BROMS here! Hope you are enjoying my story… All the reviews I've have gotten make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside. I know that I hated it when authors thanked each reviewer but now that I'm an author (sorta) I can't help but say how thankful I am! Please forgive me
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Out Of Luck- thankz… may I ask… out of luck as in?
SpAzZzZzAtTaCk- thankz
Lilybookworm- obviously I did… thankz
I am a Banana- I think I have read one of your stories… not sure… thankz
Iccypenguin- thankz… the boys knew they were waiting for the leader because she signed the letter, Leader of the Life Givers… I've heard of Goosebumps… gave me nightmares when I was eight… haven't read one since… this story isn't planned to be all that scary but more about their relationships and how they develop… I am so flattered that you want pointers… Read! Read! Read! It has helped me so much just to read other peoples stories… I can figure out what I like in theirs and what mistakes they make and such… it also helps to have an annoying little sister that knows grammar like the back of her hand but if you don't have one I would suggest a Beta reader. I would also suggest writing down anything you find funny. I've written down quotes I came up with in the middle of the nights and things that would make fun t-shirts. Having that kind of stuff takes a lot a pressure off of trying to make things funny.
Acetaminophen47- thankz! I try to be original!
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The girl slowly started walking backward until she was so far in the shadows that they couldn't see her anymore. Sirius ran forward, but she was gone.
"What now?" Remus asked, shattering the perfect silence.
"I don't know, I just don't know." James said, shaking his head in defeat.
Life Givers
Mismatched Socks and Howlers
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James got up at the crack of dawn the next day. He slept terribly last night, tossing and turning. He still didn't know what would happen next. James shook his head to clear his thoughts. He slowly stepped down off his bed, and went to take a shower. Afterwards he started to put his uniform on.
Hmm… What do I have today?
James was already buttoning up his shirt when he looked at his calendar and saw it was Saturday. He groaned and started to change into some comfortable muggle clothes to wear. He ended up in a pair of dark blue jeans, a silk blue button up shirt and a pair tennis shoes. James stretched and started down to the common room.
"What do you guys think?" A girly voice asked.
"You're wearing matching socks!" a second girl asked in mock astonishment.
"No way! I gotta see this." A third girl said.
As James came around the corner, he saw a redhead, brunette and strawberry-blonde talking. Apparently, the redhead was showing the other two girls her clothes. Lily, yes Lily, was the redhead's name. She had a ruby teardrop necklace on and a cute red t-shirt on that said 'The only difference between genius and stupidity is that stupidity is infinite'. She also was wearing a pair of worn in jeans and tennis shoes. Strangely enough, one white tennis shoe and one black tennis shoe.
What a weirdo…
The brunette was squatting on the floor near Lily's feet and looking at her… socks?
"Well I'll be, she is wearing matching socks."
"Can't a girl wear matching socks without having Vicky comment!" Lily said, glaring at her playfully. "I decided to go all out today. Sheesh."
The strawberry blonde cocked her head to the side, "So you go all out by wearing matching socks… but you're still wearing mismatched shoes."
"Cari, Cari, one step at a time. Lily's small brain can't handle that much." Vicky said while patting Lily on the head like a toddler.
"I resent that!" Lily said indignantly.
"We're sure you do." Cari said with a smirk.
James cleared his throat, one eyebrow raised in amusement. "Good morning ladies." He said with a smile.
They grinned back at him.
"Ah, another fine weekend to live and let live." Lily said cheerfully, spinning around in a circle.
Cari turned towards Lily, "Isn't it a Hogsmeade weekend?"
Lily scrunched her nose in distaste, "No, but I wish it was."
BANG!
All four turned towards the boys' dormitory to see what happened.
"James! James!" Sirius's voice rang down the stairs.
"Calm down Sirius. I'm sure he's fine." Remus said calmly, accompanied by the sound of some scrambling.
James sighed and called up the stairs, "Down here guys!"
Thump. Thump. Thump. Sirius ran down the stairs, only to trip on the last step, landing at Vicky's feet. She helped to his feet, "Is there something wrong?" she asked with concern.
Sirius sighed relievedly, "No, this idiot forgot to tell us where he was going." He said pointing to James.
"He has to tell you where he goes?" Cari asked confusedly.
Remus rolled his eyes, "We were just worried. He usually doesn't get up before ten on weekends." He said pointedly, looking at Sirius. "Nice shoes." He said with a smile.
