Unregistered Animagi
A/N: this chapter takes place in fifth year! It's from the fifth book in the chapter "Snape's Worst Memory" and I've redone it from James's point of view, instead of Harry's b/c Harry is nonexistant in this story. Why did I put it in? Because it's necessary to remind everyone of just how much lily despises james, that's why!
So enjoy!
Chapter One – Ba-dum
James Potter grinned inwardly. He had spent all of last night cramming for his O.W.L.s and he had actually done all right for himself. He put down his quill, and pulled his roll of parchment toward him to read again what he had written.
'Yeah, it's fine,' he thought to himself as he yawned. Smiling inwardly, he took one hand and rumpled his hair, so it wouldn't appear too neat. James was not a neat, orderly bookworm, and he never had any intention of making people think it was so. Glancing quickly at Professor Flitwick, who had just walked past behind him, he turned toward his best friend, Sirius Black, and smiled again.
Sirius grinned back at him, and gave him a thumbs-up. 'See, I told Moony cramming works fine,' James thought, lazily, as he eyed his other best friend, Remus Lupin. Remus was staring at his test as though hoping it would jump up and finish itself. James shook his head, and turned back around. Moony was way too serious about things sometimes.
James took out a piece of scrap parchment, lifted up his pen, and began to doodle, not really paying attention to what he was doing. His mind was wandering, and so was his gaze. A queasy feeling erupted in his stomach as his eyes fell on a girl sitting across from him and a few seats down. That gorgeous red hair and those mesmerizing jungle-green eyes had plagued his dreams for the last three years. Somehow, between the summer of first and second year, Lily Evans had become beautiful.
Breaking his gaze, he looked down at his paper and resisted the urge to flinch. Was Lily now controlling his subconscious, too? He had drawn a golden snitch, which represented his position on the Griffindor Quidditch Team as Seeker. That was fine. But, right beside it, he was tracing her initials: L.E.
"Quills down, please!" Professor Flitwick's squeak brought him out of his daze. "That means you too, Stebbins! Please remain seated while I collect your parchment! Accio!" The parchments all flew toward Flitwick, and knocked him over.
James was one of the few who burst out laughing. In the midst of this, he glanced over at Lily and blanched when he saw her glaring at him. He looked around in confusion. No way was he the only one laughing! But, she was staring at him like he was. 'What's her problem?' James thought feeling a little pissed. He looked back down at his parchment, and saw that the L.E. was still there. 'No way,' he told himself, as he quickly crossed it out.
Flitwick said something about leaving, and James jumped up. He grabbed the parchment, his quill, and the exam question paper, and stuffed them into his bag. Then, he slung the bag over his back and stood waiting for Sirius to catch up with him. Remus was walking with Sirius, and unfortunately, Peter Pettigrew had caught up with them, too. It wasn't that James had anything against Peter; he just didn't trust him.
"Did you like question ten, Moony?" Sirius was asking as they caught up to James, and walked into the entrance hall.
"Loved it," Remus said, flashing them a smile. "'Give five signs that identify the werewolf.' Excellent question."
James maintained a serious expression. "D'you think you managed to get all the signs?" he asked.
"Think I did," Remus replied, mirroring James' serious face. "One: He's sitting on my chair. Two: He's wearing my clothes. Three: His name's Remus Lupin...'" Everyone laughed at that, except Peter.
The reason they all laughed was because it was true. Remus Lupin really was a werewolf. With special arrangements made by Professor Dumbledore (and James, Sirius, and Peter), he was safe enough at Hogwarts and people were safe enough around him.
"I got the snout shape, the pupils of the eyes, and the tufted tail," Peter suddenly said, "but I couldn't think what else – "
James sighed impatiently. "How thick are you, Wormtail?" he said, using Peter's nickname. "You run round with a werewolf once a month – "
"Keep your voice down," Remus said, hastily.
James looked up at him, thinking. 'He's right. I could've easily let the secret slip.' The secret James was referring to was the fact that he, Sirius, and Peter were unregistered animagi. They had each mastered the art to turn into a certain animal that could protect them from Remus. What they had done was illegal, no doubt, but this way, Remus wouldn't be lonely every month when the moon was full...
Steadily, they moved outside towards their favorite place on the grounds to lounge – an old beech tree that had excellent shade, and an excellent view. They all sat down, and he sneaked a quick glance in the direction of laughter. A group of girls, including Lily, was sitting over by the lake.
"Well, I thought that paper was a piece of cake," James heard Sirius say. Absorbed in watching Lily, he hadn't noticed that his friends had been talking about the O.W.L.'s the whole time.
