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James sank onto the bed smiling, holding a hand out to Lily. Lily looked at him suspiciously.
"I thought you wanted to talk to me about something Potter, but clearly that was just a sorry excuse to get me in here when I should be studying for my NEWTS."
'Here' was the room of requirement. Something James had not told the other marauders about in detail. On the Marauder's Map they had dubbed it 'The Butterbeer Room' because they had once gone in there to find it full of shelves lined with butterbeer. As Sirius had been complaining loudly about how thirsty he was just before entering the room, the marauders had found this highly amusing.
James had since discovered the room's potential to become anything he wanted it to be, but to the other marauders it would always be just 'The Butterbeer Room'.
James had started to use it as a private bedroom a few months ago when Sirius and Peter had decided it would be funny to burst in on James and Lily whenever they were making out, embarrassing the hell out of the both of them.
It had been a good move on his part. Lily would have never let him get as far as he had managed to get with her if it had not been for the added privacy the room allowed them.
James had brought her into the room intending to talk about Harry. He had not been sure what exactly he was going to say to her, but he had known that he needed to be in her presence. Needed to share with her the knowledge that they would be together for a long time. That this was it. He belonged to her and was happy to be owned. He had been sure of that the moment he had seen Lily and Harry standing next to each other.
His heart had almost exploded.
While trying and failing to sleep the night before, what with Peter snoring, Fred tossing and turning loudly, and Harry talking unintelligibly through his dreams, James had tried to calculate how old he would be when Harry was born. He was rather surprised when he realized that he would be a teenaged father. Nineteen was the number he had arrived at, based on Harry's age and what little information Fred had given them when he had first arrived.
James wished he could tell Lily all about the previous night. Every detail. But with all Remus's warnings he had finally decided to keep her in the dark. He least of all wanted to do anything that might put a question mark over his son's existence.
So now that he had Lily to himself, he decided that he just wanted to be lying next to her, chatting about inane things.
They had reached the point in their relationship where they were thinking more long term.
James knew that Lily had been reluctant to start seeing him in the first place because she didn't trust his commitment. She had not wanted to become another notch on the garter belt so to speak. Truth to tell there were a few.
But three years of continuous pick up lines and a few more serious attempts to ask her out on dates had finally worn her down, and now James had the girlfriend he had always wanted. The girl who had always made him behave like a fool, and who for most of their Hogwarts career had despised him with a passion.
Passion had been the key word though.
After two dates, which James suspected Lily had only agreed to as a means to prove that he wasn't serious about her, they had shared a first kiss. James would always remember that kiss. Not only was it the most impassioned kiss he had experienced to date, it was also the moment he had realized that he had actually won her over. How, he still wasn't sure.
Now she was looking down at him with a little smile, hands on hips, eyes narrowed.
"I just wanted to be alone with you," he replied honestly.
"That's sweet,"
"I know."
He beckoned her closer and she complied, settling herself in his lap as he leant back against the pillows.
"Are you alright?" she asked softly, burying her face in his neck. Her nose was cold against the warm skin there.
"I was thinking last night," he said.
She smiled, "Oh? Who would've thought?"
He raised his eyebrows at the implied insult and poked her gently in the ribs. She gave him a conciliatory pat on the shoulder, "Thinking about what?"
"Us."
She became serious. "What about us?"
"This is it isn't it," he stated.
"What?" she asked warily.
"This is it. This, us, it's what this whole romance thing is about. I mean, who would've thought it would be so simple?"
"Simple?"
"Yeah. I mean it's just a matter of trust isn't it. Trusting someone with your secrets. Your feelings. Your heart. And once you have that, you don't let it go. You hold on to it." He looked her in the eye, "I'm holding on to you."
She was smiling at him mockingly.
"From the mouth of the most arrogant womanizer I ever knew. I do believe you've grown up Mr. Potter."
Despite the playful tone he knew she'd taken him seriously, and he wasn't offended by the slightly harsh words. She'd said much worse in the past.
"I'm going to marry you one day," he said softly.
"I know," she answered, surprising him. She knew? But she'd always been suspicious of his motives in the past. Now that suspicion seemed to have been swept away. Had it been something he'd said? As usual he had problems figuring this girl out. But this time he was not complaining.
She leaned over and kissed him softly.
They quickly lost track of time.
Meanwhile James's three best friends and Fred were arrayed around the seventh year dormitory. Emotions ere running high.
"We shouldn't have drawn our wands on him." Remus stated.
"Of course you should have!" Peter cried, "He was going to hex me into next week! With my own wand!"
