A/N: So I'm back and I'm updating obviously. But first I would like to share some news with you. On Monday while I was in ASDA (Walmart if you live in America) I saw this guy with lots of small tattoos on his arm and one of them to my delight was the Deathly Hallows symbol. Of course, me being well me, got really excited and started tearing up and jumping up and down and the girl the guy was with was staring at me as I clutched onto my brothers arms freaking out. Yep. Sorry for the delay but I sadly do have a social life. Which some of you may or may not find shocking.

DISCLAIMER: NOT MINE YEAH!

DEDICATED TO: NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM BECAUSE IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY THE OTHER DAY, HARRY POTTER BECAUSE IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY THE OTHER DAY AND JK ROWLING BECAUSE EIT WAS HER BIRTHDAY THE OTHER DAY AND SHE INVENTED THE HARRY POTTER UNIVERSE AND CHANGE LIVES. I LOVE YOU ALL!

-CONVERSATION OF THE CHAPTER-

ME: HEY STU!

STU: Stu?

ME: Yes, Stu. It's shortened for Stuart which is your name duh.

STU: Oh. Erm, do you mind not calling me that?

ME: What? Why not?

STU: I don't really like the sound it. it makes me feel like a meal. You know because stew is a meal?

ME: Huh. Stu the meal. I like it.

STU: Yes, stew is a meal however I am not.

ME: Oh I never would've guessed.

STU: …

ME: So, I heard that while Grace is in hospital you are filling in for the Gryffindor Seeker. How on earth did that happen?

STU: HEY!

ME: I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

STU: Good. Now I have go to my first practice. I cant be late it wont make a good first impression.

ME: Oh, yeah. Yeah okay. Bye.

STU: Bye!

*Stu disappears*

ME: Stu the meal.*In a singing voice* STUUUUUUUUUUU STUUUUUUUU STUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! ON WITH THE STORY!

24

True to their word when Remus returned James and Sirius didn't say a word to him and acted 'normal'.

Normal for them was hexing Snivellus everytime they saw him in the corridors and landing detention.

Normal for other people was studying and… probably not causing mischief.

'JAMES! THE QUAFFLE JUST FLEW RIGHT PAST YOU!'

He jumped.

It seemed that he had spaced out during Quidditch practice.

'SORRY!' He yelled back to Dorcas.

She shook her head at him.

This time, when Dirk passed him the Quaffle, he actually managed to catch it and throw it towards one of the goals where it was saved.

'Catch!' He threw the Quaffle to Bilius who caught it.

'DUCK JAMES!'

He managed just in time to duck before the Bludger that had snuck up behind him hit him in the head.

'SORRY JAMES!' Fabian said and he flew past him to hit the Bludger away.

'IT'S FINE!'

Soon afterwards, practice was called to an end.

The replacement Seeker, some Stu guy had been alright during practice but of course wasn't as good as Gracie.

'We'll meet up again soon,' Dorcas said. 'We're playing Hufflepuff so we're really not under that much stress but remember, never underestimate your opponent.'

We them final words, the team parted.

James met up with Sirius, Remus and Peter who had been watching practice to the stands.

'Good practice.' Sirius said clapping James on the back.

'Thanks. I was pretty good wasn't I?'

'You missed the Quaffle and you nearly got hit with a Bludger.' Remus rolled his eyes.

James pouted.

'That was because I was thinking.'

'About what?' Remus questioned with raised eyebrows.

James shuffled a bit.

'Er,'

He raked his mind for an innocent topic.

'That Valentine's day is this month.'

Sirius waggled his eyebrows.

'Thinking of asking Lily out again?'

James shrugged.

'I can't really.'

'Why not?' Peter asked.

'Because apparently, according to Gracie, there needs to be fireworks there each time and I do not want to know what will happen to me if I ask Lily out and there is no fireworks.' James shuddered.

'I know!' Sirius said excitedly.

'What?'

'We visit Gracie on Valentines day!'

'That's a brilliant idea!' James cheered.

'Yeah, except that Valentine's day is on a Monday so we have school.' Remus pointed out.

Sirius dismissed it with a wave of his hand.

'So?'

'Good luck trying to convince Lily.' Remus mumbled to himself.

'How do you know Gracie will have a firework with her when you ask Gracie out?' Peter asked.

Rather stupidly in James's opinion.

'Gracie always has fireworks on her for moments like these.' James told him.

'Wait…' Remus said slowly. 'Grace carries fireworks on her?'

