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but I wish I did.
I still haven't gotten any more reviews. I know my story has only been up for like three days, but still. Please review, and I'll be your best friend : ) !!!!
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Chapter 4: Gossip and a Morning Jog
Lily awoke to the sound of Lucy's alarm clock.
"Lucy shut that thing off! It is only five in the morning, and breakfast doesn't start until seven!" Jane Dwellers exclaimed. Jane was their other roommate. They were all pretty good friends, but Jane liked to hang out more with the Ravenclaws.
"I know," Lucy replied getting up and turning her alarm clock off, "I wanted to get up and go jogging to stay in shape for quidditch. Will someone go with me?"
"I will," Lily said while getting out of bed.
"Both of you are crazy," Belle mumbled before falling back asleep.
Lily and Lucy got dressed in shorts and t-shirts, and went outside. The common room was empty since it was so early. They got outside and began jogging around the lake.
"So Lucy, who do you fancy?" Lily asked as they began their second lap.
"Do you promise not to tell anyone?" Lucy asked. Lily nodded and she continued, "Well, I guess I sort of fancy Remus. I know it's stupid, and that he could never like me. He is a Marauder after all. He always has girls hanging around him. He probably doesn't even notice me."
"Actually, last night at dinner, I noticed him looking at you a lot. I bet he does like you," Lily told her friend, smiling.
"Really? I hope you're right. It would be so great if he asked me out," Lucy said, looking rather pleased, "What about you? Who do you fancy?"
"No one. Well not really anyway," Lily said, remembering her thoughts from the night before.
"Really? I noticed that James hasn't asked you out yet. Do you think he's given up on you, or he likes someone else?"
"I don't know. I did notice that too. Oh, did you hear that James is now the quidditch captain? He looked so happy after he found out last night," Lily remarked.
"He is? That is so great. He'll make a terrific captain. I just know he will. Are you ready to go inside?" Lucy asked, glancing at her watch.
Lily looked at her watch. It was 6:00. "Yeah, we'd better so that we have time to get ready before breakfast."
The girls headed inside, to find that Belle and Jane were already up.
"Well finally. We didn't think that ya'll would ever be coming back," Belle teased.
Lucy and Lily showered and got ready. Once satisfied with her reflection, Lily joined the other girls, and they headed down to the common room to find the Marauders waiting for them.
"Good morning ladies," Sirius greeted them, "It is about time that you all came down. We were getting worried."
The girls each gave the guys a kiss on the cheek, as they walked down to breakfast.
"Oh my gosh. Look at them. Lily and James are having a decent conversation. They aren't even fighting. It's amazing," Remus whispered to Lucy.
"I think that it may have something to do with what Lily told me while we were jogging. She said that Dumbledore had told them that they needed to stop fighting and try to get along. But I don't think that he meant that they had to become best friends. I mean, she is actually laughing at something he said, and it isn't a fake laugh," Lucy replied.
"Hmm, that would explain it. I hope they stay this way. It is so much quieter," Remus said.
Just then, the post came. A few hundred owls came into the Great Hall
to deliver letters and forgotten items to teachers and students. A
large barn owl flew over to Remus. It was carrying the Daily Profit,
the wizard newspaper. He paid the owl, and it took off back to the
owlry. Another owl landed in front of Peter, and much to his dismay,
it was carrying a few pairs of underwear with a note attached from his
mother. The note said:
Peter,
I didn't remember if you'd packed enough, and so I sent these just in
case. You know how I worry. Love,
Mum
As the last of the owls swooped out of the hall, James, Lily, Belle, Remus, Lucy, a very red Peter, and Sirius, who was howling with laughter, made their way towards their first class.
"So what do we have today?" Sirius asked once he had stopped laughing enough to speak.
James checked the schedule and groaned. "We have transfigurations with the Ravenclaws, herbology with the Hufflepuffs, and double potions with the Slytherins."
All of the Gryffindor sixth years groaned at the thought of having to spend double potions with the Slytherins.
Marie Cainbridge, their potions professor, made the class somewhat enjoyable. She never gave detentions, and she let the students talk. She also had a sense of humor, and laughed when the Marauders pulled pranks, even though they were normally at the Slytherin's expense.
"Oh well. At least we still have Professor Cainbridge. She'll let us talk," Lily said.
