Hey guys! Happy belated- Halloween! I think that I'm just going to push on and if I need to change anything- then, I'll go back and change it. Till then, I'll write it as it comes. Enjoy! ∞ Me ∞
Chapter 5- Familiars
Lily and Sam looked at them, then themselves and burst out into laughter. They couldn't believe that they actually were meeting the Marauders.
This was apparently the reaction that they had looked for as a way to break the ice for they grinned and straightened up; James made eye contact with Lily and she blushed- nearly forgetting what she had moments ago promised herself and Sam.
With a lurch, Lily remembered her duty- both, in fact- and looked back at James, careful to look between his eyes and not directly into them.
"I'm Lily Evans," she said clearly, offering him her hand for a firm handshake. "I understand that you are my Head counter-part?" Good one Gin, you sound very Hermione-like. She congratulated herself.
James smirked and kissed her hand again. "Charmed Miss Evans, charmed."
Sirius turned to Samantha and held her small hands in his. "…and you are, lovely lady?" He asked, looking deeply into her eyes and closing the little space between their bodies.
"Way past my comfort zone that's for sure." She stated, and placing two palms flat on his hard chest, she gently shoved him backwards. Yeah, right 'Mione. She thought. You liked it and you know it.
She smirked. "If you were, however, asking for names, I'm Samantha Prewett." And laughing with Lily, they sat next to a short, bubbly blonde girl and tall, lithe brown haired guy and soon were caught up in conversation, leaving the Marauders standing dumbfounded in the middle of the aisle between the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw tables.
"Sirius mate," James murmured, brows knit as though thinking hard. "We've just been blown off by two of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen."
Sirius shook his head, still in a state of shock himself. "Nah. C'mon we'll try again later during dinner."
The Marauders sat back down at their respective section of the Gryffindor table and just as normal chatter filled the Hall again, a blonde haired Slytherin girl's scream pierced the air and everyone turned to see Narcissa Black practically climbing on Lucius Malfoy's head.
The Gryffindors roared with laughter until Dumbledore stood. "Miss Evans, Miss Prewett, I do believe your familiars have arrived."
Lily and Sam looked up at him uncomprehendingly until he gave them an, 'I'll-explain-to-you-later' look.
Quickly, Lily and Sam stood and rushed over to the Slytherin table were a small black kaibab squirrel leapt on Lily's shoulders and a multi-colored cat jumped in Sam's arms.
"If you would please take Kipuna and Fez out of the Great Hall I will join you momentarily- ah, Mr. Potter- and the others, if you like," He added exasperatedly, "-would you be so kind as to escort them to the Head dormitories?"
James and Sirius stood abruptly, Remus and Peter waving them away as they continued their supper.
"Certainly Headmaster!" They chimed angelically and hurried over to where Sam and Lily were waiting impatiently.
"So we meet again, eh?" James grinned, rushing over to walk next to Lily.
She smiled as though humoring them, "Sure." And she pulled Sam away from Sirius and walked faster. Oh, my god! They both thought, exchanging glances. "We've got to get away from them." Sam whispered urgently.
"Hey!" Sirius cried indignantly. (He had been about to pull Sam into an empty classroom when Lily pulled her away.)
"Hey, tough luck Black; I don't snog little boys" Sam jibed. It was a stupid thing to say but she knew it would deflate his obscenely large ego so she said it with all the venom she could muster, which wasn't very much considering she thought the exact opposite.
"How do they know where to go?" James asked Sirius, completely unaware of his best mate's wounded pride.
Sirius didn't answer, much less hear him. He merely followed James down the hallway muttering under his breath, "Boy? Boy! Phh, I'll show her boy."
When Sam and Lily rounded the corner they broke into a dead run and whipped behind the tapestry that was a short-cut to the Head Common Room.
"Ginny…" Hermione whispered, holding the little cat close to her chest. "Shh!" Ginny whispered back. The little black squirrel's head poked out of the neck of her robes, looked around, and ducked under again.
