A/N: Right…thank you ever so much for the reviews. We know our authors' notes aren't the same as they used to be, thanks to …we have this huge suspicion that because we wrote such crazy ones the last time this fic was up…it was taken off (. So well, we're trying to mellow down (yeah right), just so that our fic can be read, mind you. Anyway, before we bore you to death with this author's note, which we know half you guys skip, because we do that a lot, GO READ!! And please review, it makes us a great deal happier.

Deeps/Paddy: Oh by the way, Prongy/Steph (we call each other Padfoot & Prongs, in case you're wondering) does not like the way I make Sirius and Remus poke fun at Jamesie-poo here…LOL…because James is her favourite out of the Marauders, but my personal favourite is Sirius, so hah! P

To Our Reviewers:

Emma: Hehe…we love the 'time of the month' bit too! And about this fic becoming a slash fic later…Harry/Sirius slash, to be more specific…the answer's a no. If you're a person who likes HPSB slash, we're sorry, because we're not too fond of it. Anyway, to clear up any confusion, this story isn't going to be slash at all. And oh, we're HPDM slash fans, so if you have any recommendations, they're welcome!

Foul: Harry and James friends? You'll just have to wait and see P. Nope, this story is not on hold.

TasteJLC: Right, Sarah, we've updated. Hope you're happy!Keep reading!

Somewhere I Belong

Chapter Four – The Evans Effect

Harry stared down at his ingredients, a big smile on his face, feeling the happiest he'd felt in months. Sirius had taken the seat to his right, so that he was seated right between Sirius and Remus. He didn't notice James staring at him, still caught up in his moment of happiness. Suddenly he was shoved off his chair, and looking up, he saw James staring at him...a slightly angry and arrogant look on his face. Sirius, looking highly amused, was giving him a 'We're talking James Potter here, you DO NOT sit in his chair' look. Harry glared back at James and Sirius, feeling a wave of anger take over him.

"What the hell..." Harry began, only to be dismissed by a wave of James' hand.

James pulled his bag off his shoulders, dropped it down, plonked down on the chair and lazily arched one eyebrow, "I sit here. I ALWAYS sit here. Get that???"

Sirius cut in cheerfully," Yup, didn't Remus tell you?!" Remus flushed, and gave Harry an apologetic look. Under his breath, he cursed James and Sirius and moved off towards an empty chair on the other side of the room.

James' eyes followed the new boy as he got off the floor, still glaring at James and Sirius. "Who's the new kid?" he asked Remus.

"Harry Patter, exchange student from America," Remus replied, still not looking very pleased with how James had acted," You could have been a bit more welcoming, you know, considering he's going to be staying in our dorm room."

"WHAT??!!"

"10 points from Gryffindor. Mr. Potter, I would kindly ask you to make a little less noise in my class, so that the others may listen, even if you aren't!!! One more word from you, and you shall have detention for a week!" yelled Professor Gobblesnap.

"Yes, Dumbledore told me," Remus muttered before turning away and starting to cut up his cockroaches.

"Urrgh, how nice," Sirius muttered sarcastically, "There goes all our midnight Maraudering." He dropped pieces of Wiggentree bark into his potion, looking disgruntled.

James snorted arrogantly," I don't see why he should stop us from doing anything...all we'll have to do is make sure he doesn't get in our way, by...WHAT, Evans???" Lily had been glaring at James for the last 5 minutes.

"Nothing Potter...nothing at all!!! Why the hell can't you shut that gob of yours for even a few minutes? Some of us are trying to listen here!" Lily bellowed at him.

"Sorry, darlingest...but my 'gob' just doesn't shut, no matter how much I try," James drawled, running a hand through his hair, "Though, considering how much Padfoot here talks, I'd say I'm pretty good at keeping my gob shut, don't you think?" Sirius responded by giving Lily a wide, cheeky grin. Lily gave them both a disgusted look, and turned away with a toss of her flaming red head.

James' face fell slightly, and he quickly said, "Hey Evans, want to see me blast Patter's potion into the air?? Nice welcoming present, huh?!"

Lily flounced over to James, after checking to see if Gobblesnap was watching. Catching hold of the collar of his robes, she yanked him towards her and furiously muttered, "Look Potter, listen up and listen good!! Just because you think you rule over this school, I AM NOT going to allow you to ruin Harry's stay here. Lay so much as a hand on him and you'll pay, understood??!!"

Sirius very much doubted James had understood. In fact, whether he'd even heard a single word Lily had said wasn't something to be too sure about. James had a slightly shocked look on his face, either from shock at Lily reacting this violently or because of his close proximity to Lily, and Sirius was pretty sure it was the latter. Lily suddenly let go of James, and he fell backward, landing clumsily on the floor, still staring at Lily in a bewildered manner.

"Class dismissed," Professor Gobblesnap said, and students started leaving the classroom. Lily collected her ingredients, and giving James one last disgusted look, she ran off towards Harry and joined him, and they both left the class together.

Remus glanced at Sirius, and they both exchanged amused glances, straining not to laugh out loud as James suddenly clambered up off the floor and looked at them, his face flushed.

"Uh, shouldn't we be heading towards Transfiguration??" James muttered.

Sirius let out a small chuckle, and the next minute he was rolling on the floor, joined by Remus. James blushed furiously as he realised they were laughing at him, and picking up his bag, he flounced out of the room.

Sirius, still laughing, slung his bag on his arm and ran to catch up with James, Remus behind him. He slung his arm around James' shoulders, and teasingly drawled, "Why Jamie, close contact with Evans sure has an effect on you."

Remus snorted loudly. James pushed Sirius away, his face on fire, and ran off in the direction of the Transfiguration classroom.