Chapter 12
Weeks passed without anything new happening. James and Sirius seemed to know everything in their es. Remus studied harder and Peter cheated his way through. James and Sirius both became so bored in that they would look up new spells and jinxes to use as pranks.
"Hey James when are we going to take another detour to the Room of Relaxation?" Sirius asked.
"I know that you aren't going without me." Replied Audrey.
"Lets go tonight. We can bring some homework and see if those brain stimulators really work." James said.
"Ok, sounds fun but can I bring a friend?" Audrey asked.
"Who?" Said James and Sirius together.
"Oh I don't know but I know who you have in mind." She replied slyly.
"Oh really?" Said James heatedly. "Who then?"
"How about I just bring her. We both know who." She said even more mysteriously.
Audrey did indeed know who to bring that night at 10:30. Lily looked angry when she saw James and Sirius waiting for her in the common room. "I didn't know they were coming."
"Come on who else would be clever enough to conjure a sesame charm. James is so talented when it comes to practical magic."
"Oh please his motivation is playing tricks on people. he will never use his 'practical' magic for anything sensible." Lily snapped.
"Thank you for the compliments Evans but we are on a tight schedule so if you wouldn't mind holding the chitchat for later that would be great. And also, it is rude to talk about people as if they weren't there."
"And lets not get caught, so Lily perhaps it would be more effective if I just do this, Silencio!" Said Sirius.
Lily was completely caught off guard and looked furious as they walked out of the portrait hole. In time, they reached the Room of Relaxation without any problems. James did lead them through some discreet passages to avoid any people though.
When James lifted the curse off of Lily, she was infuriated. "How dare you place such an atrocious curse on me! I did not come down here so that you could curse me and mock me! I cannot believe that you just let them do that to me Audrey! And James thank you for mocking me and calling me rude! Sirius, you are a wasted talent. If you used your energy for something other than jinxing random people you may amount to something!"
"Lily," said James weakly, "we didn't think you minded I mean we did get here and all. Sometimes you are easier without all of your lip."
"I'm warning you Potter, if you don't, I will, I want to leave now!" Yelled Lily exasperated.
"No can do Lily, we gotta try the potions remember? Maybe you need a tranquilizer." Said Sirius.
"Now is not the time for jokes Sirius. Lily you know I do not know that kind of magic to relieve you of your horrendous pain. Silence is not a bad thing you know. Its seems as though you and Potter fight so often that you may like it." Said Audrey.
"Don't be ridiculous." Snapped Lily.
"I'd rather avoid any more of Lily's mad Irish rage. Lets get to it!" Sirius said in a hurry.
"Don't stereotype Sirius but yes lets just do what we came to do." Said Audrey.
James was the first to try the potion. It tasted like a concentrated version of nothing. Instantly he felt like a floating mass of feathers. He seemed to have eyes in the back of his head only he couldn't see he just knew that Lily was now drinking her flask.
The potion did not help with the homework at all. They were too involved with their new knowledge to bother with something as trivial as explaining in detail the history of convicted witches and wizards. Lily was uncharacteristically relaxed and Audrey if possible was even more dazed. Sirius was randomly telling stories of his childhood.
"I remember one time my mom fell down the stairs because she had too much fire whiskey. I remember laughing for hours ha ha ha like I am now ha ha ha ha." Sirius spat with great effort.
"Yeah my dad loves that stuff but my mom despises it. I would love to see he drunk because she is so uptight. Kinda like Evans." Said James.
"Come on guys. I only act that way because I always have to be in control. I can't let myself lose control or truly scary things will happen. I cannot allow my emotions control me." Said Lily in an almost carefree tone.
"These brain stimulators are actually dazers guys. I accidentally gave you guys the wrong ones. Actually I did it on purpose because I wanted you guys to understand each other better and it worked." Said Audrey. "Normally, Lily would flip out and James would pretend to be all like 'score!' and Sirius would be embarrassed about talking about his family. But in this state of mind you guys are free to be yourselves."
"Thanks!" Said the other three. Having really no idea what they were thanking Audrey for.
