AN Once again I have been too busy to update but I'm back now and hope this next instalment is ok! Enjoy!
Sirius awoke the next morning to the sounds he had missed so much over the summer. The squeaking of bedsprings and the yawns of his friends as they got up. The traditional triple cough of Remus before he had a glass of water, the familiar sound of James humming his favourite song. Sirius smiled and swung his legs over the edge of his bed.
"Morning," Peter said cheerfully as he pulled his school tie over his head and tightened it. "Good to be back isn't it?"
Sirius nodded and stretched widely. He stifled a giggle as he saw Remus straightening his prefect badge in the mirror. James pushed him out of the way and used his fingers to mess up his hair in that memorable fashion.
The four boys headed down to breakfast, ready for their first day as sixth years. They saw many old faces and smiled and waved to nearly all of them. At the Gryffindor table they sat next to Lily Evans and her friends. Sirius waved at his younger brother Regulus who was scowling in his place at the Slytherin table.
James shuffled into his seat uncomfortably as he found himself facing Lily. He smiled at her and felt as though he had been kicked in the groin when she turned away to talk to Remus.
"Hi can I sit here?" an unfamiliar voice came from somewhere above Sirius. He looked up and saw a very pretty girl smiling at him. "I'm Sara – it's my first day. I just moved from Canada."
Sirius grinned and told her to sit down. "So what year are you in, Sara?" he asked as he poured her some pumpkin juice.
"I'm starting in the fifth year. How about you?" she smiled and quickly became engrossed in conversation with Sirius. James, Remus and Peter shared a knowing look. Sirius had settled quickly back into his role of ladies man. James glanced quickly at Lily as he heard her burst into laughter over something her friend had said.
The boys' lessons that day went well with only one minor disagreement with their Potions teacher about James and Sirius's Farting Brew they swapped with his invisibility Syrup. Fortunately he could see the funny side of having a teacher breaking wind instead of disappearing in front of the entire class and let them off without a detention.
"So Potter think you're pretty funny don't you?" Severus Snape hissed as they passed him in the dinner hall that evening.
"Yeah actually I do!" James grinned and winked at Sirius who was making a beeline for Sara. "Anyway Snivellus I'd be making a move if I was you I wouldn't want you to be late to meet your friends." James pointed at the empty seats at the end of the Slytherin table where Severus could often be seen reading alone.
Peter and Remus laughed and followed James to their table. They had no sooner sat down when a short stocky boy ran over towards them.
"James! Congratulations I just heard!" the boy gasped as he slumped down onto a chair. James knew this boy. His name was Carl Lansbury – he was Gryffindor's keeper on the Quidditch team.
"Carl slow down," James handed the boy some water. "What's going on?"
"You mean you don't know?" Carl looked surprised.
James shook his head and looked round to see many people looking just as confused.
"James you've been made team captain!"