Harry sat there on his cot thinking. He had drifted asleep after James did, or Dad, but sleep did not last long.
'I never really noticed, I don't think I've ever called anybody Dad before'
'I should tell him and Lily, my mom, I should tell them, I'll tell them, I've got to, but not right now, Before I leave, because if I tell them now, they'll think Ive lost it, thats it I'll tell them right before I leave, but what if I don't leave, what if I'm stuck here forever!'
Harry's frightening thoughts stopped as he felt warm arms hug him,
"What the –AEEEK!" He spun around.
"Oh, gosh, I'm so sorry, I thought you were James, My boyfriend." said Lily, clearly in shock.
"Thats fine, Its OK." said Harry after his hyperventilation stopped.
"Oh, I'm just, I should have known, but I'm just, I so not know." Lily finished taking a big breath.
Harry smiled he couldn't help it.
All of this woke Lupin, er... Remus.
"What? Oh, hello Lily." He said kindly.
"Good morning Remus." said Lily, smiling again.
Lily sat at the end of Harry's bed.
All Harry could think of was that for the first time since he remembered hes had someone like mom-hug him,since Mrs. Weasley, or Hermione or something.
Harry tuned back into the conversation Lily was trying to have.
"So, When do you think you will all be able to get out of here?" she asked curiously.
"Tomorrow, I think thats what Madam Pomfrey said. Isn't it Harry?" Remus asked.
"No, she said that shed let us go today so we wouldn't miss our first Hogsmead weekend." Harry corrected.
"Oh, really, I must have been sleeping." Remus said tiredly.
"Yes, My friend, your going to have your 'furry little problem' to deal with soon aren't you Moony." laughed Sirius, coming into the Hospital wing.
' He must mean Remus being a werewolf, I heard Remus tell me thats what they used to call it.' Harry thought, remembering third year.
"Lily, Harry." He said bowing his head to each of them.
"Hey." Harry replied. He also noticed that Lily just rolled her eyes.
James stirred on the cot next to Harry's, it made Lily jump.
"I didn't see you there James." said Lily, grabbing at her heart.
"Mm, scare you do I Evans." James grinned as he put the emphasis on the last word.
"Funny." Lily said hitting him in the chest.
Then, Sirius jumped onto James cot, still carrying a small brown bag.
"Sure Lilz gets recognition, but me, your friend since the Hogwarts Express, me no I get nothing, I don't even get a freaking nod! I brought you something too, but no! Forget me!" He spazzed jokingly.
Sirius pretended to look hurt as he stared James down inches from his face.
"Good morning to you to." James said sarcastically
Sirius turned up his nose.
'Now, I never would have pictured Sirius Black, the man who was framed for killing Peter Pettigrew, the one who would tell me story's about how cool he was in school, I would have NEVER expected him to act like that!' Harry thought smiling.
"Consider yourself lucky Harry, if I hadn't taken a good look at you, it might be you cowering at the far edge of your cot right now." said Sirius good naturedly, motioning to James, who had indeed squeezed to the corner of his cot.
With this Harry burst out laughing along with Lily and Remus.
Thats what woke Ron and Hermione.
"Whats all the bloody noise for!" said Ron, rolling over.
"Not much of a morning person are we?" Hermione said sitting up, she was fully clothed and there was no doubt in Harry's mind that she had been awake for hours.
"Hello lovely." Sirius said coming over to Hermione and taking an apple out of his brown bag.
"For the apple of my eye." Sirius said gracefully handing it to her.
At that Ron bolted upright and gave an angry glare to Sirius.
"Possessive." said Hermione, shooting Ron a glare.
"Just means more of a challenge." Sirius mumbled under his breath as he turned around.
"Where had Peter locked himself away at?" Remus asked taking the pear Sirius just handed him and biting it.
' Peter, that filthy no good little rat.' Harry thought silently, glad nobody could read his mind. His expression on the other hand.
"Anything wrong Harry?" Lily asked putting a hand on his shoulder
"No, my head just gave a painful twinge, thats all." Harry lied.
"You sure?" Lily asked looking worried.
"Stop mothering him Lily, hes a big boy." James said laughing.
Ron burst out laughing at this, earning him a sharp jab in the ribs from Hermione's elbow.
' Maybe he figured it out, 'Mothering' 'big boy' Harry thought, but he couldn't help but smile slightly.
'Things haven't been this happy for a long time' Harry thought, looking around at them all.
' I wonder just how long it will take to get us back, maybe we wont get back, maybe we can stay here.' Harry thought that would be great.
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The next few days passed well, and basically uneventful, besides planning brilliant pranks and dodging the Slytherins, they wanted payback really bad. Sadly they had been in the hospital wing for Hogsmead. Oh and Sirius had asked Hermione out numerous times, she refused all, but he swore not to give up, that she would be a 'challenge' to him.
---- -----Ron's P.O.V --- ----- -----
They were all walking down a fifth floor corridor, it was Tuesday, but now was a free period. The Marauders and the 'golden trio' were on their way back from Charms class to go do something exciting when...
( Cue the dun dun dun )
There was a loud crash from up ahead.
'Well at least it wasn't any of us.' Ron thought.