Lily grinned and lifted up her pant legs, "Matching socks."
"Quite an accomplishment, I'm sure." Remus said with a raised eyebrow.
Cari smiled and shoved Lily. "Not all of us are freaks. I am absolutely normal."
Meanwhile, Lily had bumped into Vicky who in turn, shoved Sirius who pushed James who grabbed Remus pulling him to the floor. Cari smiled down on the jumbled pile of Gryffindors, "Like I said, I'm perfectly normal."
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After the group had gotten up, they started to trudge down to the Great Hall. An awkward silence fell over the group. Lily was fiddling with her necklace as she thought. They don't seem too bad. I don't think they could ever be Death Eaters. They're really funny… kinda sad that we don't know them better.
When Lily looked up she was alone in the corridor. She looked around but didn't see anyone. Where did they go! Some friends… leaving me behind…
As she entered the Great Hall, she spotted everyone already at the Gryffindor table.
"Thanks guys. I feel real loved." Lily said sarcastically.
Cari and Vicky looked up at her. "Sorry Lily, we didn't notice you weren't here." Cari said meekly.
Lily rolled her eyes. "I noticed. Scoot over." She squeezed between Cari and Vicky. A red Gryffindor plate popped up in front of her.
"It's Cari's fault! She distracted me. I'm innocent." Vicky proclaimed.
"You're the one who started the conversation. It's you're fault." Cari said with a roll of the eyes.
"Is not." Vicky said indignantly.
"Is too."
"Is not."
"Is too."
"Is not."
"Is too."
"Is not."
"How long can this go on?" James leaned over the table to ask Lily. She had already conjured up some popcorn and was watching the show.
"Oh, it depends on how long it takes for someone to tell them to shut up." Lily answered.
James opened his mouth only to have Lily slap her hand over it. "That doesn't mean they'll shut up… it just means they round on you and start arguing."
Lily and James continued to listen to the argument for a while until Cari started looking at them strangely. She looked pointedly at Lily's hand. Lily had forgotten to take her hand James's mouth. Vicky nudged her and she removed it, turning a funny shade of pink.
"Sorry." She mumbled quietly.
James just shrugged good-naturedly and started to pile his plate with food. Beside him, Remus and Sirius were already eating, or in Sirius's case, shoveling food into his mouth.
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Cari and Vicky were trying to bring Lily into their conversation when the morning post came. She was too embarrassed to say anything more that a one-word answer.
"Did you see Jay's new hair cut?" Vicky asked, "It looks soo good! She got it cut in face frames." Upon seeing Lily and Cari's blank faces she added, "you know, layers that frame your face"
"I haven't seen her yet. Do you see her?" Cari asked Lily.
Lily turned around in her seat to look over at the Hufflepuff table and shook her head.
Vicky sighed and leaned over next to Lily and whispered, "You can't stay quiet forever Lily; really, I bet he's already forgotten."
James abruptly stopped eating when a Howler landed on his plate. He stared at it for a while until Remus nudged him to open it already. His hands shook as he picked it up. The second he opened it, James dropped it on his plate, ready for it to explode. A loud but calm, musical voice spoke.
"Be proud James, you're the first to live to speak again…. You've passed the test….But remember, were watching your every move…"
The Howler burned down into a heap of ash with a small sliver of paper on top. The entire Great Hall had gone quite. Remus and Sirius read over James's shoulder with him, 'you will be contacted later, speak of this to no one.' James turned the paper over for something, anything else but he didn't expect what he found, 'your friends sure are nosy, aren't they.' Remus, Sirius and James looked at each other
"We aren't that predictable, are we?"
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Later that day, Cari, Vicky and Lily were in the Gryffindor common room trying to get their homework done.
"I hate doing homework! Potions fries my brain… ugh. Is it really necessary to give an essay in every single class!" Vicky complained.
Lily rolled her eyes, "Well, it's not very easy to do transfiguration when you won't shut up." She said as she adjusted her overly large textbook in her lap.
"You really are annoying, Vicky." Cari said.
"Are not."
"Are too."
"Are not."
"Are too."
Lily groaned. "Not again."
A pillow sailed across the room, hitting Vicky straight in the face. Both girls fell silent.
"Finally, some peace and quiet." Sirius shouted relievedly.
Lily and James shook their heads and groaned.
"Who said we shut up because of you!" Vicky shouted.
