Sorry this chapter rook a while, but yesterday, my favourite guinea pig died.
I'm a little depressed at the moment, so chapter 23 might not be out for a while...
*Author starts sobbing and runs away from her laptop*
(A/N this was added just before I put this on, so that's why there are smiley faces throughout the story)
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Thanks to all my reviewers!
Duckie: Sorry I confused you! 1) Sirius only just walked into the hall when Amos was beating her up, so he ran to her aid once he got there. 2) Amos was cornering Becka, and from the angle her friends were at, all they could see was Amos' back. Sirius got a side view, and saw her getting beaten! =P
La-la pro: Actually, I value a reviewer that gives positive reinforcement, and also one that isn't possibly a bitch from my class... so beat that! No, you CAN'T beat that!
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Last Chapter Ending: 'We have the D.A.D.A written exam today!' Lily cried as she got up.
'Crap! I've got to study!!!' Becka quickly threw on some clothes, and raced downstairs to her notes.
'5 more minutes...' Frances rolled over, and fell asleep.
'10 more minutes...' Christina conked out.
'Fine! Have it your way!' Lily followed Becka down, and started to study with her.
'I hope I don't fail...'
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Chapter 22: OWLs
The Defence Against the Dark Arts exam drew nearer, and soon all the 5th years were in chaos.
'Ok... the 5 signs of a werewolf from a normal wolf are... snout shape, puffed tail, dilated pupils...' Becka counted them off on her fingers.
'The kappa is a Japanese water demon that inhabits shallow ponds and rivers...' Frances recited.
'Nifflers are a British beasts that are black, fluffy, long snouted burrowing creatures...' Lily mumbled.
'Phoenix's are swan sized birds with red plumage that burst into flame when is time for them to die, and are reborn from the ashes...' Christina delivered.
'Crap! It's 10:15! The exam is in 15 minutes!!! We've gotta get down there!!' Becka exclaimed.
'ARGH!' Lily exclaimed, and soon the four girls bolted down to the hall, but not before each grabbing something for the wait. Becka grabbed a sugar quill, Lily grabbed a bag of levitating sherbet balls, Christina took a bag of honeydukes toffees, and Frances got a creamosa lollypop, Honeydukes special.
Soon, the exam was underway, and the girls had no problems... after all... they had been studying since the end of the previous year!
As soon as she was finished and had checked over her exam, Becka looked up and around the hall. She saw Sirius leaning back on his chair, giving James thumbs up, and Bhagya was eyeing him hopefully. Becka rolled her eyes, and saw Lily looking at her.
Becka grinned at Lily, who pointed at Sirius and James, rolling her eyes. Becka then looked over at Frances, who turned and smiled. Becka pointed at Bhagya and mouthed she's crazy! To which, Frances nodded.
'Quills down!' Professor Flitwick announced, as he summoned the scrolls of parchment, and the girls got up.
'Bhagya Pearl is Nuts! (A/N No Bags... NOT cool!!!) Crooning over Black like that!' Frances exclaimed.
'Exactly!' Godric's Angels went and sat by the lake to study for the Transfiguration exam... but not before taking off their shoes and socks, cooling their feet in the lake.
'How about we wait, and relax a bit?' Christina suggested.
'Yeah... there's no need to study so soon!' Frances agreed.
Lily looked up from her book to see James playing with a snitch he nicked... Becka hadn't noticed... (A/N After all, she's the Gryffindor seeker...)
Sirius looking bored, and Remus reading.
'You're right...' Lily put her book away, and grinned at her friends.
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James put his hand in his pocket and took out a struggling Golden Snitch.
'Where'd you get that?'
'Nicked it...' James said casually. He started playing with the snitch, allowing it to fly as much as a foot away, before seizing it again; his reflexes were excellent. Peter (git! Freak! Bugly loser!!!) Watched him in awe.
They stopped in the shade of a beech tree by the lake, and threw themselves on the grass.
Remus took out a book and was reading. Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather haughty and bored, but very handsomely so.
James was still playing with the snitch, letting it zoom further and further away, almost escaping, but he always grabbed it at the last second. Peter was watching him with his mouth open.
