Chapter 2- back to routine
The next day the great hall was packed (Mainly with anxious first years!) and the heads of house were all beside themselves trying to organise everyone and get the timetables out.
"WHAT!" Sirius yelled looking at his, "If they had to put us with the Slytheryn's they could have at least not made it be in the first lesson of the first day!" "You're joking? They wouldn't!?!" was James' only response before slamming his head on the table, narrowly missing his plate.
They ate up and set off to their lesson, early for once. Down in the potions class it was cold and eerie, James didn't like it much. The dopey old professor stumbled through the door and started teaching them about a new potion.
"The Quasi potion, is used in many magical hair salons. It is a semi permanent hair colour which not only changes the colour of the hair but also acts as a treatment giving the hair extra strength and shine. To apply it you simply massage it into the hair and leave for 2 minutes, you then wash it out."
The professor droned on explaining the ingredients and reversal techniques of the potion. James wasn't paying much attention, he was trying to think up a new way to prank Snape.
Meanwhile Snape had a trick up his own sleeves. Once everyone was busy mixing up their potions, nobody noticed Snape sneaking up behind James and Sirius. Nobody noticed the evil, sadistic smile forming on his thin lips. Nobody noticed Snape when he dropped a few extra ingredients into their cauldron.
And nobody noticed Snape slip back into his seat. But nobody could fail to notice when James and Sirius' cauldron bubbled over in a bright red colour spurting snakes in every which way. The whole class jumped up on top of their desks, the Slytheryn's laughing at the Griffindor's faces.
"Now, now class settle down! Mr Potter, Mr Black ten points from Griffindor and detention! Now help me clean this up!" the professor barked. "But sir! We didn't do anything!" the boys protested.
"Now!" They gave up and began to clean up the mess, which had been made.
"I can't believe that stupid teacher accused you 2 of doing that! Do you have any idea who did it?" Peter was saying as they walked down to lunch. "Give you one guess, who's top of my list!" "Snape!" They all said in unison.
"we'll get him back though!" "of course! What have we got after lunch?" "Transfiguration."
Lunch passed uneventful and soon the boys found themselves sitting in their usual seats in Professor Mcgonnagal's room. Unfortunately Mcgonnagal remembered that she usually separated the marauders and they found themselves scattered around the classroom. Mcgonnagal noticed how well James, Sirius and even Peter seemed to have improved in their transfiguration. James and Sirius had always been good at the subject and now they seemed to have perfected their ways and managed to transfigure their desks into zebra's without even batting an eyelid. After the lesson she called the 2 boys to stay behind.
"Great what have we done now!" Sirius muttered in an undertone to James. "Nothing yet Mr Black. But I wouldn't be too happy about that, as I'm sure you're likely to do something soon! Any way I wanted to speak to you as you seem to have suddenly become VERY good at this subject." Oh great James thought she'd better not be talking about what I think she is! "No need to look so worried Mr Potter, I simply wondered if one of you would tutor a student for me?"
"James can!" Sirius said quickly. "Mr Potter?" "Uh sure. Thanks Sirius!" "Good she is also in her fifth year and in Ravenclaw. You will meet her in the library tonight at 7o'clock. Have a nice day."
Once again, THANKS SIRIUS!" James said clipping Sirius round the ear as they left.
"What?" Sirius stuttered. "Me tutor someone?" "What your smart! Don't worry buddy you can do it!" "Oh yes and as if I don't have enough to do, what with quidditch practice and prefect stuff along side my homework!" Sirius started sniggering. "Homework? Anyway I may have just done you a huge favour! You might decide you love teaching and will live happily ever after, teaching snot nosed brats and handing out detentions to boys like us!" James sniggered at this.
"Or the girl your teaching may turn out to be the love of your life, who grow old and have children with!" They both cracked up! Let's just say smart and silent, in other words "Ravenclaw" wasn't usually James' type.
That night at 7o'clock James turned up at the library, he looked around and saw a beautiful girl sitting on her own reading. He walked over, she didn't look up. "Excuse me? Are you the girl I'm supposed to be tutoring in transfiguration?" She looked up confusion written over her face.
"No sorry. I don't think so?" Someone tapped James on the shoulder; he took one last glance at the girl he had disturbed. She smiled, flicked her hair behind her and went back to studying. James turned around, a girl with dark red hair smiled timidly "Are you looking for a student?"
