Chapter 15:

The morning finally came but the group decided to sleep in seeing as it was Saturday. It was about 11:00am when the boys woke up. They knew they were up first because the girls need the beauty sleep, as Claire always said. They moved into the girl's room and went straight to their girlfriend's bed.

"Morning sexy" Sirius said to Claire.

"Morning my Lily flower" James said to Lily.

"Ella wake up, it's time for breakfast" Remus said to Ella rubbing her back.

Claire and Lily woke up but Ella didn't even move. Remus tried another two times before he called the others.
"Guys, I think Ella is dead" he said poking her and she didn't even move.

"Remus she can't be dead because she is breathing and you didn't wake her up properly." Claire said as she and Lily sat on either side of Ella's bed.

"This is how you are supposed to wake her up, otherwise she won't respond" lily said. She and Claire pulled Ella's arms so she was sitting up and bending her hands backwards. Ella's eyes opened and she hugged her friends good morning.

"That was gross" Sirius said when he heard the sound of bones cracking.

"But you do it all the time" Claire said.

"Yeah, but this is different." He said but nobody listened.

"Well I have to crack my bones or I will be sore all day. That is what being a werewolf does to you." Ella told them getting out of bed and the girls choose their outfits for the day.

"Yeah it's true, but I do it a different way" Remus said sitting on Ella's bed.

"How do you do it?" she asked.

"I just get one of the boys to walk on my back. You should try it" he shrugged.

"Ok. Claire walk on my back." Ella said lying on the floor.

Claire ran and started jumping up and down while Ella just lied there.
"Claire not so hard!" James suggested but when Ella didn't even flinch and just played with her nails he rethought his statement.

"Doesn't it hurt?" Sirius asked lifting Claire off Ella's back again.

"Not really" she said getting up from the floor. "I still feel odd" she said moving her legs and spinning her neck in circles.

"Still? Jeez..." James said.

"Well did you crack your shoulders, wrists, ankles, neck, toes?" Lily asked

"Um... I have done everything except my shoulders. Help me" Ella said standing in front of Lily.

"Ok, ready... wait we need someone to stand behind her just in case she falls." lily said and Claire was there in an instant.

On the count of three Lily punched Ella's shoulder back and a very loud crack was heard. Ella almost hell but Claire was leaning up against her breaking her fall. They did the same for the other shoulder and the boys were just sitting and watching with wide eyes.

"Ok, that was just messed up" Sirius commented.

"Yeah, well it is worse after full moons. Speaking of full moons, the next one is on Wednesday" Ella said turning around facing Remus who nodded.

"Yeah... I was thinking and maybe it isn't good idea for us to be together when it happens" Ella said causing everyone to look at her with confusion.

"Why not?" they all asked at the same time.

"Because two werewolves can be a lot of work, and I don't want all of you guys to get badly hurt." Ella said but was cut off by James.

"Ella, we have been doing this for years and there is nothing we can't handle... "

"And even if we do get hurt, it is nothing madam Pomfery can fix. Don't worry everything will be fine" Sirius added as everyone nodded.

"Ok fine... but promise me that if we get out of control you will leave us and come back here" Ella asked.

"HA! No way in hell are we leaving you outside in the forest by yourself. How would you get out? Don't be stupid" Lily said.

"Fine! You damn people are to bloody nice for your own good" Ella said.

"Yeah, so piss off nice people so we can dressed" Claire said pushing the boys out of the room.

"Ella don't worry about it" Lily said hugging her friend.

"I can't help it. I just have a feeling it could worse than any of the others, and I am already feeling sick" she answered.

"We would never leave you, end of story" Claire said. They all got dressed and met with the boys in the common room. They made their way down for lunch because they had missed breakfast. The seating arrangements were Remus, Claire and Sirius. Opposite them were Ella, Lily and James.

"So peoples what are we going to do today?" Sirius asked with his mouth full of chicken, some of it flying across the table.

"Well, I don't know what you guys are doing but I am going to do all my essays and get them done" Lily said.

"Yeah, I have to as well" James agreed.

"Sure. You both are going to be alone at Head Quarters doing homework" Sirius said with a sneaky grin on his face.

"Yes Sirius, because unlike you we are responsible" Lily answered.

"If James is responsible than I am Professor Dumbledore" Sirius commented, but was kicked under the table by both Lily and James.

"People change" Lily said smiling, holding James hand under the table.

"Yeah, whatever." Sirius said.

