Bored....bored...bored...but I did write this chappie in a notebook on the
way back from my dad's house yesterday, so I hope u like it. Now is the
time! Harry and James finally meet!
Ah, yes, one more thing. Thanks to all my reviewers, and I must say that I
do try to make longer chapters, but then I find perfect spots to leave
cliffies, so sorry about that. And about some people's requests for more
description. I don't put too much description in my writing because of my
own experiences. Too much description sidetracks people's minds to things
other than the story at hand. Short, sweet, and easy to understand is my
way of writing, and I apologize if you don't like it. I might try to be
more descriptive, or I might not. I'm not forcing anyone to read this. But
still, thank you to all my reviewers, because I really do appreciate the
reviews, and, yes, even the ones that tell me how much they despise my
writing style^_^
Chapter Eighteen: Names
This row, though ridiculous, was being overseen by...
James.
* * *
But he was different. It wasn't really the way he looked that was different (although his eyes and nose were different), it was something else that really couldn't be found with searching eyes.
James was impulsive, so neither Sirius nor Remus were surprised when he moved to enter the room. It took both of them to keep James from doing as he wished, and then Remus's steadying voice to subdue him, "James, don't go in there. You shouldn't be seeing yourself. That's dangerous."
"But I don't even remember that! And he's not me!"
Remus stopped.
"What do you mean, "he's not you"? Of course he is"
"Maybe we went a few days into the future-instead of the past." Sirius suggested.
"No, we didn't." James insisted, stopping momentarily due to the noise of something hitting the wall in the other room. When the boy and girl had continued arguing he went on, "Something has really gone wrong, I'm telling you! We-"
"For once you don't seem to have everything under control, Potter. How splendid." Snape said, smirking behind Peter.
"Shut it, shithead." James snarled.
Snape smiled as Remus directed James's attention back to him, "What are you talking about?"
"We must've done something wrong, because whoever that kid is in there, he's not me!"
"But how do you know?" Lily asked.
"His eyes are different, and his nose is shorter."
"But what could've happened-" Remus began, until the girl's voice in the room arose to a level that couldn't be ignored-
"No, Ron! I guess I'm not getting the point! I'm NOT MARRYING YOU!"
Fuming, the girl stormed out and ran head-on into Sirius.
"Excuse me-" She muttered, before she saw him, and stopped, staring.
"Take a picture, it'll last longer." Sirius said acidly.
His words shook her out of her stupor. She touched his sleeve as if testing if he were real.
"Sirius!" She squeaked, and threw herself onto him, kissing his cheeks in between muffled speech- "We thought you were dead-" Kiss. "-and Harry was devastated-" Kiss. "-and oh!-" Kiss. "-You're younger!- " Kiss, kiss. "-but you're here and Harry-Oh!" She let go of him; her face was streaked with tears, "Harry!" She rushed back into the room.
"Uh...Is there something you're not telling us, Sirius?" James asked, laughing quietly.
Sirius felt his face heat up as the girl rushed back, dragging the James-ish boy behind her.
"Look!" She said.
The kid stared. So did they. The likenesses between him and James were too obvious to ignore.
"Sirius." He said in a quiet voice. As his eyes roved over each person in the group he named them, "Lupin. Wormtail. Lily. Snape...James." There was a pause.
"How do you know our names?" Asked Lily.
Another pause.
"Because you and James are-" He began, but the last words were muffled by the girl's hand which was set over his mouth.
"Uh..." The red-haired boy had appeared from within the room.
The girl let go of the boy's mouth promptly and said, "Harry...er..." Suddenly she was uncomfortable, "...uhm...maybe we should...wait until...."
"Dumbledore?" He asked.
She nodded.
He looked at the group of people before him and said, "Come on, then."
Chapter Eighteen: Names
This row, though ridiculous, was being overseen by...
James.
* * *
But he was different. It wasn't really the way he looked that was different (although his eyes and nose were different), it was something else that really couldn't be found with searching eyes.
James was impulsive, so neither Sirius nor Remus were surprised when he moved to enter the room. It took both of them to keep James from doing as he wished, and then Remus's steadying voice to subdue him, "James, don't go in there. You shouldn't be seeing yourself. That's dangerous."
"But I don't even remember that! And he's not me!"
Remus stopped.
"What do you mean, "he's not you"? Of course he is"
"Maybe we went a few days into the future-instead of the past." Sirius suggested.
"No, we didn't." James insisted, stopping momentarily due to the noise of something hitting the wall in the other room. When the boy and girl had continued arguing he went on, "Something has really gone wrong, I'm telling you! We-"
"For once you don't seem to have everything under control, Potter. How splendid." Snape said, smirking behind Peter.
"Shut it, shithead." James snarled.
Snape smiled as Remus directed James's attention back to him, "What are you talking about?"
"We must've done something wrong, because whoever that kid is in there, he's not me!"
"But how do you know?" Lily asked.
"His eyes are different, and his nose is shorter."
"But what could've happened-" Remus began, until the girl's voice in the room arose to a level that couldn't be ignored-
"No, Ron! I guess I'm not getting the point! I'm NOT MARRYING YOU!"
Fuming, the girl stormed out and ran head-on into Sirius.
"Excuse me-" She muttered, before she saw him, and stopped, staring.
"Take a picture, it'll last longer." Sirius said acidly.
His words shook her out of her stupor. She touched his sleeve as if testing if he were real.
"Sirius!" She squeaked, and threw herself onto him, kissing his cheeks in between muffled speech- "We thought you were dead-" Kiss. "-and Harry was devastated-" Kiss. "-and oh!-" Kiss. "-You're younger!- " Kiss, kiss. "-but you're here and Harry-Oh!" She let go of him; her face was streaked with tears, "Harry!" She rushed back into the room.
"Uh...Is there something you're not telling us, Sirius?" James asked, laughing quietly.
Sirius felt his face heat up as the girl rushed back, dragging the James-ish boy behind her.
"Look!" She said.
The kid stared. So did they. The likenesses between him and James were too obvious to ignore.
"Sirius." He said in a quiet voice. As his eyes roved over each person in the group he named them, "Lupin. Wormtail. Lily. Snape...James." There was a pause.
"How do you know our names?" Asked Lily.
Another pause.
"Because you and James are-" He began, but the last words were muffled by the girl's hand which was set over his mouth.
"Uh..." The red-haired boy had appeared from within the room.
The girl let go of the boy's mouth promptly and said, "Harry...er..." Suddenly she was uncomfortable, "...uhm...maybe we should...wait until...."
"Dumbledore?" He asked.
She nodded.
He looked at the group of people before him and said, "Come on, then."