"Yes I certainly am. And I'm guessing that it may be you?" "Uh huh." She went back to where she had been sitting, behind a big pile of books, hiding her from view. James looked her up and down. She had a petite figure and was quite short (she came up to his chin.) She was quite pretty in a plain way. The only feature apart from her hair, which stood out was her eyes they were a strong emerald green, they seemed to go on right into her soul.
"So where shall we start?" he asked. "How about the basics?" She replied. "Ok" he said "Can you please turn this pin into a needle." He said handing her a pin. She did it o problem.
"Ok. Excellent. Shall we try something harder? How about this cup into a mouse." Again she did it, no difficulties.
They went through a pile of objects, from turning books into bicorn's to tables into small trees. This girl had no difficulties what so ever. James wondered why she needed a tutor? She was almost as good as he was.
"May I ask why you wanted a tutor? I mean you did everything I asked perfectly!" "Are you kidding? I was terrible! And my owls are only 9 months away! I need to start studying!"
Studying? What was this girl on? We haven't even learnt anything yet! James thought. "How did you do in your owls?" she asked him. "Lily isn't it?" James said. "How did you know?" she replied
"Well, I am actually in your year, therefore I haven't taken my owls yet!" James was a bit taken a back. Nobody had ever not known who he was. He was James Potter leader of the four most notorious boys Hogwarts had ever seen. Smart as the teachers without even trying, funny, good looking. His dad was a famous quidditch star and he was a very good chaser for the Griffindor house team. How could she not know who he was? For heavens sake he was JAMES POTTER! In actual fact it bothered him that she didn't know. (Ya think?!?)
"Ow" she replied. "Sorry I have never been too good at remembering peoples names or faces." "That's ok." He said yet he couldn't help but feel a little resentment. "James Potter." He said holding out his hand, she shook it and replied,
"Lily Evans" "Well I suppose that's all for today. I'll see you again. Thursday? Same time?" "Sounds good," she said gathering her books. "Thank you for helping me out, I understand you probably have better things to do than help me." She gave a small smile then left James, feeling guilty about being upset over her not knowing who he was.
After all he only knew who she was because Mcgonnagal had told him.
The next day the great hall was packed (Mainly with anxious first years!) and the heads of house were all beside themselves trying to organise everyone and get the timetables out.
"WHAT!" Sirius yelled looking at his, "If they had to put us with the Slytheryn's they could have at least not made it be in the first lesson of the first day!" "You're joking? They wouldn't!?!" was James' only response before slamming his head on the table, narrowly missing his plate.
They ate up and set off to their lesson, early for once. Down in the potions class it was cold and eerie, James didn't like it much. The dopey old professor stumbled through the door and started teaching them about a new potion.
"The Quasi potion, is used in many magical hair salons. It is a semi permanent hair colour which not only changes the colour of the hair but also acts as a treatment giving the hair extra strength and shine. To apply it you simply massage it into the hair and leave for 2 minutes, you then wash it out."
The professor droned on explaining the ingredients and reversal techniques of the potion. James wasn't paying much attention, he was trying to think up a new way to prank Snape.
Meanwhile Snape had a trick up his own sleeves. Once everyone was busy mixing up their potions, nobody noticed Snape sneaking up behind James and Sirius. Nobody noticed the evil, sadistic smile forming on his thin lips. Nobody noticed Snape when he dropped a few extra ingredients into their cauldron.
And nobody noticed Snape slip back into his seat. But nobody could fail to notice when James and Sirius' cauldron bubbled over in a bright red colour spurting snakes in every which way. The whole class jumped up on top of their desks, the Slytheryn's laughing at the Griffindor's faces.
"Now, now class settle down! Mr Potter, Mr Black ten points from Griffindor and detention! Now help me clean this up!" the professor barked. "But sir! We didn't do anything!" the boys protested.
"Now!" They gave up and began to clean up the mess, which had been made.
"I can't believe that stupid teacher accused you 2 of doing that! Do you have any idea who did it?" Peter was saying as they walked down to lunch. "Give you one guess, who's top of my list!" "Snape!" They all said in unison.
"we'll get him back though!" "of course! What have we got after lunch?" "Transfiguration."
