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It was a beautiful autumn day. The air was crisp and clean, the sun was shining, and the flora and fauna surrounding Hogwarts Castle were in the midst of changing colour and texture. Even the owls that were perched alongside the castle wall were cooing in appreciation of the fine weather.So where was Remus Lupin on this extraordinary day?
Sitting in a Charms classroom, bored out of his mind.
Remus sighed as he took another long gaze out the window, diverting his attention from Professor Flitwick to the puffy white clouds that were moving with the breeze. He was usually an attentive and diligent student, but he somehow couldn't keep his mind focused on the lesson today. Especially when there were a million other things he could be doing than sitting in class. 'Yeah,' he thought to himself. 'Like going back to bed and sleeping.'
Remus turned his head back to the front of the classroom where Professor Flitwick was explaining the proper technique to cast a difficult levitating charm. He saw Lily listening intently, scribbling down notes as fast as the Professor was talking. 'At least someone here is working,' he mused, looking at James and Sirius from the corner of his eye. The two had parked themselves in the back of the classroom, and were whispering and pointing at Snape. 'That's definitely a bad sign'…Remus was sure the two were up to no good.
As class continued, Remus began thinking about Juliet. She was in her Advanced Muggles Studies class, so he wouldn't be able to see her until lunchtime. He frowned at the idea, but continued to daydream about the billowing blonde hair and piercing azure eyes of his pretty girlfriend. What snapped him out of his reverie was a deafening yell from Snape.
Looking over, Remus noticed about 16 birds pecking and poking at Snape, who in turn was yelling obscenities and shooing them away from his wand. He glanced over to James and Sirius, who were stifling their laughter as they continued to transfigure bits of paper into birds. Catching Remus' eye, Sirius shrugged his shoulders innocently and winked at Remus. Snape, now red-faced and angry, hollered to Professor Flitwick.
"Professor, give those stupid Gryffindors Potter and Black detention for this lame prank!"
Professor Flitwick sighed and looked thoughtfully at James and Sirius, who tried to put on their most angelic faces.
"Professor Flitwick! I am hurt that Snape believe we were the culprits of that ingenious prank. He should be ashamed of himself!" James implored, flashing his winning smile.
"Yeah," Sirius responded, with a twinkle in his eye. "What did we do?" He took a moment to grab a feather that was stuck in his hair and jammed it in his pocket. The two Marauders smiled.
Professor Flitwick shook his head and said, "As angelic as your faces may seem, I'm giving you both detention for harassing Mr. Snape. Please see me after class." He continued on with his lecture, after helping Severus Snape get rid of the birds.
Remus chuckled as he watched James and Sirius take out their notebooks. 'It's amazing, first day of class and they already have detentions…Hogwarts is certainly getting back to normal.'
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"You've got detention ALREADY?" Juliet asked, as she caught up with Remus, Sirius, and James in the hallway later in the day. "You guys have only gone to two classes!"
After giving her kiss on the cheek, Remus said, "Figures that James and Sirius would pull a stunt like that on Snape on the first day. They have gone three months of summer without a single detention, and probably got caught just to savor the familiar feeling of being on the Professor's bad side. I'm surprised they didn't pull anything before on the Slytherins in Potions. I mean, with the Ravenclaws and Gryffindors around." Juliet laughed.
"Oh good Lord…what do you have to do?" She turned to James and Sirius, who were starting to lag behind.
James shook his head. "Nothing too harsh, Flitwick let us off easy."
Sirius smiled and said, "The good 'ol Black charm, working its magic."
Juliet rolled her eyes. "Puh-leeze. The 'good 'ol Black charm' would get you guys expelled from Hogwarts in a second. Remember last year?" Sirius, James, and Remus chuckled, remembering last year's incident.