'You didn't know?'

'How can she carry them around with her? They could go off at any moment! She is too young to carry them around. SHE COULD DIE!' Remus paced in their dormitory after they returned from the Quidditch Pitch.

'She's carried them around for ages and nothing ever happened. Gracie carried dangerous stuff around all the time and no one if goes off or anything.' Sirius said.

'SHE CARRIES OTHER STUFF AROUND?' Remus bellowed.

'Er… yeah.' Sirius answered rather shocked at Remus's reaction.

'I'm having a very serious talk to her about this when she gets back!' Remus fumed.

'Well, while you practice your speech on what to say to Gracie with Peter, me and Sirius are going out hopefully try and find a secret passage to lead us out of Hogwarts.' James said, grabbing his invisiblility cloak.

Sirius thanked him as they left the dormitory.

'So where are we starting?' Sirius asked as they left the common room after putting the invisibility cloak over them.

'Who's there? come back! where are you?'

They ignored the Fat Lady's calls like always.

'Work our was downwards.' James shrugged.

'Good idea as any.' Sirius answered.

They were starting on the fifth floor when Sirius spoke up.

'Hey James...'

'Yes?'

'What exactly are we looking for?' Sirius questioned.

'I don't know. Something unusual or out of place...'

'Like this picture of a vase of flowers is on the wall in this corridor when the other pictures hung up on this corridor are people?'

'Exactly! Lets go check it out.'

So they did.

Which really meant staring at the picture.

Sirius reached out and ticked the flowers.

'What? It might be the same as the kitchens.'

'Good point. But I don't think it is.' James said.

'Let's just...'

Sirius tried to move the portrait off the wall.

'What are you doing?' James asked as Sirius contuined to try and pry the picture off the wall.

'Trying to get it to come off.'

James shook his head.

'Come on, lets go down to the next floor.'

So they did.

They arrived at the fourth floor and wondered around for a bit.

'There's nothing-' Sirius groaned.

'Wait.' James cut him off. He then pointed at a lone, large mirror on a wall.

'Why is there a mirror in a corridor at Hogwarts. A little strange don't you think?' James said with raised eyebrows.

'A little. Or maybe a lot...'

'Alohomora.' James said, waving his wand at the mirror.

Nothing happened.

'Should I poke it?' Sirius said, poking it.

'That was stupid Sirius.' James said, giving him an odd look.

'What can I say? I'm like that.'

'Why yes. Yes you are.'

'So that's why I'm going to try and open it again.'

Sirius placed his hands on the left side off the mirror and pulled.

'Help us a bit James.' Sirius said after a few tires.

James joined him in trying and the mirror lifted up a little.

'Did you see that?' James asked excitedly.

'I sure did,' Sirius replied. 'Maybe...'

Sirius ran his hands across the mirrors frame when he reached the bottom.

'I've got it, a handle!'

The handle was hidden very well and after pulling and pulling the mirror upwards it rose. It was now only held to the way by the top of the mirror and was laying flat above there heads.

They excitedly went inside and shut the mirror behind them.

The lights, which were a chandelier in the middle of the ceiling, automatically flickered on.

The room was large, very large. It made grey stone walls that were covered in dust and spider webs. A fireplace was placed in the middle of one of the walls and looked like it hadn't been used in years. Bookshelves lined the walls and were filled with small and large books and on closer look were all to do with different subjects. Many were old and falling to pieces. In the room was 3 red sofas and 2 red armchairs with blue pillows scattered on them. Dust covered them. They were placed across or next to fireplace so they were surrounding it. The blue rug on the floor, that matched the pillows was all dust filled. A small wooden table was placed in the middle of the sofas, armchairs and the fireplace.

And there was still lots of space in the room.

'Look at it!' Sirius said happily.

'It's huge!' James added in.

'This can totally be our place and no one else will know about it.'

'Agreed.' James said looking around the room.

'Hey James look!' Sirius shouted.

'What?'

He went over to where Sirius stood.

Sirius pointed to a door he had open that had a passage that led to somewhere.

'Woah...'

'Where do you reckon it goes to?' Sirius asked.

'I have a sneaking feeling that it leads to Hogsmeade.'James replied.

'We've got a Bingo.'

A/N: Hope you liked the chapter and the other day I realised I had 17 reviews on this story so far so thank you guys so much if you have reviewed! I was thinking… maybe with could round it up to 20? Maybe try and get it to 20 after I've posted the next chapter? Thank you!