Disclaimed: If I was really JK, wouldn't I be writing the 7th book now instead of this?
AN: I felt anoyed soI took it out on this chapter with pain and misery. It's not as funny as the others butI promise the next one will be much better. Thanks to Zippy-Wings for reviewing. WARNING: a bit of SB/LE only this chapter.
Chapter 4
Disaster for James
James awoke early the next day. He changed quietly and grabbed two letters he had written last night. He tiptoed from the dormitory being careful not to wake the others. The sun was creeping into the common room, as James walked thought it to the portrait hole. He made his was sleepily to the Owlery. After half an hour (or so it felt) of searching for it, James asked a Gryffindor fourth year if she knew the way. She took pity on him and walked him there, seeing as it was only down the corridor.
"Thanks" James called as she walked away.
He looked around the Owlery for his snowy owl. At last James decided he must still be out and settled on the only part of floor that wasn't covered in droppings, waiting. He took the letters from his pocket and read them thought. The first said:
Dear Mum and Dad,
Hogwarts is great! I made it into Gryffindor like you and made four new friends: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. My first day was cool. I almost changed the match into a needle in Transfiguration. It went all silver but not pointy. I got into a bit of duel trying to stick up for a girl in Gryffindor and got a detention for it - "Sounds better than the truth" James thought - but it was worth it. Thanks for the sweets, I shared them with my friends and Peter burnt his tongue on an acid pop!
Hope your alright, missing you loads.
James.
James unrolled the next scroll. It read:
Dear Harry,
I know you might be to busy to read this, but it makes me fell better writing to you. Anyways, you were right, Hogwarts is fun! I have belched during Dumbledore's start-of-term speech and got a detention in Transfiguration for playing exploding snap in the back of the class. I don't have any good ideas for pranks yet but if you have any, please send me some. I can't think of anything else to say.
From your little bro, James.
James rolled the parchment up. He jumped as something heavy landed on his shoulder and looked up to see Benji. James rolled the letters up delicately and tied them onto Benji's leg.
"Take Harry's first, I want him to get it as soon as possible."
The snowy owl gave a hoot then hopped out of the window. James watched as the owl grew smaller and smaller into the distance. He continued to stare across the grounds for awhile before the Owlery door opening stirred him. Sirius stuck his head of dark, shaggy hair around the door, beaming stupidly.
"Ha ha, there you are." He said triumphantly. "A fourth year girl said you'd be here."
"Yeah," smiled James, wiping as tear from his eye. "I'm here"
"Why you crying?"
"I yawned" James lied quickly "You know how yawning makes your eyes water."
Sirius nodded, but was still unconvinced. "Speed up, your gonna miss breakfast, I'll race ya"
"One, two, three, RUN!" shouted James, pushing Sirius out of the way.
"OY! Give me a chance!" Sirius yelled after James.
Sirius chased James down to the Great Hall, dodging students, sliding down banisters, diving down staircases and darting thought corridors. They drew neck and neck, both breaking into a sprint. Passers-by could only see blurs going past them. Sirius turned to James, watching the concentration on his face. Suddenly James took a sharp turn right. Sirius laughed, thinking James had taken a wrong turning and continued forward. Big mistake. He collided painfully with a stone wall. There was a sickening crack as his head made contact with it. Sirius staggered backwards and fell back into someone's outstretched arms. He looked up, dazed, and saw the outline of a girl. He noticed vivid green eyes, staring into his, before everything went black.
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Sirius' eyes flicked open. The bright white stung his eyes, making his head throb even more. He sat up and looked at the evenly spaced beds surrounding him, each with white linen sheets.
"Where am I?" He muttered "Is this heaven?"
"Heaven you Idiot!" came a surprised voice "what did you think you did, hit the wall and died on impacted?"
Sirius blinked, recognising the voice. He looked around to see the smiling face of Remus Lupin.
"Remus, what are you doing in heaven?" asked Sirius dumbly.
Someone knocked him on the side of the head, sending a shot of pain thought his body.
"You're not in heaven, Dingus!"
"Leave him alone" Remus said, turning to Peter." he just woke up"
"Explain" Sirius said.
Remus and Peter launched into their own versions of story, arguing occasionally over what was right. Sirius found out that after he crashed, he got taken to the hospital wing and had been in a coma for three days.
"So who brought me here?" Sirius asked, interrupting another quarrel.
His two friends exchanged weird looks.
"Evans" Came a strangely strangled voice. James head appeared between Remus and Peter. He looked sulky. "She sent you this"
James threw something onto Sirius' lap. Sirius picked up a bright pink card with 'Get well soon' written in blue, curly writing on the front. Inside was written'Dear Sirius, I hope you get well soon, Love Lily'. Sirius' mouth twitched, trying not to smile. Sadly it didn't work and James saw it. He stormed out of the room.
"James!" Sirius called pathetically after him.
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That night Sirius came out of the Hospital Wing. He, Remus and Peter where sat in the corner of the common room. None of them had seen James since he ran out of the Hospital Wing.
"She keeps looking at me" Sirius muttered, turning his back to Lily Evans.
"You keep looking at her" Peter replied simply.
"No I don't!"
"You do, how else would you know she's looking at you?"
"Shut up!" Sirius moaned, unable to think of a comeback.
Peter smiled and returned to his Potion's essay. Sirius looked out of the window. He notice Lily reflected in it, chatting with her friends. She kept looking over at him and shaking her head. Her friend were nodding and laughing. Finally, it looked like Lily gave in and walked towards him.
"Hi, Sirius" She said breathlessly, taking a seat opposite him.
"Hi, t…thanks for t…the card" Sirius stuttered, his inside were wiggling.
"That's alright…ummm…how you feeling?"
"Better"
Lily smiled. She lent forward and kissed Sirius on the lips just as James walked into the room. When Lily pulled away, her friend started clapping and laughing. Peter and Remus were looking at Lily in discussed and James was no where to be seen. Lily looked at Sirius' stunned face and ran from the room to her dormitory.
AN: I'll explain about Harry next chapter.