"Me too," he replied, joining back in the conversation. He suddenly felt a wriggling in his pocket, and reaching in, pulled out a forgotten snitch.
"Where'd you get that?" Sirius asked.
"Nicked it," James said, casually. He let go of the snitch, watched it fly up for a second, then jumped up and caught it. He kept doing this as a test to his reflexes. As soon as he realized that Wormtail was watching him, he started showing off.
Soon, though, he grew bored with Wormtail's little gasps, and started throwing little glances in Lily's direction. Feeling that his hair was growing too tidy, he rumpled it up again. After about five minutes, James was getting frustrated with the fact that every girl by the lake seemed to be watching him, except Lily.
"Put that away, will you?" Sirius finally said. "Before Wormtail wets himself from excitement."
James grinned, as Wormtail turned slightly pink. 'Well,' he said, directing his thoughts toward Lily, 'As least someone was paying attention.'
"If it bothers you," James said. He caught the snitch and put it back in his pocket.
"I'm bored," Sirius said, knocking the hair out of one of his eyes. He cast a sly glance at Remus. "Wish it was full moon."
"You might," Remus said, darkly, in a voice that said clearly, but I'm glad it's not He closed his Transfiguration book. "We've still got Transfiguration, if you're bored you could test me.... Here." He attempted to hand the book to Sirius, but Sirius snorted.
"I don't need to look at that rubbish, I know it all."
James smiled. 'Yeah,' he thought. 'And we could always cram again.' His wandering gaze suddenly fell on something, or rather someone, interesting enough to bother. "This'll liven you up, Padfoot," James said in a low voice. "Look who it is...."
Sirius's head turned at James's words. He faint sinister smile appeared and disappeared quickly on his face. "Excellent," he said in the same low voice. "Snivellus." It was James and Sirius's nickname for Severus Snape. Snivellus was an annoying, slimy, disgusting person that James and Sirius got a kick out of teasing. It was another reason Lily seemed to hate him...
Snivellus was on the move, so quickly, Severus and James stood up to head him off. "All right, Snivellus?" James said, loudly.
Snivellus suddenly dropped his bag, and dug his hand into his robes for his wand. He had just opened his mouth when James cut him off yelling, "EXPELLIARMUS!" Snape's wand flew twelve feet in the air and landed in the grass behind him somewhere. Sirius started laughing. 'Entertaining, no?' James thought.
"IMPEDIMENTA!" Sirius shouted, pointing his own wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet. He had been in the process of diving for his wand.
James was well aware of onlookers crowding around. He mussed up his hair again, and grinned. If there was one thing he definitely loved, it was attention. He and Sirius walked closer to Snivellus, who was lying on the ground, panting. James looked around again. He still hadn't spotted Lily, although he did see Remus frowning at him.
James spun back around, and narrowed his eyes. "How'd the exam go, Snivelly?" James asked, tauntingly.
"I was watching him, his nose was touching the parchment," Sirius said. "There'll be great grease marks all over it, they won't be able to read a word." He sneered.
Most people who were watching laughed. Snape struggled to get up, but the jinx was still in effect.
"You – wait," he panted. He glared at James ferociously. "You – wait...."
"Wait for what?" Sirius said. "What're you going to do, Snivelly, wipe your nose on us?"
If looks could kill... "You son-of-a – !"
"Wash out your mouth," James said, interrupting him. "SCOURGIFY!"
Pink soap bubbles erupted from Snape's mouth, choking him, and making him gag.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" James jumped at the voice. He knew that voice. He dreamed about that voice.
However, he looked around as though he didn't know who it was, until his eyes fell on Lily.
He grinned pleasantly, as if he wasn't torturing Severus. "All right, Evans?" he asked.
Lily ignored this. "Leave him alone," she repeated. She was glaring at him. "What's he done to you?"
'Why's she sticking up for him?' James thought, suddenly overcome with jealously. "Well," he said, drawing it out. "It's more to the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean...." Everyone laughed except Lily and Remus.
"You think you're funny," Lily said, biting her lip. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him ALONE."
"I will if you go out with me, Evans," James said so quickly that he didn't realize what he said until the words were out. However, he couldn't very well take them back, and now, everyone was staring at him, including Lily. "Go on... Go out with me, and I'll never lay a hand on old Snivelly again."
Lily's eyes narrowed defiantly. "I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid," she hissed. James felt like someone had just stabbed him in the stomach with an icicle.
