Chapter 24, First Day of Freedom

"You must have been very tired," Rin's mother pointed out at when they woke up just in time for lunch.

"More than tired Mrs. Sugarsweets," Lily said, once the sunlight hit her eyes, she woke up very fast.

"Well, next time you know not to go to sleep that late, or rather early," Mr. Sugarsweets smiled looking up from the Daily Prophet.

"Yes, yes, yes, what are we eating?" Rin sat down, still a little sleepy.

"Food," Rin told her.

"Besides food," Rin said over Lily's chuckle.

"I thought it would be nice to make a pizza, one of those muggle foods. You aunt, Cassandra, gave one to me two Christmas's ago and I never used it."

"Cheesy!" Lily and Rin said together, then broke out laughing.

After lunch, Lily and Rin went to get ready. They decided to go to the ministry of magic and get an appointment for their apparation tests.

When Lily was ready, she walked to Rin's door and knocked, loudly. She just got a muffled "Go away."

"Rin! Come on! You're supposed to be getting ready!" Lily yelled through the door, turning the knob, and finding Rin lying on her bed face down.

"I'm too tired," Rin complained.

"You were just alive a minute ago, during lunch!" Lily pointed out.

"I know, but food makes me sleepy."

"Well, can't you just get up and come with me," Lily pleaded. "We're not even doing anything strenuous, like taking the test anyway, we're just signing up to take. Please…."

"Fine, fine. I might as well sign up for my classes to be a curse breaker for Grignotts. I knew Ancient Runes would come in handy for something," Rin mumbled crossing her room and starting to get ready.
"See you in a little, Lily."

"If you're not down there in a half hour, I'm coming to make sure that you haven't fallen asleep again, okay?"

"Fine, fine. Sure…." Rin answered closing the door behind Lily.

Rin managed to walk down the stairs, slowly, exactly when a half hour was up. They decided to take the night bus into London, and managed to make it to the Ministry of Magic at 4 o'clock. Signing up for their classes and apperation test was hard. Lily decided to take the apperation test on the 9th with Rin. Then she signed up for fall and winter classes for her first year of Auror training. Rin signed up for her curse breaking courses, that should only last for a year.

When they were finished they decided to get some muggle ice cream from the ice cream parlor down the street.

"So, what are you and James planning on doing now that you're out of school. Besides getting married," Rin added that obvious note.

"I think James is signing up to be an Auror too, but I'm not sure. I think he also wants to be a Healer. What about Sirius?"

"Sirius has no idea what he's doing. He said he might start a school where he can teach other innocent kids to break the rules," they both gave a chuckle at this.

"This is good though, Remus says he's going to open a book shop if the Ministry'll let him."

"I hope they do. He's one of the smartest in our year. I thought he was a shoe in for Head Boy this year, not James."

"Yeah, well I doubt that'll happen," a sour look began to form on Rin face, "I hear that they've accepted a new witch into the Ministry, and she's been working hard on limiting 'part - humans' and their rights. If Remus doesn't hurry, he might not be able to find any work at all," Rin got up and threw away her napkin.

"All this prejudice, no one accepts anyone for who they are anymore, do they?" Lily followed Rin out the door. "It's a damn pity, but Remus is smart, he'll figure something out."

"Yeah…. What happened to Peter?" Lily asked, finishing the Remus subject.

"Well, I think that he went to live with his mother. At the moment he doesn't seem to think that anyone wants to employ him."

"Well, let's just hope he finds something to do. He's not really good at anything is he?"

"No, I'm afraid not," Rin agreed as Lily stuck out her wand and summoned the Night Bus.