James was the first one awake. It took him a few seconds to gain his surroundings, but it nearly a nano-second to have his senses realize that he was in Hogwarts. He tore open his hangings and looked around. Sirius was spwraled spread eagle across the bed. His left leg was hanging over the edge and his mouth was hanging open. The sandy haired boy, Remus was balled up tight under his blanket. He seemed to be the only one that was able to keep his eyes open long enough to put his pajamas on. He looked over at the bed across the dorm from him. A small boy with blonde hair lay with one shoe on and one shoe off. He was drooling slightly. The bed on the other side of the door was empty, it didn't loo like any one had stayed in it that night. James jumped off his bed and walked over to Sirius's. They had known eachother most of their lives and he knew that waking him up would be like letting a grenade off. It would be fun to watch but dangerous to be close to. He walked back over to his bed and grabbed his wand from the desk next to it. "Wingardium Leviosa" suddenly a pitcher of water lifted off of the window seat and floated of Sirius's head. "OY Sirius WAKE UP!" Sirius's eye fluttered open and suddenly he was flooded over with water. He sat up sputtering and coughing. "What.. in...was that for." He shook his head like a dog would to rid himself of the water. "Welcome to Hogwarts Siri mate." Sirius looked around, just beginning to understand where he was. "Well, look at that, I am at Hogwarts. Well, its good to be home." "How do you think that this is home?" "Well, would you call Grimmuld Place a home if you were me?" "Point taken." replied James. He looked at his watch. 6:30. "Sirius, do you think that we have enough time to come up with a good plot for first day?" James asked as he began digging throughhis trunk. "Sure, what time is it?" Sirius laid back on his bed, his black hair splayed out against the scarlet sheets. "It's only six thirty, we have plenty of time. I mean we come up with tricks all summer for Snivelly with out even having to think about it. Why don't we just start off with one for him?" James suggest as his drew out his robes. He walked into the little shower room just off the dorm. Sirius heard the shower turn on. "So what do you think Jimmy-boy. The usual. Trick food, fake spiders in his cloths, I mean we can't do anything too drastic. You remember what happened last time." James shuddered involuntaruly. He thought back to the day in his house where his parents had forced him and Sirius to be nice to stupid Snape. They had tried to be nice to him. He ended up giving them both jelly leg jinxs. Sirius was worse off with him too. He got a Bat Boogey Jinx along with it. That isn't the best mix. Sirius was a mess for the rest of the day. They got him back though. They always did. "We should get some real spiders to put in his pokets this time, and you know how he hates mice. Maybe we could find a couple of those and throw them in there too." James shouted over the shower noise.
Outside, in the dorm Remus was beginning to wake up. He was tossing and turning underd the sheets. He was having the dream again. It always came on him around that time. A boy was walking under the full moon. He was too small to be walking around by himself but his mom was going to catch up with him. She said that she was going to met up with him in a second. He looked up to the moon. It was a full silvery orb floating in the sky between the tree leaves. The light blinded him for a second and when he looked back a pair of glowing green eyes was staring about from behind a bush (chliche I know).A low growl sent shock waves through the little boys body. It sent shivers through the nerves and turned his knees into a bowl of jelly. He tried to run. He couldn't. He couldn't move. He forced himself to turn but it was to late. He tripped over the branch of a big tree. His tiny foot got caught underneath and twisted the wrong way. The pain from his leg breaking was nothing compared to the two needle sharp pains that exploded in the other leg. Two razor sharp teeth cutting through the flesh of a child like knives, tearing through muscles, ligaments, flesh and blood. The blood is all he remebered a week later when he woke up. The beast was shaking him, trying to tear him to shreds. some one was screaming "wake up! wake up!" Thats never happend before thought a little voice in Remus's head. Slowly, his mind began to focus and his body let go of the nightmare that had tormented him for the past seven years.
Sirius shook the boy, trying hard to keep out of the range of his fist in case Remus was like him and woke up swinging, but still trying to be close enough to shake him out of what ever he was dreaming. Remus had started screaming and grabbing his leg like he was in pain and Sirius went and tried to snap him out of it. Remus's eyes flashed open and just like Sirius he swung at the first thing that he saw. Sirius wasn't used to being the one that had to duck and got hit in the chin. "Nice shot Remus." Laughed Sirius as he dragged himself off of the floor. Remus looked around dazed. "Huh, what, what happend. What I do?" he asked while wipping eye boogers away. "Well, besides finally giving Sirius a taste of his own medicince, you've just woken up from what I can tell." added James as he began putting on his robes. Remus and Sirius shrugged and went to take showers also. (there is more than one shower b/c I said so) James sat watching the Forrbidden Forest waiting for the other two boys to get out from the loo.
"Finally," he sighed. "It's 7:15, we only have half an hour to get what we need." Sirius nodded and quickly began to get dress. "What do you mean, get what we need?" asked Remus. Sirius explained to him the general history of James, Himself, and Snape. It took a about five minutes, in which both boys got dressed. "Come on, come on, let's go." We've only got twenty five minutes left." James urged. He was jumping around the dorm, like a hyperactive eleven year old. (wait he is) The three boys darted out of the room and through the crowded common room. They flew out the painting and into the corridor.