Every-time James made a particularly difficult catch; Peter gasped and applauded. James kept looking over at the girls on the lake's edge.
'Put that away, will you,' Sirius said finally, as James made a fine catch, and Peter cheered, 'Before Wormtail wets himself with excitement.'
Peter turned pink, and James grinned.
'If it bothers you...' stuffing the snitch back into his pocket.
'I'm bored... Wish it was the full moon...' Sirius mumbled.
'You might...' Remus said darkly, 'we've still got Transfiguration, if you're bored you can test me... Here...' Remus held out his book.
But Sirius snorted. 'I don't need to look at that rubbish! I know it all.'
'This'll liven you up Padfoot... look who it is...' James said quietly.
Sirius' head turned. He became very still like a predator that had seen its prey.
'Excellent...' he said softly, 'Snivellus...'
James and Sirius got up, and intercepted Snape.
'All right Snivellus?' James said loudly.
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Lily got ready to stand up and curse James... but Frances and Becka held her down.
'No!' Frances hissed, 'Let's just see what happens...'
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Snape dropped his bag, plunging his hand inside his robes, and his wand was halfway into the air when James shouted, 'Expelliarmus!'
Snape's wand flew 12 feet into the air and fell with a little thud in the grass behind him. Sirius let out a bark of laughter.
'Impedimenta!' he said, pointing his wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet, halfway through a dive towards his own, fallen, wand.
Students all around turned to watch. Some looked apprehensive, others, entertained. Godric's Angels were struggling to hold Lily down before she did something she'd later regret.
Snape lay panting on the ground. James and Sirius advanced on him, James glancing over his shoulder at the girls by the water's edge.
Remus sighed and tried to concentrate on his book.
'How'd the exam go, Snivelly?' said James.
'I was watching him. His nose was touching the parchment,' Sirius said viciously, 'There'll be great grease marks all over it, they won't be able to read a word.'
Several people watching laughed whilst Snape tried to get up, but the jinx was still operating on him; he was struggling, as though bound by invisible ropes.
'You-wait,' he panted, staring up at James with an expression of purest loathing, 'you-wait!'
'Wait for what?' Sirius said coolly. 'What are you going to do, Snivelly, Wipe your nose on us?'
Snape let out a stream of mixed swear words and hexes, but with his wand being 10 feet away, nothing happened.
'Wash out your mouth,' James said coolly, 'Scourgify!' Pink soap bubbles streamed from Snape's mouth at once; the froth covering his lips, making him gag, choking him-
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'I'm just gonna yell at him! Promise!' Lily exclaimed, fighting her friends off.
'Ok... but any sign of an unforgivable and we're stunning you... got it?' Frances and Becka stared down their noses at her.
'Ok! Now just let me go!'
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'Leave him ALONE!' James and Sirius looked around. James' free hand jumped to his hair.
"All right, Evans?" said James, his tone of voice changing. It was suddenly deeper, sweeter, more... mature.
"Leave him alone," Lily repeated, looking at James with great dislike. "What's he done to you?"
"Well," said James, "it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean…"
Many of the people surrounding them laughed, Sirius and Peter included, but Remus and Lily didn't.
"You think you're funny," she said coldly. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."
"I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on... Go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again." Behind him, the impediment Jinx was wearing off. Snape was beginning to inch towards his fallen wand, spitting out soapsuds as he went.
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid."
"Bad luck prongs..." Sirius said briskly, and turned back to snape. "OI!"
But it was too late; Snape has directed his wand straight at James; there was a flash of light, and a gash appeared on James' cheek, splattering his robes with blood. James whirled about: a second flash of light later, snape was hanging upside down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs, and a pair of greying underpants.
Lily, whose furious expression had twitched for an instant as though she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"
"Certainly," said James, and he jerked his wand upward. Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground. Disentangling himself from his robes, he got up quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius was too fast.
"Petrificus Totalus!" and Snape keeled over again, rigid as a board.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted. She had her own wand out, and James and Sirius eyed it warily.
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you," said James earnestly.
"Take the curse off him, then!" James sighed deeply, then turned to snape, and muttered the counter curse.
