Chapter 16
JAMES AND BARTY CHAT
09:15
hey <3
heyyy <3
wyd today
surprise
youll find out later
WHAT
YOU CANT JUST TELL ME THAT
yes yes I can
SO UNFAIR
I HATE U WHAT THE FUCK
I NEED MORE INFO
the only info ur getting is that me, the other marauders and band crew are going out all day
ALL OF U
AND ILL FIND OUT LATER
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
DID U ALL BOOK A HOTEL ROOM AND AE GONNA HAVE AN ORGY OR SMTH
WHAT THE FUCK
BARTY NO
WHAT
THATS AN OKAY THOUGHT?!
NO ITS NOT
WHY
WHY
OH MY GOD
THATS GROSS
IT IS A REASONABLE THOUGHT
NO IT ISNT????
IT TOTALLY IS
okay off topic
but u will defo be finding out today
if I can come round at night rq
of course
but just so you know all day today is going to be spent in suspense and confusion
good :)
MARAUDERS AND CO CHAT
09:35
{james}: rq no one tell any of the slytherin skittles what we're doing
{marlene}: what makes you think we would have anyways?
{james}: idk js checking u wont
{sirius}: anywayssss
[sirius}: all of us downstairs in ten
{lily}: yup see u soon
{james}: yuh
{mary}: ok babes x
SLYTHERIN SKITTLES GROUP CHAT
09:58
*Regulus changed the name to Slythersluts*
*Dorcas changed the name to Slytherin Skittles*
*Regulus changed the name to Slythersluts*
*Dorcas changed the name to Slytherin Skittles*
*Regulus changed the name to Slythersluts*
*Dorcas changed the name to Slytherin Skittles*
*Regulus changed the name to Slythersluts*
{pandora}: STOP STOP STOP
{pandora}: dorcas we've had slytherin skittles for a while let reg change it and at a later date u can change it back
{pandora}: now shut the fuck up
{pandora}: its like I have a nursery or smth
{dorcas}: sorry pan
{regulus}: yeah sorry pan
{pandora}: no need to say sorry
{evan}: anywayssss
{evan}: anyone noticed macdonalds group sneaking out the castle or is it just me
{barty}: WAIT WHAT
{evan}: yeah???
{evan}: the whole lot of them are there barty its not hard to miss
{regulus}: the WHOLE group?
{evan}: yh potter, black #1, lupin, pettigrew, evans, macdonald and mckinnon
{pandora}: the fact u know all of their last names is a bit concerning xoxo
{evan}: they get in trouble often enough for me to know xoxo
{barty}: WAIT NO
{barty}: James was saying to me today how he was going out w all of them for a surprise and id find out later?
{dorcas}: so it has to be something physical
{barty}: tattoos?
{dorcas}: only me and sirius are old enough to legally get them barty
{pandora}: clothes???
{dorcas}: maybe, a very likely option
{regulus}: ur all idiots its clearly piercings.
{evan}: ah regulus ur always so sweet to us
{regulus}: gyf u cunt x
{barty}: someones moody today
{regulus}: pls look at my other message love.
{dorcas}: RIGHT OK ANYWAYS
{pandora}: on the piercing front, watch barty and dorcas faint at the sight of marlene and James with piercings
{barty}: shut up
{dorcas}: we will not
{evan}: uhh yeah u will?
{barty}: no we wont !
{regulus}: ok babe whatever helps u sleep at night
{barty}: how abt u see ur previous message regulus
{pandora}: wowwwww
{evan}: hey why dont u two invite James n marls to our dorm and we can all be there to watch them lose consciousness over it
{dorcas}: no lets not !
{regulus}: wasnt a question
{barty}: yes it was
{regulus}: yeah but I can and will text James myself and text sirius so marls comes too so either way theyre coming over
{dorcas}: they'd never betray us like that
{pandora}: yes they would.
{regulus}: yes they would.
{evan}: yes they would.
{barty}: ok well fuck u then
The receptionist looked at the group standing there. All seven of them were packed into this small shop like sardines in a can and the poor receptionist looked very out of their depth. Who could really handle seven teenagers who wasn't a teacher.
"Uh hello. What can I do for you today?"