They weren't sure where they were going, so they just went. They were all to tired the night before to really try and make a mental map, but they kept seeing things that they thought would be helpful. They managed to completly turn themselves around. The good part about it was they were able to find a lot of spiders and mice while walking the twisting corridors. They would all be darting out at random times trying to grab a stray mouse or a spider scurrying up a wall.
When they finally reached the Great Hall, breakfast had already began. The all stopped at the enormous oak doors and stared for a few seconds. The enormity of it was amazing. The ceiling was crystal blue and there didn't seem to be a cloud anywhere. The candles hung there without needing to be lit. The smell of food wafted through the air like a feather in a breeze. The boys were stunned. Sirius was the first to regain his sense. HE started to look around for a way to get all of their "presents" to Snape. Luck for the prank, his cousin Bellatrix was sitting next to him. She was a second year and he thought he should go and say hello. "James, Remus, give me all of the spiders and stuff." As he stuffed everything in his pocket he felt a package of Dungbombs and thanked James for giving those to him on the train.
"Hello Bella, how are you this lovely morning." said Sirius as he hugged his cousin from behind. "Hello runt, I hope you happy. I wrote your parents last night and they aren't going to be please abou this at all." she said icily. It was a known fact that most Blacks were put into Slytherin. Only one so far had ever been anywhere else and he was now outcasted from the family. "What's wrong Bella, are you mad that I actaully got sorted into a good house and you got put with these prats." "I would be careful what you say Sirius, don't forget you are surrounded, and your mate James isn't here to protect you." Sirius smiled smuggly at his cousin and walked away. He was a little upset that he wasn't able to turn Snivelly's food into bat dung, but the fact that Snape now had spiders, mice, and open dungbombs crawling around in his robes made up for that a little.
When he sat down he saw James constently glancing up the table toward the red haired girl, Lily. She was sitting next to Jenna, who Sirius and James had known most of their lives and also Lindsey. Lindsey's parents own a store, Sirius thought to himself. Which one is it? A sharp elbow to the side knocked Sirius out of his thoughts. "First year schedules." said Remus as he was handed a piece of paper. "Hmm, we have Transfiguration with Ravenclaw, then double Potions with the Slytherins. Well, that should be intresting. Proffesor Walsh is the head of house for Slytherin and she was in Slytherin in school. This could cause problems for us. Don't you think?" asked Remus as he reviewed his schedule. "It's going to be worse than you think. She knows my family, and thinks that I should be"dealt with"." added Sirius. James shook his head. He knew all to well what Sirius was talking about. He had met Sirius's family a few too many time for his liking and each time they managed to scare him a little bit more. He could only imagine what Sirius felt like, he did have to live with them. James scanned the rest of the schedule. Lunch, herebology and that was it. Well, not that bad he thought.
A scream echoed throughout the hall. Snape jumped out of his seat and started tearing off his robes. The whole hall erupted in laughter as James Sirius and Remus smiled knowingly at eachother. It was the begining of the prank war and every one knew it.
Transfiguration was uneventful. Jenna and James were the only two that were able to make their match turn into a pin. Sirius managed to make his shiny and Remus had a pointy match. They tried to ask Professor McGonagall if they combined the two would they get full point. She just rolled her eyes. Lily and Lindsey were having much less luck. Lily managed to light hers on fire and Lindsey exploded. By the end of the class James was once again trying to get on Lily's good side and failing horribly. "No, Lily, you have to wave your wand like this." with a flick of his wrist he transforms the match into another needle. "Well, you don't have to show off like a prat do you!" yelled Lily as she walked to go ask Jenna for help. Sirius and Remus just laughed.
Potions was a fiasco waiting to happen. It was true. Professor Walsh was biased toward any one who was not in Slytherin, Sirius Black, any one associated with Sirius Black, and the rest of the world. It just wasn't a good class. Bye the end they had ten points taken out of their house hour glass. They knew the year was going to be long.
They trooped back up to the common room after herebology, each glad that the first day was over and each of the boys started to write to their parents.
Hello Mum, Dad, I'm sorry I didn't write last night, but I'm sure you remember your first night at Hogwarts. You are to tired to do anything. I made it into Gryffindor, just like I was supposed to. I'm so happy. Sirius is in Gryffindor also, which I'm sure his parents probably aren't to happy about. I also met a new boy, his name is Remus, he seems to be pretty ok. He's in my dorm. I havne't started talking to any of the older students yet, but when I do I know they'll love me. Well, the potion's teacher is a complete maniac.I have a foot and a half due by friday. I'll write more later. James.
Mum Dad I'm ing Gryffindor. I didn't have a choice. That's where the blasted hat put me. You know how it is. Sirius.
Mum, this is great, I'm in Hogwarts. I'm in Gryffindor, which is amazing, you thought I would be in Ravenclaw. I thought I would be in Ravenclaw too. I met two boys on the train. They don't know anything about my, well about me. Sirius Black and James Potter, you probably have heard about their families. I'm not sure how Sirius got into Gryffindor, but he is a great kid. Well, I've got a lot of work already. Love you. Remus.
They would mail them the next day. Right now, the only thought was to plan their next adventure. They were only beginging to see the full potential that Hogwarts held for them.