They made their way back to Gryffindor Tower to grab their bags. They arrived at transfigurations five minutes early to get good seats. The order was Peter, Belle, Sirius, Lily, James, Lucy, and Remus. Jane went off to sit with some of her Ravenclaw friends. They waited patiently for Professor McGonagall to come.
She arrived, and told the class to take out their boos and turn to page thirtenn. "Today, we will be discussing how to transfigure toads into goblets. Please take out your wands and follow the incantation in your book."
James, who was naturally gifted in transfigurations, had no problem completing this task. Lily on the other hand, was better at charms. Her goblet started croaking and hopping around the desk.
James leaned over to her and whispered, "Would you like some help? I can show you how to do it."
Lily looked at him and said, "No thank you. I can do this on my own. I don't need your help."
James looked a little bit hurt, and turned back to his own goblet, transfiguring it into a toad and then a goblet over and over again.
Lily watched him and thought, 'If he can do it, then I'm sure I can too.' She continued trying throughout the class, but didn't succeed, even though she came quite close.
They walked down to the greenhouses for herbology. James sat down next to Sirius, and they began discussing quidditch. Sirius already knew about James being the new captain, and they were trying to decide on a day to hold try-outs for the open beater and keeper positions.
"How about Friday?" Sirius asked
"Can't. I have a prefect meeting. What about Saturday?" James asked.
"Saturday works. Make sure to sign up to use the pitch." Sirius replied.
James was about to say something when Professor Bloom came in. They'd have to finish their conversation later.
After Herbology, they headed off for lunch.
Belle looked at Sirius and said, "So, are you ready to go down Black?"
Sirius looked amused and said, "I'm ready to have our competition if that is what you mean. I'm not going to lose."
Once again they piled up as much food as their plates would allow. James counted off for them, "One, two, three, GO!"
People who were watching, turned around, disgusted by their competition.
They continued to put as much food in their mouths as possible. After about ten minutes of steady eating, Sirius won the second round. Both were breathing deeply so that they wouldn't get sick.
Sirius smirked and said, "I told you I wouldn't lose. We can have another round sometime. I'm always game."
Belle looked a little bit upset at having lost twice, but she smiled at Sirius and said, "You're on."
Sirius gave Belle one of his charming smiles and said, "I can't wait."
The rest of lunch passed uneventfully, and Belle, Lucy, Lily, and the Marauders headed off to potions.
In the potions room, it was like there was an imaginary line that passed through the middle of the room. On one side were the Gryffindors, and on the other were the Slytherins.
Professor Cainbridge walked into the room and gave instructions on the potion that they were going to be brewing today. She paired them off and let them get to work. The partners were Remus and Lucy, Peter and Jane, Sirius and Belle, Lily and James, Snape and Bellatrix Black, Malfoy and Mary Ridgeworth, Rudolophus Lestrange and Carrie Kinkade.
"I'm really glad that I'm working with you, and not Sirius or Peter. They are bloody terrible at potions. Well, Sirius isn't that bad, but he can't concentrate or take it seriously to save his life," Remus said, Smiling at Lucy and sending a shiver down her spine.
"Well, I'm really glad to be working with you too. Belle and Jane aren't too good at potions either, and Lily prefers charms. Plus she'd probably be complaining about James the whole time," Lucy replied.
"Why does she hate him so much? He fancies her so much, but she never says yes when he asks her out, and it kind of kills him every time. Should he stop trying?" Remus asked, sending a glance over at Lily and James. Lily was yelling at James for something he had done, and James was trying not to laugh at how riled up she got so easily.
"I don't think she hates him as much as she used to. She just thinks that he is a bit arrogant. I don't think that he should give up on her, just stop asking her out so much. It does get rather annoying. Also, he should stop messing up her hair. He looks good without having to mess it up." Lucy said.
"I'll let him know. Thanks," Remus replied.
"No problem," Lucy replied.
The rest of potions passed in peace, except for when Peter jumped at the sight of Bellatrix walking past, and knocked over his cauldron, burning a hole through the floor.
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Author's note: Hey everyone. I decided that I'm not going to update as often as I used to, since I'm not really getting any more reviews. When I get 5 reviews, I'll update more. I don't care if all 5 reviews are from the same person. I just want to know if anyone is still reading it. Let me know!
