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Chapter 2: The Transfiguration Lesson

James woke up late the next morning. But he woke up to:

"WAKEY, WAKEY PRONGS..!" then a wet feeling was in his ear. Sirius had given him what he liked to call, "The Padfoot Morning Special for Anyone in Need of Waking..!" James jumped right up slamming his head against his four-poster.

"EWWW—!" James shouted smacking Sirius' hand out of his ear and wiping it dry with his long pajama sleeve, "GROSS—!"

Sirius laughed hysterically on the floor. He was already dressed in his school robes and matched the Boys' Dormitory in its blacks, reds and golds. Remus rolled his eyes smiling at James and Peter was wiping the tears from his eyes due to laughter.

"Oh, ha, ha, ha," James grunted getting out of bed grumpily, "Laugh it up guys."

"We will," Remus said grinning, "Make sure to laugh extra long and hard."

James rolled his eyes and yawned. Why did he feel so groggy..? Oh, yes that's right . . . he had been thinking of Lily. Not just how he wanted to date her. But how she felt. Something odd to think of when one was going to bed.

"You look tired," Peter commented putting on his socks.

"Yea, dreaming of Lily hard work..?" Sirius laughed.

James normally would have said something back to them, but the fact was . . . Sirius was right. He was thinking of Lily. But they weren't ordinary thoughts either.

"You alright..?" Remus asked.

James remained quite. He felt parched all of a sudden. Extremely thirsty. He got up groggily and in a dazed walk went over to the pitcher to pour a glass of water.

"Earth to Jamesie..!" Sirius barked.

Sirius got up and ran over to James. Waving a hand in front of his zombie-looking friend. James raised an eyebrow, "Hmm..?"

"Are you okay..?" Peter asked in the background.

James wasn't listening though. He thoughts on Lily and how she felt. He always felt like he was going to melt around her . . . how did she feel around him..? Did she not like him because of something he did..? Maybe an unknown reason..? Maybe getting to know Lily would help his chances with her.

"JAMES—!" Sirius shouted in his ear.

Yea, talking to her might help. She might not hate him anymore. She might even talk to him back nicely. Maybe they could be friends..? Maybe they'd be more than friends..? Maybe they'd run off and get married and— well now he was getting carried away.

Remus cleared his throat, "JJJAAAMMMEEESSS—!!!" he shouted on the top of his lungs.

"OY—!" Kingsley Shacklebolt complained waking up, "Keep it down Lupin. Who wants to be woken up like that on a Monday morning . . . uhhh . . ."

"Yea you guys . . ." Frank Longbottom complained, "Let us sleep a few more minutes."

"Sorry . . ." Remus said for shouting so loud, "I was trying to wake up James."

Kingsley moaned and waved his hand off before disappearing under the covers sleepily. Frank however got up and yawned getting dressed then proceeded to wake up a very grouchy Kingsley. Remus turned back to James. His hazel eyes looking dim.

"James, I don't know what's going on in your head, but get dressed. We have class soon."

"Come on Lily," Marie whined as she gather up her books, "We gotta go . . . NOW—!!!"

Lily rolled over and let out a loud groan from her four-poster bed, which still had the curtains covering her from view.

"Are you sick..?" Sarah asked as she opened the red and gold curtains to the bed, "You don't look so good."

"No . . . I'm fine . . ." Lily lied. The truth was she felt horrible. She felt like someone had hit her over the head with a brick . . . but why..? Oh yes, she was feeling miserable last night after James Potter had yet again try and go out with her. She was thinking about him . . . she couldn't remember what exactly. She had a rough sleep.

"Are you feeling okay..?" Marie asked nervously.

"Yea . . . just tired . . ." Lily replied, "I'm fine."

And with that, she got out of bed feeling rather weak, but told herself she needed to get to class. So mustering all her energy she had she got dressed and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast, but the continual thoughts of James were in her head.

"Yum—!" Sirius shouted as they entered the bustling crowds in the magnificent Great Hall for breakfast and mail, "Pancakes..! I love Hogwarts pancakes..!"

"We know," Remus commented reaching the Gryffindor table and sitting across from Sirius, Peter to Remus' left, "We hear you say this every morning."

"Do not," Sirius shot back. But the truth was, he did say it every morning.

James owl, Hershey, had swooped down in front of him. Various letters dropped and a copy of the Daily Prophet as usual. James handed his paper to Remus, who always read it in the morning as part of his routine.