"There you go," he said, as Snape struggled to his feet once more, "you're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus – "
"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!"
Lily blinked. "Fine," she said coolly. "I won't bother in the future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus."
"Apologize to Evans!" roared James.
"I don't want you to make him apologize," Lily shouted, rounding to James. "You're just as bad as he is…"
"What?" yelped James. "I'd NEVER call you a—you-know-what!"
"Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can—I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK."
She turned on her heel and hurried away.
"Evans!" James shouted after her, "Hey, EVANS!"
But Lily didn't look back.
"What's it with her?"
"Reading between the lines, I'd say she thinks you're a bit conceited, mate," said Sirius.
"Right," said James, looking furious now, "right—" Another flash of light later, Snape was upside down again.
"Now... who want's to see me take off old Snivelly's pants?"
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Frances and Becka grinned evilly as Lily stormed back.
'You wanna?' Frances smirked.
'Just try and stop me...' Becka whipped out her wand, and with a small 'pop', Sirius Black had turned into and oversized canary.
Frances and Lily giggled, whilst Frances whipped out her own wand.
'Let me try!' and where James had stood, was now a giant flobberworm. Frances and Lily's giggles turned into hysterical laughter, with Becka joining in.
Christina looked up to see her friends rolling over the grass, laughing like mad.
'Who cast the cheering charm?'
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Snape straightened himself out. He looked over to see Becka Stockaz, Frances Liu and the mudblood rolling over the grass laughing.
Yes... he and Lucius were right to like Liu and Stockaz... the purebloods...
(A/N from 1c3_Qu3en, and Slytherin's_Dark_Angel: EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW!!! SNAPE LIKES US?! ARGH!!!!)
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As the end of term approached, no-one was happier that the 5th and 7th years, because as the as the school year drew to a close, so did their wizarding standardised tests.
Whenever they got a spare minute, the Gryffindor Quidditch team practiced for their final match against Slytherin for the Quidditch cup.
(Yeah... I know... Really late...) Jamie Wood was working them harder than ever before because 'McGonagall had grown accustomed to the cup on her shelf'.
'Sure she has...' Becka mumbled to Frances, 'I bet she just likes to rub it in to Impious (potions master... don't worry if you didn't remember... took me 3 days to find out this is what I called him!) that we have it and he doesn't!'
'Lol...' Frances grinned, 'Too true!'
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After the final quidditch match, The Gryffindor team trudged happily to the change rooms, Becka holding the cup for the 4th time.
Once they were changed, The team walked upstairs to the common room, in which a party had erupted.
'Ooh yeah! Fire whiskey!' Frances grabbed a bottle, and immediately poured herself a large, tall glass.
Frances drained it quickly, and got herself another.
Within 20 minutes, Frances was drunk. (A/N Happy 1c3_Qu3en?)
Becka got her a few cups of Strong coffee, and Frances was slightly more sobered.
'Song! Song!' one of the 7th years exclaimed, and Godric's Angels grinned.
'We'll get changed, and give you guys a performance!' Christina and Lily cried, dragging their two friends upstairs.
The four girls came back down quickly, in Black midrifts, with leather mini's, stiletto boots, and their hair out.
Christina got up on the stage, and started the song.
'Where's my soul sisters? Let me hear ya'll flow sisters'
'Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister...'
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Soon, the last day of School came, and everyone was packing up, and preparing to leave.
'Ok... so we'll stay at Lily's for half of the holidays, then you guys are coming to my house... ok?' Frances smiled as they boarded the train.
'Cool... now let's grab a carriage...' Becka lead the way, and they eventually found a place.
'It's hard to believe that 5th year is over already!' Christina exclaimed.
'Yeah... and what's even weirder is that soon we'll be seventh years... out on our way into the world...' Lily shivered.
'Life without the marauders... sounds like heaven...' Becka pondered.
'Does not!' Sirius, James, Remus and 'it' (Peter) slid open the carriage door.
'Mind if we sit here?' Remus asked Frances.
'Nope!'
The marauders sat down... and awkward silence ensued... until a tall 6th year with a fro slid open the door.
'Hi Guy!' Becka smiled.
