The Marauder's Demiguise
Chapter 5: Summer Holidays
Author's notes:
**
The beginning of the summer holidays were spent greiving by James and Sirius. They would never fully recover from their loss---James's parents had taken Sirius in under their wing---and they were great to James. Frank did his best to lay down rules for the boys; he wanted them to grow up not as troublemakers, but as mature gentlemen. To his surprise they managed to be both.
Lily and James wrote eachother many letters; each received one every other day. James's owl, Prongs, was a strong tawney owl, who delivered his letters quickly. They told eachother everything---well almost everything. The only thing James didn't include in the letters, was how much he loves Lilian Evans.
When the holidays were coming to an end, James and Sirius planned a trip to Diagon Alley for their school supplies. They wrote to Remus and Peter to meet them at their usual spot at the Quidditch supplies shop.
James and Sirius decided to get there earlier than they'd told Remus and Peter, so James could buy a little trinket for Lily.
"Oi!!" Peter shouted at James and Sirius looking over Lily's gift. James quickly pocketed it.
"Hello Peter! How was your summer with that Muggle girl you met?" Sirius wiggled his eyebrows, hoping Peter hadn't seen what they had been looking at.
"Oh yeah! What was her name? You wish?" James chuckled, and Sirius guffawed which really annoyed Peter.
"Ha ha. Very funny guys." Peter said blandly, then sighed exasperated. "Where's Remus?"
"I don't know." James said shrugging. "Although you are ten minutes early."
They waited fifteen more minutes until Remus finally decided to grace them with his presence. He apparently had to buy his books before meeting them; that always took him hours. James and Sirius spent as much time in the joke shop as Remus spent in a bookshop. It was almost insulting to the Marauders, yet it worked for them. You had the handsome, popular, smart one who got all the girls; Sirius. The brilliant one in class and on the Quidditch pitch, who was modest about his classes, yet not about Quidditch; James. The sophisticated, wise, smart one who tried to keep James and Sirius in line but never suceeded; Remus. Then the straggler---follower. The one who never really was part of them, but then was because they accepted him as a good friend; Peter.
"Where to first? School supplies? Food? Joke shop?" James had his arms folded and he grinned at the other three.
"We should get our school supplies first, it would be more efficient that way---if we forgot anything." Remus said as he checked his school list.
"It's our 7th year, time for fun! Jokes!" Sirius said excitedly.
"Er---Food!" Peter said this more like it was a question. James looked around.
"I vote school supplies." Sirius and Remus almost gasped in surprise. "Well---then we could know how much money to spend on the Joke shop and food."
"That makes sense." Sirius said scratching his head. "All right then let's go!"
~~
When the Marauders were totally satisfied they had all the school supplies, joke goods, and food they could contain; they went to sit and catch up some more at the Three Broomsticks Inn. James was sipping some butterbeer when a beautiful girl with dark red hair walked by.
"Oi, Lily!" Sirius grinned and waved her over. She turned around and smiled, attempting to pull a loose hair out of her face. James was in a trance, he gawked at her until Sirius elbowed him hard in the ribs.
"Lily would you care to join us?" Remus asked indicating a chair for her to sit in.
"Of course." She placed her bags beside the chair then sat down. "Hello."
"Oh shoot. Remus I just remembered, you were going to help me find that Potions book I wanted." Sirius said as he mockingly winked at Remus.
"But Sirius, you hate potions----oh!" Remus gathered his things. "Let's go then, come along Peter."
James looked at them appreciatively. They stalked out quickly, leaving Lily and James alone.
"So---how was the---fair you told me about?" James fiddled with the gift in his pocket, not ever really glancing at Lily.
"Oh---it was interesting. I bought some amazing things, I even got you something!" Lily pulled out a Muggle coin, but it was very old. "These are very valuable to Muggles, I thought you might like it." She handed it over to James.
"Wow! I don't know what to say! I---er---got you something too. It isn't much---" He finally pulled out her gift. A sterling silver necklace with an emerald wrapped in a heart adorning it. Lily gasped and took the necklace. "I thought it would match your eyes."
"James! Were did you find this? I had one just like it when I was little-- -I---my mother gave it to me but I lost it---"
"I know, you told me. It took me a while to locate the person who had one just like this. She was quite reluctant to sell it to me, but she finally gave in."
"Thank you!" Lily quickly hugged James, then put the necklace on, stroking it with her fingers and admiring the craftmanship.
"Lily---do you think we'll ever---be---" James cleared his throat nervously. He'd never been so nervous around a girl, but Lily always made him feel this way. "More than friends?" Lily looked up at James sadly.
"James, I don't want you to think I'd date you out of symphathy. I don't know if we should so soon---I mean---"
"I understand." James said quickly, regretting he ever mentioned it. "I just---I was just wondering---"
"Oh. Well, I figured we could just be friends." Lily said regrettably.
"Of course." James heart beat fast, and then it felt like Lily took it in her hands and crushed it.
"I'm sorry James, I must go. I'll see you at school." Lily quickly got up, clumsily gathering her things and left.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter came in as she left, all beaming.
"How'd it go!?" Sirius asked cheerily. James sighed.
"I don't want to talk about it."