"We can't risk that right now- only when we're alone in the Room of Requirements can we call each other that." Hermione, now once again Sam, nodded. "Sorry, let's go to the dorm- Don't worry! We'll wait outside the portrait hole for them."
Voices and footsteps from a little ways behind them forced them to head at a sprint down the pathway and bursting into the Head's wing.
"Right…" Lily breathed, leaning against the wall, panting. Samantha heard the boys approaching so she quickly pointed her wand to herself and Lily and murmured, "Anima." And they were breathing normally once again.
"Sam!" Lily whispered harshly, grasping her by the elbow. "Where did you learn that?" Sam looked at her confusedly. "Learn what, Lils?"
Lily gave her a disbelieving look. "Sam- that's really advanced magic; even the deepest dark Arts don't know about it. I don't think Voldemort or Dumbledore even know about it and they're like, the greatest wizards I know."
"Oh! That!" Sam said, realization dawning in her eyes. "That little thing?" She shrugged nonchalantly. "I don't know. It's like, I knew it was urgent that we needed air and so it just popped into my head."
Lily was about to reply when James and Sirius rounded the corner, quite out of breath. "You guys are…bloody…fast!" James gasped. And we took the short-cut, went unsaid between them.
"Well, you know how it is…" Sam said, smiling. She turned to the portrait of James and Lily- James trying to get Lily's attention and Lily ignoring him- and asked James over her shoulder, "What's the password to this place anyway?"
James eyed the portrait for a moment before locking eyes with Lily. "The Head's are supposed to decide." He said quietly.
Lily rolled her eyes and turned to Sam, who was on the floor playing with Fez and Kipuna. "You choose," She said dismissively. "Sam, do you think that Dumbledore will be mad at us for the disruption that Fez and Kipuna caused?"
Sirius sat next to Sam and let Kipuna crawl into his lap purring loudly. "Who's this?" Sam gave him a look of annoyance and a betrayed glare at the treacherous cat before answering.
"Kipuna is my familiar. She's a rare breed; telepathic." She turned to Lily. "He shouldn't be, it isn't our fault. We thought that they were gone."
Lily nodded and looked at James, who was still staring at her. "Think of something yet Potter?" She snapped agitatedly, folding her arms across her chest.
James gave her a cheeky grin and stepped up to the portrait.
"Password Potter?" Portrait-Lily snapped. Portrait-James grinned at James and Sirius and gave them the thumbs-up behind her back.
"Certainly ma'am…" He waited a moment. "Well?" Portrait-Lily demanded. Portrait-James could be heard giggling in the background.
James took a deep breath, "James Potter is a sexy beast." He said. Sam and Sirius burst into laughter and Sirius was mesmerized by her tinkling voice.
Lily blanched, then turned a red worthy of a Weasley. "No Potter!" She hissed. "I will not say that password!"
"Oh, c'mon Evans!" James pleaded. "You know it's true!" Lily screamed in frustration and wheeled around to face her portrait.
"Please don't let him do that Lily!" Portrait-Lily scowled. "Sorry Lily- but dunderhead back there won't let me change it."
"Oh, damn!" Lily cursed. "…fine." She grudgingly accepted. "JamesPotterisasexybeast." She rushed.
"Oh, sorry Lily-flower," Portrait-James cooed. "I didn't catch that."
"Urgh! JAMES POTTER IS A SEXY BEAST!" She screamed, then clapped her hands over her mouth in horror as a smooth voice came from behind them.
"Shagging the mudblood in the hallways, Potter?" A silver-blonde haired boy asked. "That can't be good for either of you…"
Within seconds of the boys' little speech, James and Sirius were both standing in front of the girls that they had marked as their 'territory' with their wands pointed in front of Lucius Malfoy's chiseled face.
"Bugger off Malfoy, you're outnumbered here." James growled.
