Author's note: I've been informed, even though I already knew, that James
was not a prefect. My friend even told me the page number and paragraph in
the book where I could find this information out. But once again, I
already knew. It is my story, and he will be a prefect if I want him to
be. If anyone else has any problems with this, or anything else in MY
story, please let me know. I'd also like to say that this story is an AU
(Alternate Universe) story.
I have a few thanks that I need to give. First off to Lady of Masbolle, who was terrific enough to review me.
Another person I'd like to thank is Orangepenguin. She reviewed me not once, but 4 times!! Is that a friend or what?
I'd also like to thank those of you who reviewed me, and convinced me not to quit this story.
Anyway, onto the good stuff!
Ch. 5,
At dinner that night, the Marauders sat a little bit away from everyone else.
"We have to plan something. We're the Marauders. This should be easy," Sirius said.
The boys whispered some more and the people around them heard one word, "ketchup" before the boys burst out laughing. (A/N: I don't know if they would have ketchup, but they do now.)
The girls were sitting a few people down from the guys, and were trying to figure out what they were talking about.
"What do you think they are going to do with ketchup?" Lucy asked.
"Well, there is only one way to find out. Hey Sirius, what are ya'll doing with ketchup?" Belle yelled down the table at Sirius.
"Nothing that concerns you Luv," Sirius replied, giving her a dashing smile and blowing a kiss at her.
Belle looked down at her plate so that her friends wouldn't see the blush that was creeping into her cheeks.
"Well, I know it is a subject change, but do you know what I realized today? We haven't talked about our summers, or who we fancy yet," Lucy said, nudging Lily in the side.
"Ow, why did you do that? We can talk tonight in our dormitory, okay?" Lily asked, nudging Lucy in the side.
"Yep," Lucy and Belle replied.
After dinner the students returned to the common room. James put up a notice about the try-outs on the bulletin board.
They decided to get a head start on their homework that was due the next week since they had nothing better to do.
"Can you believe that we have a three foot essay due on Monday in transfigurations? Especially since it is the first day," Sirius complained to the other Gryffindor sixth years, minus Jane who was with some Ravenclaws.
"I know. I can't even find enough information for one foot," Peter sighed and threw his quill to the floor.
"We'll help you, don't worry," James replied.
"Uh, Prongs, can I talk to you for a minute?" Remus asked him.
"Sure. What's on your mind Moony?" asked James as he left the common room and started to walk down the hallway.
"It's about something that Lucy told me during potions. It's about Lily," Remus said, grabbing James's full attention.
"What about her? Is it something bad?" James asked.
"Not really. I found out what annoys Lily about you. Maybe if you changed these things, then she would like you." He told James everything that Lucy had said earlier.
"So she really thinks I'm an arrogant git?" James asked, slightly crestfallen.
"Listen Prongs, the things that would be the easiest for you to change are to make sure you don't mess up your hair, and don't ask her out again for a while. At least not until she shows signs of being interested," Remus advised.
"Alright, I'll do my best," James said.
They headed back to the common room, and James said he was heading up to bed.
"What's wrong with Prongs?" asked Sirius.
"I'll tell you later," Remus answered, glancing at the girls. Sirius took the hint, and shut up about the matter.
After about another hour, the girls excused themselves for bed. The guys went up to their dorm to find James already asleep. Remus told the other guys what happened.
Back in the girls' dorm, they were each flopped out on their beds.
"So, who do you fancy Lucy?" Belle asked with an amused expression.
"Well, I guess I sort of fancy Remus. I mean, he is so cute and sweet. He couldn't like me though, because he could have his pick out of tons of girls at Hogwarts," Lucy sighed dejectedly.
"Oh come on Luc, he does like you. I'm sure of it. He's always staring at you during transfigurations, when I sit behind him. So, who do you like Lils?" Belle questioned.
"No one really," Lily replied, blushing slightly.
"Yeah right Lily. Come on. Well then, if you had to choose one person, who would it be?"
"I'm not really sure. I mean, is it on who I think is cute, or who I'd say yes to if they asked me out?" Lily asked.
"Either one," Lucy replied.
