A/N- I really couldn't resist to put up two more choices…you're probably all detesting me right about now. And rightfully so. I haven't updated a story in forever, I'm writing pointless one-shots, and I'm bothering you all with two other possible storylines. I apologize for the additional story plots, but, I do have a reason for not updating at all this week. I had a bit of an accident and was in the hospital for a couple of days, I won't bore you with details. I got back a few days ago, not really wanting to update…laziness, sorry. Occasionally I got on my computer at home at read some stories, but that was about it.

Anyway, please read these two and vote again!

Oh, and check out my newest one-shot, Beyond Death.

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Rules for Story Plot #4-

*BOLD*- Song lyrics to "The Reason" by Hoobastank

~Italics~- narrator is speaking

Regular- setting the scene and dialogue between characters

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~It's natural to be bold about standing up for something you believe in.~

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"Read any good books lately, Snivellus? Concerning the Dark Arts, perhaps?" asked James Potter, a gleaming, almost hungry look in his eyes, much like a lion eyeing his prey.

Snape whipped around, a shaky hand reaching into his robes. Because of all the fumbling, his robes were twisted all around his arm and hand, preventing him to pull out his wand. He, with an air of panic, thrashed his robes about and freed himself, only to find that in all that time, James and Sirius Black had both aimed their wands toward him.

*I'm not a perfect person

As many things I wish I didn't do*

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~But, where do you draw the line between 'bold' and 'cruel'?~

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"Honestly, Potter! Leave him alone!" shouted a usually soft voice over the buzz of the crowded corridor. James turned to spot the familiar flash of red hair in the mob of people.

*But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you*

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~Sometimes, the things we do with good intentions come back to haunt us.~

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"I know…we all know…that you didn't do this on purpose, Prongs. It was just an accident." Sirius spoke hesistently.

"An accident that never should have happened," cut in James. He raised a hand to run threw his hair, then realized what he was doing and instead took the same hand, picked up his wand, and hurled it across the room with all his might.

 
*And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know*

"'He means well' is useless unless he does well," argued Lily. Remus contemplated that thought.


*I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be*

"Eventually, you will all catch up with the rest of us…maturity wise, I mean," said Lily.

"Look around you, Evans," cut in Sirius, extending his arms out towards the crowd of onlookers, "You're the only person, save some of the teachers and a few other select students, in this entire school that is so uptight you can't enjoy anything fun."

*A reason to start over new
and the reason is you*

"Don't you think everyone has enough to worry about with the troubles outside of this castle without having to intervene with the small war between you two?" snapped Professor McGonagall.


*I'm sorry that I hurt you*

"Oh no," murmured someone from the crowd.

"What spells was she hit with?"


*It's something I must live with everyday*

"This voice of reason is choosing to be silent at the moment," said Lily, folding her arms across her chest.


*And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away*

"You have like a split personality, Potter," insisted Lily, "one minute you're regretful, the next spiteful. I'm tired of trying to guess which is the real you."


*And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear*

"You know what you're problem is, Evans? You've got your values all mixed up," snapped James.

"Me?! I'm not the one with my values askew, Potter. I know what is right and what is wrong!" retorted Lily.

*I've found a resaon for me
To change who I used to be*

"People are more apt to judge you based on your actions rather than your intentions," reminded Remus.

"Let's see how some of these 'people' would handle being in my shoes for a day, Remus. Then see what they say about my actions," argued James.


*A reason to start over new
and the reason is You *

"You sure about this, Prongs?" said Sirius dubiously.

"After what just happened, Padfoot? I've never been surer about anything in my entire life," said James.


*I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you*

"I've changed Lily…for the better," insisted James.

Lily looked him up and down skeptically. "We'll see," she answered.


*And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know*

"STOP! Stop this now!" screamed Lily, rushing over to the fallen James.


*I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be*

"I believe, James," breathed Lily, "People can change. I believe in you."