"There's something strange going on here," said Sirius, "Something important, that we need to know. Something he's," he pointed savagely at Fred "holding back from us. Why would James's son attack Peter like that?"
"I don't know," said Fred softly. He had been wondering the same thing himself.
Sirius snorted. "Of course you know. You're just not telling because of Dumbledore."
Fred glared at Sirius. "I-Don't-Know." He said slowly and clearly, as though Sirius were a three year old who might have trouble understanding.
Remus looked at Fred closely. It occurred to him that Fred's good humor had slowly been deteriorating since the night he had arrived. A close examination of Fred's face spoke volumes as to why.
"When was the last time you slept properly?" he asked.
Fred just grimaced.
"He tosses and turns at night," said Peter, "I can't get to sleep when he does it."
"I've heard it too," said Remus.
"It's nothing," said Fred.
In truth the lack of sleep was due to three things. The first was an empty feeling in his chest that he assumed was a symptom of being away from George. Being without his twin was taking its toll.
The second was the stress of sleeping in the same room as Sirius.
The third was a fear for Harry's well being.
Fred was on edge and Sirius's anger was making him crazy. Even now he felt as though drawing his wand on the taller boy and incapacitating him might be the most appropriate thing to do. He was sitting right there. All Fred had to do was reach into his pocket, pull out the thin wooden rod and . . . . .
"What aren't you telling us?" Sirius was demanding.
"Sirius . . . ."
"No Remus, I want to know. First me, now Peter. What do you have against us? What have we done to you?"
Fred just let out an ironic bark of laughter, sounding remarkably like Sirius after a night spent in the form of Padfoot.
Remus felt his stomach turn. "You don't have to tell him Fred."
"Maybe I should," said Fred darkly. "Maybe he deserves to know."
Sirius stared at him. His limbs were going cold. Fred didn't look sane. Peter was trying inconspicuously to move away from him.
"So tell me," said Sirius quietly, now fearing the answer.
Fred's teeth were clenched. He refused to look at Sirius. It looked as though it was taking everything he had to keep himself from yelling something vehemently .
The three marauders watched in a sort of horror filled silence.
Whatever Fred was about to say, it would be damaging. To the timelines. To their friendships.
Fred stood slowly, shaking as he did so.
He could feel three sets of eyes following his movements. One suspicious. One sympathetic. One afraid.
He balled his fists, then let them unfurl.
Remus took a step toward him, then stopped, as Fred's gaze came up to meet his own.
"I need to find Harry," Fred managed to say finally.
He marched to the door and disappeared out into the common room.
Sirius made to follow him, but then stopped in his tracks, thinking for a moment. He needed to find Harry too. Harry didn't hate him the way Fred did. Harry might give him answers. Sirius needed to find Harry before Fred did. Fred had a head start. Sirius would need the Marauder's Map.
He turned to see that Remus had already found it, and was examining it closely.
"Where is he?" asked Sirius.
"Hang on," said Remus. Sirius and Peter waited impatiently as Remus scanned the map.
"James and Lily are in the Butterbeer Room,"
"He takes her to the Butterbeer Room?" asked Peter incredulously.
"Where's Harry?!"
"I'm looking for him Sirius. Alright there's Fred. He's moving fast down towards Hagrid's hut. And there's Harry! He's at the Whomping Willow! He's going down into the tunnel!"
And Sirius was off.
The door slammed behind him.
Remus and Peter looked at each other.
Remus wondered if he'd done the right thing.
The timelines would be forgotten now. Sirius was too anxious about whatever it was the future held to care any more.
Remus knew that Sirius would have gone looking for Harry whether or not Remus had helped him, but the guilt remained.
"What do we do now?" asked Peter.
Before Remus could open his mouth to answer James burst into the room, face flushed and grinning.
"I'm in love!" he cried, as if this was actually news to anyone. Then he saw the looks on his friend's faces.
"What?"
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Okay so this chapter was basically filler, but there were a couple of important points to it! This is the first time I've really put Lily in the picture. Harry wants to know her just as much as he wants to know James of course, so her role is an important one.
Also, this is a turning point for the whole gang. It's at this point that everybody decides that they are going to disregard the timelines entirely. They're all too confused and distressed to care anymore. Everyone but James that is.
Thanx to all the reviewers!!!
Anifan1
Timelines are altered every time Fred or Harry have interactions with anyone, so yes you're right in thinking that they are being changed. It's how much of it can be reversed that is the real issue. I'm hoping that the way I deal with it will be a nice surprise for people, so I won't go into any more detail here. Stay tuned.