'Hey... I just wanted to tell you to have a great holiday, and I'll see you next year!' Guy kissed Becka on the cheek, and slid the door closed as he left. Sirius stared at Becka from where he sat, jealousy boiling up inside him.
'What?' Becka asked, noticing Sirius staring.
'Nothing...' He looked away, and inside, he cried.
(A/N Aw... poor Sirius!!!)
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Godric's Angels left platform 9 3/4 together, talking and laughing.
'Bye guys! See you in a week!' Becka exclaimed, walking over to her parents.
'Yeah! See you guys at Lily's!' Christina and Frances walked over to their respective parents.
Frances and Becka's Parents were having a conversation, when the two girls wheeled their trolleys over.
'Oh, you're here! How was school?' Becka's mum asked.
'Good...' Becka hugged her parents, and Frances hugged hers.
'Alright, now we can all go!' The Stockaz and the Liu's got into the huge limo's waiting, and drove off to their homes. (A/N the two girls are neighbours... so every year they come together and leave together...'
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Lily ran over and hugged her parents.
'Lily! How are you?' Lily's mother asked.
'I'm good...'
'So... when are you friends coming over?' Lily's father asked.
'Next week! Thank you for letting them!'
'That's ok Lily, now... we must be getting home... Petunia might be worried...'
Lily snorted. The day her Sister worried about anything but herself or her ugly boyfriend, Vernon, is the day Hell freezes over...
Lily hopped into her parents car, and she looked out the window as they drove. She could see Sirius getting into one of the Limousines waiting, with James, and she saw Becka and Frances get into the other one with their parents.
Lily sighed, and put her head back.
Soon she was going to be a 6th year... with more challenges than she'd ever faced before...
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Yes!!! 5th year is over! I'm a 1/4 of the way through this story!!!
Yeah!!!
Ok...
Review now!
Slytherin's Dark Angel
This chapter is dedicated to my poor guinea pig Padme. I'm glad you're over your suffering and pain, but I miss you dearly... sweet, loving pig. I love you and miss you!
I'm a little depressed at the moment, so chapter 23 might not be out for a while...
*Author starts sobbing and runs away from her laptop*
(A/N this was added just before I put this on, so that's why there are smiley faces throughout the story)
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Thanks to all my reviewers!
Duckie: Sorry I confused you! 1) Sirius only just walked into the hall when Amos was beating her up, so he ran to her aid once he got there. 2) Amos was cornering Becka, and from the angle her friends were at, all they could see was Amos' back. Sirius got a side view, and saw her getting beaten! =P
La-la pro: Actually, I value a reviewer that gives positive reinforcement, and also one that isn't possibly a bitch from my class... so beat that! No, you CAN'T beat that!
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Last Chapter Ending: 'We have the D.A.D.A written exam today!' Lily cried as she got up.
'Crap! I've got to study!!!' Becka quickly threw on some clothes, and raced downstairs to her notes.
'5 more minutes...' Frances rolled over, and fell asleep.
'10 more minutes...' Christina conked out.
'Fine! Have it your way!' Lily followed Becka down, and started to study with her.
'I hope I don't fail...'
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Chapter 22: OWLs
The Defence Against the Dark Arts exam drew nearer, and soon all the 5th years were in chaos.
'Ok... the 5 signs of a werewolf from a normal wolf are... snout shape, puffed tail, dilated pupils...' Becka counted them off on her fingers.
'The kappa is a Japanese water demon that inhabits shallow ponds and rivers...' Frances recited.
'Nifflers are a British beasts that are black, fluffy, long snouted burrowing creatures...' Lily mumbled.
'Phoenix's are swan sized birds with red plumage that burst into flame when is time for them to die, and are reborn from the ashes...' Christina delivered.
'Crap! It's 10:15! The exam is in 15 minutes!!! We've gotta get down there!!' Becka exclaimed.
'ARGH!' Lily exclaimed, and soon the four girls bolted down to the hall, but not before each grabbing something for the wait. Becka grabbed a sugar quill, Lily grabbed a bag of levitating sherbet balls, Christina took a bag of honeydukes toffees, and Frances got a creamosa lollypop, Honeydukes special.
