Here is the fourth chapter! I hope you like it! Love to all,
Iris
"Friday! I love Fridays!" Sirius yelled.
"Yeah no more bloody work for two days," said Remus.
"You're so optimistic Remus," said Lily. It was the end of their second month of school and between school work and head girl duties,
Lily thought her brain had melted.
"How can you think if your brain has melted," James had asked her.
"The thought came to me right before pink ooze started running out of my ears."
"Oh," said James clearly caught at his own game. Lily and James were walking toward the Gryffindor tower talking about the night's upcoming festivities.
"James can me and Hannah use your cloak and map?" It was known by very few that James Potter had an invisibility cloak and a magic map made by the Marauders. This map was a map of Hogwarts. Every secret passage way, room, and corridor was on it, and little black dots moved around it showing you where "important" people were.
"Sure Lil. Where are you guys going?"
"Hogsmeade. For some girl stuff and maybe a butterbeer."
"Bring me back one...I meant a butterbeer," James said quickly to the look on Lily's face. Lily breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't scare me like that James," said Lily pretending to cry.
"You're such a loser."
"Not as big of one as you, I mean really, Quidditch boxers?"
"Hey! How did you know that?"
"My secret... Quidditch Boy."
"Haha. Come on up and I'll get the cloak for you." Lily and James walked up to the boy's dorm and James began to dig in his trunk.
"Damn cloak!...Aha, here it is," he said standing up. "And here's the map." James handed Lily a beautiful silver cloak and a torn and weather beaten piece of parchment. On the parchment was nothing.
"What's the saying again James?" James took out his wand and touched the paper with its tip.
"I solemnly swear that I'm up to no good." Suddenly silver lines began to spread across the page. The lines joined together to form the words:
Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Purveyors of Aid to Magical Mischief Makers
are proud to present:
THE MARAUDERS MAP
"When you're done Lil, just tap it and say-"
"Mischief managed!" Lily jumped.
"Oh hi Sirius."
"Thank you James, see you," Lily said quietly to James giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. "See you Sirius," she said as she passed Sirius who was standing in the door.
"See ya Lil,"
"Lily, not Lil," she said punching Sirius in the stomach.
"You let James...never mind...Lily." Lily smiled and winked at Sirius and quickly left.
As soon as she exited the boy's dormitories, closing the door behind her, little black dots sprung up everywhere on the map. Lily saw a little black dot marked "Lily Evans" standing in front of the boy's dormitories. She noticed that back in the room behind her, James was standing where she had left him and Sirius was pacing the room. Her eyes glanced over the map, looking for Hannah.
"Aha! There she is," Lily whispered.
Hannah was standing in the fourth floor Trophy Room. Lily glanced up from the map and checked to see no one was coming and quickly put on the cloak.
Lily had never gotten used to disappearing, even though she had seen James and Sirius do it many a time; even she had worn it before. James had convinced her in the sixth year to stop being so uptight and have a little fun. That was how they had got to know each other so well and how Snape and Malfoy had ended up with orange hair for a week. Lily stilled laughed uproariously at the thought of it: Snape with clean hair (for once) though it was orange. Everyone knew that Severus Snape had a crush on her, some girls in her dorm thought it cute; frankly Lily wanted to throw up every time she thought of it. Hannah preferred not to think of it at all and whenever someone mentioned him she would go all rigged and tense. Hannah early in her first year had had a crush on "the slimeball" as she now called him, and though had wanted to forget the whole thing; with friends like the Marauders (whose archenemies were Snape and Malfoy) it was hard to forget.
Lily meanwhile had made to the trophy and seeing it empty except for Hannah, took off the cloak.
"Hannah!" Hannah spun around. "I've got the cloak and map."
"Good," Hannah paused. "He actually gave it to you?" (James was very cautious about who he let borrow his cloak, even Sirius had to beg to get permission to use it, except when he nicked it.)
"Yeah, you ready?"
"Just like that," said Hannah snapping her fingers. "You didn't have to beg or anything?"
"No," said Lily exasperated. "Now are you ready to go?"
"Yeah," said Hannah curiosity in her eyes as she covered herself in the cloak.
"Hold on now," said Lily looking at the map. "Let me just check the coast is clear..."
Sirius was pacing the room.
"What are you doing Padfoot?" said James from his seat on his bed.
"Thinking."
"About what? Certainly not anything important or you would be pacing," said James sarcastically. Sirius pretended not to have heard and kept pacing.
"Padfoot you're wearing ME out! Stop it and tell me what's wrong!" Sirius stopped pacing and gave James a long scrutinizing gaze. James felt as though he was being x-rayed with those intense gray eyes. Finally Sirius glanced away and sat down on the floor.
"Well, it's about me and...and Jessica..."
Lily and Hannah stopped in front of a statue of a plump witch with crazy hair and a humped back. Lily looked down at the map and saw a small speech bubble beside the two black dots labeled "Lily Evans" and "Hannah Bell". Lily pulled out her wand and tapped the statue of the witch once and said the word "Dissendium." A secret door in the statue opened, revealing a long stone slide
"Can you fit?" asked Lily.