Early in their fifth year, Sirius insisted on conjuring up a love potion to woo the heart of the Hufflepuff Seeker, Vera Schiff. He even went as far as placing the potion in a glass of pumpkin punch during the 'Welcome Back' get-together. Unfortunately, Vera was pushed and the untouched glass of punch with the potion spilled back into the punch bowl, contaminating the entire thing. So everyone who drank the punch began flirting shamelessly with Sirius, except for the Marauders, Lily, and Juliet, whom Sirius had warned right after the incident. Even though the potion lasted for only an hour, Professor McGonagall drank about five cups and began to rub provocatively against Sirius. Once the potion wore off, she was completely mortified and gave Sirius three-month's worth of detentions and threatened expulsion for that "stupid and immature" debacle. Professor McGonagall learned never to drink from the students' punch bowls again.
Juliet laughed after she recounted that event. The friends had reached the Great Hall and she grabbed Remus' hand as they walked inside. James and Sirius lingered outside, not wanting to enter the Hall for lunch just yet.
"Hey James, did you know the full moon this month is in about two and a half weeks?" Sirius whispered, as they avoided the throngs of hungry students entering the Hall. Remus had told Sirius that information shortly before class started, just in case he did not know. They had to make sure that everything was going to be safe this year when they went out on full moons.
"Really? Well, we should mark that down then. Don't know if Filch set up any new security things around the castle. But I'll promise to find out during the upcoming Prefects meeting." James said to Sirius, who nodded his head and ushered for Peter, who came running up, to join them into the Great Hall.
Peter was slightly out of breath as he approached his two friends. "Hey guys, classes go alright? Lily told me that you have already got detention!"
James nodded. "Yeah, it wasn't the best prank, but it fit the moment. We only have to come set up early for Charms tomorrow, so no big deal. Flitwick saw my Prefect badge and let us off the hook."
"Nice! Let's sit down. I'm starving!" The trio sat down near Remus and Juliet, and grabbed some sandwiches that were stacked in large pyramids on the broad, silver platters. Ten minutes later, Lily stumbled to the table, her arms full of books.
Sirius looked up from his sandwiches and said, "Geez, Lily. Think you have enough reading material there? Is there anything left in the library?"
Lily stuck her tongue out at Sirius and replied, "Ha ha. Dumbledore just told me about my tutoring student, a fourth-year from Gryffindor. Of course, he had to take all the classes I didn't take, so I have to brush up on a lot of work." She pointed to the stacks of obscure Transfiguration and Potions that were scattered about her. "At least he's taking Muggle Studies and Medicinal Charms…two of my old classes."
"Hey, I took the Transfiguration class with that book. You can borrow my notes, if you want. I took lots of them." James offered to Lily, looking up from her books.
Lily smiled gratefully. "Thanks a lot. That would really help. Hey, Dumbledore has a student for you to tutor also. I don't know who it is, but if you go to his office, I'm sure he has the name and his or her class schedule." Just at that moment, Sophie Welles walked by and sat down next to James.
"Hey there. I just heard that you are going to be my tutor this year. I really appreciate the help." She batted her eyelashes at James and draped an arm over his shoulder. "Whenever you want to meet, I can accommodate. My dorm room is usually empty, so we can study there. I have everything we need. Books, pencils, paper—"
"Condoms," Sirius interjected. Juliet stifled a giggle.
Sophie threw him a dirty look as she continued to speak to James. Her face was now about five inches away from his face. "So whenever you want, I'm free to study." She stroked his cheek and walked back to her table.
Sirius, Remus, Juliet laughed when Sophie was out of earshot. James turned red and shook his head as Lily and Peter smiled from the side.
"So Jamesie, looks like we know who your tutee is for the rest of the year! I bet you're going to have a great time with her…" Lily said, taking a bite out of her sandwich. James sighed and took a sip of pumpkin juice.
"C'mon you guys. You know how much I can't stand her! How the hell did she even get ME as her tutor? She gets decent marks…we're only going to study!" James stated. Sirius grinned.
"Study? Oh, is THAT what they call it nowadays…" Sirius ducked as James tried to hit him. Everyone laughed.
James laughed lightly and shook his head. "I hate you, I hate you all…" He took another bite of sandwich as everyone chatted before heading off to their last few classes of the day.
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The rest of the classes went by fairly quickly, and James and Sirius avoided getting any more detentions. They did, though, manage to get some nasty stares from Snape and the rest of his Slytherin posse. Dinner came and went, and pretty soon everyone found themselves in the Common Room, either working on homework or talking by the blazing fire.