"Well, the Hufflepuff, Mark Jameson is rather cute, even if he is a bit daft. Then there is always the Ravenclaw 7th year, Will O'Riley. He is seriously cute, and he is smart, I mean he is in Ravenclaw after all. I'd go out with him in an instant," Lily sighed.
"What about our Mr. Potter? He is really cute, and he likes you so much. Plus he is a Marauder, and that is always a bonus," Belle reminded her.
"Yeah, James is really cute, but he is still an arrogant git who can't take a clue. Plus, if he likes me so much, why is he always off doing only Merlin knows what with all of those girls?" Lily asked.
"Lily, you know that James isn't doing 'only Merlin knows what', and the only reason he goes out with the other girls is because you won't say yes to the poor guy," Belle said.
"Yeah, I know, so who do you like Belle?" Lily asked, trying to change the topic.
"I like Sirius, but he always has that stupid bunch of Hufflepuff bimbos hanging around him. I hardly ever get a chance to talk to him, or even just hang out with him," Belle replied.
"Well there is going to be a Hogsmeade weekend soon. Why don't you ask Sirius to go with you?" Lily asked her.
"That is a good idea. I think I will," Belle replied, "What about you Jane?"
"Well, I guess I sort of fancy that Ravenclaw Jeremy Celler. He is so cute. I hang out with him all the time, but I think he only likes me as a friend."
The girls continued on the topic of boys for a while before they fell asleep.
The rest of the first week passed smoothly. Before she knew it, Lily was standing in front of the prefect's lounge. The other prefects were already there, waiting for Professor Dumbledore and the Head Boy and Girl to arrive.
Michael and Chelsea were having a conversation off to the side. Lily was trying to talk to James, but he seemed preoccupied. Snape was standing away from everyone else, staring at Lily, but occasionally tearing his gaze from her to glance at his watch.
Dumbledore and the Heads arrived, and they went inside to start the meeting.
"I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting. Now, I hope that you've all read your packets. Tonight, you will start patrolling the hallways for students out of their common rooms. If you find any students, you must give them detention, and then report them to their head of house," Dumbledore said. The prefect meeting continued in this manner for another hour and a half, while they discussed the Hogsmeade trip, and the Halloween ball.
Once the meeting was over, James and Lily headed back to the common room.
"You know, we should change the password," Lily said.
"I already took care of it," James replied.
"Well, what is it?" Lily asked, silently annoyed at the fact that James didn't ask her opinion before he made the password.
"You'll see," James replied, hoping that she liked it.
They walked on in silence until they reached the portrait of the fat lady.
The fat lady looked at them and asked, "Password?"
James stepped up and said, "Tiger Lily."
The portrait swung open and Lily looked at James and asked, "Why did you make that the password?"
"Because I like lilies," James stated simply.
"Oh, alright then," Lily said.
They made their way over to their friends and sat down on the couches.
"I'm bored. I want to play," Sirius said while bouncing up and down on the couches.
"What do you want to play?" Remus asked tiredly, the full moon was only a few days away. But before Sirius could answer, Remus said, "We're not playing war. I know that is what you were going to say, but don't you remember the incident at James's house last time you wanted to play war?"
"Yes, but it doesn't have to end like that every time! Please? Pretty please?" Sirius begged.
"No!" Remus and James yelled together.
"What happened at James's house?" Lucy asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it. It is too painful," Remus sighed, while the other guys sniggered.
"Well, why don't we play cat's eye?" Lily asked.
"What's cat's eye?" Sirius asked.
"It is a muggle game. It is like hide and seek, except for it is in the dark," Lily explained.
"Oh, I want to play. I want to play! Let's go now. I want to play!" Sirius said in a merry singsong voice.
"Alright, we'll play when Lily and I get back from patrolling at about ten. Then we should be able to have the common room to ourselves. If we don't, we can just scare everyone else out with a few fake dung bombs," James said.
"Okay," Sirius said, "But what do we do 'til then?"
"We could finish this homework for starters," Lily replied, picking up her quill and a piece of parchment.