Mary answered first, holding her hand up to stop the others starting and then them all becoming a massive tangled group of noise. "We all booked appointments for today, each for different piercings. I believe Peter Pettigrew is first with an industrial."
The receptionist (her name tag read Helen) typed into her computer. "Ah yes okay, Peter you're in now and from what it says here, Mary is going next with a septum next. Please wait on the sofa."
They all clapped Peter on the back and sat down, each of them going on their phones. Peter talked to Helen about a few things and then went into the attatching room.
DORCAS AND MARLENE CHAT
10:55
{dorcas}: what are u doing
{marlene}: wdym
{dorcas}: what are y doing
{marlene}: WDYM
{dorcas}: we all saw u and ur group leaving the fuckint castle and u didn't tell me what's going onnn 🤨
{marlene}: nothing
{marlene}: we're js going out
{dorcas}: why ain't u telling meeeee
{marlene}: i just told u
{dorcas}: no y didnt
{marlene}: yea i did
{marlene}: and don'tforget ur finding out later i got a message from regulus that me and james are coming over later to show u lot
{marlene}: soooooo
{dorcas}: ur are SO annoying
{dorcas}: i hate u
{marlene}: love u too
PANDORA AND REGULUS CHAT
11:15
{regulus}: hey u know if ur theory is right ull see both lils and mary with piercings
{pandora}: shut up i'm trying not to think about yhat
{regulus}: oh really and why would that be
{pandora}: no reason
{regulus}: really?
{pandora}: yup
{pandora}: anyways dont u have a secret crush on potter
{regulus}: no
{pandora}: hm i smell bs
{pandora}: wait does this mean evans the only person with one partner (and no crushes} who isn't in gryffindor
{regulus}: oh shit
{regulus}: yh prly
{pandora}: ok 1. aha got u to admit it 2. yh that is quite sad innit
{regulus}: 1. gfy x 2. yeah it is
{regulus}: we're supposed to be better than gryffindors
{pandora}: frfr
{pandora}: they just draw you in without u even noticing
{regulus}: finally someone gets it
Peter, Mary and Remus appointments had been and went -Remus got an eyebrow piercing done with Sirius drooled over very dramatically and Mary got her septum done- which means that it's James' turn now. And he's shit scared.
He's getting a tongue piercing, something he's wanted for a very long time and now that the time has gone he's petrified. Every adult he's every met has told him how much it hurts and he very much did not need that info on loop in his head while talking to Helen about the bars and the money, basically all the things that are outside of actually getting the piercing.
It's over all too soon and he's walking into the attatched room and sittin on on the blue, sterilised seat. He asked Sirius to be there and she has her piercing done next so they thought to basically do it together.
He sits down and Sirius holds his hand. The piercer talks about what he's doing and tell him to close his eyes, which is no use considering Sirius squeezes his hand as tight as he can when the needle comes out and when the needles goes into his tongue.
It wasn't as bad as he thought it would be, in all honesty. But he knows it's going to get a whole lot worse soon.
But it's over with and now he's going to be comforting Sirius while they get hers done.
He's gone for a labret piercing, which they've wanted for a bloody long time and is finally getting done. She's always wanted funky colours and piercing bars too and says it's to show off his personality creatively or whatever the fuck.
The piercer has drawn the markings and is now lining up the clamp to, basically, stab his friend and put metal in her face and Sirius is clamping his hand so hard it hurts, considering she always labels herself as such a badass with the highest pain tolerance in the world (who once tried to actually prove it by goading a very drunk James into punching him so hard in the face their jaw broke and then lied and said their was a tear it was 'just allergies' when he did cry.) And suddenly, the needle is going through her lip before James has the chance to even see the piercer lining it up. Sirius squeezes his hand as hard as they possibly can and then the piercer fits the bar in and they're all done.
Sirius sits up and the two just laugh to together and whether either of them have dried tear stains is no ones business but theirs. They leave the room and sit down, both of them reaching for their phones.
JAMES, BARTY, EVAN AND REG GROUP CHAT
11:45
*James changed the name to foursome ;)*
bitch tf?
whattttt
tf is that name choice
its FUNNY
is it??????
yes
ok bitch what
iTS FUNNY
...ok
EVAN AND REGULUS CHAT
11:49
simp ahah
stfu
FOURSOME ;)
11:50
YOOOO
JAMES !!