Sitting by Lily near a desk in the corner, Juliet was showing some of the pictures she had taken during the summer. Her two teenage cousins had visited from Ireland, and she brought Remus over to introduce them to him. Meanwhile, Remus and James were engaged in a quiet game chess, while Sirius and Peter competed who would be able to stuff as many chocolate frogs as they could into their mouths at one time. With a look of disgust, and slight interest, Juliet turned back to Lily and showed her another picture.
"Here's my cousin Violet and her brother Vincent. Do you remember them? I think you met them once, fourth year." Juliet shuffled through some more photos.
Lily looked up from her Song Charm essay. "I think you introduced me to them once. It's definitely been a while. Wow, they've really grown! I like the way she did her hair; I think I might try styling mine like that." Lily looked at the picture closer, watching the image of Violet turn back and forth, trying to see the entire hairdo. "Vincent looks taller too. Is he still playing Quidditch?" Juliet shrugged.
Remus looked up from the chessboard and said, "Yeah, I think he mentioned something about that to me. He's really nice. Jules' cousins reminded me of you and James."
James asked, "Oh really? Are they intelligent, funny, and impossibly charming too, like Lils and me?" He moved his knight four spaces to the left, taking one of Remus' pawns. Lily laughed out loud from her seat.
"Oh. Well, I was just going to say that Violet had red hair like Lily, and Vincent never got off of his damn broom, like you. Practically made a shrine for it." Remus contemplated his next move, to retaliate against his lost piece.
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little love and affection for a broom. They have feelings too. Speaking of Quidditch, I can't wait until we get to play again. I miss it." James looked longingly out the window, trying to catch a glimpse of the Quidditch Field. It was dark outside, which made the feat a tad bit impossible.
"Dude, you played Quidditch two days ago. Don't worry about it. When the season comes, you'll be so worn out, it'll take you another year to recover." Sirius said, with a mouth full of frogs. Peter was busy ramming some more into his own mouth, while simultaneously opening a few more packages.
"Something about boys and food that I'll never get." Lily muttered, as she started to gather up her books. She looked at the clock and it said 10:30. She wanted to take a hot shower and crawl into bed. It was going to be a long day tomorrow, with a Prefect meeting in the morning, and tutoring in the afternoon. Juliet followed Lily's actions and began to collect her pictures.
She heard a faint "Checkmate" come from the chessboard, and Remus and James began to pack up with different pieces. Only Sirius and Peter remained, with sick looks on their faces as they laid on the couch. Empty packages of Chocolate Frogs were strewn around them as a couple of second years peered over to see who ate the most.
Remus went over to give Juliet a long goodnight kiss as Lily walked around them to drop off her books in her dorm. Lily walked into her room and placed her books on a neat stack near her desk. Though she had a large oak desk in her room, the Common Room was a much nicer place to do homework—she could socialize while getting a head start on her Advanced homework. Lily took off her robe, grabbed James', and walked out of her room. She shivered a bit as she headed toward the other side of the Gryffindor wing. She was only wearing trousers, shirt and tie, and the sweater vest that everyone wore under their robes. Lily went directly over to the James, Peter, Remus, and Sirius' dorm room and gently knocked on the door. James answered.
Lily held out his folded robe from yesterday and said, "Hey, could I possibly have those Transfiguration notes from you? I think I'm gonna start reading some tonight so I'll be prepared tomorrow." James took the robe and ushered her inside the dorm as he walked over to his shelf to find the notes. Lily sat on his bed patiently as his rifled through his old schoolwork. She was looking at his Prefect Badge by his discarded robe on his bed. She rubbed her finger across the large Gryffindor seal and the engraved 'James Potter' on the badge. Finally retrieving his notes, James stood up swiftly and handed her a thick wad of paper. Lily began to look through them. She squinted her eyes at a few words, but continued to quickly glance through the thorough notes.
