25th October
"James! Get off of my bed you bloody hippogriff." Sirius screamed as James scattered away to avoid the pillow aimed in his direction.
However, Remus wasn't so lucky, the pillow hit him square in the face and made Remus stumble a few steps backwards, dropping a few books in the process.
"Just what I need, thanks Sirius." Remus spoke with an unenthusiastic tone. The bags underneath Remus' eyes were growing increasingly darker each dark for the past week.
"Remus…are you ok, mate? You really don't look good." James asked his eyebrow rose, looking quizzically at his friend. Worried for his friend he added, "You actually look worse than yesterday, and I thought that was bad."
Blinking his eyes rapidly while trying to fight off of a yawn, Remus replied, "Such a lovely compliment from my 'friend'. My mum is quite ill; I need to go home tonight to help look after her with my Dad."
The next day, the three friends stood outside of the Potions classroom waiting for Professor Slughorn to arrive.
"Is Sluggie ever on time for a lesson nowadays? I mean if I can make it on time then surely he could make an effort." Sirius said, shaking his head while staring up at no particular spot on the wall. James and Peter sniggered at his comment, whereas, Lily Evans shook her head in dismay. "If you boys would ever listen in class than rather make up nicknames for people, you may actually begin to comprehend the effort teachers make in preparing our lesson." At this point Professor Slughorn made an appearance and beckoned the students into his classroom.
Taking a glance at the girl to his right, James answered, "Of course we pay attention, Lovely Lily, but teachers seem to favour some students over us wonderful people. Anyway, like you need to pay attention, Slughorn already seems to have his eyes on higher things for you." At this statement, Lily's cheeks began to redden so she turned and started a new topic with Severus while entering the Potions classroom.
Upon entering the classroom, James noticed that because of an absent Remus, he would have no partner for the lesson. As if reading James' mind, Professor Slughorn bellowed out, "James- my boy, you will join Lily and Severus today, if that is no problem?" Turning his head to the two students in question. Lily answered with a polite smile, but however, missed the scowl on her partners face as James approached the free stool he would be occupying for the lesson.
"Just read your bloody quidditch book or hum a song, stay out of my way Potter. Just because you may scrape a pass, I would like a good grade." Snape said unenthusiastically. While Lily started adding the appropriate ingredients to the shared cauldron, there was an unannounced stare between the two males, which even though there was no prize, neither one would back down.
This is going to be an eventful lesson thought James. Maybe I should just add some of the slime from your hair and see how the potion will turn out, Snivellus.
"JAMES POTTER!"
Jumping at his voice being shouted, he turned to find a very angry Lily Evans staring at him with wild eyes. "What in the world did you do to Severus' hair?"
"A good day to you too Evans, and Snivellus? I have no idea, do explain." However, there was no need for explaining as at that moment a pink head of hair decided to approach the couple in the hall way.
"Brings out those lovely dark eyes of yours," James sniggered, "And what are the chances that it wasn't actually me that did this. Whoever did this deserves a bloody kiss."
"Kiss me, James." Howled Sirius, who just made his exit from the Great Hall, jumping onto James' back while puckering his lips in an attempt to embarrass James.
"Get off, you oaf!" James shoved Sirius off; as they began to walk towards the Staircase, a squeak of a voice was just about heard, "James! Sirius! Wait!"
Peter Pettigrew came charging down the halls in an attempt to catch up with his other roommates, Sirius turned to face the boy while saying, "Seriously mate, next time just get a bulldozer you were barging people out of the way that fast."
"Sorry. Nice job on Severus' hair by the way. Permanent stay?" answered Peter.
"BLACK! COME AND CHANGE MY HAIR BACK NOW!"
"And so the week begins…" said James, bursting into a jog to be rid of the Bat Bogey hex headed in their direction.