"Oh no" Ella said to herself.

"What's wrong?" Remus asked across the table.

"Skank alert" she answered.

"Oh no" Lily and Claire said in unison. Coming towards the group was Michelle Springwater. She was in Ravenclaw and the girls hated her with a passion. Michelle especially enjoyed tormenting Ella because she found her mysterious, and also made it her lifelong goal to find out Ella's secrets and make the girls lives a living hell.

"I don't get it" Sirius said.

"Sirius look over my shoulder" Ella said. He dint and when he realized he rolled his eyes.

"Man I hate that girl. She is always trying to crack onto me" he said.

"Oh, then you must be talking about Nina Cartwright?" Remus asked.

"No the other girl" Sirius told.

"Amanda Baker?" James asked.

"No, the other girl" Sirius said.

"Sarah Hardwood?" Remus asked again.

"No the other other girl" Sirius said getting annoyed.

"Um... I got it! Katrina Spoon?" James said.

"NO! NO! NO! Michelle Springwater!" Sirius yelled at them.

"Did I hear someone say my name?" Michelle said walking up to the group.

"Yeah, and Congratulations you have been voted Hogwarts Number One BITCH. Who do you feel?" Ella said standing up so she was eye level with her enemy.

"Nice one" Claire said clapping.

"Shut up" was all Michelle could say.

"Bravo, did you think of that comeback all by yourself?" Lily said as if she was talking to a baby. She was also now standing next to Ella.

"No, your boyfriend told me to shut up while we were in bed together. Just tell me, why did he choose you over me?" Michelle answered

"I don't know. Why don't you ask your big boned mamma? She's the one that got with him first, right?" Lily answered back as everyone that was listening made 'ooooooooh' and 'ahhhhhhhhh' sounds.

"What do you want?" Ella snapped getting impatient.

"Chill, no reason to bite my head off" Michelle answered as Ella and the others paled slightly.

"Whatever. Even if she did she would be doing you a favour. You would look slightly more normal." Claire retorted, Michelle gasped.

"You heard her. Now get out of our faces" Ella said. Turning around. Michelle was so angry that she tried to punch Ella at the of her head, but with Ella's senses heightened due to the coming full moon she dodged with ease, shocking others watching except for the Marauders, Claire and Lily.

Lily looked at Michelle getting very angry. "Now I have lost my appetite. Just looking at you is enough to makes me want to hurl" Lily said.

"Whatever mudblood, every time I see you I wonder why you are still alive" Michelle said. The boys were getting tired of the argument but at the mention of mudblood James, Sirius and Remus stood up in their chairs and glared daggers and the Ravenclaw. Lily wondered how she found out. I guess news really does travel fast in this school. Lily thought.

"Do you want to take this outside?" Lily asked.

Michelle was about to answer, but Lily noticed McGonagall coming their way. As if on cue Professor McGonagall walked over. "Is everything alright?" she asked.

Lily burst into tears, and leaned on Ella for comfort. "She... called... me...a... mudblood" Lily said between cries.

"Miss Springwater, how dare you. We do not tolerate that kind of language at Hogwarts. Fifteen points from Ravenclaw and you will serve detention with me for the next two weeks." McGonagall told sternly, "Now back to your table"

Michelle gasped and glared at the group before sitting down at her table again. When they Professor left the hall Lily and Ella sat down again.

"That was too easy" Lily said yawning, wiping away the fake tears.

"You mean you weren't really crying?" Sirius asked.

"Nope"

"You're a good actor" he said again. The group was silent before they burst out laughing. Lunch was over and the group was walking back to Head Quarters.

"Well I am going to go sit by the lake" Claire said Sirius, Remus and Ella soon followed.

"Looks like it is just you, me and the homework" James said sitting down at the table and searching for a Quill in his bag.

"Yep."

They started working. Now and then they will ask each other questions, but other than that is was silent. An hour and a half later, Lily dropped her Quill.
"I am finished, tired and have a sore hand" she said looking over at James.

He dropped his Quill after writing one last sentence. "Me too"

"What do you want to do now?" he asked.

"I don't know, I guess we can go down to the lake with the others" she suggested. They packed their work away and made their way down to the lake. They were walking in a comfortable silence until James started singing to himself. It was a song that Lily didn't recognize but it sounded good.

"I didn't know you could sing?" she asked him as they reached the big oak doors.

"Oh yeah, I have heaps of musical ability." he said arrogantly. She thought she also detected the slightest bit of sarcasm in his voice but decided to ignore it.

