Disclaimer: All praise the great JK, the owner of Harry Potter's world!!!
(Garden Gnome and Sploogal do not, in any way, claim to be associated with
JK, nor are we making money off this. We wish we were though.)
Chapter Sixteen
An owl suddenly swooped into the room, and landed next to Remus. Remus untied the letter, and the owl flew back outside. Remus opened the letter, and read;
"Kids, Sorry, we can't make it home tonight. Get to bed at a decent hour, and we'll see you tomorrow. Mandy."
The letter had obviously been written hastily, and Remus' mother's writing wasn't very smooth or neat as it usually was. It looked like Mandy's hand had been shaking as she wrote it.
Remus called the girls down, and gave them the letter.
"What do you suppose this is all about?" Lily asked.
"I dunno. The probably just got held up at the ministry. It happens sometimes." Remus replied.
James, who had been lying on the couch, stood up suddenly, and walked towards the stairs. Sirius and Remus made to follow him.
"Where are you going?" Yvonne called.
"Upstairs! Where do you think?" Sirius shot back.
At this point, James shocked them all by saying "I'm going to bed."
"What? Has snogging with Lily tired you out?"
"Shut up Sirius!" yelled Lily and James in unison.
James looked at Lily and blushed when he saw her looking straight back at him. Both of them looked away.
"Actually," he said, turning to Sirius, "I'm not feeling too god. I just want to sleep."
With that, he stormed up the stairs, leaving behind four very confused teenagers.
*The next day, at lunch*
"James, eat your veggies," said Lily sternly.
"I don't wanna." James retorted.
"Yeah, James! Have some peas!" Said Sirius.
Sirius took out his wand, and pointed it at James' peas. The peas took to the air, whizzing around James' head. James glared at Sirius, plucked a pea out of the air, and threw it onto Sirius' plate, where it grew to be twice the size of a large pumpkin.
"I said, I don't wanna!" James yelled, still glaring at Sirius.
Sirius, unable to take a hint, took the pea, and put it on James' head. (Sploogal: When we say on, we mean, on. James' head was inside the pea.)
"Aaah goon yomma!" Came the sound of James' voice from inside the pea.
Remus took out his wand, and seconds later, the pea was off James' head, and shrunk back to its usual size.
"No wands at the table," said Yvonne.
"Expelliarmus!" Yelled Lily.
She now held all three boys' wands in her hand, in addition to her own.
"Now, eat your veggies," said Lily. "All three of you!"
While Sirius and Remus meekly obeyed, James pushed his plate away, and stormed up the stairs. A door was hear slamming somewhere above them.
"What's up with him?" Asked Yvonne.
"He said he's not feeling too good, remember?" Replied Sirius, doubtfully.
"I think something's up," said Lily, and dashed up the stairs to find James.
Lily, unnoticed by James, opened the door to the room that he had slammed into. She watched as an owl swooped into the room. James untied the letter and opened it as the owl took off again. Lily was astounded to see that, as he read the letter, he turned white as a sheet, and began to shake uncontrollably.
Lily quickly crossed the room and sat down next to him on the bed. She put an arm around him and asked what was wrong. Still shaking, he handed her the letter. He buried his face in his hands as she read it.
A/N Another cliffie!!! Yes!!! We are so cruel!!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I (Sploogal) am having technical problems at the moment, so I don't have your names here, but I promise they'll be up with the next chapter. Just so that you know, before you find out what's in the letter, WE DID NOT ENJOY WRITING IT, but it had to be done. It just fits. Apologies in advance to anyone who doesn't think we should have done it. Next chappie up soon. R/R ppls!
Chapter Sixteen
An owl suddenly swooped into the room, and landed next to Remus. Remus untied the letter, and the owl flew back outside. Remus opened the letter, and read;
"Kids, Sorry, we can't make it home tonight. Get to bed at a decent hour, and we'll see you tomorrow. Mandy."
The letter had obviously been written hastily, and Remus' mother's writing wasn't very smooth or neat as it usually was. It looked like Mandy's hand had been shaking as she wrote it.
Remus called the girls down, and gave them the letter.
"What do you suppose this is all about?" Lily asked.
"I dunno. The probably just got held up at the ministry. It happens sometimes." Remus replied.
James, who had been lying on the couch, stood up suddenly, and walked towards the stairs. Sirius and Remus made to follow him.
"Where are you going?" Yvonne called.
"Upstairs! Where do you think?" Sirius shot back.
At this point, James shocked them all by saying "I'm going to bed."
"What? Has snogging with Lily tired you out?"
"Shut up Sirius!" yelled Lily and James in unison.
James looked at Lily and blushed when he saw her looking straight back at him. Both of them looked away.
"Actually," he said, turning to Sirius, "I'm not feeling too god. I just want to sleep."
With that, he stormed up the stairs, leaving behind four very confused teenagers.
*The next day, at lunch*
"James, eat your veggies," said Lily sternly.
"I don't wanna." James retorted.
"Yeah, James! Have some peas!" Said Sirius.
Sirius took out his wand, and pointed it at James' peas. The peas took to the air, whizzing around James' head. James glared at Sirius, plucked a pea out of the air, and threw it onto Sirius' plate, where it grew to be twice the size of a large pumpkin.
"I said, I don't wanna!" James yelled, still glaring at Sirius.
Sirius, unable to take a hint, took the pea, and put it on James' head. (Sploogal: When we say on, we mean, on. James' head was inside the pea.)
"Aaah goon yomma!" Came the sound of James' voice from inside the pea.
Remus took out his wand, and seconds later, the pea was off James' head, and shrunk back to its usual size.
"No wands at the table," said Yvonne.
"Expelliarmus!" Yelled Lily.
She now held all three boys' wands in her hand, in addition to her own.
"Now, eat your veggies," said Lily. "All three of you!"
While Sirius and Remus meekly obeyed, James pushed his plate away, and stormed up the stairs. A door was hear slamming somewhere above them.
"What's up with him?" Asked Yvonne.
"He said he's not feeling too good, remember?" Replied Sirius, doubtfully.
"I think something's up," said Lily, and dashed up the stairs to find James.
Lily, unnoticed by James, opened the door to the room that he had slammed into. She watched as an owl swooped into the room. James untied the letter and opened it as the owl took off again. Lily was astounded to see that, as he read the letter, he turned white as a sheet, and began to shake uncontrollably.
Lily quickly crossed the room and sat down next to him on the bed. She put an arm around him and asked what was wrong. Still shaking, he handed her the letter. He buried his face in his hands as she read it.
A/N Another cliffie!!! Yes!!! We are so cruel!!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I (Sploogal) am having technical problems at the moment, so I don't have your names here, but I promise they'll be up with the next chapter. Just so that you know, before you find out what's in the letter, WE DID NOT ENJOY WRITING IT, but it had to be done. It just fits. Apologies in advance to anyone who doesn't think we should have done it. Next chappie up soon. R/R ppls!