As the Hogwarts express rolled into its night fallen destination, it slowly
emptied its passengers. As the first years confusedly walked out, gawking
at the size of Hagrid who gave them a Santa Claus grin, and a joyful 'Hello
there', they made their selves into the small boats, which floated them to
the Magical Castle, following in more 'Oohs' and 'Awes'. The rest of the
years piled out into their sections, piling themselves like sardines into
wagons. The ride was slow, but the fresh night air was what everybody
needed to refresh their memory as the path grew into the gate, that led
them inside the grounds. Emptying out, they walked threw the halls and into
the candle lighted Great Hall. The first years were going to take awhile,
so this gave the students a chance to chatter up with the others, catching
up on all the juicy gossip and whatnot. As Remus, Sirius, Lily, and James
walked t'words their designated table, they stood beside some seats,
looking to the others in their house and conversing with them. However,
James was too busy to talk to his friends, since he was still drooling over
Ms.Evans, watching her giggle with some friends. Remus and Sirius though,
left him alone to walk around for the open moment. Sirius yawned, an arm
wrapping around Remus' neck as they looked for another familiar face to
talk to.
Suddenly, Sirius stopped and smiled a bit, "Your girlfriend, Moony." He said, pointing at a group of girls who were laughing and making jokes, the familiar girl being the one telling them. Remus blinked, looking up from his stare at the floor. He smirked, before it washed away and he tore from Sirius' hold, and started to make him turn around, "Yeah,yeah." Remus said, checking over his shoulder.
"Whoa,whoa- Hold it!" Sirius protested, squirming to make Remus stop pushing him. "Why don't we go talk to her?" He asked, eyeing Remus suspiciously.
"Because, we don't know her! And I'm sure she wouldn't want to talk to –you- ." Remus chuckled, prodding a finger in Sirius' chest as he emphasized the 'you'. He kept pushing him, even through Sirius' struggle. Sirius still kept his on this girl, raising a brow as soon a crowd formed in front of them, and he lost her. "Hmm.." He shrugged, getting away from Remus and looked to the big wooden doors that hugged the students from getting in and out. They opened, and all the older students scrambled to their tables to witness the 'exciting' sorting process. Sirius and Remus found their seats beside James, watching all the nervous Firsties walk down the middle of the big room. One after another, names were called and the rude hat placed them in houses, in which the houses they were sent to celebrated and greeted the Newbie. Remus and James kept interest, watching the entire excitement rise in the Hall, and clapping as children were sent to their own house. Sirius, though, was slumped over, chin resting in his hands. He was hungry and wanted to eat- now! Finally, after the last little boy was called off to Gryffindor's enemy, Slytherin, Dumbledore rose his hand to make the room silent. He did his regular speech, that the group heard for all their 7 years.
"Now.. May the feast begin!" He announced, the different sorts of food appearing on the plates. 'Oohs' and 'Awes' echoed out threw the crowds again, students starting to grab the food they desired and dig in. "Yay!" Sirius exclaimed, filling his plate up with anything and everything he could reach. Remus looked at Sirius and laughed slightly, taking a bite of a biscuit. James looked over at the two; putting down his goblet he just finished off drinking, liquid soon filling itself back up, He smiled, "Last year." He pointed out, nodding a bit. Remus sighed, wiping his mouth with his napkin.
"Yup.." He said slowly. Sirius grinned happily, chewing his food like some sort of animal. "Yeah!!" He said, spitting out food as he did so. Remus scrunched his nose, scooting away from him a bit. James laughed, shaking his head.
"Mother ever teach you to not speak with your mouth full?" He asked, nudging Remus.
"Yes, but is she here? Nope; don't think so." Sirius replied food still in his mouth as he spoke. They all laughed, finishing off their plates, even though Sirius was still working on his third one. Boy, could that man eat. Remus and James talked, before Sirius interrupted. "Did you.." He stopped to swallow, "See Remus' girlfriend?"
"She's no—"
"Girlfriend!? Moony, who is she?"
"No, I-"
"Hot!" Sirius said, nodding. Remus growled, running a hand down his face, as he was tired of being interrupted. James raised one of his eyebrows, looking at Remus. "Well, -Is- she now?"
"No!" Remus blurted out, a few people turning to look at him. He shook his head, giving a look to Sirius. "I don't have a girlfriend, it was just some girl who wanted to know my name. She mistook me for her cousin!" Remus said firmly, nodding. Sirius mimicked his friend as he turned away from him, shaking his head and mouthing 'No', and putting his hands out in front of his chest far, snickering quietly. This made James snort, putting a hand up to his mouth. Remus looked to Sirius, who whistled and looked around.
"She's not!" Remus said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Alright.. We believe you." James said, patting Remus on his back. He looked to Sirius, who was shaking his head, but then smiled, "Of course we do!" He also patted Remus on the back. Remus sighed, as soon the feast was over and everybody started to get up, people yelling to follow their Prefects to their Common Rooms. Remus, Sirius, and James wandered about, not yet wanting to go up to bed.