Weeks passed without anything new happening. James and Sirius seemed to know everything in their es. Remus studied harder and Peter cheated his way through. James and Sirius both became so bored in that they would look up new spells and jinxes to use as pranks.
"Hey James when are we going to take another detour to the Room of Relaxation?" Sirius asked.
"I know that you aren't going without me." Replied Audrey.
"Lets go tonight. We can bring some homework and see if those brain stimulators really work." James said.
"Ok, sounds fun but can I bring a friend?" Audrey asked.
"Who?" Said James and Sirius together.
"Oh I don't know but I know who you have in mind." She replied slyly.
"Oh really?" Said James heatedly. "Who then?"
"How about I just bring her. We both know who." She said even more mysteriously.
Audrey did indeed know who to bring that night at 10:30. Lily looked angry when she saw James and Sirius waiting for her in the common room. "I didn't know they were coming."
"Come on who else would be clever enough to conjure a sesame charm. James is so talented when it comes to practical magic."
"Oh please his motivation is playing tricks on people. he will never use his 'practical' magic for anything sensible." Lily snapped.
"Thank you for the compliments Evans but we are on a tight schedule so if you wouldn't mind holding the chitchat for later that would be great. And also, it is rude to talk about people as if they weren't there."
"And lets not get caught, so Lily perhaps it would be more effective if I just do this, Silencio!" Said Sirius.
Lily was completely caught off guard and looked furious as they walked out of the portrait hole. In time, they reached the Room of Relaxation without any problems. James did lead them through some discreet passages to avoid any people though.
When James lifted the curse off of Lily, she was infuriated. "How dare you place such an atrocious curse on me! I did not come down here so that you could curse me and mock me! I cannot believe that you just let them do that to me Audrey! And James thank you for mocking me and calling me rude! Sirius, you are a wasted talent. If you used your energy for something other than jinxing random people you may amount to something!"
"Lily," said James weakly, "we didn't think you minded I mean we did get here and all. Sometimes you are easier without all of your lip."
"I'm warning you Potter, if you don't, I will, I want to leave now!" Yelled Lily exasperated.
"No can do Lily, we gotta try the potions remember? Maybe you need a tranquilizer." Said Sirius.
"Now is not the time for jokes Sirius. Lily you know I do not know that kind of magic to relieve you of your horrendous pain. Silence is not a bad thing you know. Its seems as though you and Potter fight so often that you may like it." Said Audrey.
"Don't be ridiculous." Snapped Lily.
"I'd rather avoid any more of Lily's mad Irish rage. Lets get to it!" Sirius said in a hurry.
"Don't stereotype Sirius but yes lets just do what we came to do." Said Audrey.
James was the first to try the potion. It tasted like a concentrated version of nothing. Instantly he felt like a floating mass of feathers. He seemed to have eyes in the back of his head only he couldn't see he just knew that Lily was now drinking her flask.
The potion did not help with the homework at all. They were too involved with their new knowledge to bother with something as trivial as explaining in detail the history of convicted witches and wizards. Lily was uncharacteristically relaxed and Audrey if possible was even more dazed. Sirius was randomly telling stories of his childhood.
"I remember one time my mom fell down the stairs because she had too much fire whiskey. I remember laughing for hours ha ha ha like I am now ha ha ha ha." Sirius spat with great effort.
"Yeah my dad loves that stuff but my mom despises it. I would love to see he drunk because she is so uptight. Kinda like Evans." Said James.
"Come on guys. I only act that way because I always have to be in control. I can't let myself lose control or truly scary things will happen. I cannot allow my emotions control me." Said Lily in an almost carefree tone.
"These brain stimulators are actually dazers guys. I accidentally gave you guys the wrong ones. Actually I did it on purpose because I wanted you guys to understand each other better and it worked." Said Audrey. "Normally, Lily would flip out and James would pretend to be all like 'score!' and Sirius would be embarrassed about talking about his family. But in this state of mind you guys are free to be yourselves."
"Thanks!" Said the other three. Having really no idea what they were thanking Audrey for.