"Anything good..?" Peter asked helping himself to some sausages he had wrestled away from a growling Sirius.

Remus skimmed the headlines as James poured his pumpkin juice before Sirius knocked it over on the table again as he did every morning. This was part of Sirius' morning routine.

"Not really . . ." Remus stated flipping the pages of the paper and blowing on his hot coco, "Just the usual about this new Dark Lord . . . Voldemort."

Peter dropped his goblet, "Don't say that name..!"

Sirius grinned, "Voldemort..! Voldemort..! VOLDEMORT..!"

"STOP IT—!!!" Peter begged.

"Guys . . ." James moaned, "Shut up . . ."

"What's with you..?" Peter asked, "Grumpy..?"

"Awww . . ." Sirius chimed in with Peter, "Wittle Jamesie Wamesie is cranky wranky . . ." Sirius and Peter laughed. Remus however ignored those two as they had a battle over the last strawberry.

Remus turned to James, "Are you alright..?"

"Not really . . ." James admitted as he leaned over the table to have a private conversation with Remus. He normally told Sirius everything, seeing as they had the closest relationship, but James knew Sirius wouldn't take him seriously about his small problem, "I've been thinking about what you said . . . said about Lily."

"Dwelling on it still..?" Remus asked quizzical.

"Well . . . normally I just walk on up there and always get her steamed . . . you said I hurt her feelings . . . sometimes . . ." James continued, "I was just thinking about her feelings last night . . . maybe she'd like me if I wasn't such a jerk to her . . ."

"Perhaps . . ." Remus said sipping his hot coco as Sirius hexed Peter for the strawberry, "You must really like her if you're dwelling on something I said."

"Moony . . ." James grinned, "You're wiser than you know."

"It's not wisdom my dear Prongs . . ." Remus told him, smiling, "It's just the simple advice of a Marauder. You, or Padfoot, or Wormtail would have done the same for me."

James laughed spit of himself, "Not so sure about Padfoot or Wormtail . . ." he chuckled as Sirius munched the strawberry he had gotten from Peter viciously showing it to him in his mouth, "And I can be quite the little . . . oh how did Lily put it..? Ahhh, yes. Quite the little, 'Cocky, big-headed, sick Quidditch freak..!' If you know what I mean . . ."

"Yes well . . ." Remus smiled at him, "I won't say it's not true sometimes."

James grinned. He tuned to his right to glance at Sirius who was swallowing the juicy strawberry, "Not going to share..?" James asked.

"Hmmm..?" Sirius said, mouthful and all.

James flipped his wand simply and the jinx caused Sirius' head to turn into a strawberry. Sirius laughed then tackled James off the table. Peter was still complaining about his lost strawberry, and Remus re-opened his paper and began to talk to Frank Longbottom about the up coming Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

"Potter's so stupid," Lily snorted as she gently cut her pancakes, watching James and Sirius wrestle on the ground (Sirius' head was no longer a strawberry).

"Well," Marie Cook said with a mouthful of sausages and pancakes, "For someone who hates James Potter . . . he's on your mind quite a lot."

"It bothers me how he thinks I have NO feelings..!" Lily explained for the hundredth time to Marie and Sarah that morning.

"Tell him that," Marie said simply, swallowing.

"He has NO idea how I feel..!" Lily said impatiently, "He'd only laugh."

"Not if he really likes you," Sarah reminded her, "I find that if boys really like you, they'll do anything for you."

"He doesn't really like me," Lily snapped coldly, "He really likes to annoy me though . . ."

"It all comes down to talking and feelings Lily," Marie reminded her, "Come on . . . what's the worse you could lose by having a non-shouting-conversation with James..? You're streak of not starting conversations with the git..?"

Lily tutted in frustration.

"Don't you 'tut' me, Lily Jennifer Evans," Marie said coolly with a friendly smile.

Lily smiled, "I guess I'm being silly in all this. But for once . . . I wish he knew how it felt to be me for a day."

Sarah shrugged. Marie smiled sipping on her pumpkin juice, "Yea, I can see it now. Dress James up as a girl..!"

"Now then," Professor McGonagall said very sternly. She was giving the class a lecture about behavior (mostly due to Sirius and James' latest prank in her classroom), "I will not tolerate such foolishness. From any of you," her eyes narrowed on James and Sirius, "That goes for you too, Mr. Black and Mr. Potter. Are we all clear."

Sirius, who was leaning on the back two legs of his chair grinned. James grinned too, and together they both chimed, "Crystal."