James looked around a bit, making sure no one was following them. He looked forward, putting his arms around Remus' and Sirius' neck, as he was in the middle. "So.." He started, whispering, "When's the next full moon?"
Remus shuddered, shrugging his shoulders. "Well; Soon. In two weeks, exactly." He answered, letting out a heavy sigh. Sirius yawned, looking over to the distraught Remus.
"How fun." He said blankly, looking back in front of them as they headed out on the lonely grounds. Crickets were out playing their legs like a violin to make their night song, and clouds rumbled in the distance, noting for some rain most likely. Sirius looked around over their shoulders, sighing slightly. "So, what do you want to do tonight, Hogsmeade, Hit the kitchen?" He asked the two.
Remus shrugged again, looking over at him. James bit his lip shaking his head, "Ah.. I don't think we should tonight, its only the first day back."
"Perfect Evans will not find out, do not worry, Jamesy. Or will your girlfriend take points away if she caught us out?" Sirius said, a bit too loud.
"Parden?" Came a voice from behind them, irritated by the sound of it. They all turned in unison, James smiling sheepishly. There, holding up a book that she probably read a thousand times, was Lily, brows furrowed. "Find out about what? -And im afraid I would have to take points from you, now. As you were suppose to be in the Common Room." She crossed her arms, hip cocking. "What are you trouble makers up to this time?" Sirius growled slightly, stepping away from his friends to walk up to her. "Nothing at all! Just walking and talking, the usual. Do you –want- us to be up to something?"
Remus shook his head, "We're terribly sorry, Lily. We just wanted to walk around before going back. You don't have to take points for that, in fact.." He paused, reaching up to pat James' head, "This ol' guy was telling us to head back, before we got caught." He smiled slightly, hoping this excuse would pass them threw. Lily's eyes rolled over each and one of their faces, before landing on James' and arching a brow.
"Oh?"
"Yes,yes. I was just telling them about what my mum said to me over the summer, it was just some advice that I thought they needed to know. Nifty hints for when this final year ends." James said, making it up as the words rested on his tongue. "Soo sorry: Another chance?" He whined, giving her a pout. Sirius looked back at him, crossing his arms with a quiet scoff. Remus smiled, looking to the stern Lily for an answer. Lily stared at him for awhile, as you could almost hear the 'ticking' of her brain as she thought this over. It was a good excuse anyways, and she would cut them slack since it –was- the first day. She uncrossed her arms, turning slightly, "Fine. But if I catch you again.." She warned, "Head back, would you?" The three nodded and all took steps to head back into the castle, until an 'Oof' broke the quiet grounds, and whispered curses in return. Sirius swirled around at the noise, eyes scanning the darkness.
"What was that?" Lily whispered, walking out more and looking around. She crossed her arms again, preceding that higher-class look. "Who's there!?" She demanded, echoing threw the open corridors. Sirius rolled his eyes, looking back to Remus and James. "Like they're going to answer.." He muttered. Remus laughed quietly, and James gave him a glare.
"Sirius.."
bA/n: Eh, sorry. Have to continue this in the next chapter, its pretty late, and I just wanted to submit something soon Tune in next time, folks!/b
Suddenly, Sirius stopped and smiled a bit, "Your girlfriend, Moony." He said, pointing at a group of girls who were laughing and making jokes, the familiar girl being the one telling them. Remus blinked, looking up from his stare at the floor. He smirked, before it washed away and he tore from Sirius' hold, and started to make him turn around, "Yeah,yeah." Remus said, checking over his shoulder.
"Whoa,whoa- Hold it!" Sirius protested, squirming to make Remus stop pushing him. "Why don't we go talk to her?" He asked, eyeing Remus suspiciously.
"Because, we don't know her! And I'm sure she wouldn't want to talk to –you- ." Remus chuckled, prodding a finger in Sirius' chest as he emphasized the 'you'. He kept pushing him, even through Sirius' struggle. Sirius still kept his on this girl, raising a brow as soon a crowd formed in front of them, and he lost her. "Hmm.." He shrugged, getting away from Remus and looked to the big wooden doors that hugged the students from getting in and out. They opened, and all the older students scrambled to their tables to witness the 'exciting' sorting process. Sirius and Remus found their seats beside James, watching all the nervous Firsties walk down the middle of the big room. One after another, names were called and the rude hat placed them in houses, in which the houses they were sent to celebrated and greeted the Newbie. Remus and James kept interest, watching the entire excitement rise in the Hall, and clapping as children were sent to their own house. Sirius, though, was slumped over, chin resting in his hands. He was hungry and wanted to eat- now! Finally, after the last little boy was called off to Gryffindor's enemy, Slytherin, Dumbledore rose his hand to make the room silent. He did his regular speech, that the group heard for all their 7 years.
"Now.. May the feast begin!" He announced, the different sorts of food appearing on the plates. 'Oohs' and 'Awes' echoed out threw the crowds again, students starting to grab the food they desired and dig in. "Yay!" Sirius exclaimed, filling his plate up with anything and everything he could reach. Remus looked at Sirius and laughed slightly, taking a bite of a biscuit. James looked over at the two; putting down his goblet he just finished off drinking, liquid soon filling itself back up, He smiled, "Last year." He pointed out, nodding a bit. Remus sighed, wiping his mouth with his napkin.