"Bad luck, Prongs," Sirius said, shrugging, turning back to Severus. "OY!"
As soon as Sirius said it, James felt a burning sensation on the side of his face. His robes were splattered with blood. Boiling with anger, James turned around, and shouted, "WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA!" Barely a second later, Severus was upside down in the air, and his robes were falling over his head to reveal skinny legs and gray underpants. Everyone either burst out laughing or cheered.
"Let him down!" Lily said.
James grinned at her. He had seen the slight twitch of a smile on her face. "Certainly," he said, politely, and he jerked his wand upward, so that Severus fell on the ground, face first.
As soon as he was up, Sirius yelled, "LOCOMOTOR MORTIS!" Severus fell back over again, this time, as stiff as a board.
Lily looked as if she would explode. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" she shouted. She snatched her own wand from her robes, and many people backed away from her. Everyone knew that Lily didn't have top marks in the year for nothing.
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you," James said, as he and Sirius eyed her wand, warily.
"Take the curse off him, then!" she screamed in frustration.
James sighed deeply. 'Anything for you, milady,' he thought. He muttered the countercurse. "There you go," he said watching as Severus climbed to his feet. "You're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus –"
"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!"
James glared. He was all set to put the bubble curse right back on old Snivelly, when Lily said, "Fine. I won't bother in future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, SNIVELLUS."
"Apologize to Evans!" James shouted at Severus, pointing his wand at him.
Lily suddenly growled in frustration. "I don't want YOU to make him apologize," she shouted. "You're as bad as he is...."
James jumped. "What? I'd NEVER call you a – you-know-what!"
The object of his affections put her hands on her hips. "Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can – I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK." Taking a deep breath, she spun on her heel and hurried away.
James was stunned. She hated him that much? "Evans!" he shouted after her hoarsely. He cleared his throat and shouted again. "Hey, EVANS!" But it was no use. She was gone, and she didn't look back.
A/N: So what did you think of the first chapter? For those of you who have already read it, feel free to come back when I put up chapter nine. (Yes I will finish it! I will!) Or, if you've decided you're comfortable here, and don't really want to leave, then you're more than welcome to have a look at my other stories! Just don't forget to review, and thanx!
Ariana S.
A/N: this chapter takes place in fifth year! It's from the fifth book in the chapter "Snape's Worst Memory" and I've redone it from James's point of view, instead of Harry's b/c Harry is nonexistant in this story. Why did I put it in? Because it's necessary to remind everyone of just how much lily despises james, that's why!
So enjoy!
Chapter One – Ba-dum
James Potter grinned inwardly. He had spent all of last night cramming for his O.W.L.s and he had actually done all right for himself. He put down his quill, and pulled his roll of parchment toward him to read again what he had written.
'Yeah, it's fine,' he thought to himself as he yawned. Smiling inwardly, he took one hand and rumpled his hair, so it wouldn't appear too neat. James was not a neat, orderly bookworm, and he never had any intention of making people think it was so. Glancing quickly at Professor Flitwick, who had just walked past behind him, he turned toward his best friend, Sirius Black, and smiled again.
Sirius grinned back at him, and gave him a thumbs-up. 'See, I told Moony cramming works fine,' James thought, lazily, as he eyed his other best friend, Remus Lupin. Remus was staring at his test as though hoping it would jump up and finish itself. James shook his head, and turned back around. Moony was way too serious about things sometimes.
James took out a piece of scrap parchment, lifted up his pen, and began to doodle, not really paying attention to what he was doing. His mind was wandering, and so was his gaze. A queasy feeling erupted in his stomach as his eyes fell on a girl sitting across from him and a few seats down. That gorgeous red hair and those mesmerizing jungle-green eyes had plagued his dreams for the last three years. Somehow, between the summer of first and second year, Lily Evans had become beautiful.
Breaking his gaze, he looked down at his paper and resisted the urge to flinch. Was Lily now controlling his subconscious, too? He had drawn a golden snitch, which represented his position on the Griffindor Quidditch Team as Seeker. That was fine. But, right beside it, he was tracing her initials: L.E.
"Quills down, please!" Professor Flitwick's squeak brought him out of his daze. "That means you too, Stebbins! Please remain seated while I collect your parchment! Accio!" The parchments all flew toward Flitwick, and knocked him over.
James was one of the few who burst out laughing. In the midst of this, he glanced over at Lily and blanched when he saw her glaring at him. He looked around in confusion. No way was he the only one laughing! But, she was staring at him like he was. 'What's her problem?' James thought feeling a little pissed. He looked back down at his parchment, and saw that the L.E. was still there. 'No way,' he told himself, as he quickly crossed it out.
