Hi. I realize that I have not added more to this story in a very, very long time and I apologize. I basically stopped writing all together. I am going to be continuing this story more regularly. I have made some considerable changes to the plot, and with regards to some of the character, so be advised THIS DOES NOT FOLLOW THE STORY SET BY J.K ROWLING. They are her characters, with my own plot bunny ideas.
****April PoV.****
"Bye, mum!" I call, while waving out of my window on the Hogwarts Express, as I watched platform 9 and 3/4 rapidly disappearing into the distance. Once we turn the bend, I release a large sigh of relief. Why, I thought, does she have to be so overprotective? If anything, she should be more worried about James. He was the one who got expelled from his last two schools, in a time period of only 3 weeks. He was the one that blew a hole in the kitchen ceiling. How, I don't know. All I can remember is that I came home one day from my all-witches school, to find my mother and twin having yet another row in the kitchen, along with a large hole in the ceiling. Anyway, he is the prankster in the family, yet I am the one that is constantly being beratted and "reminded" to be good, and to remember my manners. I rarely prank, and yet I am the most watched. How is that fair?
"Earth to April, did we lose you?" Heidi asked from my right. Looking toward the long-haired, silver eyed brunette that sat to my right, I noticed that although there was a teasing glint in her eyes, she was looking worriedly at me.
"I'm fine Heidi. Just thinking about how long my brother will last at Hogwarts. I think I'll give him, hmmm, two weeks, tops." I said.
That seemed to bring her out of her worried state. At once I saw her worried expression disappear, only to be replaced by the half-relieved, half-humorous look that she got when she attempted to hold back her normal laughing outbursts. The one thing you could credit her on, she always looked to the bright side of situations and had such a joy-filled spirit, and that whenever she was around, you couldn't help but smile and be happy.
"You really think he will last that long? I think both of those boys will be expelled in about one week. If that" She countered. Rose soon followed, "I think that they will last two days. What do you think Lily?" Apparently, while I had been reminiscing down memory lane and in my own little world ranting about my brother, both Heidi and Rose had gotten to know the red-headed girl.
The redheaded girl that sat across from me responded at a slower rate, as if thinking things through. "If the stories you have been telling me about them are accurate, then they will likely try and keep on the down low until about the third week, then it will all break lose. So, I think four weeks."
I opened my mouth to respond, when she came to a conclussion. "Actually, they seem to deviously driven to be able to sit still for that long. They probably can't go a day without pranking someone. My guess, they will pull something big, get into trouble, get out of trouble, pull something even bigger, and then get expelled. 8 days, if they can really sweet talk."
Hmm. Pretty, seemingly friendly and smart, and doesn't seem to be fooled by my brother's so-called charm? I think that we have just found our final member of our group. While the girls on either side of me stared at her, I moved from my seat and sat right next to Lily. "I like the way you think, Lily. Unfortunately though, knowing Black, he will persuade James to do something stupid, like exploding toilets. Or worse, maybe remove all of the girls clothing."
"Not bad ideas, sis!" Glancing over to the door, I notice my twin, slouching in his school robes, against the door frame. Followed by Black, and a new boy standing in the background of the hallway. Giving up on any pretence or hope that I had of him disappearing, the three came trooping into our little compartment. "Oh, excuse our manners, we haven't introduced you to Remus yet." Sirius, being his normal obnoxious self, spoke in such a posh, old English accent that when glancing over to my female comrades, I found all except Lily who was looking bored, trying their hardest to not laugh. "Girls, Remus. Remus, the girls; Jamsie's absolutely fine twin sister April, the gorgeous Heidi, and the beautiful Rosebud. We don't have a name yet for Lily. James, any suggestions?" Sirius looked over suggestively to my twin, who had conveniently sat next to the said redhead mentioned.
"Besides the fact that I have told you, do not call me Jamsie, you used up all the words I normally use. So how about, angelic?" said my black-haired brother, grinning like a three-year old. Attempting to finish up his 'description' of the four of us, Sirius continued. "Ok then, and the angelic Lily. I like it." Throwing a quick glance at Heidi and Rose, who were seated across from me, we each slipped our wands out of our pockets. The boys finally noticed our wands, and as Sirius and James looked at each other, they, figuring they had enough time, pulled Remus to his feet and raced for the compartment door, only to find it locked. Fearing, they attempted something so bold, that all four of us were completely stunned, my idiotic brother and his equally dimwitted friend, grabbed both me and Lily by our shoulders, and kissed us. Stunned, Heidi and Rose just stood there, mouths open in shock.
I mean, sure Sirius flirted with me most, but he flirts with everyone missing the essential piece of male anatomy. So why the hell would he chose me to kiss? I can feel his tongue against my lip and I am brought back to the current situation. Pushing him off, I draw my wand just as a spell is fired off to my right.
Ok, there we have it. Chapter two. Please let me know what you think! Hugs from a hot teen Remus if you review! Next chapter should be up by friday. Thanks!