~~~
Chapter 5: Summer Holidays
Author's notes:
**
The beginning of the summer holidays were spent greiving by James and Sirius. They would never fully recover from their loss---James's parents had taken Sirius in under their wing---and they were great to James. Frank did his best to lay down rules for the boys; he wanted them to grow up not as troublemakers, but as mature gentlemen. To his surprise they managed to be both.
Lily and James wrote eachother many letters; each received one every other day. James's owl, Prongs, was a strong tawney owl, who delivered his letters quickly. They told eachother everything---well almost everything. The only thing James didn't include in the letters, was how much he loves Lilian Evans.
When the holidays were coming to an end, James and Sirius planned a trip to Diagon Alley for their school supplies. They wrote to Remus and Peter to meet them at their usual spot at the Quidditch supplies shop.
James and Sirius decided to get there earlier than they'd told Remus and Peter, so James could buy a little trinket for Lily.
"Oi!!" Peter shouted at James and Sirius looking over Lily's gift. James quickly pocketed it.
"Hello Peter! How was your summer with that Muggle girl you met?" Sirius wiggled his eyebrows, hoping Peter hadn't seen what they had been looking at.
"Oh yeah! What was her name? You wish?" James chuckled, and Sirius guffawed which really annoyed Peter.
"Ha ha. Very funny guys." Peter said blandly, then sighed exasperated. "Where's Remus?"
"I don't know." James said shrugging. "Although you are ten minutes early."
They waited fifteen more minutes until Remus finally decided to grace them with his presence. He apparently had to buy his books before meeting them; that always took him hours. James and Sirius spent as much time in the joke shop as Remus spent in a bookshop. It was almost insulting to the Marauders, yet it worked for them. You had the handsome, popular, smart one who got all the girls; Sirius. The brilliant one in class and on the Quidditch pitch, who was modest about his classes, yet not about Quidditch; James. The sophisticated, wise, smart one who tried to keep James and Sirius in line but never suceeded; Remus. Then the straggler---follower. The one who never really was part of them, but then was because they accepted him as a good friend; Peter.
"Where to first? School supplies? Food? Joke shop?" James had his arms folded and he grinned at the other three.
"We should get our school supplies first, it would be more efficient that way---if we forgot anything." Remus said as he checked his school list.
"It's our 7th year, time for fun! Jokes!" Sirius said excitedly.
"Er---Food!" Peter said this more like it was a question. James looked around.
"I vote school supplies." Sirius and Remus almost gasped in surprise. "Well---then we could know how much money to spend on the Joke shop and food."
"That makes sense." Sirius said scratching his head. "All right then let's go!"
~~
When the Marauders were totally satisfied they had all the school supplies, joke goods, and food they could contain; they went to sit and catch up some more at the Three Broomsticks Inn. James was sipping some butterbeer when a beautiful girl with dark red hair walked by.
"Oi, Lily!" Sirius grinned and waved her over. She turned around and smiled, attempting to pull a loose hair out of her face. James was in a trance, he gawked at her until Sirius elbowed him hard in the ribs.
"Lily would you care to join us?" Remus asked indicating a chair for her to sit in.
"Of course." She placed her bags beside the chair then sat down. "Hello."
"Oh shoot. Remus I just remembered, you were going to help me find that Potions book I wanted." Sirius said as he mockingly winked at Remus.
"But Sirius, you hate potions----oh!" Remus gathered his things. "Let's go then, come along Peter."
James looked at them appreciatively. They stalked out quickly, leaving Lily and James alone.
"So---how was the---fair you told me about?" James fiddled with the gift in his pocket, not ever really glancing at Lily.
"Oh---it was interesting. I bought some amazing things, I even got you something!" Lily pulled out a Muggle coin, but it was very old. "These are very valuable to Muggles, I thought you might like it." She handed it over to James.
"Wow! I don't know what to say! I---er---got you something too. It isn't much---" He finally pulled out her gift. A sterling silver necklace with an emerald wrapped in a heart adorning it. Lily gasped and took the necklace. "I thought it would match your eyes."
"James! Were did you find this? I had one just like it when I was little-- -I---my mother gave it to me but I lost it---"
"I know, you told me. It took me a while to locate the person who had one just like this. She was quite reluctant to sell it to me, but she finally gave in."
"Thank you!" Lily quickly hugged James, then put the necklace on, stroking it with her fingers and admiring the craftmanship.
"Lily---do you think we'll ever---be---" James cleared his throat nervously. He'd never been so nervous around a girl, but Lily always made him feel this way. "More than friends?" Lily looked up at James sadly.
"James, I don't want you to think I'd date you out of symphathy. I don't know if we should so soon---I mean---"
"I understand." James said quickly, regretting he ever mentioned it. "I just---I was just wondering---"
"Oh. Well, I figured we could just be friends." Lily said regrettably.
"Of course." James heart beat fast, and then it felt like Lily took it in her hands and crushed it.
"I'm sorry James, I must go. I'll see you at school." Lily quickly got up, clumsily gathering her things and left.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter came in as she left, all beaming.
"How'd it go!?" Sirius asked cheerily. James sighed.
"I don't want to talk about it."
~~~