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CHAPTER 3: Transfiguration

Lily was on her way to the Transfiguration classroom when her friends caught up with her.

"Where were you at breakfast?"

"Oh, I woke up early so went without you guys. I'm sorry." She said sincerely.

"By yourself?" Jamie asked yawning.

"Not exactly," Lily admitted.

"What do you mean 'not exactly'?" Ivy asked.

"Who did you go with?" Mary asked.

"Well, um, no one in particular." Lily answered.

"Does this no one in particular have unruly hair?" Mary asked, "Glasses and an oversized ego?"

"Most of the boys in this school have unruly hair and oversized egos." Lily said.

"So it was a boy!" Ivy said.

"No!"

"Who was it?" Mary asked.

"No one."

"Merlin's beard! Was it Potter?" Ivy demanded.

"It was early no one else was up!"

"Wow. You having breakfast with Potter." Mary said as if she couldn't believe it.

"None of you were up!" Lily exclaimed.

"But why Potter?" Ivy asked.

"He was the only one up!" They walked into the class then and Lily hoped that would be the last of the 'breakfast with Potter' discussion forever. Lily sat down with Jamie beside her. This way she could help her when she couldn't get the spell to work right. And since Ivy had no patience for it Ivy sat with Mary.

"What happened to him?" Jamie asked.

"Who?" Lily asked pulling out her notebook.

"James."

"Why what's wrong with him?"

"He was moaning and practically asleep in the Great Hall when we all went down there."

"He just ate too much." Lily answered setting her ink bottle on the table and uncorking it.

"So you didn't fight at all while you ate?" Jamie asked.

"No. I'm trying to be nice to Potter this year. Remember?"

"Yeah, but you hate him. You can't just become friendly."

"Sure I can." Lily argued. Jamie was about to push the matter further but Professor McGonagall transformed from a cat to her human form signaling the start of class.

"Good morning class." She said. There was a bang from the back of the classroom as three Marauders came in.

"Sorry professor." James apologized. Peter sat down next to Remus, who was the only one on time, while James and Sirius sat behind them.

"Yeah sorry." Sirius echoed still grinning. Lily rolled her eyes facing the front again. McGonagall scowled before continuing with class.

"Today you will be conjuring up a goblet. It will not be difficult, most of you succeeded last year. However I don't want mediocre, so do your best and show me what you have by the end of class." She stepped behind her desk. "Also take notes from chapter 3 and have an essay ready to hand in on what you read by Thursday." There was some complaining as the class pulled out their text books and got to work. "But before you start that I would like to remind you that this year you will be taking your N.E.W.T.S. So if you want to pass I strongly suggest more studding than pranking." She looked directly at the Marauders. "Some of you might even consider a tutor."

Lily put a heading on a piece of parchment before beginning the task of conjuring a goblet. Of course she had already done it, but this time she'd try to make it look better and do it without saying the incantation.

Jamie brandished her wand around dangerously muttering the incantation under her breath. But nothing was happening. Lily peered around her shoulder to the back of the room where the Marauders were sitting and making a racket.

Peter had managed to produce a mangled goblet, but something had gone wrong so it was half melted and shooting sparks into the air. It didn't help that he was waving his wand frantically trying to get it to stop.

Suddenly the cup was giving off red smoke. It only took a second for the stench to fill Lily's lungs. She coughed uncontrollably as the smoke closed off her breathing. And then it was gone. As fast as it had come it was gone. Some students were still coughing, but the air was clean again.

"Mr. Pettigrew." McGonagall said her mouth a tight line.

"S-S-Sorry Professor," He stammered.

"If your done please turn in you goblets, as for the rest of you, its homework." She said. After that she lectured them on how important passing

their N.E.W.T.S was.

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