Me: Sooooooooooooooooooooo...
VM: Sooooooooooooooooooooo...?
Me: *inhales deeply* IT'S THE SECOND FREAKING CHAPTER!!!
VM: YES IT IS!
Me: It's just kinda sad that no one reviewed. And yes I am talking to you people who actually reads this crap.
VM: CAN YOU PLEASE STOP EMOTING AND GO ON WITH THE GOD-DAMNED FIC?!
Me: *sulks in a corner* I can't stop emoting! That just would not be the essence of me! But Remus here will gladly do the disclaimer. *shoves Remus at the Center Stage*
Remus: *fidgets* Uhh... Hani-senpai wants to proclaim that even though she worships Hp, she will never own it.
Sirius: Now on with the fic!
Ed: FINALLY!
Everyone: Shhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ed: WHAT THE FUCK DID I DO?! Oh, never mind...
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"If that GODDAMN door opens one more fucking time, I will fucking mutilate someone." Ed's glare landed on Sirius at the last word, the malice unwavering in her voice.
Sirius gulped.
Lucius Malfoy regarded her with a disgusted look. "A mudblood?" He asked, incredulously. "I figured you'd both stoop so low as to hang out with those kinds," he said, turning his gaze at the two remaining Marauders.
"Shouldn't you go snogging my cousin, all the while cheating on my other cousin?" Sirius growled.
Lucius sighed dramatically. "I thought you'd understand, Black. You're a playboy too. And besides, they're better than Mudblood midget here. Really Black--"
Where was I again? Oh, right. SNAP.
"GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE BEFORE I FUCKING SHOVE A POLE UP YOUR ASS!" Ed fumed.
"As if he didn't have one up his ass in the first place," muttered Aly.
"And why should I take orders from you… Mudblood?" He demanded, taking time to emphasize the word 'Mudblood' by practically spitting it out. He still stood outside the door, as if afraid to be infested with Mudblood virus. Isn't it funny how he likes that word a little bit too much? Seriously, it's like his freaking mantra or something.
Ed didn't want to hear another pathetic comeback from him again, so she stood up from her spot by the window and slammed the door in his face. Shock registered across his features—easily recognizable traits that all Malfoys carried.
"Yup, I think you broke his nose," Sirius chimed in cheerily.
"Boy, he's like a bitch PMSing, ain't he?" Aqua asked, to no one in particular.
Everyone burst out laughing.
Lucius slammed a fist against the door, pointing and shouting at Ed, although no one could hear what he was saying. It was quite clear though, that it was a threat—somewhere along the lines of, "This isn't over, Mudblood!" or "I won't forgive you for this!" or even "THIS… IS MADNESS! THIS… IS SPARTA!" Wait, scratch the last part, Malfoy's not that creative enough, what with the non-existent brain of his…
Ed kicked the door hard, causing Lucius to fall backwards and land on his butt. The compartment roared with laughter once again as Ed folded her arms and grinned triumphantly at Lucius, who picked himself up. He shook a finger in Ed's direction and ran off.
"That's right! Run off, bitch!" she shouted after him.
"Ed: 1, Lucius: 0," Aly declared, all the while laughing. "Man, he's so going to get it, and bad."
"That's what happens when you mess with the Midget of Hell," Aqua said as an afterthought, while Remus grinned at her statement.
Really, that was the third time, and Ed wouldn't and couldn't take anymore.
Needless to say, the rest of the train ride was spent with Aly trying to restrain Ed from strangling Aqua.
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The trio and the Mauraders separated as they got off the train and entered Hogwarts in the carriages, proved long enough for the Marauders to be acquainted with the trio. Ed had no intention of keeping them, Aly and Aqua concluded, what with Ed muttering all the while about "fucking idiotic Marauders".
Aqua's ice colored eyes scanned the Great Hall. She looked up at the enchanted ceiling, a perfect imitation of the cloudy night skies of good old English weather and couldn't help marvel. She always did love watching the sky, whether to cloud gaze or simply be awe-stricken by its beauty.
She got snapped back to reality by the huge double-doors of the Great Hall opening and a line of nervous looking first years entered.
The Sorting Hat then began its song.
The three girls were reminiscing about the time way back when, the time when they were the ones who were going up that platform, wondering what House they will be sorted in.
Aqua was the worst of the three. She remembered that in her early years in life she was that shy little wallflower nobody noticed and she was just content with that. That's why she was fairly surprised to be sorted in Gryffindor of all Houses. How in Merlin's name, did she ever get sorted there?! She just couldn't believe it. That is, until she met the two freaks she now calls her best-friends. And honestly, she couldn't be more proud to call them that.
Aly had been all neutral about it. She just thought that everything happens for a reason, and the Hat had a hard time, because it really wanted her to choose when she didn't really want to. She could've gone places in whichever House she chose, but she didn't really mind. The Hat got annoyed and sent her to Gryffindor, and she couldn't care less.
Ed had a mental battle with the Sorting Hat in her first year. It told her she could do great in Ravenclaw, but Ed wanted to be in Gryffindor and imagined throwing off the Hat and ripping it to pieces and burning it in a huge fire. The Hat got hurt, and threw a mental fit. Haha, mental fit, get it? Nevermind. The Sorting Hat took quite some time with Ed. It even mentioned that she could make it to Slytherin—which, of course, devastated Ed. She could practically feel the aura of 'pompous' with the little addition of 'bastard'.
