Thank you too Rohini for pointing out that Alice wouldn't have the surname Longbottom. Anyone got any ideas? Anyway, I hope you like this chap.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter characters caus if I did I would have lots of money ;)
Dumbledore stood up and silence issued around the great hall. He looked awe inspiring from the teacher's table, he was dressed in magnificent purple robes that were embroidered with sparkling stars and he seemed to radiate power.
'Welcome to our new faces and greetings to the old. I hope that you have all enjoyed a refreshing break. There is time for speech making but my stomach cries out, tuck in!' announced Dumbledore. There was an appreciative chuckle spread around the Great Hall although it was a bit subdued from the Slytherin table.
The house tables suddenly were loaded with food for the feast, the first years looked amazed but the other years were too used to it to care. Sirius, being Sirius, was acting like a starved man. He was grabbing anything within a metre radius and stuffing it into his mouth. Marlene, however, was not fazed by this and carried on staring at him adoringly. Lily and Alice looked at her with a mixture of amazement and horror, how could she fancy a human dustbin?
James, not being James, was staring at his letter with an expression of loathing on his face. Remus looked at Sirius with disgust, he was now attacking two chicken drums, and turned to James.
Remus sighed, 'What's the matter? People think that it's an honour to be Head Boy.'
'It can't be me,' said James.
'Look, it says on the letter and no one else is wearing the badge, OK. Just face up to it, or are you a chicken,' teased Remus, knowing that insulting James was sometimes the only way to keep James sane.
'Yes,' said James, 'I will be brave.' He looked at his letter with a newfound defiance.
'At least you'll have some responsibility,' said Remus.
James mask of confidence slipped as quickly as it came, leaving a horrified face.
'Responsibility,' whispered James, as if it was dangerous.
Remus sighed.
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Dumbledore stood up and the hall fell quiet again, James had recovered from the terrible world 'responsible' and had eaten the same amount as an average troll.
'We have the following announcements. The first years must not go into the forbidden forest on pain of death,' seeing the horrified on the first years, he hurriedly winked broadly. 'We also need to remind students that magic is not allowed in the corridors and that joke shop products will be confiscated. Augustus (caretaker) reminds us that the offences are punishable by detention. I hope that this year will be a very prosperous one and I look towards our head boy and girl as well as the prefects to make it a happy one.'
Lily followed Dumbledore's gaze, why was he looking at her? Had she done something wrong? And why was he looking towards the marauders?
A brief frown appeared on Dumbledore's face but then he carried on, 'I advise you to have a nice refreshing sleep ready for your lessons tomorrow.' Dumbledore raised his hand and the students went out of the hall, chatting noisily.
'What am I supposed to do?' said James, looking at Remus with a pleading look in his face. 'My life is over.'
'You help the prefects take our Gryffindor first years to the common room,' explained Remus, he knew all of this being prefect in the last 2 years.
'Ok. SQUIRTS!' bellowed James.
'Not like that, you fool! Nicely,' muttered Remus, massaging his ear which had been in the direct line of James' shout.
'Nicely?' said James, with a puzzled look on his face.
'Yes, now go!' said Remus, pushing him.
'Can you help me?' said James in a lisp, making his eyes wide and round like a baby's.
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Lily, Alice and Marlene headed off to the common rooms, chatting.
Suddenly Lily stopped, 'Potter has got the head boy badge, who did he steal it from?' She started looking around for the true owner of the badge.
'Actually Lily, he is head boy now,' said Marlene quietly.
'What?' said Lily. 'This can't be true.'
'It is,' said Alice.
'Has Dumbledore gone mad, did Professor McGonagall actually agree to this? The whole school will be ruined, both of you know perfectly he's gonna abuse his position. All of Hogwart's reputation going to be lost, they'll be no control at all,' ranted Lily.
'Give him a chance,' said Alice.
Lily's look of repulsion was enough to silence both Alice and Marlene on the topic.
Next chap will be on how Lily finds about Petunia and her head girl letter! This chap kinda shows how biased Lily was towards James.
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