Soon, the exam was underway, and the girls had no problems... after all... they had been studying since the end of the previous year!
As soon as she was finished and had checked over her exam, Becka looked up and around the hall. She saw Sirius leaning back on his chair, giving James thumbs up, and Bhagya was eyeing him hopefully. Becka rolled her eyes, and saw Lily looking at her.
Becka grinned at Lily, who pointed at Sirius and James, rolling her eyes. Becka then looked over at Frances, who turned and smiled. Becka pointed at Bhagya and mouthed she's crazy! To which, Frances nodded.
'Quills down!' Professor Flitwick announced, as he summoned the scrolls of parchment, and the girls got up.
'Bhagya Pearl is Nuts! (A/N No Bags... NOT cool!!!) Crooning over Black like that!' Frances exclaimed.
'Exactly!' Godric's Angels went and sat by the lake to study for the Transfiguration exam... but not before taking off their shoes and socks, cooling their feet in the lake.
'How about we wait, and relax a bit?' Christina suggested.
'Yeah... there's no need to study so soon!' Frances agreed.
Lily looked up from her book to see James playing with a snitch he nicked... Becka hadn't noticed... (A/N After all, she's the Gryffindor seeker...)
Sirius looking bored, and Remus reading.
'You're right...' Lily put her book away, and grinned at her friends.
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James put his hand in his pocket and took out a struggling Golden Snitch.
'Where'd you get that?'
'Nicked it...' James said casually. He started playing with the snitch, allowing it to fly as much as a foot away, before seizing it again; his reflexes were excellent. Peter (git! Freak! Bugly loser!!!) Watched him in awe.
They stopped in the shade of a beech tree by the lake, and threw themselves on the grass.
Remus took out a book and was reading. Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather haughty and bored, but very handsomely so.
James was still playing with the snitch, letting it zoom further and further away, almost escaping, but he always grabbed it at the last second. Peter was watching him with his mouth open.
Every-time James made a particularly difficult catch; Peter gasped and applauded. James kept looking over at the girls on the lake's edge.
'Put that away, will you,' Sirius said finally, as James made a fine catch, and Peter cheered, 'Before Wormtail wets himself with excitement.'
Peter turned pink, and James grinned.
'If it bothers you...' stuffing the snitch back into his pocket.
'I'm bored... Wish it was the full moon...' Sirius mumbled.
'You might...' Remus said darkly, 'we've still got Transfiguration, if you're bored you can test me... Here...' Remus held out his book.
But Sirius snorted. 'I don't need to look at that rubbish! I know it all.'
'This'll liven you up Padfoot... look who it is...' James said quietly.
Sirius' head turned. He became very still like a predator that had seen its prey.
'Excellent...' he said softly, 'Snivellus...'
James and Sirius got up, and intercepted Snape.
'All right Snivellus?' James said loudly.
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Lily got ready to stand up and curse James... but Frances and Becka held her down.
'No!' Frances hissed, 'Let's just see what happens...'
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Snape dropped his bag, plunging his hand inside his robes, and his wand was halfway into the air when James shouted, 'Expelliarmus!'
Snape's wand flew 12 feet into the air and fell with a little thud in the grass behind him. Sirius let out a bark of laughter.
'Impedimenta!' he said, pointing his wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet, halfway through a dive towards his own, fallen, wand.
Students all around turned to watch. Some looked apprehensive, others, entertained. Godric's Angels were struggling to hold Lily down before she did something she'd later regret.
Snape lay panting on the ground. James and Sirius advanced on him, James glancing over his shoulder at the girls by the water's edge.
Remus sighed and tried to concentrate on his book.
'How'd the exam go, Snivelly?' said James.
'I was watching him. His nose was touching the parchment,' Sirius said viciously, 'There'll be great grease marks all over it, they won't be able to read a word.'
Several people watching laughed whilst Snape tried to get up, but the jinx was still operating on him; he was struggling, as though bound by invisible ropes.
'You-wait,' he panted, staring up at James with an expression of purest loathing, 'you-wait!'