"Yeah, sorry my handwriting's a bit messy. It was during my fourth year, after all. Oh well, but I think I covered everything in those notes. I passed that class with a really high grade." James told Lily as he loosened his school tie, and began to take off his sweater vest. Even though he loved to play pranks and was a 'Quidditch jock', he was very intelligent and got excellent marks in all his classes like Lily. His parents put a lot of pressure on him to do well in school, since they were Head Boy and Girl when they graduated Hogwarts many years ago. They expected James to be too, when he was a seventh year.
Lily smiled and took out her hair clip, letting her long auburn hair hang freely down her back. She used the barrette to clip the papers together as she got up from his bed. "I really appreciate the notes James, thanks a lot." She picked up his sweater vest that had now fallen to the floor and handed it to him. He picked it up and folded it.
"My pleasure. Don't worry about giving them back early either. As I said, I've finished that course." James said, as he grabbed a towel and started walking with Lily out of the dorm room. They walked down the stairs, they greeted Sirius and Peter who were dragging their sick bodies up to bed.
"Night, guys. Uggh, I think I'm gonna lie down for a while." Sirius groaned as Peter mumbled out a "Good Night" too as he clutch his stomach in pain.
James shook his head as he and Lily continued walking down the stairs, through a hallway, until they reached point where it diverged to the Girls' Dorm and the Prefects' Bathroom. As Lily turned right toward her room, she said, "Good night, James. Thanks again. Sleep well."
"You too, Lily. Get some rest. I'll see you in the morning." The pair waved and walked off in separate directions.
Little did they know a pair of Ravenclaw eyes were watching them from the shadows.
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Alrighty then! Another installment added, and I think it's rather decent! I finished it rather quickly, so I don't really know when the next one will be out. Gotta think of new ideas. Any suggestions? Your input is greatly appreciated! I'm definitely not trying to make it some weird love triangle between L/J and Sophie…but a little jealously and some bitchiness is always good for a storyline. Hmmm. Whatever.
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It was a beautiful autumn day. The air was crisp and clean, the sun was shining, and the flora and fauna surrounding Hogwarts Castle were in the midst of changing colour and texture. Even the owls that were perched alongside the castle wall were cooing in appreciation of the fine weather.So where was Remus Lupin on this extraordinary day?
Sitting in a Charms classroom, bored out of his mind.
Remus sighed as he took another long gaze out the window, diverting his attention from Professor Flitwick to the puffy white clouds that were moving with the breeze. He was usually an attentive and diligent student, but he somehow couldn't keep his mind focused on the lesson today. Especially when there were a million other things he could be doing than sitting in class. 'Yeah,' he thought to himself. 'Like going back to bed and sleeping.'
Remus turned his head back to the front of the classroom where Professor Flitwick was explaining the proper technique to cast a difficult levitating charm. He saw Lily listening intently, scribbling down notes as fast as the Professor was talking. 'At least someone here is working,' he mused, looking at James and Sirius from the corner of his eye. The two had parked themselves in the back of the classroom, and were whispering and pointing at Snape. 'That's definitely a bad sign'…Remus was sure the two were up to no good.
As class continued, Remus began thinking about Juliet. She was in her Advanced Muggles Studies class, so he wouldn't be able to see her until lunchtime. He frowned at the idea, but continued to daydream about the billowing blonde hair and piercing azure eyes of his pretty girlfriend. What snapped him out of his reverie was a deafening yell from Snape.
Looking over, Remus noticed about 16 birds pecking and poking at Snape, who in turn was yelling obscenities and shooing them away from his wand. He glanced over to James and Sirius, who were stifling their laughter as they continued to transfigure bits of paper into birds. Catching Remus' eye, Sirius shrugged his shoulders innocently and winked at Remus. Snape, now red-faced and angry, hollered to Professor Flitwick.
"Professor, give those stupid Gryffindors Potter and Black detention for this lame prank!"
Professor Flitwick sighed and looked thoughtfully at James and Sirius, who tried to put on their most angelic faces.
"Professor Flitwick! I am hurt that Snape believe we were the culprits of that ingenious prank. He should be ashamed of himself!" James implored, flashing his winning smile.
"Yeah," Sirius responded, with a twinkle in his eye. "What did we do?" He took a moment to grab a feather that was stuck in his hair and jammed it in his pocket. The two Marauders smiled.
