Disclaimer: Blah, blah, blah. same as the other chapters.
A/N: I need help! I can't think of any pranks or stuff to do in detention. If you got any ideas please send them into me.
Thanks everyone (or just the 3 of you) for reviewing.Just thought I'd warn you, there is a charactor death in this chapter, but it's not really important or upsetting. It's atually pretty weird. Anyways, heres the story:
Chapter 6
This means war, Potter!
A bell rang somewhere in the distance. The only other sound to be heard in Hogwarts grounds were hurried footsteps and heavy breathing as Sirius Black charged towards a black haired boy. Sirius open hand made contact with James' face; thick, sludgy mud squelched thought the gaps in his fingers, smudging onto James' glasses and blocking his nose and mouth. Spluttering, James reached blindly out, shoving the closest thing away from him. Remus slipped as James' fist collided with his chest, making him fall backwards into Peter who toppled into the mud once more. Sirius doubled up with laughter as he watched Remus struggle to get to his feet, slipping again and making him and Peter sink lower in the mud. Something wet hit the side of Sirius' face. James was knelt in a muddy puddle, his hand covered in sloppy mud, just like Sirius' face.
"Look at the pathetic little babies"
James (who had just been tackled by Sirius and was now struggling to breath) rolled on his stomach and looked up at the three girls in front of him. His hand automatically jumped to his hair, messing it up and adding mud to the gel.
"Hello, Lily, my love" He said sweetly, after getting his breath back.
"He's a right Romeo, isn't he" said Hannah, nudging Lily.
"Romawho?"
"Don't worry your pretty little head Potter" Lily sighed "I doubted you can read."
"You think I'm pretty?" James asked excitedly "Well I think your pretty, even with mud on you face."
"Very fun- AAAAAH! POTTER!"
James hand flung a handful of earth at Lily, which splattered her face and robes. Hannah was giggling madly next to her, watching her friend's red (and brown) face as she shook with fury.
"This means war, Potter!" Lily spat "Come on, we're going. Hannah, Tasha. Tasha?" She looked around wildly. "Where's Tasha?"
Remus shrugged "Dunno, hey! Where's Pete- AAAAAH!"
Remus had been knocked off his feet by something speeding by. Peter skidded to a halt, turned and grinned at something. Remus, once again, struggled to get up seeing as the grass was so damp. Finally he gave up. Lying on the floor, he looked over to see what Peter was grinning at. Tasha came hurtling towards them. She tripped over Remus' outstretched feet and slid along the floor. By now, everyone, including Lily, had collapsed in hysterics. Tasha started pelting everyone with mud, but she was laughing so hard, she couldn't control her shots.
Professor McGonagall marched towards them, whipping muck off her jade robes.
"I suggest," She said in a voice determined to be calm "That you go to your dormitories, get washed and changed, then meet me in my office. NOW!"
They scramble past McGonagall, racing to Gryffindor tower.
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"Never before have I seen such despicable behaviour." Professor McGonagall said, pacing up and down in front of the seven first years. James knew this wasn't true because his brother had had plenty of mud fights before, and always had points taken off him. "I am afraid we have some strict rules about mud fights and I am going to have to take twenty points, each, from Gryffindor. You will each receive a detention tonight, my office, at five o'clock."
"Twenty points each!" exclaimed Peter "Professor, that's… that's … ummm …"
"One hundred and forty" Remus hissed.
"One hundred and forty points!" concluded Peter.
"Thank you Mr Pettigrew, and Mr Lupin, I am well aware of the amount of points I have taken from my own house." McGonagall sighed "You may go"
They all muttered "thank you" before exiting. Once they were out of the classroom, Lily slapped James across the face.
"You landed us in detention" she said over the bell "and now you've made us miss lunch. Thanks a lot, Potter"
"Anytime, my sweet" James called to Lily's retreating back.
"Don't you think that's going a bit far?" Remus asked as they made their way to History of Magic. "Calling Evans 'My sweet' or 'My love'?"
"It's a joke" grinned James "Besides, I like it when she gets angry. She looks-"
"Don't you think it was a bit harsh of McGonagall, taking twenty points off each?" Sirius interrupted loudly.
