"Katie... Katie! Oh Merlin... KATIE speak to us"!"
With a jump, Katie Armstrong reached inside her bedside draw to pull out a small, square mirror. Her face broke into a grin as she looked into the (not too happy) face of James Potter.
"Morning Jamsie!" she called. She put the mirror down onto the bed and finished scrambling around her room trying to get unstuck from the t-shirt that had decided to tangle itself around her long aubern hair and arms.
"Blimey, that took a while Armstrong!"
Katie smirked, and jumped off her bed to glance out of the window. Still sunny - same as it had been at 5.
"I'm so very, Very sorry Prongsie, but I was in the middle of getting changed, and it isn't very easy to get to a mirror with your arms pinned to your sides and jumping around like a rabid house elf to get free. Anyway, what is it you wanted before interrupting me?"
"Typical. But anyways, do you want to come over mine for the last two weeks of the holidays, as a celebration for your 17th as the last marauder to become an official adult-"
"WHOO! I totally forgot about that, who else will be there?"
"Absolutely no one if you don't shut up." Katie scowled.
"It would only be for a week, but me and Padfoot will need a hand with Moony, as his PMS is already started so it's going to be bad, and we need all your healing potions and creams and spells and things because Sirius gave up last year. But us 5, Evans, maybe Brooke will be there. Err, Sirius told a few more, so most of Gryffindor, in other words."
"Sounds awesome! I'll go ask mum now," She yelled down the stairs
"MUUUUUMMM! Is it okay if I go and stay with the Potters for the last 2 weeks? Because i haven't seen anyone in ages, and im lonely and-" Katie launched herself downstairs and stopped in the kitchen, to see her Mother casually flicking her wand around her little Brother, Jacob's,head.
"Yes you can, and we'll come over on the 18th to say happy birthday, as I need to see Mrs. Potter about something aswell. You'll want to pack now, as knowing them two they'll be here i half an hour-"
"YES thank you! I'll go pack now!"
She skipped back upstairs, whistling merrily.
"Jamsie, mum says yes, what time could you pick me up?" she said into the mirror, hair flopping everywhere. she flicked it back and pucked up a band from the side and twisted it into a rough bun. James watched her amusedly for a few seconds before replying.
"We'll give you an hour, then apparate you here, Sirius wants to come too–" James rolled his eyes "-and STOP calling me Jamsie." and with a small *pop* he disappeared.
Katie jumped up and immediately started chucking things into a small hold all bag at the side of the room.
'YESSSS! I can't believe I'm almost 17!'I sang. Merlin, it was hot, but then again, dear James just interrupted me as I was about to get changed then I was running for a million hours through the forest at the back of my house ready for next Friday... I jumped into the shower and quickly cooled myself off, before getting into my shorts and t-shirt. I haven't seen anyone ALL summer... A little knock disturbed my toughts, then a voice came through.
"Katie?" a familiar voice called through my door.
"JAMES!" I screamed, then lunged for the door and jumped on him. Merlin, he's tall. Anyway, I sent him flying backwards. Hah. This week is going to rock!
"Bloody hell, Snips calm down!" Another tall, black haired figure was leaning casually behind James, laughing as he Tried (and failed rather drastically) not to fall backwards.
"SIRIUS!"
I leapt on the other boy, who emmitten a small *oomph*. They're both really tall now, by about a head and a half, I seriously (no pun) think I've shrunk.
"Hey Snips, you packed?"
"Yup, and I'm ready to go" I indicated the small bag, which also held all my school books, robes and stuff.
"Un-detectable extension charm." I smuggly answered their confused looks. After calling bye to mum & dad, I collected Spark, my owl, we went downstairs and outside.
"Did you bring the... ahh, Equiptment required for friday, then?" asked James, as we headed into the relatively quiet street, so we could talk reasonably much about magic without the fear of being overheard by muggles.
"Of course" I snorted "Im not a horrible, mean person that wont help you after you get sliced open..."
"True, True, but you DO have the memory of a wrackspurt, things just go straight through you head, most of the time."
I hit him for that. He winced, Git. They need to start building up strength, i have in case its needed, because Remus seems to be getting stronger. I'll take them both running at 5, tommorrow.
"Did Remus and Peter not want to come, or aren't they at yours yet?" I asked, whilst skipping down the road. Sirius keeps tripping me up, git.
"They're already there, but Moony's feeling bad, so stayed. Peter is a wimp, on the other hand, and didn't particularly want to be attacked so early in the day. And STOP bloody skipping! We look like complete idiots!" moaned Prongs.