SlytherinRose
Yeah, I thought awkwardness would be more appropriate too. I mean Harry's daunted, because let's face it, he's spent the last four years living in James's shadow, and James, well, of course he's nervous. He's seventeen. He doesn't know how to be a father to a fifteen year old! And he's under the impression that he and Harry already have some sort of relationship that he doesn't know the details of. He's scared as heck right now! Plus the limitations placed on them by the timelines issue has increased the awkwardness ten fold! He he! Grins evilly.
Hosanna
Thanx for the essay man! You really put a lot of thought into these!
Good job on guessing the wand bit. I really like the idea of Harry having Peter's weapon. Puts the power on the other foot after what happened in the graveyard.
The "faithfull dog" line got a lot of good responses. I'm really glad I decided to go with that now.
"I'm am not going to just here let HIM . . . . !!" This line was intentionally left short, to show how Fred is feeling a bit all over the place.
Quiet Harry appeals to me too. I very much enjoyed the angry Harry of OoTP though. JK has turned him into an angry at the world fifteen year old, very different to the ten year old we met in book one. I started to write this before reading OoTP though, so for this story I'm sticking with quiet Harry.
Yeah, still not sure how I'm going to deal with the different class issue. I'll think of something.
Looking forward to your next review!!!
Mordred
Yeah, I wanted to split the twins up because of the way they are so often portrayed as a "two headed person". JK generally portrays Fred as the more proactive of the two I think. George is the follower. :)
Jenstarz
Thanx man! I can just see Sirius actually being 'cool uncle Sirius' if fate hadn't twisted the marauders off in different directions. It's sort of arrogant for him to just assume that's who he'll be though. I love arrogant Sirius!
Templar Otmena
Hope you enjoyed the Lily/James bit here. I love them as a couple. She really puts him in his place I feel. The Remus/James and Sirius/Harry conversations are still coming. Stay tuned!
NightSpear
Harry hasn't really been exposed to the Fred/Sirius problem. At least not until he saw Fred drawing his wand on Sirius, but as that conflict ended with Harry running for it, he really hasn't had a chance to talk to Fred yet. Also he's been a little distracted by the Wormtail issue to notice Fred a hell of a lot. More confusion in this chapter! I like to keep things on the edge.
Alexandra
Thanx for a long review! The Sirius/Harry stuff is coming up! (Not in a slash way.) I've tried to keep the characters as realistic and in character as possible, so it's great to see a response to them like yours!!
Bboo
Fred's doing the best he can!! Leave my Fred alone!! He he. :)
Alynna
Haven't read Coexistence yet, but it's now on the to do list. Thanx.
A.L Lorraine
Who's favorites list am I on? I want to see what other stuff they have listed there.
Thanx for the compliments! And yep, you will have to wait and see. He he.
SerenityBliss
As it's James and Sirius's final year at Hogwarts I decided that they should have calmed down a bit. They're still the lovable marauders but they don't the same thrills out of doing thing things like hanging Snape upside down so everyone can see his undies the way they used to. Especially after the Snape/Lupin incident. Snape's around, but they avoid him more than they used to. He's not really relevant here anyways. I started writing this before OoTP came out and didn't go down the explosive Harry path. In that respect this story is slightly AU.
Truth Seeker
Thanx! Iniga is actually one of my favorite authors so it's great to be compared. I think Iniga got the characters pretty much on the ball so it's nice that you think they are similar. Oh and I loved the confused James scene in the dorm too. Sirius would have thought James was being ridiculous. That was fun to write! I hate it when the rating ruins the story too.
Robin
Timelines being ignored as we speak! Thanx dude! Promises unbroken getting updated soon? Love your work, especially Julia. I think I relate to her best.
Rainbow1
Thank-you. Sorry not all the things I predicted happened right away. It'll take a couple more chapters. I should have another one up by Saturday though. The Harry/Sirius conversation should be coming up next if my creativity goes the way I expect it to. :)
Okay everyone, all the rightfull rulers of Middle Earth, (you'll have fight amongst yourselves to see who actually gets the crown, or we'll end up with an indecisive committee!!) you're all fantastic! I love you!
Longer reviews get replies. Thanks to everyone who wrote shorter reviews, I haven't forgotten you, I'm just time and space conscious.
More reviews! I need more reviews! I'm becoming addicted! Need Reviews!!!!!!!
Reviews!!!!!!!
Okay I'm done.
Cheers,
Whiskey.