Professor Flitwick shook his head and said, "As angelic as your faces may seem, I'm giving you both detention for harassing Mr. Snape. Please see me after class." He continued on with his lecture, after helping Severus Snape get rid of the birds.
Remus chuckled as he watched James and Sirius take out their notebooks. 'It's amazing, first day of class and they already have detentions…Hogwarts is certainly getting back to normal.'
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"You've got detention ALREADY?" Juliet asked, as she caught up with Remus, Sirius, and James in the hallway later in the day. "You guys have only gone to two classes!"
After giving her kiss on the cheek, Remus said, "Figures that James and Sirius would pull a stunt like that on Snape on the first day. They have gone three months of summer without a single detention, and probably got caught just to savor the familiar feeling of being on the Professor's bad side. I'm surprised they didn't pull anything before on the Slytherins in Potions. I mean, with the Ravenclaws and Gryffindors around." Juliet laughed.
"Oh good Lord…what do you have to do?" She turned to James and Sirius, who were starting to lag behind.
James shook his head. "Nothing too harsh, Flitwick let us off easy."
Sirius smiled and said, "The good 'ol Black charm, working its magic."
Juliet rolled her eyes. "Puh-leeze. The 'good 'ol Black charm' would get you guys expelled from Hogwarts in a second. Remember last year?" Sirius, James, and Remus chuckled, remembering last year's incident.
Early in their fifth year, Sirius insisted on conjuring up a love potion to woo the heart of the Hufflepuff Seeker, Vera Schiff. He even went as far as placing the potion in a glass of pumpkin punch during the 'Welcome Back' get-together. Unfortunately, Vera was pushed and the untouched glass of punch with the potion spilled back into the punch bowl, contaminating the entire thing. So everyone who drank the punch began flirting shamelessly with Sirius, except for the Marauders, Lily, and Juliet, whom Sirius had warned right after the incident. Even though the potion lasted for only an hour, Professor McGonagall drank about five cups and began to rub provocatively against Sirius. Once the potion wore off, she was completely mortified and gave Sirius three-month's worth of detentions and threatened expulsion for that "stupid and immature" debacle. Professor McGonagall learned never to drink from the students' punch bowls again.
Juliet laughed after she recounted that event. The friends had reached the Great Hall and she grabbed Remus' hand as they walked inside. James and Sirius lingered outside, not wanting to enter the Hall for lunch just yet.
"Hey James, did you know the full moon this month is in about two and a half weeks?" Sirius whispered, as they avoided the throngs of hungry students entering the Hall. Remus had told Sirius that information shortly before class started, just in case he did not know. They had to make sure that everything was going to be safe this year when they went out on full moons.
"Really? Well, we should mark that down then. Don't know if Filch set up any new security things around the castle. But I'll promise to find out during the upcoming Prefects meeting." James said to Sirius, who nodded his head and ushered for Peter, who came running up, to join them into the Great Hall.
Peter was slightly out of breath as he approached his two friends. "Hey guys, classes go alright? Lily told me that you have already got detention!"
James nodded. "Yeah, it wasn't the best prank, but it fit the moment. We only have to come set up early for Charms tomorrow, so no big deal. Flitwick saw my Prefect badge and let us off the hook."
"Nice! Let's sit down. I'm starving!" The trio sat down near Remus and Juliet, and grabbed some sandwiches that were stacked in large pyramids on the broad, silver platters. Ten minutes later, Lily stumbled to the table, her arms full of books.
Sirius looked up from his sandwiches and said, "Geez, Lily. Think you have enough reading material there? Is there anything left in the library?"
Lily stuck her tongue out at Sirius and replied, "Ha ha. Dumbledore just told me about my tutoring student, a fourth-year from Gryffindor. Of course, he had to take all the classes I didn't take, so I have to brush up on a lot of work." She pointed to the stacks of obscure Transfiguration and Potions that were scattered about her. "At least he's taking Muggle Studies and Medicinal Charms…two of my old classes."
"Hey, I took the Transfiguration class with that book. You can borrow my notes, if you want. I took lots of them." James offered to Lily, looking up from her books.