"Yeah" Remus agreed, now keen to get off the subject of Lily "and giving us all detention!"
Peter joined in "The girls will want revenge now, especially Evans"
"Lily has beautiful eyes" James sighed dreamily.
The others groaned as they walked into the History of Magic classroom. Lily, Hannah, Tasha, Emma and Sally were all grouped around Lily's desk, talking in whispers and glancing in the boy's direction. Nobody noticed the ghost drift though the blackboard.
"Good afternoon class" the ghost said, making everyone jump "Today we'll be learning-"
"Professor" Sirius said loudly "You're… You're a … a…"
"Ghost" James finished, stunned.
"Ten points for noticing, Mr Potter" Professor Binns said sarcastically ""But, as I was saying-"
"How come you're a ghost, sir?" asked Emma "You were human yesterday"
"The mater of what I am is not important to this lesson!" The ghost Binns said at the top of your voice "Today's lesson is-"
"How'd you die, sir" interrupted Travis eagerly "Was it some deadly disease? Or-"
"Where'd you die?" asked Hannah over Travis "Was it in school?"
"That's not important! We are here to learn History of Magic. Please, no more interruptions!" shouted Binns at a now silent class. "Thank you"
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Binns' death was the only topic of conversation at dinner. There were loads of rumors flying around, like Binns hadn't noticed he'd died until a fourth year blurted it out in his first lesson, and the divination teacher found his body in the staff room and was now in St Mungo's being treated for shock. As they walked up to Professor McGonagall's office, James was sure he heard someone assuring their friend that a student had killed Binns before breakfast that morning because he made the lessons so boring. Peter had also overheard the conversation and was now naming people he thought it could have been.
"…Bet it was Snape, I heard him complaining about how he always falls asleep in History of Magic-"
"Drop it, Peter" James said, opening the office door. "Do you seriously think a student killed Binns?"
Peter muttered something under him breath. James managed to make out "Probably you"
"Oh yeah it was defiantly me" He said sarcastically, letting the door swing shut behind him.
"It's the blood traitor crew!" Came a falsely cheery voice from the shadows. "How nice of you to join me, I was getting lonely."
Severus Snape stepped into the light. The flames of the torches were reflected in his greasy, black hair which framed his pale face. The door creaked open again and Lily, Hannah and Tasha entered.
"And the mudblood's joining us!" Snape said, sounding slightly shocked "I'd never of dreamt that the mudblood, know-it-all would ever get detention!"
"DON'T CALL HER THAT!" James spat, starting forward at Snape.
"Grab him" Remus hissed urgently to Peter, who was nearest.
Peter held the back of James robes to stop him getting any closer. Snape laughed loudly as James struggled to get free.
"How sweet, blood traitor is sticking up for mudblood."
"I said don't call her that" James snarled "Let go of me, Peter" He added angrily.
"Ok" Peter said, releasing the back of James' robes. James stumbled forward and landed on Snape.
"Peter!" Sirius and Remus yelled, diving at the two now wrestling boys.
"What? I just did what he said" Peter mumbled, watch Sirius and Remus pull the other two apart with great difficulty.
"Your … so … thick" panted Sirius, holding back James "You … don't … have … to … do … everything … you're … told … to"
"Oh"
"Could do with a little help" Remus said angrily as Snape's fist narrowly missed his eye for the third time.
"AAAARRRGGGHHH! HE BIT ME!" yelled Sirius, dropping James and rubbing his hand "He bit me"
"Well you pinched me!" argued James.
"You bit me" Sirius cried pathetically.
"You pinched me!"
"Give it a rest you two!" Remus bellowed over Hannah, Tasha and Lily's laughing fits and Sirius' continued whimpers of "He bit me"
"Where's McGonagall" Peter asked.
"I'm here, Mr Pettigrew" came McGonagall's voice from the doorway. "I am going to have to take ten points each from Mr's Potter and Snape for fighting, and a further ten points from Mr Snape for the language he has used" ("She likes taking points off" Sirius whispered for only James to hear) "For your detention's I am going to split you into pairs."