Author's Note
Thanks again to those of you who persuaded me to keep writing this story. I hope you like this chapter, as it is my first real one in a while. Here's what to look forward to next time..... James and Lily patrolling Playing cat's eye An interesting question, in an interesting spot and lots more once I think of it.
Swizzle Stick
I have a few thanks that I need to give. First off to Lady of Masbolle, who was terrific enough to review me.
Another person I'd like to thank is Orangepenguin. She reviewed me not once, but 4 times!! Is that a friend or what?
I'd also like to thank those of you who reviewed me, and convinced me not to quit this story.
Anyway, onto the good stuff!
Ch. 5,
At dinner that night, the Marauders sat a little bit away from everyone else.
"We have to plan something. We're the Marauders. This should be easy," Sirius said.
The boys whispered some more and the people around them heard one word, "ketchup" before the boys burst out laughing. (A/N: I don't know if they would have ketchup, but they do now.)
The girls were sitting a few people down from the guys, and were trying to figure out what they were talking about.
"What do you think they are going to do with ketchup?" Lucy asked.
"Well, there is only one way to find out. Hey Sirius, what are ya'll doing with ketchup?" Belle yelled down the table at Sirius.
"Nothing that concerns you Luv," Sirius replied, giving her a dashing smile and blowing a kiss at her.
Belle looked down at her plate so that her friends wouldn't see the blush that was creeping into her cheeks.
"Well, I know it is a subject change, but do you know what I realized today? We haven't talked about our summers, or who we fancy yet," Lucy said, nudging Lily in the side.
"Ow, why did you do that? We can talk tonight in our dormitory, okay?" Lily asked, nudging Lucy in the side.
"Yep," Lucy and Belle replied.
After dinner the students returned to the common room. James put up a notice about the try-outs on the bulletin board.
They decided to get a head start on their homework that was due the next week since they had nothing better to do.
"Can you believe that we have a three foot essay due on Monday in transfigurations? Especially since it is the first day," Sirius complained to the other Gryffindor sixth years, minus Jane who was with some Ravenclaws.
"I know. I can't even find enough information for one foot," Peter sighed and threw his quill to the floor.
"We'll help you, don't worry," James replied.
"Uh, Prongs, can I talk to you for a minute?" Remus asked him.
"Sure. What's on your mind Moony?" asked James as he left the common room and started to walk down the hallway.
"It's about something that Lucy told me during potions. It's about Lily," Remus said, grabbing James's full attention.
"What about her? Is it something bad?" James asked.
"Not really. I found out what annoys Lily about you. Maybe if you changed these things, then she would like you." He told James everything that Lucy had said earlier.
"So she really thinks I'm an arrogant git?" James asked, slightly crestfallen.
"Listen Prongs, the things that would be the easiest for you to change are to make sure you don't mess up your hair, and don't ask her out again for a while. At least not until she shows signs of being interested," Remus advised.
"Alright, I'll do my best," James said.
They headed back to the common room, and James said he was heading up to bed.
"What's wrong with Prongs?" asked Sirius.
"I'll tell you later," Remus answered, glancing at the girls. Sirius took the hint, and shut up about the matter.
After about another hour, the girls excused themselves for bed. The guys went up to their dorm to find James already asleep. Remus told the other guys what happened.
Back in the girls' dorm, they were each flopped out on their beds.
"So, who do you fancy Lucy?" Belle asked with an amused expression.
"Well, I guess I sort of fancy Remus. I mean, he is so cute and sweet. He couldn't like me though, because he could have his pick out of tons of girls at Hogwarts," Lucy sighed dejectedly.
"Oh come on Luc, he does like you. I'm sure of it. He's always staring at you during transfigurations, when I sit behind him. So, who do you like Lils?" Belle questioned.
"No one really," Lily replied, blushing slightly.
"Yeah right Lily. Come on. Well then, if you had to choose one person, who would it be?"
"I'm not really sure. I mean, is it on who I think is cute, or who I'd say yes to if they asked me out?" Lily asked.
"Either one," Lucy replied.
"Well, the Hufflepuff, Mark Jameson is rather cute, even if he is a bit daft. Then there is always the Ravenclaw 7th year, Will O'Riley. He is seriously cute, and he is smart, I mean he is in Ravenclaw after all. I'd go out with him in an instant," Lily sighed.