"No change, hey then Jamsie! But fine. And it's a good thing I took healing at an OWL because SOMEBODY gave up" I turned to glare at Sirius.
"Well I'm sorry, but I fail at it, and it's a girl's subject, so-"
"It Is NOT, I don't hear you complaining when I heal all of us after-" "YES but that's different, we NEED to be healed- oofh!" he broke off as I hit his stomach.
"Who's the wimp now?" I teased him as he but an arm over his middle.
"Will you two please stop it; you've only just seen each other! We can apparate now as well." James cut us off. Sirius grabbed my arm (I still cant bloody apparate alone because im under age, how crap is that?)I took a breath, and then we tuned quickly on the spot and squeezed into a tight tube of apparation, and reappeared outside the Potters house.
Well, it's about 20 times the size of a normal house inside, but only little on the outside. It's good to see them both again; I have missed contact with everyone. Not that I didn't write, the lazy gits just couldn't be bothered to answer.
*3rd person POV*
"So, Prongs, how is it with Lillian lately? Is she definitely coming or not?" Katie asked.
"The usual, glares, short replies to my long detailed letters-"
"What about MY long detailed letters! You wrote back ONCE!"
"-... But yes, shes coming. Only for the first week though. Still says no to me though. Maybe I should just give up..." he sighed, glaring a little at Katie as he did.
"Cheer up mate; I'm sure she'll come round. Eventually."
"Wow, thanks for all the care and support there Paddy, But i dont think its worth it." He hung his head down, and sighed again.
Katie and Sirius exchanged looks. Typical, it would be like James to finally take no for an answer when Lilys feelings might be changing. They had just not got round to telling him yet.
"Are you Quidditch captain again?" Sirius said. It seemed to take James's mind off Lily slightly as he started waffling on about tactics, with Sirius and Katie nodding along with him. It seemed to be one of the only ways to distract him, other than Drunken parties and full moons. The Famed Chaser carried on talking tactics to Sirius, whilst Katie hummed slightly as she walked.
A few minutes later, they got to the Potters (its rude to apparate inside, and there are enchantments around his street) and went in. "MUM!WE'RE BACK" James yelled. Faintly from upstairs came a reply. "She's gone out, but Peter and I are up here"
"MOONY!" Katie yelled, dropped her bags and took off up the staircase in the centre of about six different corridors. The house looked just the same as ever, gentle cream walls and polished wood floors. Sirius and James glanced at each other, and then followed her up at a slower pace. When they got to the hallway, Katie had jumped onto Remus, hugging him and Peter.
"Bloody hell, here we go again. Sleep lack approaches" Sirius muttered under his breath. Katie was never this bad, but in recent years when she got too over exited they had to watch her, and Sirius smiled as he recalled a memory from first year, when she had missed the chair in the commonroom and almost flown through the window.
"Hey Siri, bet you can't get from here to that table, all in one jump!"
"Go on then, I'd like to see You try!"
The pair of them had been bouncing off the walls for an hour, after being let out of the EOY exams, and passing with flying colours.
"Come on then" Katie replied. She started to run towards the small table in the window box, and leapt about four meters away from it. With a loud screach from the floor, the table tipped, pushing her into the large stained glass window.
With a small cry Katie began to fall down, down to the ground several hundred meters away.
"Oh SHIT." Sirius ran towards thecracked hole and aimed down below. "Wingardiem Leviosa!"
The falling figure had slowed down, arms flailing, before a silver spark shot down to the floor, and she landed safely.
James rolled his eyes. Katie dragged them into the room by the arm.
"Get off me! SNIPS you have nails an-" Sirius complained but she pulled them into a hug.
"Marauders- REUNITE!" she cried.
Sirius (cringing) broke out off the circle, grabbed her and flung her over his shoulder "OI! PADFOOT! Put me down!" she pummeled him, but he grinned and took her into her room. James and Remus glanced at each other before he returned, smirking. Peter opened his mouth to speak, but Sirius replied evilly
"Locked her in her room, thought it would shut her up."
Before Katie came running out and leapt on him, once again resuming the usual squabble.
"Happy times" Remus smiled.
Okay, so this is my first story EVER! Please review and let me know how I did, and I will update ASAP.Also, PMS stands for: Pre-Moon Syndrome, not the other female one, because that would be weird. R&R? I cant spell at all, so forgive me for that too :)
~Wolffe41
