AN: I own nothing, except my OC that is dedicated to my best friend.
Chapter Two
"Checkmate." James said to his best friend Sirius Black, who was casually twirling his wand between his fingers. He frowned and leaned forward scanning the chessboard as if James had made a mistake, even though his king had clearly bowed down to the opposing team. As Sirius continued to try and find fault, James' mother entered the room.
"James, your Hogwarts letter is here." She handed James his letter, seeing Sirius look up confused she shrugged, "Your letter should be here soon I am assuming." Sirius nodded and disregarding the chessboard he watched as James opened his letter. Cassandrean Potter watched as her son opened the letter, trying hard not to smile, as she already knew what was coming from being on the school board.
"What the…?" James' voice was full of question as he reached his hand into the bottom of the envelope, and pulled up the bulky object it contained. He froze as he stared down at the small little pin in his hand. It was shaped like the Hogwarts emblem and across it the words "HEAD BOY" where etched into it. He continued to simply stare as Sirius peeked over his hand to see what James was so enamored with.
Sirius looked from the pin, to James, and back to the pin. He glanced over at Cassandrean as if to check that it wasn't some sort of joke. The bold smile on her face and the brightness of pride that her eyes held told him that this was reality. Sirius snatched the letter from James, who didn't protest or even notice as Sirius opened to read the letter, still hoping it was a mistake. His eyes scanned the letter quickly. When he got to about the middle of the letter he laughed without humor, dry and cracked. "Well that's it then." He pushed his chair back roughly, and stormed out of the room. It wasn't until James heard the faint sound of a door slam that he look up at his mother, tears in his eyes.
"Did dad know?" he asked in a faint voice. His father had died only two months ago, and the pain of his passing was still very fresh.
His mother nodded smiling softly, "Yes he did James. I wanted to tell you early so that he could tell you himself how proud he is, but he wouldn't let me. You know how stubborn he could be." James laughed a little as he wiped his eyes, a smile now on his face.
"Well, I think I better go reason with Sirius." James made a face as he gathered his things up that he could still hear his mother laughing at by the time he reached the room that Sirius and he shared. Sirius had ran away from home the summer after their fifth year together, and had lived with the Potters ever since. The boys shared a room, even though there were plenty to spare. James knocked before entering. Sirius was laying on his bed staring at the ceiling. They sat there in awkward silence for a few minutes before either spoke.
"Sirius, I…" James began before Sirius cut him off, exploding.
"James, don't you get it? This is the end of the Marauders. Our fun is over. OVER." Sirius emphasized, getting up quickly as he approached James. "You can't sneak out anymore, can't skive off classes, can't get caught dueling Slytherins. This will change everything mate. I will barely get to see you once you get all cozy up in your own dorm, sharing all your bloody time with Evans, following the rules like…" Sirius never got to finish his sentence as James cut him off.
"What do you mean… all my time with Evans? Surely I couldn't possibly…" James already had his letter out scanning it, searching for the name. He finished his sentence in disbelief for the second time that day. "Be that lucky."
And then James fainted.