"What about our Mr. Potter? He is really cute, and he likes you so much. Plus he is a Marauder, and that is always a bonus," Belle reminded her.
"Yeah, James is really cute, but he is still an arrogant git who can't take a clue. Plus, if he likes me so much, why is he always off doing only Merlin knows what with all of those girls?" Lily asked.
"Lily, you know that James isn't doing 'only Merlin knows what', and the only reason he goes out with the other girls is because you won't say yes to the poor guy," Belle said.
"Yeah, I know, so who do you like Belle?" Lily asked, trying to change the topic.
"I like Sirius, but he always has that stupid bunch of Hufflepuff bimbos hanging around him. I hardly ever get a chance to talk to him, or even just hang out with him," Belle replied.
"Well there is going to be a Hogsmeade weekend soon. Why don't you ask Sirius to go with you?" Lily asked her.
"That is a good idea. I think I will," Belle replied, "What about you Jane?"
"Well, I guess I sort of fancy that Ravenclaw Jeremy Celler. He is so cute. I hang out with him all the time, but I think he only likes me as a friend."
The girls continued on the topic of boys for a while before they fell asleep.
The rest of the first week passed smoothly. Before she knew it, Lily was standing in front of the prefect's lounge. The other prefects were already there, waiting for Professor Dumbledore and the Head Boy and Girl to arrive.
Michael and Chelsea were having a conversation off to the side. Lily was trying to talk to James, but he seemed preoccupied. Snape was standing away from everyone else, staring at Lily, but occasionally tearing his gaze from her to glance at his watch.
Dumbledore and the Heads arrived, and they went inside to start the meeting.
"I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting. Now, I hope that you've all read your packets. Tonight, you will start patrolling the hallways for students out of their common rooms. If you find any students, you must give them detention, and then report them to their head of house," Dumbledore said. The prefect meeting continued in this manner for another hour and a half, while they discussed the Hogsmeade trip, and the Halloween ball.
Once the meeting was over, James and Lily headed back to the common room.
"You know, we should change the password," Lily said.
"I already took care of it," James replied.
"Well, what is it?" Lily asked, silently annoyed at the fact that James didn't ask her opinion before he made the password.
"You'll see," James replied, hoping that she liked it.
They walked on in silence until they reached the portrait of the fat lady.
The fat lady looked at them and asked, "Password?"
James stepped up and said, "Tiger Lily."
The portrait swung open and Lily looked at James and asked, "Why did you make that the password?"
"Because I like lilies," James stated simply.
"Oh, alright then," Lily said.
They made their way over to their friends and sat down on the couches.
"I'm bored. I want to play," Sirius said while bouncing up and down on the couches.
"What do you want to play?" Remus asked tiredly, the full moon was only a few days away. But before Sirius could answer, Remus said, "We're not playing war. I know that is what you were going to say, but don't you remember the incident at James's house last time you wanted to play war?"
"Yes, but it doesn't have to end like that every time! Please? Pretty please?" Sirius begged.
"No!" Remus and James yelled together.
"What happened at James's house?" Lucy asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it. It is too painful," Remus sighed, while the other guys sniggered.
"Well, why don't we play cat's eye?" Lily asked.
"What's cat's eye?" Sirius asked.
"It is a muggle game. It is like hide and seek, except for it is in the dark," Lily explained.
"Oh, I want to play. I want to play! Let's go now. I want to play!" Sirius said in a merry singsong voice.
"Alright, we'll play when Lily and I get back from patrolling at about ten. Then we should be able to have the common room to ourselves. If we don't, we can just scare everyone else out with a few fake dung bombs," James said.
"Okay," Sirius said, "But what do we do 'til then?"
"We could finish this homework for starters," Lily replied, picking up her quill and a piece of parchment.
Author's Note
Thanks again to those of you who persuaded me to keep writing this story. I hope you like this chapter, as it is my first real one in a while. Here's what to look forward to next time..... James and Lily patrolling Playing cat's eye An interesting question, in an interesting spot and lots more once I think of it.
Swizzle Stick