(A/N: Thanks loads for your review Taineyah, it was really helpful. I'll try to improve those points next :) and thanks for your 4 or so reviews bunny)
(Another A/N: This chapters not gonna be long, cos they gotta have some part of their lives that's normal! Don't they? Don't answer that. Anyways... just warnin ya)
Disclaimer: I haven't done one of these in ages but I guess I had better do one now. I own EVERYTHING!!!! Okay, ok I own Carlotta and Marie and Claire, does that help? Good, cos if it doesn't I don't really care.
Chapter 9... or maybe it's Chapter 10, I can't remember! I don't think I even knew to begin with! Whatever, here's the chapter anyway.
July dragged on with rain, sleet, rain, boredom... and more rain. The Marauders couldn't wait to get together for at least someone to talk to about the events of the previous year. True, James had an owl, but nobody else did, so that wasn't much use.
When August came at last, the Marauders met outside the Leaky Cauldron (as Lily's parents couldn't go in) and waved goodbye to their parents. Then they traipsed into the Leaky Cauldron and through to Diagon Alley to buy their school supplies so that they wouldn't have to get them later in the month.
When they got back to James' house, house being an understatement, Lily and Remus' eyes nearly popped out of their heads. The house was huge! To say nothing of the gardens and grounds around it! Sirius, having seen James' house manys-a-time, and having lived in equal splendour all his life, couldn't understand what was so amazing to Lily and Remus.
When they got inside, James' mum took them on a quick tour of the house and showed them their rooms so they could unpack. Each room's door was a mood door, so you could see what mood someone was in before entering. Good for stopping arguments.
The weather improved and every day the Marauders went on picnics in the grounds, played tricks on each other and generally behaved like the 11 year olds that they were, though Sirius was 12 and Remus, Lily and James' birthdays were in September.
When it came to September 1st, the Marauders set off to King's Cross Station to board the Hogwarts express, for another memorable year. The only thing to stop them having the time of their lives was the steadily increasing power of Lord Voldemort, who would certainly come after them sooner or later. But they would take that when it came, and all that mattered now was Hogwarts, and making the most of it.
(A/N: That was short, wasn't it! The story itself was only 318 words and adding on the Author's notes and disclaimer and title, it makes only 496 words!) Muhahahahaha, I won't write more until I get.... hmmm..... 25 reviews? Yea, not too many, but enough to give me time to write more! Lol!