I still haven't gotten any more reviews. I know my story has only been up for like three days, but still. Please review, and I'll be your best friend : ) !!!!
Anyway, onto the story!
Chapter 4: Gossip and a Morning Jog
Lily awoke to the sound of Lucy's alarm clock.
"Lucy shut that thing off! It is only five in the morning, and breakfast doesn't start until seven!" Jane Dwellers exclaimed. Jane was their other roommate. They were all pretty good friends, but Jane liked to hang out more with the Ravenclaws.
"I know," Lucy replied getting up and turning her alarm clock off, "I wanted to get up and go jogging to stay in shape for quidditch. Will someone go with me?"
"I will," Lily said while getting out of bed.
"Both of you are crazy," Belle mumbled before falling back asleep.
Lily and Lucy got dressed in shorts and t-shirts, and went outside. The common room was empty since it was so early. They got outside and began jogging around the lake.
"So Lucy, who do you fancy?" Lily asked as they began their second lap.
"Do you promise not to tell anyone?" Lucy asked. Lily nodded and she continued, "Well, I guess I sort of fancy Remus. I know it's stupid, and that he could never like me. He is a Marauder after all. He always has girls hanging around him. He probably doesn't even notice me."
"Actually, last night at dinner, I noticed him looking at you a lot. I bet he does like you," Lily told her friend, smiling.
"Really? I hope you're right. It would be so great if he asked me out," Lucy said, looking rather pleased, "What about you? Who do you fancy?"
"No one. Well not really anyway," Lily said, remembering her thoughts from the night before.
"Really? I noticed that James hasn't asked you out yet. Do you think he's given up on you, or he likes someone else?"
"I don't know. I did notice that too. Oh, did you hear that James is now the quidditch captain? He looked so happy after he found out last night," Lily remarked.
"He is? That is so great. He'll make a terrific captain. I just know he will. Are you ready to go inside?" Lucy asked, glancing at her watch.
Lily looked at her watch. It was 6:00. "Yeah, we'd better so that we have time to get ready before breakfast."
The girls headed inside, to find that Belle and Jane were already up.
"Well finally. We didn't think that ya'll would ever be coming back," Belle teased.
Lucy and Lily showered and got ready. Once satisfied with her reflection, Lily joined the other girls, and they headed down to the common room to find the Marauders waiting for them.
"Good morning ladies," Sirius greeted them, "It is about time that you all came down. We were getting worried."
The girls each gave the guys a kiss on the cheek, as they walked down to breakfast.
"Oh my gosh. Look at them. Lily and James are having a decent conversation. They aren't even fighting. It's amazing," Remus whispered to Lucy.
"I think that it may have something to do with what Lily told me while we were jogging. She said that Dumbledore had told them that they needed to stop fighting and try to get along. But I don't think that he meant that they had to become best friends. I mean, she is actually laughing at something he said, and it isn't a fake laugh," Lucy replied.
"Hmm, that would explain it. I hope they stay this way. It is so much quieter," Remus said.
Just then, the post came. A few hundred owls came into the Great Hall
to deliver letters and forgotten items to teachers and students. A
large barn owl flew over to Remus. It was carrying the Daily Profit,
the wizard newspaper. He paid the owl, and it took off back to the
owlry. Another owl landed in front of Peter, and much to his dismay,
it was carrying a few pairs of underwear with a note attached from his
mother. The note said:
Peter,
I didn't remember if you'd packed enough, and so I sent these just in
case. You know how I worry. Love,
Mum
As the last of the owls swooped out of the hall, James, Lily, Belle, Remus, Lucy, a very red Peter, and Sirius, who was howling with laughter, made their way towards their first class.
"So what do we have today?" Sirius asked once he had stopped laughing enough to speak.
James checked the schedule and groaned. "We have transfigurations with the Ravenclaws, herbology with the Hufflepuffs, and double potions with the Slytherins."
All of the Gryffindor sixth years groaned at the thought of having to spend double potions with the Slytherins.
Marie Cainbridge, their potions professor, made the class somewhat enjoyable. She never gave detentions, and she let the students talk. She also had a sense of humor, and laughed when the Marauders pulled pranks, even though they were normally at the Slytherin's expense.
"Oh well. At least we still have Professor Cainbridge. She'll let us talk," Lily said.