Lily smiled gratefully. "Thanks a lot. That would really help. Hey, Dumbledore has a student for you to tutor also. I don't know who it is, but if you go to his office, I'm sure he has the name and his or her class schedule." Just at that moment, Sophie Welles walked by and sat down next to James.
"Hey there. I just heard that you are going to be my tutor this year. I really appreciate the help." She batted her eyelashes at James and draped an arm over his shoulder. "Whenever you want to meet, I can accommodate. My dorm room is usually empty, so we can study there. I have everything we need. Books, pencils, paper—"
"Condoms," Sirius interjected. Juliet stifled a giggle.
Sophie threw him a dirty look as she continued to speak to James. Her face was now about five inches away from his face. "So whenever you want, I'm free to study." She stroked his cheek and walked back to her table.
Sirius, Remus, Juliet laughed when Sophie was out of earshot. James turned red and shook his head as Lily and Peter smiled from the side.
"So Jamesie, looks like we know who your tutee is for the rest of the year! I bet you're going to have a great time with her…" Lily said, taking a bite out of her sandwich. James sighed and took a sip of pumpkin juice.
"C'mon you guys. You know how much I can't stand her! How the hell did she even get ME as her tutor? She gets decent marks…we're only going to study!" James stated. Sirius grinned.
"Study? Oh, is THAT what they call it nowadays…" Sirius ducked as James tried to hit him. Everyone laughed.
James laughed lightly and shook his head. "I hate you, I hate you all…" He took another bite of sandwich as everyone chatted before heading off to their last few classes of the day.
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The rest of the classes went by fairly quickly, and James and Sirius avoided getting any more detentions. They did, though, manage to get some nasty stares from Snape and the rest of his Slytherin posse. Dinner came and went, and pretty soon everyone found themselves in the Common Room, either working on homework or talking by the blazing fire.
Sitting by Lily near a desk in the corner, Juliet was showing some of the pictures she had taken during the summer. Her two teenage cousins had visited from Ireland, and she brought Remus over to introduce them to him. Meanwhile, Remus and James were engaged in a quiet game chess, while Sirius and Peter competed who would be able to stuff as many chocolate frogs as they could into their mouths at one time. With a look of disgust, and slight interest, Juliet turned back to Lily and showed her another picture.
"Here's my cousin Violet and her brother Vincent. Do you remember them? I think you met them once, fourth year." Juliet shuffled through some more photos.
Lily looked up from her Song Charm essay. "I think you introduced me to them once. It's definitely been a while. Wow, they've really grown! I like the way she did her hair; I think I might try styling mine like that." Lily looked at the picture closer, watching the image of Violet turn back and forth, trying to see the entire hairdo. "Vincent looks taller too. Is he still playing Quidditch?" Juliet shrugged.
Remus looked up from the chessboard and said, "Yeah, I think he mentioned something about that to me. He's really nice. Jules' cousins reminded me of you and James."
James asked, "Oh really? Are they intelligent, funny, and impossibly charming too, like Lils and me?" He moved his knight four spaces to the left, taking one of Remus' pawns. Lily laughed out loud from her seat.
"Oh. Well, I was just going to say that Violet had red hair like Lily, and Vincent never got off of his damn broom, like you. Practically made a shrine for it." Remus contemplated his next move, to retaliate against his lost piece.
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little love and affection for a broom. They have feelings too. Speaking of Quidditch, I can't wait until we get to play again. I miss it." James looked longingly out the window, trying to catch a glimpse of the Quidditch Field. It was dark outside, which made the feat a tad bit impossible.
"Dude, you played Quidditch two days ago. Don't worry about it. When the season comes, you'll be so worn out, it'll take you another year to recover." Sirius said, with a mouth full of frogs. Peter was busy ramming some more into his own mouth, while simultaneously opening a few more packages.
"Something about boys and food that I'll never get." Lily muttered, as she started to gather up her books. She looked at the clock and it said 10:30. She wanted to take a hot shower and crawl into bed. It was going to be a long day tomorrow, with a Prefect meeting in the morning, and tutoring in the afternoon. Juliet followed Lily's actions and began to collect her pictures.
