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Chapter twenty three
Ori stuck out a hand, which Rion shook.
"Good game, Potter." Ori said grudgingly as he dug in his pocket for some gold. "Here. 100 Galleons."
"Thanks Ori." Said Rion, grinning.
"Hey James, that was one hell of a dive! Where'd you learn that?" Asked Ori.
James snorted. "As if I'd tell you! You might use it against us next year!"
The Potters and the Blacks made their way up to the house, leaving behind them a group of very confused looking Evans' and Lupins.
"Well," said Lily to the rest of them. "We'd better follow them, you know. To ake sure they don't kill each other!"
"Hey Lily! Remus!" Called James and Sirius. "You wanna come to Diagon Alley now?"
They agreed, and, with only a few days left of the holidays, they flooed into The Leaky Cauldron.
"Urgh! I hate floo travel," complained Lily, wiping soot from her dress.
She was just straightening up when she was hit from behind and sent flying.
"Hey Lily, you won't even need a broom on the Quidditch pitch! You fly pretty well without one!" Called James from the fireplace.
Lily got up, glared at him, and stormed out of the Leaky Cauldron.
"What did I say?" James asked Remus and Sirius, a depressed look on his face.
"My fellow Marauder, have you ever heard that beautiful four letter word, tact?" Questioned Remus.
James looked puzzled.
"James, if a girl falls over, you should help her up, ask her if she is ok. Then, and only then, if you really really want to, you may insult her." Remus said slowly, as though talking to a three year old. (Garden Gnome: Well he is, isn't he? Sploogal: Don't listen to the evil Gnome, James. I still like you! Death to James-haters!)
"Oh."
"You are a git." Stated Sirius. "But let's go shopping." He gasped, then repeated over and over: "I did not say that. I did not say that. I did not say that." Hitting his head between each sentence.
Remus and James rolled their eyes and continued walking.
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"Lily? Lily!" Came a voice from the middle of the crowd. Lily, short as she was, was unable to see over the sea of people in front of her.
"Lily!" Yvonne yelled, flinging her arms around her best friend. "Lily, how are you?"
"I'm great!" Lily replied excitedly. "What about you?"
"My holiday was fun, but I missed you and the guys. Where are the guys, anyway?" Asked Yvonne.
Lily's eyes darkened. "I don't know." She said shortly.
"Oooookay." Said Yvonne. "Have you been to Gringots yet?" When Lily nodded, she continued. "Well let's go then! First stop, Flourish and Blotts."
While they were at Flourish and Blotts, Amos Diggory, a Hufflepuff in the year above them, came up to them.
"Uh Lily, um, I've liked you for a long time. . . Um. . . Will you go out with me?"
Yvonne, naturally expecting Lily to turn down the offer, was shocked to hear her answer.
"Yes, I'd love to!"
After a meaningful look from Amos, Yvonne stuttered, "I, um, have to. . . to. . . to go and see Remus," before ruching out of the shop.
Yvonne ran all over Diagon Alley looking for the boys before she finally spotted them sitting at Florean Fortescue's Icecream Parlour, eating ice- cream.
"Hey guys!" She said, sliding into the last seat. Turning to her right, she continued, "James, what did you do to Lily?"
"What? I didn't do anything! Well I. . ." he explained what had happened in the Leaky Cauldron.
"Dammit James! You really stuffed up!" Yvonne informed him.
"Don't you start, too!" Retorted James. "Anyway, how do you know?"
Yvonne hesitated before recounting what had happened in Flourish and Blotts. By the time she had finished, James was slumped in his seat, looking dejected.
A/N Sorry 'bout the wait, guys. Not our fault! Blame our (icky stupid evil) teachers for the (big long) break in the story. Thanks for being so patient, and thanks for your reviews! It's so nice to get home from school and find all these lovely reviews waiting for us! Thanks to: 'hart-break' 'Hermioneishot' 'McG' "oOtrueOo' 'Hoover' 'dani' 'danran' 'Wicket (I love cricket' Kiwi' 'Forsaken Dragon' 'darkmarkgrl' 'Alisha McMillan' 'Two Bored Idiots' 'RedHotChiliePeppers' 'lizpurdypups' and sorry to anyone I left out - I'm too lazy to go and find all your names right now. The next chappie will be up tomorrow, if it's not already there. You can count on rapid updates for the next week or so, unless I (Sploogal) get too busy to type, or some random accident leaves me a) handless or b) computerless or c) internetless.
