OK! I'm going to try and make this chapter much longer then the other ones. Why? Coz I feel like it! This chapter will include the rest of the journey and the journey across the lake :D EXCITING don't you think? No? oh… Ok…
And now, to my amazing reviewer, BrookeJamesSP5:
Thanks a lot for the review. Also thanks for the advice on how many words each chapter should include, I'll keep that in mind. And thanks for pointing the poltergeist mistake to me. I just have this really annoying autocorrect on my laptop which mixes up the languages sometimes. I'll make sure to change that as soon as I can. In fact, I think I might go over the chapters after I finish this one, and correct as many mistakes as I can, so if you could, can you try to point out as many mistakes as you can find so far? You don't have to if you can't be bothered tough, I wont be angry or annoyed. Promise Thanks a lot, From Dominika
How about I get on with the story now? Alright then…
DISCLAIMER!
No matter how much I wish I did, I do not own harry potter or any characters you might recognise.
The five marauders
Chapter 7
The rest of the journey was quite uneventful. Who am I kidding? It was amazing! After Severus and that other girl left, Sirius jumped next to me, and rested his feet on the seat next to me, so he had his back against the window. I did the same, and we spent the rest of the journey joking around with the other boys who shared the compartment. I took a liking to all four, and already decided that they will be the ones I will hang around with from now on.
At one point, my other best friend, Kieran Cole, who will be now starting his second year (He's a Hufflepuff) dropped by. I introduced him to my group of friends, but he was quickly pulled away by his friends.
Our favourite part of the journey was when the lunch trolley lady came, and we bought almost all the sweets possible, while I also bought (After being dared to by Sirius) A large cup of coffee. And by large I don't mean one of those what muggle consider big coffee cups you get in restaurants. What I mean, is a massive, three and a half litre cup, which was bigger then my head, and I had to have Sirius help me carry. I have no idea how, but I've managed to drink all of it without spilling a drop. After a few minutes I got so hyper, I pushed Sirius to sit on the other side of the compartment with the other boys, while I bounced on the seats. That was before I had to rush out to pee… But you don't really care about that do you? Hmm… I need to stop telling you about random detail like this… It's getting awkward… Oh well…
When I came back, I found Sirius back in his place, but James sitting in mine, the same way as I was before. I was going to sit down in James' place, but when I turned around, Remus and Peter were sitting the same way as the other two, leaving me without a seat. Normally, I would have shoved one of the guys off and take their place, but I was too hyper to care, so I just literally laid down on the wooden floor with my arms and legs spread out. It wasn't really half as uncomfortable as I thought it'd be, so that was exactly where I spent the rest of my journey.
All through the journey, all five of us were telling each other stories about ourselves. Sirius told everyone about his crazy parents, and their pureblood mania. James described his spoilt life as an only child, Remus laughed about his life, how he doesn't care that he's so poor (Have I mentioned how much I like that guy? He can laugh and joke about himself without making anyone feel uneasy), Peter mumbled something about living with his mum, and I, having my hyperness kicking in, sang, yes SANG, about my life.
"I have two annoying brothers,
Both of which are twins!
I have often these weird dreams
With people with green skins!
Both my parents work
At the ministry!
I can make up random rhymes,
Simply brilliantly!
This is a random song
That I'm making up!
If you don't like it!
Then stick your head
In your but!
I love cooking and music,
Joking and pranking!
I can run 100 meters
Without even panting!
Ever since I was a kid,
I loved sports and random things!
I always wanted bouncy shoes
That ended in large springs!
This is a random song
That I'm making up!
If you don't like it!
Then stick your head
In your but!
My parents simply love,
All muggle-invented things!
My mum keeps buying me
These random fancy rings!
I am a total, total boy,
Don't dare you say I'm not!
I hate all that is pink,
Yet blue and black I enjoy!
This is a random song
That I'm making up!
If you don't like it!
Then stick your head
In your but!
As you can now obviously see,
I'm crazy all the time!
If you're looking for queen sarcasm,
Then that is excactly what I'm!
I'll finish soon this random song,
I must be creepin' you out!
I don't know what to sing right now,
To rhyme I'll say about!"
This is a random song
That I'm making up!
If you don't like it!
Then stick your head
In your but!
I got up, surrounded by applause coming from my four friends, and got back to lying on my back on the floor.
"GUYS!" I suddenly yelled, after 10 minutes, shooting up into a sitting position.
"What?" they chorused, looking at me curiously.
"My hyperness is wearing out!" I panicked, "I need more coffee! There's too much blood in my caffeine system!"
They all chuckled and rolled their eyes, going back to their conversation about muggle films.
"I still don't get it", Sirius said.
"Neither", James added.
For the last ten minutes, Remus (who is half blood) was trying to explain what films are to the two boys.
"URGH! It's basically talking pictures with sound effects and changing scenes! I'll show you a movie once we get to Hogwarts! Now where can I get more coffee?" I finally exploded.
"At the front of the train, and how are you planning to show them a movie?" Remus asked, but I was already running through the train chanting "Coffee, Coffee, COFFEEEEE" as loud as I could, knocking into many people as I passed (I don't think I failed to knock over the head girl).
At the front of the train I was met with a pleasant and unpleasant surprise. The unpleasant one was that the trolley lady was out of coffee. DARN! The pleasant one was that we have ten minutes left until we've arrived!
I ran all the way back, this time chanting "Hogwarts, Hogwarts, HOGWARTSSSSS", knocking even more people over in the process.
Once I barged into the compartment, I pulled down my suitcase (still doing the chanting) and pulled out my school robes, along with the uniform. I then pushed the four boys out of the compartment (chanting the Hogwarts chant all the time), locked the door, pulled the blinds down, and got changed in record speed.