"Yeah, maybe we shut up because we wanted too." Cari agreed.
"Oh, I see, it was just a coincidence. Sure it was." Sirius shouted back sarcastically.
"Well maybe it was!" Vicky yelled.
It had developed into a full out shouting fest and James, Lily and Remus were starting to get headaches.
"Do you think they would stop if we told them to shut up?" Remus asked reasonably.
Lily raised her eyebrows, "And have them round on us, I think not."
"I wish it was a Hogsmeade weekend. Then we would be at Hogsmeade instead of here listening to them." James grumbled.
Remus's eyes lit up. "It might no be an official Hogsmeade weekend, but that doesn't mean we can't go to Hogsmeade." He said excitedly.
James grinned, "Good idea!"
Lily's head was spinning. "What do you mean? How would we get there?"
Remus smiled, "Two words: secret tunnel."
"Hey Sirius! See you at the Witches Hump!" James called over his shoulder as he jumped up, dragging Lily with him.
"Have fun!" Lily said with a smile; if it got them to shut, she'd try anything.
Sirius looked as if he were about to say goodbye when it dawned on him, "No way! You're not leaving me behind!"
Cari and Vicky looked at him for an explanation. "They're going to Hogsmeade without us!" Sirius whispered.
"Uh Unh! You're not leaving us with him!" Vicky yelled, pointing at Sirius.
Remus rolled his eyes at them and beckoned for them to follow. By then the entire common room was ready to see them leave for some peace and quiet.
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When they were outside the common room, the boys huddled to decide what to do.
"What do we do now? Do we show them the secret tunnel or blind fold them?" James asked quietly.
"I say we blind fold them. I don't want them knowing where the tunnel is, they'll tell everyone and use it all the time." Sirius pointedly.
Remus rolled his eyes. "I sure they'll never tell anyone. They're really nice girls. I doubt they'd even use without us." He said reasonably.
On the other side of the hall, Vicky was shuffling her feet. The adrenaline from their argument was still pumping through her and she was extremely hyper. Lily groaned. "Will you please stop fidgeting! You're driving me crazy!"
"We've been standing here forever!" Vicky complained, "I'll explode if we don't do something soon!" she said.
After a couple moments she was bouncing on her heels, humming This is the Song that Never Ends. Lily started hitting her head repeatedly on the wall.
Cari smiled at her antics and tried to calm Vicky down. "Now, now, Vicky. I 'm sure we'll be leaving soon. You're seventeen years old, you can stay put for five minutes."
"Five minutes! We've been here for like, an hour!" Vicky gasped in horror.
Lily gave her a disbelieving look, "How can you track people in you can't stay quiet for five minutes!"
Vicky hissed at her and nodded her head towards Remus, Sirius and James. "Ixnay on the racktay!"
Lily groaned and apologized, "Sorry, we aren't usually around other people."
"You sure are sighing a lot today, Lily."
Lily rolled her eyes until she remembered who's voice that was. She whipped around, her mouth forming a small 'o'.
"Any particular reason?" James asked
Lily stood, speechless for a moment until Cari shoved her. "Er… just tired today." She mumbled.
An uncomfortable stillness fell over the group. Vicky started to fidget again and Cari wouldn't make eye contact with anyone. Lily just stood stock-still, James looked everywhere but her. Remus and Sirius looked at each other… trying to get the other to bread the silence.
"Well, let's go." Remus finally said.
The three boys lead the girls up and down several corridors. Vicky tried to keep track of where they were going. Left, Right, Up, Right… there's the Charms room… Straight, Left, Left, Left, Left… a circle?… Right, Straight… where are we now? I've never been here before… Eventually she was so confused she just gave up. Sirius smiled a secret smile when he heard Vicky sigh in defeat.
In the back of the group, Remus was trying to make conversation with Cari. "Did you do that essay Binn's assigned us?" he asked politely.
Cari made the 'yes' sound that the author can't figure out how to type.
"I can't believe McGonagall gave us a five foot essay. It's only our third day back." He tried again.
Cari nodded her head vigorously in agreement. Remus sighed as they fell back into an uncomfortable silence.
They stopped abruptly, not bumping into James and Lily.
"This is the Witch's Hump." Sirius said grandly.
Cari and Lily craned their necks to see what the boys were so excited about. In front of them was an extremely ugly statue of a Humpbacked Witch. Lily raised her eyebrow amusedly. Yuck.
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