"Do we get to choose the pairs, Professor?" Tasha asked.
"No, Miss Brain. You and Mr Pettigrew will be helping Madam Mathews in the library. Mr Lupin and Miss Stevens will help Mr Filch, Mr Snape and Mr Black (Sirius gave her a look of disgusted) will be helping me and Mr Potter will help Professor Slughorn with Miss Evans. Go, now"
James grinned at Lily as they followed Peter, Tasha, Remus and Hannah from McGonagall's office. They each went in different directions, Remus and Hannah to Filch's office, Peter and Tasha to the library and James and Lily to the dungeons. Slughorn was waiting outside of his office and started clapping when he saw them approach.
"I was hoping to get you two!" He said cheerfully, patting James on the back "Come in, come in, make yourselves at home."
James and Lily exchanged confused looks before walking into the office. Lily gasped. The office was so unlike McGonagall's. Although it was down in the dungeons, where there were no windows, the room was really bright, as if Slughorn had stolen the sun and stuck it in the corner. The walls and ceiling had shimmering emerald, gold and crimson hangings draped upon them, making the place look like a huge tent. Four chunky, little, scarlet and gold armchairs (each with little bottle green stools) surrounded a large, wooden coffee table next to a crackling fire. Wooden cabinets with glass doors where place along the walls, many had potion bottles or drink bottles inside.
"Please, take a seat" Slughorn said enthusiastically, gesturing towards the armchairs before busying himself with one of the cupboards. "Can I interest you in a butterbeer?"
"Yes, please" James said, a little unsure.
"A beer!" Lily said, sounding confused.
"Don't worry, my dear." Slughorn laughed, now pouring the butterbeer into three tankards and handing one each to James and Lily.
James drank deeply from his before sinking into the armchair with a satisfied "aaaah". Lily sipped nervously at the foaming contents of her tankard. She felt her body warm up immediately.
"What do you want us to do, Professor?" asked James.
"Want you to do?" Slughorn enquired, puzzled.
"For the detention"
"Oh yes!" Slughorn said in a booming voice "I almost forgot, yes… well, I know that Miss Evans here has a knack for potion making. Tell me, are you possibly related to Terrence Evans, inventor of the Veritaserum potion?"(A/N: I have no idea who invented the Veritaserum potion)
"I don't think so, sir." Lily replied "I'm muggle born, you see."
"I'd never have guessed! Well, it's always nice to have fresh talent" said Slughorn with a smile, getting sidetracked again. He turned to James. "Now m'boy, Professor McGonagall tells me you are excellent at Transfiguration, is that true?" without waiting for an answer, Slughorn continued "I suppose you get that from you father. I had the pleasure of teaching him, I'm afraid to say he wasn't that good at potions. Your brother on the other hand…"
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James and Lily stumbled thought the portrait hole six hours later, both yawning widely and full of butterbeer. They found their friends in opposite corners of the common room. When James collapsed in a chair next to Peter, Sirius asked "What took you so long, James? Did the old Potter charm finally work on Evans"
"You gotta be joking!" James said, tiredly "She didn't even speak to me. But, then again, she never got the chance." When his friends continued to look bewildered, James explained. "We got treated to Slughorn talking non-stop about some ex-students he 'helped' achieve what they became today. Most of them where famous authors or Quidditch players. Then he wouldn't shut up about this bloke called Tom Riddle. Said it was such a waste for him to work in a shop, and then disappear like that. By that time I was wish that I could disappear."
His friends laughed.
"We had to polish some trophies in the trophy room" Remus said "I saw Tom Riddle's name on a Service's to the School trophy. He must have been something special."
"Weird" whispered Peter "I saw Riddle's name on a list of old Prefects and Head boys in the library."
"I saw a load of chewing gum" said Sirius in a bored voice "and I saw some accidentally fly onto Snape's face."
Everyone sniggered .James yawned widely.
"I'm gonna bed." He said wandering up the staircase.
A/N: Them knowing Riddle isn't important, I just thought I'd add it in.
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