Lily rolled her eyes. Marie laughed.

The Transfiguration witch nodded. Her tight bun was almost moving with her head as she moved. She kept her face at a stern point. Her green robes trailed behind her as she walked over the board. Using her wand, she tapped the bored and writing appeared. In her neat and tidy writing appeared the lesson for today:

Transfiguration: The Performance in Advanced Transfiguration Spells 6th Years

What They Are

How They're Done

When To Use Them

What To Look For When In Use

Effects

Ministry Issues

Unknown Facts

Practical Lesson

"Please Copy the information down," McGonagall said sharply sitting at her desk that watched the whole room. Her glasses stopping short of her nose revealing her eyes that were glancing across the room as she wrote on a clipboard looking up ever so often.

"I wonder what she's doing..?" Peter asked.

Remus who was almost done copying the notes in his tiny neat writing looked up, "Dividing us into pairs I reckon. I think she's tired of Padfoot and Prongs disrupting her lessons."

"We're not disruptive . . ." Sirius retorted.

"Yea," James said agreeing, "We do our work."

"We just take it to a new level," they said together, both grinning.

Remus smiled shaking his head, "New level eh..?"

"You take it to something . . ." Peter said pulling out his notebook finally beginning to copy the notes, "But I'm not sure if McGonagall calls it a new level . . ."

"Well she should learn to look on the bright side of our pranks," Sirius smirked.

"Oh I have to hear this," Remus said placing down his quill looking at Sirius and James, "Let's hear it then."

James cleared his throat, "If we didn't pull all these pranks . . . all those nice pink Hogwarts detention forms would go to waste you see—"

Sirius joined in, "—and we hate when we see things go to waste—"

"—drives us nuts—"

"—horrible we tell you—"

"—so by earning detention—"

"—we keep things from going to waste—"

"—and help the teachers—"

"—keep their punishing skills in tip top shape—"

"—because you know there will be more troublesome students—"

"—and we don't want the teachers to be rusty—"

"—so you see, the logic behind our madness is—"

"—quite logical—"

And together they said, "If we do say so ourselves."

Remus simply stared. Peter stopped copying his notes and looked quite puzzled. James and Sirius grinned at their audience.

"Well that was really stupid," Lily said from behind James.

James' hand went right for his hair, messing it up, "Ahhh, Evans. My you look—"

"Save it Potter."

"What..? I was just going to compliment you on your—"

"You honestly are a brainless fool," Lily snapped coldly.

James grinned, "I see we're thinking of new names for me. You know Evans it hurts me . . ." James placed his hand over his heart, "It hurt me right here," James pointed to his heart, "It really hurts my feelings . . ." James pretended to sob on Sirius' should. Sirius laughed shaking his head.

"Feelings..?!" Lily laughed, "Didn't think you had any. The way you behave."

James gritted his teeth, "I do so..!"

"If you had feelings you wouldn't do what you do..!" Lily cursed at him, "Hexing people in the hallways because you think it's cool. Getting detentions with your friends because you like to show off..! Pretending the school has special rules just for you..! You make me SICK—!"

"Oh is that how you feel about me..?!" James shouted back.

"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL—!!!" Lily cried back.

"AND YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL—?!" James shouted at her.

James stood up in his chair. Lily stood up in hers. No one was sure which one showed more hatred. James who was always fond of Lily looked murderously at her. Lily who had always loathed James now looked back hauntingly and angry. James raised his wand. Lily raised her wand. They looked like they were going to duel almost.

"HONESTY—!" shouted Professor McGonagall, "NEVER IN MY— I EXPECTED BETTER— FROM BOTH OF YOU—!!! DETENTION—!!!" Lily looked like she was goin to beg her forgiveness but McGonagall cut her off, "YES BOTH OF YOU—!!!"

Lily thumped herself down in her chair angrily. James gritted his teeth and slammed himself into his own chair.

Stupid Potter . . . Lily told herself, Hope he keels over right here and now . . . stupid git . . .

Dumb Lily, James told himself, Feelings this . . . feelings that . . . like that witch has a heart to even know what feelings are . . .

And as Professor McGonagall wrote the detention slips for James and Lily a small smile appeared on her face as she wrote them.

Author's Note: So what did you think..? I still needed to build up the main conflict . . . next chapter . . . that should be interesting. Thanks for reading. Please review if you can. Love to hear what you think. Suggestions, comments ect, are welcome. : )