Flitwick said something about leaving, and James jumped up. He grabbed the parchment, his quill, and the exam question paper, and stuffed them into his bag. Then, he slung the bag over his back and stood waiting for Sirius to catch up with him. Remus was walking with Sirius, and unfortunately, Peter Pettigrew had caught up with them, too. It wasn't that James had anything against Peter; he just didn't trust him.
"Did you like question ten, Moony?" Sirius was asking as they caught up to James, and walked into the entrance hall.
"Loved it," Remus said, flashing them a smile. "'Give five signs that identify the werewolf.' Excellent question."
James maintained a serious expression. "D'you think you managed to get all the signs?" he asked.
"Think I did," Remus replied, mirroring James' serious face. "One: He's sitting on my chair. Two: He's wearing my clothes. Three: His name's Remus Lupin...'" Everyone laughed at that, except Peter.
The reason they all laughed was because it was true. Remus Lupin really was a werewolf. With special arrangements made by Professor Dumbledore (and James, Sirius, and Peter), he was safe enough at Hogwarts and people were safe enough around him.
"I got the snout shape, the pupils of the eyes, and the tufted tail," Peter suddenly said, "but I couldn't think what else – "
James sighed impatiently. "How thick are you, Wormtail?" he said, using Peter's nickname. "You run round with a werewolf once a month – "
"Keep your voice down," Remus said, hastily.
James looked up at him, thinking. 'He's right. I could've easily let the secret slip.' The secret James was referring to was the fact that he, Sirius, and Peter were unregistered animagi. They had each mastered the art to turn into a certain animal that could protect them from Remus. What they had done was illegal, no doubt, but this way, Remus wouldn't be lonely every month when the moon was full...
Steadily, they moved outside towards their favorite place on the grounds to lounge – an old beech tree that had excellent shade, and an excellent view. They all sat down, and he sneaked a quick glance in the direction of laughter. A group of girls, including Lily, was sitting over by the lake.
"Well, I thought that paper was a piece of cake," James heard Sirius say. Absorbed in watching Lily, he hadn't noticed that his friends had been talking about the O.W.L.'s the whole time.
"Me too," he replied, joining back in the conversation. He suddenly felt a wriggling in his pocket, and reaching in, pulled out a forgotten snitch.
"Where'd you get that?" Sirius asked.
"Nicked it," James said, casually. He let go of the snitch, watched it fly up for a second, then jumped up and caught it. He kept doing this as a test to his reflexes. As soon as he realized that Wormtail was watching him, he started showing off.
Soon, though, he grew bored with Wormtail's little gasps, and started throwing little glances in Lily's direction. Feeling that his hair was growing too tidy, he rumpled it up again. After about five minutes, James was getting frustrated with the fact that every girl by the lake seemed to be watching him, except Lily.
"Put that away, will you?" Sirius finally said. "Before Wormtail wets himself from excitement."
James grinned, as Wormtail turned slightly pink. 'Well,' he said, directing his thoughts toward Lily, 'As least someone was paying attention.'
"If it bothers you," James said. He caught the snitch and put it back in his pocket.
"I'm bored," Sirius said, knocking the hair out of one of his eyes. He cast a sly glance at Remus. "Wish it was full moon."
"You might," Remus said, darkly, in a voice that said clearly, but I'm glad it's not He closed his Transfiguration book. "We've still got Transfiguration, if you're bored you could test me.... Here." He attempted to hand the book to Sirius, but Sirius snorted.
"I don't need to look at that rubbish, I know it all."
James smiled. 'Yeah,' he thought. 'And we could always cram again.' His wandering gaze suddenly fell on something, or rather someone, interesting enough to bother. "This'll liven you up, Padfoot," James said in a low voice. "Look who it is...."
Sirius's head turned at James's words. He faint sinister smile appeared and disappeared quickly on his face. "Excellent," he said in the same low voice. "Snivellus." It was James and Sirius's nickname for Severus Snape. Snivellus was an annoying, slimy, disgusting person that James and Sirius got a kick out of teasing. It was another reason Lily seemed to hate him...
Snivellus was on the move, so quickly, Severus and James stood up to head him off. "All right, Snivellus?" James said, loudly.
Snivellus suddenly dropped his bag, and dug his hand into his robes for his wand. He had just opened his mouth when James cut him off yelling, "EXPELLIARMUS!" Snape's wand flew twelve feet in the air and landed in the grass behind him somewhere. Sirius started laughing. 'Entertaining, no?' James thought.