"Really?"

"Yeah, Sirius and Remus can sing as well" he said "ooops. They are going to kill me when they find out I told you." he said scratching the back of his head.

"Yeah, I kind of know about Sirius, but I never knew that Remus could sing" she asked. They neared the group and with Remus and Ella's special senses they heard that last part of the sentence.

"PRONGS! I told you not to tell anyone" Remus snapped.

"Tell nobody what?" Claire asked.

"The boys can sing" Lily said smirking as they all blushed.

"No way! Since when?" Claire asked. She heard her brother sing in the shower a few times and was surprised at how good he was.

"A long time now" James answered. Sirius and Remus glared daggers at him. "What they were going to find out sometime" he said.

"Wait, I have an idea. Follow me" Claire said. She led the group through the castle. It was only until they were in a familiar corridor that the Marauders realized what she was doing.

"Room of Requirements" they said at the same time. The girls turned and smiled at them before walking past the wall a few times. A wooden door appeared. Lily opened the door and the group followed her inside. The boys stood in the doorway and looked into the room. It had two large couches in the middle with a piano, a few extra stools and around ten black boxes, maybe more on the floor.

"James I am going to kill you Wednesday" Remus said.

"Yeah, and when he is doing it I won't help you I will help him." Sirius pointing his thumb to Remus as they walked in and sat on the couches.

"So I guess you brought us here so you could hear us sing our song...crap" Sirius shouted.

"You guys make your own songs" Lily asked raising her eyebrows.

Sirius sighed "yes"

"Cool. Us too" Ella said as they sat down.

"Wait. Pause and rewind... you guys make your own songs. Why didn't you tell us?" James questioned.

"The same reason you didn't tell us. We didn't want you guys to laugh at us" lily answered.

"We wouldn't have laughed at you" Remus told.

"And we wouldn't have laughed at you guys, yet here we are" Ella said.

"So are you guys going to give us a demo?" Claire wondered getting comfortable on the couch next to Lily.

"Only if you guys do the same" Sirius bargained.

"Deal"

"Ok. Well what song do you want us to sing? Altogether we have six" James said running his hand through his hair.

"Um... I don't know. Just sing the last song you guys made" Ella suggested as they all agreed with her.

Sirius reached over the couch. He put a CD into the CD player and pressed play. Slow music played to play and the girl could help but sway along to the music. The chorus was first which they all sang together.

"If you were mine,
I'd be your everything and you'd be the only thing that I would ever need
If you were mine,
I would tell everyone that you are the only one that I could ever want
Ohhh Yeaaa"

James started singing
"Everything I dreamed about
Everything I talked about
One thing I can't live without
I wanna get closer to you
Can't stand being far away
Knowing that you don't feel the same way
Watching him bring tears to your eyes"

All of them again:
"If you were mine,
I'd be your everything and you be the only thing that I would ever need
If you were mine,
I would tell everyone that you are the only one that I could ever want
Ohhh Yeaaa"

Sirius continued
"All the words I sing about
All of that is I write about
Only thing I wanna hear about
So that I get closer to you
I know there's someone else, but he's only thinking of himself
Doesn't make any sense for you to be lonely"

Chorus:
"If you were mine,
I'd be your everything and you be the only thing that I would ever need
If you were mine,
I would tell everyone that you are the only one that I could ever want
Ohhh Yeaaa"

Remus started:
"Let me be the one you share your hopes and dreams with
You'll never be alone again, cuz' I will hold you endlessly
Please don't be afraid to let your broken heart guide you
Into these open arms that long to surround you, baby!"

The chorus was sung one more time before the music dyed away and the room was left in silence. The girls just looked at the boys as if they were complete nutters. Lily, Claire and Ella had small tears forming in their eyes. "Wow" Lily was first to say.

"Yeah, that was amazing. Who would have thought the Marauders could be so sweet, deep and... Loving" Ella said as they all laughed.

"Ok. Now would someone please tell me what are in those big black boxes?" Sirius asked getting impatient. He also claimed that they were looking at him with eyes that looked like silver.

"Sirius that is the buckle" Lily said rolling her eyes.

"Ok. Well remember when we found out about the werewolf thing and we went to go visit Remus in the Shrieking Shack?" Claire started

"Yeah. You guys sang us a song, right?" Remus faintly remembered.

"Yeah. well we also love music and in these boxes are the different instruments that we can play, well minus the piano" Lily told pointing to the boxes and the piano.