Three cheers for Ms Rowling!!!
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James sank onto the bed smiling, holding a hand out to Lily. Lily looked at him suspiciously.
"I thought you wanted to talk to me about something Potter, but clearly that was just a sorry excuse to get me in here when I should be studying for my NEWTS."
'Here' was the room of requirement. Something James had not told the other marauders about in detail. On the Marauder's Map they had dubbed it 'The Butterbeer Room' because they had once gone in there to find it full of shelves lined with butterbeer. As Sirius had been complaining loudly about how thirsty he was just before entering the room, the marauders had found this highly amusing.
James had since discovered the room's potential to become anything he wanted it to be, but to the other marauders it would always be just 'The Butterbeer Room'.
James had started to use it as a private bedroom a few months ago when Sirius and Peter had decided it would be funny to burst in on James and Lily whenever they were making out, embarrassing the hell out of the both of them.
It had been a good move on his part. Lily would have never let him get as far as he had managed to get with her if it had not been for the added privacy the room allowed them.
James had brought her into the room intending to talk about Harry. He had not been sure what exactly he was going to say to her, but he had known that he needed to be in her presence. Needed to share with her the knowledge that they would be together for a long time. That this was it. He belonged to her and was happy to be owned. He had been sure of that the moment he had seen Lily and Harry standing next to each other.
His heart had almost exploded.
While trying and failing to sleep the night before, what with Peter snoring, Fred tossing and turning loudly, and Harry talking unintelligibly through his dreams, James had tried to calculate how old he would be when Harry was born. He was rather surprised when he realized that he would be a teenaged father. Nineteen was the number he had arrived at, based on Harry's age and what little information Fred had given them when he had first arrived.
James wished he could tell Lily all about the previous night. Every detail. But with all Remus's warnings he had finally decided to keep her in the dark. He least of all wanted to do anything that might put a question mark over his son's existence.
So now that he had Lily to himself, he decided that he just wanted to be lying next to her, chatting about inane things.
They had reached the point in their relationship where they were thinking more long term.
James knew that Lily had been reluctant to start seeing him in the first place because she didn't trust his commitment. She had not wanted to become another notch on the garter belt so to speak. Truth to tell there were a few.
But three years of continuous pick up lines and a few more serious attempts to ask her out on dates had finally worn her down, and now James had the girlfriend he had always wanted. The girl who had always made him behave like a fool, and who for most of their Hogwarts career had despised him with a passion.
Passion had been the key word though.
After two dates, which James suspected Lily had only agreed to as a means to prove that he wasn't serious about her, they had shared a first kiss. James would always remember that kiss. Not only was it the most impassioned kiss he had experienced to date, it was also the moment he had realized that he had actually won her over. How, he still wasn't sure.
Now she was looking down at him with a little smile, hands on hips, eyes narrowed.
"I just wanted to be alone with you," he replied honestly.
"That's sweet,"
"I know."
He beckoned her closer and she complied, settling herself in his lap as he leant back against the pillows.
"Are you alright?" she asked softly, burying her face in his neck. Her nose was cold against the warm skin there.
"I was thinking last night," he said.
She smiled, "Oh? Who would've thought?"
He raised his eyebrows at the implied insult and poked her gently in the ribs. She gave him a conciliatory pat on the shoulder, "Thinking about what?"
"Us."
She became serious. "What about us?"
"This is it isn't it," he stated.
"What?" she asked warily.
"This is it. This, us, it's what this whole romance thing is about. I mean, who would've thought it would be so simple?"
"Simple?"
"Yeah. I mean it's just a matter of trust isn't it. Trusting someone with your secrets. Your feelings. Your heart. And once you have that, you don't let it go. You hold on to it." He looked her in the eye, "I'm holding on to you."
She was smiling at him mockingly.
"From the mouth of the most arrogant womanizer I ever knew. I do believe you've grown up Mr. Potter."
Despite the playful tone he knew she'd taken him seriously, and he wasn't offended by the slightly harsh words. She'd said much worse in the past.
"I'm going to marry you one day," he said softly.
"I know," she answered, surprising him. She knew? But she'd always been suspicious of his motives in the past. Now that suspicion seemed to have been swept away. Had it been something he'd said? As usual he had problems figuring this girl out. But this time he was not complaining.
She leaned over and kissed him softly.
They quickly lost track of time.
Meanwhile James's three best friends and Fred were arrayed around the seventh year dormitory. Emotions ere running high.
"We shouldn't have drawn our wands on him." Remus stated.