"IMPEDIMENTA!" Sirius shouted, pointing his own wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet. He had been in the process of diving for his wand.
James was well aware of onlookers crowding around. He mussed up his hair again, and grinned. If there was one thing he definitely loved, it was attention. He and Sirius walked closer to Snivellus, who was lying on the ground, panting. James looked around again. He still hadn't spotted Lily, although he did see Remus frowning at him.
James spun back around, and narrowed his eyes. "How'd the exam go, Snivelly?" James asked, tauntingly.
"I was watching him, his nose was touching the parchment," Sirius said. "There'll be great grease marks all over it, they won't be able to read a word." He sneered.
Most people who were watching laughed. Snape struggled to get up, but the jinx was still in effect.
"You – wait," he panted. He glared at James ferociously. "You – wait...."
"Wait for what?" Sirius said. "What're you going to do, Snivelly, wipe your nose on us?"
If looks could kill... "You son-of-a – !"
"Wash out your mouth," James said, interrupting him. "SCOURGIFY!"
Pink soap bubbles erupted from Snape's mouth, choking him, and making him gag.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!" James jumped at the voice. He knew that voice. He dreamed about that voice.
However, he looked around as though he didn't know who it was, until his eyes fell on Lily.
He grinned pleasantly, as if he wasn't torturing Severus. "All right, Evans?" he asked.
Lily ignored this. "Leave him alone," she repeated. She was glaring at him. "What's he done to you?"
'Why's she sticking up for him?' James thought, suddenly overcome with jealously. "Well," he said, drawing it out. "It's more to the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean...." Everyone laughed except Lily and Remus.
"You think you're funny," Lily said, biting her lip. "But you're just an arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him ALONE."
"I will if you go out with me, Evans," James said so quickly that he didn't realize what he said until the words were out. However, he couldn't very well take them back, and now, everyone was staring at him, including Lily. "Go on... Go out with me, and I'll never lay a hand on old Snivelly again."
Lily's eyes narrowed defiantly. "I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the giant squid," she hissed. James felt like someone had just stabbed him in the stomach with an icicle.
"Bad luck, Prongs," Sirius said, shrugging, turning back to Severus. "OY!"
As soon as Sirius said it, James felt a burning sensation on the side of his face. His robes were splattered with blood. Boiling with anger, James turned around, and shouted, "WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA!" Barely a second later, Severus was upside down in the air, and his robes were falling over his head to reveal skinny legs and gray underpants. Everyone either burst out laughing or cheered.
"Let him down!" Lily said.
James grinned at her. He had seen the slight twitch of a smile on her face. "Certainly," he said, politely, and he jerked his wand upward, so that Severus fell on the ground, face first.
As soon as he was up, Sirius yelled, "LOCOMOTOR MORTIS!" Severus fell back over again, this time, as stiff as a board.
Lily looked as if she would explode. "LEAVE HIM ALONE!" she shouted. She snatched her own wand from her robes, and many people backed away from her. Everyone knew that Lily didn't have top marks in the year for nothing.
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you," James said, as he and Sirius eyed her wand, warily.
"Take the curse off him, then!" she screamed in frustration.
James sighed deeply. 'Anything for you, milady,' he thought. He muttered the countercurse. "There you go," he said watching as Severus climbed to his feet. "You're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus –"
"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!"
James glared. He was all set to put the bubble curse right back on old Snivelly, when Lily said, "Fine. I won't bother in future. And I'd wash your pants if I were you, SNIVELLUS."
"Apologize to Evans!" James shouted at Severus, pointing his wand at him.
Lily suddenly growled in frustration. "I don't want YOU to make him apologize," she shouted. "You're as bad as he is...."
James jumped. "What? I'd NEVER call you a – you-know-what!"
The object of his affections put her hands on her hips. "Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because you can – I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground with that fat head on it. You make me SICK." Taking a deep breath, she spun on her heel and hurried away.
James was stunned. She hated him that much? "Evans!" he shouted after her hoarsely. He cleared his throat and shouted again. "Hey, EVANS!" But it was no use. She was gone, and she didn't look back.
A/N: So what did you think of the first chapter? For those of you who have already read it, feel free to come back when I put up chapter nine. (Yes I will finish it! I will!) Or, if you've decided you're comfortable here, and don't really want to leave, then you're more than welcome to have a look at my other stories! Just don't forget to review, and thanx!
Ariana S.