"Oh, don't be so certain Potter." came an oily voice from James' right, somewhere in the shadows. Sirius' grey eyes shone with malice and a delighted expression came onto his face.
"Snivelly! How pleasant of you to join us! Are you sure the chemistry set won't get jealous?" He started to turn but a wand at the left of his throat stopped him dead.
"I wouldn't go any further brother." A melodious voice whispered. Sirius' eye twitched severely but he stayed where he was. "You're not my brother Regulus, you never were." A snigger was all the reply he had.
"Lily, Sam, go inside. We'll go in when we're finished here." James ordered his voice deadly calm. Neither of the girls dared moved for they knew they were the only ones stopping an all out brawl from forming.
Lucius' eyes flicked to Sam and he looked her over. "Ah, yes; the very person I most wished to speak to. I've heard much of you." Sam cocked an eyebrow and decided to play coy, the whole time remembering the wandless magic spells she had learned. Otherwise, she thought, the bastards will never leave.
"Hmm, I see my reputation precedes me, though I can't say the same for you. Care to share?" She slowly made her way around Sirius and James and stopped in front of a smirking Lucius.
"Lucius Malfoy, at your service." He drawled and seized her hand, kissing it softly. Sam smiled warmly, though on the inside she was screaming for James and Sirius to take advantage of the distraction- quickly!
"A Malfoy you say?" She asked interestedly. "It is a pleasure to meet you and your, er, 'comrades', Monsieur Malfoy." She gently pulled her hand away and looked him in his cool liquid silver eyes.
"I however, don't appreciate my friends being called 'mudbloods'. Such a filthy, ungentlemanly, word; wouldn't you agree?" Lucius smirked and backed her into a wall.
Leaning close he whispered, "Your friendship with the mudblood and blood-traitors will be forgiven if you join Voldemort's Cause. I shall give you time to think my offer over, but I will come to you by the end of this week expecting an answer."
He pressed his surprisingly warm lips to her cheek and stepped away. "…until next time Miss Prewett. Good day Mudblood, Blood-traitors." He called and strode away, accompanied by his mates.
"What the hell was that about Prewett?" Sirius spat, grey eyes narrowed coldly, accusingly. James was just as enraged and he paced the floor, glaring murderously at anything in the corridor that moved. Really, he hadn't even gotten a hit off of Snivelly!
Lily, however, was looking at Sam with approval. So they now had their bate, they just need to be patient.
"Well?" Sirius demanded coming to a stop in front of a still-shocked Sam.
"Oh, give it a rest Black!" Lily snapped. She strode forward and seized Sam's robes, beginning to pull her friend to the portrait hole.
"Personally, I would be grateful. She just saved our arses back there and all you can do is be jealous!" She opened her mouth to say more but Sam stopped her.
"Lily!" She gasped, breathing hard. "I- I need to go for a walk. Give Dumbledore my apologies…" She looked hard at Lily, willing her not to follow and was careening around the corner in a blur of emerald robes and honey-gold hair.
"I'm going after her." Sirius said, but James held an arm out. He was about to say something to him when they heard the portrait hole click shut, leaving both Marauders alone in the hallway.
James sighed. "These girls are a whole new quidditch games Padfoot." And with a mumbles 'goodnight' both boys returned to their respective rooms for the night.
From that night on Sirius tried to talk to Sam but she either ignored him or was off with Lily and some Slytherin girls.
Both boys soon began to feel frustrated with them. James, because if he ever even looked at Lily she would hex him with a mean bat-bogey hex- but, then again, you would too if he bothered you as much as he did her- and she would stomp away, and Sirius because he had heard that Sam was friends with Malfoy, his brother, and Zabini. He shuddered. No, he wouldn't let this go on. He would talk to her tonight- whether she wanted to or not.
A/N: Whew! That was a lot! Um, I hope this is ok, and I'm not pushing my luck. I'll probably go back and fix it later anyway.
P.S. The familiars will play an important role later on. Hope you all enjoyed! ∞ Me ∞
