A/N: Okay, I know this chapter is short and not exactly creative, but it's late at night, I'm tired and I haven't had a good nights sleep in about two weeks. Anyway…

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Chapter 6 – uniforms and first impressions

Nat sniggered as she looked at the seven teenagers in front of her. It was the morning of their first day at muggle school, and none of the Hogwarts kids were taking too well to the uniform they had to wear. The girls were in a blue and white striped uniform dress that fell to just below their knees, white socks, black tie up shoes and a wide brim straw hat with a blue band around it. The boys were in navy blue pants, white, button up shirt, blue and white striped tie, white socks and black shoes, the same hat as the girls and a blue blazer with white pinstripes.

'It's so hot!' whined Sirius, 'Why on earth do we need to wear a bloody blazer?'

'You think you have it bad,' growled Lily, 'You should try on this dress! I can barely move my shoulders!'

'And what's with the hat?' grumbled James, 'we have classes indoors don't we?'

Nat laughed. 'The hat's just for show. You can take it off and leave it with your bag and stuff when you're in classes.'

'Then what's the point of it?' James asked impatiently. His hand was twitching like he desperately wanted to run it through his hair, but the hat was preventing that. Nat shrugged.

'Alright you lot, in the car. We have to get there early so you can check in and get your timetable.' Lily, Christine and Remus all immediately headed towards the front door, but the others just looked confused. Finally, James shrugged at the rest of them and they followed the others out the front door. The sight that met their eyes was a strange one. Sitting in the driveway was a shiny, silver, metal contraption. There was a big hole in the side and they could see seats inside it. Christine, Remus and Lily were already filling some of the seats.

'What is that thing?' Peter asked. Lily giggled.

'It's a car you morons! It's a form of transport, like a muggle broom, except it doesn't fly. Just get in and sit down.' Mischievous grins made their way onto James and Sirius' faces. The a quick glance at each other they both sprinted towards the car, fighting eachother for the best seats. Peter, not wanting to be left behind, took off after them, running as fast as his short legs could manage. Erin just walked calmly behind them. When she reached the car, she was about to climb into the last seat, when Christine stopped her.

'Uh, Erin, you can't sit there.'

'Why not?' she replied, her brow crinkled in confusion.

'Because that's the driver's seat. Nat has to sit there.'

'Damn straight I do. I'm not letting any of you lot drive.' Nat interrupted.

'But where am I supposed to sit?' Nat grinned.

'Well, I suppose you'll have to sit in someone's lap. I'm sure Remus would happily volunteer.' She smiled knowingly as Erin's and Remus's faces went a deep red.

'Well... ok then.' Erin climbed into the car and cautiously sat herself down in Remus' lap. This resulted in wolf whistles and cheers from James, Sirius and Christine. Erin blushed a deeper shade of red and Remus stared determinedly out the car window. The rest of the ride was uneventful, and they soon pulled up outside a large private school. The sign outside read 'Mt Martha's secondary college.' There was a long, twisting driveway, surrounded by sports playing fields, and leading up to a large administrative building. They could see several other buildings surrounding the central one.

'You can get out here; I'm not supposed to drive up.' Nat told them, 'Just go up to the office and tell the receptionist that you're the exchange students from England. And remember, this is a muggle school so NO MAGIC. I'll pick you up here this afternoon. Good luck.' She waved goodbye to them as they climbed out of the car. As soon as Nat had driven away, the seven Marauders started walking up the long driveway towards the school. There were quite a lot of students at the school already, even though it was still early. They were getting a lot of curious glances. They were obviously recognised as strangers. Eventually, they were approached by two guys. One of them was tall and muscular with strawberry-blonde hair and hazel eyes. The other was just as muscular, but shorter, with blue eyes and light brown hair. They both walked in a way that suggested arrogance and confidence.

'Hey,' said the taller of the two, 'You new around here or what?'

'Uh... yeah,' replied Remus, glancing at the others, 'We're exchange students from England.'

'Play any sports?' The shorter one asked them, 'Names Chris Musgrave by the way.'

'James Potter.' Said James, 'I play qui-' he received an elbow in the stomach from Erin and a kick in the shin from Remus.

'He plays football.' Lily quickly covered.

'Really?' The first boy asked, 'You don't really seem the type. Bit scrawny if you ask me.'

'What's that 'sposed to mean?' James growled, stepping forward. Sirius immediately grabbed his shoulder, holding him back.

'You, on the other hand, show potential.' The tall guy said, turning to Sirius, 'Sean Robbins, Football captain. You should come to trials tomorrow.' Sirius was beaming by this point.

'And don't worry about your boyfriend,' he said, smirking at James, 'I'm sure he'll come along to support you.' That did it. Both James and Sirius threw themselves at Sean and Chris, fists raised. Unluckily for them, Sean and Chris were a lot bigger than them, and the fight soon got out of their control. Sirius was just aiming another punch at Sean when he felt something pull him back. He struggled to get free, lashing out, violently.

'Padfoot!' came the hiss from behind him, 'Cut. It. Out.' Sirius then realised that it was Remus holding him back and stopped kicking. A glance in James direction told him that he was being forcefully restrained by Lily and Peter. Chris lay panting on the ground and Sean was struggling to his feet. He was just regaining his balance when Christine walked purposefully up to him and punched him hard in the jaw, sending him flying. Her eyes were filled with anger as she grabbed him by the sleeve of his blazer and dragged him to his feet.

'If you ever come near me or my friends again with any intention other than apologising, I will personally make sure you die a slow and painful death.' She hissed at him. She spun on her heel and strode back to her friends, 'accidentally' kicking Chris in the stomach on the way. As soon as the two football players were out of site, Lily turned to James and slapped him hard in the face.

'What was that?' she hissed angrily, 'They taunted you, sure, but you just lowered yourself to their level.'

'Aw, come on, Lils! They were mocking me! Me! The great Sirius Black! And then they dragged Prongs into it and –' WHACK. Sirius was cut off by a slap in the face from Lily.

'You too! We are already suspended! Do you know how much trouble we could get in if you were caught in a fist fight with some muggles?' Sirius and James both paled. Whether it was from the furious look on Lily's face or the thought of being expelled, no-one knew.

'Boys.' Lily muttered angrily, and stormed up the rest of the driveway to the admin building, the others trailing reluctantly behind her.

A/N: ok don't yell at me I know that chapter was terrible! I would re-write it… but I couldn't be bothered. I just endured a two and a half hour torture session of karate and I am in pain…. I know, excuses excuses ;) Please review!