Now back to the present, James meanwhile had been embarking on a hard and disembarking task.
Thinking. Wait, no, that was bloody brutal. How about 'actually thinking'. There, now that sounded harsh, just a step lower.
"So guys, I was thinking—"
"Bloody Hell Prongs, don't hurt yourself too much." A large grin formed on Sirius' face.
James gave him a death-glare. "Oh real mature Padfoot."
"James, you're talking to Sirius about being mature. It's very similar to teaching an ogre to take a bath." Remus added in.
"Hey! I resent that! My handsome face can never be compared to one of an ogre!" Sirius retorted angrily.
"Oh, I don't know Pads. Your nose does look a bit wide..." James grinned. It seems that his anger evaporated.
"WHAT IN BLOODY PLACES DID YOU SAY?!"
"I SAID…"
Remus tuned out most of the duo's usual banter and turned to the shocked first years that were unfortunately seated beside them. "You get a glimpse at my hell."
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Incredibly early in the morning, before dawn even came, Ed had already opened her amber-gold eyes. She drowsily got out of her nice, comfortable bed and headed straight for the showers. Once fully bathed, she started braiding her hair, put on her uniform and guess what she does next? Five seconds.
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Her head falls back to the pillow and she starts sleeping. Again.
So unexpected, right? It was always like this; consider it one of her strange habits, just so that your jaw will lift up from the floor.
It felt only seconds after closing her eyes when she was thrown out of her bed and onto the hard floor. Ed groaned and opened her heavy eyelids once again to find two pairs of eyes staring into hers.
"What do you two want?" Ed whined, starting get up in a sitting position.
"To actually have breakfast." Aly replied.
"To get our schedules." Aqua put in.
"To not get McGonagall go all 'crazy-demented-mass-murderer' on us because we're late."
"To-"
"OKAY, OKAY! I fucking get it! Yeesh!"
Aly and Aqua smiled.
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"Ah, the first day of classes. You know what this means, right? The smell of new parchment, seeing Lily, more pranks to plan, seeing Lily, sneak trips to the kitchen…and did I mention seeing Lily?"
"PRONGS! SHUT THE BLOODY HELL UP FOR MERLIN'S SAKE!" That was Sirius.
"But it's about seeing Lily!" Waste of time, really, to say who this is.
"WE HEARD YOU THE FIRST HUNDRED TIMES!"
Remus and Peter nodded in agreement.
Whatever James was about to say was cut off by a voice that was melodic. Probably 'cause it was singing.
"So she said, 'What's the problem, baby?'" All of them turned their headsto the sound and found the same three girls from the compartment going down the hallway. Dancing.
The short one was at the middle, the black haired girl on her right and the one they remembered as Aly on the other side, she was also the one they heard singing.
All of them were swaying their arms around as blondie, Ed, sang the next line. "What's the problem, I don't know, well maybe I'm in love,"
"Love!" the other two girls chorused.
The black haired girl, Aqua, continued with, "Think about it, every time I think about it, can't stop thinking 'bout it."
"How much longer will it take to cure this? Just to cure it 'cause I can't ignore it if it's love," Aly's turn.
"Love!"
All of them then sang, "Makes me wanna turn around"—here Ed extended her arms upwards, pointed her a finger from each hand downwards, made a circular motion and the two on either side of her made a full body turn—" and face me, but I don't know nothing 'bout love. Ohhh."
They turned back to throwing their arms all over this place; this time with snapping.
"Come on, come on, turn a little faster. Come on, come on, the world will follow after. Come on, come on, 'cause everybody's after love."
"So I said, 'I'm a snowball running'," Aqua.
Cue Ed with: "Running down into the spring that's coming all this love melting under blue skies belting out sunlight, shimmering love."
"Well baby I surrender to the strawberry ice cream, never ever end of all this love. Well I didn't mean to do it but there's no escaping your love." Aly sang.
Aqua: "These lines of lightning mean we're never alone, never alone, no, no,"
By the time they all started singing simultaneously again, they were about ten meters from the entrance of the Great Hall.
"Come on, come on, move a little closer. Come on, come on, I want to hear you whisper. Come on, come on, settle down inside my love.
"Come on, come on, jump a little higher. Come on, come on, if you feel a little lighter. Come on, come on, we were once upon a time in love.
"We're accidentally in love."
"Accidentally in love."
"Accidentally in love."
"Accidentally in love."
"Accidentally in love."
"Accidentally in love."
"Accidentally in love."
"Accidentally in love."
"Accidentally! I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love.
"Accidentally! I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love.
"Accidentally!"
"Come on, come on, spin a little tighter. Come on, come on, and the world's a little brighter. Come on, come on, just get yourself inside her.
"Love, I'm in love."
They made their big finish with a long note for the last word.
Many of the people in the Great Hall had wide eyes, as well as the people behind them, including The Marauders.
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Me: Another chapter (hey that rhymes!) accomplished!
VM: * dryly* Whooot
Me: *smacks VM upside the head* 'Could you be more energetic?!
VM: No...
Me: *shoots her the bird* FUCK YOU!
VM: I'd rather not...
Me: *puts hands on ears and closes eyes* NO! NO! THE MENTAL IMAGE! GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD!
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