HEY BABE !!
ew
stop being jealous reg
u need to shhhh
ANYWAYS
what u up to????
none ya business
wowwww
ur spending too much time w reg and evs
no im not spending enough time w reg and evs
barty ur losing at life
love that ur literal bf wants to spend more time w us instead of u
wHEN WAS THAT SAID
it was in the tone
uh bitch where
okkkk
why cant u tell us where u are
ull find out later stop being impatient
being impatient is literally his whole personality
rude but true
so telll meee
no?
ull find out LATER
omg that's so horrible I cant believe that ill have to wait all dayyy /j
gsdhjfnmsc
that IS what u sound like bar
unrelated
but when do I get to properly get pandora
OH SHIT
YOU HAVENT MET THEM?
NO??
OMG WHAT THE FUCK BARTY
I CANT BELIEVE YOU DIDNT INTRODUCE THEM
OH SHIT
JAMES HAS NO CLUE ON THE GROUO DYNAMIC WTF
I KNOWWWW
ITS FINE ITS FINE
ULL MEET THEM TONIGHT
I WILL?
YES ITS FINE ITS FINE
EVERYONES GONNA BE THERE
EVERYONE??
you, dorcas, marls, dora, me, evs, bar
and idk maybe well do a full group thing soon
you know what we should do??
no?
get gid. fab, em, al n frank down
YES
PLEASEEEEEE
THEYRE ALL MY HEROES
(DO NOT TELL THEM THAR THO THEYD TAKE THE PISS FOREVER)
okkkk potter
anyway how would we even get them in
leave that up to me n the other marauders
oh for gods sake thats worrying
no its not
we're brilliant at this shit
k
totes
however pls do bring them in if you cannn
ofc I can
what do u take me for
.....
ok well fuck you x
oiiii
I leave for one minute and see this
if ur gonna get together include me ;)
Jesus fuckin christ
oh my god
will do babe
but ive got to go
got business to attend to
bye loves xxxx
this bitch concerns me
oh reg u truly are my best friend
ik xx
Marlene finally came back out, flashing her smiley piercing as they went. She had been a tangle of excitement and nerves about this, having wanting it done for ages and still getting more and more nervous as they got there. It was probably a lot worse with the fact that they were last to get hers done, but Lily said they were an absolute force in there and didn't even flinch, which Sirius tried to say happened with them too before he quickly got shut down on that.
They all paid Helen (each of them had chipped in, the ones with more money putting in more and visa versa) and then left, all very happy with their results. James' tongue had started to swell a bit, so they all stopped off for ice lollies and ibuprofen.
When they got back to Hogwarts, Marlene and James got ready to go to the Slytherin dorms.
"Sirius! Sirius, stop being a twat and help me!"
"I've tried! But quite frankly, you're too picky. Just wear his fucking clothes, I'm sure he'd love it." Sirius said from her bed, painting her nails on an old book lying around, which Remus would definitely end up being pissy about.
"But they don't look good on me!"
"Yes they fucking do, James! You look good in fucking everything, now put something on! For christs sake! I've got you shouting and then Reg AND Marlene having separate hissy fits about their clothes too AND Remus texting me about his fucking piercing and healing and wolfiness AND THEN Mary texting me because Marlenes driving HER up the wall. Merlin, just pick a fucking outfit and roll with it. The green shirt looks good with your eyes and glasses, the joggers even better because they're your boyfriends and your current favourite hoodie."
James smiled, before putting everything on and having a mini runway, with Sirius both sighing and cheering.
"Thank fuck. You look good, Romeo. Marlene should be down in a minute so off you pop."
"Wow. Getting bored of me already?"
"Never, Prongs. Moony's coming up in a minute."
"Ohh. Right, well have fun, I'll speak soon."
