Because if Al wassn't in Slytherin, then he and James definitely had some adventures. And they might have even had some adventures if Al was in Slytherin... yeah, brotherly love :)
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Albus hissed at his brother.
"Shh, I need to concentrate." James poured carefully over the Marauder's Map as they crept down the hallway under the Invisibility Cloak.
"But what if McGonagall's in her office?"
"She's not, she's at dinner, now shh!"
They reached the office, gave the gargoyle the password, and climbed up the steps.
"We'll just grab the hat and run out," James whispered.
But the second James laid hands on the hat, it screamed "GRYFFINDOR," waking up every picture in the office and alerting Professor Longbottom who was walking downstairs.
Hehehehe, Professor Longbottom 3
So... what happened here is they were going to pull a prank on the Sorting Hat, but James' Gryffindorness was so strong that it couldn't help but scream.
Question: I've been trying to remember and I can't, so I figured one of you must know. Is the idea that James Potter Sr. asked Lily Evans out every day during their first couple of years at Hogwarts canon (that is, is it from the books)? I don't think so because SO many fics have it but I can't remember JKR ever mentioning it... Let me know if you know.
The Albus mini-series should be up this weekend. Gosh, I've promised to do a lot of things this weekend...
Please review! It makes my day!
Sorry my A/Ns are so long.
~writergal24