"Of course you should have!" Peter cried, "He was going to hex me into next week! With my own wand!"
"There's something strange going on here," said Sirius, "Something important, that we need to know. Something he's," he pointed savagely at Fred "holding back from us. Why would James's son attack Peter like that?"
"I don't know," said Fred softly. He had been wondering the same thing himself.
Sirius snorted. "Of course you know. You're just not telling because of Dumbledore."
Fred glared at Sirius. "I-Don't-Know." He said slowly and clearly, as though Sirius were a three year old who might have trouble understanding.
Remus looked at Fred closely. It occurred to him that Fred's good humor had slowly been deteriorating since the night he had arrived. A close examination of Fred's face spoke volumes as to why.
"When was the last time you slept properly?" he asked.
Fred just grimaced.
"He tosses and turns at night," said Peter, "I can't get to sleep when he does it."
"I've heard it too," said Remus.
"It's nothing," said Fred.
In truth the lack of sleep was due to three things. The first was an empty feeling in his chest that he assumed was a symptom of being away from George. Being without his twin was taking its toll.
The second was the stress of sleeping in the same room as Sirius.
The third was a fear for Harry's well being.
Fred was on edge and Sirius's anger was making him crazy. Even now he felt as though drawing his wand on the taller boy and incapacitating him might be the most appropriate thing to do. He was sitting right there. All Fred had to do was reach into his pocket, pull out the thin wooden rod and . . . . .
"What aren't you telling us?" Sirius was demanding.
"Sirius . . . ."
"No Remus, I want to know. First me, now Peter. What do you have against us? What have we done to you?"
Fred just let out an ironic bark of laughter, sounding remarkably like Sirius after a night spent in the form of Padfoot.
Remus felt his stomach turn. "You don't have to tell him Fred."
"Maybe I should," said Fred darkly. "Maybe he deserves to know."
Sirius stared at him. His limbs were going cold. Fred didn't look sane. Peter was trying inconspicuously to move away from him.
"So tell me," said Sirius quietly, now fearing the answer.
Fred's teeth were clenched. He refused to look at Sirius. It looked as though it was taking everything he had to keep himself from yelling something vehemently .
The three marauders watched in a sort of horror filled silence.
Whatever Fred was about to say, it would be damaging. To the timelines. To their friendships.
Fred stood slowly, shaking as he did so.
He could feel three sets of eyes following his movements. One suspicious. One sympathetic. One afraid.
He balled his fists, then let them unfurl.
Remus took a step toward him, then stopped, as Fred's gaze came up to meet his own.
"I need to find Harry," Fred managed to say finally.
He marched to the door and disappeared out into the common room.
Sirius made to follow him, but then stopped in his tracks, thinking for a moment. He needed to find Harry too. Harry didn't hate him the way Fred did. Harry might give him answers. Sirius needed to find Harry before Fred did. Fred had a head start. Sirius would need the Marauder's Map.
He turned to see that Remus had already found it, and was examining it closely.
"Where is he?" asked Sirius.
"Hang on," said Remus. Sirius and Peter waited impatiently as Remus scanned the map.
"James and Lily are in the Butterbeer Room,"
"He takes her to the Butterbeer Room?" asked Peter incredulously.
"Where's Harry?!"
"I'm looking for him Sirius. Alright there's Fred. He's moving fast down towards Hagrid's hut. And there's Harry! He's at the Whomping Willow! He's going down into the tunnel!"
And Sirius was off.
The door slammed behind him.
Remus and Peter looked at each other.
Remus wondered if he'd done the right thing.
The timelines would be forgotten now. Sirius was too anxious about whatever it was the future held to care any more.
Remus knew that Sirius would have gone looking for Harry whether or not Remus had helped him, but the guilt remained.
"What do we do now?" asked Peter.
Before Remus could open his mouth to answer James burst into the room, face flushed and grinning.
"I'm in love!" he cried, as if this was actually news to anyone. Then he saw the looks on his friend's faces.
"What?"
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Okay so this chapter was basically filler, but there were a couple of important points to it! This is the first time I've really put Lily in the picture. Harry wants to know her just as much as he wants to know James of course, so her role is an important one.
Also, this is a turning point for the whole gang. It's at this point that everybody decides that they are going to disregard the timelines entirely. They're all too confused and distressed to care anymore. Everyone but James that is.
Thanx to all the reviewers!!!
Anifan1
Timelines are altered every time Fred or Harry have interactions with anyone, so yes you're right in thinking that they are being changed. It's how much of it can be reversed that is the real issue. I'm hoping that the way I deal with it will be a nice surprise for people, so I won't go into any more detail here. Stay tuned.