Lunch passed uneventful and soon the boys found themselves sitting in their usual seats in Professor Mcgonnagal's room. Unfortunately Mcgonnagal remembered that she usually separated the marauders and they found themselves scattered around the classroom. Mcgonnagal noticed how well James, Sirius and even Peter seemed to have improved in their transfiguration. James and Sirius had always been good at the subject and now they seemed to have perfected their ways and managed to transfigure their desks into zebra's without even batting an eyelid. After the lesson she called the 2 boys to stay behind.
"Great what have we done now!" Sirius muttered in an undertone to James. "Nothing yet Mr Black. But I wouldn't be too happy about that, as I'm sure you're likely to do something soon! Any way I wanted to speak to you as you seem to have suddenly become VERY good at this subject." Oh great James thought she'd better not be talking about what I think she is! "No need to look so worried Mr Potter, I simply wondered if one of you would tutor a student for me?"
"James can!" Sirius said quickly. "Mr Potter?" "Uh sure. Thanks Sirius!" "Good she is also in her fifth year and in Ravenclaw. You will meet her in the library tonight at 7o'clock. Have a nice day."
Once again, THANKS SIRIUS!" James said clipping Sirius round the ear as they left.
"What?" Sirius stuttered. "Me tutor someone?" "What your smart! Don't worry buddy you can do it!" "Oh yes and as if I don't have enough to do, what with quidditch practice and prefect stuff along side my homework!" Sirius started sniggering. "Homework? Anyway I may have just done you a huge favour! You might decide you love teaching and will live happily ever after, teaching snot nosed brats and handing out detentions to boys like us!" James sniggered at this.
"Or the girl your teaching may turn out to be the love of your life, who grow old and have children with!" They both cracked up! Let's just say smart and silent, in other words "Ravenclaw" wasn't usually James' type.
That night at 7o'clock James turned up at the library, he looked around and saw a beautiful girl sitting on her own reading. He walked over, she didn't look up. "Excuse me? Are you the girl I'm supposed to be tutoring in transfiguration?" She looked up confusion written over her face.
"No sorry. I don't think so?" Someone tapped James on the shoulder; he took one last glance at the girl he had disturbed. She smiled, flicked her hair behind her and went back to studying. James turned around, a girl with dark red hair smiled timidly "Are you looking for a student?"
"Yes I certainly am. And I'm guessing that it may be you?" "Uh huh." She went back to where she had been sitting, behind a big pile of books, hiding her from view. James looked her up and down. She had a petite figure and was quite short (she came up to his chin.) She was quite pretty in a plain way. The only feature apart from her hair, which stood out was her eyes they were a strong emerald green, they seemed to go on right into her soul.
"So where shall we start?" he asked. "How about the basics?" She replied. "Ok" he said "Can you please turn this pin into a needle." He said handing her a pin. She did it o problem.
"Ok. Excellent. Shall we try something harder? How about this cup into a mouse." Again she did it, no difficulties.
They went through a pile of objects, from turning books into bicorn's to tables into small trees. This girl had no difficulties what so ever. James wondered why she needed a tutor? She was almost as good as he was.
"May I ask why you wanted a tutor? I mean you did everything I asked perfectly!" "Are you kidding? I was terrible! And my owls are only 9 months away! I need to start studying!"
Studying? What was this girl on? We haven't even learnt anything yet! James thought. "How did you do in your owls?" she asked him. "Lily isn't it?" James said. "How did you know?" she replied
"Well, I am actually in your year, therefore I haven't taken my owls yet!" James was a bit taken a back. Nobody had ever not known who he was. He was James Potter leader of the four most notorious boys Hogwarts had ever seen. Smart as the teachers without even trying, funny, good looking. His dad was a famous quidditch star and he was a very good chaser for the Griffindor house team. How could she not know who he was? For heavens sake he was JAMES POTTER! In actual fact it bothered him that she didn't know. (Ya think?!?)
"Ow" she replied. "Sorry I have never been too good at remembering peoples names or faces." "That's ok." He said yet he couldn't help but feel a little resentment. "James Potter." He said holding out his hand, she shook it and replied,
"Lily Evans" "Well I suppose that's all for today. I'll see you again. Thursday? Same time?" "Sounds good," she said gathering her books. "Thank you for helping me out, I understand you probably have better things to do than help me." She gave a small smile then left James, feeling guilty about being upset over her not knowing who he was.
After all he only knew who she was because Mcgonnagal had told him.