'Wait for what?' Sirius said coolly. 'What are you going to do, Snivelly, Wipe your nose on us?'
Snape let out a stream of mixed swear words and hexes, but with his wand being 10 feet away, nothing happened.
'Wash out your mouth,' James said coolly, 'Scourgify!' Pink soap bubbles streamed from Snape's mouth at once; the froth covering his lips, making him gag, choking him-
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'I'm just gonna yell at him! Promise!' Lily exclaimed, fighting her friends off.
'Ok... but any sign of an unforgivable and we're stunning you... got it?' Frances and Becka stared down their noses at her.
'Ok! Now just let me go!'
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'Leave him ALONE!' James and Sirius looked around. James' free hand jumped to his hair.
"All right, Evans?" said James, his tone of voice changing. It was suddenly deeper, sweeter, more... mature.
"Leave him alone," Lily repeated, looking at James with great dislike. "What's he done to you?"
"Well," said James, "it's more the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean…"
Many of the people surrounding them laughed, Sirius and Peter included, but Remus and Lily didn't.
"You think you're funny," she said coldly. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone."
"I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly. "Go on... Go out with me and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again." Behind him, the impediment Jinx was wearing off. Snape was beginning to inch towards his fallen wand, spitting out soapsuds as he went.
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid."
"Bad luck prongs..." Sirius said briskly, and turned back to snape. "OI!"
But it was too late; Snape has directed his wand straight at James; there was a flash of light, and a gash appeared on James' cheek, splattering his robes with blood. James whirled about: a second flash of light later, snape was hanging upside down in the air, his robes falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs, and a pair of greying underpants.
Lily, whose furious expression had twitched for an instant as though she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"
"Certainly," said James, and he jerked his wand upward. Snape fell into a crumpled heap on the ground. Disentangling himself from his robes, he got up quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius was too fast.
"Petrificus Totalus!" and Snape keeled over again, rigid as a board.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Lily shouted. She had her own wand out, and James and Sirius eyed it warily.
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you," said James earnestly.
"Take the curse off him, then!" James sighed deeply, then turned to snape, and muttered the counter curse.
"There you go," he said, as Snape struggled to his feet once more, "you're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus – "
"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!"
Lily blinked. "Fine," she said coolly. "I won't bother in the future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus."
"Apologize to Evans!" roared James.
"I don't want you to make him apologize," Lily shouted, rounding to James. "You're just as bad as he is…"
"What?" yelped James. "I'd NEVER call you a—you-know-what!"
"Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can—I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK."
She turned on her heel and hurried away.
"Evans!" James shouted after her, "Hey, EVANS!"
But Lily didn't look back.
"What's it with her?"
"Reading between the lines, I'd say she thinks you're a bit conceited, mate," said Sirius.
"Right," said James, looking furious now, "right—" Another flash of light later, Snape was upside down again.
"Now... who want's to see me take off old Snivelly's pants?"
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Frances and Becka grinned evilly as Lily stormed back.
'You wanna?' Frances smirked.
'Just try and stop me...' Becka whipped out her wand, and with a small 'pop', Sirius Black had turned into and oversized canary.
Frances and Lily giggled, whilst Frances whipped out her own wand.
'Let me try!' and where James had stood, was now a giant flobberworm. Frances and Lily's giggles turned into hysterical laughter, with Becka joining in.
Christina looked up to see her friends rolling over the grass, laughing like mad.
'Who cast the cheering charm?'
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Snape straightened himself out. He looked over to see Becka Stockaz, Frances Liu and the mudblood rolling over the grass laughing.
Yes... he and Lucius were right to like Liu and Stockaz... the purebloods...
(A/N from 1c3_Qu3en, and Slytherin's_Dark_Angel: EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW! EW!!! SNAPE LIKES US?! ARGH!!!!)
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As the end of term approached, no-one was happier that the 5th and 7th years, because as the as the school year drew to a close, so did their wizarding standardised tests.
Whenever they got a spare minute, the Gryffindor Quidditch team practiced for their final match against Slytherin for the Quidditch cup.
(Yeah... I know... Really late...) Jamie Wood was working them harder than ever before because 'McGonagall had grown accustomed to the cup on her shelf'.