SlytherinRose
Yeah, I thought awkwardness would be more appropriate too. I mean Harry's daunted, because let's face it, he's spent the last four years living in James's shadow, and James, well, of course he's nervous. He's seventeen. He doesn't know how to be a father to a fifteen year old! And he's under the impression that he and Harry already have some sort of relationship that he doesn't know the details of. He's scared as heck right now! Plus the limitations placed on them by the timelines issue has increased the awkwardness ten fold! He he! Grins evilly.
Hosanna
Thanx for the essay man! You really put a lot of thought into these!
Good job on guessing the wand bit. I really like the idea of Harry having Peter's weapon. Puts the power on the other foot after what happened in the graveyard.
The "faithfull dog" line got a lot of good responses. I'm really glad I decided to go with that now.
"I'm am not going to just here let HIM . . . . !!" This line was intentionally left short, to show how Fred is feeling a bit all over the place.
Quiet Harry appeals to me too. I very much enjoyed the angry Harry of OoTP though. JK has turned him into an angry at the world fifteen year old, very different to the ten year old we met in book one. I started to write this before reading OoTP though, so for this story I'm sticking with quiet Harry.
Yeah, still not sure how I'm going to deal with the different class issue. I'll think of something.
Looking forward to your next review!!!
Mordred
Yeah, I wanted to split the twins up because of the way they are so often portrayed as a "two headed person". JK generally portrays Fred as the more proactive of the two I think. George is the follower. :)
Jenstarz
Thanx man! I can just see Sirius actually being 'cool uncle Sirius' if fate hadn't twisted the marauders off in different directions. It's sort of arrogant for him to just assume that's who he'll be though. I love arrogant Sirius!
Templar Otmena
Hope you enjoyed the Lily/James bit here. I love them as a couple. She really puts him in his place I feel. The Remus/James and Sirius/Harry conversations are still coming. Stay tuned!
NightSpear
Harry hasn't really been exposed to the Fred/Sirius problem. At least not until he saw Fred drawing his wand on Sirius, but as that conflict ended with Harry running for it, he really hasn't had a chance to talk to Fred yet. Also he's been a little distracted by the Wormtail issue to notice Fred a hell of a lot. More confusion in this chapter! I like to keep things on the edge.
Alexandra
Thanx for a long review! The Sirius/Harry stuff is coming up! (Not in a slash way.) I've tried to keep the characters as realistic and in character as possible, so it's great to see a response to them like yours!!
Bboo
Fred's doing the best he can!! Leave my Fred alone!! He he. :)
Alynna
Haven't read Coexistence yet, but it's now on the to do list. Thanx.
A.L Lorraine
Who's favorites list am I on? I want to see what other stuff they have listed there.
Thanx for the compliments! And yep, you will have to wait and see. He he.
SerenityBliss
As it's James and Sirius's final year at Hogwarts I decided that they should have calmed down a bit. They're still the lovable marauders but they don't the same thrills out of doing thing things like hanging Snape upside down so everyone can see his undies the way they used to. Especially after the Snape/Lupin incident. Snape's around, but they avoid him more than they used to. He's not really relevant here anyways. I started writing this before OoTP came out and didn't go down the explosive Harry path. In that respect this story is slightly AU.
Truth Seeker
Thanx! Iniga is actually one of my favorite authors so it's great to be compared. I think Iniga got the characters pretty much on the ball so it's nice that you think they are similar. Oh and I loved the confused James scene in the dorm too. Sirius would have thought James was being ridiculous. That was fun to write! I hate it when the rating ruins the story too.
Robin
Timelines being ignored as we speak! Thanx dude! Promises unbroken getting updated soon? Love your work, especially Julia. I think I relate to her best.
Rainbow1
Thank-you. Sorry not all the things I predicted happened right away. It'll take a couple more chapters. I should have another one up by Saturday though. The Harry/Sirius conversation should be coming up next if my creativity goes the way I expect it to. :)
Okay everyone, all the rightfull rulers of Middle Earth, (you'll have fight amongst yourselves to see who actually gets the crown, or we'll end up with an indecisive committee!!) you're all fantastic! I love you!
Longer reviews get replies. Thanks to everyone who wrote shorter reviews, I haven't forgotten you, I'm just time and space conscious.
More reviews! I need more reviews! I'm becoming addicted! Need Reviews!!!!!!!
Reviews!!!!!!!
Okay I'm done.
Cheers,
Whiskey.
