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Chapter 56
After James and Sirius had returned bruise-free from the hospital wing, they walked down to breakfast with Remus, laughing and joking. After a few minutes, Sirius noticed that James had grown quiet.
"What's up James?"
"I was thinking. Had you just been accepted – just like that?" James asked.
"No, there was supposed to be some sort of initiation ceremony or something for all the new recruits tonight." Sirius replied.
"Was anyone we know there?" Remus said curiously.
"Well, they only mentioned people by surnames, so I can't really be sure."
"What surnames?" James questioned.
"The only ones that I recognised were Lestrange and Snape." Sirius said grimly.
"Why am I not surprised?" James muttered.
"Why don't we move on to a more pleasant topic now." Remsu suggested." How about today's quidditch match? You guys ready to play Hufflepuff?"
Yvonne, who was sitting nearby with Lily, groaned. "Not quidditch again."
"Are you trying to insult the greatest game ever invented?" James demanded.
Lily and Yvonne rolled their eyes and were about to respond when Helga walked up to the group.
"Did someone say quidditch?" she asked lightly. "You know, you needn't bother coming to the match today. You're just going to be humiliated, because we are going to absolutely slaughter you out there."
"Dream on Prewitt! Maybe someday you'll be that good, but not today." Sirius retorted. "Our team is much better than yours – everyone knows that!"
"Get a life, Black. And while you're at it, you should think about finding a decent quidditch team, too. I'll see you on the pitch."
With that, Helga turned on her heel and left the hall quickly.
The stunned silence following her departure was broken by Sirius.
"James? You'd better get the snitch today."
The group laughed, but James stood up and took Sirius' plate from him.
"Hey, what are you doing?" he whined.
"You've had enough to eat. Go and get changed, and be on the quidditch pitch in ten minutes."
"What?"
"Do you want them to beat us?"
"No, but -"
"Then go." James ordered.
Sirius looked around for some assistance, but Lily and Yvonne simply shrugged.
"You got yourself into this, now you can get yourself out of it." Remus told him.
Sirius was not amused.
A/N Ok, so the last couple of chapters were a little weird and confusing. We know. If anyone wants a summery of what is going on here, you can email sploogal@hotmail.com with the subject "Summery?" and I'll explain things. We hope nobody's that confused, but if you are, we don't blame you.
Thanks to all reviewers. Thanks to a certain suicidal computer, I don't have you names anymore. If you had any questions that needed answering, you might want to ask them again, and they will be answered at the end of the next chapter. (Which will be soon, hopefully.)
Chapter 56
After James and Sirius had returned bruise-free from the hospital wing, they walked down to breakfast with Remus, laughing and joking. After a few minutes, Sirius noticed that James had grown quiet.
"What's up James?"
"I was thinking. Had you just been accepted – just like that?" James asked.
"No, there was supposed to be some sort of initiation ceremony or something for all the new recruits tonight." Sirius replied.
"Was anyone we know there?" Remus said curiously.
"Well, they only mentioned people by surnames, so I can't really be sure."
"What surnames?" James questioned.
"The only ones that I recognised were Lestrange and Snape." Sirius said grimly.
"Why am I not surprised?" James muttered.
"Why don't we move on to a more pleasant topic now." Remsu suggested." How about today's quidditch match? You guys ready to play Hufflepuff?"
Yvonne, who was sitting nearby with Lily, groaned. "Not quidditch again."
"Are you trying to insult the greatest game ever invented?" James demanded.
Lily and Yvonne rolled their eyes and were about to respond when Helga walked up to the group.
"Did someone say quidditch?" she asked lightly. "You know, you needn't bother coming to the match today. You're just going to be humiliated, because we are going to absolutely slaughter you out there."
"Dream on Prewitt! Maybe someday you'll be that good, but not today." Sirius retorted. "Our team is much better than yours – everyone knows that!"
"Get a life, Black. And while you're at it, you should think about finding a decent quidditch team, too. I'll see you on the pitch."
With that, Helga turned on her heel and left the hall quickly.
The stunned silence following her departure was broken by Sirius.
"James? You'd better get the snitch today."
The group laughed, but James stood up and took Sirius' plate from him.
"Hey, what are you doing?" he whined.
"You've had enough to eat. Go and get changed, and be on the quidditch pitch in ten minutes."
"What?"
"Do you want them to beat us?"
"No, but -"
"Then go." James ordered.
Sirius looked around for some assistance, but Lily and Yvonne simply shrugged.
"You got yourself into this, now you can get yourself out of it." Remus told him.
Sirius was not amused.
A/N Ok, so the last couple of chapters were a little weird and confusing. We know. If anyone wants a summery of what is going on here, you can email sploogal@hotmail.com with the subject "Summery?" and I'll explain things. We hope nobody's that confused, but if you are, we don't blame you.
Thanks to all reviewers. Thanks to a certain suicidal computer, I don't have you names anymore. If you had any questions that needed answering, you might want to ask them again, and they will be answered at the end of the next chapter. (Which will be soon, hopefully.)