, I wouldn't,"Lily admitted.
"Then come on," Sirius told her.
"Fine," Lily said and they dragged her out.