EVAN AND REGULUS CHAT:
14:30
PANDORA I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DOOO
not pandora babes but continue xx
fine.
but u cant tell ANYONE
pinky promise I wont
JAMES
JAMESSS
I DO HAVE A CRUSH ON THE STUPID FUCKING GRYFFINDOR BASTARD
AND HES COMING ROUND AND HES DEFINITELY GOING TO BE LOOKING GOOD
AND AHHH
finally you admitted it
and reg u look absolutely fine
FINE ISNT ENOUGH EVAN
I CANT BE LIKE OVERDRESSED BUT I CANT BE LIKE UNDERDRESSED I NEED TO LOOK GOOD
WELL FUCK MAN
RIGHT PUT ON THE GREY HOODIE IT BRINGS OUT UR EYES
AND A WHITE SHIRTS BECAUSE LIKE EVERY DUDE LOOKS GOOD WITH A WHITE SHIRT
I DONT FULLY BELIVEE THT BUT OK
AND FUCK IDK
WHICHEVER PAIR OF TROUSERS ARE CALLING YOU
OKOKOKOKOKOK
YOUR RINGS OBVS
UR SILVER NECKLACE
FUCK
AND UR FRIENDSHIP BRACELET
OKOKOKOK
IT DOESNT LOOK BAD
ALSO UR STAR EARRINGS !!!!
AND A BIT OF EYELINE COS U LOOK GOOD WITH THAT SHIT
EVAN HES LITERALLY ON HIS WAY
THEN RUSH THRU IT IDK??
HE THINKS UR PRETTY REGARDLESS MATE
DOES HE???
YES
HAVE U SEEN THE WAY HE LOOKS AT YOU
NO????
WELL HES ENAMOURED
SHIT
FUCK
OK
OKOKOKOK
CALM URSELF DOWN
CATIFY URSELF FOR A FEW MINS OR SOMWTHING
CATIFY????
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
Marlene knocked on the door and ran a hand through their hair, James copying the action. God they spent almost the entire way there in tense silence, the nerves building up and worst of all, they couldn't even have a fag to calm themselves down, especially with the fact that James' piercer told him not to smoke for at least eight hours (a rule he was definitely going to break).
Pandora opened the door, smiling at them. They had golden hair in braids, reaching down to their back with white eyeliner on, complimenting their silver septum piercing and nose ring. They were wearing baggy jeans and a small, cropped shirt that showed off their belly button peircing and had a bunch of jewelery on with gold and emerald rings all over their hands, which somehow went well with their deep, red nail polish. And they were smiling like they'd just won the lottery.
God, James could understand exactly why Mary and Lily wanted Pandora so bad.
"Hey, come in! It's great to meet you both. I'm Pandora, which you've probably guessed by now. You alright with hugs?"
Marlene smiled next to him before hugging Pandora and it only took a second for Pandora to turn to him and hug him as well, before all three headed into the room.
"James! Babe! Hi! What'd you do today?" Barty had practically leaped up from the bed to him and spoke at the speed of fucking lightning.
"Hey, hi!" James smiled, almost a reflex at this point and stuck his tongue out. "Was getting that done."
"Oh my god. Oh my god? You- tongue piercing. Mhm mhm mhm mhm."
James laughed and put his arm around him before looking round the room. Regulus and Evan waved before going back to the show that was plying on their tv- and oh god Regulus looked so fit it was unbelievable-, Pandora was rolling a few joints while sitting criss-cross on the floor and Dorcas and Marlene were just sitting down next to Pandora.
James sat next to Pandora first, wanting to speak to them. They weren't what he had expected but they also perfectly matched his expectations at the same time. Barty followed suit and lay down with his head resting on James legs' and his knees bent for some reason.
"So, James, what do you plan on doing after you leave Hogwarts?" Pandora said before sticking their tongue out to finish making the joint in their hand and start making another.
"I don't know, I might still ask Moony about this plan we made in like second year, which was a bookstore with a variety of muggle and magical books and a cafe inside too. I was going to buy it and work at the cafè cos I like cooking and making stuff, like my mum, and he was going to go work at the book section because, you know, he loves books, practically devours them. But I wouldn't want to do it without him so I'll have to see."
Pandora turned their head and smiled. "That actually sounds really lovely, it would be nice for magical folk to be able to get muggle books in the magical world and all of the other societal aspects. Really good idea, especially for people in second year."
James grinned. "Thank you! Me and Moons usually just end up bouncing off one another when we talk, you know what I mean and yeah it ends with great ideas a lot of the time."
"Yeah! Cas and I are the same, it's good to have friends like that."