Ok now I was never one to be picky but you leave me no choice. James was a
chaser not a seeker. JK Rowling has said this before in interviews (See
the Harry Potter Lexicon for more details.) I'm not being cheeky I just
thought you should know.
Also, this is probably going to be my last chapter for a while. Back to school tomorrow. I did manage to get 8 chapters up in three days though, which is pretty good going I think. I hope to get another done by the end of the week. In the meantime enjoy and keep reviewing!
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Chapter 8 : Sirius' Indiscretion
When James arrived down to the Great Hall for breakfast the next day, he found that the rest of the Marauders where already there, happily eating their breakfasts. Remus was chuckling at whatever joke or story Sirius was telling him, the colour had returned to his cheeks and he was looking healthier. Peter seemed enthralled by Sirius' anecdote, he was gasping and laughing in all the right places. Even Sirius was laughing at himself.
"What you all so cheerful about?" he asked as walked nearer to them.
"Oh Caitlin and I, we're back together," Sirius replied casually, pointing down the table to where Caitlin and Lily where talking animatedly.
"Oh thank God! Panic over!" said James, slumping down on the bench beside him with relief. "How did that happen?"
"Asked her last night. She said yes of course. Couldn't resist that old Black charm." James and he high-fived.
"Yea and now tell him what really happened Padfoot," said Remus slyly.
"Why what happened?" Sirius began to recount the previous night's events.
"Well I decided Caitlin would be more open to me if I approached her as a dog."
"Of course, yes," James concurred.
"So there I was, big, furry, black head in her lap, trying to look depressed, whimpering a little for effect..."
"Naturally."
"Well anyway, suddenly we weren't alone anymore... Evans walked in." James jumped up out of his seat.
"She knows?! Lily knows?!" He was yelling so loudly that several people had started to look in his direction. Sirius grabbed him back down again.
"Yes Prongs, Evans knows you're a stupid berk!" The people that had stared at him laughed, and turned back to their own conversations. "Would you let me finish?" James nodded mutely. "Anyway Evans walked in – BUT – she didn't see me I was hidden by the couch." James breathed an audible sigh of relief. "What she did see however, was me in human form, on all fours with Caitlin scratching me behind the ear. She probably thinks I have some kind of fetish or something..." He tried to finish but James had already jumped out of his seat again. This time it was in pure delight.
"You...! You...!" he spluttered but he couldn't find the words. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" he laughed, while pointing at Sirius. Peter jumped up and joined in. More people from the Gryffindor table did the same. Some people banged the table with their fists, others stamped their feet off the floor. Soon most of the hall had joined in the fun, even the Slytherins.
"Honestly!" Remus tried to yell over the now deafening roar. "They don't even know what they're cheering for!" He was one of the few that had chosen not to join in, but he couldn't help but laugh. Sirius got up and ran from the hall. The pointing all following him, he pointed his wand at his head and conjured a paper bag over it. As he disappeared from sight, the noise died away and James heard someone whisper in his ear.
"He told you then?" He spun round to see Caitlin grinning at him. Lily was standing a few steps behind her, with a face like thunder. "Listen what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Oh it doesn't matter now." He eyed Lily and Caitlin caught his drift.
"Well I think I better go check on Snuffles then," Caitlin giggled, and she walked briskly out of the hall. Lily rounded on James.
"Potter I want my quill back," she said curtly.
"Uh oh Moony, Wormtail, she's calling me Potter." Peter laughed, whilst Remus frowned slightly at him. "Do you need it Evans?" 'Ha,' he thought. 'Two can play at that game!'
"No Potter I don't need it, I would just like it back. You clearly don't need it."
"What makes you so sure? I might need to underline things with it."
"I know that you don't need it Potter, because I know that you have your own!"
'Uh oh, busted.' "Uh well you see... the thing about that is... that..."
Lily was in no mood for his excuses.
"Just give it to me!"
"You want me to give it to you Evans?" James raised an eyebrow suggestively at her.
"The quill," she replied slowly.
"Oh here you go." He rummaged through his bag and handed her the quill.
"Thank you." She reached for the quill, eyeing it suspiciously for a moment.
"What? What now? I haven't jinxed it if that's what you think!" He was starting to get a bit fed up with her now. After getting on well for the past few weeks why was she now being so cold?
"Potter that's exactly what I'm thinking," she said coolly.
"Fine! You know, your right! I've jinxed it so it now knows how to write 'I love James Potter' in five different languages." Lily seemed incensed at this remark, and stormed off down the hall. "J'adore James Potter" He yelled after her to enrage her more. "Amo James Potter - Ich liebe James Potter!"
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Remus asked him once he had sat back down at the table.
"Oh yea. Evans will you go out with me?" he yelled half-heartedly after her. Remus looked at him totally bewildered.
"I thought you two were getting on?"
"Yea so did I."
"Don't worry Prongs she'll come round," said Peter. James and Remus both looked at him in shock. Usually he didn't speak unless he was agreeing with someone else's statement. James reckoned he was probably trying to assert himself while Sirius wasn't around. They had never really got on.
"Right well shall we go on to class?" asked James, desperately trying to change the subject. Getting to class on time wasn't one of his usual worries. "What do we have first?"
"Care of Magical Creatures with the Ravenclaws," replied Remus.
"Well I have Herbology with the Hufflepuffs, so I'll catch you guys later," Peter informed them. James and Remus watched him waddled out of the hall.
