Sitting at the table with his friends, all three boys were practically bouncing, once again Peter was nowhere to be seen, but none of them seemed to have noticed.
"Food!"
"Food!"
"Food!" They all yelled out.
"We're growing boys, we need food, hurry up with the sorting!" Sirius yelled out to the headmaster.
Albus Dumbledore a rather old and powerful wizard just smiled lightly back at Sirius and nodded.
But they didn't just care about food either.
The first years walked in following a stern looking transfiguration professor.
James rolled his eyes.
"Just sort Wednesday these other midgets don't matter." James could just see his sister turning red in embarrassment and Lily's glare.
"James Potter, you can not seriously think they would put the sorting on hold just because you want to eat." Lily had obviously misunderstood what he had said.
Minerva as always just ignored him and the argument that followed between Lily Evans and James Potter was overcome by the sorting hat's song.
After the song was over Professor McGonagal started to call first years up to the chair at the front.
Kids were sorted into all four houses.
The professor stopped as she noticed a name on her scroll, she positively paled in horror.
She was horrified, she couldn't believe it, she had thought her nightmare would be soon over.
Everyone now had their attention firmly on the professor wondering what was wrong with her.
The blue eyes behind the headmaster's glasses twinkled in the way they often did.
"Minerva, Love if you please." McGonagal shook her head, unable to say the name that was on the list.
She couldn't, it would make things too real.
Many people were wondering what had gotten the deputy headmistress so riled up except three boys, two of them were already laughing silently while another was still recuperating from a battle he had just had with his amour.
Ok he was done now, now that he had turned his attention to the front he couldn't help but laugh.
Oh his sister was having a better sorting than him, the commotion was a lot bigger than his own, when he had gotten sorted he had made a comment about Dumbledore's beard a bit too loudly, said something rather crass about Minnie's booty and managed to set fire to the sorting hat, something the hat had not forgiven him for, almost put him in slytherin for that incident.
She was shaking in fear, but she wasn't head of Gryffindor for nothing.
"Wed, Wed, Wednes, nes, Wednesday," Once Wednesday realized that the reason for the professor's little show was her she was horrified, this was all her brother's fault!
She was nothing like her brother and her friends… well ok maybe a little, but she still deserved the benefit of the doubt.
She glanced at her brother who was grinning widely at him.
"I hate you." She mouthed clearly.
"Wednesday Potter." The old women finally got it out and promptly fainted.
The headmaster almost got out of his chair in concern, but really all he did was stand up a bit and sat back down.
Wednesday rolled her eyes took the hat from the passed out lady and placed it on her own head.
"GRYFFINDOR!" It was called out before the hat even touched her head.
Wednesday placed it on the stool stepped over the professor and made her way to the cheering table.
James was high-fiving anyone in his vicinity as was Remus, Sirius and Peter who had finally gotten over to them.
Albus enervated MgGonagal to wake her up so she could continue the sorting, but as the sorting continued she kept glancing over to the youngest Potter in fear.
The entire night everyone was talking about the youngest Potter, no one had any idea that James Potter had a sister! This was big news; would she be anything like him?
With food finally on the table the Marauders stuffed their faces.
Wednesday was seated beside her brother and to her left were her new friends, all of whom were confused as to why she was suddenly so popular.
People from all of the three loved houses were coming up to her to greet her and tell her stories about her brother and his friends as though she had never heard them before, she was annoyed.
Disgusted at how her brother was eating she went back to chatting with her friends and started ignoring anyone who tried to get her to come hang out with them.
Half way through the meal Lily Evans had once again walked over to where James was seated.
James cracked his hands in satisfaction.
"You know Lily if I didn't know any better I'd say you wanted to talk to me, which couldn't be true because I know you like to avoid me as much as possible, and I would know as I'm the one you avoid, and no offense, but you avoiding me kind of puts a damper on my stalking you."
James smiled up at her.
Lily rolled her eyes.
"Potter, I just wanted to know as to why you've never told me about your sister." Lily glanced at Wednesday who was making faces for no apparent reasons, guess brother and sister were very much alike in that aspect.
"Yes well, you don't exactly like to have full conversations with me now do you?" Lily frowned, that had sounded rather mean.