Chapter twenty three
Ori stuck out a hand, which Rion shook.
"Good game, Potter." Ori said grudgingly as he dug in his pocket for some gold. "Here. 100 Galleons."
"Thanks Ori." Said Rion, grinning.
"Hey James, that was one hell of a dive! Where'd you learn that?" Asked Ori.
James snorted. "As if I'd tell you! You might use it against us next year!"
The Potters and the Blacks made their way up to the house, leaving behind them a group of very confused looking Evans' and Lupins.
"Well," said Lily to the rest of them. "We'd better follow them, you know. To ake sure they don't kill each other!"
"Hey Lily! Remus!" Called James and Sirius. "You wanna come to Diagon Alley now?"
They agreed, and, with only a few days left of the holidays, they flooed into The Leaky Cauldron.
"Urgh! I hate floo travel," complained Lily, wiping soot from her dress.
She was just straightening up when she was hit from behind and sent flying.
"Hey Lily, you won't even need a broom on the Quidditch pitch! You fly pretty well without one!" Called James from the fireplace.
Lily got up, glared at him, and stormed out of the Leaky Cauldron.
"What did I say?" James asked Remus and Sirius, a depressed look on his face.
"My fellow Marauder, have you ever heard that beautiful four letter word, tact?" Questioned Remus.
James looked puzzled.
"James, if a girl falls over, you should help her up, ask her if she is ok. Then, and only then, if you really really want to, you may insult her." Remus said slowly, as though talking to a three year old. (Garden Gnome: Well he is, isn't he? Sploogal: Don't listen to the evil Gnome, James. I still like you! Death to James-haters!)
"Oh."
"You are a git." Stated Sirius. "But let's go shopping." He gasped, then repeated over and over: "I did not say that. I did not say that. I did not say that." Hitting his head between each sentence.
Remus and James rolled their eyes and continued walking.
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"Lily? Lily!" Came a voice from the middle of the crowd. Lily, short as she was, was unable to see over the sea of people in front of her.
"Lily!" Yvonne yelled, flinging her arms around her best friend. "Lily, how are you?"
"I'm great!" Lily replied excitedly. "What about you?"
"My holiday was fun, but I missed you and the guys. Where are the guys, anyway?" Asked Yvonne.
Lily's eyes darkened. "I don't know." She said shortly.
"Oooookay." Said Yvonne. "Have you been to Gringots yet?" When Lily nodded, she continued. "Well let's go then! First stop, Flourish and Blotts."
While they were at Flourish and Blotts, Amos Diggory, a Hufflepuff in the year above them, came up to them.
"Uh Lily, um, I've liked you for a long time. . . Um. . . Will you go out with me?"
Yvonne, naturally expecting Lily to turn down the offer, was shocked to hear her answer.
"Yes, I'd love to!"
After a meaningful look from Amos, Yvonne stuttered, "I, um, have to. . . to. . . to go and see Remus," before ruching out of the shop.
Yvonne ran all over Diagon Alley looking for the boys before she finally spotted them sitting at Florean Fortescue's Icecream Parlour, eating ice- cream.
"Hey guys!" She said, sliding into the last seat. Turning to her right, she continued, "James, what did you do to Lily?"
"What? I didn't do anything! Well I. . ." he explained what had happened in the Leaky Cauldron.
"Dammit James! You really stuffed up!" Yvonne informed him.
"Don't you start, too!" Retorted James. "Anyway, how do you know?"
Yvonne hesitated before recounting what had happened in Flourish and Blotts. By the time she had finished, James was slumped in his seat, looking dejected.
A/N Sorry 'bout the wait, guys. Not our fault! Blame our (icky stupid evil) teachers for the (big long) break in the story. Thanks for being so patient, and thanks for your reviews! It's so nice to get home from school and find all these lovely reviews waiting for us! Thanks to: 'hart-break' 'Hermioneishot' 'McG' "oOtrueOo' 'Hoover' 'dani' 'danran' 'Wicket (I love cricket' Kiwi' 'Forsaken Dragon' 'darkmarkgrl' 'Alisha McMillan' 'Two Bored Idiots' 'RedHotChiliePeppers' 'lizpurdypups' and sorry to anyone I left out - I'm too lazy to go and find all your names right now. The next chappie will be up tomorrow, if it's not already there. You can count on rapid updates for the next week or so, unless I (Sploogal) get too busy to type, or some random accident leaves me a) handless or b) computerless or c) internetless.