Ron had only seen Mrs. Norris moments ago, then they turned the corner.
On the wall, over a broken vase, were the words. "Marauders Forever!" In bright Green ink.
"Shit" James swore and he grabbed Peters sleeve to hurry him up.
They all took off at a run, Ron and Hermione were in the lead.
The others turned off, but Ron and Hermione didn't have enough time to go back and turn too, so they kept going straight.
Ron swore loudly.
'I can hear bloody Filch catching up with us, hes in way better shape now then he is in my time.' Ron thought.
Then he saw the fake wall.
He knew it in his time and luckily Filch didn't. Ron grabbed Hermione's arm and pulled her into the wall with him.
She went to say something but Ron shushed her.
Filches footsteps faded, but not long after they came back, pacing the wall.
Ron looked down.
' Shes so close.'
'What is that nice smell?' Ron thought, they were really squeezed in there and he could smell it, perfume that he had given her for her birthday.
"Your wearing the perfume I gave you!" Ron said, too loudly.
"Ron!" Hermione said putting a finger to her lips, but too late, Filch had started to feel the walls.
----- ------ Hermione's P.O.V ----- -----
'Ron is really close'
'I'm for once thankful Ron and Harry were chased from Filch so much, otherwise, they wouldn't know about this.'
'I wonder were everybody else is.'
'Maybe what Lily said the other night in the girls dorms was true about Ron liking me.'
'He pulled me in here'
'Because we were running from Filch.'
'He punched a Slytherin for you.'
'And at the same time he didn't want you to know! You had to find out form Harry!'
'He also always argues with you.'
'Last year in potions, when we could smell the love potions, he said he could smell cinnamon, thats the perfume he got me, I've been wearing it none stop.'
'Maybe he likes another girl that smells like cinnamon!'
'I doubt it.'
'He goes for pretty girls.'
'I'm not that bad.'
'I'm not his type ether.'
'he smells like chocolate.'
'And he was always strangely jealous of Vicky-er- Victor.'
'Yes, but thats only because he was Ron's idol, and I went to that dance with him.'
Hermione argued with herself for a while until Ron asked her if that was his perfume she was wearing.
Hermione tried to shush him but, too late, Filch was actually banging on the walls now!
They both heard him laugh.
There was something heavy, it sounded, being dragged across the stone floor.
Then they heard footsteps walking away.
"Thank Merlin." Ron said wigging to go out the door, only, he couldn't get through!
Ron swore loudly.
"Filch must've moved something in the way." gasped Hermione.
"No..." said Ron sarcastically.
"Well, great, now I'm stuck in here with you." He said.
'Great bozo.'
"No I didn't mean it the way it sounded..." but Ron was cut off.
"Its not a great joy being in a dark, small closet with you either Ronald!" Hermione snapped.
'He can be such a git sometimes.' she thought bitterly.
"I didn't want to hurt your feelings, I was trying to explain, but then you had to go snap at me!" Ron said angrily.
'Shit.' Hermione thought, realization dawned on her far too late.
There was silence.
"Ron, move your leg a bit will you." Hermione asked trying to get a bit more comfortable
"Stop bossing me around!" Ron hollered.
Ron couldn't see, but tears had started to well up in Hermione's eyes.
"I hate you." she hissed.
------ ------ Ron's P.O.V ----- -------
"I hate you."she hissed, venom dripping from her words like that of a snakes.
'Ouch.'
Hermione had no idea how much those three words hurt him.
"Yeah well, I LOVE you." Ron didn't mean for it to be sarcastic, or out loud, but Hermione took it as in insult.
"You are such a -horrible- person!" she spat, her body shaking.
'shit'
"Yeah, and your great! You do know that the elves hate your sodding hats, do you? None of them will clean the common room anymore, cept for Dobby!"
"Yeah, right."
"And they probably think your a know it all just like everybody else does too!"
"Well at least I don't even slightly resemble a carrot!"
"No, because you prefer your muskrat good looks!" Ron scoffed.
"Well at least I'm not jealous of your pen pal!"
"Oh, I think we all know he wasn't to be more than just your pen pal."
"Well, at least I can actually use a wand!"
"I can use a broom!"
"Not very well!"
------- ------ Harry's P.O.V ------ ------
"I hope Filch didn't find them." Peter whimpered.
"He didn't. He walked away and he didn't have any students with him. Also, hes a squib, so he couldn't have turned them into anything." Sirius said reassuringly.
"I know were they went!" said Harry, it finally hitting him.
-----3 Floors Later!-------
They all arrived, out of breath, at the corridor they lost Ron and Hermione at.
"This way." said Harry.
'I know where they went.' he thought.
Harry saw a cabinet blocking the fake wall.
He sighed.
"Flipendo." He said pointing his want at it.
The cabinet was knocked out of the way with a horrible scraping sound, and came to rest a few yards down the corridoor.
"Ron? Hermione?" Harry called.
Hermione came out first.
"Thanks Harry." she said, in a tone that clearly said she had just had a fight.
Next Ron stepped out looking very red indeed.
Harry had a hunch of what had happened, but he didn't want to say anything. After all, if they weren't egged on, Harry doubted they would fight in front of Remus, and Sirius, and Harry's parents.
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