"Strange man, that one," James said. "Very strange."
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Ok that's it so far, I'll try and update it as soon as possible!
Also, this is probably going to be my last chapter for a while. Back to school tomorrow. I did manage to get 8 chapters up in three days though, which is pretty good going I think. I hope to get another done by the end of the week. In the meantime enjoy and keep reviewing!
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Chapter 8 : Sirius' Indiscretion
When James arrived down to the Great Hall for breakfast the next day, he found that the rest of the Marauders where already there, happily eating their breakfasts. Remus was chuckling at whatever joke or story Sirius was telling him, the colour had returned to his cheeks and he was looking healthier. Peter seemed enthralled by Sirius' anecdote, he was gasping and laughing in all the right places. Even Sirius was laughing at himself.
"What you all so cheerful about?" he asked as walked nearer to them.
"Oh Caitlin and I, we're back together," Sirius replied casually, pointing down the table to where Caitlin and Lily where talking animatedly.
"Oh thank God! Panic over!" said James, slumping down on the bench beside him with relief. "How did that happen?"
"Asked her last night. She said yes of course. Couldn't resist that old Black charm." James and he high-fived.
"Yea and now tell him what really happened Padfoot," said Remus slyly.
"Why what happened?" Sirius began to recount the previous night's events.
"Well I decided Caitlin would be more open to me if I approached her as a dog."
"Of course, yes," James concurred.
"So there I was, big, furry, black head in her lap, trying to look depressed, whimpering a little for effect..."
"Naturally."
"Well anyway, suddenly we weren't alone anymore... Evans walked in." James jumped up out of his seat.
"She knows?! Lily knows?!" He was yelling so loudly that several people had started to look in his direction. Sirius grabbed him back down again.
"Yes Prongs, Evans knows you're a stupid berk!" The people that had stared at him laughed, and turned back to their own conversations. "Would you let me finish?" James nodded mutely. "Anyway Evans walked in – BUT – she didn't see me I was hidden by the couch." James breathed an audible sigh of relief. "What she did see however, was me in human form, on all fours with Caitlin scratching me behind the ear. She probably thinks I have some kind of fetish or something..." He tried to finish but James had already jumped out of his seat again. This time it was in pure delight.
"You...! You...!" he spluttered but he couldn't find the words. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" he laughed, while pointing at Sirius. Peter jumped up and joined in. More people from the Gryffindor table did the same. Some people banged the table with their fists, others stamped their feet off the floor. Soon most of the hall had joined in the fun, even the Slytherins.
"Honestly!" Remus tried to yell over the now deafening roar. "They don't even know what they're cheering for!" He was one of the few that had chosen not to join in, but he couldn't help but laugh. Sirius got up and ran from the hall. The pointing all following him, he pointed his wand at his head and conjured a paper bag over it. As he disappeared from sight, the noise died away and James heard someone whisper in his ear.
"He told you then?" He spun round to see Caitlin grinning at him. Lily was standing a few steps behind her, with a face like thunder. "Listen what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Oh it doesn't matter now." He eyed Lily and Caitlin caught his drift.
"Well I think I better go check on Snuffles then," Caitlin giggled, and she walked briskly out of the hall. Lily rounded on James.
"Potter I want my quill back," she said curtly.
"Uh oh Moony, Wormtail, she's calling me Potter." Peter laughed, whilst Remus frowned slightly at him. "Do you need it Evans?" 'Ha,' he thought. 'Two can play at that game!'
"No Potter I don't need it, I would just like it back. You clearly don't need it."
"What makes you so sure? I might need to underline things with it."
"I know that you don't need it Potter, because I know that you have your own!"
'Uh oh, busted.' "Uh well you see... the thing about that is... that..."
Lily was in no mood for his excuses.
"Just give it to me!"
"You want me to give it to you Evans?" James raised an eyebrow suggestively at her.
"The quill," she replied slowly.
"Oh here you go." He rummaged through his bag and handed her the quill.
"Thank you." She reached for the quill, eyeing it suspiciously for a moment.
"What? What now? I haven't jinxed it if that's what you think!" He was starting to get a bit fed up with her now. After getting on well for the past few weeks why was she now being so cold?
"Potter that's exactly what I'm thinking," she said coolly.
"Fine! You know, your right! I've jinxed it so it now knows how to write 'I love James Potter' in five different languages." Lily seemed incensed at this remark, and stormed off down the hall. "J'adore James Potter" He yelled after her to enrage her more. "Amo James Potter - Ich liebe James Potter!"
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Remus asked him once he had sat back down at the table.
"Oh yea. Evans will you go out with me?" he yelled half-heartedly after her. Remus looked at him totally bewildered.
"I thought you two were getting on?"
"Yea so did I."
"Don't worry Prongs she'll come round," said Peter. James and Remus both looked at him in shock. Usually he didn't speak unless he was agreeing with someone else's statement. James reckoned he was probably trying to assert himself while Sirius wasn't around. They had never really got on.
"Right well shall we go on to class?" asked James, desperately trying to change the subject. Getting to class on time wasn't one of his usual worries. "What do we have first?"
"Care of Magical Creatures with the Ravenclaws," replied Remus.
"Well I have Herbology with the Hufflepuffs, so I'll catch you guys later," Peter informed them. James and Remus watched him waddled out of the hall.
"Strange man, that one," James said. "Very strange."
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Ok that's it so far, I'll try and update it as soon as possible!