They made their way back to Gryffindor Tower to grab their bags. They arrived at transfigurations five minutes early to get good seats. The order was Peter, Belle, Sirius, Lily, James, Lucy, and Remus. Jane went off to sit with some of her Ravenclaw friends. They waited patiently for Professor McGonagall to come.
She arrived, and told the class to take out their boos and turn to page thirtenn. "Today, we will be discussing how to transfigure toads into goblets. Please take out your wands and follow the incantation in your book."
James, who was naturally gifted in transfigurations, had no problem completing this task. Lily on the other hand, was better at charms. Her goblet started croaking and hopping around the desk.
James leaned over to her and whispered, "Would you like some help? I can show you how to do it."
Lily looked at him and said, "No thank you. I can do this on my own. I don't need your help."
James looked a little bit hurt, and turned back to his own goblet, transfiguring it into a toad and then a goblet over and over again.
Lily watched him and thought, 'If he can do it, then I'm sure I can too.' She continued trying throughout the class, but didn't succeed, even though she came quite close.
They walked down to the greenhouses for herbology. James sat down next to Sirius, and they began discussing quidditch. Sirius already knew about James being the new captain, and they were trying to decide on a day to hold try-outs for the open beater and keeper positions.
"How about Friday?" Sirius asked
"Can't. I have a prefect meeting. What about Saturday?" James asked.
"Saturday works. Make sure to sign up to use the pitch." Sirius replied.
James was about to say something when Professor Bloom came in. They'd have to finish their conversation later.
After Herbology, they headed off for lunch.
Belle looked at Sirius and said, "So, are you ready to go down Black?"
Sirius looked amused and said, "I'm ready to have our competition if that is what you mean. I'm not going to lose."
Once again they piled up as much food as their plates would allow. James counted off for them, "One, two, three, GO!"
People who were watching, turned around, disgusted by their competition.
They continued to put as much food in their mouths as possible. After about ten minutes of steady eating, Sirius won the second round. Both were breathing deeply so that they wouldn't get sick.
Sirius smirked and said, "I told you I wouldn't lose. We can have another round sometime. I'm always game."
Belle looked a little bit upset at having lost twice, but she smiled at Sirius and said, "You're on."
Sirius gave Belle one of his charming smiles and said, "I can't wait."
The rest of lunch passed uneventfully, and Belle, Lucy, Lily, and the Marauders headed off to potions.
In the potions room, it was like there was an imaginary line that passed through the middle of the room. On one side were the Gryffindors, and on the other were the Slytherins.
Professor Cainbridge walked into the room and gave instructions on the potion that they were going to be brewing today. She paired them off and let them get to work. The partners were Remus and Lucy, Peter and Jane, Sirius and Belle, Lily and James, Snape and Bellatrix Black, Malfoy and Mary Ridgeworth, Rudolophus Lestrange and Carrie Kinkade.
"I'm really glad that I'm working with you, and not Sirius or Peter. They are bloody terrible at potions. Well, Sirius isn't that bad, but he can't concentrate or take it seriously to save his life," Remus said, Smiling at Lucy and sending a shiver down her spine.
"Well, I'm really glad to be working with you too. Belle and Jane aren't too good at potions either, and Lily prefers charms. Plus she'd probably be complaining about James the whole time," Lucy replied.
"Why does she hate him so much? He fancies her so much, but she never says yes when he asks her out, and it kind of kills him every time. Should he stop trying?" Remus asked, sending a glance over at Lily and James. Lily was yelling at James for something he had done, and James was trying not to laugh at how riled up she got so easily.
"I don't think she hates him as much as she used to. She just thinks that he is a bit arrogant. I don't think that he should give up on her, just stop asking her out so much. It does get rather annoying. Also, he should stop messing up her hair. He looks good without having to mess it up." Lucy said.
"I'll let him know. Thanks," Remus replied.
"No problem," Lucy replied.
The rest of potions passed in peace, except for when Peter jumped at the sight of Bellatrix walking past, and knocked over his cauldron, burning a hole through the floor.
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Author's note: Hey everyone. I decided that I'm not going to update as often as I used to, since I'm not really getting any more reviews. When I get 5 reviews, I'll update more. I don't care if all 5 reviews are from the same person. I just want to know if anyone is still reading it. Let me know!