"Of course," said Hannah looking slightly miffed. "Are you saying I'm fat Lily?"
"No! Heavens no!"
"Good," said Hannah sitting on the slide.
"I just hope you fit though." Lily aimed a kick at Hannah but missed as Hannah was already sliding down the slide. Lily heard someone coming down the corridor and quickly slid down after her.
Lily stood up brushing the dirt and dust from her robes and glanced around the pitch black tunnel. She and Hannah (who was doing the same thing) were standing in an under ground tunnel.
"Well, I could do with a little light," said Hannah's voice from somewhere in front of Lily.
"Right," said Lily pulling out her wand. "Lumos." The tunnel was suddenly illuminated with the light coming from Hannah and Lily's wands.
"Shall we go," said Hannah beckoning Lily forward.
"Hold on," said Lily. "Let's leave the cloak here." Hannah nodded and waited while Lily folded up the cloak and hid it behind the slide.
"Lily, come on let's go. I'm freezing." Lily took out the map and wiped it clean ("Mischief Managed!") and stuck it in her pocket.
"All right, I'm ready let's go."
James sat staring at his best friend with something that looked most like shock on his face.
"You won't tell anyone," said Sirius worriedly.
"Of course not...but I think you should."
"Like who?"
James seemed to ponder the thought. "Well, if I was in your position, I would ask a girl for advice. Someone you could count on not to tell. Who wouldn't asked questions."
"Lily."
"What," James said breaking out of his reverie.
"Lily. I'll tell Lily. She'll know what to do. I mean she stays in the same dorm as Jess and she could help her check and...yeah."
"That sounds like a good plan..." Suddenly the door opened.
"Hello All!"
Sirius gave James a look that clearly said, "Don't say a word!" James nodded then turned to Remus.
"Why so happy?"
"You know," said Remus sitting down on James's bed. "I have no idea why I'm so happy. "
James laughed and Sirius said, "Hey James maybe he got that kiss he's been dreaming about for awhile."
"What?"
Sirius smiled and batted his eyelashes, "'Oh Remus of course I'll marry you'. 'Really Hannah you will-'"Remus replied to these statements by making Sirius's hair turn green. James laughed and turned to Remus.
"So what brings you to the Gryffindor Tower, Moony?"
"Oh," said Remus watching Sirius out of the corner of his eye, as if waiting for a good opportunity to curse him again. "I was wandering if I could borrow the cloak."
"No can do Moony," said James.
"Why not?"
"Cause I don't have it."
"What!" said Remus, disbelief etched on his face. "Then who does?"
"Lily."
"You actually gave her the cloak?"
"Yes, Remus, I gave her the cloak."
"And the map?"
"Yes, that too." Remus, who had stood up when James said 'he didn't have it' sat back down on the bed in disbelief. He turned to Sirius who was trying to look inconspicuous.
"And you let him Sirius?"
"Why not Remus?" Remus glanced around the room as if looking for an excuse.
"Because...because-"
"It was for Hannah's benefit you know."
Remus's faced cleared. "Oh, why didn't you say so?"
James shook his head and Sirius said, "You're obsessed."
"Am not."
"You know I ain't going to argue with you cause you know I'm right." Remus blushed bright red.
"See told you so," said Sirius. James gave Sirius a look that clearly said shut up.
"Remus, why don't you ask her before the feast tonight?"
"Yeah," said Sirius. "Just get it over with, so WE can get some sleep. I feel sorry for Lily though."
"Why?" asked Remus. "So much noise, she probably won't be able to sleep."
James laughed and said, "I don't think it will bother Lily much since you and Jessica-"Sirius pulled out his wand and pointed it at James. James shut his mouth and raised his hands in a surrender gesture. Remus grinned and turned to James.
"Well if it gets to loud, Lily could always come in here." Sirius smirked.
"Yeah James I'm pretty sure you have some room in your bed."
"You guys are so sick," said James, his face brick red. "Is that all you two can think of?"
Remus and Sirius answered simultaneously. "Yes." James shook his head.
"What were we talking about before we got on the topic of our sex lives?" Sirius answered.
"We were telling Remus over there to ask Hannah out and-"
"Don't you even say it Sirius," said James in turn pulling out his own wand.
"What? I was only stating fact." James chose to ignore that comment and turned to Remus.
"Moony, just ask her tonight okay." Remus looked as if he was doing some serious thinking.
"Okay," he said finally. "I'll do it."
"Just keep thinking that until tonight and you'll be fine."
"Why tonight?" asked Remus looking confused.
"Because," said James. "She's in Hogsmeade."
judystarr- Yeah, I thought that one of my more brilliant moments....I'm so glad you like it! I might throw in some Lily/James action soon...you never know. Thank you so much for reviewing! Hugs and stuff back!
SnoopyViz – I'm glad you'll get your work done. Thanks so much for the review! I'm really glad you like it!
I am not trying to imitate et cetera Ms. Rowling and would like to tell those who try to go to therapy. There is one and only one J.K. Rowling. Period. Thank you for reading my story please tell me what you think.
Iris