"Yup.." He said slowly. Sirius grinned happily, chewing his food like some sort of animal. "Yeah!!" He said, spitting out food as he did so. Remus scrunched his nose, scooting away from him a bit. James laughed, shaking his head.
"Mother ever teach you to not speak with your mouth full?" He asked, nudging Remus.
"Yes, but is she here? Nope; don't think so." Sirius replied food still in his mouth as he spoke. They all laughed, finishing off their plates, even though Sirius was still working on his third one. Boy, could that man eat. Remus and James talked, before Sirius interrupted. "Did you.." He stopped to swallow, "See Remus' girlfriend?"
"She's no—"
"Girlfriend!? Moony, who is she?"
"No, I-"
"Hot!" Sirius said, nodding. Remus growled, running a hand down his face, as he was tired of being interrupted. James raised one of his eyebrows, looking at Remus. "Well, -Is- she now?"
"No!" Remus blurted out, a few people turning to look at him. He shook his head, giving a look to Sirius. "I don't have a girlfriend, it was just some girl who wanted to know my name. She mistook me for her cousin!" Remus said firmly, nodding. Sirius mimicked his friend as he turned away from him, shaking his head and mouthing 'No', and putting his hands out in front of his chest far, snickering quietly. This made James snort, putting a hand up to his mouth. Remus looked to Sirius, who whistled and looked around.
"She's not!" Remus said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Alright.. We believe you." James said, patting Remus on his back. He looked to Sirius, who was shaking his head, but then smiled, "Of course we do!" He also patted Remus on the back. Remus sighed, as soon the feast was over and everybody started to get up, people yelling to follow their Prefects to their Common Rooms. Remus, Sirius, and James wandered about, not yet wanting to go up to bed.
James looked around a bit, making sure no one was following them. He looked forward, putting his arms around Remus' and Sirius' neck, as he was in the middle. "So.." He started, whispering, "When's the next full moon?"
Remus shuddered, shrugging his shoulders. "Well; Soon. In two weeks, exactly." He answered, letting out a heavy sigh. Sirius yawned, looking over to the distraught Remus.
"How fun." He said blankly, looking back in front of them as they headed out on the lonely grounds. Crickets were out playing their legs like a violin to make their night song, and clouds rumbled in the distance, noting for some rain most likely. Sirius looked around over their shoulders, sighing slightly. "So, what do you want to do tonight, Hogsmeade, Hit the kitchen?" He asked the two.
Remus shrugged again, looking over at him. James bit his lip shaking his head, "Ah.. I don't think we should tonight, its only the first day back."
"Perfect Evans will not find out, do not worry, Jamesy. Or will your girlfriend take points away if she caught us out?" Sirius said, a bit too loud.
"Parden?" Came a voice from behind them, irritated by the sound of it. They all turned in unison, James smiling sheepishly. There, holding up a book that she probably read a thousand times, was Lily, brows furrowed. "Find out about what? -And im afraid I would have to take points from you, now. As you were suppose to be in the Common Room." She crossed her arms, hip cocking. "What are you trouble makers up to this time?" Sirius growled slightly, stepping away from his friends to walk up to her. "Nothing at all! Just walking and talking, the usual. Do you –want- us to be up to something?"
Remus shook his head, "We're terribly sorry, Lily. We just wanted to walk around before going back. You don't have to take points for that, in fact.." He paused, reaching up to pat James' head, "This ol' guy was telling us to head back, before we got caught." He smiled slightly, hoping this excuse would pass them threw. Lily's eyes rolled over each and one of their faces, before landing on James' and arching a brow.
"Oh?"
"Yes,yes. I was just telling them about what my mum said to me over the summer, it was just some advice that I thought they needed to know. Nifty hints for when this final year ends." James said, making it up as the words rested on his tongue. "Soo sorry: Another chance?" He whined, giving her a pout. Sirius looked back at him, crossing his arms with a quiet scoff. Remus smiled, looking to the stern Lily for an answer. Lily stared at him for awhile, as you could almost hear the 'ticking' of her brain as she thought this over. It was a good excuse anyways, and she would cut them slack since it –was- the first day. She uncrossed her arms, turning slightly, "Fine. But if I catch you again.." She warned, "Head back, would you?" The three nodded and all took steps to head back into the castle, until an 'Oof' broke the quiet grounds, and whispered curses in return. Sirius swirled around at the noise, eyes scanning the darkness.
"What was that?" Lily whispered, walking out more and looking around. She crossed her arms again, preceding that higher-class look. "Who's there!?" She demanded, echoing threw the open corridors. Sirius rolled his eyes, looking back to Remus and James. "Like they're going to answer.." He muttered. Remus laughed quietly, and James gave him a glare.
"Sirius.."
bA/n: Eh, sorry. Have to continue this in the next chapter, its pretty late, and I just wanted to submit something soon Tune in next time, folks!/b