AN: Hey everyone! So Lily's received her O.W.L. results now its James and Sirius. How do you think they're going to do? And as always, thanks for reading and please review.

James was awoken by a persistent tapping noise. He groaned and rolled over to face the source of this disturbance when he saw a tawny owl perched on his window sill. Knowing instantly what it was, he grabbed his glasses and shot out of bed.

Opening the window, he took the two letters from the birds beak and watched it fly away. James looked at the two letters in his hand and felt that his letter was slightly heavier than Sirius'.

Once Sirius was sitting up in his bed, rubbing his eyes with one hand while clutching the letter in the other, they decided to open them together. James tore open the seal and poured out the contents of the envelope onto his bed. There were four pieces of parchment along with something metallic. James looked down at the shiny badge, completely dumbfounded. He couldn't say that he hadn't been expecting it, he knew he would get it, just not this soon. It looked like a small shield covered in scarlet as the Gryffindor colour and it had a gold snitch on it. He picked it up, sheer joy filling each ounce of his body.

"I got it!" he yelled at Sirius happiness practically oozing out of his pores.

"Got what? Why you're such a prick?" Sirius joked.

"Show some respect or I'll throw you off the team," James stuck his tongue out at his mate. Sirius gave him a confused look which changed from shock to delight. Sirius leapt out of his bed and thumped James on his back while admiring the badge in his hand. James went to re-read the letter and he remembered that he had also received his O.W.L. results.

He set his badge down carefully on his bedside table and picked up the other piece of parchment. He unfolded it and read the contents slowly and carefully. As he read, he felt a smile spread over his face which grew even wider as he neared the end.

FIFTH YEAR O.W.L. RESULTS

Name: James Potter

SUBJECT RESULTS

Astronomy E

Charms O

Care of Magical Creatures O

Defence Against the Dark Arts O

Divination O

Herbology O

History of Magic E

Potions A

Transfiguration O

James felt ready to burst with joy. This had to be the best day of his life. He raised his head to look at Sirius and saw him smirking slightly. Sirius held out his parchment to James wasn't surprised to see that their marks were identical.

"Lets writeto Moony,"Sirius suggested."I'm pretty sure he's beating himself up for that one 'O' he missed."

"Yeah." James agreed. "And we'll even fix up a date for Diagon Alley." James brought out a quill, an inkpot and some spare parchment. He couldn't wait till his parents came back home to give them the good news. They were going to be so proud.

The rest of the day was spent playing one on one Quidditch with Sirius and planning out new strategies for their upcoming year.

"We're going to show Slytherin who's boss," James said with an evil grin after they had worked out quite a winner.

That evening they received a reply to their letter from Remus.

To James and Sirius,

You guys have done very well! I'm honestly surprised since you never followed any of the study schedules that I gave you.(not that I ever expected you to) I myself just missed an Outstanding in Care of Magical Creatures. Its not my fault that i can't bear salamders. Thursday after next is fine by me for Diagon Alley. See you then!

PS: Congratulations on becoming Captain James.

From Moony.

When Mr. and Mrs. Potter returned home that evening they couldnt be more pleased. Both their boys had done brilliantly and as the cherry on top James had become Quidditch captain, which made everything seem so much nicer. Mr. Potter was beaming with pride when James showed him his shiny new badge.

"I'm glad that you are carrying on the family legacy," he said ruffling his sons hair. Mrs. Potter along with Wanda had cooked the most magnificent feast for the family, it could rival the opening feast at Hogwarts.

Once he was fed and watered, James began feeling drowsy. He retired to his room early and lay on his bed in the darkness wondering what Lily Evans was doing at that moment. He had tried to stop thinking about her but all in vain. The more he tried, the more he saw her smiling face, and the more he heard her laughter which was the sweetest sound to ever grace his ears. As much as he wanted not to, she was the only thing he ever thought about.

Somewhere in between his daydreams he drifted off into sound sleep where all he saw was Lily in his arms smiling up at him.

AN: Please suggest some names for this chapter, I couldn't think of a nice one. Hope you guys liked it!