Chapter 10: Miss. Westley

The summer went by quickly. James and Sirius tried everything they had on Harold Peeler, but NOTHING worked. He seemed to always be one or two steps ahead of them. Charles and Elizabeth were impressed.

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Near the end of July,

At breakfast, two owls came swooping in and each dropped a letter. James' was extra thick.

"What on earth?" James said opening his envelope. When he saw what was in there, he paled.

"No. It's not happening." He gasped.

"What is it?" Sirius asked.

James pulled out a badge.

"I guess Dumbledore realized that maybe if he made the leader a prefect, we'd be better behaved." Sirius said.

James shook his head and held out the badge. Instead of a "P" it had an "H"

"Not Prefect. Head Boy." James said.

Harold chuckled. "No one will ever know what goes on in Dumbledore's mind."

"My little boy's now Head Boy." Elizabeth sobbed.

"Good job James." Charles told him.

"Thanks?" James said uncertain.

"I wonder who Head Girl is." Sirius said.

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"OH MY GOODNESS! I'M HEAD GIRL!" a young lady yelled when she got her badge.

"So what?" her sister asked.

"It means that I am above all prefects and students." She told her.

"Whatever. I'm going out with Vernon." The second girl said as she left the room.

"Spoilsport." Lily Evans called Petunia.

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On the Platform a month later,

"Now remember." Elizabeth Potter told the boys. "I don't want to hear that you boys have been getting into trouble. James, you're Head Boy. You should be setting a good example."

"Mum. Don't worry. And even if I do cause trouble, I won't get caught." James said. "Detention with Peeler is harsh."

"What did you do?" Charles asked his summer guest.

"I was a full day detention. They had to be slaves to certain girls." Harold told him.

"Good job." Elizabeth said. "it also gives them a taste of the real world."

Charles decided to ignore that in his best interest.

"Hey Potter!" a female voice called.

"Evans? Now you're calling me?" James told her.

"I'm just warning you." She said with a smirk. "Don't bother me. I'm Head Girl."

Peeler and Sirius laughed.

"Really? Well, I'm Head Boy." James said with the same smirk.

Lily's washed right off.

"Thank you for your hospitality." Harold told Charles.

"It was no problem." Charles told him shaking his hand. "It was an enjoyable summer."

"I agree." Harold said.

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On the train,

Everyone was trying to figure out what Dumbledore had been drinking the night he picked the Heads.

"Maybe he's trying to hook you up with Evans." Sirius had suggested. "Since you can't do it yourself."

James whacked him upside the head.

"Maybe he did get drunk." Peter suggested.

"Dumbledore doesn't get drunk Peter." John told him.

Remus laughed at his thought. "Maybe it's because Lily Evans is the only person who can really control you Prongs. You and Sirius are the ringleaders of the Marauders, so if you're under control, then we are."

"Yeah right. NOBODY can control James Potter." James boasted.

"POTTER!" Lily Evans screamed as she entered his cabin. "You are supposed to be up in the front car with the prefects."

"Coming Evans." James said getting up and leaving the cabin causing the others to laugh.

"LUPIN!" Lily continued. "You're still a prefect. Move it!"

Professor Peeler heard the commotion and chucked as he thought about his own girlfriend. Oh how he missed her.

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At the feast,

The sorting went on for what seemed to be forever. Finally, when Bill Weasley was sorted into Gryffindor and sat down,

"Welcome! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts." Dumbledore said. "Now, I'd like to say a few words before we all become to befuddled by our wonderful feast. First, I'd like to remind everyone that the Forbidden Forest is strictly off-limits. Secondly, Filch has asked me to remind you that NO magic is to be used in the corridors. Now…"

He was interrupted by the Great Hall doors opening with a slam.

Everyone looked to see a black haired woman with brown eyes fuming. She scanned the staff table.

"THERE YOU ARE!" she yelled glaring at Professor Peeler

Professor Peeler paled a little before breaking out into a smile. He knew who that woman was.

"No note until Christmas? Not even to your own family. Do you have ANY idea how worried sick we've all been?" She told him as she marched up to him still fuming.

Peeler left the staff table and reached her half way in the Great Hall as she continued ranting.

"She reminds me of a Howler." Sirius whispered to Bill Weasley who was sitting next to him.

"She reminds me of my Mum." Bill whispered back

"And here I was thinking that you found someone else, or wAS murdered! WE WOULD HAVE CALLED A SEARCH PARTY IF IT WASN'T FOR PROFESSOR DU…"

Harold stopped her with a passionate kiss. It worked because when he released her, she seemed to have calmed down.

"There is no one else." He whispered to her.

He embraced her tighter.

"Oh Gin, I missed you so much." He whispered to her. "And what did you do with…?" He added as he gently took a few strands of her hair in his hand.

"When our old headmaster told me where you were, he suggested I change my hair." she whispered.

"Professor?" Dumbledore asked.

"Oh yes. Forgive me." Harold said dragging his girlfriend to the front of the Great Hall.

"This is my girlfriend Ginerva Westley." Harold introduced her to the school.

She looked at him funny.

"I'll explain later." He told her.

She shrugged and smiled sweetly at the school.

"You are so dead." She whispered to him.

TBC