the welcome back feast, james pov
"Ravenclaw!!!"
James was sitting next to sirius, marlene on his other side. they had all been looking at the sorting. cheering when the hat would yell gryffindor, and james and sirius had taken to booing when it would be slytherin. which had earned them stern looks from mcgonagall, from where she said as the teachers table.
“Well would you look at that” sirius was the first one to say something after regulus had been sorted. sirius had been staring very hard at regulus as the boy sat under the hat. saying nothing, barley breathing, not blinking.
Now tho, sirius was watching regulus with a surprised face, as regulus quickly took of the hat, and ran to the ravenclaw table. james could see how regulus sat himself down next to the girl rossier twin. james could not for the life remember her name.
"Aren't you sad that he is not in gryffindor” mary said turning to look at sirius over the table “if i had a sibling i would want them to be in the same house as me”
Sirius got this sort of look on his face, like he didn’t care, but james could see that he really did care. sirius always did that if someone brought up his family. pretending not to care, but deeply carning
“I think there was no chance ever of him ending up in gryffindor” sirius said picking up his fork getting ready for the food to emerge on the table. “he wouldn't really fit in would he”
And as james look up and down the table, he tried to imagen regulus sitting at the table. maybe sirius was right, he probably would not fit in with the personalities in the house. not that he had spoken a lot with the younger boy, but just from how he held himself.
“Yeah yeah, probably right, still would be nice” marlene said, as she began taking food onto her plate “if petunia was here would you want her in gryffindor” she says looking at lily.
Lily just kept taking food onto her plate. but just like with sirius, when you spoke about regulus, she held herself a little tighter “I think, that in first year i might would have wanted to” she said looking at marlene “but now.. im not sure, she would even fit in”
And that is that. no one really wants to bring up siblings and family trouble also, seeing how lily can send looks of death if you might speak about petunia. but james can see the looks sirius sends over to where regulus is sitting at the ravenclaw table. he seems to be getting on good with the rossier girl.
They are talking, and pandora, that is her name, must have said something funny. because regulus looks at her, or at least that is what james guess. she is sitting with her back toward them. but regulus he doesn't laugh, not a big laugh like sirius. not loud and attention craving.
No, regulus barley even laughs. he just gets this smile on his face, tilts his head back a little. and james wishes he could hear what it sounded like. he wants to hear what it sounds like. tho he has no idea why he want to. but he does.
After dinner the group spilt up. remus and lily, after saying the password to the group, then they where off leading the first years to the tower. lily with a smile on his face, and remus with a sort of blank face.
They where like that, two very different prefects. lily all smiles and always willing to give her advice to anyone that asked. remus was more casual, and laid back. unlike lily who would give detention. james was pretty sure the only few times, was for bulling and picking on other students.
The rest of the group began walking toward the tower, right before sirius gripped james arm.
“I gotta go” james turns to look at sirius then where his eyes are at.
And he is looking at regulus, who is standing next to the same group that he was in diagonally with. a mix of slytherin, and two ravenclaw ties.
“Want me to ehm come with?” and before james has barley finishing the question, sirius said “no”. and then sirius is off toward regulus. for a moment james just stands there, not saying anything. watching as sirius walk’s toward regulus. they seem to say something to each other. then they are off toward a classroom.
Marlene pulled on james arm, and his head turned toward her. “come on let's go”
They begin there walk to the tower. they don't really say anything. there mothers are friends, so they had grown up together. peter had completed there little small trio, of kids running around. peter lived much closer to james then marlene, and peter’s mom hand become good friends with james mom.
Growing up together marlene and him could sit together not talking for horse. not needing to. it was nice to understand that james had a friend he could just be with. not that he couldn't do that, with the others, but marlene would always hold a special place in his heart.
“Godric” marlene said as they crawl into the common room.
“And this is the common room, over there there is the stairs to the girls domtrary and there is the boys” lilly is standing in the middle of the room pointing to where everything is. remus is standing behind her not saying anything, and he looks to sirius for james mind.
So sneaking behind remus, peter beside him. they share a smirk and jump onto remus at the same time
“Ahh hey!!” remus yells as they jump, almost falling over.
“Welcome to gryffindor” is all lily said, sarcasme in her voice, as she doesn't even turn around, as the first years stare at the 3 boys push on and other around
“Im sure you will love it,” lilly said, as she keeps smiling. james laughs, ready for the new year.
“Potter would you ever so kindly let go of remus. i need him to follow the first years to there dorms” she said, as she looks at where james has remus in a headlock.
“But whyyyyyyyyy” james said, as remus tries to push of his arm.
“James, would you….. please let go of him” and because he is james he has to let go he fake swoon.
“Anything for you my dear lily” and all that gets him is a smack on the back of his head from her.
“Come on first years, this way” remus said leading the group towards the stairs, james and peter on his heels, as lily lead the girls to there dorms
“Who are you two?” one of the first years asked looking at peter and james.
“We are the amazing, the best, the greats, the most fantiasic” james put himself in between peter and remus troughing his arms around there necks. “marauders”
“Well us and our friend sirius, who is….” remus said looking at james and peter for answers
“Talking to his brother, about …. well who knows” james said, as remus got that sort of look on his face. because if it had to do with sirius, remus would always like to know.
Remus lead the first years after james and peter, who kept going pushing into there dorm.
“Ah home sweet home” peter said falling down on the bed with his things next to it.
James laughs a little, and begins unpacking his things, as peter gets up to do the same. remus comes in after a few minutes “why did i agree to be a prefect”
Both james and peter laughed a little, as remus groaned loudly. he did began unpacking his things along with the others, tho a little slower then the other two. then the door was slammed upon with a loud bang.
In came sirius, looking as tired as ever.
“Hey how did it go with your brother, did ev….oh” james said as sirius moved past them all, falling face first into his bed, and letting out a loud groan.
“That bad?” remus said moving to lean against sirius bed.
“You guys are all lucky being only children” sirius said sitting up, in his bed crossing his legs.
James wanted to ask more but he could feel that sirius did not want to talk about it. so they didn’t, because if it had to do with sirius family, you had to be careful. only really
speak about it if sirius wanted to. other wise sirius would shut down, and not speak for hours. so instead he said
“I mean, am i an only child tho, i mean you live with me, little pest” this earned james a hit with his pillow.
this of course lead to a full on pillow fight. remus was the only one not take part. well that was until a pillow meant for hitting peter instedet hit remus. remus lifted the pillow up walked comly over to james and then hit james right across the face
As james lay in his bed, a few moments later, all he could think was that this year had to go good.