*A reason to start over new
and the reason is you*

"Look around you, Black," murmured Lily, her eyes closing slowly, her voice crackling and pained, "I'm the only person, save some of the teachers and a few other select students, in this entire school that is so uptight I can't enjoy anything fun... until now, I guess." As if on cue, she coughed violently then lost consciousness.


*I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know*

"You are all the future. What you do now reflects who you will be once you finally grow up," said McGonagall.


*A reason for all that I do*

 "Let's see…Now that James' head is back to its normal, rightful size, it seems that Snape's head is the one larger than average…did you both just swap personalities, mate?" observed Sirius.

"What I'd like to know is does anyone have a hot air balloon that needs filling?" chimed in Remus.


*And the reason is you*

Rules for Story Plot #5-

Play the song, "The Mummers Dance", by Loreena McKennitt in the background

~Italics~- narrator is speaking

Regular- setting the scene and dialogue between characters

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Nobody is born evil. Nobody is born bold and daring. It's the incidences in our lives that make us who we are.

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"I wouldn't be so quick to celebrate, Minerva," said Dumbledore, taking a look at the list in front of him, "It appears that his younger brother, James, is starting this year." He stole a glance up at her, his eyes twinkling merrily.

McGonagall smiled grimly, "Well, I guess it goes without saying that this year, along with the next six years, may be interesting."

Dumbledore took another look at the list, spotting a few that stood out more than others: Black, Bellatrix; Black, Sirius; and Snape, Severus.

"More than we'd imagined."

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Those incidences are the memories that stay with us forever

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"Black, Sirius," McGonagall called out. The hall went completely silent, each occupant wondering inwardly if this boy would be placed within the same house as his cousin.

The boy confidently walked up to the stool, sat down, and put on the old, tattered hat.

What the hat said after a few minutes of silence could very well have been worthy enough to be written in the newest edition of Hogwarts: A History.

"Gryffindor!"

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"This is it, Sirius. Getting into Slytherian was your last hope of ever becoming a real Black," said Bellatrix, smiling sardonically, "I just can't wait to see what your mother's reaction will be."

"Maybe now I'll have a chance of escaping a lifetime in Azkaban," retorted Sirius, smiling just as sardonically.

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"Y-you won't tell on us…will you?" stuttered Peter, shaking, a bit intimidated at the size of the onlooker.

Hagrid studied the four in front of him. After a pause, he said, "No harm done, I suppose."

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They teach us things. They help us to make a choice.

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"What is it you'd like to be after Hogwarts?" asked McGonagall.

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"An auror," replied James at once.

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"An auror," Sirius stated with hesitation.

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"Errr…" Remus trailed off uncertainly.

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"Perhaps something to do with Charms," Lily answered thoughtfully.

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"I've always liked the idea of…a chef," said Peter, wringing his hands in his laps.

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Snape wordlessly raised an eyebrow.

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"Oh, I'm taken care of after Hogwarts," replied Bella, a bit snottily.

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"Er…how about…Ludo Bagman," answered Josh Nesher, a Ravenclaw.

"I said 'what', Nesher, not 'whom'," said McGonagall dryly.

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In a world where your childhood is merely training you for the future…

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"Who is this madman?" asked Lily, looking over her shoulder at the Daily Prophet.

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"Dark times are coming, Severus," said Bella, stepping out of the dark corner, "The question is: which side will you be on when they come?"

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"What are you doing with that kind of book, Evans?"

"That's no business of yours, Black. Side out of my way," replied Lily scathingly.

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Who can you turn to?

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"I know it feels like your world is collapsing, but it's really only shifting a little," said James with sad eyes.

"How can you say that, James," asked Lily sorrowfully, "You've got it worse than the rest of us."

"At least I still have the rest of you to turn to," said James.

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"Gryffindors stick together. Remember this because it'll probably be the last time I say it, but Hufflepuff and Gryffindor have at least one thing in common: loyalty," said Sirius.

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