The Daily thread:4th April - (dialogue) "Never start a marriage with a kidnapping. Both of you promise me that right now."

The New Year Zodiac Challenge:Dog about Sirius Black. Include 'metal' in your story.

March Event: Jewell Day:Alexandrite - June Birthstone

Ring: Write about the Marauders

Word count:604

Peter threw the ball at Remus, chuckling and saying

"Come on Sirius! You can do better than this! Come on catch it!"

James laughed from the sides at his best friend's expense. He had been cast out of the game half an hour ago being hit with the ball. It was a silly thing they had invented. Two of them would try to hit the other two and after they hit one said person would have to leave the game and suffer some pranks later on,Marauder the rules would change and the one who had escaped would have to try and catch the ball and hit one of the other two by taking his place and then the game would start over.

It wasn't the most complicated game and all,but it was fun and what else was there to do when you were a fifth year in the summer vacation?

Well,nothing would be James'anwer, but he knew too well that if he asked Remus or Hermione the answer would be homework. Or reading, or any other boring activity. And most certainly that was the answer Evans would give too if asked. No wonder that she was such good friends with Remus and Hermione. They were all bookish. Especially the latter.

With all the honesty and no matter how much James loved Sirius,and he loved him very much(Sirius was the brother he had never had),he couldn't comprehend how Sirius Black,the school player,Beater in the Quidditch team and owner of a blackl motorbike,who died after rock metal, had ended up falling in love with the most bookish person ever,the most laid down girl and who loved classical music,Hermione Granger, the brightest witch of their generation.

It really it was impossible for him to understand how those two had fallen in love when imat first they seemed to hate each other.

But,he supposed that opposites do attract. Because people more in love than those two…

"Earth to James!" called a voice to his right startling him. It was Hermione's. He had forgotten about her. She had ended up the first out of the game and ever since she had been reading some book.

"What?"he asked her.

"The game is over. Sirius," she smiled at the name of her boyfriend, "caught the ball. The boys are heading inside for a drink. Your mother called us for a break. She said that she made cookies and lemonade"

James got up off the grass and started running towards the house. The house elves'cooking may be good,but his mother's cookies were brilliant. No one made better cookies than her.

Behind him Hermione smiled at get friends antics and closing her book she got up as well. Mrs. Potter made the best lemonade ever.

She enter the room to find her boyfriend on the floor,laughing his head off with Remus and Peter as well. James was clutching his father's arm not to fall and his mother was chuckling softly on the side.

"All right everyone!"she shouted making everyone jump and effectively that stopped laughing."What's so funny?"

James' father cleared his throat.

"I was telling the boys here how I proposed to Euphimia.I kidnapped her"

Hermione gaped at him. That wasn't something she had expected him to say. Then she turned to her boyfriend and to James and said

"Never start a marriage with a kidnapping. Both of you promise me that right now."

Sirius cracked a smile.

"I promise sweety" and then bending down on one knee

"Will you marry me?"