Once I was dressed, I opened back the door, pulled the boys in, yelled "HOGWARTS!" before running out of the compartment to let the boys change.
I barged back into the compartment three minutes later, not caring that Sirius, a very slow dresser, was still in his underwear, and sat down, excitement obvious on my face.
"Have you calmed down yet?" Sirius asked, pulling on his school trousers. He didn't seem to care that I was present when he was half naked either.
I grinned even wider to that. I was currently grinning so hard, all the muscles that make up my face were in pain, but I just couldn't stop.
"Sirius, I think that she's doing her best not to explode", James joked.
I grinned even wider (If that's possible) and nodded furiously.
It was true, I WAS doing my best not to explode, but when the train started slowing down, I couldn't hold in my excitement any longer, and I pushed Sirius off his seat and started jumping on it, while yelling at the top of my voice "HOGWARTS! HOGWARTS!"
The boys were just about to leave, when they noticed that I couldn't stop jumping. So Sirius, being a gentleman, took out a piece of material from his bag, gagged my mouth, and threw me over his shoulder, not even wincing under my weight. After all, I really don't weigh much for my age.
"Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here!" A loud voice boomed through the Hogsmeade station.
Because I was thrown over Sirius' arm, I couldn't see who the voice belonged to. There were many students staring at me curiously and with amusement. After all, you don't always see a first-year carrying another gagged first-year over his arm through a crowded train station do you? To add to that, I was also humming as loud as I could, and waving at random people. At one point, I saw that red-head girl giggling at the sight of me, but as soon as she saw me staring, she stopped and turned away. One person who seemed happy to see me gagged was the head girl whom I've knocked over.
"Whattya carryin' kid?" The same loud booming voice asked.
To that, Sirius turned around, so the man could see my face and vice versa.
At first sight, the man seemed very scary and intimidating. His face was almost gone behind his bushy and wild beard and hair, but you could just about make out his cheerful and pleasant, beetle-like eyes. He was VERY tall to say the least.
He raised his eyebrows, when he saw me, and chuckled a little when he saw me wave.
"Yeh should put 'er down an' un-gag 'er", He laughed.
"NO!" James, Sirius, Peter and Remus all yelled at once.
"Trust me, she's much better off like that", Sirius added, turning around to face him once again, "She had a bit too much coffee, and unless you want to have her chanting 'Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwartssss' and jumping higher then a kangaroo all the way, you'll let me keep her like this".
He said this all so seriously, that the man seemed to be convinced. After all, Sirius wasn't lying, I most likely would do all those things. And so Sirius kept on carrying me.
"C'mon firs'-years! Anyon' Else? No? Let's go then. Mind yer step! Firs'-years! Follow me", The man yelled.
And so we walked, or rather everyone walked and I was carried like a sack of potatoes. I could see behind us many people tripping and stumbling down the narrow path. From what I could see, we were surrounded by thick trees.
After a while of mostly silence, filled with a few mutters of chatter between the students and my muffled yet loud humming, the hairy man spoke again, "Yeh'll be seein' Hogwarts in jus' a sec'. Jus' around the corner 'ere".
As we went past a bend in path, I could hear a load of Oooooh's and Ahhhhh's. Still being carried, I didn't see what everyone else saw, yet I could see the many faces staring at something with awe. My curiosity got better of me, and I started banging my fists onto Sirius' back, letting him know that I want to see too.
I could feel him chuckling silently at my tactics as he turned around. I let out a muffled "WOW!" At the sight. In front of me, was a lake with a smooth, glassy surface, looking completely black under the night sky. On the other side of the lake, perched atop one of the mountains was one of the most beautiful castles I've ever seen! It was huge, with many towers and turrets, and looked very impressive with the starry sky in the background.
"No more'n four in a boat!" The man once again roared, pointing to a fleet of little boats sitting in the water by the shore, "Yer ther'" He roared, pointing at Sirius, " It's 'bout time to un-gag 'er!"
Sirius gave him a thumbs up, and dropped me into one of the little boats, making it wobble. Sirius and James climbed in with me, followed by another stranger (We lost Remus and Peter somewhere on our way here).
"Everyone in? Right then, FORWARD".
As the boats moved forwards, the boy who shared our boat looked around at us.
"I'm Frank, Frank Longbottom", the boy introduced himself, while I struggled to un-gag myself.
"I'm James Potter", James introduced himself and shook the boys hand.
"Sirius Black", Sirius said, and shook his hand as well.
Then the boy looked at me, and grinned a bit when he saw me struggling with that bloody gag.
"SIRIUS!" I tried to yell, but it just came out like a muffled scream which Sirius ignored. So I decided to aim a hard kick at his leg, which got his attention and most likely gave him a bruise. When he turned to glare at me, I pointed at the gag with my own glare, and he undid that wretched knot.
"YESS!" I yelled, causing all heads to turn in my direction, "I can finally speak again!" I then turned to look at Frank, "Jemmia White, but if you dare call me anything other then Jamie it might be the last thing you do", I said, smiling pleasantly and shaking his hand, "Although I might make an exception for J or Little Miss Sarcasm as Sirius enjoys to call me".
The boys chuckled a little, until we were interrupted by the hair man yelling, "Heads down!" As we entered a wide opening in the cliff face, and we were carried through a curtain of ivy, which nicely hid it. The little boats carried us through a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking us underneath the castle, until we reached an underground harbour, where we all clambered out onto rocks and pebbles.
As soon as I was on my legs, I started jumping on the spot a little, eager to proceed into the castle.
The hairy man smiled at me when he saw this, and proceeded to the front of the group, and leading us up a flight of stone steps, at the top of which was a large, oak front door.
Without hesitation, the man raised a gigantic fist, and knocked, three times on the castle door.