'Sure she has...' Becka mumbled to Frances, 'I bet she just likes to rub it in to Impious (potions master... don't worry if you didn't remember... took me 3 days to find out this is what I called him!) that we have it and he doesn't!'
'Lol...' Frances grinned, 'Too true!'
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After the final quidditch match, The Gryffindor team trudged happily to the change rooms, Becka holding the cup for the 4th time.
Once they were changed, The team walked upstairs to the common room, in which a party had erupted.
'Ooh yeah! Fire whiskey!' Frances grabbed a bottle, and immediately poured herself a large, tall glass.
Frances drained it quickly, and got herself another.
Within 20 minutes, Frances was drunk. (A/N Happy 1c3_Qu3en?)
Becka got her a few cups of Strong coffee, and Frances was slightly more sobered.
'Song! Song!' one of the 7th years exclaimed, and Godric's Angels grinned.
'We'll get changed, and give you guys a performance!' Christina and Lily cried, dragging their two friends upstairs.
The four girls came back down quickly, in Black midrifts, with leather mini's, stiletto boots, and their hair out.
Christina got up on the stage, and started the song.
'Where's my soul sisters? Let me hear ya'll flow sisters'
'Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, flow sister...'
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Soon, the last day of School came, and everyone was packing up, and preparing to leave.
'Ok... so we'll stay at Lily's for half of the holidays, then you guys are coming to my house... ok?' Frances smiled as they boarded the train.
'Cool... now let's grab a carriage...' Becka lead the way, and they eventually found a place.
'It's hard to believe that 5th year is over already!' Christina exclaimed.
'Yeah... and what's even weirder is that soon we'll be seventh years... out on our way into the world...' Lily shivered.
'Life without the marauders... sounds like heaven...' Becka pondered.
'Does not!' Sirius, James, Remus and 'it' (Peter) slid open the carriage door.
'Mind if we sit here?' Remus asked Frances.
'Nope!'
The marauders sat down... and awkward silence ensued... until a tall 6th year with a fro slid open the door.
'Hi Guy!' Becka smiled.
'Hey... I just wanted to tell you to have a great holiday, and I'll see you next year!' Guy kissed Becka on the cheek, and slid the door closed as he left. Sirius stared at Becka from where he sat, jealousy boiling up inside him.
'What?' Becka asked, noticing Sirius staring.
'Nothing...' He looked away, and inside, he cried.
(A/N Aw... poor Sirius!!!)
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Godric's Angels left platform 9 3/4 together, talking and laughing.
'Bye guys! See you in a week!' Becka exclaimed, walking over to her parents.
'Yeah! See you guys at Lily's!' Christina and Frances walked over to their respective parents.
Frances and Becka's Parents were having a conversation, when the two girls wheeled their trolleys over.
'Oh, you're here! How was school?' Becka's mum asked.
'Good...' Becka hugged her parents, and Frances hugged hers.
'Alright, now we can all go!' The Stockaz and the Liu's got into the huge limo's waiting, and drove off to their homes. (A/N the two girls are neighbours... so every year they come together and leave together...'
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Lily ran over and hugged her parents.
'Lily! How are you?' Lily's mother asked.
'I'm good...'
'So... when are you friends coming over?' Lily's father asked.
'Next week! Thank you for letting them!'
'That's ok Lily, now... we must be getting home... Petunia might be worried...'
Lily snorted. The day her Sister worried about anything but herself or her ugly boyfriend, Vernon, is the day Hell freezes over...
Lily hopped into her parents car, and she looked out the window as they drove. She could see Sirius getting into one of the Limousines waiting, with James, and she saw Becka and Frances get into the other one with their parents.
Lily sighed, and put her head back.
Soon she was going to be a 6th year... with more challenges than she'd ever faced before...
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Yes!!! 5th year is over! I'm a 1/4 of the way through this story!!!
Yeah!!!
Ok...
Review now!
Slytherin's Dark Angel
This chapter is dedicated to my poor guinea pig Padme. I'm glad you're over your suffering and pain, but I miss you dearly... sweet, loving pig. I love you and miss you!