She heard a faint "Checkmate" come from the chessboard, and Remus and James began to pack up with different pieces. Only Sirius and Peter remained, with sick looks on their faces as they laid on the couch. Empty packages of Chocolate Frogs were strewn around them as a couple of second years peered over to see who ate the most.
Remus went over to give Juliet a long goodnight kiss as Lily walked around them to drop off her books in her dorm. Lily walked into her room and placed her books on a neat stack near her desk. Though she had a large oak desk in her room, the Common Room was a much nicer place to do homework—she could socialize while getting a head start on her Advanced homework. Lily took off her robe, grabbed James', and walked out of her room. She shivered a bit as she headed toward the other side of the Gryffindor wing. She was only wearing trousers, shirt and tie, and the sweater vest that everyone wore under their robes. Lily went directly over to the James, Peter, Remus, and Sirius' dorm room and gently knocked on the door. James answered.
Lily held out his folded robe from yesterday and said, "Hey, could I possibly have those Transfiguration notes from you? I think I'm gonna start reading some tonight so I'll be prepared tomorrow." James took the robe and ushered her inside the dorm as he walked over to his shelf to find the notes. Lily sat on his bed patiently as his rifled through his old schoolwork. She was looking at his Prefect Badge by his discarded robe on his bed. She rubbed her finger across the large Gryffindor seal and the engraved 'James Potter' on the badge. Finally retrieving his notes, James stood up swiftly and handed her a thick wad of paper. Lily began to look through them. She squinted her eyes at a few words, but continued to quickly glance through the thorough notes.
"Yeah, sorry my handwriting's a bit messy. It was during my fourth year, after all. Oh well, but I think I covered everything in those notes. I passed that class with a really high grade." James told Lily as he loosened his school tie, and began to take off his sweater vest. Even though he loved to play pranks and was a 'Quidditch jock', he was very intelligent and got excellent marks in all his classes like Lily. His parents put a lot of pressure on him to do well in school, since they were Head Boy and Girl when they graduated Hogwarts many years ago. They expected James to be too, when he was a seventh year.
Lily smiled and took out her hair clip, letting her long auburn hair hang freely down her back. She used the barrette to clip the papers together as she got up from his bed. "I really appreciate the notes James, thanks a lot." She picked up his sweater vest that had now fallen to the floor and handed it to him. He picked it up and folded it.
"My pleasure. Don't worry about giving them back early either. As I said, I've finished that course." James said, as he grabbed a towel and started walking with Lily out of the dorm room. They walked down the stairs, they greeted Sirius and Peter who were dragging their sick bodies up to bed.
"Night, guys. Uggh, I think I'm gonna lie down for a while." Sirius groaned as Peter mumbled out a "Good Night" too as he clutch his stomach in pain.
James shook his head as he and Lily continued walking down the stairs, through a hallway, until they reached point where it diverged to the Girls' Dorm and the Prefects' Bathroom. As Lily turned right toward her room, she said, "Good night, James. Thanks again. Sleep well."
"You too, Lily. Get some rest. I'll see you in the morning." The pair waved and walked off in separate directions.
Little did they know a pair of Ravenclaw eyes were watching them from the shadows.
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Alrighty then! Another installment added, and I think it's rather decent! I finished it rather quickly, so I don't really know when the next one will be out. Gotta think of new ideas. Any suggestions? Your input is greatly appreciated! I'm definitely not trying to make it some weird love triangle between L/J and Sophie…but a little jealously and some bitchiness is always good for a storyline. Hmmm. Whatever.
Have a nice day, thanks for reading my fic, and review if you like! Auf Wiedersehen!
~ Stellar
THANK YOU, TO ALL MY FABULOUS REVIWERS:
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Eternity: Thank you for the helpful review. Yeah, the author's notes are mainly to clarify some points that I wanted to say…I promise I'll keep them much fewer! About the whole age thing too…they are in their 6th year, not their fifth. So technically, if they began first years at age 11 or 12, then James being 17 is quite feasible. I just want them to end as 18 year olds. But thanks for the ideas, and I'm glad that my portrayal of Peter was to your liking!
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