"And believe me I would know, as I've tried, because you know a relationship can't happen without good conversation." Lily rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, well whatever just don't forget that we have to meet with Dumbledore after this." James nodded.
"Yes I haven't forgotten, you drilled it to me at the meeting on the train remember?"
Lily rolled her eyes again the turned to leave.
"Oh wait Lily I forgot something." Lily looked back at him.
"What Potter?"
James gave her his most charming smile.
"You look very beautiful today."
Wednesday snorted beside him, and in front of his Peter snorted milk out of his nose, eww.
Lily glared at him and left to go back to her seat.
Sirius slapped him on the back.
"Nice going there mate, you'll have her in that wedding gown in no time." James gave Sirius a disgusted look as his hand was somehow sticky, which was odd because they weren't exactly any food that would be capable of doing that, and also because the food had a no dirtying spell on them, even if you ate with your finger they should be spotless.
The only way you could get dirty with them is if it fell on your clothes.
Now that James thought about it.
"FOOD FIGHT!"
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Sirius, Remus and Peter walked back to the common room without James, since James being headboy now had his own personally common room with Lily.
They were all covered from head to toe in food; neither deemed it necessary to scourgify themselves.
Sirius was laughing almost tripping over his own feet, his hand on Remus's shoulder.
"Ah mate, I am going to miss Hogwarts so much." Sirius started to walk normally taking his hand off of Remus's shoulder he put his arm around him.
"Yeah I think everyone will, what about you Peter, going to make the best out of this year?"
Peter nodded.
"Yup, even going to try to get a girlfriend."
Sirius grinned.
"Well good luck with that Wormtail." Sirius laughed lightly, he had gone out with practically every girl in Hogwarts, but there hadn't been one that really struck his fancy, none of them seemed exactly right.
Their hair not wispy enough, they weren't smart enough, talked too much, just not what he wanted.
"You Remus are you going to try and get yourself a girl?" Remus blushed bright red.
Sirius bit his lip still smiling.
"Or maybe a boy?" Sirius moved his brows suggestively.
Peter burst out laughing.
"Yeah Remus are you gay?" The way Peter had said that made Sirius frown and stop Remus and Peter both a little ahead of him turned to look back at him.
Remus was looking at his shoes not smiling at all.
"Peter that's not funny." Peter nodded.
"I know, I'm sorry Remus for calling you gay that was mean."
Sirius shook his head.
"No Peter it's the way you said it that was mean."
Remus looked up at Sirius with a smile.
"Even if Remus or if anyone of us likes boys it's not any different than liking a girl." Sirius shook his head clearing the thought from his mind.
"Know what let's just forget it, we need to get to the tower to start the party!" Sirius smiled and put his arm back around Remus's shoulders.
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"Albus how are you this fine evening?" James smiled at the headmaster and shook his hand.
Lily looked horrified.
"Headmaster." Always the polite one.
Dumbledore smiled at his two students, the two so drastically different from the other, yet not so much.
"I'm doing very well Mr Potter, would you care for a lemon drop?" James leaned forward in his chair and grabbed one from the bowl offered.
"Don't mind if I do. So Albus how has your summer been?" James leaned back in his chair getting comfortable.
"Very good James, I was able to go to Florida with the wife, got to visit my nephews also, and my eldest daughter."
James smile.
"Ah yes I hope Maralene is doing well?" Dumbledore nodded his eyes twinkling.
Lily rolled her eyes, these two, nutters both of them.
"And you James?" The headmaster got serious a bit.
James bit his lip.
"Well it went as well as could be expected considering, now Dumbledore let's not keep shifting to pleasantries you obviously asked me and Miss Evans to meet with you for a reason."
"Ah yes, well you see." The headmaster paused in all seriousness.
"I am sure you've heard of a man called Lord Voldemort?" James nodded.
Lily just listened, she had not heard of the man.
"Well he has been gaining followers, they call themselves Death Eaters, I would like you two to keep an eye out on any suspicious activities and to try to alleviate tensions between muggleborns and those of a longer descent."
James nodded.
"Yeah we will."
"And I want you two to set an example, especially you James." James nodded again.
"Of course." Which meant no more being so mean to the Slytherins, no more Snape bashing… Damn.
TBC/