"Everyone can play the piano; I am more interested in the boxes." Sirius said he dived onto the floor and started opening 1 box at a time. He looked more excited than Christina at Christmas time.

The first box was in the shape of a small guitar. He pulled out the Violin and smiles.
"Let me guess... Ella?" he said holding it up to her. She took it from him smiling. The group was now sitting on the floor in a circle around the boxes.

"How did you know?" she asked.

"I just had a feeling it would be you... and your name was on the box" he added as the others rolled their eyes at him.

"Well, actually I play the Violin as well, but Ella plays it better than me" lily said as they looked at her.

Sirius opened another small box. Inside was a soprano saxophone.
"That's mine as well" Lily said taking it from Sirius.

"Ok" he said before continuing. The trumpet was pulled out and Claire jumped up.
"Expect you to play a loud instrument" Sirius said.

"That is what we said when she told us she played it." Ella said laughing.

"Hmmm... let's see. A Clarinet for Claire?" Sirius said handing it to Claire as well.

"Padfoot that was cheesy" James said raising his eyebrows.

Sirius just poked his tongue out and was about to continued when Claire but in.
"Man I m bored. Can't we just tell you guys what we play?" she asked. They nodded before standing up and making their way back over to the couches.

"Ok, as you know I play the Clarinet, Trumpet, Drums and Piano. Well actually we can all play the piano but Lily plays it better. That is why Ella and I can play five instruments. Lily only plays four." Claire said as the boys nodded.

"Ok, I play the bass guitar, Flute, Violin, Piano and Harp." Ella said.

There was silence. Everyone looked at lily waiting for her to continue but she just looked at them.
"What you guys know what I play"

"Refresh our memories" Remus said.

She shook her head, "Electric guitar, soprano saxophone, Violin and Piano"

"So what can you boys play?" Claire asked them.

"Well we can play all the guitars, drums and piano" James answered. "We teach ourselves"

"Well it looks like everyone can play the piano" Ella commented.

"Lily, can you play us a song on the piano. You are probably better than all of us put together" James said. Lily didn't want to at first but when Claire dragged her over she didn't have a choice.

"What am I suppose to play?" she asked.

"Anything"

"Ok. Um... you know in those muggle movies, when the ice cream truck drives past and all the children get excited. Well I can play that song if you like? It is easy" she said.

She sat down and started playing. Sirius was in heaven. Hearing the song being played was so exciting and he had the sudden urge to eat ice cream. Before he knew it the song was over.

"That was really good" Remus said.

"Please, that was easy" Lily commented. She got up but was pushed back down again.

"Play the hardest song you have ever played before" Claire ordered

The group was only half listening this time, because they were busier watching lily's fingers move widely across the keys. Once second her fingers were one side and then they were gone in an instant. She finished and sighed.

"Man you are too talented for your own good" James commented.

"Hehe... thanks guys. We better go. It is dinner time and I can hear Sirius' stomach rumble from here" Lily said. They all walked back to the hall and ate dinner. While they were eating Remus stopped and smile.

"Guys, I just realized something" he said

"What?"

"Well, we didn't get to hear you guys sing" he said pointing to the girls "you have to sing us a song back at Head Quarters. It's only fair."

"No we don't. We sung you guys that song when we were in the Shrieking Shack, so now everything is even" lily smirked as the boys sighed in defeat.

"Claire Bear?" Sirius said pouting, sticking his bottom lip out.

"Yeah" she said not looking up.

"Can you sing me a lullaby before I go to bed" he asked with an innocent voice. She looked up and saw his face.

"Aww, of course baby" she said kissing him on the head. He turned to James and Remus and smirked at them. They looked at each other.

"Lily?"

"Ella?"

Both the girls sigh, "Yes we will sing you a song before bed" they said together shaking their heads as boys pumped their fists in the air. "YESS" they chorused.

"Boys"

Just at that moment Peter came stumbling into the Hall. He smiled to a few other seventh year girls who, through him dirties back.

"No one can resist the Marauders charm" Sirius said. They looked back at Peter who had spinach stuck in his teeth.

"Well except peter anyway" he added. The girl snorted at the wrong time and they started to choke on pumpkin juice.

Unfortunately for them Peter heard that little remark. And they call themselves friends. We will see about that. He thought to himself.

As he looked over to see Sirius trying to secretly put food down Claire top, he thought of the perfect plan.

I will get them for this.

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